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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-12-25
ANY
PERSON

who ever saw or knew Dad
lsham would say at once that
he was not Ladies' Man. At
the same time / wish to say
one word in favor of the ladies
from business point of view,
viz: l never granted credit to
a woman in all my life but
what she kept her word and
paid up promptly. AS / look
over my old ledger [ find that
| have sold lumber to many
different ladies and that everv
one has paid a 100 cents on the
dollar.
am ready.to bet that if all
the balance of.my outstanding
accounts were charged to wo-
men that | would go into the
New Year with a clean balance
sheet. Gentlemen, please sit
up and take notice.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-12-25
How Would You Like to Be a KING

How Would You Like to Be King
For King Edwards Christmas table
the swankeeper has selected some thir-
ty cygnets. Some of them will weigh
as much as twenty-five pounds. The
king will make presents Of a few of
his cygnets to members of the royal
family. The kings poulterers, Messrs.
Bellamy Bros. of Jermyn street, will
probably have about half a dozen
young swans for sale. The price, about
40 shillings pair, makes them lux
ury even for the rich. For centuries
the cygnet has been royal dish, and
King Edward is very fond of it. The
flavor is like that of goose Queen
Alexandra and two of the city com
panies maintain swans and cygnets on
the Thames, protected by special laws
The largest swannery in the country is
kept by Lord Ilchester-M. A. P.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-12-25
TY-F|VE YEARS AGO
Christmas Day In Dixie When
War Was on the Land.
JOY AND SADNESS MIXED.

Turkey Dinner Under Difficulties
Party Dresses of Old Lace Curtains.
Dancing to Single Fiddle Played
by Old Uncle Ben.
"Christmas day of 1907. Dear me, ?
said little Virginia lady, 81 cannot
realize it has been forty-five years
since Christmas day of 1862
1.-THE winter had been unusually Sc
we're. very cold and heavy fall of
snow during November, so that both
armies lay in winter quarters, but with
no great distance between. Hampton's
legion lay near my old plantation
| home, but many of the boys were well
come guests not only in our home but
in those of neighboring plantations.
The matter of suitable presents. little
tokens of remembrance was a source
of anxious thought not only to us. but
the soldier boys also. And finally we
settled down ON the practical and knit
warm wooden socks and mufflers and
made caps Wadded with wool. Of
course tiny pincushions made of scraps
of silk and little books found their
way to some favored ones pocket,
while watch charms carved from the
ivory of fine tooth combs and the pal
metto cut in lead, beaten and ham
mered fiat from bullet, were treas
ures.
"My mother had invited General AL
len, the commanding officer, and his
staff to dine with US, and many of his
boys as he called them, for they were
friends and neighbors in his southern
home, would also come, and by night
the young people would gather for a
dance. Nanny, our old cook, tossed
her turbaned head when my mother
suggested cake made of brown sugar
and cookies of sorghum, for luxuries
were not to be had and necessities
hard to get after two years of war.
1.-THE cakes looked rich and brown,
though, when taken from the Dutch
ovens, and we dressed them with hol-
~ berries and popped corn, laid over
closely like icing
''The long table in the dining room
held a substantial meal that Christmas
day.
''The big turkey held the place of
honor assigned especially to that bird
on such a day, but was none the less
juicy and luscious for being stuffed
with raised corn bread minus raisins
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-12-25
"A Christmas Fantasy.

Softly agleam was the mistletoe
Where we stood from the rest apart
And chung together in mad embrace,
Regardless of people or time or place
And vowed that we never would part.
All, the mad, glad riot that through us
ran
Defied the restraining art
OF comb and brush, for we were the pair
That stood for the last Of an old beau's
hair
We would have been hard to part!
Harvey Peake In Bohemian.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-12-25
What Did She Tell Him?

Mabel-That near sighted Mr. Wheth-
emo actually asked me on Christmas
night if the wreath of wintergreen in
the parlor was mistletoe.
Alice-What did you tell him?
Mabel-Why, what could l?
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-12-25
The Matters Christmas,

Customer suppose you make out
very well around Christmas?
Waiter-Not so good, boss. Some
folks is JUS mean huff ter go to new
restaurant jest to void de waitahs dey
know.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-12-25
For Sale. Rent or Trade.

A good fve-room house with barn,
located on Chestnut St., east of
Catholic church. Inquire of owner,
Mrs. Gull, or J. B. Robinson &
Co. 1885,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-12-25
Not Slang Either.

what do you think of a man who
keeps his money in an old stocking?'
II should say he had selected a
darned poor bank "-Pittsburg Post.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-08

New celery, per dozen stalks. as
Old Vegetables.
Potatoes are fine, bushel -. 65
tlomo Grown Vegetables.
New turnips. 2 bur Chess. 05
Red or white radishes. 2
punches ......... ..... 03
Green onions, punches. :. 05
Rhubarb, punches .... %
Leaf lettuce, 2 stalks. ...... GU
New peas. peck .,......... 80
Caulifower ............... 1o91S
Cabbages, each ............ 5Qlt
Beets, lunches !. ....... a5
Carrots. per bunch .... Of
Dry onions .............,.. ~
New carrots, 3 punches 80. 0E
New green beans .......... s
Wax beans, .,.............. s
Turnips, per eek ........ ID
Sweet eur corn each ...... I
New potatoes, peck ..... 90
New tomatoes. liz. ..... 10
New tomatoes, basket .... 10000
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-08
Chicago Poultry Market.

Chicago, Aug. Poultry, weaker;
turkeys. "a; chickens, Ia, springs, IAN
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-08
TODAY'S MARKETS

(Th.s market is furnished by Cas-
sidy & Gray, Members Chicago Board
Of Trade. Local office, Rooms 10 and
10, leighton Bldg. Telephone 939. q.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-08
DAHLoNEGA.

Dahlonega Miss Clara Mccoy gaze
q party Thursday evening July 80 IN
honor Of her cousins. Misses Della
Shearer and Daisy Sebelius of Logan,
Kan. Those who were present were:
Messrs. and Mesdames II. L. Trout.
". G. Lewis w. A. Smith. Mrs. Llzzis
Mccoy, Mrs. Daisy Lebellus, Misses
Cecil Lewis, Myrtle and Mable john
son, Goehring, Della SheaTer, Cora
Fitgstfnmons, Mamie and Dora PIER
son, Leila Goehring, Clara and Julia
Anderson, Nina Trout Ora Mccoy,
Bernice Lewis and Clara Mccoy;
Meesrs. Will Lowenburg. Ralph Me-
Chung. George Fftzsimmons. Leo
Smith, John Trout, L. q. Lewis, Waiter
Harness. Benjamin Lewis, Clarence
Smith, Walter Mccoy, Everett LewtA.
Roy gounkin and Lon Marshall.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-08
with typhoid fever, is still continuing

with typhoid fever, is still continuiria
to improve
Mrs. Charley Pitman's mother came
Saturday for visit with her.
Rev. Springer announced Sunday
that 1t was now expected that quarter.
IL meeting services would be held here
In two weeks, Aug. 17-1s.
The members OF the Belknap band
and number of other people from
this place attended the supper at
Sherman chapel Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 8, Cummings were
Business visitors in Ottumwa one cay
last week
Charles Longcor and family have
moved back to Bloomfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Ware and
daughter, Beulah, of near Bloomfield,
spent Sunday evening with MIR. aud
Mrs. j. q. johnson.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-08
POSTM
NAME OFFICERS
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF
FouRTH-cLAss OFFICIALS WAS
HELD YESTERDAY.
COUNTIES
HERE
All Localities Of Division were Well
Represented-S. j. Wilson Of Delta
Was Chosen President-Next Meet
ing viii be Held in January 1903.

From Wednesday Daily.
Twelve postmasters of the Ottumwa
district Of fourth class postmasters
were In attendance yesterday after.
noon at the annual convention held
in the second story of the postoffice.
The division comprises the counties
of Mahaska, Lucas, Wayne, Appa-
moose, Davis, Van Buren,, Keokuk,
Jefferson Monroe and Wapello coun-
ties.
The meeting opened at o'clock
with H. G. Petit of Clio acting as
chairman and 8. ]. Wilson of Delta
as secretary.
District Inspector j. w. welburn
was present and delivered a splendid
address on THE Kind of Postoffice
an Inspector Likes to Find"
With the exception Of the vice pres.
idents, one of whom will be chosen
later from each county, the following
officers were elected.
Presidents. j. Wilson of Delta.
Secretary-H. c. Pettitt of Clio.
Treasurer. t. Wilson. Floris.
Executive Committee. l.. Nye,
Agency; G. w. Brewer, Given, and the
president. s. ]. Wilson.
This next convention will be held the
third Tuesday in January, 1908, at a
place to be chosen by the executive
committee.
The following postmasters were
here yesterday:
Ernest Lyons. Cedar; j. T. Wilson,
Floris; G. w. Brewer, Givin; Edna
Judson, Hickory; James F. Abraham,
Talleyrand; Landon Homer, Harvard;
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-08
BELkNAP.

Belknap.-Mrs. Jesse McCreery Of
Ottumwa visited from Wednesday I'M
til Saturday at the Eli Harbour, Jacob
Conner and G. H. Hughes homes of
this place and the homes of ]. q.
Crist and Otto Crist at F1oris. She
was accompanied by Mrs. Eli Har.
bour.
Mrs. ]. w. Johnson of Des N1oines
who had spent the past two weeks be.
low Bloomfield visiting her sister, Mrs.
Blackwell, spent Saturday night and
Sunday with Mrs. Sarah MCGEE, re.
turning to Bloomfield this morning to
visit until tomorrow evening when she
expects to leave via Moulton for her
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Spohr, who have
run the hotel here the past year, ex.
pect to give it up Aug. IL, their time
being out on that date. Mr.. and Mrs
spohr have given good satisfaction
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mccormick 1T
Drakeville and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Brooks of Bloomfield, were the guesrs
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dodd
Mrs. Alfred Turpin and daughter
Orpha, of Bloomfield, are visiting
there today.
Mrs. Frank Mccormick and daugh.
ter of Kansas City, who had spent tie
past two weeks here at the home OF
the formers brother-in-law, ]. M. Nc
Cormick and family, left the later part
Of last week for their home.
Mrs. Orla Burns and children spent
Saturday and Sunday In Bloomfield
with Mr.. and Mrs. T. C.. Cree.
Mrs. j. M, Eberline and daughter
Miss Leila, spent Sunday near Shor
man chapel. with Mr.. and Mrs. G. F
Eberline.
| Mrs. Elmira Norris and grand-daugh
ter, Miss Orpha Morris, visited Satur
day night and Sunday near Drakeville
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-08

with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Keethler
and daughter, Bessie.
]. A. Cameron has been on the sick
list for the past two days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Baker Of
Bloomfield were callers Saturday even.
ing at the home Of j. d. Johnson.
I. Ware spent several days last week
near Carbon with Mr.. and Mrs. g. D.
Rhine.
Mr. and Mrs. W. 8. Kinney and
daughters, Faye and Blanche Of Perry
township, were the guests Sunday OF
the formers sister, Mrs. Sarah Nc.
Gee.
Miss Edith Harbour was given sur.
prise party last Wednesday evening by
a number Of her young friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. p. Moughler Of
near bloomfield were callers one day
last week at the T. B. Cameron home
Mrs. @. w. Hockersmith and child
rem OF Bloomfield visited here a few
days last week with Mr.. and Mrs. r.
j. Mum, the formers parents.
Mrs. VIM. Spohr spent few dals
last week with her son. Clyde Spohr
ard family OF Ott,imwa, his wife and
baby being sick.
Miss Isal Johnson Is spending few
weeks In Ottunwa with her gratitl.
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles John.
son.
Mrs. Maggie McMains and son. Glen
spent Sunday with the formers
mother, Mrs. John Buchanan Of
Locust Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. A.. T. Smock and
daughter, Ruth, were the guests Of
Bloomfield friends une day last week.
Miss Edith Allen Of bloomfield was
the guest last week Of Mesdames @.
F. Eberline and M. !. Pence. ,s
Mrs. J.. N. Putnam who was very Ill
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-08
MARKETS BY ASSOCIATES PRESS
Chicago Live Stock Market

Chicago Live Stock Market,
Chicago, Aug. T.-Cattle-Recei
10000; steady; beeves, s4.50@166;
COWS and heifers, $1.4o@5.50; good to
prime steers, s5.Se@7eo; stockers and
feeders, $2.70@6.00.
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000; &c lower;
light, s5.85@6.25; mixed, s5.76@6.25;
heayv. s5.35@s.1o; rough, s5.35@5.85;
good to choice heavy, se.0o@61O; bulk
Of sales, $5.S5@6.10.
Sheep--Raoeipts, $4,000, Ice higher,
Ss.s5@6.00; yearlings. $6.15@6.SO;
lambs, s5.e0@7.s0.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-08
FAIR HoRsE DEMAND.
General Trade From Outside Quarters
Improves for Heavy
GlooSaS

Chicago, Aug. 7.-Midsummer orders
show steady improvement in volume
with demand more urgent for heavy
draft classes. Bulk Of the receipts are
in medium condition owing to strenu-
Gus. service in the field in midsummer
heat and as high condition influences
prices the average values are nornin-
ally steady with last week. Prime
finished drafters are in broader request
at $250@275, with medium to good Of
ferings clearing at S1s0Q22b and up
ward. The market commences to feel
the stimulus of southern demands for
small commercial chunks which clear
more freely at S60@115 and upwards.
Indications foreshadow an improve
ment in the inquiry for southern offer
Ing with the advant of the fall trade.
Drivers with SIZE action and quality
are free sellers at $150Q350 and up
ward. The opening trade of the week
is on steady basis with the general
tone shade f1rmer for most classes
at the following prices:
Poor Good
to fair. to choice,
Drafters s125@1s5 s1sO@275
Loggers and feeders 60@160 175@250
Farmers and small
chunks .......... 500 So s5@1bo
etors end coachers 11O@150 1s0@425
Carriage pairs -. 2256300 325@725
Westerns (branded) 100 As e0@100
Mules ............. 75@150 175@250
Shipments of Horses.
Carloads of horses shipped from Chi
cago yesterday:
+. Kahu .................... i
OtneT Shippers
Iotal Observation-Disclosures. b
Movement Of Horses and Mules.
Movement of horses and mules at
Chicago stock yards for dates mon
toned:
Received. Shipped
Monday, Aug. 5....... 455 So
Tuesday, Aug. $50. 400 $50
Week so far ........ S55 489
Same time last week.. 955 3TS
Cor. time 1906. .......1 1904 291
Treat Horses Kindly.
Do not expect horse to understand
command the first time it is given
as even intelligent beings are slow to
learn the meaning of language. Do
not anticipate that your horse is a
mind reader and can be managed by
wireless telegraphy. The horse is rele-
be ameliorated as much as possible.
The horse is philosophical and con-
tented with his service under kind
treatment II there Is any time in life
when being needs encouragement 1t
is when he is exerting every nerve and
muscle to overcome a seemingly in
surmountable burden. If you would
think of this every time you are
tempted to use the whip and act ac-
cordingly you would be surprised at
how seldom the whip is really neces-
sary
Horse Gossip.
B. H. Davis Of Ankeny, Ia, will he
represented in the afternoon auction
with a load of good drafters and east
ern chunks He reports the corn In
his locality making rapid gains with
the promise of an average crop if
there should be no early frost.
The following dealers and shippers
arrived with consignments Of horses:
Robert Barrett, Eureka, ILL.,; w. z.
Winkler, Orrville, o.; William Able,
kirkland, ILL.,. q. j. Muzzell, Crown
Point, Ind; Harry Gill, Indianola, Ia;
g. w. Wilson, Alpha, ILL.,; w. D. Hogan,
Byron, ILL.,; j. Breen, Eureka, ILL.,;
William Shido; Jacob Koehler, Chi
cago. F. Brown, Aurora, ILL.,; A. l..
Edwards, Chicago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-08
Primaries.

Wheat today, 100000; last year, L.
100000 bushels
Corn today, 4ss,ooo bushels; last
yeer, 100000 busaels.
Shipments,
Wheat today, $4,000 bushels; last
year, 10000 bushels.
Corn today, $4,000 bushels; last
year, 100000 bushels.
Liverpool Cables.
Opening Wheat, " @ y lower, corn.
" lower,
. olosing-wheat, M@1s lower; corn.
Hog market.
Receipta, $4,000, estimated tonior-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-08
Chicago Cash Grain Market.

"SNSV SHoft CT CT" "sTHS0'
Chicago, Aug. Clash, wheat No.
red. 5000, No. red, s8@s7h; No. z
hard, a70ss; No. 8 hard, s8@s7.
Corn-No. 3, 581a; No. 3, 54A@5 5A
No. white and No. white. not quot
ed; No, yellow, ssh @56h: No. :
yellow, 5BA @5sK.
'oats-No. Q, No. and No. 2 white
not quoted; No. white, 47@boh.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-08

The pleasure will be all yours once
you are introduced to the Elite res
taurart. Why not gel the habit OF
having your meals here They are
prepared by an expert cook, and the
service is always Of the best. Clean
appetizing dishes are what everybody
desires You secure them here at all
times.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-08

Chicago Butter and Egg Market.
Chicago, Aug. Butter, steady
oreameries, 10000, dairies, 19@22h.
Eggs-Steady, 14@18.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-08

New York Poultry Market.
New York, Aus. Poultry, alive,
steady, chickens, 10, fowls, "A: tur-
keys. II. Dressed, steady; brothers, II
gao; turkeys, 1001b, fowls, 1908.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-08

G. L. Nye, Agency; Sarah r. Johnson
KirlYille; r. e. Cummins. Moravia;
Thomas Morrish. Beacon; M. J. Clara
han. Harper.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-08

New York Butter and Egg Market.
New York, Aug. 7.-Butter, steady;
unchanged,
Eggs-Steadyi unchanged.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-08-30

A WIT
IN RETORT.

William Shakespeare, who codiied
our English speaking conversational
laws, made his admirable wise fool
Touchstone divide the more or less
pleasant custom of giving ones ad-
versary the lie into seven classes,
ranging from the Retort Courteous to
the Lie Direct. The field of politics
is more prolific in famous instances
of retort than any other.
An illustration of the nimble and
caustic wit Of Alexander II. Stephens
of Georgia in Sentorial debate oc-
Cured on the floor of the Senate in a
heated argument with Robert Toombs,
also of Georgia. Stephens, although
possessed of one of the most powerful
brains of his time, was lame and had
wizened little body. Toombs was one
of clustering, spluttering type He
had argued with Stephens until be
was hoarse and became so exasperated
that he threatened to fight. However
consideration of the size of his op
ponent deferred him, and turning be
said: "I won't fight you, but I could
swallow you whole" Stephen re.
torted: If you did you would have
more brains in your stomach than you
ever had in your head"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-08-30

Tennessee bred two great orators in
the olden days-Andrew johnson,
a Democrat, once President of United
States, and Gustavus A. Henry, a
Wing, known as the eagle orator
of the South" They ran against each
other for Governor, and when long
series of joint debates had reached it's
close Johnson addressed the Wings in
the audience: II have spoken with
the boasted eagle orator from the
Mississippi River to the Unaka
Mountains and as yet l see no flesh in
his talons or blood on his peak" :"
Quick as a flash Henry was on his
feet saying: "The American eagle is
a proud bird and feeds not on car
rion.'
Champ Clark, in a speech on civil
service reform, told story of sharp
retort to an examination question pro-
pounded by the civil service board. A
man applying for position to run an
elevator was asked: Chow many
troops did England send to the colo
MES during the Revolutionary War p
The reply was "A damn sight more
than ever went back"
Senator Ingalls, was always quick
in retort, although he was himself a
subject of some sharp shafts. Once
he was attacked by Senator Eli Sauls-
bury of Delaware, the second smallest
state in the Union. He disposed of
of the whole matter by saying: ~
thank the Senator from that great
state which has three counties at low
tide and two counties at high tide for
his advice.'
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-08-30

The late Thomas B. Reed was a
master of all degrees of retort. Once
when Jerry Simpson, the sockless
Populist from Kansas, made a speech
claiming that the House had by some
action violated the Constitution the
Speaker overruled him and was up
held by the House. Mr.. Simpson
thon arose and solemnly inquired of
the chair "Where am l at?" Mr.
Reed scathingly retorted: "No NOR
tai man could possibly divine the
answer to such battling question"
One of the best retorts in history
occurred when Parson Brownlow was
war Governor of Tennessee. One one
of his journeys he attended service at
a small Methodist church in the up
per part OF the state. The parson
was devout Methodist and seldom
allowed his political rancor to inter-
fere with the charity of his religious
faith. On this occasion, being vis-
iting clergyman, he was placed in the
the "Amen corner near the pulpit.
The local minister was as ardently
Democratic in his views as Governor
Brownlow was Republican. In the
prayer which followed the lengthy
sermon the minister began to call on
the Lord for grace for his favorites.
"God bless Felix Grundy," be began.
Parson Brownlow moved uneasily in
his seat but responded with con
scientious "Amen" "God bless
Robert E. Lee, continued the preach
er. A fainter "Amen" from Parson
Brownlow. "God bless the whole
Democratic party" cried the preach
er waxing in as he progressed. This
was too much for the Governor. With
q bound he was on his feet shouting f:
"God forbid! 1t would bankrupt
divine grace and exhaust the whole
plan of salvation p