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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-12

place, enter boat and set out to
reach a launch. He is hailed and
Grey makes known his presence. The
detective is unable to hear what is
said, but sees them exchange pieces of
paper. Grey loses his and it Is found
on the side Of the boat by Sweetwater.
1t was torn in two, and the piece found
by the detective contained the one
word Chapter 21.-Miss
Van Arsdale allows patient to write
on postal card. She finds writing
totally different from that handed to
Mrs. Fairbrother In the alcove. Chap
ter 22.-The guilt Of the husband Of
Mrs. Fairbrother Is established. He
confesses to acting as waiter the
night of the tragedy and numbering
his wife. He was confrlnted with the
evidence Of guilt and confession
forced.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-12
The End.
Hats, IN Parliament.

A member Of parliament must never
stand up with his hat on even IL he
has only risen to speak to the man be-
hind him. Coming in, going out or
speechifying he is always hatless, and
he rs sometimes hatless when sitting
down. Thus II the speaker mentions
bill the member is responsible for he
lifts his hat. II his name is mentioned
in a speech he lifts his hat. Even II
he happens at those times to be bare
headed he must seize hat, put it on,
then lift 1t.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-12
Tobacco smoke and Flowers.

A remarkable effect Of tobacco
smoke on the color Of flowers may be
seen In the case Of the field scabia
named botanlcally Knavtia arvensis,
SO frequently on the hills and com
mons from August till October. If it's
purplish blue blossoms, which form
nearly globose heads, are held in the
smoke Of tobacco, their color will soon
turn to bright green, about the same
color as the Ieaves.--Exchange.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-12
The DANGEROUS Part.

"see here" feebly complained the
victim after the accident II Thought
you said it was perfectly safe to go
up in that old elevatorf"
"Well,' replied the elevator man, $50
1t was safe to go up. You see. the dan
gerous part Of 1t was comm down.
Philadelphia Press
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-12

to be sent In case of a great ener.
gency. He had chosen this town for
two reasons. First, because he knew
all about 1t, having had a young man
from there in his employ; secondly,
because OF it's neighborhood to the
inlet where an old launch Of his had
been locked for the winter. Always
astute, always precautionary, he had
given orders to have this launch float
ed and provisioned, so that now he
had only to send word to the CAPTAIN.
to have at his command the best pos
sible means of escape.
Meanwhile, he must make good his
position in c.. He did 1t in the
way we know. Satisfied that the only
danger he need fear was the discovery
Of the fraud practised In New Mexico.
he had confidence enough in Sears,
even in his present disabled state, to
take his time and make himself solid
with the people of c. while wait
ing for the ice to disappear from the
harbor. This accomplished and cruis.
ing made possible, he took flying
trip to New York to secure such pa
pers and valuables as he wished to
carry out of the country with him.
They were in safe deposit, but that
safe deposit was in his strong room
in the center of his house in Eighty
sixth Street "a room which you will
remember in connection with Sweet
waters adventure). To enter his own
door with his own latch-key, in the
security and darkness Of stormy
night. seemed to this selftconfident
man matter of no great risk Nor
did he find it SO. He reached his
strong room, procured his securities
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15

ter. At slow pace, to accommo.
date the lame and the halt the crowd
moved on to the appointedN meeting
place having created sensation in
the town.
a Fresh Sensation For the Jaded.
Curiosity. and the desire of the
blase for new sensation, was large
ly responsible for the attentive COM
pany of about SO Japanese which gath
cred when the meeting opened. Out
side the room, which, in the convenient
fashion OF the land, was enlarged by
removing two of the walls, was Dor.
der of wondering women and children.
Inside were the men, sitting on their
knees. according to the native code Of
politeness; after the Introductory ad-
dress, one of the auditors spoke up
and, with profoundest apologies for
the rudeness. asked If the men might
aot be SO impolite as to sit cross
legged, the more comfortable posture.
since they were most of them invalids.
With many mutual bowings--to live in
Japan insures abundant exercise for
he 9la!@ss,s. ~. g us ess:s-the request
was OF course granted BY the ffiissiOIrs
aries. only half of whom, / noticed,
knew the art of sitting on their knees !;
found the ordeal of sitting cross.
legged for more than an hour quite
severe enough
The meeting was the first Christian
service ever held in that ancient com.
munity, the official said. although +
later learned that when Revs. I. M.
MeNair and e. r. Miller spent yaea.
tion Id npsatsu score OF years ago
they also Contacted Christian services
Naturally it Was as interesting to me as
10 these Japaneec who had never seer
missionary before.
After a hymn in English. sung from,
memory, and an Introductory addrass
ana prayer by the native preacher
who, by the way, recently refused ~
In the ten-dolIar-a.montb
salary which Pennsylvania church
pays him, because he said the work
elsewhere needed the money moro
than he-Mr. Hall spoke In Japanass
mere was vein OF humor in his
address, which abounded i'm illustra-
tions, and caused the audience to uttar
the Japanese equivalent for Heart
near! Throughout the meeting
strangely enough. the addresses ana
their telling points were applauded NV
"
Despite the Iateness OF the hour 70
which this meeting had been pro-
onged, the party was astir almost at
iaybreak. and ON tour Of the toxn
watching the bathers Whoever win |
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15

Uspyrhzht, 1906 by Joseph b. Bowles)
Karuisawa, Japan Exactly how a
missionary goes about introducing his
teachings to a heather community
Which knows absolutely nothing about
Christianity Is an interesting point
seldom made plain; now | have seen
K done, and the procedure is worth
describing. This trip to large in
terior Gown. where missionaries and
Christianity are unknown, with the In
cide0ts which befell by the way, was
the most interesting experience thus
Ear encountered in Japan.
In several features this particular
preaching expedition was abnormal.
X Was made In connection with an
excursion TO the famous hot springs
vi kEsatsu by party of mission
Ries who are spending their vaca
tjon IN Karuizawa, the largest sum
laer resort for foreigners in Japan
There we're eight young American mis-
sianaries. two Japanese teachers OF
syangelists. and myself, in the party
which started early one morning for
the zH-1nile walk over the mountains
TO KHsatsu. IL was worth while to
get this intimate view of missionaries
tor three days of hard travel under
cheese conditions was enough to reveal
the iawardness of mans nature.
Escaping from the five runners from
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15

village The simple presence of SO
many foreigners, apparently in good
health, attracted attention. When the
older of the two Japanese preachers
announced. holding aloft his lantern.
that the foreigners would speak and
sing that night, heads began to APP
pear on all sides. Then the mission
aries. all of whom speak Japanese,
gathered about their one hymn book
and began to sing a Japanese trans.
lation of a familiar hymn. In the
meantime the native evangelist was
busily accosting individuals. inviting
them to the service and giving them
tracts.
Two hymns were sung, the an
nouncement was repeated. and the
procession wended Its way down near
the leper bath. with natives bringing
UP the rear. Another halt was made
and a similar procedure was adopted; ;
and again. further up the village, a
third stand was made. This was a
short distance beyond where two ma
tive story-tellers were entertaining
large crowds with sing-song recitals,
after the ancient custom. The mis-
sionaries considerably moved to a
distance before singing, lest they
should disturb these audiences, but
they nevertheless got a considerable
following from the fringes of the lat
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15
Eddies.

bride may be led to the altar, but
coming away she usually leads tho
groom by halter
typewriter who understands gram
mar is a great help to man who
spent his school days ''pastin tn fel-
lers with spit-balls."
Wine is a mocker. and suppose
that is why some men hear mocking
birds after imbibing too freely OF 1t.
II facts are stubborn things. some OF
the husbands of this land are facts.
all right.
Slander crushed TO earth. will rise
again at the sewing bee.
After an extremely deep snow, the
oldest inhabitant can be counted on
to founder down to the grocery store
to keep the record straight.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15

he one s,-called European hotel, who
OeSieged us at various points along
he latter half of the journey. and de-
spite Assur3uces from apparently dis
int9rcated persons that all the native
iuns were fail, the party, by an ex-
eTeiSe Of It's Japanese speech and
western persistence, found an emf
aeuuy satisfactory Japanese hotel,
aher alI the missionaries were at
ehce at home, being quite accustomed
to estipg ani sleeping on the floor
At once the native teachers set out
70. szrange cor religious service by
hc foreigners
The Preachers and the Police.
Soss the klndly paternalism of the
iaqacssse ppiice was encountered I'm
nestSa8esy 10 reaehing their inn, the
.c-ssgams hda bean obliged to register
.heiT ,ame's y NH ases and occupations.
vhers lhey came fs5p. vhither they
scre s9me and how png they in
as,i to uy This Is part, of the
-nArieiuuslg eoulpiete 81 sm whereby
he Eshce uepartRent . ps record
IS'of With ~ eIe . poloeIs ~
1ae eii'i''te soon the japanese
Raiae suite tiIling thaa the visitors
saszta ba.a preaehing scrvice in the
s1paf ~i"'art- aasisen maj II De very
80 ana ~. pie. fest mere be trouble
.'a't'ns so'ls'' element " town Later.
'~A~ ssl'ns : seeoha message eouched
e ss'leese s,aina- sussesting that the
esA.ns pe neia "a me notel' where
10 n"noraot senhemew lodged. at
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15

ing directly into the stable. In case
silage is fed to milking cows, directly
there is a danger of its odor filling
the stable to the detriment of the
milk This can to some extent be
avoided by keeping the cows at the
opposite end of the stable and by
proper ventilation.
Silos may be built of wood, stone,
brick or concrete, or partly of one
and partly of another of these mate
rials Where lumber Is cheap and
stone high, wooden silos are gener-
ally built. Where stone or brick can
be obtained readily these materials
will have the preference. Concrete
silos are the most durable and all
things considered may be the cheap
est in the end If cement and gravel or
cobble stones are near at hand.
Round silos give the greatest ca
pacity FOR the wall space and In the
case OF wood construction, lighter ma
terial can be used. In the northern
gfatets XYid Canada the possibility of
freezing must be takep into consid-
GRAFTON. The sheltered side of the
barn will AFFORD some protection.
There should be a substantial mas
onry foundation for all forms of wood
siIoS u bring the. woodwork every
where at least 12 inches above the
earth. The bottom of the silo may
be three feet or more below the feed
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15

This is one of the most injurious of
the so-called tree hoppers. 1t takes
its name from its shape, resembling
somewhat a buffalo, but, of course, on
miniature scale. 1t is about one
third inch in length, light green in
color, with yellow stripes on the
sides. 1t Injuries the tree while de-
posting it's eggs by making Sits in
the twigs. While the Sits or wounds
are slight yet they cause abnormal
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15
Zsz;':';;1',}glR|g'|||b 4
MrW UNCLE BY
Learnlna to Smoke
Copyright; 1907: by BYRON William.

learning TO SMOKE
o gee. but wua Sick last mite
and pail and dissy-gist frftei
ITS phunny how IL mailSs yew choke
thee first Time that yew learn 2 smosHi
Clif white and Me down by thee bara
we tackled won OF Pas segars.
FIRST lit UP and Blue n whin
and then handed II 2 Cliff.
he took a draw Gee II wuz fine
and tasted sum like current wtnei
but when = smoaked agin sumhow
t-well, kant explain it nowt
4 sorter scanned 2 awl cave in
and Things got dissier than SIM
looked at Clif and no wuz white
as that there gost we seen won nitei
he heald his stummik with his hands
and round his Mouth wu2 blush bands
he sed he guessed he'd rest awhile
it Hurt him where he had a billet
took another pufr-but Say
Its phunny Why yew feel that way
first thing Knowed / gagged right out
and next Thing 1 wont rite aboutl
mi I never knew that smoak
wood play "a fcller sich Joke
cliff White wuz groaning on thee Ground
and Smiling caws thee trees went roundi
fer gist about an Hour / guess
we Laid there in that awful mess
and then l Krawled down thee crick
and drunk a lot-gee I wuz siokl
and then I swashed mi head right In
and got feeling good agin
! tell yew what 2 lern . suoak
its phunny but Il aint No jokei
when | got hoam mi ma sez she
you're gist as white us yew kin be
and then She Smelled of me and kred'
and scolded pa like Time beside
she see examples pa haz set
IL bound maik me wicked yet
pa didn't sass her back "a bit
he scanned hav a thinking Fit
and then he sed to me. ''mi Son
yew quit this till yewr twenty-1
yew shouldn't give yewr mother pane
ner lose that handsome watch and chanel"
! tell yew what but wuz scared
its phunny gist how well faredl
he never licked me onct. by ging,
nur shook me up, ner anythingi
yew bet hipered off like Sin
tew fix mi sect where IL wuz thin,
but Pa he didn't change his Mind
he treeted me gst awful kind
I'm thinkin sum of that there prize
besides Hate II when SIZE kries
she see II ! wont smoak no more
she'll be plum happy thee coari
Dogone thee Luck its hard to brake
Habit yew are paid shake
and gist think what a wretched Joke
1t is lern-and then knot smoak!
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15

Art is long. but laundry bills are
longer.
Most men work hard all their lives
TO save enough money to create a fam
lily feud over the viii. 4
When yoI Aase been drinking a lit
tlc cD0 ninch and wonder II it will be
safe to go home, try saying this sen.
tence rapidly: Many a testers tests
just end in gesticulation" If you can
repeat this without error you may go
bQms wIthol. arogsing your wife's
suspicious Stops en route being
barred
NicotiEe gasoline and balietscene
seem To occupy the spare time of in
Vulnerable sons of rich fathers
The tobacco habit is very vile one,
especially when your wife cannot be
broken of the habit of buying your
6Issrs
The season is once more open for
- big Dish that got away
- -. sibls is hafd To hnd in
the home OF an ola 4. N.,h satas
too careless about writing L.
in Bibles, anyhow.
IL is fully as important to know
when TO don't as when to do.
"Moneymaking is the greatest dis
ease of the century" says an ex-
change. The trouble with most Of us
Is. we are too healthy.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15

swelling which materially weaken the
twigs, frequently causing them to
break off. This, however. might be
beneficial in an old orchard where
the trees receive no pruning, but to
young trees it is at times very injuri-
Gus. Infested twigs should be cut
away and burned during winter and
spring. The orchard and neighbor-
hood shouold be kept as free as pos
sibls from weeds
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15

The Real Roup.-Tae toreyggaerg qt
roup are canker. sneezing, fistemper,
heavy cold, swelled head. ulcers in
mouth, discharge from nostrils-but II
only becomes case of roup when
fetid stencil accompanies these symp.
toms.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15
Build the SiIo Where 1t Will Be Handy to Barn

ing floor of the stable so that four to
six feet of stone, brick or concrete
wall may be counted on. For silo
80 feet deep foundation wall Of
stone should be Is inches to two feet
thick.
Tramp the ground forming the bot
tom of the silo. so that it will be
solid and then cover with two OF
three inches of good concrete. This is
advisable because clay soil will spoil
the silage If permitted to rest on IT,
In case the wood portion of the silo
rises "a or more feet above the stone
work and the diameter is more than
Is feet 1t will be best to stay the top
OF the wall in some way. If the wood.
work rises from the outer edge of the
wall, then building the wall up with
cement so as to cover the sill will
give the needed strength because the
woodwork will act as a hoop; but IL
the silo stands at the inner face of the
wall it will be best to lay pieces OF
iron rod in the wall near the top to
act as a hoop.
The studding of the atwood round
silo need not be larger than two by
four inches unless the diameter is to
exceed 80 feet. but they should be set
as close together as one foot from cen
ter to center. This number of studs is
not required for strength, but they are
needed in order to bring the two lay
ers of lining very close together. so
| as to press the paper closely.
When paper is used to make tho
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15

joints between boards air tight. as
represented in the illustration, 1t is
extremely important that good quail
ity be used thas will not decay and is
waterproof
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15
Happy.

newspaper man In Announcing
eae arrival OF new baby at his home
says, We have now four children. a
sood wife, pair of trousers, thirty
cents in change and two or three feJ.
lows IN town who will not speak to
us' and. we are happy"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15

In locating silo It is well to re-
member that the feeding of the silage
is an every day job during the whole
winter and spring. Other things be-
ing equal the nearest available place
is the best. If the ground is dry out
side the barn the silo may be built
alongside. providing for doors open
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15

may see these, for the Japanese know
nothing of the American interpreta.
ton of modesty. Then an early start
was made for Shibu. more than 20
miles distant, by way OF Shirane, an
active volcano 1900 feet high. This
tramp is enough to test the religion
OF anybody. even a missionary, for II
road is superlatively bad. though the
scenery is supcrlatively beautiful.
riyaling Colorado's best.
The Polite Police.
The faithful Japanese preacher had
omitted the climb up Shirane and SO
he reached Shibu another village
famous for its milder baths. ahead OF
the main party of sunburned and foot
sore missionaries, who arrived at sun
down, to find the town expectant of a
meeting. all the preparations for which
had been made Several rooms OH the
first floor of the native inn where the
visitors spent the night were thrown
into one, making room for upwards of
hundred persons seated, while many
more could stand outside or sit in the
house across the alley, so nigh is
neighbor to neighbor in the old Japan
csc villages.
Word came from the police that
should this meeting place be too small
for the foreigners purpose, the police
themselves would provide larger
room. But some 200 men. women and
children crowded around when the
service began, and listened to the new
teachings with an attention that could
not be surpassed in Fifth avenue
church. The same speakers took part,
although with different addresses. A
considerable circle of young men.
mostly students. gathered about Mr..
Hail after the meeting for further
conversation. At this service native
Christian woman, who had moved into
the village from another town, took a
delighted part. One of the American
Bible Society's colporteurs was also
present; and, in general, Shibu seemed
somewhat more familiar with Chris
tiauity than did Kusatsu, although
there are no Christian services held
there.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04
z. j. SPANGLER,
Plaintiffs Attorney, Mitchell, SD.
Notice II Mortgage Sale.

9Me8TDH
Where's, default has been made in the pay
tain mortgage on real estate made, executed and
delivered by Anna Spears and James Spears, hus-
band and wife. to Thomas Fullerton, and bearing
date the 10th day OF March, 1909. and recorded in
book 81 of mortgages at page IS. in the Register
OF Deeds Office. Dawson county, ,outh Dakota. on
the 10th day OF March. 1903. at IL 80 "a. M. and
Whereas. the defitult in said mortgage consists
o the failure to pay the principal sum when du
and the Interest thereon, or any part thereof, and
Whereas, si,d mortgage contains u power of
sale and provides that In case OF any default In
the payment of principal or interest. or In any of
the conditions OF said mortgage. the same may be
fO'eclOSed hy notice OF sale in the manner pro-
vldpd by law, and
Whereas. no proceedings at law. in equity or
mortgage or to recover the debt secured thereby,
or any part thereof. and
Whereas. the amount claimed to be due on said
mortgage at the date of this notice Is the sum of
3620.W principal and 500 26 interest and $40
statutory attorney Zee. and in the aggregate the
sum Of $857.26.
Now therefore. notice ~ hereh. given that said
lses described therein at public auction by the
sheriff Of Dawson county,. South Dakota, at tine
front door OF tine % trt House In Mitchell. in said
county on tile End day nf February. 1907. Mt the
hour of two o'cluck Ia the afternoon I sid day.
The premises covered by the said mortgage and
to be so sold as aforesaid. are described rs Iol-
lows. to-wit: Lot No. eighteen tl8) In Block No.
now city. OF Mitchell. according to the recorded
plat thereof.
Dated this 10Th day of December. 1906.
THOMAS FuLLERT N.
T..J SPANGLER Mortgage.
Attorney Tor Mortgage.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04
Garnet. Revived.

The garnet is the jewel of constancy
and fidelity. 1t Is the birthstone of
January; but. to judge from the new
and lavish displays Of this stone at the
jewelers.. Its use is by no means to be
restricted to the January girl.
Its warm red hue harmonizes we'll
with the rich dark reds Worn this
winter. and it is probable hat it will
enjoy a return to high favor.
1t is not an expensive jewel. A brace
let Of gold plate, solidly incrusted with
garnets in square settings, costs less
than $40, but since inexpensive jewel
~ Is 81 much worn this piece is not at
all bizarre nor in bad taste.
Brooches of garnets take the old
fashioned round form, although some
show new bird, butterfly and floral de.
signs. Garnet dog collars are extreme
~ attractive. and couture combs and
pins thickly incrusted with these stones
are very beautiful.