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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-24
CHINA MATING
500 yards Colored China Mating, req

10 S0ior eu eIli1fa Waiting, reg
THAR price 25c yard, special price for
this week, yard "a.
1000 yards Colored China Mating,
regular price soc yard, good grade,
new patterns, special price for this
. week, yard ezc
All OF our 35c yard China Mating,
white and colored, best grade, go
this week, special price, yard. .2zc
1000 yards Colored China Mating
worth 2oc yard, special pr;ce this =
week to clean out this lot. ward IL cI-ac
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-24
.0L man IS
Special Mating Sale and House
furnishing Goods Sale this Week

House Cleaning Time has come and we
are going to offer you an opportunity
TINS week to put down new mattings as
cheap or cheaper than you can have the
Old dusty coverings turned.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-24
JAPANESE MATING

1000 yards Colored and White Japan
ese Mating. best grade, new pat
terms, regular price 81 I-2c yard, will
go this week, special price, yd. .25c
500 yards Ingram Carpet, regular
price 45c yard, special price to clean
out this week, yard %.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-24

The Commoner; "A comet is soon to
touch the earth,' declares the Atlanta
Constitution. Well. Well! And just af-
ter we have been touched by Mr.. Rocke-
feller and Mr.. Hartman, too!
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-24
WINDOW SHADES

5oxo feet Window Shades in all col
ors, regular price IS. special price
this week, each exc
5oxo feet Window Shades, regular
price soc each, special price this
week, each ........ ,oc
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-19
UNFORTUNATE KINGSTON

The history of the city Of Kingston,
Jamaica. devasted by earthquake and
fire, is a long series of disasters deal
ing death and destruction in their
wake. Hurricanes. CONGREGATIONS and
earthquakes have followed each other
in succession since the first earth
shock in 1892, which destroyed Port
Royal and resulted in the building up
Of Kingston, now the capital city, by
the survivors.
A fire in 1882 destroyed property to
the value of $2,500,000. The island
was then left in peace for thirty years,
when a tremendous hurricane wreck
ed property and caused the loss of a
thousand lives Eighteen years later
there was another conflagration des-
troying property to the extent of $751;
100000 and causing large loss of
life. In 1880 it was cyclone that dew
astated the island, followed a few
months later by severe earthquake
shocks.
For thirteen years the island was
left alone by the elements and then in
1908 there was a hurricane that almost
damaged thousands of homes in
Kingston. An earthquake shock last
November, which fortunately did not
prove damaging, was followed by the
recent disaster. Kingston and Jamai
ca have had more than their share OF
trouble.
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BATAVIA.

Batavia, Jan. 16.-Mrs. George fuller
who has been visiting her father, Thos
Long, left Monday morning for her
home near Ottumwa.
Miss May Warner of Fairfield visit
ed Sunday at the home Of Wilson
Warner.
Charles Spayde of Centerville was an
over Sunday visitor with friends here
Billy Henderson of Burlington visit
ed relatives here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cap Armstrong and
child. Raymond. visited Sunday in OF
tumwa, at the home Of their uncle, w
H. Giltner.
j. B. Trent was passenger to OF
tumwa Saturday.
Born, Tuesday, January 8. to Mr.. and
Mrs Robert Colwell, a daughter
Miss Nell Durr of Cedar Rapids is
visiting her sister. Mrs. Fred Taylor.
Robert Armstrong was transacting
business in Fairfield Saturday.
Mrs. Wilson Warner was a passen-
ger in Ottumwa Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Sargent Of OF
tumwa visited Mr.. and Mrs w. A.
Lewis and attended the lecture at the
opera house Friday night.
Mrs. Isaac Sheets and daughter,
Mrs. Emma Lawson, and Mrs Glot-
felty of Libertyville visited Friday at
the home Of Mrs Maggie Helman
Mrs. r. o. Harris of Stockport is
visiting at the home of Jason Harris.
Mrs. Peter Nelson and Miss Mildred
Copeland returned Friday from a visit
Ct Stockport.
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FAIRFIELD.

Fairfield, Jan 16.-The Fairfield
Brick and Tile company has installed
a dynamo at their plant for their pri-
vate use. The plant will light 200 in
condescent lights.
In honor of her birthday. which oc-
ours today, number Of the members
of the Lutheran church last night
surprised the wife of their pastor, Mrs
W. Luther Bright. Apleasant even
ing was spent by the guests and their
hostess.
Central college Of Pella will play a
basket ball game with the Company III
team at the armory tonight. There
have been new baskets installed in the
armory and the electric lighting Of the
room has been improved, this making
it better for the game
Philip Sauer broke a bone in his foot
and severely bruised himself yester-
day morning in fall from the top Of
a ladder leaning up against the rear Of
the building occupied by his restaur-
ant. While he was at the top the lad
der slipped and he fell to the ground.
1t Is not believed that he has inter-
nal injuries.
David West was given thirty days in
Justice court yesterday for drunken
ness.
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ton got was an outburst to go for
ward and do what I was told or I
would get my 'bloomin' cad knocked
on with a Delaying pin. Knowing vol
that man in the position was could
do nothing, submitted and went for
ward to duty with my feelings at low
tide.
"The experiences had in that ship
l will never forget. We were out just
three years and at times it was a hard
go Of it to get enough to eat The
bitter cold was something fearful At
times when we had struck a whale
after he had led us miles from the
ship, we owuld put the night through
| in an open boat until tie ship could
beat up to us. Some Of these nights,
in order to keep from freezing to
death, we would all lie down in the
bottom Of the boat in pile. The ones
on top would take turns of lying on the
bottom in order to keep alive
after three years of cruising, which
were unsuccessful ones, we returned
to the states. In vessels Of this sort
the pay you receive is according to
the catch, and when I received my
share had something like ten dollars
coming for my three years work and
some of the worst 1ardships had ever
been through.
I'LL tell you, youngsters, II you think
that you have hard lot here in snug
cities, Just take a trip up north in one
of those whaling ships and you will
change your mind"
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GLOBE SIGHTS.

From the Atchison Globe.-Down
at Coolidge, recently, drinking man
and a good templar failed in business
on the same day. Where do we find
the moral?" the Enterprise asks.
If a woman has a dollar left the
day after Christmas, somehow it gets
on her conscience and she feels that
she has not been as generous as she
should have been.
When a farmer comes to town on
rainy Saturday, he gets no credit
for his effort; store keeper looks at
him as if they would say: why didn't
more of you Gomez"
After woman reaches 40, her hats
all look alike, except in summer they
are trimmed with ribbons and flowers
and in winter they are trimmed with
yelvets and feathers.
Ever notice that when a woman
tells a man she is tired of him he is
willing to get out of the way. but when
a man tells a woman he is tired OF
her, she can give an ivy cards and
spades in clinging?
When a man chooses to be indus.
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SEYMOUR.

Seymour, Jan. ia. G. widmer
made business trip to Centerville
Thursday.
John Hayes and family of Centerville
visited with Philip Peister and family
SATURDAY. and Sunday.
Mrs William Kirkland fell on the icy
walk Friday striking on her back and
shoulders, injuring her internally.
William Llewellyn. who has been
here the past week looking after bust
ness interests and visiting relatives
left for his home in Denver, Colorado
Sunday morning.
DR.. o. A. Cover and wife left on the
Golden State Limited for Los Angeles
California Monday morning. They ex-
pect to remain in California two or
three months for the benefit of the
doctors health.
DR.. Banning reports an eleven pound
son born to Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Alexan-
der Sunday.
Mrs. Lottie Cain is visiting friends in
Powersville, Mo.
DR.. Mel of Unionville, Mo-, was
called Friday to see Mrs. Wesley Har-
ris, who has been sick for some time
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DRAk EVILLE

Drakeville, Jan. 16.--Rev Davis ~
engaged in series of meetings at ASH
Grove. . ]
John Hunt addressed the people at
the Methodist Episcopal church suns
day morning and evening.
Born, Jan. 8, to Mr.. and Mrs. Johu
McVey. daughter.
Miss Nellie Turner Is quite i'll at tho
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.I
Will Turner
Miss Mabel Davis visited in Mtl
Pleasant last week. an
Miss Bessie Keethler spent feM
days the first of this week with heH
cousin, Mamie Gray.
II. c.. Rankin shredded fodder foA
VIII Pullman last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wilcox visited
Sunday with Robert Kinsler and wifa7
Frank Slagle of Ottumwa spent SUM
day with his parents at this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Mum Of Belknau
spent Sunday at the Will Putmans
home. Frank Fridley expects to move
his family to Floris soon.
Mrs. Maude Carson has purchased
the Young farm near the I. O. o. Ft1
cemetery at Bloomfield
Joseph Lepper Of Floris transacted
business in this place Monday.
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THE HoMINe INSTINCT IN MAN.

From the Chicago Chronicle
There is homing instinct among
men as there is among birds. 1t is a
pretty fact in what may be termed
mate psychology that men as they
grow old and see the end approaching
have a disposition to return to the
places where they were born to await
the summons.
They do not always obey this
prompting, indeed, it is disregarded
in more cases than it is needed. But
the instinct is there.
1t is declared by students of biology
that the love of ones birthplace is
congenital and that man who was
born near the sea, for instance, will
always have a yearning to return to
the ocean, even though he dwells far
inland from infancy to old age.
Another phase of this homing in
stinct is the desire that men exper-
fence to be buried among their kin
bred. 1t is this instinct which &C.
counts for the transportation of dead
bodies over thousands of miles of land
and sea that they may lie in some
country graveyard, perhaps, within
sight Of farm house deserted half a
century ago.
The author of .'Waverly" compared
the course of man through the world
to that OLA hare which is started from
her form and after long chase and
making a large circle, ends by return
ing to her nest from which she started
Like the wounded deer, man yearns
to reach home to die. Any east bound
overland train contains evidence of it
in the poor consumptive who, having
vainly sought the climate of Arizona
or California in the hope of prolonging
life, turns his face homeward when
all hope is at an end. Going home to
de- is one Of the saddest sights Of
life.
Collateral to this instinct and akin
to it in origin is the desire which city
men of country birth experience for
rural life as they grow older. This
yearning for the country is. indeed,
not confined to the country bred. Near
ly all men experience it and this is
the result of atavism-inherited love
for the soil persisting through many
generations of city dwellers AS man
grows old he desires to get back to
nature.
So that in these things, as in many
others, we are really not free agents,
but the creatures Of heredity, govern
ed literally by the instincts and ten
denotes of ancestors dead for centur-
les. Our forefathers live in us and it
is a picturesque thought. 1t promises
an immortality that we can all under.
stand and appreciate.
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WEST VAN BUREN,.

West Van Buren,, Jan. 16.-John
Smiths house caught fire one day last
week. 1t was discovered in time and
no serious damage was done.
Fletch Koontz has bought the widow
Roush farm near Lebanon. Mr.. and
Mrs. Koontz will take possession about
March ].
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Hoskin expect TO
move into their new home in short
time. The new dwelling is Almost
completed.
Miss Dora Gilbert returned to her
home at Kilbourne Saturday after a
weeks visit at the e. e. Hanshaw
home
Mrs. Springer. who has been very
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A HEART TO HEART TALK.

Genius-That natural power or facul-
ty or combination of faculties OF the
mind which bears or brings forth, pro-
duces, discovers or invents; intellec-
tual endowment of the highest kind;
superior power of invention or ina
gination of any kind, or of producing
original combinations.
Talent-A gift, endowment or facul-
ty; some peculiar faculty, ability,
power or accomplishment; mental en-
dowments or capacities of super
ior kind
Ambition-A desire for superiority
or excellence in any object of pursuit;
to seek after will an eager desire 20
obtain-sometimes sufficient to make
its pcssessor recognized as a genius
or a person of talent.
For the benefit of those that had the
patience to read through the defini-
tons, it may be said that this article
is not designed as a press notice of
any new encyclopedia, neither is it to
be construed as a pedagogic treatise
on the lntricacies of grammar. What
it strives to be is heart-to-heart talk
with the reader-with every reader,
man, woman, youth and miss.
The other evening there was din
ner for party Of twelve in an OF
tumwa home 1t was just an ordin-
airy gathering of friends, the counter
part of dozens of affairs of daily oc-
currence, yet genius was there and
talent was there, appearing from I'M
thought of sources when aroused by
the gaiety that brushed aside reserve
Why do you not cultivate your
talent?" at was wonderful" Think
of the name you should make for your.
self" were the EXPLANATIONS
ooh, you fatter me. never have
studied and 1 should not think of ap.
pearing in public"
Ambition was not there
There was one young woman who,
in response to urgent appeals to "play
or sing something volunteered rec
itation. 1t was a serio-comic tale OF
a little pickaninny's burial. The little
party was convulsed with a dialogue
in which southern colored preacher
exhorted the "breddren" in quaint dia.
logue. Suddenly the reciter turned
from gay to grave. She was repeating
the eulogy Of the preacher over the
little pickaninny lying so quiet in the
grave. Tears, unbidden, filled the
ewes. and sobs were heard The sneak.
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er turned, then stopped her recital--a
young mother was crying as il her
heart would break from the sad mem
cries recalled of the death of her first
born years ago.
Here was genius, intellectual en-
dowments of the highest kind and it's
possessor never had studied and could
not think of appearing in public"
During the evening 1t developed that
all but two of the company had some
talent in marked degree; one OF the
uninspired pair has been too happy
in making her husbands life happy and
In raising her family of children to
kindle the fires of genius; the other is
writing this. Two were reciters; three
could tell 'stories" that would hold the
attention of packed houses nightly
from any stage or lyceum platform.
But OUTSIDE the circle of their homes
their accomplishments were unknown
Just notice when the opportunity
presents the hidden talents of your
| friends and workaday associates. You
will find that there are few of them
but are blessed with some particular
talent or accomplishment You may
not find genius, for geniuses are rare
but you will be surprised how an all
! wise Creator has distributed gifts to
those whom he has not endowed with
beauty--ior beauty, like virtue, is most
often its own reward.
And just word in closing to the
favored ones, who cannot hide from
! themselves the talents unknown to the
world Read the definition of the last
word quoted at the head of this article
and then look about--see the innumer
able examples of what the world &C
icepts as genius or talent, but which is
a plane above mediocrity, made to ap
pear ike the divine spark by self
conf1ent, answering ambition.
And do the thing that you can do
\ If you can write, write; if you can re
cite, recite; if you can fight, fight. Put
ambition behind your talent. If yor
are of those that have no aims at self
aggraniizement try to remember thai
you owe it to your fellows If not te
yourself to lend hand to Frightening
world that sees too little OF bright
| nass
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trious, honest, temperate and relia-
BILE and amounts to- something, how
the drunkards and loafers hate him
and say he is a wolfe, ana steals every,
thing in sight.
We do not know how it is in big
cities. but in small towns the society
women can be distinguished from the
women who are not in society by the
fact that society women do not wear
union suits and the other women do.
There is a great deal in the theory
Of heredity, but people are inclined to
believe that man who says he drinks
because his father did, isn't trying
very hard to swear off More than
that, it shows mighty little regard fol-
his paternal ancestor.
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TROY.

Troy. Jan. 16.-G. w. saylor1
and staff went to Bloomfield Mondayl
night to install the l. o. o. r .officers.1
G. e. Parks of Milton was a Troy1
visitor Friday.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Rossers
January s, twin daughters. Only onel
sui lived.
Fred Murphy returned to Ankeny,i
where he is teaching school, after
spending his vacation with friends
and relatives here.
Mrs. Addie Duffleld and little daugh-,
ter Of Bloomfield visited at the Ross
Sullivan home last week.
Mrs. Daisy Floyd returned home onl
Tuesday from Oberln, Kansas, wheral
she has been for the past few months
Mrs. Julia Evans was. called last
week to Oskaloosa on account Of the
sickness of her mother, Mrs. Hannah!
Claflin.
Alva Evans and Miss Massey Noel,
are visiting relatives in Missouri.
g. w. Saylor and Staff. B. Parks
G. F.. Shreave, G.. w. Roberts, Scott
Russell and Frank Buckles--were at
Floris Friday night installing the off,
GERS of the 1. 8. o. F. lodge. After,
the installation they did work in the
first and second degrees. The staff,
was treated royalty while there.
Chester Garrett, who Is attending
school at Milton, spent Saturday art
Sunday at home.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack McMickle retJn-
ed Friday to their home at HeGick
here.
Elmer Russell spent Sunday ath hist
parents north of Troy.
At the telephone meeti9as m eIao.ayy
night Mrs. Lena Mustard 80 eiecteo
as operator.
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PEOPLES PULPIT.


An Iowa girl, graduate of Ames.
writes to an Ottumwa friend from
Fall River, Mass, where she has
charge Of the domestic science work
in an industrial school which is CON
nected with the work of deaconess.
She speaks of Fall River as the 'City
of Motherless Homes since so many
mothers work in the mills. Many of
her pupils are not over IL years of
age, but they do the housekeeping
at home. AT fourteen they go to work
in the mills Domestic science ought
to be taught in Ottumwa, although
we are not as yet city of motherless
homes How it may be when our pros
pective new factories come remains to
be seen. j. M. M.
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dence districts of Seattle, on the gen
tie slopes and terraces overlooking
Puget Sound, Lake Washington and
Lake Union. The lakes are natural
fresh water bodies, Washington having
an area of 3S IL square miles and
Union an area of / 1-3 square miles.
They are separated from Puget Sound
by the land upon which Seattle stands
and will, by the time the exposition
opens, be connected with the salt wat
er by a ship canal now under con-
strlction
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REVIVAL AT BLOOMFIELD.

Special Services at First M. e.. Church,
Commencing January 20.
Bloomfield, Jan. 16.-Special revival
services will open at the First Meth
odist Episcopal church Sunday even
ing, January 20, conducatd by Stafford
and Stafford. Preaching services will
be conducted by the pastor, Err G. L.
Stafford and the singing will be under
the direction of F. B. Stafford, pastor
of the Methodist Episcopal church of
Fonda. The song services will be-
gin each evening at o'clock by a large
chorus choir. male quartet and solos by
F. B. Stafford.
Install Officers.
Monday evening District Deputy
George Saylor, accompanied by num-
Der of installing officers from Troy
Lodge, I. o. o. F., installed the new Of
f1cers of Bloomfield Lodge. No. %, l. O.
o. F. The lodge room was filled with
enthusiastic Odd Fellows. The follow
ing officers We're installed:
Noble grand-Martin Ellenberger
Vice grand-Ed Rogers.
Recording secretary-John Owens.
Financial secretary-F. w. Baum
garten.
Observation-Disclosures Skinner.
After the installation of these Off
GERS, the noble grand appointed Sher-
Illdu ftOW6 right anu 1s "A
Wilkinson left supporter to the Eoble
grand. The newly installed vice grand
appoited John Kline right supporter
and ]. S. Barker left supporter to the
vice grand. The noble grand appoint
John Cecil inside guard, John Sayel
and John Yagle scene supporters, and
Rev. William Beard chaplain. After
the installation Troy lodge extended
through the installing team, an invita-.
ton to Bloomfield lodge. to attend, ar
old-time fiddlers contest at their an
nual dinner, which will be held in the
near future. Several witty speeches
We're made by visiting and local Ode
Fellows. The entire subordinate lodge
was treated to splendid banquet ir
the banquet room of the lodge by mem
bers of Rebekah Lodge No. /, OF
Bloomfield.
Bloomfield Personals
Mrs. Frank Dewitt was called to
Eagle Grove Monday to the bedside OF
her mother, Mrs. L. E. Constalk, who
is very sick, and is not expected tt
| recover
William Storms of Des Moines was
the guest of Miss Katherine Graham
Monday evening.
Rev. F. D. Ferrall, pastor of the
Christian church, has engaged Evan.
gelist Stout of Des Moines to conduct
revival services at the Christian church
in February.
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low with typhoid fever, is improving
nicely.
George Dill and family spent Sunday
at Wade Harryman's.
DR.. Bassett of Leando was a profess
sional callere here Monday
John Ploss spent Sunday with hiG
brother Tony of White Elm.
Much interest has been manifested
In the meetings at the Baptist church,
conducted by Rev. Davis.