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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-28

Miss M. Gertrude Green spent Fri.
day night, Saturday and Saturday
night with her parents in ottunwa.
returning on the Wabash Sunday.
Saturday night Mr.. and Mrs. Cbas.
Sewers gave dance to their innum-
cradle friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilson in pass-
ing the home of Mrs. G.. M. Thomas.
discovered it to be on fire. but through
the efforts of Mr.. Wilson and Others
the house was saved from destruc-
ton.
Moses Q. Leonard purchased the
Richard Brown farm last week.
VIM. McCune is building a fine resi-
dence on Waterloo avenue.
Edison Tillotson marketed hogs in
Ottumwa recently.
Chas. Hunt has marketed a wagon
load Of apples in Ottumwa every day
for the past week.
Misses Ina and Edna Berry of OF.
tumwa visited at the q. S. Berry home
recently.
Mrs. G. M. Thomas has new CON
crete cave which is fine structure.
Miss Thelma Overturf of ottumwa
spent Saturday night and Sunday with
her parents, returning Sunday evening
on the Wabash.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-28
Publicity in the Days Gone By

Many amusing and interesting odds
and ends are found by those who
search for hints on manners and GUS
toms of earlier times In the adyertis
Ing columns OF the newspa pers Of Col
cniel days, says sthe New York Tele-
gram.
For example, 1t gives one rather
new idea Of Paul Revere-him of the
famous side--to read In the Boston
GaZ lite of December 10, 1858.
Whereas. many Puritans are SO un-
fortunate as to lose their fore team by
accident and Other ways. to their grea.
dotriment, not only in looks but speak
Ing both in nblic and private, this is
to inform all tuch that they may have
look as we'll aa the natural and answer
the end of speaking to all intents. by
Faul Revere, goldsmith, near the head
OF DR.. Clark's wharf Boston
All persons who have had false
teeth f1xt by Mr.. John Baker, surgeon
dentist, and they have got loose (as
they will in tiuie), may have them fas-
tened by the above. who learnt the
method Of fixing them from Mr.. Baker
Some idea of the Importance of wigs
to the Colonials Of pre- Revolutionary
times is gained by reading this adj
vertisement:
.'NrlILIAM LANG,
"Wigmaker and Hairdresser."
Hereby informs the public that he
hired a person from Europe by whose
assistance he is now enabled, In the
several branches OF his business. to
serve his good customers, and all 9TH
ers, In the most genteel and polite
tastes that are at present in fashion
in England and America.
In particular, wigs made in any
mode such as may grace and become
the most important heads whether
those of judges, divines, lawyers or
physicians, together with all those OF
an inferior kind. so as exactly to suit
their respective occupations and inclin-
etions.
"Hairdressing for ladies and gem
tlemen performed in the most elegant
and newest taste--ladies in a particu-
lar manner, shall be attended to, in the
rice, easy genteel and polite construc-
ton Of rolls, such as may tend to
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-28
To Deliver Gas in Milk Bottles

New York, Oct 26.-Elbert H. Gary,
Theodore P. Shonts, Cornelius Van
dcrbilt, Theodore N. Vail and other
prominent financiers have organized
100000 corporation to manufacture
gas which they believe will replace
kerosene, gasoline and acetylene. In
fact the organizers expect that they
VI III regulate these products of the
Standard OIL Company to the same
shelf with candles
The first factory for the manufacture
of the new gas. called blaugas after It's
dscoverer, the German chemist, Blau.
has been opened in Long Island city.
Though these financiers stole march
on the Standard Oil Company in OBJ
tanning the German patents. John d.
Rockefeller and his associates still hold
an upper hand. They control the ma
terial that blaugas is made of, namely
the residue of natural gas after kero-
sene, gasoline, benzine, etc.. have been
extracted from it. Hitherto the resi-
due has been useless.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-28

raise their heads to any pitch they ma,
desire, also French curls. made in the
reatest manner. He gives cash fol
hair"
Three eighteenth century lost
items brought to our notice,
The first is interesting. not only fol
the childish minuteness OF description
but also for the light it throws on do
mestic service of the time and serv-
ants manner Of dressing.
Ran away on the Goth from Nathan
Watson of Mount Holly, an Irish serv-
ant man, named Christopher Corney, q
stout, wei set fellow, about thirtysia
years OF age, of a pale complexion
short brown curled hair, and lost one
CT his under fore teeth, and has his
light leg broken, and walks with his
toe turned outward.
Had on when he went away a new
castor hat, a red great coat a light
colored mustian coat and jacket, new
copper colored broadcloth breeches
lined with leather; new black and
white yarn stockings. old shoes newly
soled. He was some time past hostle1
Jonathan Thomas, In Burlington
Whoever takes up and secured said
servant, SO that his master may have
him again, shall have forty shillings
reward and reasonable charges, PAID
Ivy Nathan watson
The second is of lighter vein:
THE gentleman who took the second
volume of Bacons Abridgement from
Mr.. David Balls bedroom on the 18th
of November would do we'll to return
1t to the owner, whose name he will
find on the fifteenth page. If he choose
rather to keep 1t the owner wishes him
to call and take the rest of the set"
The third is a grave subject to q
merry tune, the trtnket abiding to be-
ing one Of the mourning rings given to
guests at funerals. and often orna-
mented with deaths head or skel-
eton in coffin:
Escaped unluckily from me
large Gold Ring. Little Key:
The Ring had Death engraved upon
it;
The Owners Name inscribed within
it;
Who finds and brings the same to me
Shall generously rewarded be-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-28
TYRONE.
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Tyrone.-A. x. Lamar and John Nc.
GratE were Abba passengers on No
17S this morning. -
The Coyne coal drill of Alba is now
located here and is prospecting for
coal on the land that was recentiv On.
timed, "
James o'Neill and wife, Mrs r n
Myers and Pat Conley were among
the recent Abba passengers from this
place. sii''
Mrs. L. J. Smith left on No 178
yesterday for Lockridge for a few
days visit with Mr.. Smiths parents
at that place. p' - -
Mrs. T. V. Wilson. who has hean
spending the past few months with
her mother, Mrs. B. Connell, departed
on No. 4 last night to ioin her hns.
band. They are contemplating settling
on ranch in Texas.
James Murray, mail carrier on route
No. out of Melrose, has resumed
work after his annual vacation of two
weeks. He was relieved by his broth
er, L. j. Murray, who is snub-carrier
OF this route.
John M. Parker, who recently moved
from here to Bussey, returned to his
home this morning after a few DAYS,
visit at the home Of his daughter
south of town. Mr.. Parker is highly
pleased with his new home at Bus.
sey.
Ed Hines of Georgetown was a Mel
rose passenger on business one day
recently.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-28
WHAT THE COLONEL WANTS.

Colonel Lafe Young deyoteS half a
column of the valuable space on the
editorial page Of his paper to declin,
ing the honor of accepting the post
of minister to China, which some OF
the Washington correspondents seem,
ed determined to force upon him.
'rThe country needs minister to
China who can keep still" says Mr.,
Young, and he freely admits that this;
bars him from further consideration.
Colonel Young expresses the belief
that he Is fully qualified to tell the
Chinese of all their faults and point
the way to their reform, but he does
not understand the United States min
lister to China should be missionary.
He also points out that hundred
newspaper files in different parts Of
the country could be brought out Civ
ing his opinion of China. If he were
appointed, he AYERS, he would be re-
called before he got to Valley juno
ton.
Far from wanting to fill the shoes Of
the Iuckless Crane. Colonel Young
enumerates few of the things he
really does want.
He wants more people to come to
The Capital office for the purpose of
doing business, wearing kindly
smile. He wants every man in Iowa
to work for the good and the upbuild-
ing Of the state. He wants improve
ment in the little country schools,
more flowers In the front dooryards of
the Iowa farm homes. He wants a
better and more careful method Of
farming. and bigger yields of crops.
He wants more Iowa boys and girls
sent to. the neighborhood of small col
leges Of the state, believing that edit
cation is essential to success and a
factor in happiness. He wants every
man, woman and child residing in the
city to work for the upbuilding of Des
Moines.
Under these conditions, or even
without these conditions, he is willing
to remain away from China unless
going at his own expense.
This should set the Washington cor
respondents right in the matter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-28

Theodore P. Shonts, when seen yes
terday afternoon was very enthusias-
tic over the new gas
1t gives marvelously beautiful
white light" he said. at does not need
great pipes to convey it to the house
1t can be compressed in tubes and car
ried in delivery wagons to the house
like milk bottles. In the cellar it can be
attached to the slender little pipes that
connect with the burners. AS soon as
1ne tube of it is used UP you attach
mother
1t Is cheaper to make than ordinary
gas, though ! doubt whether 1t will re-
place gas where pipes are already laid
1t will be very valuable in commune
ties where the lighting is expensive
and in outlying districts. Country
houses, automobiles and the like will
find it very useful"
Hugo Lieber, wealthy manufactur-
ing chemist, who brought the gas here
is the first vice president and manag
er of the COMPANY
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-28
SUNDAY LAWS.

Editor Ottumwa Courier
| | am informed by the merchants Of
Blakesburg that through respect for
the Sunday closing laws, they had
strict orders to close all stores and
other places of business, with few ex-
ceptions, on Sunday. feel sure that
these laws, which seem to me tyran-
meal, were placed on our statute
books through demand of minority
and not majority of the people. |
am sure their merits or dement's have
not been thoroughly discussed before
the people. | am certain that there
has not been one person in one thous.
and that has heard or studied both
sides Of this question.
Our laws should be made by the PEG.
pie and for the people. In this capac.
| ity each person should oct, not nee.
essarily as it might be to his own in.
terest. but as it is right for him to
act toward his fellow men. AS jury.
man is not competent to render a Just
ldecision until he hears both sides of
/ the case, SO the people are not compe.
tent to decide the merits or dement's
of law before they are we'll posted
on the subject
| It. may be said that when law
finds place among the stat.
utes 1t Is too late for dis
cussion. Not so! 1t is never
too late to mend It has been said !:
"Tf law Is unjust we should enforce
| it to get rid Of it." Not so; 1t Is always
just to enforce Just laws, but unjust
to enforce unjust ones.
Wara thaen C,,p5av Iowe apootnd ~,
behalf of religion? If so, has one or
many the right to dictate how another
shall conduct himself in reference to
religion? Is not each responsible to
his God for himself? Has any or the
many the right to interfere and force
their services as middlemen in the
matter? Would the majority have the
right to close the churches on Sun
day? Were those who during the dark
ages who murdered hundreds of
thousands for their belief, in the
right? If these questions be answered
Iin the Affirmative, then we ask. Is
there a single passage in the Bible
where Jesus threatened any one for
doing any labor or selling any goods
on Sunday? If such be furnished we
will gladly cite a financially RESPONSE
BILE man who will pay 500 cash to any
one furnishing such quotation.
There was a day when a compare
lively idle people thought 1t not unjust
to enact a law with a death penalty
for such as even picked up few
sticks of wood on the Sabbath (Sat-
urday, the seventh day of the week.
but civilization has brought new du-
ties that cannot he shirked with I'M
munity and that more or less on every
day Of the year.
We cannot always see "a hours
ahead what emergencies may arise.
I believe in human freedom SO long
as that freedom does not directly in
terfere with the rights Of others.
Homer Snow.
Blakesburg, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-28
THE TRIP DOWN THE RIVER.
President Taft begins his trip dow

the Mississippi river from st. Louis
to New Orleans this afternoon. Ac-
oompanying the presidents flagship
will be twenty Mississippi river steam
ers, bearing thirty-f1ve governors and
500 members of both houses of con-
gress. After this trip down the river
the president, governors end members
of congress will know more about
the problem which they will hear dis
cussed at the deep waterways conyen-
tion In New Orleans at the conclusion
of the river trip.
What the advocates OF river improve
ment hone is that sectionalism will not
be permitted to disturb the harmony
Of the New Orleans meeting. 4 news
account, from which the following PAL
agraphs are taken, shows the danger
OF this:
The Ohio valley people are coming
into st. Louis strongly committed TO
an Ohio river channel wlich will be
ON par, for commercial purposes,
to anything which tho government
will construct between Chicago and St.
Louis through the Illinois river.
From the upper Mississippi river
valley as far north as Minneapolis and
st. Paul, 1t is insisted by the delegates
that the Mississippi must be consider.
ed in any sort of a waterway construo
ton scheme which may expect to Sc
cure the support of the senators and
representatives from Minnesota, Wis
consin and the upper Mississippi riyer
valley and tributary states, generally
speaking
Kansas City has deputation OF 200
business men on the way down the
river on a Missouri river packet with
a pennant swung out from the big
mast saying that the Missouri is lit
tie the best stream in the world for
commercial purposes and that 1t must
be dredged from the Kansas line to
the Mississippi or there will be moth
ing doing at Washington on the part
of the Missouri congressman who hail
from west Of Jefferson City and that
nothing might be expected from the
Kansas and Nebraska delegations.
The big proposition ahead of what
n likely to be the most notable con.
yention Of bipartisan nature which
has been held in the United States is
to assimilate these divergent views
and to strike a harmony keynote
6ooNb
chord at Washington when the next
rivers and harbors bill is under con-
sideration.
It would be short sighted policy, for
instance, on the part of the Kansas
and Nebraska delegations to withdraw
their support from the deep waterways
movement If they were not promised
all they asked regarding the improve
ment Of the Missouri. 1t would bt
equally short-sighted for the uppfA
Mississippi and Ohio river to fight an
appropriation for deep waterways I'M
less their sections reaped the largest
benefit.
It will require their combined efforts
to show congress the need of taking
I'D the scheme of water Improvement
on the gigantic plans now being con-
gidered
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-28
IT'S AN ILL WIND.

From Pearsons Weekly-Some time
ago there was flood in British Co
lumbia. An old fellow who. had lost
nearly everything he possessed was
sitting on the roof of his house as ii
ioated along when boat approached
Hello, joint"
Hello, Dave!'
"Are your fowls all washed away,
John?"
Eyes, but the ducks can SWIM" re.
piled the old man.
Apple trees gomez"
well, they said the crop would be
a failure anyhow"
q see the floods away above your
windows"
That's all right, Dave. Them win.
dows needed washin'. anyhow"
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REVISING THE coMMANpMENTa

REVISING TIE COMMANDMENTS.
The Burlington Hawk-Eye does not
think much Of the suggestion of Prof.
Carver of Harvard that the ten COM
mandments should be revised so as to
be made to apply more specifically to
modern IDEAS" The Harvard man be-
lieved the commandment against bias
phemy could be dropped and one sub
stftuted against the drinking Of intox-
icants. The Hawk-Eye objects to this
attempt to revise the commandments
downward, or upward, or outward, so
as to conform to modern IDEAS" be-
cause 1t cannot bring itself to believe
that this age has any evil tendencies
with which our ancestors were not
afflicted. 1t believes. too, that 1t will
occur to careful readers Of the Bible
that that venerable book not only
covers, fundamentally. the principles
Of morality, religion and right living,
but abounds with precepts against
drunkenness, dissipation, revelry and
other lapses of the virtues And
then. If the Mosaic code is to be re-
vised by including the commandment
suggested by the Harvard man, Thou
bewilder thyself with strong drink
the Hawk-Eye cannot see why such
obvious necessities IS the following
should be overlooked:
Thou shalt not anathematize the
telephone girl.
Thou shalt not borrow thy neign-
boris newspaper; nor his umbrella
and forget to return 1t.
Thou shalt not partake of the crack
ers and cheese at the corner grocery
when the proprietor is not looking.
Thou shalt not steel ride on the
street car, or hold fast to the end seat,
or cheat in a horse trade, nor put lead
coins in the collection box, nor leave
the door open in cold weather, nor
wear altitudinous headgear in public
assemblages.
And several thousand other inhibi-
tons that would make the ten COM
mandments eft into modern condi-
tions,' cover every imaginable exig-
ency of human life go that man need
no more deduce character and right
living from living principles, but shall
be led by tho hand like little child,
hedged in upon every side by precept
upon precept.
Sometimes, says the Hawk-Eye in
conclusion, in meditating upon the an
tics of college professors who rush to
the forum, or into print, with new
revelations of religious truths, one is
almost persuaded to believe that Car
rie Nation comes nearer representing
the higher cult of the two.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-28

as free as the air to the poor man.
It Ia not difficult or expensive to con-
strlct a fiatboat that will haul a crop
OF potatoes OF corn, or what not, from
the field to the market when the field
fronts nayigable river that flows 10
O city where the crop may be profir-
ably sold. It is impossible for rail-
roads to raise freight rates above tho
limits recognized in the formulation Of
the rule of ''as much as the traffic
will bear. It will not bear as much
where there Is water transportation
as 1t does where there is a gentle
mems agreement between parallel
lines Of railroad.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-28

Thornburg.-Miss Pearl Kelly was
an over Sunday visitor at home.
Mrs M. Kelly was What Cheer
caller Thursday.
Mrs. Greenhales of White City was
a caller Thursday
Miss Pearl Trimble of Gibson
passed through our city en- route tic
What Cheer Thursday.
Mrs. B. Harris of Barnes City
passed through here en- route to What
Cheer Thursday.
Forest Fackler of Keswick was liz
our city between trains Thursday.
Ed Allison spent Wednesday at his
home in Montezuma.
Miss Cuba Griggs returned to her
work in Oskaloosa Friday.
Oscar Griggs went to New Sharon
Friday, which will be his future home
Ada Allison of Gibson was What
Cheer caller Friday.
Ronald Carver was a What Cheer
caller Tuesday.
Mrs. Hervy and children spent Sun.
day at South English. Mr.. Hervy re,
turned home with them.
Newt Baker spent Sunday at his
home here. He returned to his school
work near Deep River Monday.
Mrs. Marcus Palmateer and son
Perry spent Friday In What Cheer.
Mrs. H. e. Miller was a business
caller in What Cheer Friday.
Miss Margaret Witte returned home
from Rock Island Saturday.
Jonas Moorehead was What
Cheer caller Friday.
Cressie Orr returned home from
what Cheer Friday where she has
peen visiting the past few days.
Fred Pendleton was a What Cheer
caller Friday.
Mrs. Tresler and son Cony were
What Cheer callers Saturday.
s. Woods transacted business in
What Cheer Saturday.
James Stafford was a What Cheer
caller Saturday.
Mrs. Baker was What Cheer call.
er Saturday.
Newt Baker was What Cheer call.
er Saturday.
Miss White was What Cheer call.
er Saturday.
Mrs. Goodenough of SpringdaIe
spent Saturday here.
ii. Il. Harvey was a South English
caller Sunday.
Mrs, S. Holland was a What Cheer
caller Saturday. $500
Maud Holland spent Saturday In
What Cheer.
Mrs. Bob Curl was What Cheer
visitor Saturday.
w. Soults of Gibson was on the
streets here Saturday.
Joseph Edgerton of Gibson was on
the streets here Saturday.
Carter Hamilton was in What Cheer
between trains Friday.
MISS Beatrice Summit was a. Kes.
wick caller Saturday.
Marshall Gibbons spent Saturday
and Sunday in Webster.
GWynett Morton spent a few DAVIS
with her grandmother, Mrs. Dandsdill
IN What Cheer.
Amos Trusler was What Cheer
caller Saturday.
Charlie Stafford was Keswic,r call.
er Wednesday morning.
Mark Marreanw of What Cheer
spent Sunday with C. Stafford
Mrs. Luavesta Green was q VIVA
Cheer caller Monday.
Mrs. Hickey was What Cheer call.
or Monday. 49,
Mrs. shiebley spent Monday with
friends in What Cheer.
H. Hickey was a New Sharon caller
Monday. = 1'ioi
Mr.. and Mrs. Will McGemnsev
We're Montezuma callers Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Sparrow and
son Everett spent Saturday and sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. G. Grimes at
Deep River.
81 MISS Ada Allison of Gibson spent a
Mrs. Summit. '
Walter Sloan of South English
passed through here Monday en- route
to What Cheer.
Mrs. Bunce came home from Ma.
rengo Monday, where she had been
visiting the past week. S'
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-28
MHY MEN co BALD

| A Massachusetts doctor declares II
to be scientifically established fact
that the American people are on the
road to permanent badness, and the
goal will be achieved in such short or.
der as to startle the average person
unless heroic measures are adopted
for it's prevention at once" This ply.
stefan, who looks into the future to
see smooth-topped race, is quoted in
a Chicago paper as giving the follow.
| ing cause and cure for badness:
! Men and women must go barehead-
ed if they would prevent universal
alopecia Men are to blame for the
badness which is now becoming ap,
parent in women. The disease is he
reditary. Fathers are bald and their
sons early display similar tendencies.
| Where one or two successive genera
lions have little hair on their heads
| it can almost be taken for granted
that the next generation will be pre-
Haturely bald.
Stiff and silk hats are much to
blame for the conditions in metro
politan centers, and the reason the
ratio is not the same in country dis
tricts is because men are prone to
wear hats with loose bands or to go
much of the time uncovered.
Hats, as men wear them, press
close about the temples and cut off the
blood supply to the head. This pressure
on the ascending arteries, diminishing
materially the blood flow, produces
atrophy in the parenchyma of the hair
follicles.
CAS- result there is an altered
secretion from the sebaceous glands
of the scalp, and this altered secretion
dries about the hair roots, causing
what is commonly known as dandruff.
"Under this covering Of dandruff
lies a fertile field for the growth Of
those parasites which feed on the hair
cells 1t resolves itself into the simple
anatomical condition which insures
any part OF the body health which has
q full blood supply and disease when
1t is without it.
"Along with women's hats should go
all sorts of false hair
We won't mind ditching the derby
and going hatless when the weather
permits. and it may not be SO hard to
part with the false hair, but it should
prove shock to the most hardened to
learn that all the time we have been
wearing hats we had atrophy in the
parenchyma of our hair follicles.