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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-09
HIT MAN.

The Paughcaughneughsi club
held a picnic Monday out in the coun-
try. The following members were pres
emit: Misses Alice Jeffreys. Maggie
Jeffreys, Maragret Davies. Myrtle
Longaker, Sophia Amesbury. Faye
Phillips, Novella Phillips. Lillian
Owens, Edith Cameron and Jennie
Vincent Trew, Clarence Krebbs, Lucey
Bessey, Willie Trueman and several
others A good time was had by all and
the proceedings were continued until
late hour.
Susie Jefrreys was AN Ottumwa Wis
itor on Monday.
Miss Margaret Davies and Miss AL
ice Jeffreys were Abba visitors Satur-
day
lily Allison and Roy Martin went to
Chicago Monday to witness the wrestl-
ing match.
Quite a large number of the Hite-
man young people went to the water
melon social at Lovilia Friday night.
D. r. Williams was visiting in OF
tumwa at the home Of his parents on
Sunday and Monday.
Hiteman White Sox defeated the
Marysville team last Sunday by the
score Of to 7.
The Lutheran league will hold their
social meeting at the home of G. An-
derson east Of town Saturday OF this
week,
Mrs. w. Horton Of F1agler was a
Hiteman visitor last week. She was
also visiting her daughter Mrs. r..
Simpson in the Ottumwa hospital
D. DaniNs of Oklahoma City was
visiting in Hiteman last-week with
several of his friends Of younger days.
Mrs. Robert Foulkes and family
were visiting in Hiteman last week
from Buxton.
Thomas Quail and j. Foulkes were
visitors IL Hiteman last Saturday and
Sunday.
J. 49, and children were visiting
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-09
A Great Advantage to Working Men,

J. A. Maple, 1875 S. 7th ST., steuben-
vile, O., says: For years l suffered
from weak kidneys and severe blad-
der trouble, l learned Of Foley Kidney
Pills and their wonderful cures so
began taking them and sure enough
had as good results as any I heard
about NV backache left me and to
one of my business. expressman, that
alone is a great advantage. My kidneys
acted free and normal, and that saved
me lot Of misery. 1t is now pleas
ure to work where it used to be mis-
cry Foley Kidney Pills have cured
me and have my highest praise" Clark
Drug Store Owl Drug Store.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-09
Before You Roach tho Limit

of physical endurance and While Your
condition is still durable take Foley
Kidney Pills. Their quick action and
positive results Will delight you. For
backache, nervousness. rheumatis II
and all kidney, bladder and urinary
troubles. Clark Drug Store, Owl Drug
Store.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-09
EddyvllIe Ladies BeautIfyIne Town

Eddyyille, Sept THE Women's
Civic Improvement club held their
regular meeting Tuesday evening in
the city hall. Fifteen ladies were pres
ent and number of subjects were dis
cussed TO, improving existing condi.
TONS They decided to place cement
walk diagonally from the southwest
TO northeast o2zner of the park
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-09

Mr.. and Mrs Frank Wilmeth and
two children Of Lincoln, Nebr., are
guests ut the A. f. Wimeth home
Mrs. Zoe Turner spent asst week In
Chicago.
The Woman's cub he'd pantry sac
Saturda.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-09
Fairfield Girl In Grand oper,.

Fairfield, Sept. miss Anna Sulli-
van left this afternoon for Chicago
after pleasant visit with friends
here. Miss Sullivan has been engaged
by the Chicago-Pklladelphia Grand
Opera company for this season and
VIII join the company in few days.
This is her second season with this
company.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-09
Or. ShdIIenberQer
The Regular and Reliable Chicago
Specialist, who has visited Of
tumwa since 1903, will be at

Ottumwa, Ballingall Hotel,
Friday, Sept. u, 1911.
Zone day only
and return every % days.
Office hours, a. m. to p. m.
Fairfield, Tuesday, Sept. 10.
Bloomfield, Wednesday, Sept. 20.
Abba, Thursday, Sept. 81.
Ottumwa, Friday, Sept. o..
Sigourney, Saturday, Sept. %.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-11-09
Another Change Of the Time.

Nurses and parents do not brighten children SO
much nowadays with foolish stories as they did a
generation or two ago. Children are not terrified
into being good" But in the remoter country
places this Objectionable and dangerous form OF
tyranny still fingers In parts OF Scotland the
bodach still has his terrors for youngsters The
chief OF these specters is THE Son OF Platter
pool from gray spike, silken spike. great cater
pillar" There is almost Shakespearean sugges-
ton about the name This terrific bugbear peers
in at windows. fattens his wicked face against
the pane sharpens his teeth with murderous dis
tinctness. and carries away crying or noisy chill
dren In a twinkling. But he never enters a house
without being called. The threat to summon him
Is enough. and the unhappy child goes to bed
quietly, to brood over nameless terrors in the
dark.-London Chronicle
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-11-09

an exceptionally high grade OF ore.
In colonial days Berenguela was
rich silver mine. The two ores are
In distinct veins.
The tin mines of the northern nelo
Of Bolivia are in two groups-Huayna-
Potosi and Milluni. north OF the Great
Plateau. Included in the lnquisiVl
fields are the mines OF Quimsa
Cruces. Araca and Santa Vela Cruz
The first area is at the southeast
end OF Lake Titicaca. In the noun
tains some $4,000 feet above sea level
During colonial days these ruins were
silver mines, but silver now IN this
locality Is but little more than tradi-
ton, for the. only mining now carried
on is tin mining. There are a great
number of small mining properties in
this locality, but the principal output
comes from the French company.
which owns the Carmen mine OF the
Huayna-Posoti and the Milluni mine.
The Quimsa Cruz or Tres Cruces
district OF Inquisivi is one of the most
promising of the Bolivian fields. 1t Is
in the heart of the COrdillera Real,
which here rises over 1900 feet above
sea level. These fields are about
equidistant from La Paz and Oruro,
but much more accessible to the lat
ter The principal tin property in the
district is the group OF Monte Blanc0
mines, owned by Chilean company,
These mines are on the western slopda
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-11-09

The Socavon de la virgen, San Jose, Huanunl
Negro Pabellon, Morococala and Antiquera Mines
now rich tin mines, were In the old Spanish colon
ial days rich silver mines. tin being held OF
little value that it was rarely extracted. The San
Jose mine is about two miles from Oruro 1t is
both silver andsa tin mine, but the tin Is Of
the greater Importance The Antiquera mines are
near Poopo. on the Antotagasta and Oruro rail-
way. Huanuni is said to contain the richest tin
mines In the department OF Oruro These are To-
Gated about fifteen miles from the station OF
Macnacamaca OF the Antofagasta railway. The
CerrO de Pozacant in which these mines are sit
uated arises to the height OF about 10000 feet
a rough cone in shape. It is laced by innumerable
lodes and veins, some OF which are worked on a
large scale The Cataricagua vein produced in
1905 ore equivalent to 1892 metric tons The
from 20 to so per cent. cassiterite
The Bolivian ores are ground and concentrated
tor the pure cassiterite. In this form Is sand
able part OF the valuable oxide is lost in treat.
ment.
The mines of Negro PabeIlon. Morococala and
Vilacollo are about ten miles south of Huanuni.
near Paria. The principal lode OF the Negro Pa
bellon Is about three feet in width and Is crossed
by several smaller veins. with here and there rich
pockets of cassiterite The barilla obtained from
this Is exceptionally rich, containing more
than 70 per cent metallic tin. Concentrated Bo-
liviau ores rule run about 60 per cent.
a little less. metallic tin In the Morococaa mine
the vein is from twelve to fifteen feet thick. OF
a good grade Of ore.
Berenguela: in the province OF Cochabamba has
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-11-09

OF the Cerro Atarani. The quarters and mine Of
fee of the company are at an elevation OF l4,SOO
feet and some of the lodes mined are l,5OO eet
higher up the mountRtn slope. Among these lodes
in the Santa Fe witch outcrops for about 1000
feet with average width OF from six to nine
feet The ore about IL per cent pure
siterite In pockets the mineral is found nearly
pure In the neighborhood OF the Monte Banco
mines are the mines of BarossO Gotta. Santa Rosa.
La F1orencia, Copacabanca and others
About twenty miles south of Monte Blanco is
the Santa Vela Cruz field. The most important
property in this field is that OF the Concordia
Tin company. an English corporation. The loca.
ton is not quite SO high Monte Blanco. Here
the best mining methods are being adopted and
the property will be without doubt large pro-
Queer, although not yet fully developed.
South of Santa Vea Cruz are the fields OF Saya-
quiri. a new field in which some prospecting has
been done which promises large results and Col
quiri, formerly silver field. but now developing
into tn-producing district.
The northern tin fields OF Bolivia have in the
past suffered much for lack of good transportation
This condition is being greatly improved with the
recent railroad development in the country.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-11-09
Use for the Crickets

The cricket has had other uses besides that OF
afording an excuse for argument In China crick-
cts were frequently trained for fighting purposes
and brisk betting went on over cricket matches
In Florence. too, crickets In cages were hawked
about the streets on Ascension day to be bought
and let loose about the houses in order to insure
year OF good luck. Theophile Gautier mentions
how the people of Madrid kept pet crickets in
small cages decorated with glass ornaments. Also.
presumably. to bring good luck
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-11-09

To illustrate the power and beauty Of
mathematics have proposed the following
problem: What is the amount in cents from
the year till 1910 of one cent compound
ed annually at six per cent interest?
The problem is easily solvable by means
of logarithms, using the well-known form
ula for compound interest.
The number of cents is approximately
2,19s, 500, 900 900, 900 900, 900, OOO oOo, Ooo,.
OOO, 900, 600, OOO, 900, OOO-a figure with 40
numbers in it.
solid sphere it would have q radius of ap-
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-11-09
Where He Drew the Line

Ethel, said Mr.. Brown. Il want you to give
that young man of yours little message from
me-"
Yes, father" said Ethel, blushing.
Tell him that your mother and father don't OBJ
1ect to big gas bills. but they object to his carry
ing the morning paper away with him when he
eaves."-Tit- Bits
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-11-09

This kind of girl becomes rather nuisance to
the boss" himself in time for she is always ready to
take otfense at anything which she considers slight.
Many girls undergo real suffering by having GER
tain work they in the habit of doing given to
some else when it should have been regarded
relief and kindness done to them.
The girls who think of nothing but clothes,
and who will suddenly break into any conversation
with irrelevant remark to tucks gathers
box plaits and demand that you shall give your opn
ion regarding the same is pretty bad worse perhaps
than the girl who thinks too much of her work, but
the latter is nevertheless bad enough.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-11-09

yet presents a picture something near the known
facts about that part of the ancient world which
lies around the Mediterranean sea. Bronze was
no doubt the first metal here used by man, just
emerging from the lowest state Of savagery. Its
superiority for the forming Of weapons and tools
over 6ints, bones. and irehardened sticks was
manifest Whence the European savage derived
it. by what process the metals we're separated
from the ore, whether the alloy of the two metals
was made by man fortuitousy occurred in ma
ture, interesting subjects. but not within the
scope of this article The fact Is, however, that
had pure tin been the first metal known it would
have received but scanty consideration from print
tive man; for, except for its weight. which would
have rendered 1t suitable for mace or club head,
Its want Of strength and softness is such that
for his uses it would have been inferior to flint,
bone or even fre-hardened wood
The remarkable property which certain metals
have, and among these tin Is one of the most con.
spicuous. that when alleged with another metal
the compound possesses a quality OF strength.
hardness malleability. or resonancy superior to
that Of either of the metals entering into the COM
pound is what in its first gave value to the
union Of copper and tin called bronze. At later
period In the worlds history the property which
tin has of not furnishing rather OF being in
a high degree resistent to the decOmposing action
Of air, water and the common acids and alkalis
was taken advantage of In the use Of the metal
as coating for harder and stronger but more
easily affected metals like iron or steel Tin
alone has even now but few industrial uses, prin-
cipally in the making OF certain pharmaceutical
instruments and tin foil For almost every other
purpose for which tin is suitable alloy of
tin and copper. or tin and zinc or tin and lead. or
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-11-09

The papers have lately published the
season for shooting quail and prairie chick
ems in Illinois.
There should be no season for destroy
ing these friends of the farmer.
Our legislators do not read the agricul.
tural reports of the university at Cham
paign, which show that our various birds
feed largely on the injurious insects SO de.
structive to the crops of grain and fruit
everywhere.
The birds are the scavengers of the
fields and the orchards
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-11-09
Ancient
Idea of
Real
Home is
Passing

odoned home while today she presds modern fiat of
Her is coniator while that of her nghbor
next fiat is domineering
They comparative strangers but the spirit
covered the mekness of friends WIFE y home this little
she said to the writer els full of eternal had but what
do We have moved three times already unneg
bo neighbours but the change has been for the
oee The whole trouble appears lie in the fact that
forget that the cheapest form of displaying wisdom find fault
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-11-09
Little
Quail is
True
Friend of
Farmer
BY w. w. DAVIS
Chica8o

ege reckless hunters the should shooting
q Unable
Farmers should have conspicuous notices fences and
shooting under penalty if the rascals persist
them off,
Let have the of the birds and
hungry for that kind of raise Plymouth Rocks
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-11-09

81 am going home," was the remark
made to me by friend and l Immediately
responded by asking: 'sWhere is your
homer" And the reply came: Gin flat
building" But homes are few and flats
are many.
The old idea of real home is fast dis
appearing. Clearly, the change has come
to stay; it may be worse as time goes by,
but improvement is beyond hope.
What is the remedy? Simply to make
the best of the situation instead of the
worst.
The wife of my friend was reared in an
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-11-09
$29,344,Y72

AOtoA ''............ $IS,S44,oII
This exceeds largely the imports of any other
metals except iron and stee-gold and silver not
being considered true imports II the total value
Of tin imported into the United States could be
given. including all manufactured articles and
alloys at the proportionate value of the tin there
In contained. the amount would probably be over
$40.0O0.00O for the year 1909
About one-tourth OF the tim imported is used
for the making of tin plates. sheet steel dipped
in tin. and the bulk OF the remainder goes into
the alloys of which there scores OF varieties
containing different proportions of tin with copper
zinc. lead. nickel. silver and anthony
Metallic tin Is rarely found in nature and then
never in commercial quantities Fine grains OF
the metal sometimes occur in the gold OF
several localities. principally In Bolivia and in
Siberia. There are number OF tin compounds,
oxides chlorides and suphides, but there is but
one ore OF any considerable importance in tin
mining. and that is the binoxide OF tin stannic
acid called tinstone cassiterite Tinstone Is
OF various colors-brown. gray. yellow. red or
extraordinarily due to the presence OF peroxide
OF Iron or manganese. In its pure state the ore
Is nearly colorless. 1t is a remarkably hard and
heavy mineral. so hard that 1t will often strike fire
from flint. and of specific gravity 81. about equal
in weight to anthony. and not much less than
cast iron.
Tin mining bears many resemblances to gold
mining Like gold tin is foune either in veins.
running through older rock formations ar in ailp-
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-11-09

steel. iron or brass coated with TIM is more suit
able. and It is these uses of tin. as an alloy OF
as coating, which give it its real value and its
place in the arts and industries Just as primitive
man would have found but little for pure iron.
30 civilized man might easily dispense with it
were 1t not for its alloy or as a pre-
sentative coating As such it is of enormous use
to the world and easily ranks among the four or
1--WE most valuable metals. Or the so-caied COM
mon metals 1t is the least widely distributed and
the most costly.
The value of the imports of tin into the United
States as given by the bureau of statistics is now
about $30.O0O.OO0 year. In 1907 it amounted to
nearly $43.0O000O This includes ore bar and
block tin. and some OF the manufactures thereof,
and also tin plate. but does not include the ordi-
nary alloys OF tin, such bronze, pewter, gun
metal. and bell metal, nor does 1t include a very
large importation of manufactured articles in
which tin is considerable and sometimes the
major element OF value
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-11-09

proxmatey the distance Of the earth the $40 times
10000 or 4,225, $1,000 miles
Indeed would think that the interest
would be great
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-11-09
Work
Alone
Some Girls
Take Much In.
tereSt in Labor
By JULIA REED

J | !
MAY SEEM somewhat paadoxical to that girl may
take too much in her work it nevertheless
OF there is the class of girl (and she might be
called almost typical numerous) merely poised
speak, her position temporarily waiting until she
! H2 shall fute a husband home but there also
the girl who becomes wrapped in her work that only
the rarest occasion she take beyond the
She early and late until she practically
wreck, and is imposed quite matter of
OF is that she who wishes succeed
whole heart into her work. This is Mfevident
But there and safe level between nging ones work and
living for that and nothing else
The good should also be the all she
she the
workshop something
little base of operations
quickly get Of avoiding pesten
the girl constantly quoting the bo Dragging the quantity
quality Of the work she does
amusing things that happen the Office legitimate subjects
conversation will be welcomed when recounted home
boarding house. purely business details
looat nlinn Of ntera fol- theou
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-11-09


HETHER tin. as such. was
known to the ancient world
is a mooted question. Most
probably It was not, although
the alloy Of copper and tin
called bronze was used ages
before that time whereof the
earliest legends run and loose
ly called the dawn Of history.
1t is common to say that the
age of bronze followed the
age of stone and that both
are prehistoric. Unscientific
as Is such a marshaling Of
ages" AND untrue II applied
to man the world over. it
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-11-09

vial deposits which represent the remains OF the
same veins washed down from the hills after the
disintegration of the surrounding rock through
the action of air and water and cold and heat
Unlike gold tin occurs in a compound, cassiterite
while gold is generally more or less pure The
tin mines of Cornwall in England and OF Bolivia
are mostly vein deposits, while those OF the Malay
Peninsular. the Dutch Islands and elsewhere are
aluvial.
The following figures give approximately the
worlds production Of tin in 1908 Quantities are
given In short tons (2OO0 pounds) and the
duction from in tin ingots is made:
Short Tons
Straits Settlements NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $3.50
Island OF Banka Observation-Disclosures. 1880
AuSlTaIla O,00z
Cornwall ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6.O48
Island of Billion Observation-Disclosures. 2,464
South Africa NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1904
TOTAL 1858
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-22
WILLIAM COWAN IS
VICTIM OF ACCIDENT
Falls Under Street Car and
Left Arm Is Almost
Severed.

William Co1an, 6l3 South Third West
street, compos,or for the star Print
ing company fell under the wheels Of a
Poplar Grove car at l;30 o'clock this
morning with the result that his lett arm
was severed almost entirely from the
body. The crushed member was ampu
tatcd Al lhc shoulder a few minutes
later at the Judge Mercy hospital.
Poplar Grove car No i05 was making
its last outbound "trip and had reached
The corner OF Second South and West
Temple streets when the accident took
place, The car stopped AT the crossing
on the east side Of the street iDtcVscc~
ton. and after taking on a number
of passengers started ana made the turn
west on West Temple street. \ mo-
ment after the car had passed tho west
intersection OF the streets and was NOV
ing rapidly Cowan ran and attempted TO
board IL from the front end,
As he crasped the hand rods he slipped
failing under the front wheels OF the
car. IT was stopped as quickly as posi-
bic and when Cowan. was discntaneled
from the wheels his left arm hung in his
coat sleeve almost entirely separated from
jured man unconscious
The patrol wagon was summoned and
The injured man was rushed 10 the Judge
Mercy hospital.
The car was driven by Conductor j.
H. Hughes. The accident was Witnessed
by a number OF bystandsrs,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-22
PROMINENT UTAHNS
ARE GOING EAST

4 number OF prominent citizens OF Utah
arc going cast this week on various mis-
sions. Governor William Spry leaves TO-
morrow TO attend the Omaha lana show,
the Mining congress AZ Chicggo and the
presentation OF the silver service To the
hattleship Utah. The governor VIII make
addresses at the land show and mining
cougr"ss and will take tho leading part
IN the presentation ceremony NJ New
York. IL" VIII hc absent from The state
until November ..
john Dorm. president of the America n
Mining congress. l"Ii yesterday FOR CHI
rago To- presld" over she sessions OF that
body. He w5s accompanied by Jesse
Knight Of Provo and Duncan MacVichie
Of this city, Or. Joseph Kiugahury. who
is noI at MINNEAPOLIS. viii attend the
congress. and ~. :. Joseph has uIready
gone cost % be prcsent az the session.