duous work in the state Sunday school association and in Christian Endeavor work. He has been a member of the executive committee of the state Sun-day School association for the past

. twelve years, and was chairman of the > • board three terms. He has been

prominenty Identified with the Chris-• tian citizenship department of theEn-

i deavor work. Miss Zerllda Black, of Clinton, sta-

: _ tistical secretary of the Christian En-. deavor society in Iowa, has held that office repeatedly for a number of years. She Is very proficient and takes great interest in the work, de­voting much time to visiting the sev­eral districts thruout the state, quite often.

Miss Jennie E. Catlin, of Fairfield, state secretary of the Christian En­deavor society Is now completing her third term in that office. She is es­pecially qualified for the duties in­volved upon her, and has made a most

: efficient officer.

Expended for Foreign Missionaries. Presbyterian f1,646.60 Congregational 1,181.31 Christian 402.75

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. WEDNESDAY'S SESSION.

Second Day of C.E. Convention Graced by Chapman's Presence.

The opening session today of the fifteenth annual convention of the Iowa Christian Endeavor society, which convened in this city yesterday, •was held in the Grand opera house this morning, the exercises being In charge of Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman, of New York. The quiet hour service, as conducted by Dr. Chapman, was one of the most interesting and help­ful sessions of the convention. A brief song service preceded the spiritual session, and at 8:20 the doors of the opera house were closed. The next hour was devoted to quiet consecra­tion, and as conducted by Dr. Chap­man, the noted leader of the quiot hour service, was the means of be­stowing much spiritual blessing on the individual delegates and Endeavor work In general.

Dr. Chapman spoke from the book of Solomon, choosing the following verses as his text: Verse 16 of chap­ter II; verse 3 of chapter VI, and verse 10 of chapter VII. Following Dr. Chapman's remarks a number of one-sentence prayers were voluntarily offered up to God by those present at the convention.

Dr. Chapman will address the con­vention this evening at 8 o'clock, and the afternoon program was altered so that he was permittted to make a short talk this afternoon at 4 o'clock.

The remainder of the morning ses­sion was devoted to reports of the various departments of the state work, including the annual Report of Mls3 Zerilda Black, of Clinton, statistical secretary, a copy of which will be found below.

The lookout and prayer meetings, which were to have been held this morning, were postponed until this afternoon at 4 o'clock, when they will be held at the First Congregational church. The remarks on state, dis­trict and county work, by President Orr, announced for the morning ses­sion, were crowded out, and have been indefinitely postponed. "Reports of varied extent were

made on the following departments: Junior Work—Mrs. Julia R. Mc-

Quilkln. Christian Citizenship—Rev. N. F.

Douglas, superintendent. Missionary—Harriet M. Whetzel, su­

perintendent. Prison Work—Belle E. Powers, su­

perintendent. Bible Study—Rev. R. L. Marsh, su­

perintendent. Editorial—Rev. C. R. Shatto, super­

intendent. Treasurer—John Renfrew. Statistical Secretary—Zerilda Black. General Secretary—Jennie E. Cat-

- lin. The report on Christian citizenship

indicated a material advancement; the missionary work showed a very sat-

* isfactory expenditure or energy and money; the prison work was conclus­ive evidence of the vast good that this particular department is accomplish­ing, and, in the language of the su­perintendent, is abolishing the senti­ment, "Once a criminal, always a crim-

, inal;" the report on bible study con­tained many helpful suggestions, and the report of Treasurer Renfrew indi­cated the need of greater activity In a financial way in the society of the state. Mr. Renfrew said that the con­tributions from the societies of the several districts had not been nearly so large as had been pledged, and con-

, sequently there were obligations which would necessarily have to bo

* - met by donations. Mr. Renfrew ma'le a strong appeal for the financial de-

4 partment and the delegates will be asked to contribute to the deficiency some time during the convention. The annual report of Miss Jennie lii. caui.i. general secretary, showed the work thruout the state to be In a fairly prosperous condition.

A junior hour, conducted by Mrs. Ju­lia R. McQuilkin, superintendent of that department of the work in Iowa, was one of the helpful sessions of the morning.

Cherokee Gets It. The committee on time and place of

holding the next meeting, of which B. C. Preston is chairman, reported late this afternoon in favor of Cherokee, which report was concurred in by the convention.

Annual Report of Statistical Secretary

( Miss Zerilda Black, of Clinton, 8tac

tistical secretary of the Christian En­deavor society in Iowa, this morning presented the following report: Number of societies in the state 860 Number of societies reported.. 711 Numbed of societies not reported 149 Number of societies organized.. 31

„ Number of societies disbanded.. 42 • Number active members in Iowa.20,066

Number of associate members.. 3,861 * Number of honorary members.. 1,407

Total membership 25,334 Number uniting with the church 3,499 Number of Jocal unions 34 Number of county unions 47 Number taking Christian En­

deavor World 1,534 •?, Number taking Iowa Christian

Endeavor 711 Number who give their tenth.. 698 Presbyterian societies 207 Presbyterian members 7,695 Congregational societies 167 Congregational membership ... 5,873 Christian societies 134 Christian membership 4,989 Friends societies 35 Friends' Membership 1.000

Friends 345.07 Other denominations .. 500.41

Total .i *4,076.14 Expended for Home Missions.

Presbyterian $1,461.23 Congregational 1,049.79 Christian 624.66 Friends 176.45 Other denominations 286.65

Total $3,598.78 Expended for Other Purposes.

Presbyterian $4,547.81 Congregational 3,921.23 Christian 2,364.20 Friends 219.46 Other denominations 9oi.78

Total $11,990.48 Total amount for mission­

aries 7,642.92 General Statistics.

The largest societies in the state are at Grinnell, in the eighth district, where the Congregational church has a membership of 103.

The society of the Plymouth Con­gregational church, at Des Moines, in the eleventh district, has 132 mem­bers. The University church at the same place has 112 members.

The Congregational church at Ta­bor, in the twelfth di-trict, has a mem­bership of 107.

The tenth district for the past three years has heard from every society in the district.

Convention Notes. John Renfrew, of Oskaioosa, state

treasurer of the Christian Endeavor society, arrived in the city last even­ing, and is present at the sessions to­day. He is also vice president of the society in the Eighth district.

Rev. E. G. Beyer, chaplain at the penitentiary at Anamosa, is attending the Christian Endeavor convention.

Among the veteran Endeavorers in attendance at the convention today are Rev. and Mrs. J. F. McGill, of Fairfield. Dr. McGill is pastor of the Presbyterian church at that place, and has held the same pastorate for fif­teen years. He has been preaching al­most a quarter of a century, having been stationed at Lewiston, Iil., twenty-one years; Washington, Pa., three years, and the remainder of the time at Fairfield.

Rev. H. S. Condit, of Russell, Is scribe of the convention.

Rev. Scott W. Smith, pastor of the First Presbyterian church at Oska­ioosa, and editor of the Iowa Endeav-orer, the oldest Endeavor or society paper in the state, is reporting the proceedings of the convention for his paper. In this work he is being very ably assisted by Rev. H. h. Cornell, of Osceola; Mrs. B. F. Parker and Miss Richards, of Des Moines, and Miss Martha Hormish, of Keokuk, the latter being the regularly appointed editor of the missionary department.

The executive committee met this morning and is in session again this afternoon. It Is expected that the se­lection of state officers for the ensu­ing year will be announced some time late this afternoon, the following nom­inating committee having been select­ed for that purpose prior to adjourn-men at noon:

First district—L. G. Pace, Storm Lake.

Second district—T. M. Price, Iowa Falls.

Third district—Miss Blanche Crimp, Mason City.

Fourth district—D. C. Mackintosh, Hopklnton. \

Fifth district—Elsie St. John, Ames. Sixth district—Adrian Cross, Grand

Junction. Seventh district—Alma Duphorne,

Lewis. Eighth district—J. A. Macy, Colfax. Ninth district—E. G., Beyer, Ana­

mosa. Tenth district—Rev. D. A. Murray,

Ottumwa. Eleventh district—Rev. Ormond,

Chariton. Twelfth district—Faye Sowers, Bed­

ford. District Presidents and Secretaries. Following are the district officers in

the state of Iowa: Presidents.

First—H. H. Birch, Milford. !

Second—Rev. T. M. Price, Iowa Falls.

Third—J. M. Heald, Nashua. Fourth—S. O. Mitchell, Waterloo. Fifth—Rev. M. B. Satiford, Nevada. Sixth—Rev. A. E. Kepford, Glldden. Seventh—Rev. D. E. Evans, Lewis. Eighth—H. A. Macy, Newton. Ninth—W. B. Davy, Preston/ Tenth—Geo. C. Hubert, Keokuk. Eleventh—Rev. A. C. Ormand, Char­

lton. Twelfth—Rev. J. Y. Aitehison, Shen­

andoah. ' Secretaries.

First—Nellie Thompson, Rock Rap­ids.

Second—Rev. E. A. Harris, Hum­boldt.

Third—H. E. Roberts, Postville. Fourth—Belle McKnight, Dubuque. Fifth—Elsie St. John, Ames. Sixth—May Rayla, Sioux City. Seventh—Mrs. Geo. Todd, Atlantic. Eighth—Helena A. Rinehart,. Oska­

ioosa. Ninth—Zerilda Black, Clinton. Tenth—Vironda M. Converse, Hills-

boro. Eleventh—Sadie McGee, Indianola. Twelfth—Bessie Ankeny, Corning.

CATO SELLS SPEARS. Vinton Orator Addresses Ottum-

wans on Political Questions.

SILVER QUESTION IS NOT DISCUSSED

Majority of the Talk Is on Trusts and Imperialism—Intimates That Amer­ica Is a Practical Monarchy—The Philippine Question.

.Utah and California Are two of the most magnetic names In the roll of states, and the best way to teach them is over the Rio Grande Western Railway, "Great Salt Lake Route." As the title intimates, the Rio Grande Western is the only line that passes directly through Salt Lake City on the way to. California; and Salt Lake City and the Great Salt Lake are the two points which should certainly not be missed on your west­ern trip, as they contain more interest to the average American than any two other points within the confines of the United States. Study the matter care­fully and you will choose the Rio Grande Western in connection with either the Denver & Rio Grande or Colorado Midland railroads, for this reason, as well as for the magnificent scenery, superb equipment and fast time. It is popular in winter, as in summer; in fact, is a very attractive route the year round. Write to Geo. W. Heintz, General Passenger Agent, Salt Lake City, for particulars. . ;

[From Wednesday's Daily.}

Last evening at the Turner hall, the Hon. Cato Sells, of Vinton, delivered an address full of democratic princi­ples to a comparatively large and very attentive audience. Mr. Sells is one of the most eloquent democratic speakers in the state, as well as one of the best known democratic politicians of the west, and his arguments last evening were listened to with a great deal of" interest by his audience, which was composed of members of both the democratic and republican parties. Mr. Sells is a speaker of ability, and un­like so many democratic talkers, he omits from his addresses that caustic element which has the effect more of disgusting than persuading the voter. He Impresses his hearers with the idea that he is sincere in what he says, be his beliefs the same or different from those of his listeners.

The meeting last evening was open­ed by the rendition of "America" by the Wapello Chief band, after which County Central Committeeman D. E. Chisman called the meeting to order. He announced Capt. W. H. C. Jaques, as chairman for the evening, and the latter gentleman, in a brief speech, in­troduced to the audience Hon. Cato Sells, who said in part:

Synopsis of Speech. "Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentle­

men:—I have never-had the pleasure before of addressing a gathering com­posed of Ottumwa people, but I am I very much gratified to behold so large an audience, and also to note that I there are so many women among my hearers, since I believe that the best inspiration of man is from the home, ! and that inspiration is kindled by the mother, the daughter, the wife, or the i sweetheart. The size of the audience ' this evening is ample indication of the j fact that the apathy we are hearing | so much about is not to be found i among the democrats. I will confess ! that I was a little anxious before the i meeting as to the probable attendance, j owing to the fact that this year, unlike i four years ago, the questions of the '• campaign are being discussed very lit-; tie, and with less heat than was exhi- i bited during the last presidential cam- !

! paign. It occurs to me that the fact that this strong, or, we may say, bit­ter feeling or four years ago has com-1

paratively disappeared, demonstrates i j the fact that there has been a com-' plete revulsion of feeling, and a change of convictions thruout the country. Four years ago, those who disagreed i with democracy seemed to think that the election of Mr. Bryan meant the destruction of the country. They were almost malicious in their prophesies of the ills that would befall if the dem­ocratic leader were made chief execu­tive of the nation. Today they are prophesying no more. They seem to have accepted the leader of democra­cy not only as a safe man, but as one of the greatest statesmen the world has ever known. No man in the his­tory of the country ever went thru a campaign of viler viturperatlon and came out more triumphant in the end, bigger and greater than before.

"It has always been my opinion that we should discuss politics as we do our business affairs, honestly, sincere­ly, and patriotically. We owe it to each other to be frank and to concede to our neighbor the right we claim to express opinion. The plain­est declarations of the broadest convic­tions are the most conducive to the public good. A man should fix his party affiliations upon the principles of his' convictions with a certainty that nothing can destroy. It is as easy to determine one's position on a political question as it is to demonstrate a proposition in geometry, and when one has fixed his position on a question his course will still be in harmony with his principles, even If ,the party with which he started change its principles. In 1898 there was a great division in the democratic party,' which I believe was an honest one. There were men who had been democrats all their lives, and who believed In the policies of Jefferson, Jackson and the other fathers of the party, and the major­ity of those who left the ranks did so honestly. For these gentlemen I have nothing but the greatest honor and re­spect. When they find that the call of duty and honor takes them back, they return and follow the flag of de­mocracy. The party stands with open arms to receive such men, and there is room for them all. Such a condi­tion exists from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

"The republican party in 1896 had a moral and political obligation,—to show the same courage in the adminis­tration of affairs in Washington as 'was shown by those who had made their success possible. When they had obtained control, did they snow

I that same degree of courage and pa­triotism as those who walked out of the ranks of their party and thus made

j their election possible? Let me an­swer the question with a decided 'No.' Their first act was the calling of a special session of congress, for the purpose of enacting, the Dingley law.

i Not until after three years, when upon the eve of another presidential elec­tion, did the republican party have the courage to enact a financial bill. And now when they have done It they have the audacity to appeal to the American people to do that which their legislation failed to do, thus ad­mitting either their inability or their extreme cupidity.

"Just as certain as there always will be a political division, there has al­ways been, and always will be the question of the 'masses' an^' the

I 'classes.' There is a grave misap-I prehension as to who constitute these

two divisions of society. It is ordi­narily said that the masses are those who own a small property on which there Is a mortgage, the ne'er-do-wells, if you please, but this is a mistake. The masses mayjnclude those men­tioned, but the real meaning of the term is that element whose prosperity, no matter how great, is the result of their own efforts; in a few words ,the masses are those who live by their success in competition. The classes, on the other hand, are those who are made rich not by their own work, but by special legislation. Now if you ap­ply this theory to every political prop­osition you will always be able to de­termine your position.

"Did it ever occur to you that the primary reason for the civil war was the impelling motive Inspiring human slavery? Do you know that the orig­inal draft of the Declaration of Inde­pendence included a clause forbidding slavery? This was changed, and the ones who changed it were moved by •lie impulse of avarlqe and greed. I thank God that I have lived in an age when the courage of one great and good man was sufficient to move him to remove the shackles from the slaves and I hope that no one will live to se the day when those shackles will again be placed upon any human being black, white or brown.

"The classes have always been in the minority, and they always will be. They have n6ver been able to succeed In politics except when able to mis­direct the public mind by false repre­sentations. . They have nearly always suceeded, but their success has been but temporary. The campaign of 1896 was fough't on false issues. The mon­ey question was not the real issue, but was simply used as a bugaboo to hide the real issue, which was nothing more nor less than the leveling of condi­tions. I believe that more money was contributed four years ago for the pur­pose of defeat of the income tax than for the defeat of free silver.

"For the last quarter of a century," continued Mr. Sells, "the republican party has never fought a campaign honestly. They have based all their arguments on the fact that there was once a war in this country. They have kept the eyes of the voters In Dixie, while they robbed the till in Washington. While In 1860 the wealth was almost equally distributed, you cannot now go into Wall street in New York and throw a stone without hit­ting a multirmillionaire. And their wealth was all accumulated by special legislation. The classes have divided the masses." He said that four years ago, Mr. Lacey promised that if the re­publican ticket was elected, the cut­lery, the starch works, and linseed oil mills would begin operation, but that they are still idle; and that in the face of these facts, Mr. Lacey was one of the many who voted against the Dock-ery amendment to the Dingley bill. "And yet Mark Hanna says there are no trusts. The republican party's at­titude on the trust question is dishon­est. Why should they be honest in it when their campaign fund is wrung from those who control the trusts? The democratic platform declares em­phatically against monopolies. There would be no trusts' If there were no protective tariff ;• every trust article should be put on the free' list. In 1898 the American beopte, imbued with pa­triotism, were impblled to Stop the war, Spain was waging against Cuba. This was one of the grandest acts of history. : If the government had reas­serted thft spirit of'1776 we should have received the &eoniums of the whole world for centuries to come, but the war which was begun for the ben­efit of humanity, has resolved itself into a struggle for possession. We announced it as our intention to es­tablish the fact that a republic can be successful and live an indefinite period but now, after only a hundred and twenty-five years of republican gov­ernment, we are trying to coerce the people of another country ,and to sub­jugate them. Would the government do for the Filipinos what they failed to do for Cuba and Porto Rico? Many people nowadays believe that the con­ditions at the time of the adoption of the treaty by which the United States obtained the Louisiana Purchase are similar to the conditions at present, in regard to the adoption of the Phil­ippines as a part of the United States and thair government as such. This is not the case. The people of the Louisiana Purchase were assured citi­zenship, while those of the Philip­pines have no reason to believe they will be made citizens if their islands are annexed.

"There are those who declare that they are not afraid of a king. Neith­er am I, and I pray God that the time will never come when any citizen of this country will be the subject of a monarch, but believe me that when this government passed laws making those who should be citizens, subjects, it incorporated into its institutions the first elements of a monarchy. Ceasar was never crowned king of Rome, but ho was the greatest tyrant that coun­try ever knew. France is a republic only in name. It is simply a military oligarchy. Whoever would have said: 'Long live Liberty' in France during the Dreyfus trial would have invited assault. It was the cry of the liberty loving people outside of France that compelled the-government to reconsid­er the Dreyfus trial, and had not this demand been made, he would have yet been an unjust prisoner on Devil's Island. Monarchies may live long and thrive without the coronation of a king, and If you live till you see a king crowned in America, 'the land of the free and the home of the brave,' before you realize the trend events have taken, may God pity you."

THE VAGABOND CLCB. Weil Started on Its Long River

Journey.

TRIBULTAIONS ARE MET WITH

The Beauties of An Iowa River-Camping in the Rain—Observations on Sand Burrs—III Luck as Fisher­men.

a white half light over the water. The stillness was intense; it was too cold for most of the insect-musicians, and only a far-away owl broke the silence at long intervals. We had been sit­ting for many minutes without speak­ing, when we heard or seemed to hear, high up in the deep dusky heavens above us, a long, faint, scarcely audi­ble sound, a sound like distant music, yet not the music of the human voice nor of any instrument, but a mystic indefinable strain, an unembodied voice out of the vastness, it appeared dropped from the far silence of the Infinite. It filled us with a vague awe, a dim consciousness of the world of solemn mystery that lay so close about us, yet was so seldom recognized. If we listen carefully in the deepest still­ness we may often hear these strange, soft sounds springing from no assigna­ble source, yet doubtless of natural origin, that penetrate the conscious­ness like the very voice of silence made audible.

But this is apart from fishing. I merely meant to say that we got noth­ing, and Easton told the story of the big one he hooked but didn't succeed in landing. Morton E. Peck.

VERDICT FOR $20.

Jury in District Court Makes a Small Award.

From Wednesday's Daily. Yesterday evening the jury in the

Camp Above Palo, Sept 20.—(Spe­cial Correspondence.)—The club is well started on its journey, after much tribulation. Finding one boat insuffi­cient after starting we succeeded in getting a second, and are now in pos­session of a formidable flotilla, armed and ready for effective service.

The first day and the first night out of port were occasions to be recalled not without deep emotions. We have tried to forget them, but they still haunt us like a bad dream. There were shallows—such shallows—to cross; there was a partly ruined dam to let the boats over; there were delays of, every imaginable sort, and an extrava- case of W. A. Davidson vs. the Big gant expenditure of lurid vocables set i Four District Agricultural association off with ranks of exclamation points j brought in a verdict for the plaintiff, stretching out into infinity. | In district court, for $20. Davidson

Perhaps the most embarrassing sit-! sued for $50 for services rendered as uation we were called upon to face at; chief marshal of the fair. The case the very outset, our boats grounded i was commenced yesterday forenoon just below the bridge at Waterloo and i with attorneys Jaques & Jaques for we were compelled, regardless of our | the plaintiff and A. W. Enoch an<^I. own feelings, to step out into the wat- j H. Tomlinson for the defendant. » er and tow them. I hope I am not1 This morning, the assignment made guity of exaggeration when I say that I •->>' Judge Sloan went to pieces and the every third man. woman and child in petit jury was excused until next Mon-the city stood on the bridge and on j day morning. Another assignment of the banks, and for all I know on the \ causes was made which follows, and house tops, to watch the operation, i which includes the damage case of Bishop bore It with remarkable calm-! Francis Brown vs. ,T. E. Scase, In

CLOSING OUT

PUBLIC SALE The undersigned will sell at the Iowa

Central Stock Yards in Moravia, Iowa,

Saturday, Sept. 29,1900, Sixty Head of High Grade Cattle,

as follows:

10 head No. 1 black Polled Angus steer calves, 14 head of No. 1 Short Horn steer calves, 10 head of No. 1 young Short Horn cows from 3 to S years old, all safe in calf by a full blood Short Horn bull; 10 head of No. 1 yearling steers which are extra good; one high grade black Polled Angus male calf, he is large, trim, and a mulley; three head of three-fourths Short Horn male calves, four head of three-fourths Short Horn yearling bulls, two head of fifteen-sixteenths Hereford male calves, extra good ones; three heifer calves, one extra good 3-year-old Jersey milch cow, four full blood Short Horn cows, 2 to 4 years old.

The above cattle are all well bred and the best lot of cattle I ever owned. My stock cattle are of a good color, good size and in good flesh. My calves have all been vaccinated.

My reason for selling this extra good lot of cattle is because I do not live on my farm, and my farm being so far away I cannot give my cattle the attention they should have during the winter. It will pay all farmers and stock men tc attend my sale whether you wish to buy or not. Come and see your neighbors get some good cattle. Remember the date, Sept. 29.

ness, but Easton said things under his breath. The secretary will not dwell upon his own feelings on this trying occasion.

The day's long tale of woe ended in dismal desolation. We landed a little before dark on a sandy shore and pitched our tent under some lofty j

which the plaintiff sues for a large amount for alleged false arrest:

Monday, October 1. Estate of Francis Q. Brown. Claim

of Ella S. Boyer. Estate of Robert Fellows. Claim of

Clara Mclntire. Estate of H. P. Graves. Claim of

trees. Easton thought the place was ! Wapello county. quite picturesque enough to suggest j Estate of John Rosenauer. Claim the fondest and most sweetly melan-1 of G. H. Prengler. choly recollections of loved ones left Last will of Sophia Cunningham, behind—by this time several miles' Tuesday, October 2. away. We didn't notice that the spot j Application for appointment of guar-we selected for the tent was a thrifty j dian of John B. Watts. bed of sand bura. Easton and Bishop | Estate of William Burkholder. Claim are such unobserving fellows, and I j of George Burkholder. had so much on my mind that it was Estate of J. M. Hull. Claim J. B. unreasonable to suppose I would think I Kitterman. of such things.

We got the tent up before It was quite dark, but supper was still to be prepared. About this time it occurred to our minds that we had forgotten to secure a lantern before starting. East­on ought to have thought of it. That was an entirely satisfactory meal. We found the provision box, and groping aimlessly among its dark repositories drew forth an array of articles worthy of a Chinese bill of fare. It was a per-

Francis Brown vs. J. E. Scase. W. C. Ball vs. B. F. Bell. W. S. Crips & Bro. vs. U. S. Grant Eli Manning vs. L. A. Webber.

Wednesday, October 3. Grimes Pumroy vs. P. F. Kearns.

Thursday, October 4. H. A. Hoaglund vs. C. M. Henderson

& Co. Cases Filed.

This morning two partition cases were filed in the clerk's office. Jane

feet chaoB of digestibles, heaped in j Silvey by her next friend and guardian dim and wild confusion. We satisfied ! William Snow, asks that the estate of ourselves as to quantity, but it requir-' her late husband, A. L. Silvey, be par­ed a very great quantity. We aston- j titioned, and that each be awarded ished ourselves. We never knew be- j that share which he may be entitled fore what manner of mon we were, j to. Some time since A. L. Silvey died how fearfully and wonderfully we were ' leaving a will in which he made sever-made. ai bequests to relatives and friends

TERMS OF SALE, tif -

Twelve months time without inter* est on all sums of $5.00 and over by purchaser giving note with approved security. All sums under 85.00, cash, and if notes are not paid when due to draw 8 per cent interest from date. A discount of 4 per cent for cash.

FREE LUNCH AT 12 O'CLOCK.

Sale Will Commence ^ at 1 o'clock sharp. ;,;>i .

7

J. H. McCAULEY, Prop. J. R. Luse and David Jay, Auctioneers.

Austin Jay, Clerk. _ _t_ ,

We got everything Into the tent the best we could in the dark, for there were premonitions of rain. We ex­pected it would rain, and had been tell­ing each other so all day; we would

and left a certain portion to his wife. She refused to take under the will and instead filed her election to take un­der the law. She now asks for a di­vision of the estate. S. E. Adler is

have been disappointed if it had not her attorney. rained, it would have seemed ominous i James Fisher in a petition filed this preternatural. j morning by his attorney, I. H. Tom-

And It did rain. We spread our linson, asks that the estate of Eliza-blankets on the sand-burs and lay . beth Fisher be partitioned, and furth-down to rest. It was not difficult to er says that the heirs cannot agree find the sand-burs. They were like the conscience of a bad man; the more we tried to get away from them the more we ware made to realize their pres­ence. Bishop wanted to know what

! sand-burs were for. I tried to explain j to him that by the process of natural | selection the burs had assumed their

present form as best facilitating the distribution of the seeds. I told him It was a very remarkable and' beautiful Illustration of one of the grandest

upon a division. L. A. Fisher and sev­eral others are named as defendants.

Female Weakness Cured. I was troubled with severe female

weakness for over six months. I was treated by six very prominent physic­ians without any marked benefit". My last doctor was a skilled specialist and he told me the only hope lay in an oper­ation. I heard of Smith's Sure Kidney

_ Cure, and after using it for one month iaws 'of "nature, but it didn't "seem to I find myself cured, and even the doc-

Substitute for Coal. A good deal of anxiety has been

devoted to the question, what will the human race do when coal gives out? Its disappearance will not make the slightest difference, as a chemical sub­stitute has-, been discovered, which Is cheaper and better. The new century

| is bound to witness many changes, 1 but there is one human benefactor which will remain as firm as the Pyra­mids, and that is Hostetter's Stomach

; Bitters . It is a cure for all stomach j Ills. No one has been able to dis­cover anything so effective for indl-

I gestion, constipation, dyspepsia, bil­iousness, liver and kidney troubles as the Bitters. Be sure to give it a trial, and you will be convinced that It is the medicine to strengthen your

I stomach and restore your appetite.

afford him much comfort. As I have said, it rained. It rained

I that night and the next day, so that j we did not break camp. We sat among j the sand-burs and groaned. Now and then the rain stopped for a little time

i and we started out with fishing-rod | and gun, but the moment we got as far

from the tent as it seemed safe to ven­ture, the windows of heaven opened

! again, and we returned straightway— men not to be trifled with.

That night the weather cleared, and j the following morning we went on our 1

way rejoicing. The Cedar River is the most beautiful stream in. Iowa. It is much'clearer than most tributaries of

j the Mississippi and rolls Its entire length over drifts of yellow sand.

I Broad belts of woodland originally j closed it in on either side, with only ! here and there a gap, but these are fast disappearing, and with them much of the river's quiet majesty and beauty. It shares the fate of nearly all our American rivers—it has lost the pic-turesqueness of primitive nature and not yet acquired that of an ancient civilization grown gray upon its banks. Its waters are less pure than in former times on account of the refuse from many large towns constantly being poured Into them. But impoverished and outraged as it has been by man it is still a delightful stream. As we floated quietly down the swift cur­rent, pulling largely at the oars or loll­ing luxuriantly among the bundles of baggage, and felt the easy gliding of the boat, soft and still as the passing of time, and breathed in with every breath a sense of perfect wild-bird freedom and physical nearness to na­ture, we felt ourselves repaid ten-fold for all our past discomforts.

One evening we fished. It was a etill, cold night, but the water was

j warm. Little ghostly columns of mist : climbed up from the river and wan-! dered about like timid and troubled ' spirits, till a light breath of wind drove them in confusion up the bank and into the dark woods. The stars

i shone clear and keen till the moon I came up and dimmed them, and made

tor who has treated me now pronoun­ces me well. Mrs. J. R. Faver, Atlan­ta, Ga. Price 50 cents. For sale by W. W| Ennis.

Roosevelt in Colorado. Denver, Sept. 26.—Roosevelt re­

sumed a tour of the state this morn­ing, after a night's rest at Wolhurst, the country residence of Wolcott. A number of Spanish-American war vet­erans accompanied the campaign ora­tors.

Kidney

fares all Kidney & Bladder Troubles 1 hor-oluta eoiteJ ubletj 25c ami JJ.OO ft'<>.1 A doli.ir draft in fi.eubox' Kuur.wucta a iClili,

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Fine Cabinets H and Panels. IS

If there is any one class of \vork in which our gallery ex­cels it is in fine Cabinets and Panels. We take especial care, both in the sittings, retouching and finishing of this class of photos, and the work- we have turned out in the past, and the way it has been received by our patrons, is ample evidence that it has been pleasing. We would

Q like to have you come up and X j see for yourself. J, . ^

; ifis pierce Studio, i * Main and Market Sts. , • % J Successor to Wooliett.

The Courier for News.

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JAILROAD TIME TABLE^ 1BA1NS UCATINQ ONION OSFOC

W, 8, Parker, Tlokct BURINGTON ROUTE, c., a &Q. R. ̂

GOING BAST. Depirt Kg, 13*—Chicago, Peoria, SL X^ouis, Dii*

buouc& <2uiucy 1:53am 22?-CUicajaro 4:15 am 92t—Local FieiffUt S:30am 10*—Peoria, Dubuque «fc Quiacr 12:05 om

6*—Chicatro lvunitetl 1:25 pm 4*—Cliicapo, St. Louis & Quiucy... 7:05pin 8*—Fast Mail 8:37 om 2*—Chicago* Peoria & Rockford... 11:40pot

GOING WKST, S*—Ouiaha, Cotiucil aud No*

bratlca 1:22 am 15—Fast Mail. '4:57am 911—tLocal Freight <«.3Uaiu

3*—Omaha, Kansas City, Denver, Hot Springs, Deadxvood, Off-den, Portland & California.... 8:25am

V— Fast Mail 9:05 am PT—Des Moines, Lincoln aud Puyet

>o iiui 1:30 pm 11*—Kansas City, St Joe aud Coun*

cil Bluffs 9:45 om 1*—Deuvt* Omaha 11:05pm

•Dally. tlS^ept Situday. Nos. 7, a aud 15 1 j ootcarry passenger*.

CHTcAGOt~ROCK:"ISLAND & PACIFIC. Depart

7:00 a, m. 10:35 a. ut.

GOING EAHT. No. 228—Ottumwa to Keolculc

202—Des Mottles to Keokuk 204—Des Moines to Eldou 10:28 p. m. 234—Freight, Ottumwa ta'Eldou. 4:55 p it

GOING WKST. ' ' 227—Keokuk to Ottumwa-

201—Eldou to Des Moines......... 203—Keokuk to Des Moines 233—Fit, Elriort lo Des Moines... 231—Fit, daily, Kldon to Monroe

Unless otherwise specified, all trains areiaiir xcept Suud'^c '

p Arrirsj.

6:45 p. m. Depart.

6:20a. m. 12:15 p. m. 10:32 a. m. 8:05 p. m.

It A ti ft UATlNQ JJBrJTKSSON ****** UNION STATION

• * A. J. Packard, Agent. CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE* ST. PAUL.

Depa c t2:35am Chicago, Dubuque «fc MiV.

Arrivs n_f, ^ *jl:30a.n

Chicago, Cedar Rap., etc.. |10:35am KausasCity & Southwest.. 12:30am Kansas City aud local 15:30 pm

Ftvigitt uauis depart south fT:OOa. . in.; north t7:l5a. in.. *"10:30 a. m. •Daily. tCxcept Sunday. ^Except Monday Freight trains arrive at aud depart from Ot­

tumwa Junction.

15:35 pm 11:35 am.. 110:40 am, m., H2:0J

\V ABASH. Arriva Dsp

Kansas City & St. Louis .. *6:15am *8:50 pm Kansas City & SU Louis... *7:00pm *8:40 am

Fteiifht traius carryiug passengers bctweeu Ottumwa and Mouitou: Fast Freight *12:10 pm *2:33 pin Local Freight t3:00am

•Daily. Tiixcopt Sunday.

MISCELLANEOUS

UICAGO VT. MADISON & DES MOINES Uuiou Depot.

A rr re Depart Ft. Madlaon pafacnifer 1J :4o am 3:15 pre Ft. Madison accomm 0:07 piu 6:15am

'l'laius run daily except buudaj. G. ii. CHiirujiM. Agent.

Coutfh ttuio.

BURLINGTON, CEDAR RAPIDS AND NOKTHKRN.

Trains aniv: atid dupart ii'oui iiurllnjto.i Iowa, as follows: QOINO ::otcrli Pas.—No. lb..4:23a ui

I Pass— 3b ..»:25am Pass— 5a..9:0Tp it. Pass— lb.. 7:35piu

4lb,.i<:3<am

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GOING SOUTH. Arrive Pass—No. 2d. 12:10 a ut Pass— 4b.l2:a5pm Pass— . 6a. t:35 a m Pass—c „ldb. 7:25p m FrW-V42b. 4:15p til fc'ri—£T72B. 9:30A JU

a—Daly b—Dally cept Siiuazur. d—Dally excttut Monday. _ , .

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