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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06
WILSON BEARS BRYAN's BRAND

WILSON BEARS BRYAN'S BRAND.
Woodrow Wilson, the democratic
candidate for president, bears William
Jennings Bryan's brand He was
nominated by Bryan, the platform on
which he will stand was written by
Bryan. his campaign committee will
be named by Bryan and the campaign
virtually will be conducted by Bryan.
IN other words, In this campaign Bryan
4 II Robinson Crusoe and Wilson Is his
man friday
Il Bryan had continued to vote for
Champ Clark as he had been in
structed to vote, instead of setting
the example of Misunderstanding
that brought about the nomination OF
Wilson. Clark no doubt would have
been nominated. Bryan gave as his
explanation for changing his vote that
he would not vote for anyone that had
the support OF the New York delega-
ton. his statement carrying the infer
ence that Clark had entered into a
trade and placed himself under obliga-
tfons to the New York leaders In re-
turn for their votes. The effect of
this was to weaken Clark's chances
and strengthen Wilson, although it
brought an effective protest from the
Clark men, who recalled that the
epeaker had been one of Bryan's
warmest supporters at time when
Wilson was expressing the wish in
the memorable Joline letter that
Bryan could be knocked into a
cooked hat"
The Champ Clark supporters had a
clear majority in the convention. The
detection of Bryan and his Indirect at
tack on Clark, and the course taken
by Underwood in holding his strength
away from Clark at time when 1t
meant his nomination, and his with
drawal at time when 1t insured Will
sons nomination, gave the Clark men
grounds for suspicion that they had
been made the victims of double
dealing. The state of mind they are
left In is expressed In words in to-
days issue of Col. Henry Watterson's
Louisville Courier-Jou-nai. Mr.. Wat
terson says:
"In q contest between three tickets
headed respectively by Taft, Roosevelt
and the devil, the Courier-Journal. be-
ing daily paper and unable to take
to the woods, will perforce be obliged
to support his satanic majesty. The
way the result of the democratic con-
vention has been reached, puts in
doubt an outlook which week ago
was straight ahead and as sure for
democrats as any future event could
be-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06

A thousand telegraph editors-if
there are that many Of them-breathed
big signs of relief when the second
big convention ended. Another week
of that kind OF grief would have fln-
ished them. ~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06
SOLD $4,000 POUNDS
OF WOOL IN / WEEK

Keosauqua, July ~. N. Casady,
residing tn Chequest township, reports
selling last week 10000 pounds of wool
and that SO far this year he has
sheared about 1000 head of sheep.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06
Me MANs1 .the~.
BROWN DERBY
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Wells HASTINGS
5 <00 Asthor Of GEO
The Professors Mystery
Copyright l9llby Bobbtletra (oS

CHAPTER XIII.
So 1t was with copy of the Ameri-
can Hotel directory under my arm
that started out for Seventh avenue.
AS l half expected, my rendezvous
was a dirty one Only three men
were in the place as came In. and
sank down gingerly into sprung
chair, by little, grimy, wet-topped
table. At the creak OF my chair the
bartender turned from rummaging a
shelf behind the bar and brought his
small, watery eyes to bear upon me.
He was an unpleasant bartender. who
evidently drank much Of the liquor he
dispensed, and. whose great and bull
bous nose was like some poisonous
fire, which had broken out In the
lurid smolder of the wrecked face.
What's yours?" he asked, in a
hoarse whisper that was evidently his
natural voice.
pondered. II it were true, as the
clerk thought, that was brought here
on the chance that might be worth
the plucking, it beloved me to go
warily. Even this dreary wreck with
drop or two Of choral could make
the strength that relied upon useless.
"I'll take small bottle Of claret, If
you have it, replied at length. Wine
has the advantage Of coming sealed;
whisky or beer in the open glass may
be drugged behind the bar.
"Sure. we got,'' whispered the bar
tender; and, indeed, to my surprise,
found the claret amazingly good.
Thus far, save for the bartender, no
one had taken the slightest notice Of
either my entrance or my order. The
three men at the bar stood leaning
over their drinks with their backs to-
ward me. Now, as sat down my
glass, one of them turned and glanced
at me hastily. He found my eyes up
on him, and his glance only flickered
over me for second. Then again he
turned his back upon me, with his
head bent low and his shoulders
hunched about his ears. I thought l
heard muttered word or so, then,
still without turning his face toward
me, he left the other two, and half
skunk, half slouched out Of the bar.
Whether or not he had recognized me
l could not tell, but had known him
on the instant. There could not be the
least doubt about it. The washed-out
pimply face, the wavering blue eyes,
and the long. neck with It's dispropor-
tionate, clipping Adams apple had
been too vividly impressed upon my
memory ever in life to be forgotten.
What he did here, did not know;
whether chance or design had brought
him. But this was the Reverend Mr..
Stevens, the man whom Ephriam Bond
had employed to sanctify my marriage
with Nancy.
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Let us be thankful" says the Bur.
lington Gazette, that both Mr.. Wilson
and Mr.. Taft are gentlemen and the
country will be spared a campaign OF
personal abuse"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06

The optmist arises In the morning with much good
In his system that 1t bubbles out in jokes which
dispe the gloom caused by burned bacon and the sod
den fapjack Even in sleep his face is wreathed In
smiles He goes down to work with hlfthe step and
sunbeams radiating from his person. and when he
fronts hard knock he tells It good story he has
kinds of optimists. The baseball optmist is who
sticks for the home team whence all but him have
fed. In the darkest hour of defeat when everybody
else has out raft he rises In the bleachers
with megaphone and perennial spring of hope and
requests somebody to bury the ball in the farthest
confines Of space. The business optimfst is who
meets wet. backward spring with undaunted front
and half-page advertisement The musical optimst
is the kind which unlimited possibilities In
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06
A Horrible Death

may result from diseased lungs. Cure
Coughs and Weak, Sore Lungs with Dr..
Kings New Discovery. SOC and ST..
Frank B. Clark.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06
THE FOURTH IN IOWA HISTORY.
The fourth day of July is Signln-

,ThE FOURIH IN IOWA T'0 -. .
The fourth day Of July is slgnin-
cant date in the history OF Iowa "A
bulletin recently issued by the state
historical society lists what the Musca-
tine Journal says might be termed
facetiously, as famous fourths' IN
the history of the state 1t was on
July 4, 1905, that the government OF
the territory of Louisiana. which IN
cluded the Iowa country, went 'lto
operation On July 4, 1886. q. Ssct
establishing the territory OF Wlscc.i
sin went into effect. Again, Oh july
4, 1888, the government CT t-Ae ts.-.-
tory of Iowa was put into oera on.
Two years later on July ). L5au, Eof:
Robert Lucas laid the cornerstone o.
the old stone capitol building at iowa
City
Aside from a few French traders
and trappers, there were no "hlte
people within the BOUNDS OF the
present state of iowa in 1908, ana
hence the territorial government
established in that year had but little
Importance in Iowa history. 1t was
not until thirty years later when set
tiers began to flock into the Iowa
country after the close of the Black
HAWK Wal LudI tAC 1CCO VI ~ ~ NO
local government was felt In 1884
the Iowa country was attached to
the territory Of Michigan for govern
mental purposes, but this arrange
ment soon proved ineffective and un-
satisfactory. And so, partly through
the efforts of George Wallace Jones,
a biography, of whom was recently
published by the state historical So
ciety Of Iowa, the territory of Wis
consin was established by an act
which went into effect on July 4,
1886. This territory included not
only what is now the state of Wis
consin, but also the present states of,
Iowa and Minnesota and parts OF
North and South Dakota. x.i
Two years later the population OF
that part Of the territory of Wiscon.
sin west of the Mississippi river had
Increased to such an extent that the
territory of Iowa was created by an
net which went into effect on July 4,
1898. This date may In sense be
spoken Of as the birthday of Iowa,
since It marks the establishment of
the first effective government for the
people Of this region. For time the
seat Of government of the new terri
tory remained at Burlington, but
with appropriate ceremonies the cor
nerstone Of capitol building was
laid at Iowa City on July 4. 1910,
and soon thereafter Iowa City be-
came the capital Of the territory.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06

Here's hoping that all of little
Johnny's fingers are intact when the
roll is called in the morning.
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go mors political which
or boiling the ticket
Of
up on mitigating The opin
may
childhood
mbame convention smiles
about as op
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CHAPTER xiv.

X. Cf1Af i En- al v.
Naturally, my first impulse was to
follow him. There were many things
that should have liked to ask him,
many questions he might have an
swered, willingly or perhaps for
money, or, failing that, to save his
stringy neck That he was In reality
an ordained minister, with the right
to perform the marriage ceremony,
I had doubted from the very first.
Nevertheless, there was always the
bare possibility that he was some
renegade of the cloth, fallen from
what small grace he might once have
possessed, yet still in his debasement
retaining the power Of his ordination,
to misuse in any shady transaction
to which fear or cupidity might lead
him. And if he was a minister, the
probability was that our marriage was
legal, that Nancy was really mine, and
the power of law my right and able
ally. Above all things should have
liked to know whether I could claim
her openly, as was my right, or must
take her back, as she had been taken
from me, by sheer force and by the
right of love alone.
And yet did not follow him. There
was a chance-a bare chance-that he
he had not recognized me, and that
his presence in this low dive was
simply a fortuitous happening on his
weak and shameful road. If follow
ed him and questioned him, he must
OF course recognize me, and, finding
me in New York instead Of Marbury,
might guess Nancy's disappearance.
or, at any rate, through my presence,
have a secret worth the selling. 1t
was better, thought, to chance it,
and if me fhad recognized Newell,
the harm was done; and Ephriam
Bond or the man in the brown derby,
or perhaps both Of them, could take
what profit they might from my pres
5ence in New York.
AS sat waiting for my anonymous
correspondent, it seemed to me more
and more probable that this meeting
had not been chance one; as time
passed and my correspondent did not
appear, the thought took on certain
ty. But by whom, wond cred, had he
been employed, If he had been en-
ployed at ALL / had met him as the
creature of Ephriam Bond, but If that
tricky old gentleman had sent him
here. then Bond himself must have
been party to Nancy's disappearance,
which was sheer confusion, for Stew
ems had not followed me into the bar
but had been there upon my arrival;
which meant either that he was there
by chance, or could only mean that
my advertisement for Oscor Slater
had fallen into the hands of the man
in the brown derby, who, remembering
the clues that he had left In mine,
had thought of this possibility in my
search, and. on the chance, had ar
ranged this pretended meeting. The
place and the incongruous mystery
Of it all lent color to the idea, for
either my mere appearance had been
all that my correspondent desired, or
something had gone wrong with his
plans, for, although waited for an
hour, no one spoke to me. Occasion
ally the doors would swing, and some
bleary derelict from the world with
out would stumble into the bar, to
lounge over drink for few minutes,
and then stumble stupidity out again.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06

It requires less time to listen to the
advice of some people, than 1t does
to argue with them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06

REFORM THE CONVENTIONS.
A national convention, in certain
Of It's aspects, is the most preposter.
Gus thing ever Matched by the political
genius Of the Acca-ican people, accord
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Foreign representatives: Cone, LOT
enxen & Woodman, Steger Buiialng,
Chicago; 225 Fifth Ave-. New Aosh
City.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06
Sidewalk Sketches
By Howard l.. Ram
THE OPTIMIST.

The opts Is retail dealer contagtons good
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-23
Test Of "Cure"

BERLIN, Dec. 23.-Not since Dr.
koch's announcement Of the discOv
cry of tuberculin has the medical
world been so stirred as now by Dr..
Friedmann's discovery of a serum
which he claims will cure all but ad-
canced stages Of tuberculosis. Physi-
clans are taking a stand for or against
Friedmann's claims and bitter contrO-
versy is raging in medical circles.
After the failure of tuberculin which
was an extract of dead matter, DR..
Koch laid down the theory that tuber
culosis could only be fought by ser
um from live bacilli DR.. Friedman
claims to have been successful along
these lines.
Dr.. Friedman opened a small clinic
and invited a few physicians to watch
his method. He was overwhelmed by
about fifty doctors. As Dr.. Friedman
still refuses to give out his serum,
many of the doctors brought their pa
tents with them. Some cases We're
severe and Of long standing. Two eases
came in anbulances and We're laid on
the floor on StretcherS. One woman
had a case Of lupus of is years stand
ing and was regarded as mcurable. \
boy had tuberculosis of the foot and
the bones were visible. Cases Of every
description were represented and all Of
these Dr.. friedman personally inocu-
lated and requested a committee of
physicians to observe the patients and
report back to him.
Some doctors are frank in denounc-
ing the alleged cures as imp0sitions,
while others certify to them. How
ever, most doctors agree that Fried
mann is not observing medical ethics
in his refusal to give to the medical
world the benefit Of his alleged dis
cOVerv
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-23

In another column there is given a
detailed report of the result Of the
great subscription contest which closed
Saturday night, but there is one feature
of the contest which stands out in re-
markable shape.
There are six Los Angeles daily
newspapers which circulate 100000
copies day in field in which there
are in the neighborhood Of 25O,OOO
families. That is four copies of these
papers combined for five families.
The Press circulates throughout I'M
perial valley, where there are about
1000 families, and now it guarantees
that Of each and every issue Of the pa
per there shall be 5000 copies distrib-
uted to regular subscribers, or three
papers to four families.
In other words, the Press alone COW
crs its field with almost as great per
capita distribution as do the six Los
Angeles dailies combined in their field.
1t would be difficult to find so large
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-23
The Tribune and Imperial Valley

The Ell CentrO Press was kind
enough to say recently: The Tribune
has been about the best friend the (Im-
perial) valley has had among the Los
Angeles newspapers" We think that
all the Los Angeles newspapers are
we'll disposed toward the valley. but
some of them do not keep Informed as
20 the progress of events in that sec
ton and none of them takes the deep
interest in the valley the Tribune feels.
The growth of the valley is so rapid
and its development so continuous and
great that no newspaper can have any
just appreciation of the valleys in
creased Importance that does not main
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-23
DURANGO COTTON AWAKENS
GREAT INTEREST IN INDUSTRY

, available for planting this year, by
another season there will be enough
for truly great acreage, and if the
value Of the produce remains some
where near that Of the present there
is no telling where the acreage mav
run in this valley, while the culture
will probably be tried out elsewhere.
The yield Of cotton this year is very
much greater than in previous years.
the growers having become more ia,
miliar with the requirements of the
crop under local conditions, and it is
believed that the tim els near at hand
when the average yield will run fully
to bale to the acre, while even now
there are individual fields which run
to double that output.
With an average production Of 500
worth Of cotton to the acre, which now
seems probable, and net revenue o.
about sos an acre, the land in this ir-
rigatiOn district could rise to prOduc-
ton of s50,000,0O0 worth Of the sta
pie. with net gain annually of S32. 800
600.
The Press has never gone crazy
over cotton. 1t does not believe that
it will become other than one OF A
series Of great crops. But at one time
il was doubtful if it would do that
The Durango cotton is responsible for
having revived interest and made pos
sible good returns
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-23

While the cotton is still coming in
from the fields, plans are being made
for far more extensive paintings during
the coming season, and the acreage is
expected to rise to 10000, while this
year it is but 5000.
The occasion for this is the great
success being won with the Durango
medium staple cotton, from which the
growers are getting gross yields of
from SIS to $3.50 an acre, according to
present quotations for the cotton. For
a field crop, this is 50 far in advance
Of most cultures that it is arousing
great interest, and many farmers who
did not grow cotton this season are
planning on doing SO next year.
The limit on production is simply the
quantity Of seed available, most of the
Durango cotton in the United States
being that in this valley, all the seed
Of which has been carefully preserved.
The directors of the Imperial Valley
Cotton Growers Exchange held another
meeting Saturday evening to discuss
the coming crop and plan for the sea-
sons business. The members feel that
this industry is destined to rise rapidly
into not only one of the big things for
the valley. hut into one of the states
greatest industries, and they feel that
on thtr direction at the present time
dcvolves great responsibility.
While there is Il limit on the see,;
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-23
DESPERATE SITUATION MENACES
MEXICO, INVITING INVASION

Planquet has not begun an active CAM
paign in the state of Mexico because
of lack of troops.
The rebels have concentrated on the
state line between Morleos and Mexi-
co ana near Antocingo, in the state Of
Pueblo, where they have destroyed five
bridges on the International railway.
Cheche Campos is operating in the
states of Durango and ZacatecaS and
has destroyed several bridges. Cam
pos is said to have 1900 men divided
into small bands which are raiding and
levying forced loans.
During the day it was indicated by
officials that the efforts Of the admin
iStration to secure protection for
American life and property interests
in Mexico are not to be limited to the
dispatch Of the one note, but that it
is the purpose to develop this policy
Of strenuous inSistence upon the per-
formance of international obligations
along various lines, availing of every
opportunity TO affect the Mexican gov
ernment by notes and by verbal repre-
SentationS.
This plan has been put into opera
iion for Secretary Knox has just had
long conference with Ambassador
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-23

IBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS1
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-State de
department dispatches indicate an
alarming situation in the Mexican
states of Morelos and Pueblo where
the rebels are renewing depredations.
Rebels in Durango and Zacatecas also
are active
MENlCO CITY. Dee. 23.-NCither
the officials, the newspapers nor the
Mexican people are manifeSting any
great unCasiness regarding the docu-
ment which is now being drafted at
Washington, with the object of calling
the Mexican governments attention TO
the demands of the United States for
the better protection of American in
terests in MaXico.
Eleven thousand soldiers are en-
gagged in the campaign in Chihuahua,
according tc an official statement
Concerning the situation at Cananea.
Sonora. where the employees of the
American mines are on strike. the gov
ernment declares that the garrison
there is quite sufficient to give pro-
lection. Four hundred troops left
here yesterday for the north and 100
for Tepic have been dispatched to car
ry out campaign in Morelos. General
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-23
ONE REMARKABLE RESULT
Of THE SUBSCRIPTION CONTEST

q section in which il could be said of
another paper that it enters every day
into three fOurths of the homes.
1t has been the ambition of the Press
to gain recognition as journal which
could carry the news, its own mes
sages and the messages Of all who have
occasion to reach the people into prac
tically every home in imperial valley
and that ideal is notw about as nearly
attained as there can be hope for.
Beyond any question the Press now
reaches as many homes in the valley
as all other valley papers combined.
and the advertiser who does not get
the significance of this fact loses
great opportunity.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-23
COLO WEATHER KILLS
MANY GARDEN CROPS

The valley is experiencing typical
winter weather, with mercury falling
to 81 under government test conditions
and to p or % in exposed place. and
with ice forming in still pools OF
water. Experts have examined the ice
and found II to be of the same con-
stituency and character as the COM
mon ice of commerce dug from the
rivers Of the frigid east.
The coolest period of the year in
southern California almost always
comes at just about the holiday sea
son, and those who have citrus fruits
exposed at this season are always
anxious over the outcome.
Thus far it is not believed any dam
age has been done to the oranges Of
southern California, but the tempera-
ture is down toward the point where
this might result.
In the valley the last few nights
have wiped out q number OF gardens
whose owners were taking chances on
the season. Peas were bearing we'll at
the time the frost struck them Friday
night, but they got discouraged and
laid down Saturday morning.
1t has been cold enough before this
"snap" to put an end to the growth OF
cotton for the season. but the cold
weather is having the effect Of open
ing many bolls. and the finishing work
Of the cotton harvest will now proceed.
Alfalfa grew unusually late this
wear, but this weather is rather dis
couraging for that crop. and about the
only one which Is. still making good
headway is barley, which has been do
ing finely this season and will continue
10 do So