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Our Trade With South America

South America furnishes about eight
ninths of the coffee supply OF the
United States. the total imports Of
coffee into the country during the
10 months of 1908 having been S45, ,0O0,-
600 pounds valued at 1000 000 of
which 715,00O.000 pounds, valued at
$54,00O,000 came from South America,
BraZifs share alone being 649 900 900
pounds. Brazil is the largest single
source OF supply for rubber imported
into the United States, furnishing
nearly half of the 73,0OO,0 pounds
imported in the ten months of 1909
under review. the remainder chiefly
from Mexico. Africa and the East In
dies. or the 9S.000,O 900 pounds of goat
skins imported into the United States
in 10 months OF 1909, 3666,0OO were
from Brazil ana 6.133.000 from. other
South American countries: while of the
total imports of cattle hides, aggre-
eating S0S.000,00o pounds in the period
under discussion BraziPs share was
but 1850. 900 pounds out of total I'M
portation OF $4,000, 900 pounds from all
South America. OF the 27l 900, 900
pounds or wool imported during the
10 months of 1908. 34.25O 900 was cloth
ing wool from Argentina, 4,33S,000
clothing wool from othef parts of
South America and 1000. 900 carpet
wool from that continent.
Exports 10 South America in 1909
VIII approximate il not actually equal
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the high record total of Sc 900, 900 made
in the calendar year 1907. For the
10 months under review the total is
67.50O,00O, against II 100000 in 1907.
Comparing 10 months exports in 1909
with those of like period OF 1908,
exports to Brazil increased from $14,-
10000 to $4,000, 900; those to Argen-
tina from s2S,00O,000 to $4,000, 900; to
Chile from $4,5000OO to $5,5c0, 900;
Uruguay, from $2.750.000 to $3.S33,000
and those to Venezuela from nearly
$2,00O,000 to little over $4,000, 900.
Manufactures supply by far the
larger proportion OF the exports to
South America, while raw materials
and foodstuffs supply most of the inn
ports from that continent Exports of
illuminating oil to South America
showed in the 10 months of 1909
total of $4,000, 900; boards, etc, $3.50
900; agricultural implements, $4,000
O0e, cotton cloth, scientific instruments,
rails, wire and hardware, each about
$4,000 900, ard naval stores, twine,
sewing machines upper leather, lubri-
eating oil, lard, locomotives, cars and
carriages, cottonseed OIL furniture,
electrical machinery and typewriters
ranging downward from 81 900 900 to
100000 eaeh.-Department Of Com
merce and Labor Bulletin.
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Interesting Facts About Nicaragua

The trouble between the United
States and Nicaragua has aroused un-
usual interest in regard to that coun-
try. The bureau of American republics
at Washington has received hundreds
Of inquiries concerning it, and has COM
piled information to be sent to those
Interested
Nicaragua is as large as New Eng
land with Connecticut left out, but its
total population is only 600 O0O or
about that of the city Of Boston, or
the city of St Louis. 1t reaches from
the Atlantic TO the Pacific but five
siXths of the population are on the
Pacific side. There Is the city of Leon.
the former capital, with 10000 inhabit-
ants; Managua, the present capital,
with 10000 where President Zelaya
was besieged by the insurgent army.
and other cities and towns of 1000 to
5000 people The principal seaport
on the Pacific side is Corinto, with only
1000. On the Atlantic slope the only
industry is the raising of bananas, prin-
cipally for the American markets. Blue
fields Is the principal port. with 5000
people. Greytown has 1000.
The country has a great variety of
climate. due to the different elevations.
In the eastern part the country is low
and very hot; In the central and west
ern parts the altitude is great enough
10 make the climate delightful; never
any frost and never any uncomfortable
hot weather. One uho has lived there
declares that every day the year round
is like June morning in the United
States"
Nicaragua is a federated republic,
having 10 departments or states Ii
has president. cabinet and con-
gress. or national assembly consist
ing of but one house. Last year the
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Some Words and Their Origin

Velvet takes it's name from the Ital-
ian 'yeliuto," shaggy. Offering In this
respect parallel with satin" which
comes from the Latin "seta." a bristle.
AS rule II Is safe TO guess that the
name or dress material comes from
some place. Besides such obvious cases
as 'astrakhan." Cashmere" and
tweed" there are 'fustian," from Fu-
stat (Cairo); muslin" from Mosul in
MesopOtamia; "damask." from Damas-
Gus, and "cambric." from Cambria
while millinery" itself is from Milan.
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country exported s4,5OO,OOO and import
ed $S,0oo,00o worth of goods 1t i'm
ports from the United States textiles.
clothing and machinery. and sends here
bananas, coffee. rubber. mahogany cat
tie and hides.
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,s. 3 b 3 b s. g q e q 3. 3. b laa 5.

and that was the end of his kite as the
razor grappler was hauled against his
kite string
Glue, too was applied to the tail and
powdered glass sprinkled upon it, max
ing when dry sandpaper that would
cut through any kite string.
Kites were made large enough to
pull buggy on the sand or sled over
the snow. | remember once six foot
square linen covered kite being sent
up early In March in an eastern state
when the fields were yet heavily crust
ed with snow. Up went the kite and in
the all but March gale it took score
OF boys to hold on to the strong line.
Then a dozen sleds were fastened one
to the other in tandem, and the kite
string fastened to the leading sled.
Away they went up and down hill for
a mile or more and the runners had
a hard time to Keep up with the swift
moving string of sleds Presently a
fence and trees loomed up in the dis
tance and as the kite drew the boy
laden sleds nearer and nearer one after
another Of the boys rolled off upon the
snow and that left the kite free to
pull a string of sleds up into the
branches of a gigantic elm, and there
they hung until after the wind went
down with the sun and the giant with
It,
The Cinnamon have made kite bying
all but q religious rite and many are
the shapes of the kites flown by them
The birds of the air, the beasts Of the
fields and the fishes of the sea are imi-
tated with wonderful fidelity. A tiger
and a shark bow to each other in the
air as if they were old friends, and the
boa constructor writhes in the air rs
if he were anxious to crush the fleet
deer that flies only short distance
away but takes good care to keep out
of his way.
Science with its aeroplanes and box
kites has told us how many degrees it
is below zero 10000 feet up in the air
and we have had photographs of the
earth taken from box kites high up in
the heavens.
And then we have the gas kites that
bid fair to make war impracticable, or
force the issues in midair. making it
really battle in the clouds instead of
upon the sea or land. And it is the
submarine boat and the dirgible war
kite that will do more to insure lasting
peace and force arbitration into gen
eral use than all The Hague tribunals
in existence. 1t is the futility of war
made manifest that will do must to
make war unpopular as an arbiter of
international disputes. OF course, it is
q dreadful thing to Imagine war kite
dropping hundreds of pounds of ter
rible explosives upon the buildings of
doomed city, and it is just such real
tiles as these brought home to the
people that will keep arbitration courts
of the world in daily session.
The kite has been a plaything. and
yet at times has proved itself of great
use. When the first Niagara bridge
was built the problem was how to get
a line across and the engineers were
at their wits end. when a boy and kite
were brought into play. The kite was
flown across and little stronger
string attached to the kite string. and
this was done again and again until a
steel cable was hauled across attached
to a hempen rope, and that was the
beginning of the first bridge over
Niagara.
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ny CHARLES CRIsTADoRo

IA OW that steady winds are blow
I'M ing. the thoughts of boys turn
v toward kites. The city boy will
SO to the store and with his
penny or nickel buy a factory made
kite--a poor, miserable makeshift-and
go home and raise Cain until he is fur
nished with tail for his kite, even if
the damask table linens are sacrificed
to that end. And then mounted on
roof he flies the kite as best he may.
and ends up in chagrn when, a gust of
heavier wind than usual coming along, ,
the kite dives into some telegraph
wires and the kite dying is over-kite,
cord and tail gone past recovery.
But the boy who can build Kite
from the whiting Of the sticks to
the final adjustment of the belly
band" and then can successfully fly
it--he is the one who enjoys the flying
of the kite
He wants a big kite. a bow kite if
you will and so he secures from the
carpenter a nice straight strip of pine
five feet long, ripped from the edge
of a clear board. This he carefully
scrapes with glass and then polishes
with fine sandpaper And as he works
patiently away he is building that kite
in his minds eye and following every
detail.
Now he must find his bow, and a
hickory hoop from a sugar tierce sup
plies that tough and springy yet sticky
article. But a little scraping and
whiting gets off the sugar besmeared
bark and in due course the white
tough hickory arc is completed So it
is fastened to the pine upright and
string is drawn to the pointed base
from the two horns of the halfmoon.
and then the double or treble thick
ness of red, white and blue tissue paper
is laid in, tassels are cut and hung to
the ends of the bow, the kite is strung
with the strongest of aaxen cord. the
tail made with infinite care and each
Joint sewed instead of knotted, and all
is in readiness.
So out into the open it is taken and
like messenger to the clouds the
kite bows. under the strain and shoots
heavenward, carrying the tail aIoft as
gracefully as if a live serpent were
writhing in the air.
It is pretty sight, truly, to watch
that well made, properly balanced kite
stand steady out in it's red, white and
blue coiors against the background of
heavenly blue.
Messages are sent up and the en-
joyment of the boy who flies the kite
fully repays him for the hours of
patient labor he has put upon It,
Then there are the humming aeolian
kites made with strips OF stiff paper
glued to an outer rim of cord en-
circling the kite of orthodox form
kite shaped. These vibrate under
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u low that steady winds are blow
I'M ing, the thoughts of boys turn
v toward kites. The city boy will
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-13

then defined reputation and character
saying: ,....
Reputation is what you are during
the day when the eyes of all are on
you; character is what you are at night
when alone.
Reputation is what the people
think; character is what God knows.
Regulations are placed on tomb,
stones, and you will find more lies IN
a graveyard than anywhere else.
eve have enough men who are good
when they are watched but we need
men who are good when not watched
Trio PIeases Crowds.
Following the lecture by, the Rev.
Mr.. Gillies, trio of musical perform
ers. the ee-Lathrop-Fulenwid en-
tertainers, held the audience under
their sway for half an hour, while
beautiful vocal and violin selections
floated through the large assembly. A
generous applause rewarded their eff
forts, which were Of a high character
and varied in program. The female
two-thirds of the trio furnish the vocal
part of the entertainment, while P. Fl.
Fullenwider displayed a mastery sell
dQm found in drawing melody from
the VIOLIN
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-13
ODD FELLOWS At
fairfield SEPT. 5
BIG PREPARATIONS PLANNED
FOR LABOR DAY GATHERING
IN NEARBY TOWN.

Fairfield, Aug. 11.-(Special)-
Jefferson Lodge No. and Fairfield
Lodge No 629, Independent Order OF
Odd Fellows of this city are making
great Preparations for the coming dis
trict convention which will be held
in Fairfield on Labor Day, Sept. 5.
Committees from both lodges have
been appointed to make arrangements
for the day and have already held a
number of meetings formulating plans
for the entertainment of the large
hosts of Odd Fellows who will be pres
ent.
There are nearly 1000 Odd Fellows
in this city and over 500 delegates are
expected from various lodges in the
district, with probably as many more
visitors. The committee on arrange
ments has already secured the promise
of the merchants of Fairfield to deco
rate their places of business In honor
of the visitors. A monster parade will
be feature Of the days doings.
The speakers Of the day will be
Grand Master D. B. Gum of Red Oak
and Rev. w. s. Knight Of Valley
Junction The latter's subject will be
odd Fellowship and those who
heard him two years ago are planning
to hear him again on the occasion Of
his second visit to Fairfield. Large
delegations are expected from Of
tumwa, Burlington. Mt. Pleasant, Ba-
tavit, Libertyville. Agency, Brighton,
Pleasant Plain, washington and Eldon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-13

Washington, d. c., Aug. 10.-Manu
facturers materials imported since
the enactment of the Payne tariff law
have exceeded in quantity those or
any corresponding period In the MIS-
tory of the country. Numerous calls
upon the bureau of statistics Of the
department of commerce and labor for
information regarding imports, and
especially those for the use of the
manufacturers. have lead the bureau
to compile a table showing the I'M
ports or principal manufacturers
materials during the l. months opera
ton of the Payne law for which figures
are now available. The articles which
the bureau has considered in it's state
ment of principal manufacturers ma
terias imported are: hides and skins,
India rubber, lumber. wood pulp. TN.
copper. iron ore, tobacco. wool, cotton,
silk, fibers and chemicals. In prac-
tically all these articles the quantity
imported in the II months, August l.,
1909 to June 80, 1910. all of which was
under the Payne law except the first
five days of August, was larger than
in any corresponding period in the
history of the import trade.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-13
CREEK WOMAN
IS OEP0R.T TED.
WATERLOO MANS WIFE SENT
BACK HOME BECAUSE OF 81
INFLAMED EYES.

Waterloo. Aug. 11.-Peter Mavrelis.
the Greek confectioner and merchant
at 226 Fourth street west. has returned
from New York City. where he went
with the confident and happy expecta-
ton Of accompanying Mrs. Mavrelis
and two children, a son and a daugh-
ter, just arrived from Greece. to Wa
terloo. The head of the family and
the wife and two children were about
to be united after separation of eight
years.
But Mrs Mavrelis and the two
children we're stopped at Ellis Island,
the government inspectors fearing
that the mother was suffering from
an affection of the eyes. News that
his wife had been stopped and was in
danger of being sent back to the old
country took Mr.. Mavrelis to New
York. Everything possible, was done
to prevent deportation. influential citi-
zens of Waterloo and those high
among the Greeks of the country do
less Mrs. Mavrelis and her children,
after spending few hours with the
husband and father, we're compelled
to start on the return journey to
Athens, the port of embarkation.
Mrs. Mavrelis Is a native Of Sparta
and only few days before the sail
ing of the boat on which she came
over her father died and this sad
blow together with breaking home
ties causes the brave little woman
great grief and the greater part Of the
time of the passage she spent in weep
ing. causing her eyes to become swollen
and inf1amed.
Mrs. Mavrelis and her children be-
fore they started on the return trip,
were provided with return tickets and
will again come to America on the
same boat on which they have twice
crossed the Atlantic ocean. They are
expected to arrive again at New York
in early September and it is hoped
that no complications to their en-
trance will be encountered at that
time. They will have crossed the
ocean three times to gain the prom
ised land and the anticipated happy
home.
Mr.. Mavrelis has been in Waterloo
for the past six years, all that time
engaged in the fruit and confection
cry business. He is recognized as
one Of the leaders Of the Greek colony
in Waterloo and he has been able to
secure title to number of business
and residence properties in the city.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-13

Italian Threatens Own countryman
Des Moines, Aug, Especially -
TWO Italians giving their names
Graetono Cregliotti and Frank Chiodo
were arrested here while in the act OF
taking money supposed to be an in.
itlatlon zee of $25 into fictitious or
der from a young Italian who recently
came to Italy and is supporting his
blind mother. He complained to the
police that the Black Hand had
threatened him with death if he did
not raise the money. they also say
that they would be killed by other
members if the money was not. Sc
cured. Two Italians pleaded guilty
and arc held in jail on $500.
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= BIRTH NOTICES. =
BORN-Wednesday. August 10, 1910
to Mr.. and Mrs. Bror Pearson, 1907
Hayne street, daughter.
q %A%A>->->->-A-o-A0-o -1-~0-0-%-1H =
: OBITUARY. E

Anua E. Meashon was born in Put.
man caunty, Kentucky June 81, 1887.
When small child her parents moved
to Indiana. She was married to A. c.
Eslinger Nov, 81, 1851. They moved
to Iowa in 1853 and located near Of
tunlwa. Her husband preceded her
in death in 1899. She was the mother
of fourteen children five of whom sur
vive her. Those In Ottumwa are Mar
tina F. Wallace, Jane Price. Margaret
Selex, Edward M. Eslinger, and Mrs.
Laura Folland of st. Louis. She leaves
eighteen grand children and two great
grand children. From early life she
was member Of the Congregational
church. The funeral was held Aug.
9th at the home of her daughter Mrs.
Selex on North Davis street. Inter
ment in the Berg cemetery. The SER
vices We're conducted by Rev. Joha-
than Lee of the South Ottumwa Bap-
fist church.-Contributed.
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THE EVENING STORY.
49, >>-A->-H-A. = 49, .. - A-A-1A->->4
ONE OF THE BROWNS.
BY Donald Allen.

Copyright 1910 by Associated Liter
airy Press.)
At the breakfast table Grandma
Singleton had said to her grand
daughter, Miss Ethel Singleton. whom
she had brought UP from a child OF
eight to the age of nineteen:
"In about an hour I wish to have
a talk with you on certain matter,
50 please don't leave the house"
"Is it about our going somewhere
this summer" was queried In reply.
The old lady gave the girl a look
over the top of her spectacles that
set her heart jumping, and after half
a minute answered:
ut may be even more interesting
than that"
"Oh. do you mean that we may 60
to Europe?"
81 will see about it."
"Oh, you dear, good thing, just
felt that yo,; had surprise for me-"
"And you felt right was the grim
reply.
Miss Ethel had the strongest suspi-
cion Of what was coming. She had
choked up at the first words and
could eat no more. She was simply
giving her grandma taffy and pre-
tending that she wasn't in the least
frightened She went around to the
head Of the table and kissed the old
lady and patted her on the back and
then went away singing but she
didn't fool anybody.
/ The hour passed. Grandma had
put on her Sunday cap and taken a
seat in the parlor On the table at
her elbow was family bible to help
add dignity to the situation. Her
lips were pursed and her feet were
crossed
"Well. dearie. we will talk about
Europe" said the young lady as she
came floating in.
And his name is Henry Brown y
replied the dame in her deepest
tones.
Why-what-who?"
"And you are engaged to be mar
ried."
"Why. Grandma Singleton"
i've found out all about it. Ethel,
and you needn't carry the pretense
any farther Up there at vassar you
met a person named Henry Brown
anu III 1--WE VIII LOU Ill Z
engaged. You have been intending
to tell me about it for the last two
weeks. but you couldn't get up the
courage.
But how did you find out?" asked
Ethel. dropping all thoughts of de-
tense.
Same as Sherlock Holmes finds
out things. I'm seventy-fonr years
old, but I'm no back number. This
meeting has been called to ask you
what you have to say for yourself.
You needn't take hold Of my hand
nor kiss me nor shed tears want
to know who this Henry Brown is?"
Its Henri Brown
obi"
And he's a very very nice young
man. and his family is a very. very
nice .amily. We are not exactly en-
gagged, but almost. was going to
ask you about 1t.
well, we won't have to talk ABOUT
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''s oPEciALIST

DR.. Donham has been located in Of
skumwa eighteen years; Has an in
creased business each year, because
he has maintained that no doctor can
advertise his business year after year
[qnlsss he has for his motto: Honesty
SPECIAL ATTENTior GIVEN
70 Chronic and Surgical Diseases.
Msntal and Nervous Diseases, Catarrh
1T Nose, Throat and Lungs; Catarrh
pf the Stomach and Bowels.
|. RUPTURE CURED.
/ He cures Rupture that seems incur
able. He cured H. M. Chichester Of
near Abba Of a rupture he had for
forty years. He has been cured for
seven years and Is in perfect condi-
ton. Cured Chas. Steele. a black
smith Of Richland, Ia, and eight or
ten other people from Richland.
\ PlLEa. FlsTULA, RECTAL
DISEASES
cured II 4 very short time. No use to
suffer from Piles when you can be
cured In a few days. He cured Mr..
Jacob and John Danover and JohL
Leayeling Of West Point Ia, in q
weeks time and many here at home
No question about the cure if he takes
POUR case.
DISEASES OF WOMEN.
Medical and Surgical Diseases Of
Women. Displacements, liberation
and all diseases peculiar to women
treated with uniform success. Surgical
operation when necessary.
Electro Thermal Baths for Rheuma.
tisr,, and Chronic Troubles.
WEAK AND NERVOUS MEN.
Men who suffer from Bladae~ and
kidney TROUBLES, Nervous r ;blity,
Wasting Troubles. Varocele. Stric-
ture. should call and receive the bes,
trea tr,ent offered fer such private
SKIN AND BLOOD DIsEAcEs
CURET
Eczema and LIfus Cancer, all
Chronic Skin Di-eases cured by the
X.ray and Niolet rays.
PATIENTS FEOM A ;@TANCE
furnished With pleas city accom-
n 'ariol,s. Write your symptoms 4:
3, Cannot call At once
~ DR. J. c. & = IN,
t:h. Quilting. oTTuMWA. IOWA.