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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-28
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE,
6accalaureate Sermon Delivered BY
the President, John M. Thomas.

Middlebury. VT. June 27.-President
John NJ. Thomas delivered the Bacca-
laureate sermon t" the graduating class
of Middlebury College today His text
was Ezekiel xvii: 9. ''Thv Wise Men,
O Tyre were in thee: They were thy
pilots"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-28
YALE UNIVERSITY.
President HadIey breaches BaccIau
reate Sermon to Graduating Glass.

New Haven. Conn, June Elm the
presence of a Commencement gather
ing which filled Woolsey hall, Presi-
dent Arthur r. Hadley of Yale Uni
vcrsitY delivered the Baccalaureate ser
mon to the graduating class this morn.
ing. Among those who had seats were
President Lowell of Harvard and Mrs
Lowell
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-28
AMHERST COLLEGE.
seek and ye Shall Find" Presiden
Harris Tells Students.

Amherst. Mass, June 27.-From the
text He that seeketh. findeth," Presi-
dent George Harris of Amherst College
today took for the annual Baccalaure-
ate sermon which he delivered to mem
berS of the graduating class
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-28
comfort T {! J. !!
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup

Has been used for over OrxTY.FIvE YEARS BY NIL
LIONS Of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE
TEETHnNG, with PERFECT SUCCESS. IT SOOTHES
CURES WIND COLO, and 10 the best remedy for DIAR
RIGA. Sold By Dru9gias IN every part Of the world.
Be sure and ask 70: Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup"
and taks no other kind. Twenty bottle Guar
snieed under tho Food and Dyuss Art % 1865 Serial
NuUber l09& AN OF AND " ELL TRIED REMEDY
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-28

Alex r. Powers of Dover died F
day at his home on the South Low
road, after long illness from tuoes
culosis at the age of S6 years 10 months
A widow and several children surs1.
He was born in Easton. Aroos..s M
county, the son Of Roderick and Li1A'~
Hodgdon Powers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-28

After passing his hands over a bull,
lock at Henley Thames fat stock
show, r. Neville, a blind inmate of the
local workhOuse, computed it's weight
within a pound, aud thereby gained
the first prize in a weight-guessing
competition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-28

A son came to gladden. the hearts of
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Decker, Jr., Saturday,
June 10.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-25
:ortunes of the way and govern him

fortunes of the way and govern him
self accordingly
Estimating with practised eye the
precise moment when the police sup
ervisor of traffic at the junction OF
Parliament and Bridge streets,
would see fit to declare temporary
blockade, he so managed that his was
the last vehicle to pass ere the OIL
cial wand, to ignore which involves a
forfeited license, was lifted and in
deed, so close was his calculation
that he escaped only with a scowl and
word of warning from the bobby. A
matter of no Importance whatever,
since his end was gained and the pur-
suing cab had been shut off by the
blockade.
In Calendars driver, however, he
had an adversary of abilities by no
means to be despised. Precisely how
the man contrived it, is question;
that he made detour of Derby street
is not improbable, unpleasant as it
may have been for Stryker and Cal
endar to find themselves in such close
proximity to "the Yard" At all events,
he evaded the block. and hardly had
the chase swung across Bridge street,
than the pursuer was nimbly clat-
tering in its wake.
(To be continued.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-25
THE BI ACK BAG
By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE.
copyright-By Bobbs, Merrill Co.


by the grinding and jolting Of the train
as it slowed to a halt preparatory to
crossing the bridge.
Then he sought to read his answer
in the eyes of Dorothy. But she was
looking away, staring thoughtfully out
over the billowing sea of roofs that
merged illusively into the haze long
ere it reached the horizon. and Kirk
wood could see the pulsing OF the
warm blood in her throat and cheeks;
and the glamorous light that leaped
and waned in her eyes, as the ruddy
evening sunlight warned them, was
something any man might be glad to
live for and die for. And he saw
that she had understood, had grasped
the threads of meaning that ran
through the clumsy fabric of his halt
ing speech and his sudden silences.
She had understood without resent
ment!
While, incredulous, he wrestled with
the wonder of this fond discovery, she
grew conscious of his gaze, and turn
ed her head to meet it with one fear
less and sweet, If troubled.
Dear Mr.. Kirlwood" she said gent
ly, bending forward as if to read be-
tween the lines anxiety had craven on
his countenance, won't you tell me,
please, what it can be that so worries
you? Is it possible that you still
have fear of my father? But don't
you know that he can do nothing now
now that we're safe? We only have
| to take a cab to Paddington Station,
and then"
"You mustn't underestimate the re-
source and ability 81 Mr.. Calendar,
he told her gloomfly; we've got a
chance-no more. 1t wasn't He
shut his teeth on his unruly tongue
too late.
Woman-quick she caught him up.
sit wasn't that? Then what was 1t
that worried you? If it's something
that affects me- is it kind and right
of you not to tell me?"
Tit affects us BOTH" he conceded
drearily Il don't
The wretched embarrassment Of the
confession befogged his wits; he felt
unable to frame the words. He ap
pealed speechlessly for tolerance, with
a face utterly woebegone and eyes
piteous.
The train began to move slowly
across the Thames to Charing Cross.
Mercilessly the girl persisted
'tWeve only minute more. Surely
you can trust me 3 q 4"
In evaporation he interrupted al
most rudely. tits only this: I'm
strapped
Strapped" She knitted her brows
over This fresh speciment Of American
slang.
Flat strapped-busted--
my uppers-down and out" he reeled
off synonyms without a smile. 81
haven't enough money to pay cab-fare
across the town.
"Oh!" she interpolated, enlightened
to say nothing Of taking US tc
Chiltern. l couldn't buy you glass
of water if you were thirsty There
isn't a soul on earth, within hail, who
would trust me with a quarter
mean shilling-across Londor
Bridge. I'm the original Luckless
Wonder and the only genuine Jonah
extant'
| With face the hue of fire, he cock
ed his eyebrows askew and attempted
to laugh unconcernedly to hide his
bitter shame. 1--WE let you out of the
frying pan into the fire, and dom
know what to do! Please call me-
names"
| And in a single instant all that he
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-25
CHAPTER XVII.

A westering sun striking down
through the drab exhalations of ten
thousand sooty chimney-pots, tinted
the atmosphere with the hue of cop
per. The glance that wandered pur-
iposelessly out through the carriage
windows, recoiled, repealed by the
endless dreary vista Of the Surrey
Sides unnumbered roofs; or, probing
instantaneously the hopeless depths of
some grim narrow thoroughfare fleet
ingly disclosed as the evening boat
train from Dover swung on toward
Charing Cross, its trucks level with
the caves of Southwark's dwellings,
was saddened by the thought that in
all the world squalor such as this
should obtain and flourish unrelieved.
For perhaps the tenth time in the
course Of the journey Kirkwood with
drew his gaze from the window and
turned to the girl, question ready
framed upon his lips.
Are you quite sure" he began;
and then alive to the clear and pene-
trating perception in the brown eyes
that smiled into his from under their
level brows, he stammered and left
the query uncompleted.
Continuing to regard him steadily and
smilingly, Dorothy shook her head in
playful denial and protest. .'Do you
know" she commented, that this is
about the fifth repetition of that iden-
teal question within the last quarter
hour?"
How do you know what I meant to
say?'' he demanded staring.
ri can see it in your eyes. Besides,
you've talked and thought of nothing
else since we left the boat Won't
you believe me, please, when l say
there's absolutely not soul in London
to whom could go and ask for shell
ter? I don't think it's very nice of
you to be so openly anxious to get rid
of me-"
This latter was so essentially I'm.
deserved and SO artlessly insincere,
that he must needs, of course, treat
1t with all seriousness.
THAT isn't fair, Miss Calendar.
Really it's not
what am to think? I've told you
any number Of times that it's only an
hours ride on to Chiltern, where the
Pyrfords will be glad to take me in
You may depend upon it--by eight to
night, at the latest, you'll have me off
your hands-the drag and worry that
I've been ever since
DON'T" he pleaded vehemently
please! 3 You know it isn't that
/ don't want you off my hands, ever
- 8 That is to say, lab" Here
he was smitten with a dumbness, and
sat, aghast at the enormity Of his
blunder, entreating her forgiveness
| with eyes that, very likely, pleaded
his cause more eloquently than he
! guessed.
'I mean" he floundered on present
ly, in the fatuous belief that he would
this time be able to control both mind
and tongue, what 1 mean is I'd be
glad to so on serving you i'll any way
4 might, to the end of time, If you'd
give me. g"
He left the declaration inconclusive
la stroke of diplomacy that would
have graced an infinitely more adept
wooer. But he used it all uncon
scicusly 20 Lord" he groaned ii
spirit "Worse and more of it! Why
In thunder can't say the right thing
right?''
Realistically absorbed by the prob
lem thus formulated, he was needless
of her failure to respond, and remain
ed pensively preoccupied until reused
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-25
Vasaries of a Cold.

You can never be quite sure where
a cold is going to hit you. In tho fall
and winter it may settle in tie bowels,
producing severe pain. In the summer
it may give you collie with diarrhoea
or summer complaint. Do not be
alarmed nor torment yourself with
fears of appendicities or inflammation OF
the bowels At the first sign of the
pain or cramp take Perry Davis Pain
killer in warm, sweetened water and
relief will come at once. There is but
one Painkiller, Perry Davis. 1t is now
put up in a large 35c size as well as
the regular soc. size.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-25
Deaths

BERRY - At the home of the parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde R. Berry, on
Walnut street, occurred the death
of John, the two months old son, at
$50 o'clock this morning. Pneumo-
MIA was the cause of death.
The funeral announcement will be
made later.
greenwich - The infant son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Greenwich, I'll
North. Mclean street died at IL
o'clock this morning. The funeral
will be private.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-25
Iowa County Pioneer Dead.

Williamsburg, Feb 23.-Mrs. Mar
garet Ward, a pioneer resident of
Iowa county. died at the home of her
son, John Ward in Hilton township.
at the age of So years. She had lived
in Iowa county fifty-fve years
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-25
.Renjamin-o'erien Nuptials.

Pennington, Feb. 23.--Monday, Fec.
ruary o. the marriage of Miss Annie
O'Brien and Louis Benjamin of Ii
Grew was solemnized by Rev. Father
J oJ. Troy. The bride was reared neal
Pennington and has many friends
here
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-25
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~ UPHOLSTERING -
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Our shop is arranged for the y
If correct handling of this II
*. business. &,
Our men know how to do
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AZ done. Our wagon will call *.
Z for and return your furni.
r. ture. 40
H. HENRY sUEcHTING. 81
j Old Phone 286-R
New Phone 729.Y.
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-18
ADVERTISING IOWA.

Instead of making an appeal to the
railroads to cease presenting in Iowa
alluring advertisements of lands and
opportunities in other parts of the
country. which is said to be one of
the plans Of the Greater Des Moines
committee, the Davenport Times be-
lieves it would be more practical to
propose to the railroads that they
change their advertising SO as to give
greater publicity to Iowa, to its agri-
cultural and manufacturing opportuni-
ties. If, says the Times, the north
west states prove attractive to so
many Iowans as a result Of the rail
way advertising that is distributed,
why is it not fair to assume that #
The railways will in a similar way adj
vertise Iowa in the states farther east
of here, Iowa may be built up more
rapidly? The Times asks why, for in
stance, should not the people of Penn
sylvania and New York be told Of the
productiveness Of Iowa soil, of the OPP
portunities for factories. of the numer-
Gus water power sites, the cheap coal
and the transportation facilities in
Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-18
Don't doctor month after month

"backset for prohibition, not only in
that state but also in other southern
states in which prohibition Is in force
by legislative enactment and not by a
vote of the people," The Baltimore
News Gnd.) believes it to be "the
most decisive setback the cause of pro-
hibition has yet had in the south,
while the Omaha World-Herald (Dem.)
finds here a deliberate choice on the
part of the people of Alabama, who,
having tried both ways, seem ito have
resolved against prohibition"
We are, however, reminded by many
editors that the defeat of the amend
ment does not change the situation in
Alabama" for the stringent law passed
two years ago by the legislature pro-
hibiting the sale of intoxicants re-
mains, as the Knoxville Sentinel
(Dem.) puts it, precisely as 1t was
before the election" Thus the Raleigh
News and Observer (Dem.) finds that
Alabama's policy of dealing with the
liquor traffic is still defined by this
law, and says further:
1T was accepted by most of the
state, but in several large cities the
law was not enforced and Governor
Conner and other leaders determined to
secure such amendments to the law as
would prevent the open violations in
those cities. The legislature passed the
desired amendments. Then the COVER
nor and others thought it would be
best to make the state prohibition law
a part Of the state constitution and
submitted it to the people. On Monday
a majority Of the voters of Alabama
declined to ratify the proposed amend
ments to the constitution, and SO state
prohibition remains in Alabama upon
the same basis as in North Carolina.
The leaders of the opposition to the
Conner amendment everywhere declar-
ed that state prohibition was not an
issue, and that their fight was upon
continued agitation and the incorpora.
ton OF measures extra stringent.
Therefore the only result, so far as
state prohibition is concerned, is that
the act is not made part of the con-
| stituticn. and the weakly amend
ments are not added to the law. The
| Literary Digest.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-18
THE CRUELTY OF POLITICS.

Washington, Ia, Democrat.-One ia
impressed daily that there is more in
the old proverb about republics being
ungrateful than a mere passing re.
mark. When we note the fights that
are being waged on men who have
grown gray in the service of their
country, we do not wonder that most
men balk at being drawn into the
game.
Perhaps one of the worst abused
men of modern political times was
Grover Cleveland, who stood like q
rock for what he thought was right.
but because he did so, he was abused
like horse thief and pick pocket.
And yet, practically everything he
stood for has now come to be popular
and conceded to be right. Read history
as far back as we have a history and
1T is the same old story
And 1t makes no difference what
kind of politics you enter. whether
Democratic or Republican or Populist
or Prohibition, it is the same old story.
When Roger O.. Mills was speaker OF
the house, he was abused as ifshe had
stolen the pennies off his dead moth
|er's eyes. When Blaine was speaker
IL was the same story. When crisn
was speaker it was the same again and
SO with Tom Reed, and Col. Hender.
son was driven out of office and to his
death by the vultures who bounded
him. Then it was Hepburn, a Republi.
can. and then Springer of Illinois, a
Democrat and then Lacey, Republic
can, and Grosvenor, Republican. and
Dave Hill, a Democrat, and Brice, Of
Ohio, Democrat, and first one party
and then the other, there being no dis
tinction, since calumny is no respector
of persons.
And now they are after Speaker
Cannon as if he had stolen sheep. In
his old age, after spending life time
serving his country, as he thought. he
is to be bounded to his grave and that
will be the end
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-18
THE 500 CLUB.

The Booster committee of the Com
mercial association has completed
plans for a whirlwind one-day cam
paign by which it is expected to bring
the membership of that organization
up to 500. Tomorrow the committees
will make their final effort. They are
ready for the campaign and all they
ask of the prospective members is to
be ready for them.
BY adding about $50 new members
to the Commercial association the
Boosters have done a great work. But
they will not feel that their work is
completed until the association has 500
enthusiastic members, organized TO-
gether to further Ottumwa's interests
The other cities in the state have
been watching Ottumwa. They have
applauded the spirit of progressive
ness made manifest by the success OF
the Commercial association member
ship campaign. They will watch the
result of this closing days campaign
to see whether the 500 goal is reached
and Ottumwa must make good.
The 500 mark must be reached to-
morrow Then those 500 members
must be made 500 workers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-18

Misses Ethel Conrod, Josephine
Shelter, Anna Erickson and Nellie All
man were Ottumwa visitors Tuesday.
Mesdames H. Vass, A. Shelter, Geo.
Trott, w. Noviock and j. Curran were
Ottumwa visitors Tuesday.
Messrs. ]. Roberts, J. e. Houghland,
w. Altman and Sam Minnick were OF.
tumwa visitors today.
Harry Crow of Eldon, who is attend
ing Ames college, was called home on
Tuesday by the illness of his mother.
Mrs. w. II. Grow
l.. J. Miller, who suffered an attack
of heart failure Monday, is reported as
recovering.
Chas. Warford of Cedar Rapids, j.
w. Millet Of Chicago, j. T. Walker Of
Washington, B. b. Burchett of Bloom
field S. r. Cheadle of Ottumwa, John
Erbacher of Douds, w. H. Thomas Of
Topeka, Lee Hendrickson Of Bedford,
W. T. Hubert of Keokuk, J. H. Rim
hart Of Cedar Rapids, J. G.. Lowerson
of Davenport and w. II. Thomas of
Keokuk were in Eldon Tuesday on
business.
E. ]. Bradley, formerly of Eldon,
late of Clarksdale, Mo-, acting as bal.
last Inspector there for the Rock
Island railway, visited in Eldon Sun.
day with his wife.
Mrs. E. J. Bradley purchased War.
ren's soda fountain Monday of Wilson
|Tovinr
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-18
THE OLD DEMOCRATIC SHIP.

Henry Watterson in the Louisville
Courier-J ournal-Th Courier-JournaI
has been trying ever since 1906 1T is
trying now and it will go on trying -
to save the old Democratic ship Of
Zion from shipwreck. Her bottom and
her keel seem not only still intact, but
as sound as oak and iron can make
them. Otherwise, she would long ago
have sunk beneath the wave. Much,
indeed, has gone awry with her steer
ing gear. There have been beneath her
decks some plots to scuttle and upon
her decks many mutinies. She has
been loaded down at times with
strange, unmarketable cargoes. Selfish
men have fed themselves upon her
slender store of provisions, bawling
their loyalty and screaming traitor"
at those who eznostnIated- Yet there
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-18
A Christmas Celebration
BY ELEANOR ALLYN.
A White Christmas.

white Christmas is lovely and may
be made safe if the lighting is done by
electricity. To use much cotton where
there are children and candles is to in
vite disaster
The tree should be placed against
white or light background A liberal
use Of cotton, diamond dust and white
electric lights will suggest snow laden
branches. Gifts must be wrapped in
white paper and tied either with white
ribbon or silver cord Soft tissue paper
fringed and twisted into ropes can be
used to radiate from the top of the
tree, where is hung silver and white
star having long trail of the silver
rain or glitter that comes in boxes.
The floor must be spread with a white
cloth. and among the gifts should be a
number of soft balls of cotton wrapped
in white satin ribbon to simulate snow
balls. If there are no candles or I'M
covered lights these make delightful
game of snowballs which Will delight
the younger children. If the star is not
desired a large softly luminous moon
may be made of thin silver paper or
very pale yellow tissue paper having
an electric light behind it. This should
be a crescent moon and a lovely lady
doll in long trailing garments may re-
cline in it or group of Teddy bears
will prove amusing. Long strings of
popcorn which has been sugared will
help the color scheme
A Japanese Plan.
If this color scheme seems too dull
gayer one may be arranged by a
Japanese plan.
Suspend an inverted japanese UNI
brella from the gas jet over the dining
table. Inside it pile all the smaller
gifts, each one having a streamer Of
ribbon running to the plate of the one
who is to receive it. Below it On the
table place small twisted bit of pine
planted in a Japanese stoneware pot.
This is supposed to represent one OF
the stunted trees of which Japan is SO
proud. Around the base of the pot pile
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-18
AMONG THE ILLiTERATES.
(Philadelpaia Record.l

Uncle Joe Cannon had an amusing
experience with a waiter in Kansas
City hotel during his last visit to that
city. Being in no mood to select his
dinner, he had tossed aside, after a
glance, the menu presented to him by
the waiter, saying.
Bring me good dinner"
incidentally sUncle Joe" slipped the
man a big tip in advance.
This repast proving satisfactory, the
speaker pursued the same plan during
the remainder of his stay in Kansas
City. AS he was leaving the servitor
remarked earnestly as he helped him
on with his overcoat:
II beg your pardon, sir, but when
you or any of your friends that can't
read come to Kanras City, just ask
for Tom"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-18

all the larger gifts tied up in printed
Japanese napkins. If the tree is hard
to find two old wheels from a doll car
riage, several pieces of cardboard and
a little ingenuity may easily make
very respectable representation of a
jim ricksha which will hold a goodly
number of gifts. If small Japanese
doll is at each plate holding scroll on
which is a stanza of the clever liner
icks that Americans are so apt at max
ing, the effect will be all the prettier.
To draw the gifts one at time from
the umbrella will delight the children.
The idea may be much amplitied by
any one with the proper Christmas
spirit. All the members of the family
might wear the comfortable kimonas
to breakfast. These may be part or
the Christmas giving. No more de-
lightful surprise than one Of these
pretty garments could be planned by
one skilled with the needle. The
many colored soft cotton crepes lend
themselves to this idea admirably
while the shops are full Of the more
expensive siken and embroidered
fabrics that appeal to the person with
full purse Care must be used TO
select becoming colors, as there is no
greater affliction to the average girl
than a garment that is unbecoming,
but must be worn because 1T is gift