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Mrs. F. M Champion and children, family of the late F. NJ. Champion, of Warner, who d'ed here last Thursday, in the Davis Hospital, expect to leave today for their home at Warner. They have been here the guests of Mrs. H., B. Jordan for a few weeks. Mrs. Champion and children did not attend the funeral which was held in Bar ren, Wis.
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cnasoeOO Cry
 FOR elErChER'S c A s Q RI A

Kitchen Sets, of Knives, forkr spoons and cleaver on a rack, worth 200 for s1.o5. Mrs Potts Sad Irons ncr set worth $1.25 at 90c and great many other spec als that make nice Xmas presents at Cleveland-Mat. thews Hardware Go.
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SOrosis Society.

The Soros;s Literery Society W II ! meet this afternoon at 2::30 o'clock ht the High School. The following program has been arranged: Piano solo, Miss Elizabeth Adams. Reading, Miss Mona Lazarus. Debate-Resolved That mathema- hics should be an elective study after the Sophomore year. Affirmative, Misses Matte Galloway and Lillian |Philpot;; Negative, Misses Selma lSchlosls and Lulu Wilson. Vocal solo, Miss lore =Farrar Reading, Miss Jean Hart.
 Piano solo, Miss Lola B. tzeu
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Dancing Part

It has heea a4aeaneza D Mem phis that Miss R beeaa Porter, of 3that city. will on next week entertain ! 5with dancing party compliment " to Miss Louise MQuntcastle. O Knox 2 2vlle, Tenn, and Miss IIealiztfa Ta5- Nor, of this city. Miss Hounteastie IS , bow visiting Miss Tayiof here and khe two will go to Memphis next
 week
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Club.

The Embroidery Club will meet &,ith Mrs. l.. c. Saunders on East Second avenue, Friday afternoon at , O'clock.
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LOUIS BLASS
 DIES AT CAPITAL Pioneer Business Man of Little Rock Succumbs to
 a Long Illness.
HE ONCE LIVED HERE
NaS fa GG8rge of jfe BEaacH aouza ai iae GGs BH.ze Dr5 Iuaaz
 55Bmp3At.

ifft5a Rock. k. 55a. Zzoa
 s.sz. y.ea 9f tua= JHa laa Dr| Goa5z Company ana aa.=aI t8e leading uaiHsa Hlau . taa e..E. &ie3 d .siaeuee at 8z& He=# FiftA street this morning at 5:l8 o'clock. after aH llHess ext udaE ay= CT the past four years
 For some days Mr. Blass' condition has been quite serious, and yester= day his law, Max Heiman, who $ also vice president of the Gus Blass Dry Goods Company. who was in New York, was notified that the end was not far distant. Mr. He'man lift New York last night. and will reach Little Rock in time for the funeral, which will be held at the family residence at II o'clock tomor-
 nItt t9n
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ridge Party Tonight.

Airs. ]. F. Simmons will entertain N bridge this evening, compliment
 rv to her guest, Miss Hazel Hunter,
 h Chicago
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-01-06

Mr. Blass was formerly a resident of Pine Bluff and was we'll and favor ably known here. He was n charge of the branch house of the Gus BlasS Dry Goods Company here several years ago.
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Bridge For Visitors.

FOT FlSltVIS.
 N Mrs. Alb Knox, of Altus, Oklahoma &hnd Mrs. George ]. V ming, of Bir $mingham, Ala, were the honorees at a
 1el ghtful bridge party given yester- May afternoon by their mother, Mrs. B. H. Eddins, at her home on West Mifth avenue. The house was dec <prated in red carnations and ferns. #The first prize, a cut glass comporte, &was won by Mrs. Bison Hale. The Iconsolation was drawn by Miss Me
 Ian ie Walker, of Little Ro!k. After
 the games a lunuheon was served.
 The following list included the inyit-
 ed guests: Mesdames Neal Martin,
 Sam Russell, J. P. Jordan, V. D. Will
 kins, Finn Hut, Frank Tomlinson,
 Wade Knox, Van Knox, Hunter Knox,
 Will Rowland, K. T. Roberts, Alex
 Rowell, J. B. Spee1s. w. H. Lang
 ford, Clarence Philpot. C. M. Philpot, 4HaTry Atwood, Oliver Galbraith, E. H.
 Johnson, Clarence Collier, A. w. #Nunn, John Bookhart, Lurie Mont gomery, Hinton Ferguson, Haynes 1 EGregCry, T. H. Collier, E. E. Leo, F. 1 G. Smart, Drew White, Ghas. Ringlef, Hubert Strange. Elson Hale, w. D.. Jones, o. w. Clark, J. l.. Mills, w. N, Trulock, John Alexander, Alex Tur- hey, Jo Nichol, J. M. Elliott Richard Barnett $. Geisreiter, Chas. Fitzhugh, Frank Arnold, VIII Lee, H. I. Holder ness, Harry Rosenberg, J. L. Caldwell, Allan Orto, s. C. Alexander, E. M. Schober, c. B. Carruthers and Jo Cock; Misses Melan c Walker (Litte Rock), Lutie Alexander, Mamie and Eleanor Mum, Louise Mountcaadle, (Kroxville, Tenn.D, Matte Orto, Caro- line Caldwell and Henrietta Taylor, Married Ladies' Bridge Club.
 Mrs. w. P. l. Lttleiohn entertained the Married Ladies Bridge Club yes terday afternoon at her home on ooulu OllV6 street. lUC lHeelillS, d. though very informal, Was highly en- joye9.. The prize hand painted plaRe, 1Nas wen by Mrs. Joa- Towl2r, After the game heesl w=s served. The players included Mesdams $ Frank Bridges, Victor Harrison, A. w seruggs, John Fowler, Leo DuBosa Miss esippD, Allen Orto, Jules Bor- rssen and H X. Tccey.
 Dinner-Dance.
 MT and Mls. J. c. Taylor enter talned with a nner-danco last even~ ng at their home On Walnut street complimentarv +o Ni-s Re5acca Por ter, elf Memphis, and Louise Mount castle, of Knoxville, Tenn. The homo was beautifully decorated for the oc l casion. Among the attendants were Miss Porter and Henry Haizl.p, M S: 1 Mour+c@stle and Sanders Caldwell Miss Hazel u--~io'' ce Chicago, an l Nick ]. Cat. Me- Pauline Sale, O | Covington. Tenn. and Met Galligh Il or. Miss Faeanor Nunn and Tom Pur wis. Mss Mary Kate Riley and Jun nu Jordan, Mss Matte Orto, and Dal
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Born in Germany.

Laais l}lass @as b5ru at 06nornik. Germany, e years ago, and came to ==a.f4a States aI the aee#al IT .=eafs. B. lozs5sd a ,5aaetseH all #.fee55s e1=a szissae
 
 -a. e.a 5ae#+= a= 2Ia G.Aaaaa= aazz#ess 54 sas 5z- 4ss known for several zears as Chs llsass { Caz and vss faas eaa.s ed b the Gus Bass Dly Goods Com pany. From an humble besfnnins the business has grown under the management Of the two brothers ta be one of the largest in the state.
 Tht Bla>s Family.
 Mir. ,Blass is survived by two bro- th5ls Gus Blays, president of the Jake Rlass, the well-Known local mer- chant and one s s'ster Mrs Jake Kcm9- ner Max Heiman is brother H. law of MT Blass, and another sister, Mrs Henry Zwirn d'cd in Europe. only few years ago.
 MT. Blass Left no children but a survive him.
 Louis Blass took an active part in the managt ment of the Gus Blass Dry Goods Company until Chr stmas, al though he had been ill for the past Your years. Brightis disease was the immediate cause of his death this morning.
 Most Charitable Man.
 Mr Blass was one of the most charitable men in Little Rock, al though his donat ons were of pr vat endure, ard were often known only to those who Were benefited by them. He was the first president of the Arkansas Humane Society, and took part in the ol 9auization of the society. He mairtain2d his mem bership n the organ Z ssion and as sisted in every way possible the work of the society until his death
 He was interested also in many of the charitable institutions of the city and lent valuable assistance in many undertakings of this character While he was a Hebrew his assist ance to the poor and needy was not confined to these people. but his hand Was ready to a q any in distress.
 Mr. Blass was formerly a resident of Pine Bluff and was we'll and favor
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SOCIETY

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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-12

since the convention came into vogue.
It held gatherings in Baltimore for
every presidential election from 1882
until 1856, and in that year met in Gin
cinnati They returned to Baltimore in
1860 and 1872, went to Chicago in 1864,
New York in 1868, st. Louis in 1875,
1888 and 1904; to Cincinnati in 1880,
Chicago in 1884, 1892 and 1896; Kan
sas City in 1900 and Denver in 1908.
"In 1892 and 1886 the national repub-
licans, which later became the whig
party, and nominated as republicans
first in 1856, nominated at Baltimore,
The wings then nominated. at Harris
burg in 1870, at Baltimore in 1874 and
1852. Philadelphia in 1913. Philadelphia
entertained the new republican party
in 1856 and 1872 and in 1900. It's real
activity began in 1850 at Chicago, and
since have met in Chicago in 1868,
1880, 1884. 1888, 1904 and 1908. Balti-
more in 1864, Cincinnati in 1876, Min
neapolis in 1892, st. Louis in 1896.
"As a. general rule the republicans
hold their convention shortly after the
middle of June. and the democrats
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-12

cessful candidates were nominated'
Chicago is at the head of the list with
eight. starting in 1860, when Lincoln
and Hamlin were nominated, and IN
Guiding 1858, 1880, 1884, 1888, 1872,
1904 and 1908 Baltimore comes sec
ond with five successful nominees IN
the years 1882, 1886, 1914, 1852 ana
1864. Cincinnati in 1856 and 1875, phil
adelphia lin 184S, 1872 and 1900; one
each in Harrisburg in 1910 and st.
Louis in 1896.
"When the conventions were held at
Baltimore the bulk of delegates came
from either the New England states
or the south. and the MARYLAND city
was about half way between the two
territories. AS the western states pc
came populous the tendency OF holding
the convention at some central point
for the three sections Of the country
became more pronounced. It was with
this growth that st. Louis and Chicago
grew into the convention habit
sThe democratic. party, as such I'M
der the same, is the only party to
nominate at every quadriennial period
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-12
CONVENTIONS OF THE PAST.

n connection with the campaigns
now being waged by Chicago, st.
I.ouis. Denver and some Of the other
cities for the honor of entertaining the
national conventions of the two big
political parties next year, a writer in
a st. Louis paper in an interesting
article. reviews some of the conven-
tions of the past st. Louis has had
four national conventions, the first in
1875 when Tilden and Hendricks were
nominated by the democrats. The
democrats met there again in 1888 and
Ia 1904. The republicans met there in
1896 and nominated Mckinley, the
only one of the four nominees, by the
way to be elected. Concerning some Of
the political conventions OF the past.
the st. Louis writer says:
"Baltimore has entertained more
large political gatherings, at which
candidates for president have been
nominated, than any other city. Six
teen OF them have been held in the
sOriole City, and eleven in Chicago, five
have been held in Philadelphia, four
each in st. Louis and. Cincinnati, and
one each in Harrisburg, New York,
Minneapolis, Kansas City and Denver.
"All but two Of the conventions at
Baltimore were held prior to the civil:
war. the two exceptions being the re-
publicans in 1854 and the democrats in
1872. When the convention system of
nomination was adopted in 1882 there
were three parties that might be re.
garded as leading parties, and all held
conventions in the Maryland town.
"For few years it was the regular
thing that conventions be held there.
Prior to the year in which the three
parties held conventions in Baltimore,
nomination generally had been by
caucuses of members of congress. In
1889 and 1892 Washington was the uni
yersal choice OF the people and no NOM
nation was offered. John Adams was
similarly chosen, but in 1900 the
scheme of congressional caucuses be-
gan and lasted until 1924, when there
was q distrust Of the system. The state
legislatures and congressional eau
cnses, however, continued until 1882,
when the present system, in more or
less crude manner, was started. They
were rather mass meetings or as
semblies until 1910 when the delegate
system was inaugurated. From that
time to the present it was develop.
ment of the clock:work plan now fol-
lowed by both parties. &
"Of the convention towns where sue
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-12

The. Iowa State Manufacturers as
sociation has decided to issue month
" publication in the interest OF Iowa
industries. Secretary Wrightman ar
the association says that each issue
Of the magazine will be devoted to an
exploitation Of one of the large in
dustries Of the state. This will be
done to show Iowans what the state
really has in factories 1t will stimu-
late the demand for Iowa made goods
bys bringing home to Iowans that Iowa
Is, 4 great manufacturing state, a fact
that frequently is overlooked because
Of the states pride and interest IN It's
great agricultural resources THIS
magazine should be a valuable booster
notification for Iowa. &
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-12
CHRISTMAS FIRE "DoN'Ts."

IN the preparations for the Christ
mas festivities care should be taken 70
5Iassen the danger of fire. The chief OF
the Des Moines fire department mas 10
sued the following Christmas Ilre
..Don'ts,'' which should be given con .
sideration:
DON'T place candles on the Christ
mas tree. d,;.4
DON'T string cotton on the Christ
mas tree where it. will come IN COR !,
tact with blaze. I, :
.s's 5nON'T allow Santa Claus TO wear
cotton -whiskers or decorate his ciotn-
Inc with inflammable material.
DON'T allow cigar or clgafette
smokers to get near Christmas decor
DON'T start roaring fire in the
hearth unless you know the tue Is
DON'T give children steam toys
which might explode and start a con co I
flagration. ,.uh+.
DoN'T sprinkle electric lights
among decorations which might star'
3 blaze through defective wiring
Va A1iew years ago Sioux City suffered
+he most disastrous fire loss in It's ms
tnrv right in the height of the Christ
mas season because of carelessness IN
holiday decorations There IS the
greatest danger of fires at this season
Of the year, and the greatest caution u on 10
called for. .45 si.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-12
KEEP AT YOUR OWN LINE.

Success not because Of the kind Of business
in whicha man is engaged, but from his efforts to make
it succeed. sSSs<$ s#
A successful man is generally happy man, but he
was happy before he'Wenti into business He goes to
work in the morning in happy frame of mind, and he
keeps up He works hard because he enjoys his work
and therefore he enjoys his rest He not looking for
other Observation-Disclosures he believes in his own
business.
is 80 per cent true that each business is in
the best business in the World-for him.
Your business fits you--it fits you better than any
other business will You know and see and feel disa-
greeabe features part Of it. To be they are,
they part of every business Every other man in
business has as many as you have-and if you would
try some other business, you might find it worse than
the one you left.
The big businesses that the political orators froth
at the mouth about have troubles just the your
business does The orator doesn't know anything about
business troubles because he has business. DO not
doubt your business-work at it-believe in it-put
YOUR energy and your brains into it. Stckto it and
stay with it.
Il. Here is little story from the Good News Maya
zine. It is by the editor:
"Some years ago knew man who had displayed
prodigous energy in building up business Of which ne
was one Of the owners It successful business,
we'll known and well thought Of But the profits did not
pile up quite fast this ambitious man thought they
II
4 He wanted to get away for time, but felt that
the business would go to pieces he took his finger off
his particular push-button.
Finally he decided to sell out his interest in the
business takea vacation and then go into something
that would earn money faster His partners bought his
stock alta premium. r. ...*
"As he was sailing out of New York harbor and
thought over he began to suspect that the business ne
left wasn't so bad after ALL and when he got on the
other side was Of it. He where he could get
the right perspective When he came back from abroad
he started new business. He has been successful but
he has had to display the energy treessness and
persistence that he used in making his former business
success
"The business he got out Of has been paying re-
markable dividends during the past few years without
his valuable and highly esteemed services.
s Now the point is that if he had gone away on his
vacation without selling his former business, and had,
upon his RETURN put the same energy and hard work
into it that he has put into his business he would
have been still more successful, made more money, and
made it easier He admits it himself
Sidewalk Sketches
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-12

early in July. At first, under the con-
vention system, the gatherings were
held as much as year before the cleo
ton. then in the month of December
preceding the election. Following this
they were held in early spring and
gradually adopted the time used at
present"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-12

fore schedule was interlined with cury-brch jok-
ers. After Chr istopher graduated from the high
school, he up the wool business and having moth
ing else to do at the time, he decided to discover
America. He had hard work persuadngi the banks
take his paper collateral consisting of pocket
compass and a street piano with small but select
repertoire but nay Queen Isabella signed with him
and he sailed with crew full Of hope and Genoese
hops After they had been out about six months the
crew gathered on the fore deck and informed Chris
TOPPER that while he might be able to distinguish
winter from hummer, a. pinch, he complete
and notifying frost adiscoverer and that they
proposed to go back before the spaghetti sored 1t
took Chrstophe time to enforce discipline with
appeal to their patriotism and Delaying pin, and
during the rest of esteem in the form of posO
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-12

It was hardly fair to that jury
panel in the packers case to ask dem
5nitions5 Of those jawbreakers as an
educational test. If giving work.
ing definition Of "intendment ana
.iliimitation" is an educational test
then about s5 per cent Of the people
no doubt would have to profess lgno-
rance, unless they could get to q dic-
tionary before attempting definition.
The packers LAWYERS did good ser.
vice when they tried this plan OF jury
examination. The words they select
ed to test the talesmen were taken
from the governments indictment:
After losing some good jury timber
the federal lawyers may in the future
frame their indictments without
searching out the dictionary for oose-
1et q words M a as ih s34F ETA .ssr
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-12
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Dubuque Times Journal: The con.
fession OF the Mcnamara brothers
was timely If for no other reason
than that it caused US to forget the
Kansas "tar party the Beattie and
Patterson cases and the Chinese e.
holliQD -
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-12

the
which
soryo of his Z. +. FtiE (. ~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-12
Sidewalk Sketches
# 2l.1.-sysss r., Hoxwar,1 Y ann .ss aa
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS.

Columbus who disco America idle moment
originated
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-12

Fentress slowly. by God, you lie!'
stormed the Judge.
II know nothing about the boy" and
Fentress took a step toward the door.
"Stay where you are!' commanded
the judge. IF you attempt to leave
this room to call your niggers I'll kill
you on it's threshold!"
But Yancey and Cavendish had step
ped to the door with an intention that
was evident, and Fentress' thin face
cast itself in haggard lines. He was
feeling the judges terrible capacity,
his unexpected ability to deal with a
supreme situation. Even Mahaffy
gazed at his friend in wonder He had
only seen him spend himself on trifes,
with no further object than the next
meal or the next drink; he had be-
lieved that as he knew him so he had
always been, lax and loose of tongue
and deed, a noisy tavern hero, but now
he saw that he was filling what must
have been the measure Of his man
hood.
Il tell you 1 had no hand in carry.
ing off the boy" said Fentress with a
sardonic smile
II look to you to return him. Stir
yourself, Gatewood, or by God, I'll hold
so fierce a reckoning with you
The sentence remained unfinished
for Fentress left his overwrought
nerves snap, and giving way to a sud
den fury struck at the Judge.
eve are too old for rough and tum
ble.' said the Judge, who had displayed
astonishing agility in avoiding the
blow. Furthermore We ware once
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-05-18
Fitting School Commencement.

Invitations were issued this week
to the eighteenth annual commence
ment of the Carlisle Fitting School,
to be held May 9th, 2Sth, and 29th.
Following is the program:
Saturday, May 9th, $3.50 p. NJ
Student night. Exercises to be held
on lawn
Sunday, May 2sth, 11:o0 a. NJ
Annual commencement sermon, Rev
Robert S. Trues6ale, pastor Central
Methodist church, Spartanburg, S. c.
$3.50 p. m.-Annual address before
the Young Peoples Christian Associ'
alton, Rev. Robert Truesdale. (Sun.
day services held at Trinity Metho.
dist church,
Monday, May 29th, $3.50 p. m.-
Annual address before the literary
societies, Rev. Howard Lee Jones, D
D., pastor Citadel Square Baptist
church, Charleston, S. G.
Awarding of certificates.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-05-18
Closing Exercises.

The closing exercises of the Bam-
berg graded school will take place
this (Thursday) evening in the
school auditorium. The exercises
will be confined to the members OF
the graduating class, and the ad-
dress to the class will be delivered
by Mr.. Lawton B. Evans, superln-
tendent of the city schools of Au-
gusta, Ga. Mr.. Evans is a most in
teresting speaker, and treat is in
store for those who hear him.
School exercises will be continued on
Friday, but after that day the chill
dren will have vacation until Sep
tember.
Following is the program of the
exercises:
Prayer-Rev. w. H. Hodges.
Salutatory-Miss Eulalie Coleman.
Swing Song''-Chorus Class.
Class History-Miss Jerolyn Bruce.
Class Prophecy-M1ss Evelyn
Free.
"To-Night'-(Vocal Solo)-Miss
Kate Rentz.
Address before Graduating Class
-supt. Lawton B. Evans, of Au-
gusta, Ga.
Instrumental Solo-Miss Jerolyn
Bruce.
Delivery of Diplomas-Superin-
tendent Allen.
Valedictory-Miss Helen Easter
ling.
Chorus - Fishing" - Chorus
Class.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-05-18
U. d. C. Meeting.

The regular monthly meeting for
May of the Francis Marion Bamberg
Chapter U. D. C. will be held next
Wednesday, the Oath, at half past
four o'clock, with Mrs. J. w. Barr
and Miss Llewellyn Cleckley at their
home on Railroad avenue.
The members will be entertained
with some real wartime reminis-
cences Of "veteran lady" member
of the chapter, Mrs. E. R. Hays, who
is a most charming story teller. Al
though feeble in health, she is strong
in spirit and one of the most enthu-
siastic workers for the Confederate
memorial for which the chapter is
working. And she says that she
loves every stone that goes into the
monument, for it is a memorial
built to do honor to those who "en-
listed for life or death and served
out his contract, without pay and on
half rations."
At an executive committee meet
ing held last Wednesday afternoon
in the auditorium of the court house
a motion was voted to extend thanks
to the Denmark band for the excel
lent numbers contributed to the pro-
gram of the tenth. The chapter
thoroughly appreciates the bands
goodness in such contribution. and
everybody enjoyed the music.