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THURSDAY, March 8, 1906.
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THE FINANCIAL SITUATION
can dispute are the principal causes
assigned for the present reaction in
Wall, street' in the Weekly Financial
Reveiw of the Henry Clews & Co.
banking houpe. It says that the insur
ance investigation will probably result
In the large corporations being con-
in me large corporations being con- JU1UCU
ducted along more rigid lines and that
the change will be greatly beneficial
to the public. Regarding the present
Conditions It says:
"The speculative situation fails to
show. any Improvement. There has
been a noticeable dwindling of num
bers in tfce bull ranks, and a waning
courage on the part of those who have
been conspicuous on that side of the
market. The impression that the top
wave in the securities market has been
reached, for some time to .come at
least, is steadily growing, and from day
to day it becomes increasingly evident
that the teachnical situation has been
disappearance of numerous individuals
who wish to avoid testifying before
Nobody formaw the consequence, of
disputes which began in the Equitable
last summer and, while the results
eventually are certain to be beneficial
that a strike will be averted,, the out
look is unpromising to producers, in
asmuch as the mild weather has en
forced a large contraction in consump
tive demands and supplies, especially
of anthracite, have greatly increased
In consequence., Very soon the period
of low prices, and. slackened demand
for coal will set in, and it remains
to be seen what the effect of this will
be Upon the earnings of the companies.
Railroad earnings continue very satis
factory ninety-six' roads showing an
increase of twelve per cent during De
cember. The crop outlook, however,
is uncertain, the winter wheat crop
being more exposed than usual to in
jury from frost mild weather having
iut the plant in a forward condition
but at the same time deprived it of
the protection from snow. Political
tendencies at home and abroad
are lidverse. Socialistic views are
being greatly stimulated by re
cent exposures of corporate mis
deeds and abroad markets are unset-
mm
tied by. the Morocco dispute, which is
still pending." ....
to the public and will unquestionably considerable education in that line
raise managerial standards, still the When Mr. Carnegie was a young man
Intervening period of agitation and re- Pittsburg he was a student under
adjustment is a disturbing one im- George Murry Alexander, who was for
pairing confidence temporarily and many years organist in one of the
necessarily having an adverse effect larger churches. At that time Mr. Car
in higher financial circles. Fortunate-! negie gave his attention to the violin
ly, our large corporations will in fp- and although he never won fame his
ture be conducted upon more rigid
lines, and the mesalliances between
our big corporations and unscrupulous
politicians should bcome more difll
cult ot acomplishment and less likely
to: be repeated. Already our large in
surance companies, upon which great
bankers have frequently largely de
pended in their syndicate operations,
hfive withdrawn for good from all
transactions of that character. In fu
ture these great syndicates will have
to look direct to individual purchasers
for their market ,and will lack the
support of these great organizations
which has always been highly impor
tant in times of stress. The effect
will probably be to make such syndi
cates more careful in their future
commitments a change that will
prove beneficial, and which has fortu
nately taken place during a favorable
period.
"The money market situation is still
a cause 'of ^apprehension. Last week
the surplus reserve was down to about
$5,000,000—the lowest at this period
in sixteen years. The loan amount
continues to show such expansion, and
apparently nothing-but enforced liqui
dation in the stock market will
strengthen reserves. The" interior de
mands for currency are large, owing
to the activity of business, while farm
ers both south and west are holding
oh to their crops longer than usual.
"The market has been somewhat
disturbed by declines in Consolidated
Gas-and Metropolitan. The. coal sit
uation is anything but satisfactory and
ufte wages agitation is aloe, an element
GENERAL SCHQFIELD.
General John M. Schofleld, who died
Sunday, was with one exception the
last of the officers who commanded
the Independent armies during the
civil war, and one of America's most
popular and distinguished soldiers. He
not only attainted a great distinction
as a soldier but his selection for the
delicate negotiation with Napoleon III
regarding the situation in Mexico and
the success of the transaction won him
fame as a diplomat.
Schofleld was active in the first
campaign in, Missouri under General
Lyon, was the organizer of the militia
of the state and in due time succeed
ed General Gurtls as the commander
of the department. He came in con
flict with the extreme radical wing of
the unionists in Missouri, and for two
years or more was the object of vio
lent attack and unwarranted misrepre
sentation. President Lincoln stood by
him from first to last, but the Missou
ri radicals were strong enough to pre
vent his confirmation as major gener
al in 1862.
The money market situation, the in Schofleld participated as army coin
surance investigation, wages agita- ™andeil in all the battles and opera
tion, the coal situation and the Moroc "ons
of the Atlanta
campaign In Oc
tober, 1864 he was sent with his army
to General Thomas, and intercepted
the northward march of Hood's army.
He fought the battle of Franklin
against superior numbers, November
30 and after repulsing Hood's army,
joined Thomas at Nashville. He bore
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conspicuous part in the battle of
Nashville, December 15 and 16, and
after the battle pursued the enemy
southward to the Tennessee.
A few weeks later the army of Scho
fleld was transferred by rail and wa
ter from Tennessee to General Sher
man in North Carolina. The whole
trip was made without delay or acci
dent in fourteen days, and Schofleld
formed a junction with Sherman in
time to partipicate in the campaign
that compelled Johnston to surrender.
When the quarrel between President
Johnson and Secretary Stanton came
to an issue, in 1868, Schofleld took
materially weakened by liquidation charge of the war department as
quietly effected when the marlcetwas at peacemaker. He succeeded so well
Its best in December and January. that he won the confidence of all par
"The absentee list, moreover, has! ties. He succeeded General Sheridan
been considerably swelled by the quiet
as
commander of the army In 1888, and
was
ant
the various investigating committees, recalled to duty as adviser in the war
which are not confined to New York with Spain, and was of great assist
ajone but are at work in Washington ance in the reorganization of the army
and other political centers. The in- on its present basis.
vegtigation fever has had not a little
to do with the present reaction in'
Wall Street. It has not only caused
retired with the rank of lieuten-
general in 1895. In 1898 he was
Since the passing of the Spanish rule
In Cuba and the establishment of the
a good deal of personal anxiety among republic under the protection of the
many of the responsible heads of cor
porations, whose doings would not
stand the glare of sensational pub
licity but it has also made more diffi
cult the promotion of new financial
operations and is breeding a spirit of
pessimism and personal animosities in
the financial district, which more or
less threatens the spirit of harmony
that has prevailed during the last
three or Sour years. New lines of
cleivage are befng "formed and an
tagonisms created which sooner or
later must show themselves in market
operations. It is unnecessary to cite
the friction and animosity which have
been created by the insurance invest!-
United States there has been a rapid
increase in the amount of foreign
capital invested in the island. The
value of American investments in
Cuba today is estimated at $110,000,
000, distributed as follows: $27,000,
000 to railroads "and street railways,
$54,000,000 to sugar and tobacco In
dustries, $11,500,000 to improved and
unimproved city and country real es
tate, $3,500,00.0 to fru.it culture, $3,000,
000 to mining, $3,500,000 to commerce
and manufacturing, $4,000,000 to bank
ing, $1,000,000 to steamship interests
and $2,500,000 to mortgages on real
estate
U»« Andrew 0«r»,r,
for giving away church organs as well
as libraries is the result of a well
ordered musical taste resulting from
intimates say he even yet gets out his
fiddle and "makes a stagger" at some
of the old-time tunes.
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
"Coal Oil Johnny" is reported dying
at his home in Pennsylvania, but no
one seems to know what has become
of "Standard Oil Johnny," says, the
Des Moines Daily News.
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The Des Moines Capital says that if
any man has just reason to suspect
any profession which Governor Cum
mins might make concerning him, es
pecially at a time like this, that man
is Senator Dolliver. The Capital be
lieves that no one, in spite of what
the governor has been saying, will be
deceived by his trip to Fort Dodge to
worship at the Dolliver shrine. "Least
of all," it suggests, "will Senator Dol
liver.-and his friends be deceived by
this sudden proposal of marriage?
They may be charmed by the voice,
but they will not be duped by the
hand."
"Meanwhile," suggests the Burling
ton Hawk-Eye, "the present Iowa leg
islature. comprising two brands of re
publicans and a mosaic of democrats,
rr.ight do well to bear in mind that its
successor meets next year and may
have a larger installment of demo
cratic members as the fruitage of an
overdose of Cumminism and factional
ism."
O——
The Iowa City Republican says: "A
northwest newspaper says that 'Per
kins is able, honest and clean, but—'
But what? We did not read the
rest, it was very long. That is just
what Iowa wants—an 'able, honest
aTJnd clean' man for governor. It has
liacS many of them. If a man is 'able,
ciefl-n and honest he can be trusted.
All \objections made after such an ad
mission are unworthy of considera
tion
A
They must be ba^ed upon some-
t!ilng\selflsh." i'
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The! Marshalltown Times Republi­
EVERY SICK MAN
or womtan really ought to try a bottle
of Hosjtetler's Stomach Bitters with
out anyi further delay. It has been the
means of restoring thousands of oth
ers to robust health and will dp, as
much for you, too. For'53 years
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS
has been the main standby of sickly
people
Everywhere. It cures 8our Ris
inu, \|miting, Poor Appetite, Heart
burn, lyspepsi^, Indigestion, Costive
(ftlds. Grifloe or Malarial Fdver.
IWl
iii
can says that Senator Dolliver has as
sumed the place he should long ago
have taken, the* lighting leadership of
the corn country, adding: "Dolliver
has made a good senator. He la now
in the way to become great. He Is
leader. No other western leader is
stronger in or out of his own stata
Now that he had added aggressive
ness to capacity, he will go far."
Noting that "ftvo years" imprison
ment for stealing nine cents, was the
sentence imposed recently upon two
men at BInghampton, the Clarion Clip
per calls its readers attention to "find
the proportionate sentence for steal
ing a million."
"The honor of presenting the meas
ure should have gone to Dolliver, but
hp is content as it is, and now the
tight will be made upon the floor of
the senate as it is, and it will be the
greatest struggle in the history of the
senate," says the Cedar Falls Record.
"There is a fear in some quarters
that the deputy who has been on the
tvail of Rockefeller has been following
the magnate's tracks backwards. If
this is true some interesting develop
ments may £e expected," says the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
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The Sioux City Journal says: "That
.William Randolph Hearst chartered a
special train of ten cars and took 300
New York business and professional
nen to Albany to urge the enactment
cf legislation supported by Mr. Hearst
and his newspapers. This may be de
scribed as lobbying brought up to
date."
The Cedar Rapids Republican does
not question the purity of the motive
tack of the Garst bill prohibiting cer
tain forms of Sunday amusements,
but it is of the opinion that such mat
ters should be governed, not by law.
but by the individual conscience. "No
good purpose will be served should thu
state seek to interfere In such mat
ters," contends the Republican. "No
one will be made better thereby. Re
spect for the Sabbath will not be in
creased. Will not this action on th"
contrary Increase resentment among
the masses toward the Christian re
ligion."
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"It need hardly be said that China
should be handled 'With great care,"
observes the Keokuk Gate City.
—o—
The Eagle Grove Eagle asks some
one on the Cummins' press to point
out what should be done to the cor
porations in Iowa that Governor Cum
mins can do if given a fourth term
that he tried but was unable to do In
three terms.
"Former Chief Engineer Wallace, of
the canal thinks the traffic will go
elsewhere if the work is unduly de
cayed. Mr. Wallace is to be pardoned
if he finds it impossible to take a
wholly roseate view of the canal mat
ter," says the Council Bluffs' Nonpa
reil.
The Mason City Globe-Gazette,
speaking of the Lyon (democratic)
amendment to the Crossley primary
bill, says: "If ever there was a rank
piece of injustice attempted to be per
petrated this was one, but the Cum
mins contingent voted for it almost
solidly. It was a sop thrown for dem
ocratic votes, but after they had sur
rendered all disposition for the square
deal to catch those democratic votes
the democratic members turned round
and told them what they thought of
such a farce by voting against the
Crossley bill."
"As a result of the recent encounter
between Senators Dollver and Al
drich," says the Sioux City Journal,
"the senator from Iowa looks several
sizes larger than he ever did, while
the senator from Rhode Island appears
ti have fallen off correspondingly."
"Statistics show that in 1861 It took
a bushel of corn to buy a pound of
nails, now a bushel of corn will buy
ten pounds of nails. Then It required
sixty-four bushels of barley to buy
one yard of broadcloth, now the same
amount of barley will pay for twenty
yards of broadcloth. It then required
the price of one bushel of wheat to
buy one yard of calico, now one bush
el of wheat will buy twenty yards of
calico," says the Marion Register.
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"Colonel Hepburn is planning to
hand the opposition a package this
spring, and it won't be garden seeds,
either," says the Afton Star-Enter
prise.
"A big effort is being made in Iowa
just now," observes the Harlan Repub
lican, "to create the idea that the
name of Roosevelt and Cummins
should always (be mentioned in con
cert. There is one marked difference
between the two men. Roosevelt
promptly announced at the end of his
first term, which was a partial term
at that, that he would under no cir
cumstances be a candidate for a third.
Apply the same rule as to partial
terms. Cummins is now working over
time to secure a fourth."
PROFESSOR LANGLEY.
Kansas City Journal. Professor
Samuel Plerpont Langley, secretary of
the Smithsonian institution, who died
last week at the age of 71 years, was
one of the most eminent scientists of
the modern world. While he will be
remembered by the general public
chiefly as the inventor of the aero
drome, with which he experimented
with considerable success, his really
perfected Inventions are of a widely. dif
ferent character. Among scientists he
was recognized as an advanced stu
dent of solar phenomena and he has
left a number of valuable contribu
tions that are texts in the study of as
tronomy.
Of the several really remarkable
achievements of Professor Langley,
that of inventing the bolometer Was
perhaps the most unique. This very
delicate instrument is used to measure
solar radiation, and its wonderful
character is' readily understood when
it is known that Professor Langley
could measure the heat of a single
sunbeam to'the one-millionth of a de
gree. He was also celebrated for his
detection of an unknown extension of
the invisible solar spectrum. He stud
ied closely the cloud shell of the sun
to determine how much heat was
thrown, off by trie sun and what part
of this vast potentiality was absorbed
by the atmosphere of the earth. He
invented what we now know as
Standard time, by which a uniform
system of railroad, and other institu
tional hours are reckoned. This has
done much tfi prevent railway wrecks,
and it was Professor Langley's Idea
to, telegraph time correction from
Washington once in every twenty-four
hours to every city in the United
States. His diversified employments
also included a chair in the Naval
academy and one in Harvard univer
sity. He was an architect and civil
engineer.
All of the foregoing investigations,
Inventions, experiments and accom
plishments were aside from Professor
Langley's work of advancing the
THE OTTUMWA COURIER
theory of navigation of the air. It was
his splendid scientific record that lent
public credence to his promulgation of
the aerodrome as p. (vehicle for aerial
navigation. His wjls too scientific a
mind to proceed upon the unscientific
theories of those who had experiment
ed with anything of a balloon nature.
Santos-Dumont and his associates
merely adapted a steering device to
the balloon that was then 400 years
old. The machine was lighter than
air and therefore was cumbersome
uncertain and an unperfected inven
tion. Langley proceeded to construct
a real flying machine that was many
times heavier than air and was in
tended to be safer and more easily di
rected than anv balloon. That he was
entirely successful from a scientific
standpoint was proved. It was his
dream to make the aerodrome practi
cal. He did not live to see this accom
plishment, but he established a prin
ciple in experimentation that has set
other scientific minds to w'ork with tht.
prospect that some day his dreams
will be accepted realities. He stood
on the threshold of a new era, ac
cording to his ideas, and some time'
before his death he confidently pre
dicted that the kingdom of the air
would yield to the conquering spirit of
Inventive genius.
The whole world will bow In regret,
at the passing of this great man, for
his years were full of usefulness.' He
was not spectacular, and even his
confidence In the ultimate success of
the aerodrome principle of the air
ship was couched in terms which con
tained only the most modest allusions
to himself. Perhaps a hundred years
from now the name of Professoi'
Langley will be indlssolubly linked
with those of Ericson, Stephenson, Ed
isofi, Morse, Field, Tesla an^ other
pioneers in practical scientific achieve
ments.
BREEDING NEW PLANTS.
From Carnegie Institution Tear
Book.—The experiments which Luther
Burbank has under way are the most
extensive ever carried' out, but from
their very nature valuable results,
either practical or scientific, cannot be
obtained at once. The pursuit of long
periods of intensely careful and most
accurate observations on a broad and
comprehensive scale is the only course
whereby results which will stand the
test of time may be obtained. The lab
oratory and small field experiments of
the past have never included enough
species under study at the same time,
and it has been impossible to draw
general conclusions safely, as the dif
ferent tribes and species of plants
have each a slightly different story to
relate. Very strong points are brought
out by studying the results of these
vast experiments, and much valuable
material fob thought will undoubtedly
be found In the scientific account of
the experiments.
Some of the experiments which have
been carried on for the last fifteen to
thirty-eight years are just coming to
fruition. A partial list of the plants
upon which work is now progressing
Includes 300,000 new hybrid plums, the
work of the last twenty-five years in
crossing about every known species,
and about 10,000 seedlings of this
year's growth (1905) 10,000 new ap
ples many thousand peach and peach
nectarine crosses 8,000 new seedlings
of pineapple quince 400 new cherry
seedlings 1,000 new grapevines 8,000
new hybrid chestnuts, crosses of
American, Japanese, Chinese and Ital
ian species 800 new and distinct hy
brid walnuts, crosses of American
black. Sieboldi, English, Manchuria,,
butternut and others many, thousands
apricots and plumcots 5,000 select,
improved, thornless "Gouml" (Eleag
nus) bushes vpry numerous other
fruits in less numbers, and 10,000 new,
rare, hybrid seedling potatoes.
For the last eight years Opuntias
and other cacti have been secured
from all parts of the world. Selections
have been made and crossed, and
thousands of hybrid seedlings raised,
some tender or hardy, or gigantic or
dwarf some bearing gigantic fruits In
profusion and others small ones of ex
quisite flavor. Some large «rroups have
been developed which produce enor
mous quantities of nutritious food for
all kinds of stock and poultry. This
work promises well for science and
economics. Perhaps the next in im
portance are the experiments on
grasses and forage plants. Some new
ones of great value are being produced
and some of rare scientific value in the
study of heredity and variation.
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S ID E I S
He Won a Pillow.
Like the uneasy head that wears a
crown has been the head of one of the
clerks in a local bank, who just re
cently won a sofa pillow at a card
party. The young man only told the
story to a few of his friends, but it
Was so good that it spread, and now
all of his acquaintances are asking
about it.
The young man who won the prize
did so unintentionally, and it was not
on account of his ability as a euchre
player. He won the prize because he
could not help it.
By giving close attention to the
game, notwithstanding the fact that
a pair of brown eyes just across the
table were keeping him pretty well
occupied. But by his usual good luck
in missing partners who were continu
ally asking him "Oh, my! what's
trumps?" and then trumping his ace
he closed the evening of exciting play
with a claen record of ten straight
victories and was without dispute the
best long distance euchre player in
the party. He threw out his chest a
trifle when the hostess asked' him to
come forward. He took the present—a
sofa pliiow—and walked away with it,
the proud possessor of the coveted
prize.
As soon as he had carried his
present to his room he began putting
it to practical use. However, while it
was good to look upon as a work of
art from an exterior view, as a rest
for his tired head it was a dismal fail
ure. It did not fit his head. He tried
to shift it around In order that its cor
ners would not Interfere with the
humps on his head, hut it was of no
use. There was no rest nor comfort
In his prize. Finally he decided to
make an examination, and the sofa
pillow underwent an operation with a
sharp knife. After the cloth-deep
beauty of the pillow had been severed
it revealed, among other contents, a
pair of lady's well-worn shoes wrapped
up in an old skirt. These had been
used instead of cotton, sea moss or
more gentle filling.
Ever since the discovery was made
the best euchre player in the world
has been looking for the girl who at
one time wore the shoes. No more
prizes tor him.
TARIFF IF ENGLAND
C.O^SUL MAHIN AT NOTTINGHAM
V|L WRITES OF BRITISH
-Jwi wi
Clinton Man In *,e Diplomatic Corps
Has a Splendid Opportunity to Ob
serve Conditions In European Na
tions and Reports on Investigations
SPECiAiT CORRESPONDENCE.]
Washington Bureau
of
The Importation of foreign made
goods into our markets has prevented
any advance in wages, it has neces
sitated the removal of machinery into
country districts, It has created the
need for improved machinery which
will be simpler and may be operated
by girls, displacing fifty per cent of
the men. American, French and Ger
man tariffs have "been raised and this
has operated to exclude our goods, In
some cases altogether. Hundreds of
our members have moved from Not
tingham and Leicestershire because of
nothing to do or irregular work."
Another witness said: "The McKin
ley tariff seemer to knock us, out al
together and we did not know what to
do, but the Germans were not so
seriously affected. The American buy
ers formerly came to England, stopped
off a week or ten days at Nottingham
and then went to Germany. Now they
go to Germany and do not stop at
Nottingham at all."
Germany is actually selling fine cot
ton underwear in Great Britain at
fifteen per cent below cost to the
British and Italy and Switzerland are
doing the same thing. It Is declared
that the United States is exporting
fleece-lined cotton shirts at prices
twenty per cent below cost in England.
The Germans and French have practi
cally taken the market away from Eng
land, so far as the continent is con
cerned, and the best authorities do not
believe it can be recovered.
Touching the carpet industry Con
sul Mahin says that markets formerly
almost entirely in the bands of the
British are now almost closed to them
by high tariffs and forqfgn carpets are
being imported into England. The
conditions of trade with the United
States have c6mplbv ly altered. As re
cently as 1886 one firm exported
twenty-nine per cent ot its product to
the United States. In 1902 this had
fallen to three per cent
From authentic sources it Is ascer
tained that the woolen industry is also
losing ground. The number of factor
ies and the number of hands em
ployed show a decrease while the
factories of Germany and France are
increasing In numbers and in hands
employed. Formerly no British Wool
of any account was shipped, now large
amounts are exported to the continent.
Consul Mahin says the reason for
this Is the tariff on woolen goods im
posed by continental countries. An
English firm that formerly sold $250,
000 in Russia, now does not sell a dol
lar's^worth. The tariff in operation in
the United States makes it possible for
American spinners to underbid Eng
lish makers and the same is true of
France. In one manufacturing district
thirty firms have failed in a short time.
Firms that exported woolen goods
largely to the United States export
nothing since the Dingley tariff went
into effect.
The weak point in the British posi
tion as declared by the Chamberlain
tariff commission is in its fiscal policy
and In the growth of the woolen indus
try in foreign countries. Legislation
against the last named reason is, ob
viously, impossible. It is the result
of the great advance in methods and
improved machinery. Formerly Eng
land not only supplied the woolen
goods but furnished foreign countries
with machinery for spinning wool. The
duty imposed on British goods is £he
root of the trouble.
The commission cites the case of
one firm that attributes its decline to
American tariffs alone. Until the pas
sage of the Dingley tariff this firni's
business with the United States was
25 per cent of its entire product. Now
it is less than 5 per cent
At the present time Germany is not
only selling woolen goods in the Unit
ed States but in England. The Brit
ons charge that the goods are sold be
low cost, yet the sale continues and
the Germans meet all their pavments
and keep putting in new machinery.
A Card.
We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on a, 50
cent bottle of Greene's Warranted Syr
up of Tar if it falls to cure your cough
or cold. We also guarantee a 26-cent
bottle to prove satisfactory or money
refunded. F. B. Clark, Druggist..
CHEQUEST,
Chequest, March 3.—School closed at
Union last Friday, with exercises in
the afternoon.
Mr. Burns, of Washington, was here
last week.
R. W. C. Harryman attended the
K. of P, convent lop at Fairfield last
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the Courier.
Washington, D. C., March 3.
Consul Frank W. Mahin, the Clin
ton man stationed at Nottingham, Eng
land, has recently been giving consider
able attention to the tariff question in
that country. He says the report of
the Chamberlain tariff commission on
the British hosiery industry is based,
to a large extent on the testimony of
witnesses from the city in which he
is located. The fact that under the
new consular bill which recently
passed the United States senate the
salary of Mr. Mahin is to be increased
from $3,000 to $4,000 is an Indication
that Nottingham is becoming a post of
the first importance. Mr. Mahin as
serts that the imposition of duties on
British hosietry, going to foreign
countries, is having the effect to in
jure the Industry. The general sec
retary of the hosiery federation says:
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Wednesday, Feb. 21, returning home
Thursday.
Little Lillian Roush is about well
again.
Charles Claflin, the assessor, Is
around now, listing property.
Pearl Roush. daughter of Mrs. Via
Roush, is very ill.
The public sale of George Green's
was postponed on account of the bad
weather, from Tuesday, Feb. 20, to
Thursday. March 1.
R. W. C. Harryman and Carl Hos
kln were Ottumwa passengers Mon
day..
BLOOMFIELD.
Bloomfleld, March 3.—H. A. Wish
ard has recently received a valuable
curio which ie a three pound sterling
bank note 130 years old. The bill was
issued in England in 1776 to be used
in New Jersey, which was then a col
ony and the United States was but a
dream. The bill is much shorter and
narrower than the paper money Pf to
day, and is printed on white paper
grown yellow by time. The face of
the note bears the following inscrip
tion: "This bill of three pounds Is
remitted by law In the colony of New
Jersey ra(jfied in the fortieth year of
the reign of his majesty King George
the Third. Dated March 25, 1776."
The margins of the bill bears numer
ous inscriptions, among which1 the
most noticeable Is the statement: "It
is death to counterfeit." The serial
number which is put on with red Ink
is Illegible.
F. C. Young and family have moved
Into the new home recently complet
ed by Wilbur Carroll. The Young
home which was purchased some time
ago by Mrs. Ella Brouhard of Little
River, Kan., will be occupied by Mr.
and Mrs. Ira Baldridge.
About 7 o'clock Thursday, evening
Night "Watchman Puttorffs home was
partially destroyed by fire. As the
family were absent the origin of the
fire is not'unknown and is supposed
to have cautrht from the flue. The
roof was badly damaged, but the loss
Is covered by insurance.
A1 -Power has shipped two fine Buff
Wyandotte hens to his son, Prof.
Scott Power, of Fairfield.
Will Lowry, of Ottumwa, was a
guest at the A. C. Lester honje on Fri
day. While In the citv Mr. IjOWry
figured in the minstrel given by the
K. P. lodge FYlday evening and in the
afternoon whistled for the pupils of
the public school.
Miss Henrietta Clayton returned on
Frldav to Chicago after enpoyln™ +wc
months' vacation spent with her
mother, Mrs J. w. -Clayton.
A. T. Wright, who has spent the
winter in this Vity while his daughter.
Fay was attending the normal, has
moved his family to their former home
in Stiles.
C. E. Hampton and S. J. Findley, of
Mt. Pleasant, were businecs visitors in
the city Thursday.
Ira Cree, of Miller, South Dakota,
returned home Thursday after a
short visit with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. T. C. Cree. Mr. Cree spent his
boyhood days in this city, where he
has many friends.
Winters Wallace has returned from
Colorado having been called to the
bedside of his mother, Mrs. Vina Wal
lace, who is very sick.
Martin Randolph is in receipt of the
Silver Jubilee Issue of the Seattle
News, which is a novelty because of
its mammoth proportions. The sheet
contains 160 pages with more than 1,
000 illustrations.
Mrs. Guy Nicholson, after a' short
visit in the city, returned Saturday to
her home in Selma, accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. Mary Priest, who
will be her guest for a few weeks.
for Infants and Children.
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Costovia is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare
s»orie, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morpliiao nor other Narcotic
substance. It destroys Worms and allays Feverismiess.
It cures Diarrhea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teeth
ing' Troubles aiid cures Constipation. It regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving* healthy and natural sleep.
The Children's Panacea—The Mother's Friend.
'The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the Signature of
EDDYVILLE. "V
Eddyville, March 3.—Born, Thurs
day, March 1, to Mr. and Mrs. Oakes
DeLiong, of Grays Creek, a son. Mr.
and Mrs. DeLong have lately moved
from a portion of the J. P. McCrea
farm near Lakonta to the McDole
farm, which they have purchased of
W. F. Jager.
Married, at 11:30 o'clock Wednesday
forenoon, February 28, in the judge's
rcom at the court house In Oskaloosa.
Miss Minnie B. Bennett, daughter of
Wm. Bennett to Harry E. Besco, son
of
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H. Besco. Both families are
cauping LUC pamiiu pympu/i
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quite well known In the neighborhood
north of town and the 'couple are
highy esteemed.
Dr. and Mrs. F. E. Vance took their
little four-year-old daughter, Esther,
to the hospital at- Ottumwa Thursday
afternoon and an operation was per
formed on the little girl, by Dr. B. D.
LaForce, assisted by Drs. Detwller,
Brockman and Spilman, for a disease
of the mastoid bone, Immediately
back of the ear. The disease WM
brought on by an abscess and Inflam
mation of the middle ear.
The Cemetery association met, at the
city hall Friday afternoon and arrang
ed to give an entertainment in. the op
era houBe next Friday evening, March
9, for the benefit of He(\ry Sparks,
sextori of the cemeterv. He igi very
sick with complications. The enter
tainment will consist of musical and
literary selections.
Eddyville, March 5.—The Eddyville
Rebekah lodge No. 196 observed their
thirteenth anniversary with a social on
Friday evening for members and their
families. A'bout 75 persons were in at
tendance.-
Mrs. T. J. Clark was coiled to
Brookfield, Mo., Saturday morning by
the puious illness of her father.
Miss Lola Duncan, of Wlnfleld, has
been, spending a few days with the
Misses Kight here.
J. O. Mclwoney and James Johnson
south of town, have had phones placed
In their residences.
Ed Gray suceeded J. L. Griffin as
night watch Saturday.
Prof. J. A. Yeager was at North
English Friday night, acting as one
of the judges in an oratorical con
test.
Frank Klssick, of Albla, vlBlted with
his friend, J. P. Tlmbrell at Lost
Creek Friday.
Doran and Thomas Haywood went
tn"Tfrmitrn in"M^Tim lri"
ness. ....
Charles E. Brown, of OfertSloosa, was
in town Friday on business.
Frank Stuber, of Chlllicothe, was a
guest Thursday of his brother, W. M.
Stuber.
Miss Mary Lewis, who had been"
visiting with the Llewellyn family at
Pekay, left Thursday for Huntsvllle,
Mo.
•w.v HEDRICK.
Hedrick, March 2.—In spite of bad
weather and roads Saturday evening
a number of friends and neighbors
gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
H. N. Bottorff, four miles south of
Hedrick, to give them a pleasant sur-'
prise. Refreshments were served and
a general good time was had. As MrA
and Mrs. Bottorff are soon to leave the
neighborhood for a new home, a beau
tiful rocker was presented them lit
token of the esteem in which they are
held. Those present were Messrs. and
Mesdames Tony Lowenberg, W. H.
Bottorff, J. H. Spilman, G. T. Redmon,
A. J. Davis, Wm. Stansbury, William
Tyrrell Mrs. Arlo Emery, Mrs. Sarah
Stubbs, Miss Elizabeth Russell, of
Ottumwa Misses Emma Ostarfoss
Clara Osterfoss, Maude O'Brien, Min
nie Davis, Lulu Lowenberg, Lena Em
ery, Zua Bottorff, Bertha Stansbury
Messrs. John Osterfoss, Ell Shafer, of
Fairfield Clarence McClung, Charles
Beagle, of Fairfield Sylvanus Mc
Beth, Willis Lowenberg, Raymond
Stansbury, Clell Bottorff, Carl Bot
torff.
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IOWA POSTMASTERS.
List' of Nominations Sent to
Rheumatism is usually -worse in Winter because of the cold and damp,
ness ,aad other changed conditions of the climate. The occasional twinges
of the disease that are felt during the warmer weather are changed to pierc
ing pains, the muscles become inflamed and swollen, the nerves get sore and
excited, the bo*~" ^e, and Rheumatism, the terror of winter, takes posses
sion of the Then the sufferer turns to the liniment bottle, the
woolen clo^jST the favorite plaster or some home remedy, in an effort to get
relief. BihfRhettmatism is not a trouble that can be rubbed away or drawn
out with a plaster these things relieve the pain and reduce the inflammation,
but do not reach the real cause of the trouble, and at the next exposure an
other attack comes on. Rheumatism is caused by a sour, acid condition o!
the blood. The refuse matter and bodily impurities which should be carried
off through the channels of nature have been left in the system o!
indigestion, weak Kidneys, torpid Liver and a general sluggish condition of
the system. These impurities sour and form uric acid, which is absorbed by
the blood and distributed to the different muscles, joints, nerves and bones
causing the painful symptoms of Rheumatism. S. 8. S. goes to the root o!
the trouble and cures Rheumatism by cleansing
the blood. It neutralizes the acids and filter^
them out of the circulation and sends a stream ol
pure, rich blood to all parts of the body. Then
the pains cease, the inflammation subsides, thfl
nerves are quieted, every symptom of the
passes away, and the cure is permanent. S. S.
is purely vegetable and does not injure the system as do those medicines con«
taining Potash and other minerals. Book on Rheumatism and medical advic*
without charge, SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA* GA,
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Mannlng an
Dr. Carrcil, of Ottumwa, were busi
ness callers in Edddyvllle -Saturday.
Mrs. Ed Bougher, of Bellingbam.
Washington, arrived Friday, called by
the severe illness of her mother, Mrs.
E. G. Bickford.
,B. L. Reed, of Novelty, Mo., has been
vteltlng her mother, Mrs. Henrietta
Reed, east of town.
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by the President.
Washington, D. C., March 6.—The
President yesterday sent the following
nominations of postmasters to the
senate:
Iowa—L. E. Hulse, Kiota A. E.
Curry, Shelby E. G. Swift, State Cen
ter A. E. Kincaid, Walnut C. Van
Zandt, Wilton Junction.
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