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THURSDAY, February 9. 1905
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duce the best possible re
sults. Thirty years have
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COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION BAN
QUET.
In another column will be found the
program for the annual banquet to bte
glveh by. the Ottumwa Commercial As
sociation, Thursday evening,. February
23., at Wooaman hall on West Second
street. The banquet will be served by
th«* women of the Ottumwa Hospital
association. The committee has ar
ranged a' program which includes ad
dresses by prominent Ottumwans and
by tyro men-' who are well known
i, throughout Iowa. W. L. Roach, of
Muscatine will speak on "City Building
and^ the Duty of the Citizens." Mr
Roach is a member of one of the
largerstvsash and door manufacturing
(firms
in the United States. He Is a
successful business man who is able
j* to give splendid advice to other bus!
J* aeBs'smen. He is a prominent member
of Ate Mufecatine Commercial club, an
organization "Which ranks high among
stsCh'sbctetiesln Iowa. The Muscatlhe
elf®hasa club house and its meet
injfs'1 krfe ^ell' attended, its member
ship including nearly every business
man hi the1 city. Mr. Roach is the
chairman of a new committee recently
appointed for the purpose of securing
equitable freight rates for Muscatine,
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Ottumwa is fortunate in securing him
to speak at the banquet.
Hon. Henry Vollmer, of Davenport,
will speak on "Individuality and
Progress." Mr. Vollmer needs no in
troductibji to Ottumwans, having
gained a reputation as a public speaker
and level headed man of business
years ago. ..
Four Ottumwa men will take part
In the program in addition to Hon,
W. A. Mclntire, who will preside in
•the capacity Df toastmaster. John H.
Morrell will have the subject "The
Manufacturer," C. Church, of South
Ottumwa will speak on "The Retailer."
W. H. C. Jaques, city solicitor, will
answer to the. toast, "Th& Lawyer,"
and-Hon. H- L- Waterman, president of
the association, has been assigned the
subject, "Opportunities for Investment
of Local Capital in Ottumwa."
The banquet should be and no doubt
will be on#of the greatest and most
notable gatherings of business and
professional men Ottumwa has ever
known. Every man who has at heart
the best interests of Ottumwa and of
her people should be a member of the
association and should make it
point to be present at the banquet of
the organization. No business man
should allow anything to keep him
away on this occasion, but should be
gin weeks 11^ advance planning to keep
the evening of February 23, for the
Commercial club banquet.
WHERE SYMPATHY FAILS. &
The people of the United States have
been taken to task time and again
since the beginning of the Russo-Japa
nese war because of their sympathy
for the Japanese and their lack of
friendly feellijg for Russia. More than
evdr has this feeling, which has never
•. been denied, been evident since the
labor troubles began in Russia. Now
comes Grand Duke Vladimir, one of
the representatives of the bureaucracy
and asks why America Is not friendly
toward Russia when Russia rendered
j, such efficient service to the United
States at a time when that assistance
was needed.
But how can Russia ask such a ques
tion? JBy her own acts she prevents
that feeling of gratitude which must
exist in the United States. Only last
Saturday 280 pupils were expelled
STOMACH
If you are
subject to colds
during the wln
ter months, we
urge you to
keep a bottle,
of the Bitters
handy. A few
doses at the
first symptom
will save a lot
of suffering. It
fortifies the
system against
Chills, Colds
and LaGrippe,
PISO cures
Indigestion,
Dyspepsia and
Constipation.
CELEBRATE
,*
«J WJ
from the Warsaw gymnasium, never to
be permitted to enter any government
school within the empire, and for
what? Because they petitioned the di
rectors of the school for the Introduc
tion of the Polish language Into the
school. Such a punishment for such
an act. Expulsion from school as a
reward for love of birth. To be shut
out from the government schools mean
to be denied the advantage of educa
tion altogether. And this was the
punlshmient imposed upon these pupils
for asking that they be taught the lan
guage of their fathers. Had their peti
tion been granted the effect would
have been to make them friendly to
ward the government that made the
concession. The refusal and expulsion
of the petitioners will result in injury
to the government and will increase
the sentiment against the bureaucracy
which now exists in Poland.
Is it necessary, in the face of such
acts as this, to ask why American sym
pathy is not with Russia? In America,
where personal liberty and equal rights
to all was the cornerstone of the na
tion's foundation, where men have died
that their posterity might live free
from tyranny, where the forefathers
underwent in silence and patience the
greatest of sufferings rather than sub
mit to the rule of a king whose arbi
trary rules were not as bad as Rus
sia's? How can the descendants of
such men give their sympathy to a
government which oppresses millions
of subjects, watches them as with a
thousand eyes through its secret ser
vice, send them to Siberia and a living
death for etpressing an opinion
against the bureaucracy?
S. E. Klser, answering Duke Vladi
mir's petulant query, has expressed in
verse the sentiments of the majority
of Americans in the following:
Because we look on greed with hate,
Because we know the wrong of lust,
Because we loathe the self-styled great
Whose faces should be in the dust,
We spurn the hand the Russ'extends,
And scorri his wish that we be friends.
Because we pity thenf that grope
Deep in the maze of ignorance,
Who, starved, enslaved and robbed of
hope,
Cry: "Masters, give us but a
chance!"
Because they plead and have no gains
We hate the breed that gives them
chains.
Because we still deem justice fair.
And look on sin, as being wrong,
Because we hate vice, thought it wear
The royal ermine and is strong,
We spurn the hand the Russ extends
And scorn his wish that we be friends.
Americans are grateful to Russia for
all that'Russia has ever done for her,
,but their sense of justice and their re
gard for personal rights are such that
it is impossible for them to wish a na
tion well whose aims are identical with
those of King George III. American
sympathy is with the public in the
present conflict with the bureaucracy
and with Japan in the war for the same
reason. It is not that the Americans
"love Japan more, but Russia less," to
paraphrase Shakespeare. Nearly ev
ery observer of the war in the east,
upon examining his sentiment, will
find that' he wants Japan to win, not
because of any special admiration for
the little heathen nation, but because
of a dislike for Russian methods of
government.
QUARLES' DIVORCE BILL, 5,
Senator Quarles has introduced in
the United States senate a bill that
deserves careful and speedy atten
tion. It provides for the collection
of statistics relating to marriage and
divorce. It is In line with the sug
gestion contained in the special mes
sage submitted to congress a few days
ago by President Roosevelt. It de
serves general support and, when
passed, should be acted upon by the
census bureau without delay.
The divorce evil has grown to tre
mendous proportions in America dur
ing the last few years, and it is not
difficult to see the outcome if it is
not checked. Several of the states,
realize this fact and are preparing
laws which aim at averting the evils
which are threatened by the Increase
in divorces. The family Is the basis,
the unit-economic, social and political,
of the present day civilization, and
when its strength is undermined or
even threatened the result is bad. Any
thing that tends to eliminate the evils
of divorce, therefore, should be wel
comed and given every assistance and
impetus possible.
THE BONAPARTE DAM. -3
A movement is on foot in Bonaparte
to secure funds sufficient to erect a
new dam to take the place of the one
that has been the butt of ridicule and
profanity among fishermen of the up
per Des Moines for years.- The old
dam Is now about out of busines and
entirely out of commission, for it has
been so badly damaged since almost
two years ago that it was useless for
power. Many attempts have been
made through the state officials to re
move it either by condemnation pro
ceedings or by purchase from the Meek
Bros, and destruction afterwards. The
Meeks, however, are loath to give up
the rights which were conferred upon
their father many years ago by the
state, and, now it is proposed to re-'
build the dam and make it a substan
tial one that will furnish power to run
the Meek mills^and possibly other ma
chinery in Bonaparte.
The. objections have already begun
to be heard from the upper river and
among the first is one In the Eddy
ville Tribune, under the caption
"Time Ripe for the Red Flag." It
says:
"Bonaparte, that warty excrescence
sticking to the heel of Iowa, that for
half a century has maintained a measly
old dam, for the purpose of straining
the succulent catfish from the upper
waters of the Des Moines, now pro
poses to build a $100,000 cement dam.
It will probably be provided with the
latest Inventions to make it fish proof
"In the past we have considered it
in questionable taste for the newspa
pers of the upper Des Moines to over
work the puns on the 'dam dam' and
the 'dam town,' etc., but now we be
lievg the limit should be removed and
the1 original pun, so amended with pre
fixes and affixes, that the Ashless peo
ple of the north valley will be aroused
and rise, as one man, in revolution and
riot
While the Tribune is rather need
lessly pronounced! In its views, the fact
remains, so fishermen maintain, that
because a man lives along the upper
part of the river, he should not be com
pelled to go all the way to Bonaparte
in order to catch a fish longer than
his forearm. If the dam Is rebuilt it
should, In order to prevent this ques
tion from vexing a future generation,
contain a flshway. Thus much trouble
can be averted and many fishermen
made glad.
THE ILLINOIS INVESTIGATION.
Representative Comerford, of Chica
go, promises to spring many surprises
of sensational character upon the I1U-.
nois legislature in connection with the
investigation of his charges of graft
ing among the members of that august
bcciy and judging from the manner in
which some of the accused are side
stepping the issue it would appear that
Mr. Comerford has a good case. The
Investigations, however, are to be pub
lic and the people will have the op
portunity they should have to see If
their representatives In the state leg
islature have been fooling them.
Just at present the trend of events
seems to be against Comerford.
Though one representative has testi
fled that he was offered $200 for his
vote at one time It is not though that
this fact justified Comerford's original
remarks in Chicago that the Illinois
legislature is a school of graft and dis
honesty. The Investigations are just
begun, however, and no bigger mistake
could be made than that of putting
Comerford bodily out of his seat in the
legislature. He should have a fair
hearing and be given every opportun
ity to prove his charges if he can.
An Ottumwa man who has known
Comerford from boyhood, characterizes
him as "a hot air artist," one of those
men who like to be heard and are will
ing to stretch the truth in order to
draw attention to themselves and their
sayings. Nevertheless, though this
may be true of the Chicago man, he is
entitled to a full and fair hearing and
the "square" men in the Illinois legis
lature will see that he gets it.
A bill has just been* introduced in
the Missouri senate by Senator Frlsby,
of Harrison county, providing for the
fining of men found guilty by a jury
or a trial court of being intoxicated.
The fine must be not less than $25 and
can be as large as the jury or the court
may decide. The introduction of this
bill brings out the fact that there is
no specific law In Missouri against get
ting drunk. An intoxicated man, if he
creates a disturbance, may be arrested
on that charge but not on a specific
charge of drunkenness. There is
every probability of the passage of the
bill. The object of the author of the
bill is to do away with the whisky drug
stores in his district.
Taking time by the forelock, Ot
tumwa is already arranging foi its free
open air concerts next summer. There
must be unwonted enthusiasm and an
unusual Interest in music, where peo
ple can take hold of a park concert
program when the thermometer is re
cording many degrees below zero.—
Burlington Hawk-Eye.
Here in Ottumwa we haven't for
gotten that summer is due, whether it
ever comes or not. If the weather ever
does warm up these-band concerts
will come in "handy."
Those spots on the sun may be re
sponsible for this weather. If they
will just show up about the middle of
August some of us may be able to
cut out a vacation and save it for next
winter.
When driving up hill in a buggy
on any of the Ottumwa streets, be
sure to look out for bob sleds loaded
with Young America.
Anyway, sleighing is good.
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.*
Spitefully and even enviously, the
Eddyville Tribune says: "As thdugh a
shot gun duel was not enough glory
for one week, Ottumwa is trying to
establish the fact that the gates of hell
are located there."
—o—
"The impression is out," says the
Gate City, boasting over the success of
Keokuk in securing her dam, "that it
has got to be so down at Washington
tha.t when any branch of the govern
ment sees the Keokuk water power
committee coming it runs up the white
flag, at once and asks for the best,
terms possible und£r the circum-:
stances."
Tom Dennlson will ask the supreme
court of the United States for a re
hearing. "Tom is probably of the
opinion that the gentlemen who con
stitute that tribunal do not fully un
derstand who he is," says the De?
Moines Capital. ,'
"No wonder the wise men have de
layed Easter Sunday." says the Oska
loosa Herald. "It will take thing"
around here until the middle of Ma
to get real nice and warm after such
a freeze as this has been."
"The czar told the workingmen that
it had been necessary to kill some of
their numbers in order to gain his
ends," says the Cedar Rapids Gazette,
and adds, "That is about what the
Russian working people seem to have
figured out in his case, and they are'
supposed to still have the wish to at
tain their ends."
—o—
"As a marrying man that Johann
Hoch was certainly a great success,"
says the Cedar Rapids Republican.
"If they had let him alone he might
have made at least one hundred wo
men happy before he would have died
a natural death."
—o—
The Anamosa Eureka cannot under
stand how our exports of manufac
tured goods should increase so rapidly
—if the free trade contention Is cor
rect that tariffs restrict trade. It
hasn't restricted American trade, to
say the least.
-—o—•
"Dowle has a bad stomach which
comes from high living," declares the
Boone Republican. "If he tried living
like the original Elijah for a time his
stomach would be much better and the 1
scoffers would not have a chance to
say, 'Physician, heal thvself.'
——O—
"No man from Iowa," assents the
Brltt Tribune, "has ever been right of
tener, and few have remained right
longer in congress, than this same
rugged, honest, cau3tic, pertinacious
Hepburn."
—o— I
"Every department of the govern-1
ment," says the Homestead sf Oesi
THE OTTIMWA COUKIEH
Moines, "appears to be responding to
the President's demand for the uni
form enforcement Of the laws against
rich and poor weak and powerful alike.
A new spirit of loyalty to the best in
terests of the people seems to per
meate the entire officiary of the land,
and it is gratifying to note that the
judiciary is, as in the past, proving
true to the best traditions of the re
public. The disposition to resort to
legal technicalities and refine away
the rights the public is giving way
to the general desire for justice and
the enforcement of the law."
"What is the use of congratulating
ourselves that January is over if Feb
ruary is going to act just as naughty?"
asks the Creston-AdverUser Gazette,
with a trace of petulance
The Vinton Eagle says of Governor
Larrabee that when he was governor
he did not howl "reform" with a big
"R-". He thought out carefully what
he believed to be necessary and then
set to work to put the machinery in
motion to bring about what he believed
ought to be done," says the Eagle.
"That is one of the reasons why he is
listened to today. And what he says
has force and effect."
The Burlington Gazette feels "that It
would prove a decided advantage not
only to themselves but to the country
could our young people be induced to
read 'Progress and Poverty.' Henry
George was a man of exceptional abil
ity and of. rare devotion to that which
he believed would eventuate ip the
material and moral advancement of
the masses of his countrymen,' says
the Gazette.
—O—
"The democratic party, in'Iowa es
pecially, has had enough of opposition
for opopsition's sake," remarks the
Marshalltown Times-Republican. "It
has led its adherents into too many
l&nes which -proved no thoroughfares
with a blank wall at the far end, to
make an issue of the rate question.
There are still some few things that
Iowa democrats are too wise to do."
Observing that broken bones from
falls are Veported in numerous quali
ties, the Keokuk Gate City says, "such
accidents are unfortunate, of course,
but it is to be remembered that it is
the wicked who stand in slippery
places. Inferentlally it is the other
kind of people who fall down."
The Cedar Rapids Gazette is now
congratulating the Clinton Age on a
vast improvement in its editorial col
umns, and attributes the great change
to the fact that the latter paper is
taking its editorials bodily from the
Gazette, although it is also charged
with forgetting to give credit for the
same.
"It has taken the Missouri legisla
ture two weeks to cast fourteen bal
lots in the senatorial contest," says the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil and suggests
that "They ought to import a Colorado
political loader to show them how
to cast ballots."
NO TREATY LIKELY.
Davenport Times.—It is stated In a
special dispatch from Washington to
a St. Louis paper that the report is
current at the headquarters of the
general staff of the army that tenatlve
plans are making for the dispatch of a
part of the army to Santo Domingo
It 1s said also that the "officers of the
staff are in favor, if such action should
become necessary to employ the cav
alry arm, and that the discussion has
gone so far as to indicate that the
cavalry would be taken from Fort
Myer, near Washington.
The continued report that the ma
rine headquarters are discussing the
use of troops in Santo Domingo seems
tn add to the belief that it will not be
possible that a treaty between the
United States and Santo Domingo be
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Indigestion Causes
Catarrh of the
Stomach.
For mftrty years it has been supposed that
Catarrh of the Stomach caused indigestion
and dyspepsia, but the truth is exactly the
opposite. Indigestion causes catarrh. Re
peated attacks of Indigestion inflames the
mucous membranes lining the stomach and
eposes the nerves of the stomach,
thus caus
ing the glands to secrete mucin instead of
the juices of natural digestion. This Is
called Catarrh of the Stomach.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
relieves all Inflammation of the mucous
membranes lining the stomach, protects the
nerves, and cures bad breath, sour risings,.
a sense of fullness after eatipg, indigestion,
dyspepsia and all stomach troubles.
Kodol Digests What You Eat
Make the Stomach Sweet.
Bottles only. Regular slzs, $
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the trial sire, which tells fpr 50 cents,
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The Davenport Times says that
Comerford, of Chicago, if he were
given power to summon witnesses,
probably could easily make good his
charges in regard to the presence of
grafters in the Illinois legislature.
—o—
"If Keokuk will build the dam Bur
lington will supply the water," says
the Burlington Hawk-Eye patroniz
ingly. v-•
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"We wish something would happen
to this freight bill agitation," declares
the Keokuk County News. "The rail
roads hold up a man good and plenty.
For year and years," the News recalls
"the freight tariff on print paper to
Sigourftey from the mills .was 36 cents
per hundred. Shipment of print last
week amounted to 25 or 50 cents per
hundred." The News doegnlt "qare a
straw how hard the President and con
gress gets after these fellows who con
trol the frteght traffic. Hit 'em. Tige
is willing."
III.
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
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ratified at this session of congress. If
there should be no treaty the President
might decide on carrying out the pol
icy of the state department and pro
ceed with the "protection" of Santo
Domingo and administer its finances,
the administration .purpose., it is un
derstood, being to prevent foreign na
tions from undertaking this flanancing
and protection of Santo Domingo
themselves.
It is clear that if the United States
fiscal agents were at work in Santo
Domingo, and should there be a revo
lution. which would endanger their
lives or attempt to twart the agree
ments between the United States and
Santo Domingo, the latter would ask
that troops be sent to her soil and ma
rines and cavalry might be employed.
If congress were not in session, the
same plan would probably be followed
by the administration as during the
Panama revolution.
CHILD BURNED TO DEATH.
Little Fort Madison Girl Victim of
Flames While Mother is Away.
Fort Madison, Feb. 7.—-While her
mother, Mrs. Chas. Brandt, had gone
to a neighbor's on a borrowing expedi
tion, three-year-old Lottie Belle was
burned to death.
Mrs. Brandt went to the next door
to borrow a ciothes wringer, leaving
her two little girls at play upon the
floor of the front room, Lottie, 4 years
of age, and Lucy, 18 months old. The
mother upon returning ten minutes
later, found the house full of smoke.
She rushed into the room calling for
her children but Lottie could not b®
found. Search waB made and the
child's body was found burned to a
crisp near the window. The child had
set her clothing on fire at a wood heat
ing stove and had run about, setting
the carpet' on fire In several places.
to CLOSE FRIDAY.
Union 8ohool, Southeast of City Will
Entertain.
The winter term of school at the
Union school closes Friday February
10. A very Interesting program has
been prepared by the teacher,, Miss
Elizabeth Fitzgerald, -z- j'
AGENCY.
Agency, Feb. 7.—A ten pound son
was born to Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur New
ell recently.
Mrs. W .S. Stone has returned from
Chicago where she went to spend Sun
day with Mr. Stone.
Miss Edna Wray, of Fairfield, Is vis
iting at the home of Fred Miller.
The meetings are still in progress
at the Methodist Episcopal church and
will be continued during the week.
A. J. Reynolds has a new gasoline
light plant in his store.
It was 15 degrees below zero this
morning.
The members of the class that will
graduate from the Agency high school
this year are: Miss Hazel Clayton
Jess Williams and Clyde Skirvin.
V- Rabbies Among Hogs.
Des MolneSi Feb. 7.—State Veterin
arian P. O. Koto, of Forest City, and
his assistants are engaged in the in
vestigation of rabbles among hogs
near' Perry. Eleven animals already
are dead, and It Is believed that others
are infected The dog suspect also bit
a number of chickens, which since
have died. One rooster, bitten in the
back, survived and is being closely
watched to discover if the dog really
had rahbies. If the chicken does de
velop a case he will be a curiosity, and
i*: Is said veterinarians everywhere in
the state are planning to go to Perry
to examine into the ease if the dis
ease does develop. Dr. Talbott of Des
Moines has had charge of the precau
tionary arrangemeits at Perry.
Two Hurt In Rock Island. Wreck.
Des Moines, Feb. 7.—Two persons
were hurt in a rear-end collision of a
Rock Island freight with a stock train,
near Gibson's coal mines Sunday
Chas. Foss, a stockman, had his leg
broken and Conductor Galloway was
badly bruised. The accident occurred
on a hill with a long curve, the fast
freight train which was five minutes
behind the other, crashing into the
stock train which the freight engineer,
It Is said, believed was going at faster
speed.
F. A. Falkenburg Slowly Dying.
Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 7.—Reports
from the bedside of F. A. Falkenburg,
the stricken head consul of the Wood
men of the World, Pacific Jurisdiction
and president of the National Frater
nal congress, are to the effect that he
continues to fail In strength. He is be
ing kept alive by the use of powerful
heart stimulants, but it is thought his
recovery is not possible.
A Pleasant Birthday Party.
Pack wood, Feb. 7. A very enjoy
able event occurred at the pleasant
home of Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Holgate In
Black Hawk township, It being the
tenth anniversary of their youngest
son, Raymond. Twenty-one of his boy
friends armed with football and coast
ers, surprised him. Outdoor games
were played and a big dinner served.
Editor Tom Pureed Very III.
Hampton, Feb. 7. The condition
of Tom Purcell, editor, of the Hampton
Chronicle is very critical. The doc
tors give but little hope of recovery,
but say there is a fighting chance.
His case is diagnosed as appendicitis,
with symptoms of peritonitis, 't .j?
,S. W. Oillilan, editor of the funny
column in the BaLtlmore American, is
receiving considerable attention
through the west just now, as he Is on
a lecture tour which includes several
Iowa cities. Mr. 'Gillilan is 6ne of those
men who can't help being funny al
though he had little excuse for being
so. Several years of his life were spent
in caring for an invalid wife, upon
whom he lavished the greatest care
and attention until her death In Cali
fornia. However, Glililan is naturally
funny and his reputation as a funny
man was so good that W. D. Neablt,
when called from the Baltimore Amer
ican to the Chicago Tribune, recom
mended Gillilan for the Baltimore post.
An Interesting interview with Gillilan
was recently published in the Sioux
City Tribune after a lecture by the
funnyman in that city and part of it
together with a poem by Gillilan, fol
lows:
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It was while at Richmond ^that Gil
lilan wrbte the poem that made him
famous, which runs as follows:
Superintendent wuz Flannigan
Boss av the siction wuz Flnnigin
Whiniver the kyars got often the
thrack
An' muddled up things t' th' dlvil an'
back
Afther the wreck wuz all on agin
That Is, this Flnnigin
Reported to Flannagln.
Whin Finnigiti first writ to Flannagln
He writed tin pages—did Flnnigin.
An' he tould jist how th' smash oc
curred
Full minny a tajus, blunderln' wurrd
Did Flnnigin write to Flannigan:
After the cars had gone on agin-."
That was how Flnnigin
Reported to Flannigan.
Now, Flannigan knowed more than
Flnnigin—
He'd more ldjucation—had Flannigan:
An' it wore 'm clane and completely
out
To tell what Flnnigin writ about
In his wrltln' to Muster Flannigan.
So ho writed back to Flnnigin: %•$
"Don't do slch a sin agin
Make 'em brief Flnnigin!"
Whin Flnnigin got this from Flanni
gan
He blushed rosy red—did Flnnigin.
An' he said: "I'll gamble a whole
month's pa-ay
That it will be minny an' minny a
da-ay
again.
From Flnnigin to Flannigan,
Reports won't be long agin."
During a discussion In thev senate
the other day of fche agricultural bill
the $250,000 appropriation for the an
nual seed distribution was fiercely at
tacked by several of the eastern rep
resentatives. The custom was just as
warmly defended by many others and
the opponents were routed. The de
fenders, nearly all, took occasion dur
ing their remarks to warmly praise
Secretary Wilson. Senator Pettus
made one of the strongest defenses of
the system and he was particularly
complimentary.
"It sometimes happens that we have
a secretary of agriculture who is not
in sympathy with this appropriation,"
he said, "but the man we have now is
a farmer. He understands what the
law is for and he has devoted his time
and his valuable talents to discovering
that valuable seeds ought to be dis
tributed. The officer we have now as
secretary of agriculture is a man who
tries to be secretary of agriculture. He
has done more good, I suspect, In that
office, than all the men who preceded
him because he understands his busi
ness."
One of the most Important sugges
tions made In the republican caucus
last Friday in regard to the railroad
rate legislation was that advanced by
Major Lacey. During a general discus
sion of this Townsend-Esch bill a num
ber of representatives called attention
to defects In it. Major Lacey took the
view that the bill should be changed
so that the duty of enforcing the law
after a rate had been determined by
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An' some kyars went off as they made
the swerve.
"There's nobody hurted," sez Flnnigin,
"But reports must, be made to Flannl
gan,"
An' he winked at McGorrlgan,
As married a Flnnigin.
He wuz shantyin' thin, wuz Flnnigin,
As minny a railroader's been agin.
An' the shmoky ol' lamp wuz burnln'
bright
In Finnlgin's shanty all that night—
BiUn down his report wuz Flnnigin 1'
An' he wrlted this here: "Mustei
Before Sup'rlntindlnt, that's Flannigan' Sling about In hip awkward fashion, to
Gets a whack at this very same sin tell the truth. It was the most miser-
Wan da-ay on the siction of Flnni
gin,
On the road sup'rlntinded by Flanni-
Off agin, on agin.
Gone agin.—Finnigln."
"I remember the very firs day's
work I did on a newspaper," relates
Gillilan. It was on the Richmond, Ind.,
Telegram. I began working on the
street, looking for items. I receive^
$6 per week and considered life's op
portunities were opening for me. I
remember distinctly the first item I
wrote. A Richmond woman had hid
her neighbor arrested for 'provoke'—
making faces over the back fence at
her, as it were. I asked the squire if,
there was a law against .provoke' and
he said there was. So I wrote five
lines about the case. That was
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'string' for that day."
Mr. Gillilan remained at Richmond
eight years and then was offered the
editorship of the Marion, Ind., Trib
une, a new paper. There he did very
little special work, having charge of
all the departments and doing full
(lay's work without any extras.
But while at Marlon it was G1U1«
lan's chief delight to regale social
crowds with stories and verses of his
own creation. It was not long until
he was In much demand as a story
teller. He was accordingly frequently
Invited to social functions just "to be
.funny," and thereby relieve the host
ess of the duties of entertainment.
On one occasion he wrote a bit Of
verse about a social event, making It
evident he was present. It was an
eloquent little poem and told about the
delights of that evening so vividly
that all the women acquaintances ot
the hostess who were not invited were
very angry. A day or two later
young woman spoke to Gillilan about
the yerse remarking:
"It must have been a most charm
ing evening."
"Oh, no," faltered Gillilan, wrig-
able occasion I ever had any connec-':
tion with. I was asked Just because
they wanted me to be funny. And. I
couldn't do it. I felt mean, so I just
sat around like a stick. Afterwards
was
P®nltent
gan, so that the people wouldn't think, they
A rail gave way on a bit av a curve had been cheated."
and I wrote that verse
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should^ flail uppn the department Q!
justice. "They are the proper people
the interstate commerce commission
to enforce the law," said Major Lacey,
"When the commission has fixed a
rate that should conclude their duty.:
They should lay down the law and then
the department of justice should see
that it Is obeyed just as they see that
other laws of the land are obeyed."
Under the rule adopted by the caucus
It will not be possible to offer any
amendments of this sort to the bill.
Many representatives believe with
Major Lacey that the measure should
be changed In this particular. Major
Lacey, however, does not consider this
a vital point and regards the bill as a
reasonably good one. 4
Senator Dolliver's reputation as an
orator has received another notable
recognition. Out of all the orators In
the house and senate he has been
selected to accompany the President
to New York February 13, when
Lincoln's birthday will be celebrated
by the republican club of that city
The President and a number of promi
nent New Yorkers will make addresses
in addition to Senator Dolliver. The
latter, however, will deliver the ad
dress of the night, on "Abraham Lin
coln." Senator Dolliver has also ac
cepted an Invitation from the Minne
sota state fair association to address
their annual fair at St. Louis next
September. This has come to be a
great political as well as agricultural
event. Mr. Roosevelt spoke there once
before he was president.
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Hjilf Fare' Plus $2
One-way tickets Jan. 17, Feb. 21, March 21.
.Special sleeping: cars cn these dates.
If you want to go to almost any point in the
Southwest—«the country where you can work
,, out doors all the year and the land works
with you—this ,is your opportunity.
Splendid climate, cheap lands, rich soil, mild
open winters, varied crops and good markets
are making the Southwest the most prosper
ous section of the United States.v
W. S. PARKER, Agent,
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Ottumwa, Iowa
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