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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-05

In tho afternoon they packed the
trunk and got ready.
While packing the trunk Donald ex-
claimed, I'VE have no bathing suits"
We can buy them when we get
there" sand Mrs. Smith.
When Mr.. Smith came homo he said
II have decided to 60 in tho automo-
bile. It is only five hundred miles to
Newport, and We can get there Sun
day."
"Oh, won't that be fine, exclaimed
Robert. ION the way we can see the
wheat and cornfields, orchards, wind
mills and farmhouses, exclaimed Don
aid.
go and tell your friends goodbye"
said Mrs. Smith, 1--WE will start at
eight o'clock tomorrow morning.
After bidding their friends goodbye
Donald and Robert went to bed so as
to be up early in the morning.
At seven o'clock Robert called,
mo. DEAR" answered Mrs. Smith.
but you must be up so as to DO ready
by eight o'clock. -
They started soon after eight o'clock
They rode the rest Of the day, only
stopping to get their meals. and all
enjoyed 1t very much. They spent
tho night at Pawtucket. They started
early Sunday morning and arrived at
Newport at eleven o'clock.
On arriving they pitched their tents
near the edge Of the bay. The tents
consisted of sleeping, cooking and eat
ing tents. After having accomplished
this Donald and Robert exclaimed to-
gether, "Oh, what fine place this
U.s."
In the evening they went rowing on
the bay. The boys and all thought this
was as fine a place as could be found.
After the ride Mrs. Smith showed
the boys their sleeping tent and said,
'Now boys, go to bed and you can
play on the beach in the morning."
On awakening Donald exclaimed,
Oh, come on Robert. We will find
some pretty shells"
They were up and hunting shells be-
fore their parents were awake. They
found many pretty shells and had lots
OF fun. When Mr.. Smith got dressed
he went to SEQ If the boys were still
asleep and to his surprise the boys
were gone. He exclaimed, ooh, where
are the boys? Somebody has kidnapped
them" The boys heard Mr.. Smiths
call and called, "Here we are papa.
and see all the pretty shells we found
Mr.. Smith was glad when he saw
the boys and said, "Oh, here the boys
are"
After breakfast Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
won't down town and bought each one
a bathing suit and some groceries.
After coming home from town they
an put on their bathing suits and
Robert exclaimed, "This one is just
fine. How could you get one that tit
me 80 we1l?"
! Oh! such fun as they did have when
the breakers came In and dashed over
their heads.
When mamma called the boys to
dinner Donald said, "Oh, this Is such
fun. don't have dinner Just YETI
You will have plenty of time to play
in the water before your vacation is
ended" said Mr. Smith.
After dinner they went rowing and
the boys learned how to row.
Just before supper Donald exclaimed
"This is the best vacation we have
ever had"
After supper they were SO tired they
went to bed early so as to rise with
the sun for another days fun and so
on through the whole vacation. All
were sorry when the vacation was
ended. SCI
Adds Hathaway (age 12).
1925 East Second Street, Ottumwa, la.
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MiLLY's PET LAMB A BAD ONE.

Dear Juniors: .....4. .. By.
have never written to the Junior 80
thought would write. ...
My papa takes the Tri- Weekly
Courier
I have enc sister.
We have q pet lamb. He IL bad one
Millie Gridley, age 8,
Eldon, Iowa, r. No. I.
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THE COURIER JUNIOR
Published by
~ur COURIER PRINTING co"
oTTUMWA, IOWA. .
MATILDA DEvEREAux,
EDITOR.
ANNOUNCE WINNER NEXT WEEK.

49,. 1rniors: The contest CLOSING
.rardsv July 81, has been spiena,u
one. The Juniors nave WIZ" ,,,o comld not
excellent stories tna1 We W. Conse-
get them all In this weeMr the
Guently We will not ahn n.oaE
rinner's name until next "eeN'
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-05

Adds Hathaway (age 12).
1925 East Second Street, Ottumwa, Ia.
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VIRGiE A DECEMBER GIRL.

Ottumwa, Iowa, r. F. D. No. Z.
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AIlC0 OdVIOSOu, d80 Il.
r. r. No. !, Drakeville, Iowa.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-27
CHAPTER XIII.
(Continucd.D

These We're. after ALL only episodes
IN the collapse of the Clan, sporific
manifestations of the great work OF
disintegration that was going forward
and which the judge. more than any
other. perhaps. had brought about.
This was something no one questioned
and he quickly passed to the first
phase OF that unique and peculiar es.
TEEN I'm which he was ever after held.
His fame widened with the succeed
ing suns; he had offers OF help which
impressed him as so entirely credit
able 10 human nature that he quito
lacked the heart TO refuse them, espe-
cially as he felt that I'm the improve
ment OF his own condition the world
had bettered itself and was moving
nearer those sound and righteous
ideals of morality and patriotism
which had never lacked his indorse-
ment. no matter how inexpedient IL
had seemed for him TO put them into
practice. But he was not diverted
from his ultimate purpose bX the
glamour OF a present popularity ne
was able TO keep his bleared eyes res
olutely fixed on the main chance.
namely the Fentress estate ard tho
Quintard lands: II was highly import
ant that he should go east TO South
Carolina to secure documentary evi-
dence that would establish his own
and Fentress identity; to Kentucky.
where Fentress had lived prior To his
coming TO Tennessee.
Early I'm November the Judge set
out by stage on his journey east; he
was accompanied by Yancy and Han
nibal, from neither OF whom could he
bring himself TO be separated, and
the woods, flaming now WITH the
rcoucn OF frost. engulfed the little
town, he turned in his seat ana
looked back. lie bad entered it by
that very road. beggar on foot and
in rags he was leaving IL In broad
cloth and fine linen visible tokens OF
his altered fortunes More than this,
he could thrust his hands deep down
into his once empty pockets and hear
the clink OF gold and silver. The
judge slowly withdrew his eyes from
the last gray roof that showed among
the trees, and faced the east and the
future with serenely confident ex-
preston.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-27
The National
Boundary Lines

Our national boundaries were first
established for all that portion OF ter.
ritory lying east OF the Mississippi
river TO the Atlantic ocean, north 10
the present international boundary,
and south TO the north boundary line
of the state of Florida. and west OF
the present state along the thirty-fir
parallel 70 the Mississippi river, EN-
bracing the 10 colonies and their west
ern territory.
These boundaries were established
by the provisional articles between
the United States and Great Britain,
concluded Nov. 30, 1872. at Paris,
France, by Richard Oswald, on be-
half of Great Britain, and John
Adams, BENJAMIN Franklin, and John
Jay, on behalf of the United States.
and by the definite treaty of peace
between the same high contracting
parties. done at Paris, Sept. 3, 1888;
by David Hartley, on the part or
Great Britain. and Benjamin Frank
lin, John Adams and John Jay. on
the part of the United States. The
western and southern boundaries OF
the above acknowledged limits were
acknowledged on behalf OF Spain, the
sovereign over and owner Of the ter
ritory lying TO the south and west OF
the United States. by a reaty of friend
ship. limits. and navigation. made at
San Lorenzo ell Real. Oct q. 1895,
by Thomas Pinckney. on behalf of the
United States. and FL Principe de la
Paz, on behalf OF Spain"
The northern boundary of the orig
inal and purchased territory OF the
United States became the source OF
much serious negotiations between
Great Britain and the United States
1t was finally settled by a series OF
treaties, and commissions and arbi-
trations hereunder. running through
a period Of 80 yesrs.-Philadelph
Inuuirer
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-27
Editorials by the People.
rIred OF GOOD Roads Jaraon.

lFcQ OI 0OOQ nOduS JdFQONsi
To the Editor of The Times: We
have listened 10 this good roads jar
son until the present time in silence
but the utterance OF Secretary OF
Agriculture Wilson before the Good
Roads congress. seems to be the last
straw. viz. GOOD roads remedy for
high cost of living"
When was the cost OF farm pro
ducts so high TO the consumer as the
last two years under the present sys-
tenn OF road work? Now II the prem
ises be correct In his statement, then
condition OF roads must have deter.
iorated in the last two years, which
we concede. and MS proof refer YOU
10 the rural mail carriers who travel
the roads every day, and have for
years past Whore did this system
originate? Did the farmers ask for
Il? No, They removed the timber
and without enumerating succeeding
steps, brought the roads up 10 the
present state of passableness. When
the grafters conceived the idea OF CIV
ing them something, something they
did not ask for. and did not want
they created offices for some OF the
schemers and chance for pull on
the public treasury, and by the way.
they all know enough TO draw their
salary.
High cost OF living. There is not
farmer in the state who is kicking
on account of too much produce TO
market, because of bad roads. III
they will conceive a means OF pro-
ducing all we can haul 10 market,
then regulate the hands through
which the product passes from pro
Queer 10 consumer. the question will
be solved. Hence the facts are, that
the statement is not well-founded.
Who pays the appropriations for road
work and salaries? The taxpayers.
is IL justice? \ man living ip one
corner of the state helps pay for
roads in the opposite corner In or
der 10 equalize the thing, every town
ship must build: ths hat r''
In the past, ruralists have taken an
interest in the roads and when the
labor tax was not sufficient TO keep
roads in repair, labor was donated in
most instances, but they said. Pay
/ the money and we will do the work,
and il has not been done. and cant be
done II is law. but not justice-not
even practical
r. II. CONLEY.
! Maple Rapids. Mich. Nov. %. 1911.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-27
The Prodigal Judge
VAUGHAN KESTER


| ty?' he inquired. leaning toward her.
You. Bruce?-Oh. shall miss
you, too, dreadfully-but then, per,
haps. in five years, when you come
back"
Five years" cried Darlington. but
he understood something of what was
passing in her mind. and laughed
shortly. Five years. Betty? he re-
peated. dwelling on the mineral.
Betty hesitated and looked thought
ful Presently she stole "A surrepti-
tious glance at Darlington from under
her longfi lashes, and went on slowly
as though she were making careful
choice OF her words.
When you come back in three
years. Bruce"
Darlington still regarded her fixed
~ There was a light I'm his black
eyes that seemed 10 penetrate TO the
most secret recesses OF her heart and
soul
Three years, Betty" he repeated
again.
Betty. her eyes cast down. twisted
her rein nervously between her slim
white fingers. but Carrington's steady
never ltll HtI sweet lhCts
framed by its halo OF bright hair. She
stole another look at him from be-
meath her dark lashes.
Three years. Betty" be prompted
Bruce don't stare at me that way,
II makes me forget what | was GO
ing TO say! When you come back
next year" and then she lifted her
eyes 10 his and he saw that they
were full OF sudden tears Bruce
don't 90 away-don't go away at
all"
Darlington slipped from the saddle
and stood at her side.
DO y,,. mean ,nas, Betty he ask
ed. He took her hands loosely in his
and relentlessly considered her Grim
soned face. Il reckon il will always
be right hard TO refuse you any
thing--here is one settler the Pur
chase will never get" and he laugh
ed softly.
1t was the Purchase-you were
going there" she cried.
No wasn't Betty: that notion
died it's natural death long ago. When
We are sure you will be safe at Belle
Plain with just the Cavendishes.
am going into Raleigh to wait as best
can until spring He spoke so
gravely, that she asked in quick
alarm
And then, Bruce-what?'
And then oh, Betty, I'm starv-
ing" All in a moment he lifted her
slender figure In his arms. gathering
her close 10 him And then. this
and this-and this. sweetheart-and
,more-and-oh. Betty, Betty.
(Continued.D
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-27
A POEM A DAY.
EAGLE AND AERoPLANE.

Who are you. speeding along this way
Above my head?
Why do you come TO the clouds today?
The eagle said.
Had you not heard that pathways high
Only were made for such as /?
Did you not know that from your
birth
You were appointed to walk the earth?
Do as you long were wont to do:
Stab my mountains and creep them
through;
Swim you rivers or bridge them DER:
Ferry the seas from shore to shore;
Plunge through halls Of the starless
deep,
where the hosts OF the tempests sleep
And count their dead; -
But you never were made. as |.
On the wings OF the winds TO fly!
The eagle said
What in my country do you seek?
What is OF wealth on the mountain
peak?
Which of the gems has Il begot?
Whereas it's gold. excepting what
The sun has shed.
You who squander the boards you
Naughty slaves OF the yellow slave?
The eagle said.
Dig in the earth for earth that buys.
Clutch with your greedy hands and
What. il II win your poor heart, will
Serve but to make you Greedier still
BY food unfed;
What do you care for the sky above
More than TO aid your own self-love,
The eagle said.
Even your daring flight today
So the gossiping birdlets say.
With gold is wed;
You a hero OF skies. indeed,
Back to your stony dens of greed.
BY avarice fed
Then did the bird with beak and wing.
Straight ~ the throat OF the air-man
spring,
Looking a rage he could not speak.
Tearing away with claws and beak
But from the bold intruder came
Five sharp volleys of binding flame,
And piercing lead:
symbol Of heroism, beware
Doff the emperorship OF air.
The echoes said
Will Carleton, in Harper's Weekly
job PrIntInx Done Righ.. Times
Printing Co.. Is John R.-st.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-27

gone off somewhere for the afternoon,
and would not be back until night
perhaps not until the next morning.
Thus il was that enemies were en-
abled 10 seize upon such situations
for an excuse 10 hint that President
Cleveland INDUCED in periodical dis
sipation These stories were spread
abroad with such cunning and devil
ish ingenuity that the persons re-
sponsible for them could not be called
TO account: and as IL was practically
impossible, under the circumstances,
for anyone in authority 10 recognize
them by SO much as a fiat denial. the
country at large was left 10 conjec-
tuTe as 10 how much truth there was
In them. or course this was not I'M
known TO those in the White House,
and could not but have been the cause
OF anguish.
| dislike, exceedingly, TO touch upon
such situations but scarcely any man
in high public office seems TO be able
10 escape from corresponding attacks,
and this fact should be borne in mind
by all OF us when we read irrespon-
sible and sensational publications.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-27
CHAPTER Xiv.
Betty Blushes.

Betty Malroy and Darlington had
ridden into Raleigh TO take leave OF
their friends. They had watched the
stage from sight, had answered the
last majestic salute the Judge had
given them across the swaying top or
the coach before the first turn OF the
road hid il from sight. and then they
had turned their horses heads in the
direction OF Belle Plain.
Bruce, do you think Judge Price
will ever be able to accomplish all be
hopes to-" Betty asked when they
had left the town behind. She drew
in her horse as she spoke. and they
went forward at a walk under the
splendid arch of the forest and over
a carpet of vivid leaves.
Il reckon he will, Betty responded
Darlington. Unfavorable as had been
his original estimate of the judges
character. events had greatly modified
IL.
He really seems quite sure. doesn't
he?" said Betty.
There's not doubt in his mind,
agreed Darlington.
He was still at Belle Plain, living in
what had been Wares Office, while
the Cavendishes were domiciled at the
big house. He had arranged with the
judge TO crop a part of that hopeful
gentleman's land the very next sea-
SON. the fact that a lawsuit inter
vened between the judge and posses
sion seemed a trifiing matter, for Car
rington had become infected with the
judges point OF view. which did not
admit OF the possibility OF failure; but
he had not yet told Betty OF his plans.
Time enough for that when he left
Belle Plain.
His silence concerning the future
had caused Betty much thought. She
wondered il he still intended going
south into the Purchase; she was not
sure but IL was the dignlhed thing for
him to do She was thinking OF this
now as they went forward over the
rustling leaves, and at length she
turned in the saddle and faced him.
II am going TO miss Hannibal
dreadfully-yes and the Judge, and
Mr. Yancy," she began
And when leave--how about me,
Betty" Darlington asked unexpect-
edly. but he only had In mind leav-
ing Belle Plain.
a little sigh escaped Betty's red
lips, for she was thinking of the Pur-
chase. which lay far down the river.
many, many miles distant. The sigh
was ever so little. But Darlington
heard IL.
Il am TO he missed, too. am Bet
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-27
Pneumonia.
ny 4 ply SICIAN.

Pneumonia. commonly considered az
due primarily 20 exposure IL now
known 10 be essentially foul air dis
ease. People who are much out OF
doors and who live In thoroughly ven
tIIated houses are not likely 20 have
pneumonia. while those who live Ia
super- heated houses and are out OF
doors only occasionally, are most apt
to be Is victims,
To avoid pneumonia, get plenty OF
fresh air. At the same time YOU viii
he also getting the best possible spc-
cifc for all other diseases
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-27
From Another Point of View

Ill from Nebraska: sick-two sick,
this pawn shop
a
no al any outs
Chnaward Smelling
Sunday
a candidate,
Lansing had
of o.
this
credit furnishing
indict her
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-27
When Cleveland
Went Hunting
w. n. Crook in Memories Of the
White House.

w. n. Crook in Memories Of the
White House.
II would not be hard for me to re-
late scores OF instances where Mr..
Cleveland showed his tender care for
his wife and where she showed like
feeling for him through all the long
years OF his two administrations. And
II ever a man is permitted 10 use the
word "damnable' | think IL may be
permitted here and not in critiCizing
as such the outrageous lies that were
spread abroad by political and other
enemies OF MIR. Cleveland. in regard
TO his domestic life.
The least things were seized upon
an excuse for trying to make trouble
as the months and years went by.
have mentioned already the fact
that Mr.. Cleveland worked harder and
kept longer hours than any other
president we have ever had. But
every once I'm while he became so
completely tagged out that he simply
had 10 leave his Office and gel out OF
doors. And many an afternoon, dur
ing his two terms. he would quietly
slip through the White House, enter a
buggy waiting for him at The rear
and drive over into Maryland for a
few hours squirrel shooting
So careful was he as to telling the
truth that often he never informed
his secretary OF such an outing. Con
sequently when visitors came 10 the
White House 10 see him. they would
be told that the president was~not in
Those who pressed for further par.
ticulars would be told that he had
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-27

John r. Mason, Of Windsor has
been formally nominated as an indie
pendent candidate to oppose Dir. J..
o. Reaume. conservative, and SEVERN
Ducharme, liberal, in North Essex i,
the Ontario legislature elections, Dec.
II. He announced in the nomination
meeting. Saturday night, that he was
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-27
Making n Day of It.

A Chicago boy whose parents nave
taken him 10 California for the winter
developed an anxiety when President
Taft was out there recently TO look
upon the country's chief magistrate.
Arrangements we're rside 10 crafty
his wish and the youngster was taken
to one OF the places where the presi-
dent was 10 make a speech After
the boy had taken one good look at
Mr. Taft he turned TO his mother and
said
We'll, we've seen the president.
Now lets 90 and buy some popcorn
Chicago Record-Herald
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-27

Job PrIntInR Done Righs. Times
Printing Co.. IL John R.-st
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-27

BERLIN-The principally OF Ruess.
with a population of 10000. is the
first state to levy a tax on all un.
married persons. The tax is levied
on both maidens a. 4 bachelors over
30
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-27

against bilingual schools in Ontario.
and favored reform in regard 10
taxation and a better regulation OF
the marriage OF aliens i'm Windsor.