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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-21

themselves; faith in the Commercial
association that has been fighting their
battles, and faith in their city. 1t
means that the fighting force has been
increased and that the Forward Ottum,
wa movement will from this time on
have the united strength of the manu-
featuring interests. the business in
terests, the professional man and the
salaried man behind it. We are all
from now or. going to be one big Com
mercial association.
OttumWa will be the gamer in many
ways from the success achieved in
this campaign. She will gain the adj
mlrat1on and approval of the other
cities of the state which have been
watching the progress of the move
ment. That the other cities have been
deeply interested is evidenced by the
newspaper comment. The Burlington
HaWk-Eye. is unstinted in its praise of
the spirit manifested by ottumwa citi-
zens. That paper declares that if "Ot-
tumwas organization works, and
works as unit, then look out for OF
tumWa from now on The Cedar
Rapids Republican makes mention OF
the fact that "OttumWa has started out
to land 500 members in it's CONNER
cial club in order to- make a winning
campaign for new industries next
year" Is the example catching or
not?" it asks the Cedar Rapids peo-
pie.
The efforts must be redoubled now
until the remaining number necessary
to make the 500 is secured. The sue
cess of the campaign must be com
plete Those who have not been seen
by the Boosters can do their part to
accomplish this. The Boosters com
mittee is composed of busy men, They
have given their time cheerfully at
the busiest season of the year, and
they have been immensely gratified
at the reception given them by the
busy men they have called upon for
applications. But they cannot see
everyone. They ask now that those
they have been unable to see send in
their application to the secretary OF
the Commercial association. The sec
rotary can be reached by telephone
and will gladly add their name to the
list. Applications also may .be mailed
to the secretary.
There can be no failure now. The
must be brought up to
500; it will be better yet if it goes
beyond that number. Then. as the
Burlington Hawk-Eye puts it. look
out for OttumWa from now on"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-21
LlBERTYVILLE.

Libertyvile-M and Mrs. S. G.
Ross and son George spent Sunday
with relatives in Eldon. 'lN I '''''
Mr.. and Mrs. Car Riggs and Mrs.
Hiram, Davis and daughter Ruth were
visitors in Fairfield Tuesday.
Mrs. Nettie Allison and Edna and
Bessie Warren were Fairfield shonners
Saturday.
Charlie Grimes of Floris was busi-
ness visitor in Libertyyille Tuesday.
C.aorga Cuntarn,ay, of p;,.,,, noLa,,,
ness, ness IN i''pei y S''ie : uesuas Oh Dust
~,
MI: ana mrs, James CoWan We're IN
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-21
BLOOM FIELD.


The r. N. A. and M. w. A. will give
a joint program and lunche a at the
Homesteaders hall next >Thursday
evening.
Haven't you some seed corn hogs.
horses, cattle, sheep cordwood. poles
or something that you want to sell; or
don't you want to buy something in
the above line? You can do no by put
ting want ad in the Courier. one
half cent a word.
The A. o. U. w. lodge at this place
initiated class # ten last Friday
night and elected officers for the com
ing year.
Henry Curry and daughter Maude
We're in Ottumwa Saturday
VIM. Songer and daught, Blanche
and Ruth spent Sunday in o.tunwa
at the e. l.. Songer home.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-21

If Muscatine achieves all the things
promised Or hoped for in the Looking
Forward edition of sixty pages issued
this week, that city will take a great
step forward. That it has gone far is
evidenced by the review of the build
ing improvements. the manufacturing
engagements, the growth of bank de-
posts. and by the dare" published in
the edition to find vacant house in
Muscatine. If Muscatine does not do
the things that the Journal says it
will, it cannot be held the fault of the
Journal That paper is Muscatine's
greatest booster" and if there is any
failure in the optimistic program out.
lined it will be because the citizen
ship fails to reach the Journals opti-
mistic heights
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-21

but few COWS and raises little
feed TO keep them does his own milk
ing and markets at low price, may
count his cash and think that he has
made some money. He does not stop
to realize that if he counted the mar
ket value of his feed the worth of his
cows, their depreciation through age,
disease and sickness; the interest on
his investment and value of his labor
that he would be loser. Mr.. Milk
man, take your pencil and figure the
cost. Then subtract your receipts and
you will see where you are at"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-21
NEARING TIE SEQ GOAL

:. The Commercial association is near
rs five hundred membership goal
Yesterdays campaign increased the
membership by 112. The two days
campaign previously had added 234
members to the list. The membership
Is now 423, and the efforts will not
epase until 1T has been increased to
500 and beyond.
The success of this campaign beafs
eloquent testimony to the progressive
spirit of 0ttumwa citizenship 1t is
evidence that the citizens have got
.ogether; that they have faith in
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-21
oTTuMwA,s CHRISTMAS GIFT.

Burlington Hawk-Eye. Ottumwa
has received a beautiful Christmas
gift in the form of a new park of some
forty acres. 1t is what is known IS
the Yorkshire farm and is situated a
slight distance from the city. T. D.
Foster. one of the city's public spirit
ed citizens, is the donor No doubt
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-21

There are. fourteen editors, three
managers and two faculty advisers on
the staff of the Argus, the Ottumwa
high school publication. But where
are the reporters?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-21

there are many other cities in Iowa
that have need of additional parks.
and these cities have wealthy and
public spirited citizens who would like
to do something for their respective
towns. But somehow they did not
seem to be able to think of the right
thing. Mr.. Foster did.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-21

Village Creek-H Harry Cromwell Of
Sou,s @ltumwa was an over Sunday
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-21

This is the fourth year for the Cour-
aer Juniors Christmas Stocking CLUB
and from the list of members already
enrolled it is certain that there will be
more filled stockings to be distributed
this year than in the preceding years.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-11-06
Won't Children.

When once say thing ! stick to it,
is a common boast of people who pride
themselves on having a strong will.
They were won't children" They are
far from right in thinking it an evil
dence OF strong viii to stick to any
thing because they said it.
The people of the firmest character
are those who change a bad idea for a
good one, or good one for better.
Many families have a won't child"
and it is the fault of the parents that
they are such. They need medicine,
but they WON'T take it. And they
won't eat good, wholesome food suited
TO their age because they want some-
thing else instead. BY making a fuss
they know they viii get their own way
and live on pastry. or anything they
like. and all sorts of indigestible diet
The ranks of the 'makeshifts'' of hui
manity come from the won't children"
and the Il stick to a thing 1 have said
come from the same line The world
reserves its hardest knocks for the men
and women who won't Those who
won't swallow medicine or eat that
which they do not like when young will
have to swallow much harder doses
when they grow old.
Mothers should make an early start
from the very time baby makes his ad-
vent into this world. From that day
on it is the parents, but more especially
the mothers. duty to teach the child
self-command and obedience. 1t is just
as easy to teach a child to do or take
a thing if one will only have the pa
thence. and the little one viii be all
the happier for it.
The saying is ''the hand that rocks
the cradle rules the world" but how
about the hand that cannot rule the
little bundle of humanity lying in the
cradle?
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-11-06
| Wouldn't, Would You?

That's how a contemporary answers
the following queries for women read
ers; Il wouldn't, would you
Talk of the family and personal af.
fairs to the butcher, the baker and the
neighbor's hired girl.
BE scrupulously exact about paying
my church tithes, and turn away a
hungry man from my door.
Prepare my home for guests by put
ting 1t in state of immaculate clean
Illness, and myself in a state of ex-
haustion that means ill-temper
Live always in the morrow, forget
ting to be glad today when the sun is
shining.
Let the fact that my bonnet is in its
third season obscure the truth that !
have a good husband and happy
home.
ALLOW myself to be persuaded that
the world owes me something when !
know right we'll that 1 don't deseryee
half that I get
L know I wouldn't-would you? Yet
some of us dol"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-11-06
A Song.

There is ever a song somewhere, my
dear;
There is ever something sings Away:
There's the song of the lark when the
skies are clear.
And the song of the thrush when the
skies are gray,
The sunshine showers across the grain,
And the bluebird thrills in the or
chard tree;
And in and out, when the caves drip
The swallows are twittering cease
lessly.
There is ever a song somewhere, my
dear,
Be the skies above dark or fair,
There is ever a song that our hearts
may hear,
There is ever song somewhere, my
There is ever song somewhere,
There is ever song somewhere. my
dear.
In the midnight black, or the mid
day blue
The robin pipes when the sun is here,
And the cricket chirrups the whole
night through.
The buds may blow and the fruit may
grow,
And the autumn leaves drop crisp
and sere;
But whether the sun, or the rain, or the
snow,
There is ever a song somewhere. my
dear
James Whitcomb Riley.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-11-06
HELENE vAIEAU's ANSWERS.

Miss valeau will reply to all ques-
tons asked by the feminine readers OF
the IntermorntaiE Catholic. The we'll
known character and authority Of her
replies need no introduction to those
already familiar with her ability. MISS
Valeau will take kindly and personal
interest in those who write to her, and
will spare no pains in seeing that their
inquiries are answered fully and care
fully. Write only OH one side OF the
paper. Address letters to Miss Helene
Valeau, Intermountain Catholic.
will you kindly publish some method
of fattening the arms and shoulders,
and also a way to get rid of 'gooseflesh'
on the arms?
rs there any way to make the eye
lashes grow long? NELLIE
To develop the arms and shoulders
massage them every night with cocoa
butter, and exercise in the morning with
dumbells.
I cannot tell you what to do to get
rid of gooseflesh, for in each case the
cause Of it may be slightly different,
and, therefore, each case may need a
different treatment. Sometimes it is
caused by the poor condition of the
blood, and then again by improper cir
culation. I advise you to consult
physician and have him prescribe.
If you Will apply vaseline to the edge
of the eyelids it will increase the growth
of the eyelashes
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-11-06
WOMEN AND HOME.

You may cure wasp sting by rub,
bing the place with a slice of raw
onion.
Dulled patent leather shoes may be
frightened and cleaned with spirits OF
turpentine.
Shaving magnesia is a good substi-
tute for talcum powder, as it is harm
less and does not adhere to the skin.
If a little carbonate of soda be mixed
in the water the flowers placed in il
VIII keep for two or three weeks.
Rubbing the shoes frequently with a
little vaseline viii make them last much
longer and keep them black and soft,
A rose pOtpourri may be made by
hacking fresh rose petals between al
teTnate layers of salt and keeping the
jar covered six months.
The skin of boiled egg, moistened
and applied to a boil, will cause sup
Duration and relieve soreness in a few
hours. It is excellent for styes.
To remove rust from steel make a
paste Of fine emery powder and kero-
sene. rub on and let stand little while.
Then polish vigorously with a rag
dipped in oil
Never wear one pair of shoes day
after day. Two pairs of shoes worn al
ternately, viii last longer than three
pairs worn one after the other until
worn out Try it.
If the hands are stained with ber-
res or from cleaning the various sum-
mer vegetables, rub them thoroughly
with ripe tomatoes before using soap
"r anything that viii tend to set the
color.
Colored cotton fabrics will not fade
by subsequent washing, if previously
placed in boiling water to which has
Ill . -
iour quarts Of water Let stand until
cold.
Camphorated chalk is one of the best
lllngs for cleansing and rejuvenating
white shoes. The preparation should
De thoroughly mixed with a sufficient
quantity Of milk and applied to the
shoes with a flannel cloth.
AS a sanitary precaution in all basins
and tubs. especially those connecting
with or near the sleeping apartments,
lhe opening into the waste pipe should
De kept closed at night and fresh water
should be left standing in the basin.
A soft flannel cloth, dipped into
warm soap sups and then into whit
ing, will re move all grease and dirt
rom oil paint in half the time required
Dy the old-time method, and will not
IN the least injure even the most deli
cate colors.
Any ordinary window can be made
opaque easily at a trifling cost Dis
solve in little quantity of hot water
as much EPSON salt as the water will
axe up. Then paint this solution over
me inside Of the glass. When it is dry
IL VIII resemble ground glass.
10 destroy earwigs on roses, dahlias,
carnations and other flowers, place
Sllall inverted flower pots on stakes, or
Mihd piece Of cotton wool dipped in
on round the stock Of the rose tired at
zen inches from the ground, which quite
prevents the pests from climbing above
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-11-06
Be of Good Cheer.

Be of good cheer, We firm and dauntless
few,
good
Ye shall be tainted by revilings rude
Ye shall be scorned for that which We
pursue.
Yet faint not, but be ever strict and
true;
Greatness must learn to be misunder-
stood:
And persecution is their bitter food
Who the great promptings of the spirit
do.
Though no one seems to hear, yet every
word
That thou hast linked unto an earnest
thought
Hath fiery wings, and shall be dearly
heard
When thy frail lips to silent dust are
brought.
Gods guidance keeps those noble
thoughts. that chime
With the great harmony, beyond all
time.
William w. Story.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-11-06

A cloth moistened with alcohol will
clean piano keys.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-11-06

reason of some other dignitary of the
church assuming such task?"
You can say for me that nobody in
Rome has ever seriously thought of
writing a reply to DR.. Eliot's pro-
nouncement on the new religion. Why
should they? The subject is not worth
reply. The ideas ventilated in DIR.
Eliot's address were preached a long
time ago by Herbert Spencer and others,
and they were amply refuted at the
time. There is really no need to thresh
old straw merely because it happens to
be used again in an address by the
president of Harvard
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-11-06

newspapers purporting to be an inter-
view with Father Brand editor of La
Civilta Cattolica, and stating on his au-
thority that the pope would make for
NAL reply to DR.. Eliot's pronouncement
of new religion. Father Brand has
just returned from his holidays now,
and your correspondent took an early
opportunity of calling upon him.
Father Brand" I said, "a story has
been cabled to America that the theory
of new religion, preached by DR.. Eliot,
has so stirred up the church, even here
in Rome, that the pope has decided to
make formal reply to the doctor. Is
that right?''
ct is not"
as it possible that the rumor arose by
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-11-06

"Win you please tell me how to get
thin? l weigh 139 pounds and am only
l6 years old. Please tell me what to
eat and what not to eat. Is bathing
good? Are oranges and bananas fat
tening? What is good for freckles?
IN. s."
If you had given me your measure
ments including your height, 1 would
be able to tell you whether or not you
should weigh 139 pounds. However,
taking it for granted that you should
not, ! will advise you to diet Eat lit
tie or no white bread, drink no milk
or cream. avoid all sweet and starchy
foods. Bananas are fattening because
they contain so much starch, but
oranges and lemons may be eaten, for
they have a tendency to reduce the
weight
Physical exercise is the best thing to
decrease the weight 1t quiekens the
respiration and increases the quantity
of oxygen taken into the lungs. Oxygen
consumes carbon, which is thus pre-
vented from being converted into fat
Applications of buttermilk are very
good for removing freckles.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-11-06
More Room for Young Levites.

A new wing, TO cost 100000, will be
added to st. Patrick's seminary at
Monla Park, Cal. The contract has
been let by Archbishop Riordan. st.
Patrick's seminary, the largest Catho-
lie theological school in the west, was
founded fifteen years ago. The grounds
are beautifully wooded and comprise
eighty acres. six of which are covered
by the building.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-11-06
Won1dn' s UorId

the wool. The inverted flower pots
should be inspected twice day and
the insects in them destroyed.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-11-06

the WOOL. The inverted flower pots
should be inspected twice a day and
the insects in them destroyed.
Lullaby.
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod one night
sailed off in a wooden shoe;
sailed on river Of misty light
Into a sea of dew
Where are you going and what do you
The old moon asked the three;
We have come to fish for the herring
fish
That live in this beautiful sea:
Nets of silver and gold have We
Said Wynken,
Blynken,
And Nod
The old moon laughed and sung song.
As they rocked in the wooden shoe,
AND the wind that sped them all night
long
Ruffled the waves of dew:
The little stars were the herring fish
That lived in the beautiful sea.
Now, cast your nets wherever you
But never afraid are We"
So cried the stars to the fishermen
three,
Wynken,
Blynken,
And Nod.
All night long their nets they threw
For the fish in the twinklin foam:
When down from the sky came the
wooden shoe
Bringing the fishermen home:
Twas all so pretty a sail, it seemed
q AS if. it could. not. be;
And some folks thought twas a dream
they dreamed.
OF sailing that beautiful sea:
But l shall name you the fishermen
three:
Wynken,
Blynken.
And Nod
Wynken and Blynken are two little
yes,
And Nod is little head.
And the wooden shoe that sailed the
skies
Is wee ones trundle bed;
30 shut your eyes while mother sings
Of wonderful sights that be.
And you shall see the beautiful things
AS you rock on the misty sea.
-FUpene Field
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-11-06
New Field for servite Fathers.

The Servite Fathers, who have re-
Gently accepted to labor under Bishop
O'Reilly of the diocese of Baker City
sent two highly qualified priests to
take charge of their new missions in
Oregon. The Services are one of the
Oldest religious orders in the Catholic
church, having originated in Florence
Italy. in the thirteenth century,
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-11-06
EIint,s New Rellaion.

The Rome correspondent of the New
York World writes:
A short time ago cablegram was
sent from here TO several American
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-03-06

correcting the formerly established al.
titudes; the first Of which was shown
to be In error by more than a hundred
feet. This does not mean that the sur
veyors have run a line of levels during
single season all the way from the
ocean to Pixies Peak. They simply
started from some established point
and carried the work up to the summit
of the mountain.
All of the federal surveys are con-
stantly establishing points of exact
elevation. Thus, II any Of the sur
vey organizations have accurately
fixed the altitude of Colorado Springs
for instance. 1t would require the work
of only week or so for
party starting at Colorado Springs
to carry its line of levels up to the
summit OF Pixies Peak
The elevation of Pixies Peak was
determined by Parry some time prior
to 1884, barometrically, as 1926 feet.
Later the elevation as determined by
the signal service was 14,147 feet,
and more recently the coast survey
determination gave the elevation as
14,10S feet and the weather bureau as
14,111 feet.
In 1907 a level party In charge of
Charles Hartman OF the United States
geological survey, started from a sur
vey benchmark in Manitou, near the
foot of the famous Pixies Peak cog
road and ran level line to the sum
pnit aud than acroac down IN a Mount
on the railroad. The cogs In the cen
ter of the railroad track furnished ex.
cellent turning points and the work
progressed rapidly until the summit
was neared, when bad weather very
much delayed matters and the sur
veyors suffered severely from ex-
posture.
To handle rod and leveling instru.
ment with Nhe thermometer down TO
zero and stiff wind blowing is no
childs play and the weather condi-
lions are most uncertain in these high
attitudes, Before Mr.. Hartman had
completed his line he was caught In a
snowstorm and had to run the last
eight miles OF levels through snow
lIOill tlBnl W ioullttu lhCitb uttp'
To convey an idea OF the sudden
weather changes which may occur
In the mountains In summertime, II
may be interesting to describe the con
ditions on the day last September that
the tablet marking the exact elevation
OF the summit of Pixies Peak, which is
14,109 feet. was set.
when the summit of the peak was
reached" said G, Il. Barnard, the geo
grapher in charge of the survey party,
the day was an ideal one, with tenn
perature OF about so degrees and no
wind. Before the setting OF the tab.
let was finished, some few hours later,
the temperature had fallen to rs de-
grees. II was showing hard and gale
Of wind was blowing at the rate OF
40 miles an hour"