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CHAPTER VII. Continued

Well, It ended by Jim's graciously
permitting Bella to remair-there be-
Ing nothing else to do-and by his
magnanlmously agreeing to keep her
real Identity from Aunt Selma and Mr..
HARRISON. and to break the news Of
her presence to Anne and the rest It
created a sensation beside which
Anne's pearls faded away, although
they came to the front again soon
enough
Jim broke the news at once, gather.
Ing everybody but HARRISON and Aunt
Selma In the upper hall He was
palpitatingly nervous. but he tried to
carry It of with a high hand.
IT'S unfortunate" he said, looking
around the circle OF faces. each one
frozen with amazement, and Just a
suspicion. perhaps. OF incredulity.
It's particularly unfortunate for her.
You all know how high.strung she ls.
and II the papers should get hold OF It
well, we'll all have to make It as
easy as we can for her"
With Jim's eye on them. they all
swallowed the butler story without a
gulp. But Anne was Indignant.
It's like Bella" she snapped. well.
she has made her bed and she can lie
on It. I'm sure | shan't make It for
her But II you want to know my
opinion, Mr.. HARRISON may be a fool.
but you can't ram two Bellas, both nee
Knowles. down Miss Caruthers' throat
with stick"
We had not thought OF that before
and every one looked blank. Finally,
however. Jim said Bella's middle name
was Constantia, and we decided to
call her that. But It turned out after
ward that nobody could remember It
In a hurry, and generally when we
wanted to attract her attention. we
walked across the room and touched
her on the shoulder. 1t was quicker
and safer. al.
The name decided. we went down.
stairs In line to welcome Bella, to
try to make her feel at home, and to
forget her deplorable situation. Leila
had worked herself into n really sym.
pathetic frame OF mind
Poor dear" she said, on the way
down. Now don't grin. anybody, Just
be cordial and glad to see her. hope
she doesn't cry: You know the spells
she takes"
We stopped outside the door. and
everybody tried to look cheerful and
sympathetic and not grinny-which
was as hard as looking as II we had
had cup Of tea-and then jim
threw the door open and we filed in.
Bella was comfortably reading by
the fire. She had her feet up on
a stool and pillow behind her head.
She did not even look at us for a min.
ute: then she merely glanced up as
she turned page.
Dear me-" she said mocklngly,
what lot OF frumps you all are! I
had hoped It was some one with my
breakfast"
Then she went on reading. As Leila
said afterward. that kind Of person
ought to be divorced.
Aunt Selma came down Just then
and ! left everybody trying to ex.
plain Bella's presence to her. and fed
to the kitchen. The HARRISON man
appeared while was sitting hopeless.
" In front Of the gas range. and show.
Cd me about It.
II don't know that ever saw one"
he said cheerfully. but know the
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DenomInationaI Puzzle.

The wife Of prominent Unitarian
clergyman is still wondering what her
cook meant. She was new cook, and
there was every reason to believe she
was good cook. At any rate, she
had unquestionably served in good
families. and she brought the best Of
references. Nevertheless, her new
mistress did not hesitate to give her
few instructions.
"One thing want you to remem.
Der, Nellie" said she. "is the way we
like our oatmeal. Don't leave 1t wa
terry. But we don't like 1t hard and
dry, either"
Trust me. num-" responded the
cook, confidently. "I'll get It right,
never fear. I've worked In Unitarian
families before"
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L, Mennonite Minister.

Miss Anna ]. Allebach is the first
woman to be elected minister OF the
Mennonite church in this country, al.
though there are two women in Hol-
land acting in that capacity. She is
president Of the New York University
Philosophical society. Her ordination
took place on January Is In Philadel.
phia.
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One Hapnx Condition.

Wireless is a wonderful thing. isn't
1t? It's going to take the place
Of everything = telegraph, telephone,
thought transference-why. they even
transmit newspaper photographs that
way"
"Yes, but there's one thing they'll
never do with wireless"
What's that?"
"Wire-pulling."
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GovERNoR-ELEcT OF GEORGIA

Governor.elect Hoke Smith OF Geor.
gia, who exposed plot Of New York
cotton spectators to infect the cot
ton fields with the boil weevil for the
purpose Of cutting future crops short
and enabling the spectators to win
a fortune by going long" Of the cot
ton market, was member Of Presi-
dent Cleveland's cabinet, He was last
fall elected governor Of Georgia.
The first information Of the plot
came in a letter to Mr.. Smith from a
man whose name he refuses to give,
but In whom he places entire conf
dence. At Mr.. Smiths request the
writer came from New York for per-
sonal visit with the governor-elect.
Convinced by the evidence offered
by this informant. Governor-elect
Smith gave prompt warning to the
farmers and the planters of the south
that two plotters have In their posses.
sion at least 100000 live boil wee.
vils. and are waiting their opportunity
to scatter these disastrous insects
over Georgia and South Carolina.
The exposure created the liyeliest
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HANDLES BIG EDITORIAL JOB

Hugh Chisholm gave a dinner re-
Gently to the American contributors
to the Encyclopedia Britannica.
There are $500 contributors to this
stupendous work In England and
America. They have written 10000 ar.
ticles. comprising 50,OOO.OOO words.
Editing all this Is an enormous under.
taking and even the proof reading Is
a stupendous job
The issuing Of the encyclopedia is
the greatest undertaking in modern
literature. Even the binding Of It may
create panic in the market for fine
leather. The binding Of 1000 copies
requires $1,000 skins. What makes
the task Of producing the work more
serious is the fact that 1t is brought
out in rs volumes simultaneously,
whereas the last previous edition was
published one volume at a time and
took IA years to complete.
Mr.. Chisholm has "a editors work.
ing under him and the cost of prepar.
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CHOSEN SENATOR FROM MAINE

No climate in the country has been
regarded as less encouraging to the
growth Of Democratic timber than
that Of the Pine Tree state, but since
the thaw Of last September the mete-
geological conditions have been al
tereda
1t was admitted by some political
Jeremiahs that a Democratic COVER
nor might slip through the breach in
the Republican lines and intrench
himself at Augusta. but the most en-
thusiastic visionary hardly dreamed
Of Democratic legislature or a DEM
ocratic senator. Not since 1856. when
Hannibal Hamlin crossed the Kenne-
bee, had Democratic senator been
sent to the national capital from
Maine, and not for thirty years had
any New England state elected Dem
ocratic senator.
So. as Democratic senator from
Maine. Charles F. Johnson will natu-
ro11v ha tho confor ~ intoroct Uhon ho
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Ihlnas He Had Missed.

81 never spent money as freely a.
you do" said the young mans father.
Neither did play football nor en-.
gage In other hazardous amusement :"
IT'S too bad" WAS the thoughtless
reply. but don't see why you should
tell mo your troubles"
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A Hard Job.

so that's the baby. eh?"
That's the baby"
well, hope you will bring II up
to be conscientious. God fearing
man.
II am afraid that will be rather
difiicult."
"Pshaw! As the twig Is bent the
trees inclined"
II know, but this twig Is bent on
being girl. and we are inclined to
let Il 20 at that"
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reaches Washington suppant Hale He had
nce legislator than his distinguished but he had long
experience in public life.
The newly the old
Wnsow the Kennebec England both
sides his father being maker but
ahluen Young
due time to Bowdoin college, entering with Of 1879
After his graduation studied
bring in He admitted 1886
inued practice then o
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Have to Pull Them In.
Ella-There are just as good fish
In the sea
stella-But you have to have pull
to land them.
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throughout especially view the fact that
Atlanta
this
Smith North Carolina,
Georgia admitted Atlanta his
1872 He delegate
the Cleveland
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Couldn't

go homo with your wife and settle
your troubles out Of court"
mo. your honor, I refuse to strike .
voman!"
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The measure OF what we love and
admire is the measure Of our own
worth.-Dobson.

Improved Irrigated. Per acre SIi.50 cash, balance
H06 annually eight years. Good buildings, fenced,
7 acres hne level we'll drained soil old water rights,
close 10 railrOad and town. $50 acres alfalfa and
grain. Write for full description and photographs.
WALTER BOOTH BELLEvCK, IDAHO.
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fact that for the first time in its history the encyclopedia to be
India paper edition will
(2S index
be lifted time Mr. Chisholm work
eight He from position London
Times and he back
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ELECTRIC RAILWAYS EXPERT

There Is now movement In New
York for the building and operation
of new subway to relieve the con.
gested traffic conditions, and one Of
the prominent bidders for the work is
Frank ]. sprague. whose portrait Is
shown. Mr.. Sprague Is one of the
best known and most highly success.
ful electrical engineers In the coun.
try. At one time he was an assistant
to Thomas A. Edison and is known
as the pioneer Of the modern electric
railway. He founded an electric rail.
way and electric companies and has
been engaged In electrical work in
navy yards. torpedo stations and bat.
tleships.
The other bidders are William Me-.
Adoo. who constructed the Hudson
river tubes; John Bradley, large con.
tractor, and the management of the
present subway.
One Of the greatest problems con.
fronting New York today Is that Of
transportation. The facilities for
entirely inadequate and patrons Of III
Q crowded into cars like cattle. II n
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A woman always fears she won't be
In time for the bargain sale.
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Climatic Conversation.

"7he weather is always a convent.
ent topic Of conversation"
II don't thtink so. You are so often
compelled to think twice In order to
select polite phraseology."
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handling Its millions residents entirely patrons
surface and elevated lines crowded cattle n
doubtful any other community in the submit to the
diions which are declared to prevail In the metropolis ~ w.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-27
The Modern
Association


OF which ]. H. Hanly of Quincy, ILL
nois is secretary, has selected the Of
tumwa Courier as the official paper Of
that association for southern Iowa.
The Modern association is an organi-
zation of men in real estate business,
loan and investment business The OBJ
ject Of the association is to select a
few OF the best newspapers in every
state and designate these papers as
the medium for all its members to use
in advertising their propositions. In
that way members of the association
can keep in touch with each other by
subscribing for these papers in states
with which the members want to keep
in touch.
Anyone wishing information about
this organization can receive 1t
promptly by addressing Mr.. Hanly at
Quincy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-27
zET ALUMNI AT
IOWA CITY JUNE IS
SENATOR EDWIN G. MOON ONE
OF NUM1ER-soCIETY's
5oTH Anniversary.

Iowa City, May 26.-The Zetaga
THAN literary society has announced
its committees for the coming semi
centennial celebration which will be
held on June IL in honor Of the organ.
ization's fiftieth birthday. The society
committee, announced some time ago
consist of I. E. Ashton, chairman, G.
K Thompson, Raphael Clough, Macy
Campbell, Clifford Grove, Howard
Anderson, Frank Seydel, John Arthur.
The alumni committee to act with
the one from the society has just
been completed. It contains names
Of many notables. The list follows:
Euclid Sanders, Iowa City, chairman
Professor Benjamin +. Shambaugh,
Iowa City.
Honorable Edwin G. Moon, Ottumwa.
Frank B. Tracy, Boston, Mass.
Ralph Dunlap, Iowa City.
Supt. j. j. Mcconnell, Cedar Rapids.
E. G. Robbins, Iowa City.
Carey r. Smith, Santa Anna, Cal.
President John S. Nollen, Lake
Forest, Ill.
Hon. Frank O. Lowden, Oregon, Ill.
Prof. II. G.. Plum, Iowa City.
Harvey Ingham, Des Moires.
Vincent Starzinger, Cambridge,
Mass.
William E. Jones, Iowa City.
Theodore Wanerus, Brighton.
Justice Emmett McClain, Iowa City.
Senator C. d. Clark, Washington, d.
G.
Judge Joseph G. Helm, Denver, Col.
Hon. Frank Jackson, Des Moines.
j. W. Rich, Iowa City.
Arthur ]. Craven, Bellingham, Wash.
L. B. Wick, Cedar Rapids.
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The Iowa Success
Shorthand School

For from is to Is years the founder!
of the Iowa Success Shorthand schoo
have been practical court and genera
shorthand reporters with no thought o
teaching shorthand. The demand fol
a school which would qualify stenog
raphers for the highest grades o
shorthand work has suggested to III
the practicability Of opening such {
school in Ottumwa where practica
shorthand and typewriting instruction
will be given by practical Shorthand
reporters. Very few Of these schools
exist in the United States, the orlgina
Success Shorthand School being es
tablished in Chicago by Walton, James
& Ford, the largest firm of shorthand
reporters in the United States, anG
who also have school in New York
City, The Success Shorthand Schoo
of washington, D. c.. and the Iowa
Success Shorthand School OF Ottumwa
is the fourth school of the kind. All OF
these schools are conducted by prac
teal reporters of from 10 to 80 years
experience in the reporting field.
The simplicity of the proposition is
apparent, that as it takes lawyers to
teach law, doctors to teach medicine
carpenters to teach carpentry, so II
takes expert shorthand reporters to
teach expert shorthand.
The Iowa Success Shorthand Report.
ing School is partnership, composed
of Mr.. w. M. Hayland of Osceola, Iowa
OF Mr.. w. M. Hyland Of Osceola. Iowa
official court reporters for the third ju.
dicial district of Iowa, and Mr.. Frank
I. Roberts, official reporter of the sec.
ond judicial district OF Iowa. FL.
Mr.. Hyland began the study of short
hand the first Of January, 1883, and on
the first Monday in December OF the
same year became assistant to Hon. j.
K. Edwards, official reporter of de.
bates, U. S. House of representatives
at Washington. At the close of the
session, Mr.. Hyland moved to Iowa,
was appointed Official reporter for the
third judicial district and has held
that position, without interruption,
ever since. Mr.. Hyland reported Presi.
dent Mckinley and members OF his
cabinet in their tour through Iowa in
1888. In addition, he has reported nu-
merous political conventions, joint de.
bates, and proceedings before the
Iowa railway commission.
Mr.. Wright is a graduate of the Sue
cess Shorthand School of Chicago, UNI
der Mr.. James. He served for seven
years as private secretary to Hon.
Lewis Miles, U. S. district attorney
for the southern district of Iowa and
was then appointed as one Of the on
cial reporters for the third judicial dis
trict and has occupied that position
for the past five years. In addition, Mr..
Wright has done considerable work In
the United States district court, and
as commissioner in taking dispositions
for both state and federal courts.
Mr.. Roberts has been seven years
official reporter in the second judicial
district of Iowa
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A DANDELION DAY
AT DES MONIES

Dies Moines, May 26.-Dandelion day
will be Saturday, June 3, according to
q proclamation which Mayor Hanna
will Issue in few days.
On that day, father and the boys
will sally forth into~the lawn to do
battle for a day against the invad-
ing enemy. They will attack the
forces of General Dandelion front and
rear, surround, bayonet and guillo-
tine them.
Park Superintendent Ash will trans
fer big force Of his men to Kingman
boulevard, the parks and other public
grounds, and will destroy the dande-
lions there.
Mayor Hanna says the only way
Of getting ride of the dandelions is for
all citizens to act at the same time.
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CHARLTON SCHOOL
GIVES PROGRAM
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES 70
CLOSE THIS. EvENING-THE
PROGRAM IN FULL.

Charlton, May s6-(Special 1.-THE
annual commencement exercises Of the
Charlton high school are being held,
commencing last evening and closing
loingnt. Inc high school auditorium IL
artistically decorated in the class col-
ors, blue and gold and with ported
plants and cut flowers. This even-
ings program follows:
Friday Evening.
PART I.
Music ........ High School Orchestra
May Time ....... Girls Glee Club
Piano solo. ;. Ruth Beatrice Schrieber
(a) Primrose Flower ..............
(b) Drink to Me Only With Thine
Eyes. Girls Glee Club
In May Time $3.50. Girls Giee Club
MUSIC SelectSo
PART II.
Statutory, "A Nations Resources"
Marion Elizabeth Whitfield
Glass History. .Genevieve Cotter Argo
Grafton, KNOCKERS" ...............
$3.50. Charles Calvin cuibertson
Orator, 1.-THE Possibility Of Talent"
Grafton, "The Jew in America
Rhea Oppenheimer
Glass Prophesy Margaret Beth Cow
valedictory, what Next?" ........
........ Ruth Beatrice Schneider
Presentation Of Diplomas.
Class Song.
Class Roll
Latin course-Martha Becker, Anna
S. Bennett, Lulah Grace Bennett. Ida
Boyles, Margaret Beth Cow, Sarah
Rosa Loan, Rhea Oppenheimer Ruth
Louise Rogers, Ruth Beatrice Schreib-
er. Mary r. White, Marion Elizabeth
Whitfield.
English oourse-Genevieve Cotter
Argo, Harry William Bell, Susie Eliz-
abeth Bryan, John Fl. Collins, Jr.,
Charles Calvin Culbertson, Charles
Bebb Ensley, George r. Ensley, Ruth
LSnning, Zulma Lanning. Edna Lyle
Mitchell, Lena M. Norman, Oscar Al
len Stafford, Margaret Calphurnia
Young.
Class Honors.
Ruth Beatrice Schroeder, first hon
ors: Marion Elizabeth Whitfield and
Rhea Oppenheimer, tied for second
honors; honorable mention, Martha
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LEGAL
NoTIcT or ERECTION or SCHOOL
BUILDING gATf FARsoN, IOWA.

NOTIcT OF ERECTION OF SCHOOL
BUILDING gATf FAR9ON, IOWA.
Sealed proposal for the erection ana
completion Of two room school build
ing. Farson, Iowa, for the independent
school district OF Competine NO. 8.
will be received by II. q. Richardson,
secretary OF the board OF directors up
to IL O'Clock noon Saturday June -.
1911.
Plans may be, seen at the Office Of
the architect, G. M. Kerns, Ottun1wn.
Iowa, or at the Office OF the secretary.
H. @. Richardson fof Farson. Iowa, att
er May "a. 1911.
The board OF directors reserves the
right to reject any and all bids. II
deemed of interest to do 20.
Bidders blank forms may be had. Of
the secretary and architect.
j. w. Nance, president.
Fl. G. Richardson, secretary.
Above notice to be published In Tr1-
Weekly Courier, Ottumwa, Iowa, Tor
80 days commencing with issue Of
May 20, 1911.
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TEST FLOOR IN
new P0S'T0FF|CE
SUPERVISING ARCHITECT q. AP.
PLEYARD GIVES FLOORING A
TRYouT TODAY.
MEASURE DEFLECTION
Ten Foot Square Of Concrete Floor
Heaped With 10000 lbs Of Cement
TO Try lts strength-sewer
and Terra Gotta Tests.

The care exercised by the govern
ment in the construction work that Is
carried on over the country from time
to time Is such that the ordinary indi
vidual has but little. conception of
That the work ordered done by Uncle
Sans treasury department must meet
certain specifications is made sure by
the having OF competent men on the
job. to supervise the work and see
that 1t is done in conformity with the
plans and specifications. An instance
Of how the government looks after the
details of its construction work might
have been seen at the federal building
this morning when test Of foor
arch was begun, which will terminate
tomorrow morning. This test will
show the DETECTION If there be any. in
section Of the concrete floor OF the
first floor or postofice portion OF the
building. If one should see the test
as it appears to the layman while
passing through the building it would
attract no special notice. A heap OF
cement bags filled with their heavy
substance are arranged in a symmetri-
cal manner in order that they balance
on temporary platform of heavy
timber that weighs 800 pounds and Is
fenced in by boards to prevent anyone
from entering upon the spot Of floor
that is under test.
10000 Pounds OF Cement.
The section Of floor being tested
lies to the northeast corner of the
building on the first floor and is stu
ated between columns 8, 4, and g..
The load carried in ten square feet Of
floor space is 10000 pounds made up
of 800 pounds Of heavy timbers and on
this is heaped .102 bags of cement
weighing 5000 pounds. The span is
i've feet, two inches and the length
Is fifteen feet, six inches, and four
inches thick. The weight is center
load balanced on the ten square feet
and was placed in position at 10 a. M
today to last until 10 a. m. tomorrow
Measure DETECTION.
In the cellar beneath the tested
floor, a false work is rugged up and
means of testing the detection of the
door is established This is done by
The use of straight edge that Is nailed
in position certain distance below
the floor. and at certain points along
The straight edge measurements are
taken with rule by Architect Benson
Appleyard. For the first four hours
Of the test no DETECTION in the floor
was perceptible.
A Sewer Test.
Tomorrow there will be test made
by Architect Appleyard of the sewer
piping that has been in the course Of
laying for the past few weeks. This
will be done by filling all Of the sewer
piping with water until the water
reaches ten feet of height In the
stacks. An examination will be made
Tor leaks and breaks in the piping and
Joints at the beginning and expiration