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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-25

biologists who have been experiment.
ing with it as to the absolute anthem
ITCHY of this statement.
Registers Girls Emotion.
What the machine does is to register
on piece of paper a distinct line,
which designates with precise correct
ness the very emotions the mention of
your name to the girl has caused her
to experience
If the line sinks despairingly down
ward toward the bottom of the paper
take it from the proposal machine
that your stock is rather low and you
had better seize upon a confidential tiI
on paper and continue to press your
suit time longer.
If. however, the line fairly leaps to-
ward the top of the paper everything
| is all right and you ought to rush in
to the room where the girl is seated
draw her TO your breast and say: "Well
tell me, why didn't / think of this long
ago?"
How the Proposal Machine Works.
Before going into the details of how
this "phthymograph" works out i'm ac.
| tual practice. some idea ought to be
given of it's mechanical construction
| IN the first place there is a small meta
cylinder on the inside of which is q
rubber lining which fits the hand like
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-25

Il. ]. Collette, Chicago commercial
agent for the Copper Range railroad.
" in Houghton on business.
]. y. Ball Of the Marquette law firm
81 BAN and Stone was In Houghton
yesterday In connection with profess
slonal business.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-25
THE OPTOMETRIST

has returned TO Calumet and will be
glad to welcome his friends and pa
irons. Office hours I to and to 8
p. m. in Coppo block, Sixth street, OPP
posite Vertin Bros. Eyes tested and
glasses made to fit. Satisfaction guar
anteed. Phone 67o LII for private
calls.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-25

Virtue does not consist in doing
right. but in choosing to do right. This
is the great distinction between the
animal aud man.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-25
Lineup Of the Teams.
Following is the lineup:

Wilson. Penalties-Shea, 6 min:
Haas, .; Boubonnais. a; Mahan, 2;
Exley, 2; Waara. 3; Carrigan, 2. To-
tai penalties for Houghton. Fl minutes.
Total penalties for Hancock, 10 min
utes.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-25

biologists who have been experiment.
| ing with it as TO the absolute anthem
ITCHY of this statement.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-01
THE FIRST WATERWAY CON-
VENTION.

Ottumwa is proud of the honor 1t has
today of entertaining river improve
.ment boosters of the Des Moines val
lev. gathered for the first waterway
convention ever held in Iowa. The
object Of this convention is to unite
the river Improvement boosters of the
entire section between Keokuk and
Des Moines into an aggressive organi-
cation, which will go far to convince
the government engineers that they
will be given the heartiest co-opera-
tion in their improvement plans
The men in the city today from the
cities and towns in the Des Moines val
lev are the pioneers in the river i'm
movement campaign. They have
BEEN fighting for years for an improve
f,snt that mary considered as vision
ary, And they have won out. Incred
witty has given way to enthusiasm for
the river navigation plans and the cit
TEENS Of the counties bordering the
lDas Moines river are united in their
support Of the movement.
There has been much of discourage
.aent in the campaign as Ottumwans
who have been foremost in the river
Improvement plans have discovered
The state at large did not seem to
show a disposition to give the Des
Moines credit for being much of a
river. When government engineers
made preliminary survey and proved
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-01
oLIvET.


The mines in this locality are run
ming full time.
W. B. Rogers spent the week in Des
Moines looking up location.
Otto Drake of Ottumwa secured
work here this week.
The Ladies' Aid society met at the
]. L. Billings home on Thursday. Dur
inc the afternoon refreshments were
served consisting OF coffee. fruit, cake
Rev. Hendy Carlyle of Bussey Is en-
gagged in holding a protracted meeting
in the NJ. P. church this week. The
attendance is large at each meeting
Mrs Mary Derus Of Pella visited at
the home Of her parents this week
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Billings.
]. T.. Thompson spent Saturday IN
Harvey with his son Alph Thompson.
A. w. Fairchild spent Sunday at his
home in Douds.
/, Homer Wilkins Of Des Moines was
pleasant caller in town on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs Andrew Vanhoulen OF
Bussey spent Thursday Of last week at
the J. l.. Thompson home.
George Clark of Tacoma, Washing
ton is visiting his mother. Mrs. Elmer
Clark south Of town this week.
Mrs. w. 3. Rogers spent Monday IN
Oskaloosa shopping.
j. j. Top and family spent Sunday
with the John Nossman family VIZ. OF
town.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-01
rHE R1vER coNvsNTIoN.

me Fact that one hundred citizens
from more than twenty cities ana
towns along the Des Molnes rlvei
came TO Ottumwa at their own expense
ito attend the convention which result
ed in the organization Of the Des
Moanes valley Improvement assocla'
ton is the most substantial evidences
possible that the people OF the vanes
are vitality interested tn the improve
ment Of the river.
That 4 great impetus will be gwen
TO the river improvement work as
result Of yesterdays convention can
not be doubted. In addition to the
nrasidsnt. secretary and treasurer,
who win devote their best efforts TO
furthering the cause, vice presidents
were named from twenty-five OF the
cities and towns represented. ms
brings the entire Des Moines vahey
together in an organization pledged 10
give the most enthusiastic support 10
the work begun by the government.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-01

that the stream was navtgable by
navigating it from Des Motnes to Keo'
kuk, the state sat up and took notice
When these engineers reported to the
governments army engineering board
in favor Of improving the stream
with view to making it navigable to
steamboat traffic and when an appro'
priation was secured for q complete
survey Of the stream as q preliminary
step to it's Improvement, the critics OF
river improvement began to change
their mind. /.
The river boosters feel that their
success has repaid them for their dis.
oouragements Of the past, and they are
meeting here today to plan ways ana
means to give their warmest suppors
to the government engineers IN tins
work that means SO much for the Des
Moines valley and for Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-01
a TYPICAL IOWA EXPERIENCE.

The Cedar Rapids Gazette in an ed
lfprial deprecating the habit to winch y
Iowans easily seem to fall victims, OF
overlooking the great opportunities at
home when attracted by advertise
ments detailing the wonderful rlcnes
to he gained through investments III
more or less remote sections, cites an
example of the value Of Iowa soil, Iowa
climate and Iowas all-around advan-
tages The Gazette says:
Here is a typical example OF the
wealth that rewards the average man,
| in the average Iowa community VINO l.
ia at all Industrious and possessed OF
ordinary managerial ability: Dysart Is
town in Tama county, IN the center
of a rural population which IS repre-
sentative of the whole state Inc
town is in farming region no better
than hundreds Of other Iowa towns;
so that what is true of the business
done there may be considered true OF
many other localities. 1t is said that
there were paid to the farmers or
iDysart and vicinity last year more
than one million dollars in cash. Inc
estimate runs over eleven hundred
thousand, and it is accurate because
| 1t is made up from the books OF those
who have bought the farmers produce
and live stock.
If the people of Dysart do not use
these figures as basis for advertls-
ing matter boosting that town and the
surrounding country then they are not
as wide awake as the people who are
boosting scores Of new town sites IN
the far west, the northwest and south
west. And if scores Of other Iowa
cities and towns do not take note OF
the value of their products and make
I'd statements, telling the exact truth
and use the statements not only to
keep their own people at home, but to
encourage immigration from the east
and from some of the countries OF
Europe. fhey are missing a great op-
portunity
The resident of Iowa, says the Ca
/ zette, does not need to apologize to
! the citizen Of any other state. although
sometimes he ought to apologize to
himself for his failure to appreciate
the opportunities which lie at his very
! door
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-01
orruMwA,s CONVENTIONS.

Ottunlwa has taken rank as one OF
the foremost convention cities in the
state. The boosters Of the other lead
ing Iowa cities have learned that they
have a worthy opponent when Ottum-
wa sees something 1t wants and starts
after it. Ottumwa entered the fight
for the Democratic state convention
after several other /cities were in tho
field. But Ottumwa got it. Thanks to
the energetic efforts of N F. Reed, the
sixth district member of the Demo
cato state central committee, ana
several enthusiastic boosters, who ne
elected their personal business 10 go
to Des Moines and fight OttumWa's
battle, this city won the honor away
from it's rivals and will entertain up
wards of thousand Democrats this
summer in state convention. The ne"
ttumwa spirit cannot be downed. The
booster campaign which resulted In IN
creasing the membership of the Com
merciaI association from less than LOU
to UPWARDS Of GOO has recruited the
strength OF the live wires to point
where they have become an army Oh
boosters, pulling together for Ottum"a
and out after everything.
In securing the Democratic state
convention in addition to the other
meetings already secured for Ottum-
wa this year, the boosters nave won
a distinct victory. There Will De no
disposition shown to rest on tneil
oars, however, as there are other con
ventions they are working Tor. ms
1911 meeting Of the Iowa Hotel Men
association and the 1911 Iowa state
Drainage association have been III
yited to Ottumwa and all pressure IS
now being brought to bear on the
executive committees Of these orgahl-
cations by the men presenting Ottum-
was claims. The Republican state
convention has been invited TO oltuhi-
wa and the next conference or tne
Swedish Lutherans of Iowa.
The efforts Of the boosters Will not
he confined alone to bringing these
conventions to Ottumwa, but 10 assui-
~ 100 'oI esBd no penunuoO)
ing entertainment for this city s
guests. An example Of how we'll o.
tumwa can treat its guests VIII Do a.
forded during the Democratic CONVEX,
ton this summer. OttumWa peopio
will extend their warmest Welcolne ~
the Democracy of Iowa. There WILL pe
NO notifies while the delegates are
with us. We will all be Democrats un-
til we have laid down our duty 90
hosts and in this case it will be less
If duty than a pleasure to extend the
plad hand and properly welcome the
delegates and visitors to the Demo
cratic state convention.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-01
= CHARLTON.
4, >-&>> >>%N>%%>>%>->.% =

Miss Daisy Yost entertained num-
Der of friends Tuesday evening, COM
plimentary to the Misses Edith Ems
lev and Olive James, who leave Char
liton soon, the former for her claim IN
wyoming, and the latter to accept a
position in North Dakota. Delicious
refreshments were served and games
and music made up a most enjoyable
evesing.
Mayor Geo. Carpenter, A. B. Gookin,
G.. G. Fancher, E. S. Wells, G. w. Lar
inner and N. G. Lutz were in Abba
Tuesday attending court
Elaborate and interesting programs
were rendered by the different grades
| in the Charlton schools Tuesday, IN
honor of Washington's birthday.
Mrs. Virgil Foote, of English town :
ship. died at her home Tuesday. after
as illness of several weeks. She Is sur :
yiyed by her husband and five chill
dren.
Mrs. Brooks Henry Of near Belinda,
left Tuesday for visit IN carson
with her husbands parents.
Mrs Nettie Jones Of Rockford'
came Tuesday for visit with her sis
ter law, Mrs. j. U. G1tzy.
]. G. Copeland and J. S. Miller are
spendin~ few days in Des Moines
transacting business.
Miss Lizzie Conger of GAINESVILLE, MO.
returned home TUESDAY aILef tWo
weeks visit with her sister Mrs FREQ
Roberts.
!. Rev. Webster Hakes went to Garden
Grove Tuesday on a snort business
trip.
school at Drake university in Des
Moines, visited in Charlton few days
this week with his brother County At
torney Will Colinson and wife.
| The members Of the Woman's Re-
lief Corps held social meeting Tues
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. G.
]. Stewart Light refreshments were
served ands Washington program
was rendered, which was highly enter
| tanning.
Mrs. Harry Lundgren went to La
coma Tuesday to spend some time with
| h r. mother, who remains seriously III.
Mrs Patrick Grogan of Htteman,
visited in this city Tuesday, the guest
of Mrs w. f. Hanks.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Linfor. OF
Valley Junction are visiting in this
CITY with the latter's parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Gus Thompson and other rela :
riyes and old friends.
Miss May Carpenter, who is attend
ing school at Drake University in
/ es Moines returned t. her studies
Tuesday after few days visit at he"
hc1ne here.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-01

Leaders VINO coutd sway them m any
movement provided It was against Law
and order.
with cunning that commands ad
miration, the Iron Count deliberately
sanctioned tho assassination Of the lit
the prince Of tho reds, knowing that
the condemnation Of t.:o World would
fall upon them instead Of upon him
and that his own actions following the
regicide would at once stamp him al
irrevocahly opposed to- anarchy and all
Of It's practices!
In the course Of his remarks Peter
Brutus touched hastily upon the sub
ject Of the little prince.
"He's not very big said he. with .
laugh, ''and II won't require . very
big bomb to blow him to smithereens.
He w1lr'-
''Stopr' crfet@ Olga Piatanova, spring.
ing to her feet II cannot listen to
you! You shall not speak Of It IN that
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-01

The county surveyor Of Crawford
county in western Iowa, has reported
favorably on proposition to straighten
the channel of the Boyer river where
1t runs through that county and the
board of supervisors has set date for
the hearing Of objections to the work.
1t Is proposed to dig new channel
for the river, entirely away from the
old channel for distance of eleven
miles. The cost it is estimated will be
100000. Harrison county, bordering
Crawford on the south, is expected to
continue the new channel through that
county. Western Iowa Is setting a
good example for the state by the man.
ner in which it Is taking hold of it's
problems and finding solutions for
them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-01

goldfish which he had strung upon
wire grass and dropped into the edge
of the pool.
please put those poor little things
back in the pool, Mr.. King" said the
lady in perfect English.
Gladly, with the princes permits
sion." said King. also in English. The
prince looked glum. but interposed no
imperial objection.
1t must be confessed that Kings
composure was sorely disturbed. He
glanced up to find her studying him,
plainly perplexed.
.."I just wapdered in here" he began
guiltily. 1.-The prince captured me
down there by the big tree"
Ibid you say your name is Truxton
King?" she asked somewhat skeptical-
~.
Eyes, your-yes, ma'am," he replied,
''of New York"
"Your father is Mr.. Emerson King?
Are you the brother Of Adele King|
she asked.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-01
Abba.


motion to set aside a decree in thu
case Of the Charlton Loan and Invest
men CO. VS.. E. E. Dent, ct al, was ar
pued TUESDAY in the district court but
no decision was reached.
Two couple! from Eddyville were
granted licenses to wed Tuesday by
the clerk Of the court. They were VIM.
Gordon, 25, and Bance Emanuel, ~,
and Arthur Vanderpol 26 and Ethel
Chapman. 20.
Funeral services for Mrs. Joseph
'Robb were held at the First Methodist
church Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock. Rev. d. r. Martin conducted
the funeral services. Mrs. Robb died
Tuesday at noon.
Miss Emma Strasburger returned
this week from visit In Chicago.
Mrs. John Jones of FIT. Madison IS
guest at the home of her sister, Mrs.
]. w. Harlow and family.
Washington's birthday was appro-
priately celebrated by the Abba pub
lie schools Tuesday. According to
long established custom the local G. A.
II. post visited the high school and also
a few of the lower grades.
The county superintendent. MISS
Harlow, made the rounds Of the
Franklin township schools Tuesday.
y >->>>%->>>e>~~<-> r
= iIBERTYVILLE. =
\ ~ -s-S->->->e>\>-~-><>s 49, 49, .
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cowan were
Fairfield callers Tuesday.
Mrs Malon Williams left Tuesday
for Mt. Pleasant for visit with her
brother.
Charlie Grimes was business caller
in Floris Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Jim Acton of Eldon
spent Tuesday with their DAUGHTER
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Porter Of Libertyydllal
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-01
IOWA AND CALIFORNIA:

In the February numDoI VI WooA'
the monthly publication Of the Greater
Des Moines committee, little sermon
il preached on the things that con-
fdent optimism will do for city or a a
state, and the injury that self-satisneo
complacency will do. Just for the
purpose of comparison, Wealth shows
what southern California has accom-
fnhshed in the the way of telling the
world of it's advantages, and what iowa
has failed to accomplish.
For instance, says Wealth, soutnerh
California produced fruits and ralslns
I in, 1909 valued at s1,500,00O. This, II
admits. sounds big until you put 1t pe-
side something that happened IN iowa.
"The industrious Iowa hen," Wealth
asserts could have converted the egg
cnon If the state into money ana
bonght the dried fruit and raisins OF
southern California eight times. me
Iowa hen, it Is further declared,
could have bought the dried flult ana
raisins with her first million and
half picked up, the whole southern ga
ifornia crop Of grapes and wines Win
her next million and a quarter, pur-
chased the entire lemon crop with the
fnlloving five million, taken a $75O,OOo
hath In the olive oil products OF the
wear. and then could purchase with the
remainder of her "egg money al the
Grain grown by southern Californla
during the season. -
wealth gives this paragraph to
The big crop of California is the
..anua crop. Practically all OF 1t
comes from the southern part. LIS
value last year was placed at $25,OOO,-
400 The corn crop Of the eighteen
counties in the Des Moines river vaAey
wo,rid have bought the whole orange
crop.
And this to Iowa:
If one were to pile the oranges, anu
lemons, the grapes and rasms anu
nuts. the olives and wines and veg
etables. the hay and the grains OF
southern California together they
would serve to buy about a one-thlrd
interest in Iowa's corn crop Tor a
bad year. :.
Vet Iowa reads Of the wonders OF
southern California and marvels, Whle
here at home there is far greater ma
terial wealth than California can ever
hone for. The reason for this is that
the middle west and the east have haa
the attractions of California dinned IN
to their ears until they have entirely
overlooked the fact that the wealth OF
Iowa and Illinois and the other lead
ing agricultural states far exceeds
that Of the great southwest.
Southern California has just taken
advantage of its opportunities, that is
all. What it lacked In natural ad'
yantages it made uD in printers INK
and the illustrators art. Iowa, Win
untold natural advantages and amaz-
ing wealth has been so satisfied WitE
itself that it has not made the most
Of it's advantages.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-01
CHAPTER v.
THE COMMITTEE OF TEN.


- has been said before that Trux-
!. ton King was the unsuspecting
object Of interest to two sets of
watchers. The fact that he was
under the surveillance of the govern
ment police is not surprising when we
consider the evident thoroughness Of
that department, but that he should
be continually watched by persons of
more sinister cast suggests a mys-
terry which can be cleared up by WIS.,
iting certain underground room I'M
known to the police scarce two blocks
from the Tower Of Graustark.
There were two ways OF reaching
this windowless room, with it's low
ceilings and dank airs. II one had
the secret in his possession he could
go down through the mysterious trap
door in the workshop Of William
spantz, armorer to the crown, or he
might come up through hidden aper-
ture in the walls Of the great govern.
ment sewer which ran directly paral-
lei with and far below the walls OF
the quaint old building. One could
take his choice Of direction in APP
preaching this hole In the huge sewer
he could come up from the river,
half a mile away, or he could come
down from the hills above II he had
the courage to drop through one OF
the intakes.
1t is of special significance that the
trapdoor in Spantz's workshop was
reserved for use by the armorer and
his more fastidious comrades, of whom
three were women and one an estab-
lished functionary in the royal house
hold
The committee Of ten represented
the brains and the activity Of a rabid
coterie in Edelweiss. among them
selves styled the Party Of Equals. In
plain language. they were reds"
The nominal leader was William
Spantz he who had a son In the
princes household, julius Spantz, the
master Of arms. Far OF in the bills
above the Danube there lived the real
leader of this deadly group-the Iron
Count Marlanx. exile from the land OF
his birth. hated and execrated By ev-
cry loyal Graustarkian, hating and
execrating In return with q tenfold
greater venom.
Olga Platanova was the latest &C.
QUESTION to this select circle. A word
concerning her: She was the daugh'
ter Of Professor Platanova, one time
ocultst and sociologist in large Ger
man university. he had been one OF
the most brilliant men in Europe and
member Of a noble family. Less
than year before the opening OF this
tale he was executed for treason and
conspiracy against the empire.
His daughter, Olga. was recognized
as one Of the most beautiful ana cul-
tured young women in Warsaw. Her
suitors seemed to be without number.
Finally there came one who conquered
and was beloved. He was the son OF
a mighty duke, q prince Of the blood.
che young prince pledged himself 70
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-01

II am.
eve heard her speak of her brother
Truxton. She said you were in South
America"
She was regarding him with cool.
speculative interest. II wonder II you
are he?"
II think / am" he said. but doubt.
fully. please pardon my amazement.
Perhaps I'm dreaming. At any rate.
I'm dazed."
1--WE were in. the convent together for
iRo years. Now that observe you
closely you do resemble her. We were
very good friends, she and l."
''Then you'll intercede for me-" he
urged. with a forvent glance in the
direction Of the wall.
She sriled joyously.
more than that" she said, II shall
assist you to escape. Come"
He followed her through the shrub
berry, his heart pounding violently.
"Say" whispered the prince few
moment later. dropping back as II to
impart grave secret. "See that man
over there by the fountain, Mfr. King?"
Bobby cried the lady sharply,
"Goodby. Mr.. King. Remember me II
your sister when you write She
"That's Aunt Loraine's beau" an
nounced the prince. That's Count
Eric vos Engo" Truxton's look turned
to one Of interest at once. The man