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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-17

Jefferson county company, FOR. the two
the Fairfield company having nearly
all the local business and tho Bell
company the toll business. The new
arrangement will give subscribers Of
the home company toll connections
without going to the Bell office.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-17
BLADENsBURG.

There will be pie supper at East
Union school Saturday evening Nov.
49,
Bert Humble who has been working
in the northern part Of the state has
come home to visit for while.
Miss Kitty Thompson of Bidwell
visited at the home Of Vera Green on
Sunday.
Mary, the little child of Mr.. and
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-17
lowan Dead n Rockford.

Waukon, NO.. it .pecial. Word
has been received here that Henry H.
Ludeberg, aged 81, native OF this
place, was found dead in bed at Rock
ford, ILL.,, where he had been employed
for several years.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-17

Mrs. +. McClung IL down III with the
scarlet fever.
There will be preaching here at the
Christian church week from Satur..
day night Nov. 20 and also Sunday and
Sunday night.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-17
BLOOMFIELD.

Mrs. D. S. Sanderson left Monday
morning for Fairfield to visit her
daughter Mrs Abbie Baird, who Is i'll.
Miss Marie Porter, Mrs. VIM. Smith
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-17

Attend the home talent to be given BY
the ladies Of Chillicothe M. E. church.
Saturday evening Nov. 10.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-17
DIES MONIES SINGER DEAD
Mrs. Allie Smith Cheek, Well Known
to 6. A. r. Circles, Dies
RslddA alv

Des Moines. Move Especial. -
Mrs. Allie Smith Cheek, wife OF Jesse
w. Cheek, a we'll known singer. was
found dead in her bed this morning at
the family home. Death was due to
rheumatism, which affected the heart.
She was well known to every q. A. r.
man in Iowa. She was we'll known
soprano singer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-17
CHiLLIcOTHE.

Mrs. Elizabeth Mcdonald went tc
Des Moines last week for two weeks
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15

the amount in figures. but sings it out.
When the keys are touched for sale
at S1.4S certain Photographic repro
ducers are released and the machine
sings out: "One dollar and forty-eight
cents! Thank you very kindly. /
think you will find those goods salts
factory" or some other appropriate re-
marks. In additio, to its novelty. this
register has some very useful traits.
For instance, in stores where clerks
are disposed to line their own peck
etc and ring up the wrong amount for
sales, such a machine would Illustrate
their plans by calling out the figures
they had pressed 1t might be put to
further use by having few records
singing the praises of bargains In the
various departments or making few
pleasant remarks about the weather
and inviting customers to call again.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15
ADMIRAL IN REVOLT.
Wainwright in Open Rebellion
Against Endurance Tests.
Old Sea Dog Says He Will Not TAKE
9o-Mlle Riding and Walking
Exerclse-Offic Await
Result.
Result.

Washington.-Oficers of the navy
and army as well as waiting Win
much interest the outcome OF the
stand taken by Rear Admiral WAN
wright against the 90-mile walking
and riding test provided for ofhcers
to prove their efficiency and capa'
bility at winning battles.
When Col. Roosevelt was president
and promulgated the order command
ing every officer In the service 10
take annually a physical test by Walk
ing and riding 80 miles In three days.
there were no objections; at least.
none were openly expressed.
Since President Taft has taken up
the duties of prescribing calisthenics
for soldiers and sailors, some OF the
naval officers, especially those old IN
the service. have SHE'D bit. Some
of them have said that If the officers
would make any sort of an objection
President Taft would rescind the now
famous order.
This was done shortly after Presi
dent Taft was indicted into Office. but
without effect, for when July 1 rolled
around the order requiring all ON
GERS of the navy to take the test wa
put into operation.
A few oficers-not more than 1Ot
have taken the test Most Of them
were youngsters in the service, and
such a thing as a horseback ride OF
q tramp through the woods was
days outing.
Now, for the first time, an oficer
old and honored in the service. shie'
q whole lot, and says the test Is moth
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15
PROPERTY OF PRINTERS INK
German Investigator Discovers I,
Gives OF Eman alton Affecting
Photographic Plates.

That printers ink gives OF an
emanation that passes through opaque
bodies and affects a Photographic
plate has been discovered by Ger
man investigator. Photographic roll
film is sometimes thus affected,
through it's celluloid cover. by the
printed characters on the paper in
which it is wrapped. The emanation
il found to proceed from the oil in
the ink during the drying process. 1t
is not precisely the same as the
emanation from radium and other
radio active substances, for. unlike
them, it changes gum arabic into a
granular, insoluble substance. 1t was
this effect produced on the gum Of
envelope flaps by the printed charac
tiers on the envelopes that first at
tracted the investigators attention
The emanations are reflected By
metal mirrors in the same way al
light, and they oxidize metal surface,
against which they strike. The ex
posture necessary to affect a sensitive
plate is eight or ten days.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15
CURIOUS FACTS ABOUT SAND
Pouring Water on the Little Dry Parti'
cIes Causes Them to Cling
Closely Together.

A very interesting fact about the or
binary sand of the seashore Is that q
pint of dry sand and half piIW OF
water when mixed do not make a pint
and a half, but good deal less. II
you fill child's pail with dry sand
from above the tide-mark, and then
pour on to it some water, the mass OF
sand actually shrinks. The reason Is
that when the sand is dry there is air
between its particles, but when the
sand particles are wetted they adhere
closely to each other; the air is driven
out, and the water does not exactly
take an equivalent space. but occupies
less room than the air did. owing to
the close clinging together of the wet
particles: II you add little water to
some sand under the microscope. you
will see the sand particles move and
cling closely to one another.
Capillary attraction"-the ascent Of
LIQUID in very fine tubes or spaces-is
a result of the same sort OF adhesive
action. II you walk on the firm. DAMP
SduQ cApOocQ a. ~" eAuS ~ >~>~>.s
parts of the seashore when 1t is just
| free from water on the surface, YOU
| will see that when you put your foo
down the sand becomes suddenly pale
for some seven inches or so all round
your foot. The reason is that thu
water has left the pale-looking sane
(dry sand looks paler than wet sand)
and has gone into the sand under you
foot, which is being squeezed by you
weight. The water passing into tina
squeezed sand enables its particles Il
sit tighter or closer together. and q
to yield to the pressure caused b.
your weight. You actually squeez
water into the sand, instead o
squeezing water "out" Of 1t as l
usually the case when you squeez
part of a wet substance-Say clot
or a sponge. When you lift your foo
up, you find that your footmarke !
covered with water-the water 20
had drawn to that particular spot b
squeezing it. 1t separates as soon a
the pressure is removed.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15

ing more than q well laid plan to re-
tire a number OF men who are the
backbone Of the service.
Rear Admiral Wainwright is the
first officer to clear for action and
declare war; He. according to state
ment sent out from Portsmouth. N.
H.. says he will not take the test. Ad-
miral Wainwright commanded the
converted yacht. Gloucester at the
battle of Santiago, and is proud of his
record. After quoting his services he
says:
IT that is not good enough the
government may release me. The
navy includes over 900 officers. and
up to date a third of them have YET
to do the stunt. while some no doubt
stick to the disobedient attitude owing
to their avoirdupoi- and physical con
dition.
Admiral Rixey, chief surgeon Of ths
navy, said he had not heard of any
officer refusing to take the physica
test, which. he said. was a part Of
the regulations now.
Admiral Rixey said he saw no rea
son why officers of the navy shoult
not take the test.
This test is mere child's play. an.
every able bodied officer should taxi
It," said Admiral Rixey. 1T deter
mines largely whether man is At TO
duty or not"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15
FADUS1IgEHY{sse9)
pPffIECHANICy
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

More anthracite coal is shipped
from Swansea, Wales, than from any
other port in the world.
Blast furnace Stag waste is being
chemically treated in Great Britain
for utilization as cement.
The Australian state of Victoria
spends nearly 100000 a year In its
warfare against the destructive rao-
bit.
The Austrian government is build
ing automobile trucks designed to
carry cotton guns up Is per cent
grades.
A scaled injector may be cleaned
by soaking in a solution OF one part
muriatic acid to nine to twelve parts
of water until the scale is dissolved.
| Cracks in floors may be neatly and
permanently filled with paste made
from old newspapers. flour. alum and
water, thoroughly boiled together
A new hook for hanging up mems
hats catches them by the brim IN
such a manner that they cannot be
knocked of. besides economizine
room.
Wooden pavements in Paris treated
with a bath of alkalis, carbonates
and wood tar at high temperature
are said not to need repairs more
often than once in two years.
| The artesian wells of Gulfport
Miss, a city of 10000 population. are
sufficiently powerful to drive the wa
ter through the pipes with pressure
enough for ordinary fire-hghting pur
poses.
The spraying of diluted alcohol ovel
calcium carbide produces a new ga'
known as alkonethine, which Is salt
to be a better and cheaper fuel thai
gasoline.
Il A Michigan company is trying on
. q horizontal smelter for iron ores
which is said to utilize all the heat
, while upright smelters are said t
, lose over rs per cent
The University of California !
about to try the experiment of raisin
, grape fruit from trees imported fror
Annoy, China, said to produce the bes
. fruit of the kind in the world.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15
COMB DRIES HAIR QUICKLY
Simple Device Does the Work In Same
Space of Time Necessary to Ar
range Couture.

Numerous devices for drying wo-
mems hair have been designed re-
Gently. the majority consisting OF
complicated electrical fans or con-
trivances, which proved perfectly
satisfactory in every way. but en-
tirely impractical in the ordinary
home. Some simple arrangement.
similar to the one recently devised.
serves the purpose much better.
It consists of combined comb
and hair dryer, which. In appear
ance. closely resembles a pair OF
curling irons. The comb is metallic
and has hollow back. fitting into
which is the heating iron. The latter
is in two parts, forming spring to
hold it in place when slipped within
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15

The earliest effort to CONSTRUCT q
machine which. according to modern
ideas, is entitled to be called an aero
plane. was undoubtedly that of VIII
liam Henson, In 1912. Henson. who
was practicing engineer. with ON
ces in New City Chambers. Bishops
gate, London. devised machine
which resembled very closely the typo
which has since been termed the
monoplane-thati is. having its sup
porting planes practically forming q
sinle deck. as distinguished from the
box form of the biplane and multi.
plane devices of later !nventors.-Cas
sier's Magazine.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15
Handy Wood Box.

II works on the same principle as
the self-closing flour bins in kitchen
cabinets.
The balance is such that when shut
it stays shut. When open 1t stays
open. A pin at the top prevents its
coming out. Some might prefer to
simply notch the lower front corner
and pivot it on the edge of the board.
The box thus hinged could be easily
lifted out and the dirt dumped.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15
7;';;;';;;;;';;;';a
Hair Drier.

the hollow back of the comb. in using
this hair dryer. the heating iron Is
held over gas jet or other flame until
hot and inserted into the comb.
The heat is transmitted to the teeth
OF the comb, drying the hair as the
comb is drawn through 1t. With this
device the hair can be very quickly
and easily dried at the same time as
the necessary operation Of combing
thu hair.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15

Song has welded strange power In
human history; 1t seduces men from
their homes to the field. it consoles
those they leave behind, 1t voices the
moods of the lover, the cynic, the
drunkard, the puritan, the maiden. and
the grandam; cowherds and scholars,
hussars and children. all, all. There
are songs about nearly every imag-
Unable thing on earth, except the writ
ing and the reading of articles.-Ru-
pert Hughes, in Smiths.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15
Is Prayer Geograph.. Al?

Not long ago, in an important coun-
ty in Ohio, the women and others
prayed that 1t would go dry" and 1t
did. A few days later. the people IN
Nassau and Suffolk counties, Long Is
land, prayed that these counties would
become desiccated and count OF
the votes showed that there was moth
ing doing. In both cases only those
people prayed who were accustomed
to that form Of weapon. Accordingly
there is strong suggestion that
prayer, like the tariff. is local issue
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15

grown successfully up to the sixtieth
parallel and in the years to come your
vacant land will be taken at rate
of which you have at present no con-
ception. We have enough people In
the United States alone, who want
homes, to take up this land.
What you must do In Western Can
ada is to raise more live stock. When
you are doing what you ought to do
in this regard, the land which Is now
selling for $50 per acre will be worth
from $50 to 500 pre- acre. 1t is as
good land as that which is selling for
more than 500 per acre in the corn
oedf would rather raise cattle in West
ern Canada than In the corn belt OF
the United States. You can get your
food cheaper and the climate Is bet
ter for the purpose. We have bet
ter market, but your market will i'm
prove faster than your farmers will
produce the supplies. Winter wheat
can be grown in one-haf OF the coun-
try through which have passed, and
alfalfa and one of the varieties OF
clover in three-fourths of 1t. The
farmers do not believe this. but 1t is
| true"
Keeping pace with wheat produc
ton, the growth Of railways has beer
quite as wonderful, and the whole
country from Winnipeg to the Rock,
Mountains will soon be a network o.
trunk and branch lines. Three grea
transcontinertal lines are pushing
construction in every direction. ant
at each siding the grain elevator u
to be found. Manitoba being thu
first settled province. has now an ele
vator capacity Of upwards Of Is. ,0O
bushels, Saskatchewan 100000, ant
Alberta about 100000. while the ca
pacity of elevators at Fort william
and Port Arthur, on the Great Lakes
is upwards of 100000 more.
Within the provinces Of Manitobs
Saskatchewan and Alberta there ar
-four and oatmeal mills with a coz
bined capacity of $4,000 barrels pc
day, and situated along some famou
water powers in New Ontario, ther
are larger mills than will be foun
anywhere in the Prairie Provinces.
Last year the wheat crop totale
over 100,000,000 bushels. This yea
the crop will yield 100000 more.
recent summary shows that on the II
of January, 1909, the surveyed land
, of the three western provinces. totale
, 34,O00,000 acres. Of which about 81
,, 900, 900 have been given as subsidies
! railways, 11,00O.U00 disposed Oh IN OIL
err ways and 100000 given by tt
Canadian Government as free HON
steads, being $4,000 homesteads
100 acres each. OF this enormous tie
! ritory, there Is probably under Gre
at the present time less than 11.0o'
: 900 acres; what the results will
when wide awake settlers have take
: advantage of Canada's offer and al
! cultivating the fertile prairie land
one can scarcely imagine.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15
RaIsina Money tor Good cause.

A new method Of raising money for
foreign missions has been tried with
success by lady who resides in the
far north Of Scotland. She travelled
during the summer in Austria. Ger
many and Holland, and had kept q
journal during ner travels. On return
ing home. she invited her friends to
hear the diary read aloud, charging
ten cents to each person for Admis.
sion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15
STATE or ONO Crrr ov TOLEDO.
LuCAs COUNTY =.

STATE OF ONO CT, Q. TOLEDO. -
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that be b senior
partner OF the hrm OF r. J. CHENEY Co.. doing
business In the City OF Toledo. County and state
Aforesaid. and that said arm win pay the sum y
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and eye cry
case Of CArARRH that cannot be cured By Tie ~ 81
HALLS CArARRH CURE.
: : / FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my presencA
this 9Th day OF December. A. D.. 1886.
49,, Aw. GLEASON.
s~
Halls CAtsrrh Cure b taken internally and acta
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
gyytem. Send for testimonials tree.
FL. CHENEY 4 Co. Toledo O
Sold By all Druggists. 75c.
Take Hans Family Pulls Tor constipstton-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15
FIanoeIess Driving Wheels.

A remarkable French engine is used
on a railroad noted for its extraord-
mary sharp cvurves. The drive wheels
are iangeless, and to keep the engine
from leaving the track It IL necessary
to resort to an arrangement Of guild
ing wheels. revolving at right angles
TO the drivers and presenting nat sur
faces against the inside Of the rails
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15
WOOD BOX is sELF-cLosING
Also Can Be Used as Table, with
Drawer to Store Things-eeats
Old Style.

The cut illustrates how a handy
woodbox can be made that beats the
OLD open box back of the stove in that
II is useful as a table and has q
drawer in which to put things. It Is
more slightly than the old style box
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15

WELL" said Mr. Cumrox, you
party was a great success"
How can you tell?" asked his wife.
Whenever a crowd comes along
that makes me feel like stranger In
my own house know it's brilliant
occasion"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15

The quill pen which Dickens used
at the villa Les Monineaux. where
he wrote part Of Hard Times"
BLEAK House." arc Little Dorrjt-
has been sold for $40
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15
CASH REGISTER THAT TALKS
Machine Not Only Records Amount
of Sale, But Also Sings Out
Amount-Tells Of Bargains.

Something elaborate in the way OF
cash register has been invented by
a Minnesota man. His cash register
not only rings up sale and registers
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15
A Rars Good rhina.

"Am using Aliens Foot-Ease. and can
truly say would not have been without
it so long, had known the relief II would
give my aching feet I think It rare good
thing for anyone having sore or tired feet.
Mrs. Matilda Holtwert, Providence, r.
l." Sold by all Druggists. sc. Ask to-day.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15

when You want Perry Davis Painkiller, as nothino
Is as good for Rheumatism. Neuralgia and similar
troubles. 70 years In constant use &c, - and &c
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15

have lived to know that the great
secret Of human happiness is this
never suffer your energies to stagnate.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens the gums. reduces b
rsmmatioa allays pain. cures wind coils. &c bottaa
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15

It's easy for woman to paint q
pretty face-if she has one.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15
,r Colds and cripp-capudlne.

The best remedy for Gripp and Colds is
Hicks Capudine Relieves the aching and
feverishness. Cures the cold-Headaches
also. It's Lquid-Enects immediateiy-le.
Is and soc at Drug Stores.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15
Wanted to Know.

Wanted to Know.
Father-Well?
Tommy-Will be monoplane or
biplane angel?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15

Don't worry. and you'l have nothins
to worry you.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-02-02
Chapter lEl
IS ~

LII that day and the next night
IA the fight was hand to hand
without the opportunity Of
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-02-02
I }! !! /. Not
Get insured
Until kidney dleoaeo was cured BY On.
a. w. CHAsE'S KIDNEY AND
LIVER Pill s

Until kidney dlseaeo was cured BY On.
a. w. CtaAeES klDNEYANo
LIVER FILLS
Most railroad men swear by DR. A.
w. Chase Il Kidney and Liver Pills a.
the most satisfactory treatment for
their special ailment kidney disease
and constipation.
This railroad man could not get life
insurance until cured Of kidney disease
by DR.. A. W. Chase 8 Kidney and Liver
Pills. Here is his letter:
Mr.. w. NJ. Bago, Driftwood, Pa,
writes: ssI am railroading between
Driftwood and Dubois and have been
greatly troubled with my kidneys, 80
that ] could not rest or sleep nights.
Hearing about DR.. A. w. Chase q
Kidney and Liver Pills I began using
them, and can now report that I am
entirely cured and in the best health,
and spirits that I ever enjoyed. BY
use Of this treatment I have gained n
weight, my flesh is hard and firm and
I have successfully passed an insurance
examination, which i could never have
done had the kidneys not been
thoroughly sound and well.n
25 cts. a box, all dealers, or Dr.. A, wv.
Chase Medicine Co., Buffalo, N. 2,