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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-10-05
OttunlWa Optical Co.,
Upstairs Over New s and 1oc Store.
Ask for Or. Hansell.

Upstairs Over New and 1oc Store.
Ask for Or. Hanseil.
her niece, Mrs. A. ]. Hughes of Des
Moines this week.
DR.. E. A. schell, president of the
Iowa Wesleyan university at Mt.
Pleasant, was Seymour visitor Tues
day.
The Modern Woodmen held picnic
at Livingstone Thursday.
Mrs. D. N. Wise of Memphis, Mo-,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ed Car
ter.
Mr. and Mrs. j. w. Byers went to
Excelsior Springs, Mo-, Tuesday 10
spend a few weeks.
Harry Eemerick is laid up with
rheumatism.
Arthur Sodon of Goodland, Kansas.
is visiting friends in Seymour.
Ralph Bateman and Will Smith, who
have been having siege of typhoid
fever, are reported better.
Miss Jessie Pattison of Waterloo,
who has been visiting at the home OF
DR.. Bronson, was accompanied home
the first of the week by her sister,
Mrs. A. e. Bronson.
F. l.. O'Neil went to Chicago Fri
day afternoon to visit his parents and
other relatives.
The P. e. o. entertained at the home
of Mrs. w. H. Ernest Friday evening
In honor of w. L. Harris and wife,
who are moving to Greeley, Colorado.
Miss Lillis Petit was called to Dex-
ter last week by the death OF her
uncle, N. Angle.
Mrs Franz EIJliot+ mont fo ntf,,r,ua
Wednesday where her husband has
work and where they will make their
home.
Mrs. Winsel OF. Selma and Mrs.
Kimball of Ottumwa are visiting at
the James Coombs home.
| Mrs. ]. L. Brooks and Mrs. j. G..
Givens left Thursday morning for a
few weeks visit in Chanute, Longton
and Oxford, Kansas.
T. E. Banning and wife returned
Tuesday morning from three days
visit with relatives in Chicago.
The ladies of Seymour shipped a
barrel of canned fruit to the Iowa
Childrens home at Des Moines Mon
day.
DR.. o. A. Cover went to Rochester,
Mimi, Wednesday night to spend al
week at the clinic at that place.
Postmaster H. e. Morrison was a.
business visitor in Corydon Saturday.
F. C. johnson went to Running
Water, S. d., last week to register in
the land drawing contest which takes
place soon.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Brown Of
Williamsburg are visiting mis- parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Brown, and other
relatives.
Samuel Crosland of Holyoke, Colo,
who has been visiting heps the past
two months departed Monday for his
home.
Mr.. Doble of Cedar Rapids spent
Sunday in Seymour, the guest of Dr..
Wickham.
Mr. and Mrs. John Adams of Cedar
Bluffs, Kansas, are visiting their
friend, Mrs. 3. S. Engle.
]. T. Lowry and j. C. Calhoun are
spending a few days ct Excelsior
Springs for the benefit of their health.
Mrs. Charles Morton of Fredonia,
Kansas, is visiting her brother, Dr.
G. G. Wickham.
The Baptist Missionary circle met
Tuesday afternoon at the home Ct
Mrs. Edna Noel.
Miss Hazel Scott is visiting friends
at AlDia.
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-10-05
Weekly Bank Statement.

New York Oct. 2.-The weekly bank
statement follows:
Loans decreased ST,236,0 900.
Deposits decreased Sl6,145,0o0.
Reserve decreased s9.222,0O0.
Surplus decreased S5,186,000.
Ex o. S. deposits decreased s5,217,-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-10-05
MARENeo BANS FOOTBALL.
Parents Get Alarmed When Piaye,
Has Arm Fractured in Practice
Game and Sport is Tabooed.

Marengo, Oct. 2.-As a result of the
injury of Edward Cronin, who was
hurt in practice game. football has
been abolished in the Marengo high
school for this season Cronin suffer
led compound fracture and disloca-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-10-05

Davis County Farmer, Aged 90, Retires
Bloomfield. Sept. % Especial. y
Frank Pinnell, 80 years Of age, has re-
tired from farm life and bought the
Salem Brunk property in Pulaski and
will take possession soon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-10-05
Extension of CITY limits peferred

Benediction-Rev. Bair, Seymour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-28

Go, now man" said Michael; go to Mrs.
Michigan, milk pail in hand, and see If, at a soft
word from YOU, she won't throw her cow and
herself in Your arms. Your IRRESISTIBLE"
Maybe-mavbe could do betther nor Kate
Michigan" suggested Terence. First Maureen,
now her; three times, they say, and out
You forget the banns," reminded Michael.
The talk went uphill and down till teatime,
the neck of the Michigan seemed to stir the
heart of Terence. He grasped his stick and
started down the road to the widows cabin
It's herself has the grand things for tea >"
called Michael after him
FAR down the road Michael saw little cart he
knew WELL drawn by the tiny ass Jenny,
and bearing Maureen. Michael alternately
watched it and Terence. When he saw Terence
and the widow meeting, he turned and ran
across to the field to where Larry was at work
Larry greeted him with gloomy nod.
Cheer up. lad called Michael, this is the
best good day you ever had. Now don't ask
any questions; but take my word. Go to
Maureen, coming in the CART there. Tell her
your stepmother's to be married to Cah
Tell her YOU don't want a dowry. (Theres four
pound ten coming to her; but that neither
here nor there.) Tell her she's never to touch
embroidery or do a stitch of work., except for
love. Tell her you and she II go to America on
them two tickets. SO You will Tell her she S
the grandest-"
Larry had dropped his hoe and was speeding
away /" Your tongues hung in the middle and
wagging both ends, he called back. :" Don't
you suppose | can make love without your"
All we'll" said Michael, II don't suppose
you can expect gratitude in this world, and
anyway I've got Kate Nelligan's cows calf y
DOWN the road came his wife to meet him.
carrying their child in her arms; up the
road came the little ass forgotten by two who
walked behind with lowered heads and talked
softly. A mellow was going down on the
green land of romance, and Michael Dryer,
match maker, felt we'll content
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ali I'll not take the time to bargain wild YOU
for that gurrl'll be back from market directly"
You're right" said Michael; there's no
zine to lose. Luck go wild you! You'll be the
grandest woman in this parish, and the priest Il
line wild you as if you were quality.
Mrs Michigan threw back her head. g | sup
pose Cahill and mel have to entertain thin
that expect it, she said Its due our po-
sition.
WELL I'm off, said Michael "Terence'll
be over to see YOU III manage that Maureen
doesn't get chance at him.
MICHAEL did not go to Terence, however;
Az He ran in steady dogtrot down the road
q the priest s house. To his great thankfulness
he found that the priest had not vet come home.
The housekeeper knew him WELL and trustfully
gave him the note Cahill had written. and pen.
Michael firmly crossed out Maureen Mucahey S
name and wrote in that OF hate Michigan Then
he set off for home.
Luck was with him. He met Terence Cahil
halfway between his own place and the Neli-
gans' Terence explained that 1t was just a
ha bit allied him; he was used to milking the
Michigan COW that he hardly knew how to stop
Michael looked at him solemnly.
" IS something more in it, Terence. man.
ne said gravely. IT'S not the you are
thinking of; tbs Mrs, Michigan
At the old mans soothing reJolnder, Michael
went on with his church face:
All, man. man! you re walking in the dark J
Your own hands and feet guide you better than
your mind. For It's Kate Nelligan's name is
DOWN in your write of hand to the priest"
Then came Michael's hardest task. Poor
Terence had endured SO many shocks and
changes that he baked at any more. But
thoughts of Kate Nelligans property; talk of
her stepson's going to America whence he'd
never return to claim any of her gear; the state
7nent that Maureen would not have him because
he had Tilted her. especially now that Kate Mel
ligans name was in it; alluring pictures of
Cahill's own consequence in the parish pic
lures of handsome sons to care for him in his
real old age,-all this had weight with Terence.
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Creation of Characters
Continued from page 4

but that sort of thing is hardly ducal, you
know"
The story chung to the American all his life
and whenever ne SAID anything Wh, 3n,trePerous
ducal. old chap.
A good story of hairsplitting differentiation
was told of Lester Wallack. An actor called
Wallack's attention to the way he was ar
ranging his hair in making up part.
Il think said he. this man should be
thirtv-four Years old"
Wallack stared at the young man for some
time in profound study, and finally said Il have
already given the matter good deal of consld-
Grafton. and have decided to make it thirty
hve."
On another occasion, Mr.. Wallack reminded
an English actor, leading man, that he should
not spread the tails of his evening dress apart
when he sat down, a gentleman sup
posed to have more than one suit
Irvins's Stupid Pupil
ONE time, when reviving The Merchant of
~ Venice, Irving endeavored to illustrate a
subtle point to a stupid actor, who was to play
tIratiano
AT the end of the trial scene.' said Irving
. start to go. take three steps, and you tap
ne on the shoulder and say, Had been thy
judge, / should have had twelve godfathers to
lead thee to the halter and not the font"
: At this he took one step, and the actor tapped
him on the shoulder and began to speak
No, no, Charles, SAID Irving, not one step
"Oh. excuse me. governor" blurted out the
actor, excuse me"
The next time Irving took five steps. and the
nan had made no move.
Well, you have not touched me, and I've
taken five steps"
Excuse me- governor, F." said the fellow.
Next time he tapped him at the first step
again, at which Irving said with great patience
Not one, and not five something about
midway let say three steps"
Excuse me- governor )" reiterated the actor
Irving went through the business again, and
the man touched him at the second step, at
which he smiled quizzically.
You see, have said that | am going If
j don't take enough steps to indicate that am
going, say about three, they may retort to me
as the chorus did to General STANLEY in The
Pirates OF Penzance,' Oh. but you don't co.
and If take five steps shall be off the stage.
iOu see, in seeking to produce an effect upon
audience you must be careful neither to I'M
derindIcate nor to overindicate your intention "
At this moment he looked up and saw the
blank stare of the stupid fellow which indicated
after lack OF comprehension, and with sigh of
quiet resignation, he said "Ah, we'll touch me- -
| was at Palmer's Theater when heard this
story, and whenever the stage manager seemed
m the point of losing patience with the utility
man, used to stroll over to the prompt table
and say in a whisper All, well. touch me, - and
ms equanmlty was at restored.
1t IS related that once Forrest went through a
short scene for utility man and then, turning
-p him with well repreaSed rage said :" Why
can't You do it like that
If | could do it like that Mr. Forrest" re-
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-27
MIGHTY WOLVES SNAP
THE JAWS OF TRAPS SET
FOR THEIR DESTRUCTION
Denver Republican.


Those timber wolves over in
the White rive country must be
OF the same rough. ferocious breed
as the one which swallowed Lit
tie Red Riding Hoods grandmother.
if all the tales told about them
are founded on fact 1t has been
said that they are the size OF a calf,
that they come right into the corrals
and Kill horses and cattle. and that
they can crunch dogs spine In two
with one snap of their jaws, but all
these reports have been more or less
hearsay. The latest about the size
aud strength of these wolves comes
from George Taylor. the warden sent
out by the state game and fish com
missioner. 4. ] Holland, for the ex-
press purpose of killing few of the
brutes whichc menace the cattle In
Rio Blanca and Garfield counties. and
his story, AT least, is first hand. reli-
able Information.
Taylor says that he set traps in
the timber north of DeBeque and he
knows OF two wolves who walked into
them but in both instances so great
was the strength and determination
OF the animals that they jerked the
jaws of the trap out of their hinges
and made good their escape. Two
traps were found In this condition,
with the jaws loosened from the hinge
at one end 80 that they fell apart use.
less
In his trip into the forests of Gar
geld county Taylor also found about
$50 head Of cattle stalled in the snow
He says that they are in grave dan
ger of starving TO death because the
snow is so deep that they cannot get
out and seek a lower altitude. II has
been the habit OF the cattlemen in
that part of the state to Craze theit
herds in the hills during the summer
and then take them down along White
river In the winter, but for some rea
son these cattle have been overlooked
and are now in danger of being losl
TO their owners entirely.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-27

i-a'ifif was seated in a rocking chcair
III front OF the fire In his library.
lie suddenly fell forward without
speaking a word. Life was extinct
when members of his family reached
MS side. The Swift summons of death
followed within few moments a re-
marx by Senator McLaurin that he
was then feeling better than he had
teit at tiny time since his recent Sc.
we're illness. resulting from attack of
ptomaine poisoning.
No announcement as to funeral ar
rangements has been made. As to
successor of Senator McLaurin, It was
pinted out that the appointment might
be made by Governor Noel or a new
senator might be selected by the state
Legislature In January.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 23.-De-
ciared 10 have no equal. as a
first-class fighting machine. the bat.
tleship Utah, the greatesS warship
ever built in the United States, was
launched today from the yard CT the
New York Ship Building company
at Camden, n. j.. in the presence of
several Thousand persons who crowd.
cd the docks and every vantage point
In he vicinity of the var,
IS the big null started to leave the
iEiok'y creased ways, Miss Mary Alice
Spry of Salt Lake City, daughter of
the governor of Utah, ra ised her arm
and broke cayly beribboDed bottle
OF champaign against the keel of the
great ship. as she spoke the words
that gave the vessel its name. The
launchcing of great warships on
Delaware river is a common sight
but nevertheless the last contribution
TO the American navy stirred the en-
thusiasm of the crowd whose cheers
and din created by whistles Of the
river crafts, continued several min
utes, Among those on the platform
were representatives of the navy de.
partment, Governor Spry and mem
bers of his family, congressional dele
cation including the members from
Utah, representatives of the Utah
legislature and nearly all officers of
the ship building company. The Utah
is the fifth OF the all big gun type of
for the United States navy
TO be launched. When completed she
will be more powerful than the Dele.
ware and North Dakota of the dread
class.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-27
TRAIN NEWS.

Last nights eastern which came in
at $40 this morning was delayed
some thirteen hours at Cuchara June
tion. a few miles the other side of
Walsenburg, by freight wreck on
The c. & s., which runs over the ID.
& II. G. tracks at that point. The
engine and fourteen cars--some of
the later being coke racks-went
the ditch holding up traffic on both
the Colorado & Southern and the
Denver & Rio Grande. The passen-
gers on all trains were transferred
at the wrock. No one was injured
but the cars were pretty badly
smashed up.
There was practically no delay last
night on account of the snow. Pas.
sengers on last nights eastern say
there is less snow on Cumbres than
we have in Durango. Tickets were
sold this morning subject to delay.
although the officials thought that the
train would get through all right.
The Silverton passenger did not
come down this morning. being black
AIDED by a snow slide ut mile post
4S9, which is one mile this side of
Elk park, and some four miles above
the location of the big rock slide OF
last summer. The train is expected
to reach Durango about $3.50 this
evening.
The Southern is reported as three
hours late this evening. There was
a snow slide between OphiNand Vance
Junction, which is the cause OF the
delay. The eastern Is six hours or
more late this evening II is blowing
badly on Cumbress today and II is
doubtful this afternoon whether they
will get over the range.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-27
THE NEWSPAPER AS A sUSl
NESS BUILDER.

Not in long time have we seen
the case for newspaper adertising
more sensibly and unanswerably
stated than In the following from the
St Albans tVt) Messenger;
"One more Franklin county busi-
ness concern decides to forsake ad
vertising wagons, billboards. store
windows and other similar expensive
Ing and will employ space In the
newspapers hereafter. They will all
come to IL In time. Advertising pays,
II the man that has something to sell
so regulates his advertising as to
convince other people that It is worth
buying. All the substitutes for news
paper advertising can be easily avoid.
ed or discregarded by the very people
the advertiser tries hardest to attract,
the man or woman that can afford to
buy"
"They will all come to It in time
Our contemporary is right, beyond
the shadow of doubt
Outdoor, street car. circular and let
ter advertising are apt and efficient
auxiliaries to newspaper publicity.
but they are. after all, only auxill,
aries.
II is the journal of general circu'
lation, that goes every day of every
week or three times week into the
homes of the ultimate consumers. that
brings results in the way of sales.
manship.
And, at the essential analysis, news.
paper advertising is simply salesman
ship on paper.
Fifty years ago business enter.
prises of all natures. from the vague
general store on down to the chimney
| sweeper, indulged in space buying
more or less tentatively, advertising
at intervals and always little skep-
tical as to the wisdom of the invest.
ment.
Today It is universally recognized
Nhht hai VI puSihtSn phiuilb itH III
efficiency of goods and sense in meth.
DDS; the other half lies IN judicious
and discriminate newspaper advertis,
ing.
And the art, which seems marvel
Gus enough to the uniniliated is even
now only in its first tages.-Atlanta
Constitution.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-27

In new process OF keeping eggs In
cold storage, 500 eggs are packed in
tin box, and little calcium chloride
is added to insure dryness. A i'd
having hole i-5-inch In diameter. Is
then soldered on and the box. with a
number of others. is placed in n large
iron cylinder, from which the air
is then exhausted. BY this operation
the air and carbon dioxide dissolved
IN the albumen are removed, as well
as the air which surrounds the eggs
and fills their voids. The cylinder is
next filed with pure carbon dioxide,
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-27
Phee building.
-1t@

Mrs, j. Wakelin was among the de-
partures on the eastern this morning,
bound for Denver to spend the holi-
days with her daughters, Mrs. George,
and Miss Anna Wakeiin, who is To-
Gated in Pueblo, hut will spend Christ
mas in Denver. Mrs. wakelin will
bring back her granddaughter. Helen
George. with her. The little girl has
been at school at Loretta Heights,
and is homesick for her grandmother.
Mrs, George wrote that when asked
what she would like for Christmas.
Helen said. 81 don't want anything,
but just my grandma"
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-27
TELEGRAPH NEWS.


Chicago's 1910 city budget will be
S55 900 900.
The senate confirmed the nomina-
ton of Vivian the same day it was
made.
The Jewish charity ball in Chicago
netted $1,000 while the regular char
ity ball netted over $2S,000.
Many herds of sheep in Wyoming
are suffering from lack of food, owing
to deep snow and unless railroads
are able to rush hay to the scene there
will be big loss.
John Collins, we'll known forger,
who operated in Denver at one time.
run up against the real thing in New
Orleans, receiving fourteen years for
forgery in the Southern city.
Seventy-five thousand people avail
ed themselves of the first day of ice
skating in Chicago And this reminds
us Chicago and all other circles pro
vide a place for skating. Durango
should do likewise. 1t would only
cost few dollars.
The total value of the property In
volved in the disaster was S16,l06.000,
the value of property lost being 81
295, $3.50. or the 1916 vessels meeting
disaster the life saving service rem
dered aid to 1879 valued with their
cargoes at sl3.3ls.s15.
Mat and fptat1ignuf l,,f ,fifb rnnr
children and a sick husband, and
nothing in the house for Christmas,
Baltimore mother who hides her ident-
ity advertises today to contract TO
sell her corpse after death for $40 TO
raise funds for Christmas
The annual report of the United
States life saving service shows that
during the fiscal year there were 1876
marine disasters involving the lives
of $500 persons that called the life
saving service into activity. Seventy
two vessels were totally lost, although
only thirty people gave up their lives
in consequence.
Five or six hundred suits against
the Standard OH company, involving
claims for damages of $250000. 900 or
more, will surely be filed II the cir.
cult court decision ordering the dis
solution of the big monopoly is up
held" is the statement made by
Thomas l.. Hisgen, president of the
Independent Petroleum Makers AS
sociation of the United States and
also president of the Four Brothers
Independent Oh company. the most
aggressive competitor of the Stand
ard OIL company in the East.
Frank C. Clark, under whose direc
tion $50 citizens of the United States
are touring the world on board the
steamer Cleveland of the Hamburg
American line, has taken prompt
steps TO protect his charges when he
learned that anti-foreign feeling in
China gave indications of eliminating
in an uprising upon the occasion ol
the forthcoming conference at Buenos
Ayres.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-27

settle this much-mooted question with
Coal Mine Inspector Jones. Jones
wants 10 cents mile extra for $50
miles. He admits that he rode on
a pass, but says that the law gives
him $4,000 a year and 10 cents a mile
for all $4,000 a year and 10 cents a
mile for all the miles that he travels
his railroad tickets out OF the mile
age. Where state officer rides on
passes he should not be paid mileage
is the way The Herald regards it. Give
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-27
and pressure slightly above that Of

and pressure slightly above that Of
the manometer indicates that the eggs
are saturated with the gas. But as
eggs do not keep we'll in pure carbon
dioxide. certain quantity of this gas
is next withdrawn from the cylinder
and replaced by nitrogen, obtained
either from the cylinders in which II
is sold In a compressed state or by
passing air over redhot copper. When
the eggs have become saturated with
the mixture OF gasses. placed in
rooms where the temperature Is kept
between 80 and 36 deg, F. BY this
process the eggs are kept in an at.
mosphere which contains no free oxy-
gen, and in which the proportions of
carbon dioxide and nitrogen are the
same as exist in the albumen OF fresh
laid eggs.