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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-09-22

ALBA.

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The Monroe County Bar association
held banquet at the New Monroe last
Friday evening. About fifty members
OF the legal fraternity were present to
enjay the occasion. Music was furn-s
ished by the Asbury orchestra and the
time was spent In toasting the profess
sion and its advantages
Walter Nelson leaves for Ann Arbor
this week where he will take q course
for the year.
Mrs Anna Mitchem left for her
home in Marshalltown yesterday.
Funeral services over the remains
OF Sandy" Steele, the shot firer who
was killed at Hooking Thursday were
held Sunday afternoon at his home az,
Hooking and burial was made I'M
Oak View cemetery at this place. The
funeral was largely attended by rela-
tives and friends.
DR.. and Mrs. Ralph Early Of Illinois
were visiting relatives and friends az
Abba the past few days.
E. O. Dougherty who has been ~
Abba for some time returned to his
home at Milo yesterday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed LAWYER Of Oska-
loosa spent Sunday at the William
FIockhart home on Third avenue east.
]. w. Milligan OF Centerville was at
Abba on business Saturday.
Jack Stewart OF Ottumwa spent
Sunday at Abba.
Elsie Rowley, Laura Callers and
Mildred Drewitt OF the Buxton corps
of teachers spent Sunday at their re-
spective parental homes here.
Marshal Tharpe OF Buxton was =,
business visitor at this place recently. Z
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i A Berlin society leader who is a
frequent visitor in America declares
that the automobile craze is making a
change in American society women.
On former visits she found the Amer
lean women SO well dressed that her
clothes. though made by Berlin's most
fashionable tailor, looked common
This time she found the women of
America wearing the simplest kind
of wash dresses, mostly ready made
and cheap in quality" This was due,
she said, not only because Of the dust
Of travel, but because the cost Of
motoring is causing people to scrimp
in many other directions. She finds
that many Of our women are now
doing their own housework." This
may be chalked up in favor of the
automobile. If the craze will make for
simplicity in dress and force more
women to economic in conducting
their household by taking up more Of
the burden of work. then it should be
encouraged. These is more to fear
from mere vanity in dress and too
much pleasure than there is from Joy
riding.
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HIS APOLOGY FOR SWEARING,

To impress on young children just
what should and what should not be
done and why, is among the most
trying problems of parents, as evid-
enced by the recent experience of q
West Philadelphia mother. On re-
cent Sunday she asked her small son,
aged s, to carry a chair for her from
the dining room to the parlor. He
started off willingly, but In the hall
he tripped and fell.
Amid the crash could be heard the
boy giving vent to utterances that
would have done credit to a pirate OF
ancient days. The mother was taken
by surprise and was greatly shocked.
She gave her boy a long and serious
talk on the subject of profanity.
This apparently did not make the
right impression, for when she had
concluded the boy added to her dis
ccmfiture by exclaiming: II am sorry
i swore mamma, but, i forgot 1t was
Sunday Philadelphia Times.
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YOU'LL NEVER BE SORRY

For living pure life.
For doing your level best.
For being kind to the poor.
For looking before leaping.
For hearing before Judging.
For thinking before speaking.
For harboring clean thoughts.
For standing by your principles.
For stopping your ears to gossip.
For being as courteous as a duke.
s For asking pardon when in error.
For bridling garrulous tongue.
For being generous to an enemy.
For being square in business deal
ings.
For giving an unfortunate fellow a
lift
For promptness in keeping your
promises.
For putting the best construction
on the acts of others.
You will never, never be sorry. for
giving lighc to the blind, knowledge to
the ignorant, strength to the weak
help to the struggling and a Savior to
The heather. New Orleans Times
Democrat.
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Denmark has more than Austria. Lit
tie Finland has better service than
France. The Belgian telephones have
cost the most-$273 apiece, and the
Finnish telephones the least-$81. But
times as much as one in Norway. In
general, the lesson Of Europe Is this,
that the telephone Is what nation
makes 1t. It's usefulness depends upon
the sense and enterprise with which
1T is handled. It may be either an In
valuable asset or q nuisance"
Government appropriation of the
telephones in European countries is
declared by Mr.. Casson to be RESPONSE
BILE for this poor showing. In those
countries, he says, the telephone has
become a part of the telegraph.
which is part of the postoff1ce, which
is part Of the government 1t is 8
fraction of fraction-a mere twig OF
bureaucracy and the wonder Is that It
survived Mr. Casson believes that
the telephone abroad can be raised to
American levels when Europe ceases
to treat it as though 1t were road
or a fire department" and puts the
telephone into competent hands and
strengthens it with enough capital. He
points out that China, Japan, and
France already have come to a
realization Of their lack of progress
and have sent delegations to New
York to learn the art of telephony III
it's highest development.
Mr.. Casson believes that sooner or
later the United States will be recog-
nized as the source of skill and au-
thority on telephony, and it will be
called in to rebuild or operate the
telephone systems Of other countries
in the same way that it is now supply
ing oil and steel rails and farm ma
chinery. Just as the wise buyer OF
today asks France for champagne,
Germany for toys, England for cot
tons. and the Orient for rugs, he adds,
so he will learn to look upon the
United States as the natural home
and headquarters Of the telephone.
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AUNT JANE RELENTs.
By Martha Observation-Disclosures.

BY Martha Meculloch-vvi lliarns.
copyright, 1910, by the Associated
Literary Press).
who's Myrilly's best beau now?'
Aunt Jane asked, looking quizzically
at her niece, though the question was
to her sister, Mrs. Lacy.
She had come that day for
months visit, the first in two years
and was naturally eager to find out
all about everything.
II never yet told folks the thing
didn't know Mrs. Lacy said almost
stiffly. 'Myrilly don't get the go-by
at the parties, nor the picnics =
neither does she have to ride lone
some all the way to meeting. But
sociable attention is one thing, and
counting quite another. take 1t YOU
don't call young man beau unless
he hangs around whole lot Of the
time
"why, no." Aunt Jane began
eagerly, but Myrilla interrupted her
her face "a vexed scarlet. a
"Never mind about my beaux, aunty
be cure don't. Il I've got to be
thinking the lioys are all sweethearts
I'd rather never speak to them.
like all of them so we'll, it doesn't
seem as if could ever be content
with just one.
For the land!" Aunt Jane ejacu,
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he says to you simply, II hain't got
no money nohow," you do not require
q diagram.
Even when some one splits an infin-
tive and confuses his wills" and
''shalls'' his meaning Is clear even to
the most cultured mind. & .s,
Speech Is the vehicle Of thought,
and grammar is merely the gilt on the
wheels. .ss
Bad grammar, like bad language Is
always learned from the Neighbor's
Children.
Addisonian construction and Ches-
terfieldian elegance is always I'M
herited from Your Side of the Family.
One form Of grammar was invented
by man named Harvey. The Har-
| vey who invented the Sauce
But sauce may at times be good
grammar. ,s MI
Grammar was hammered into you at
school until now you can shudder
when some one says had saw" but
offhand could you name the eight
parts .sofs speech?
Nine, indeed We might have knew
that. - William D. Nesbit in Chicago
(; Post. .l
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CHARLTON

= =
Jas. Willett. one OF Chariton's best
known young men. died ct his home IN
southwest Charlton , on FRIDAY evehlns
culosis, at the age OF % years,
months and IL days. Funeral services.
conducted by Rev. G. G. Davis were
held at the Christian church Sunday.
Afternoon q 2 o'clock, after which IN
terment took place In the charlton
county, Ind. on March 28, 1882. At the
age Of about twelve years he came to-
Charlton where he has since made
Ibis home He was married eight years
| ago to Miss Cora Mingles. who with
| three little sons survives him. Els
mother Mrs. Willis Lake Is also nv
ing. These sorrowing ones will have
| the sympathy Of the entire commun-
The remains OF the venerable Jos
! eph Clark. who died at the home OF
his daughter Mrs. Maggie Johnston IN
Russell on Thursday morning We're
inferred in the Charlton cemetery on
Saturday, funeral services being held
at the Johnston home at 10 o'clock.
conducted by Rev. Soxe Of the Pres
| byterian church. Deceased Is survived
| by several grown children.
Miss Irene Farrell left Saturday for
Iowa City to resume her studies at the
:
Mrs. Elmer Kimsey of Rock Springs,
Wyo is here for a visit at the home
Of her brother-in-law John kimsey
and with other relatives and old
| friends.
| Mrs. Carrie Hopple OF Tacoma, came
Saturday for q few days visit with
her aunt Mrs. Anna Myers and other
Miss Ethel Smith OF Red Oak form
| erly Of this city who had been visiting
Miss Lille Clark and friends re-
| turned home Saturday evening.
Miss Helen Harper OF Lincoln. Neb..
returned home Sunday after an ex-
Mr.. and Mrs. g. J. Stewart and mum
Miss Fern Rebel is spending a few
days in Humeston, the guest OF Miss
Hattie Humeston.
Ed Knipe of Ottumwa formerly Of
this city visited his old friends hero
Saturday
j. II. Andrew departed Saturday for
few days visit in st. Joe with his
son Arthur Andrew and family. From
there he will go to Kansas to II will VEL
relatives.
The Misses Augusta Householder
land Jessie Copenhafer, who are
I spent Saturday at their homes here
/ Mrs Nancy Stone and son Oscar %
| Des Moines who had been spending =,
week with relatives and old friends
here where they formerly resided src-i
turned home Saturday evening
this city Saturday with Mrs. Todd
| Lane sssl
Mrs. Elizabeth Gathercole Of Hiter-s
! man, formerly OF Lucas returned To
her home Saturday after q visit with
friends here.
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He FOOLED HIMSELF.

+. Z { * . =
Miss Maude Adams, at dinner on
the. Mauretania, said Of shipboard
etiquette:
ut is unconventional and odd.
Some times it causes embarrassment.
For example:
"a beautiful young widow sat in
her deck chair in the stern, and near
her sat a very handsome man. The
widows son, an urchin of four or
five years, crossed over to the man
and said:
Whats your manner
Herkimer wilkinson was the
smiling reply.
is 90 married.
No; I'm bachelor
"The child turned to its mother
and said:
what else shall ask him,
mamma 2 w Washington Star.
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\ WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT.

People everywhere are becoming
crazy over politics, says the Atchison
Globe, and the craze is liable to result
In mischief. The years of 1909 and 1910
will be long remembered because they
have been particularly prosperous.
Yet look at the Indignation. WHAT do
the people want? We can tell you
what they want; they want more.
Have you noticed, no doubt, that when
you are particularly good to people,
they are not grateful for past favors.
but finally hate you because YOU do
not give them more; you can't give
them enough to satisfy them. Same
way with the people at large; they
have been particularly prosperous,
and they want more.
But in trying to get more. the Globe
observes, they are very apt to get
whole lot less.
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4 u & ~
Talbot stepped close to her. caughA
her shoulder In a hard grip and said
his voice shaking: Let go the dog,
/ tell you! And never dare mention
what you have seen. Myrilla! Madam,
you are cruel--crueler than death"
"But--not as cruel as you are
Aunt Jane persisted. II hate to say
tive been making myself believe
I'd cut her OF with q shilling but
now I've seen you--l cant do IL
She loves you-and l don't much
blame her. You--you don't look to
be-anything but gentleman and
gentleman's son.
Then and there, In the face OF scan
dalized birds, and to the disgust OF
Rob Roy, Len Talbot Rugged and
kissed Aunt Jane az heartily even as
he did upon the wedding day, less
than q month after
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lowA,s OPPORTUNITIES,

"To my mind, Iowa is just upon the
threshold of her greatest opportuni-
ties" said DR.. f. w. Powers, q Water
loo banker, in an address before the
Sioux City Commercial club and Man
,Ifacturers' bureau. with intensified
farming. better close market is be-
ing constantly created for the products
Of our industries. Iowa has for some
time been known as very wealthy
agricultural state, with more banks
and more general distribution of her
wealth than any of her sister states,
With the price Of her land approaching
5000 per acre, with the center OF IN
dustries moving westward, Iowa
should put her ear to the ground and
listen and heed the westward march
of labor. Her citizenship must be dis
abused of the present prejudice
against industrial stocks of her own
making, and be gradually enlightened
and instructed as to the true value
and the reasonableness of a satisfac-
tory return on the investment. Then
will her own money be used in the de-.
velopment of her factories. to the up.
building and uplifting of our own be-.
loved commonwealth. Do this rather
than invest the surplus funds in arid
lands, mining stocks, the development
of Canada, or buying stocks and bonds
Of some industry foreign to the con.
fines of our own state.
"The salesman is ever present in
our midst for these outside invest
ments," Dr.. Powers continued, sand
they are being constantly negotiated.
why not use the statesmen for the de-
yelopment Of our own infant indus.
tries, for it is impossible to develop
rapidly and create an industrial cen
ter from the surplus money within
your own corporate limits. 1t is nee.
essary then to follow the experience
OF other centers, keeping your own
money at home and encourage money
outside of your own city to come in
for a safe investment. There is plenty
of surplus money seeking investment
that if started in the right channel
should make Iowa great industrial
as well as an agricultural state and
the returns on the investment will be
excellent"
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NICK DIDN'T DESERVE IT.

In little triangular space on Con
necticut avenue in Washington there
is a handsome statue Of the poet
Longfellow. A young society girl OF
the city was riding past in an auto
mobile with friend soon after It
had been unveiled.
What statue is that?" she asked.
'Longfellow's" replied the older
woman. b
ooh, don't see what they wanted
to put statue of him there for OBJ
jected the girl. "All he ever did was
to marry Roosevelt's daughter
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GRAM MAR.

Grammar is. an invention to make
conversation difficult
1t is an ever present aid to the
comic critic and slight criterion of
social standing.
If d man have cash and no gram
mar he can get through, but If he
have neither cash nor grammar he is
impossible.
And yet when man says to you, 'If
had have knowed that you would
have came. I wouldn't have went till
i seen YOU" you understand him per-
fectly.
If you ask him to lend you $40, and
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TELEPHONES HERE AND ABROAD.

TELEPHONES HERE AND ABROAD.
In an article on "The Telephone IN
Foreign Countries" in a Chicago cleo
trical journal, Herbert N. Casson
shows how the United States has OUT
stripped the world in it's Improvement
and utilization of the telephone. To
show how far this country outstrips
its foreign rivals Mr.. Casson says that
in the whole OF Europe with her
twenty nations, there are only one
third as many telephones as In the
United States. Ohio alone is shown
to have as many telephones as the
whole OF Great Britain, and the state
OF New York as many as Germany AS
further evidence of the poor showing
made by the more populous European
countries he says that Canada and.
Sweden rank second and third
respectively in the number of tele-
phones used, outranking Great Britain,
Germany, France, Russia, Italy and
Austria. Carrying the comparison
further he continues:
"The United States writes half as
many letters as Europe, sends one
third as many kilograms and talks
twice as much at the telephone. The
average European family sends three
kilograms year, and three letters
and one telephone message q week;
while the average American family
sends Ave kilograms agar, and seven
letters and II telephone messages a
week. This one nation, which owns
s per cent Of the earth, and is per
cent OF the human race, has 20 per
cent Of the telephones. And SO per
cent. or one-half of the telephony OF
the world is now comprised in the
Bell system Of this country.
There are only six nations in
Europe that make fair showing the
Germans, British, Swedes, Danes, Nor
wegians and Swiss. The others have
less than one telephone per 100. Little
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CAS- goes Maine, SO goes the coun-
sometimes Maine went demo-
Icratic for governor in September, 1880,
land Maine and the country went repub-
.lican for president two months later.
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
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+ Granting that Captain Larsen is
successful in his next attempt to shoot
the rapids of Niagara, what does he
expect it will buy him Is there any
real satisfaction in doing some fool
thing that nobody else will do just be-
cause of its sheer foolhardiness?
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= Great men often come from hum
BE beginnings" one observer reminds
us. "but none, as yet, have come from
the street corner club"
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bers. It's use makes rich, red, healthy
blood, which nourishes all flesh it's
sues instead of injecting them with
the virulent matter which keep old
sores open. Special book on Old
Sores and any medical advice free.
/. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC co.. Atlanta, Ga.
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OLD SORES
DUE 10 DISEASED BLOOD

Every symptom Of an old sore sug.
gests diseased blood. The infamma
ton, discharge, discolored flesh, and
the fact that local applications have
no permanent effect toward healing
the ulcer, shows that deep down in
the system there is morbid cause for
the sore. But more convincing proof
that bad blood is the cause for these
places is furnished by the fact that
even removing the sore or ulcer by
surgical operation does not cure; they
always return. Nature will heal any
sore if the blood is pure aud healthy,
but until the circulation is cleansed
OF all impure matter and supplied
with nourishing and plasmic qualities
the infected condition of flesh is
OBLIGED to remain. SIS. S. heals
Old Sores in perfectly natural way.
It goes into the blood, removes the
impurities and morbid matters, adds
nourishing qualities to this vital
fluid, and brings about the very con-
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NOT A SOLOMON.

Cleveland, Ohio, has police judge
who never will be ranked as a Solo
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AllOuS ludl are
n zee ssary be-
fore any S ore
can heal. SIS.
is a perfect
blood purifier,
acting directly
on the circula-
ton til 70 u G b
the stomach and
digestive menu
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Entered as second class matter
October II. 1903, at the postoffice, OF
tumwa, Iowa. under the Act OF Con-
Rress Of March 8, 1879.
The Delta independent., 1910-02-25
Lincoln on "Jo." HelskeIl.

Sometimes. in dealing with the most
serious matters. Abraham Lincoln
brought into play a semi-facetous. sar-
donic humor which was very effective
for his purpose. Gov. Andrew John
son telegraphed as an interesting item
of one OF the Tennessee fights that the
Confederate ex-Congressman Joe
Heiskell walked to meet" his union
captors. Lincoln replied
Executive Mansion. August 26. 1864.
Gov. Andrew johnson, Nashville:
Thanks to Gen. Gillem for making
the news, and also to you for sending
It. Does Joe Heiskell's walking to
meet us mean any more than that Joe
was scared and wanted to save his
skin7 A. LINCOLN"
-Lippincott's Magazine.
The Delta independent., 1910-02-25

change IN the appearance oil the MS
toric house where Lincoln died
Rather does II contemplate the ac-
QUESTION of the premises on either
side of II and the tearing down OF the
houses which now hedge closely on
the Lincoln house on either side This
purchase of property will enable the
beautifying of the grounds and the
provision of a small park surrounding
the historic house. More important.
1t will enable the property to be
made reasonably fireproof. and. finally.
1t will afford site for an addition
to the house which can be used as
shelter for additional relics as Sc
cured.
The Lincoln Memorial museum In
cludes not only relics proper. but
splendid collection OF Lincoln por-
traits comprising more than 300 like
nosses and library OF more than
1000 volumes relative to Lincoln
Some idea OF the immense value or
the relics in this museum may be
formed from the fact that these ma
mentoes include an original black To-
Gust rail split by Lincoln in 1890; tho
office chair used by Lincoln in his law
office at Springfield when he was
elected president: the last cook stove
used by Mrs. Lincoln In the home
stead at Springfield; the Lincoln
family Bible. and the family cradle In
which all the Lincoln children were
rocked.
The most interesting portion OF the
Lincoln museum Is that embraced In
the room where Lincoln died. This
room is preserved as 1t was at the
time OF his death except that the bed
and other furniture has been removed
and the room converted into gallery
OF pictures bearing upon Lincoln
life. Inclosed in glass case are let
ters and cards of Abraham Lincoln
and other souvenirs. One of the most
Interesting objects which has been
displayed at the museum Is the nag
which draped the theater box In which
Lincoln sat the night he was shot.
The rent in the flag made by the as
sassin's spur is plainly seen. and
near by is displayed the spur which
Booth wore on that occasion and
which. catching in the folds OF the
flag. caused him to fall and break his
leg-a circumstance that doubtless
did much to prevent his escape.