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The Washington times., 1909-05-29
MISS ADAMS DEAD.
60 YEARS OF AGE
Woman, Among Oldest Resi-
dents of Alexandra,
Passes Away Today.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRIA. VA, MAY %.

Miss Eliza Adams. one Of the oldest
residents Of this city, died at her home,
rs South Washington street. this morn
ing Miss Adams was ninety-six years
Of age. No arrangements have vet
been made for her funeral
Alexander Council. Junior Order OF
United American Mechanics, will hold
memorial services tomorrow. The ex-
ercises viii be held In the National
Cemetery and will start at o'clock in
the afternoon. The exercises will open
with an invocation by the Rev w F.
Watson. pastor Of the First Baptist
Church, which will be followed by the
singing Of hymns by a choir under the
direction of J. T. Preston.
The Alexandria Light Infantry will go
on Monday evening TO the National
Cemetery and fire a salute over the
graves Of the soldiers buried there.
The funeral Of the late Mrs. Annie NJ
Atwell was held from the undertaking
parlors of William n. Domaine & Son,
ia King street. this afternoon. and was
largely attended. The Rev. p. P. Phil
lips. pastor OF St PauI's Protestant
services and the burial was made In
Bethel Cemetery.
Mrs. Emily A. Richards died at her
home, 120 South Royal street, last even
ing. Mrs. Richards was eighty years Of
age. Her funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon and the burial will be made
in Bethel Cemetery.
The Boys Brigade. under the com
msnd OF Capt J. W. Monroe. this morn
ing boarded the electric cars and took a
trip to Washington, where they will
compete with a Washington boys bri-
gade for a gold cup.
The executive board of the Virginia
branch OF the International Order Of
the Kings Daughters and Sons will
meet in Alexandria Monday, May 81
The Washington times., 1909-05-29

$ W, Rev. John r. Briggs. the new pastor.
Will speak 10 the Sunday school at $50 Will
preach his first sermon pastor Of the Fifth
Church at II a. m. and viii preach at .
D. IN. Chorus choir. Free pews. Public
invited
The Washington times., 1909-05-29

The executive board OF the Virginia
branch Of the International Order Of
the King Daughters and Sons will
meet in Alexandria Monday, May 81.
The Washington times., 1909-05-29

The Alexandria Light Infantry will go
on Monday evening TO the National
Cemetery and fire a salute over the
graves Of the soldiers buried there.
The Washington times., 1909-05-29

YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN. ASS0CTA-
TtoN-lGth and SITS y. W. vesDer service
t:30 ?. M Leader, Hiss II. o. Buckingham
Topic. Heroes OF tie Cross" Five minute
talks h several people. Every one welcome.
The Washington times., 1909-05-29

NONSECTARIAN-P1o Church, Pvf7isn
Temple. 1912 Ninth st.-Services at HIS
m Mr.. W. D Mackenzie viii speak on
The Promise and Potency OF Brotherhood. -
Prof Newburghs Bible study class at 10
a m. A cordial invitation 10 the public is
extended. 1t
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-24

" delayed by vet. But cheese arc
simply climbing skyward under the
late August sun. "You can see the
corn grow The outlook Ia for an
average crop If reports are to be
trusted.
Anyway, Iowa Is to be trusted. When
the windows of heaven ere opened
and the rain falls and the lower
fields run riot with weeds we are
wont to wonder IL there will be any
corn" Then the dry hot days come
on, the cultivators tear swiftly through
the corn rows and the marvellous soil
Of Iowa works It's miracles. A week
changes the face Of the fields. A
month assures bountiful harvest.
We hurry to get over 1t three times"
and hope that we may make 1t four
ere the shooting stalks get too high
to plow," and after worrying over
frost through September we drive
afleld IN the ides of November to "fill
thirty-inch box of four rows sixty
rods long"
Corn? Why Iowa Is one vast corn
field. When the creator sifted the
deep, black loan thick between the
two great rivers he prepared the seed
bed Of the garden Of the world. Corn
Why, we haven't begun to till Iowa
as yet. We are simply scratching her
and getting pleasant smile. When
necessity drives to intensive farming
Iowa will laugh in such harvests as
the world has never dreamed.
There will be corn in Iowa, lashins
80 III ~
calm eyes of contentment again in
10000 fed yards, the four square
porkers grunt, complacent, uncon-
scious Of impending fate and the
scalding vat. There Is enough corn
growing in Iowa today. to paper every
sidewalk in the state with 81 bills.
Huh! Corn, well wait until the first
of October!
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-24

lion, digdig, giraffe, Gland. cheetah.
hyena, zebra. wildebeeste. hartebeeste,
impalla, warthog, leopard, waterbuck,
rhinoceros, hippopotamus, buffalo,
tiger.
In looking over this list the 1rst
thing that strikes us is that Phineas
7. Barnum overlooked several bets
when he was stocking up HIS me-
nageries. Try as we will we can't re-
member seeing a roebuck. stein
buck, duikar or warthog y In the
Barnum exhibit. And as for the digdig,
we'll that completely beats
us. Coming over on the ship
there was much speculation
whether the digdig is a bird or a
four-legged animal with head like q
spade and tail like a pick. It could
not be asoertained whether the dig
dig swims. flies or walks, or was mere.
ly used for excavating. However, when
the Smithsonian institute sharks get
the Roosevelt consignment unpacked
and shelved we should be set right on
this matter, and we are willing to be
patient. II no other good results from
Roosevelt's African jungle trip than to
set us straight on this digdig animal,
the hunt cannot be called a failure
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-24

yesterday after visit near this city
at the home Of their son and brother,
H. H. Reed.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. R. Van Dyke and
son, Ralph, and Mrs. Geo. Wiltsey
returned yesterday from trip to Mon
roe. They made the trip overland in
their automobile.
Miss Maude Alternately is spending
the week with relatives in Cameron,
Mo.
Mrs. S. McKlveen departed yester-
day on several weeks trip to Seat
tie, Washington.
Miss Helen Leach returned last
evening from few days visit in OF
tumwa with her sister, Mrs. E. J. Pet
erson.
The Misses Mabel and Grace Git
finger went to Osceola yesterday to
spend few days with relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Fred Roberts returned yester-
day from visit in GAINESVILLE, Mo-,
with her parents.
Miss Daisy Yost left this morning
for a weeks visit with friends in
Chicago.
Mrs. Lauise Dalin of Des Moines,
formerly of this city, arrived yester.
day for a few days visit with old
friends here.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-24
COAL ROAD is
A POSSIbILIT
MARION COUNTY PARTIES SEEK
INFORMATION ABOUT oTTUM-
WA-DEs MONIES LINE.

A coal road in Marion county, which
would eventually develop into an inter-
urban Joining Ottnmwa and Des
Moines Is to begin soon in Marion
county. Interested parties from that
section of the state were In Des Moines
yesterday to obtain information from
the railroad commissioner concerning
Joint rates preparatory to building a
coal road, the work on which Is to be-
gin from Hamilton to Columbia at
once. 1t will be electric and Is ex-
pected to subsequently corm the main
line of the interurban which IL to
reach from Ottumwa to Des Moines.
The coal deposits in this section of
the state are exceedingly rich and the
opportunities for a coal road are many,
according TO one of tine promoters.
Four miles of the road will be built
as quickly as possible. This will be
just the start of the construction. how
ever, and as quickly as possible the
road will be heightened.
The promoters headed by Dr. A. v.
Avery, a we'll known capitalist in Mar
ion county, consulted with the state
railroad commissioners office yester-
day relative to joint rates for the ship
ment of the coal from the mines on the
projected road.
Receiving assurance that favorable
rates could be secured, the Morian
county promoters expressed the
opinion that work would be started in
short time, and that ultimately the
same company will extend the road
until good interurban will be in
operation between Ottumwa and Des
Moines.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-24
THEY OUGHT 70 az HleH.

OF course. the tariff wasn't lowered
on every article imported into this
country. Take the drug schedule, for
instance, which was substantially Ia.
creased on the following articles:
Opium-Crude or unmanufactured
and not adulterated. containing 9 per
cent. and over Of morphia, Dingley
tariff, 81 h.; new rate, s1.5O lib.
Dried, powdered, or otherwise ad.
vanced, Dingley tariff, not enumerat.
ed; new rate, s$2 ID.
Morphia Nor morphine, sulphate of,
ozs,, Dingley tariff, 81 an ounce; new
rate. $1.5O an ounce.
All alkaloids and salts Of opium,
ozs., Dingley tariff, 81 an ounce; new
rate, $3.50 an ounce.
Cocaine, ecgonine, and all salts and
derivations of the same, Dingley tariff,
not enumerated; new rate, s1.5O an
ounce.
Coca leaves, Dingley tariff, not
enumerated; new rate. 5s per pound.
Such an increase in duties as is
shown hore serves worthy purpose
in raising the price of cocaine and
opium, twin evils, to a point where
the sale of these scourges are bound
to be lessened
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-24
FosTER,s WEATHER
BULLETIN
(Copyrighted 1909 by W, T.
Foster.)

Washington, Aug. 21.-Last bulletin
gave forecasts of disturbance to cross
continent 81 to %, warm wave 20 to
"a cool wave % to 81. This disturb
ance was expected to cause severe
weather on Pacific coast. a few show
ers east Of Rockies and temperatures
averaging above normal.
Next disturbance will reach Pacific
coast about 26. cross Pacific slope by
close of q, great central valleys % to
30 eastern states and provinces 81.
Warm wave will cross Pacific slope
about rs. great central valleys Is.
eastern states and provinces so. Cool
great central valleys-longitude 1O5 to
S5-about 81, eastern states and prov
inces Sept 2.
This disturbance will inaugurate a
ten days period of severe storms and
radical weather. I do not expect the
storms of this disturbance to be as
severe as those centering on July II
but l advise all my readers to take no
unnecessary risks from August 81 to
September 6.
My frequent warnings as to the
dangerous storms during the week
centering on July 16 were the most
complete and successful longrange
forecasts of dangerous storms that
have ever been published The five
days of which July 16 was central were
given as days of great danger from
storms and earthquakes We're exceed
ingly severe during those five days.
Now look out for Aug. e. to Sept 6.
The electric shock is expected Septem-
Der 4, but severe storms will continue
throughout the ten days.
The last week of August does not
promise relief to the drouth districts
The hot weather will continue up to
Sept. 4 and the long period Of high
temperatures will try the endurance Of
those who may not possess robust
health That long hot dry spell will de-
termine, to large extent future prices
Of corn.
Probabilities are that eastern prov
inces of Canada will be too dry while
the middle provinces will be too wet
for spring wheat. AS heretofore stated
northern killing frosts are expected
September 13 to II.
These forecasts now cover all of
this years crop weather except north
ern spring wheat and flax. All indi-
cations point to good prices for cot
ton and grain. Business promises to be
good and the people of North Amer
lea may expect prosperous years in the
immediate future. They may also ex-
pect to see planetary meteorology gain
a great victory over all other systems,
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NAME LlFE OF coNrRARlEs.

Did It ever occur to you that q
mans life Is full Of crosses and temp
tations7 He comes into this world
without his consent and goes out
against his will, and the trip between
is exceedingly rocky The rule Of con-
traries Is one Of the features of this
trip.
When he is little the big girls kiss
him; when he is big the little girls
kiss him. If he is poor, he is bad
manager; IL he Is rich, he Is dishonest.
II he needs credit, he can't get 1t; il
he is prosperous, everyone wants to
do him favor.
II be is In politics, it is for graft;
If he is out Of politics, you can't find
place for him and he Is no good to
the country. If he doesn't give to
charity, he is stingy cuss; If !. he
does it's for show. If he is actively
religious he is hypocrite; If he
takes no interest in religion, he Is a
hardened sinner.
II he gives affection, he is a soft
specimen; II he cares for non one, he
Is cold blooded. II he dies young,
there was u great future for him; If
he lives to an old age. he missed his
calling
If you save, you're crouch; if you
spend 1t, you're loafer. If you get
it, you're CRATER: if you don't get
1t, you're bum-so what's the use
Exchange.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-24
AS TO REPORTERS.

Emporia Kansas Gazette ''Your
reporters are no good" said citizen
this morning, with virtuous indigna-
ton; my Aunt Henrietta and her
two daughters, Gladys and Ilnogene
have been visiting at my house for
several days, and there hasn't been a
word in the Gazette about it,
A good many similar kicks are
heard in the course of a long summer
day, and although the management of
the Gazette has taken a good many re-
porters into the basement and shot
them down in cold blood for neglect
of duty, there is still room for crit.
icism.
The Gazette has long been looking
for the ideal reporter, and when he is
found, expense will not be considered
If he can be signed up for regular
service.
The ideal reporter, to begin with,
should be a mind reader. Most every
man in town knows something that
would be interesting if he would tell
it; and when he meets reporter he
always forgets it, and says that he
doesn't know thing. Then in the
evening he says that there isn't a
jimdasted thing worth reading in the
paper, and he rolls it into a wad, and
throws it at the cat, and holds an in
dignation meeting. An expert mind
reader could get a lot of information
from such a man.
The ideal reporter should be triplets
1t is absolutely necessary, at all hours
nf bo hot he oh 10
places at once; he should be at the
depot, taking note Of all arrivals and
departures, and he should also be at
the hotels, copying bughouse sig
natures from the register, and he
should be simultaneously at the meet
ing of the ministerial association for
a great deal of hot stuff has it's
origin there. The ideal reporter will
have his private aeroplane, so that he
can soar, at great speed, over the
town in every direction, making notes
of all the doings in the various back
yards, and putting down accurate de-
scriptions of the family washings.
This machine will also enable him to
look into second story windows and
see whether people keep their bed
rooms in respectable order.
The ideal reporter will be a clair
voyant. and capable of going into a
trance he will read the future, and
thus will be able to be on the spot
whenever anything important happens.
He will also be prize fighter and a
doctor of laws; and he will have a
thorough knowledge of the millinery
business, so that he can write up re-
ceptions; he should be practicing
physician and private detective and
a good cook, and he should have a
pair of seven leagues boots. Any
young man answering these require
ments can have steady job on the
Gazette. and he can name his own
salary
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-24
CHARLTON.

Chariton.-Joe R. Landes departed
yesterday on three weeks visit with
relatives and friends in Keokuk and
Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Kankakee,
Illinois.
Mrs. Bert B. Brown of Parker Ariz.,
arrived yesterday for visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Harrison.
Mrs. ]. M. McCleary and daughter,
Miss Rose Manchester of Garden
Grove, visited friends in this city yes
terday while on their way to Glen
wood.
Mrs. Nan Long and two little grand
sons, Harold and Arthur Moon, of near
Columbia, and Mrs. J. A. McCorkle of
this city visited friends in Osceola
yesterday.
Mrs. Grant Mauk and two young
sons of Tabor returned home yester-
day after an extended visit in White
breast township with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs ]. w. Mauk.
Mrs. r. H. Reed of Lincoln, Neb.,
and son, Joseph A. Reed OF Seattle,
Washington. returned to their homes
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ELDoN.

Eldon.-Mrs. A. Allen of Ottumwa
returned home after a weeks visit in
this city. "
Mrs. j. Holder of Oskaloosa passed
through here enroute to Pratt county,
Kansas, for an extended visit.
Miss Floy Murphy left today for
Des Moines On business
Miss Edith Crockett, and Miss
Phoebe Price spent Friday in Center
vile.
Mrs. A. l.. Wergant and daughter
Alice, Mrs. Will Friend and nephew
Vern Cresap, Mrs. H. r. Baker, Mrs.
Bertha Huffstutter spent Friday in OF
tumwa.
Misses Bessie Cunningham and
Mary Enyart returned home today
from Agency where they have been
visiting friends and relatives.
Mrs. w. H. Vass of Keosauqua who
has been visiting here spent Friday in
Ottumwa.
Mrs. Anna Steele returned home
today from Washington where she has
been visiting hire niece Mrs. Ralph
Lyle.
Messers Ralph Rock, Penny Thomp-
son, Sandy Lutz, Ray McHaffrey, VIII
Boxx, Frank Millard Walter Barlow,
spent Friday evening in Ottumwa.
Frank Sharpe, and Miss Bess Enyart
spent Friday at White Elm.
John Moffet Of Centerville, and
Mr.. White are holding gospel meetings
here. All are cordially invited to
come and attend these meetings.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-24
FARMINGToN.

Farmington-Miss Edith Kepler and
Fred Sherrod were married Saturday
at Keokuk, returning to Pennington
Monday This happy young couple left
Tuesday for Seaton. ILL.,, where they
will make their home.
The cornerstone of the new Catholic
church will be laid Sunday afternoon
with impressive ceremonies. Very
Rev. J. l.. Flanagan Of Davenport will
be present and Rev. Father Foley of
Quincy. ILL.,, will deliver the Grafton
Special trains will be run from Fort
Madison and Keokuk, bringing large
number of the knights Of Columbus
and their families.
Miss Opal Stewart of Poplar Bluff,
Mo-, who has been visiting her cousin,
Miss Minnie Bowles, was called home
by the death of her sister, who sue
cumbed to typhoid fever.
Mrs. J. G. Rambo and niece, Miss
Maude Miller, left Friday for their
home in Peoria, H., after a two
weeks visit with relatives.
Born-On Friday, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Willis Barton, a son.
Mrs. D. H. Haefner and daughters,
Vivian and Yietta, who have been Wis
iting Mrs. Haefner's sister, Mrs. Geo.
Whitlock, in Wichita, Kas., returned
home Wednesday.
Mrs. Hattie Rocky and children of
Edmond, Okla, arrived Tuesday for
a visit with her parents, DIR. and Mrs.
s. G. Frankes.
Mrs. S. D. Boiler and little daughters
Dollie and Bessie are guests at the
home of DIR. and Mrs. G.. r. Neff.
Mrs. Alpha Ware and daughter, Miss
Trixie Ware, left Wednesday for Lin
coin, Neb., where they were called
by the illness Of Mrs. Wares sister.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-24
THE TARIFF ON LEATHER.

Just as another instance that the
tariff has been revised downward on
articles Of common use. the paragraph
given to the leather schedule is shown.
It reads:
44S-Leather and manufactures OF:
Band, bend, or betting, rough leath-
er, and sole, Dingley tariff, 20 per
cent; new rate, 5 per cent.
Upper leather, dressed and finished,
Dingley tariff, 20 per cent; new rate,
15 per cent.
All feathers, n. s. p. f., Dingley tariff,
20 per cent; new rate Is per cent.
Calfskins, tanned or tanned and
dressed, Dingley tariff, 20 per cent;
new rate, Is per cent.
Skins, bookbinders'' calfskins, kan
CARGO, sheep, and goatskins, including
lamb and kid skins, dressed and fin-
ished, n. s. p. f., Dingley tariff, 20 per
cent; new rate Is per cent
Chamois skins, Dingley tariff, not
enumerated; new rate, 20 per cent.
Skins for morocco-Finished. Ding
ley tariff, 20 per cent; new rate, Is
per cent. Tanned but unfinished,
Dingley tariff, 10 per cent; new rate,
5 per cent.
Leather, patent, japanned, varnish-
ed, or enameled:
Weighing not over 10 lbs. per doz.
hides or skins, h., Dingley tariff, soc
! lb. and 20 per cent; new rate, 27c Id.
and Is per cent.
Weighing over 10 lbs. and not over
rs lbs, per doz. hides or skins, Ding
ley tariff, soc lb. and 10 per cent;
new rate, &c h. and per cent.
Weighing over rs lbs. per doz. hides
or skins Dingley tariff, zoe lb. and 10
per cent; new rate, zoe lib and 10 per
cent.
Pianoforte and pianoforte action
feathers and glove leather. Dfngley
tariff, 35 per cent; new rate, 20 per
cent
Boots and shoes, Dingley tariff, 25
per cent; new rate, Is per cent.
Shoe laces, finished or unfinished,
gross pairs, Dingley tariff, Soc gross
and 20 per cent; new rate, SOC gross
pairs and 10 per cent.
Leather, cut into shoe uppers or
vamps, or other forms, suitable for
conversion into manufactured articles,
Dingley tariff, 90 per cent; new rate,
15 per cent additional.
Gauffre leather, Dingley tariff, not
enumerated; new rate, 10 per. cent adj
ditional.
The same, permanently fitted and
furnished with travelling, bottle, drink
ing, dinner, or lunchean and similar
sets, Dingley tariff, not enumerated;
new rate, so per cent.
The substantial reduction on leath-
er used for betting and on boots and
shoes shows the tendency to general
ly reduce the duty on necessary arti-
cles.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-24
THE ROOSEVELT TROPHIES.

The tramp steamer Provincial has
reached New York with the first spec
linens of wild game chased down by T.
Roosevelt in the African jungle and
shipped over to aid the collection Of
the Smithsonian institute. Those who
know about jungle animals, it is said,
say the trophies of Roosevelt's hunt
form a splendid collection and will
make an unusual exhibit. When we
come to look over the following list of
the animals in the first consignment
we should be willing to admit :cat
there is some class in the bunch of an
imals with names like these:
Roebuck, steinbusk, duikar, gazelle,
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HF COT WHAT he DESERVED.

=
It is the usual thing when wife
Y deserter returns, for the wife he
abused and the children lie left to
starve to greet him with really for
giveness, and in such a case it is al
ways a hard matter for the relatives
and friends Of the family to restrain
themselves from taking hand "a the
\ other family's affairs and at least Ed
lsing the returned deserter on rail.
lin a case that has just come to light
in Chicago, however, there Is no occa-
sion for the intervention of outsiders,
as the family gave the iesertcr a flt-
ting reception.
Thirty-sev years ago John Griffin,
lumberman making 81 day. after
choking and beating his wife, deserted
her and her four children, the young
est babe of three months The
mother supported the children at the
wash tub until they were able TO look
out for themselves The other day
Griffin returned to find his wife dead,
but the children had done well and he
had them hailed into court under the
state support act to compel them to
provide for him. The children, with
tie memory before them of the way
their mother had shaved to clothe and
\ feed them, properly baked, and they
4 were sustained by the court. which
ruled that "A father not willing to re-
gard his children as liability when
they are powerless to help themselves
is not entitled to consider them an as
i set when they are enjoying the fruits
liof prosperity"
!. II few more doses of this medicine
4 were given to this class Of husbands
and fathers, instead Of the misplaced
sympathy and forgiveness usually dis
played, wife deserters might become
rarer.
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officers, the one thing most strongly
urged at the conference in Ohio; the.
one thing that we hope, by the help OF
the King, to do in Iowa-is to make
every wearer of the silver cross to 30
liveup to the objects of the order that
every town in the state having circles
of the order shall be the most desir-
able to tive II because Of ,teir Infinite
faith, hope and love- Then the second
object to stimulate Christian activi.
ties will be well attended to-