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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-27
RUSHING OFF THE BLACK.

Addressing an audience of coiored
people at Kansas City, Major II. n.
Wright, who was one of the two negro
army officers Of that rank IN the
Spanish war gave this adj
vice: LET US stick to our race type;
don't try to rub off the black" Major
Wright who is president Of the Geor-
gia State Industrial college for
negroes. and member Of the Ameri-
can Historical association, then went
on to say:
1.-THE negro as race is as great as
any that ever peopled the earth. II
you are ashamed OF your color read
history.
cat the time of the Gallo invasion
hundreds of thousands OF Romans
went to Africa and there tried to found
a new nation. Africa through its
mighty chiefs repealed the invaders,
and drove them back to Italy.
"When Columbus discovered Amer
lea there were fifteen large negro
kingdoms in Africa. One of them on
the west coast was three times larger
than Mexico. The king of this great
monarchy was one of a dynasty LOO
years old Think of this line of kings
and then Of that which Is represented
by King Edward of England and then
of America little more than a tenth
as old. Such powerful Kingdoms are
not founded on sand
This advice is not only applicable
to the colored race. In late years
many Americans whose fathers shaved
for years to gather competence have
gone abroad to spend the money which
came to them without effort The
sblack" they are trying to rub off is
their American nativity. They form
one Of the most despicable types 1t Is
possible to imagine and they are too
small to realize that their very efforts
to belittle the land Of their birth
cheapens them and makes them a
laughing stock In the eyes of the
foreigner.
There are others of the caucasian
race who are trying to rub off the
black" For some of them 1t is an
old-fashioned mother or father who
toiled for them and made their sue
cess possible, but who are unable to
make themselves over into fashion
plates to please snobbish offspring.
The .black" that some try to rub off
are the friends Of earlier and less sue
cessful days, the overalls and the din
ner pail, social position out-stepped.
The negro army officer expresses it
well when he advises against rubbing
off the black" A scrappy young son
of the Emerald Isle, who is one of the
busiest Of the younger Ottumwa
boosters sums 1t up in other words,
but the meaning Is the same. BE
what you are, if you amt much" is
the way he puts it. Expressed either
way it is worth taking home and
thinking over.
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HEHaENs HATES "wAITINe."

Siegfried Behrens Philadelphia man
ager Of the Metropolitan Opera COM
pany, was discussing with some friends
the try-out Of voices at the Philadel-
phia opera house one morning Some
one in the party said that Mr.. Ham
merstein's method was a crusher for
the aspirants for the chorus. Most of
opera scores and other music prepared
to sing at least one aria, and possibly
a whole scene from some famous OPP
era. Instead they were permitted to
run UP and down the scale, and that
was all.
II don't blame him." said MIR, Behr-
ems, "It is just as sure way as any to
find out whether, one has a voice or
not, and lot the quickest. Besides,
one does not take chances Of enduring
the fearful chances that were once my
lot.
II was selected to try voices and
make selections for big festival
chorus. All applicants had been told
to bring a song to sing.
cat the appointed time no less than
600 applicants showed up and I start
ed them off. Do you know, as an actual
fact, 416 of them sang Harrison Mil
lard's waiting" which was then a
comparatively new composition. They
sang it in every key and with all sorts
OF twists and cadenzas. Long before
the first 100 had poured that confound-
ed thing into nv ears / was sick of
it. But it went on and on until / was
nearly crazy, and In self defense out
out all arias and put them to work on
scales.
II have never been able to listen to
Millard's Waiting since. If anybody
ever attempts to sing it in my presence
there is going to be trouble. much and
plenty, for the singer. I'd rather hear 81
coon song. much as / hate them
Washington Timea
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CHESTERFIELD OF THE SENATE

Senator McLaurin of Mississippi is
perhaps the most gallant member of
congress He never lets an opportunity
escape to say nice things about wom-
en-. They are telling good joke about
him in this connection.
The senator and Mrs. McLaurin re-
Gently called upon some friends. There
they met a congressional friend and
his wife. The senator took occasion
to compliment the woman several
times during the evening upon her
good looks, charming gown, etc. The
host brought up the subject Of politics
and handed the senator a newspaper
clipping in which reference was made
to him.
81 will take 1t home with me, if you
don't mind" said the senator. II
neglected to. bring my glasses with me
and I am practically blind without
them,"-Baltimore News.
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WoMAN'S WAYS.

The Hudson Terminal company de-
cided some time ago to establish a
service Of special cars exclusively for
the use of women on all its. trains.
When the cars were first installed the
women made good use of them, and,
during the rush hours, they were
crowded with shoppers and workers of
the fair sex. The patronage of the
special cars gradually fell off, how
ever, and 1t soon began to be a rare
thing to find more than one or two
women riding in them. The rest pre-
ferred to stand in the cars occupied
by the men rather than avail them
selves of seats In cars provided for
their exclusive use. Some Of the news
papers have been trying to discover
Just why the women refused to avail
themselves Of the accommodations
provided for them, but without much
success. The Kansas City Journal
cannot find any reason "for this
obvious folly Of the fair SEX" 1t does
not believe it is possible that they are
SO fond of the society Of men that they
will sacrifice their comfort and risk
their health by hanging on To the
straps In q street car for the mere
privilege of riding for few minutes
in the company Of men, utter strangers
in all probability.
The Journal believes "the only
plausible theory is that women have
always been Illogical and unreasoning
always will be, and, strange to say
we like them better that way. II
women were like men, always trying
to do things by rule and to reduce
everything to basis OF cold fact and
reason, this would be a very dull
world. Women are delightfully."-
illogical creatures, and their willful
whims, caprices and tender irration
al impulses are worth more to the
world than the wisdom of Solemn
or the reasoning powers of Newton
AT any rate the company has decid
ed to discontinue the special service
for women
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at $40 p. M, aged 81 years. 8 months

and % days.
She was united in marriage Febru-
airy 3, 1867, to Warren G. Rifle and
to this union were born four children.
Three of the children died in infancy,
but she has been blessd in having her
only son, Alvin e. Rifle, with her in
her last years and last sickness as a
strong staff upon whom she leaned.
Her life has been lived in this COM
munity, having come to Iowa when
three years Of age and living on this
very farm from childhood, through
girlhood and married life. Her life
may be characterized briefly, as quiet,
Industrious, kind and affectionate.
Sister Rifle has been life member
Of the NJ e. church. She endeavored
to lead consistent Christian life, and
though often hindered from church at
tendance she tried to make the duties
of every day her service. In her last
sickness she expressed a readiness to
go, realizing that her time had come
to depart this life.
Her husband preceded her about
three years ago in death, and she
leaves to mourn Ler death her son,
Alvin e., his wife and grandson, Ray,
with brother, Samuel Brumsey of
Buster, Texas; also many relatives and
| Notwithstanding
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A JUDGES DISTINCTION.

Before one Of the judges of the Es-
sex county court q long winded law
yer was arguing a technical case. He
had drifted along in such a way, that
it was hard to keep track of what he
was trying to present. and the Judge
had Just given vent to a very suggest
i've yawn.
st trust that I am not unduly tres
passing on the time Of this court" said
the lawyer, with a suspicion of sar-
casm in his voice.
"There is some difference" the
Judge quietly observed, between tres
passing on time and encroaching on
acknowledgements Star
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program. Numbers worthy Of mention
was the welcome address by Miss
Edith Appleton and the quartet COM
posed of Miss Ova Turpin Ida Harl
and Messrs. o. G. and Guy Petit.
Miss Maurie Colliver and Miss Mil
ared Ferguson visited at West Grove
this week.
Miss Maude Curry was hostess on
Wednesday evening to the Hill store
rorce Ice cream and cake were serve
and Miss Verne Cavanaugh PLAYED
and sang for the entertainment OF the
company. A most pleasant evening
was spent
Mrs Clay Martin and Mrs. ed Mar
TIN spent last week in Ottumwa
w; w. Power is building a circle
porcn on the east and north OF Lis
residence which greatly improves his
), Mrs. Jim Burns of Pulaski is very
. -, iloili heart disease and other COM
PIcatlons. Mrs. Burns is the mother
Oh Mrs. John Lang of near Bloomfield.
temperance Lecturer Fannfnp az
Philadelphia, Pa, will deliver an adj
dress at the Baptist church sunday
evening August sth
Mrs. Mary Walker is spending this
week with relatives around Mark.
me following persons will leave
next Saturday for an outing of a week
at Bluff Park, Ia: Mr.. and Mrs AR
tnur WEIGH, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Dun
lap, Mrs. F. w. Ferguson. Mrs Iosia
Gibbons. Miss Ina Holiday. weller
tow. IS 100 -
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hull visited tbe
iirs. OF the week at Douds- Leando with
their son John.
A sewing club, recently Organized
composed of very popular youne Ial,ias
u the city, We're entertained at the
nome of Miss Hazel Walton TUESDAY
afternoon AFTERNOON, and jolly time spent.
Ihose present were Misses Miriam
Young. Marguerite Duckworth Flor
ence Rominger, Helen Shannon, Beth
filnkle, La Rue Sewers, Hazel Wish
ard, Helen Owsley and Hazel walton.
luncheon of sandwiches, pickles,
cake, fruit salad and lemonade was
served.
Mrs. Pearl Young will entertain the
Fortnightly Whist and the following
guests this evening: Mr. and Mrs. w.
K: Carruthers. Of Kansas City, Mo-;
MISS Lorenz, of Kirksville, Mo. and DR..
al Mrs. A. w. Gaumer.
Rev. Fl. e. Van Horn of the Capitol
Hill Church of Christ of Des Moines.
who will deliver the class address at
the S. l. N. commencement exercises
July ~, will remain the rest OF the
week In the city, the guest of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs A. Van Horn.
| Miss Cecil Hamilton Of Milton, is the
guest at the home Of her aunt, Mrs.
Mary Hinkle.
Mrs. Wendell Mitchell of Columbia,
MO, gave an afternoon bridge whist
party Wednesday at the home of her
mother Mrs. Emma Reeves in honor
Of Mrs. Harry Burchett. The decora-
lions were blue and white, the color
scheme being carried out in the re-
| freshments served.
Mrs. Stearns and daughter of Dea
Moines who have been in the city the
past week trying to organize club to
establish a library here have succeed
ed and the books are now at the Chas.
Davis drug store and will be ready fol-
use next Monday.
VIII Dunlap expects to leave Satur-
day evening for the land drawing. He
will 60 on to Dillingham;. Wash, and
expects to be absent about two weeks
| The Bloomfield Pirates will 90 to
Lancaster, Mo-, next Sunday to play
the Lancaster Tigers at the Lancaster
| fair grounds.
| Joe Haney returned Thursday from
! a western trim,
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a GOOD ROADS PLAN.

+. The Waterloo Reporter believes that
the best plan of improving the Iowa
roads is that of returning to agricul-
tural purposes thousands Of acres of
valuable land and the keeping of a
roadbed one half as wide as the old,
one In the best condition by paving
with crushed rock or brick. The Re-
porter believes that such plan would
be self-supporting but it believes that
even IL an increase In the road tax
should be necessary the farmers would
gain as much from the improvement
as the owners Of abutting property in
cities where paving Is ordered. The
Reporter gives its views in the follow
ing editorial:
Although the actual work done on
the country roads at this time of the
year is precious little owing to the
rush Of the hay gathering and harvest
which is to be followed by an equally
busy time, that of threshing, this much
at least can be done, that of suggest
Ding better methods. and the consid
GRAFTON of some means whereby the
public highways can be improved and
brought to condition which will af-
ford the farmers better accommoda-
lions for travel and transportation Of
their stock and produce to the mar
kets.
Ever since the work of the good
roads committee Throughout the
state has been taken up there has
been many and diverse suggestions
offered. some of which have proved
practical and step above the old
methods. But the latest, and what
seems to be the most favored and
common sense country highway and
returning to agricultural purposes
thousands Of acres of valuable land,
Is the keeping Of a road bed one half
as wide as the old one in the best
condition by paving with crushed rock
Or brick. When this method is first
suggested to many it will seem that
The expense would be enormous and
the country unable to stand it, nor the
tag payers willing, but when the plan
Is figured out with the return of the
extra land going back to the farms
and with its yearly output of grain, to.
gether with the tax already levied, IL
Is piain to be seen that the plan would
be almost self-supporting
And again, whats the difference"
TOR slight raise has to come in the
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w. G. Ross, while nursing a eroken
rib, which she sustained by falling
from chair.
Mr. and Mrs j. w. Shahan returned
to their home at Abba Tuesday after
a short visit with their son. DIR. r. f.
Shahan. and their daughter, Mrs. M. e.
Bell
John and Misses Mary and Hattie
Gallagher of Davenport, who have
been visiting relatives at Oskaloosa,
came down Wednesday to visit at the
VIM. Gallagher home.
Among the Pella visitors here this
week were ]. B. Jones, Otto Matthews,
James Veeman, S. G. Vanderzyl and
son, Simon, John Drystra, Ira Van
Der Linden and Peter Gaass
Orvlle McCord Is visiting his aunt
Mrs. Mary Johnson on her farm near
Ottumwa this week.
Miss Helen Johnson went to Ottum-
aw Tuesday on a visit.
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HIGHLAND CENTER.

Highland Center-Mrs. Knight was
a Hedrick visitor Tuesday.
DR.. Spilman was a professional
caller here Tuesda..-.
Dr. Samson has purchased a new
automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norton Knight of OF
tumwa spent Sunday at the home Of
Mrs. Knight.
Mrs. Harvey Turner whoh as been
very sick for long time was taken
to Springfield, Ill., Monday night to
the home of Mrs. Turner's mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Huffman Of
Fremont attended lodge here Tuesday
night
Mrs. S. c. Brown, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Curtis have been visiting
relatives heer the past few days.
Mrs Retta Myers Of Eldon met with
the members of the Rebekah lodge
here Tuesday night.
Mrs. A. Post of Chicago is visiting
her mother, Mrs Kirkpatrick.
Mrs. J. P. Chadwick Of Hedrick is
visiting her son, C. G. Chadwick.
Mrs. D. G. Mccormick and Mrs.
Richard Kelly were Ottumwa callers
Monday
Miss Edna Packwood was in Ottum-
wa Monday.
Miss wooIums of Batavia is visit
ing her grandmother, Mrs Knight.
George Carlisle moved to Frank En-
ery's farm Monday
Miss Engle of Martinsburg return
ed to her home TUESDAY from a visit
with her cousin, Miss Lulu Lowen-
berg.
Mr. and Mrs. /. B. Griper Of Indian.
apolis, Ind, have been visiting with
Mrs. Griper's brother and wife, MIR.
and Mrs. ]. M. Elder.
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FOSTERS WEATHER
ETlN
(Copyrighted 1909 by W, T.
Foster.)

washington. D. c., July 24-Last
bulletin gave forecasts Of disturbances
to cross continent 81 to 25, warm.
wave 20 to "a, cool wave 2S to II. This
disturbance was expected to bring
moderate weather conditions with less
rainfall than during preceding weeks
or the month. Storm forces were ex-
pected to be moderate, increasing
after "a. Last disturbance Of July will
reach Pacific coast about 27, cross Pa
cific slope by close of 2S, great central
valleys 20 to 81, eastern states August
/. Warm wave will cross Pacific coast
about 81, great central valleys-longi-
tude lO5 to 85, about-29, eastern
states 81. Cool wave will cross PACING
slope about 80, great central valleys
Aug. /, eastern states 3.
will be of unusual Importance. The
cool wave due to cross continent rs to
30 will bring unusually low tempera-
lures, preceded by light rains The
cool wave will be caused by an extern
siye barometer with clearing weather,
and a few days of quite pleasant
weather.
breaches a great hot wave will slug
gishly move eastward across the con-
tinent and we may expect another
heated term. Excessive rains may not
be expected and in many localities
some anxiety will be felt for want of
rain.
Not much rain is expected the last
week OF July on any part Of the con-
tinent but as q rule good crop wealth
er will prevail, particularly for corn
and the northwestern spring wheat.
The hot wave last week Of July will be
good corn. cotton, wheat and fax
growing weather.
AS August crop weather will have
such a great influence on all crops that
mature during and after that month
I have concluded to go over the cal
culations again. My crop weather CAL
culations were made last December
and / have learned some valuable
things about making the calculations
since then,
BY publishing my general fore
casts Of crop weather next week |
will have time to make calculations Of
the September fFosts which might
have much to do with the maturing
crops. Corn, cotton, spring wheat and
fiaa are largely dependent on August
crop weather, and the first three on
September frosts You may look for
these forecasts in my bulletin dated
July 81.
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THEY OUGHT TO BE CALLED.

nEf OOGffl ~ Be CALlEl.
Believing that some people may be
in doubt as to just what weeds are
considered noxious under the new law
which fixes penalty for failure to cut
them down, the Iowa City Republican
gives the following list which it finds
in the new weed law:
Agropynn repens.
Cirsiun aroense.
Xanthum canadense.
Brassica aryensis.
Rumes crispus.
Rumex altissimus.
Plantago lanceolata.
Pastinaca saliva.
Salanum carolinense.
Ambition theophrasti.
Arthur lappa.
1t will be agreed that weeds with
names like those should no longer be
spared. Those. names must have been
invented by some state legislature.
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FORMER EDDYviLLE WOMAN
DIES IN HASTINGS, NEB

Eddyville-Word was received here
this week by Mrs. Margaret Boyd that
NJ H Rawson Of late years of Hast
ms, Neb had died suddenly while
away from home, and the funeral was
to have been held Sunday. Mr.. Raw
son and his family for number of
years lived in the tenant property Of
r. w. Boyd on North Second street
and he then travelled for a Des Moines
insurance company of which his broth
er G. e. Rawson Of Des Moines was
one Of the officers. Since the family
moved to Nebraska a number Of years
ago Mr.. Rawson has been in the en-
ploy of fire insurance company. He
had been sufferer from apoplexy and
was the cause Of his death. He Is sur
vived by a wife and FIVE children, two
sons and three daughters, as follows:
Pearl, Lysle. Verna. Lloyd and AL
berta.
Mr., and Mrs e. e. Berry and little
daughter of Hurley. S. D.. who had
been visiting Mr.. Berry's half broth
Mrs M, E. Bell this week returned to
Abba Wednesday to complete their
visit there.
Harry Sisco east of town, departed
over the Iowa Central Tuesday night
for Mexico, Mo-, to visit friends.
Major and Mrs. Jones Of the Philip
pines, who have spent the past month
visiting their relatives. Mr.. and Mrs
D. p. Guy, departed Tuesday for st.
Joseph, Mo-, where they will visit for
a time. Major and Mrs. Jones parti-
cipated in several social functions
while here and were the guests of
honor on one or two occasions.
Willie the little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Walker, west Of town, has been
sick this week.
Mrs. T. ]. Williams of Des Moines,
| is visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
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King Alfonso was little young at
the time of the Cuban war, and he
doesn't know much about how Gen.
Weyler used to issue daily edicts from
the front-that is the front Of the
type writing machine. Weyler wasn't
very much of a fighter, but as ma
chine to grind out manifestos he
was there in hundred places. If he
is going to do it again then let it be
In Morocco.
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The Colorado women are reported
to be laying plans to send one of their
sex to congress at the election two
years from now. If they should hap
pen to hit upon one of the type OF
women who have been stirring things
up In England, Uncle Joe would have
stormy job of it,
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There's a chance yet for some en-
ergetic Iowan to become member of
Taft's golf cabinet. 1t is reported
that the president will be induced to
take a try at the Des Moines links
while visiting Iowa this fall.
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o RiTuARY

Mrs. Julia A. Rifle.
Julia A. Brumsey was born in Mar
shall county, Illinois, January 80. 1912
and departed this life July I'll, 1909,
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