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WILLIAMSBURG.

williamsburg years work Of
the Progress club, on the history and
present condition of France. was
brought to close Monday evening by
social held at the home Of Dr. and
Mrs. A. G. Moon. The members and
their invited guests We're warmly well
coined by the president. A. B. Ogden
Miss Martha George gave reading
which was followed by vocal solos by
Miss Theresa Humphrey, Mrs. Fl. e
Hull and Blain Nicholas. Light re-
freshments were then served. Long
stemmed wild violets gave dainty
grace to the supper tables. The toast,
''The <rogress Club" was responded to
by Attorney J. F.. Kirby
Progressive Club at WILLIAMSBURG.
History of the Progress Club-NTrs
Bert M. Sheetz
my vicksburg Trip" by Hon. John
Hughes Jr.. and an original poem
1.-THE Progress Club According to Fla
watha,n by ]. p Gallagher were given
Mrs. j. Fl. Hughes entertained at
tea Saturday afternoon Mesdames Nc
Leod, Parr and Beaulieu and Mrs
Moravels. Darland. Long and McEach-
ran A tiny May pole with it's dancers
decorated the tea table and the guests
were waited upon by Misses Jeanette
Parr, Marguerite Code and Margery
Hughes. An enjoyable feature of the
affair was a huge pie which was pre-
scented to Miss Grace Darland, who Is
soon to leave this place. The pfc con-
tanned Knives, forks, spoons, mousse
trap, etc. each accompanied by a
merry verse.
The memorial sermon for the soldier
dead was given Sunday afternoon ut
the Presbyterian church by Rev. d. w
Montgomery The q. A. R. post and
Woman's Relief corps attended in q
body. The music was furnished by
the Choral Union. under the leader
spoke earnestly fthe issues settled
by the civil war and also Of the race
| problem now before the people Of the
United States.
Thursday evening Miss MolIie Moon
as pianist, and Miss Anna Close as
vocalist, both Of Iowa City. gave a rare
musical treat at this place. The ad-
but the net proceeds, which were fol
the benefit Of the Presbyterian church
amounted to over $40.
The Ladies' Exchange" under the
management Of Mrs. A. B. Og6en. Mrs
J. J. Hughes and Mrs. j. A. Tanner
cleared $15 last Saturday.
The household goods Of Mrs. Samue
Williams. deceased. were sold Tuesday
| afternoon at public auction.
Mrs. Harry Shaul of Ladora made
short visit at the sheetz home las
| Saturday.
Rev D. T. Davis Of Carroll, Neb., b
visiting in town.
i Mrs Ward, native Hindu mission
ary spoke morning and evening Sun
day to large audiences at the Metho
dist Episcopal church. Her subject wa
"The Manners and Customs and Need
of India"
\ F. G. Rock returned Saturday even
ing from Des Moines, where he hat
been attending school of undertake
/ ing
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THE JOKE ON LA TOILETTE.

Washington Evening Star.-In a
way, the joke Is on Mr.. La Toilette.
He rose to power in Wisconsin on the
protest he made against Philetus
Sawyer. a millionaire lumberman, then
a United States senator Mr.. Sawyer
was routed, and now Wisconsin, under
the La Toilette influence, gives Mr.. La
Toilette for colleague in the senate
Isaac Stephenson. another millionaire
lumberman. Mr.. Sawyer in the seat of
Matthew H. Carnenter was not more
conspicuous mis1t than Mr.. Stephen
son will be in the seat recently occu.
pied by John G. Spooner. Mr.. Stephen
son. 1t is true, will only be a stop-gap.
The honor Of election was all he asked
and 1t is all he will enjoy. His stay
In office will be too short to enable
MIN to do more than answer few roll
calls. Still, the election shows that the
lumber business as an influence in
Badger state politics has survived the
man whom Mr.. La Toilette sent to
Coventry, and is now on Mr.. La Fol
lette's SIDE
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THE WORKMAN BENEFIT.
People Of Rathbun Help Hero Who
Saved the Lives Of Young

Darbyville.-The young women OF
Rathbun gave an ice cream social Sat-
urday night for the benefit of Fred
Workman. who so frcroically saved the
lives Of Miss Mamie McClary and Miss
Mabel Horn at the risk Of his own on
the Charlton river bridge December Z
1905. when Miss Ethel Hopkins lost
her life. Mr.. Workman received In
injuries from which he has never fully
recovered, being still unable to work
The social was attended by very
large crawd coming from Clarkdale
and Mystic In large numbers, thus
making the social a success financially
besides general good time was had
and enjoyed by every one present.
Mrs. A. G. Steel went un to Hooking
Tuesday and visited until Saturday
with her brother, VIM. Hodge, and
family.
L. Hiner Of near Moravia and fam
lily visited Sunday with his son, Sam
Nuel Hiner. and family.
Jesse Pennington visited for the
past ten days with relatives in South
splendid visit.
Miss Louie F'romm came home
Thursday from Seymour where she
has been the past three months com
p1eting course in music, and incl
dentally visiting relatives.
A. j. Sweetman and family were
visitors at the parental James CLARK
home In Mystic Sunday.
Frank Mcdonald returned home Sat-
urday after weeks visit with rela-
tives In Putnam county, Missouri
leaving on the evening train for Hook
ing. where he is employed in the
mines.
Chas McKern and family Of Mon
roe county visited at the G. c. Espy
home Sunday.
Miss Grace Swain Of Unionvfl1e is
visiting at the home Of her brother, G
H. Swain.
Julius Fromm transacted business In
Mystic Saturday.
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and energy and all gradually develop
ing, not an immense Babel, but into
cities where it is good to labor and to
live
FARM MACHINERY.

Harlan Republican.-The queen Of
agricultural machines Is the top bug
gy. 1t was invented by Don Cupid,
who knew what he was about when he
built it. No farmers boy or hired man
would be without one and it Is very
popular with town and telephone farm
ers When its owner has persuaded
his hearts desire to take seat be-
side him therein. he will be driving
with one hand before he has gone a
mile, and she is as good as his'n. With.
out 1t the rural population Of Iowa
would fall off faster than it does.
When we get time we shall write the
"Rubiayat Of the Top Buggy" and be-
come the rustic Omar of the slough
grass regions.
1t may not be known that to ag.
ricultural machinery is due the alti-
tude Of horse prices. Time was when
one horse was enough for any boy;
now no self-respecting farmers boy is
satisfied with less than four. If you
have never seen a fifty-pound boy
managing two pairs of one-ton horses
as gracefully as any fair of the saw
dust arena ever executed q short-skirt-
ed stunt before an admiring multitude
the while behind the boy and team
flashes across the field a two-foot RIB
bon of freshly turned earth-you have
missed one of the sights of the corn
belt.
All agricultural machinery possesses
one fatal defect. 1t will not stand the
treatment accorded It, 1t gets through
the working season very nicely, but
when 1T Is stored away on the north
west forty, with no covering save the
pole star and the aurora borealis, it
fades away and loses its usefulness
like New York official before an in,
vestigating committee. Because OF
which fact, for every car of machin.
cry shipped in two cars of junk are
shipped out. This popularity of farm
machinery is hard on the farmer, but
it delights the maker and seller, and
the junk man smiles rusty smile as
he rakes in the debris and the shekels
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HARD TO REALIZE.

Mother" said a college student,
who had brought his chum home for
the holidays, permit me to present
my friend, Mr.. Specknoodle."
His mother, who little hard Of
hearing, placed her hand to her ear.
I'm sorry, George, but didn't quite
catch your friends name, You'll have
to speak a little louder, I'm afraid"
II say, mother" shouted George,
~ want to present my friend, Mr..
Specknoodle."
'I'm sorry, George, but Mr..
What was the name again?"
yelled.
The old lady shook her head sadly.
). I'm sorry, George, but I'm afraid
it's no use. 1t sounds just like Speck-
noodle to me. "-Everybody's Maya
zine.
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NO BIG CITY FOR IOWA.

Burlington Hawk-Eye.-There are
several towns in the Hawkeye state,
which have hopes and ambitions, and
which believe that they are destined
to become great cities. An eloquent
gentleman has promised to make Pitts
| burgs Of the west out of several of our
Iowa towns, but their ambition runs
to even greater things and they are
dreaming Of a Chicago in Iowa.
There will always be some doubt, in
the minds of good citizens, as to the
desirability of vast cities. They may
come without any one being able to
hinder them, but it is the same way
with the measles. All of which does
not prove that measles are desirable
acquisition.
Iowa is today in many respects the
| very best state in the union She
owes her marvellous progress, her SUI
pertor excellence to many things. But,
| 1t is pretty safe to assume that If she
had one vast metropolis, that over
shadowed the state and beside which
no other town would be noted or re-
membered her development would not
have been SO satisfactory. For beside
| the metropolis there are always the
provinces, which she drains Of much
Of their best products, including their
most promising sons and daughters
those who nave gifts or ambition, or
| both.
Iowa owes, what she is today to the
Z! fact, in part at least, that she has no
big cities, and that every part and
section If the state has enjoyed har-
monious. unfettered development No
section of the state has sat in the
shadow Of the big town, that deprived
1t of the sunlight and the strength
for the best possible development. OF
course, Iowa owes much to her soil and
to the intelligent effort that is expend-
| ed upon IL. She owes no less to her
| fine towns and villages, large and
small. all going forward. all full Of life
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thought of the world together to dis
cuss plans OF bringing about such a
boon, but it is certain that there will
be no lack of opposition to the peace
program if peace at any cost is fav-
ored.
Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul, dis
cussing the question of universal peace
expressed the belief that the world Is
not yet ripe for such movement. In
theory he believed the plans of the
peace advocates to be well drawn, but
In practice he did not believe it time
to begin beating swords into plow
shares. Expressing the belief that
there have been righteous wars and
that there will be other righteous
wars, the archbishop said:
We welcome the tidings of the
great international congress to meet
in the capital city of Holland; we bid
godspeed to Its deliberations. But we
retain our army and our navy. Peace
is the ideal. But as men and nations
are made we never know when war
will come and we must remember to
be ever ready for it. What sublime
courage is required of the soldier
when the bugle sounds and he is bid
| den advance! A last thought to
father, mother, wife and child A last
glance at all that earth can offer of
joys and hopes, and onward he rushes
into the jaws of death.
War is terrible. He only can tell
who has witnessed the battle, who
has seen the brave men fall thick and
fast to the ground. He only can tell
who has passed over the field of bat
tie when the rafting of artillery and
musketry has ceased and then heard
the heartrending moaning of the
wounded and the dying and there
harkens to the woes of homes far
away. War is dreadful and yet, sol
diers, there is something far more
dreadful.
Far more dreadful is it that the
country he disgraced, that the flag be
dishonored,, that no longer does it un-
furl it's folds in joy and triumph amid
the nations Of the earth.
Far more dreadful than war is it
to have it said the country is torn
asunder, the country is menaced with
ruin or DEATH AS the father or the
child should sacrifice life to save the
family in hours of peril, SO must the
citizen step gladly upon the battle
| field exclaiming: mot at least until
am dead shall my country cease to
be the fair nation the Almighty has
hidden 1T to be.
The archbishop's remarks are proof
that he is endowed with a wealth of
good common sense. and his practical
view of the situation will be generally
accepted.
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BUNCH.

ch:-Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith
we're Sunday visitors at the G. Smith
home.
Lacy Morrison and wife spent Sun
day at the parental T. ]. Morrison
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Tomlin were callers
at the s. Hover home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Morrison were
recent visitors at the Geo. Collins
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Adams were
callers at this place Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller West visited
Sunday at S. Hoowira
Mrs. Luna Priest was on the sick
list this week.
Miss Made Ellis spent Sunday with
her sister Gertrude.
Waiter Stifflebeam and wife visited
Sunday at the parental Beam home.
John August and John Closer were
Bunch callers Wednesday.
Albert and Howe Elder was in this
vicinity Sunday evening.
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STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE.

A Yarn From London.
do you use the block system or
this road?" inquired passenger in
a train in Kentucky
"No, SIR replied the conductor
Eve have no use for it,
do you use the electric or pneu
matte signals?"
"No, sir"
"Have you double track?"
mo"
"Well, Of course you have train
dispatcher and run all trains by tele
graph"
NO"
II see you have no brakeman. How
do you flag the rear Of your train il
you are stopped from any cause be
tween stations?"
1--WE don't flag"
Indeed! What way to run a rail
road A man takes his life in his hand
when he rides on it. This is criminal
ly reckless"
See here, mister! If you don't like
this railroad you can get off and walk
am the president Of the road and its
sole owner. am also the board of di
rcctors, treasurer, secretary, general
manager. superintendent, paymasteI
trackmaster general passenger agent
general freight agent, master mechan
ic, ticket agent, conductor, brakeman
and boss. This is the Great Western
railroad Of Kentucky, six miles long
with terminals at Harrodsburg and
Harrodsburg Junction. This is the only
train on the road of any kind and
ahead of us is the only engine. We
never have collisions. The engineer
does his own firing and runs the repair
shop and roundhouse all by himself
IIe and run this here railway. II
keeps us pretty busy but we've always
got time to stop and eject a sassy pas
senger. So you want to behave your
self to go through with us or you
will have your baggage set off here by
the Observation-Disclosures
Acute Reasoning.
every trade has its tricks" said H
K. Adair, the Western detective in Ce
dar Rapids my trade requires LOT
of acute reasoning. 1t is like the
dream OWNERS"
He smiled
"A young man went to a dream di
viner In great excitement. He had
dreamed Of his dead sweetheart the
night before, and there had been fig
ure 5 on each of her cheeks. Didn't
this signify that he should play IS in
the lottery2
Hold on" said the diviner. .Did
the girl have her mouth open at the
timer"
"Yes,' said the young man.
Then play 505." Buffalo Enquirer
The Long Walt.
Bill Nye when a young man once
made an engagement with a lady
friend Of his to take her driving Of a
Sunday afternoon The appointed day
came, but at the livery stable all the
horses were taken out save an old
shaky. exceedingly bony horse.
Mr. Nye hired the nag, and drove to
his friends residence. The lady let
him wait nearly an hour before she
was ready, and then on viewing the
disreputabie outfit fatty refused to &C
company Mr.. Nye.
Why" she exclaimed sneeringly
that horse may die of old age any
moment
| Madame" Mr.. Nye replied, when
~
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EDDYvlLLE.

Eddyville:-Born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Martin at Muchakinock Yards,
Saturday, May 25, daughter.
Mrs. Clara Jacobs, 524 Center eve
nue., Ottumwa, came UP Monday called
by the death of her mother-in-law, Mrs.
Charlotte Stuart.
Mrs. William Henderson, Of Coal
field, is sick with an attack Of pneu-
monta.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Carson attended
the meetings Of w. A. Sunday at Knox.
Vile Sunday.
the Buxton Giants at this place Sun
day afternoon. The game closed with
a score Of nine to fourteen in favor of
Eddyville.
Mrs. Mel Johnson and Miss Flossie
Allen departed Monday afternoon for
Syracuse, Kansas, for an extended Wis
1t with Mrs Johnson's sister.
The Misses Calvin. of Kirkville, Wis
tied at the Davy Mahaffey home Fri
day night while enroute to Colorado to
make their future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Leeling visited
over Sunday with Mr.. Lettings
nephew at Agency.
Miss Ethel Morgan, OF Ottumwa, was
an over Sunday guest of her uncle,
David Belger.
Mrs. Lloyd Waters. of Centerville, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N.
B. McNeese.
Thomas VanWinkle. of Ottumwa,
visited here over Sunday.
Grant Rudd Of Abba. spent Sunday
with her friend, Frank Ryan.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs
Grover Cox. Sunday, May 90, daugh-
ter
Harold, the little son Of Phil Scott.
had his eye SO badly injured Monday
evening as to endanger the sight. The
accident was caused by piece Of wire
striking him.
Lee Harding, east Of town, has been
sick this week
Mrs. Phillips has moved from Coal
field to the tenant property of Mrs. A.
Danforth, on North Third street.
G. Koldenburg shipped his house,
hold good to Monroe Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Culbertson re-
turned Monday from a ten days visit
with Mrs. Culbertson's father, A.
Jewett, at Chillicothe.
E1khart. Indiana, In the employ Of
Charles st. Clair as sewing ma
chine salesman. arrived home this
week, called by the severe Illness Of his
wife.
Frank Ogden, grandson OF B. Cold
bach. departed Tuesday ni9ht for Ba-
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salt, Colorado. to spend the summer
with his aunt
Mrs. A. G. Campbell. who has been
stopping with Mrs. Emily Reed, has
been spending few days with rela-
tives in Oskaloosa.
Ed Francis and family OF Abba spent
Sunday at the parental Peter Francis
home.
Miss Jeanette Beedle went to Des
Moines Monday to accept cierkship
In store.
Miss Cora Jansen has gone to Oska-
loosa for a visit with friends. From
there she will go to other points to
spend her vacation.
Miss Far Carson has been visiting In
Oskaloosa this week
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"M.n,.,,,.nIv.

Lincoln Journal This is the time
of year to ask Molly for piece Of
shortcake about the size of the family
bible, decorated with a large congre-
cation of red strawberries and drench-
ed with liberal soaking Of the small
end of the milk after 1t has gone
through the separator. M-m-m-m!
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] arrived that horse was prancing
young steed. -Harpers Weekly.
Fixing the Blame.
A Washington physician ono morn
ing was summoned by patient whose
eccentricities of diet had required him
calling him many times before. but on
this occasion the patient was unusual.
ly frank about the cause OF his trou-
BILE.
TITS my own fault, Doctor" came
from him in lugubrious tones. "Exper.
fence teaches one what he can eat and
what he can't eat. Last night I ate
three cucumbers, a few radishes, a
saucerful Of Strawberries and drank q
glass Of ice water. Then l went tc
bed. However, I've learned one thing;
man has no right to drink ice water
before retiring. Exchange.
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own 1T, the greatest possible service
In the fight which he has made to
bring the corporations under the dom
nation of the law If the action of
President Roosevelt is responsible for
the slump in the stock market. then
the slump should come and the sooner
we touch bottom and get started on a
basis that means conformity to the
law and a square deal for all the peo-
pie, so much the better.
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INVITING BANKRUPTCY.

Ida Grove Pioneer.-The price Of
print paper has gone up again. The
man who tries to sell you paper for
less than $3.50 a year is sending an
invitation to the sheriff to visit his
office and tack neat little notice on
the door.
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BILL NYE's COW.

Judges Library-Bill Nye, the hui
morist, once had a COW to sell and ad-
vertised her as follows:
Owing to my ill health, will sell.
at my residence. in township nine
teen, range eighteen, according to the
governments survey, one plush rasp-
berry COW, aged eight years. She is Of
undoubted courage and gives milk fire.
quently To man who does not fear
death in any form, she would be a
great boon. She is very much attached
to her present home with stay chain,
but she will be sold to anyone who will
agree. to treat her right She is one
fourth short horn and three-quarters
hyena l will also throw in double
barrel shotgun. which goes with her.
In May she usually goes away for a
week or two and returns with tall,
red calf with wabbly legs. Her name
is Rose. 1 would rather sci Ito non
resident"
Success In Marriage.
Atchison Globe.-There is nothing
that pays man SO we'll as being hap
py in his home life. Husbands and
wives who are striving in other direc.
tons should give this matter of happi-
ness more attention. There are many
Atchison wives who are greatly adj
mired by their husbands; wherever
the husbands go, you see the wives.
Such wives are literally complirleEted
everywhere; happily married people
always attract favorable attention. A
man who is fond Of his wife is more
apt to succeed than man who is i'll
different in this respect; his credit is
better at the bank; he occupies bet
ter position in business. When a
husband and wife do not "get along
we do not pretened to say which IS
to blame, but we do say there is ..crh
ing that every married man should
give in life equal to successful mar.
riage; Intelligent attention to making
his marriage successful. 1t pays in
many different ways.
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dertalses and sends the lncurable home
without taking a fee from them This
Is why he continues his visits tea1
after year while other DOCTORS have
made q few Visits and stopped. DR.
Shallenberger Is an eminentiy success
full specialist In all chronic diseases,
proven by the many cures effected n
chronic cases which have baffled the
skill of all other physicians. His hos-
pital experience and extensive prao-
tice have made him so proficient that
ne can name and locate disease I'm q
few minutes.
Treats all cases Of catarrh, Nose
Throat and Lung diseases. Eye and
Ear, Stomach, Liver and Ktdneyn.
Grsvel, Rheumatism, Paralysis, Neu-
T p,ada NERVOUS and Heart Disssses.
Bright's Disease and Consumption Ii
early stage, diseases Of the Bladdel
and Female Organs, Liquor ana To~
bacco habit. Stammering cured and
sure methods to prevent its recurrence
given. A never falling remedy for Bid
PILES. FISTULAE and RUPTURE
guaranteed cured without detention
from business. Special attention given
to all Surgical cases and all diseases
Of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat apA
NERVOUS DEBILITY. IN
Ara you nervous and despondents
weak and debilttated; tired morninksf
no ambltion-lifelehs: memory poor;'
easily fatigue6; excitable and irritable
eyes sunken: red and blurred; pimpIes
on face; dreams; restless, haSEard
looking, weak back; deposit III urine
and drains at stool; distrustful: want
Of confidence. lack Of energy and
strength?
DISEASES OF MEN AND PRIVATE
DISEASES A SPECIALITY.
Blood Poison, Spermatorrhsa, vsr,.
cocele, Hydrocele, Debility, Nervous.
ness, Dizziness. Defective Memory.
ETC., which ruins mind ana body, posi-
lively cured.
WONDERFUL CURES.
Perfected in old cases which have
been neglected or unskirlfutfy treated
No experiments or failures He I'm.
dertal1es no incurable cases, but oursa
thousands given up to die.
Consultation Free and Conf7dsntIaL
Address
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DELTA.

Delta.-Master Harry Caywood, age
., son OF w. A. Caywood, while riding
lona of his fathers horses Monday