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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-09

parental consent e. necessary But
if the man is IN any way still COM
nccted with the military service ne
must have the consent of the military
authorities.
THE BELGIAN LAW.
In Belgium the law allows Belgian
20 marry a foreigner abroad according
% tho laws of that foreign country,
but the marriage will not be valid
In Belgium II he IS under 81 and has
not obtained the consent OF his par
ents II between the ages Of 21 and
20 he must make a respectful ana
formal request" for his parents adj
vice. and II the parents object. they
may apply "a a court Of justice and
state their grounds for refusal. and
such refusal may be- upheld. If the
son or daughter IN 20 yeari 81 age no
consent Is required.
In Denmark any person contracting
a marriage. whether there or abroad.
requires the parental consent when un-
der the age Of % and widower
must not contract "a second marriage
within three months Of tho death
uf his wife The usual publication
must be made.
BY the law or France no man may
contract a marriage under the age Of
% without the consent Of his parents.
From that are until no is 30 be- win nc
required. as ia Belgium. 10 perform tho
"actc resrectueuX." and this act dif-
fers from the Belgian n that hc has
10 perform 81 three times over at
monthly Intervals. ana 20 is not until
a month has elapsed from the third
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-09
PNEUMONIA FOLLOWS A {

PNEUMONIA FOLLOWS \ COLD
but never follows The use Of Foley's Hon
e. ard Tar. ~ stops the cough, heals
and strengthens the lungs and prevents
pneumonia. For sale by H. j. I'm Drug
Co, The Never Substitutors.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-09

win Nashville, Tenn,
Christian distinguished
bboners an United States
delegates.
prominent
o
Georgia Do Mrs. OF ~. Y.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-08
COUNSEL MAXIM WRITES OF Mr..
LEES DEATH.

Clinton.-Col F. w. Mahin, formerly
of Clinton, now United States consul
at Nottingham, England, at whose
home the late A. w. Lee Of the Iowa
newspaper syndicate expired few
weeks ago, writes to Clinton friends:
"The summer has brought very sad
event In the death Of Alfred w. Lee,
president of the Lee newspaper syndi.
cate. Doubtless the press has already
paid universal tribute to this noble life,
SO prematurely ended in the midst Of
its greatest usefulness and activity.
Mr.. Lee came abroad with his family
in June to make tour Of Europe. The
heart disorder which struck him down
while visiting Us in Nottingham had
been known Of before, thous<, its ser.
ious nature had not been fully realized
There can be no more impressive OK
ample Of what industry and integrity
can accomplish than Mr.. Lees eminent,
ly successful career. 1t is most lamen'
table that life SO helpful and insp1r'
ing to all within the sphere of Its In
fuence, and SO brilliant with promise
of even better and greater achieve
ment in the future, should be thus un,
timely closed. In his personality Mr.
Lee was most attractive and lovable;
and the number of those who deeply
mourn his death as an individual
bereavement is limited only by the
number Of his acquaintances."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-08
HANDS OFF THE SCHOOLS.

Atlantic Telegraph-"H about half
the country schools in the state were
closed by judicious consolidation the
difficulty over school teachers would
be In process Of adjustment along sen.
sible lines says the Des Moines Reg
lister and Leader. 1t takes brave
newspaper to say that in the state
of Iowa. The school house on every
hill top" is as sacred to Iowa people
as the cross to the Christian Mon
may swear at the corporations. do
nounce their elected officers as thieves
and the merchants with whom they
deal as pirates and fume and froth
about the exorbitant taxes they are
obliged to pay with impunity, but
when they reach the school tax, they
suddenly shut up like an oyster. No
matter how much the school tax is
we pay 1t without a murmur. When
Johnny comes home and announces
that the teacher says he must have a
new 1874 treatise in clay modelling,
the distracted father goes calmly to
the little tin bank where he has the
amount deposited for the purpose OF
paying the next life insurance assess.
ment, takes 1t out and buys the tres
tise. He don't stop to ask what parti.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-08
EDpYvILLE.

Eddyville.-Lloyd Myrick Of Bluff
Creek received quite painful injury
Friday by horse kicking him on the
leg.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. T. Keeran are en-
tertaining relatives from Texas.
Mrs. Abbie Worrell and children Of
Omaha, arrived Thursday for a visit
with her sister. Mrs. Martin Emanuel.
Mrs. Doran Haywood Of near Bus
sey is visiting at the John Haywood
home
Francis Koontz has been on the sic,
list.
Bert Brodrick has been visiting his
brother, George Brodrick at Line
Vile.
Miss Bppie wylie and her cousin,
Mrs. Orville Bolon who Is visiting herr:
called on friends in Oskaloosa Thurs
day.
Guy Utley Of Grinnell was visitor
with friends here Thursday.
c. F. Israel of Tracey was in town
Thursday on business.
3. L. Lennon, mail carrier on Rural
Route No. 2 is takin~ fifteen days'
lay off. Asa Fisher is serving as hi..
substitute.
Harlan Brubaker Of the Cedar dis
trict is building a new barn.
Frank Coryell Jr., departed Friday
night for Los Angeles, CAL, for an in
definite visit with his sister, Mrs. Guy
Noble.
Miss Lucille Moss Of Eddyville, and
Miss Neva England of near Lakonta
are among the number who will take
part in the Farmers day program DIT
the Chautauqua at Oskaloosa on Aug
ust II.
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THE TIeHTwAp.

Minneapolis Journal-There are
some advantages in being tightwad.
Doc Bixby tells of seeing an old man
the other day who was once very
wealthy. He lived in Chicago. right
IN the wnirl. One winter he undertook
to drink the whiskey in Cook county
and to pay for 1t from profits on the
board OF trade In six months his net
'"sse3 amounted to s1s9. 600 and while
he was trying to rect yer health by the
nrktsh bath and mineral water route
the panic came on and took the rest of
his unearned Increment.
Your tightwad, in the other hand,
starts in slowly but he Is horribly sure.
OF everything that comes in he ropes
and bales a good part and hides 1t in
the cellar. The more that comes in,
the less he let's go Of. You see that
gloating appearance getting into his
face and shoulders. Never let 60!
Hang on to everything! These are his
notices that are hanging on the wall
He has the good sense not to buy
mining stock nor to waste time in va.
cations. BY and by he gets 1t a-comins
his way SO fast that It bothers him a
little. Does he loosen up? Not in a
million years. He merely gets new
toehold and drags in more On. the
glory of tightwaddery. OF having II
in the banks, in the safety deposit, In
real estate (good paying), in the eel.
lars, in the closets, In leases, in stocks
and bonds everywhere, money, money
money The tax man tries to get q
little Of 1t. but the tightwad foils him
Needy relatives sit hungrily around
They get the brick veneered face. The
public gets-nothing, when all at once
-biff! And then newspapers have big
headlines telling Of the death of one oil
our substantial citizens. George H
Ttghtwad, worth probably 500, 900, 900
Wonder where he goes to? Some
awfuly tight place, probably.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-08
BoNAPARTE.

Buaparte.-Mrs. N. H. Smith en-
tertained party of young people Fri
day evening in honor of her daughter
Mrs. George Hunter Of Bertrand Neb
Mrs. Floyd Rowland and child Of
Grinnell and Miss Bessie Randolph OF
Bentonsport visited here several days
this week with their sister, Miss Kate
Randolph.
I Harley strickling Of ottumwa was
the guest OF friends here yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Speers and
granddaughter. Lillian Peters, Of Sey
mour, are the guests of Mrs. Speer's
sister, Mrs. John Kerr and family.
A. A. Smith Of Keokuk is making
q short visit with his family.
/ Thomas Robinson of Pennington
visited friends yesterday
Louis Ballein of Hanover. ILL.,, IL
spending few days at the William
Jones home.
Mrs. H. A. Rinabarger has returne,
to her home IN Gr1swold after an OK
tended visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Morris and Mrs
M. Laokey were In Bentonsport Thurs
day attending the funeral Of Mrs
Daisy Bailey.
Mrs. Sarah Petrie visited friends |,
Pennington this week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-08
EDDYvILLE.

Eddyville. to Mr.. and MRS.
Alva Miller, near Pleasant Corners,
Saturday August 8, 1907, a daughterJ
Mrs. Ollie Oldham has leased and Isl
moving to the Charles Harper prop
erty on North Third street.
Messrs. and Mesdames g. E. steph,
enson and A. L. Carson have arrived
home from several weeks trip to thu
jamestown exposition and to various
other points of interest IN the east.
e. G. Kussart returned Friday from
q ten days visit with his brother, Dr.
Jacob Kussart at Wadena, MIMI,
where the latter has recently located.
Mrs. Charles Pray Of Illinois has,
been visiting her mother, Mrs. Rose,
McDole.
J. g. Shahan returned Friday from
visit with his sister. Mrs. G. Trimble'
at Montezuma.
Miss Carrie Wilson went to Eldof4s
Saturday for an indefinite visit with
relatives and friends.
Chester Albaugh was an over Sum
day guest OF friends at Abba.
Mr.. and Mrs w. r. Nelson Of oska-
loosa were in town Friday.
Mrs. d. McMullen and children were
in town Friday
Mrs. D. McMullen and children, who
have been visiting at the James War
ner home, went to Libertyville Friday
to visit week.
Mrs. Emma Goe and daughter.
Blanche, and Miss Cora wtlliar1e OF
Dallas, Texas, Mr.. and Mrs. Jameif
Sullivan and son, Don Of Corydon.
Mrs. John Beedle and daughter.
Gladys and Geneva and Mr.. and Mrs
James Clark and children, Mervin and
Annabel Of Eveland have all returned
to their various homes after a short
visit at the M r. Keeran horna
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-08
TRAIN is
SECURED
SPECIAL WILL TAKE OLD SET
TIERS TO AGENcY-FINAL AR.
RANGEMENTs NOW COMPLETE.

&
The preparations are now complet.
ed for the Old Settlers Picnic to DO
held on Thursday, August 10. at
Streblow's grove adjoining Agency,
on the Dahlonega road. The commit
tee is now in consultation with tho
weather man to- arrange for nice
weather on the day of the picnic.
Captain S. H. Harper has arranged
for special train for the transport
tation Of the old settlers which will
leave the union depot at $3.50 a. m.
for Agency and returning will leave
Agency at 500 p> m.
Hon. w. A. Work will deliver the
address. Judge NJ. A. Roberts. Major
Samuel Mahon and others will make
sort speeches. There win be music
and other amusements and the old
settlers are making an effort to make
this an occasion to be fong remember
ed as a cal old-fashioned gathering
Of old neighbors and friends.
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CHARLTON.

Chariton.--Mr and Mrs. c. &C. Moor0I
Of Russell spent Sunday In the city.
The Misses Anna, Laura ana Cecil
Hess spent Sunday in Lucas.
Asberry Steele departed Sunday
evening for visit at Cambridge, o.
Virgil Carson, came down from Des
Moinss Saturday evening for an over
Sunday visit with his parents in Eng
lish township.
Ottumwa Saturday evening,
CO. H. I. N. q. Departed this morning
for Des Moines where they will go into
r. De Herman went to Creston Sum
day for visit with relatives.
Mr., and Mrs. John Gartln of Cory
don we're In the city Saturday.
o. J. Israel returned Saturday from
trip to Woodburn.
Morgan Williams came home Sun
day evening from Council Bluffs.
The Misses Anna and Selma Arvid-I
son went to Red Oak Saturday evening
for weeks visit with relatives.
Miss Anna Holmes, of Omaha lie Wis
iting In the city with her sisters, Mes
DANES John Carlson and Carl Lind
quist.
George Smith Of Russell was In the
city Sunday.
Messrs. Ray Fain and Glen Jenninga
Of Confidence spent Sunday in the cityI
Mrs. Charles Lott came down from
Tacoma Saturday for a visit with her
friends in Whitebreast township.
MI. and Mrs. Clarence Holman OF
Promise City were visiting her Sun1
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. D. Dyer Of New
York were In the city SATURDAY..
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Narrow Escape From Death.

Chariton.-Yesterday afternoon as
John Smith and W. w. McCorkle of
near Belinda were taking a new ttresh-
Ing outfit home they went off Of a
bridge near the Col. Curtis home, the
engine turned upside down and
the separator on top. Both men
saw their peril In time to save them
selves, Their loss will be about 5000
on the outfit. The accident is due to
the fact that the lever that guides the
engine worked just opposite to the ore
that they had been used to working
and 1t was guided off the bridge.
Mrs. Eli Gray and children went to
Humeston this morning for q weeks
visit.
Mrs. William Howard returned last
evening from visit in Des Moines
Friends in this city heard yesterday
Of the tragic death Of H. F. Powell
with deep regret, as he was quite well
known in this city. having been con-
nected for short time with the Hib-
son Jewelry Co. and assisted them lust
recently in large piano sale.
Hayes Cumpston of Oakley was a
business callsr in the city Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Lewis returned
to their home In Ottun1wa last even
ing after pleasant visit with rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Israel are re-
ported as being some better last even
ing. They are both having run OF
typhoid fever.
r. A. Proudfoot of Des Moines was
business visitor in the city yester-
day.
Miss Grace Baker Of Russell was in
the city Friday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-08
THE CRY OF THE times.

1t isn't the war talk that frets me,
The times am reading the news;
II isn't the weather that gets me
Into such a state Of blues;
1t isn't the they're a bubble
And not worth tear of my grief;
IN tell you the cause of my trouble:
They've boosted the price of nay
beef.
1t isn't the tariff that worries,
1t isn't the state of the crops;
1t isn't the stock market furries-
What odds If price rises or drops?
1t isn't the peach crop that gals me,
1t isn't just plain discomfort,
I'll tell you the woe that Details me:
The landlord is raising my rent.
1t isn't that am kicker,
1t isn't I'm out of job,
1t isn't craving for liquor.
1t isn't for praise Of the mob;
It isn't I'm given to yearning
For clothes of fine linen and silk.
The secret of all my heart.burninR.
They've Increased the price of my
milk.
1t isn't because I'm not wealthy.
1t isn't because Of my work;
1t isn't because I'm not healthy,
1t isn't because would shirk;
1t isn't because I'm not getting
OF these worldly goods big slice;
The reason Of all of this fretting:
They've doubled the price of my
Ice.
1t isn't a panic impending,
1t isn't some grief that is past;
1t isn't fear of the ending
OF good times-so good they won't
last,
It isn't the break Of some bubble,
My worry's OF something far worse;
I'll tell you the source Of my trouble;
The times are too good for my
pursei
New York Tirnan
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BlRM'tN CHAM.

Bfrmingham.-Mis Eva Beard q
Washington, Ia, Is visiting with heE
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. David
Gllchrist north Of town.
Miss Hazel Treon OF Fairfield, wrts
has been spending the summer with
her aunt Mrs. Jones returned homsl
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Tharnburg and
two daughters of Rtchland. Ia., visited;
in town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Allen and daush !
ter, Miss Grace visited over Sunday
with relatives In Hlllsboro
The 5-year-old son OF Willis Nc
Kee caught his finger In moving
machine Saturday crushing the 1nger
so badly that an amputation was rlec-
sary.
James Wilson Of Fairfield was .
business visitor Saturday. ;.
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BLOOMFIELD.

Bloomfeld-A message received by
Mrs. II. A. Wishard stated that her
sister Mrs. A. F. Rankin and husband
Of Perkins, Okla, had been in wreck
which occurred on the Santa Fe train
between otoe and Red Rock, Okla,
but were uninjured. A newspaper re-
port, however, Friday stated that Mr.
Mrs. Rankin badly bruised and both
had been taken to the hospital unable
to continue the journey to Seattle,
which was their destination
Mrs. Fred Meier and children of
Des Moines are visiting Mrs Meier's
mother. Mrs. Pirtle and other relatives
in the city.
Andrew Taylor left Thursday to
spend Sunday in Burlington visiting
at the home of Mrs. Mary Coles.
Ray Wiseman, who has been spend
ing several days with his brother, Will
Wiseman returned to his home In Cen
terville Thursday.
Carl Wolf and family left Saturday
for Rochelle, H.. where Mrs. Wolf will
visit while Mr.. Wolf makes business
trip to the south.
Carl Wolf and DR.. L. L. Pittmal,
went to Ottumwa Friday evening and
were taken into the Elks' lodge.
s. F. Mcconnell and w. H. Taylor
spent Friday at Bunch, in the interest
Of the Davis county chautauqua
Richard Colliyer returned Thursday
from Bentonsville, Ark, where he has
been looking after his fruit farms.
G. A. Blumberg, the tailor has been
seriously Ill at his home the past week
Screens Jenins and wife left Friday
| for Lewiston, Idaho where they ex-
pect to make their home
Mrs. r. G. Baker Of Milton was IN
Bloomfield Thursday shopping
the brides father, James Taylor, north
east Of the city occurred the marriage
Of Miss Mildred L. Taylor and w. G.
Dennis Of Mendon, Mo. Mr.. Dennis
was formerly In the enanloy of Dr
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-08
ARE FARMS TOO LARGE7

Farmers Review.-The American
farmer has already had before him the
temptation to grasp large amount of
land. This Is not surprising when
we consider what his education mas
been. It has been seven or more gem
erations since our ancestors settled in
this country and during all Of that
Tune the descendants Of the old set
tlers have had the thirst for land bred
into them. This was because In the
beginning of the development of tnis
country, land was very easily obtain
ca, and the most common way for men
TO enrich themselves was to get DOS
session Of large tracts of land.
But today the new conditions are In
con111ct with the tendency to own land
for the mere sense of owning It. Be-
fore man buys more land he should
first sit down and consider whether
he can use the land He should also
consider more carefully the question
of whether he can not more fully use
the land he has. Today there are null.
tftudes of families that are made mis-.
cradle by the possession Of too much
land
What the country needs is a large
number Of well-tilled small farms.
That means more independent far,
mers and fewer hired men. It means
solution of the hired help problem.
It means more familles in township
and that, too, Of families that own
the land on which they are located.
Such people thrill with the delights Of
ownersnip. They are help to the
communities. Their children do not
have to rush to the cities to make a
living. More farms mean better
| schools. 1t means more electric lines
running here and there over the coun-
try; for the electric lines go where
populations are sufficiently dense to
insure them patronage. If the Amer.
lean farmer does not get down to this
idea the foreigner will take mis- land.
The foreigner comes In from little
piece Of land in Europe. He has been
accustomed there to farm intensive
ly little piece of territory. He takes
small piece here and is contented
with it. He works and his family
works. They have no hired help pro-
blem. They soon own the land on
which the American farmer was lord,
but on which he had mortgage. The
thirst can no longer be gratifled with
out the danger Of losing even the land
necessary for the support of the far
mer's family
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The TEACHER.

4 Young America as a rule does not
hold the teacher in very high regard.
In fact as a rule Young America does
not hold any person, company, firm or
corporation in regard which makes him
toe the mark But in the case of the
teacher the boy Of yesterday as his
viewpoint Of life Is changed gives
greater honor to the profession which
labors SO yaliantly to teach the young
idea to shoot. Speaking editorially Of
the teachers, Colliers's pays the pro-
fession this compliment:
u Like the clergymen, their task is
that Of the earthenware pitcher; they
are filled and emptied, filled and
emptied, and always for the sake Of
Others. The unthinking who declare
that a teacner studies simply for the
sake of worldly advancement, are
wrong. There is no advancement
among pedagogues; all are on one
level. the homely little spinster school
marin who grasses sums and corrects
copybooks on some lonely Vermont
hillside Is essentially as mighty be-
ing as the college professor who thrice
a week, among the classic shades Of
Harvard or Yale, destroys the theories
of some fellow pedagogue. When a
teacher studies, 1t Is for change In
quality Of service, not In kind Of oc,
icupation The ambitious hod-carrier
aspires to be mason; the ambitious
of1ce-boy to be broker; but the ambi,
tious teacher to be merely better
teacher.
And tn aspiring to be a better teach
or more praiseworthy ambition Is
shown than the ambition whose only
aim Is self.advancement.
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large number Of sympathizing friends
were present. Her remains were QUIET
ly laid to rest in the Fell cemetery.
Many beautiful floral offerings were
presented as tokens of love and es-
teem
Four children survive her: John,
who resides in Nebraska; Mrs. Alice
Hawthorne Of Hedrick; Mrs. Kate
Bennett of. Farson and Mrs. Neva
Boyd Of Libertyville
Return Thanks.
The relatives of Mrs. Trout hereby
tender their heartfelt thanks to all who
so kindly extended their sympathy and
help In the time of their great sorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Scovel and
daughter were visitors in Fairfield Fri
day
Miss Bessie and Ben Cunningham
of Eldon are visiting this week at the
Allison home.
Miss Jessie Conner Of Fairfield spent
several days last week at the home OF
G. Vaught
John Whitlock and family. Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Price and Mrs Tom Carter
spent Wednesday visiting in Ottumwa
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Watkins enter
tained the M. NJ NJ club wednes-
day evening. Lieht refreshments were
served and a social evening was spent
Mr.. and Mrs. George Payne, who
have been visiting in Colorado return
ed to Libertyville Monday and spent
several days at the Ross home
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Crawford and
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Vaught attended the
carnival in Fairfield Tuesday evening