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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-11
DOLLAR WHEAT.

Wheat above the dollar mark is the
latest sign Of calamity that we have
to note. 1t can't make much difference
with flour. that has been up I'll the
time. When we were boy we used
TO go to mill and If we did not want
to wait for the "grist" we would ex-
change five bushels of wheat for a
barrel of flour and get the bran and
shorts from five bushels. The miller
took one-seventh for toll. Today you
can't get barrel Of flour for six bush
els of wheat, and yet the claim is
made that the roller process gets a
larger per cent of flour than the old
millstones did. There is no shorts
to speak Of and the bran is about as
good for food as pine shavings. The
old time millers were sometimes call
ed dishonest, but they must be bright
and shining angels now if that is the
only charge against them. in compar-
ison with the modern miller. He takes
the grist, gives the farmer the toll and
sells the bran for breakfast food
The Britt Tribune
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THE EXPLANATION.

Local tickets costing more?
"Two-cent fare"
Service slower than before
"Two-cent fare"
Do officials show crust.
When you mention in disgust
Do the rails all turn to rust?
''Two-cent fare"
Does some vandal throw a switch?
.'Two-cent fare"
Pullmsns tumble in the ditch?
'"Two-cent fare"
Do the engines crossing town
Run the population down?
Hear the reason ere you frown-
"Two-cent fare"
Does the locomotive smoker
"Two-cent fare"
Is the corporation broke?
'"Two-cent fare"
Does 1t make mighty loan!
Do the stock possessers groaae
Explanation is we'll known
'"Two-cent fare"
Are the working forces out?
s'Two-cent fare"
OF disasters Is there glut
"Two-cent fare"
Why, for everything that's bad,
For the worst jolts you have had.
There is one excuse, bedad-
"Two-cent fare"
Philadelphia Public Ledge,
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THE WALTZ AND THE PROPOSAL

THE WALTZ AND THE PROPOSAL
The National Association of Masters
OF Dancing, just now in convention at
Atlantic City, has renewed the fight on
the "noppy" two step and is seeking
to revive the popularity of the grace
full glide of the waltz. And the dane.
Ing masters are taking the right means
to bring the matter before the young
people Just notice the way the mat
ter was put before the convention by
Prof. Berke Of Toledo:
If the girls of the country realized
IhoW many men used to fall in love
while they were gliding through a
dreamy waltz a few years ago you
would not be able to force them to
gallop through the two step.
Many man who has had no idea
of making a proposal has thrown eau
ton to the winds while he carried a
pretty girl through the mazes of a
Strauss waltz
The Toledo professor could not have
made better argument if he had talk.
ed for an hour. If the girls are given
to understand that tneir chances of
hearing a proposal are increased by
the graceful glide of the waltz, the
graceful glide it will be and the
"hoppy" two step will go.
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TOP PRICES FOR HAY.

Waverly Independent. ~ A farmer
drove into Waverly Monday with a
load OF fairly good hay and when
asked, How much for your hay?" the
prompt answer was Thirteen dollars
per ton" Four weeks ago Waverly
people bought hay at from So to So
per ton. 1t is quite certain that the
1907 hay crop will be short, but we re-
fuse to get scared just yet. There is
going to be some hay and there will be
corn fodder and straw. Thirteen dol
lars per ton for hay sounds big here
in Bremen county, but there are many
sections where they never expect to
buy hay for less than SIS to $50 ton,
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HICKS SAYS
JUNE STORM Y"
PRoPHEsIEs ALL SORTS OF VOL
cANlc DISTURBANCES FOR
MONTH OF WEDDINGS

A lot Of people are pinning their
faith In weather predictions on Hicks.
the st. Louis astronomer whose al
manac for this year, made up last fall.
mas been hitting the nail on the head
In most remarkable manner recently.
Last month Hicks seemed to be making
the weather, SO closely did his predic-
tons naterialize. Notwithstanding the
fact that 1t was one OF the most freak
Ism months ever experienced. Hence
Kicks predictions for June are worthy
OF some respect.
Hicks says that June Is to be one of
the stormiest months Of recent years
April phenomenal perturbations will
reach some sort Of crisis In earth and
sky" is the way he puts it.
me hrst storm period will extend
from the second to the seventh, begin
ming with marked rise of temperature
and falling barometer and eliminating
IN severe thunderstorms, cloud bursts
hail and possible tornadoes.
There Is another storm period on the
9TH, 10th and 18th: excessive warmth
extreme humidity and violent thunder
and wind storms will characterize this
period, according to Hicks.
From the 18th to the 18th will be one
( OF the most decisive turmoil" seasons
OF the whole month: low barometer
AAoAhioily eihu ShCGSSiV0 neat Will De
followed by violent and dangerous
lightning storms, in which the destruc-
tive winds will reverse all their usual
directions and blow from anywhere ia
everywhere.
The next storm will occur about the
22d and resemble those Just mention
ed excepting that there will be local
rain deluges in widely separated sec
tons and wind worthless of great de-
structiveness.
The last of the June storms will oc-
cur about the 9th. during which there
VIII be heavy rains. wind and thunder
daily for three or four days. Taking
June right through, Hicks save there
are to be unusual volcanic disturb
ances, earthquakes, sun spots, auroraI
displays and all sorts Of freakish mag
netic earth currents that sailors espe-
c1ally had better pay attention to.
Trouble seems really to portend, for
Hicks Is not the only weather sharp
who is slandering June. Andrew Jack
son Devoe. the weather prophet Of
Hackensack, N. j., has spread a wealth
er menu for the Atlantic seaboard, es-
pectally New York City, that will bring
cold comfort to the populace of the
east. This is his bill OF faps for the
month:
June to Moderately warm.
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RHUBARB PIE in BLOOMFIELD.

RHUBARB PIE IN BLOOMFIELD.
Social life in Bloomfield, Ottumwa's
cultured neighbor on the south has
always been active and enjoyable. If
anything new in the line of entertain
ment Is evolved, Bloomfield tries it
once, and, If it likes 1t, accepts it with
out qualifications. But Bloomfield has
tired of following the leader and has
originated a brand, new social enter.
tainment of its own which is gaining
so in popularity that it may soon be all
the rage in the Davis county metropo.
lis. Here it is:
Bloomfield, June 7.-(Special)-On
Wednesday evening picnic party left
the city early in the evening with ap-
pettzing lunch baskets The party was
out on a rhubarb expedition and upon
the return trip the luncheon and rhu-
barb exchanged places, the baskets be-
Ing filled with "pie plant" for private
canning bees.
Bloomfield is to be congratulated
for who does not like pie plant? and
who would forego the pleasure of en-
1oying a picnic spread when added
splce was given in the knowledge that
next day the fruits of the picnickers'
tolls would adorn the dinner table in
the form of a luscious rhubarb pie?
Truly Bloomfield's new social diver
sion should be given the most earnest
consideration by hostesses seeking
new ways to entertain.
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THEY WERE PROPERLY WORN

New York Tribune.-Mrs Hwfa
Williams talked at dance in New
York about the fashion of riding
astride that has taken hold Of English
equestriennes.
Some of our young English WON
en- said Mrs. Hwfa Williams dress
out and out like men. They wear q
long coat cut like hunting coat. q
cap, riding breaches and top boots
1t is a handsome costume, and 1t is
not 1mmodest, but undoubtedly it at
tracts good deal of attention.
Ihey have been telling in London
lately story about an English girl
who has adopted this riding rig. Pull
ing up her horse one afternoon, she
said to an artisan that was passing:
Can you tell me if this is the way
to Wareham?'
The man looked her over carefully
Then he touched his cap in a respect
full manner and replied:
Yes. miss, yes-you seem to ave
got EN- on all right .
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THE OTTUMW A COURIER

n.y. said she, "that you have little
baby at your house" Yes, ma'am,''
was the pleased reply Of Johnny. "He
has been there nearly four days now"
We'll, when he gets older you must
bring him over to see me- returned
the neighbor lady. "By the way. has
he been named YETI" mo ma'am,"
answered the youngster, "but l guess
there will be something doing pretty
soon, for when left father was looking
over the list Of presidents. mother was
going through the bible and the nurse
was hunting around in history or the
United States
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me government is just beginning
10 md out what was found out years
ago by business men-that newspaper
advertising is the advertising that
brings the largest returns. The navy
department has in the past advertised
almost exclusively by posters, but re
Gently a test was made to determine
Whether 1t pays best to advertise for
recruits In the newspapers or by col
ored posters. 1t is said that the small
amount of money spent in newspaper
advertising has been productive of bet
ter results than the same amount ex.
pended in poster publicity, and it is
probable that this branch of the gov.
ernmental service will make larger ap.
preparations for newspaper advertis-
ing space.
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THE WORLDS NAVAL STRENGTH.

A report just compiled of the
strength of the worlds fighting arma-
ments SHOWS that the United States,
which but few years ago ranked fifth
in naval strength, is now third and is
pressing France closely for second
honors. Germany is fourth, but the
lead of France and the United States
Is so small that German authorities do
not concede the inferiority of their
fleet.
Great Brita1n's supremacy is unques-
toned, as it has long been the policy
OF that nation to have navy equal in
strength to the next two strongest ma
lions. England's feet comprises a
mighty array of fifty-two battleships,
thirty armored cruisers and ninety
Jour protected cruisers Of more than
LOCO tons displacement each. She
has building eight battleships and six
armored cruisers. In addition England
has an imposing fleet of torpedo boats,
destroyers and submarines.
Naval experts in estimating the sea
strength of a country give 80 per cent
weight to lines of battlesnips. The
United States shows greater strength
In this regard, but when the three
types, battleshfps armored cruisers
and steel protected cruisers. are con.
sidersd, it is seen that there is little
choice between the United States and
French navy. France mas eighty-three
vessels of these three classes, either
built or building, and the United States
has eighty-seven. France now has in
commission eighteen battleshfps.
twenty armored cruisers and thir-
ty-one protected cruisers. The United
States has tWenty-one battleships.
eight armored cruisers and forty-three
prote 3ted cruisers.
There is very little difference also in
the relative strength of the uncomplet-
ed vessels of the two countries.
France has under construction ten bat.
tleships and four armored cruisers.
The United States has eight battle
ships, four armored cruisers and three
protected cruisers.
The report was complied by the
Offices OF Naval Intelligence and SHOWS
the strength of the eight leading pow
ers of the world as it was on June 1.
The experts have thrown out all the
obsolete fighting ships and numerous
golfers, transports, repair ships and
converted cruisers, which represent no
real strength but are usually carried
on the naval list in order to make an
impressive showing. No warships
more tnan twenty years old are In
Guided IN the statement unless they
have been reconstructed and rearmed
since 1900. Vessels Of less than 1000
tons. except torpedo craft, are also ex-
cluded.
The report though il cannot he CON
sidered as official. no matter how
authentic, gives an Indication that the
nayies of France, the United States
and Germany are SO nearly equal as to
leave practically nothing to choose be-
tween the three as claimants for sAof
ond nonors In naval strength.
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THE BEST cRoP-BAHIEs.

Des Moines News.-"The best crop
of the farm" says President Roose-
welt, els the crop of babies"
More than that. 1t is the best crop
Of the kitchen-garde the best crop
Of the law Office, the best crop of the
store, the best crop Of the mill, and
the best crop of that sweetest place
of all which we call nome.
A home without at least one baby is
like factory that covers three city
blocks and smokes up half the town
for no purpose. If the factory is not
adding to the useful things in the
world. it has no excuse for being there
at all, And marriage reach rs It's ideal
Of usefulness, as well as i'll ideals Of
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GREEN BUG SCARE FAILS.

Hastings, Neb, Tribune-The green
bug scare does not seem to affect the
outlook any in regard to bumper
wheat yield. 1t is now estimated that
more than 6o,oo0,OoO bushels of wheat
Will be threshed this year in Kansas
II wheat goes to 81 bushel those CO..
100000 car wheels in Kansas will look
pretty good rolling around in that
country, and perhaps then the Kansas
farmer will trim his whiskers and
come up into Nebraska where farmers
wear full dress suits and ride to thea
ter parties in automobiles.
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TEACHERS LEVlES
FLUCTUATE MUCH
TAXES IN VARIOUS CITIES
THROUGHOUT THE. STATE ARE
VASTLY DIFFERENT
oTTUMWA HAS $4,000
University of Iowa Has Gathered In
teresting Data In Regard to the Tax
able Value in Each City and the
Levy for Teachers.

. a
Inc department of education of the
University of Iowa is engaged in col
lecting data concerning the cost of ed
ucation in various states, and particu-
larly in Iowa, and curious fluctuation
Is shown. Data has been collected
from practically all the cities of any
size in the state and it shows an i'm
mense variation in the mileage levy
ana IN the salaries of teachers, the
Two items in many places apparently
bearing no relation to each other.
The following data, collected from
city superintendents throughout the
state, shows the taxable valuation Of
various cities, the levy for school pur-
poses and the amount spent for teach
ers during the year ending December
81. 1906:
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ALBERT COTTON CLAIMS TO
HAVE A TIE THAT WILL REvo.
LuTIoNIzE CONSTRUCTION.
MAKES MANY CLAIMS
New Tic Construction Is Expected to
Save Millions Of Dollars Annually in
the Saving of Repairs-Is Claimed to
Be Safer.

I Ii the claims OF Albert Cotton OF
Chillicothe work out, railroad wrecks
Idue to spreading rails will be entirely
eliminated. He has secured a patent
on new cross tie construction which
the inventor claims will absolutely
prevent any spreading of rails and as
this Is one of the most prolific causes
of railroad wrecks, the loss of life from
this cause will be greatly minimized II
his claims work out as we'll in practice
as they do in theory. And there seems
to be no reason why they should not
as the proposition has been thorough
ly tested and seemed to bear out all
claims that were made for it, in the
judgment of railroad men, who con-
Quoted the tests and who were thor
oughly competent to Judge the quail
ties and properties of the new con.
struction
Among the claims made by the in
ventor for his proposition are:
First-Safety both to life and prop
erty.
Second-Economy and durability.
Third-Comfort and ease in transit
In regard to the first the inventor
claims that the new device If properly
adjusted, will absolutely preclude the
spreading of rails, and, if placed on a
concrete foundation. 1t will give level
road bed, thus preventing the surging
of the motive power and following
coaches.
Cost of Construction.
The first cost Of construction might
be little greater than wooden ties
but according to the claims Of the in
ventor, this will be more than made
up by the durability, and he further
claims that millions would be saved
annually in keeping the track and road
bed in repair.
The cement ties can be made In any
length, for either single or double
track and can be installed In sections
or little at time. Provision is
made for the jar which would be ex.
pected to destroy the cement ties, by
the placing of kind of cushion be-
meath the clamp plates, which takes
up the jar and prevents the destruction
of the ties, also making less jar to the
passengers within the cars.
There being an almost continuous
rail bearing surface, also increases the
safety of the passengers and the roll
ing stock, according to the claims of
the inventor.
In regard to joints tie inventor
claims greater smoothness In the
rails on the new ties by reason Of a
new and ingenious construction and
the Cotton patent nut lock-" which
is claimed to be the safest nut lock In
existence, not only lock in the nut but
also the key in the nut, making It i'm
possible to displace it except with the
proper wrench. This device. Cotton
claims, and the journal bearings,
makes the whole combination one of
safety
The system is an innovation on for.
mer principles and eliminates much
wood, while still retaining enough
wood to give the rail bearing on the
same material, which in combination
with the elastic cushion, is expected
to revolutionize the construction If
cross ties.
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achievement and happiness, when as
a result Of Child or two children or
a half dozen first lisp childish words
and brings light into parents eyes and
then go out in time to help the world
grow better,
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Picnic JuIv 16.


The picnic will be in Ottumwa this
year and it will be held on July 16 at
the fair grounds If they can be obtain
ed. This was decided at a meeting
Of the picnic committee at which May
or Phillips was present.
The committee was unable to make
any arrangements with the railroad
companies at all. A monster parade in
the forenoon will be part of the pro-
gram and the business men Of the city
are cordially invited to participate in
this.
Government Officer w. L. Fishbeck,
badly cut himself on the thumb of his
left hand yesterday afternoon.
j. Bissell. an old soldier, is i'll at his
home on 1416 East Main street.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. William Huff
stutter, last Wednesday, a daughted.
James Garland, who has been check
clerk and time keeper in the carpenter
gang, has been appointed to govern
ment position and ordered to report
at Jersey City, N. j., next Monday
morning. He left here for that city
Wednesday.
Will Osler of the high school and
Verne Sleight Of Parsons college, are
spending their vacations at work in the
packing house.
Mrs. Neil Horn is i'll at her home on
East Main street.
Disappointment John Breakey
who has peen visiting In Portland
Oregon, returned home last Wednes.
day.
Miss Chloe Horn of East Main street
is visiting with her sister in Bloom
field, this week.
Mrs. j. W. Foote leaves Monday for
Hopkintown, Iowa, to attend the grad
uating exercises at her old college
home.
Miss Alma Glew, one Of the teachers
in the Franklin school, leaves Monday
to spend her vacation in Los Angeles,
Cal.
Mrs. w. H. Horned will give another
Of her popular free lectures on Africa
tomorrow evening at 7:45 at the East
End Presbyterian church and will IL
lustrate 1t with life-sized pictures from
the stereouticon.
John Loring, foreman Of the team
sters, has just finished moving two
houses from the end Of the red row up
to where the other houses are.
AL Anderson, an old employee Of the
t1erce gang, has resigned and goes to
Wisconsin to live soon.
Charles Parkinson Of the box factory
has been transferred to the carpenter
gang and is check clerk for William
Jennings.
Contractor Dennis Riordan has Sc
cured the contract for raising the sau-
sage house two stories higher.
George Morris of the packing room
and Ed Musselman and VIII Dawson
Of the cutting department are on the
sick list this week.
Mrs. Chas. Thatcher Of Nation,
I'LL, is here visiting with her mother,
Mrs Henry List on Mabel street.
Charlie Pool, an oldemploye in the
boiler house, is building on his prop
erty, corner Of Iowa avenue and Rail-
road street.
Gus Lewis, physical director Of the
Y. w. G. A., at Oskaloosa, attended
the graduating exercises last Thursday
evening in this city.
Mario and John Richie, old employees
here, have accepted positions with the
Scraper' company of Aurora, Ill.
s. M. Birney, stock buyer of the
Morrell plant, will leave tonight for
California, where he will spend his va
cation,
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PROGRESSIVE DIES MONIES.

Peoria Herald Transcript read.
lily admit that Des Moines gets ahead
OF us In some things. For instance,
they are robbing rural visitors in au-
tomobiles over there. No Peoria crook
has yet gotten prosperous enought to
hunt for his prey in an automobile.
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NAMING THE BABY

Story City Herald Some time
since new baby arrived at a home
In this city. and when the little 5-year-
CID brother was sent on an errand to
one OF the neighbors a few days aft
erwards the good lady, of course. had
to make the usual remarks about the
gladful event. Il understand John.
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SASSY DOG.

While Bernard Smith was putting
a shirt over his head last Sunday prior
to going to church, pet dog belonging
to the family rushed in, biting him
eight times between the chiffonier and
the front hall.-Mount Carmel Qll.)
Republican.
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June S-Very heavy thunderstorms
followed by falling temperature.
June to 13--Coldest summer wealth.
er for many years In June, but too
cloudy for frost, though almost cold
enough for snow.
June 10 to 15-Pleasant.
June 16--Warm, showery.
June IS to 22-Pleasant
June 23-Warm and showery.
June 24-Heavy thunderstorms.
June 20 to 27--Very cold for summer.
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r. R. TIME TABLES.

A-Daily; B., daily, except Sundays
G.. cnsly except Monday.
BURLINGTON ROUTE, c., q. & q
No Going East Depart
12A-Chic., Dubuque, Quincy 1900 q. M
92--Lo2al freight ...........5:2 20 a, m.
1SB-Burlington. ST. Louis. 1885 a. m,
10B--Peoria, Dub, Quincy. IL: 40 a. m.
6A-Chic. Limited ........ 1:41 p. IN
-B--Ft. Madison, st. Louis. $3.50 p. m
4A-Chic., ST. L., Quincy.s.. 7,1o p. m,
2A-Chic. Peoria, Rockford. IL: 20 p. m
Going West.
6A-Omaha & Nebraska. .12:48 a. m.
3A-Omaha, Oregon. Calf. 1850 q. mi
-B-Arrive from Ft. Mad. IL: IS a. M
9B-Peoria to Creston -. LAO p. M
18A-Limiteu ........ $3.50 .. "a.
llB-Arrive from Chicago. 10 90 p. mi
lA-Chic. to Denver ...... II: 48 p. M
w. 8. Parker, Ticket Agent.
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NOT ALL BAD YET.

Cedar Rapids Gazette.-For every
man who goes radically wrong any
where there are a multitude of other
men who stay approximately right.
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other East End News.

w. H. T. Foster and Harry Fister at
tended the graduating exercises at
Parsons college lest Wednesday, after
noon.