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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-23
MOTHERHOOD of Will.

State of Iowa. Wapello county. S.
To all whom it may concern Notice is
hereby given that an instrument in writ
Ing purporting to be the last will and tes-
lament of Levi e. Jones, deceased. was
this day produced, opened and read by the
undersigned, and that ! have fixed Tues
day, the Sd day of May. 1904, as the day
for hearing proof In relation thereto.
Witness my official signature. with the
seal of said court hereto affixed
(Seal9 this 18th day of April. 1904.
II. w. MICHAEL,
Clerk District Court
EDw. DUNCAN, Deputy
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DAVIS COUNTY LINE.

Davis County Line, April %. = ia
cob Schlotter and wife visited Sunday
afternoon at the home Of G. w. Seitz.
John Miller transacted business at
Selma Saturday of last week.
Jacob Hamm is on the sick list.
Carrie Hem called Saturday after
noon at the home of Jacob Hamm.
Ed. Lasley called on Seth Adamson
Monday.
Tuesday,
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Notice.

To William j. Bayliss. Willie Bayliss,
Nellie Tilton. Thomas Bayliss, Eleanor
Holly, Elias Bayliss Elizabeth Roberts,
Mary Ann Britain, Jane Cumpsty, Elias
Baylss, Eleanor Rambling, Oliver Thorn,
as Dunn, Elizabeth Jane Allen, William
Henry Dunn, Edward Joseph Dunn, Mary
Ann Hale and Augusta Crook.
You and each of you are hereby notified
that the final report of the undersigned
executors of the last will and testament
of Eleanor Simpson, deceased, will be filed
in the office Of the clerk of the district
court of Wapello county, Iowa. on or be.
fore May 14th, 1904, and that by order of
said court said report will come on for
hearing and approval on said day, or as
soon thereafter MS the same may be
reached by said court. Please govern your.
selves accordingly.
Dated April LIST, 1904.
FRANK Won SCHRADER
and 2. E. McELROY,
Executors.
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l. EGAL.
Executors Notice.

Notice is hereby given to all persons in,
terested, that on the Goth day of April, A,
r., 1904. the undersigned was appointed by
the clerk of the district court Of Wapelo
county, Iowa, executor Of the estate OF
John I. Simmons, deceased. late of said
county. All persons indebted to said es
tate will make payment to the undersigned
and those having claims against the same
will present them, legally authenticated tc
said court for allowance.
GEO. b. SIMMONS, Executor
Dated April 20. 1904.
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ORMANVILLE.

ormanville, April 22.--On April IA occur
red the marriage of John Wagner and Miss
Stella Sample at the home of the bride
parents. Rev. c. A. McCampbell of Sher-
man Chapel officiating. Both are popular
young people of this place Mr. and Mrs.
Wagner Will reside on the home farm near
the Chapel
Olive Darniele has recovered from her
recent Illness.
Preaching at sherman Chapel every other
Sunday mt 4:30 p III.
Sunday school at Sherman Chapel every
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Mrs. E. L. Walton is on the sick

Mrs. E. L. Walton is on the sick
list.
Mrs. J. S. Kupka is visiting at Allie
do.
Eunice Bodkin and Emma Love
were in Ottumwa Thursday
Rev. D. Clark and Frank Sherwood
attended the meeting of the Iowa
Presbytery at Keokuk.
Miss Alta Cook came in Wednesday
to visit her sister. Mrs. A. A. Peters.
G. B, Martin of Hedrick was in
town Wednesday.
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CHICAGO Produce Market.

Chicago. April 22.-Wheat-No. 8
hard, s9@92; No. 8 hard, 5000; May
sSss; July closed, s4as @s41a.
Corn-No. 2, 49k 1850; No. 8 asa
4S1a; May, As; July closed, 4SB @4Sh
Oats-No. 2. 37@S71a; No. 3, 96h q
81; May, 3612; July, 35A @36.
Pork-July, $12.25.
Lard-July, S6.75@6.77.
Ribs-July, s6.52@6.55.
Rye-May, 66@67.
Flax-May, $1.00@1.06k.
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WANT Ed.

AGENTS WANTED-TO ACT AS OUR
representatives for one year or more, to
procure purchasers for our lands in Cen
trail Wisconsin and $4,000 acres of the
very best land in South Dakota at from
81 to so an acre. We allow 81 an acre
commission and free transportation to
accompany land seekers to inspect said
lands. Write us for full particulars. Oil
yer Martin Land Co., Waukesha, Wis.
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A Card.

We. the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on soc
bottle of Greene's Warranted Syrup of
Tar If it fails to cure your cough or
cold. We also guarantee 25 cent
bottle to prove satisfactory or money
refunded. f. B. Clark, w. W. Ennis,
w. D. Elliott, w. r. Beck. S. V. Samp.
son, Agency, la.
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HERE'S A GOOD THING.

Among the readers Of the Courier know
there is some one who will want the fol-
lowing property:
It's n dandy little farm of only II acres
every acre of 1t strictly fine land and level,
would make the finest Of garden land, In
provements consist Of ~ story house,
smoke house, barn 12x2S, also shed, good
orchard excellent water supply. Now
here is an ideal little farm for some one
wanting to run the gardening and fruit
business and will suit some one. can takes
city residence worth $1,000 or 81, 200 in on
1t. Don't delay II you are interested In
this as the other fellow is liable to be ahead
of you.
MORRIS WILLIAMS.
Office phone, 444. Res. phone, 424
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-23
YOUNG BOYS ON TRIAL.
Four Ottumwa Youths Charged With
Breaking and Entering.

The preliminary hearing OF Earl
Strain, Harry Graham, Ed Redmon
and Lee Styre, the four young boys
charged with robbing pile-driver car
in the Burlington yards, began in the
police court this afternoon. County
Attorney Seneca Cornell is conducting
the prosecution and attorneys w. W.
Epps and B. w. Scott the defense. At
the time of going to press the testi-
mony of witnesses for the state is be-
ing heard.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-23
FARM BARGAINS.

II you are tired of farming we have a
urge number of propositions in city in
come property which we can trade you for
your farm.
90 acres tine corn land in Missouri. two
iii.les from good railroad town, price $50
pcr acre VIII take some exchange.
We can sell you more for your money in
I1rhahsas and You will realize more from
your investment than you can elsewhere.
rs the coming country. In fact it's that
EXCURSION to Arkansas May the Sd. Fare
about SIS.
we nave eight miles from Ottumwa Il
arm OF 40 acres, new $1,000 home, good
farms and orchard and very fine land.
heres proposition on which you can
speculate. We mean this as it sounds, and
you II ma 1t SO, price S415O per acre.
N0DTnM a CAE ITII
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international Convention Y. M. c. A.

At Buffalo, N. Y, May Ills. Tick
cts on sale via Nickel Plate road, May
10, II and -, at. one fare, plus 25
cents for the round trip. Good return
ing May 2S. For full particulars, call
on your nearest agent, or address John
Y. Callahan. general agent, 113 Adams
street, room 29S. Chicago, Ill.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-23

G. T. Martin, who has been acting
as clerk in the office of Roadmaster w
j. Calvin of the Burlington, the past
few weeks, left today for a visit with
friends in Oskaloosa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-23

EADNH For Sale, 20 acres one
1AN1vland one-half miles north
east of Ottumwa, formerly belonging
to Byron Whitcomb. deceased, under
laid with coal, easily mined. Terms
reasonable Inquire Of A. J. Rummel,
Toledo, Ohio
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-23

PAYING BUSINESS INyEsTNfENT-I
offer for sale the entire outfit, fully
equipped, with merchandise on hand, my
wine making and distilling plant, two
houses, good outbuildings, AZ acres Of
land, with bearing vines, fruit trees and
berry plants Profitable business to the
right party. Reason for selling, old age.
Particulars on the premises, Seventeenth
street, South Rock Island, six blocks
from Longview car line. Charles Schaef-
fer, proprietor, box $685. Rock Island, Ill.
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ToDAY's MARKETS.

This market is furnished by the
Cassidy Commission company, mem.
bers Chicago board of trade. Local Of
fee rooms rs and 80, Holman block.
e. G. French. local manager.
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Today. Last wk. Last VI.
Duluth 10 IL 4
Minneapolis -. 116 ia 112
Recei pts Today.
Wheat, 80 cars; corn, 1873 cars; oats
81 cars.
Primary Receipts.
Wheat today 100000 bushels and last
year 27S,000 bushels; corn today, 273,-
900 bushels and last year 251,OO0 BUSH
els.
Shipments.
Wheat today $4,000 bushels and last
year $4,000 bushels; corn today 123,-
900 bushels and last year 477,0o0 bush
els.
Ciearances.
Wheat, 145,0O0 bushels; corn, $4,000
bushels; oats, 10000 bushels.
Liverpool Cables.
Opening-Wheat, u lower; corn, I'M
changed.
Closing-Wheat p lower; corn, u
higher.
Hog Market.
Receipts today. 10000; left over,
4OOO
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We have number of good homes
in Ottumwa that owners would like to
exchange for farm. If you are think
ing Of coming to Otutmwa or wish to
buy or sell a place, we would be pleas
ed to have you call and see us at our
office at 112 East Main street. Cover
Phillips Big Store), Ottumwa, Iowa.
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WANTED-LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
We pay $50 a thousand cash. copying at
home; send stamp. Puritan Mfg. Co.,
Kilby street, Worcester, Mass.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-23
Chicago Butter and Eea Marke

Chicago, April 2.-Butter-Steady
to firmer; creameries, 14@23; dairies,
1902.
Eggs-Firm; 161s@17.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-23

Mrs. Matte Caughlin of Bussey is a
guest at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Margaret Minnick who resides on
West Main street.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-23
FOR SALE OR TRADE

FOR SALE OR TRADE
A number of improved and unimproved
tracts of farm land in Sanborn county,
S. D., to trade for mercantile stocks or
town property. For information write.
Baer & Brewster, Woonsocket, S. D.
FARMS FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE,
In Iowa, North and South Dakota, Mis-.
souri,, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas sell
and exchange lands on small commission,
Write for my new list and pamphlet.
JOHN P. APPLEouIsr.
1923 e. Main ST., otturwa, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-23
Next Horse Sale Tuesday and Wednes-
day, April 20 and 27.

Our sales are greatly on the increase.
Bring in your horses. We are sure to
have the buyers. Future sales every
two weeks. L. A. Meeker, Sec'y.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-23
LITTLE BITS OF NEWS
eHoRT TALES CONCERNING PEG.
PILE YOU KNOW.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUllWA IN BRIEF

Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
OF Your Acquaintance as ChronicIel1
by courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-23

WANTED-SHEEP TO SHEAR WITH
machine, more WOOL smooth job Ad
dress Jas. Fetrow, Agency, Iowa.
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Chicago Poultry Market
New York Butter and Eaa Market.

Chicago, April 22.-Poultry-Steady
turkeys, 10; chickens, 12R.
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WANTED-A COMPETENT GIRL FOR
general housework. Apply B. P. George,
900 Cara street.
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wANTED-HORsES TO PASTURE. CIV
Martin, r. Route No. 3.
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New York PouItry Market.

New York, April 22.--Poultry, alive
weak; chickens, 1871; fowls, 121s; tur-
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FOR sALE-GOOD TWO CHAIR BAR
Der shop, doing good business; good rea-
sons for selling. Address I'D" care Cou-
rier.
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New York, April 22.-Butter, firm
extra fresh creamery, 22@22R; com.
mon to choice, 14@211s.
Eggs-Firm; storage selections, 10
frsts, 1S1a.
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wANTED-15O SHoATs, WEIGHING rs
to 125 pounds, at once. Call on or adj
dress Geo. r. Giltner, r. r. No. 1, OF
tumwa.
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A good, clean. $4,000 grocery stock
located in best part of Ottumwa, to ex
change for good little farm.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-23

FOR sALE-FRoM 300 TO 500 BUSHELS
of seed corn. Sherman Holenbeck, 211aa
miles southwest of Eldon, Iowa, near
Sandpit.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

PENSIONS NOW SOLDIERS WHO
served ninety days, can get Sc, at 80; IS
at 65; $40 at IS, and $12 at 10 years Of
age. Write with stamp for reply, quick.
]. E. Houghland, pension attorney, FL
don, Iowa.
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FUNERAL OF CHILD.
Infant Daughter Of MIR. and Mrs. r. II.
Meyer. at Rest.

The funefaI SERVICES OF the Infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Meyer,
who died Thursday morning, were con-
Quoted from the residence near Dab
lonega this afternoon at o'clock, Rev
Stiles, pastor of the Methodist church
at Kirkville, officiating. Interment
was made in the Ottumwa cemetery.
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New York Produce Market.
New York, April 22.-Wheat-July.
ssh.
Corn-July, 53ffi.
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FOR SALE-FINEST QUALITY BOTTOM
land farm in Kansas; 1917 acres; without
fault; high and dry; splendid orchard;
good improvements; on account of sick
ness will sell for two-thirds value and
throw in growing wheat, horses and farm
ing implements; don't answer unless you
want valuable farm and mean business;
biggest bargain in state. W., P. o. box
1854, Abilene, Kansas.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-23

A $4,000 stock of hardware in live
town of 1000. in Southeastern Iowa.
Owner would exchange for good farm.
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% 3 q
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE AT A BARAIN-LUMBER
and grain business on main line of Iowa
Central. twenty miles north of Oskaloo-
sa. Don't answer this add unless you are
in position to talk business. Address J..
o. French, Searsboro, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-23
1873 E. Main ST., ottumwa, la.

keys, 10; dressed easier; chickens, u
@13; fowls, 13@1S1s; turkeys, 1915.
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St. Louis Produce Market.
st. Louis April 22.-Wheat-Cash
95k; July, SIN.
Corn-cash, 4e% July, Ass.
Oats-Cash, 41h; July, s8A.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-23

An so acre farm 1 u miles from good
railroad town. all set to meadow and
pasture. Price $50 per acre. Owner
would accept stock of merchandise for
same.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-23

For SAILED ACRES NEAR FOREST
Lake. Washington county, Mimi; only
twenty miles from st. Paul; $1.SOO takes
it. A. +. Johnson Co., 10 Washington
Avenue S, Minneapolis MINI.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-23

A godo 1872 acre farm near railroad In
Van Buren, county, fair house, new
barn, so acres lays fine, 40 acres roll
ing. Cheap at $35 per acre.
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Peoria Produce Market,

Peoria, April 22.-corn-Lower. No.
461a
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A 400 acre farm near Ottumwa. Al
most entire farm set in grass. One of
the best grain and stock farms In the
county. Can sell this at $35 per acre.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-23

A 40 acre farm miles from Ottum-
wa with small house and barn. Price
$3.50.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-23

A prairie farm of $50 acres on R. r.
D. and telephone, good improvements,
land lies well, price $65 per acre. This
farm will bear strict investigation.
Owner would trade same for stock OF
merchandise. One of the best propo-
sitions we have for some one who
wants to get out Of business and get on
a No. l farm.
The sun., 1904-07-31

aOn Saturday we have a number Of teach
ers from Jersey City who como to take
dumbbeli exercises, drills OF different kinds
that they can use In their work. Some
of these are artistic and at the same time
vigorous enough to be Of great value.
Some Of the young women In Offices.
bookbinderies and factories near by come
In for boxing and singlestiok work. Women
take very woll to boxing.
-The principal trouble in all these things
Is that a woman Is too eager, too enthusi-
astic. She wants to jump right in and do
a championship bout the first time She
doesn't like to analyze and 60 at the work
by degrees.
1T may sound paradoIical, but the same
exercise given to two different women often
has exactly the opposite effect on one from
what it does on the other. 1t is largely a
matter of pace.
For the thin woman. who is probably
nervous and quick aotioned. We make the
moyements slower; and In sone cases they
have gaiped several pounds ip fow wesEs
The sun., 1904-07-31
TWO MILES IN TWENTY YEARS.
Medal for slowness Apparently Belongs to
This Terrapin.
From the Hinchester (va.) Neus Item.

From the Winchester tVd.) Neus ITEM.
Mr.. Thomas S. Stadden, prominent resi-
dent ofwadesville, Clarke county. and a former
resident of Winchester. was in this city re-
Gently and brought with him terrapin which
has rather remarkable and certainly most
unusual history.
Just thirty years ago, in 1874. Mr. stadden
came across the terrapin on his farm. and
on the bottom Of its shell he inscribed the
date. Every time since then that he has seen
the terrapin he has cut the date on the shell.
and the entries are as follows: 1874. 1875.
1879, 1880. 1881. 1882 and 1884.
On the latter date MIR. Stadden carried
the terrapin to a spot near Stephensons, fully
two and half miles from home. and then
turned II loose. Mr.. Stadden has always held
to the theory that terrapin and turtles will
always endeavor to wander back to the spot
OF their birth. and to test the theory the terra
pin was taken to Stephensons.
That was twenty years ago. and during
all tho intervening two decades Mr.. Stadden
never saw his pet. In fact. he had forgotten
all about it until one day recently he came
across a terrapin under the very mulberry
tree on his farm where he had found terra
pin thirty years ago. Turning the terrapin
over, he was amazed to And that 1t was his
long lost pet. There were all the dates. the
initials that had been placed there from time
to time, grown larger. OF course. with the
tsrrapin; bu. Just as ssls distinct almost as the
In order to get back to his usual feedinR e
place under the mulberry tree from Stephen
s %9se
and cross fields. Twenty years had been
required to make the journey Of two and a
s,nc sd he little tss4rspn Rad at
home-a living object lesson OF what per-
severance can accomplish.
The sun., 1904-07-31
MONEYLESs MANS SUBTERFUGE
lie Reat tho Conductor. but Cheerful!
Reimbursed Him.
Frov, the Detroit Neus.

Fr0V1 inc DeTOn Ntus
Talk about predicaments Oh = street car.
said a man who can remember when there
were only horse cars in the city. Il was
to take my best girl to the theatre. and
decided to throw on some lngs. l was deathly
afraid Of leaving the tickets behind. so hur-
ried into my dress suit. think. without ever
letting 60 of them. We landed at the theatre
all right was mentally shaking hands with
myself that had not overlooked anything.
After the show We found that rain had set
in and boarded car. 1t was crowded, so
sent her inside and stood on the back platform
with q few dozen others. Along came the
conductor, and when heard him say fares.
/ dug Horror overlook me! i had been so
intent upon the tickets that had forgotten
to put cent in my pockets when changed
my clothes. / was stone broke. There she
was inside, out OF explaining distance. with a
crowd between us, or might have borrowed
from her or jumped of the car l edged
away from the conductor as long as possible.
when suddenly there came an inspiration.
Tapping the conductor on the shoulder. !
said briskly: How about my changer Did
you give me something to changer he in
Quired.
Certainly, 1 gave you quarter to pay
the fare OF myself and lady. inside He
hesitated just a moment and handed me l5
was saved, and you can bet remem-
bered that conductor and hunted him up the
rsimbursed nshe him % fully % He He enjoyed i more
than did when he learned the whole truth"
The sun., 1904-07-31

In the very heart Of downtown New
York a gymnasium has been opened for
women who work. And women who work
like the idea.
They have proved it by going to the
gymnasium on days when the mercury
tried to burst the bulb. days when 1t raned,
days when their work left them tagged
and they seemed to have only enough
energy left to drag themselves up the
elevated stairs to catch an express train
for home.
To one who does not know better, the
thought Of gymnasium work on hot day
when one is tired is not inviting. But there
have been converts a-plenty to the idea
since this gymnasium was opened in a dis
trict where it elbows big Office buildin gs
and factories and mercantile houses.
The women do not have exclusive priv
ileges in this gymnasium, for there are
mems classes, too. Bankers. lawyers, mer-
chants, men Of all sorts and conditions Tn
the commercial world are getting into tho
habit or dropping IN herr. fora few minutes
The sun., 1904-07-31

SIS that they are both reasonable and de-
termined. That's what enables them to
live this life of downtown New York.
And when they come into a gymnasium
they do it because they have reasoned the
thing out and know 1t is going to do them
good. And once they undertake 1t they
stay with 1t because Of that determination
that makes them stay with anything else
they undertake.
-In the very hottest weather perhaps the
women are little less regular In attend
ance than the men but Us soon as 1t gets
cooler we expect the attendance to be In
creased. Already the number has greatly
exceeded our expectations.
Our aim Is physical exercise. not devel-
opment. We want to make health, not
muscle: endurance, not lifting power. We
want TO keep these women and men at
their desks, and not have them breaking
down with nervous prostration.
Most Of the women come after business
hours. Regularly once week three women
kwyers como for an hours fencing.
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of exercise, a bath and massage then back
again refreshed and ready for the rest OF
the days work. They are as regular about
It as If they were expected to be docked
II they were o few seconds out OF the way
at either end.
Only few women take advantage Of
the gymnasium during working hours, but
thero are some who slip over for mid
afternoon game OF handball, or few min
utes with foils or boxing gloves, then a
shower, and massage by the matron In
attendance; and to these the hands OF the
clock move more quickly toward quitting
time when they are back at their desks
again. This is what little well directed
exercise does for people. and after the hrst
time, when the feeling that physical exercise
of any nature is wearying rather than
stimulating has been overcome, men and
women alike look forward 10 this visit to
the gymnasium.
.The advantage in dealing with the men
and women Of downtown New York. 0td
the instructor Of this nsw gymnasaun'