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THRIFTY DENMARK.

,Des Moines Capital: The little
country of Denmark furnishes an ex-
ample of what industry. intelligence
and thrift can accomplish for ma
ton. The people Of Denmark are
temperate, hard working and econ
omical. They live at peace with each
other and with their neighbors, OBJ
serve the law and have respect for
their rulers. They possess in marked
degree the homely virtues which con-
duce to happiness and prosperity. and
furnish conspicuous example Of the
survival of domestic qualities.
In 1904 Denmark patronized foreign
market more extensively than ever
before in her history. During that
of 1925, 100000. an increase Of $7,000,-
900 over the record Of the previous
year. The Danish hen seems to have
imbibed the provident and thrifty
habits of her masters. for in 1904 Den
mark produced no less than $4,000 900
worth of eggs for export. One Of the
largest and most popular Danish in
dustries is buttermaking, and In 1904
In addition to supplying the home de-
mand, Danish diaries sold abroad $4U,-
100000 worth of the product The
Danes sell lard, oleomargarine, bacon
ham and fresh beef In large quanti-
ties England and Germany being
among her best customers. There are
seven sugar beet factories in Denmark
and in 1903 they turned out 10000 lbs
Of sugar. This output is said to be
now materially increased. Among the
more important Danish exports are
fish, raw hides and skins, and these
form an important factor In the bust
ness of the country Foreign coun-
tries bought Of Denmark in 1904 goods
to the value Of s95,000,O0
Guiding father. The children are train
ed to habits Of industry, and it is as
natural for a Danish boy or girl tc
save money as it is for the American
youth to spend 1t. The happy, home
loving people of Denmark have many
virtues which nations Of greater
wealth and higher pretensions might
well emulate.
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ALBA.

Abba, May S.-The case OF Pat
Fisher is before the district court to-
day. He is charged with entering a
box car and stealing some liquor. At
hi, preliminary he plead guilty, but
now demands a separate trial with the
plea OF not guilty. The witnesses for
the state were examined yesterday
and the defense introduced its wit
nesses today.
A marriage license was granted yes
terday to, Rollie r. Bettes, %, and
Mae Teri ell, 20, both of Hiteman.
Mrs. TN. Daley was called to Mel
rose last3 week by the illness Of her
mother, Mrs. Lawless.
The republican county convention
will mech June 9 to select candi-
dates for Che county Offices, which are
to be filled the coming year.
James Harrison Of Charlton. detec-
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made by Congressman Rainey. The
same thing has been discovered hun
dred times before by democratic lead
ers, 50 it is not new nor startling The
only remedy Is to break down the pro.
manufacturers home market to for.
eign competition, just the same com
petition which confronts him in the
worlds markets and which he has to
meet by cutting prices so as to make
up for the difference of the cost of
production in America and in Europe.
This difference is largely in the price
of labor, so the American matchmaker
sells his watches cheaper in Europe
than at home, because Dutch watches
and Swiss watches are made cheaper
by cheap labor
This is all there is to the American
policy of protection, and if the home
protection afforded the manufacturer
which enables him to fight for q
place in the worlds markets, is taken
from him it can only be done by
changing the economic policy Of the
nation from protection to free trade
as that is the only way the manufac
turer can be stopped from selling his
surplus products cheaper abroad thar
at home for the benefit of home labor
Do the American people want to try
this remedy? 1t has nothing to dc
with the question of tariff revision
but is matter of free trade or pro
lection. Does the American public
forget, in decade, the effects of free
trade on commerce and industry? Dc
the people want to revert to those
days of panics and failures? Isn't ar
ere of independence better?
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Given. to Ira Lee, of Laxonta. They
are residing at Osllaloosa.
r. j. Oldham has been quite SICK
with congestion of the liver.
Mrs. N. B. McNeese returned Fri
day from an extended visit with heI
sister at Eldorado. Kan.
Mrs. Mary e. McWay OF Chicago,
left Fridav for Bussey after spending
the week with her son, DR.. H. r. Me-
Way
Mr.. vanderzyl Of Pe1la, was here
Thursday on business.
J. A. Moore of Bussey. spent Thurs
de- in the city.
Mrs. w. M. Gwin, near Cedar. has
been suffering from liver trouble.
John Jordan, from near Kirkville,
has been making number of i'm
provements and repairs to his resi-
dence
orvtle, son of Ed. Maloy. has been
sick.
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PENNINGTON.

Pennington, May S.--Mrs. Thos.
Sturgeon left Saturday morning fol-
Creston to visit her daughter, Mrs.
B. Keaster.
Mrs. Wiley Barton of Primrose, is
t. G guest OF her son. H. +. Barton.
S. NJ. Haley was in Keosauqua Sat
urday.
Miss Jessie Ford has returned to her
homo in Keokuk.
Miss Margaret Ware, who has beer
visiting relatives in Burlington re-
turned home Thursday morning.
Miss Inez Boice spent Saturday
with friends in Bonaparte.
Mrs. Allie Wright Of Mt. Hamill
was a business visitor Friday.
Mrs. Vincent Of Cantril. has leased
the Jacob Wagner property and ex.
poets to open boarding house.
Mrs. w. III. Coulter and daughter
Mrs. BERTHE Williams. Mrs. E. l.. Tay.
lor and Mrs. =. D. Mann We're guest!
of Bonaparte relatives Saturday.
S. T. KINNEY Of Keosauqua, was al
over Sunday guest Of his mother, Mrs
Amanda KINNEY.
Mr.. Otto Donnell Of California, ar.
rived Sunday evening", having beer
called here by the illness of his moth
er, Mrs. George Donnell.
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EDDYvlLLE.

Eddyville,, May 7.-Quite number
Of relatives and friends attended the
funeral Of S. c. Kussart at Hynes
Friday afternoon. The services were
conducted by Rev. Miss Ireland. The
burial was under the auspices of the
X. P. lodge at Hynes. and burial was
made at Cuba. Samuel Charles Kus-
sart, son Of John and Hester Kussart,
was born in Green county, Pa, May
Is, 1858. He moved with his mother
and two brothers to this place in ear
ly childhood, and lived here up until
about two years ago, when he moved
to Hynes. He was married some
years aeo to Miss Lena Franzen, who;
with five children, survives. The only
surviving brother Is ]. r. Kussart of
this place. His other brother, ]. M.
Kussart, died in May. 1902, and their
mother died January 80. 1906. He had
been sick for several months with con-
sumption. He died at o'clock
Wednesday, afternoon, May Q, 1906, at
the age Of AZ years, IL months, and 10
days.
Married, at o'clock Wednesday af-
ternoon. at the home of the officiating
clergyman, Rev. Somerville, In Oska-
loosa, Miss Matte J. Belzer of near
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]. Morris, Committeeman.
Eiohth Precinct,


The republicans of the eighth pre-.
cinct will hold caucus Saturday. May
IL. at p. m. at Humphreys hall, to
select four delegates to attend the
county convention to be held at the
court house in Ottumwa May 10, 1906.
H. F. Michael, Committeeman.
Agency Township Primary.
There will be a meeting of the re-
publicans Of Agency township in the
town hall at Agency at p. m. Satur-
day, May IL, to elect seven delegates
to attend the county convention to be
held in the court house in Ottumwa
Saturday, May 10, 1906.
E. T. Allen, Committeeman.
cass Township.
Chillicothe, May THE republican
voters of Cass township will meet in
caucus Saturday evening, May IL, for
the purpose of selecting four delegates
to the county convention, May 10. eau.
Gus to open at 8 p. m.
Albert Cotton, Committeeman.
Pleasant Township.
The republicans of Pleasant town.
ship will meet at Bladensburg at 4 p.
M, Saturday, May 10, to elect six dele.
gates to the county convention to be
held in Ottumwa, Saturday, May 10.
j. B. Shaw, Committeeman.
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STORY OF A HORSE TRADE.

Chicago Evening Post: "UncIe Joe
will be renominated for congress with
out the semblance of fight in his
district this year. said Representa-
tive Charles A. Allen, who lives in
Cannon's home county OF Verrnillion.
land his reelection is also certain"
1t has got to be habit to send him to
congress down our way. It's not often
ANYBODY geets ahead of Uncle joe I
remember I got the better Of him on
a horse deal once though. Cannon
had fine bay horse that wanted for
long time, ard he kept joking me
about buying 1t. but never would make
the sale. Finally one day he told me
that he meant to get another horse,
and that If he did he would sell me
the bay. asked him how much he
wanted, and he answered: oh, I'll
make 1t nominal price. for my prin-
cipal desire is to place the horse
where it will be well taken care Of
You can have him for $50. and if you
don't hear from me by Saturday the
sale is on
Saturday morning came" contin-
ued Allen, land 1 heard nothing from
Uncle Joe. So told my man to go
quietly to Cannon's barn, get the
horse and take it out the back way,
SO nobody could see him. He did so.
and got the horse out of Cannon's
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THE lNrERlIRRAN-

The interurban line has come to stay.
1t is yet in it's infancy in many states,
but east Of the Mississippi and north
of the Ohio it is fixture and so sue
cessful that it's very existence gives
assurance Of success for the lines in
the west In Iowa there are a number
of interurbans in operation and others
either in course of construction or soon
to be- Ottumwa is to be the terminus
of one line if present plans meet with
general approval. The whole state
will doubtless become, in ten years. a
live interurban field and its lines will
be connected with other lines across
the Mississippi.
Already there is serious talk of a ser.
vice by interurban all the way from
East st. Louis TO New York City and
Boston and within two years there will
no doubt be through sleepers all that
distance, just as there are now through
Indiana and Ohio. According to the
St. Louis Dispatch the. people
along the lines of the Mckinley system
in Central Illinois are looking forward
now TO the time when the "last gap
will be filed so that it will be possible
to make the through trip by trolley
line" from the eastern end of Eads
bridge at st. Louis to New York.
For people who have nothing to do
but spend much time and some money
in making the most of summer vaca
ton devoted to learning everything
possible about the country they live
in, it may be pleasant as we'll as pro
fitable to start from the foot of Wash
;y,r country nv troll.
ley, pushing the button for the car To
stop at every crossing where they
see something interesting from the
window. They do this sort OF thing
in New England now on the interurban
trolley, stopping at points OF interest
and signalling another convenient cal
when they are ready to go on to the
next place where some New England
celebrity did something to make the
spot celebrated.
They do it also in Pennsylvania, IN
Ohio and Indiana and along the Allan
tic coast from Boston south to Ph1la
delphia, and it is only question OF
time till it will be done half way across
the continent.
The interurban systems of Ohio and
Indiana made such connections last
year as will be made this year in Hi
nois. The trolley map of Ohio and In
diana, including only lines now com
pleted and in operation, shows these
two states as one of the greatest cen
tiers of prpgress in electric transit in
the United States. When on the last
day of the last year, the completion OF
thirty-two miles of track connecting
Lima and IFindlay. Ohio, was celebrat-
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EpDYvlLLE.

Eddyville, May .2.s-The funeral Of
Mrs A ]. Gardner was Ia 1'Gesday
afternoon, conducted by Rev. Howe OF
the Methodist church, assisted by Rev
Monkman OF Chillicothe.
II. J. Wing has moved to the j. M
Fish property.
VIM. McMains bought the A. G,
Black property
Ralph Chord. Geo. Weber. Ben
Riggs and Miss Pansy Jamison at
tended the show, THE Land of Nod"
In Oskaloosa Monday night.
Mrs. c. c. Wroughton of Aurora.
ILL.,, came Tuesday to visit her moth
err, Mrs M. A. Leggett.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Bell are visiting
in Ottumwa.
Miss May McDole accompanied Mr..
and Mrs. L. T. jackson to their home
at Grinnell Sunday for an extended
visit.
Mrs. Jas. Dunning visited her
brother, Alec Foster, at Abba, Mon
day. A new baby boy arrived at his
home Sunday
Miss Maisy Hodge returned to her
home at Hilton Monday after SPEND
ing few days with Misses Pete
Emanuel and Nellie LaCost.
Geo. Elliott and Miss Edna Jones Of
Ottumwa, visited here Sunday. 49,
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PEOPLES PULPIT.

!, Me and My.
/ am. I do. can, trust,
| was, will, I'll go, must,
did, I've been, I'll have or bust,
For amt Governor Cummins.
had. shall, ought, I'll be,
could, | would. should, I'll see,
| cant. won't, dare be free,
For amt I Governor Cummins
III run, I'll ruin. I'll crush, I'll break,
I'll give, I'll get, I'll go, I'll take,
I'll send, I'll bring, I'll PUT, I'll make,
For amt l Governor Cummins
So there you see. l, me and my
Will fix all things, or I'll know why,
And after this, who'll dare deny
That am Governor Cummins
Contributed.
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DUNREATH.

Dunreath, May 4.--Miss Daisy Mich
oils and Jessie Nichols were Red Rock
callers Sunday.
william Gilbert was a caller at Dex-
ter last evening.
Mrs Carrie Pattison Of Percy, waa
here Tuesday.
Johnnie Phifer Of Cordova. was q
caller here Sunday
Budd Williams Of Red Rock. was Q
caller at this place Saturday even
ing.
George Thomasson visited friends
here last Sunday.
George Dearth Of Monroe is spend
ing the week in this city.
Charlie Dalton Of Des Moines spent
Sunday in this place.
Levi Brown Is convalescing.
Miss Alpha Amos called on Miss
Cora Maplethorpe last evening.
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CHARLTON.

Charlton, May 8.-The Misses Dot
Carroll and Lizzie Bailey spent Sun
day in Lacona with Mrs. Lester Byers.
Mrs. M Bailey and son Gaylord Of
Leon, visited over Sunday with rela-
tives.
Smoke Noxal Club cigars. SC.
Another operation was performed
Sunday on the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Pete Johnson, who had scar
let fever, whi.h left gathering be-
hind the ear.
The republican central committee
met Saturday and voted unanimously
to allow the names Of the candidates
for governor to go on the primary ball
lot The first Of June is the day set
for the primary.
Mrs. Sam Porter went to Des
Moines this morning to attend con-
vention of the U. P. church.
+ Mrs. Charlie Simmons returned to
her home in Chicago Sunday night
after a visit here and at Leon.
Messrs. Frank Lambert and C. M.
Cox are in Melrose this week on busi-
ness.
The Teachers club met with Miss
Myrtle Eastman last evening. Light
refreshments were served.
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. - T. - . =
ed by driving a golden spike at Find
lay, the first car which ran over the
line made it possible to travel by. troll
ley over connecting tracks from
Charlottesville, in western Indiana, to
Titusville, Pa, distance Of 615 miles,
The same connection made possible
trips from Cincinnati to Cleveland
Toledo and Erie, with a prospect Of
reaching Michigan towns on the north
ern lakes as well as of making connec-
tons with the eastern Pennsylvania
systems before the close of next year.
The interurban idea has Seized hold
Of Iowa and Ottumwa, with her usual
progress, is one of the first cities to
take hold. Ottumwa wants an inter-
urban. So do the live towns in this
vicinity So do the farmers Of Wap-
clio and nearby counties. 1t means
progress.
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WATCHES AND WAGES.

Representative Rainey's recent
speech in congress on the subject Ct
American watches and their prices
here and in Europe has attracted
much attention. Democratic pa
pers have been very busy since that
time re-hashing the speech and moral
izing on the fact that American
watches are sold cheaper abroad than
at home"
Now this discovery of Mr.. Rainey'a
democratic argument that he and 9th.
er democrats have been using for sew.
eral years 1t is the same kind Of an
argument that brought about a demo,
cratic victory in 1893, closed Ameri
can workshops and opened American
soup houses.
The fact about the watch business
is just this. Today, owing to their
great development of the watchmak.
ing business, there are more watches
made in this country than the home
market can take care of. There are
thousands of people employed in this
line of industry, and the question
which confronts the watch manufac'
turer and his great army of employees
is how to dispose of this surplus pro
duct, in order that the American fac
tories may be kept running all the
year around. There are two ways OF
solving this question. One is to shut
down the factories, so that there will
be no surplus products and thus throw
"a idleness the pople who depend
employment for an existence.
other way is to do as the watch
ers are now pursuing-to sell
surplus products in the markets
he world, where the keen competi
makes cutting of price necessa
and thus be enabled to keep their
cries in operation for the benefit
ONE labor.
his is all there is to the discovery
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tive for the Burlington, is at Abba this
week attending court.
A decision in the case of the writ of
certiorari was rendered Saturday by
Judge Vermillion Only one point
was under consideration, viz: wheth-
or the August petition was legal or
otherwise. The decision was rendered
in favor of the board. The judge de-
Gliding that the board had the right
to canvass at that time. An appeal
case. which comA later will decide
other disputed points In the case.
Rev. r. X. Atkinson returned this
morning to his home at Hulneston.
after the conclusion of the communion
service at the Associate Presbyterian
church.
The temperance society Of Abba
held an enthusiastic meeting yester-
day afternoon with Mrs. J. G. McCor-
mick.
W. c. Hammond was at Blakesburg
| yesterday on business.
| Abba enjoyed the first circus Of the
season today. 1t isa the old William
Hall circus Of last Season under the
new. management Of Cook e. Barrett.
confined to her bed for some time, is
able to be about again.
II. Ii. Derby was a business visitor
at Abba yesterday.
FAIRFIELD.
Fairfield, May S.--A melting of those
interested in the proposed interurban,
between Fairfield and Keosauqua, was
held yesterday A public meeting will
be held at the Jefferson club tomor
row evening.
Fire caused by defective fiue COM
pletely destroyed the farm house CT
Mrs. Sarah Bates, two miles north OF
Fairfield, Sunday afternoon. The
building was occupied by Perry Bates
But little household goods was saved
The loss is not fully covered by insur-
ance.
Enfpyrean society enjoyed a tally
no party to Cedar Creek, four miles
south, yesterday afternoon.
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BATTLE OF THE WILDERNESS.

4. From May to 81 forty-two years
ago were fought the battles of Spots
ylvania Court House following closely
upon the mattles of the Wilderness,
the two engagements resulting in
some OF the most desperate fighting
of the civil war. 1t was on May II
that Grant reported, II propose to
fight it out on this line if it takes all
summer" The battle of the Wilder
ness was the beginning of the cam
paign of 1864 in Virginia, and the pur-
pose of the Army of the Potomac I'M
der General Meade, with Grant in SUI
preme command was to attack the
army of Northern Virginia under Gen
eral Lee and by constant hammering
destroy it and take Richmond The
first clash on May 5 and was in the
dwarfed woods and underground
known as the Wilderness where caval-
ry and artillery operations were al
most impossible. While the troops
were engaged in fierce contest at
close range, the woods caught fire and
nearly 200 persisted in the flames. The
Union losses in killed, wounded and
missing were estimated at over $4,000
the Confederate losses being placed at
about 10000.
Regarding the battle of Spottsylva
MIA court house on May 10 after the
capture of the salient by the division
under Generel Hancock, one historian
says:
"The contest settled down to a
fierce struggle for the recovery Of the
apex of the salient between the east
and west angle. Never before since
the discovery Of gunpowder had such
mass of lead been hurled into q
space so small. Large standing trees
were literally cut off and brought tC
the ground by infantry fire alone. The
combatants fired directly into each
others faces, men grappled with their
antagonists and pulled tham across
the piles of logs to be stabbed or car
ried to the rear as prisoners.
Lees men made five desperate at
temps to dislodge Hancock, losing
heavily each time. 1t was O'Clock
the next morning when the fighting
ceased after the troops had beer
twenty hours under fire. The union
losses we're about 5000 in killed AM
wounded and the Confederate losses
between 5000 and 100000"
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barn without Uncle Joe's folks know
ing anything about it, That afternoon
I met Uncle Joe, and as soon as he
saw me he waved his stick at me. i
couldn't get that horse I was after,
Charlie he said. so our trade is off"
well, hold on l said. You told
me the sale was on If l didn't hear
from you by this morning didn't
your Uncle Joe admitted it. but be-
gan to explain that he couldn't get
another We'll, I'm sorry you couldn't
get the other horse I told him, but
that bay Is now about twelve miles
from here, bound for my farm, and
here's your $50, SO / guess the sale is
on for good
well, that's 1ne way to sneak q
mans horse away said Uncle Joe
but after bit he began to laugh, and
he conceded that the joke was or
| him."