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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-09

No use arguing with the Little Snow
Bird. 1t says that winter is here, and
you ought to be prepared
We are still selling Arctics, Felt
Boots, Rubbers and all winter goods at
about the same prices as last year, in
spite of the tremendous advance in
cost OF all kinds of rubber goods. We
will do this as long as our present
stock lasts. 1t is money in your pocket
to get here as quick as you can. We
handle only good, honest goods, as
good as there are made. Along in this
connection we want to remind you
that nice warm shoes or slippers make
more desirable Christmas presents
than lot of knick knacks and junk
such as people often buy.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-08-11
/ A WAY OUT or IT.,
Why George Did Not Go TO Johnny.
80. aurton,a Party

Why George Did Not Go TO Johnny
eurton's Party. sE
r N east end small boy Of Cleve-
~ land had something to say to
his father at the dinner table
the other night
Papa" he said. Johnnie Burton is
going to have party mex week, an
he said he'd invite me. An l got to
take present"
"a present? What's that for?''
Its for Johnny's birthday. All the
kids take presents"
Things hadn't gone just right during
the day with the boys father. He was
not in an agreeable humor.
That's all nonsense" he declared.
Every day or two it's present here
or present there. II you can't go to
a party without taking a present you
might as well stay home.''
The boys lip trembled. but he made
no reply.
The next day the father regretted
his hasty words and that night turned
to the boy.
George" he said, there are cou-
pie of new books In my overcoat peck
ct. You can take them to your friend
iJohnny's party
Its too late" said George gloomily.
II licked him today so he wouldn't In
vtte me. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-08-11
The pe,erter.

s'Do you desire to have It under
stood" asked the Judge. addressing the
lady who wanted the divorce, that
your husband deserted you?''
Yes, sir"
Please tell the court as concisely as
you can how he deserted you"
Two months after we had complet-
ed our wedding trip he scolded me be-
cause he thought was extravagant In
the matter Of getting clothes. and I
went home to my people"
: Eyes. Proceed
''Well. l waited and waited and
waited for him to come and beg me to
return to him. and he never did. -"
Chicago Record.
More Growers.
Daughter-I just think it is shame!
Whenever begin to sing that dog
next door begins to ;growl!
Father Yes, dear; that dog seems to
have almost human inteliigence!A Yon-
kers Statesman.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-08-11
Progressive Man.

How man. though mortal. does progress!
New wonders constantly appear.
And while some marvel still astounds
Some marvel stranger still is here.
The steamboat came. the telegraph.
The locomotive hardly known
Before we had those wonders twin,
The photograph. the telephone.
Man sews and weaves and knits and gin.
And prints with wonderful machines.
He drives in autos on the land
And plows the deep in submarines.
He scars in light aeroplanes
And airships, climbing toward the stars
He chats by wireless over seas, ~,
And now he wants to talk with, Marsl
SomervilleY Journal.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-08-11
lit BUI TN I|Il|lV|Vfn FOR.
81 LOUISE 8. CUMMINGS.
lcopyright. 1909. by American Press Asso-
ciation.l

lC0pyrtght. 1909, by American Press Asso-
ciation.1
Once upon time there was hoy
not q story boy, real boy-who was
OF an Inventive turn of mind. We
shall call him Dick. That was not his
name, but it doesn't matter, so far as
the story is concerned. Dick was a
farmers boy, and there wasn't at that
time anything in farming to stimulate
invention. Now there are steam
plows and moving machines of inf
mite variety to start boy on the road
Of continuance. But then the blowing
and the reaping were done in the old
fashioned way.
~ Dick was born an inventor and If he
had lived on desert island would
doubtless have invented things. The
only implement he had to work with
was jackknife, but this he put to
very good use. There are lots Of peo-
pie In the world who have every adj
vantage and accomplish nothing
There are few who have none and
accomplish a great deal. Dick was
one Of the latter kind. With his jack:
knife he whitfield out model Of a.
machine he had contrived, and when
he had put 1t together, his face light
ing up with the enthusiasm Of genius,
he took 1t to his father.
1t has been often said Of a boy in
derision that he knows more than his
father. This could be truly said Of
Dick. The poor fellow was crushed at
seeing his parent give his model kick
that reduced it to fragments, saying:
"Tll have no boy about me who will
spend his time at such foolish things"
In order to keep his son from s.fool-
ash things" and enable him to earn an
honest living he apprenticed his son to
Tom Hogan, blacksmith Dick took
with him the remains Of the model his
father had broken up and after his
days work was done spent his time
putting it together, replacing those
parts that were beyond repair with
new ones. When he had 1t finished
he began to think what he should do
with it. He had seen it kicked to
pieces once and didn't fancy running
the risk Of having it destroyed again.
However, Hogan was kind master,
and Dick finally concluded to let him
have look at it. He not only let him
see it, but showed him how it worked.
The little fellow demonstrated his
machine, absorbed in its clumsy mo-
tions, for it was but an imperfect af-
sair, occasionally. looking up timidly,
remembering the last kicking it got
and fearing another, now calling at
tention to some defect that needed
improvement, now to one that, after
much thought and experiment, had
been overcome, at all times showing
that zeal necessary to the breaking
down Of obstacles which stand in the
way Of the accomplishment Of great
results.
The blacksmith looked down on his
apprentice and his continuance, sin
gular expression on his face as he
compared what he could do with his
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-08-11

sledge with the results to be achieved
by the boys ingenious Invention; now
and again turning from the machine
to Dick. his eye resting on the young
face with n curious wonder.
The next chapter In this simple story
is the boy experimenting the construc-
ton Of machine on the lines Of his
model. the cost Of which was provided
by his master, the blacksmith. who
had now become his friend and patron.
When it was finished 1t was found to
work. practically doing automatically
what from the time the earliest gar
ments were made by man had been
done by hand. The first power loom
had been invented and constructed.
Wealth was now within the grasp OF
the two, who became partners. The
blacksmith furnished the means for
building looms, for which Dick gave
him portion OF the profits. But this
was a mere tride In comparison with
the benefits conferred upon mankind.
Thousands who before had been un-
clad or were covered only with the
coarsest or scantiest clothing were
now able to procure ample and COM
Portable apparel.
1t was a year after Dicks appren.
ticeship that his master wrote his an
prentice's father that he would bring
to see him a wealthy gentleman who
was the inventor Of the celebrated
power loom. On the day appointed
Tom Hogan and Dick appeared before
the old gentleman, who asked where
was the great inventor.
There he ISL said the blacksmith.
your own son. The model he showed
you You kicked to pieces. He recon-
structed 1t and showed it to me. In
stead Of bringing him up as contract
ed, to earn miserable living with his
hands, l have put him in way to
make fortune by his brain. You de-
stroyed his model, but you could not
blot out the work Of his genius.r
We have pictured Dick looking up at
the blacksmith as he showed his re-
constructed machine, the blacksmith
looking down on the young inventor.
There was a third picture, the father
looking on his son, whose model of
machine that had revolutionized the
weaving Of the world he had kicked to
pieces. Modification gave place to
wonder, and wonder was chased away
by pride in his boy, who had produced
this marvellous result. Whether Dick
first embraced his father or the father
embraced Dick does not matter. At
any rate, they came together, the son
shutting off the fathers apologies.
Dick did more than this He made
the old man not only comfortable, but
administered to his every wish. The
inventor and his partner continued to
grow rich, and II they could have had
a royalty on every power loom that
has been constructed to this day they
would be the wealthiest men In the
world.
An Artistic Separation.
"Poor Gladys is almost heartbrolsen
over the breaking Of her engagement .
''Then why did she dismiss her
fianceg'
Because Gladys is so harmonious
and artistic, and as blue is her color
she found that his red hair would not
go with the most becoming gown she
had. baltimore American.
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Enismatic.

isn't Jack a good 'fsherman?'
mo, and he never will be-
why not?'
He has no Imagination. Baltimore
American.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-08-11

To express my thanks you for buying your first cake
Of Galvanic Laundry Soap. price Sc. I'll buy Of the
grocer for you full-sized cake Of Palmoive Soap
the dantest toilet and bath soap you know-soap never
sold for less than l0c.
N'anod ndhroa
for
II 100000 Women Use
know I
dft GAvamcS
all
soap
It's Honest Soap Don't pass for merely good laundry
aimalth dhe cleaners dwh hrand
wie arasyAowa OF the upon now hand t your
Mo-
sooanu
Please Note!
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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-04
Kentucky Woman Makes Record.

Frightened? I'm going up again
just as soon as l cap, declared Mrs.
Mary G. Hamilton, of Mt. Sterling,
KY, as she stepped from the car Of the
balloon in which she had assembled II,
400 feet through a heavy snowstorm
at North Adams, Mass, the highest
altitude yet reached by any woman in
the East.
3 "Pm going up again just to beat my
own record. she said.
Mrs. Hamilton is the dashing young
wife of J, C. Hamilton and daughter
Of H. NJ. Woodford. both of Mt. Sterl-
ing. She will make another ascension
at MT. Adams next week.
She was a member of a party con-
sisting of A. H. Morgan and ]. H..
Wade, Jr., of Cleveland, and made the
trip to christen the big balloon Cleve-
land. She declares that upon her re-
turn to her home she and her husband
will attempt to form an aero club
there.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-04
A Peculiar Defense.

A peculiar defense was made by ne
gro charged with crime is. told III an
Associated Press dispatch from St.
Louis as follows: To what source
do you attribute your men tai condi-
tom 'Super-education. I'm a negro
and have no business with college
education. This question and answer
propounded and replied to by Louis D.
Graves, a graduate of Yale, was the
climax of what Judge Taylor of the
court of criminal correction today de-
clared was the most unique defense he
had ever encountered. Graves was
changed with forging check. lie
acted as his own attorney, called him.
self to the stand and conducted ms own
examination. After testifying that ne
had served terms in the penitentlarIes
of Jefferson City, Mo-, and Chester,
H., and that he had been an inmate OF
five insane asylums. he asked himself:
Did you ever try to commit suicideE
Five times, was the response to him.
self. 81 jumped from the third tier OF
cells and cracked my skull. took poi
son in Central police station. / tried
to hang myself in the penitentlary anc
twice tried to kill myself when 1elt
a desire to commit crime coming over
me-. Graves said that he had no rec
collection of the forgery with whlcn ne
is now charged and was renamed &c
Jail to await possible action ny Tie
grand jury.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-04
PARIS. KENTUCKY TUESDAY. MAY 4. 19O9.
Spring Necessities.

Step ladders and garden hoes in. all
grades and prices.
u st FORD & co.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-04
MATRIMONIAL.

Miss Patiie Current and Mr. Will
Z. Endicutt were united in marriage al
the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Current, in county,
on last Wednesday afternoon, Rev. J
K. Jones, of Cynthiana, being the off
ciating minister. The happy couple
left Immediately after the ceremony to
spendt heir honeymoon in the South,
and upon their return will reside on
the grooms farm in Harrison county.
The bride is one of Bourbon's fairest
and loveliest daughters, while the
groom is prosperous young farmer,
son of Mr.. LATE Endicutt, of Harri-
son.
Miss Birdie Leach and Mr.. Joseph
E. johnson, both of Harrison, were
united in marriage at the home of the
officiating minister. Elder carey E..
Morgan, on Wednesday night. leaving
Immediately afterwards for an extend
cd Eastern bridal trip.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-04
TAFT in a Hole.

Champ Clark, the Democratic leader
of the House, in an interview said that
President Taft could not sign the Al
drich Payne bill and keep faith with
the people who elected him. Mr..
Clark said that Mr.. Taft in his speech
es promised tariff revision downward
and that it was now evident that the
bill could not on the average reduce
the Dingley rates.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-04
SUMMING UP

all the good points about PURITY
FLOUR wouldn't give you nearly as
good an idea of its superiority as a
single trial Of it in your home. So
we ask you to order a sack. We
know that once you see how beauti-
full it bakes and how far it goes you
will be a steady user Of PURITY
BRAND FLOUR.
The Paris Milling Co.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-04
Frankfort Journal Sold.

The Frankfort State Journal has
been sold by Editor w. p. Walton, of
Lexington. to Mr.. James l.. Newman,
who has been managing editor of the
paper for several months, and former
Governor J. c. w. Beckham, Will have
editorial charge of the Juornal and di-
rect its policy.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-04
Biz Fine Paid.

The American Sugar Refining Com
pany, of New Jersey. and the New
York corporation of the same name
Friday paid into the Treasury of the
United States, 1896, 900, completing a
paymenta ggregating over 81, 1874, 900 in
settlement of all civil claims arising
out of the fraudulent weighing OF
sugar in BROOKLYN and ] ersey City.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-04
That Good Coffee.

Why buy inferior coffee when you can
get that good kind just as cheap. Koe-
nig's premium coffee has that good
flavor and pleases every body. Pre-
miums given free with it. We sell it.
VIM. SAUER.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-04
BIRTHS.

Born, on Thursday night, Apri! 27,
to the wife Of Logan Howard, nee
Miss Katie Baker, Of Lexington, a
daughter Susan Logan; first born.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-04
Killed in Auto Wreck.

John Phelps, the young son Of Law
renee Phelps at louisville, was killed
in an auto smashup.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-04
Screen Doors. Etc.

One dollar for screen door complete.
Screen wire, doors and windows in all
sizes.
q st FORD d CO.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-04
See the Black Hawk.

Don't Guy a corn planter until you
examine the Black Hawk at
mays YERKES q KINNEY.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-02-11
LOST BOY FOUND ~ I
BY A MANS DREAM

site, the old Fittro graveyard now
They went around the end of loe
and looked under it. and there the,
beheld the body of little George
1t was quite cold. He had been fro
zen to death. He had taken one
shoe off and had it in his hand wher
found.
The news was soon made known.
In few hours the body was laid &c
rest among the first who sleep In the
old Fittro graveyard near O'Neil.
Eighty years have passed since
then. All the family living at that
time ahve passed away. They have,
it is to be hoped. met with little
George and clasped hands on the
other shore. in that land that is fair
err than day, in that beautiful home
of the sonl
In memory of little George a
poem was composed soon after the
child's death, by Benona Griffin, tue
father of John T. Griffin. of Clarks-
burg. q
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-02-11
Mr.. Flanagan, Gives an Ac
count of Little Boys Death
in Forest Long Ago.
my J.W. Flanagan, Adamston.)

tby J.W. Flanagan, Adamston.)
From the best information / car
obtain from little book and olde,
people. about the year 1929, jacob
Sheets and Nancy Sheets, his wife
lived on Simpsons fork, a branch
of Limestone creek, above the Thorn.
as I. Payne farm. on the Goff farm
near where James Rector now re.
sides. Their children were. Eliza.
beth, married to William j. Flana.
gan, my grandfather, Margaret, Su.
san, Jemima. Lemuel, Thomas. Ell
and John. Little George was the
baby and still wearing dresses.
1t seems that on Saturday, late in
the fan OF the year. there was a corn
husking and quilting at the place OF
Thomas Reynolds. the father of 3.
S. Reynolds. now deceased. and
grandfather of Thomas p. Rey-
nolds. who. still resides on.the farm.
Jacob sheets2wsnt to the corn musk.
ing in the morning.S sbme time dur.
ing the day Nancy started to the
Quilting. Little George wanted 70
go with his mother. She told him
It was best for him to stay at home.
The whole country at that time
was nearly dense forest and thinly
settled. About O'Clock little
George was missing. The older chill
dren searched for him and some of
them went out the ridge to Mr.. Rey-
nolds's and informed the father and
mother. No little George had been
there. The excitement spread and
friends and neighbors Joined in the
search for the lost child. Night
came on with little George unbound.
The family was distracted. !.
The next morning was the Sab
bath day. The resumed the search.
Many persons from clarksburg en-
gagged in it. They spent all day
Sunday searching the hill sand val
leys through the rain and snow, In
the dense forest with many wild an.
imals roaming through them. The
second night came on with little
George not found. Many were weep
ing. some were praying. all sympa-
thizing with the family. They gave
up the search for the night.
Joseph Fittro. the grandfather of
Edmund. Samuel and Luther, lived
then at what is now the terminal Of
the street car line at o'Neil. HeI
dreamed dream that Sunday
night. He told neighbors and
friends Monday morning about
his dream. He described the
place wehre little George was. He
and William Flanagan. my grand
father. went over In the cove oppo-
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-02-11


There is NOR. catarrh in this Sec
tioin of the country. than all other
diseases put together. and until the
last few years supposed to be incnr-
able. For great many years doctors
pronounced 1t a local disease and nre-
scribed local remedies. and by, con-
stantly failing TO cure with local treat-
ment, pronounced 1t incurable. Science
has proven catarrn to be a constit,,-
tional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment Hairs ca
tarrh Cure. manufactured by f. ].
Cheney & Co, Toledo. Ohio, Is the
only constitutional cure on the mar
lset. It is taken Internally in doses
from 10 drops to teaspoonful. II
acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. They ofrer one
hnndre dollars for any case 1t fails
to cure Send for circulars ana tea-
timnnials.
address: F. ]. cHENEY & CO..
Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti.
patton.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-02-11
Yost Has in the House is Elk.
pected to Develop to Save
Property Rights.
(By charles BROOK Smiths

(By Charles Brooks Smtth.)
CHARLESTON, Feb 1O-The sem
ate has disposed of two of the big
measures, both bills by Senator Hat
field. OF Mcdowell. Although there
may be an echo of the last stirring.
battle over the Craig local option
bill. twill be but an edho. The sup
porters of that bill are in the ma
jorlty and will. II the occasion arises
by reason of Senator Blue making a
motion to reconsider, or any other
motion which he may desire to make.
be found voting in solid phalanx to
put the bill beyond any more con-
sideration so far as the upper house
Is concerned. The other Hatfield
bill passed by the senate is S. d.
No. 81. which relates to license taxes.
In this bill the largest increase IN
license tax Is made on license to
sell at retail spirituous liquors. If
the House concurs in this bill, it
will cost $1,000 for. saloon license
from the state authorities, and in
corporated towns and cities may in
crease their license tax to an equal
amount. Another provision, a certi-
fed check must accompany an APP
plication for license, and other
very stringent provisions. are laid
down in the bill to govern the IL
censing of the liquor traffic, The
second Hatfield bill passed is 3. N125
called the Hatfield primary election
bill, but which. title is misleading.
1t is not strictly primary election
proposition. but rather bill which
seeks to regulate conventions, eau
cuses, committee meetings and Sc
lections. 1t wa sstubbornly resisted
and opposed by the senators who are
advocates of the sweeping changes
such as a general direct primary
election law would bring about. But
they We're in the minority, and the
bill passed the senate. 1t may be
amended in several particulars by Its
author when 1t comes up on second
reading, especially that section
which covers oath making when
voters are challenged. Senator Blue
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-02-11
LETTER LIST
Remains in the Local Pos
Office and is Advertised BY
the Postmaster.

A list of unclaimd letters adver.
tised at the Clarksburg, w. Va.
postoffice February s, is as follows:
j. Anderson, Miss Sarah H. Al
ans, Phillip Bottenfield, Steanley
Butt A. E. Brlwte. Mrs. II. c. Bev-
erage. Il. w. Barber. Zero Beloitts.
Clarksburg Drug Company. R. E.
Collins, Miss Dulsie Carigan, Frank
Carter, Miss Margaret Clark, Thom-
as Conley, Mrs. Lois Dragoo, Lon
Digmon,, Mrs. Leah Davis. Mrs. Bes-
sic Davisson, j. P. :Fishel, Frank
Frayzer, Leonard Gray, Yoyer Gar
den, Miss Mon Geatie. Harry Cold
man. Mart Hendrickson, Johnnie
Hendrickson, Arden Holden, Anna
Holzer. B. Icenhmer,. Mrs. H, b.
Knight. William Lord. Chas. Long
ley, G. W. Mccracken H. A. Mitch
ell, Miss Clara Mercial, A. Moore,
Howard Mitchell, Uhl Owen, Miss
Gottie OFT. C. C. Phrash, Mrs. S. A
Palmer, Mrs. Mandy Randle, Lceri
Rardin. Mike stropkay. Mrs. Ruface
stemhart. VIM. j. Thomas, Joseph r.
Trelour. Miss Lourie wilkiom, Mrs.
John Williams, Mrs. Catherine
White. James Wright, Mrs. j. H.
Wolf. George Williams.
Package-Miss Lille Harris.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-02-11
CAPTAIN SUSPENDED.

GIBRALTAR. Feb. s-captaln
W. F. oualtrough OF the Battleship
Georgia. was suspended today for.
six months with the loss of ten
numbers after having been found
guilty. The court martial was on
the charge of intoxication.