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The Washington times., 1908-07-24
SEES GOOD CHANCE
OF TARIFF REVISION
Representative Serene E. Payne
Believes Republican Congress
VIII Be Elected.

Representative Serene F. Payne,
chairman Of the House Committee on
Ways and Means, believes there is a
chance for his committee 10 report 70
the House during the snort session a
comprehensive scheme for the revision
of the tariff.
He was IN the city today. and ex-
pressed Ibis opinion. Mr.. Payne's son,
William X. Payne, clerk Of the Ways
and Means Committee. is now AT work
in Auburn, y. Y, getting together data
and preliminary statistics on the tariff
Mr.. Payne ASSUMES that there viii be
a Republican Congress elected, and SAYS
he does not believe the political COM
pIexion Of the House Will be changed.
The Washington times., 1908-07-24
EXPLAINED AT LAST.

The late DR.. Morgan DIX" said a
clergyman Of New York, had a droII
way Of tightening grave subjects with
little humorous asides.
once I heard him addressing a grad
Uating class at a medical school He
BEGAN in this way:
o. 'r'hysioloEists tell us, gentlemen,
that the older a man grows the smaller
his brain becomes. This explains why
the old man knows nothing. and the
young one everything. Exchange
The Washington times., 1908-07-24

Swollen glands pale coplexions
and ulcers, skin diseases general poor
usual ways which Soua being deeply
iuenched in the blood often resulting
Swelling
thoroughly destroys the heath properties of the blood
incuTable
purify
entire blood supply and drives the scrouous deposits
S s. S. the of all blood purifiers right
down to the bottom of the trouble and
supplies the weak diseased blood with the haul properties
need Of and this builds persons
makes them and healthy. gentle, vegetable
preparation and suited age
containing information Soula
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA GA
The Washington times., 1908-07-24
AYENGES HIS WIFE
FROM INYALID'S BED
She Breaks Away From Man
and Runs Into HuS-
bands Room.

CHICAGO. July 2A-Fate last evening
chanced TO place Lucas Sletten within
the range of the supposedly helpless
invalid whose home he had broken Up,
and the invalid-lying in bed in a plas-
ter caste, which practically precluded
the possibility Of movement-fired two
shots and killed him
William Thomas Branitzky, who used
70 be a well-known architect with an
office in the Unity building. fired the
shots and avenged the wrongs over
which he had been brooding for more
than two years. In the doorway Of his
room, a witness of the shooting, was
his young wife, ElOise. who is credited
with causing much OF the trouble
B-anitzky IS thirty-eight years old. his
wife twenty-six; Sletten was twenty
three.
Once Took Wife Away.
Branitzky became bedridden six
months ago, a victim Of tuberculosis
of the spine. The victim Of the bullets
had on a previous OCCASION caused Mrs.
Branitzky TO leave her husband. but she
had returned to him some time ago.
Three months ago, against the hus-
bands wishes Sletten became a bOarder
IN the apartment There were three
others boarding at the house. but Slet-
ten was the only one Of whom the hus-
band was jealous
Branitzky. from his bedroom heard
his wife struggling with Sletten. owing
10 his affiction BranitZlly was unable 70
leave the bed. The struggle continued
in the rear part Of the house, and
Mrs. BranitZl6y's cries for help were
carried 10 the husbands ears through
a long corridor that runs from his
bedroom to the kitchen.
Let go Of mel Please let me alone"
cried the woman, who tried to free
herself
Flees From Man.
To a small room off the kitchen Slet-
ten was trying TO drag the woman She
broke away from him and fed down the
corridor toward her husbands bedroom.
80. VIII. WIFI she screamed Lou
IS striking me-"
The husband thus became certain that
Sletten was the man with whom his
wife was struggling He managed to
reach under his pillow and get re
volver. AS the young man followed his
wife into his room he drew the re-
volver and shot twice. both shots TAX
ing effect and killing Sletten instantly.
The Washington times., 1908-07-24
TURKS IN MACEDONIA
REVOLT AGAINST PORTE
Five Hundred Uskub Troops Join
With Civilians Loyal Force
on March
on March.

VIENNA. July et.-The Turkish gar
rison at I-skub, IN the viIayet Of kos
sol. 100 miles northwest of SsIonica.
r7utfrfed today. according 10 a mes
sage received here. A force OF loyal
lists IS marching against the town IN an
effort 90 put down the rebellion.
The action Of the UslIUb troops IS
not surprising as the general disafeC-
ton sweeping over Macedonia had
reached the soldiers Five hundred sol
dsers are involved in the mutiny and
rcarlv all Of the civilian population
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-03-20
HOISINGTON

rIom the pspatch March ut
John Wildgen came in from Chat
ham, Ont, Friday night to visit hi.
brother H Wildgen and family.
One of N. ]. Geer's sons has NOV.
ed out from the eastern part of thu
state to live on the place where Jess
Chrisamore is living.
A. H. Baker informs US that ChamE
Clark has been engaged to deliver /;
lecture here July IL. He is booked
by the Ridpath's Lecture Course
Champ Clark is a great orator and
HoiSington people will be glad to
have an opportunity to hear him.
l.. c. Breeder and Roger Gillian
were over from the Bend Monday
and Tuesday getting things in shape
for Rogers trip to California. He
Will leave Tor San Francisco Monday
night where he will take course in
electrical engineering.
ThoS. Varah and three sons Of
Hastings, Neb. came in the first of
the week and left Monday night with
his brother W. H. Varah for Wichita
county where Thos. Varah and sons
purchased a section and a half Of
land. They returned to Hoisington
last Rlght to spend a day looking
over the country here.
MIR. and Mrs. Ed Dunlap went to
Newton last night where Mr.. Dunlap
will leave his wife and proceed on
his way to Jamestown Calf, where
he has job under B. F. Slime, for.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-03-20

merly foreman at this point. Mrs.
Dunlap will join her hus band as soon
as he gets located there. We, regret to
see them leave Hoisington as they
have made many friends during their
STAY here.
Brakeman Bell has reported for
duty after having completed his tour
Of the west. We understand Mr.. Bell
accompanied by o. Tromer and l..
NJ. MCGEE got as far as Pueblo where
they visited Messrs MCGEE and Bells
folks. They appeared glad to get back
without any gold bricks or wooden
nickles though they did take in a tou.
pie Of "Peek-a.boo" ties.
A fire alarm was turned in at y;
30 today and it was soon discovered
that the mill was on fire. 1t is an iron
clad building and the fire vas burn
ing between the walls on the south.
west corner. The crew on the switch
engine was putting water on it and
with the fire department soon put it
out. The loss will be small compared
with what it would Of been il the fire
had gotten beyond control with such
strong wind blowing.
Hemp Stoskopf also had a little
blaze at his place this morning but a
alarm was not turned in. Some curn
tains caught fire from the stove but.
the blaze was put out with little dam
ages.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-03-20

Wanted Alfalfa seed at the
Great Bend Hardware & Imple-
ment Co.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-24
The Courier Junior
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING CO..
oTTuMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA pEVEREAUx.
EDITOR.
REAL PUMPKINS FOR PRIZES.

scar Juniors: While we have had
halloween contest each year since
the beginning of the Junior, and
while it is not a new subject, still we
feel sure that all the Juniors will
want one this year, especially when
we tell them what kind of prizes we
are going to give away. And what do
you suppose they are?Why real
pumpkins, (the kind that grand
mother, and Aunt Mary use when
they make Thanksgiving pies), to the
Ottumwa Juniors, and imitation pump
kins or jack-o-lanterns to the out Of
town Juniors We will give away 40
prizes, 90 to the Ottumwa Juniors and
20 to the out of town Juniors, who
send in the 40 best stories on one of
the following subjects:
why we celebrate Halloween"
Halloween Games"
Halloween"
what | Will do Halloween"
The contest opens at once and
closes Oct %.
We will announce the names of the
prize winners in next weeks Junior.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-24
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

Abraham Lincoln was born February
u. 1909. in Hardin county Kentucky,
in little log house snch as all the
pioneers of the western states built
for themselves. with no flooring but
the earth, no paper to cover the logs
and with but the most primitive fur
niture such DIS they themselves cou7d
make. Here is was that Abraham Lin.
coin, who was nicknamed abe pas
sed the first seven years OF his Hfe
in spite of their great poverty and
rude home. little abe" flourished,
grew strong and full OF boyish spirit.
But he worked all day and studied
hard at night and soon became a sue
ccssfnl lawyer and was elected pres
ident of the United States, March 4.
1861, and died April IA. 1865.
Retta Ruark, age II,
F D No 3 Pennington. Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-24
WILLIAM M'kINLEY.

William Mckinley was born in
Niles, Ohio. in the year 1S43. He en-
listed in the Civil War and was pro
noted for gallant services of major.
After the war he began the practice OF
law in Canton. Ohio. In 1876 the Re-
publicans elected him to congress.
In 1890 he introduced the Mckinley
tariff.
Mr.. Mckinley was the twenty-ffth
president OF the United States from
1897 to 1901. In the spring of 1901
the Pan-American exposition was
opened at Buffalo. N. Y President
Mckinley visited the exposition Sept
5. and made his last speech on that
occasion. The next day. September
s, the president gave public re-
ception at the exposition, and while
holding this reception, he was shot
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-24
Htou Ru nuu,
Rahbit Got Rid
ot Sneako dWolf

Well. here's the finest place to
build house | ever saw declared
Bunny Rabbit. speaking to his wife
and two children and waving his paw
about over pretty open space in the
woods. There's fine. big. hollow
stump which will serve for a house
The greater part Of one. All | shall
have to do will be to build porch,
9 kitchen and fence"
"And roof over the stump, papa, ="
,W in Speckles, the little son rabbit.
And gate to the fence said
White, the little daughter rabbit.
Certainly, certainly, my dears."
laughed Bunny Rabbit very proud Of
his precocious children
'.Ah, Speckles and White will see to
ii that everything is properly DONE
said Mamma Rabbit, also proud of
her children
So they all set to work building ad-
ditions to the huge hollow stump
which was to serve so nicely for a
two-story house. Being animals and
used to performing all sorts OF do
mestic duties for themselves it never
once occurred to them that they
should engage carpenter. Bunny
Rabbit had a fine tool chest. and from
1t he took saws, hammers, planes,
nails, etc. And he, with Mamma Rab.
bits assistance, soon had a fine rain
proof roof over the stump and a
smooth floor half way up, forming
second story, and smooth floor in
the bottom of the stump. All the
while that Bunny and his wife work
ed at the roof Speckles and White
were busy bringing fine, strong sticks
with 1he bark peeled off, to be used
in building the fence And as soon
as they had a great pile of the fence
sticks together they set to work dig
ging little, deep holes into which to
set the fence sticks so that they
might be secure
And two days after locating in the
beautiful open space Bunny Rabbit
and his family were happy as could
be, for the new house was all ready
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-24

Georges father owned land all over
the country, in all about 5000 acres.
When George was about years old
they moved to Fredericksburg Here
young Washington was sent to school.
His teachers name was Hobby.
George learned to read, write and
cipher. When George was eleven
years old his father died. George
was sent to school in England.
Washington wrote many sayings. One
day he was breaking colt 1t was
his mothers favorite He rode it so
much that he killed it. When he was
sixteen years old he went to stay with
his brother. On his birthday they
gave him Ratchet. His father had a
cherry tree. One day he went out
and was chopping his fathers cherry
tree down. His father was angry, but
George told him he cut it down and
his father said he would not do any
thing to him.
Your friend,
Lydia Hoed, age II,
$50 West Mechanic ST., Ottumwa la
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-24
WILLIAM M'kINLEY.

I will write a story about William
Mckinley
He was born in Ohio January 90,
1S4S
He was educated in the public
schools and at Allegheny college.
He enlisted as private in 1851 and
rose to the rank OF major
He left the army July. 1865. and
studied law. He was member of
congress In 1876 and 1891 and became
chairman of the committee on ways
and means. He was defeated for con
gress in 1890 and elected governor of
Ohio in 1896 and reelected in 1900.
President Mckinley breathed his
last breath on Saturday morning, Sep
TENDER IA, 1901.
Miss Ruth Harl, aged IA.
Stiles. Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-24
THE FIRST sPPRING DAYS.

We nearly all love the spring be-
cause the leaves come out and the
flowers begin to bloom and everything
is beautiful. l think the grass looks
so pretty when it first turns green.
April and May are the first months
Of spring. The first of May is the
incest We all like to go flower hunt
ing out in the woods and gather vio-
lets, blue bells, boys breeches. etc.
We live on fruit farm and the ap-
pies, pears, peaches and plums look
nice in bloom. The plum orchard
isn't very far from the house and
when the plum trees bloom it makes
such nice fragrance clear up to the
house
In the spring we plant corn, oats,
etc, and we also have the spring
house cleaning to do.
Our school is generally going on in
April and May and some times in
June.
AS my story is getting rather long
I will close.
Flora Sterrett, age 10.
Abba. Iowa.
r. r. No. l.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-24
ANDREW JACKSON.

Andrew Jackson was of Irish parent
ace and was born in the Warsaw set
Element on the line between North
and South Carolina. About the time
OF his birth his flther died lie had
hot temper and grew up in a rough
country and among rougfE. people
What schooling he got was az a little
OLD field school house When he, was
thirteen years old the Revolutionary
war began. he wanted to fight against
England and was in few small. bat
ties. He was captured in one of these
and put in prison pen. where he took
the smallpox. He was then EXCHANGED
and sent home. When he was eighteen
he began to study law. Soon afterward
he moved to the newly settled coun-
try Of Tennessee. When the war of
lSl2' broke out he again went to fight
tle English. He was made general of
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-24
JAMES BUCHANAN.

James Buchanan was the fifteenth
president of the United States. He
was born at Stony Batter. Pa, and ed
ucated at Dickinson college. He stud
led law and was admitted to the bal
in 1872 and soon obtained large prac
t1ce. He then entered the army and
served as private during the war OF
1872. He was elected to the Pennsyl
vania legislature in 1914, and to con
gress i'll 1921. where he remained ten
years. In 1881 Buchanan retired from
congress and he was soon afterwards
appointed United States minister to
Russia, but was elected to the senate
in 1888. There he vigorously defend.
ed the presidents right to remove of.
ticials without the consent of the sen.
ate.
During Van Buren's administration
he gave his support to the establish
ment or an Independent treasury: UNI
der Tyler he sustained the veto DOW
er, opposed the ratification of the
Webster-Ashburton treaty and was
one Of the earliest advocates of the
annexation Of Texas. In 1916 he left
the senate and became secretary of
state in Folks cabinet. On the cleo.
ton of Pierce, Buchanan was ap-
pointed minister to Great Britain. He
was a pro-slavery man, and signed
the Ostend manifesto
In 1856 he secured the Democratic
nomination for the presidency and at
the election he received 174 electoral
votes, being elected over Fremont,
the Republican, and Fillmore. the
Know Nothing.
While Buchanan did not favor Sc
cession. he held that the United
States had no authority to prevent 1t,
and did not take any steps to oppose
the confiscation of government prop
erty in the south. Though he refused
to withdraw the United States troops
from South Carolina, he refused to
send them reinforcements. On retiring
from office Mr. Buchanan went to his
home in Lancaster, Pa. where he
lied in 1853. He published s'Mr. Blu
chanan's Administration Of the Eve
Of the Rebellion"
Clarissa Hahn age IA.
el7 East Fourth ST.,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-24
JAMES BUCHANAN.

James Buchanan was the fifteenth
president. He was born in Pennsyl-
vanla, April %, 1871 and died June |,
1868 He was lawyer and OF liberal
education. He served several terms
III congress and was sent as minister
TO England by President Pierce. He
was nominated for president by the
Democrats and was elected in 1858
received liza electoral votes to ia for
Fremont, and for Fillmore. This
was the first contest in which the Re
publican party entered and Fremont
and Dayton were its candidates. The
quarrel between the north and south
was becomming very bitter.
Forest Weber, age s.
1870 East Main st. Ottumwa Ia
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-24

IT any reader of the Junior
Should like Graham cake,
| give you here a recipe
Which I quite often make.
First take one cup Of sugar white,
And butter one half cup.
Together mix, then add an egg,
And lightly beat it UP
Then take one cup Of pure sweet
milk,
And well dissolve therein
A teaspoonful of soda so
Its trace cannot be seen.
Then scatter in little salt,
And favour it with spices,
little nutmeg. If you please,
Or lemon peel is nice.
And then of flour you may put in
Three even teacups full,
And when you've stirred it wen
around
Then quickly pour the whole
Into your buttered pan, my dears,
Which ready stands the while.
Then--if you give it a nice bake,
Twill be so nice you'll smile.
| am a Tri-weekly Junior,
Your Dear Junior,
Minnie Odean. aged 8.
Eldon Ia
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-24

the Tennessee volunteers and was
much loved by his men who gave him
the nickname of .'Old Hickory He
went to New Orleans to defend IL
against the English. He had only one
half as many soldiers as the English
but he defeated them with great loss
The English lost twenty-six hundred
men and the Americans only eight
Killed and thirteen wounded. In 1928
jackson was elected president of the
United States. He was very popular
with the people. He was the first
president who put out of office those
VINO had voted against him, and APP
pointed his own friends in their
places. He died in 1S45. He had no
children, but he adopted nephew OF
his wife and a little Indian baby,
found after a battle in it's dead moth
ers arms. He was one Of the best
generals America has ever produced.
irene Sutherland, aged g.
Gillette, WyC
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-24
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

Abraham Lincoln was born near
Hodgenville. Larue county Kentucky
on February -, 1909. In early life he
was farmer and when he was elect.
ed president he was lawyer.
He was the sixteenth president.
He died April 16. 1865. at the age
of fifty-six years. He was assassinated
in Washington. D. G..
He was buried at the Oak Ridge
cemetery, Springfield, III.
He was Presbyterian.
His father was Thomas Lincoln.
His fathers vocation was farming
Your Junior friend,
Helen Halferty, age 10.
BIRMINGHAM, Iowa.
r. r. No. S
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-24
AGNES GOES TO SCHOOL EVERY
DAY.

Dear Editor
I go to school every day My
teachers name is Emma Page. She
is very nice teacher am in sixth
grade fourth room. study arithmetic
grammar spelling, geography, reading
history, writing and drawing. l have
been taking music lessons this sum
mer on the piano.
My music teachers name is Grace
Cooper
The weather here in Kansas is very
pleasant. It has not been very cold
so far this fall. We had lovely rain
the other day.
There is a lot OF fruit out here.
Will close as my letter is getting
long wishing the Junior much sue
cess. I remain,
Agnes Maxwell, age -.
Scandal Kas.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-24
STORIES-LETTERS.
MYRTLE WRITES OF THE RlJs.
SELL OLD SETTLERS
MEETING.
Dear Editor

Dear Editor.
| will write and tell you about Old
Settlers reunion at Russell.
1t was the 9Th and 9th of October
All of our folks went but mamma,
Eva and Chas. We all had nice time.
My aunt Ida Price had float for
the cripples. Mammie Cooper and |
were the cripples. and Aunt Ida was
the nurse.
The float was all white and papa
drove his black team to the float.
It was surely beautiful. Our float took
first prize, $40. | think that was fine.
We had picture taken of the float.
They were giving prizes on the best
painting. My Aunt Mamie Price took
first prize. | think that was fine.
They had some very pretty fancy
work. There was big crowd both
days. / guess everybody enjoyed them
selves. I know did il | did have to
walk on crutches.
Well. I will close hoping TO receive
a postal. Your Junior friend.
Myrtle Price.
Melrose. Iowa.
r, r. No 4.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-24
RIPON CATHEDRAL.

received postal from the Courier
Junior the other day and it was the
picture of the Ripon cathedral in
England. 1t is pretty card and l will
try and write a short story on it,
In 6S1 Saxon church stood on the
site of the cathedral, of which nothing
now remains but the crypt. The pres
ent edifice dates from 1154, the most
ancient portions being transepts, part
of central tower, nave, choir and
chapter house.
From 1918 to 1900 the building suf-
fered many vicissitudes and later
was considerably injured by the Par
liamentarians.
During the years 1861 and 1870 a
great restoration was completed. The
cathedral is 270 feet long and the
the height Of the western towers is
ITO feet.
Ruah Kramer, age 10.
Batavia. Iowa
R. r. No. 2. Box IA.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-24
FAMOUS DWARFS.

Warsaw was famous dwarf. He
was born in 1889, and was 80 inches
high.
Chas. S. Stratton, known as Tom
Thumb, who was born in New York,
in 1887. was 81 inches high. His wife,
Mrs. Tom Thumb, was SO inches In
height. Che-mah of China was %
inches in height. A native of Mex.
leo, Lucia Zarate. was 20 inches tall,
the smallest of all. General Mite of
New York, is u inches high.
Many great men in history have
been small, such as Napoleon, and
Grant.
Beatrice Lynch, age 1S,
81 Walton, Ave, ST. Louis. Mo.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-24
SOUVENIR PosTALs.

We are still sending out beautiful
postals, so we will want the Juniors to
write stores about the subjects repre-
scented on them. We do not want the
Juniors to acknowledge them by sim
ply thanking us or writing a receipt.
Either write on the subjects they rep
resent or else write a nice little let
ter telling us of your pets, your home,
the beautiful flowers or something
else of interest.
We will still give souvenir albums
to the Juniors when they have 25
postals from the Courier Junior.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-24
FROSTED WALNUTS,

Remove the shells from four dozen
walnuts Take off skins, separate
them into halves and dip them into
an icing made of four tablespoonfuls
Of sugar and the white of an egg
beaten to stiff froth Place them
out on clean sheet of paper. stand
them in the oven and bake light
brown color. Take out remove from
the paper and ready to serve.
Bertha Falferty.
BIRMINGHAM IA