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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-24
EXAMINATION
FOR TEACHERS
WILL BE HELD AT COURT HOUSE
ON WEDNESDAY, THURS
DAY AND FRIDAY.

A teachers examination will be
given by County Superintendent Emma
Nye at the court house on Wednes.
day, Thursday, and Friday, of this
week which will be the last examina.
ton given until the latter part of Jan
uary, 1908.
Preliminary Examinations.
No one will be permitted to write
in any examination who shall fail to
fill out the preliminary examination
blank and deliver the same, with the
examination fee OF 81 to the county
superintendent. If the applicant is not
konwn to the county superintendent.
the preliminary blank should be filled
out and delivered at least one week
before the date of the examination.
| The minimum age of persons admit
| ted to examination for uniform county
certificates, are:
! If writing in the January examina-
| ton, the eighteenth birthday must be
| reached by the first of next July.
If writing, in the June examination,
the eighteenth birthday must be
| reached by the first of the next Nov,
ember.
II writing in the October examina-
ton, the eighteenth birthday must be
reached by the first day of the next
| February.
An applicant under eighteen years
of age must write on the preliminary
paper the day and month she will be
eighteen. and any papers submitted
from an applicant who fails to give
this date, Or whose eighteenth birth
day falls after the dates given as pro-
vided In (a) shall be returned to the
country superintendent unread.
Persons admitted to the examina-
tion under (a), whose examination en-
titles them to second grade certi-
f1cate, shall receive the same at once
for one year. Those whose examina
ton entities them to third grade
certificate shall receive the same on
the date the eighteenth birthday will
be reached.
| Thirty-six weeks successful expert
ence Is required for first grade certt-
f1cate.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-24

until the fine is paid, not exceeding
one day for every three and ones
third dollars of the fine. The case
will most likely be appealed to the
supreme court and the bond on APP
peal was fixed at $1,000.
Col G. H. Mackey was an Ottumwa
visitor on legal business today
John R. Needham and his sister,
Mrs. Edna Beck and two children Of
Centerville were over Sunday visitors
at the parental Needham home.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-24

ton was not however, to be decided;
for q neat single brougham edged to.
wards the pavement at the moment
ana little crowd collected instant
~ TO remark SO signal phenome-
Your carriage, sir?" Alban asked
YES" said the curate quietly, my
carriage And now, If you please, We
Will go and see Mr.. Gessner. He is
Pole, Mr.. Kennedy. and one of ths
richest men in London today"
Continued in Next Issue.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-24
Marriage Licenses.
q d ie S


It is just as necessary that woman
has a reliable watch as man.
The school teacher especially needs
a good reliable time piece to keep
her class schedule going smoothly.
A good watch is time saver be-
cause it will help you to conserve
your time.
The largest variety in movement,
and cases is to be found at
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17
Chicago Tribune.
SAHARA DESERT.
A sun-Baked Region of DesOEatiOn
and Ever Shifting Sands.

A sun-Baked Region of DesOIatiOn
and Ever Shifting Sands.
In the event that it becomes neces-
sary for France to intervene In the
affairs Of Morocco, In the interests Of
international order, the scene Of her
first operations will be in the desert
region where the French colony of
Algiers and the country Of the Moors
join. French troops are now posted
In that region and a more dismal set
ting for military operations it would be
difficult to find. Under the name of
the Algerian Sahara the great desert Of
Sahara extends into Algeria, along the
southern base Of the Atlas mountains
and closely approaches the Medlterra-
mean west of the Gulf of Cabes. The
immensely Of this great barren region
can scarcely be realized. The Sahara
desert embraces some 100000 square
miles and presents an alienation Of
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17

is the chief beast of burden and wera !.
not for this "shlp of the deserts ~
burning wastes would be lmpassabIe q.
man.
Along these caravan routes oases =.
found In places where underground
sources Of water. exist VegetatIon
hourishes In these restricted areas ana
date palms. affording a grateful sbada
thrive. OF late strange sights to tbs
natives have been seen along some a.
these caravan routes. Modernism haa
Invaded them. Daring tourists have
run their automobiles, to the consterns.
ton Of the Arabs, into the GASES which
never before witnessed other means az
locomOtion except that furnished BY the
camels. A strange contrast indeed n
must be to see the motor car of civilIya.
ton whiriing along routes where for
centuries the four-legged "shIp Of tie
desert" stood without a compeer. But
80 it is. Civilization is forcing its way
into every nook Of the world. But
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17
CHAPTUR VT

Tho flight Of time brought no allevia.
tion to the troubles of Aureataland. II
an individual hard-up is a pathetic sight,
q nation hard-up Is an alarming specta.
Gle; and Aureataland was very hard-up.
suppose somebody had some money. But
the government had none In consequences
the government employees had none, the
officials had none, the President had none.
and finally, l had none. The bank had
q little-of other peoples, Of course-but
l was quite prepared for a run" on us
any day, and had cabled to the directors
to implore a remittance In cash, for our
notes were at q discount humiliating ia
contemplate. Political strife ran high,
dropped into the House of Assembly
one afternoon toward the and of Nav.
and, looking down from the gallery. saw
the Colonel In the full tide Of wrathful
defamation. He was demanding of the
miserable Don Antonio when the army
was to be paid. The latter sat GOVERNS
under his scorn, and would, verify be-
lieve, have bolted out Of the House had he
not been nailed to his seat by the cold
eye Of the President, who was looking on
from his box. The minister on risina
had nothing to urge but vague promises
Of speedy payment; but he utterly lacked
the confident efrontery Of his chief, and
nobody was deceived by his weak protes-
tations.
left the House In a considerable up
roar, and strolled on to the house of a
friend Of mine, one Madame Devarges,
the widow Of a French gentleman, who
had found his way to Nottingham from
New Caledonia. Politeness demanded the
assumption that he had found his way
to New Caledonia owing to political trou-
bles, but the usual cloud hung over the
precise date and circumstances of his pat
rlotic sacrifice. Madame sometimes con-
sidered 1t necessary to bore herself and
others with denunciations Of the various
tyrants or would-be tyrants Of France
but, apart from this pious Offering on
the shrine of her husbands reputation,
she was bright and pleasant little WON.
an. found assembled round her tea
table q merry party, including Donna An |
tonia, anmindful OF her fathers agonies,
and one Johnny Carr, who deserves men,
ton as being the only honest man in Au-
reataland. / speak, Of course, Of the place !
as found 1t. He was a young English.
man, what they call cadet" of a good
family, shipped off with couple of thou
sand pounds to make his fortune. Land
was cheap among us, and Johnny had
bought an estate and settled down as a
land owner. Recently he had blossomed
forth as keen Constitutionalist and a
devoted admirer Of the Presidents, and
held a seat in the Assembly in that inter.
est. Johnny was not clever man nor
wise one, but he was merry, and, as
have thought 1t necessary to mention,
honest.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17

Immense burning wastes Of loose and
moving sand, with tracts of barren
rock, stony plains OF gravel and elevat-
ed and rocky plateaus rising into
mountains, with extensive valleys and
expanses Of sand between. Some Of the
valleys are depressed below the level
or the ocean. Under the influences of
meteorological conditions operating for
centuries the particles composing the
sandstone and other rocks are disinte-
grated and these particles carried away
by the mighty wind that sweeps the
soil, wander afar until they come to a
standstill in the hollows. Such Is the
origin of the extensive sandy tracts of
which the accompanying Illustration
gives a good idea. In these belts or
strips the sand hating against the
smallest obstacles accumulates around
them and generally the downs thus ere
ated assume the form Of the waves of
the sea, their fall and motion being
with the direction Of the prevailing
wind.
Rain is utterly unknown except IN
the GASES and on the mountains, where
It sometimes falls with such violence
as to produce torrents that suddenly
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17
SSatStl~al<la


"A horse who has always been made
to obey quickly will respond to COM
mands from any one, whereas the crea-
ture who has been petted and talked
to accords, unless hungry, scant atten-
ton to any one. We talk to horses al
together too much, and it Is a silly and
dangerous custom, declares T. NJ. Ware
In current magazine. He adds that
the animals attention ls kept IL the
rider or driver is siient-the horses
anxiety being always to find out what
his master wishes done.
There Is, according to an explorer, a
large and fierce South American spider
which chases men II they come too
near Its lurking places. On one occa.
sion he was pursued by one. 'Ridina
at an easy trot over the dry grass" he
writes, II observed a spider pursuing
me, leaping swiftly along and keeping
up with my beast. I,aimed a blow with
my whip, and the point Of the lash
struck the ground close to It, when II
instantly leaped upon, and ran up the
lash, and was actually within three or
four inches Of my hand when 1 flung
the whip from me-"
India's hunting leopard the cheetah,
has a reputation as one Of the most
gentlemanly Of beasts Three Calcutta
visitors to northern India were out on
a tramp when they were overtaken BY
a thunderstorm. They espied a cave
In the side Of q hill and into It thew
rushed. When the rain stopped they
came out and found a cheetah sitting
licking the heavy wet OF his waistcoat
and his paws 1t was his cave; but
rather than deprive his visitors Of
their shelter the polite creature had sat
outside in the driving tempest. With a
friendly new and gracefully wagginR
his tail, the cheetah babe adteu to his
guests and walked with dignity into
his house,
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17
ODD Habits Of Pheas.nt,.

There Is some curiosity as to how
many English pheasants will be raised
In Kansas this year. The average mum.
Der Of birds raised by each pair Of par
ent birds is sixty. With 1000 in the
State this would mean about 100000
birds in two years. The woods and
fields would be overrun with them at
this rate. However, there are many
foes Of the birds and they are killed
every year in great numbers. The sIeet
storms are particularly hard on them,
as the water freezes on their long plu-
mage and they are unable either to fly
or run fast. When in this condition
they are easy prey to dogs and wolves-
One Of the queerest habits the birds
have is to migrate in the late winter
thirty-hve miles. It is claimed that the
birds always migrate exactly thirty
I'VE miles and always to the south. The
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17
DAVID wAREm1Ds FIRST STUNT

sDanl<ing has Much to DO in Deter
mining Actors Course IN Life.
David Warfeld, the actor, tells the
following story of a good spanking that
he got from his mother, which was
something Of a turning point. In his
career. The incident happened in San
Francisco, Of which city Mr.. Warfeld
is a native.
IF 1t had not been for a bitter pun.
ishment melted out to me by my moth.
er, when was about years OF
age" said Mr.. Warheld, IL might be
doing my best acts on flying trapeze
instead Of on the stage, and my most
effective flights would have been
Rrial instead Of oral. As a youngster,
the height of my ambition was to own
circus and to be its bright and par
tcular star. In fact, 1 resolved that
this ambition should be achieved with
out further delay. So l summoned a
few of my friends, and together we
organized a circus in the cellar of my
home. My speciality was the trapeze
We had sold quite a number Of seats
at bottle, horseshoe, old iron, pins,
etc, in fact, anything which might be
converted into cash at a 1unkshop af-
ter the performance. Then the fright
fui thought struck mel had no tights
what was to be done2 1 crept quiet
ly to my mothers room and stole a
pair of white stocking. l drew them
over my legs donned a pair Of short
trousers-and there was.
Everything went splendidly till my
turn. Then, at a crash of kettle GOV.
erS made by the solitary member OF
our brass band bounced into the
ring, got on the trapeze, made Of a
brOomstick and clothesline, and there
l swung gracefully to and fro, for
few moments-and that was as far as
l got with my act My mother did the
rest She had heard the rumpus in
the cellar, and came to see what had
caused It can even now remember
her placing my ear in her hand, and
being led away.
How small thing may thus alter
The course Of ones career"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17
Paradoxes of Travel.

There are surprises to him who trav-
els, says a writer. There are no onions
In Bermuda for the visitor. They are
all exported. No tobacco Is grown In
Egypt. The Khedive has forbidden Ita
cultivation. There are no olive frees
on the Mount OF Olives. The Turk,
and tourists have destroyed them. The
French do not eat frogs. The Partisan
restaurants may be searched for days
without finding single frog.
The Holland cheese is seldom seen at
The Hague and Neufchatef cbeeao 4.
made in New York. Kansas Citv a
In Missouri. The chief justice of the
Supreme Court Of Egypt is a citizen
Of the State Of Florida, and the head
Of the anti-Armenian party In the
Turkish empire Is an Armenian.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17

By some jealousy Of my penchant for thu
Signorina.
Il hope yOu have enjoyed yourself IN
the conservatory" she said, maliciouslv.
We were talking business, Donna An
tonia," replied.
"Ah, businessl hear nothing but
business. There is papa gone down to
the country and burying himself aIIve
70 work out some great scheme Of busi-
ness |"
All, what scheme Is that?'' / asked
oh! don't know. Something about
that horrid debt. But was told no, to
say anything about i'll"
The debt was becoming a bore. The
whole air was full of it. l hastily paid
Donna Antonio few incoherent compli-
ments, and took my leave. As was put
ting on my coat Colonel McGregor Join.
ed me and, with more 2riendliness than
he usually showed me, accompanied me
down the avenue toward the Piazza. After
some Indifferent remarks, he began:
Martin, you and have separate IN.
terests In some matters, but l think va
have the same In Others"
| knew at once what he meant: II was
that debt over again l remained silent
and he continued:
ABBOTT the debt, for instance. You arr
interested in the debt?"
Somewhat" said l. "A banker gen.
orally is interested in a debt"
u thought So" said the Colonel. "A
time may come when we can act togeth.
er. Meanwhile, keep your eye on the
debt. Good night"
We parted at the door of his chambers
In the Piazza, and went on to my Iodg.
ingS' got into bed. sather puzzled and
very uneasy.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17

Joseph Bonaparte fed to America a.
ter the hundred days and bought a
home In Philadelphia, where he lived
IN winter, and a mansion in New Ior-
sey, where he passed his summers He
was much liked in this country. INIT
could not make up his mind tn STOW
here, so returned to Europe, hoping tn
profit by the changes Of government IN
France. He was always Disappointed
and found himself an unwelcome enest
In every country save England He
finally secured permission to live IN
Italy and died in Florence in 1874
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17
(TO be cOntinued.)
In Affer Yenr

Her Husband-I met a man TO-DAY
who enVies me, and envy him.
HIS Wife-Who is he?
Her Husband-Smawlert-the chan
who used to be sweet on you before we
were married.
HIS Wife-I suppose he envies you
because YOU married me.
Her Husband-Yes; and 1 envy him
because he didn't marry you.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17

while it may thus lend a picturesque as
pect to desert lOcomotion, 1t will never
change the essentials of the great
waste, whose shifting sands are forever
In motion like the pillows Of the trou-
bled sea.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17

pour down into the valleys and almost
as suddenly disappear beneath the
SANDS These rains fail at long inter
Vais' 8, II and even 20 pears inter
venlng between them. Notwithstanding
the obstacles Of the desert II Is CON
stantly crossed on various routes bv
caravans Of traders and many nomadie
Arabs make it their home. The camel
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17

young never stay where they wers
Matched, but make this move as soon
as they are large enough. Naturalist
have never been able TO explain this
The only theory advanced is that tns
birds know If they stay where they
were Matched the country would soon
be overstocked with them.--Kansa'
City Journal
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17
CHAPTER v

lime passed on, all leading an appar-
Snuy merry and untroubled life. In pub
nc ahairS the temper was very different,
Inc scarcity of money was intense, and
serious murmuring had arisen when the
PRESIDENT "squandered" his ready money
In paying Interest, leaving his civil ser
wants and soldiers unpaid. This was the
topic Oh much discussion In the press at
the time when went up one March
evening to the Signorina's. 1 had been
eetalned at the bank, and found the gaietv
IN nun swing when came in. The Sig
norma sat BY herself on a low lounge by
the veranda window. I went mn - ~
and made my bow.
n. lou on spare Us but little Of your time,
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17

80 you have really broker your en-.
gagement with JackT"
~ have, indeed"
"And do you hate him, dearP"
livery bone in his body. I shall
never speak to him again If 1 live to be
thousand years old"
"You mean that?"
II do, and 1 shall tell him so the next
time see him"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17
Characteriattc-

Mifkins-What did he say when you
called him a hog for taking up two
seats in the carr
Bfkins-Oh, he grunted something
in reply, but 1 could see that he was
bristling with Indignation.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17

He-They used to sing Of a bicycle
built for two, but
She-But what?
He-Give me q sofa built apparently
for one-every time.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17

Whenever some one Is particularly
disagreable there are always those who
will say: HE has great strength of
character"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17

G lnner-They say this book entitled
"A Step Backward" was inspired. I
wonder where the author ever got his
inspiration?
Guyer-Oh, 1 guess he watched a
woman stepping of a street car.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17
Do TherH

"Why DO people bite lead pencils ~
inquired the seeker after truth.
10 get literary taste, of courue n
replied Mr.. Conn.
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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26

in a spirit of mere vindictiveness for
what has been done lin the past. In
John Moriey-s brilliant sketch of
Burke he lays especial stress upon
the fact that Burke more than al
most any other thinker or politician
Iof his time realize the profound les
son that in politics we are concerned
not with barren rights Dut with
duties; not with abstract truth. but
with practical morality. He especial
ly eulogizes the way in which his eff
forts for economic reform, Burke
lcombined unshakable resolution in
pressing the reform with a profound
temperatures of spirit which made
him, while bent on the extirpation of
the evil system, refuse to cherish an
Iunreasoning and vindictive i'll will
toward the men who had benefited
by it. Said Burke, eff | can reform
with equity, l will not reform at all.
y (There is) a state to pre-
serve as well as state TO reform"
This is the exact spirit in which
this country should move to the re-
form of abuses of corporate wealth.
The wrongdoer, the man who swim
dies and cheats, whether on a big
scale or a little one, shall receive at
our hands mercy as scant as if he
committed crimes of violence or bru-
tality. We are unalterably deeterm-
ined to prevent wrongdoing in the flu
tupn haua i,,tn %
to wreak such an indiscriminate
vengeance for wrongs done in the
past as would confound the innocent
with the guilty. Our purpose is to
build up rather than TO tear down.
We show ourselves The truest friends
of property, when we make It evident
that We will not tolerate the abuses
of property. We are steadily bent on
the institution of private
we combat every tendency
toward reducing the people IN eco
nomic servitude: and we care not
whether the tendency is due TO a
sinister agitation directed against all
or whether it is due to the
actions of those members of the pre-
datory classes, whose anti-social pow
er is immeasurably increased because
Of the very fact that they possess
wealth,
Above ALL we insist that while
facing changed conditions and new
problems, we must face them in the
spirit which our forefathers showed
when the founded and preserved this
Republic. The cornerstone of the
Republic lies in our treating each
man on his worth as man, paying
no heed to his creed, his birthplace,