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THEY TELL THEIR OWN STORY. PEOPLE OF OTTUMWA AND SUR ROUNDING TOWNS ARE CURED BY NEW AND UP-TO-DaTE METHODS. uiSEASES OF WOMEN—Our meth ods of treating diseases of the Ovaries. Tubes, Womb, Bladder, Pain in the Back, weakness and all deep seated inflammations of the pelvis consists in forcing the medicines directly into the diseased tissues by appliances made for that purpose. These treatments are painless. THE FAILURE TO CURE by old time methods was due largely to the fact that remedies applied locally sel dom if ever reached the diseased tissues Hundreds of women who have been forced into operations that have left them invalids for life could have been quickly and permanently cured by our common sense methods. CONSULTATION AND X-RAY EX AMINATION FREE. is nature's remedy. Electricity When scientifically applied, it soothes, strengthens and in vigorates. It is the most powerful curative agent known in all Diseases Peculiar to Women—Nervous Exhaus tion, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Paral ysis, Constipation, Nervous Dyspep sia, Backache, Palpitation of the Heart, Etc. Deafness, Ringing .V^aiarrn Noises, Foul Breath, dropping of mucous in the throat, 'Bronchitis, Asthma, Consumption, (in the first stages) positively sured by the Electro-Vapor Method. We are FOR RESULTS we ask you to see -the people we have cured and are treating. We can supply you with a (long list right here in Ottumwa. treat with ua? Because we 'have devoted the best years to the study and treatment of Chronic Diseases. Because we bavo equipped our offices with (ho bfest and latest scienliftc nppllnnces ••for treating your case. Because we are honest with our patients and treat them right. Because we can euro you. 'Wh\C -of our'life Sftndnys—Forenoon only. Diseases of then. 7 to 8 p. m, the originators of this system of treat- harmony in Iowa has been reached. ing Catarrh and Lung Diseases. If The so-called "shelter to monopoly" you will take the pains to investigate plank, it is said, will not appear this you will find that we are making quick year in the state platform. It appears .and permanent cures. to be the consensus of opinion among DISEASES OF THE JOINTS. Iowa republicans that there should be iRHEUMATIFM, NEURALGIA, Tuber-i no tariff revision—at least until after culosis, (White Swelling), and all deep! the national election, so nothing will seated inflammations, our methods! be said in regard to this question this consist in forcing the medicines we use directly into the diseased tissues. Drs. Mytrly & Kreul: Rooms 19, 20 and 21, third floor, Hofmonn Bunding, Ottumwa, Iowa. .Hours—D to a. m„ 2 to 4 p. m. •0*0*0»0«0«0*0»00*00«00 tlfe&A A, lil iiAII Mi Handsome If: Set of TEETH jM" will beautify the homeliest face. Our plates are as near Perfection as Possible. Examination Free. f' New System I Dental Parlors Dr. A. C. E. 0*0»0*CK)«OK)*00+00*0*0» PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM Hmtuc* MR 8 and bt a lax bfhuilficB the hair. 'roinotet a luuriuit growth. Folia to Bevtoro Gra Hair to iU Youthful Color. Cures flCftlp diMMe* ft h«lr tailing. 4ruffgUt« TRADES Ifegl COUNCIL 3 Semi-Weekly Courier BY THE COURIER PRINTING CO. A. W. LEE Publisher 3AS. P. POWELL Business Manager Entered at Ottumwa as Second Class Matter. Founded 8th August, 1848. Published Semi-Weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays. OQlee: Hi! South Market Street. Telephone (editorial or business office) No. 44. Address the Courier Printing Co., Ottum we, l9wa. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. riaily Courier, 1 year, by mall...$4.00 Semi-Weekly Courier, 1 year 1.50 THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM. As the date for the republican state convention approaches the interest centered in the platform to be adopted by that body increases. From political circles in Des Moines comes the intelli gence that the platform to be sub mitted to the republicans of Iowa this summer will be in a degree similar to that of the Ohioans that some of its declarations will be modeled after the national declaration adopted at St. Louis. For the past year there has been con siderable discussion in Iowa political circles concerning three points of dif ference. First, the "shelter to monop oly" plank second, the demand for immediate tariff revision that has been made by some third, the demand for reciprocity that means free trade es pecially with Canada. In the formation of the instrument there have been conferences between party leaders holding different shades of opinion. Concessions on all sides have been made and it is now reported from Des Moines that the basis of year. With the larger understanding of conditions that has come to Iowans the folly of the proposition for reci procity —practically free trade with Canada—has been recognized and nothing on this line will appear in the Iowa platform this year. I desire, it will be a platform upon which .WW wua m.wih, rH thi can stand. Already the majority of the rank and file have faV len into line with the leaders of the party. Fact'ional rivalries have begun to disappear. With the exception of a few ill-advised eftorts,party harmony is tlie goal for which Iowa republicans are striving, in this connection Sec retary Shaw expressed the essence of the situation when he declared that it was his understanding that neither faction of the party was to claim a vic tory, but that both factions Were to make an effort to get together and agree on a platform that would suit both as nearly as possible. One thing certain Iowa republioans are determined on the proposition for harmony. This t^iey will have despite the eftorts of some few democrats who are masquerading a3 republicans and carrying oil a guerilla warfare for spoils. IN DEFENSE OF SPORTSMEN. That the criticism to which sports men are from time to time subjected, is due to a lack of understanding of the facts in connection therewith, is apparent according to the opinion of Dr. A. K. Fisher of the United States biological survey. Dr. Fisher is a pro found student of natural history in general and also a great hunter. Re cently in conversation with a fellow scholar concerning the ethics of shoot ing birds he said: "Song birds, insectivorous and plume birds are of inestimable value to the country, both economically and aes thetically, and should not be killed save to a very limited extent for scien tific purposes. I have no hesitancy, however, about shooting game birds in open season. The sport should be vigilantly controlled by an intelligent legislation, but all efforts absolutely to prohibit the bagging of game birds except in the case of diminishing the species, are misdirected. "And when the time comes," added the naturalist, "that the men of Amer ica no longer have the spirit to reach for their guns in open season and go tramping the fields, plains and moun tains in search of game:—when that condition overtakes us, any old nation will be able to step in and take the government off our hands." That the man should be allowed to follow out his inclinations in this di rection under certain limitations, ought to be patent to every careful observer. It is noticeable that the true sportsmen abhor cruelty and will not tolerate it in the pursuit of their pas time. One of the principal reasons why the American people should foster this characteristic is found in the last statement of Dr. 'Fisher. It is this characteristic in the American peo pie that makes it possible for the Unit ed States to meet any emergency that may arise in calling together an army of men. A thorough sportsman makes a good soldier. Besides being a marksman his life while engaged in following his sport is such that his training for the life of a soldier is largely completed before he enters the sprvlce. OHIO AND ROOSEVELT. If there has been any doubt as to the position of the Ohio republicans on the question of Roosevelt's nomination it has been entirely removed. Three important questions came before the convention for settlement, the nomin ation of Myron T. Herrlck for govern or the endorsement of Senator Haana to succeed himself in the senate and the granting of support to President Roosevelt for the campaign of 1904. In regard to these questions the Buckeye republicans were unanimous. As being of especial interest to the people of the nation the endorsement of President Roosevelt is of the most importance. It does not matter that in days past there may have been some doubt as to the position of Ohio in regard to President Roosevelt., The republicans of that state recognized his fidelity to duty, his adherence to the policies of President McKinley and his own proved ability in his high office. In consideration of these things they deemed only just that they should give to him their unani mous endorsement. Entering upon the duties of the presi dency under the most trying circum stances Roosevelt has shown himself to be a man of courage, conviction and action. Seeking ever the interest of the whole people he has endeavored to administer the affairs of his office without fear or favor. Ohioans, as others have recognized these qualities and havQ determined that such a mau is wanted at the head of the nation. THE WEST FOR ROOSEVELT. Secretary Wilson' on his recent trip through the west made a careful in vestigation of the political situation and announces that he found the sen timent to be oyerwhelmingiy in favor of President Roosevelt. Of the rea sons given by the western people for their enthusiasm for Roosevelt, Sec retary Wilson says: "They like the manly way in wnich he has handled public questions during his administration they like the at titude he takes in enforcing the law for and against t,he rich citizen and the poor citizen alike. President Mc Kinley led the people out of dire distress into prosperity and managed the Spanish-American war in a man ner that was entirely satisfactory to nearly everrAmer can citizen Roose^ :'And neany e\ery Amencan citizen, noose- velt has substantially completed all that work." But the conditions that have con fronted President ROosevelt have been new and uniatie. Vigorously yet wi~ due deliberation he has laid down his course of procedure that has at once been just to all interests concerned and has proven to be safe for the gov ernment of the nation. Secretary Wil son declares ihat the psople were not I "eased with the ov?mon:3 of Fome of the great combinations wf capital. The people recognized that he Vt first enforced the law as he found it to (1?or.,r,?Ucy.1" exist: that lie then asked for addi tional legislation that would enable whilebe gTad toh'ave a job.' him to inquire into conditions as they exist: that when he secured such laws he opposed drastic measures that Would have possibly injured business. All these things are hugely gratifying Since the announcement that Sen ator Allison had agreed to draft the platform to be submitted to the repub licans of Iowa there has prevailed a to the western peonle. feeling that the interests of all parties But Secretary Wilson further concerned would b9 conserved. Though ^'are? that the westerners "approve of the platform may not be all in partlcu- i'hls policy of conserving peace through I{j'c's ~That"kInd"of ^"program" is""in lar inctantes what some parti ES might! fro maintenance of a largy navy." de- the a!re"dv shown and ^their wisdom wil j.0 time. Of course the people of the srrent western states are pleased withifho 5* the Roosevelt way of doing things and thev will show the magnitude of their indorsement when the time for cast ing of the ballots comes. The boom of John F. Riggs of Si gourney, for the nomination for state sperintendent of public instruction continues to gain strength and will doubtless be in a very healthy con diion when the state convention meets in .Tuly. The republicans of his own county at their recent convention gave an enthusiastic endorsement to his candidacy. Uncle Joe Cannon has successfully figured the millions o£ the United States treasury and it is not probable that he will need any assistance in figuring out the house affairs. Lost—Somewhere in the flood of the Missouri and Kaw rivers, the "Kansas City platform." President Roosevelt will now begin the exemplification of his doctrine: "Work when you work." IOWA PRESS COMMENT. Due to Misunderstandings. The Iowa Falls Citizen is convinced that the differences of men are based more on misunderstandings than on real differences. Strikes and Prosperity. "Only a prosperous country," says the Burlington Hawk-Eye, "could stand so many strikes without a commercial collapse. But there is the proverbial camel's back and the proverbial last feather." —o—• Just as Feasible. "Talk about early closing all you please, but it will not work in the vil lage," says the Iowa City Republican. 'You might as well try to abolish the ladies' missionary society or the church circle." A Desirable Eulogy. The Burlington Gazette,( dem., testi fies that J. W. Blythe is esteemed so highly in Burlington, his homew town, that "he is absolutely an idol of the people," and that "people don't think of politics when his name is mention' ed." Regrets. 'There are several Iowa newspaper men," says the Boone Republican, "who wish they hadn't been quite so anxious to act as pallbearers at Shaw's funeral two years ago." 1 —o— Uphill Business. "Some of the boys are trylng to take a fall out of harmony, but it is up hill business this spring," observes the Mason City Globe-Gazette. —o— Is Conceded. An eastern paper estimates that-by the end of his term in office President Roosevelt will have made 400 speeches. "If he does," comments the Des Moines Register and Leader, "there .will be good, solid American sense has been presented in a plain way to good, solid and appreciative American auriences. Let President Roosevelt talk."' The Summer Boy. "One week of school and then for the happy boy!" exclaims the Waterloo Times-Tribune. "No school to attend, no teacher to scold—nothing but a good time. The" boy in the summer time is the boy happy. No studies, nothing but play, eat and sleep. The happy boy of the summer time!" Different Views. "Whether we think the trusts are good things or not depends usually on whether we have dividend paying trust stock or not," says the Dubuque Tele graph. "The seat of judgment in most people is midway between the pocket and the stomach." —o— Is as Roses Beside. The Cedar Rapids Gazette thinks the perfume of porkiers' pen is as attar of roses compared with the "rich, nasty smell a cigarette smoker has about him." No Danger of Overwork. "Taking hoys as" they run through the country," says Joe Trigg in the Rockford Reglster'-there is much more danger that they will not have enough work to do than that they will be ov verworked. You can't make a,dude and a worthless cad out of a working and industrious boy, for worl{ mean^ man liness, honor and integrity." Take a Cheerful View. "You should take a cheerful view of the situation if you can," says the Des Moines Capital. Taft aa a Possibility. The Keokuk Gate City says that Senator Hanna's advice to "keep your eye on Judge Taft".is in lino with the prevailing disposition of the people. the more S°°d m*ny meet he further manifest by the test ofjetjr Socialistic'tendencies are strong at him th0 G&te Cjty ad(Js the more disposed they are to think they are looking at a possible future president of the United States." An Inopportune Time. The Cedar Rapids Republican sug gests that the men who are on strike in various parts of the country will' find that this is a bad time to try to Cannot Be Conservative. The Des MOines Register and Lead er continues with Mr. Bryan that the democratic party has no mission as a conservative party. "It cannot hold together," says the Register and Lead er, "on moderate, conservative poll- and uninteresting Thev are_ peases with the$ reorgan- body of its voters. They have become 'zat.cn of the militia, and thp used to a more stimulating diet. They visibility of these policies hu ^"|that it i, I have become imbued with the idea great make their protests good. "With every employe of the postoffice de droughts in the east and floods in the west and with material and labor still high," the Republican points out, "there is bound to come more or less cessation in industrial activity. Many a man who is now striking may after to a great social reforms are demand- the needs of modern soci- -ooie ni -. jn the democratic membership, and n„nla th,la Qflwtor1 *re. the people thus affected are hot likely lipo rinf lllrolv tQ be 8atlsfle(1 with the party reorga. nfeeu on the old lines, with a man like Gorman, who stands for nothing but political expediency, as a leader," -o— -'.'V,'-' What He is Missing. "What a lot of fun and real enjoy ment you are missing in this world, young man, by trying to learn to be tough," says the Valley Junction Ex press. "You .can't get solid comfort out of life unless you cultivate a liking for the good things of life. You're mak ing a mistake." —0— Responsibility for Floods. 'There is this much of an opening for the democratic state convention to hold the republicans responsible for the floods," declares the Burlington Hawlt-Eye. "Did not President Roose velt recommend and a republican con gress enact, a law for irrigation? And isn't the country being irrigated? It seems to be a clear case." Hardly the Thing for the-U. S. Senator Allison, in an interview, looks upon Mr. Chamberlain's proposal for a movement toward protection in England as a tribute to American poli cy. It need not be added, says the Cedar Rapids Republican, that a pol icy under which England haB not been able to succeed would hardly be of any benefit to the United States." The Old Adage. "Speaking of Senator Hanna," says the Sioux City Journal, "reminds us of the old copy-book adage: 'A wise man may change his mind a fool, never."' —o— Are Old Visitors. "Of course there have been torna does in Oklahoma before," says the Davenport Democrat. "They run back to the time of the cave dwellers. But the novelty of the thing is the number of lively towns now in the wind zone and the wires that radiate from it in all directions." STEADY EMPLOYMENT. Lincoln Star: The thing of great est importance to wage-earners is ijy no means the mere amount of wages. It is indeed Important, and it is oi course desirable to secure the highest available wage. But there is one thing that is more important than the en forcement of a high wage scale, and that is steady employment. It is a matter, however, that is too often lost sight of. If it were possible for wage-earners in any industry, or in all industries, to force wages to a height at which employers would prefer to- go out of business, nothing could be more sui cidal than for wage-earners to use their power. Continuous employment at a lower wage is incomparably better for the worker than intermittent and uncer tain employment at a higher wage. The real advantage of the land owner, however small**s holding may be, is not that his earnings on a given day are large, but that if industrious and ingenious he is certain of some kind of remunerative employment ev ery day of the year. The ownership occasions whereof land is an insurance of steady, work, something that can be secured in very few of the trades, and then only un der favorable general conditions of in dustry. Opportunity to work—that is the one vital necessity of every man whose bread depends upon the labor of his hands. In a large view of the subjery the mere amount of the wage is s'/ndary to this. The wise em plo *'vho feels sure of the tenure of his place and Is comfortable therein will not hesitate to refuse an offer of much higher wages without such as surance. In a time of such unparalleled pros perity as the present, when ."ages are higher than ever before and the demand for labor great, it is ..natural, and it is inevitable that the all im portant point of continuous employ ment should be forgotten by many. Times will not always nor very long be as good as they now are. The in evitable reaction will come. When in dustrial activity slackens, when the amount of work begins to shrink, the first men dismissed will be those who have not long held their places, and those whose wages have been forced to their highest point. The old. ap proved, conservative employe will be the one who will surely be retained. TheBe suggestions may perhaps be truisms, and they mrfy be all the more useful for that very reason. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYES UNIONISM. The impossibility of compliance with this suggestion on the part of the federation ought to be apparent upon the reading of the official oath which partment must take before entering upon his duties. That oath reads as follows: I, being employed as do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies,for eign and domestic that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion and that I will well and faithfully discharge the du ties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God. I do fur ther solemnly swear that I will faith fully perform all the duties required of me and abstain from everything forbidden by tlje laws in relation to the establishment of post offices and post roads within the United States and that I will honestly and truly ac count for and pay over aiiy money be longing to the said United States which may come Into my possession or control and I also further swear that I will support the constitution of the United States: So help me God. Having taken this oath, that em ploye can give allegiance to no organ ization that by virtue of its constitu tion or by-laws could order him or her to do anything forbidden by the laws relating to the establishment of post offices and post roads. Manifestly a summary quitting of one's work as an employe of the government for the purpose of embarrassing the depart ment in anyway, would be a violation of that official oath. There can be no division of allegiance on the part of a government employe. He can ac knowledge but one authority and that authority is the head of the depart ment under which he is employed. If there be any inequalities or any in justice whatever, the remedy must be sought through the proper channels, and in this case the proper channels are all official. This organiztion of postal clerks conservatively managed as it has been thus far, has been' able to accom plish much good, and if it continues to be animated by the same spirit that has so far guided it, it will be able to do much more for its members. But by reason of the peculiar conditions that surround its members, it must of necessity be and remain independ ent. HENDERSON AND HIS MONUMENT Davenport Democrat: The Hender son monument at Clermont, built by the generosity of ex-Governor Lsrra bee, is to be dedicated on the 19th of June. At the same time a Lincoln monument is to be honored in the same way. Colonel Henderson is the only living Iowan who can visit his own monument. He with Senators Allis6n and Dolliver will attend the double ded ication and the survivors and friends of the Twelfth Iowa regiment will be there to take part in the day's unusual program. THE SOLDIER SCHOOLMASTER. Chicago Inter-Ocean: The Ameri can soldier in the Philippines has been pictured by the anti-imperialists of the country as "a cruel, bloodthirsty, mur dering man of war." David GibbB in the Outlook for May 30 presents anoth er picture of the American soldier in the Philippines, which he says has re ceived too little attention. Mr. Gibbs insists that no other army ever expressed to a rebellious people so high a spirit of humanity as the American army did to the Filipinos. Most particularly was the spirit mani fested in the soldier schoolmaster who went into a thousand schoolrooms in the islands, and toiled patiently until the people came to greet him with smiles. As BOO nas a town was captured by the Americans, a school w?as establish ed in which a soldier served as a teach er without extra pay. Ojfficers from the highest to the lowest were inter ested in these schools, and ,in due time there were more than a thousand of them, with more than on4» hundred thousand children in attendance. The work begun by tbfc soldier schoolmaster was continued^and there Think two hay rake, hay. AND Cedar Rapids Republican: Last week the Iowa division of the United Postal Clerks' Association met in this city. This is an association formed by the clerks in first and second class offices throughout the United States. It is of recent origin, but it had a phe nomenal growth, and there are very few postal employes entitled to ad mission to the association that have not become affiliated with it. The president, who was in attendance at the Iowa meeting, seemingly a very sensible young man, spoke of the em barrassment he was under by reason of the fact that the American federation of labor had from time to time insisted that this body of gov ernment employes ought to become affiliated with the organization over which Mr. Gompers presides. (2) Both Pliones 664 Corner Main and Washington Sts. CtmzF mms are now 1,838 schools, with 200,000 children in attendance. The soldiers, however, were the pioneers. Wherever they taught, the children first, and then their parents, learned to regard a soldier in uniform as a friend and a helper. This impression still prevails and in many neighborhoods a soldier is' still greeted with the cry, "Hello, maestro," although the soldiers have ceased to teach. Look on this picture then on the one the anti-imperialist conjures up. CAN HE MAKE IT UNANIMOUS Chicago News: E. Benjamin An drews, chancellor of the itniversity of Nebraska, has recanted on thu silver question. He says,: "i was in a great, inexcusable error. There is no pros pect, though, that his views will be come unanimous in Lincoln, Neb. EACH GAVE MRS. BREWEITS TROU BLE A DliTEREHT NAME. None Helped Her, but Dr. William*' Pink Pills Cured Her When Her Case Was TbougUt Hopeless. Prejudice and skepticism however sincere must give way before an honest presentation of facte and any readers who may have hesitated to test the vir tues of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People owe it to themselves to seriously consider a statement that is actuated solely by a desire to help others. "I, suffered with stomach trouble for three years" says Mrs. A. H. Brewen of No. 403 North Sargent avenue, Jop lin, Mo. "I had three doctors at dif ferent times. One of them said my trouble was indigestion, the second said it was gastritis and the third pro nounced it cancer of the stomach.None of them did me any good. At one time I was confined to my bed for nearly three months. Many of my friends thought I would never get better and I began to think so myself. "I had a headache pretty much all of the time and suffered continually with a burning pain in my stomach. Sometimes I could hardly get my breath. My stomach would retain food but a few minutes and I frequent ly vomited quite a lot of blood. My condition had become alarming when a friend recommended Dr. WMiamp' Pink Pills for Pale People and gave me some that she had left after she was cured. They seemed to help me and I bought another box. Before they were gone I was on the road to re covery. I have recommended Dr. Wil liams' Pink Pills to several of my friends and neighbors and am glad of this opportunity to tell others what the pills have done for me Any reader who is Buffering from stomach trouble should send for copy of Dr. Williams' diet book, en titled "What to Eat and How to Eat.' It is free whether you try Dr. Williams Pink Pills or not and it has helped many to find renewed health and vigor, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People are not a new remedy but have been used for years throughout the civilized world. As a blood builder and a nerve tonic the pills have no equal and they have cured many cases of locomotor ataxia, partial pa ralysis, St. Vitus' dance, sciatica, neu ralgia. rheumatism, nervous head ache, the after-effects of the grip, pal pitation of the heart, pale and sallow complexions and all forms of weak ness either in male or female. Dr. Wil liams' Pink Pills for Pale People are sold by all dealers, or will be sent post paid on receipt of price, fifty cents a box or six boxes for two dollars and fifty cents, by adressing Dr. Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. times... before putting $20.00 or $25.00 into a sulky hay rake, when it is a LOADER that you heed. 4 A DAIN HAY LOADER is both a rake and a loader and will many times save your buying a Besides, the loader is the economical way of putting up 1 Indian Territory and Oklahoma JAS. H. SHEPHERD, "Shepherd1. Ranche,' OTTUMWA, IOWA. "Lands of opportunity"—newest, richest and most prom ising sections of the west. •. •'•'I Our booklet "Men Wanted" tells of their requirements •In the way of industries. Don't fail to secure a copy. Homeseekers' Excursion rates, May 19, June 2 and 16-^'4' one fare plus $2 for the round trip. W. S. PARKER, Agent Union Depot, We CIve You Free OTTUMWA, IOWA. This Beautiful Silver Trophy (as shown by cut) and ONE DOZEN OFFICIAL LEAGUE BALLS, warranted In every detail, for 818.O01 Write for sample cards of BARS BAIX SUITS, a complete suit, padded pants, button shirt, cap,q»1 KA belt and stockings, for only tpl.tlv A. mt.BO SUIT FOR 85.00. 10 grades to seleot from. high. Schmelzer Arms Co Writs for Catalogue 918. Kansas city, Mo. 1 -34 lined. ncHepv 4»tvtR $1.00 TO YOU? If it is, and you are one of the countless suflerors with liver or kidney troubles, the way to health is open to you in pr« J*H. McLean's Liver and Kldi Headache, Constipation. DiBBiness, Pain in the Back—Chills and Hot Flashes—Swelling of the Hands and Feet. Don't pass them by lightly, they are Indications of dread dis ease—liver and kidney troubles. Don't wait until yon are beyond help —save your life now to-day. A bottle of xr* J. H. Mo Lean's Liver and Kidney Balm Jit Your Druggtgt'g If he doesn't keep it, send ub $3.00 and bis name, and we will express rou a bottle charges prepaid. *Senee" rite for booklet, "Sound Benee" yo W THE DB. J. H. MclEAN MEDICINE CO. St. Louis, Mo. Ottumwa. W. L.Sargent, H. A. Graham, F. P. Hofmann, W. D. Elliott. Eldon. ij'f Moore Bros., J. A. Bundy. dpij Eddyville. ffiY' G.E.Stephenson. Moravia, Iowa "''SFi7 F. C. Smith & Co T"~ LEGAL, Notice of Expiration. To Q. M. and G. T. Slavcns: You are hereby notified that the follow! Ing described real estate, situated in War pello county, Iowa, towlt: Lots 170 and 171 In Williams' Park add! tion to Ottumwa, Wapello count, Iowa, was sold for the taxes of 1807 on the 0th day of December, 1898, to J. H. Mer rill & Co., and that the right of redemp tion will expire and a Treasurer's Deed for said land will be made unlesB redemp tion frorfi such sale be made. within nine ty days from the date of completed, ser vice of this notice. Yon will govern your nelf accordingly. Dated 3d day of June, 1903. J. H. Merrill & Co., By H. W. Merrill. Notice—Proof of Will. State of Iowa, Wapello countyi BS- the District Court. To All Whom It May Concern: Notice 1b hereby given, that an Instrn ment in writing, purporting to be the last will and testament of John N. Winner, de ceased, was this day produced, opened and read by the undersigned, and that I have fixed Monday, the 17th day of August, 1903, as the day for hearing proof In relation thereto. Witness my official signature with the seal of said Court hereto affixed, (Seal.) this 18th day of May, 1903. H. W. MICHAEL, Clerk District Court. Notice for Bids. Notice is hereby given that propo-1 sals for excavating and laying a brick! foundation under school house will bei received by the undersigned at hisj1' office in Hiteman, Iowa, where plans and specifications may be seen until 12 o'clock noon, June 15th, 1903, at which time contract will be awarded to lowest responsible bidder. Board reserves right to reject any or all bids. 1 T. J. Phillips, Secretary. The Courier for News. '-•M I ...