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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-31
COLDFIELD QUIET;
TROOPS GO H0NE:
GOVERNOR DECIDES TWO COM
PANIEs ARE tENoUGH-To
CALL OUT LEGISLATURE.

+. j.. g IL. u #.# II
Goldfeld. New. Dec. 3o-Acting on
the suggestion of prominent citizens,
Captain Cox, who is representing Gov
ernor Sparks advised the governor to-
day that two companies of federal
troops will be ample for the situation
and he advised the excusing of the
remainder now here from further serv-
ice In Nevada.
To Call Legislature.
Washington. D. c., Dec. 30.--Gover-
nor Sparks of Nevada today wired
President Roosevelt that he is pre-
pairing proclamation calling the leg
islature of Nevada into extra session.
According to the Presidents last com
munication to the governor the troops
will now be ordered to remain at Cold
field for a period of three weeks,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-31
20 YEARS SENTENCE
crede Raily Convicted Of Burglary is
Taken to Prison Today by
Sheriff.

Crede Bailey (colored) formerly Of
ottumwa, passed through the city
this afternoon in custody of the sher-
if of Polk county, for Fort Madison.
He was sentenced to 20 years in the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-31
ALBA WOMAN DEAD.
Mother of Mrs. s. A. Crosby Of OF
tumwa Passed Away This
% Morninu sBE4 tit

Abba, Dec, 3O.-(Special Mrs.
M. Tucker, mother of Mrs. S. A.
Crosby of Ottumwa and Edward and
George Tucker of this city, passed
away this morning.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-31
President Leaves for Home Taonaht

r7es1ueHt IeaVss TOT r7uHe IduhIght.
Charlottesville. Va. Dec. 80 -
President Roosevelt and party will
leave North Garden at $50 o'clock
this afternoon for Washington on a
special train.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-31
Ambassador Aoki Says Farewell.

Washington. D. c.. Dec. 30 Am
bassador AoFi called at the state de-
raitment today to say farewell to
Secretary Root, prior TO his departure
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-31
Chief Justice cassoday Dies.

Madison, Wis, Dec, sO.-Chief JUS.
tice j B. Cassoday of the state
supreme court died here this mornina.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09
Caustic.

Recently a wearied looking little
mother, carrying a small baby, boarded
street car and took a seat next to
two men who were earnestly engaged
in conversation. Neither of the men
was very handsome, and it must have
required considerable nerve on their
part to hand out their photographs
among their friends unless the pictures
had been previously retouched with
sandpaper. In a few minutes the baby
began to cry with reliable yelp that
could be heard above the din of the
street babble for half block, and, with
a grouchy glance at the youngster, one
of the men arose and peevishly re-
marked to his pal:
Il think we had better sit over here,
jim"
This ungallant act plainly embar-
raised the little mother, but she was
equal to the occasion
1T won't do a bit of good to change
your seats, gentlemen" said she in a
finely sarcastic voice. ''The baby can
see you quite as plainly over there as
he could here
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09
CHAPTER ".

The Alameda of Mexico is one of the
most beautiful in America. 1t is situat-
ed at one of the extremities of the city
and forms a long square, with a wall of
decentralization bordered by a deep ditch,
whose muddy, fetid waters. owing to the
negligence of the government, exhale pes
tilential miaSmas. At each corner of the
promenade a gate offers admission to car
riages riders and pedestrians. who walk
silently beneath Il thick awning of YER
dure formed by willows, elms and poplars
that border the principal road. These
trees are selected with great tact, and are
always green, for although the leaves are
renewed, it takes place gradually and i'm
perceptibly. so that the branches are new
er entirely stripped of their foliage.
1t was evening, and, as usual, the
Alameda was crowded; handsome car
riages. brilliant riders and modest pedes-
TRANS were moving backward and for
ward, with cries, laughter and joyous
calls, as they sought each other in the
walks. BY degrees. however, the prone
naders went toward the Bucarelli; the
carriages became scarcer. and by the time
night had set in the Alameda was desert
ed.
A horseman. dressed in a rich Cam
PRESSING costume and mounted on a mag
ni6cent horse, entered the Alameda along
which he galloped for about twenty min
utes examining the side walks the clumps
of trees and the bushes in a word he
seemed to be looking for somebody or
something.
At the moment when the traveller reach
ed the Bucarelli the last carriages were
leaving it and it was soon as deserted
as the Alameda. He galloped up and
down the promenade twice or thrice look
ing carefully down the side rides and at
the end of his third turn a horseman.
coming from the Alameda, passed on his
right hand. giving him in a low voice the
Mexican salute, 'Santissima noche cabel-
Zero !"
Although the sentence had nothing pc
| culiar about il the horsenan started, and
Immediately turning his horse round,
started in pursuit. Within minute the
two horsemen were side by side the first
conner, so soon as he saw that he was
| followed. checked his horses pace, as if
with the intention of entering into direct
communication.
A me night lot q RIDE senior, the
first horseman said, politely raising his
| hand TO his hat
1T is the second answered, although
| it is beginning to grow late
THE moment is only the better chosen
! for certain private conversation"
The second horseman looked around,
and bending over to the speaker. said
| Il almost despaired of meeting you"
did I not let you know that l should
Gomez"
True but l feared that some obsta-
| Gle"
Nothing should impede an honest man
from accomplishing a sacred duty" the
| first horseman said.
The other bowed with an air of salts
faction. Then" he said, L can count
| on you, No
No names here, senor," the other
sharply interrupted him. "Caspita, an old
wood ranger like you, a man who has
long been Tgrero, ought to remember
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09
Morbid Women.

When people have real trouble to
contend with they do not sit down and
analyze their emotions and remember
whether this person or that person
looked to the right or to the left when
they spoke to them, and exactly what
the tones of their voice and the eleva-
ton of their eyebrows meant, as the
morbid woman does.
Morbidness should be accounted a
wicked demon that can be driven out
Healthy companionship, laughter, hong
walks in the sunshine and plenty of
work will exercise the wicked little
imp Discomfort, and make its victim
the happy, healthful, hopeful woman
she should be.
Form a resolve not to be constantly
thinking of self, and you will be sur
prised to discover how much less COM
plicated is your outlook upon exist
ence
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09
Her Plot CunnfppIv Iaia

A story of an amazingly audacious
swindle comes from Madrid, Spain The
heroine is handsome, elegantly
dressed woman who the other day Wis
tied a specialist in mental diseases on
behalf of her husband, who, she said,
was a sufferer from religious mania.
Having explained the case, it was ar
ranged that she should return in about
an hour with the afflicted husband.
The next scene of action was a jew
eler's shop in another part of the city,
where she selected diamonds to the val
she would buy them if her husband APP
proved Would someone accompany her
home in cab and the money would be
paid Immediately?
A trusted clerk was sent and with
him the lady drove back to the doctors
house. In an ante-room she took the
stones, ''just to show them to her hus-
band" then entering with sublime as
surance the Doctors study, she in
formed the specialist that her husband
was now in the ante-room and ready
to be examined.
Leaving a visiting card, the lady
took her departure and the doctor, bid
ding the supposed patient to enter, pro-
ceeded at his leisure to ask profess
sional questions. The jewelers. man
was puzzled at first, but soon he real
lied that he had been made the victim
of a clever fraud. The doctor, how
ever, interpreted his agitation as
caused by his complaint and when
after two hours matters were finally
explained the lady impostor had van
ished with her spoils without leaving
any trace.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09
silk Bag for POtpourri.

new variation of the Old-fashioned
rose jar has been introduced by an
ingenious woman who always has
dainty things about her. Instead of a
china lar she makes silk bag for the
potpourri.
The bag is like a good-sized work
bag. with a wide neck and ribbon
drawstring. The delicate perfume lasts
for a long time. though not 50 long,
of course. as when the rose leaves are
in a covered jar The bag is shaken
I'D every little while and just faint
odor of the potpourri fills the room.
Dried lavender may be used in the
same way.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09
Summer Visiting.

Ii you contemplate a visit this sum-
mer, do not swoop down on some tired
woman who is always busy and remain
with her or weeks at a time. Moth
ers should not allow their daughters to
go visiting and remain too long. This
pleasure Of visiting is so greatly
abused that it is almost humbug We
all like our friends to call and visit
US, and some we really desire to have
with US longer than they can remain,
but every woman who must do her own
work should not be burdened with
teOuS and kind, but a week or ten days
is the longest any woman should re-
main at a house as a guest unless the
invitation was extended for a longer
period. If you go with your children,
and little visitors can be great
charge, do not make the hostess anx-
iOuS on their account; look after your
own children; she has work of her
own. And do not leave home and send
your children TO the grandparents to
annoy them when they need their vaca-
ton. This is one of the great faults
of the average American mothers, and
they make grandmother bear the brunt
of caring for the children. Be reason
able about it. If a daughter goes to
visit friends, write the hostess she is
in her charge and must conform to the
rules and regulations of the household
Many young girls often abuse the priv
ilege of the hostess home, and are
never welcome again. And don't think
you are playing a joke on any woman
to swoop down on her with we'll
packed trunk to remain for several
weeks. She will be surprised, but not
aorepablV so
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09
Drawn Work Imitation.

How many women know that they
can make good machine imitation of
drawn work? To the busy woman this
will, indeed, prove a boon, as it can
be done on any machine, without MAX
ing any change of parts, in a fraction
of the time required for handwork 1t
makes a dainty finish for children's
clothes, underwear and shirtwaists of
silk or cotton. A belt with hens done
thus, made of a remnant of black silk,
was as handsome as the expensive ones
on sale. To make, the edges are placed
in position, with thirty thicknesses of
paper between and stitched through.
The paper is then pulled out, the mar
row hens turned and stitched close to
the edges, and the work is done.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09
CHAPTER IX.-(Continued.)


The traveller looked at him ixedly for
n moment or two, and then laid his hand
firmly on his arm and pulled him toward
tho table
Now. look here, he said to him CURLY,
Il intend to pass two hours in your howell,
at all risks know that between this and
eleven o'clock you expect a large party
The landlord attempted to give a de-
MAI. but the traveller cut him short.
Silence he continued, Il wish to be
present at this meeting: Of course l do
not mean to be seen; but l must not
only sec them, but hear all they say. Put
me whore you please, that is your con-
Germ but as any trouble deserves pay
ment. here are ten ounces for you, and
! will give you as many more when your
visitors have gone, and l assure you that
what ! ask of you will not in any way
compromise you. Now. l will add, that
il you obstinately refuse the arrangement
| offer"
" ell. suppose | do:'
q will blow out your brains" the
traveller said distinctly.
Hang it. excellency." the poor fellow
answered. with a grimace, Il think that
I have 10 choice, and am compelled to
accept"
Good now you are learning reason;
but take three ounces as consolation"
The landlord, forgetting that he had de-
clared 4 few moments previously that he
had nothing in the house, instantly coy
cred the table with provisions, which, if
not particularly delicate were sufficiently
appetizing When their hunger was at
length appeased, the traveller who seemed
to speak for both thrust away Lis plate
and addressed the landlord who was mod
estly standing behind him. hat in hand
And now for another matter" he
said; how many lads have you to help
yout'
1.-Two, excellency-the one who took
your horses to the corral, and another"
Very good | presume you will not
require both those lads to wait on your
friends tonight"
Certainly not, excellency; indeed. for
greater security, 1 shall wait on them
alone"
Batter still; then, you see no incon-
venience in sending one of them into the
Ciudad?"
NO Inconvenience at all. excellency;
what is the business?''
Simply" he said, taking a letter from
his bosom, ito convey this letter to Senior
Don Antonio Rallier, in the Gale Mon
terilla. and bring me back an answer"
That is easy. exceIency if you will
have the kindness to intrust the letter to
me-"
Here it is. and four piastres for the
Journey"
The host bowed respectfully and inn
mediately left the room.
II fancy, Curumilla," the traveller then
said to his companion, that our affairs
are going on we'll"
The other replied with a silent nod of
assent. The travellers rose in a twink
ling when the landlord returned and re-
moved all signs of supper. and then hid
his guests behind an od-fashioned coun-
ter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09

The modern skirt requires a world
Of thought and careful handling in its
cutting out to make it a success.
Stripes yelled in tulles, voiles and
other semi fabrics are very
fashionable both for street and home
wear.
China and japanese blue straw mob
cap shapes with full ruches of pale
green tulIe and touches of green and
blue ribbons are quite delightful
The pelerine bodice effects steadily
increase in popular favor. They, to-
gether with the shortened bodice. have
caused tremendous revolution in
fashions.
\ millinery novelty is a wreath of
flowers, disposed not in the ordinary
manner round the crown or as an out
line to the brim, but reared at one side
or hoped at the back.
Stiff little tailored hats in odd shapes
of blue, heliotrOpe or green straw, with
many lOOped bows of -c0lored rib
bon at the back and a wreath of roses
or field flowers around the crown, will
be worn with coat suits.
Lovely gowns are made of white lace
over silver or gold tissue. Such a
toilet was accompanied by a gold-col-
ored croSs-Oyer taffeta scarf and a hat
of the same tone that was a fluffy mass
of crinoline, tulle, straw and feathers
Black lace fiounces are again coming
into fashion. Through the winter black
lace was very much to the fore and
many are going to take out the treas
ured founces of Chantilly or Spanish
lace and get them mounted on trailing
skirts of taffetas or soft satin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09
AN INDIAN CHESTERFIELD.
First Eagles Poetic Greeting to n
Returning MiSSiOnary

nSturning CUSTOMARY.
Poetry can still be found in the
language of the Indians" said Miss
Caroline Courteney, a teacher in the
Presbyterian Indian Industrial School
at Wolf Point, Mont, according to the
New York Press, in spite of the level
ing influences Of reservation life.
When l went away on my last vaca-
ton l was gone two months. When I
returned 1 found several of my friends
from the reservation at the depot to
meet me. Among them were old ex-
Chief First Eagle and his three wives.
After the chief had shaken hands he
laid his hand on his heart and said !:
First Eagle all time sick here you go /;
squaws all time sick here you go. First
Eagle all time laugh here you come ;
squaws all time laugh here you come"
No white man." said Miss Courte-
ney, could have given so poetic a well
come, even If he had felt it, 1t would
have stuck in his throat. The nearest
he could have gotten to it in fgurative
language would have been: You're a
good sight for sore eyes
Some Of the Indian children fresh
from the tepee are most interesting.
For one thing. twenty degrees below
zero is temperature which they don {
mind in the least Cora Moore-we
renamed her because her Indian name
- r
tractive when translated-is only I
years old, but she will climb tree on
the coolest day of winter and calmly
sit up there and read her second read
or. Cora is irrepressible. She IS an
interchangeable tree climber and comes
in with dresses of the stoutest mate
rial torn nearly off her body. She
can climb anything that ever grew or
was ever made.
My mother used to say that a
'tomboy' is sure to make a smart wom-
an, because the fact that she is tom
boy shows that she is full of vitality
and energy. If that is the case, l am
sure Cora will be genius later on.
She is ready for anything active, work
or play, except washing dishes. There
is an Indian mutiny every time it is
her turn to help with the dishes. Scout
ing parties are sent out, which pull
her out from under some bed or table.
One day they found her at a distant
point of the grounds gazing stcadfast-
ly off over the prairie. She turned
and said with immense dignity: Why
you trouble me? l look, maybe my
mother come
''These Indian children, In true In
dian fashion, study all the teachers
and try to read them through and
through, so as to find out and utilize
their weak points. One very little boy
in my class is William Black Thunder,
the son of Bad Knife. He is lovable,
but full of tricks. When l start to
correct him he will look up at me with
a most bewitching smile and say, Go
zee Zee.' That means, My dear, dear
friend and the little scamp has found
out that 1 am totally disarmed when
he says that"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09
MAPS HELP A MAN SLEEP.
Mental Geography the Best Soporif
According to a Drug Clerk.

Mental Geography the Best soporific
According to a Drug Clerk.
A haggard-looking man strolled into
a downtown drug store the other day
and asked the druggist for help. He
said he had trouble in getting sleep
when he retired. No matter how sleepy
he might be during the day or how
much sleep he might have lost, the mo-
ment his head touched the pillow he
was wide awake and lay thus for sew
eral hours. Once asleep, he was hard
to waken, but he had to ne up at a
certain hour, and in consequence of his
peculiar affection he was losing more
sleep than he could stand.
The drug clerk regarded him quiz
zically a few moments and then re-
piled: MY dear man, you don't want
medicine. What you want is some
thing to change the trend Of your
thoughts. Do as a friend of mine did.
He was troubled the same way and
found that the old folks plan of mag
ing sheep passing a barrier and count
ing them was out of date. So he began
trying to name all the States in the
Union. He soon got them so he could
classify them alphabetically. Then
when they no longer interested him he
started on the counties of this State.
HE now has them at his tongues
end, classified up to the fourth letter
and their locations; then he will take
up county seats. A moments glance
at an atlas during the day shows him
when he is wrong, and the beauty Of
the plan is that he rarely has to think
along these lines longer than ten min
utcs before he is sound asleep. To
make it short, the study of geography
is good narcotic. "-Philadelphia Rec
ord
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09

tnat the trees have ears and the leaves
eyes"
Yes, you are right. / do remember
it, but permit me to remark that if it is
not possible for US to talk here where can
we do so:"
Patience. senior, 1 wish to serve you.
as you know, for you were recommended
to me by trusty man. Be guided by
me, if you wish US to succeed in this
affair"
L ask nothing better: still you must
tell me- what | ought to do
For the present very little; merely
follow me at distance to the place where
I purpose taking you"
ITO be continued
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09

those who live on them to be recruited
from the New York tenements. OF
course, it will be a matter of survival.
as those who do not show the proper
disposition for work will not be al
lowed to remain. There will be agri-
cultural and sanitary instructors. and
dairying and poultry raising will re-
ceive attention. One hundred thousand
dollars will be spent for fencing and
buvinr seed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09
What Makes Diy0rpa

Why people get divorce seems to be
Il question hard to answer, and very
different are the opinions of different
people. A Chicago professor thinks
that bad cooking has much to do with
it, and advises the study of domestic
economy as a preventive. Mrs. Rachel
Foster Avery, who wants women to
vote, says: iii temper is at the root
of divorce. Men and women are not
so vicious as some people think. Impa-
thence causes more divorces than i'm
morality" She tells story of visit
ing in Pittsburg and hearing the lady
of the house ask if MIR. Brown was
downstairs" Nom" answered the
maid. that WIZ the dawg that was
growiln'."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09
How About Your skin:

Massage is the best thing for skin
that is becoming fiabby from loss Of
flesh. Make a cream Of 4 ounces of
mutton tallow, IA ounces of glycerin.
Cne-half dram of tincture Of benzoin
one-quarter dram of spirits of cam
phor. one-sixteenths dram of powdered
alum. one-quarter dram of Russian
isinglass and one-half ounce of rose
water.
Melt the tallow in a basin set into a
pan of boiling water. Add glycerin
and alum. The isinglass is dissolved
in the rose water, warmed, and the
other ingredients are. added.
Remove the basin from water and
beat the two mixtures together. Use
on the face as a massage cream. 1t
is decidedly astringent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09
Latest in Footwear.

A complete departure from previous
styles of colored colonial ties are those
of bronze or patent leather with
strap buckling across the base of the
tongue, says an article in Dress. These
are to be worn with the pale tinted
summer gowns. as the white canvas or
the colored suede have become too pop
Mar. Tan leather will be more worn
than for years for the afternoons in
fact. they are the within of the season.
Bronze or black silk stockings are worn
in tbe latest hosiery, clicked in groups.
between embroidered stripes of same
conventional.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09
An IruaXniGaEle Ina

When Aunt Kitty began to ask ques
lions she kept at least one person en-
ployed with little chance for any other
word than direct answers.
whats become O that likely kitten
YOU had last time was here:" she de-
manded of her small nephew 81 hope
she wasn't poisoned like that other one
you had two years ago, was she?"
''Oh, nom, she"
WAS she drowned, thenP
Nom, She
''Stolen?"
'Oh, nom, She"
well, l should like to know what
made you give away such handsome
kitten
well, what's happened to her?
Speak up, boy"
"S-s-she's growed into cat" gasped
the small nephew, stammering in his
haste.