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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-10-30

NORMA DANIELS (4)
ELSIE LITTLEFIELD.
Ally DAVIS.
EDITH PERRY.
RAY LINDLEY.
PAUL LINDLEY (S),
LENA M'CABE.
ANNIE VINCENT-(2)
MARY EVANS.
ELVA MAY GOODWIN.
BERYL DAVIS.
VIOLA FOSTER.
LESLIE FOSTER.
MYRTLE SWANSON.
RUTH PETERSON.
ALICE SWANSON.
CHARLES LAPHAM.
HELEN RUTH LOAR.
RUTH SILVERS.
GRETCHEN SILVERS.
HELEN SILVERS.
LAURA LEE.
WILLIAM WYRICK HARPER.
MARGARET ENID REYNOLDS.
LILAH GLEW.
PAULINE ELDORA HANSON.
GENEVIEvE MORENO KNUDSON
CHARLES GLEW.
AARON SMITH.
GEORGE DONALD PICKETT.
LILLIAN CONSODINE.
CHARLES CONSODINE.
BLANCHE HURXTHALL.
EDITH CARR.
LESLIE AYLAND.
AARON WARREN MELICK
HARLAND PETERSON.
nTTDE G vi MS
VIOLET NELSON.
FERN EPPERLY.
RALPH JoHNSTONE.
ALICE DONLEY.
BERTHA DONLBY.
RUTH OGDEN.
EDITH OGDEN.
JESSIE DUNN.
EDNA ELLEN STARE
WILMA ALLEN.
ROBERT PATTON.
LOUIS ALLEN.
ROY PERRIN.
HILDA FREED.
MARY STEELE.
liza ALLEN.
%ONA ALLEN
MONA BENSON.
~ Elk DAVIS.
! FNNETH cox.
] UCLLE WHITE.
HAROLD G. CHAPMAN.
VEDA PHILLIPS.
HAZEL F. CHAPMAN.
ADA LEWIS.
ROSA FOLKERS.
BESSIE LONG.
PEARL WEST (2)
COLLIDE KALSTON.
BESSIE DAVIS.
ROY DOROTHY.
MYRTLE MAY LOVELESS
EDNA HOUSE.
NELLIE HOUSE.
ANNIE FOUTS.
ALBERT X. ABBOTT-(2).
VEDA PHILLIPS.
GLADYS FELLOWS,
GLADYS GEE.
FOREST FRENCH.
MABEL GEE.
EDDIE GEE.
ROY DOROTHY
EMERY EDWARDS.
EDNA LEWIS-(3).
SMITHIE LEWIS.
DONALD BUNK.
HELEN WAINSCOTT.
LILLE GLATFELDER.
INEZ DELL AULD.
BELLE AULD.
LEILA SHAFFER.
MARY ELIZABETH WELLMAN.
MILRE SCOTT.
JENNIE PREVO,
MAE CHAMP.
ZULU M. TAYLOR.
GEORGE ROLAND.
FLORENCE PATTERSON
EMMA DAVIS.
JESSIE SCOTT.
RHODA DAVIS.
AGNES ASKLOF.
ADDIE CHENEY
EDITH VAWTER.
ARTHUR SWANSON.
AIDA GAME.
CHLOA MULHOLLEN.
EMMA DAVIS.
DOLPHIE LAIN.
JULIA WARREN.
MABEL SPRAY.
ANNA CARNES.
ELSIE TERRILL.
MARY ENTLElt.
BRUCE MELLIS.
MARY BELL.
ANSELM HEM.
DALE ZENTZ.
BEATRICE LYNCH
MYRTLE MILLS.
MAE THOMPSON.
ERIE WILSON.
BLANCHE MILLER.
LLOYD KEPHART.
MYRTLE ANDERSON
MAY SHAFFER (2)
LIZZIE HILLERY.
ELIZABETH REEFS. :
JOHN BELGARD.
CLEO DULIN.A
MAX Won SCHRADER
MADGE BARRETT.
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around and call their names and
change places. The last one in his
place has to take up the story and
continue it.
Bobbing for apples will never quite
go out of fashion for Halloween fun
Vary the game by taking the cores
out of the apples. In the hollow
place some little toy indicative of
ones future. gun for a soldier, fish
sailor, pen for writer, needle for
a seamstress. etc. Wrap these in par
afflne paper, place the top on the
apples and faster It by string and let
the children bob for them.
Here is an old nurses game but it
must be played with older people in
the ring to watch the fire. Take a
small stick or candle, light it so it
has only spark and pass it from
player to player, each repeating these
words: Jacks alive and likely to
live If he dies in my hand. forfeit
I'll give" If lighted candle is held
the others try to blow it out while the
player says his rhyme. If the light
dies, the player must give some OBJ
iect, penny, button. ring, handker-
chief, to be redeemed later. For the
benefit of the children who have never
been told how to play "Redeeming
Forfeits," this is given.
One child is chosen to sit blindfold-
ed in chair and a second to sell the
forfeits. The second player takes a
ring or other object, holds it over the
head of the blindfolded player and
they say: Heavy, heavy hangs over
your head" Fine or superfne?"
Fine. What shall the owner do to
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JOHN GREENLIEF WHITTIER.

Enda Lewis told me to write.
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Edna Fayette Lewis,
Rutledge, Iowa.
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R. B. D. 2, Box IS, F1oris, Iowa.
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Dear Editor:-
l want to thank you for my beauti-
full gold locket, 1t was so much nicer
than thought it would be.
Again thanking you for my beautiful
locket, remain your friend,
Norma Daniels, age 8,
Eldon, Iowa.
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Dear Editor
received the book yesterday, which
you sent me in answer to the four lines
Of poetry wrote concerning Merry
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Age IL.
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BeuIah Spray,
Age IS. Stockport. Ia.
Rural Route No. SO.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-04-12

self with an effort Hes sick. He's
ben in bed long time"
Here is chance for me to make
little offering to increase the hap
piness of the world on Easter Day"
Edith thought. Aloud she said, And
you think Timmy would like to hear
me sing?"
Sarah AIMS eyes shone "Oh.
wouldn't he, just. He likes singin'
bettern anything, but he never gifts
a chancet to hear any"
Edith looked at her watch; then
she considered a moment. "Will you
give me your address, please?" she
said. You may tell Timmy that l
shall be around to sing for him this
afternoon
"oh-h-h,' said Sarah Ann and PAT
sy. both in one breath. They were
too overcome to say another word.
They even forgot to say Thank you"
But Edith understood. and did not
mind in the least; she knew that
politeness need not always follow set
rules.
She fumbled for moment at Q
bunch of white lilies, pinned to her
corsage. When they were ualoosen-
ed. she gave one to Patsy one to Sar-i
ah Ann, And this large, lovely one
is for poor sick Timmy." she said.
With parting nod and smile she
was gone.
Sarah Ann seized Patsy's willing
hand. and they literally raced to the
waiting and impatient Timmy in the
tenement house on the East Side.
1t seemed long time before the
Easter lily, as they agreed to call her,
came; bat come she did. at last.
l wish Edith ArDold's critics could
have head her that afternoon. With
this simple, uncultured. enraptured
audience her self-consciousness all
vanished. She became as simple and
unefferted rs thev. ard - she sang
as she had never sung before.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-04-12
Fun for Easter.

A pretty Faster game from ireland
is called Touch. Six eggs of differ.
ent colors are placed in a row of sand.
One player is blindfolded and given
a light wand, with which he must
touch an egg, reciting:
Peggy. Patrick, Mike and Meg,
see me touch my Easter Egg:
Green and red and black and blue
Count for six. five. four and two.
If ! touch an egg OF white
A forfeit then will be your right;
II l touch an egg of gold
IL Is mine to have and hold"
The eggs are of different value.
Green counts six, red five, black four.
blue two. and the gold egg more than
all together. The player who touches
the gold egg wins the game and for
felt from each player. The white egg
Is worth less than nothing, for who
ever touches it must pay a forfeit.
Each player in turn is blindfolded and
someone outside the game keeps ac-
count of the eggs touched. When
score OF 20 is reached the game ends
without the aid of the gold egg. The
position of the eggs is changed after
each trial, SO that those who are try
ing to touch them may not know
where to place the wand.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-04-12

man ouarreled with Duke Henry.
threatening to go before the Diet OF
the Empire If l were not Immediately
acknowledged duchess and my son
Maurice Won Lynar made the heir Of
Hohenstein. But /, being true to my
oath and promise, left my brother
and abode here alone with my hus-
band when he could escape from his
dukedom, living like simple squire
and his dame. Then in an evil day
I sent my son to my brother to train
as his own son in arms and the arts
of war. But he, being at enmity with
my husband, made ready to carry the
lad before the Diet of the Empire,
that he might be declared heir to his
father. Then in his anger, Henry the
Lion rose and swept Castle Lynar
with fire and sword, leaving none
alive but this boy only, whom he
meant to take home and train with his
captains. But on the way home he
reeled in the saddle and passed ere
he could speak a word. even the name
of those he loved So the boy re-
NAMED a captive at Kernsberg, called
by my brothers name, and knowing
even to this day nothing of his
father"
Theresa Won Lynar sat up and for
a little space rested her hands on her
lap as she went on.
''Then my son, whom, moi. knowing,
you had taken pity upon and raised to
honor, and who is now your faithful
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-04-12

"It's a lie most FOUL" she cried.
servant, sent secret messenger that
you would come to abide secretly with
me till certain dark day had over
passed Kernsberg And then there
sprang up in my heart a dreadful
conceit that he loved you, knowing
young blood and hearing the fame of
your beauty, and I was afraid for the
greatness of the sin-that one should
love his sister.
81 thought. being woman alore
and one also who had given all freely
up for loves sake, that he would GER
tainly love you even as had loved.
And strange terrible anger and mad
ness came over me, darkening my
soul. For a moment I would have
slain you. But l could not. because
you were asleep. And, even as you
stirred, heard you speak the name of
man, as only one who loves can
speak it. The name was"
Hold" cried Joan of the Sword
Hand. 81 believe you'll forgive YOU"
"The name," continued Theresa Won
Lynar, was not that of my son! And
now." she continued, slowly rising
from the couch to her height. 81 am
ready. | bid you slay me for the evil
deed my heart was willing lor a mo-
ment to dol"
| Joan looked at her full in the eyes
for the space of a breath Then sud-
denly she held out her hand and
answered like her fathers daughter.
Nay" she said, 81 only marvel that
you did not strike me to the heart,
because of your sons loss and my
fathers SIM"
ITO be continued.)
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-04-12

II wisht could go. tool" sighed lit
tie Jimmy Daggett.
| His eyes shone blue and bright
from among the hot pillows on which
he lad tossed for many, many weary
pincbed and the fingers that pinched
resdessly on the counterpane were SO
thin that they looked like claws.
Mrs. Daggett. who was busy wash
ing and dressing Sarah Ann and Pat
sy, caught her breath when she saw
the golden glory around Timmy' IS
head. A tear started to run down
her cheek, but she brushed it resolute.
ly away, pulling the comb so ener-
getirally through Sarah AIMS hair
that the little girl scowled with DIS
comsort
1t was Easter morning and Sarah
Ann and Patsy had been given per
mission to walk over to Fifth avenue
to sno the beautifully dressed people
come out of the churches.
"Ill bring you a beautiful Easter
lily, T:mmy." Sarah Ann promised.
Timmy looked doubtful. Where are
you gotn' to get it?' he asked.
Buy it, said Sarah Ann, with the
conscious pride of capitalist. 1--we
got five cents Mrs. Dooly gi' me for
tendln' her baby. That's enough for
just one lily, | guess"
The Easter services were not over
when, hand in hand. Sarah Ann and
Patsy M; a;rched sedately up Fifth ave
nue.. They stopped before the larg.
est church of all. and prepared to
wait till the people came out.
Suddenly there came a triumphant
burst of music from the great organ
in the church, and then a clear so.
prano v4s.ce fioated through the open
windows. Sarah Ann and her small
charge listened with bated breath.
'I'm ,soin' in!" announced Sarah
Ann. We're dressed up enough, |
guess" surveying her best calico
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-04-12


hear me sing?"
gown NTH much complacency and
STOPPING 70 wipe speck of mud from
Patsy's shoe with her finger.
Noiselessly the great doors swung
behind them. A tremor of awe came
over even the bold Sarah Ann, as
they looked fearfully down the long,
cleaned with pure radiance around
the altar.
l. The soprano soloist was still stand
ing alone Ia the choir stalls. She was
pale and slender and she swayed a
little as she sang.
Pretty soon it was all over, and
Sarah Ann and Patsy found them
selves outside, with the gentle April
wind blowing on their flushed, excited
faces.
WAS that an angel, Sarah Ann?"
whispered Patny.
"Naw," said Sarah Ann, with de-
cision. "Angela don't come down an
sing-anyways, you can't see 'em, eff
they do"
But she looked like one, anyhow"
Patsy persisted.
"She looked just ike an Easter lily,
think" said Sarah Ann. $50 pale an
white and trembly-like. l wisht Tim
my could hear her oncet."
Edith Arnold walked quietly be-
hind them, heard every word they
said. She was feeling just trifie out
of sorts. She had not thought her
solo much of success. She had felt
very nervous, and her voice had bro
ken twice in the upper notes. When
she heard what these little East Sid.
ers thought of her, a flush a shame
rose to her cheeks, she knew that she
was like neither lily nor an angel
Just then.
She had been thinking of her own
glorification. She had almost forgot
ten that she had been singing hymn
of praise and thanksgiving to Him
who had conquered death for all time
to-day. Petty fears as to whether her
solo would be considered failure or
not by her listeners had obscured
better thoughts.
And who is Timmy?" she said,
placing her hand lightly on Sarah
AIMS shoulder.
Sarah Ann looked up, surprised.
Then she almost lost her breath. 'It's
the lily-lady!" she gasped.
who is Timmy?" Edith repeated,
smiling.
please, nam, he's my little broth
err" said Sarah Ann, recovering her
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-04-12
ONIONS CURE FOR RABIES.
Victim Bit Into the fearful Bulb and
Slowly Recovered,

Slowly Recovered.
resident and business man of New
YORK told me yesterday: in one of
our growing western towns which I
occasionally visit | knew a young man
who was engaged to marry beautiful
girl He was suddenly seized with an
insane desire to injure her. She called
for her father and brother and the
latter ran for the family physician.
who, upon his arrival. ordered a glass
OF water to be brought At sight of
IL the young man frothed at the mouth.
exhibiting all the symptoms of rabies.
he was taken to the attic and fastened
with chain around his body to a ring
in the floor.
"one day, after many weary weeks
OF watching. favorable change was
noticed. How do you feel?' asked the
doctor. oh, Pm much better was
the reply, but you didn't cure me.
doctor. 1t was that pile of onions in
the corner. See! Every time felt
crazy desire to bite anybody would
bury my teeth in one of the onions and
they have gradually drawn out all tbe
an eh'iieiy We'll. UDOn
examination an onion was found which
mad turned green with the poison.
perhaps the first one bitten. The
physician frankly acknowledged that
the onion had saved the patients life. /"
veteran of the civil war saws. "A
soldier was stricken with smaIInox
and unknown to the physicians a
bunch of onions was hanging in his
tent, We expected him to die, but he
suddenly got better and in short time
was entirely recovered. A few days
after he got out the onions were taken
down and they were found to be
mushy' which the doctor said was
caused by their drawing the smallpox
out OF the patient. As they were
inocuiated with the disease they were
destroyed. New York Press.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-04-12

Before she went away Sarah Ann
begged for the Easter hymn she had
sung in the church that morning. Mrs.
Daggett could not speak, when Edith
had finished. but her silence was elo-
quent.
AS for Timmy. he held Edith's hand
all the time. The day was beginning
to wane. STOPPING down, Edith saw
that he had fallen into a gentle slum-
Der. His lips were parted in smile
of perfect joy.
When Edith at last started for
home, subdued and thoughtful, the
stars were beginning to tremble faint
ly in the sky overhead.
They, too, are singing an Easter
hymn of praise to God" said Edith.
glad in the knowledge that her lit
tie Offering had been very acceptable
in His sight.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-04-12
orioIn Of Dsi,v.r

The word slave" which is happily
used seldom unless metaphorically
in this country. is a word of brilliant
historical antecedeDts. Its original
the Russian "slava," means glorious
and is the title of that race which
subsumes the Russian people. But
when the Germans reduced hosts oi
the Slavs to servitude. their name
from malice or accident, as Gibbon
says, became synonymous with ser
vile."
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-04-12
Women Drunkards of Liverpool.

The Liverpool authorities are dis
cussing the making of a regulation
that the saloons shall sell no drink te
woman before IL a. m. OF 7.70t
arrests for drunkenness in Liverpool
last year more than one-third were ol
women.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-04-12
Reproduction for Museum.

kuno Francke, curator of the Ger.
manic museum of Harvard, announces
that he has completed arrangements
with the Swiss government whereby
full-sized reproduction of the great
sepulchral monument. one of the most
remarkable works of Swiss fourteenth
century art, will be presented to the
museum.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-04-12
Discourautno.

"As I watched you dancing" he
said, the thought suddenly came %
me that you were a poem set to mu
slc.' With hopeless sigh she turned
her back on him. for she knew some
thing about poetry and had made 6
study of the kinds that are usually
set to music
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-04-12
Feed Flies to Chickens.

One of the strangest cargoes ever
carried consisted of several tons OF
dried flies. which arrived in London
the other day from Brazil They are
mixed with meal and make fine food
for chickens. They bring 16 cents a
pound, and there are about sixteen
pounds to bushel. The importers
used to get only 10 cents a pound, but
the demand has increased greatly.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-04-12
EireWood As Food.

Mr.. John Maginn. an infirm inmat,
of an English worllhouse. writes:-
Working in the firewood department
l have discovered that common dea
wood is valuable food and medicine
II cut small and eaten. Brown breat
Is not in 1t for its tonic and invigorat
ing effect"
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-04-12

10 hang suspended In the dark above
her.
in the dark above her The features
were lit up by the pulsing lightning
which shone in the wild eyes and gilt
tered on knifeblade about the han
die of which were clenched the tense
fingers of hand equally detached.
In a moment Joan's right hand had
grusped the dagger under her pillow
Her left shooting upward, closed on
the arm which held the threatening
steel. Almost without rising from her
bed she projected herself upon her
enemy, and she felt her fingers sink
deep in the soft curves of woman's
throat
Then a shrek, long and terrible.
inhuman and threatening, rang
through the house. AS Joan overbore
her assailant upon the floor the door
opened, and glancing upward she saw
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-04-12
First American Peeress.

The first Baron Ashburton married
an American at the end of the eight.
eenth century. | believe, and in so
doing was the first to introduce the
fashion of the American peeress.-
Vanity Fair.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-04-12
ENCOURAGES Temperance.

The keeper of the only public house
in Gelterkinden. little village neal
Bale, Switzerland, having raised the
price of beer halfpenny a glass. al
the workmen of the village have
agreed to give up drink until the ole
price is restored.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-04-12
Renortarial Enalish.

A reporter wrote of the incident a,
follows: Through his horse being
frightened by passing motor car
Mr.. - was thrown out of his traI
and severely injured. the motorist rem
dering every assistance"
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-04-12
When Tea is Harmful.

Tea, which contains much tannin
Ia one of the worst things to take witt
fresh meat. 1t is said not to affeci
the digestion of salted or smokes
meats; but that is merely saying tha
the two last cannot be made wors,
than they are.-Exchange.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-04-12
The Boy and Church,

When boy is in church he would
rather have taken castor oil and when
he is taking the castor oil he would
rather have gone to church.--New
York Press.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-04-12
Maybe.

The recent marriage of Everett
Domm and Sarah Fules at Benton
vile, Ark, might have attracted bui
ordinary attention had not the editor
of the local paper headed the an
nouncement "Domm-Fules."
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-04-12
Rulwer's Philosophy.

In all meanness there Is defect oil
intellect as well as of heart. And
even the cleverness of avarice is but
the cunning of imbecility.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-04-12
Medicinal Water Is Wasted.

Water from an artesian well at
Ostend which has been wasted for
fifty years has now been discovered to
possess medicinal qualities similar to
the waters of Vichy.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-04-12

Austrian Rock Salt Industry.
More than 10000 persons are EN-.
sloyed in the rock salt industry in
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-04-12
Word from Br'er Williams.

Don't grumble wen de snow falls
Eff you keep on grumblin' you'll sho
see a snowstorm.-Atlanta Constitu
ton.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-04-12
The Finger Language.

A deaf and dumb person who is
fairly expert at finger language can
speak about forty-three words q min
ute.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-04-12
Rats Like sunfIower Seeds.

Rats rarely can resist sunfiower
seeds. A trap baited with these seeds
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-29
pisappearIna Forests

The National Hardwood Lumber Association
at it's recent meeting in Memphis adopted re-
port that presented the dire possibilities of the
destruction of the forests in the short period of
thirty-five years. It was estimated that there
now stood in the United States in the neighbor-
hood of 1,475, ,Oo0,O 100000 feet of lumber, but
that $45,OO0,OOOOOO feet of lumber was being
cut every year. The report recommended the i'm
mediate prohibition of log exports and exemption
from taxes of tree plantations. Attention was
called to the desirability of State legal enact,
ments along the last line and some constitutional
provision by the general government OF like et-
feet. Mention was made of the custom prevail
ing in France of requiring tree to be planted
for every tree cut down.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-29
An ADVANTAGE Of the EIeotrleaI Motor

Zone advantage of the electric locomotive
which may be overlooked" SAYS The Western
Electrician, "relates to the matter of layovers in
the roundhouse after the completion OF a run.
Steam locomotives, after a run of 100 miles or
more, must lay over to enable attendants to ex-
anime and clean the boiler This loss of time
means considerable loss OF earning power of the
equipment, especially in short runs, for the time
required for the layover after short run is
about as long as after long run. If the water
OF the district is poor the boiler must be washed
taxing time for cooling and for retiring. Ii the
boiler is fred by oil the delay is longer than 9th
erwise on account Of tie heavy lining of fire.
brick in the 6rebox which holds its heat fer sey.
eral hours with the electric locomotive it is