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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-30

the edge of the eternal snow, went
they, the hunter and the hunted How
the hills echoed to the monsters bel
low!
At last Theseus came up with him,
where he lay painting on a slab among
the snow, and caught him by the
horns, and forced his head back, and
drove the keen sword through his
throat.
Then he turned and went back
limping and weary, feeling his way
down by the clew of thread At last
he came to the mouth OF that doleful
place, and saw waiting for him, whom
but Ariadne!
And he whispered, 1T is done," and
showed her the sword. She laid her
finger or her lips, and led him to the
prison, and opened the doors and set
all the prisoners free The guards
slept heavily, for she had silenced
them with wine.
Then they fled to the ship together,
and leapt on board, and hoisted up the
sail The night lay dark around them.
They passed through Minos' ships,
and escaped all safe to Naxos, where
Ariadne became Theseus's wife.
But alas! Theseus forgot to put up
the white sail. Now Aegeus his father
strained his old eyes across the sea, to
see the ship afar. And when he saw
the black sail, and not the white one,
he gave up Theseus for head. In his
grief he fell into the sea, and died, so
that it is called the Aegean sea to this
day.
And now Theseus was king of
Athens and he guarded it and ruled it
well.
(The End.)
Charles Kingsley.
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Everything in England looked SO diff
Fferent-even the trains.

Everything in England looked so diff.
/ ferent-even the trains.
Mamma visited the place where she
used to go to school.
The English roads are very much
different from ours. We never saw
any mud all the time we were there,
and we were in the country as well
as the towns.
We went to Sunday school and
church while we were there.
And while we were in the city OF
Lincoln we went to the services ut
the Lincoln Cathedral and they were
very nice.
The width of each Of the west tow
ers of the cathedral is IS feet, and the
height Of the pinnacles Is 206 feet.
The Lincoln Cathedral is the Hottest
spireless tower in England
On the south end of the cathedral
is stone figure representing a fiend
on witch's back. known as the "Dev-
il looking over Lincoln
There Is a statue of Lord Tennyson
and some poetry he composed in the
cathedral grounds.
The home of Lord Tennyson was
not far away from where we were,
but we never got to see it..
There is great arch in Lincoln
with great many statues on it. The
one l noticed was the Virgin Mary
treading on a serpent. We were trav-
cling all the time.
One place we went to was a sea
side place called Blackpool. ~
The tide came in at 10 O'clock in
the morning and stayed an hour, and
came in again at 4 in the afternoon.
We never got to see the king be.
cause we left Manchester the day the
king came to open a royal infirmary.
The last place we visited at was
Manchester. 1t was quite near to Liv,
erpool. g
We sailed from Liverpool Septem-
Der % on the steamship Carmania. We
landed with 3,o35 people at New York
October T.
And arrived in Ottumwa October s.
at | o'clock in the morning.
| will close for this time.
Your little friend,
Beatrice Parkinson,
119 Iowa avenue,
OttumWa, Iowa.
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in peace, till have seen and slain this
Minotaur and put an end to the ter
rors of my land"
"And will you kill the Minotaur?
How, them"
must be strong, If he be too strong
for me-"
Then she loved him all the more,
and said, But when you have killed
him, how will you find your way out
of the labyrinth"
II know not, neither do l care; but
it must be strange road, if l do not
find it out before I have eaten UP the
monsters carcass"
Then she loved him all the more,
and said:
Fair youth, you are too bold, but I
can help you, weak as | am I will
give you a sword, and with that, per-
haps, you may Stay the beast; and a
clew of thread, and by that, perhaps,
you may find your way out again.
Only promise me, that If you escape
safe, you will take me home with you
to Greece; for my father will surely
kill me, if he knows what l have
done"
Then Theseus laughed, and said,
Am not safe enough now?" And he
hid the sword in his bosom, and rolled
up the clew in his hand Then
Ariadne went away, and Theseus lay
down and slept sweetly.
And when evening came, the guards
came in and led him away to the laby-
rinth.
And he went down into that doleful
gulf. through winding paths among the
rocks, under cayernS, and arches and
galleries, and over heaps of fallen
stone And he turned on the left
hand, and on the right hand, and went
up and down, till his head was dizzy;
but all the while he held the clew
For when he went in he had fastened
it to a stone, and left it to unroll out
of his hand as he went on; and it
lasted him till he met the Minotaur, in
narrow chasm between black cliffs.
And when he saw him, he stopped
awhile, for he had never seen Sc
strange beast. His body was a
mans; but his head was the head OF
bull; and his teeth were the teeth
of lion; and with them he tore his
prey. And when he saw Theseus he
roared, and put his head down, and
rushed right at him.
But Theseus stepped aside nimbly
and as he passed by, cut him in the
knee. Ere he could turn in the mar
row path, he followed him, and stab
bed him again and again from behind
till the monster fled believing wildly
| Never before had he felt wound. And
Theseus followed him at full speed
holding the clew of thread in his left
| hand.
Thus on through cavern after cavern
under dark ribs of sounding stone
! and up rough glens and torrent beds tc
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ANNA PLAYED BLAcKMAN.

Dear Juniors:
| have written to the Courier Junior
once BEFORE go to Hazel Dell school.
My teachers name is Miss Ethel wins.
] like her very much. 1 STUDY reading.
arithmetic. grammar, physiology, geog-
raphy and spelling. l like to 90 to
school. l walk mile and quarter.
We played blackman today at noon
and had lots Of fun. There are thirteen
scholars in school. I have three broth
ers Their names are Alfred, Ray and
Donald. My papa takes the Tri- Weekly
Courier.
Anna Lawson,
Batavia. Ia
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GpGSGuS
Part ILL.,,

Part III.
But Theseus stood UP to the herald,
and cried, "And who are you, dog
faced, who dare demand tribute here?
If l did not reverence your herald's
staff, would brain you with this
club
And the herald answered proudly,
for he was grave and ancient man:
Fair youth, l am not dog-faced, or
shameless; but do my masters bid
ding He is Minos, the king of Crete,
the wisest of all kings on earth And
you must surely be stranger here, or
you would know why | come"
Il am stranger here. Tell me,
then, why you came?"
ITO fetch the tribute which King
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LIE LATER AT RIGHT.

wire protruding from a mysterious
box
Call, call, call, T. R. s." echoed
John, reading the sudden cracking
that came from the instrument under
his hand.
Pretty soon the instrument com.
menced another cracking, and it
sounded like a miniature regiment Of
soldiers in a sham battle on the
Fourth of July
That is too fast for me-" John ad-
mitted, but We will soon be able 10
read the fastest message going. Some
of them are in different codes. We
are going to learn the three principal
ones-the naval, the continental, and
we already know the Morse Our re-
ceiving tuning coil has got to be i'm
proved, but we are handicapped for
money, SO we have to get along the
best we can. Our station here only
cost us $14 in cash, and this we earn
ed by putting in door bells and bur
glar alarms. We may be able 10
make some money on our system
when we get it completed, though.
am nearly ready to erect the tower on
my own roof. 1t will be 4O-foot tow
er, and | expect to be able to send
and receive messages from distance
of 300 miles"
Both boys are devoting their entire
time TO the study of electricity. They
know all the technical terms and can
make the ordinary visitor to their
shop gasp when they patiently try 10
explain the various purposes of their
apparatus. Soon they expect to lie
able to communicate with Englewood
Woodlawn, Hyde Park Kenwood, and
back to the home headquarters.
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A NUTTlNG PARTY.

Dear Junior
will write about nutting party 1t
was at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Doud, two miles north of Minneapolis,
Kansas. It started in the afternoon
about 1 o'clock. We had English wal
nuts. hazel nuts and walnuts. There
were IL children. Their names were
Bertha Rain. Stella Balm. Elsie Balm,
Nellie Freel, Mary Pierce, Clara
Pierce Daisy Atkinson. Vernis Adkin-
son. Katie Marvin, Stella Marvin,
Alice Cavanaugh and Nettie Smith.
We all had a fine time. Mrs. Douds
cracked the nuts and the children ate
them. They all went home about four
o'clock.
Your friend
Ruth Balm, age IL.
MINNEAPOLIS, Kas.
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Football is a popular game played
by pupils in the high grades of the
public schools and by students of col
lges and universities, especially dur
ing the colder season OF the year. 1t is
an ancient game, having been popular
during the prosperity Of ancient
Greece and Rome. The northern coun-
tries of continental Europe adopted it
about the time of the Roman invasion,
while the Danes popularized it in
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LAURA HAS FOUR BROTHERS
AND FOUR SISTERS.

go to Hazel Dell school. have a
mile and quarter to walk. NV teach
er's name is Miss Ethel WINS. like
her very much. MY studies are reading,
arithmetic. writing. geography. phys
lology, grammar and spelling. I have
fcur brothers and four sisters. like to
read the Junior page.
Laura Wilson,
Batavia, Iowa.
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SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

/. Use one side Of the paper only.
2. Write neatly and legibly, using
ink or sharp lead pencil.
8. Number your pages.
4. At the bottom of the last page
write your name, age and address.
5. Do not copy stories or poetry
and send to US as your own work.
6. Also state choice of prize on
separate piece Of paper, with name
and address in full
7. Address the envelope to Editor,
Courier Junior, Ottumwa, Iowa
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MARIE HAS NO BROTHERS or
SISTERS.

Jear Juniors:
l am little girl. go to school
every day. My teachers name Is Miss
Katie Wilson. My studies are reading,
arithmetic, language and spelling. I
nave no brothers or sisters.
My little school mates are Buena Will
Eams. Clara and Rosett Roberts and
Ruth Brown, Merle Clark and Grace
Smith. I love them all.
Marie Schaefer,
Batavia, Iowa.
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week. have two brothers and two
sisters and one of my brothers has
gone to Harvard college at Cambridge,
Mass. have five postal cards from the
Courier Junior and / hope to get an
other one. I have quite box full OF
letters and postal cards.
Mabel Root,
a1e N. Court ST., ottumwa. Ia.
Age IA
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THE SOUVENIR CARDS.

You all know that we give the Jun
Tors a souvenir postal album when
they have twenty-five cards from the
Junior. We will not use the letters
when the Juniors simply acknowledge
the posta1s. We always want nice lit
tie stories when the Juniors do not
want to write letters. If you all do
not want to select your own subjects,
you all may write on one of the follow
ing subjects:
APPLES.
SWEET POTATOES.
PEARS.
GRAPES.
IRISH POTATOES.
Besides sending a souvenir card, we
will give surprise card to the Junior
writing before November / the best
letter or story on the subjects under
the heading Souvenir Cards." which
appear each week.
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WANTS TO BE A JUNIOR.

Dear Editor
l never have written before. l go to
No. school. My teachers name is Al
ma Plowman. My studies are arith-
metic, geograp phys history reading and
spelling. I have one brother. His name
is Cecil. have a fine Shepherd dog.
His name is Shep. My lapa takes the
Daily Courier read the Courier jun
ior.
Bruce Harryman,
Douds- Leando, Iowa.
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ZuLA AT ELDoN FAIR.

Dear Juniors:
I was at the Eldon fair and had a
nice time. / have three sisters Their
names are Maudie. Ellen and Goldie<
l live four miles from Douds
Zula Hull,
DoudS-Leando, Ia
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LYDIA WRITES FOR HER LITTLE
BROTHER.

Dear Editor:
/ am little boy six wears old. go
t. the Betterton school. My playmatea
are Max loops and Fred Robertson
My teachers name is Henry Hollen.
like him very much. l have a pet coon
and three pet calves. NY coon's name
and Bally.
Lacey Canny.
Agency Ia
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Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors.
I thought I would write as I have
not written for long time have no
rets, but I did have a little black
kitten and it got sick and died. 1 was
very sorry for it was nice little kit
ten. My sister Mary is sick with
bronchitis and has been for almost a
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EDNA HAS THREE KITTENS.

Dear Juniors:
l have written to the Courier Junior
once before and will write about orr
pets we have at home. We have a lit
tie colt named Meta We also have two
calves and one hundred chickens. we
have three little Kittens and a pet pig.
Edna Tyrrell,
Highland Center, Ia.
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THEEooTBALL PRIZE WINNER.

The winner in this contest is Bonnie
Sayles.. Her story is a good one. If
Bonnie does not want football she
can select something else.
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cEclL's FIRST LETTER.

Dear Juniors:
l thought I would write to the Jun-
Tor. / have never written to the Jun
Tor before. My papa takes the Daily
Courier. like to read the stories in the
paper have one brother. His name is
Bruce. like to go to school.
Cecil w. Harryman,
Douds-Leando, Iowa.
Age &
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A MUCH. TRAVELLED JUNIOR.

We have a splendid letter today
from Beatrice Parkinson who has just
returned from England. We hope
Beatrice will write again.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Kas.
r. r. No. 4.
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MABEL HAS NO PETS.

Age 9.
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THAN kSGlVfNG.

Lacey Canny.
Agency, Ia.
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FOOT BALL.

Ottumwa, Iowa.
126 North Green street. ),
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-04

dying man" The last act shows Sister
Giovanni reconciled to the great tragedy
and grateful to God that her lover died
like a soldier at his post that Others might
live"
Miss Allen has lad no role in a long time
that gives her the opportunity that Is found
IN this, s'd she puts into II all her power
for expression and repression. She makes
# a living, vibrant character, full OF appeal
and convincing in its earnestness. Her
wonderful voice aids her through it all. and
she carries her extremely e~Xacting scenes
with such effect as wins round after round
OF earnest applause.
The company supporting Miss Allen Is a
remarkably strong organization. William
Farnum. Richie Ling, Alfred Fisher and
Charles \. Stevenson are a quartet OF un-
commonly able men, and are doing splen-
did work in their several roles, while Minna
Gales return to the stage brings back to
us a woman whose ability is shown In the
delicate balance she gives 10 a most IN
welcome part. She is splendid in the role
Of the countess. Fannie Addison Pitt ar
fords the one little bit OF light in the whole.
and does her little comedy part most
daintily. The minor parts are well looked
after.
Miss Allen was greeted last night by an
ssudience that filled the theater, and its
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-04
COLUMBUS HAS A BIG SPREAD
Banquet Given by Commercial Club
Proves a Most successful
Affair.

COLUMBUS, Neb., April S.-Cspecial
Telegram. THE largest and most sue
cessful affair OF the kind ever held in
Columbus was the annual banquet of the
Columbus Commercial club tonight, There
were about zoo guests in attendance and
the banquet was served in the best OF
style by the women of the Congregational
church. Mayor Fillett presided as toast
master I'm a most acceptable manner. For
lowing was the list of toasts and Ie-
sponses:
"The President OF the Republic" IL.
Gray, president OF the Central City Com
mercial club.
"The state association" +, n Bushnell
citation of Commercial Clubs.
The Press" Victor Rosewater, editor
Of The Omaha Bee.
"Noblesse obllge," J, e. Kelby. general
solicitor of the Burlington railroad.
Our state Governor Shallenberger.
The Flag" Senator Burkett.
Governor Shallenberger made a trip on
a special to reach Columbus to attend
the function. He told several stories and
closed with am apostrophe to Nebraska
as the brightest star in the flag. Sena-
tor Burkett in speaking OF the flag said
II was the emblem OF the country which
offered to all the best chance of any ma
ton in the world. MIR. Kelby touched on
railroad legislation and the relations of
The railroad TO the public. Mr.. Rose
water. in a humorous way. portrayed
what might have happened IL Columbus,
on his voyage of discovery, had been ac-
companied by a modern newspaper corre-
spondent.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-04

II is a very brief story. Giovanni and
Angela loved each other. and were be-
trothed, when his regiment was ordered
away 10 Africa. Word came back that he
had been killed with others I'm a fierce
ambuscade with the Abyssinians. Five
years later he returns and finds she has
taken the VOWS OF a nun under the name
of Sister Giovanni. He seeks to induce her
to renounce her calling, and TO escape him
she volunteers for service in the leper
colony OF Rangoon. To prevent her going
he has her brought to his quarters. where
he again presses his suit. She is firm, and
finally convinces him of the immense folly
he is committing. and shows him that her
remuneration is as great as she asks Of
him. He unlocks the door and she starts
to go, but he picks up a pistol to kill him
SELF as she starts. This action brings her
back. and she signs a petition TO tho pope
for a dispensation to absolve her from her
vows. He desists from suicide, and de-
stroys the paper, and she turns 10 go, but
is confronted In the doorway by the count
ess. her aunt. who also loves Giovanni and
hates Angela. The countess means ex-
posture, and when she leaves the room he
tells them she has sent for the bishop. To
save Sister Giovanni from exposure, Clio
vannl shoots himself, and when m~onslsnore
enters he finds her as she says. Nursing
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-04

strong. And to Mr.. CRAWFORD knowledge
OF the ramatlc values OF love-making add
Claiming Pollock's mastery OF theatrical
technique. and yoI have a combination
that surely promises an evening OF sus-
pense when presented IN form Of a play.
Nothing is left 10 chance by this pair OF
skilled -manipulators Of emotion, and THE
White Sister IS tense from it's first mo-
ment. In it's opening scene the skeleton
OF the drama IS disclosed. and before the
first act has ended the texture OF It's cloth
ing is made plain. Then climax succeeds
climax until the very close, It is a strug-
gle Of the selfish and the generous in mans
nature. and the physical and the spiritual
in the woman's and the generous and the
good triumph. But what a struggle It Is.
how tense and even turgid IL becomes at
times, now rapidly its action sweeps along
from point TO point, carrying the principals
ever nearer to the end that is Inevitable
Il is masterful. II Il is melodramatic. and
IL grips from first to last. Hoping against
hope that some way may be found whereby
the devoted lovers may escape their sur
roundings. the spectator watches them
wrestle nightly but futilely with fate, and
sees them overcome, realizing that the end
IS the logical one, the correct one. and
even the one he admits Is the right one
under the circumstances
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-04
Blood and
Skin Diseases
Caused by Impurities and Bacteria In
The Blood.

That the blood is a natural aptiseptic
and powerful germ destroyer is a fact
recognised by all leading medical men.
There are certain cells in the blood
whose sole mission Is TO keep 1t f. ee
from impurities, and which seem TO have
nothing in particular TO do on ordinary
occasions but to float about on the blood
tides. and wander through the various
channels and tissues OF the body watching
other cells work.
But the moment those cells come upon
a foreign particle, disease germ or i'm
purity in the blood or fragment of worn
out cells, they pounce upon 10, wrap tn en-
selves around II. and either digest or de-
stroy II, or carry II off to a safe place
of deposit. either within the tissues or
without.
A great deal OF lore has accumulated
about these wandering scavengers of Tn e
blood. and they seem to be OF great inn
~portance In many ways, and are known
TO medical men as phagocytss- whenever
the blood becomes very impure and the
number of germs within IL are large, the
phaKocytes are vastly Increased numor-
ically, a condition known as phagocytosis.
Thus a fierce struggle between the
germs and the phagooytes RACES. The
phagocytos usually win out and destroy
the germs. but II sometimes happens that
the phaEocytes are completely over
Whelmed by numbers, so rapid Is the in
crease of germs and blood impurities.
sTUART'S CALCIUM WATERS are
the most powerful Eermicides, antiscorbu-
tics and alternatives. or blood purifiers in
the United states PhRTmacopoea. When
the phagocyteS are overcome by disease
germs and blood impurities. these Won
derful little waters. when taken into the
system, exert a cleansing, germ-dsstroy-
ing and purifying effect on the blood. as
sistinE the phagocytes in driving all for
eiEn matter from the system. thus freeing
Il from all skin and blood diseases. anu
so rapid and efficient Is the work OF puri-
f~ication performed that a complete change
for the better is noticed in a remarkably
short time.
stuart's Calcium Waters should be I'm
every home. Every one needs a blood
purifier occasionally at least. For sale AT
all druggists at so cents a package, ur
send US your name and address. and We
win forward YOU a free sample package.
and let you test the remedy for yourself
AZ our expense, Write today. Address
+ 4. Stuart Co.. us stuart Bids. Mar
shall. Mich
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-04
PAIR OF DIVORCES GRANTED
Mrs. Irene karbach IL Given n
Decree from
karbnch.

Mrs. Irene Karbach, secured a divorce
from Richard Karbach in Judge Estelle's
court Yesterday afternoon, although the
decree has not been entered, Mrs. KaTbsch
appeared with her attorney, John NJ. Mac
farland. Her husband did not contest. Mrs.
Karbach, who is q years OF age and OF
attractive appearance. recited a tale Of
faithlessness on Karbach's uart after which
the court announced he would grant the
divorce. Alimony in some amount will be
asked for II il appears that Karbsch is
capable of earning from $50 to $500 ?
month as an automobile man He has been
the secretary and active manager Of the
Ksrbach Vehicle and Automobile company.
Mrs, Mary Sorenson gets alimony
amounting 10 500 by a decree handed
down yesterday. Her husband thus d.
vorced Is Charles Sorenson, proprietor OF
he Washington Hall saloc