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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-17
WHY DO COWS HAVE TUBERcU.
LOSIS?

Council Bluffs Nonpareil.- Some
weeks ago the following paragraph ap.
peared in the editorial columns of the
Nonpareil:
The modern treatment Of consump-
tlon requiring patients to sleep out Of
doors and live wholly in the open air
does not seem efficacious In the case
of PottaWattamie COWS that are affiict-
ed with tuberculosis.
The quip went the rounds of the
press, calling out a variety of pert
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-17

A Chicago widower who was busy
all day at work and so busy at night
caring for his four children that he
had no time to look for wife, placed
a placard bearing this inscription In
the front window of his home:
A widower living within
WANTS A WIFE.
Ladies, If you want husband,
Inquire within at once.
N. H. MATTHEW'S
Chicago widowers are awaiting the
outcome Of Matthews plan, and the
widows, too. are interested. If II
proves successful new system OF
courtshtp may come in vogue.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-17

of food for the table, serving it from
clean dishes placed upon snow white
table cloth, and eating it with i'm
maculate, glistening silver fork or
SnOOn
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-17

A Chicago policeman with a record
for bravery, has filed suit for divorce,
claiming that his wife had beaten and
repeatedly assaulted him. Which
goes to prove that seldom is a man a
hero in his own home.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-17

There evaporation the body going continually
night through the and glands of the skin This
OF bodies and Of
sones and fexbity the skim
pures trouble result When however blood any cause
becomes infected with must expelled
and coming in contact with the delicate tissues
skin abundany supplied they
the effect is shown by Eczema Acne Tetter pmples
purified This be done with external applications requires
treatment g. IS the best treatment for all skin Diseases
down Into the circulation neutras
acids thoroughly every kind S. S. supplies
blood with the nuve qualities being
rrid and diseased by cooling
healthy blood Book Skin Diseases
Tree to all who WRITE THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA ca
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-17

1t was left to a Paris physician to
discover that diet of prunes caused
badness Strange how many men
have the prune habit.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-17

During the
past 81 years
s c i e n c e has
been u n a BILE
to find a bet
ter or safer
medicine than
the Bitters
for curing
Dyspepsia,
Indigestion.
costiveness,
6iIiousness,
Female Ills
and Malaria.
Try it today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-17

Cavenaugh, Tom, Wit. ]. r... 80
Carnes. Geo., Wit. ]. p, 10
Crawford, Harry, Wit ]. P. 10
Crawford, Howard, Wit. j. p. 10
Grow, Alfred, Wit. j. p, -. 10
Curran, Denny, Wit. j. P. ;. go
Cline, VIM, Wit. j. p. go
Cox, Perry, Wit. j. P. 1850. .2.40
Crawford, Annie, Wit. j. p. 10
Grow, Harry Wit j. P. 49,. 10
Cochnour, BESSIE, Wit. j. p. 1.20
Corbin. VIM, Wit. j. P, .... 400
Cummings. j. %. Wit. ]. p -. so
Criswell, M. w. Wit j. P. =. 80
Cross. Harry, Wit. j. p. -. 1.40
Crawford, Alice, Wit. p. LAO
Crawford, Amy, Wit. J. P. !. lao
Campbell, Mrs. Bell, Wit. J. P. 100
Cunningham, M. Wit. ]. P. y. go
Cockrell, James Wit. ]. p. go
Cocherell, Mrs. Wit. ]. P....., 80
Cline, Minnie, Wit. j. P. -. 10
Carter, Jno., Wit. ]. p. ...... 2.10
Cline, Mains, Wit. j. P. .... 40
Davis, O. T., Wit ]. P. 1850. 80
Davidson, G.. w, Wit. J. p. go
Durocher, Peter, Wit J. P. -. go
Daggett, Mrs. Wallace Wit. J.
P. $3.50. ............... 80
Doud, e. d. Wit. ]. P....... 100
Duree, Inez, Wit. J. p, ..... 210
Daggett, Wallace. Wit. j. p. go
Davis, Tom, Wit J. P. ...... 1.20
Davis, Margaret, Wit. j. P.
.2.......-. 1880. ........ go
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1907-07-18
UNA JORNADA MUY IARGA.

Los diez y seis acorazados que
por 6rden del gobierno America
no van q partir para el extreme
oriente con ell fin de protejer los
intereses de los lfstados Unidos
en- las aguas de Ocedno Pacffico,
Y para resguardo de las posesio-
nes americanas en- aquella region,
tendran que hacer una iornada
muy larga, teniendo que atrave-
sar cerca de trece mil millas por
ambos oceanos Atlantico y Paci-
fico, y es probable que tarden
cerca de dos meses en- hacer la
travesia.
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1907-07-18

Ell partido Dem0crata tenia an
tes al gallo por divisa, despueslo
troco por ell aguila, y ahora no
es remote que adopte ell signo del
Coyote cuyo melodioso aullido es
obieto de admiration 9 ilnitaci0n
para muchos de los cofrados.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-20
By ABRAHAM GRUBER

entitled How to Succeed in Life The Blessings of
Poverty and Good Appetite and point out the
old established formula that the best way to in
crease income is by limiting our desires Bible
class superintendent together with Santos Dumont
are showing us the Advantages of Higher Life
We have weekly reports from Wall Street special
advlCes, pamphlets entitled Wisdom While You
Wait giving full information how fortunes are
made They are ISSUED by Philanthropists and sent
unsolicited to total strangers. But every sensible
man not IN the rain boat business, knows that in
financial affairs the men who know do not tell and
the men who tell do not know; and that very often
broker IS the man who knows the price of every
thing and the value of nothing
The public finds that the least common thing is
common sense, and that while other rules vary. this
one IS found without exception: That the most
Sh1hcult thing IN life Is to make living dishonesty
for any length of time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-20

nUBLlC dinners good means for extending
H. the scope OF acquaintance, enlarging the bump
OF humor, unlearning some hurtfu things we
acquired before, and learning good things which
Others learned at their expense and freely deliver
without charge to
The after dinner speaking of the last few wears has
been, with exceptions, effort to be witty and
humorous. There is no longer room for the grand
gloomy, and peculiar man, whose words are large
and sentences involved; the Sir Oracle of cant and
ttubdHb who talks against the law of gravitation
and Is his claque All this has been discarded
and the intellectual short skirt dancing has taken
its place
After dinner speaking commends itself humor-
Ously 10 manner and brevity of doing things;
and in tins special brand of oratorv | don't be-
heVc oar country can be beaten However after
for upor the simplest occasions great ESSAYS are pre-
pared that better appreciated if heard in parl-
ament4ry discussion. But Europe is not alone in
produ-ing the post prandial bore; we have him
right midst i'll all the fullness of his glory
cannot Gccount for the great and growing fear
among OUr professionals that they will acquire the
reputation of being funny unless they have taken
Tom Corwins advice to heart: Young man. if YOU
desire d reputation for wisdom, never joke; be
solemn ass
Ii this feeling continues to spread as rapidly as
II has done the past few years shall begin to feel
a dearth of oratory of the enlivening kind Ford
says he has left the field and Hedges is ready to do
50, and there many others who modeStlv
declining the opportunity to make merry at our
teasts. Now, what could be more humorous than
p Francis Murphy's speech at the annual dinner
OF the bankers1
" 1t has now become the fashion for great men of
wealth 10 acknowledge the existence of a superior
Being, he said 1t is the mode to issue articles
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-20

C0untenanceS are IN carriages going to fure.
The natur,.iStS tell us that the law of change re
only law that never changes Human life H. VS.
tins example. Poverty breeds wealth and u,. I'll
breedSpOvertV- TheWhce sinks simply to ascend he
ranks OF wealth increasingly recruited from those
OF the poor What get from England IN CONF
merce they get back from us in matrinOnv. wen re
heresSes here they make peeresses of them there
think one OF the most humorous talks that
Mark Twain ever delivered was on the subiec. II
Babies:
The Babies! Now. that's something like, We
haven't all had the fortune to be ladies We haven't
all been generals or poets or statesmen but when
the toast works down to the babies we stand
common ground for we've al! been babies Ii you
gentlemen VIII think Tor moment. If YOU VIII 20
PACK hity or hundred years TO Your early marrcd
HE and recontemplate YOUR first baby, you VIII
remember that he amounted to good deal and even
something over.
Ii the baby proposed to take a walk at his usual
up promptly and remark that that was the very
thing YOU were about t. propose vOurselfs Oh. YOU
were under good discipline! And as YOU went
hutter1nS up and down the room in Your undreSS
uniform, YOU not only pTatted undignyt3ed baby
talk. but even tuned up Your martial voice and
tired to sing Rock a by baby in the tree top!
like the idea that baby doesn't amount to
anything. Why. one baby is just house ana a
'front.' yard full by itself One baby furnish more
business than YOU and whole interior depart
ment attend to- he is enterprisng irrepressble,
brlmtul OF laweSs activities and do what YOU please
You can make him staV on the reservation. Suh-
clent unto the day is baby. As long as YOU are
IN Your right mind, don't YOU prav for twins
Twins amount 10 a permanent riot, and there isn't
any real difference between triplets and insuTTec-
ton"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-20
Cripple Versus Racer

II has been proved that in modern business life in
the useful parts OF any profession moderate abili
ties eve. II balanced with little dullneSs are more
Serviceabc to the posses than brilliant qualities
Lie mas been compared to a race and the metaphor
IS improved by observing that the swift are gener-
ally the least manageable. cripple on the right
road VIII beat a racer on the wrong one, and the
neeter and better the racer who has missed his wav
the farther he leaves it behind. Among the faults
attributed to America by other nations is that we
are SO swift and busy that we take our pleasures
sadly But speed is not exhausting if properly
managed, and if do take our pleasures sadly we
at least perform duties gailv
In walking the streets, some of the merriest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-20

see that happen To me And YOU still remembered
lit was only q little thing Peggy.
Only a Ittlc thing She had thrown aside her
coat and was running her barred arms through the
fragrant heap phng the things up against her lace
and laughing like a happy chlld; then with sudden
abandonment She dropped them Ill and, seating her
sell, put her elbows upon the table. made 81 bridge
OF her two hands and rested her chm upon them
ONLY a little thing! rs ii all earth and heaven
We, and hell Itsclt-,ycr not made u, of little
things such little things this mean victory,
mean redemption, Ccorge'
Then, II II Is So, may | ask again, Peggy, What
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-20
10

tween ,hcm
She land "a .i,-.rls4tiug hand upon his sleev
looked NJ, ~ hmm ,.it. ,.ou1lcd eve.
I r,rit fusf Vet ,,..-..lI Don't ask me
thing for - time. don't ask me anything hc1
vant ~ lie sure
-Of what. Of whom"
C-, lacked .,,,,y ,,.i-s,,i- answering. and sat
l,n, r,,n,. win bands l,,s,lv folded IN her
AMI 81, Size Nh. >,!u sitting when the auto s.
q .y.u and ~tartcd
~r i,.,..I M, -, -I7,. l,,,,-, before her and
.f,.p r,,,,,j b, ,r,.t,r and he, could see IN
H. f..o, r,.t, IN, h,.r f,'.. VS. very ral,.
II Il. -1>. .-yn h@,n,.|-b,. nome ofEof the
omen, .,,,,,.- .r,.s,,I IN =. ,.,,,.. ONT of which
IN ,l,,, ,,,j t,,,,l,r seemed T., have. zone.
q. -, - 49,. -. ,,...rJ ,L,,s l,d 7,ftqr
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-, t'..,,..
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~" go -, ,...-,,,
7' '"S -'''' " -''''-''' " nom >" - u''eIiy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-20

btCN- -tnd You once SAID, here yer
any going back IN the CanonS of Arr
but isn't there something hi-rs- IAN
Art Isn't there something more be
des,red."
Yes, She answered IN a sort of Ter.
Do YOU think should have come bae
% AmerIca-if there had not been. Mt
speak, don stop me-let me 90 ON Co.. nd
And let me look into Your ewes wl. saw
II. Art, You know how | worSh,rc5 you
know what a slave | was 10 IT, Wei we'd
my term of Sertdom, and | won It's ing
reward The World came 10 me Wit. -.se
IN Us mouth and hands that dr-rr with
gold. l climbed as YOU climbed TIL cry
pinnacle OF Success, the Very apex OF ".
And then her Voice WaVcrc a
moment and sank into silence She ne a
step nearer and laid a shaking IN
LanIStcr'S arm
go Then little dead hand reached nd
took the scales from my ewes. and
she went on softly All al once the- uur
seemed 20 depart from everything. .cut
went out of The roses, the shine fade. nom
the gold, and l knew at last thar Was
something better, stronger. nObIer. a- hat
We two had flung IL from us Geor Ter
fingers slipped softly up his arm 70 his -.ler
and rested there CaresSInglv-'' (1co~ YOU
asked me tonight what brought Ill. .icE
here when all the world was AT my t-c md
Ill that | had sighed for worked t.r ged
Tor. was mine 70 have and To hold to-. # /
wished. 1t was little dead hand lie
Crumpied dead hand that rested .- nv
bosom for only one short dav and ye, IS
impress there for all eternity"
Peggy"
"Ah, that's right Hold me fast. 3 ne
tight and never let me stray again ID
rs she raised her face ' Dear the c-. he
Woman Is Sweeter than the laughJ,r :c-
cess; for Love IS in it, and. after all. S
immortal"
LdniSter made no reply He simr. mt
and laId his lips on hers and let tt, lie
dead hand pick UP the raveled three I'd
weave them together again
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-20

nUBLlC dinners good means for extending
II the scope OF acquaintance, enlarging the bump
OF hunOr uncarninT some hurtfu thinqS we
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-10

The corner stone Of the Montexuma
club was laid last Saturday night, amid
scenes OF dazzling beauty. The floor
had been laid and the walls becomingly
decorated, while a beautiful canopy Of
vari-colored lights suspended over ALL
There were cut flowers in abundance
and music by Goldfelds best orchestra.
: President Lotus, of the club. well
coined the guests and after a few peril
nent and well turned remarks upon the
history and the provence of the club
introduced Harry w. Bryant. general
counsel of the Consolidated Mines COM
pany, as master OF ceremonies. The
corner stone was laid, and a bottle of
champagne was broken as a baptismal
Josephe Hutchinson was introduced as
the orator of the evening and delivered
a mastery address. delineating the his
tory of the desert, the rise of mining
In Nevada, the discovery Of Goldheld
and the founding of the club with the
earliest history Of the camp. divertfng
to several important economic problems
confronting the town and camp of Gold
field.
Charles 8. Sprague talked of the pres
ent and future. .of the club describing
the architecture and arrangssnent of the
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-10
0oldhsld Superior

The Goldfield Superior Mining COM
pany has started work sinking SHAFT
on the property of the Gold Button
Mining company, on which it has leased
a block of ground. The property Is
well located and the lease company
expects to develop paying property.
simmsrons - Z I.
The simmerone Mining and Leasing
company is pushing work, prosecuting
and drifting on the 250-foot level and
has every expectation of soon cutting
the big vein.
Jumbo Extsnston -. 3 Z.
The Jumbo Extension Mining and
Leasing company has secured an extern
sion of it's lease on the Polev erde claim
of the Jumbo Extension, until May l.,
1908, and is rapidly going ahead with
work. The management is
drifting on the vein to get the junction
of the big Jumbo ledge and expects to
run into a big body of ore when the
junction is reached. They have found
strong indications that the Kewanas
vein also runs through the ground
1ogsrs-0oldAsla Syndicate
The Rogers lease on the Red King
claim, on which a rich strike was made
week ago. will hereafter be known as
the Rogers-Goldheld Syndicate lease.
The rich vein has split in the south
drift on the 310-foot level but there is
a good pay streak on either side Of the
horse. The horse has been passed and
the ore body is continuing and showing
mp in fine shape.
Further north in the drift cross
cut has been driven through twenty
five-foot ledge and three feet Of ore has
been uncovered that runs $35 a ton
The returns from the sample shipment
Of ore from the pay shoot show that the
rock averages s225 ton This is a
very conservative valuation as the ore
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-10
MACKAY SUCCEEDS OLIVER
ON MACKENZIE PROPERTIES

ground. The two upraises on the ore
body are also being continued. COM
pressor plant is being installed on the
lease, which Superintendent Connally
expects to have in operation by the first
of the week.
The Jupiter shaft is down 800 feet
and although Superintendent Bulger is
still having some trouble with the
flow of water. development work is be-
ing pushed as rapidly as possible. A
new and more powerful pump has been
ordered and pending its arrival, the
water is being kept within bounds by
r1ea MS of a speed pulley being attached
ne old pump.
The Frances-Mohawk shaft is down
4 70 feet and crosscutting Is being con-
e nued under the direction of Superin-
oendent Farnum. Mr.. Farnum also has
charge Of the work on the Madonna and
has just finished cutting station at the
30o-foot level and started to crosscut
both ways for the ledge
The Conbinatf6a ~ AcxtensioE - also
looking fine and some good values have
been encountered in both the shaft and
crosscuts. Superintendent Mcclure Is
confident that he will soon have a body
of shipping ore in sight.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-10
PREPARING TO GRADE AND
PAVE GOLDFIELD STREETS

Goldfield will soon have graded
streets. The county surveyor has com
I.eted the work of establishing grades
on all the streets tounded by and in
cluding Miner street to Elliott. and from
the alley in the rear OF First sire It TO
the alley in the rear of Euclid avenue.
and the grades have been adOpled by
the county commissioners. County Sur
veyor Chute has eDdeavored to fix The
grades so as to interfere as little as
possible with the substantial buildings
trat have been erected. The govern
ment bench mark IN the rear OF the
Nontezuma club was taken as a bDse
from which elevat.;ns were calcui1ted.
Sidewalks on .5-foot streets will be II
feet wide and On SO foot streets. eiyht
feet wide. Maps are now being pre-
pared for the guidance of property own
ers
In discussing the adoption Of the sur
veyor's report Commissioners Rosenthal
and Spenker said:
Work on the grading of Main street
will commence within a few days.
Stakes must be driven by the surveyor
for the guidance of graders. We shall
probably begin work on two blocks at
the same time. doing one block by con-
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-10
DIVIDEND BY CONSOLIDATED
PRESAGED FOR SEPTEMBER

Nyxox AID WIZ. FIELDS CoMsEHvArTvH ATTITUDE
Senator Nxoa wingheld been subjected
to criticism in the because they stead
refused declare dividend and thereby play into
of the stock spectators They have adhered
strictly policy the properties
make before distributing the surplus hand
pursued the the that
lasting benefits all having genuine interest
Of the Consolidated is generally admitted
minded mining The public Is beginning to
reoze tha the merger deal was Dig n'ne put they 90
realize big undertaking that deal the
work that required to bring the negotiations
NIXON a. 4 xrxAxcza1
the of 900 cash. to close
Combination mine. at time when money
was tight, Senator established reputation
fnancer openly expressed
of the and his methods
rot that s1oOo,ooo the security of the
nothing about the mines. said
Baruch, before his departure from Godfeld Il
loane tina. the personal security OF Senator
Nixoh George Wingfeld at 6 cent interest
secured by the note signed by Nixon
wngfeld the stockholders Of the Combna
payments s4O00000 Five million secured
endorsement of two Godhed men, that Is what
amounted %.
TT is a well known fact loan of
large sum of money dt usually SUBJ
sana but in this no bonus was paid or asked
Baruch took option on 100000 shares at soo when
the stock quoted And yet the great Westng
Manufacturing recently paid bonus OF
100000 of s6oooooo at per cent interest
OTHERS YAY A LA10E DoNUS
The Delaware & Hudson Railway company issued saw
ngs call its stock which pays per
cent for abe ut 20 years. order to raise loan.
The Union it's stockholders. per cent
and the issue failure the bonds being
finally taken up by syndicate on an investors per cent
convertible in long time.
.1he Pennsylvania railroad issued convertible bonds
secured by q long call its stock
Tbe Atchson railroad offered it's the priv
for it's cent bonds at par with the
privilege converting them into the companys Stock
which pays per cent years The plan failure
Thcre great corporations. both railroad and
credit that have been unable to raise sufficient cap
&c their business in an economical manner
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-10

The Goldfeld Consolidated Mines company has
noureed that the directors will
of regular dividends
announcement made Immediately following
meeting of the board of directors held
in contained in statement
aneed by Senator Nixon president OF the
This statement contained the further norma
100000 held by Bernard M Baruch OF New
York. having to accept stock in lieu OF
but the fact that this Indebtedness will
be wiped without the necessity Of drawing upon the
Of the will not be dspleasing to the
shareholders -
Mr.. present at the meeting of the board
publication the plans of the company Following
upon to the report that the
New decided take his option on
100000 stock at $775 share Color was
given to this report by supplemental statement that
optioned issued to Mr. Baruch to
liou;date the Neither Mr. Baruch
sny Consolidated would discuss the
option any the former politely sdestepping the
question remark THAT is personal matter and
concerning my intentions
WILL BUILD A MILL
Another important business the meeting OF the direc
tors ct company decision to proceed
at once with preparations building Of big mill
mines AS the company can enect saving Oh
ST in freight and mill charges on an ore
the ground. it can readily be seen thaI .he
building Of mill of sufficient capacity TO hanoie 'e
of the mines prime Importance 1t is esti-
the mill will be in the neghoornood
of quarters of a million dollars
CoNPANY 11NANCES
The Consolidated company about 100000 in Its
sury which increased to about 100000
bv the frst of September by the first dividend
is taking the Baruch loan OF $l0ooooO the
nv will issue 12s 900 This amount
added already issued will bring the toa Issue
up asst shares which dividends are TO De pao
But in the treasury and the income from
tha Mohawk and Mines to nothing OF the
Red Ton which promises develop heavy shipper IN
short time will be amply provided with iunos
mr. sne payment and to for Its mill II
Mr. Earuch should option than $Soooooo
would to the fund in the companys treasury.