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BATAVIA.

A large crowd from this place at.
tended the homo coming picnic n
Agency on last wednesday,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Arthur and little
granddaughter Of Primrose. Neo.' are
Visiting relatives in The vicinity.
Mrs. E. M. Hanna of near Milton,
has returned home otter visit Win
relatives in and around the city.
The social that was held on the Bank
avn On last Saturday evening was y
success. both socially and financially.
hudson Curtis is looking after bust
,ess interests at Stuttgart, Ark
J. M. Morley has begun the foun-
dalton for O. new barn on his farm,
west Of town.
M. and Mrs. L. e. Copeland and Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Alfred are taking IN the
aviation meet in Chicago.
Nelson Downey Of Ridgeway, Mo. q
visiting his parents, Mr.and Mrs. N. l.
Downs.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Afpogast o.
Mr., and Mrs. Scot. Hilton and fam
ily and Mr.. and Mrs. John Arbogass
visited the first part Of the week with
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Hadlsy OF near
Packwood.
ing relatives and friends at Winfield.
Mrs. c. 8. Cole and children VS.
tied the first OF the week with her
sister, Mrs. Grace Reno, ana children.
The Sunday school and basket meet
ing which was held by the Christian
church on last Sunday was well az.
tended. Large crowds wers present
from Abingdon, Competine ana Agency
and Bladensburg.
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decorated with flags and emblems and
presented fine sight
Roy and Celia Coolly were in BLOOM
field last Thursday, where Celia went
for treatment OF his arm. which was
recently broken.
A.. q. Murdoch has lately bought a
drug store at Kirksville, Mo.
Mrs. G. N. Stephenson and Miss Bee
Stephenson spent last week In Ottum-
wa.
S. A. Watland and family spent a
few days last week ct their old homo IN
New Sharon. Ia.
Rev. Hughes Of Troy preached at the
Presbyterian church last Thursday
evening.
Rev. Father Rhine OF Pennington
held Services at the r. Quirk homo
Saturday.
Stanley Clendenen was In Center
vile last week taking the railway ex-
animation. S5 ,5,
Rev. j. w. Seamster was In I.ancass
ter from Friday until Monday, when
he preached. 81
George Rays made business trip 70
Chicago last week.
Miss Earl White OF Wichita, Kan.
was a guest, q few days last week. al
her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. u G.
Evans. "a
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MAIN STATION.

The revival services which have
been In progress for the past two
weeks closed Sunday night The people
were fortunate In securing Miss Mary
Barrickman Of Bloomfield to lead the
singing. Miss Barrickman has very
beautiful voice and her solos were very
sweetly rendered. She received an Of
fering Of $40, which showed that she
was appreciated. There were several
conversions during the meeting. Bap-
tismal services We're held Monday at
ternoon.
Miss classburner of Hai-Tang,
China, made a very interesting adj
dress at Main Monday night on
China" Miss Glassburner expects to
sail for her foreign home, September
81.
A large number from this vicinity
attended the Boyer reunion at Udell
Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Raster is visiting at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. D. NJ.
Gladfelter. this weeK.
Mrs. Johnnie Foster. who is i'll with
heart trouble, Is reported to be i'm
proving slowly
Mrs. ]. B. Glassburner Of Arion. Ia,
and daughter, Mamie F. Glassburner.
vicinity left for their home Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. Bertha Moffat, who has been
visiting her parents, F. A. Boyer, and
family. and other relatives, expects TO
leave Tuesday for ner home at Wood
stock, MINI.
Marie Gladfelter returned to her
home here, after a months visit with
relatives in Crawford County, Iowa.
Miss Naomi Smith of Centerville 's
visiting her parents at this place.
Is d. f. d
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GIRLS NAMES
Name-The Name In History, Literature Etc.
Copyright 1910 Henry E1scherl

The Grand Duchess Alice suffered
the death OF true mother. She died
OF exhaustion while nursing her chill
dren sick with diphtheria She left
letters to Queen Victoria" two
volumes.
Queen Alice or Adelaide. the con.
sort Of William Nv. was a sister OF
Louis Philip. king of the French.
She founded an asylum in England
during the white terror"
st. Adelheid was a French woman
and married first an Italian prince.
then the German king, Ohio. the first.
The queen OF Henry l.. OF England.
though French princess, wrote her
name Adeliza.
In shakespeare's Henry "" . lady
attendant to the Princess Catherine
Is called Alice.
Chaucer has q tale by that name.
containing two Alices, the wife OF
Bath and Her Gossip" The heroine
Of the Arden Of Feversham," Is called
Alice.
Bulwer wrote "Alice OF the Mys.
teries."
Alice is the sweet and lovable child
heroine of Lewis Carroll's alice In
Wonderland" and Through the Look
ing Glass" The first ia ono Of the
most popular children's books ever
penned, though originally not intended
for publication.
lMeyerbeer's opera Robert La Diabls
contains character named Alice
which turns out to be the good gem
ius of the play.
Sweet Alice Ben Bolt" by Doctor
English, is as popular ballad an
"Alice In Wonderland" Is a children's
book.
Next come Margaret, No. IT; Per
and Gretchen, No IS, and Julia No. 10,
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your scrap book.

councilmen is asked because q minority
of the citizens does not approve OF
their course in recent street railway
legislation.
Two recall elections, with the con-
sequent turmoil, within year, may re-
suit in changing Seattle's opinion OF
the recall feature. The recall was de-
signed as an emergency measure to
give the city the power to GUST Off
cials when public policy demanded
their ousting. 1t seems to be used
more frequently, however, by the
"outs" in an effort to GUST the "ins."
With the recall system running
wild Seattle may soon find itself in
position where it will be difficult to
secure the right kind of men to con
duct it's municipal affairs. A man with
much self-respect would hesitate be-
fore he would place himself in the
position of being continually called
upon to defend himself from the at
tacks of political opponents and poll
teal self-seekers who need only the
aid of small minority in order to Sc
cure recall election.
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TlME 70 ADJOURN.

The prolonged extra session OF con-
eress is getting on the nerves of the
members Of the house. Yesterday
Representatives Clayton Of Alabama
and Mann Of Illinois almost came to
blows during an argument which was
enlivened by this exchange OF words:
II wish you'd meet me outside"
from Clayton.
"f'll be outside in due season and
you'll have no trouble in finding me"
from Mann.
Then friends interviewed and the two
men could only cuss each other.
Another exchange OF words. also
hlovs. was between Representatives
Rucker and Booher Of Missouri. They
had not been on friendly terms and
when Rucker passed down the aisle
Rooher said, 80 that Rucker could
hear:
,aThere goes a ID coward"
"You're a id liar" was Fuckers
retort and then the men punched each
other until they were pulled apart.
The frame Of mind In which con-
xressmen find themselves gives hope
that they will soon be tired enough to
nuit and 70 home. II few more fights
win hasten the adjournment, then let
us have the fights, by ell means. The
country at large is displaying q large
pain over the horse play in congress
during the present session.
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BLOOMFIELD

A. B. Holiday and Mrs. L. W.
SWartzendruver spent Wednesday In
Ottumwa. -'3s'.Tei
Mrs. Hattie Miller. who has been
visiting relatives in Bloomfield Tor ~
past three months, left wednesday FOR
Pulaski, going from there to Fort
Madison.
Jonathan Blot will move to Bloom
field about the first Of September.
Rev. g. w. Givan will preach q the
Harmony Union church tonight.
Miss Frances Dunshee Of OsAalooSa
is visiting her sister, Mrs JOIN Nc
Gowen, east Of town. l.
Miss Hazel Noble has returned from,
visiting her grandparents. Mr.. and Mr..
William Houdesheidt in Cincinnati, IA.
Mr.: and Mrs. Leo Sprowles, who have
spent the past three weeks In Colorado
returned home Wednesday.
Mrs. Della Davidson, Mrs. Harry
Logan and daughters, May and Graoe.
are visiting at the Davidson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton O,Neii Of Tin
coin, Neb., arc visiting Mrs, Stella TAed
and other friends In the city,
Mrs. ]. n. ProssaF and Miss vlo1a
Parker have gone to Atchison. Kan. "a
spend a month with Mr.. +. IN. Prosser.
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HILLS eoRo.

Mrs. Arthur Ende-sby returned FRI
day morning from Linneirs. Mo .
Mrs. Belle Murdoch and SON. HarnId
who have been visi.lng here the past
three weeks left Saturday for her home
in Chicago. 4.
from Eddyvillo TO take care OF hsr
mother, who was hurt by fall. 4. Ss,y
days ago. 80
John Farley Is home from GerIov
Ill. for "a few days.
An auto load Of ball enthusiast.
went to Burlington Saturday 70 20 M
Burlington Ottumwa. double header.
Frank Runyon OF Mount Pleasant
visited with relatives here the iattav
part OF the week. z.
Mrs. ]. w. Blackboard returned Fat.
urday from visit in Oskaloosa.
Levi Downs left Saturday lnorndns
for visit with his son, Sam. and TAM.
lily at Linneus, Mo.
Dale ellis stopped Zero this morning
for q short visit with his father. He
leaves this evening for Ottumwa. where
he will take a position in the superin.
tendents office. =
Mrs. Harry Logan and children went
to Bloomfield this morning. where tfAy
viii visit her brother. J. w. Davidson,
Mrs. Ella Hilterbran went to ottum-
wa today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Moxley and son
Charley, and s.. G. Ellis spent yester-
day in Mount Pleasant.
he Arlo Piokard home.
Roy Morrison returned Friday from
stay in Bloomfield.
Mrs. Grace Cresswell and DAUGHTER.
Helen, left this morning for Ottumwa.
Mrs. Ida Voohies and family Of
Fairfield attended the funeral Of her
sister, Mrs. Rose Carter. here Friday
They remained over Sunday for visit
with relatives.
The wcodman picnic will be held In
the park here September II.
Mrs. Bess Hanna Of near Mount
Pleasant spent last week at the par.
entail Downs home.
A large crowd from here attended
the closing day OF Pennington Chau-
tauQua yesterday.
Orr yarley went to Keosauqua SAT-
urdA. Seturning this morning.
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ton Hawk-Eye. There are some 5000
summer resorters at Spirit Lake now.
and the season has brought some TO-
900 Iowans, who spent little time on
the beautiful lake, and then went home
again. rested and refreshed and sorry
that they could stay no longer. The
average Iowan will discover by and
by that riding 10000 miles on a rail-
road and rushing around in a half doz-
en- cities and getting back to the desk,
more tagged out than when the vaca-
ton began, is very foolish and ex-
travagent way of using that vacation.
The man would be much better off
without it."
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cANTRlL

Mr.. Parks and family have enter
tanned guests as following the pas
week. Mr.. Parks Of Troy. father OF n
q: Mrs. Roy Gates of Phoenix, Ariz. !;
II. G.. Leach and wife; W. 2. Sirens
and wife and DR.. Sirens OF Bloomfield.
Aletha Payne is visiting her step
mother, Mrs. Robert Delaney.
Mrs John Parks has returned to
Kansas city for treatment Of cancer.
Mrs. NJ. Innes and son, Stephen, have
returned to their home at Galland. 10:
Mrs. George w. Jack was called 20
Fort Madison by the illness OF hef
step daughter, Mrs. Clara Castor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer spense ano
daughter. Wilma, of Trenton MO-. are
visiting Cantril relatives.
Rev. FL. F. Gilbert Of Montazuma
visited in Cantril Tuesday and We'd
nesday and preached III the M. u
church Wednesday evening. q
Mrs. Theme and daughter, Clara
and Mrs. Carl Theme have returned
from their visit to Keokuk-
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ALICE NO. is.

Alice is spelled the same in English
and French, but the latter place the
emphasis on the last syllable.
The name is corruption or con-
traction of the original form OF AIDE
laide, which In the course Of time be-
came Adeline. Adeliza and Adela.
When it became the fashion to
Latinize names. Alice became Alicia
in our tongue, Alisa in Italian. In
Ireland Alicia Is still favorite.
Some fond mother or lsping child
turned Alicia into Elsie and q pretty
name It is. No wonder the people OF
Northern Europe and America have
adopted 1t.
American girls who think Alice too
common can choose between three
pretty substitutes from the French:
Adele, Alix and Aline. The Lettish,
Addela, also sounds good.
The German version OF Adelaide Is
spelled Adelheid. the III" being sound
ed, but far prettier Is the German
lisa contraction of our Elsie.
Princess Use, fair and blooming" is
one of the sweetest lyrics In the Ger
man language. We have a happy
translation by Charles G. Leland.
Alice means mobility" and the scar
let lilly is her emblem. "Big-souled"
her sentiment.
When the second daughter OF Queen
Victoria, Princess Alice, became grand
duchess OF Hesse, the Germans Tor
getting about Elsie and Elisa did not
know what to make of her name,
finally deciding to pronounce 1t A-les.
tsa. The grand duchess did not like
that and when a daughter was born
to her she called her Alix. Alix Is
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Commenting on the decision of the
postoffice department, lacking on a
belated ''h" to Pittsburgh's name, the
Omaha World-Herald says it is Eek
IRENE cruelty to make all the great
army of typewriter pushers and type
settlers begin at this late day to put
on that extra h every time they have
occasion to spell out the name Of the
steel city-right at this time, more
over, when it's baseball team is one of
the contenders for the head place in
the league. 1t is reactionary and there
fore opposed to progress"
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you. But q marriage between US 10
impossible. You are too obstinate, too
unwilling to acknowledge your mis-

you. But marriage between us 10
Impossible. You are too obstinate, TOO
unwilling to acknowledge your mis-
takes"
A moment later her cabin door
slammed, but Bertram> Hay was walk
ing so rapidly toward his cabin that
he did not hear It.
That night Ethel Sheldon was wax
ened suddenly. Some one was shak-
Ing the door. She sat up and listened.
The housekeeper slept soundly. The
shaking continued. Heavy blows were
struck on the door. There was
growing of mems voices. A mans
head appeared lat the window and
vanished. The attack on the door
ceased There were footsteps on the
sand and then the rafting of oars and
the swish of q boat.
Ethel ran into the next room and
shook the housekeepers in terrified
wakefulness. Two frightened, hastily
dressed women ran down the beach TO
the other cabin half mile away.
At the first call under his window
Bertram staggered up and threw on
his clothes.
Far down the river they could hear
the regular dip of oars. The boat was
going toward the town two miles IN
the distance. .
Bertram rowed Ethel and the maid
back to their cabin. Il shall sleep In
the hammock on your porch the rest
OF the night" he announced. "You
will rest better II you know there 10
q protector on guard"
The next morning q shK landed be-
fore Etheps cabin. A man wearing
on his flannel shirt q well-polished
star stepped from the boat.
"I've brought you notice to move. !"
he announced. "The owner of this
island wants to move in and you
young folks are to leave"
"The owner?" The question came
from two pairs Of lips.
''Mr. John Brown owns this island.
He came here with some friends last
night and found this cabin occupied.
One OF the men looked through the
window and saw in the moonlight Q
young lady looking scared to death.
They all left then and rowed back to
town. Mr. Brown sent me out this
morning to tell you folks he'd like his
property"
but it's my island" exclaimed two
voices.
The officer Of the law grinned.
There are lots Of islands around
here" he explained. None Of 'em
are worth much, under water half the
time, and people camp on 'em in the
summer and are not too particular
about whose islands they help them
selves to. Why don't you folks camp
on your own islands You've each
got one with two shacks on It, Miss
Sheldon, yours Is mile north Of the
town and, Mr.. Hay. yours is just be.
yond the next bend of the river"
After the officer had gone they sat
for some time in silence.
1T is not my island" said Ethel.
ut is not my island and am glad OF
1t. The cause of our trouble, the
ownership Of the island, is gone-it
never existed.
But there would be something
else.'
ut would vanish as this has. BE
sides, you need me or you would no
have run to me last night when yor
were frightened. You need protec
tor"
"a landlord may go to tenant fol
help" But the rest Of the sentence
was an unintelligible murmur against
his coat.
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There is this to be said of the new
wool schedule" the Des Moines Regis
ter and Leader observes, 'rIf the house
was right in fixing 20 per cent, then
20 per cent is nearly one-third too
high. while if the senate was right in
fixing 35 per cent, then 20 per cent is
nearly one-fourth too low. There are
times when compromises are not only
unjust but ruinous. Either the
house or the senate knew nothing
about the state of the wool trade
to begin with, and both were eyi.
IDENTIFY wrong at the end"
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THE BLUE GRASS ROAD:

j
The Blue Grass highway, which runs
from river to river through ottumWa,
is an ideal dirt highway according
to Senator Lafe Young, who IS respoh-
sible for the river-to-river road agra
ton In Iowa. Mr.. Young TOOK Trip
out of Creston recently on this roao
and was highly pleased with the class
OF road work done on this highway.
.'The men who did the work know how
to do IT,. he says. ''They did not
scrape all the weeds and grass TO the
center OF the road. They gently rolled
the dirt up to the center and opened
the bitches at the side" Compliment
Ing the Blue Grass road builders In MS
paper, the Capital, Mr.. Young says: ).
ar the Blue Grass road is % good as
that section all across the state, the
River-to- River road, the Hawkeye
highway and the Transcontinental
road and all other dirt roads had bet
ter sit up and take notice. Further
more. the rivals OF the Blue Grass
road had better 60 to work or else
they will lose their travel. These rivals
ought to remember that In 1915, l5,-
600 people from the east will Cross
Iowa on their way to the Panama e4-
position. and the best road across the
state will get the travel. We call the
special attention Of the people living
along the River-to-River road In east
ern Iowa. They must do some more
work. They must put up some more
markers and guide boards. Meanwhale
we congratulate people OF Iowa who
live along the Burlington on the ex-
cellent work that has been done
on the Blue Grass highway since last
summer
He declares that these river.to-r1ver
roads in their rivalries have done ire
mendous good for the cause OF GOOD
roads. "And may the audable strife
continue" he adds.
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SEATTLE AND THE RECALL.

A sidelight on one or the troubIe-
some features OF the recall system as
applied to city governments is fur.
nished by seattle's experience. Last
winter Mayor Gill was recalled and
George W. billing ives elected to fill
out his term. Petitions are now in cir
culation asking the recall OF Mayor
billing and three OF the city council
men The recall Of the mayor is re-
called ostensibIy because OF his re-
f,1sal to discharge city jailer who
was charged with cruelty to prisoners,
hut who was axonerated in a grand
Jury Investigation. The recall OF the
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MILTON.

Rev. Srous and Lewis Bishop left
Tuesday for Farras. It.. where they
will attend the annual conference that
IS in session there this week.
Superintendent Copper has moved IN
the Tennyton house. lie will superin-
tend the Milton high schools this COM
ing year.
80.
The Milton schools will begin Sep
tenber 4.
Five autos loaded with prominent
Bloomfield citizens were in town last
Friday advertising the Davis county
chautauaua, which takes place August
20 10 "a inclusive. The autos were
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BiDW ELL.

=
Mrs. C. r. Chisman visited friendd
in Abba last week. - -.
Mrs. Charlotte Potter visited reia-
tives in Seymour recently.
Walter Schoeck OF Pleasant Home
was a business caller here Saturday.
James and Cecil Crowner OF south
Ottumwa visited Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Johnston few days recently.
Charles Byrum OF near Blakesburs'
visited relatives and friends here last
week.
Mrs. Frank Johnston and sister. Es,
ter Copeland, and James and Ceci,
Crowner visited Monday afternoon
near Blakesburg at the George BedWei
Ms. James Crowner and littlc
daughter, Grace, visited friends at Bio
~" frank Earhart Of South Ottumwa
was a business visitor here Tuesday
James Knox Of High Point visited
relatives here Sunday evening.
y a 70
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Farm, Notes
Not Written for Farsnera
BY II. 1. RAM.

We have been
asked q good
many times II
there is q certain
remedy for the
cure Of mumps
In aged pigs. We
have never found
any. and We have
tried everything
on the market,
from q cold com
press to q pick
axe. II tho old.
fashioned mumps
ever gets q grip
on the vocal
chords Of q COW
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THE POPULATION.


The total population Of the United States on April
15 1910, including Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico but
excluding the Philippine Islands and other dependen-
ces, which were not enumerated at this time was 3d.,
402,151. OF this number 1972266 contained in
Continental United States" as the census bureau
names that compact body of our country excluding
the three above named detached territories
In19l0 the total number Of people under the jur-
isdiction of the United States was as nearly as is
known l01, 400. This Includes besides those men
toned above, the Philippines with 7635,426
Grated in 1908 Tutua estimated at $780, Guam with
1861, and the Panama Canal strip with 1926
With the exception of China, with its more than
400 million inhabitants, India, with its 800 Millions and
Russia, with 161 millions, the United States is the
most populous country on earth-it has nearly as
many people as France and Germany combined, and
more than the United Kingdom and Japan It has dou
BILE the population Of Italy and Spain together It's pop
ulaton is vesixths of the total population Of North
America and more than double the entire population
of South America
The following table shows the population Of Con-
nental United States at each census the numerical
increase and the rate of increase from census