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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-27
CHAPTER XVI

Fortune, without deigning to reply,
walked slowly and proudly to her tent
and disappeared within. She looked
neither at Ryanne nor at George. She
knew that George. his soul filled with
that unlucky quixotic sense of chiv-
airy which had made him so easy a
victim to her mother, would not ac-
cept his liberty at the price of Ryan
mes, Ryanne to whom he owed moth
ing, not even mercy. And If she had
had to ask one OF the two, George
would have been the natural selection,
for she trusted him implicitly. Per-
baps there still fingered in her mind q
recollection Of how charmingly he had
spoken Of his mother.
She could have set out for Cairo
alone: even as she could have grown
pair of wings and sailed through the
air! The fate that walked behind her
was malevolent. cruel, unjust. She
had wronged no one. in thought or
deed. She had put out her hand con-
fidently to the world, to be laughed at,
distrusted, or ignored. Was it possi-
BILE that a little more than month
ago she wandered, II not happy. in the
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yet there are publicists and econo.
mists who wonder why times are hard.
Here is a prodigal waste OF energy
suficient to draw train across the
continent every day in the year, while
this same indefatigable and altruisti,
statistician has proved that enough
ink and paper are daily consumed
in printing and writing the hyphens
to buy all the bread used in the state
of Michigan for said day. Think of
throwing sway 352,974 pounds Of
energy every day in the year on ut
terly useless hyphens on typewriters
and typesetting machines alone, to
say nothing of the horrible improve.
dencc involved in the long-hand writ
ing. .
do not some folk despair of the
republic with sound reason How
can any nation hope to have it's in
stitutions perpetuated when they are
menaced by this insidious and there
fore doubly deadly wastefulness?
Where is the frugality of the fathers.
the thrift of the founders? What has
become of all the wise precepts they
inculcated when the nation was in
the building? Waterman, indeed
what of the night? Is there no one
upon the towers save this statistl-
cian?" "a. '..
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they possessed it. Well. these three
should know what fear was before
they saw the last Of him. He carried
q klrbash. cow.hide whip, which no
twriled idly, even suggestively. First,
he cane to George.
'If you have the Yhiorles. there is
still a chance for you. Cairo Is t,:t
fifty miles away BasGai is several
hundred" He drew the whip caress-
ingly through his fingers.
'I do not lie,' replied George. a
truculent sparkle in his eyes. Il told
you that |, had It not. 1t was the
truth"
A ripple Of anxiety passed over
Mahomed's face. "And your" turning
upon Ryanne, with suppressed savage.
ness. How he longed to lay the lash
upon the dog!
Don't look at me-" answered Ryan
ne waspishly. IF had it'll should not
be here All, for bit of his old
strength! He would have strangled
Mahomed then and there. But the
drug and the beating had weakened
him terribly.
III give you the rug" interposed
Fortune, "will you promise freedom to
us all?"
Mahomed stepped back, nonplnsseo.
He hadn't expected any information
from this quarter.
II have the rug" declared Fortune
calmly, though she could scarcely
hear her own voice, her heart beat SO
furiously.
You have lit" Mahomed was con.
fused Here was turn in the road
upon which he had set no calculation.
All three of them!
Eyes. And upon condition that you
liberate us all, will put it into your
hands But it must be my writing
this time
A white man would have blushed un.
der the reproach in her look. Mahom'
ed smiled amiably, pleased over his
cleverness. Where Is the kisweh?' p
The kisweh?'
''The Holy Yhiordes. Where is it,"
THAT refuse to tell you. Your
word Of honor first, to bind the bar
gain"
Ryanne laughed. It acted upon Ma
homed like goad. He raised the
whip, and had Ryanne's gaze swerved
the part OF an inch, the blow would
have fallen.
''You laugh?' snarled Mahomed.
"Why, yes. A bargain with your
honor makes me laugh" +
"And your honor?" returned Ma
homed f1ercely. He wondered why he
held his hand. II matched trickery
against trickery. My honor has not
been called. fed you. gave you
drink; in return you lied to me, dis
honored me in the eyes of my friends.
and one Of them you killed"
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BROWN TO SOUND
TAFT KEYNOTE

indianapolis, Ind, Jan. Ex-senator
Norris Brown of Nebraska, who is ex-
pected to deliver the keynote address
OF President Tafts campaign for re-;
nomination here tonight at the banquet
of the Indiana Republican Editorial as.
sociation, arrived here today and will
be the guest Of former Senator Albert
j. Beverage.
Politicians and editors from over
the state began coming into Indiana
polls early and covers will be placed
for five hundred. A number Of women
will attend the banquet.
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sense she desired. at least In a peace
full state OF mind, among her camel.
las and roses at Mentone? Her world
had been, in this short time. remolded,
reconstructed: where once had bloom.
ed garden, now yawned a chasm:
and the psychological earthquake had
left her dizzy. That Mahomed. now
wrought to kind OF Berserk rage,
might begin reprisals at once, did not
alarm her! indeed, her feeling was
rather OF dull, aching indifference.
Nothing mattered now.
But Ryanne and George were keen.
ly alive to the danger. and both agreed
that Fortune must go no farther
Ryanne under his bitter raillery and
seeming scorn for sacred things, pos
sessed a latent magnanimity. and 1t
now pushed up through the false lay
ers. Jones. it's my funeral Go tell
her. You two can find the way back
to the canal, and once there you will
have no trouble. Don't bother your
head about me-"
But what will you dor
Take my medicine" grimly.
"Ryanne, you are offering the cow
ardly part to me.
"You fool, it's the girl What do
you and care about the res. OF 1t I?
You're as brave as lion. When you
put up your fists the other night, you
solved that puzzle for yourself. For
Gods sake, do It wh..e have the
courage to let you! Don't you UNDER
stand? love that girl better than
my hearts blood. and Mahomed can
have 1t drop by drop. Go and 20
quickly! He will give you food and
water"
you 60 She knows you better
than me-"
But will she trust me as she will
you? Percival, old top, Mahomed will
never let me go till he's taken his
pound OF flesh. Fortune!" Ryanno
called. Fortune, We want you!''
(To Be Continued
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"A dispatch from Hartford, Conn.,,
says that during the first fifteen days
Of January the Insurance companies OF
the United States became liable for
$15,0O0,000 in losses. THAT" the Chi
cago Post says in comment, was at
the rate Of $1,000,O0o a day. The
Hartford underwriters are quoted as
saying that there never has been such
q steady drain upon their resources
for similar period. That statement
can hardly have been intended to ap-
ply to those periods in which the COM
panies have had to contend with big
disasters, but it may very we'll be true
as applied to periods not marked by
any special catastrophe like Balti.
more or San Francisco fire. And in
any case 1t illustrates effectively, and
in way that even the most careless
can get, that we are actually burning
the country up No community ought
to tax it's industry as we tax ours to
make up q dead loss of 31,0OO,00O q
day for any considerable period OF
time" '@ " A'.
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,NExcusAeLE WASTE.


''There are some forms Of profligacy,"
says the Kansas City Journal, (which
are absolutely inexcusable. and
statistician who has rendered valu-
able service to humanity calls atten-
ton to one of the exhibitions Of wan
ton extravaganza which ought to
make those guilty of it thoroughly
ashamed. He has figured out that
miles OF hyphens are wasted every
day that the world revolves on it's
axis. To be exact, 17s,236,6s2 Eng
disappearing people, who ought to
know better, write to-day" "to-mor-
row" tonight" etc, an average of
forty.eight times daily, and for an
average of five times every forty-eight
hours are written in long hand while
these devouring hyphens are typed
for an average of three times a day
on 100000 typewriters, and 1882
typesetting machines, set them up
three times daily for each word used.
.In other words, there is a daily
waste OF SGa,s36,460 hyphens, and
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IOWA FACTORIES.

rha first number of Iowa rae.
tories I" monthly magazine published
Nv the Iowa State Manufacturers as'
ISOLATION. and edited by G. A. Wrlsn.-
man secretary OF the association, mas
heen received. In it's salutatory INC
magazine says: .4.+a
iowa is great manufacturing state.
rhsra l. none greater. 1t has been 10
rnoda Nv nature and by man. Nature
nlacad it in the absolute neart any
ranter az the sources of materials anu
~ tha homes Of the human beings "no
NV manufa cturers things; IN INC
~.rnoa of two vast rivers which eau
flnat an infinite commerce; stored ny
an inexhaustible supply OF power CLOSE
haneath one-third OF it's area; tllteo ~
evenly to the south so that us cop coy w.
rains can turn millions OF wheeiH ;. "a
their return to the sea; gave 800
broad. even surface Tor perez 80.
transportation, unbounded 1acUois
room. and a deathless SOIL tha' CO. a.
Weld enough of capital every year ~
nut a. factory on every quarter seeIly ;.
in the state. The overarchlng reserve
of human art is as near TO iowa % W
any place in the world. Art Is not par
rem In the land of opportunity.
Iowa has more than begun 10 pc q
great workshop Of the world, 1t Is Wen
on the way $685., 100000 worth OF I'M I'M
ishad products issued from its o,ooo
factories in 1911 and covered the en-
tire world in finding their market
reaching even the remotest parts:
within each Of these factories ID
man who Is the factory's SOUL. ana
the factory is that mans outward en-
hodiment. To be voice of these men
to each other and Of all to each' TO pc
4 messenger Of all these men to the
world and Of the world to these men,
that 10 our object and ambition. Io
build UP and sustain touch OF elbow
an esprit de corps among these men
for the good OF Iowa, that Is why We
have come into existence. ~
The first issue of the magazine con
tains fifty-two pages Of reading mat
ter concerning Iowa industries ana az.
vertisements Of Iowa manufacturing
concerns and their products II Is
brirht. newsy publication, covering
new field, aud should prove valuaao -
IA in the Iowa booster campaign.
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"It turns out" says the Topeka
Capital, that Mark Hanna's son, who
has suddenly come out against Taft,
didn't come out until his friends had
failed in an effort to stop a federal
prosecution on an indictment against
Hanna for rebating. Now, what would
Roosevelt have done in such a case?
He would have hit young Hanna a
crack, and incidentally the candidate
Mr.. Hanna favored. that would have
resounded from the Antarctic to the
Arctic circle. Mr.. Taft says nothing.
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poL,T,cAL SELF SEEKING.

That cur American puDnc VIII NV
pat the best service from men Wnose
frst consideration is q job Is the
nhseryation OF the Sioux City Journal.
..There H." the sJournel adds, AN ldea
q thu direct primary which Is Wholly
.ood hut commonly 1t Is buried under
= lot OF rubbish. The idea that the
neople should select men OF tneir
choica for the public service is gooo:
Il q worthless as mere t1gment OF
IN. mind. II the candidates first se!ect
themselves. with the approval OF
coterie of friends, the evils OF the
caucus system are enlarged. Men
should be chosen for the public ser
Yic. tor reasons relating to the public.
rrstead Of that it is too many times
the case that they are granted certn.
Gates on the score OF being the pest
manipulators and the best beegars. IL
q unfortunate that there should pc SO
much disposition Of responsible omciai
Mace as . reward to the individual on
the score of his activity induced by
the salary attached and the tickle the
place itself may afford to personal
vanity. II man says he is not can
didate, usually that closes the incident.
The man wanted is the man who is
hungry and who will obligate himself
IN exchange for valuable support. The
result is that the public service Is
placed under mortgage and to an un-
fortunate degree Is confided to men
willing to surrender liberty OF thought
and integrity Of purpose. Gross brib'
cry is abhorrent. but much bribery re-
mains, often petty in its quality. mar
row in its relation, and stultifying IN
It's influence. A patriotic people should
reverse the order. Men should be
called to the public service. The ma
chinery for their election should be
provided by the people. and the &C.
covntability Of the servant should be
to the people. Under such rule men
would indeed be honored, whereas,
under 4 knowledge Of the truth, they
are too often disgraced. While giving
90 much attention to bad combinations
in business, 1t would be healthful and
uplifting to give intelligent thought to
bad combinations In politics for the
promotion Of special interests.
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If those Oklahoma Roosevelt boom
ers were real friends of the colonel
they would have sized up the senti-
ment before springing their boom on
the convention. AS it was their rough
rider demonstration preceding the
vote was followed by victory for the
Taft forces in the matter Of instruct
ing delegates, the president getting a
vote of 113 to Roosevelt's 80.
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Mayor Gaynor has submitted official
figures to show that New York City's
total debt at the beginning of the year
was $1,037,S11, 1878, or approximately
$2O,00O,000 morez than the public debt
of the United States. The average
New Yorker will consider this as
another evidence that New York is
bigger than the rest of the universe,
even If he has to dig down in his
pocket to bolster up his self-esteem.
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GOV. OSBORN SAYS
ELS FOR ROOSEVELT

Lansing, Mich, Jan. 25.-Gov. Os-
born, in answering query from the
New York Times, today announced
himself for Roosevelt for president.
The governor said:
II am for Roosevelt for president,
first, last, and all the time. Roose-
welt sentiment predominates in Michi-
gan"
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The Danger Of La Grippe.

Is it's fatal tendency to pneumonia. To
cure your la grippe coughs take Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound. r. E. Fish
er. Washington, Kans., says: II was
troubled with severe attack of la
grippe that threatened: pneumonia. A
friend advised Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound and got relief after taking
the first few doses. I took three bottles
and my la grippe was cured" Get the
genuine, in the yellow package.-Clark
Drug Store: Owl Drug Store.
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eff all the United States officials,
even leaving out those Of the army
and navy, were elected by popular
vote, as is the case with state and
municipal officials the New Orleans
Picayune observes, "the people CT the
United States would have their entire
time occupied by political campaigns
and elections, and that is what the
politicians are working for. and hope
to accomplish sooner or later The
first break upon the constitution in
the matter of choosing officials is the
movement to elect United States SEN
ators by direct popular vote. They
will change the entire federal system
before they are done and there will be
q popular reactions and all elections
in nation, states and cities, with the
exception of few Chiefs will be
abolished But today the outcry is to
down all appointive power and turn
over the choosing of even the hum
blest officials to q popular VOTE Z !.
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Someone who has been looking into
the matter says that out Of the total
senate membership of ninety-two,
sixty-one are lawyers. He says the
same proportion of lawyers, two-thirds,
can be found in the house of represen-
tatives. ...
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CHAPTER XIII CONTINUED
E,ol. tho sinnla rea son I didn't have

CHAPTER XIII CONTINUED
For the simple reason l didn't have
it to give up sF
Whats that?" .rsss E#
"WhenI went up to my room, night
before last, some one had been there
ahead of me- And at first I had given
you the credit" said George, with adj
mirable frankness. st5
"Gone!" There was no mistaking
the dismay in Ryanne's voice.
Absolutely
We'll, be damn" Ryanne threw
aside the blanket and got up. 1t was
a painful moment, and he swayed a
little. IF Mahomed hasn't it, and |
haven't it. and you haven't it, who the
devil has, them"
George shook his head.
Jones, we are in for it,. If that
cursed rug is Mahomed's salvation, it
is no less ours If we ever reach the
palace CT Bagdad and that rug is not
forthcoming. we'll never see the out
side of the walls again"
Nonsense! There's an American
consul at Bagdad."
And Mahomed will notify him of
our ARRIVAL" bitterly.
isn't there some way We two might
get at Mahomed?" g. H.. +y
Perhaps; but it will take time.
Don't bank upon money. Mahomed
wants his head. II he rug ="
But Ryanne stopped. He looked be-
yond George, his face full Of terror.
George turned to see what had pro-
duced this effect Fortune was COM
ing out of her tent. Fortune? My
God!" Ryanne's legs gave under and
he sank, his face in his hands. Il see
it all now! Fool, fool! He's going to
get me, Jones; he's going to get me
through her!" " at
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Boiled down Senator Kenyon's posi-
ton is that he is for President Taft,
but is afraid he'll be steam-rollered
unless he supports Senator Cummins
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YOUTHS GET LICENSE.
Agency Couple In Teens Given Permit
to Enter Matrimonial State
NaetArdau

Frank Canny, aged 49, and Miss
Sylvia May Stiner, aged Is, We're
granted license to we'd late yester-
day afternoon by Deputy Clerk Of the
District Court Clara Peterson. The
consent of the father Of the groom
and mother of the bride was obtained
before the license was granted. The
couple are from Agency. :@
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A Horrible De.th

! ~ - rVVVTJUIS Oo1tN y |If'. 700
may result from diseased lungs. Cure
Coughs and Weak, Sore Lungs with Or.
Kings New Discovery. soc and 81.
Frank B. Clark.
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Iha auhonic PLAQUE

destroys fewer lives than stomach, liver
and Kidney diseases, for which Electric
Bitters is the guaranteed remedy. soc.
Frank B. Clark.
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UNIONTOYvN.

MIR. u. j. Reindollar, of Fairfield,
spent some time this week with hi
brother, MIR. Charles ReindOllar, and
wife, of Clear Ridge.
The mt P. Sunday school will hold
it, annual festival OF the parsonage
lawn On Saturday evening, July 10th.
Mrs. j.. IL Fox and Mrs. Wine left
for Washington, ID. 81, O. Wednesday.
They will sail for Europe OF Satur-
day.
Mrs. Sarah Gilbert and Mrs. Fowler
are the guests of MI. and Mrs. Harry
Fowler.
Mrs. Irene Shreeve and son Jesse
and MIR. Roscoe Wheatley are the
guests Of MIR. and Mrs Roy Singer.
MIR. Fielder Gilbert, who has been
o. the sick list, il improving.
Mrs. Dir. Mayhem, of Baltimore, was
the guest of MIR. and Mrs. Harry
Weaver the past week
After a long illness Mrs. Lydia Bru-
baker died Oh Monday evening, at
the home of MIR. and Mrs. George
Selby. Mrs. Brubaker was the widow
OF the late Captain y. O. Brubaker and
daughter or the late William Roberts
She has been for many years q faith
full member of the Methodist Protest
ant Church, where her funeral services
were held. Sermon by her pastor,
Rev. T. TT. Wright. Her body was
inferred in the Methodist Protestant
Cemetery. Pallbearers were Messrs,
George Selby, VIM. Robinson, Theo.
Eckard, I'd. r. Cookson, Solomon
Myers and Philip Englar. Funeral
director IT. Weaver.
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HAMPSTEAD.

Miss Burnette Sullivan, who has
been spending several weeks with
friends in Baltimore, has returned
home.
Rev. Kenneth G. Murray, of Balti-
more, paid short visit to friends ln
Hampstead last week.
Maurice Miller, of Baltimore, spent
a few days this week with friends ~
Hampstead
Miss Maude Abbott, who made
quite an extended visit tO friends ln
Baltimore and Washington, has IS
turned home.
Gloyd Haines and family, of Balti-
more, are visiting Mr. and Mrs VIM
Palmer and MIR. and Mrs. Samuel "
Keller.
Miss Katherine Lee, of Georgia,
who has been visiting Miss Mary
Hoover, II now visiting friends in
WOOdensburg.
Miss May Sullivan, Or Woodens-
burg. spent the week end with her SIS
ter, Mrs. Walter Sullivan, III Hamp-
stead.
Mn. James Myers and family, a
Baltimore, have been visiting The
family Of Elisha Snyder, in Hamp-
stead, this week.
The festival given by the Hamp-
stead Cornet band last Saturday night
I'LL Firemen's hall, Melted the boys
little over $780, Ice cream was served
and cake, candies and other delicacles
were On sale ait side tables. There
was large crowd in town and the
moving picture parlOr and all the
merchants did good business.
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FOUNTAIN VALLEY.

Mrs. Sale Blizzard, Of F'rizellburg,
Il spending some time with Mrs.
Fanny Hopkins.
MI. John Brilliant, of Arkansas, who
had been visiting AT NIT. Uriah Baby
Ions, has gone to Union Mills to visit
some friends.
Mrs. Jacob Wantz spent Wednesday
with her son, Charles Wantz.
MIR. Oliver Hesson, wife and daugh-
ter spent Sunday week with Mr.
VIM. Butler and family.
Mrs. Sallie Blizzard spent Monday
with Mrs. Harvey Eckard.
Mrs. Daniel Petry and daughter, Of
Eastern Shore, were visiting some OF
their friends here.
Miss Bessie Yingling and William
Yingling, Of near MayDerry, have r.
turned home after spending some
time with their sister, Mrs. Claude
Reifsnider.