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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-22
Age IL.
IDA's SISTER WRITES TOO.

Dear Editor:
This is my first letter to the Cour-
Ter Junior. live in Detroit: go to the
Beard school. My studies are reading,
writing, spelling. arithmetic and
drawing. For pets have five bantams
one pet dog I brought from Ottumwa
His name Is curley. He is two years
old. Eight goldfish and a kitten. l am
eight years old. have been going to
school two years and am in the B 3rd
grade. 1 will remain.
Georgia Platz,
2068 Fort ST.,
Detroit, Mich.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-22
THE OBSERVATION CONTEST.

AS was writing about the cherry
trees last week I will tell more about
1t this week The trees are now very
pretty with leaves. The blossoms are
falling off the trees now. The trees
don't look so pretty now as they did
last week After the trees bloom and
the blossoms fall off you can see the
little green cherries. I like to see lot
of trees In bloom. The trees are now
full of leaves. The apple trees are
blooming. They look very pretty.
Mabel Skirvin.
Age II. Ottumwa, Ia,
R. F. D.. No. 7.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-22
OBSERVATIONS.

Last week I wrote about incubator
chickens and will write more about
them this week. They We're two weeks
old Tuesday. They all have wing feath-
ers and part of them have tail feath-
ers. We have two old hens to take
them all. AT first we had them in a
pen but now they run around in the
yard and potato patch. We have to
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-22

Dear Juniors:
will write to the Courier Junior for
the first time. 1 go to school every
day. l like my school very we'll and
my teacher also. I study reading,
arithmetic, spelling, writing and music.
My teachers name is Ray Smith.
have on sister and her name is Carrie.
| have no brothers We have over q
hundred little chickens.
Virgie Chamberlain,
Eldon, Ia,
Route No. I.
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gets more food, which me- lses it lit
tie larger, but this does not happen
very often. The father and mothor
pigeon secure food, consisting of all
varieties of grain, and swallow this.
After it is ground up into small bits
it is fed to the young ones. They
are fed in this way until they get
arger and then they are taught how
10 secure their own food.
Juliette Eisenbeis, age IL.
L"1 w. Park Ave-, Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-22
A NEW JUNIOR.

Dear Editor:
am little girl eight years old.
live on farm one and a quarter miles
from Blakesburg. I do not go to school
because our school is out. like to GO
to school. OR pets / have a partridge
cochin chicken and kitten. / go to
the NJ. E. Sunday school, AS my letter
is getting long I will close.
Coda Saum.
Blakesburg, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-22

them down and cut them in two length
wise and they hollow it out and then
have two fine canoes.
We have lilac bush and 1T Is IN
bloom and they have such fragrant
smell.
Forest Weber,
1906 E. Main, ST, Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-22

nice feathers. They are blue. Bluejays
build their nest of thorns. In the sum-
mer they drop thorns in our yard and
we children have to be careful or we
will step on a thorn. Robins are nice
also Sparrows are brown, wrens are
of brown color.
Helen Lanman,
Floris, IA.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-22
MARVIN WRITES OF HIS PETS.

Dear Editor:
will write Of my pets. For pets,
have a pig and two kittens also have
a dog My papa takes the Tri-Week-
ly Courier am little boy four years
old. I have never gone to school yet
but think I will next year.
Marvin Lanman
F1oris, Ia, R. No. 3.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-22
GLEN INTERESTED IN JUNIORS.

Dear Editor:
I am interested in reading the Junior
stories and letters, so I thought
would write and tell about my school
study physiology, reading, arithme-
tic, music, writing, history, grammar,
geography and spelling. My teacher
name is Anna A. Sappinfield. She lives
in Fairfield.
Glenn Laughlin.
Batavia, Ia.
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watch them from goine over in the
hog pen. We feed them two and
three times day.
Friday night when it rained so hard,
Is l'+tle chickens were drowned.
We set the incubator, Friday May
7, on TIA eggs.
Maude Skiain,
Age H. Ottumwa, Ia.
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OBSERVATION CONTEST.

Mary RandeI, age
Ottumwa, Ia, R. R. No. s.
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WRelE HAS ONE. SISTER.

Age 10.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-22

Age 8.
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BLANcHE's FIRST LETTER.

Age IL.
The Washington times., 1909-11-09
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPEN
TUBERCULOSIS BATTLE
Miss Grace Anderson Starts Crusade Against Disease
by Lectures on Cleanliness Which VIII Be Fol-
lowed by Essays on Health by Pupils

The systematic battle against tuber-
cuIosis in the public schools began to-
day
Miss Grace L Anderson, a trained
nurse in the employ Of the Society for
the Prevention Of tuberculosis in the
District OF Columbia, started out on her
mission Of health this morning preach
ing the gospel of cleanliness and fresh
air. She viii spend at least fifteen min
utes in each school room in the Dis
trict before the close of the school year,
telling the pupils the way to keep clear
Of disease.
Superintendent Stuart dispatched a
letter In advance of Miss Anderson to
the supervising principals authorizing
them 10 make out schedules for her ap-
pearance in the school rooms Every
effort win be made by Superintendent
Stuart and his principals TO make her
message effective wherever delivered.
Miss Anderson VIII speak OF ventila-
ton, fresh air, cleanliness. and the spit
ting habit, trying 10 impress on each
The Washington times., 1909-11-09
ORIENTAL COUNCIL
HAS CELEBRATION
Special Exercises Common
crate Granting of Charter
to Local Chapter.

The officers of the Grand Council.
Royal Arcanum, are now making their
annual visitations to the different coun-
ellis.
In connection with the visitation to
Oriental Council, No. 3l2. a special cele-
bration was held 70 commemorate the
granting Of the charter TO the order by
the state OF Massachusetts. The cello
bration was held last night.
The han was decorated with chrysan-
themums and the charter Of the council
vas draped with American flags and
autumn leaves.
The guests Of the evening were well
coined by Claston II. Ewing. regent Of
Oriental Council. George S. Britt,
grand regent, responded to the address
of welcome, after which the committee
on the promotion OF the council pre-
scented a class for initiation, and the
grand council officers conferred the ut
ualistic work in an impressive manner.
An interesting address on Charter
Day was delivered by Mr.. Ewing, who
gave a brief resume OF the achieve
ments of the Royal ATcaaum since its
institution in 1871. Grand Regent Britt
spoke on the progress of the Royal Ar
canum during the last year, at the con-
clusion of which Walter B. Davis. ora
tor OF Oriental Lodge. announced a mu-
steal program, which included cornet
solos by Z. Z. Gibson. WhisIling solos
and limitations Of birds and animals by
the Clark brothers. and impersOnatiOns
by Harry Hamlein.
Accompanying Grand Regent Britt
were Charles ]. James, grand vice re-
genti Harry 9. LEM, grand orator;
Past Grand Regents J. Ed Swaine
William ". Chase and Edward r. En-
yon; Benjamin White, grand secretary;
S. ]. BesselieVre, grand chaplain: Glen
die B. Young. grand guide; NJ Barlow
Mercer, grand warden; Isaac S. Childs
grand sentry; John r. Gisburne, deputy
grand regent; Harry c. Scott, deputy
grand regent; y. J. Nell, deputy grand
regent. W. ]. Buckley, deputy grand re-
gent, DR.. J. ". Hodges, deputy grand
regent Claude r. Zappone, representa-
Cook and John L. Beatie. supreme rep
resentatlve.
The Washington times., 1909-11-09

OF the pupils the value Of sticking close
to sanitary rules. She will also get
them to carry the message home to
their folk that the rules made be made
effective in the thousands of homes rep
resented in the schools.
After Miss Anderson has left the
room each teacher has been instructed
to carry on the lessons. The pupils will
be asked to write essays on the subject
Of tuberculosis and the means of pre-
venting 1t.
Superintendent Stuart would like TO
see a thorough examination made Of
the pupils in Washington schools with
view to getting tube- culosis statistics
and informing parents what ought to
be done for the better health of their
children.
Such a physical examination ought
to be made of every pupil for many
reasons" said Bfr. Stuart. There are
many defects Of childhood which could
be remedied II we had the Information
which would be contained In the repLs-t
Of such an examination"
The Washington times., 1909-11-09
FUNERAL ARRANGED
FOR NAVY OFFICER
Death of Commander Abercrombie-
Miller, Retired, Caused by
puafff11orfo
Pneumonia.

NEW YORK. Nov. Arrangements
are being made today for the funeral Of
Commander Frederick A. Abercrombie-
Miller T. S. N, retired, who since his
retirement from the navy. twenty-three
years ago. had spent much OF his time
in washington His death occurred last
night at the Park Avenue Hotel, and
was caused BY pneumonia.
Commander Abercrombie-Miller enter
ed the navy when nineteen years old.
and participated in most Of the impor-
war.
He was sixty-seven years old and IS
survived by his wife, who was Miss
Alice Townsend, Of Brooklyn; one son,
Charles Abercronbie-AIiller two daugh-
ters. Miss Edith AberCrombie-Miiler and
Mrs. Frederick DePeyster
The Washington times., 1909-11-09
$4,000 BUILDING
FIGURES IN DEAL
K Street Property Is Bought
as Investment by
Merchant.

For a consideration said to have been
S35. 900, Augusta c. Morris has sold the
four-story brick business property at
SO2 K street northwest to prominent
local merchant, who win hold IL as an
investment. The deal was made through
the firm of WIllige, Gibbs & Daniel
The building contains furniture es-
Establishment on the first floor, while
there are four apartments on the upper
floors. It occupies a lot with a 'front.'
age of twenty-three feet by a depth OF
one hundred and twenty feet. The price
paid represents approximately s12 per
square foot, which shows a substantial
Increase in the value OF business prop
erty ia that locality.
The Washington times., 1909-11-09
MRS. Id 1 FLAGLER
RAPIDLY RECOVERING
Former Wife of Standard Oil Mag
nate Suffers From Shock of
Auto Accident.

FIsHKILL LANDING. n. Y, Nov. 9
Mrs Ida A. FIagler, former wife OF
the Standard oil millionaire and rail-
ioad builder, is rapidly recovering from
the effects Of the automobile accident
in which she was a participant. Her
principal injury was 10 the shoulders
and doctors declare there can be no
serious consequences. She is suffering
considerably from the shock.
Mrs. Flagler is taking treatment IN
the sanitarium of DR.. Carlos f. Mac
Donald. the alienist. He had taken her
and her maid out riding in an automo-
bile when the accident occurred The
chauffeur lost control Of the machine
and it pitched into a ditch. Mr.. Mac
Donald was considerably injured.
The Washington times., 1909-11-09
BLIND IN DAYTIME,
BUT SEES AT NIGHT
Young Man in Virginia Proves a
Complete Puzzle to
Physicians.

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 9.-Though
totally blind in the daytime, Aubrey
Wilson. young man Of Nottoway
county, Va, can readily distinguish OBJ
5eets in the darkest night His case is
attracting much attention among the
medical fraternity in this section Of the
country. On account Of his peculiar
afflicttons young Wilson is without a
rival as a hunter Of the Nocturnal pos
sum.
Il have been trying 10 enter the Uni
versity Of Virginia, he said, but on
account Of my afflicJion ] am meeting
with great discouragemCnts. I have
spent small fortune with oculsts,
but have received no benefcisI results. -
The Washington times., 1909-11-09
HUSBAND HELD
ON WlFE'S CHARGE
Married But an Hour, Woman Tells
of a Murder -Four Years
Ago.

Youngstown, Ohio. Nov. s.-Be-
traXed TO the police by his bride or an
hour. Pasquale RCE7sF is in jail here
on the charge OF murder.
The man was arrested just as he and
his wife, who was a Miss Elizabeth
Andrews, were boarding a train for
Cleveland. Today the girl is In terror
OF Romans friends.
The girl informed the police Roman
was wanted. by the authorities Of
Brownsville. Spa, for a murder. con-
mitted four years ago, and that a re-
ward Of 500 was on his head. She de-
clared she was forced into the mar
riage.
Later she employed an attorney TO
defend her husband and said she was
sorry she had betrayed him.
The Washington times., 1909-11-09
PENNSYLVANIA BUYS
ANOTHER RAILROAD

NORFOLK. Va, Nov s.-The Eliza
beth River railroad has been added to
the holdings Of the Pennsylvania rail-
road by its merger today with the Nor
folk and Portsmouth Belt Line. which is
owned by the Pennsylvania
j. A. Patton is president Of the Belt
Line. The addition gives the Belt Line
another ten miles OF water front.
The Washington times., 1909-11-09
statesman.

II you feel exhausted and weak or
tire easily, don't try to brace up on Iiq-
uor or some patent medicine that will
produce the same effect.
It Is only temporary, and the reaction
leaves you in worse shape than before
What you want IS more strength,
Father Johns Medicine is a pure-!cod
medicine; it's ingredients are nourisning
and strengthening. Nothing equals II
as g tonic and body builder for all
throat and lung troubles.
Contains no alcohol or injurious
drugs. Get a bottle today; It win make
you strong. Remember, II has been IN
use fifty years.
The Washington times., 1909-11-09
MEMS CLUB TO MEET.

The Mems Club Of the Union Meth
odist Episcopal Church viii hold It's
first meeting tomorrow night in the
church parIors, Twentieth street near
Pennsylvania avenue William Knowles
Cooper, general secretary Of the I. M.
G. A, viii give an illustrated tax on
Camping Out in the Rockies.
The Washington times., 1909-11-09
WAFER SUPPLY SHUT OF.

SHAMOKIN, Pa, Nov. 9-The local
water company, owing to a Ion econ
tinUed drought, shat OF water at all
coIlieries and urged the public through
various mediums to be careful of the
use OF what little water remains for
drinking purposes. Less than two feet
Of II IS In the main reservoir, whose ca
pacity Is 135, 600 gallons.
The Washington times., 1909-11-09
ALL PERU MOURNS
DEATH OF IGLESIAS
Former President Known as One
of the Greatest Men in
Country.

LIMA. Peru, Nov. 9.-Miguel Ig-
lesias, former President of Peru. is dead.
and the entire country mourns his pass-
ing
General Iglesias was one Of the great
men In the history Of the country. He
had on several occasions led the troops
Of Peru TO victory on the battlefield as
well as distinguished himself as a
statesman.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-12-15
Saturday.

Unionist leaders in England issue
long program of meetings to be held in
defence of the rejection of the budget.
Senator Hale threatens to break the
agreement to advocate two battleships
year and oppose the construction of
more than one.
Senator Roots test as leader of New
York Republicans is about to be made
in the appointment of the new survey.
or of the port of New York.
Apropos of debate in the French
chamber of deputies, the statement
that American shoes, worn in France,
are made in Germany, arouses discus.
sion.
Secretary of the Treasury McVeagh
declares in his annual report that pol
itics and politicians are responsible
for decentralization in the custom ser.
vice.
George p. Sheldon, deposed presi-
dent of the Phenix Insurance COM
pany, is to be extradited from Connec-
ticut if his condition improves enough
to permit his removal to New York.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-12-15
CURE FOR CONSUMPTION
That Is, May Be One Has Been Found
In RattIer's Poison.

Or. Thomas j Mays of Philadel-
phia has been experimenting with
the poison of rattlesnakes as a cure
for consumption, and with much sue
cess, he says. DR.. Mays Is a we'll
known authority on consumption, ard
is one of the few men who have had
successful results in treating pulmon-
ary tuberculosis with drugs. He Is
medical director of the Philadelphia
Clinic for the Home Treatment OF
Chest and Throat Diseases,
The use of crotalin as rattlesnake
venom is scientifically known, is not
exactly new, but up to this time 1t
has not been used by many of the To-
cal doctors. 1t is the dry residue of
the salivary secretion of the American
rattlespake, and Is secreted from the
poison gland. 1t is administered hy'
podermically. with combination of
glycerine and distilled water. The IN
iections are given about once week
to start. and, after the treatment has
been used for some time, increased.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-12-15
DODGE LECTURE POSTPONED
Governor Hughes Cannot Go to New
Haven Because of His Fathers
Critical Illness

New Haven, Conn.,, Dec. 1.-THE
Yale officials announced that two re-
naming Dodge lectures on citizenship
to be delivered by Governor Hughes of
New York had been indefinitely post
poned. One was to have been deliver
ed last night and the other tonight.
Word was received during the day
from Governor Hughes that on ac-
count of the critical illness of his faith
er he could not come to New Haven.
A big reception had been planned at
which the college people and many
citizens could meet Governor and Mrs,
Hughes.
Notwithstanding their absence the
reception was held in the Yale Art
school, Secretary Stokes and Mrs.
Stokes receiving with President and
Mrs. Hadley In the absence of Cover
nor and Mrs. Hughes. Governor
Hughes was booked for a speech at
the annual banquet of the New Haven
Chamber of Commerce tonight, where
President Taft will be a speaker. Pres
ident Hadley has been substituted for
Governor Hughes.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-12-15
TWO MURDERS IN IL HOURS
Man Shot and Placed on Track; An.
other Killed In Quarrel.

Middletown, N Y, Dec. a. - There
have been two murders within IL
hours in Orange county. The body Of
Fiero Di Fleppi, a well-known Italian
of Monroe, was found lying alongside
the Erie tracks between Monroe and
Turner yesterday morning. He had
been run over by a train and the right
hand cut off. Otherwise the body was
not mutilated and bullet holes were
found in the neck and left side A re-
volver with several chambers empty
was found nearby. When found the
dead mans left hand was in his coat
pocket and it was apparent he had
been attacked Unexpectedly and after
being murdered had been placed on
the railroad tracks.
Another murder took place at May
brook Sunday night. Giuseppe Di Vim
cenzo and Vincenzo Lupo, employees
of the Central New England railroad,
became involved in an argument.
Later they met on dark road and Di
Vfucenzo was shot dead by Lupo aft.
er the latter had been cut and slashed
In a number Of places.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-12-15
BARGE TURNED TURTLE
Captain Carried Down; other Men
Jumped Overheard and Were
Picked In

Atlantic City, Dec. 14.-Caught in
the bowling easterly gale that is
driving big breakers into every har-
Dor entrance on the coast, a barge
loaded with stone and in charge of
Captain Martin Cooper turned turtle
while being towed into Cold Spring
inlet between this city and Cape May
Other men aboard the craft jumped
overheard in order to clear the
wreckage, but Captain Cooper stuck
to his vessel and was carried down
with her.
The members of the crew we're pick
ed up by life savers from Cold Spring
station, suffering from cold and ex-
posure. The vessel and cargo are a
total loss. The barge was known as
mo. 2l" and was carrying the load Of
stone from Philadelphia to Cold
Spring
The storm is the fiercest of the year
and the government shore patrols
have been doubled to keep watch for
vessels that may be caught in the
gale and mist hanging off the shore.
Rain is falling in torrents and has
flooded the streets.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-12-15
FRIDAY.

interests allied with Goulds with.
draw from Western Union and officers
of American Telephone and Telegraph
company take their places on the
board
Two men lost their lives and the
fate of thirteen others, adrift in a
boat. is unknown, as result of the
burning of the steamer Clarion, near
Point Pelce. in Lake Erie.
Mr.. MacVeagh, secretary of the
treasury, tells MASSACHUSETTS bankers
that the Republican party has definite
ly abandoned its high tariff policy and
is marching steadily toward downward
revision.
Diplomatic information at Paris is
to the effect that since the assassina.
tion of Prince Ito, Japan has resumed
her former projects of pure and sim
Pile annexation of Corea to the Japan.
ese empire.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-12-15
A THIRD De MOCRAT
Little Opposition Expected to Eieva.
tion of Judge Lurton to Supreme
Court Bench.

Washington, Dec. 14.-The nomlnsr
tion of Judge Horace H. Lurton of the
Sixth United States circuit court to be
an associate justice of the supreme
court of the United States to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the death OF
the late Rufus w. Peckham, was gent
to the senate by President Taft and
will be confirmed unless new opposi.
tion appears. No opposition is ex.
pected. There is no reason to believe
that Judge Lurton's nomination will
be seriously contested, If it is opposed
at all.
The president convinced himself
that the nomination would be con-
firmed before he dispatched it to the
senate.
There were intimations that there
might be opposition from some sena-
tors whose object would be to delay
confirmation in order to permit in
vestigation of the charge that Judge
Lurton's decisions indicate frame Of
mind that would result in reversal
OF the decision of the court of appeals
in the Standard Oil case. The eleva-
tion of Judge Lurton to the supreme
court bench would give the Democrats
third representative in the court.
Chief Justice Fuller and Justice White
are Democrats. Judge Lurton and
Justice White both served in the Con.
federate army.