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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-19
Mystic.

Mystic, Dec. 19.-The new lodge hall
which is being fitted up by Swanson
Bros. is almost completed and prom
ises to be one of the incest in the city.
Squire A. R. Scott has just complet-
ed an Office room on his lot east of the
postoffice which is a great improve
ment to Main street.
Mrs. r. Cain, who has been sick for
some time is improving.
Mrs. l. West is quite sick at her
home in the southeast part of town.
Little Ruth Ramsay is sick with lung
fever.
The Milwaukee railroad contem-
plates building new reservoir south
of little Walnut Creek in the near flu
ture.
Mrs. L. T. Richie will leave this
week for a visit with her parents in
Plattsburg, Mo.
The children of the M. E. church are
preparing an entertainment for Christ
mas eve, including a cantata.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-19
Cheouest.


Chequest, Dec. 19.-L. P. Plowman
was at Keosauqua on bushes last
Wednesday.
T. P. Horn, of Leando, was in Che
quest on business last Wednesday,
Seth Harryman visited Friday and
Saturday of last week with friends at
Pulaski and Milton.
Miss Ernie Day, of Blakesburg, has
been employed to teach the winter
term of school at District No. and
entered upon her duties last Monday.
Miss Ruth Hewitt, who is working
at Douds, visited part of last week
with her parents here, returning to
Douds Tuesday
Messrs. Wiley and Cruthers had the
misfortune to have the boiler of their
engine begin to leak last Wednesday,
while saving wood for II. S. Harry
man.
Alfred Green returned to his home
near Des Moines last week, after Wis
it with friends, and relatives at this
place. i ~
Earl Hem Of White Elm was call
er at the F. S. Plowman home Sunday
evening.
Rev. Whitlock filled his regular ap-
pointment at Bethel Saturday night
and Sunday morning.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26
CLEVER DIAMOND THIEF.
Ho Steals a sparkler Worth $3.50 With
an Apples Assistance.

Hr'H stfffhAf
Men who are more than six feet tall
and who eat apples are regarded with
distrust by every jewellery store in State
street. The reason for this is a theft
that occurred last week in one of the
most prominent stores. The work was
neatly done, and the combination of a
tall man, eating an apple, makes every
clerk and floor detective suspicious.
A distinguished looking stranger with
white hair and white beard strolled into
a State street store last Saturday and
asked to see some diamond rings. The
clerk reached for them, leaving one try
hiled with expensive rings on top of the
show case.
Here they are" he said placing the
second tray beside the first. AS he did
so the tall man, who had been MUNICH
ing at fine russell apple threw the core
into the street
He and the clerk went over the rings
IN the trays, but he could not find none
that he wanted to buy. AS he turned
to 80 the clerk discovered that a ring
worth $3.50 was missing. The clerk dis
liked to accuse the distinguished look
ing stranger Of having stolen the ring.
There was prospect of a suit for dam
ages against his employer and his own
discharge if the accusation should be
found groundless. Still, if he let the
man get away with the ring it would
mean that he would have to pay for it.
Torn between these positions the clerk
finally limited that the customer must
have seen the ring.
"Of course l saw it. I had it in my
hand only a moment ago. All, catch
your meaning. You want to infer that
+. Be careful, sir; you do not know
who / am. l won't put up with any such
nonsense"
The stranger, despite his protests, was
searched, but the ring was not found
The jeweler was apprehcnsiye of big
suit for damages until the detectives
found that the tall man is an old-time
hotel thief who wins out often on the
strength of his impressive appearance
The way he got away with the ring was
to slip it into the half-caten apple he
held in his hand and then to throw the
apple into the street, where a confed-
crate picked it up and got away, and
the tall man could stand a search with
safety.-Chicdgo Inter Ocean.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26

The ever-increasing realization of tho
need for physical exercise and the con-
sequent demand for suitable clothing
make Il properly constructed exercise
costume essential to every complete
wardrobe. The admirable May Man
ton model illustrated was constructed
with all the requirements In view and
is essentially practical and comforta-
bic as well as up-tO-date. The original
is made Of Sicilian mohair in dark blue
with trimming Of black braid; but
black mohair, light weight serge, silk
flannel and tafreta are all appropriate.
The divided skirt is amply full and
allows perfect freedom Of movement
The blouse is simplicity itself, Il Cd
elled on sailor lines, and is finished
with q generous turnover collar, while
the sleeves are in bishop style with
straight cuffs that slip over the hands.
The lower edges of both blouse and
skirt are finished with hens through
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26

cuffs Of cream Cluny lace and black
velvet ribbon, but any Of the materials
mentioned can be substituted. ana
tucked batiste makes equally effective
accessories. The back Of the coat is
cut into a deep curved yoke below
which the skirt portion falls IN in
yerted pleats that mean abundant full.
ness and graceful folds. The fronts
include deep-dtted portions that are
turned back to form revers, and which
with the curved back give a bolero
suggestion. Below them the skirt is
laid in tucks, or pleats, that are
stitched for part Of their length. At
the neck is a high harlng collar and
the sleeves are in bishop style with
stylish turnover cuffs.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26

shoulders and is drawn down in gath
ers at the waist line. The fronts are
plain at the upper portion, but full at
the waist, where they blouse slightly,
and the neck is finished with the
sailor collar that terminates in points.
The shield of white is joined to the
stock, then stitched to the right front,
beneath the collar, and hooked or but
toned into place on the left. A sailor
knot Of the material adds a finishing
touch. The sleeves are in bishop style
with straight cuffs.
To make this waist for a woman of
medium size, four yards Of materials
twenty-one inches wide, three and a
quarter yards twenty-seven inches
wide, two and five-eight yards thirty
two inches wide, or two yards forty
four inches wide, will be required
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26
rYomnn,a Empire Coat.

Long, lightweight coats that ex-
clude all dust and protect the gown
are much worn both for travelling and
driving and serve a practical end
at the same time that are essentially
smart Taffeta, gloria, pongee and
Sicilian are all in vogue and all cor
rect, but taffeta is regarded as most
fashionable and is preferred IN cadet
end old blue for automobiling, in
black, grays and tans for wear in rail
way cars and steamers. The May
Manton design given in the large draw
ing suggests the Empire and Is absO-
tutely comfortable as well as cut after
the latest mode. The original is Of
black tafreta with collar revers and
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26
ATTRACTED.

"You seem to take a great interest in
that literary young woman's conversa-
tin"
eyes," answered the young man who
has a very massive neck and lots OF
stripes in his clothing.
Il didn't know you cared much for
poetry and romance"
II don't either. But some of the
words she uses would make fine names
for a string of horseS"-WGSJIington
StGT.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26

ing many styles and materials. AS
shown, it is of OK blood mercerized
chambray, with stitched bands Of a
darker shade, collar and shield of
White all-over tucked lawn, and is de-
signed for wear with odd skirts; but
the model is admirable for the popular
shlrt waist suits of chambray, linen
and the like, and all shifting materials
are suitable for the separate waist.
The back is smooth across the
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26
Rest For the Rowela.

No matter what ails you, headache to a
cancer, you will never get we'll until your
bowels are put right. CAscABETs help nature,
cure you without a grippe or pain, produce
cents to start getting your health back CAS-
CARErs Candy Cathartie, the genuine, put up
IL metal boxes, every tablet has @. @. G.
stamped on it. Beware Of limitations.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26
A balloon Aaeens,onist KILLED.

A balloon asoeutionitt was recently killed
while making one Of his daring trips. Life {,
too valuable 10 triho with in fool-hbrly ad-
ventures. II is better to employ ourselves IN
peaceful pursuits where We may be secure.
Then II we take care Of our health we can live
10 a good old age The best means Of promot-
ing health Is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
This medicine cures dyspepsia, indigestion,
constipation, aatulency and insomnia. BE
sure to try IT,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26

Friend-Whats The strike in your fac
tory about?
Workman-The boss wants to turn II
into a cooperative institution, and make
MS work for a share Of the profits
Well, what's the matter with that
idea ("
~ There isn't any profts,"-Ncw York
Weeks.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26

New York City.-The simple sailor
waist with contrasting shield and
stock Is a marked fayorite Of the sea-
son and possesses the merit Of suit
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26

which elastic is run to regulate the
fuIness.
TO cut this suit for a woman Of me-
dunn size, eight and a half yards Of
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26

B.B.B. Botanic Blood Balm) cures ali ahin
eruptionB, itching humora, CORONA, uaiery
bHslors acabs. scales fostering aofos. boila.
carbuncles; heals every sore by giving e
healthy blood supply go tho akin. Cures old
leep-aoated cases after all olso fails Drug.
gists. tl. Describe symptoms and treatment
sent FREQ and prepaid by writing Or. Gillian.
~ Mitchell street. Atlanta. Ga.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26
" What Do The Nets Contain ?"

The net is cast, the net is filled,
But what does it contain?
The guesses Of the men are stilied
As at the ropes they strain.
The catch is yet uncounted, and
The haul is yet unseen;
Excitement reigns on every hard
What will the capture mean2
The net, with contents yet concealed
Like our new Premium List,
Has prizes that are unrevealed,
And therefore, yet uninissed.
Conjecture will be very rife
To know what presents rare,
For children, and for man and wife,
September FIRST will bare.
Remember on that day to go
To grocer and persist
That upon you he should bestow
LION COFFEE's newest List.
Fl he's without them, write to US,
A two-cent stamp inclose;
You'll get 1t without further fuss
The LION promptness shows.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26
Ladies Cnn Wenr Shoes

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder for the feet. It makes tight
or new shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweat
ing. aching feet. ingrowing nails, eorns and
bunions. At all druggists and shoe stores,
25o Trial package FREE by mail Address
Allen s. Olmstod lie Roy, N. Y.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26
Arc Your Ewes Sore 2

If your eyes are weak or sore Jno r. Dickey's
Old Reliable Eye-water will cure them at
once; Don't burn or hurt 25cts Dickey Drug
Co., Bristol, Tenn.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26

materials tweDty-cne inches wide,
seven yards twenty-seven inches Wide.
or four and j hale yards forty-four
inches wide. will be reaulred.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26

VIII. Griffin, Jackson, Michigan, writes ::
Suffered with Catarrh for fifteen years.
Halls Catarrh Cure cured me-" Sold by
Druggists, Toe.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26

FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use of DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. 50 trial bottle and trestise free
DR.. R. H. KLINE, Ltd, 981 Arch St., Phila. Pa
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26

Germanys share IN tho traffic Of the
Suez Canal has increased greatly at the
expense of England
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26

There is a demand in Germany for
smoke consuming furnaces
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26

PUTNAM FADELEss DYES are fast 10 sun
light washing and rubbing. Sold by all drug
gists.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26

Pisos Cure for Consumption is an infallible
medicine for coughs and colds.-N. W. SAMUEL,
Ocean Grove, n. j., Feb. II, 1900.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26

An exposition of British products is
planned for next winter in St. Petersburg.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26

Dried banana meal finds a ready sale in
Europe because of its great nutritive quail
tiles
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26

American wheat has been found to be
excellent for the manufacture of Italian
macaroni.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26

Western Siberia affords a good market
for American manufacturers of milk cans,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26

II a man doesn't want TO be robbed of
his good name he'd better not have it en-
graved on his umbrella.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums reduces infamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c q bottlA
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26

A man may be as strong as a bull, and
still be cowed
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26

There are in the world twenty-four
presidents and only twenty kings.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26

The trouble with the budding genius is
that he is frequently nipped in the bud.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26

See advt. of sm1rHDnA1's BUSINESS COLLEGE
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26

Married women are usually advocates
of home rule.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26
Liver Pills

That's what you need; some
thing to cure your bilious
ness and give you a good
digestion. Ayers Pills are
liver pills. They cure con-
stipation and biliousness.
Gently laxative. All d1 rugs
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-10-12
"A Shropshire Lad"

The poem called "a Shropshire
Lad" by A. Housman, is clipped from
a forgotten newspaper whose editor
presumably took it from the collec-
tiOn Of Housman poems called "a
Shropshire Lad" The name was con-
ferred in this Office and is warranted
OnlF by the convenience and cOnven-
tion Of titles. The odOr of the earth,
the trampling horses, the jingling
harness and again the odor Of the
earth. which we like so much-maybe
it is what we were and will be again
pervade the poem. Only two Stanzas
to tell the story of a young farmer
who died and left his beloved and his
bosom friend iDconsOlable and weep
ing for him. In four stanZaS he tells
OF the friends marriage TO his sweet
heart. Of the friends anxiety lest "the
lad return even in spirit. and of the
friends glad tilling Of the soil and
happiness with "dead mans sweet
heart" The earthiness Of the poem
Is Shaksperean. Not many men now
a-days get the elusive earthly OdOr
that can not be initiated or bottled.
Only Hardy Of novelists and Hous.
man among poets have real clowns
aud rustics. The rest advertise the
real thing.-but smell them! How
ellis and James tinicky fine ladies are
tIresome. Kipling never drew a wo-
man; he is too brutal AID his men are
iutfianly private soldiers, officers just
as brutal, camp followers, sophisticat-
ed aud very far from the earthiness
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-10-12

OF the program. A memorial to Presi-
dent Mckinley was presented by Mrs.
&C. Belden. The departments OF ethics
and philosophy. French conversation
and oratory will meet every week; the
departments Of English literature. house.
hold economics and music will meet the
same week as the club, while the de-
psrtments Of American history, current
topics, art. English history. parliament
AIRY practice and political and social Sci
ence will meet on alternate weeks. Fol-
lowing is the calendar Of the club for
the year:
October Z, presidents address; Oc-
tober 20. State Federation cay; Novem-
Der 4. English history; November Is.
current topics; December 2, political
and social science; December l6, music;
January l. New Years reception; Janu-
airy 6, philosophy and ethics; January
20, American history; February 3.
French conversation; February IL,
household economics; March 3. parlia.
mentary practice; March IL, business
meeting; March 81. art; April IA. Eng
lish literature; April "a. birthday; April
%. oratory; May II, business meeting;
May %, annual meeting.
A decided innovation lie the decision
to charge an admission fee Of fifty cents
to all Omaha guests Of the club.
The Omaha Mothers club will meet
every Wednesday afternoon in the lee
ture room Of the library.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-10-12

The Omaha Woman's club held its
opening meeting on Monday afternoon,
and for the first time in the history Of
the club the meeting was opened with
prayer. An address was given by the
president, Mrs. Tilden; report OF the
convention Of charities held in Wash.
ington, d. c., by Mrs. Dumont, and the
Louisiana Purchase report by Mrs.
Henry Jaynes were interesting features
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-10-12

msinder OF the session was in charge Of
the household economics department.
An interesting and informal talk on
Tea" by Mrs Frank, was must pleas
antly illustrated by the preparing and
serving Of delicious tea in dainty china
cups with home made oatmeal waters.
A vocal solo by Mrs. Clsypool was beau
tifully rendered. All OF the club de-
psrtments are we'll organized and can
boast Of officers whose ability and enter
prise cannot fail to render the seasons
work bo.h pleasant and profitable.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-10-12

II she still weeps, beat her twice"
BE condescending always to a wife;
they like it. COcoanuts grow simply
TO fall and lie around the foot of a
tree. A man with many wives is a
cocoanut tree" "If there is trouble
in your huts shift the women, women
must live together week before they
tight" SLAP some. pinch Others,
never pat them unless to save a
word" "Talk little to women; listen
much. They talk for many and lis
ten for few" marry much. Do not
take it seriously. Often bad wives
make good widows. 1t is hard to be
the widower Of a good wife. No man
ever was the widower of good Wild
ow." "When the cooks spoil the
broth in our country we put them in
the pot to make more. 1t solves the
question of food" "Many women
would rather be one Of tifty-tive
wives than one Of none"
These sentiments are uttered by
barbarian, but they are remarkable
because they so much resemble the
meaning Of what Bixby says every
day and what Harry ThurstOn Peck
says once month in any publication
that prints his barbara essays. The
Sengalese expresses it somewhat more
badly, but the meaning, the attitude
is exactly the same. The individuals
in question and others whose Opin-
ions, though unpublished. coincide
with theirs, are in the same stage Of
development as the chief. though they
wear more deliberately tailored clothes
and occasionally consider it polite
to conceal their real views. They
rely eventually upon force to estab-
liSh their position. 1t is an old say
ing in Europe that the Russian is
only European as deep as his skin and
that very slight scratch discusses
the Tartar. What is the use, in the
interests Of truth, Of combining this
excellent generalization to Russians?
Tartars are not alone residents of
Asia. They inhabit the globe. They
are not members of one sex. They
were originally distributed evenly IN
both sexes, but natural selection is
having its usual effect in improving
the disposition of the sex which is
chosen. So much so that women are
often now referred to as members Of
the gentler sex.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-10-12

The Shropshire lad who is not I
ed. but Of the earth.
Is my team ploughing,
That | used to drive
And hear the harness jingle
When was man alive?
Aye, lad the horses trample;
The harness jingles now,
No change tho you lie under
The land you used to plough .
.
Is my girl happy,
l thought 50 hard to leave;
And has she tired Of weeping,
As she lies down at eve?
Aye, lad she lies down lightly,
She lies not down to weep;
Your girl is we'll contented -
Be still my lad and sleep.
Is my friend hearty
Now | am thin and pine;
And has he found to Lie in
A better bed than mine?
Yes, lad ! Lie easy,
! Lie as lads would choose;
cheer a dead mans sweetheart
Never ask me whose.
-Housman.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-10-12

The Nineteenth Century club Of
Kearney held its monthly business
meeting last week Tuesday afternoon.
Several new names we're proposed for
membership, the roll now numbering
seventy-six. Pink and green were
adopted as club colors. and committee
was appointed to design and construct q
club banner. Mrs. Eta r. Holmes and
Mrs. Margaret Hostetler were elected
to represent the club at Wayne. After
the business was disposed Of the re-
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-10-12

A new building is in process OF erec-
ton for the exclusive use of the New
England Conservatory OF Music. The
location is on the corner Of Huntingdon
avenue and Gainsboro street, Boston,
and it is expected that the new building
will be the largest and finest conserva.
tory building in the world. 1t will
cove. g, 600 square feet, with frontage
OF 40 feet. 1t will consist Of three
stories, the exterior construction being
Of brick, stone and terra Gotta, OF Gre
clan architecture. Two auditoriums
will be provided, one with a seating ca
pscity Of 1000 and the other Of 400.
Twelve dormitory buildings will be
erected on the grounds for the accom-
mediation Of students. The buildings
will be ready for occupany in Ssptem-
Der, 1902.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-10-12
Gibbs.

This is the season Of conventions.
After the long, bot months of summer
when club work and club members were
alike enjoying vacations, the beginning
Of the seasons activity is marked by an
enthusiasm which finds its natural OK.
preston in meetings Of the state FEEDER.
atoms. Not alone in our own state is
this true. In Colorado the federation
meeting was held in the twin cities OF
Victor and Cripple Creek, September
1912; Illinois. Wisconsin and Maine
will hold their meetings simultaneously
on October Is, II and Is, while the
Pennsylvania meeting will be held on
October Is. 16 and IL. The Indiana
federation will meet at Auburn. October
1925. The Michigan club women will
meet for the first time in the university
town, Ann Arbor, October % to Novem-
Der l. The Iowa federation held most
enjoyable meeting in Des Moines last
week. Des Moines also is entertaining
the state convention Of the W.C.T.U.
this week. Perhaps the most unique
place of entertai nment of state feder-
alton this year was at Star Island, New
Hampshire, where the sixth annual field
meeting was held on September 4 and
5. Star Island is the largest Of group
Of islands nine miles from Portsmouth
hsrbor. A visit was also made to White
island, where the lighthouse still stands
which was the childhood home Of Celia
ThaIter.