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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-02
The Untruthful Lake.
BY ANNA MARBLE.

After this there were dreadful days for
the Kingdom, when their brave soldiers
wer- wounded and killed, and the field, that
lay SO green and smiling beneath the case
ment of the Processes, was torn up and
spotted with ugly red pools Of the blood
of brave men. Then 1t was that even the
noblest ladies went forth to care for their
wounded soldiers on the battlefield, led
by the Kings daughter Charlotella.
Since the day when the lake had told
her that she was beautiful Charlotella had
wished to express her gladness in every
possible way. She was no longer unkind
to those about her. She no longer felt In
different TO the beauty of the sky and Of the
fields, but said to herself again and again:
"Oh. II had only known, If they had only
told me that was pretty should long ago
have tried not to be disagreeable."
So Charlotella went daily from her fathers
royal tent on the battlefield and cared for
his wounded soldiers. She bound up their
wounds with soft, cool linen and ointment Of
roses. Then the people began to wonder
greatly; and as her contented mind began
to show upon her features the creases in her
brow were smoothed out and Charlotella's
ugliness was no longer so apparent
| Meantime Floryset remained In her
| chamber in the tower and refused to come
| forth, except for little while each day.
| when she walked datntIly abou8 IN the
| palace garden, attended by her maids Of
| honor Much OF the time she Spentlying i0tp
| upon her couch Of rose colored silk, gazing
| into her small mirror of polished metal.
| She would have liked much to visit again
! the wonderful lake which had shown her
J so enhancing photograph Of her charming
| self, but she was fearful OF beholding the
| ugly sights that awaited her In the fields
that led to the lake.
"Ah. dear" she said to her little maid
| In waiting, as the latter stood beside her
| welding great fan of long. white, silky
| ostrich feathers. while at the foot Of her
| couch her little page sang softly and sweetly
| to this tlnkling melody of his gnitar. "Ah.
dear, I am SO sorry for papa's poor soldiers.
! It must hurt dreadfully to have sharp lance
thrust into ones flesh. Ugh! Sing to me
| again about the spring and the birth Of the
flowers, that may forget the dreadfutthings
outside the palace walls" ~
| And SO the days went on. Floryeet grew
more and more lazy and daily took less In
| terest In everything except what concerned
her own beauty. After awhile, as she be-
| came older, her laziness caused her to grow
| very stout, and when those days came she
alone remembered that she had once been
| beautiful.
Many years later, and long after tbs
| Princesses had grown old and had died,
| people in the kingdom, and in far distant
countries. too. told wonderful tales of Saint
] Charlotella, whom they said was one Of the
most beautiful Prlncesses In the world.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-02

40 wonder then that Floryset stood with
her small hands tightly clasped before her.
appalled, and unable to inter word at sight
o, her own trauscendent loneliness.
What of sister Charlotelia, who stood be-
side her and watched the image of her own
form and features refectedby the untruthful
LAKE? Remember that the magic power of
the water enabled even the wicked old witch
to seem comely.
You must know. therefore, that Char
lotela was gratifed to behold n charming,
sweet faced maiden where she had thought
to see familiar ugly self. Her hands had
become small and shapely; her feet peeped
out like dainty butterflies with golden wings.
Her nose was straight; her eyes had grown
large and clear; her large and hitherto promi-
nent ears now lay close to her well shaped
head and In size were In keeping with the
rest of her pretty features.
Her yellow gown. with Its emerald girdle,
set Of most charmingly the soft brown tints
In her curling hair.
Charlotella gazed and gazed and gazed.
At last she spoke "Oh' she sighed soft
~. II never dreamed was so beautiful"
Charlotelia's face was pale and not at all
like her rosy reflection In the water as she
said faintly:-"And AMI am really pretty,
after all. Why didn't they tell me so? Oh.
why did no one say so befnre?" She turned
to Floryset and caught her by the hand.
Come" she said "come, sister. we shall
be late. They will miss us and send after us;
let us so back to the palace at once.'
With hands tightly casped and their
hearts beating IN time with their foot steps.
the two princesses hastened back to the
palac, garden. The gates were luckily still
open. and their flight had been undiscovered.
So they betbok themselves to their tower
chamber. and there they sat and talked and
talked of the Images in the wonderful lake.
which they both believed to be real.
Neither Floryset nor Char.otelln slept at
all well that night, Early the next morn
ing the young princesses were awakened
ny great shouting below in the courtyard.
They arose hastily, and DOMINIC their silken
| morning robes. leaned out Of the high case,
ment to see what was causing such IN up
! roar. There they beheld the King. their
| father, clad In full armor. calling loudly to
| his soldiers. who filled the courtyard. He
| wns shouting words of command.
| soo4 the iron gates of the palace swung
| wide apart and the King followed by his
| retainers, clad In metal coats of mail and
wearing shields and lances rode forth into
| the fields beyond. Here he was met by great
companies of his own soldiers. waving aloft
| banners of scarlet and blue and gold. Soon
the Prlncesses could see far, far across the
| fields and beyond the lake long line OF
| knights In black armour. who rode forward to
| meet the King in battle.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-02

plain the relative position.
:. IN the lateral holes, or those on the side OF
the smaller nuts, place two small straws
ABOUT an inch long. This DONE close up all
the little creylces between the straws and
nuts with sealing wax or soap and place the
point OF the walnut on the cork of an up.
right bottle; the system will balance itself.
NOW pour gently into the walnut stream Of
water, which will run down the two straws
Into the nuts, from which 1t will escape
through the small PIECES of straw, causlhg
the rotation Of the entire apparatus on ac-
count of the reaction Of the descending
water on the inner surfaces of the small nuts.
This is rustic imitation of the Unknown
principle of the hydraulic turntable given In
the treatises on physics.
A few precautions must be taken, when
you bore the holes in the nuts, not to chip
the shells or break your penknlfe. The best
way is to take bit of wire heated red hot,
and with this gradually enlarge the penings'
Whichever way Won do H. the operation de'
mands some skill! and patience, but
without q little trouble, my boy,
1t Is impossible to taste yonr Joy
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-02

Numbered and groaned and his big tears
fell In a shower all around him. When.
suddenly, Gee Wilkins said George, but
this was because he felt grasp on his shirt
collar and heard familiar voice saying
"Yo' young rapscallion, yo'! Here me an
Mis- wilkins ben huntin all ober de libin'
crashun fer yo', an yo' dom got no mo-
sense dan to set out yere in thunder storm.
Mis- wilkins fix yo', shore
But George as he went along only put on
his biggest, best and sunntest grin, and after.
ward when he told me all about It, said
| solemAly, George, two second helps Of plum
: pudding are just two too many"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-02
PLAYING MAKE BELIEVE.

Polly and played make believe"
With the apple tree and the swing,
Polly, she was the gentle queen,
Aud was the golden king.
And Polly wore a blue silk gown
With, oh, a very long trail,
And carried fan of feathers
Like peacock's spread out tail.
We drove In golden chariot
We had the swing for throne
And our make believep castle and ocean
Were puddles and pieces Of stone.
And after we'd make believe" minute,
l seemed like truly King,
Too proud to cry when tumbled
Down on the ground from the swing.
HELEN EGGLESTON HASKELL.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-02
TURNTABLE OF NUTS.

A bit Of rye straw, walnut and two hazel
OF acorn nuts-such Is the apparatus required
Tor our turntable. Cut the surface of the
walnut opposite the pointed end, take cut
the kernel and then, one-quarter way from
me pointed end, bore two sloplng holes with
diameters exactly equal to your straw.
Next take two nuts and make two round
parts, opposite to the pointed ends, and The
other, smaller, In the side, and empty the
nut of Its meat with piece of wire or pin.
Now unite the small nuts with the walnut
BY couple Of straws about i've or six
taehes long,
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] which

you run your hand down and pull 1t outs
won't hurt you"
At this George looked as frightened as
1t was possible for him to look and his grin
entirely disappeared, but he said bravely,
''Hope you may die!''
Hope may die" said the Ogre.
'Cross yourself?' asked George.
Surely" said the Ogre, as he did 1t. But
you must hurry and don't mind If / whimper
a little because it hurts, and afterward we
will be better friends than ever"
This gave George confidence. and he soon
had his hand down the ogre's throat and
was pulling gently at the cob, while the Ogre
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-02
A Children'S Party at the White House.

One of Mrs. Roosevelt's recent entertain
ments for the young folks is charmingly de-
scribed by little daughter of Capt. g, w.
Van Deusen, U. S. A.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-02
Medftations.

Broke broke, broke,
On these newspaper tips, ali, me!
And would that some diamonded "bookie''
Would restore me justone lost Nv"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-30
Hosiery Cheap

= f
Ladies black cotton hose
with split feet, extra spliced
heels and toes, an excellent 18c
value at 13c a pair; two pairs
for 25c.
Children s fine ribbed, feeced
black cotton stockings, rein
forced with double knees, heels
and toes, would be big value at
18c, at 13c a pair; two pairs
at Csc.
Children fine ribbed black
stockings, seconds Of 10c quail
ity, sizes 5 to Z, at Sc a pair.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-30
JOURNAL BUILDING POPULAR
| Crowds Find Comfort and Informa-
| ton Free of Charge.

(By Carrier Pigeon, ]. H. Barton's
Eclipse" champion 200-mile young
bird of America for 3.)-As usual
The Journal building is popular
with the crowds. The free informa-
ton bureau, the spacious verandas
where the foot-weary may rest and
watch the lively features surrounding
the building and the free parcel room
have proved of great satisfaction and
comfort to the crowd.
The Journal building and its ac-
commodations are free to every visit
or to the fair. Barton's prize carrier
pigeons are on exhibition, and the
center of admitting groups. They are
beautiful birds-the finest of the kind
in the northwest. The first bird
Eclipse, was liberated at 1 o'clock yes
terday, and hundreds gathered about
the building waiting to see him start
The Journal Newsboys' band gave
a concert yesterday and today at Agri-
cultural hall The boys made great
hit despite the fact that they were
arrayed in musical competition, in
a sense, against the crack bands of the
northwest. When at the fair and you
grow tired head for The Journal
building. It is there to add to your
comfort and give you any information
possible. Everything is free.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-30
booth near the entrance attracted the

booth near the entrance attracted the
attention of many of the visitors, who
were quick to eXclaim that the UNI
skilled women must be directed by
skilled brain or they would not be
able to do what they have. 1t is the
exhibit of the women's work exchange
of the City Mission of Minneapolis
and Mrs. G. D. Smith has arranged
some remarkably pretty clothes made
out of cast-off garments and scraps of
| trimming which We're sent to the mis-
sion. She is assisted by Mrs. Jacoby
and the two were kept busy answering
inquiries.
The other exhibits are Of special in
terest to women and include demon
STATIONS of millinery college, dress
cutting school, dye house, breakfast
foods, rug making and patent washers.
The building is all hung in green and
white and as the exhibitors have used
the same colors the effect is very har-
morious. The fountain in the center
is surrounded by cool looking plants
and flowers but the soft splash of the
water Is lost in the babble of voices.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-30
: Will Be a Busy Day at the
Ribbon Values

These extraordinary ribbon
values should attract you to
the Special Sales Counter, main
floor:
They include all silk ribbons
in fancy stripes, Persian and
floral effect, brocades and pol
ka dots, widths 3 to 5 inches,
in two lots:
15c, 19c and 25c values, at
1870 a yard.
25c, SOC to 800 values, at 15c
a yard.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-30
WONDERFUL POULTRY
Magnificent Display Under Direction
Of Leslie Parlin.

Leslie Parlin, superintendent of the
poultry division at the fair, could have
given fair show last Saturday. Now
he can almost beat the world for an
exhibit of fancy poultry from pigeons
to Toulon geese. There is not an inch
to spare in this department and in
fact the building is overcrowded, COM
pe1Iing the narrowing of the ais1es to
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-30
Public-SchOOl Work.

A new department this year in in
public-school work, and the schools
of Itasca and Mcleod counties have
both splendid exhibits, showing what
has been done by the pupils.
The State Art society has room at
the end of the Woman's building and
it's exhibit is we'll worth seeing. 1T
includes showing Of the work of
the Minneapolis and st. Paul Schools
charcoal and architectural drawings,
designs, some cabinet and woven
work Among the Minneapolis peo-
pie who are represented in the eX-
hibit are the Misses Edith Griffith
and Mary Moulton Cheney, who have
a copy of their book; Mrs Bert Lum
has some dainty prints after the fash-
ion Of the Japanese. Miss Henrietta
Clopath of the university shows sew
eral pictures, as does Professor Koch
Ter, while Mrs. George Backus has a
plaster bust of D. B. lyon Miss Nc
Kinstry of Faribault contributes sew
eral pleasing oils and Max Weber of
Duluth has some odd and interesting
pictures. There is a case of handi-
craft work, and among the pretty
things In it Is the handwrought cop
per bowl of Miss Mary Simpson, which
won a prize at the st. Cloud exhibit.
Miss Lorena Higbee of st. Paul Is
in charge of the room and will be
there all week. Professor Robert
Koehler Ernest Kennedy and Miss
Julie Gautier of ST. Paul formed the
committee which arranged the eX.
hibit.
City Mission Work.
"The Work of Unskilled Women
This sign over a green and white
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-30
FLOUR CITY BOOK A HIT
Mr.. =Nye's Commercial Club Book In De
mand at ST. Louis.

MIR. Nye's Commercial Club Book In De-
mand at st. Louis.
"a Mere Introduction to the Great City
of the Great Northwest Wallace G. Nye's
Commercial club book of Minneapolis,
printed for distribution at the Twin City
building at the worlds fair, has made a
great hit The last lot Of the first edition
of is, 900 will be shipped Monday to Charles
A. Cornman, in charge Of the Minneapolis
end Of the exhibit The club may see it's
way to finance another edition Of 10000
to be used for the same purpose. Mr..
Cornman has written Mr.. Nye as follows:
The book is .'wlnner.'' Visitors from all
parts Of the country come in and ask for the
book. 1t is the only book Of its kind on Model
the grounds and that is saying a great deal.
am giving the book sparingly, abb about on, one
found what had on hand wouldn't last long
in consequence reduced the number to be giver
away to 100. 1 have on hand about $780, which
will last about week.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-30

such an extent as to make it almost
impossible to move about when the
human tide runs strong.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-30

An assortment of pretty new
challies in light, medium and
dark grounds, at Sc a yard.
32-inch double fold new
dress percales in staple and
fancy styles at 634c a yard.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-30

New Orleans, Aug. 30.-The United
States government is to build hospital
here for the care Of Panama canal pa
tients.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-30

First and second sizes in
children s ribbed shirts, heavy
weight, to clean up at Sc each;
two for SC.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-30
WOMEN OFFER
FINE DISPLAYS
BUILDING CROWDED WITH BET
TER EXHIBITS THAN EVER
Work of Making Awards Begun
Committee Spends Morning Tasting
Preserves - Work OF Farmers
Wives, of Public School Pupils and
of "Unskilled Womcn'' is Shown.

EARLY this morning the committee,
Mines. N. H. Moshier, Minneapolis,
w. HI. Barber, ST. Paul, and Miss Ida
Martin, Mankato, began it's task of
making the awards in the housekeep-
ing department of the Woman'S build
ing, and all day preserves were tasted
and cakes sampled, while an inter-
ested crowd watched the placing Of
the ribbons.
The tempting array of cakes, SO
light they seemed to be lowering over
the table; breads and rolls, painted
a delicate brown; jellies, preserves
pickles and every other branch of
home cookery, created an appetite in
the most dyspeptic on-looker.
confidently murmured a 12-year-old
girl, who had stationed herself beside
her loaf, as it rested, brown and
crusty on the table.
Did you. indeed, my dear?" said
the motherly woman, who heard her.
ut looks as good as l could make
and 1 am the brag breadmaker in my
county"
Tomorrow the embroidery and fine
needlework will be judged. Thursday
the ribbons will be placed on the
quilts and Friday the hand-painted
china, burnt-wood and leather work
will receive their awards.
All day yesterday the throng
streamed thru the building, and Mrs.
M. L. Luther who has charge of it,
and her assistants, Mrs. Mary Adam
son of ST. Paul, Mrs. A. H. Felkey and
Mrs. Ruth Luther Castle, We're be-
sieged with Inquiries in regard to the
interesting examples Of Woman's work
displayed
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-30
Linens

60-inch oil boiled Turkey
damask in assorted patterns,
regular SOC grade, at 39c a yd.
19-inch pure linen brown
crash toweling, a regular 1910
quality, at 1Oc a yard.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-30
Ladies' Neckwear

Dainty embroidered turn
over collars that are worth 15c,
at Sc each.
so dozen ladies Oxford and
linen stock collars finished with
fagoting and stitching, in tab
effects, zoe neckwear, at 1Oc
each.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-16
SsgaoPEIOUsAs. PARISH NF APRIL ]6 1904
To the Democrats of St. Landry:
OpELoUsAs, La, April 18th, 1904.

OPELoUsAs, La, April 18th, 1904.
primaries, both sides worked with energy and
vgor All the that could be brought vant and
aggressive The factions of that party doing all they
could for their respective candidates. and the result has been
ceped by all Democrats throughout the State. The common
in the field and by subtle argument are trying to allure
the of this parish break their tacit obligations to
stand by the result
AS honorable is duty rally Democrat and
the polls the 10Th g this month and support the nom
inees of the party.
Those who followed thA banner u zs1rd Jastreski,
all Democrats and should do all their to down the
party of Roosevelt and Booker Washington
AS long the black fringe remains in the Custom House at
New Orleans useless for the Republicans of this State to claim
that they are Lily Whites.
ask those who loyalty supported IL the late prna-
res and whom grateful keep in mind their obi
cations people by the result and to full vote
the 10Th, which will give St. Landry standing in the State
that nothing else
M. L. SWORDS.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-16

If the average politician of
Louisiana, who fears the Demo
cratic party would be injured if
the people had hand in its man.
agement means anything at all it
is that Louisiana is peculiar in all
respects from her sister States of
the South. As the Tlmes-Demo-
cnat truly observes, the talk of
these fellows through tongue and
ressS'would seem to justify the
SANDER of Cable that all ordinary
rules, segulations and conditions
prevailing elsewhere are SO affect
ed by the climate of Louisiana
that they become impossible here,
or produce different results. This
SANDER is reproduced by these
politicians, who declare that it is
impossible to put in operation
here the Democratic political
methods prevailing in neighbor-
ing States, that we need twice as
many officials as Alabama, Missis-
sippi and Texas, and that the vo-
ters of Louisiana cannot be trust
ed like those of" other Southern
States to elect their officers"
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-16
A Liberal Offer.

With every order for dodgers:
posters, hangers, ETC., printed
at the COURIER JOB OFFICE, we,
will give, free of charge, a reading
notice calling attention to same
IN the local columns of this paper,
thus doubling their advertising
value. We are the only office in
town able to do this, and the only
printing oficein in the parish sup
plied with stock and trade cuts
for illustrating large poster work
of every description. We have
over a hundred cuts of all sizes to
select from. When you need
anything in the printing line. no
matter how small or how arge
the order, give us call.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-16
Vote Next Tuesday,

1t is the duty of eveW Demo
crat in this parish toSnp to the
polls next TuesdayE abn Iote for
the candidates forIStasR Parish
and Ward officers selectns at the
Democratic primaries, without a
scratch. The ticket at the head
of the first column on our fourth
page is the Democratic ticket,
nominated by a majority of the
Democratic voters, and is entitled
to the unanimous support of the
party. Stamp the rooster and you
will have done your duty. q
We insist upon the Democrats
of this parish turning out and
polling a good vote for the party
nominees on the 10Th. OF course
the nominees will all. be elected.
There is no question about that;
but we ought to give them a re-
spectacle vote and not suffer the
election to go by default. The
method of voting will be easy:
just stamp the rooster at the
head of the ballot and that will
vote the entire Democratic ticket
from Governor to Constable.