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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-15
SNAP SHOTS.

Sioux City Journa1.-A gift horse
may need the dentist.
No amount of talk of the weather at
fects its disposition.
Pursuit of the simplest question
leads to ignorance.
Men who are not sure of themselves
under the most trying circumstances
should avoid playing cards with their
wives.
When divorce is national better
hearing will be possible for trial mar
riages.
If there ore three girls. taking up the
full width of the sidewalk, you cannot
pass them without hearing "he-he."
A thick head Is a safeguard for the
stomach
Woman have to kick to manage their
skirts.
A horse is such a democrat he
doesn't care whose clothes are spat
tered.
1t is lare achievement to raise an
idea TO the long clothes period
Near-sighted people have the prevail
ing difficulty of seeing themselves.
The high-stepping man is blind to his
own faults.
When warning finger is put up the
nail is first examined
Asses are part of the exhibit OF
every horse show.
A draw back is a device for moving
freight.
When girl is on the way to the mil.
liners to try on new hat she is not
deficient in exhibition of intensity OF
purpose.
A negative character shows many
photographs.
When men keep house they have
flies on them.
1t is the meek and lowly Christmas
present that bears the cross.
A prediction is chip from the i'm
agination
Compliments are passed around in
society by way of exercise.
A mechanical smile has the appear.
ance of belonging to labor union.
Vanity makes the dollar nimble
The man without any feeling rarely
goes to the surgeon.
is turned on that the man is found
Juggling at his bootstraps
/, A man who has nothing to show for
himself mas nothing coming to him at
the box office.
A swollen fortune puts poultices on
the doctor
A paper railroad makes its best
speed when the wind is favorable
A promising mine is a great lover.
Men who get in the public eye must
expect to be bowed
The afterglow of success is Of short
duration
When person gets busy making
his mouth go he is liable to forget the
rest of his machinery.
A proud man will attract attention,
but an intellectual giant is permitted
to pass without observation.
People who cannot make a noise
otherwise use clothes as a substitute.
Many man digs his grave with a
spade tail coat.
Many people are distant because of
their desire to be enchanting.
One form of generosity is to put the
boot on the other foot.
1t is hard to cut man with long
hair.
: 1t is not hard matter to find thin
ice in any weather
Every woodpile is associated with
the suspicion of the presence of a col
ored man.
The most disagreeable task in the
world is to sink money.
All internal weakness produces I'M
pleasant comment of the cook.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-15
STILL A sTANDPATTER.

Burlington Hawkeye.-Major Lacey
is still standpatter, to Judge from
the manner in which he faces the
political future. He does not need
government help in making his living
outside of congress. He is a lawyer
and Will take up that occupation when
his present term Is finished He has
always been an aggressive man, lean
ing on himself always. Now that his
congressional employment is gone, he
races the future with no let up on en-
ergy. He stands pat on himself.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-15
NONE MORE WORTHY

Cedar Rapids Gazette.-Lacey is a
strong man and would make a good
senator. His only fault is his rabid
standpatism. His standpat ideas are
not, the Gazette believes, reflective
Of the sentiment Of Iowa, and there
fore he would probably not be the
choice of Iowa republicans. But if a
standpatter were to be chosen, none
Of that type of republicans is better
qualified or more worthy of the hon
or than is John F. Lacey.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-15
INFANT DIES.
Little Son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Eor.-

Little Son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fore
man Passes Away Last Evening.
From Thursdays Daily
Johnnie, the 10 months old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Foreman passed
away last evening at 9:15 o'clock at
the family residence, $40 Clinton ay-
enue.
The funeral services over the re-
mains were held this afternoon at q
o'clock from the residence Rev. g.
Chambers, pastor Of the Davis street
Christian church conducted the seryi-
sec. lnterment was hade in the OF
tumwa cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-15
MAJOR LAcEWs EXAMPLE

Knoxville Journal.-It is said that
Major Lacey is also an aspirant for
the Allison succession. He indignant.
ly spurns the idea that he will accept
any appointive office and the Journal
is glad to commend Major Lacey's at.
titude In the matter He is entitled
to be candidate for the senate if he
wants to be and he is willing to retire
to private life if the people of Iowa
no longer want him in congress.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-15
MAJOR LACEY SERENE

Washington Post.-Representative
Lacey of Iowa, who will retire from
congress on March next, is apparent
ly not seriously concerned respecting
the movement to make him commits
sioner of the general land Office at the
expiration of his service in the house
Ten times" he said. Il have been
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-15
CONVERTED BUNS" AS PREACH

Chicago Chronicle was a thrill
ing time at the Collegiate Church of
st. Nicholas in New Cork last Sunday
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-15

every crisis, and it is with great re-
greet that the nation sees him leave
the cabinet
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-15

Stomach diseases are very COM
mon diseases. We are curing many
by the use of Electricity and vibra-
ton, which stimulates the circula-
ton of the parts and brings about
normal action.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-15
BIG WATER SNAKE.
Pulled Drowing Fisherman Into Boat
and Saved His Life.

Pulled drowning Fisherman Into Boat
and Saved His Life.
Some % years ago. says writer
in the Chicago Inter-Ocean, when l
was youngster about 16 years of
ago, was in the habit of spending
week or two every summer visiting
my brother-in-law, who had cottage
at Thousand Island Park, Thousand
Islands.
Every day was spent in fishing. If
we could not get a guide we went
alone, and it so happened that one day,
my brother-in-law being called to
Albany on Business, I had to go out
alone if wanted any fishing that
day. l got out the canoe. bait, tackle,
etc, and started for Eel bay. 1 found
the hole" as they called 1t, where
to 300 feet deep. dropped my trolling
"muskie" in tow. After trolling
sun became drowsy. rugged up my
line, with one end tied to my wrist.
and lay down in the bottom of the boat
to take a nap.
How long slept know not, but
1HOhc Will q SI<tlI duO oVAuC.
one was pulling my arm off. At length,
realizing the condition of things.
made a grab for the line and began
to haul Whatever it was. it was a
whopper, and just as felt it coming
to the top of the water 1t shot through
the water on the other side of the boat
In turning quickly to see what | had
hooked I got entangled in the line. lost
my balance and over l went. AS /
felt myself going l made 4 grab for
the side of the boat. but instead of
catching the side | somehow grabbed
the 40 or so foot loose line lying in
the boat and got all tangled up with
it, so much so that could not use my
arms or legs and left myself slowly
going down without being able to help
myself
After had come to the top twice !
felt myself going down for the third
time. l knew | was q goner, and
struggled anew to free myself, but
without success. Just as had about
given up all hope felt Juggling and
series of jerks on the line from
above. and realizing that someone was
pulling me up Soon saw the bright
sun through the water. In another
few seconds l was at the top and right
alongside of the boat, being drown
closer and closer. and not soul in
sight. I couldn't understand it, but
lost no time on that account, but man.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-15
Eye Strain and Civilization.

Many persons. when they see the
multiplication OF bespectacled school
children. are apt to conclude that the
eyes of the race are degenerating Civ
ilization, It is said, is responsible for
the evil. We read too much. we use
our eyes in ways that are contrary
to the order Of the nature" and we
suffer the penalty. Did not Andrew
Lang declare some time ago that
man was not born to read?"
1t is reassuring to learn from DR..
c. w. Saleby. the Spencerian inter-
prefer and popular English writer on
scientific and philosophical subjects,
that the talk of eye degeneration is
"undiluted nonsense" 1t is not, he
generation, but OF a radical change of
function. is necessary adaptation TO
the needs OF different environment.
It is literally true that man was not
born to read" The eye of the nat
ural" or uncivilized man is focused
upon eternity"-let the symbolists
note this fact. The original man is
long sighted. The eye which We
have inherited from our ancestors"
says DR.. Saleby. IFS one which is
used without effort at long range,
merely containing within it an appar-
atus enabling it, at the cost of nervous
and muscular effort. to be used at
short range" But every known civ
ilization involves reading and writing
that is. the constant use of the eye
at short distances-hence the need of
appropriate glasses.
DIR. Saaleby admits that it would be
an advantage to humanity, as it now
is, to have an eye naturally focused
upon near objects; but. he adds, "if
one started to make list of the bod
lily characters of man which the amaz-
ing development Of his intelligence
has rendered more or less appropriate
to his needs than originally one would
require a volume" New York Times
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-15

Waving flower sprays. outstanding
bows of ribbon seem trifies. doubfiess
to the wearer. but they loom noun.
tatns high to those behind. and do not
seem at all beautiful, however much
they might be admired in more CON.
ventent places.
tying TO Improve the Human Race.
mat the human race may be i'm
proved by an system of breeding is
denied by an editorial writer in Ameri-
can medicine who looks askance on
the so-called science of "eugenics. !"
about which there has been so much
recent talk. He writes:
The idea has been advanced that
we can breed up q race OF superior
men In the same way that Luther
Burbank is creating such wonderful
plants. or course We can. He simply
raises 100000 plants. finds among
them one or two with the proper
variations. saves these two and de-
stroys all the rest. We can do the
same. Let US examine all the children
In each congressional district-about
100000. more or less-select the two
we consider the best and hang all tho
rest. 1t is simplicity itself, but there
is one slight difficulty Burbank's
plants have no voice in the matter,
but every human father has a vote
on this proposition, and will decide
that his type is the best and the other
children should be-so the system it.
self will be-hung up. All this non
sense about eugenics will cease when
the silly season is over.
"Sttrpiculture Is a most accurate
and scientific process as applied to
domestic animals, and the more it il
investigated the better. Yet here, too,
there Is not the slightest chance of
applying it to man. The stock-breed-
er selects for his purpose only few
of the thousands horn and sterilizes
the others, or keeps them from breed
Ing, or kills them. AS we have be-
fore explained, he usually emphasizes
one trait, like speed in the horse or
wool in the sheep. at the expense of
all other characters. II we could try
the same methods we would only sue
coed in breeding types of men noted
for one character-say, muscularity
without sense, or brains without
physique. We do not know what types
could survive in the future environ
ment civilization is building up, and
the types We produced might not be
suitable at all. Future man will be
as different from us as we differ from
the cave man. and nature will attend
to the matter without anysuggestions
from US. She will simply destroy the
upsuitable."
Tie Use Of plaid velvet upon cloth
costumes has up to this time been
confined to vests, cuffs, folds, and the
like, but we are told that the day is
not for distant when larger surfaces,
like skirt panels, will appear on the
cloth costumes of plain color.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-15
OVERRIDING PoAteuess.

There is such a thing as overdo-
Ing the politeness act, and attention
ts called to an instance of this by an
elevator boy who complains that some
men stand beside the door Of an eleva-
tor until all the ladies pass out. BY
so doing they partly block the passage
and delay emptying the elevator. They
think politeness requires them to stand
aside and let the women out first. Due
difference to women is proper. and, in
deed. is essential to true manliness.
but men should be reasonable in their
effort to express their regard and re-
spect for the gentler sex. On enter
ing an elevator. ii there is doubt
whether there will be room for all, it
Is q couteous act on the part of men
who are not in haste to yield to wom-
en- who many be waiting. But in leav-
ing an elevator the reason for standing
aside does not exist, and those nearest
the door should step out first, and do
SO without delay, whether they be
men or women. There are men go
overpowered by their sense OF
politeness that they insist upon yield
Ing to others upon all occasions. They
will not enter a door of building,
public or private. ahead of their COM
panions. Their latter you" is so in
sistent that it becomes ridiculous. To
the busy man who wants to get on in
the world they are an annoyance.
They waste not only their own time,
but the time and patience of others.
You could save a lot Of carfare by
letting your thoughts travel for Won.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-15

der my time to this lady. couldn't
think Of interfering with the plans of
q lady, and before she could murmur
word Of refusal Of his generous offer
or could stick In any kind of supges.
ton he was gone.
The next time got him contrived
to get rubber impression of his teeth.
but when that part of it was over he
was pretty nervous and fidgety.
Before you do anything else he
said to me. I think I'll run out and
get drink to sort of quiet my nerves.
and he got out of the chair and took
his hat from the rack. BE right back
in minute
!, But l said to him, I've got some
nne Old bourbon here and carbonic
water to go with it, and
Bourbon! he shifted. disdainfully.
Much obliged. doctor, but never
touched a drop Of bourbon in my life
cant abide even the smell of it.
Rye for mine. Be right back and out
he went.
"Of course he didn't return, and it
was more than week before l was
called up again by him to make an
other appointment.
He came at half-past 2 the next
day, and l was clawing away at q bad
crown on one Of his lower teeth that
had to be removed when he grabbed
my wrist and pulled my working hand
away from his face, and then, he sat
up with a start
by Jonah!' he calculated. 4 clean
forgot to draw a cent out of the bank.
and here it Is close on to o'clock
and I haven't even got carfare with
me. and forgot to get those theatre
tickets for my wife, too, and If don't
hustle for the bank I'll have to walk
home, by crickets, and and he was
galloping down the corridor like some
body running after a street car.
And then he turns up today and
the sound of the buzzing drill stam-
pedes him once more, and he seizes
upon the tinkling of the telephone bell
to rig up that whopper about the man
he had to meet because 1t meant mon
ey for him.
Sooner or later, of course, he'll
stick. His wife will keep right on
bullying him about his teeth. don't
know how dentists would make liv-
ing If it weren't for the women.
Women, Of course. have about four
times the nerve Of men when it comes
to enduring pain. Every surgeon. and
certainly every dentist, is familiar
with this fact. Scientific people main
tain that women are naturally more
obtuse than men. That may we'll be.
for women stand seances in the dent
lists chair without a whimper that men
absolutely howl over.
Some old-fashioned dentists say
that the reason for this is that women
have much less imagination than men.
A woman, for example, is rarely stam-
peded by the mere sight Of the dent
lists tools, whereas men most fire.
quently are.
1T is possible, Of course, that there
may be just bit of vanity in the
woman's greater resignation in the
dentists chair. She has keener idea
Of the value Of the looks of right teeth
than man. And II her teeth look
wrong she will stand almost anything
but the rack or the garrote to have
their looks corrected.
This may accountin some small de-
gree for the so-called obtuseness Of
women in the dentists chair. But
myself think that in the last analysis
the square and outright fact stands
out that women simply have more
nerve than men,"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-15
Ut Interest TO Women

J Gsumbling is a potent cause =, q,
health. 1t keeps the sensitiva nerva.
constantly vibrating with discordant
e sio and not only hurts the grum-
reAIy prepares the system of the
slamoler Tor an attack Of any malay
that happens to be prevalent.
Charleston Is. c. is said n hov.
pniianthropic organization Of wo-
aen 10 its ninety-fourth year. It is
Known as the Ladies' Benevolent
soclety. carries on its work by the
moet progressive methods and con-
oaets system OF visiting trained
nurses In Charleston. South Carolina.
oy me way. has sixty-eight women's
Tue question Of childreus cloth;np
IL an important one because there 10
no doubt that clothes, as well "a other
forms Of environment. affect fhe a..
velopment Of character along certain
lines. While boys and girls shouid
wear such clothes as befit their station
In hfe. as fine and as dainty az their
parents see At, the question Of apnarel
should not be allowed to assume IN.
cue importance in the eyes of the
young people.
ine opera bag Of the new season
fs q Joy and Q delight. The accented
model Is one that opens out like a
SUIT case, and each in its appointed
place. there Is disclosed to view a pair
OF midget but powerful opera glasses,
folding fan that doubles up on it.
self for packing, but is Of goodly size
when In use; vinaigrette, q little
mirror, powder puff, rouge leaves.
hatrptn case, and, in a concealed pock-
ct, some pins, both Of straight and
safety kinds Could anything be more
complete!
The outer covering is of rich old
brocade. the handles composed of ster-
ling silver chains, and the cost-well.
the least expensive costs Just about
the whole of a fifty-dollar bill; and the
fan is not Of real lace at that.
Although hats for theater wear have
gone out OF fashion, the woman In
front has devised other and fairly eff
fecdve modes OF obscuring the vision
of the man or woman behind. She
cannot be restrained, it seems, from
adding unnecessary inches to her
stature. A carved comb may be as
beautiful as coronet, q most delight
full thing to see unless one wishes to
sec something else the view of which
1t obstructs; then it becomes a hid
eous and wanton eclipse Of ones COM
mon rights and privileges. As for the
1grette, II one sits behind it at the
thfeater 1t becomes a waving palm tree
intervening between the observer and
the stage in a way that Is more irri-
tating than If it were solid object.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-15

aged to raise one arm high enough t.
grasp the side OF the boat. and finally
got my knife out OF my pocket and
set myself free.
There in the bottom OF the boat was
huge water snake. all coiled with the
line wound about him like thread on
a spool. 1t seemed that it was the
snake had hooked which shot over
the boat, but it must have dropped in
when rolled out. and in its exertions
to free itself had rolled around In the
boat. rolling itself up in the line and
hauling me to the top.
The snake was feet Z inches long.
l still have its skin. which has been
stuffed. and is now in my den. Anyone
can see it.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-15

You could save a lot Of carfare by
letting your thoughts travel for you.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-15

Vanity isn't on the official list OF
virtues, yet unless man has IL good
opinion of himself he will never
amount to much.--Chicago News
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-05-24
AN AFRICAN FOREST.


9 80 ~
An explorer describes q central Al.
rics forest: Ten miles wess Of the
lake begins The only piece Of rai sir.
gin forest met with. 40 n throughout
. .iense virgin forest and aImssf i'm
p~aetrabie. II consists Of very large
trs~ Of many varieties. The upper
paris ars fcstoonesi with 4 light grsy-
ish green moss hanging In long stream
en- and giving TO the forest a very ian.
tastie appearance, When these long
streamcrx sre agltatcf By 4 storm they
make the whole forest seen from n
or the hills near. look Ike q rough -.
Again. when the sun - vertical the
whole forvt appears dHrk. but when
the sun 10 bw the general effect q
the sunny side ID curiousiy iight. Vi
All the trees are bound together
with innumerabIe lInnas and creeping
plants Between the stems b q denss
tangled mass II lesser yegefntion. The
forest ssands ~ Z great extent In tne
water and mud OF the swamp. A
singular feature 81 Il IL the abruptness
with which II begins aud cesse~ m the
plain. Tile grassy swamp o. open
cor1try rac4iesf to the mighty wall %
trees. which continue 10 the same den.
slty FROM one side 20 the other There
II no smaller wood or scrub outside
forming 4 transitiun from tho open
plain % the forest.
Inside. the silence and gloom 90
aecentMted by the apparent absence
Of nnimal or bird life There arn somr
herbs OK bufYaloes that make it'alfeasi-
quarters. elephants visit II occasional
". monkeys and parrots are sometimes
seen, and a harnessed antelope now mud
then appears al the edge. but the gem
eral impression left IN IN OF lifciess-
ness"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-05-24

4. y c eisy tess. lerrsso<s. NJ
tsanal ws<rns<sx ex psisaI< ssisfs
pxis~. ~ kaoksx mass Gsk< - sp
p<xrxze< III ~ ns va~atlfui saRs-
k~rS Th<s~ isnt eaoaxt q Azs
sY<ra sh~s siH csa~ ths reople %
nsissd heartily and asssrniasais -
xass Qua shn&e sEa~ssxkAGxs Ira us
III tke Sts-a IL sfse eats.
There Is mech II Ife t<sn~1kea sEx
progressive spirit the spirit scy-
slss. boz there Il IOpm fos 0prs
There II unis ons w.y ~ put = end
q this tendency ~ the psu X 200
many 20 ezndemn everything that u
projected for ths h~1ent Il the civ
and that i fpr esrry ioszi cisan<a
nAke II bin perSssxi hnsinesxs
Cor the hssl citizens collectively %
make Il their business 10 SUPPRESS
those pexsIfsronx inassidnsls xho. be
esn~e of u1rrn~ness. personal spite.
a. geographical ioc4sloa. oppose These
things which make Tor ths 1rasnt az
the community,
Ii might - vel II admitted thai
Notwithstanding ths fsct that IA
Vegas has Just a. many able. pro
krs~sise. snccezsfaI boosting eiti.
xsns - d community o. IL saze
Id me world. W. hare the repatxtLyn
Il home and abroad q d working In
harmony. 81 not standing together
for the general interests. o. nos hay.
Ing jointly and ssserally. In season
and out u season. ! distinrtiseiy
Las Vegas spirit
These things must be remedied
The future IN the community Ii i'm.
periied unless common ground can
IL found and maintained upon which
people Of the city and to~n and out.
lying villages can stand. This q
4 problem 10 the solution u which
All loyal Ias yesans should id.
dress themselves.
nor the love OF heaven and the
good of the community. let 10 lind
out whore VIZ can agree aud forget
II. and Iet M who live In Las We
gas today not seek TO erect or strive
70 maintain barriers that will pre-.
vent the bright future which natural
conditions and the enterprise III our
predecessors have promised 10 this
community.