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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-09
'OTTUMWA WOMAN
HAS OIL RELICS
MRS. TIP. BAKER HAS 2 BOOKS
NEARLY 100 YEARS OLD AND
OLD SCRIPT.

Not to be outdone in the possession
Of old books by Mrs. Black OF Kirk
Vile, who catalogued an almost end.
less variety Of antique literary spec
linens in recent issue OF the Courier,
Mrs. T. P. Baker, 552 West Second
street. says that she, too. has some old
timers. She made good on her asser-
ton by the display Of a pair of old
works Of the days Immediately follow
ing revolutionary times. One Of these
was a history Of the war Of 1872, pub
lished in 1919 in England, while the
other was the life OF Andrew Jackson.
published in 1917. She also has piece
Of script Of the shinplaster variety,
bearing date OF Dec. /, 1916. on the
bank of Ontario. The not called for SO
cents.
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THE EVENING STORY.
sERAPHINE's FREAKS.
Nv Temple Bailey.

Copyright, 1911, by Associated Liter
airy Press.)
Nothing ever happened in. Sera-
phiLe's life. She lived in little gray
cottage on a country road. where the
winds of winter shook the window
panes until they ratified. Seraphine's
grandmother went early to work, and
the little girl was left alone. she
would look out of the south window
down the long road and wish for
somebody or something to appear
Now and then her wish was grant
ed. and farmers wagon would drive
by loaded with produce for the city
market. The mail man came once a
day.. but he rarely stopped at Sera-
phine's cottage.
IF only something would happen"
sighed Seraphine in her loneliness.
"When you grow up you can make
them happen" her grandmother said,
but now you must have patience"
az hate patience said Seraphine"
It is better than rebellion" her
grandmother said, and went cray to
work.
Serephine looked once more out of
the south window and down the long
road, and hoped that farm wagon
would pass, or the mail carrier or
even stray dog.
She new n could have hoped, how
ever. for the coming Of such a cav
alcade es really did appear. First
was shown a row Of bobbing black
figures silhouetted against the sun
chino Coming nearer. Seraphine saw
that very large woman was packed
into very small cart drawn by Il
lazy donkey; 2 very tall, thin man
tramped beside her: two very little
people trotted behind, and moon
faced G, gentleman. with his coat
buttoned up tight to his chin and his
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-09
THE PUBLICITY BUREAU.

In another column the Courier
publishes letter endorsing the pro-
position for a state publicity bureau
in Iowa from Hugh Chalmers, the man
who quit position paying $4,000 a
year to engage in the automobile man
ufacturing business. 'What iowa
reeds most today" said Mr. Chalmers,
is to be advertised, and cannot con-
ce1ve OF anything that would get peo-
nile to investigate Iowa with view 10
locating there, more than to be able
to intelligently give out information
about rour great state, so that peo-
ME outside the state may know Just
what advantages the state offers:
sincerely hope that the legislature will
pass the appropriation. and | believe
that if it does it will never nave
cause to regret its action
The publicity bureau plan was en-
dorsed bv the Iowa League of Com
rrercial clubs and the Association OF
Iowa Daily NEWSPAPERS at thelr recent
Joint meeting in Des MONIES. ENDORSE
me mt was given to the plan alter an
investigation of the workings OF PUBIC
ityf bureaus in other states proved
that great results had been obtained
through this means. The states tnal
made the greatest gains in population
we're those that most effectively adver-
tised their resources. Iowa has made
no systematic move to give publicity
to its wonderful resources, although no
state has greater agricultural, indus
trial and commercial opportunities to
hold forth to prospective settlers.
Iowa needs an active publicity and
development bureau whose duties II
shall be to arrange statistics and other
information in reference to the state
advantages, to promote the establish
ment ard development Of Industries,
agricultural and commercial interests
and encourage such measures as Will
brina fowans to true realization OF
the greatness Of their state and ex-
tend knowledge of the state, its people
and it's resources throughout the
world by legitimate advertising:
This is one question that should re-
ceiye the most serious consideration
of the legislature, for no measure pend
ing in the present session holds forth
such great promises of certain returns.
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convention held in Halifax in 1902, and
Endorsed at every subsequent annual
cQnYantiQn II rims 40 fnl1nus.

convention held in Halifax in 1902, and
Endorsed at every subsequent annual
convention. It runs as follows:
while the tariff should primarily be
framed for Canadian interests, it
should nevertheless give a substantial
preference to the mother country, and
also to any other part of the British En-
pire with which reciprocal preferential
trade can be arranged, recognizing
always that under any conditions the
minimum tariff must afford adequate
protection to all CANADIAN producers. -
The farmers find their reasons for
demanding free trade clearly put by
the Toronto Tribune, which represents
them as asking for freedom; free
dom to buy and sell in the worlds
markets" They are Favorable to free
trade with the motherland." t"They not
only pay large tax to the govern
ment under the protective system, but
for every dollar that goes into the pub
lice Golfers two or three go into the
pockets of the protected manufac tur-
ers.''
"All the conservative papers," the
Digest adds, think that Premier Lau-
rier, "a cheap politician" has been de-
ceiving them in this matter, and Lon
don (England) paper tries to give a
verdict on the situation. After declar-
ing that IF the Republic and the Do
minion were to become a fiscal unit,
it is evident that the next step would
be political amalgamation." The Out
look concludes that neither in the
United States nor Canada do practical
politicians look for any immediate re-
suits" from the tariff negotiations now
going on at Washington. This well-in-
formed paper proceeds:V
cat the present time the Canadians
are intensely proud of their past his
tory, exultant in their present pros
perity, and confident of their future.
There Is no people whose nationalisn1
is more strongly pronounced or better
justified. They are in no mood for
merging themselves in America-even
if they loved the Stars and Stripes.
Nor, again, are they eager to take on
color question: They have dealt sue
cessfully with their Redskins, far more
successfully than have their neighbors,
but they are by no means minded to
enter into political partnership with
nine or ten millions of colored citi-
zens. These, with some others, are
powerful deterrents against political
union with the states, and for a GER
tain number of years may be depended
upon. but only as tending to keep up
the existing frontiers between the two
countries. 1t would be quite possible,
let dilatory Englishmen remember, for
Canada to enter into commercial ar
rangements with the States, which, in
effect, If not in name, would cut her off
from the British Empire, and, without
amalgamating her in the Southern
Union, would leave her practically an
independent and unattached republic"
The London Times correspondent at
Toronto describes "the anxiety" that
reigns in Canada over the question and
adds that outside the organized farm
ers it is difficult to find any feeling fav-
orable to reduction Of the duties bea
tween the two countries"
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AN OREGON MAN HEARD.

There has been so much heard from
speakers and writer's of other states
concerning the working of the Oregon
election laws that it is interesting to
hear the opinion of an Oregon man on
this question. President Holman OF
the Oregon State Bar association adj
dressed a banquet in Chicago Satur-
day night and took issue with those
who believed the Oregon laws a pan
acea for all civic ills. Mr.. Holman.
pointed out, first, that many Of the
propositions carried in Oregon by use
of the Initiative and referendum had
been voted on by only from 40 to IS
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CANADIANS OPPOSE TREATY.

From the manner IN when the press
If Canada has received the proposed
reciprocity treaty it may be seen thai
there is about as much opposition
there as there is here to the plan now
nlaced before our congress and the Ca
madam parliament. The Literary Di-
pest quotes number Of. Canadian pa
pers on this question. The opinion OF
the eastern Canadian press in antici-
nation Of reciprocity, it says. may be
generally surmised from the following
editorial utterances of the Toronto
News:
.eThe News believes that any consid-
cradle measure of reciprocity with the
republic would result disastrously to
Canada's store of natural resources,
to Canadian manufacturers, to Cana
dian workmen, to Canadian merchants.
and to decisive majority of Canadian
farmers, whose best market is their
own home market found chiefly in our
own industrial centers. At the same
time the consumer has a genuine
grievance against overcapitalized mer-
gers which unduly enhance the price
OF commodities to earn dividends on
their extravagant issues of stock. The
remedy is not, however, to be found in
tearing down the tariff against the
United States, for that would merely
destroy industries which employ Cana
dian workmen and substitute United
States or International trusts for Ca
madam oppressors.
cit is clear that instead of conceding
more favors to foreign nations already
highly favored in the Canadian mar
kets. we should rather increase the
British preference"
This is more clearly and more pre-
cisely stated, says the Digest, in a res
elution passed by the Manufacturers
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10 6lIIolBW v .sI9loA eql 10 luso led
this number, or from 25 to IS per cent
Of the voters, was sufficient to carry
the measures at the polls, This
brought about in great many cases,
he said, government by minority.
II want the people of Illinois to look
at the unfavorable results we have OBJ.
tanned in Oregon before they make the
mistake we did," said Mr.. Holman In
speaking against the initiative and
referendum. He added:
I'VE In Oregon have already entered
upon experimental legislation OF
vicious tendency. Among the meas.
ures passed In 1910 was one that
threatens the state with the single
tax, and the consequent sacrifice to the
state of private land and property
holdings. A movement is under way
to put every county in the state under
the single tax and then extend it to
the state generally.
"In Oregon today any person, moved
by any motive, may have any initiative
or referendum measure placed upon
the official ballot. All that is needed
Is petition and 10000 signatures
and professional signature getters will
get the signatures for consideration.
"The initiative and referendum
twice has come near closing. the Uni
versity Of Oregon, Of which am a
trustee. The legislature in 1905 voted
the usual appropriation of $47,500 for
keeping up the university. A referen.
dunn petition was fled, the money was
kept in the state treasury, and but
that the professors of the university
agreed to work for nothing pending
the vote, the university would have
have been closed. Two years later al
though we overcame The first assault,
another attack on the appropriation
was made. The university was saved
by only $3.50 votes. Is this intelligent
voting, thus to strike at public educa-
ton and attempt to disgrace a state?'
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we want you to see us when we are
dressed up, doing our stunts, so We
are going to send you some tickets for
you and your grandmother, and you
must come and see me drive In the
golden slipper, and the strong man lift
the pony and the clown when his face
is all whitened up"
And ,eraphine went and her grand
mother went with her, and they never
ceased to talk Of the strange things
that happened when the freaks came
to the little gray house.
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MccarvIlIss Married Finy Ysafs

TT. Dodge, Feb. 7-Mr. and Mr.:
Joseph McCarville, who reside on the
Lizard, farming district, observed.
their golden wedding anniversary Fri.
day with great ceremony. relatives
and friends from far and near attend.
ing. Father Joseph McCarville. . ron.
said mass and the couple weSo res
married before many guests, the CORE
mony being made very realistic with
wedding decorations. bells, flowers and
feast at the close to which all the
guests participated,
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man elected to the United States

"A man elected to the United States
senate under the Oregon plan would
not know just exactly who he was re-
sponsible to. He might figure that ne
was responsible to the dear peepul, ;"
but he would soon find that II he TOOK
sides on anything, he could not please
many of them. Politically he would be
In the same fix as Mark Twain's mule:
"Without pride Of ancestry or hope OF
pCsterity"
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1t recovering.
Mrs, Kate Snow and son Herbert Of
Abba were Blakesburg visitors Thurs-
day. n S
Grace williams visited Wednesday
near Union Chapel with her sister Mrs.
Ralph Snow.
Johnny limbaugh visited the first Of
the week In Eddington, y Ill. with his
mother Mrs. Jesse Mcdonald, whom ha;
had not seen for thirty three years,
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Ke.o kuk Constitution-Democrat-
OF many slogans submitted for Of
tumwa's consideration the Constitu-
tion-Democrat votes in favor OF
1.-THE City That's Laying for You" the
suggestion Of some frank and trutnfui
Ottumwan. It's finely descriptive,
especially since the recent renewal OF
lawlessness.
Why, Keokuk, how positively brutal
of YOU.
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EVELYN Arthur See, the apostle OF
the absolute life," has been indicted
on a charge, the penalty for which is
imprisonment from one to twenty
years. Any man with a name like
Evelyn" should consider himself
lucky II he gets off with less than life
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BY dropping a III" in the story OF the
Gould-Decies wedding yesterday the
Courier compositor made it the Cold
Decies" wedding. Perhaps this ex-
presses it about right anyway.
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Congressman Macon of Arkansas Is
proving himself fitting colleague OF
that other sterling Arkansas traveller,
Senator Jeff Davis.
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tons for miles are the fertile fields
OF tho Shenandoah. THE storehouse OF
rac South" as 1t was known in Civil
War times.
Here and there. amid groves OF oaks
and ems, are colonial homes occupied
~ descendants OF those who made
virginia famous in times of peace and
var Here also IN Clarke and the ad-
lo!hlnS counties of Frederick and Page,
are preserved The best customs Of PAST
generations. From these feltile feel IL
the children Of worthy sires nave been
.oth 10 depart, and. remaining, have
Kept the traditions Of the past This
gives 10 this section a social life that
rare and almost IDEAL.
1t was the beauty OF the country.
combined with the delightful social
atmosphere. that induced Mr.. and .M,.
Gilpin, in looking for a country home
TO locate near Boyce. Soon after nur.
ehhsinS and combining several estates
they began planning for an ideal country
nome. Ihey were Wiling to go slowly in
order that the home might be perfect
in every respect Their IDEAL home
was along tae lines of the later colo
NAL period. and az II now stands read,
for occupancy. II is said to be The res,
reproduction OF that type OF house tina
mas peen erected IN recent years. IT
mas taken nearly three years to build
Leaving Boyce BY the way OF, the
| IKE the hrst country house on the
| Fisn, is Kentmere. the present home
OF MI and Mrs. Gnpin. This house
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white orchids and lilies Of the valley.
Mrs. George Riggs Gather. Jr.. is a
sister-in-law OF the bride. was the
matron Of honor. She wore gown OF
sof: old gold satin trimmed with fringe
of the same material, and carried O
bouquet Of Lady Hillington roses.
Miss Frances Imogen vanderpoel. a
cousin of the bride, and one OF this
seasons debutanteH, was the maid OF
honor. Her gown was of white lace
with the drapery caught with golden
butterflies. and she carried Perle roses.
The bridesmaids were Miss Nina
Gather. Miss Melville st. George Lem
mon, Miss Isabel F. Goodenow, Miss
Anna A. stump. Miss Maude A. Aid
rich. OF New York. a sister OF the
groom. and Miss Dorothy Hill, Of Gin
cinnati. They wero gowned alike IN
white chiffon over whiSe satin. trim
med In gold. and carried gold baskets
filled with Perie roses.
\ Following the ceremony large re-
ception was held at the home OF the
brides parents. 8o2 Cathedral Place.
The color scheme at the house was
yellow and white and masses of yellow
and white roses were used to decorate
tho rooms. The lights were shaded In
white and gold. a. seated supper was
served for the! bridal party. at which
covers were laid for twenty-five
guests. The decorations for this table
wore all in white, with oentrcpiece
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stands In grove and is on rhe Kent
mere estate. which is now part OF
scaleby. Mrs. Gilpin has lived at
kentmere since work on the new home
began. and has given active supervi-
sion TO the work. This house was
built by Thomas Hyde. vice-president
OF the Rigss National Bank. of Wash
ihston. and was purchased about five
years ago by Mrs. Gilpln."
At the Woman's Club.
Mrs. James Ware Durham, chairman
OF the meeting OF tho Woman's Club
to-morro" afternoon, will tell of a
personal audience with the present
Pope. Mrs Durham Is charming
speaker, simple and almost childlike
In manner. and yet full of wit and AMI
nation. She will certainly keep up
the high standard which has chnrac-
terized all the clubs entertainments
this season.
On Wednesday afternoon at half-past
! o'clock the Round Table will meet
to discuss The Broad Highway un-
der the direction OF Miss Josephine
Steer.
Visiting In Louisville.
Miss Nellie Blrdsong. who Is teach
ing this winter in the Training School
for Teachers at Bowling Green, KY,
is a guest in tho home OF, Dr. w. W
Landrum. formerly of this city, but
| now pastor OF the Broadway Baptist
Church. In Louisville, Ky. Miss Bird
song has recently completed q course
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of white roses and lilies of the valley.
Later In the evening, Mr.. and Mrs.
Aidrich left for a wedding journey.
and on their return will occupy the
apartment they have taken in New York.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer Aldrich. tho
Misses Aldrich and Mr.. and Mrs. James
Aldrlch, OF New York; Mr.. and Mrs.
William C. Meissner OF Garden City.
l. l.: Fir. and Mrs. Talcott Hunt Clarke,
Of Youngstown. o.; the former am
bassador to France, Henry White. OF
Washington; Horace Dali. of New
York: Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Penny
Gather. of Boston, john Campbell
White. OF Washington; Mrs l. G
Vandarpoel, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cur
tbs. Mr.. and Mira. Theodore Morris and
Frederick Pinkus and Walter D. Pink
us, of New York; Miss Mabel Hume
John Hume and Hon. Harry ID. ella.
baugh. chief Justice OF the District
Supreme Court. Washington; Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Hoyt Granger and Miss
Granger. OF Philadelphia Mrs. Robert
B. Dixon. OF Boston: Gaylord Clarke,
of Warrenton; Richard W. CARING
ton. Of Richmond Mr.. and Mrs H..
Bradley Davidson, OF Washington:
Alexander Macdonald. OF san Francis.
c.; Mr.. and Mrs. H. Gwyn Taylor. of
Melbourne; A. Vanderpoel. of Yale
University; Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin
! Weems. OF Winchester. and DIR. and
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+ at the Columbia University in New

|, at the, Columbia University In New
York.
Aidrich--Gaitber.
One of the largest and most fashion
able weddings of the season was cele-
brated Tuesday evening in Baltimore.
when Miss Iinogene Gather daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Riggs Gather.
was married TO Spencer Wyman Aid
rich. Jr.. OF New York. The ceremony
was performed at o'clock In Grace
Protestant Episcopal Church by the
rector, Dr.. Arthur Chiffon Powell. Tho
chancel was decorated with palms and
yellow end white roses. aud white
flowers We're used on the altar
The bride entered the church with
her father, by whom she was given in
marriage, and she was met at tho
chancel steps by the groom attended
by his best man. Fl. Granger Gather.
brother of the bride. Tho ushers were
r. Baldwin Myers. Of Norfolk: Gaylord
Lee Clarke. Of Warrenton; DR.. Howard
Fl. Hume, of Washington. D. c.. Stuart
G. Christian. of Richmond; Dudley NJ
Cooper, OF New York, and w. Nelson
Page. Of Winchester.
The brides gown was an exquisite
creation of white satin, with. court
train. deliberately embroidered In
pearls, and trimmed with old duchess
and point lace. She wore tulle veil
fastened with sprays OF orange bios
SONS and carried a shower bouquet OF
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Kimonos, Dressing Sacques and
Blanket Robes Make Accountable Gifts

The cold snap of the last few DAYS brings forc;Jby
to mind the need of warm Kimono or Blanket Robe
these early mornings. The kind offer for tomorrow
and its usefulness as Christmas gifts.
:, tanelette kimonos, shirred yoke back and front
s sol ground, flower designs border trimmed CT En
Fanneette Kimonos Empire effect, flower dc.
sfns saa shades satin and button 81 OF
liihHneoi special ....................... D1 40
Eianneettc Dressing Sacque, long sleeves, high
neck, with small roll collar, belted at waist line fsO
assorted colors eD/r
Flannelette Dressing Sacques, long sleeves, high
neck, with sailor collar. scalloped down
CSC and dS''so =. waist ne assorted colors SIPS
;, Ladies Blanket Bath Robes solid ground with
flower design, small rolling collar. patch p9 no
pockets to side, cord at neck and waist 1ZsyS
Blanket Bath Robe, in many dainty lowered e.
ecs, border down front, large sailor collar cuffs and
pockets; trimmed in satin cord at neck and pE NN
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Mrs Archibald Cary Randolph. of
Charlottesville.
Iacicnl This week,

Another very interesting event In
SOCIAL and musical circles of Richmond
WIN De the musical given at the As
sembly Hall in Ginter Park on Satur-
DAY night, December o. at Sis O'Clock
Ihe affair is under the direction of the
GIFTS Club OF Ginter Park. an auxil-
iary to Pine Camp. and very inter-
esting program OF illustrated songs
has been arranged.
Patronesses for the affair are Mes.
danes. William Duke. Crawford Redd,
Frank Sutton. Uinckney. Lyon D. Lar
u.s.. John Reed, Cover. Stewart Bryan.
~ K. English. w. F. kapp. G. FL Whit
field, NJ. B. Hoge. Jr. j. @. Metcalf w.
L. Sheppard. William A. Anderson
James w. Durham. w. a. Sampson. w.
w. Archer. F. H., Wilkinson, G. d. pi.
cot. w. E. Seal. If. NJ. Gillian, L. d
Aylett. John Eggleston. Earl Miileer
and Miss Annie T. Kent
Thoso taking part in the program
for the evening will be Mrs. Thomns
Whittett, Mrs. Gulgon. Mrs Reinhardt
Mrs. Norman Call. Mrs. o B. Currv
Mrs. Cubberley and Mrs. CABOT.
Ten on Wednesday,.
TIL, tea to be given at the home ~
Mrs. q. j.. Dickinson, 2610 East Broad
Street. from 4 to s o'clock ON Wednes-
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