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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-11-07
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Saturday Herald.-Tudor jerks, the
author of many bits of humorous
verse and prose, has always had diff
Guilty on first meeting people in get
ting them to accept his name as his
own. They insist on regarding it as
a rather odd p%seudonym. The other
day, in front of the Fifth Avenue no.
tel, Mr.. jerks was an involuntary
witness to a fight between two cab
drivers. The men were promptly ar
rested, and Mr.. jerks was hailed to
court with them to tell what he had
O. The police magistrate was ell
derby, gruff and short-tempered.
What is your name?" asked the
lawyer.
Tudor jerks"
Once more, please"
Tudor jerks"
A sharp rap from the court, and this
eXplcsively:
Witness will stop making a funny
noise and give his name
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be radical and all sections Of the con-
tinent will feel the effects of this dis
turbance. The closing feature will
be several days Of unusually cold
weather. /,
First half of November temper.
atures will average about normal, very
cold near 6 and very warm near Is.
These dates are for meridian 90 as the
weather changes move eastward
across the continent. Last half of
November will average much colder
than usual, the moderate temperature
waves reaching meridian 80 a 20,
26 and December 2, and the cold
waves near 23 n 20. I.
December Favorable Month for Sow.
ing.
Being a little behind with my cal.
culations for 1908 crop weather, I have
not advised as to fall sowing Of winter
grains. In next bulletin I hope TO
say something on that subject. In
mid-latitude and southern states indi-
cations are that December will be a
favorable month for sowing winter
grains. l will soon be able to adj
wise as to the most profitable grains
to produce In 1908.
lNOVSlupST WedIHer Will De uOHlludl-
ed by the great planet jupiter.
Mercury, the much smaller, will. on
account Of it's f%leetness, dispute jupi-
ter's right to rule the magnetic waves
and venus will come in as a third.
rate power. These planets are great
magnets and the laws Of magnetism
apply in determining which Of the
planets control. 1t is not always easy
to decide which planet will control
our weather but we have no diff
Gully In deciding which has controlled.
The weather records make it plain
enough In all cases of past weather
and the only method by which we
can find the laws Of planetary mete-
orology Is to study the weather
records in relation to planetary posi-
lions. Mercury passes between the
earth and sun November IA and thu
earth peasses between jupiter and
the sun January 20. Take the weeks
of which these dates are central days
and you will find radical extremes
in the weather. Dangerous storms
and earthquakes r probable near
these dates.
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GIVING HIM A odANcE.

Youths Companion.-Mrs. Wilson's
husband was often obliged to go TO
New York on business, and frequent
ly did not reach his home until the
arrival of the midnight train. Mrs.
Wilson had been in the habit of sleep
ing peacefully at these times without
fear, but a number of b%urglaries in
the neighborhood during n of her
husbands trips to New York, had dis
,turbed her calm.
On the night of his return Mr.. VIII
son vas stealing carefully up the
front stairs, as was his wont on such
occasions, SO that his wife would not
be awakened, when he heard her
voice, high and strained.
81 don't know whether you are my
husband or a burglar" came the ex-
cited tones, "but l am going to be on
the safe side and shoot, SO if you are
Henry you'd better get out of the
way"
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Last spring the Chicago papers were
cruelty divided. One set of papers
was asserting that Mayor DUNES adj
ministration had been a horrible night
mare and that the only relief was to
elect Busse. The other papers lauded
Dunno and abused Busse. This was
referred to by the people who had no
active part in the affair as yellow
journalism. Now one Of the Chicago
pastors is preaching a series Of SER
mons on vice in Chicago and in his
first sermon he attacked the police
and Mayor Busse. The papers that
supported Dunno in the last campaign
are jubilant. The papers that sup
ported Busse are discounting the par
sons u~tterances.
With matters thus complicated the
Rev. w. T. Sumner, another Chicago
pastor expresses disapproval of the
whole program. He says:
81 deplore the fact that DR.. Bartlett
has seen fit to take this vital, moral
question as a means to attract unusual
attention to his work, for feel that it
will do more harm than good. We have
gone through the period Of yellow
Journalism and we may d%evoutly hope
that we are not on the threshold Of
the period OF the yellow pulpit"
It rather strikes one outside of Chi
cago's walls that the Rev. MI. Sum-
ner is nearest the right. The yellow
press, magnifying as it has the wick
edness of Chicago, 0as been a handi-
cap to the town, and the yellow pulpit
would prove another handicap.
Why is it not better to set ABOUT
quietly to better conditions tnan "
cry them from the %housetops?
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1t cost from as to 80 cents a pound at
that time, and children were not al
lowed to eat quite as much Of 1t as
they do nowadays. 1t was a rare oc-
casion-a sort Of family event--when
a barrel Of 1t was brought home. At
such times ! can we'll remember how
the precious cask was solemnly con.
veyed to the big closet store room un
der the stairway, rolled inside and the
door carefully locked and the key
turned over to the h~ousekeeper.
Zone Of the many tragedies Of my
boyhood occurred nj fateful day
when she accidentally forgot to lock
that door! / sneaked into the closet
to help myself to the sugar-got
caught at it-and before l could get
my head out of the barrel the-er-
exercises began"
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and stupid. Properly made and
skillfully cooked, there is no more APP
%petizing, no more healthful article OF
daily food than hash.
A beef hash containing the exact
proportions of minced beef, potatoes
and onions. favored properly and
served piping hot, is the most appe-
tizing of dishes, and it is as whole
some as it is savory.
Chicken hash is fit for the gods.
Mutton hash is pabulum for genius.
Thomas Carlyle produced his greatest
work under it's inspiration. In short,
hash. so far from being a plebian and
d%espicable dish, is a sor Of ambrosia
which would have been on the Olym-
plan bill Of fare had the gods known
of it.
The Iowa boarding school strikers
might very well be punished by plac.
ing upon their plates large helpings
of smoking, savory hash and forbid
ding them to eat it. They would speed
lily come to their senses Chicago
Examiner.
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Father Stands by His BOY

Clarion, Nov. 5. The father of the
Rev. John Hetland has furnished ball
to the amount Of $4,000 and secured
the release of his son fro mthe penit
Tertiary. The case has been appealed
to the supreme court and will prob,
ably not be tried for a year. The faith,
erlives at Austin, MINI. Hetland was
found guilty Of assault with intent to
commit rape. His case has been in the
courts for several months and this
was his second trial. Prior to his
present trouble, Hetland stood high
In his community and in his church,
and the progress of the case has been
Matced wit deem interest.
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WEATHER WILL
BE IRREGULAR
WARM AND COLD WAVES WILL
SUCCEED EACH OTHER DUR
ING THE MONTH.
TO BE COOL
First Half Of Month Temperature to
Be NormaI-Rain, Snow and
Possible Billiards from
8 to 20.

Fosoter says that O warm wave
will pass this way about November
7 and 8. Following this there will be
a cold wave about the 10th, after
which there is likely to be continued
cold weather for sometime. Rain
fall n SHOWS will come this way
plete forecast follows:
Washington, D. g., Nov. 4.-Last
bulletin gave forecasts Of disturbance
to cross continent 81 to November A,
warm wave 30 to November 3, about
S, cross west of Rockies by close Of
6, great central valleys z to 8, east
ern state 10. Warm wav will cross
west Of Rockies about g., great cen
trail valleys Z, eastern states 9. Cool
a will cross west of Rockies about
8, great central valleys 10, eastern
states IL.
This disturbance will follow a period
of very cool weather and will cause a
great rise in temperatures, particular.
ly in Texas and southern states east
ward. Indications are that the storm
center will come through Texas.
Louisiana, Tennessee, Kentucky and
thence through New England and the
cool wave north of that route.
Following this disturbance the
temperatures will make a great fall.
reaching the lowest point not far
from November %, and about that
time extreme southern sections will
get unusually seyere frosts. The first
dip near November H. will not go to
low temp aratures; the second, about
II, will be cold a and the third,
about 20, will lie a sever cold wave.
Rainfall. including SHOWS, will large.
ly increase from November 8 to %.
About November 2, a wave Of sum.
mer weather is expected but 1t will
be short-lived. Immediately follow.
ing that date will come the first cold
a and blizzard Of the month. IT
will strike western Canada, northern
and mid-latitude states and will at
least reach northern section of the
cotton belt. All weather features will
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Eddyville.-Mrs. Eppi McCrea, who
has meen east for the past two months
visiting with relatives in New
York, Washington and Philadelphia,
returned home Saturday. She also at
tended the jamestown exposition.
Micke Roberts, Charlie Davis and
Warren Pugh came down from Oska-
ing friends here.
A football game was played between
Abba and Eddyville Sunday afternoon
on the Eddyyille ball grounds south
Of town. The score was sixteen to
nothing, in favor of Abba.
Mr.. Silvera. the Baptist minister of
this place. who is holding protracted
meetings at Lovilia, was unable to fill
the appointment here Sunday and j.
T. Barton of Pella filled his place.
Miss Mary Schaffer and little niece,
Blanche Hartman, went to Oskaloosa
Saturday and will spend a few days
with Miss Shacer's friend, Miss Lick
tinghill.
Rev. Petit of Abba, who has been
conducting the protracted meetings at
the Christian church. spent Saturday
at that place.
Ernest, the son Of Milt Pickerel at
Bluff Creek, was severely burned on
the hand and face Saturday afternoon.
Ebert Epperson who has been Wis
iting for the past two weeks at home,
returned to his work in Ottumwa Sat-
urday.
Mrs. owen Reese, formerly of Pekay,
has been visiting relatives here and
went to Ottumwa recently.
went to Ottumwa Saturday.
e. True, who has been
in very poor health all summer, was
taken to the hospital at Oskaloosa on
Wednesday and will be under the care
of DR.. Abbot.
Mrs. Milley Harvey Of Green Ridge
returned to her home Friday, after a
weeks visit with her daughter. Mrs.
Lucie Clements.
Duck Emanuel left Thursday night
for Portland, Oregon, where he will
spend the winter with relatives at that
place.
S. Tatman Of Hynes moved to the
Mintoyne property on South Fourth
street Thursday.
Mrs. Fay Waters and babv of OF
tumwa returned to their home Friday,
after a few days visit with Mrs. Wat
ers' mother, Mrs. N. B. McNeese, and
with her friend, Miss Flora Boden.
Mrs. Meredith, who resides on the
lDhaAsaan fasre aaX,tL, az taaaa Ia dan
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A New Jersey town filed a petition
with the %postofice department asking
for the annulment OF rural p~ostofice
delivery in their town and the substi-
tuition Of a postoffice of their own. II
was a little manufacturing city, but
two years old. and the p%ostofice de-
partment did not appear to be very
enthusiastic toward granting the re-
quest. Then a delegation from the town
waited on the President and advised
him that there had been births in
nine-tenths of the 800 families since
the place was established, and a late
report was shown the executive
showing forty-two births in the last
week. The town got a postofice by ex-
ecutive order,
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PRESERVING TIME.

Seid Mr.. Baldwin Apple
To Mrs. Bartlett Pear,
You're growing very plump, madam,
And also very fair.
And there is Mrs. Clingstone Peach,
So mellowed by the heat,
Upon my word, she really looks
Quite good enough to eat.
And all the Misses Crabapple
Have blushed SO rosy red
That very soon the farmers wife
To pluck them will be led.
Just see the Isabellas;
They're growing so apace
That they really are beginning
To get purple In the face
Our happy time is over,
For Mrs. Green Gage Plum
Says she knows unto her sorrow
Preserving time has ONE
Eyes" said Mrs. Bartlett Pear,
"Our day Is almost DER,
And soon we shall be smothering
In strip by the score"
And before the month was ended
The fruits that looked 50 fair
Had vanished from among the leaves
And the trees were stripped and
bare.
They we're all of them in pickle,
Or in some dreadful scrape.
"Im elder" sighed the apple;
"Im jelly" cried the grape.
They were oil in Jars and bottles
Upon the shelf arrayed;
And in their midst poor Mrs. Ounce
Was turned to marmalade.
Philadelphia Times.
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Birthday Surprise.


Blakesburg.-Thursday being Gertie
McReynolds' fifteenth birthday, her
grandmother and aunt planned and
carried out a surprise on her by invit-
ing a few Of her young friends in to
spend the evening at the home of hex
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Ham
tlton. After the guests all arrived
monograph by Victor McReynolds, al
SO some fine music on violin, guitar
and organ by Miss Dina Spangler.
Walter Green. Roy Anawalt and Alex
Martin. A supper OF peaches, cake,
lemonade, candy n bananas was
served in the dining room. The table
was decorated with cut flowers, geran-
iums and chrysanthemums. The re-
ceptton room was decorated with pot
ted plants and chrysanthemums.
After supper some interesting games
were PLAYED n enjoyed by the young
people, after which all departed for
their homes at a late hour, wishing
Miss Gertie many more such birthdays
and feeling that the evening had been
happily spent.
Those present were:
Misses Rosa Walker, Ella Proctor,
Edna Overturf, Mabel Graham, Vida
Proctor. Elma spangler, Clara White,
Fitzpatrick, Lille Heckart, Susie Haw-
kins, Gertie McReynolds.
Messrs. James Graham, Absalom
Walker, Walter Green. James Clark.
Orville White. Fred Proctor, Roy Ana
walt, Edgar Proctor, Ross Black, Mich
ael Heckart and Victor McReynolds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Hamilton
and sons, Maurice and Dillon, and
daughter. Rosa Nell; Mr.. and Mrs. ].
L. Hamilton and Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
Martin.
other News Of Interest.
Bert Albright has been to Oklahoma
to look at the country.
James Worrell, who is attending
school at Mr.. Pleasant. spent Sunday
at home.
Charles Eakins is building a new
house.
MI. Gage of south ottumwa took
dinner at the home of j.. L. Hamilton
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lew spangler visited
a few DAYS last week in Centerville
and Moravia.
c. L. Hamilton is building a large
barn.
Funeral services over the remains
of Mrs. Nj Scott were conducted by
Rev. I. T. Underwood Of South OF
tu1nwa at the Pleasant Ridge chapel
Friday at II o'clock. Interment in the
cemetery across the road from the
church.
Walter orman and James Howk at
tended church at Ash Grove Sunday
right.
Walter Green Of Amador spent Sun
Cay with his uncle at the J. l.. Hamil-
ten home.
Miss Flma spangler departed Tues
day morning for California, for q visit
with relatives.
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Because Lieutenant Governor San
ders of Louisiana called him a CRATER,
Donelson Caffery challenged Sanders
to fight a duel. When the latter re-
fused, Cafery covered the bill boards
OF New Orleans with huge posters in
which he calls Sanders a common
liar and poltroon." From this distance
it would seem that Sanders is not a
coward for refusing to fight a duel,
but that Caffery is tne coward for
using billboards to express an opinion
that might better be expressed in per-
son. The good, old northern way of
settling these disputes with the fists
is not e%levating. but it is much more
satisfactory than the duel and bill.
board method.
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AID TO DIGESTION.
A s%easonable Song.
The radiator pipes? Kansas City

A Seasonable Song.
The radiator pipes? Kansas Cit.
Journel.
Clinkety.clang!
Clinkety-clang!
Slam
Bang
Crash!
IT'S thus 1t runs its tuneful scale.
And father says: "By cripes!
l wonder what on earth can all
The radiator pipes?"
Clinkety-clang!
Clinkety-clang!
Slam
Bang
Crash!
IT'S thus they go by night and day;
We've tried a dozen types.
But isn't it a soulful lay
The radiator pipes?
Kansas City Journal.
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BEAR N EoRREAR.

If welded couples who find the mat
rimonial ties CALLING should seriously
set out TO follow the advice given by
Bishop Samuel Fallows there would
be fewer divorces. Without enumerat,
ing the many causes which have given
rise to the increase in the number of
divorces, the bishop emphasizes one
great reason-the lack of genuine
love in n or both of the married
couple. Here is the bishops definition
of what this genuine love- should be:
This love is not an affection which
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/ gerously Ill with infammatory rheu-

gerously Ill with inflammatory rheu-
matism.
A. w. Miller of ottumwa returned
to his home Friday, after making a
business trip to Green Ridge
Among those who are reported on
the sick list are: Mrs. Guy, Samuel
Lemon, the baby of A. C. Hall OF La
conta, J. Noonan at Coalield, Mrs. Nc
Neese and James Jahnson.
Mrs. Danforth left Friday for a few
days visit with relatives in Ottumwa.
Among the Ottumwa business call
ers Friday were Mrs. Cora Hammond
and Mrs. w, H. Parson.
John Evans Of Pekay spent a few
days with his friend, Ben Price. who
expects to leave this week for Chica-
go.
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A HousE2

The %decadence of the house of Bo-
%naparte, Of which much has been sa1u.
seems more Imaginary than real arer,
a glance at the cost of the articles
which will go to make up the trous-
seau of Princess Marie Bonaparte,
soon to be married. Here are a few Of
the modest prices to be paid:
Fifty dresses - $120. 900.
Wedding gown - $4,000.
Wedding veil - $4,000.
Bridal handkerchiefs, each = $26.
Towels, each = $13.
Underclothing a suit = s 1000.
Bed linen - $4,000.
Table cloth - $500.
Shoes, a pair - $3.50.
Jewelry = 100000.
Politically the house Of Bonaparte
may be in the "has been" class, but
SO long as It's members can pay $1,000
g suit for underclothing and $3.50 a
pair for shoes, its social standing will
be all that "a be desired.
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Love, confidence and cash will
help us to happiness" the Baltimore
American asserts. why hold out
for love and confidence?" inquiries the
Chicago Record-Herald.
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Is merely Instructive or impulsive. 1t
Is a rational love that comes under the
reason and the will. 1t can therefore
be cultivated. 1t means the overlook
Ing of minor faults and the correction
of major ones. It's watchword is bear
and forbear.' 1t involves continual
forgiveness and reconciliation
States may leglslate against divorce
until doom's day, but this will not
abate the evil. The remedy must be
applied at home
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HASH.

If it be really true that the stu
dents at an Iowa boarding school have
gone on a strike against the frequent
appearance of hash on the scholastic
bill of fare, it only shows that the
strikers are in a callow condition Of
intelligence.
Like a good many other stock sar-
casms, the jeers and filings directed
against hash are wholly unwarranted
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AND THE SUGAR BAR
REL.

Judge.-Senator D%olliver Of Iowa
can tell a humorous story as well as
Mark Twain, and to get the real flavor
of the fun in the following n should
listen to 1t as told by him in his dry,
inimitable way:
Sugar was sugar when I wax a hnr-
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With Tom Johnson and Congress-
man Burton the opposing candidates,
Cleveland is assured a good admins
tration no matter how the election
goes.
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A Chicago paper states that Mar
shall Roman Szdylinki was thrown by
a horse in a church parade and dam
gerously injured" It was not stated
what injury was sustained by the
horse.
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HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS

has proven beyond all doubt that 1t
s%estion, Liver Troubles, Chias, Colds
and Malaria, Fever and Ague. Try it
n see.
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OAK RIDGE,

Oak Ridge.-While picking apples
Thursday morning George Hills had
the misfortune to fall out Of the tree,
falling on his back and cracking a rib.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Webb of
South Ottumwa spent a few days at
the George Hills home recently.
Miss Hattie Farrell of Ottumwa is
spending a few days at the home of
her brother, Thomas Farrell.
Miss Sadie Fleener has returned to
her home, after spending a week with
her brother at Packwood.
William Martsching is sick with ma
larial fever.
Mrs. Klinert, who has been quite
sick for the past week, is some bet
ter.
Several Of the teachers from the
Lincoln school were callers at the Blitz
and Martschfng homes recently.
Several persons from here attended
the McGinnis sale at Bladensburg last
Wednesday.
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ELDoN.

@ GIDoINs
Eldon.-Dr. ]. T. Hook and wife Of
Bedding, Mich, returned home last
evening. after a few days visit with
their sister. DR.. e. b. Price.
Mrs. J. Fl. Farmer of Dalhart. Texas,
visited friends in Eldon yesterday. She
left last evening for St. Paul, Mimi,
where she expects to make an extend
ed visit.
Miss May Brookhart Of Washington
is VISITING her brother. Otis Brookhart.
this week.
Miss Lyndall Davidson of Trenton,
Mo. returned home last evening, aft
err a few davs' visit with her aunt,
Mrs. ]. w. Brown and Miss Blanche
Livingston.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Brown have just re-
turned from a few days visit in Chi
cago.
Mrs. E. j. whitsel and daughter,
Emma, are shopping in ottumwa to-
day.
Mrs. Garry Wright is an ottumwa
visitor today.
Miss Mae creasey spent Sunday at
home.
Mrs. M. e. Treacey Of Knapp, Tex
as. has returned home. after an ex-
tended visit with her son, VIM. Treary.
Mrs. Ellen Brook Of st. Louis, Mo.
returned home today, after an extend
ed visit with her daughter, Mrs. Sed-
wick.
About 6 a. m. fire destroyed the
dwelling occupied by Mr.. Goodwin,
paap th- StnaL Wanda
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Prompt Trial
of The Filters

When the appetite is poor, nerves un-
strung. bowels constipated and sleep
restless will save a lot of unnecessary
suffering. You'll find it absolutely
pure and of great benefit to your en-