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The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27
Castro Watches Skaters

BERLIN, Dec. 2e.-Senor Castro went
out to-day for the first time since en-
tering DR.. IsraeIs hospital. He made
an excursion for several hours in an
automobile, paying visit to Grunwald,
where he witnessed what was to him a
unique spectacle, a snowstorm and
thousands Of persons skating on the
lakes. The former president evinced
the greatest interest in the evolutions
of the skaters. He then walked an
hour through the forest and returned
to the hospital. Senior Castro says that
he feels comparatively well, but will
remain under observation for some time
vet.
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ALBA.

Abba, April 1.-THE local Knight
of Pythias lodge are planning for the
biggest kind Of a time in this city in
May At that time the district meeting
will be held and there will be repres-
entatives present from the counties Of
Marion and Mahaska besides all the
local men to participate. The Abba
Knights are showing much activity Of
late and the membership is increasing
in most favorable way.
The Buxton Wonders, the baseball
team which made such an enviable
record last year, has again been or
ganized and the first game was pull
ed off yesterday when they gave bat
tie to the second team Of the league
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sister, Mrs. John Dodge and will make
an extended visit with Davis county
relatives before returning to Cali
fornia.
Frank Paramore and family moved
to Bloomfield last week from Ottumwa
and will occupy H. T. Mendenhalls
property north of the square.
Little Miss Marie Berry entertained
dozen of her little friends on Friday
afternoon in honor of her sixth birth
day. Miss Effie Stevens assisted in
entertaining the guests and in serving
the refreshments which consisted of
ice cream, cake and strawberries.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Higbee and son
Olin visited over Sunday with friends
in Ottumwa.
c. F. Brown moved last week to the
residence property which he recently
purchased from U. S. Miller.
Seymour Rogers was in Knoxville
Saturday to accompany Frank Painter
who was committed to the inebriate
asylum.
Chester Cline returned last week
from Kirksville, Mo-, where he has
been under osteopathic treatment for
lhS pttoI ILL SO ilioAll1o eAho ID lluSu
proved in health.
John Saner has purchased D. J.
Bollman's residence property in the
southwest part Of town. Mr.. Boil
man has decided to locate in Grand
Junction, Colo, where Mrs Bollman
and the children will join him about
June /.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Atwood of Of
tumwa, spent Sunday at the parental
Monroe Atwood home west of town.
Miss Beryl Horn began spring
school at Ash Grove Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Richardson OF
Hebron, Neb., are visiting Bloomfield
relatives.
Miss Bertha Barnett of the normal
spent Sunday at the ]. G. Shook home
southeast of town.
Ralph Henderson, Of Mexico, Mo.
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FARMERS CAUGHT ON SEPARATOR
Ida County AgrcuIturists Informed
Chicago Mail Order Purchase
Is lnfrnqement,

The following is from the Des
Moines Capital:
A great sensation was created In
the neighborhood of Ida Grove when
between sixty and seventy farmers in
Ida county received notice from the
United States circuit court of appeals
to the effect that the so-called
Economy cream separator they had
purchased of Sears, Roebuck & Co.,
had been declared an infringement
and they were restrained from using
the separator. The farmers who have
received notice have consulted law.
yers as to what they had better do and
the lawyers advised them to break up
and sell the old separators as old iron
and then come to town and buy new
ones The mail order house has been
restrained by the court from manu-
featuring and selling any more of this
brand of seporators and they were also
forced to bring their books into court
and show to whom they had sold the
machines.
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stickers from Des Moines. The game
was a good one and resulted in a
score of II to 8 in favor of the visi-
tors.
S. W. Wright and wife returned this
morning from a visit Of few days
with daughter at Melrose.
The report was returned to Sheriff
Griffin this morning that team,
buggy and harness which was the
property of j. ID. Bennett, was tsolen
from No. 10 shaft, Buxton, late Satur-
day night. A good description has
been given of the missing animal and
vehicle and the officers are looking for
a clew that will lead to their recovery.
w. n Kikendall. of Sax City. was in
Abba this morning and went to Alton
whore he has purchased lumber
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iowa DEMOS TO
FIX UP Slate
CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AT DIES
MONIES TOMORROW FOR
THIS PURPOSE.

Des Moines, April Is. Iowa
democrats are manifesting unusual
activity in the matter of the selection
OF a state ticket. A conference of the
state central committee and other
prominent members of the party will
be held here on Thursday. Among
the matters to be settled then prob
ably will be the personnel of the state
and senatorial tickets.
Several candidates are suggested
for governor. Fred White, who was
the democratic candidate against Gov
ernor Shaw, is being importuned to
run. Though he has refused, many
leading politicians believe he will re-
consider and permit the use of his
name. G. A. Dixon of Sioux City, IL.
B. Boies, son Of "Uncle Horace" Boies
of Waterloo, and Jerry" Sullivan of
Des Moines also are among the pos
sible candidates.
Another important matter to be set
tied at the conference has reference
to the United States senatorship.
Thus far the only candidate named is
Claude Porter of Centerville. At first
it was expected he would again run
for governor. Afterwards an attempt
was made to induce him to be a can
didate against pete Hepburn for
congress.
See Chance for Victory.
He declined to be considered for
either OF these positions, and his
friends say he is going into the sena-
torial race. They say this honor Is
due him for the fight he made against
Cummins in 1906. They claim there
will be better chance of demo
Gratis election as United States sen
ator this time than in years, and de,
clare there should be no opposition
to Porter in the party.
Others claim Judge Wade of Iowa
| City should be the senatorial condi.
date, and state that he would help
the democratic legislative ticket more
than anyone who can be named for
the position.
1t is claimed by the democratic
leaders that a large vote will be cast
for part of the ticket at the primar-
les because of the opinion among
them that there is possibility of sue.
cess this year. So it is believed many
democrats will attempt to vote for
United States senator in the republi.
can primaries. That is another matter
to be discussed at the conference and
means will be considered to maintain
as complete a party at the primaries
as possible.
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DAVIS COUNTY AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY NAMES LEADER

Bloomfield.-1ue executive CON-
mittee of the Davis County Agri-
cultural society met last week and APP
pointed the following superintendent
of the various departments:
General superintendent and superin-
tendent and privileges, ]. O. Wishard.
Superintendent of hall, D. o. Harris.
Superintendent of stalls, j. H. Curl.
Division superintendent G.
w. Monroe; P. M. Vest, assistant.
assistant.
Speed ring, T. D. Doke.
Sheep, j. G. Smith.
Hogs, ]. D. Baughman.
Poultry, A. F. Smith.
Grain and vegetables, ]. D. Hartzler.
Fruits, D. A. Trickler.
Miscellaneous, E. j. Augspurger.
Educational and Special, W. A.
Davidson.
Boys department, J. R. Sheaffer.
Household manufactures, Mrs. F. G.
Martin.
Crochet and Knitting, Mrs. Harvey
Wray.
Drawing and outlines, Mrs. Frank
McMain.
Plants and flowers, Mrs. John
Battin.
Girls department, Mrs. w. P. Huff,
man.
Dairy, poultry and kitchen, Mrs. A
J. Mum.
Jellies. pickles and fruits, Mrs. A
w. Woolard.
John Tomlin Dead.
John Tomlin died at his home
in this city Tuesday at
o'clock Mr. Tomlin was over 80 years
of age, and death was caused by
dropsy. The funeral will be held TO-
day.
Personal and Otherwise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Bryant Of Rec
Oak, and Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Bryant
of Griswold, were in the city Friday
and Saturday to attend the funeral Of
their mother, Mrs. Rachel Bryant.
Miss Eva Dodson of Normal, ILL.,, ant
Miss Grace Johnston Of West Grove
were guests of Miss Mia GaIpin Fri
day and Saturday
Mrs. Joel Fenton of San Jose, Cal.
has spent the past week with hel
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PAULINE MADE
WIFE JEALOUS
PARSONS COLLEGE OPERA co.
SENT MISSIVES AND WOMAN
WANTED DIVORCE.

Fairfield, April Is. Birmingham
people are laughing over the results
of the presentation of the opera
Pauline" by the Parsons college
opera company in that town and a
bunch of Parsons students are recov-
ering from the shock they received
when they learned by what a narrow
margin they had missed causing the
separation of a prominent business
man of Birmingham and his wife.
In order to advertise the show in
something out of the ordinary rut,
Frank G. Raney, Of this city, a
senior in the college and the manager
of the student singers, decided to get
Parsons girls to write letters to Bir-
mingham men reading like this:
Dear old friend Will drop in for
a little while week from Saturday
Will be tickled to death to see you
again.
pauline"
One Woman Did Not Understand.
Nearly everybody understood the
nature of the letters. but one Birming-
ham woman found the one addressed
to her husband, and the sight of the
scented and obviously feminine mis-
sive convinced her that she had am
pie grounds for divorce. She consult
ed Attorney J. A. Huglin of this city
for this purpose, but Saturday morn
ing before he could file them, Mr..
Huglin received a telephone message
to destroy the papers. This morning
the woman called on the lawyer to
explain her change of mind. A neigh
Dor CHANGED to make some remark
about the unique manner of advertis-
ing. and gradually it dawned upon the
would-be divorcee that she had made
a fearful mistake.
Pauline" will be presented at
Brighton, Batavia and Eldon, but it is
not probable that any more unique ad-
vertising methods will be adopted.
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ward and where he will make his home.
He has been travelling auditor for a
lumber corporation for the past TWEEN
ty-seven years and has come to the
conclusion it is time for him to locate
and begin the enjoyment of life.
5. T. Craig has let the contract for
new dwelling house on one of his
lots on East Benton street.
Quarterly meeting was held at the
A. M p. church yesterday. President
Elder Gordon was present and con-
Quoted the services leaving during the
afternoon for Buxton where he was
similarly engaged that evening.
Edwin Sincox, Of Foster, is one of
the regular attendants at court this
week. He was drawn as a juryman
and reported this morning for the four
weeks session that is To fallam
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SALEM.

Salem.-There will be services each
eveing of this week, except Saturday
evening of this week, except Saturday
Miss Alice Lawrence; pastor of the
Friends church, has returned from Il
visit with relatives at Keosauqua.
H. G. Triplett and family expect to
move next week to Spokane, Wash
H. L. Johnson is teaching the spring
term Of of school at the Hobson school
west of ehre.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles John, of Can
ton, Mo-, are visiting relatives at this
place.
Mrs. Rebecca Mead and Mrs.
Catherine Newly, of Tobia, Neb., are
guests at the home of their uncle,
Heram Pickard, south of town.
L. Foraker and family, of Ohio, are
visiting with Mrs Frank Davidson.
Ebb Williams returned to his home
at Eldon Tuesday after spending few
days with his daughter, Mrs. William
Burlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. sylvanus John. OF
Memphis, Mo-, visited with relatives
here a few days last week
w. c. T. U. will meet with Mrs. G.
A. Stevens Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. John Ollie has returned from
Fl. Madison
H. S. Packer and D. r. Connaughey
Barnes school Of embalming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Corsbie are visiting at
the home Of their son Elvin, at Mt
Hamill.
Mrs. w. T. shriner and son Dee, re-
turned from Des Moines Thursday
while there they were guests of the
formers brother, State Superintendent
Riggs.
A number of the friends Of Mr.. and
VIC n T,.i,, {,
farewell party Tuesday evening at
the home of DR.. and Mrs. c. D. Raw
houser
Mrs. Ruth Rowedy, of LaCrew, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Neal F'rary in Jackson township.
Mrs. J. H. Collatt spent last week
at the home of her brother, A. H
Packer at FIT. Madison.
Mrs. Rhoda Wilmeth recently visited
with her daughter. Mrs. Elmer Keck
near Utica.
Mrs. NJ. L, Packer is entertaining
her brother, E. L. Jacobs, from ST
Francis, Kan
Prof. and Mrs. Hill entertained the
teachers and students Of Whittier
Academy Tuesday evening.
Mrs. o. H. Tyner delightfully."- enter
tanned about twenty of her friends
Monday afternoon. The guest of hon
VI was Nils. IL. W. IilplSLl
/. n. Fryman, of Fairfield, was q
guest at the home of his aunt, Mrs
Elizabeth Cooper, Monday and Tues.
day of last week
A. H. Ingrim had a cinder taker
from his right eye Friday. The cinde1
had penetrated the ball of the eyt
three months and was the cause O.
severe pain.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Lyner and Mrs
A. G. Pidgeon spent Wednesday a
Mt Pleasant.
]. T. Ingram has sold his residence
one block west Of the park. Consider.
alton $1,000
H. G.. Triplett had a public sale o
household goods Saturday.
Mrs. John Long and son Byron
spent several days of last week witt
the formers daughter, Mrs. Eva True
blood, near Denora.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Ingram visited
the formers mother Mrs. HANNAH
Ingrim and his sister, Mrs. R. M
Swan at Danville, last week.
Mrs. Frank McMillen of near, Mt
Pleasant, came Thursday and remain
ed until Saturday visiting her mother
Mrs. Campbell.
H. c. Cooper Of Brighton, spen
| Friday and Saturday at this place Wis
iting his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Coop
err
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BONAPARTE.

Bonaparte.-MrS. Alta Sullivan or
Fairfield, deputy grand matron of the
specting the work Of this lodge. Chap
ter A. B. P. E. O., held their regular
meeting Monday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. R. N. Cresap
A. A. Rounds and family left yes
terday for Baraboo, Wis, where they
will make their future home.
A large number Of Masons attended
the funeral of George Jack at Bentons-
port Sunday.
William Ryland is a business caller
in Selma this week.
William Wombald Of Wausau, Wis.
was a Bonaparte visitor yesterday
Richard Reed, of Montrose was in
town Monday.
Mrs. Marie Cantril and Miss Tiute
Cox Were the guests of friends ir
West Point Sunday
Mrs Frank Wier and son Of Humes-
ton are visiting relatives in Bona partt
and vicinity
Worth and Ernest Scott, of Keokuk
are spending a few days here with
friends.
Asa steadman is employed in Prim-
rose this week.
Miss Helen Corns, of Pennington, is
a guest of the Emil Noske family.
G. L. George has been appointed
justice VI IllG peace place. VI l.
Hogan, deceased
Archie Keasling is in Kcosauqua
this week, being a member Of the
grand jury of the district court.
EDDYvILLE.
Eddyville.-A number of the boys
from here went to Abba and spent
Sunday. Those who went were:
Clyde Saville, Harry Grant, Ralph
Chord, Eddie Myrick and Mr.. Wander
poole. They visited with Clyde Spear
and with other friends.
Two babies we're christened by
Father Ream at the Catholic church
Sunday, the little baby of Mr.. and Mrs
Will Smith, and the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Nair.
Carl Powell and wife moved out to
their new home on the farm about one
mile west Of Eddyville Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowles, who reside
near Frederic spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. B. B. Beammer, who reside
west of here. Mr.. and Mrs. Bowles
expect to move to Oklahoma in the
near future.
Sunday after visiting with her daugn-
ter, Mrs, Emma snider of Dslta, for
some time. =
Walter Wooten of Oskaloosa Jame
down and spent Sunday with his
friend, Miss Fay Watkins of North
Second street
Enoch Johnson and Bert Emanuel
went to Milton Monday morning.
where they are employed, after visit
Ing over Sunday with their families
Benjamin Surbaugh shipped his
household goods to Morayia, where he
intends to make his future home with
his daughter, Mrs. William Thornburg
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spent Sunday in the city, the guest of
Miss Carrie McCuistion.
Miss Lille Tomey returned Friday
from two weeks visit with relatives
at Powersville, Mo.
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The more froth to beer, the more
profit, but not so with debate.
Every acrimonious discussion intro.
duces the thought of muscle.
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Costly Jar of the Subway.

The tuppcnny tube. London's sub
way, once set fire TO house In a man.
ner so extraordinary rs to merit atten.
ton. In a mansion beneath which
runs the subtcrrancan railway one OF
the bedroom fireplaccs was fitted with
a blower-a sheet of iron inside the
CRATE which can be raised or lowered
TO regulate the daft. The blower rest
ed on a series OF iron notches. One
afternoon servant kindled n fire In
the crate and when It was well alight
raised the blower, so that the coal
would burn but slowly. and so left 1t
while she went downstairs. Presently,
deep In the clay beneath the founda-
tions of the house, n train rushed along.
The vibrations from Its passing were
sufficient to jar the blower from the
notches on which the servant had left
It 1t dropped down. The draft In
creased; the fire ragged madly. The
flames were enough to set the chimney
OH fire, burning SCOT set the water tank
on the roof allght, and there resulted
II considerable conflagration.-Pittsburg
Post
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Curind Snaka Bites.

Considerable difference of opinion ex-
isis with regard to trustworthy rem
edy for snake bites. DR.. Lauder Brun-
ton advocates the use Of permanganate
OF potash applied Immediately. Mr.
Greengrass OF North Arcot district.
Madras, however, as the result of vari-
GUS experiments states that acetic aciC
even in the diluted form OF vinegar.
IN important and eifectual remedy,
and Ii can be applied efTectually as
long rs mn hour or an hour and a half
after the bite. Cases Of recovery from
snake bites have followed the applica-
ton Of vinegar after such Intervals
An incision must he made over the
bite. us much OF the poison "a possible
squeezed out. and then vinegar Is tG
be injected If the bite Is on limb, n
llglture must he placed above II. Mr.
Grcengrass records twenty-ninc cases
of recovery from cobra bites by such ii
use OF vinegar. The one failure which
occurred was due TO the fact that no
incision had been made over the bite
4 similar treatment Is recommended
for the stings Of scorpiOns.-LOndOn
Standard
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Z Girl and a Snake.

II Is q matter Of fact that men have
greater fear of serpents than have wo
men. During a visit to friends In the
country I was crossing a stretch OF
meadow In the company Of my hostess
daughter, a sprightly girl OF seventeen.
when a black snake crossed the path
ten feet In front OF US. I caught my
companion by the sleeve. but she
wrenched herself loose, gathered her
skirts about her kness, gave running
Jump and landed squarely upon the
back Of the reptile. His snakeship
thrashed the grass and the girls ankles
with equal futility. AS soon as she
could disengage one foot she planted
1t upon the serpent's head. In the alb
sence of club or stores / was COM
pelled to stand and witness scene
that to me was terrifying. but to the
girl furnished supreme enjoyment
Years afterward when | read Hag-
CARDS description Of Jess fight with
the kangaroo understood the kind of
entertainment that my young compan-
ion had provided for me.-Brooklyn
EAGLE
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a C,a;ne EnoIish Ceremony.

On the last day CT each October the
city solicitor Of London. with All as
sistant, attends upon th, ROYAL remem-
brancer, when by proclamation the
tenants and occupiers CT a piece Of
waste ground called the moors, in the
county OF Salop," are commanded to
"come forth and DO your service upon
pain and peril that shall fall thereon"
The solicitor chops in halves two fag-
OTIS, one with a hatchet and the other
with n billhook Afterward comes the
summons to the tenants, etc. of "a
certain tenement with a forge In the
Strand and the payment Of six horse
shoes, with sixty-one shoe nails, by the
solicitor This forge has long ceased
to be, and the same shoes and nails
are used year after year, the shoes be-
ing at least two centuries Old
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Rossini and the Drum.

When Rossinis "Gazza Ladra' was
performed for the first time the drum
In the orchestra not only excited much
comment. but caused the enemies OF
the composer. whom they denounced
as q foolish inventor OF unmnsica'
novelties" To threaten Rossinl WIFI
bodily violence. One young man. Il
pupil OF ROlla's. gained admission 10
the composers presence and declared
that art had been 50 violently outraged
by the invention that he must XIII th'
offender. He drew n weapon. but con
scented 70 listen TO argument. lie ha,
l,cen soldier. and when the composer
asked him Why there should not be y
drum where there are soldiers Ut
sbealhcd his knife. "Proilise me
though" lr sail. that you VIII pu'
no drums IN your faturc music" Kos
gIni PROMISED. but forgot
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The Mules DeIusion.

The pack mule Is quite as much ali
institution as the team mule and Is
absolutely Indispensable In the noun
tains. Mule packing IS Il fine nrt. ami
with n we'll trained animal and skill
ful packer you can safely transport
anything from piano tn a bag OF oats
When the packer has finished his jOb
I'm an artistic manner. the animal ma!
buck or back, kick or rear or roll. but
he cannot rid himself OF his burden.
and he finally gives 1t up in despair
After two or three experiences be VIII
submit to his destiny and fall into line
with the rest Of the train every morn
Ing to receive his load from the pack
err A we'll trained pack mule Is at
ways proud Of his load. and II by any
means Il gets loose he will step quietly
out of line and whit until the pack
master comes along to tighten 1t.
The most serious objection to the
mule. which you sometimes find In hu-
man beings also Is the delusion that
he can sing. One who has never heard
a mule solo cannot appreciate the ex-
tent OF his mistake: but. like every
thing else about mule. his song is
strictly original, 1t belongs to no other
animal. No one can describe and M
one can initiate it.-New York Mall.
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rhere,s a hara Ia the Moon.

Equally famous with the man in the
moon and the woman In the moon is
the hare In the moon. says Garrett z.
Serviss in his Astronomy With the
Naked Eye" The original Is n Bud
dhist legend. The god Sakklia, dis
guised as a Brahman, pretended to be
starving and went TO the animals for
help. The monkey got him bunch Of
mangoes; the coot picked up II fisher
mans neglected string for him; the
fox stole him a pot Of milk. At last
the god approached the hare. Il have
nothing but grass" said the hare. land
you can't eat that" But your flesh Is
good" suggested the pretended Brah-
man. The hare assented. Then" said
the Brahman, "I'll kindle fire at the
foot of this rock, and you jump of into
IL. That'll save me the trouble OF kill
ing you" The hare assented again.
but as he leaped from the rock the god
caught him In his arms and then drew
his figure In the moon as perpetual
reminder OF the excellence Of self sac
rifice