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PANAMA HAS RIVAL.

The announcement made yesterday
that p. 3 Phelps Of Hedrick former
county auditor of Keokuk county. is
to be enc of the two customs agents
on the Tehauntepec railway in Mexico
is the first fntimation to many that
such road was in course of construc-
ton The work has gone on so quietly
that the world has heard little of it.
although the last rail has been laid
and the road is now open to traffic.
The Tehauntepec railway is notable
not for its size, for it is but 1872 miles
in length, not for the engineering OBJ
stacles it conquered, for the stretch of
country 1T traverses is of comparative
~ even surface, but because it forms
the closest connecting link today be-
tween the Atlantic and Pacific oceans,
excepting only the railway across the
isthm;ls of Panama.
The transcontnental railroad mag
mates have watches its building with
interest, for to them the little road of
less than 200 miles length may be a
formidable competitor. These roads
carry freight more than three thousand
miles from ocean to ocean, while the
new road will afford water haul al
t
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EDDYvlLLE.

Fddyville. Jan. 5.--Between 10 and IL
O'Clock Thursday night two burglars
entered the residence of Mrs NJ M.
Riggs by door which had heen left
unlocked. They We're heard by menu
bers of the family aud We're frightened
, away before anythine, haa+been stolen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pray have res
turned to their home at Indianoa, after
u short visit with Mrs. Pray's mother.,
Mrs. Rose McDolc.
DR.. and Mrs. James Hurst of Liber-
tyville spent Thursday and Friday at
the parental James Warner honea
south OF town.
William Allison visited his son, HarS'
lon Allison. in Ottumwa Wednesday.
e. II. Beamer returned Thursday
from ashort business trip to DeS
Moines and Abel
Miss Grace Rohde has been enter4e
tanning her niece, Miss Mabel Jenningsx
and friend from New Sharon
James and Miss Ruth Berry return.s
ed this week from an extended visit
with friends Rev. w. S. K,ght and
family, at Salem.
The choir Of the Methodist EpiscopaE
church Is arranging TO give concerN
on Monday evening. January IA.
Mrs. Ida Kirfman has been Ill for al
few days at her home on North Fiftni
street
Rev. William Atha. who has been ass.
sisting Rev. Perry o. Silyera in the
protracted meetings at the Baptist
church here has returned to Pella to.
resume his duties at Central colleges,
The meetings will probably close thisi
week.
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ALBA.

Abba, Jan. 4.-Rev. Drake, rector o.
the Episcopal church. left Wednesday
night for Bradford, Penn, to take up
, the church services for his friend, DR..
Keifer. Mrs. Drake and children ac-
companied him east. going to Mrs.i
BRAKES old home at Rockford, MASSES
for a months visit.
Fred Lambert is in Chicago on busis
ness.
Mrs. Bessie Giltner and three chil~
dren are visiting Mrs. Giltners sisters
Mrs. Maude Reddish.
Mrs. Morgan Chidester was burie6l
today, having died of consumption lasti
Tuesday, She had been ill a long time,I
Or. Ralph Castle returned to his1
studies in Northwestern Medical col~t
lege in Chicago Wednesday.
Rev. Gardner returned today to Lexs
| fngton, Iowa. where he made one of al
family party at his fathers home.
Edgar Fuller is at home visiting WITH
his father, G. Fl. Fuller this week.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. r. b. Spencer are nov4
| Ing to Mt. Pleasant. Mr.. Spencer iSi
attending college there, but it Is hopedt
i he will return to Abba again after hiSt
| graduation next spring.
| Miss Newton of Grinnell has been
erected to fill the vacancy of teacheri
of music in the Abba schools
DIR. Roy OFT returned Wednesday tot
his work in the Dental college in thea
| Iowa State university.
James G. Porter is very sick an@
has been SO all this week.
| Clvde Eiler returned to his duties all
! the State Normal school of Missouri
last Monday
| AT the library board meeting thiAl
week the plans for the new Carnegiel
library building We're discussed and
the contract was let to Geo. Kerns OIL
Ottumwa.
Mrs. Anna stone of New York City ia1
/ visiting her sister, Mrs j. T. Baird.
/ Chautauqua met with Mrs. Eschbach
! Wednesday afternoon and had very
! interesting meeting.
Mrs. Mary Atchison Goble Is visits
J ins at the home of Rev. II. S. Atchi-
son this week.
/ $. A. Newell passed away Thursday
morning at $50 O'clock. His daughter,
Mrs. Criswoll. Of Tacoma Wash, arr
rived here Wednesday evening. He has
been In very poor health for year, and
ute helpless for some months. He la
one of the old residents of Abba.
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BoNAPARTE.

Bonaparte, Jan. 3.--Miss Katherine
Cresap returned to Cedar Rapids We'd
nesday to continue her studies at Coo
college, after a two weeks visit with
her parents, DR.. and Mrs. r. N. Cresap
r. E. Meek went to Keosauqua yes
terday to begin his duties as county
treasurer.
Mrs. Elias Ware of Pennington is the
guest of relatives in Bonaparte and
vicinity.
Mrs. Henry Jones returned from Chi
cage yesterday. She was accompanied
by her daughter Mrs Ed INLAND, who
will make an extended visit here.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. H. Meek entertained
the High Five club at their home on
New Years evening.
Mrs. Charles Hopkins and baby OF
Forsythe, Montana, arrived yesterday
for visit at the home of Mrs. Ida
Stafford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Rigby returned
from Davenport yesterday.
Lester Anderson, S. W. Mccullough
and son, Robert and Frank johnson
Of Keosauqua were Bonaparte visitors
Wednesday,.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Gross
mon, on Wednesday, daughter.
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LAcFY,s BILL APPROVED.

Pueblo (Colo.) Chieftain.--Co Congress-
man John F. Lacey OF, Iowa will make
a final effort to secure the passage of
law during the present session for
the conserving and protecting of game
has long been an ardent advocate Of
,suca legislation. He is author of the
bill which was favorbly reported last
session by the house committee, but
which was put on the calendar SO late
in the session that it's supporters were
unable to force it's consideration AS
Major Lacey's service in congress will
end with the adjournment OF the fifty
ninth congress on March 4, next. he is
determined, if possible. to secure the
enactment Of this measure.
Un,ler the provisions of the Lacey
bill, It is proposed to set aside num-
Der Of game preserves such as Yellow
stone National park, where great sue
cess has been met with in the preser-
walton of elk and other species of
game. AS the forest reserves are al
ready government property, it is held
that the proposed legislation is only
amendatory and that it only sets aside
"a portion of these reserves as the
breeding places Of animals. birds or
fish, within the limits of which it will
be unlawful to hunt. trap or capture
game. The supervision of the reserves
under the proposed law is to be under
the direction of the secretary of agri-
culture, who may. when necessary or
der the capture of animals birds or
fish for propagation or scielftiiic pur-
poses. Otherwise the game within the
boundaries of these preserves is to be
protected and heavy penalty imposed
for their unlawful molestation.
That Congressman Lacey is thor
oughly convinced of the necessity for
such legislation is apparent in a recent
statement in which he said: 1.-THE gen
eral destruction of game birds and fish
has attracted public attention and met
with general condemnation. Now that
these forest reserves have come and
come to stay it would be good policy
to provide in them places of lefuge for
some of the small remainder of our
once abundant animal life. These re-
serves would have breeding grounds
from which the surrounding country
would De restocked. thus an addition
al beneficial use would be added to our
general system of forestry
Those Who are familiar with Con-
gresham Lacey's record in congress
know that he is not given to PROPOSE
.tions Of visionary character. For
years ne has been chairman of the
public lands committee and in this ca
pacity has become familiar with the
conditions and needs existing through.
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STANDING TOGETHER.

Replying to your letter Of Novem.
Der IL, would say that it is a har,l
thing to make receipt for town grow
ing. If such a receipt could be deduced
think 1t would consist mostly Of
Standing together"
Standing together" This was the
advice given by Harry E. Lesan when
asked his opinion of the best method
of municipal advertising-of advertis-
ing Ottumwa, this particular munich
pality-and with the new year in it's
infancy the advice gives food for
thought.
Stand er-boost-always be-
lieve in your town-and talk it at
home and abroad-welcome the stran.
ger, whether he is transient or pros
pective locator. do these things con.
sistently," says Mr.. Lesan, land
there will be little problem left for
the forward movement of any city.
How sound is this advice may be
judged. not by the, successes achieved
but by the failures encountered Not
that the failures outnumber the sue
cesses, for they do not, but because
the failures should have been sue
cesses an would have been but for
one thing-the citizens did not stand
together" There was argument, then
conflict, then strife, and the result has
been what it always was and always
will be when straight front is not
presented, the citizens of some other
town stand together and win out.
Why not. make .Stand Together
the watchword for 1907? Why not
take the advice in advertising Ottum-
wa Of man who has made thousands
for himself and millions for others in
the advertising profession?
Stand together.
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love she ascribes as the surest obs Sit

love she ascribes as the surest OBJ sitv
cure.
These are the rules set down by
Mrs. Seanlon:
Ii you want to get fat marry sue
cessful man whom you love.
II You want to lose flesh marry an
unsuccessful lnan who doesn't love
you.
II the wife of an unsuccessful man
is fat. then it is proof positive that she
does not love him
Speaking lefore a club in London
recently Mrs Scanlon said
When You go into gathering OF
men who have been successful and
done big things in the world and who
are living with the wives they dearly
love you will find that practically
every one of the wives is fat After
thirty-iye almost without exception
the wives of the successful men are
fat. One aincst can Judge the degree
of success attained by the husband by
weighing his wife.
"The secret of it all is contentmenr
The wives of successful men are fat
because they are not worried as to
where the next months rent is com.
ing from and don't have to bother
about where tie clothes for the chill
dren are to he found.
people who speak pityingly of fat
woman simply show their ignorance
but worse than they are the stout
women who complain because they are
stout and make themselves unhappy
when they should be the happiest per
sons on earth.
"a fat gSl has all the best of the
thing, willowry creature in showiness
in disposition, anu in temperament"
Mrs. Scanlon is the champion Of
love, prosperity and adiposity. She
has hit the obesity cure manufacturers
blow on the point of the Jaw by de
claring that to be happy woman
must be fat, and that fat women are
the happiest in the world and the best
wives.
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SHAW TELLS A STORY.

Leslie M. Shaw, secretary of the
treasury, is quoted in The World To-
day for January by F. G.. Moorehead
as follows:
when | first began teaching school
they gave me the toughest school in
the neighborhood. Some of the boys
were bigger than I was and they boast
ed Of having made life miserable for
all of my predecessors. They began
with the very first day; when called
on one of the big boys to spell bucket,
he spelled pail and giggled. This
started the rest of g room to giggling
too. I saw I'd have my hands full IN
a minute. l had to do something.
waited for the giggling to stop, then
caught that boys eyes and we began
staring at each other. 1 don't know
how long we kept it up, but ! know
the whole room was watching us N
silence. l didn't say a word until,
pretty 500, the boy blinked and drop
ped his gaze on the floor.."Now, then
l remarked, you spell bucket But
there was still some fight in him
and he tried to raise his eyes to me.
He got them as high as the top Of
my desk and there they stuck. Spell
bucket" said l, more sternly. He
made one more attempt, but his eyes
slid down to the top of my desk. Buck
et," shouted in my DEEPEST voice.
Bucket he said, meekly, and went
on looking at the top of my desk. ]
didn't have any more trouble with
that school,
"But what did the top Of the desk
have to do with it?" the secretary was
asked.
HIN, well, you see, / had three
quarter-inch hickory stick there to
help my eyes out" he replied, chuck
ling, and it was not until he had his
laugh out that he added:
But the experience taught me to
use my eyes, no matter what I'm doing
or whom I'm talking to. You can win
out better that way"
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ABINGDON.

Abingdon, Jan. 4.-Gaylord, Earl
Blanche, Carrie and Kenneth Mowery
returned home Sunday, after few
days visit with relatives at Bobtown
west of Eldon.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Liddle and child
of Illinois are here visiting relatives
and friends
Robert Caldwell is reported very sick
at this time.
Mrs Harve Cummins and Mrs. Jones
Johnson attended the supper at this
place New Years night.
The ladies Of the Christian church OF
Abingdon gave a supper New Years
night and cleared $18.S5.
Abe Conner spent New Years day
with his friend, Miss Lena Clark.
Mrs. George Mowery of Long Island
Kansas, is here visiting relatives.
I Mr. and Mrs. Dave Liddle and baby
of Illinois are here visiting with rela-
tives and friends.
Robert Gill spent New Years with
his friend, Miss Ida Webb.
Miss Media Cline Of Hedrick is visit
ing her friend, Miss May Nelson.
DR.. and Mrs. D. H. King returned
home December 30 from trip in Kan
sas and Colorado.
William Boisel Is reported quite sick
with Bright's disease.
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ELDoN.

Eldon, Jan. 3.-Mrs. Fannie White
man of Los Angeles, California, will
arrive here this evening to visit her
son, F. o. Whiteman.
Mrs. Fred D. Congdon and brother,
Lester Earhart of Des Moines, are Wis
ting at the home Of their aunt, Mrs
Emma Earhart.
c. w Finney is on the sick list.
The M. M M. M. was entertained
yuesterday afternoon by Mrs. Emma
Earhart at her home on Elm street
Mrs. Congdon of Des Moines was the
out of town guest.
Tomorrow is pension pay day.
A sad accident occurred at the home
of j. S. Goodson yesterday. While Mrs.
Goodson was out after bucket of coal
the bay caught fire and when she re-
turned it was burned SO badly 1t died.
Mr.. and Mrs Goodson live In Jaques
addition The sympathy of the whole
city is extended to the bereaved FAM
ily
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tanned friends at whist in honor of her
guest, Miss Lucille Wilson of Kinks
Vile, Mo. Miss Iris Burgess received
the souvenir spoon, and the gentle
mems honors We're won by Lee Hassen-
plug. AT the close of the game re-
freshments We're served. after which
the young people repaired to Wish
ards hall. where the pleasures of the
evening ended in a very enjoyable
dance.
Nal Burgess left Friday for his home
in Vinnita, having spent week with
his father, c. M Burgess, who is still
very sick.
J. L. Butterworth of sedalia, Mo-,
passed through the city on Thursday
enroute to Cantril to look after his
farming interests
Hon. w. H. Taylor spent Thursday
in Ottumwa on business.
Dossa Swinney left Thursday for
New York City, where he will spent six
months studying music under the
ablest educators of the day.
On Wednesday evening Miss Ollie
Prevo and Miss Myrtle STANDBY gave
very enjoyable which party at the
]. j. Walton home in honor of Mrs
Blanche Burchett Davis of Lenox and
Miss Bessie Smith of Chicago. First
honors of the game We're won by Mrs
Soti WOll. Az Tue close OF ire game q
two course luncheon was served and
the remainder of the evening was de-
voted to social pleasures. Out of town
guests present were Mrs. Davis of
Lenox, Miss Smith of Chicago, Mrs
Ella Herr Johnson of Memphis, Tenn.
and Mrs. Edith Knott of Oklahoma.
Mr.. and Mrs Will Linaberry of Mil
ton are enjoying a short visit with Their
mother, Mrs. Mary Young.
Mrs. ]. B. Tilmont of Moravia spent
Thursday with her sister, Mrs. George
w. Phillips.
A. Barth returned Thursday to his
home In Lincoln, Neb., having spent the
holidays in the city as the guest OF
Cliff Leach.
Mrs. George Romniger returned or
Thursday from Rightsville. ILL.,, where
she had been spending two weeks with
her sister. Mrs Sarah e. Goode.
The marriage of Charles T. Palmer
and Miss Bertha Lee Mahurin, both o.
LaClede, Mo-. took place Wednesday
evening in the office of the county
clerk, Elder M. Downing officiating
Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer will make theil
future home In Kansas City.
Mrs. Ella Herr Johnson arrived Wed.
nesday from Memphis. Mo-, and will
| remain with her parents until Monday
when she leaves for Altus, Okla, where
Mr.. johnson has opened a law office.
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!. AN OBESITY CURE.

Young woman, are you fat? If you
are just marry a man on a small sal
airy and your weight will be reduced.
This is the contention of Mrs. Scan
Ion, the English obesity specialist.
and she insists that her advice, if fol
lowed will give a petite figure to the
most portly woman
And the scheme will work the other
way, according to Mrs. ScanIon. Mar
rylng a successful man, she says, is
the only successful plan for curing
scrawniness.
Mrs. Scanlon declares it is the uni.
yersal rule that the wives of successful
men are fat. If they are not, that is
in her opinion proof positive that the
wife does not love her husband, or
that be does not love her. The lack of
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a FRONTIER SENATOR

Kansas City Star.-The death Of
former United States Senator Thomas
M. Bowen of Pueblo, Colo, removes
one of the fast vanishing characters
of early pioneer days. He was a
great friend of H. A. w. Tabor and
in their day during the early 80's the
two were counted the best poker play
ers and the gamest plungers from the
Mississippi to the Pacific. The stories
of Bowens escapades are many One
is told of a poker game when he was
circuit Judge prior to his election as
senator. He had arrived in Hinsdale
county, rural district, to clear UP q
heavy docket. The night before there
was sky limit poker game in which
sat Bowen, the sheriff. the prosecuting
attorney and couple of court Off
Gals.
AS daylight came struggling through
the windows, Bowen, through his skill
and luck. had every chip before him
and the pockets Of the other players
were turned inside out. Besides he
had been particularly exasperating by
humming then popular song as he
raked in jack pot after jack pot, en-
titled, "It Amt Going to be Much of
a Rain Nohow."
At 10 o'clock the next morning,
as fresh as daisy, Bowen assembled
the bench, only to find the others tar
.dy. One by one they struggled in with
sheepish looks. When at last they
were in their seats, Bowen lined them
up and read them beautiful lecture
on the virtues of being on time, end
ing up by imposing fine on each Of
$50 for contempt of court. For a min
ute they gasped in establishment and
then the prosecuting attorney advanc-
ed and said, mo one knows as well
as your honor how willingly we would
have paid our fines yesterday; no one
knows SO well as your honor why we
cannot pay them today, but if it will
appease your honor's wrath We Will
sing song" Thereupon they struck
up. 1T Amt Going to be Much Of a
Rain Nohow."
Bowen RENTED the fine.
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sIGouRNEY r. F. D. NO. 6.

sigourney R. F. d. No. 6, Jan. s.
Rev. A. e. Jansen and wife of Sig
Quincy were in this vicinity Wednes-
day.
Ernest Strohmann and family of near
Webster were in this vicinity Friday.
Mrs. Clara Bower of Pleasant Grove
visited relatives here Friday.
Strohmann Bros. hauled hogs to Sig
Quincy Thursday.
Donald and Ruth Cox visited the
first of the week with their grandpar-
ents In Pleasant Grove.
Mrs. Mayme Murdoch of What Cheer
visited last week with the Braman
sisters.
Maize Bower OF Pleasant Grove was
in this vicinity Tuesday.
Dean Bower drove to Sigourney or
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs John Coy and daughter
Myrtle Of Sigourney, visited here this
week.
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lMTERURRAN ASSURED.
acknowledgements lMo.l Line w

acknowledgements (Mo.) Line VIII
Soon be in Course of Construction.
Fairfield, Jan. A. Especial M r..
Hillysr of New York city, has returns
ed after conference with the organ
izers Of the interurban here and at
keosauqua. Mr.. Hillyel says that asG
soon as certain conditions are fulfilleds
the money to begin construction will;
be Forthcoming. Their conditions
will be taken up at once. Pleasanta
Plain is now making an anxious ems
deavor to secure the extention of the.
line to that place on the north. Thel
towns neople fear that practically they
will soon be off the map because the
Rock Island cutoff leaves thu. out,
and wanted to be connected with the
outside world by interurban.
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SOAP CREEK.

Soap Creek. Jan s.-Mr and Mrs
Harry Sample of North Moore street
South Ottumwa, spent Christmas with
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomp Sample.
Mrs. Minerva Bradbefry called on
Mrs. Thomp Sample Friday evening.
Lowern Lauderback was in Bloom
field Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Gossage spent
the holidays with the latter's parents
Mr.. and Mrs Thomp Sample, and re-
turned to their home at 603 Bardell
street, Ottumwa. Tuesday evening.
Miss Zoe Mcconnell, teacher Of the
Soap Center school. spent Monday
eevning with one of the scholars, Miss
Rena Hardy.
Ray and Florence Shepherd spent
Saturday with their sister. Mrs. John
Sample.
Miss Martha Pugh called on Mrs
Mary Crist Sunday evening.
Alma orman is spending few days
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please. don't you want your gaso-
line can painted?"
1t was wee bit of humanity that
looked up into the face of the lady of
the house with a plaintive expression
that would have brought words of sym
pathy to the lips of the famous Sphinx
''Why-why, I don't know. Why
should II" answered the lady of the
house, who does not read the papers,
that is, on the front page.
Cause it is against the law now,
to keep gasoline in a can that amt
red. I'll paint it nice for you for a
dime. Honest / will. See my paint" y
The youngster held up tomato can
full TO the brim of vermilion hued
mixture that, promised to be a sort
of paint.
"But don't use gasoline"
obi" And the CLEAN of hope that
had frightened the youngsters face
slowly passed away, while the old look
of care and worry returned to take its
place.
Never mind. my chi]d,"-the kind
heart of the woman could not with.
stand the pew look. She knew naught
of laws CT legislative oddities, but she
did know children and could read their
hearts
Here is a coal oil can; you can
paint that"
Coil Oil Cans Don't Count.
NAV, coal oil cans don't have to be
painted. II amt the law. Women al
ways was impractical" and the NINA
ture artist, scorning charity where he
sought employment, turned on his heel
and ,rudged down the walk to the
street.
Maybe you don't recognize tits Incl
dent, but it happened at a house moi
one hundred miles from the Ottumwa
post Office Others of a similar or of a
different nature have taken place in
the city during the past few days
during which time men and boys have
gone from house to house offering tic
paint the gasoline cans of the various
householders to the required legal hue
Under the new law, which went into
effect Tuesday gasoline cans must be
painted red. T. U. B.