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Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-31
ARAB TAILORS

Conservative in all matters, the Arab
is especially averSe to change in the
matter of clothes Not only do the
fashions of the Arabs never change,
writes Graham Petrie in "Tunis, Kali
rouan and Carthage" but they are
very restricted. Although every Arab
wears a gandoura, more or less richly
embroidered, it is always worked in one
of three accepted patterns, from which
no deviation is permitted.
The only matter in which personal
taste is allowed to show itself is in
the choice of color. In this respect en-
tire freedom is permitted and taken
full advantage of, although it is Curl
Gus to note that the more delicate
shades of pink, yellow and mauve are
generally worn by elderly men, while
rich red and brown are in favor with
their juniors.
The souk-el-trouk is the SIOUX of the
tailors in Tunis, and here, in numer-
GUS little shops, the sartorial needs of
the Arab population are fashioned and
temptingly displayed. 1 call them
shops for want of a better word, but
they are as unlike the European shop
as anything one can imagine. They
are really columns, painted with
stripes of red and green, which sup
port a continuous corniCe, richly carved
and colored. There are no windows or
doors, and the shop is raised some
four feet above the ground. To this
elevation the tailor nimbly vaults, for
there are no steps to assist him. Sit
ting cross-legged, in orthodox fash
ion, he there cuts out, pieces together
and embellishes the gay silk waist
coats, gandouras and other garments
beloved of the Arab.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-31
OCTOBER 81, 1909
HIGHLAND PARK EBELL CLUB

What an environment for any woman
of culture where kindred minds bring
forth the rare mental pictures framed
in an atmosphere of intelligence stir
ring the smouldering embers of intel
lectual fires until all the little local
world is radiant with their glow
Giving full credence to the fervent
religious feeling of that high class of
citizens who as one make for the pop
ulation of our beautiful suburb-High-
land Park; and also the culture as
evidenced by its standing as an edu-
cational section of our beautiful city
it is within the confines of the Ebell
club that all that is best in refinement
of heart and mind shows the true
womanhood of Highland Park citizen
ship.
Wealth of mind and not the magni-
tude of bank account is the open
sesame to Ebell club membership, and
when as We daily look around us and
see the great good women's club all
over the country are doing, and realiz-
ing how much more that is ennobling
remains to be done, every man in
Highland Park who appreciates real
goodness in women will concede that
a proper housing of such scintillating
jewels of womanhood is much to be
desired, and should lend a helping
hand and open purse toward the build.
ing of the ornate club house as repro
duced herewith from the plans al
ready prepared. 1t isn't fair to ask
that these noble women who are doing
so much to give proper training to
Highland Parks juvenile citizens or
the reformation of the older citizens
of the sterner sex, should assume the
entire burden of providing a club
house in which they can the better
further their chosen work and add
another handsome building to the al
ready fine structures that so distin-
guish Highland Park.
The Highland Park Ebell club has
just inaugurated it's winter program,
and it's greatest yearly social function,
the Presidents Breakfast" was car
ried through recently with all the nice
ties of club life-and as gathered
around that festal board, welcoming
the second Inauguration of the worthy
president, Mrs. j. M. Grant, the mem
bers evinced a stronger determination
that the annals of 19O9-10 shall contain
many worthy deeds that may be en-
blazoned on the records of Womens
clubs as so many glorious missions
fulfilled and pathfinders for the en-
largement of women's sphere of use
fulness. w. G. L. T.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-31
The Inquisitive Boss

John. I notice you address all the men
customers who come in as brother"
'Y-yes, sir"
do you address all the lady customers as
sister ?"
"N-no, SIR"
why discriminate. John7"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-29
THE SANE FOURTH.

Chicago has progressed to the point
In It's campaign to lessen in some
measure the number of casualties at
tending the celebration of independ-
ence day Of organizing a Sane Fourth
association. composed of representa-
tives of the leading. clubs, which Is
backed by the> city health, police and
fire departments, the medical profess
sion, the ministry and the press. The
health department, however, does not
believe that even the combined efforts
Of these professions and organizations
will not as yet be able to prevent the
public from manning itself as a result
Of Its foolish manner of celebration,
and 1t is combining itself to an effort
toward controlling to some extent the
evil effects by educating the public in
what to do in case of accidents. Here
are few of the rules laid down:
do call In your physician as soon
as possible.
do keep the wound open to the
air until the doctor has seen the case.
do have your doctor call and dress
the wound every day.
do insist on having your physi-
clan administer a full dose of anti
tetanic serum as soon as possible aft
er the injury, because this will DO
for that dread destroyer, lockjaw.
Thera Is hope that evidently the
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FosTER's WEATHER
BULLETIN
fCopyrighted 1909 by w, T.
Foster.)
~~>~~-%%~e A%~~A%%%A~,

Washington, D. c., June 26.- Last
bulletin gave forecasts of disturbance
to cross continent "a to %, warm wave
% to 81. cool wave 26 to 80. This dis
turbance was expected to bring a
period of warm temperatures; not ex-
cessive, but favorable to crops where
moisture may be sufficient.
Next disturbance will reach Pacific
coast about rs, cross Pacific slope by
close of 80, great central valleys 80 to
July 2, eastern states 8. Warm wave
will cross Pacific slope about %, great
central valleys 80, eastern Pacific slope
2. Cool wave will cross Pacific slope
about July 1, great central valleys 8,
eastern states S.
This disturbance will cause very hot
weather. The warm wave will not
hold on long but it will cause things
to sizzle, and will be the warmest day
of July. A great cool wave will follow,
the temperatures going much below
normal. Severe storms may be expect
ed about the time the hot wave arrives.
Following this disturbance the trend
of temperatures will be downward till
about July 20.
The changes In weather features of
July will be slow and with the excep-
ton of the first and last weeks of the
month, sluggish weather, with slow
moving storms or storm centers will
be the rule. About middle of the
month while the uninteresting summer
weather events are slowly creeping
along series Of severe storms will
break loose and rip things f,1riously.
That period will be worth watching and
future bulletins will discuss 1t. Crop
weather of July is expected to be fair
ly good except too much rain In the
cotton states and little too dry in
some of the northern states. Tenn
peratures will average above normal In
the eastern and below in the western
states.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-29
SOAP CREEK.

Soap Creek-Mr. and Mrs. Alex
Hawkins and children visited with
Mrs. Hawkins mother Mrs. Mary
Crest Sunday
John Shepherd was Belknap caller
Saturday.
Mrs. Charles Nelson, daughter and
son, and cousins Cora and Nerna Sam
pie visited with their aunt Mrs. Min
erva Bradberry Friday.
Charles Bohlin and sons Earl and
Lloyd were In Belknap Friday.
Leonard Bolfn called at the Crist
home Sunday.
Irwin Shepherd was in Belknap on
Saturday.
VIM. Bradberry called on his broth
er-in-law r. r. Sample Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Mccall and child
rem visited with Mrs McCalls mother
Mrs. Mary Crist Sunday.
The little months -old child oil
Mr.. and Mrs. Node Bolin of Ottumws
died June 15 Of pneumonia.
Mrs. Minerva Bradberry called or
Mrs. Crist Sunday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-29

The Chicago Inter Ocean, noting the
fairness Of the articles Professor Fer
zero is writing abroad about America
and Americans, expressing the belief
that what is wanted is an American
Ferrero abroad. Can some one not
move the castles, and the guide book
romances, and the medieval myths
and remains of Europe temporarily In
the background, 1t askssS SO that the
American writer's of travel letters, de-
prived of their stock and customary
material, might be induced to eschew
all this architectural ten-shilling-a-day
guide material and try to tell us some
thing about Europe that has not been
told better hundred times before?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-29
WILLIAMS BURG.

williamsburg Mary Felver of
Batavia, ILL.,, is visiting here this week
among her many friends
t. j. Perry and t.. T. Osborn pur-
chased automobiles last week.
Mrs. Jane jones, one of the pioneers
of this county, died Tuesday at the
home Of her daughter Mrs t. r. Rob-
erts at the age Of so years.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Shaull of Ladera
We're over recently visiting at the
home Of the formers father and with
his brother Howard and sister Mrs.
Jennie Mayne.
.. w. Perry returned Thursday
morning from a business trip to Chi
cago
Rev. Father Kissane Of st. Mary.s
church is in Davenport this week.
Mrs. A. L. Morse and daughter of
Iowa CITY are visiting this week at the
home of Mrs. VIII Spillman. Mrs.
Morse goes from here to Idaho.
D. Collin.wood and wife of East
Troy visited Thursday at the home of
the formers brother Seth.
Edward Carroll of Fairness, was up
Thursday transacting business and
calling on friends.
The city is putting in new cement
crossing throughout, which is a great
Improvement over the old, and in
many places, broken plank.
DIR. and Mrs. w. e. Owen OF Cedar
Rapids visited at the home Of e. w.
Edwards Thursday.
Henry Williams and wife visited on
Thursday at the home of his brother
Thomas r.
Arthur Boland of the college Of
physicians and surgeons, university OF
Illinois, came home Wednesday and
VIII spend O. few weeks with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Boand.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. l.. r Lewis,
June "a, a daughter.
Ellis Lloyd shipped a car load OF
horses Thursday for the Ottumwa
market. n. t. Leech accompanied him.
D. s. King or Millersburg came over
Thursday and visited at the home of
his brother Martin.
Jessie Hall OF near North English
was visiting recently with his broth
er A. A. Hall Of this city.
Samuel James and wife visited on
Thursday at the home of his mother
and brother David.
III. e. Blasier was in Cedar Raids
Wednesday.
l.. E. Lewis Of Iowa township was
In Thursday and visited at the homes
of his brothers. r. e. and Will s.
Herman Wiebold of Cedar Rapids
was down recently and spent day
with David Roth.
Mr. and Mrs. John Pierce of Des
Moines visited few days this week
at the home of Mr.. Pierce's fathe,
Henry.
Ivan Jones Of Grinnell came down
on Thursday to attend the funeral OF
his mother Mrs. j. Jones.
Rev. d. M. George has gone to
Pennsylvania, having several calls to
preach from that state.
w. e. Evans, who visited with a
son recently In South Dakota has re-
turned to his home. in this city.
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Keosauqua-Miss Hazel Barker will
leave todav for a months visit with
her brother Sands Barker in Nebras-
ka.
Miss Jessie M. Black of Ottumwa
visited relatives here last Saturday.
Miss Mary Martin left Monday for
Des Moines to spend the summer.
Miss Mary Martin left Monday for
Des Moines to spend the summer
Mrs. Mary B. Lemon of La Plata,
NO. is in the city. the guest Of her
granddaughter Mrs. Harold Wilson
and family.
Mrs. H. Blackledee left for Bryant,
s. D.. where she will visit her sister,
Mrs. Mary Harrington.
The ladies OF the Christian church
will serve dinner In the Sherwood
building Monday July 4th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Knox and Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Beer and little daugh-
ter Lucille left Monday for Manford,
Okla.
Miss Bessie Mccoy left Monday for
Decatur, Ill, where she will spend the
summer with relatives.
Miss Carrie Weisgerber entertained
number OF young ladies Wednesday
from 2 until 5.
]. E. Corwin. state inspector of in
sane institutions Is at home for a
months visit.
Mrs. Edna Constantine and little
son of Omaha, are in Keosauqua. call
er here by the Illness Of the formers
sister Mrs. Walter Hickey.
Rev. Chas. Perkins will give an adj
dress Sunday morning in the Congre-
gational church on Some Persgnal
Memories of Edward Everett Hale"
an old acquaintance of Mr.. Perkins
The cantata, Saul. King Of Israel"
was given at the opera house here on
Monday evening to good audience
and the rendition was received lin a
highly appreciative manner. The sac
red play was given by company of
Mt. Zion people, 80 in all. The cantata
was given in full oriental costume. The
leading characters We're Webb Baker
as Saul. Hovey. HOFFMAN at David,
Glen Williams at Jonathan, Chef Bar
ker as Samuel Mrs. John Mulligan as
Michal Mrs. Webb Barker as witch
of Endor, Mrs. John Nelson as Messen-
ger Of Comfort. The proceeds were d.
vided between the Presbyterian church
Of Mt. Zion and the Ladies' Guild of
this place.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-29
NOT TO BE CHEATED.

"This is mighty dishonest world,
you know" said Henry Dixey "and it
don't hurt to be suspicious Of some
people. sympathize with the old ne.
gro whoscame in to matchmaker
with the two hands of a clock.
81 want yer for to fix up desc hans.
Dey amt kept no correct time for mo-
den six munfs."
well, where is the clock?" de-
manded the matchmaker.
"Out to my cabin"
"But / must have the clock"
Didn't tell yer dar's muffin de
matter wild the clock 'ceptin' de hans.
An der dey be. You jess want de
clock so you kin tinker it, and charge
me a big price Gimme back dem
hans" -Young's Magazine.
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tied over Sunday with Mrs. r. w
Woods.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Hutchinson
and Fred Brabham of lola, Kansas. ar
rived Tuesday for visit at the Frank
Brabham home.
Mrs, NJ Reynolds and children left
Friday for Oklahoma, where they ex-
pect to reside.
Mrs. Scott Craig of Kansas City and
daughters are visiting Mrs. Craig
aunt Mrs. Lydia Manard.
Mrs. j. w. Woodwork Misses Cora
Stevens, Elizabeth Barger and Flor
ence Woodwork returned Wednesday
evening from Milton, where they at
tended the district Epworth League
convention.
Mrs. e. A. Carver visited over Sun
day In Keosauqua at the home of her
sister Mrs. Josiah Wollam.
Lloyd Slice is visiting his parents in
Alexandria, Mo.
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BREAKING THE SOLID SOUTH.


An editorial in the Charlotte, IN. c.
Observer Is significant as showing the
disposition in the south to break away
from the ranks of the Democracy.
The growth of manufacturing in the
south is making protectionists of
people who have for years voted solid
ly against such policy. The Observer
declares that protection is an estab-
lished policy, and 1t holds that the
south which must pay its share of
the burden of protection, should insist
upon its share of the benefits of pro-
lection, not only for its cotton but for
its coal, its iron ore, It's lumber and
Its other products In the north and
east, it declares, the supplies of coal
and iron and lumber are becoming ex-
hausted, and those sections are willing
to have these raw materials imported
free, but the south with great supplies
of these articles still in reserve, needs
protection as much as the north and
east ever did, and should insist upon
1t.
The Milwaukee Journal, commenting
DINA paper says:
This Is astounding doctrine for a
Democratic newspaper, particularly
southern Democratic newspaper, to
preach. The policy of the party is
clearly defined. A Democrat can no
more advocate high protective tar
iff and remain a Democrat, than he
can advocate prohibition and remain
Democrat. A Democrat who advo-
Gates protection ceases to be a Dem
ocrat and becomes Republican -
special privilege Republican. And yet
there Is no doubt that, in large meas
ure, The Observer speaks for the
south, and that It's utterances show
the marked and perhaps irresistible
tendency Of the south to break away
from its Democratic mornings and cast
It's lot with the Republican party.
This tendency is caused not by any
new discovery in political economy
but by economic changes in the south
the growth of production and man
ufacturing in that section. The south
simply wants to get its share of the
pork" The Observer itself says so
in somewhat different words.
In the same article The Observer
makes a very plain threat that the
south may secede from the Democra-
cy of the nation. 1t says:
''The tariff was made for man and
by man; man was not made for the
tariff. Why should the southern peo-
pie in their political thought fit con-
ditions to the tariff instead of the
tariff to conditions? We believe that
If the Democratic party presumes too
far upon their doing so the conSe-
quences will be very important. Of
this the general course which almost
the entire North Carolina delegation
in congress has pursued without re-
gard to party affiliation shows strong
ly realizing sense"
In others words. the Journal sums
1t up, the southern Democrats and the
Bryan Democrats are saying good by
to each other. They have come to the
fork in the road
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BLOOMFIELD.

Bloomfield-Rev. T. b. Hughes Of
Grinnall, Ia, who is visiting at this
home of his daughter Mrs. w. B. Tay-
Tor, will fill the Methodist pulpit Sun
day morning. June 27.
Rev. Fred b. Tucker has been in
vited to deliver the 4th of July adj
dress at this place July Bird.
Hon. Ellsworth Rominger Of this
place will deliver. an address at Gil
man, Ia, Wednesday, June 80. before
the Nineteenth Annual reunion of the
Marshall County Veterans associations
He makes the 4th of July celebration
speech at Kirkville, which occurs on
the Bird of July.
s. s. STANLEY is improving the build
ing occupied by the Farmers Mutual
telephone company here. He is adding
living rooms for the girls employed,
charging the switch board and tool
and material rooms used by the COM
pany.
William Hawley Smith of Peoria, Ill.
is a guest at the VIM. Wray hame this
week.
Mrs. Fred Powell and two children
of Moberly,S Mo-, are visiting at the
home of the formers parents Mr.. and
Mrs Dave Davies.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mohler of Sey-
mour, Ia, and Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Snoddy visited in Floris this week at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Hart.
Mrs. e. ]. Swartzendruver went to
Germany, near Pulaski, to spend ten
days among old neighbors and friends.
Mrs. S. f. Latimer returned from
Creston, Ia, where she has spent a
month.
Misses Eva and Ruth Easter return
ed today to their home in Ainsworth,
Ia. after visit with relatives.
B. Loeb visited in Ottumwa Thurs
day.
Mrs. Fred B. Tucker is visiting the
family of Geo. Kiien in the country
this week.
Miss Bessie Anderson of Iron Noun
tain. Mich, is visiting her sister Mrs.
G. G. Dalrymple. She win return home
in ten days accompanied by Mrs. Dali
rymple.
DIR. and Mrs. ]. wray Young. who
have been visiting relatives In Bloom
field left for Marshall. Mo, to visit
few days before returning to theiI
home In Hutchinson, Kans.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-29
AS BILLY MASON TELLS 1T.

One of ex-senator Mason's stunts Of
political vaudeville goes like this:
"Old cofored preacher sets off on
his Georgia mule to go to neighboring
parish to hold revival. Next day he
tells of his wonderful experience:
:" Coin long n goin' long, raoud
gittin' crookeder n crookeder, er
crookedes' raoud ah eber seed Err
gitn ma orn'y mewl he plum set back
n wouldn't proceed n inch. N dar l
is!
"'Den, suddint, 'sump'n show up big
n white right fore me n scairt mos
Z def, but ah says, Who is yon?"
1 is er Lawd!'
Well, + yoh is er Lawd you gotter
show mel
".All right say whatcher want?'
WE'LL alb says, If yoh do tree
tings l believe yoh is er Lawd.'
eco it joint it sails.
DE fus ting is: You gotter
straighten dis er raoud.'
Nah sowl! Datter raoud he
whooish, an straight's er string!'
Datter's pretty good as sails.
Now, ah want yoh t put good speerit
in dis orn'y flee bit Georgia mewl.
fWhoosh!' n dat yer mewl flop
his eahs n walk along.
"Datter's pretty good ali sails,
'speshlully dat mewl. Now yoh tell me
dish n den believe yoh is er Lawd
shewer. What am der true principles
Of er Democratic party?'
well, sab, der 'Sump'n' er scratch
his haid, den er stan on one foot'n
den on odder, den err scratch his haid
some more, den er say:
Well, John, l des be damn'd 4
yoh amt got me- Spare Moments
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HIS MILD BEGINNING.

A crochety old farmer of Massachu-
sets had trouble with his peighbor,
and as result sought his counsel -
Congressman Samuel /. Powers
II want yeow ter write him a letter
got ter STOP" he declared firmly. II
know what 1 want ter say, but l amt
got the larnin' ter put 1T just right"
What do you want to say?" Mr..
Powers asked.
"Wa-al, begin by tellin' him that
he's the durndest, lyin'est, thievin'est,
low-downdest skunk on earth-and
then work up" - Lippincott's.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-29

Addressing the American Institute
of Homeopathy at Detroit one of the
speakers declared that the household
feather buster is a potent means of
scattering consumption germs. He
could not understand why housewives
use these busters when they don't re-
move dust, but only redistribute it. He
held that the feather buster Should
be relegated to the museums as an
instrument of death and its manu-
facture prohibited by law" Then, he
believed, the people would learn to en-
ploy damp cloth for this purpose.
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1t is perhaps asking too much. Thes

1t is perhaps asking too much. These
travel letters have been written in
one form for so many centuries that it
would require revolution to change
them. We might as we'll be content to
continue to read about the dimensions
Of the rattle trap castles and the old
wives tales Of the romancers. Read
ing about them serves one purpose, at
least. 1t gives us list of places to
pass up when we go abroad
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A New York physician believes

A New York physician believes that
a great many people are criminals
solely because defective physical
vision has impaired their moral views
and he would bring about their restora-
ton by fitting them with glasses. So
in addition to the discomfort of wear
ing glasses the near-sighted gentry
face the chance of some day being
taken for reformed yeggmen.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-29

The Sioux City Journal points out
that. coming as it does on Sunday,
there probably will not be much rea-
son to worry over safe and sane
Fourth of July proper. The sanity AMI
safety of the Sd and 5th of July is
what will need careful watching, says
the Journal.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-29

Des Moines when 17-year-old lad was
fatally injured by the forced explosion
OF toy cannon, parents should heed
the warning and see to 1t that their
boys are not permitted to court death
by firing these deadly instruments.
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A FREAK.

Sioux Falls Argus-Leader.-A still
there are only few women in the
world like Mrs. Howard Gould The
average woman is willing to do her
fair share Of the worlds work, and is
not willing to be content to be para
site
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-29

sane celebration OF the Fourth of July
will become the rule, but 1t is certain
We have not reached that state of
evolution as yet, and the advice as TO
how best take care OF the injury after
the manning has been done is the best
advice to give right now.