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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-19
"
THE FESTIVAL HAS
BEEN ADOPTED
Queen Candidates Selected Enter
tainments Every Day-Six Airship Flights

: ; {. . . .
The entire practically
and six Gays throg gathering crowd pleasing nolepawr tall
The candidates for Queen have been selected the atao
tho big hssden collision loe Of THURSDAY afternoon three
Tursds Fday nights being
will
attractions exhibitions will be tlme
$25
festival this
register tho e
Of Court Third arriving
PRICE together with following will be
main platform to be edeeted the city park
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Prlzes.
Finest float-1st prize, $25.
Finest float-2nd prize, SIS.
Finest float ard prize, SIS.
Finest ladies' vehicle-Eirst prize,
40,
Finest ladies' vehicle-2nd prize, s5,
Finest automo obile-1st prize, $40.
Finest automobtle-2nd prize, s6.
Best decorated saddle horse-tB.
Best comic foat-$b.
Best fraternal order foat--1st prize,
SIS. y a
Best fraternal order float-and prize,
SO.
Country boys on horse back or on
wagon making the most novel display
list prize, l1o; Second prize, IS.
4 wheel vehicle containing the
largest number Of peeple-ist prize,
s5; End prize, $3.50. NJ
Program for the Week.
The following program for the week
was formally aocepted last night at a
meeting of the. committeeman. The
entire list Of numbers will be given
practically es.stsd hat ssare subject
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An ideal day is one that is suited to
our business.
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to slight changes Of time and rear
rangement as the committee sees At:
Monday. September 2s.
2 p. m.-Jump the gap.
8 p. m.-Airship.
4 p. m.-Slide for life.
3 p. m-Free performances on plat
forms.
7.S0. p. m.-Jump the gap.
p. m.-Haman fire brand.
$3.50 p. m-Band concert at city
park.
Tuesday, September e4.
$3.50 a. mr-south Side band at city
park.
10 a. m.--ArsiyM Of Chief Wspsslo,
Address Of welcome Hon, \, J.
Phillips.
Presentation Of keys Of csy-r. ].
Phillips.
3 p. m.-Jump the gap
8 p. m.-Airahip.
4 p. m-Free performances on plab
form.
S p, me-slide for lire,
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Divfdend1
Yr. Gross assets. Total profits. paid
1899 5000. .791 ,623 4,420,S14 s14,so4, ,lSa
1900 209,140,3S1 55,501,774 4e.691,411
1901 214,746,s56 52,291,787 48.776,s96
1902 2S5,445,822 64,613.365 4S.851. .s68
1903 275,949.7S4 S1,336,994 42,S77,478
1904 303,167, ,225 61.570,1l0 86.1s8,268
1905 337,19S,105 57,459,358 89.8S6,S20
1906 371,664,531 83,122,251 S8.8S6,830
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-22

though, to be sure. part OF this time
ia taken up at the conclusion OF the
dinner, as the men linger over their
coffee and cigars, and with the newt.
able flow OF gossip throughout the
meal.
The foundation OF the dinner con.
sists of an appetizer, soup with relish.
es, turkey with vegetables, a salad, a
dessert of pies--pumpkIn, mince and
appIe--to which may be added an ice
and a steamed pudding II desired.
nuts. raislus and coffee.
Three indispensable pies are pump.
kin well seasoned with brandy, mince
and apple with cheese. Steaming hot
Indian pudding or plum pudding with
a stif sauce is equally appropriate.
An ice is sometimes served. such as
lemon or orange. Coffee demi tasse
follows, together with assorted nuts.
r~aisins, dates. figs and bonbons
An unique name card Is given In
this article.
In place Of the pumpkin pie, pump.
kin ~fachonettes, pastry shells with
pumpkin filing. make a novel substi'
tute. And a chestnut compete Is equal.
~ pleasing and out OF the beaten
track. An excellent Thanksgiving
cake. which may be served with tea,
is made of spices, a cup Of strong.
black coffee, chopped r~aisins, nuts and
melted msrshmallows, coveSed with
icing (~vanilla colored with rose water
or orange) and halved pecans or pig
nolia nuts.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-22
Florists AMUSING Plumber.

The other day n of the well-known.
clerks of the war department at Wash
ington died. He had been a telegraph
operator before he was appointed to
his ~clerkship and had worked in the
telegraph division in the war depart.
ment for some years. When his fell
low-operators learned of his death
they determined to send a floral trib-
ute, and a collection was taken up and
order given to the florist to make a
large pillow of flowers and mark in the
center the figures 49," which In tele-
graph language means the signal be-
tween operators my compliments and
remembrance" On the day of the
funeral the operators went to pay their
last respects to their fellow clerk
and were greatly shocked when they
saw their floral tribute on the casket,
for instead of the figures "73" there,
in red immortelles, on a white field OF
roses were the figures "23." II was
too late to do anything. and as the
casket was borne to the grave the
pillow SEM with Compliments and re
membranes" was marked with the
message "23." The next day an in
dignant committee OF photographers
waited on the florist for an explana
ton. All he could say was that he
had never heard Of 49," but he knew
49," and thought that was what the,
wanted.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-22
Beyond His Comprehension.

A venerable colored preacher of
Washington recently delivered a ser.
mon, employing as his topic the pass.
age of the Israelites through the Red
sea. At the conclusion OF the service
a colored lad named Isaiah approached
the minister and informed him that
his sermon had turned the boys
thoughts toward the sea and other
things watery.
"Pahson," the boy said, "dere is one
thing dat has always boddered me
'siderably. You knows dat de tides
come in an den dey goes out. Now,
mister preacher, whar duz de water 60
when de tides so out, or whar duz de
water cum frum when de tides cum
in? OATS de question | want yer to
answer"
The old preacher scratched his head
a moment and then assuming an ex
preston Of deep knowledge to awe the
lad. replied:
$50 yo' wants ter know whar d.
watah goes when de tide goes out
does yo'2 Well, L pluribus unum, hoo
signo vicinity, hocus pocus dominocu'
an multum inparboil. OATS where d,
watah goes. boy. when de tide goe'
out, an de same when it Gums in. Blu
you won't understan' ehbout 1t till We,
gifts to be a man. De mattah am be
yond a boys comprehensibility."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-22
Toy sasket

three pins. Then apply the color A.
already directed. Let the colors for
this be gay, and II part Of the space
be left ~uncolored 1t gives q variety.
For instance, let the hose Of the men
and the aprons Of the women be bare
basket, the trousers Of the men and
the skirts Of the women red or
orange, the mems coats dull blue, and
the bodices Of the women the same
blue thinned down a little to make II
paler. The hats snd caps may be
made Of whatever color is left. Al
ways a little touch Of black here and
there brings out the other colors. It
gives a good poster look TO outline
each figure with q thin line Of black.
The handle and rim Of the basket
may be tinted with any n Of the
colors, and here you have a pleasing
receptacle for toys which may inter
est a child enough to act as an induce.
ment for him to pick up his own
p~laythings now and then and save his
mother the trouble. A lining might
be put in the basket making It accept
able to grandmother for a darning
basket.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-22
313MMMMa|
THANKSGIVING
HOSPITALITY

The mini year grows brown and gray
and dull
And poets sing November bleak and
Sere;
But from the bounteous sarnered harvest
Ftore,
With grateful hearts we draw Thanks
giving cheer.
Occasionally. these days, we get .
glimpse OF real old fashioned hospl-
ta,ity, the kind that creeps right into
the marrow Of your bones and makes
your blood tingle with the true spirit
OF good fellowship.
Never is this feeling more universal
ly or potently expressed than OF
Thanksgiving: the occasion for fes.
tive home gatherings, reunions. and
where strangers are made welcome
as one OF your own kin,
Lucky and blessed Is the woman
who can extend hospitality on this
day, and lucky. too, is the host who
a preside at his own board. among
cungenial spirits.
II is a very serious mistake to keep
your guests at the table for three or
four hours, as is frequently the case;
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-22
THE SPIRIT
AND FEAST OF
THANKSGIVING

sldo by side with the Tong, I'M
broken custom handed down TO us b!
our forefathers" Of setting apart an"
nuaIly a special day for Thanksgiving
has also dwelt with us the idea that
we must have as nearly as practicable
the same kind Of \ feast as that en-
joyed by the first settlers upon these
shores. From q sentimental view
point this theory Is undoubtedly cor
rect. and would really work out beat
tifully were 1t not for certain changer
conditions affecting our supply OF sea
sonable provisions. A regulation plan
of directions for getting up a proper
Thanksgiving dinner even this year
would suggest the providing OF oY'
sters, turkeys, chicken for chicken pie,
with vegetables, fruits, rich pastries,
and delicacies in abundance. The idea
is to arrange a composite meal which
shalt comprise as nearly as may be
the various fruits and products OF the
earth, And a good and praiseworthy
idea II is. too, II only everybody had
the wherewithal to purchase these
fruits. but unfortunately this must be
an oysterless and a turkeyless Thanks.
giving for many persons, The causes
contributing to this state Of things
cannot be discussed here; nor does
II much matter to the man who en-
ters a meat market and sees a turkey
which he longs TO purchase for his
family, but which he knows he cannot
afford, Just why the commodity, with
many others. Is so far beyond his
means. The thing is he knows 1t IL
beyond his means. and therefore he
will have to do without 1t. He must
to some extent give up the idea of try
Ing to Initiate that first Thanksgiving
dinner In the forest.
In some respects the preparation OF
that feast, or the obtaining the arti.
cles comprised In II, must have been
a comparatively simple matter. The
settlers had but to take down the
fowllng piece. go into the woods, aud
bring home the wild game. Well Allied
oyster beds lay quite near the shore.
The harvest was fruitful; grain. wild
fruits. such vegetables as they knew
how to raise were abundant; nuts Of
various kinds were plentiful-what.
then. was to hinder the making ready
a feast that should fifty supplement
the public Thanksgiving rendered unto
the Lord? There Is the point, The
feast Is but the outward sign or token
OF that which underlies the whole
Thanksgiving idea. 1t is the feeling
In the heart, the sentiment OF graft
tude for good received, that. after all,
constitutes the real Thanksgiving.
We are too apt to forget Just how
things were with the settlers. We
take the idea OF that great historical
feast Into our minds, and We overlook
the dark shadows that must have been
in that first Thanksgiving picture. II
would be a good thing II we would try
TO remember the little graveyard by
the waters edge" and make an effort
to recall what the record says, that
not one household in the New Massa.
chusetts colony but had recently been
visited by death or severe and pro.
tracted Illness. But still the prepare.
tons for the feast went on, and at a
convenient time they 'solemnized a
day Of thanksgiving unto the Lord"
Surely we can learn a lesson from
the simple faith of these pious souls.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-22
Useful nMonay sharps.'

The comic papers are constantly
parading the money sharps OF New
York. but 1t may be news to them
that the treasury department has In
It's employ several OF these money
sharps." This seems at first blush
impossible and 1t would seem that
the secret service department, which
is located in the same building.
would not allow It, but the fact re.
mains that they are pleased and
greatly indebted to these selfsame
sharps because Of the assistance
they give It In running down Of
counterfeit coin. From this II will
be seen that the sharps referred to
are expert counterfeit money detec.
tors, and a simple glance IL suficient
to enable them to ascertain Its gen.
| ~uineness. And the ladies' will no
doubt be proud to hear that . WON.
an holds the distinction Of being
the most rapid and most accurate
| detector Of bad money n tho United
states. Money that has PASSED
through numerous banka and haa
been accepted - genuine hy sxperi
cashiers and hank tellsrs - her
thrown out = counterfeit y sinris
] glance sl A Ess
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-22
cheap Thanksgiving Dinner.

Yvette Gullbert. the famous French
actress praised at a dinner in New
York the festival of Thanksgiving.
1T Is a pleasant festival" she said.
Il am sorry that In France we have
no such day Of gratitude for the years
harvest. 1t is a great day with you
You have novels, tales, anecdotes and
poems based upon 1t.
AN actor this morning told me a
Thanksgiving anecdote. He said that
a penniless young mar entered a
cheap restaurant one Thanksgiving
day. and said:
"'What do you charge for a plate
Of turkcy2'
IA quarter, SIR the waiter answer,
ed.
ANY charge for bread?'
"'No. sir
"'or for gravy"
"'No.'
""Then bring me q large plate OF
bread and gravy"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-22
70 WE'D osaMAN DIeLoMAr.


A German American romance which
promises to lead to an early and happy
consummation II that OF Count Her
mann Won hatfield. Wildenburg, coun-
selor Of the kaiser's embassy, and
Miss Isabel May, eldest daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry May Of Washing
ton.
Miss May is a handsome brunette
OF many accomplishments. and ad-
mirably fitted for life in the diplomat.
ic circle. She made her debut in
London five years ago, and has been
under the c~haperonage OF her cousin.
Lady Bagot. An aunt OF Miss Mays
IL Countess Luis d'Andigne Of France.
In which country she has also seen
much social life. At home she shared
In the first season Of Miss Alice Roose.
welt, served as bridesmaid for Miss
Kathleen Nelson. now Mrs. Reginald
vanderbilt; also for Miss Alice Thaw,
now the countess of Yarmouth, and
has always been In the front rank Of
fashionable life. Through her mother,
who was a Miss Coleman OF San Fran.
cisco, she will inherit a comfortable
fortune, although Mrs. Mays income
Is suffering a temporary shrinkage by
reason OF the San Francisco earth
quake and Its attendant troubles.
Count HartzfeldtM the second son
OF h former ambassador from Ger
many to Great Britain, and although
possessing comparatively small means.
has an assured future In diplomacy
and is a very interesting and attrac.
tive young man. In the event Of
Baron G S%ternburg's early retire
ment from diplomacy, which seems
probable, Count Hartzfeldt would like
ly remain as charge d'affaires through
the coming season. The announce
ment Of the engagement has not yet
beer made. Mr.. May. who Is a cousin,
not a brother, Of the late Mrs. VII.
liam c. Whitney, is now on a business
trip to California. On his return it
is expected the arrangements for the
match will be concluded.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-22
HAD FUN WITH BRIDEGROOM.
whispering Stone Did Not Work 40
cording to Promise.

Everybody remembers the whisper
Ing stones" in the rotunda of the CAP
itol at Washington, those classic insti.
tutions that ever Noah and Julius
Caesar must have delighted in,
Ladies and gentlemen" reeled off a
burly guide the other day Just here.
to the creatures he had in captivity.
so remarkable are the accoustical
properties Of this section Of this great
apartment, that If one person stands
right here, and the other Just oppo.
site, near the column, upon the exact
spot that ! indicate, ever so widely
separated, they may whisper to each
other across the distance in the lowest
tones, with perfect %audibility to each
other, while bystanders will be un.
able to hear a word. Would ANYBODY
like to put 1t to the test?'
A couple, Enthusiastically bridal. step.
ped forth. They planted themselves
in posltion-at least they thought they
did. But somebody Numbered" like
~ the groom, m are foxier. The
a holding down his supposed "whis.
pering stone" at long range from his
bride, in blind confidence In tradi.
ton, enunciated sibilantly: You're
the prettiest and sweetest proposition
that ever came down the pike!" The
blank, unresponsiveness OF his coad.
jutor emboldened him to a repetition,
and a louder one Il say, Skeesicks,
you're the sweetest thing that ever
came down the pike, and there amt
a woman in this bloomin' bunch OF
tabbies that can hold a candle to you"
The wife never caught a word of the
innocent declaration, but the rest of
the crowd had their fun. The whis-
pering stone didn't work--especially
as the man wasn't standing on it.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-22

Washington has a greater number Of
institutions OF learning than any
other city. Universities, training
schools, finishing schools, professional
schools and preparatory schools are
supplemented by the excellent public
school system which was started in
1905. The Weather citizens sub
scribed funds from their private
purses, but opened the school to all
corners. Thomas Jefferson was then
president OF the United States. He
was elected to the board OF educa.
ton and became IL first president.
The Smithsonian institution. the Car.
negie institute. the scientific bureaus
Of the government and the great
libraries In Waahington attract sci
entists from all over the world. and
there are more actually engaged A
scientinc research there than In any
other one city on TIE globe.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-22
Threaded RIbbon.

Bed linen, lingerie. table knsn and
even bric-a-brac seem to have .bssn
drawn into the fad for threaded rib.
bon. All these articles, a Won q III
ordinary wearing apparel, hats IN
'cluded, ars run through with sibbona
Of various widths. Hence beadiag
double-hemstitching md eyslst ~
broidery are having tremendous vogue
~ the means whereby the ribbon
effect may b added. IN the case 81
crystal vases and thu liks the ribbonl
are Of exactly the shads o. the giass,
run rough Or around To brim and
tied with = bow q one side.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-22
ppa nApY On anANpMorrEk
Ossncjlsd Daskss Thst May q - =
Various usee.

One Of the beauties Of stsncilins y
the variety Of materials upon whioh y
may be used. This means an endlese
variety Of things to make. and wltn
out having them seem to have Dcsn
run On BY machinery. With dinerens
materials, different designs and dit
ferent colors, the finished objects
bear little relatiodsto one another.
Wood is the incest thing fr stem
cling because 1t will take anything
that has color in It from the indieo
In the laundry to the ink. on tho y
brary table. Dyes, tube paint, house
paint thinned down with turpenfine
until the oil ID overcome-itsrnily
anything with color, may be used TOT
stenciling wood. The design - traced
on a piece OF stencil paper Of light
cardboard. and cut With q pcn-knife
or manicure scissors. This pattern Is
then anchored to the wood and the
color applied with an ordinary artists
brush.
A good thing to experiment. On -
an ordinary little fruit basket with .
handle. Let the design be some OF
the quaint little Dutch figures that
everyone is so fond Of, or ZONE Of the
sun-bonnet children that have taken
their place in almost every household.
These may be traced from the original
pictures on tracing paper for the pat
tern from which to cut the stencil.
Or, If you can draw, make an original
design. Two figures, OF sven one, are
enough and they can be repeated
around the basket.
Lay the stencil In place on the has.
ket, and stick It fast with two cr
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-22
Fan caIend.r.

had for five cents each. Tack 4 calen-
dar to the lower left-hand side Of q
palm leaf fan; to the upper right-hand
side fasten . thermometer, and tie q
good bow Of corn-colored ribbon to
the handle. up against the fan. This
makes q pretty and really useful
adornment for 1 bedroom or sewing.
room
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-22
IN Inspired thanksgiving
Proclamation.

"Efaks 4 joyiul noise into tbt fefA
IN " isaa,. Ssrvt Tx lord uith siad-
sess. ecns btiort BIZ vrestnee With
singing. Know W that TIE rofd he Is
God, Ills be wbe bath nadt ". and
ut wt earstivts, We are Bis pscple and
tx sheep Of bs pasture. GattY latc bis
eates with tbankssivtas. and Into bis
courts with pratss, b thankful INTO
BIN and bless his nasAs. fcr the Cold
Is GOOD. His ntrey Is everlasting. and
bis truth sadarefh 70 oil gsnsraiicns."
-paln 100
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-22
10 MAKE FOR XMAS
LITTLE >c,FTs THAT MAY ~
MADE At SMALL EXPENSE.
4 Miniature Work Box, Rose Pin
Cushion and Other Things That
viii Prove Acceptable
to Many.

Most Of us have begun to think IN
earnest about our Christmas giving.
and every woman who enjoys fashion.
Ing her own gifts is on the lookout Tor
attractive little things that come with
In the limits of her purse and her
needlework ability.
The designs here pictured and de-
scribed are all easily made, and have
he further recommendations Of
iaintiness, inexpensiveness and util-
lty.
Travelling Work-Box.
The miniature work-box is a splen.
did continuance to put In ones travel.
ing bag. But four inches long, there
Is, nevertheless, room for a tiny pair
Of scissors, thimble, an emery,
needles, pins, roll of linen tape, card
uf darning cotton, two small wood
shuttles Of thread, hooks and eyes
and a few buttons. For the case pref
ty ribbon should be selected, a trifle
less than two inches wide. Cardboard,
ribbon-covered, does duty for the two
sides, which are neatly overcast to
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-22
AN oRRis ROOT N
Nice Present for the Boy to Give Hls
Mother.

The small boy is really forlorn when
1t comes to making Christmas pres
ents for mother. He wants to give her
some Of his own handiwork, but his
fingers were not meant to sew and his
carpentering and carving usually end
in cut fingers and general distress. A
ring of orris root can be made by any
boy or girl who possesses a small GIN
let. a sufficient quantity Of ribbon and
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-22

the illustration Ii
two inches wide
by three high
and use two-inch
pink satin ribbon
for the covering.
The petals Of the
two little roses
at the top are
formed op 5,
knotted once, Of
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-22
an

the price Of orris root. to be
had at the druggist. This orris root
must be in its natural state before II
is ground up into powder. A hole
is bored in each n Of the pieces and
they are strung together in a ring on
a ribbon. This Is tied into a big bow
at the top. The fragrance Is exquisits
and lasts really for years, which n
not always the ase with the Christ.
mas sachet. The orris ring Ii intend
ed to be hung in q wardrobe whore II
diffuses Its delicious scent long after
the Christmas festivities are a thing
Of the past. MARGARET AVER.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-22
Miniature Work.Box.

the single strip Of ribbon forming the
bottom and ends, and extending out
further into two flaps. To n Of
these are tackled two or three flannel
leaves for pins and needles. The
other is for tying over the top with
narrow ribbon, and r as a cover.
Rose Pin Cushion.
For the rose pin cushion, buy, or
make, a small foundation-the n in
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-22
WITH PALM LEAF FANS.
Make Pretty Decoration for Sewing.
room or Bedroom.

A very inexpensive thing to do II
one has a large number Of friends
whom she wishes to remember, and
does not mind giving them the same
things, would be to buy one or two
dozen calendars-just the little 10.
sheet ones and the same number Of
small thermometers, which may b.