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of their grandmother. Mrs. ]. H. Ste.

of their grandmother. Mrs. j. H. Ste
phens.
Mrs Will B. Barger of Ottumwa,
formerly of this city was in Charlton
yesterday calling on her old friends,
and transacting business.
Henry Smith of Fairbanks, Alaska,
is visiting in Charlton with his BROTH
err, S. L. Smith and family, whom he
had not seen for about fifteen years.
Nathan Shrader and niece. Mrs,
Carrie Ragan of Melrose. We're bust
ness visitors in this city yesterday.
Miss Mabel Steele returned yester-
day from a visit of several days with
relatives in Corydon.
Trainmaster E. ]. Worden Of st
Joseph, formerly of this city. was
greeting his numerous Charlton
friends yesterday
II. M. Bostwick. receiver for the
First National bank left yesterday or
a business trip to Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher Smith o.
Monmouth, ILL.,, returned home yester,
day, after a few days visit at tho
home Of his brother. 8. l.. Smith
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49, - =
COULD. YOU DO IT?.


The London Chronicle tells of a test
made of t.. spelling capabilities of
fifty applicants for a clerkship in an
English house, who were called upon
to write from dictation this para
graph:
1.-THE celibate was licentiate in med
icine. and held other scholastic di-
plomas. His characteristics were lido
syncracies, personified - one day tao
turn, the next garrulous Today his
facile pen evolves a sapient distich in
p1quant satire of some literary gen
ius: tomorrow an ecomtastic effusion
on an illiterate voluptuary. His stud
les on concrete science were exotic;
his researches in natural philosophy
esoteric, If no chimerical."
The London paper is inclined to
make. much Of the fact that no less
than forty-three out of the fifty can.
didates came to grief in this artfully
designed spelling-obstacle race. How,
ever, it would seem, that it is more a
matter of comment that the other
seven spelled the jaw-breakers. Most
Of the catch words included In this
list are the kind that the ordinary cit
izen searches the dictionary for when
he has occasion to use them. 1t
would be fairer test to select words
in every day use by every day people
rather than an ill-assorted tumble OF
idiosyncracies, sapient distichs
piquant satires and ecomfastic effu.
siOnS
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WHITE Elm.

Marion Hinkle, was in Bloomfield
Monday.
Frank Moore was in White Elm on
Tuesday.
w. A. Dawson and daughter Fac
attended Rebekah lodge in Troy Tues
dav night.
James and Claus Hunt were in
White Elm Saturday
Nose and AL Davis, with their fam
lilies, visited at Marion Hinkle's Sun
day
Mrs. Mary Vandegriff visited at the
Dawson home Sunday evening.
Van Buren, Lodge. No. $50, I. o. O..
f., at Selma, elected its officers Sat
urday night as follows:
w. A. Dawson = N. G.
Noah Stump - v. G.
Fred Anderson - Rec. Sec.
G. r. Winsell = Treas.
Installation Jan. 2, 1908. Brothers Of
this lodge are cordially invited.
Ernest Richardson left Tuesday for
Billings, Montana.
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old Carey farm, FIVE miles southwest
Of town.
Ed Austin has bought a one-half IN
terest in the Winger coal mine.
Madge O'Neil, who has been visiting
at the home Of her father, J. G. Var
ney returned to her home in Gallatin,
Mo-, Tuesday.
Miss Jennie McElwein, who has
been quite sick with pneumonia at
the home of her brother, John is slow
ly recovering.
Mrs America Davis, a sister of Will
liam Manning, died Sunday at her
home in Seymour, after short i'll
ness. The funeral services were held
at the Methodist episcopal church on
Tuesday afternoon. Interment was
made at South Lawn cemetery.
Isaac Condra and wife and daughter
Mary have moved into the rooms over
Bonner's drug store.
A debate will be held at the Metho-
dist Episcopal church Tuesday even
ing between three of the high school
students and three of the business
men. The question, Resolved, That
money has done more for the world
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Laups to Provide For
Horticultural Education
May Pass This Session

schools. While the primary purpose
of the bill is to give better training to
the boys and girls from the farms in
agriculture and home economics, orr
domestic economy, as 1t is often term1
ed, there is combined with this the!
purpose to give wider and better OPP
portunities for Industrial training I'M
the city schools.
Through these high schools,
1t is thought great numbers OF
teachers would be fitted to give In
struction In agricultural education and1
in industrial training. The agriculture
al high schools would be distributed
through the states and territories sol
there would be not less than one in
every fifteen counties and not more
than one in every five counties, except
in the states having less than Ave
counties. Provision Is made for suits
able degree of state cooperation In the
establishment Of these schools.
1t is computed there will soon be 30 10
100000 children in the United Staten
Of school age and that there will soon!
be 15,000,000 pupils in the schools. OF
these, 100000 will be preparing for
country life and 10,O00,OOO for city
life. For these, 100000 teachers will
be needed, one third for the country!
pupils and two-thirds for the city
pupils. TIE belief Of Representative
Davis and those who stand with him
in support of the bill in question is
that the only way an adequate number
Of teachers, properly equipped to
further agricultural, industrial and
home education, can be provided Is to
greatly increase the efficiency Of the
high schools in the cities and provide
for corresponding institutions in the
country, where due attention shall be-
given to the training needed for lifs
on the farm, in the home and in the
mechanical and like industries.
j. G. Welliver.
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BoNAPARTE.

Bonaparte.-At a. recent meeting Of
the Royal Neighbors of America, the
following officers We're elected for the
ensuing year:
Oracle-Mrs. William Page.
Vice oracle-Mrs. walter Wilson.
Marshal--Mrs Marie Cantril.
Chancellor C. S., Percival.
Manager--Mrs. S. L. Cox
Receiver-Mrs. Frank Martin
Recorder-Mrs. Thomas Beard.
Caroline, aged one year and nine
months. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
tbs CulloIn, died at the home in Fort
Madison Saturday and the remains
We're brought here Monday for inter-
ment
Miss Bertha Meredith has been Wis
itine relatives in Keosauqua.
John Blackburn and William Black
burn and daughter, Virginia of La
Grange, Mo-, are the guests of relatives
here.
W. E. Johnson Of Fairfield was a
business caller here Saturday,
Mr. and Mrs. o. G. Corns of Chicago
have Arrived for visit with the lat
ter's5 parents. Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Gre
sap.
John Hitler of Vernon was a Bona
parte visitor yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S.. Moore are spend
ing few days in Keokuk.
Mrs. B. A. Whitmore and children Of
Fairfield are guests at the H. A. Whit
more home, north OF town.
Miller Beckley of Hillsboro attended
to business affairs here yesterday.
Mrs. Lydia Ravens and Miss Laura
Hamlin have gone to Ottumwa to re-
main indefinitely.
James HARDWOOD of Keosauqua was
in town yesterday.
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Washington Bureau,

vi Iu0 OCCuIuWd Cf!uT1eF,
With the backing Of the president
and the active support of the depart
ment OF agriculture, Representative
Davis. of Minnesota, expects to get
through congress this winter his bill
to encourage agricultural education
throughout the different states. Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt in his speeches and IN
his recent message has dwelt strongly
on the need for such educational facili-
ties for the boys and girls of the farms
as will encourage them to remain on
the farms, make better farmers and
make farm life more attractive 1t is
IN the pursuit Of this idea that the
Davis bill has been framed.
A great deal of work has been done
the past summer in behalf of This pro-
posed legislation. Mr.. Davis has taken
the subject up with many members Of
the senate and house. Assistant Sec
rotary of Agriculture Willet M. Hays,
has visited a number Of states and has
been to the Pacific coast in the inter
est of the Davis bill. finding our, chief
ly, whether the provision of the bill
were such as practically to meet stu.
ations in the different states.
The purpose of the bill is to provide
federal money for agricultural high
schools and branch agricultural expert
ment stations at such SCHOOLS and also
to provide for Industrial education in
city high schools. 1t is proposed. be-
ginning July 1,1910, to appropriate an
nually to each state and territory and
to the district of Columbia y sum Of
money. equal to not more than 10
cents per capita Of the population The
bill provides the money thus appropri-
ated shall be used only for distinctive
studies in. agriculture and nome econ
omics in agricultural high schools and
for distinctive studies In mechanic
arts and home economics in city high
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Yet He Wished Him We'll.

Between emotionalism and formal
ism in religion" says a Washington
clergyman, 'tthere is a golden mean
a reflection that came. to me recently
upon the conclusion Of my remarks
to colored congregation In Rich
mond
Il had invited an aged deacon to
offer prayer. %, Lord, prayed he, glib
dis pore brudder de eye of de agile,
dat he spy out sin afar off. Glue his
hands to de gospel plough Tie his
tongue to de line Of truf. Nail his yere
to de gospel pole. Bow his head way
down between his knees. o, Lord. an
fix his knees way down in some lone
some, dark, and narrer valley, where
prayer is much wanted to be made.
'Noint him. wifi de keresene-ile of sal
vashun. an set him on fire. "-Har-
per's Weekly.
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ELDoN.

E1don-Mr. and Mrs. Houchie MAR
shall are the proud parents OF a. son.
born recently.
Mrs. 10 F. Harlan and Mrs. s. Burns
were in Ottumwa shopping Monday.
Mrs. Con. Kennedy is shopping IN
Ottumwa today.
Mrs. George Cline was shopping In.
Ottumwa yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. e. Barger returned
last night from an extended VISIT II
Knoxville
Miss Nell Miller is visiting schools
in Ottumwa this afternoon and leaves
there this evening to attend the wed-
ding of Miss Lulu Mowery, a formet
Eldon girl. to John C. Campbell o.
Hedrick. .
Misses Matte and Nellie AIlman
are shopping in Ottumwa today.
Mrs. M. Willard and Mrs. /. T. Flint
will give variety shower MondayS
Dec. 49, in honor of Miss Nina MUIR.
ply. at the home of the latter on East
Walnut street.
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DR.. Allen, the Aurora man
who lived on nothing but peanuts
for sixty days. has made discovery
that may put Nine. Yale and some of
the other beauty specialists out OF
business. The peanut, he says, is the
greatest cosmetic in the world. 1t
makes the skin smooth and soft. My
face was as rough as an emery wheel
when I began my experiment" ne
says, land now it is as smooth as
baby's" And the women are not the
only ones who will be interested in
what the peanut dietist says.
"The peanut is very oily" says he,
land stimulates the growth Of the
hair. l believe it would grow hair on
bald head"
So father can eat peanuts for that
going-going-gon condition, mother can
eat peanuts for her complexion, and
little Willy can eat 'em because he
likes sen
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q ELkNAP.

Belknap.-At the close of the regular
Woodman program last Saturday
evening Woodman Debating club
was organized with the following list
Of officers: President, C. c. Pitman;
vice president, j. B. Mccormick; sec
rotary, Roy Bell; treasurer, Will M.
Lockman; program committee, the
Misses Eva and June Lockman, Roy
Bell and ]. B. Mccormick. The club,
expects to give a public program on
Friday night, Dec. 20, 1907.
John Digs and family Of near
Bloomfield, have moved into the David
Mum property, which he recently
Miss Myrtle Caldwell who is attend
ing college at Mt. Pleasant is spending
the holidays with her mother. Mrs
Mary Caldwell.
Mrs. Frank Roberts was an over
Sunday visitor In Ottumwa at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. J. L.. Nc
Cormick
Mrs. Mary Wilson Of Bloomfield was
the guest last week Of the ]. J. and A.
]. Combs and T. E. Putnam families.
G. F. Eberline and M /. Pence each
shipped car load of cattle to Chicago
the first Of last week.
Mrs. Charley Myers and Mrs. Maggie
McMains were the guests Saturday
and Sunday at Locust Grove Of their
IlOIllSF, MTS. JOIn BuCFandn.
John Combs, while out hunting, Sat-
urday slipped and fell, injuring his
knee cap, but is able with the use Of a
cane to get out and be around.
Miss Elsie Johnson spent the latter
part of the week at Dunville with rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. s. Conner and
daughters. the Misses Matte and
Annie, Of North Of this place, spent
Sunday with the families Of John My
ers and G. D. Conner.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Spohr return
ed home this morning from Ottumwa,
having spent the past few days with
Clyde Sporh and family.
E. c. Morris of Eldon visited here
Friday with his mother, Mrs. Elmira
Morris.
Miss Ruth Combs, who is employed
In Ottumwa. is spending few days at
home on account of sickness.
Mrs. George Roads of Bloomfield
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
daughter. Mrs. John Post
Mrs. A. D. Mum is suffering from a
felon. She went to Bloomfield this
morning to have itlanced.
Mrs. Elmira Morris and granddaugh-
ter. Miss orpha Morris, spent satur-
day night and Sunday at the Will
Monroe home, east Of here.
The Misses Eft1e. and Myrtle Peden
of Floris attended church services at
this place Sunday.
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of those that cause damage will be

tabooed
Experiments will also be made in
an effort to devise means to prevent
accidents from fire damp. Tests on
the combination of fire damp and air
and of coal dust and air will be made
separatively with a view of finding
means of counteracting or overcoming
danger from this source. The work
will be undertaken by the department
of the Interior, through the United
States geological survey, and not only
will the best mining engineers of this
department be assigned to the expert
mental work, but operators and
miners will be invited to the tests to
aid with their experience in lessening
the danger of mine accidents.
1t is regrettable that these expert.
ments were not. begun before the re.
cent fatalities exacted their heavy
toll of death. However, these late
tragedies will add to the Importance
of the work and will assure a reader
cooperation in the governments
plans ts-s
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following will debate: Lora Kiesling,
Ruth Griffin, Chester Spies. Edward
Arnoldu, Mabel West and Harry kies-
ling. From this number four will be
chosen by the judges as opponents of
the Alton team in january.
Misses Ada and Grace Gentle went
to Omaha today to spend the day.
A silver medal contest under the
auspices of the w. C. T. u. between
Unity and PILGRIM churches was held
at the former church last night. Six
contestants took part Ave girls and
one boy. The class was drilled by
Mrs. w. H. Robb of this city, who,
with Miss bertha Bowers, drvoe over
land to the church. The medal was
won by the fifteen year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Hoffman.
Dr. and Mrs. Edwin schifferle re-
turned last night from a visit in
Omaha
Ernest naugherty left Friday night
for his home at Cromwell, after a visit
with friends here.
Prof J B. Ferguson of Lincoln. Neb..
Is In the city today calling on old
friends.
Hillman Harvey. general inspector of
the Burlington east of the Missouri
river, was in the city Friday on bust
ness.
Mrs. Della B. Davis left Friday for
Centerville, after short visit with
relatives here.
julius Harsh of Eugene Oregon
who has been visiting in the city for
the past few days at the home OF his
uncle, Hon. J. B.. Harsh, left today for
Hopkins, Mo-, to visit relatives there.
Ralph Bradford, who has been in the
employ Of the Hub Annex grocery for
some time has resigned his position
at that store and accepted a position
as clerk of the Adams Express COM
pany at Red Oak.
Presiding Elder Hohanshelt Of In
dianola was in the citv today calling
on friends.
Mrs. Lillian Rate, who has been WIS.,
iting in Des Moines for the past few
days with Miss Eliza Daniels, has re-
| turned to her home here. She brings
the information that Miss Daniels. for
merly of this city. is to be married
Dec. 26, to Daniel Gaines.
Capt. Brown of Leon is In Crestor
today, calling on his friends. He in
| tends to be a candidate for the nomi-
nation for senator on the republican
ticket from the district composed OF
Union. Decatur and Ringgold coun-
| ties.
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Although Oklahoma is a new state
it has been demonstrated that citizens
know the game Of politics pretty we'll.
The other day the two senators repres-
enting the state in the upper house
drew lots to decide which was to get
the long and which the short term.
Senator Gore drew the two-year term
and Immediately issued this announce
ment:
II am candidate to succeed myself
and want the people of Oklahoma to
know 1t right away"
It is considered the proper thing in
Oklahoma to make an announcement
of candidacy for reelection as soon as
the pools are counted, the man who
drew the six-year term may be expect
ed to soon declare himself in the race.
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1t has been discovered that even
financial stringencies have their good
points. Out in California man caught
his foot in a cattle guard while cross
ing railroad track at nignt, and saw
a train approaching. With rare pres
ence of mind he pulled clearing
house certificate from his pocket,
struck a match to it, and with this
blazing brand stopped the train. Just
think what his fate would nave been
if money was plentiful and his pockets
were full of gold and silver.
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The staff poet Of the Baltimore
News the other day delivered himself
of the following:
The day is drawing to "a close,
The sun sinks lower in the sky,
And we will watch it hand in hand,
My dear and l.
The Chicago Record-Herald poet
fearing the consequences of such
rash conduct, gives this advice:
All. watch it closing if you please.
But let us hope your love and you
Have on your winter flannels and =
Your rubbers, too.
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The experience of the Chicago
bachelors club should prove warn
Ing to all similar organizations Of the
danger Of "mopkeying" with the buzz
saw. This club was moving along in
the even tenor Of its ways, Its bach
elors believing themselves happy and,
believing this, enjoying life as they
found it, when one of the members
proposed to have a Ladies night"
The club had the Ladies Night" and
in few months twenty-one out of the
forty members Of the club were en-
gagged
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The Courier yesterday gave list
of twentythree divorce cases that had
been dismissed for want of prosecu-
ton and evidence in most of the cases
that the parties had effected reconcil
iations. Now wouldn't it nave been
better for all of the parties concerned
If these reconciliations had been
brought about before the courts had
been called upon to air the family
troubles?
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SEYMOUR.

Seymour Robert Stevenson left
Monday for st. Louis, where he will
spend the winter.
Nelson Lovena departed Tuesday
for his home in Peabody, Kan.
Mrs. Ethel Kreiger of Chicago has
been quite III at the home Of her
father, ]. G. yarney.
Wilmer Miller has purchased Of
Henry Donald the farm known as the
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cREsToN.

Creston.-The Creston high school
has Joined the Iowa State Debating
league and Creston has been assign
ed for a debate with the Alton high
school some time in January. A de-
bate will be held Thursday evening at
the high school building. in uhial. tho
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WITH THE HuMoRIsTs.

He Every fond of dogs)-Miss
White don't you think you ought to
have an intelligent animal about the
house that would protect you, and
She candidate for matrimony)--
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MINE TRAGEDIES MOVE GOVERN
MENT TO ACT

The fatal mine accident in Alabama,
which cost upwards of fifty lives, COM
Ing upon the heels of the Monongah,
West Virginia horror, with it's ap.
palling death list Of more than 400,
adds interest to the report that the
government plans to institute school
Of mines in P1ttsburg for the purpose OF
studying the cause of mine disasters
and measures to prevent them.
An experimental station will first be
built in which there will be steel
tube 100 feet in length and six feet In
diameter, corresponding to the 'dimen-
sions of mine entry. Different COM
binations of gases found in a mine
will be stored in this tube, and into
these gases explosives will be launch
ed by morton. The explosives that
after repeated trial fail to ignite any
Of the mine gases will be recommend
ed for use in the mines and the use
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than education The business mem
take the affirmative side and the stu-'
dents the negative.
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DR.. S1a||enberqer

The Regular and Reliable Chicago
Specialist, who has visited Ottumwa
since 1908. will be at
Ottumwa, Ballingall Hotel,
Thursday, January 2
Zone day only and return every %
days.
Fairfield, Leggett House. Tuesday.
December 81.
Abba, Monroe Hotel. Wednesday,
January 1.
sigourney. Merchants Hotel. Friday
January 8.
Office Hours a. m. 70 8 p. m.
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Cures permanently the cases he un.
dertakes and sends; the incurable home
fs why he continues his visits year
after year, while other doctors have
made few visits and stopped. DR..
Shallenberger is an eminently success.
full specialist in all chronic diseases
proven by the many cures effecte1 In
chronic cases which have baffled the
skill Of all ether physicians. His hos
pital experience and extensive prac-
tice have made him SO proficient that
he can name and locate a disease in
few minutes.
Treats all cases Of Catarrh, Nose
Throat and Lung diseases. Eye and
Ear, Stomach. Liver and Kidneya
Gravel. Rheumatism, Paralysis, Neu.
ralgia. Nervous ard Heart Diseases.
Blood and Skin diseases, Epilepsy
Bright's Disease and Consumption in
and Female Organs, Liquor and TO.
bacco habit. Stammering cured and
sure methods to prevent It's recurrence
given. A never failing remedy for Big
Neck.
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 and
= Sfdt.''''L leu LlQS.
NERVOUS DEBILITY.
ArA you nervous and respondent,
weak and debilitated; tired mornings;
no ambition-lifeiess; memory poor:
easily fatigue.; excitable and irritable
eyes sunken: red and blurred; p!mpies
on face; dreams: restless, faggard
looking, weak back; deposit In urine
and drains at stool: distrustful: want
of confidence. lack of energy and
strength?
DISEASES OF MEN AND PRIVATE
DISEASES A SPECIALITY.
Blood Poison, Spermatorrhea, vari-
cocele, Hydrocele, Debility, Nervous.
ness, Dizziness, Defective Memory
etc, which ruins mind and body, POSI-
lively curet:.
WONDERFUL CURES.
Perfected in old cases which have
been neglected or unskillfulIy treated
No experiments or failures. He un.
dertakes no incurable cases. but cures
thousands given up to die.
Consultation Free and Confidential
Address
DIR. w. e. Shallenberger,
1915 oakwooe Blvd, Chicago.
References: Drexel State Bank