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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-09
SAY, MY SON.

MarshalltownT Times Republican Yes,
son, Gotch won the match. heard the
news about the same time you and
every body else did. Sure he is a good
wrestler. Yes, think the Russian had
q yellow streak. No, don't believe
they will wrestle again. Yes, under
stand that Gotch got $4,000 and
rakeoff on the moving pictures.
haven't any idea how much he will
make on the picture privilege. don't
know whether he could handle any
man in the world. 1t might be that some
angry man of whom nobody ever
heard outside his own township would
wipe up the earth with him If he got
mad enough. Yes, he has farm at
Humboldt Say, my son, dry up and lei
me ask question or two.
What do you know about this wrest.
ling game anyway? What kind of q
hold is this reverse body business?
How did Gotch take hold of the Rus
sian and what did he do and how did
he do 1t? You don't know? Well, what
Is the scissors lock? Can't tell? What's
a hammer lock and full Nelson? Tell
me what these terms you repeat so
glibdly mean? Say, son, you are pretty
ignorant of this game you are talking
so much about aren't you?
Run along my boy and play baseball
That is your game. Go fishing, ride
your bike, take q hike with another
boy or two and stay out in the woods
over night. You get into those sports
and diversions yourself. They are
yours. Don't get excited over two pro
fessional athletes who meet to bull
each other around ring for an hour
or SO in order to buy another farm OF
get the money to go back to Russia
and live easy. Don't let another do your
sport for you. Get into it yourself. A
man may sit to see wrestling matches
all his life without cultivating a single
muscle for himself and the biggest
thing about the whole business Is to
have the muscle yourself and use 1t
having fun and doing work with. Don't
get the idea that sport is something to
be paid for with admission fees and
enjoyed by eyesight. 1t isn't. Real sport
is the fun you have playing the game
yourself, not hiring somebody to do II
for you to laze around and look at
Sure, fellow Is bound to get mighty
interested in a big wrestle like this
Why not? A fellow ought to know
what's going on and sit up to take no
tice; but the real goods my son, are the
sports you play in yourself, the touch
down the eleven gets by good, game
work down the center of the field, the
end run you or one of the other boys
made while the others interfered, the
two Dagger you pulled past the third
bag, the fast stop and sure throw, thai
cut the run off at the plate and no,
less than any Of these the way yor
guarded your position, watchful, vii,
ing, up on your toes all through .
game which didn't offer YOU a chailce
for put out or an assist. That's the
real goods my son, the kind Of sport
that makes muscle and forms char
acter.
Do it yourself. Don't get off with the
idea that big noise is sport. Some
times 1t is the ballyho at the pay win
dow.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-09
CHECKING FIRE WASTE.

There has been great deal said in
this column regarding avoidable fire
waste, but 1t is because the Courier
feels that too much cannot be said on
this subject. AS people we are too
much inclined to be careless in this
regard. failing even to take the ordf,
nary precautions. We allow rubbish
TO accumulate about the premises, with
ont giving thought to the danger of loss
of life and property, or to the duty we
owe our neighbor in taking reasonable
precautions against causing loss to
him.
The fire loss In this country runs Up
into the hundreds of millions every
year. lEead F. Croker, former
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-09
Farm Notes
Not Written for Farmers
BY n. L. RAM.

The ear-drums of Percheron f1lly
are said to be more sensitive than the
conscience of plain drunk. This is
the reason why some, colts land all
four feet in the feed box when man
with q voice like the bass clef of q
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-09

"By every essential, vital test,
saws the Chicago Record-Herald in
summing up its answer to Senator
Cummins' anti-Taft statement. "Mr.
Faft is a progressive thinker and pro-
gressive statesman"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-09

Thank goodness the Beattie murder
trial is nearly over. News being a little
slack right now, the wires have been
burdened with lot of stuff with about
enough news value to command a
stickful Of type under normal news
conditions.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-09
FoIey,s Kidney Remedy (Llquid).

lis a great medicine of proven value for
both acute and chronic kidney and
bladder ailments. It Is especially
recommended to elderly people for its
wonderful tonic and reconstructive
qualities, and the permanent relief
and comfort it gives them. Clark Drug
Stcso, a)wl Drug Store.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-09

Now Is the time for all good men
who have been talking in favor OF
taking the tariff out Of politics to
come to the aid of the nonpartisan
tariff commission, observes the Sioux
city Journal. Some OF the poll
ticians who have been talking IN ia
yor of the tariff commission as a
means of taking the tariff out OF poll
tics are trying to get away from 1t.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-09

The occupant OF the white house
doesn't have to stay there during
house cleaning time, and the Sioux
CITY Journal believes that is one Of
the things that makes boys and men
ambitious to be president.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-09

When Ottumwa does anything 1t
does it right. For instance, after going
dry all summer, Ottumwa had ram
storm last night with enough thunder
and blixen added to put the telegraph
wires out of business, burn = barn or
so and scare people into fits who had
forgotten what real storm was.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-09

Noting the headline, children
gladly trip to their desks at school
again" a contemporary observes:
"Haven't you picture somewhere OF
Johnny gladly tripping back to his
desk"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-09

81 say it was an outrage" insisted a
man from Iowa, according to Chi
cago paragrapher, ito call OF the bets
on that wrestling match, on the pre-
text that it was gambling! Betting
on Gotch isn't gambling!"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-09

I'm going, to Alaska instead of to
Clifford Pinchot for facts regarding
conditions at Controller bay" the
Kansas City Journal ironically OBJ
serves, Secretary Fisher makes 1t
plain that he is no true conservation
list. A base tool of the Guggenheims,
no doubt"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-09

The world. some writer reminds rs,
is always ready to step aside for the
man who knows where he is going. !.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-09
Foley Kidney Pills.

Foley Kidney Pills.
Will reach your individual case II you
trouble or urinary Irregularities. Try
have any form Of kidney and bladder
them. Clark Drug Store. Owl Drug
Store.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-09

lTd thought Darling's mechanician
would getin for this, I'd have taken in
sewing for living. How much
longer?'
"Half an hour"
"Well, watch us finish"
A renewed burst of applause greet
ed the Mercury cars return to the
track. Men were standing watch In
hand to count the last moments, their
eyes on the bulletin board where the
reeled Loft miles were being registered.
Two OF the other machines were
fighting desperately for second place,
hopeless Of rivaling Lestrange, and
after them sped the rest.
1.-THE finish" some one suddenly
called. "The last lap"
Dick was hanging over the paddock
fence when the car shot by amidst
braying klaxons, motor horns, cheers,
and the clashing music of the band.
Frantic, the people hailed Lestrange as
the black and white chesked flag drop
ped before him in proclamation Of his
victory and the ended race.
/ Rupert raised his arms above his
head in the signal Of acknowledgment,
as they few across the line and swept
on to complete the circle to their
camp. Lestrange slackened speed to
take the dangerous, deeply furrowed
turn for the last time, his car poised
for the curving fight under his
guidance-then the watching hundreds
saw the drivers hands slip from the
(steers1NE neel as he reached for the
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-10-27
Pass Severe Examination.

Spokane, Wash-Pupils attending
public schools OF Spokane coun-
ty must learn to be farmers,
whether they would or not. This is
the Interpretation placed on laws
PASSED by the last legislature by
County Superintendent f. " Yeager,
who is preparing q course in agricul-
tUYe
1T is my understanding" he said.
"th"t entrance into the high schools
requires an examination subjects after
this year. We will require in future.
and before q pupil passes from the
eighth grade he must also make sat
!si&ctory showing"
To iamilarizc himself with the sub
ject Mr. Ycagcr left the other night
for Everett. where he will observe ac-
tvlties of the agricultural high school
there. Later he will go to Olympia
TO attend the convention of county su-
perintendents. He will be accompa.
MED by y. ID. Foster. superintendent
of Stevens county living at Colville.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-10-27
Gorman's Manly Stand.

State Senator Arthur r. German,
who secured the Democratic nomina-
tion for governor OF Maryland. says
OF himself:
II am Democrat and / am a poll.
tician. and / am not ashamed to
plead guilty to either charge. But
while am not ashamed to be called
a politician, l want to say with equal
candor that there is politics and poll
tics. | have no more use for the
crooked politician, or the man who is
in politics for graft or to serve his
special friends or ends or interests
or for the man who tries to fool the
public, than l have for the hypocrite
or the liar. or the thief. l play my
politics in the open"
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-10-27
rcach Honey Ranch.
"HGMINIST" is LATEST WORD
Inspired by Witty French Journals.
10 Describe Mar-lmitating Woman
One Is Fined.

Pays.-A1 adonture OF Mile Luci.
euuc Dclarocho, a young scu!ptrcss
whose works have several times been
exhibited nj the salons. has inspired
a VIII; Journalist TO coin al new word
whereby militant suffragettes ul Ger.
tain .ypc will be known IN France
Eeucc.orwayd "Numinist" is the
word. and IL is meant to describe the
sort ui woman who goes about dress.
ed as much like a man as she posi-
bly, can
One morning at O'clock the night
police observed human figure lying
IN the . ter of street in tho mid
Ole Of the Latin Quarter They lifted
up what apparently was a young man
in an intoxicated condition. with his
clothes badly torn and his appearance
generally dcplorable While taking
the offender. they were assailed by
vollcy OF descriptive epithets deliv-
cred in a high feminine voice. and dis
covered that they were dealing with a
woman in disguise. She was dressed
in black trousers, leather spats. a
mans waistcoat and a woman's coat
reaching TO The knees
The young woman. Mile Dclaroche,
who was the sculptress. explained to
the cour; ;ha, this costume she found
most convenient in the studio. and
that being suddenly asked out that
evening 70 visit some friends. she had
forgotten to don the skirt with which
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-10-27
Organization Was Effected by Rev.
Winf-ed n. Zieoler of Valdez
Movement Is Spreading.

New York.-Alaska Eas fine troop
of Boy Scouts OF America. according
to adviccs received here. The organ
ization was effected by Rev Wnired
H. Ziegler of Valdez. Alaska He has
gathered American boys and indian
boys into patrols and is putting them
through the course OF training Tor the
tenderfoot degree The boys. IT is re-.
ported. have taken eagerly to the
scout work ard under the guidance
of Mr. Zlcgler. who is the head OF an
Episcopa. mission ir that city. they
are rot only engaging in mixes. bridge
building and camping. but are doing
many things 10 show their patrictiem
Mr. Ziaglcr has applied for a scout
masters certificate through hts uro,h.
er. Rev Howard f. Iicglcr. who IS
connected with 81 Paurs chapel VIVA.
fred Xiegler was assistant scout u,g.
ter of the Eighty-second New YORK
troop before going TO AlasEa. The
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-10-27
NOBODY Like Hin,


The interests of the American peo-
pie demanded that | should act Just
exactly as | did act for the
only thing which makes it worth while
to hold big office is taking advantage
of the opportunities the office offers to
do some big thing that ought to be
done and is worth doing"
No signature is necessary to the
foregoing quotation for readers to rec
ognize that it comes from Theodore
Roosevelt. And no explanation is
needed to understand that 1t has ref
erence to his action In regard to Sc
curing control over Panama.
Now that Mr.. Roosevelt has reached
point in his experiences where his
routine expressions OF ancient and
trite generalities connot arouse public
attention, he has recourse to that Pan
anna business.
There is no false modesty abou. him.
No hiding his light under bushel. No
shrinking from announcing his as
sumed infallibility.
Others may doubt-even concerning
their own wisdom. But the nation and
the world still have one man who
wavers not in his confidence in the in
errency of his policies or the omnis-
cicnce of his actions
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-10-27
3 ES MAKE PEACH HONEY

making honey froE: the juice OF ripe
peaches. 1t is the latest and most
dainty product from the critic and
famous PecoS valley
The peach honey viii come fr0m
the ranch of +. w Mirablc. located
near Artesia. SO far as peach grow
ers and bee-kecpers can ascertain this
Will be the first honey maze from the
Juice of ripe peaches in the country.
Honey has been produced in many
places made partly from the nectar of
peach blooms, but not before from the
ripe fruit
On Mr.. Mirab!c's ranch he pro
duces large quantities of honey each
year from alfalfa and mesquite
blooms, and thus far the bees have
been satisfied with that sort OF mate
rial This year there has been an
abundance of both kinds OF blooms.
but the bees decided to try ripe
peaches.
Recently Mr.. Mirable found the
bees AT work in his peach orchard. On
some large peaches he found as many
as dozen bees hard at work. They
were able TO puncture the skin of the
peach and not harm the fruit. and get
all the peach juice they wanted,
For three weeks he kept close
watch and the bees have worked with
great diligence in the big peach or
chards through the valley near Arte
sia They have stored the peach
sweets in the hives at the ranch and
the new crop of peach honey will be
ready for market during the coming
month. The first TO he taken viii be
shown at the Roswell exposition
October 5 6 and Z
The quality OF peach honey is some
thing that must be left to the readers
imagination Being a new product
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-10-27

neck and kissed him. he couldn't help
himself.
The incident is said to have oc.
Cured during the last school term. and
the young woman who took part in it
is nov married
Freeport residents are not altogeth-
er satisfied with the investigation
made by the board of education, which
resulted in sustaining the superin-
tendent and may take the case to tho
state commissioner
superintendent Barnes has declared
his innocence and his intention OF fight.
ing for his reputation and his good
name. 1t is understood that he ex.
planned the circumstances OF the
school teachers affectionate cnthusi-
asm by stating that he had gone into
her room after school hours to help
her fix up her register record.
He said she was OF n hystericaI tvpo.
and in a fit of gratitude embraced
him.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-10-27
ROBBED OF THEIR HonoRs
Heroes Who Have Been lnsulted and
HumIIIated Because They
Wero Democrats.

Rear Admiral Schley, now dead and
greatly honored. was ut the height
OF his very distinguished career dis
nonored MS few Americans have been.
Ihose In the military and naval serv-
Ice who resented the injustice done
him, like Gen. Miles and Admiral
Dewey. were also affronted to their
races and in many ways made to feel
the insolence of Office
All Of these men were Democrats. II
was their misfortune that after their
brilliant public service was practically
closed there came to the presidency by
accident colonel of a cowboy regi-
ment who proceeded to appropriate to
himself and his associates most OF the
glories OF little war In which the fa-
vored cowboys and their colonel act
ually played an Insignificant part. To
make heroes OF Wood and Roosevelt
1t became necessary to destroy or to
belittle Schley, Miles and Dewey.
In all the history of the presidency
there is no record Of more shameful
proceeding than that in which Theo-
dore Roosevelt, to bolster up the false
glamour of his own trifiing perform
ances as soldier. sought with the aid
OF his mighty office to convict Schley
or treason and cowardice He did not
do this in manly fashion He did 1t by
insinuation and inuendo, coupled with
characteristic bluster When Miles
and Dewey protested he heaped hui
initiation and insult upon them.
we have had something like this
In comic opera. On the stage ships
cooks sometimes become kings Trav-
cling statesmen may marry the en-
peror's daughter and so come to the
throne. Shipwrecked sailors have been
known to set up as monarchs in the
cannibal islands. But never before
in real life did a civilian, clothed for
few weeks in the regimentals of a
wild west show, suddenly become COM
mander in chief and begin bullying,
wigging and nose-pulling among lieu
tenant generals, admirals and rear ad.
mirals grown gray in the service
| me lmpudence and vanity and self
ishness OF it all were not its worst
| features. The worst of it was the
personal meanness which took refuge
behind great Office and addressed
language to subordinates which no
truly brave man would use to one
lower In rank even if guilt were al
ready established. The necessary si-
lence of the men traduced and insult
ed on that occasion speaks eloquently
today and always will so speak in
defense of true worth and in reproba.
tion of ambition, pride and arrogance.
strutting their brief day.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-10-27
nama.r.-s - -

"''.r To .''haH -
IN orte- to wiz in tn. next aauonal
elr. Ion The Den c tic 9urgy must he
organized. Now is the time 10 under
take the organization of Democratic
clubs. Eleventh hour organizations, of
the mushroom variety" are all right
and do good work, but victories are not
the result of chance-they are the re-
suits of organization, of careful plan
ming, Of thorough equipment and of
concerted action! The National Demo-
cratic League OF Clubs and the FEEDER
ated State Leagues invite all the pro-
gressive young men of the country to
join their ranks now. The league is
practically young mans organiza-
ton, it appeals to them for support
and 1t relies on them to help carry
out its plans-whatever victories or
rewards follow will be theirs Now
is the time for the progressive young
mel. of the country to get busy If they
want to contribute to the perpetuity
OF Democratic institutions.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-10-27
WHEN JOHNNY CAN'T HEAR
Boy at Play Is Always Deaf When
His Mother 10 Calling
Him.

Johnny" ss
That was his mother calling from
window and Johnny playing In the
street, but Johnny didn't hear her.
And then:
Johnny! Come here"
But Johnny is at this moment
his ears are closed to all calls; where
upon:
Johnny, do you hear me?"
But Johnny doesn't. He has caught
that ball and now he is fielding it to
another boy standing by tree. So.
now:
Johnny" this time with little
staccato in it, and perhaps a faint
suggestion of slipper.
And does that open Johnnys ears?
Why, he's at the bat now and pre-
pared to hit the ball swat that will
send it half way down the block, and
all things else are as naught to him.
But now hear the vigilant mother,
this time gently, for she knows that
boys will be boys:
Johnny, l want YOU to come in
now"
Johnny is at this moment running
like wild man, or boy. making for
that tree he was throwing at a mo-
ment ago and utterly oblivious Of
everything in the world, the parental
voice included. But that cleaves the
air again now:
johnny"
Johnny it standing with one foot at
hn nf hn In Tt-,
extended, all ready to jump and run
when the boy at the bat hits the ball.
Johnny"
And Johnny runs like all pos
sessed, not for home, but for the base
and there he stands, while from the
window comes again the voice.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-10-27
Chicks Curious upbrInaIna.

A little Andalusian chicken owned
by a Kelso farmer has had a curious
upbringing so far. a pigeon recently
built its nest about fourteen feet from
the ground at Floors Home farm, and
on the nest being examined the bird
was found TO have hatched the An
dalusian chicken, the chicks mother
having apparently deposited the egg
In tho pigeons nest. Then the chick
en- was given to the bantam hoa
which has taken to the young BIRD "a
II It had been its own.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-10-27
Enthusiasm EVERYWHERE.

Democrats everywhere are unitire
and enthusiastic. The last CAM !,,n
demonstrated what can be done
through organization and united .t
fort. The progressive young nc ur
the country are taking an active .a~.
in politics and the league is doir lj
1t can to encourage them TO do s., IN
speaking OF the Maine election re-
Gently. Gov. Frederick w. Plo e0ud
said:
The young men of Maine woh nu
Just as they are waking up all over
the country
THE young men oe Maine SUI, nor
ed us. voted for us and put pa !.