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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-15
The Tale of a Watermelon.

Round inviting watermelon, in the
grocery store,
Little Johnny looked at it, then he
looked some more.
lady tea,
Johnny hefted watermelon, murmur-
ing softly "Gee!"
Groceryman was making change, lady
making talk,
Johnny rolled the watermelon swiftly
up the walk.
Johnny took his tristy knife and
gashed the melons hide,
Licked his chops to see tie seeds and
bright red meat inside.
Johnny's brother cime along. cuffed
his freckled ears,
JOHNNY fastened hosling home, weep
ing wrathful tears.
Brother took the watermelon under
meath tree,
Ate some fourteen pounds Of 1t, also
murmured "Geei"
Did he suddenly fall lit? Did he
vengefuI grocer
Find him there and carry him to the
lookup? No sir!
Did he die shameful death, as all
such wretchesI must?
No! he did lots more such things, and
now he runs trust!
And as for Johnny, he is plunged in
deep, remorsdul grief
Because it was his early fate to be a
little thief!
James J. Montague. la New York
Journal.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-15
Mr.. BRYAN,s SPEECH.

Mr.. Bryan's speech Of acceptance
will be disappointing to great many
democrats. 1t will not please the rad
icals, for the frequent application of
the soft pedal, forced into the speech
no doubt by the Macks, the Belmonts,
and the Ryans of the party, gives it a
tone distinctly mild. 1t will not please
the conservatives, for there are fire.
quent passages where the Bryan Of
free silver and government ownership
shows his hand.
There are a few i'll advised para
graphs, too, that will not appeal to
thinking people. For instance there
is the assertion that the Democratic
party has earned confidence, because
our own party has risked defeat
aye, suffered defeat in its effort to
arouse the conscience of the public"
The assertion that the overwhelming
majorities given the Republican pres
idents of the last half century is a
vote Of confidence for the Democratic
party is, to say the least, a stretch
of the imagination.
Then there are a few questions
which may be too readily answered
by the opposition to make it wise to
pop them. why no tariff reform 2"
asks Mr.. Bryan. His answer may be
found in the Republican platform
which was the first to declare for
tariff reform when the changed condi-
tions brought forth the issue. "Why
no antitrust legislation?' asks the
Commoner His answer may be found
by the perusal of most any edition of
the daily papers of the last few years,
in which there has been much evil
dence that Republican congress
passed antitrust legislation and Re-
publican department of justice prose-
cuted it. "Why no railroad legisla-
tion?" asks Bryan. This answer, too,
may be found in the records of the
Roosevelt, administration, with it's
countless number of prosecutions for
railroad abuses.
Then there is another unfortunate
allusion to question that tactful
passes through a period of fasting In
democrats never mention except in
whispers Introducing the point by
the assertion that the Republican
party Is powerless to regenerate itself
so long as it remains in power, Mr..
Bryan says that mot until that party
, the wilderness will the Republican
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-15

cent primaries. was promised the hand
of his lady love provided he won the
nomination at the polls. The candi-
date took the people into his conf
dence and stated the case plainly in a
local newspaper. Then he followed
this with cards bearing the inscrip-
ton, Boost Hicks-you know why
That the people of Decatur nominated
Mr.. Hicks by big majority is an evil
dence that there is one community
where sentiment is not dead.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-15
PLEASANT GROVE.

Pleasant Grove-Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
McVey and daughter. Lavelle, visited
Sunday at the home of Chas. Thomp-
son.
Misses Ada, Bessie and Mildred
Smith, left Saturday for Drakevisle
where they will spend few days with
their grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. d.
%. Simmons
Master Vernon Simmons is on tho
sick list.
Rossie Turner spent Sunday with
his sister, Mrs. Dewey Hancock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Smith and
children visited at the Jack Simmons
home Sunday afternoon.
Jack Simmons visited a few days CT
the past week with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. d. e. Simmons
II. M. Moran is on the sick list.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-15
BATAVIA.

Batavia.-Union services were held
in this city Sunday by the three
churches. On account Of the rainy
weather the services were held at til :
Christian church in the morning and
afternoon and at the M. e. church IN
the evening. Rev. Burch, of the
Christian church, of Fairfield, preached
the union sermon at the Christian
church and Rev. Petit, Of Abba, de-
livered the sermon at the M. e. church.
The meetings We're to be held in the
school house grove had 1t not been
for the threatening weather
The Batavia ball team defeated the
Brookville team on the Batavia dia-
mond in a game Sunday with score
Of % to II.
Miss Ada Napziger has returned
home after a short visit with relatives
at Fremont.
Several Odd Fellows from here at
tended l. o. o. f., lodge at Bladens-
burg Saturday night.
George Davidson made business
trip to Chicago the first of the week
j. Fl. Curtis has returned home from
Des Moines where he has been at
tending school.
Mrs. Maggie Holman returned home
Wednesday from a trip through the
west.
Rev Cooper, of Ottumwa, will give
union temperance lecture at the
Christian church next Sunday even
ing. Everybody invited.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-15

The lives of anumber of Indians
stranded in the desert and dying from
thirst We're saved when an expedition
arrived bearing three carloads of wat
ermelons. Could you imagine a more
pleasant manner of having your life
saved
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-15

coats and work for the success of the
Republican party from Taft to Carroll
and from Carroll to township trustees,
and there will be an old-ime Repub-
lican plurality rolled up in Iowa
this fall
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-15

An exchange, noting the report that
the National Kraut Manufacturers as
ISOLATION prophesied a scarcity in the
product. due to shortage in the cab
bage crop, summarizes the situation
with headlines that tell the whole
story:
DROUGHT, LITTLE KRAUT;
CABBAGE CROP IN DOUBT.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-15
be assigned and disposed of in their

be assigned and disposed of in their
order.
D. M. Anderson, Judge.
The jurors drawn follow:
Grand Jury.
G. e. Anderson.
Charles Bluhm.
David Cobler.
Robert Dunning.
Ged Dotts.
A. w. Holzhauser.
L. j. Jaques.
F. u. Miller
August Parsons.
Leander Powelson.
s. M. Pedrick
Dan Venator.
Petit Jury.
The petit jurors are:
Ed Areingdale, J. e. Berry. B. r.
Biggs, William Brady, Hiram Baker
j. f. Baughman, G. L. Firkins, B. A,
harrington, John r. French, John w.
Gray, w. r. Gift, Marion Handy, Pres.
ton Hough, Fl. T.. McIntire, Thomas
Murray, H. B. Ostdiek, E. e. Parks,
John F. Peck, Gus Peterson, William
Phillips, w s. Russell, Charles H.
Spurgeon. Lafayette Smith, Lew Sha.
fer, M. M. Thompson, w. M. Temple
ton. William Tarleton, B. w. Van Der
Veer, e. Van Houltzhauer, w. T. VIII
son.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-15

A Decatur, ILL.,, man who was can
didate for county surveyor at the re-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-15

AS soon as the farmer gets over his
hurry he will be invited to come In
and receive some more advice.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-15

Since the presidents appointment
OF commission to investigate and
recommend to him plans by which the
farmers social, sanitary and economic
conditions may be improved, it has
developed that there is opposition to
the plan in some country districts.
Some critics of the administration in
farming localities have made known
their opinions that they can take care
of themselves without the aid of a
commission. The New York World
prints interviews in which number
of correspondents from agricultural
communities criticise the president as
a "meddler." 1t is safe to say, how
ever, that the large majority Of far
mers will not look upon the matter in
this light. They realize, as all of us
realize, that most any condition in life
can be improved, and they will well
come the investigation and recommen-
dalton of any sensible plan that will
work such improvement.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-15
AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM.

The Courier is in receipt of the
following communication from the
Printers Ink Publishing company:
THE Courier, Ottumwa, Iowa.
Gentlemen: Out of 22,502 puhlica-
lions listed in the 1908 issue of Row
ellis American Newspaper Directory
only about 1000 daily newspapers are
considered worth an advertisers seri-
Gus consideration.
yours is one of them"
Printers Ink is weekly advertis-
ing journal that is widely read and is
looked upon as an authority on the
advertising question. That it classi-
fies the Courier as one of the 1000
daily papers in a list Of 22,502 worth
an advertisers consideration is an In
dication that the Courier's value as
an advertising medium is appreciated.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-15

o. M. Moss, Hiteman. says:
cdr. Bonham cured our little
boy of rupture one year ago
sound
T. o. Bottorff, Hedrick, Ia,
says: 81 suffered from rheu,
matism great deal but was
cured by DR.. Bonham's treat
ment."
Mr.. Jacob Donover and John
Leveling OF West Point, Ia.
says: I'VE were both cured Of
a very bad case of Piles sever
al years ago and have not been
troubled since. We recommend
the treatment highly"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-15

Mrs. 3. seigel. ottumwa, Ia.
says, "Dr. Bonham cured three
ruptures for my two boys, cured
some years ago."
ehas. Ingall. Ottumwa. says:
i was treated by DR.. Bonham
for catarrh several years ago,
and have had no trouble since"
Mr., N. Glue and John Kleim-
ert of Ottumwa, says: I'VE
work in Morrell's packing
house and were cured of Rup-
ture several years ago and are
sound today"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-15

DR.. Bonhams office IS equipped with new and
improved apparatus for treating Chronic dis
eases. x-Ray Violet Ray. Galvanic Electri-
city, Electric Baths, Catarrhal Sprays, Inha
ing Apparatus, Electric Vibrator.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-15
Rupture and PIPES

ABSOLUTELY CURED. NO SEVERE PAIN
OR DETENTION FROM BUSINESS. 4 HAVE
GIVEN THOUSANDS OF TREATMENTS FOR
RUPTURESA AND CURED MANY CASES. Chill
DREN CURED WITHOUT A FAILURE.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-13

At a recent meeting Of the trustees
/ OF the Belfast Free library, Charles
Rickford was chosen chairman, b. s.
Pitcher, secretary. Annie l.. Barr, Ii
brarian, Grace L. Hall, assistant IL
brarian. and John Parker, janitor.
The book committee was appointed as
follows: II. D. Clarke. F. w. Bailey,
c. $. Bickford. Mrs. S. A. Parker, Mrs.
j. w. Jones, Mrs. G. G. Abbott. Miss
Melvina Parker and Miss Grace Lord.
me trustees are as follows: Mayor E.
.. Hanson. G. S. Bickford, Henry D.
Clarke, Fred w. Bailey and L. S.
Pitcher. Voted to have the picture
of Mrs p. r. Hazeltine now hanging
on the walls of the library sent away
and retouched and newly framed. The
library has recently been presented
with a large framed photograph of p
r. Hazeltine, and the two pictures viii
nang side by side on the walls Of the
library. ,"-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-13
LIBRARY CHAT,

AT the recent annual meeting ir
Thomaston. it was voted to accent the
requests Of the late DR., Edward p
george OF $1,000 for the public library.
During the absence of Miss Annie
prescott, librarian at the Auburn
public library, Miss Elizabeth Spoone,
VIII be assistant in charge and Miss
Helen Percival will spend more time
tnere than she has during the past
winter. Miss Maude Bradford. q
senior at Bates College, who has cited
as substitute for the past year, will be
engaged for several hours during each
week. :"
Miss Harriet F'ernald of North Kit
terry mas been elected librarian of the
portsmouth public library to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Rob-
ert e. Rich. Miss Fernald is a grad
uate of the Pratt library school of
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Tne circulation of books and maya
zines at the Gorham Public library
during the month of March was as
follows: Fiction, 473 volumes; travel
~: literature, II; biography, IS: nat
ural science, II; history, q; fine arts.
.; useful arts, 4: sociology, 3; religion.
2; philosophy, 1; bound magazines. 9:
total $40. Current magazines, lis.
The building committee for the new
carnegie library at Guilford recently
inspected the Thompson Free library
building at Dover. It is thought
tnat the work on the new library win
De begun during the coming season.
AZ the recent town meeting, the citi-
zcns voted to raise $500 each year to-
comply with the conditions OF the gift
o. 10000 from Mr.. Carnegie. u.
<ts@-aE SutRbJE9 IDt IlsfSor1t; -esys.yr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-13
MAINE INDUSTRIES.
What is Being Done in the Industrial
Circles Of the State.

The Machias Mfg. Co., recently be-
gan work at its box mill with a full
crew.
John Wallingford Of Auburn will
soon begin saving 100000 feet Of logs,
having owed his mill from Canton
IT, Auturn. r2
The Dunbarton Wooden mill at Dexter
resumed full operations last week, hav-
ing been running on two-thirds time
all winter.
The min Of T. H. Phair at Washburn
has started and is saving slaves and
shingles. It is expected that the ro-
tary will start soon and a full crew
employed.
Pixies spool, stave and barrel mill at
Searsport has taken a contract to fur
nish 10000 barrels, and this in addi
ton to their other work will mean the
employment of a much larger crew.
The Bridgton leather works has just
received a rush order for 60 tons Of
pigskins. The factory is obliged to
work overtime three nights week in
order to meet its contracts.
The Machias Lumber, Co., is repair
ing the burner at its mills at Harwood
dam. A machine shop has also been
fitted up with turning lathes, ETC., and
the company will in the future do its
own repairing.
II. N. Upton of West Bethel has
new sugar house and an evaporation
of modern make. He has 800 buckets
hung on his sugar place. Mr.. Upton
has recently purchased a pair Of horses
about four years old, weighing 5000
pounds.
There have been between 1900 and
100 cords Of white birch and cord
wood hauled from East Guilford to
Foxcroft this season; also about 1,2OO,-
900 feet of logs. In addition to this
about $4,000 feet of logs were hauled
from here to Bennett Brook by w. A.
Pfuntner for the American Thread Co.
in Milo.
The Merrill, Springer Co., are soon
to begin the building for novelty mill
mill in Bethel. The foundation is al
ready laid. The building is to
be 100 feet long, 40 feet wide,
two stories high, with basement.
The company hopes to be able to
use the mill by the first Of July. The
company will also build mill at West
Bethel, S0x30. At the recent town
meeting in Bethel, it was voted to ex-
empt the building, machinery and
stock of this company from taxation
for a period of ten years.
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BOOKS AND AUTHORS

New, York Of. Yesterday" ito be pub
lished soon, tells the story Of that por-
ton Of the old city of New York
which lay between Twenty-third and
125th streets on the west side of Man.
haitian Island and used to be known
as "Old Bloomingdale.'' The French
invasion" of Bloomingdale is included
in Mr.. Motifs account, and many anec-
dotes and much gossip are chronicled
concerning distinguished visitors and
refugees. One reads OF the Due
d'Orleans, afterward King of France;
Of Nine. d'Auliffe, dame d'honneur to
Marie Antoinette; of Talleyrand and
Of many others.
"Perhaps it will thrill the waiting
world to KNOW" writes Jesse Lynch
Williams, the author of "My Lost
Duchess" ''that the club window from
which the Duchess is first seen and the
story about her begins is at the corner
Of the Avenue and Fifty-fourth street
the University Club where por-
ton of this story was written. The
clamoring public will also be delighted
to be informed that live most of the
year in comparative peace with my
neighbors in Princeton. Perhaps that
(the peace) Is because on one side of
me is meadow sloping down to Lake
Carnegie and on the other side is the
college campus. Also that when the
peace becomes too intense I migrate
to New York and do my work in club
libraries, fitting from flower to flower
for inspiration like the busy beet af-
hnnoxy oov
an undergraduate here by winning a
prize Of SIS offered by the Nassau Lit
erary Magazine, Of which I afterward
became an editor, for the best short
story. That was the first story I ever
wrote and though I have been known
to accept higher prizes since none has
ever seemed so big or so pleasant"
Mrs. Jean Stratton Porter author of
"Freckles," recently received a very
much dilapidated copy of her book
sent to her by librarian with the fol-
lowing inscription: 1.-THE most popu-
lar hook in the library-used one year"
When the publishers heard of it they
said: "There is only one tragic side to
it: think Of how many copies ought
to have been sold to all the people
who have read that one to pieces"
And yet "Freckles" has gone into its
sixth edition.
The John Lane company has post
poned the publication of F. j. Ran
dalrs humorous story, Love and the
Ironmonger," of which mention was
lately made. 1t is said to be of the
same order of "vice Versa"
Booth Harrington has been elected
to membership in the National Insti-
tute of Arts and Letters. The insti-
tute is composed of $50 members and
is the first successful effort to feder-
ate into a single organization for ac-
tive service to the arts of the nation
representative American painters,
sculptors, architects, composers and
writer's. With view of mutual aid
in furthering the interests of the va
rious professions, it was organized by
the American Social Science Associa-
ton. and has already been of service
| in forwarding social intercourse
among it's members at notably inter-
| esting gatherings. It has in view,
| with the Academy Of Arts and Let
tiers. whose fifty members are chosen
from it. the undertaking of work Of
great value to the arts.
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IN RELIGIOUS CIRCLES.

Rev. Charles Leon Stevens was re-
Gently ordained pastor Of the Phipps-
burg Congregational church.
Rev. q. W. Hill. who has been sup
plying the pulpit Of the Paris Hill
Baptist church as candidate. has ac-
cepted q call to become pastor Of that
church. +.
1sev. II. A. Lincoln, pastor Of the
Dexter Congregational church has ten
dered his resignation. Mr.. Lincoln
| has held the passionate Of that church
and the one at Garland for the pas,
two years.
The Congregational Sunday school
| at Yarmouth has organized a Congre.
gational Brotherhood with William
Brooks. president, Herbert Hill vice
president, Eden Barbour, secretary
and treasurer.
Rev. Joseph M. Twomey, pastor OF
the First Baptist church Of Portland
has been engaged to preach the bacca.
| laureate sermon before the gradual
| ing class of the Aroostook State Nor.
NAL school, May 81.
Rev. George r. Palmer of South
Portland, formerly pastor of the School
street Methodist church, Saco, has no.
titled the presiding elder that he die
not wish to be considered a candidate
| for the pastorate Of that church anoth-
er year.
Rev. ]. a. Woodwork, who was re.
Gently called to the pastorate of the
Bangor Christian church, began his
duties Sunday Apri1 < Mr. Wood,
worth was pastor Of a church ir
Crouseville in the town Of Washburr
for three years and half before going
to Bangor.
Rev. j. A. Johnson, who for the past
two years has been pastor of the Ably
sinian Congregational church at Port
land, has accepted an invitation to
rendered his resignation a few weeks
ago, but the society would not accep,
it.
| At the annual meeting Of the FRS
Parish church, Portland, the following
officers were elected: Moderator, Maj
Carries H. Boyd; clerk, Geo. F. Moves;
treasurer, Edward D. Moves; assessors
Henry Deering and Edward Woodman
parish committee, Fritz H. Jordan
Maj. Charles H. Boyd and ANN
Whitney. No definite action was ia
ken relative to having the old bell tina
a committee was appointed 20 investi
has hung for so many years in the
belfry Of this church repaired, although
gate and report on the cost, ETC., O.
having this historic bell recast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-13

The Iioulton Granite & Marble works
nave secured the contract to erect an
the Nickersen and Osgood lot in Ever
green cemetery, to the memory Of the
tate charles Nickerson, what will
prove TO be one Of the largest and most
artistlc granite monuments in eastern
Maine. 1t will be of Barre granite and
OIL generous proportions, the base
weighing about six tons. The design
calls for very elaborate carving which
VIII necessitate the installing of
pneumatic cutting machinery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-13

In a communication to the Royal
Society of Queensland, Douglas Ogil-
by records the discovery of one new
genus and seven new species of fish
New, that is to say, for Queensland
waters. Among these are slender DOG
shark, Howe's needle fish, long beakea
garfish, the somber leather jacket ana
others. The ladyfish (albula macro'
donta) is recorded for the first time IN
Australian waters. ,.
Inc SPANISH Senate has adopted tne
phi dealing with the reorganization OF