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4 THEORY AND 4 CONDITION.

This is a University city, and there fore learning and even culture are very general here. It is probable that there is not a janitor, an assistant janitor, or a sub-assistant janitor in New Ha- ven who doesn't know about the germ theory. And yet many janitors assist ant janitors or sub-assistant janitors here persist in sweeping germ-laden dust right into the faces, noses and eyes of passing people as if there were no such things as deadly germs.
 Perhaps the janitors, assistant jam itors and sub-assistant janitors of New Haven know even more than they are credited with knowing. Perhaps their studies of dirt and dust have convinced them that there is nothing in the germ theory and they are only waiting a fa- vorable time to scientifically assert that that theory will have to be aban- 
 doned. They may even be getting ready to announce that such distribution of dust as they make is really in the in- terest of the public health. If they haven't discoveyed something of this kind, and If the germ theory is we'll founded, how much better than nur- derers are those who spend industrious hours or minutes in sweeping disease bearing dust into the faces, noses and eyes of those who happen to be passing by when they are industrious? Or is the burden of responsibility on those who pass by when the sweepers are in- dustrious?
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THOSE rpEsrAsrrNa COCKTAILS

THOSE EVERLASTING COCKTAILS. Though those famous cocktails went down at the dinner given to President Roosevelt on Memorial Day at the home of Charles w. Fairbanks, vice. president of the United States, they haven't downed since, and there are no signs that they will soon down. LAS one of the consequences of them MT. Fairbanks will not be a delegate to the quadrennial conference of the Metho- dist Episcopal Church.
 This will strike some people as a pretty heavy penalty for MT. Fairbanks to pay for being polite to his distin- guished guests. It is not claimed that he is a wine-bibber, or anything like that, but it is claimed that he dis graced himself and the Church of which he is a member when he ordered or allowed the intoxicants to be served. Ever since the incident became known many conscientious Methodists have demanded that the Church refuse to send him as a delegate to the confer- ence. The Church has refused. This action will bring him some sympathy, but it will be generally recognized that the Methodist Church couldn't afford to put itself in the position of being an endorser of cocktails. That is the way the matter was presented, and of course there could be but one result. An eff fort was made to make it appear that Brother Fairbanks wasn't really re- sponsible for the cocktails, but nobody heroically came forward to take the blame
 This incident will teach political Christians and Christian politicians. They will walk more softly than ever.
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UNPROFTTdBLE.

South Carolina has gone out of the rum business, after being in it four teen years. A commission appointed by the last legislature has disposed of the last of the stock in the States ware house in Columbia, and henceforth what rum is sold in South Carolina will be sold by individuals.
 It is a rather queer situation. South Carolina set up State dispensaries for two reasons. It wanted to regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors and improve their quality and to make money. The latter proposition was not a minor one. by any means, for the State was poor
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to the sad and simple task of getting elected and drawing their salaries.
 There is no excitement about the work of the Improvement society. All goes along quietly and orderly, and by some it is hardly known that there is such a society until it reports, as last Friday night, the work accom- plished. The excitement of the bor- ough is left for the election time Al ready the Republican caucus for town officers is announced for tonight, and the irrepressible and energetic Charles U. Neumann is early in the field as a candidate for first select man.
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IS COY. doHNsoN WI1L1NG ?

The news comes from Washington that prominent Democrats are prepar- ing to make another appeal to Cover nor John J. Johnson of Minnesota to permit the use of his name as candi- date for the nomination for the Pres idency. It is further said that MT. Bryan is to be consulted in the hope that he will eliminate himself and urge the nomination of Johnson.
 How important this is remains to be seen. Governor Johnson has been in the minds of great many members of the party for year or more. As is now generally known he is the man Henry Watterson was thinking about when he said last spring that he could pick dark horse capable of winning. During the summer months Democrats have travelled from various parts of the country to Minneapolis to see Johnson and try to persuade him to enter the race. He has received wis., it's from large number of newspa- per correspondents who hoped they might be able to send out an an- nouncement Of his candidacy. Every caller came away with the same story. The governor could not even be per- suaded to say that he would like to be President. But as he hasn't said he wouldn't take the nomination there is hope and effort among his supporters. There are also indications that he is in properly receptive attitude.
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UNDESIRABLE CITIZENS

Some things which have been hap pening during the last few days in Pennsylvania indicate that we have been importing some undesirable citi- zens. Frank Adami, of the Black Hand, was arrested at Walston by the State constaIbulary as he was preparing to dynamite the home of Dominick Catti He insists that, he was ordered to do the dynamlting under penalty of death for himself. Salvatore Garrito and Ste- fano Lasenlochla are under arrest at Reading for the murder of Policeman Kelleher, who sought to arrest them for participating In Black Hand vil- lanles. Ivan Evano has been convicted at Butler of the murder of Georgios Yanchels. Gaetano Gianetti was stab- bed to death at Pittsburg with Antonia Casadonti under arrest for the murder. Riser Mursnovski was beaten to death at Pittsburg the same day and Adam Stab was found in an outhouse with his skull crushed--three murders in one day making up the record of the Smoky City, with Tony spazadoni shot to death by Giuseppe zeli a few miles from the city on the same day,
 Efforts are apparently being made to keep such folks out of the country, and to regulate those who have loosely been allowed to get in. There can be no doubt that it is high time to make this country little less free.
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His Ambition.

l have boundless ambition, indeed, l am poor but I'm honest and young From the ladders mere foot Til sue.
 ceed
 In attaining the uppermost rung. I shall work like the veriest slave; Not q moment of time will waste Nor indulge in the things that crave And for which I've a natural taste. I have said to all comfort adieu; I'll be rich if it takes me a leg. l will make me no friends but the few Who are likely to boost me peg. If my honesty stands in my way 1 shall brush it aside like a straw. Only earing-because it will pay To keep on the right side of the law Do not say that you hear me with pain You won't think that I merit rebukt When you think of the prize I may
 gain
 That my daughter may marry .
 Chicago News.
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A club has been formed in western Canada to play the old English game Of loggats, which has long fallen into disuse in the old country The pas time is alluded to by Shakespeare. The game consists in throwing a pin called loggat at a stake driven in the ground. The player who gets his loggat nearest the mark wins. Of loggats Stevens, the Shakespearean commentator, who died in 1900, says: T have seen 1t played in different counties at their sheep-shearing feasts, where the winner was entitled to black fleece, which he afterward presented to the farmers maid to spin, fer the purpos, of making a pet ticoat on condition that she kneel down on the fleece to be kissed by all the rustics present"
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RELICS.

The big responsibilities of married life are the little ones.-Bohemian,
 She-Drowning men catch at straws.
 He (absently)-So do thirsty mem Illustrated Bits.
 And what did the spectators say when David got the best of Goliath? ?" Said it was fake, I spose. .'-Louis- vile Courier-Journal
 Public opinion seems sadly divided as to the usefulness of the man who
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train de luxe will run daily from To- kio to Europe and vice versa. The Compagnie International des Wagon Lifts has received an order for the cars for the mail service, and the route selected for the mail and pass enger service passes through Japan to Shimonoseki, thence by large ferry steamers to Fusnu, in the south of Corea, through Corea to Mukden and Harbin and thence through Siberia to Europe.
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A New Jersey judge has granted a man a divorce because his wife re- fused to accompany him to Philadel- phia. Perhaps this will encourage some New Haven man who is think ing of moving to Hartford.
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SAYINGS AND Do1NGS.

Joseph Zuch, an enterprising gard ener of Marietta, Pennsylvania, has succeeded in raising a variety of onions which have a salt flavor, so that no seasoning at all is necessary, whether eaten raw or stewed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-30

Nicholas Dongworth doesn't want to be Mayor of Cincinnati, Perhaps he would like to be Mayor of New Haven, and if not there are two men now living who would.
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The chief of the Ghent police, who is organizing a brigade of police wom- en, proposes to take on none except women of from forty to fifty. At that age he thinks the sex has reach ed years of discretion and has suftlci- ent experience of life and human nature.
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It is computed that the average woman carries fifty miles of hair on her head. And often it is her own, by nature or by purchase.
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If the cutting in transatlantic steamship rates continues it will soon be cheaper to buy ticket than to walk
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The Houston Post reports that an- gels hover around Texas. Perhaps that is as near Houston as they care to get,
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The noble families of Prussian Po- land have become so numerous as .al- most to swamp the common people of the province. The priest of the village of Konitz replied to a circular issued by the government that every one of the 100 families il his colgre- gation was of noble birth,
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It is announced that before long a
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PAckwoop.

Packwood.- Mrs. Sophia Anderson
has traded her business block consist
ing of five large business rooms, for a
farm in Union county.
There will be an election here on
Thursday for the purpose Of voting on
bonds for remodeling and charging the
schoolhouse
The frescoers have finished their
work on the Methodist Episcopal
church and 1t is a magnificent piece
Of work.
Children's day was observed at the
Christian church Sunday night
The graves in the ceretery here were
mostly all remembered on Decoration
day. Friends at a distance sent flow
ers to be placed on the graves of their
loved ones.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Loughary and
Miss Margaret Sinclair are attending
the Holiness camp meeting at Oska-
loosa.
Anumber Of people of this place are
laying cement sidewalks.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee T. Gobble of
Fairfield spent SUNDAY night with Dr.
and Mrs. Charles T. Norman.
Mrs. Mollie Brinker and Miss Mollie
Davis returned Saturday from Cincin-
natl, Ohio, where they attended the an
nual convention of the Mystic Circle
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RIcHLAND.

Richland.-Rev. Blanchard of Wa
pello filled the pulpit Sunday at the
Christian church.
Mrs. Ross w. Davis and children Of
chicago are here for several weeks
VISIT with Mrs. Davis parents, ohm
Carmichael and wife.
Joe Ticher and family visited SIM
day with the A. G. Brady family.
Miss Ostrander OF Martinsburg was
In town Sunday visiting friends.
A. G. Brady returned Saturday from
wool buying expedition.
Monday evening the Rebekah lodge
members elected officers as follows:
n. g., Mrs. Belle Seaton: " G., Mrs
s. p. Carmichael; recording secretary
John Carmichael: financial secretary
Mrs. Annie Greeson; treasurer. John
Kent.
Children's day was observed Sunday
evening at the Christian church with
an interesting program.
Mrs. Frederick and daughter of Clear
Creek township were in town Satur-
dav
Mrs. Mary Fuller, went to washing
ton today to visit a sister.
The Misses Sonner Of Ollie were
guests Of friends here Monday
Miss Nellie Fitzgerald Of Brighton
who visited over Sunday with Mrs
Brown, returned home Monday.
Mrs. Susan Barlow returned Mon
day to her home in sigourney.
Kossuth Lodge. I. o. o. F., elected
the following officers Saturday night
y. a., w. g. McLdnn; v. g., E. q.
Gardner; recording secretary. John
Carmichael: treasurer c. j. Steele.
The Mills orchestra will complete
arrangements with the citizens for Civ
ing open air concerts one evening in
each week.
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A NOISY STAMP.

Everybody's.-O. Henry, the author,
youches for the following:
An effeminate young man daintily
placed cents on drug store counter
and asked the clerk for stamp. The
clery tors one off and slid it over to
him. The young man drew an en-
yelope from his pocket.
Would you mind licking 1t for me
and placing it on here he lisped.
Sure" said the clerk, as he started
to stamp the letter.
Oh, say!" cautioned the young
man in great alarm. mot that way,
l beg Of you. Kindly place the stamp
with the top toward the outer edge Of
the envelope"
Sure" said the obliging clerk.
But what in thunder's that for?'
why you see,' confided the youth
blushingly, I'm student in the Cos
mopoiitan Correspondence School and
that's our college YELL"
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SUCCESS SEEDS.

The Teller that can't think of any
thing but his business may get rich
some day. but what goodll 1t do him ?
The only time could see any fun
in gambling was when stood a show
of winning big money, and then / al
ways lost. Darn gambling, anyway!
tell you, folks like to go where
other folks are going. If you're going
to make a big thing out of your store
you've got to manage some way to
get the crowd coming
1t don't take much money to begin
at the bottom, and as far as I've no
ticed that's where most of the big
men have begun. 1t takes some
brains, though, and faint every fell
Ter has 'em.
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chiIdren's Day June g..


Hazel Dell.-There will be Children's
day services at the Zion Methodist
Episcopal church Sunday, June 8, at
3 D m.
Mrs. Frank overturf and little son
Beryl visited recently at the o. Albert
son home.
c. G. Cockerill and family. Lester
owens, w. R. Gift and O. D. Truitt
attedned Memorial services at Orrnan-
Vile Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Baker, little
daughter. Lucille, and little son
Clfntie. from southeast of here, were
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. C.. r.
Haines last Sunday.
Joseph Ruffing Jr. has returned from
Oklahoma, where he has spent the past
few months.
Mr.. Stewart Of near Agency was the
guest Of Miss Bertha Knapp last Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Workman, Mr.. and
Mrs. g. w. Workman and little daugh-
ter, Beatrice. spent Thursday evening
with ia Engle and wife in honor Of
Mrs. Bng1e's birthday anniversary.
Miss Della Smith visited with Miss
Lara Howk of Ormanville last Sun
day and attended the memorial SER
vices.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas George spent
Sunday with friends in Ottumwa.
Dale. Truitt is suffering with a
sprained ankle.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. e. Pixley of South
Ottlmwa are visiting at the parental
Dan McHugh home.
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FOSTER.

Foster.--Miss Sylvia Hughes of OF
tumwa Is visiting her sister. Mrs. Fred
Smith.
john Rosenberg returned from Pitts
burg, Kansas, Saturday, where he
spent the winter with relatives
William Madison was kicked on the
leg Sunday by his horse, which broke
one bone between the knee and ankle
G. A. Monger of Abba are visiting
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hem
ry Maneor.
I. ?. Williams is in Missouri t1ria
week looking at the farm he recently
traded for.
Dallas Winecup of Albany was In
Foster Monday.
Mrs. Nettie jenkins of Page, Neb,
is visiting her mother and other rela-
tives here.
Rufe Dogget moved to Moravia last
week and will work for the c., M. &
st. p. railroad.
RUDE Padgett of Alexandria, Neb..
visited his cousin here last week and
returned to his home in time for Dec
GRAFTON day.
Charlie Sincox is one of the Jurors
for the extra term of the district court
which is being held in Abba.
John Terry. Henry Maneor and wife
and George Williams and wife attend
| ed memorial services In Abba
William Shelton. the veteran coal
lprospector of Oskaloosa, was here on
Wednesday of last week and Monday
of this week trying to buy the Haller
farm of four hundred acres lying be-
tween Hilton and this place, and If the
| deal is closed, there will be another
coal mine opened here in the near
future.
Monday, June 8. being Miss Esther
| Erickson's fourteenth birthday, her
many friends to the number OF fifty or
more planned and successfully carried
out a surprise on her. The evening
bonutfful repast was served and at
about II o'clock the crowd dispersed to
their homes, saying they had had q
splendid Time
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COMMENCEMENT AT PARSONS.

Fairfield, June 5.-The valedictory
exercises of the literary societies Of
Parsons college were held in the soci-
ETY. hall last night.
The exercises of graduation of Par
sons college seniors will be held to-
morrow morning at the Presbyterian
church. 1t will be followed by the
alumni banquet. The new library build
ing of the college is being dedicated
this afternoon. Addresses are being
made by Rev. E. P. Hill. D. D., Of Chi
cago, and T. d. Foster Of Ottumwa.
Miss Hester Ball last night enter
tanned the members of 1907 high
school class and the instructors at her
home on North Main street. A very
pleasant evening was enjoyed by her.
guests,
Chase Wilson of Weekaney, Kansas,
Is visiting Fairfield relatives.
The Forest City band gave the con.
cert scheduled for last Thursday
evening. This brings two concerts
this week
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Oskaloosa has more trouble on Its
hands. After the citizens had won a
fight for the removal Of hitchracks
from the public square that had been
waged in the courts for months. and
had settled back in peace and quiet,
along came one of the high school
classes with a reception which started
out in quiet literary manner and
wound up in dance. Several of the
teachers left the hall in a rage and
the school superintendent came out
the next day in statement in which
he expressed his dissatisfaction with
the worldly actions of the scholars. 1t
seems that peace is not to be in siren
uous Oskaloosa.
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l1i ~
and the girl surrendered, but her sur
render was not unconditional.
I'm yours. Abraham" she said, or
words to that effect, "but If you take
me you must also take my name"
You see DR.. Annie had built up a
practice that might disappear If she
changed the name on the single,
whereas Abraham, being fresh out Of
dental school, has that large practice
to build up and might build it up as
well under the name of Copelan rs
under the name of Erott.
Thus DR.. Annie pleaded her cause
after DR.. Abraham had made his de.
claration and she emerged the victor.
Enott took the legal steps to have his
name changed to Copelan and DIR,
Copelan remains DR.. Copelan.
And that is how self-abnegating
Abraham Erott won his right to claim
a hero medal; and that is why DR..
Annie Copelan by standing pat won
the appreciation of her SEX
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his stomach, he has done his part and
nature will do the rest
He sees reason for believing that
chewing will make meat positively in
digestible. The saliva, he points out,
is an alkili. Acids are needed for the
conversion Of flesh into the element
that nourish the human body. Too
much chewing may raise the alkilinity
of flesh used for food to such an ex-
tent as to seriously hamper the work
of the stomach. which alone has any
thing to do with the disposal of animal
matter.
Now if the food sharks of the agri-
cultural department, Chemist Wiley
and Professor Fisher would just get
together and outline a little program
of what to and what not to do that
might be followed without performing
acrobatic feats, the public would be
grateful.
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kiRKvILLE.

Kirkville.-Miss Rebecca Edgar and
her niece. Mrs. Amanda Funk have re-
turned to their homes, after attending
the funeral of Mrs. Robert Edgar of
Tacoma Mrs. Funk was taken sick on
the way out, but on the train they met
Mrs. Maria Allison Of Ottumwa. an
other daughter Of Mrs. Robert Edgar
and as soon as they arrived at Lacona
they took Mrs. Funk to physicians
office. She Is some better since get.
ting home.
Kirkville has raised money and is
going to have grand celebration on
the Fourth Of July.
Mrs. Kate MrNair came down from
Oskaloosa for a visit with her aged
mother Mrs. Sarah Bennett, and he,
sister, Mrs. Lucy Chandler. Mrs. Nc
Nair and Mrs. Chandler went to OF
tIImwa yesterday to see their sister
Mrs. George Thompson, and will re-
turn today.
George Chandler left for Kirksville
Mo, yesterday morning. He expects
to be gone for some time
Word has been received by Mrs
John Zentz that her brother, David
House, Of Kansas had hts barn struck
by lightning and the barn and a good
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WHAT TO EAT AND HOW.

These food experts are getting us
All mixed up. First comes the depart
ment Of agriculture with the assertion
that experiments proved fruit to be
about the best diet for building up
energy and that apple butter and pre-
serves are chuck full Of the stuff that
makes vim. Then Prof. Irving Fisher
came out for vegetables. Don't eat
any meat at all If you can get along
without 1t, he said, but If you do eat
1t, be sure that it is well masticated
Now comes DR.. Harvey Wiley. the
governments chief chemist, who ad-
vises that mastication has no part in
the digestion of meat. DR.. Wiley has
noted that the carnivorous animals do
not chew their food. They tear it
from the bone and gulp it down in
chunks. Therefore, he believes that If
q man can get chunk of meat into