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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-11
CHiLLicoTHE.

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Mrs. j. w. Claver and son Frank Of
Abba and Mrs j. n. Balm and children
from Atlanta, Texas were guests at the
@. M. Clark home last week.
Tom Stodghill Of Ottumwa was In
town Friday on business
Mrs. A. E. Sanford Of Des Moines is
visiting at the home Of her niece Mrs.
g. w. Barber
Vernon Crump who was very III last
week is out again.
The Ladies' Aid will hold tea at the
home Of Mrs. J. B. Kitterman Wednes-
day afternoon July 10 at .: so o'clock A
program will be given and lunch serv-
ed on the lawn. Mrs. Kitterman will be
assiE'"' by Mesdames ]. w. Dunning
and D. T. Rambo.
Ed Nye and family spent Sunday
with GIN. Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Chisman and
daughter Madeline were Sunday guests
at the Geo. Jenkins home.
faster Wyman Kitte-man Of Hynes
who has been visiting his grandparents
MIR and Mrs. F. b. Kittern1an the past
two weeks returned to his home.
Glen Dunlavy Of Columbus Junction
is visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Kathryn Mitchell OF Tacoma,
Wash. who underwent an operation for
appendicitis, is reported as doing NICE
~. Mrs. Mitchell was formerly Miss
Kathryn Conwell.
A. Lamis was in Cedar on business
Wednesday.
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BOARD PROCEEDINGS

Proceedings Of the board Friday June s Ihe
Of last meeting read and Tne
check all vouchers and
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Henry
1872 May 3d. 1912 inclusive:
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Iowa. fron1D to inclusive:
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-26
Pointed Paraaraphs.

Anyway. the topper never frowns
when asked to smile,
Look out for the cars-even II you
are on the right track.
A kiss in haste may be worth two at
leisure-and 1t may not.
Set others good example by CIV
ing yourself square deal.
When monopolists can't buy what
they want they simply take 1t.
A woman is more careful of her
complexion II she purchased It.
A girl hasn't much faith in prayer II
she continues to have freckles.
Most men are willing to forgive and
forget-if the price is satisfactory.
Every cloud may have a silver lin.
ing. but It's always on the other side.
And the matrimonial game is apt to
begin with cut glass and end with
broken china.
II G. Washington was never asked
by fond mother what he thought Of
her cute baby. then 1t may be true
that he never told lie.
A little tip will often cure a waiter
Of deafness.
A man can enjoy reading a mother.
in-law joke-if he is bachelor.
The building Of spite fence 10 an
insult your neighbors can't overlook.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-26
A Bad Name,

Mayor Brand Whitlock OF Toledo.
who recently refused a five-hundrsd.
dollar increase in salary, was talking
about a certain trust magnate.
Hes got bad name," said the
mayor-novelist. Hence he can't get
square deal He's got as bad a name
for a lawsuit as Dodgin had for man
ager.
"Dodgin was the new manager Of .
biscuit concern. There was a work
man at the concern who liked to sneak
off to shed at about three in the at.
ternoon and smoke pipe and look
over the afternoon paper for half an
hour or SO. Well, one day as the work.
man sat reading and smoking in the
shed Dodgin appeared.
"'Who are your Dodgin asked stern.
ly, frowning at the idle workman.
'The workman frowned back.
"'Huh, who are your he said.
az am Dodgin, the new manager
was the reply
"At this the workman smiled
$50 am L. he said heartily. Come
in and have smoke"
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-26
An OculIst Cook.

When a certain Mobile man stopped
for luncheon at small railway sta
tion eating house in Mississippi
town, an old darky shuffled up and an
nounced in gruff voice the bill Of
fare consisted Of ham, eggs, cornbread
and coffee.
After due deliberation the traveller
stated that he would like some ham,
eggs, corn bread and coffee.
Such pretentious order for one per.
son only appeared to stagger the aged
servitor. But he soon recovered his
equanimity and started toward the
kitchen. Then he turned and came
back with this inquiry:
Boss, how will yo' hab dem eggs.
blind or lookin' at yer?"
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-26
WOMEN AND HEALTH.

Women are beginning to realize
more fully that good health il not to
be found in the use of cosmetics and
face powders. The appearance OF
health may follow facial treatment
but health itself lies much deeper than
the surface.
Most important to the health OF ev.
cry woman Il regularity Of the bowels
and digestive organs. The weary
eyes. bad breath. frequent headaches.
pimples and general air Of lassituds.
II in most every case due to consti.
patton or indigestion. or both. There
are various remedies prescribed for
this condition, but the easiest. most
pleasant and certainly effective, 10
combination Of simple laxative
herbs with pepsin known to druggists
q DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. This
simple remedy IL far preferable to
harsh salts and cathartics and violent
purgative waters that disturb the
whole system without affording more
than temporary relief.
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin ID Q
tonic laxative. mild in its action.
pleasant to the taste and positive In
its effect. Strengthening the muscles
Of stomach and bowels 30 that after
short time these organs regain the
power to perform their natural func-
tons without assistance.
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Is sold
by druggists everywhere in Soc and
S1.00 bottles. II you have never tried
1t, write for . sample to Dr.. w. B.
Caldwell. POI Washington st.. Monti-
cello, ILL.,: he will gladly send trial
bottle without any expense to you
whatever.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-26
ALMOST CRAZY WITH ECZEMA

IT, the undersigned, cannot give
enough praise to the Cuticura REM
edies. l had been doctoring for at
least year for eczema on my foot. I
had tried doctor after doctor all to
no avail. When a young girl sprained
my ankle three different times, paying
little or no attention to 1t, when five
years ago small spot showed upon
my left ankle. l was worried and sent
for doctor. He said 1t was eczema.
He drew small bone from the ankle
about the size of q match and about
an inch long. The small hole grew
to about the size of an apple, and the
eczema spread to the knee. The doc.
tors never could heal the hole in the
ankle. The whole foot ran water all
the time
my husband and my sons were up
night and day wheeling me from one
room to another in the hope Of giving
me some relief. would sit for hours
at time in front Of the fireplace
hoping for daybreak. The pain was
10 intense was almost crazy. in fact,
I would lose my reason for hours at
. time. One day a friend of mine
dropped in to see me. No more had
she glanced at my foot than she ex-
claimed: Mrs. Finnegan. why in the
world don't you try the Cuticura REM
edies!' Being disgusted with the doc
tors and their medicines, and not be-
ing able to sleep at all, decided to
give the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment a trial. After using them
three days that night slept as sound
as silver dollar for eight long hours.
/ awoke in the morning with but very
little pain. in fact, thought I was
In heaven. After using the Cuticura
Remedies for three months I was per.
fectly restored to health, thanks to
the Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
will be sixty-four years Of age my
next birthday. hale and hearty at pres
ent." (signed) Mrs. Julia Fnnegan,
1924 Hebert St., st. Louis. Mo-, Mar.
Z, 1911. Although Cuticura Soap and
Ointment are sold by druggists and
dealers everywhere. sample of each.
with 32-page book. will be mailed
free on application to "Cuticura,"
Dept. L, Boston.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-26
Accuracy Versus pietion.

He was showing his out-of-town
friends the sights of the South side.
And that" he remarked finally,
pointing to passing common carrier.
''is the Tower Grove car"
who was stickler for diction. "A
Tower Grove car"
"No." replied the other. who was .
stickler for accuracy. Il mean THE
Tower Grove car; and If you hope to
get back to your hotel tonight you'd
better grab it,"
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-26
Dre<s Advice.

A story of John Drew's wit Is circu-
lating in New York's Rialto.
Mr.. Drew. at New England lunch
con Of turkey and pumpkin pie-tur.
key and pumpkin pie are nowhere bet
ter than at Moquin's-had the Ill for.
tune to be seated by bore and
failure.
The bore and failure, tragedian.
lamented the fact that he couldn't get
q place as lead" and put the blame
upon the press.
There's a conspiracy In silence
against me-" he said. "A universal
conspiracy of silence. What ought I
to do, Drew"
Join It," said Mr.. Drew, nervously
twisting up his mustache.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-26


continued itsuse until Iwas made well. I"
Mrs. HnRY LI1sEBERo, 7l3 Adams S.
Ksarnsysvills, W. Va.-"I feel It my
duty to write and say what Lydia 4
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
done for me. ! suffered from female
weakness and st times felt 20 miserable
! could hardly endure being on my feet.
"After taking Lydia e Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and following your
special directions, my trouble is> gone.
Words fail 10 express my thankfulness.
] recommend your medicine to al my
friends. - Nrs. @. B. WMT1MGToN.
The sbovs srs only two Of the thou
sands Of grateful letters which are con.
stantly being received By the Pinkhaln
Medicine Company Of Lynn, Mass. which
show clsariy what great things Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound does
1oe those who suffer from woman's ills.
n yea want special advice write to
Cydfa + Plnkhan Medicine Co. (conA.
1ential Lynn, 1ass. Your letter will
b opened, read aad answered BY Q
woman ard held n strict coa1lenoe.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-26
Seven Babies Unidentified.

New York.-Seven babies, who may
never be identified. and whose parents,
or mothers at least, perished in the
Titanic horror. are tenderly cared for
in New York founding asylums. The
babies were thrown to lifeboats by
their parents. No one knows thel.
names and their clothing gives no
clews to their Identity.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-26

paaanta, ] an 1t last
restored 70 health.
~ employed ths
best doctors and
even went b Hs
hospital for treat
ment and was told
there was no helpfoe
me. But while tax
ing Lydia 3. Pink.
hams Vegetable
Compound I began
fn fMnnovA and Z
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-26
Her Fortune Teller.

Mrs. Add you ever go to the for
tune teller?
Mrs. B-Yes, once. Before was
married went to the probate court to
see how much my finace's father had
left him in his will
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-26
Accounting for some Mistakes.

Miss Elderby-Do you really think
that women propose?
Old Bach-If they don't there are q
great many marriages l cannot ac.
count for.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-26

No harmful drugs In Garfield Tea. 1t Is com
posed wholly Of simple health-giving herbs.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-26
SUFFERED
EVERYTHING
HseFsusssa Year.. Rsseorsd
To HsalAbyLydfaEPink.
hA1's Vegetahls
Compound.

HG1A m-"Aftse fowtssn ysass q
0u9eginG everything from female con.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-26

The man with money speaks the
truth.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-26

Dream Of marriage signifies mad.
ness
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-26

For torpid, inactive or disordered lfyse.
taks Garfield Tea. All druggists.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-26

Beanty specialists encounter many
hard lines.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-26

In Fashion.
Husband (scathing)-You get mar
rover every day.
Wife (complacently)-Yes. have
tAe fashionable figure.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-26
$2oO0.:!ss 3 siihlf lf,s|Efsi
10 THE BEST PLAYERS AT
PY RIA NJ | D

the MEMFAsciMATIMe SOLITAIRE GAME
PYRAMID con only be played with
R1y0 Cards and the players sending in the
highest number of records Of different COM
binAtions from which by successful manipu.
latlon tho 8 color sequences have been worked
out In accordance with the rules and instruo.
aons, will receive $1,000, divided as followsi
t1.000 tx 1T hlghsst bambsr q records
3 600 for "a +"
{ 100 each tor ssxt s highest numbers
This money has been deposited with Ths
Columbia Trust Co., 1s5 Broadway, New York
to whom contestants must send their records.
Contest Is open till May LIST, 1918, allowing
ample time to become skillful at the game.
Each pack Of Rayo Cards contains instruc-
tions for playing Pyramid and tells how to
preserve records for Prize Contest.
Rayo Cards cost 6Oc. per pack and all orders
enclosing money order for so cents will be
flled in order Of receipt.
RAYO CARD COMPANY
% z. 49nd st. New York City
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-26

I"
ties and the school districts In the two
counties in their fight to compel the
Santa Fe railroad to pay the tax as
sessed against it by the State Board Of
Equalization.
Loyeland feeders have received the
highest price ever paid, 1t is said, for
cows In the Denver market. AL Cox
of Loveland got 1t. Cows fed in his
lots at the sugar factory sold at $635
per hundred. averaging 1,15S pounds
each.
The federal authorities have Just
brought about the arrest Of NJ. E. and
L. "A. Hill-known as G. L. Lee & Co.
in Salida, Colo They are charged
with using the mails to sell marked
cards, loaded dice, "holdouts" and
"waxed palms"
Denver is to be the gathering place
during the next few weeks of members
of the Industrial Workers OF the
World who are bound for San Diego
to take a hand In the war being
waged between the organization anu
the city authorities.
The big Wilcox canal, one OF the
largest irrigation projects on the West
ern slope. is to be formally opened
May 4, in time to water the 10000
acres under the big canal. A monster
celebration is to be held in connection
with the completion Of the project
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-05
Caspian Sea 10 q Mystery.

The Caspian sea Is one Of the great
mysteries Of the world. Three great
rivers that pour into it from the north
are sufficient to raise its surface tive
and a half feet year. The Volga Is
one of the great streams OF the tartl'
But this vast tideIess sea does iios
rise. Evaporation Is charged with
keeping the water at Its present leve.
but its banks furnish uudeniab!p l,rnoi
that at Z prehistoric period It entirel.
covered vast depression kin WI IL
physicians as the Sarlna tian ocean Al
though its surface Is now about ninety
feet below that OF the Mediterranean
there was a time at which its height
eQualed the Black sea.
At that time the mighty Oxus- larger
than the Ohio river-which now flows
into the Aral sea. emptied into the
Caspian. The old bed Of that stream
q visible to this day.
The Aral ID more than 200 feet high
or than the Caspian. and one can i'm
agine what torrent would roar dow,
that incline were the Oxus to return to
its ancient bed. The Aral sea would
be drained Brooklyn Eagle.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-05
Anaarams.


The anagram. or transpOsition Of the
letters In words or sentences, was
much In vogue In Greece In the olden
times. The Cabalists. or Jewish doc
tors, thought that the anagram always
pointed out a mans destiny. and II his
name written backward or transposed
In any way spelled word with mean
Ing they firmly believed It q revelation.
The flatterers Of James I. Of England
proved his right to the British mon
archy as the descendant Of the myth.
ical King Arthur from his name.
Charles James Stuart. which becomes
'claims Arthur's seat" The best ana
grams are those which have In the
new order Of letters some Specification
appropriate to that from which they
are formed. When Plate asked "Quld
ese veritas?" (What Is truthO he prob
ably had no idea that his question an.
swered itself. but it did. The transpo-
sition made It. Est vir qui adest" ut
ID the man who is hereD. Anagrams
were written rs early as $50 B. c.. and
their name comes from the Greek
words ana (backwardD and gramma
(Writing).
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-05
Origin ~ ths New vsrk Yacht Club.


Origin 81 ths New York Yacht Club.
Shortly after the Revolution Colonel
Stevens purchased Hoboken. which
was then an island OF swamps and
rocky hills. and established the family
on Castle point. a beautiful promon,o.
~ overlooking the Hudson and New
York city. John Z. Stevens, the futher
Of American yachting. wns born there
In l7S5. There were no ferries In those
days. and the Stevens boys Of necessi,
II became expert boatmen. AT four
teen John &. owned u sailbOat Of TWEEN.
" feet length named Diver. As the
years passed BY he had the schooner
Gimcrack built for him by William
Capes In Hoboken. This boat Is one Of
the most historic craft of American
yachting. since she was the cradle Of
the New York Yacht club. the organi-
cation being accomplished In her cabin
only July 80. 1874. the year In which so
many Ut the worlds greatest achieve
ments occurred. On that day John q.
Stevens called u meeting Of yachtsmen.
which assembled aboard the Gimcrack.
anchored or the Battery. New York.
and here the constitution Of the New
York Yacht club was drawn up
Strand Magazine.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-05
nuals oxar 1rixialitiss.

The trivialities which led to duels
In the old days were almost infinite.
John Ashton mentions some Of them
In noting that by william Tvs time
public opinion was setting against the
practice. Colonel Montgomery was
shot in a duel about dog. Captain
Ramsay in one about servant. MIR.
Fetherston in one about recruit.
Sterne's father In one about a goose
and some one else about an acre Of
anchovies' instead Of 'artichokes,' One
officer was challenged for merely ask
Ing his opponent to have another glass.
and another was compelled to fight
about a pinch of SNUFF. while General
Barry was challenged by Captain
Smith for declining glass Of wine
with him at dinner on steamboat. A.
though the general had pleaded In ex-
cuse that wine invariably made him
sick at sea" -London Chronicle.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-05
solv;no the Old Problem.

When Sir Thomas Upton was small
boy in Scotland he dropped into a
church one Sunday morning and was
put by himself In pew directly In
front Of the minister, who preached
sermon on the text IAN I my brothers
keeper?" .
The parson. who was unusually elo-
quent. talked on this theme for about
forty minutes and finally worked up to
the climax of his remarks. He kept
his gaze fixed directly on the little Lip
ton. who began to fidget and look very
self conscious. At last. after an over.
whelming outpouring Of long words.
the minister, bis eyes blazing, made q
quick gesture and shouted at the boy:
IAN my brothers keeper"
Upton could stand the strain no lon
ger, and replied in meek voice:
mo. sir."-Popular Magazine.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-05
MAGIC WATER TOYS.
Wonderful Play Toys That Amuss the
Children OF the Orient.

Europe and America turn out for the
edifcatiOn Of their children many In.
geniOus toys. but the occidental young
sters have nothing to compare with the
strange expanding water toys with
which the children Of the far east
have for centuries amused themselves
These are placed In small wooden
boxes similar to the little paint boxes
90 often seen In our own country They
have the appearance Of soiled shavings.
broken matches and dilapidated tooth.
picks, but when thrown into the water
the ingenious toys ut once exhibit prop.
critics that show them to be cOnsldera'
bly, more than mere bits Of stick.
The wood Of these toys has been kiln
dried. and Immediately 1t touches the
water II begins to absorb the water
and to expand almost indefinitely. As
It increases In size It separates and
suddenly opens, becoming very pref.
ty toy. One stick will change into a
dowerpot containing. 1t may be, a rose.
bush In full bloom. Another becomes
an obese mandarin carrying an um.
brella. Still another will take the form
Of sea serpent. very ferocious In Its
tiny dimensions.
Then. too. there are toys which show
% whales. tigers. crocodiles, etc. The
figures are colored and present . be,
wildering variety in design and treat
ment. Their manufacture Is trade
secret. kept inviolate by the guild that
turns them out by the thousands
For older children there are provid
ed larger and even more artistic fg,
ures. consisting Of historical charac'
ters-rulers. poets and soldiers-and
dwarfed trees and tiny houses. whose
doors aud windows are full Of inmates
are also among this class The more
ordinary kind cost mere song. but
the finer toys are quite expensive
New York Press
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-05
Man Pow.r and coal Power.

Does any one realize the power Of
coal as a worker: A man was vet to
work to pump as hard as he could MI
day. and at the end Of ten hours 1t
was found that he had done Just AZ
much work as little less than two
ounces Of coal could do. Taking all
the energy put forth By a hardwork
ing man during one whole year. the
same amount of force would he fur
nished by thirty.six pounds Of good
coal. or say forty pounds Of average
coal. OF course even In our best en-.
gines the, greater part Of the working
energy Of coal Ia wasted. But even
IL only one.tenth Is turned to account
one and half hundredweight Of coal
IL equal to man working 800 days
Of the year. A horse can do as much
work as ten men. but one and quar-
ter pounds Of coal have as much work
ing force as a horse expends In one
day. So that ton Of coal. II we
could use all It's force. would do as
much work as six horses working for
4 whole year.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-05
Whom erod;s Bluffsd Mitchell.

Once, when in England, Steve Brodie,
the famous bridge jumper, was In a
party which included Charlie Mitchell,
the prizeflghter. Mitchell made some
remarks derogatory to John L. Sulli-
van, to which Brodie rejOined with
some sarcastic observations on the
sprinting ability Mitchell displayed
while in the ring with Sullivan. This
angered the prizeflghter, who knocked
Brodie fiat. AS he scrambled to his
feet Mitchell made another rush at
him, but by then Brodie had pistol
in his hand and, thrusting it under his
assailant's nose, remarked: "You think
you're goin' to make reputation of
lickin' Steve Brodie, don't you? Well,
you just hit me once and there'll be a
lot in the papers about it, but you
won't read it." That closed the Incl.
dent.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-05
FAR DISTANT URANUS.
Oddities . Visit 70 This Gigantic
Planet Would Disclose.

Oddities . Visit to This Gigantic
Planet Would Disclose.
II Uranus. which Is star Of about
the sixth magnitude. were planet
Ike those little ones called asteroids.
which are being discovered by the
dozen every year. 1t could not have
much claim upon popular attention.
but Uranus Is really gigantic world.
more than sixty times as large as ours.
Its vast distance. about l,7OO,OOO.OOO
miles from the earth. Is what causes
It to look SO small.
Uranus has four moons. which re-
volve backward in their Orbits-that Ia
to say. they revolve from east to west
around Uranus. while Uranus goes.
like all the other planets. from west to
east around the sun. 1t is believed
that Uranus rotates backward on Ito
axis also Moreover. the axis Of that
great. strange globe lies in such d.
rectiOn that In the course Of its year.
which is equal to eighty -four Of our
years. the sun shines almost perpen.
dicularly tirst upon one pole and then
upon the other.
Measured by our time standard.
there are forty years Of constant day.
light. followed BY forty years OF IN.
broken night. around the poles Of
Uranus. and the sun rises in the west
and sets In the east there. but the sun
looks very small when viewed from
Uranus--only one fonr.hundredth as
large as 1t appears to Us. Still 1t sheds
upon that planet ! 100 times as much
light as the full moon sends to the
earth. 10 that daylight upon Uranus.
while faint compared with the blaze OF
q terrestrial MONDAY. IL nevertheless
q very respectable kind Of tllumina'
ton,