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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-31
Jennings VALVES Preliminary Hearing.

Jennings WaVes Preliminary Hearing.
Mt. Pleasant, Dec. 28.-W. B. Jen-
nings, farmer living near here charg-
ed by County Clerk Edd DeGarmo with
assault with intent to commit murder
waived his preliminary hearing before
Justice G. w. Laird yesterday and was
bound over to the grand jury under q
bond of $500. Jennings Is charged
with striking the county clerk over the
head with club when DeGarmo called
at his farm to bring about the sale
of, some corn to satisfy a judgment in
favor Of the county clerk issued by
the county court. st
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-07
AS SEEN BY NATURE LOVER
Frost and Drought Very Much Alike
In Their Effects Upon Good
Old Mother Earth.

Frost and drought are not unlike In
their results, or at least their effects
A winter meadow, bare Of snow but
frozen hard, is not very dissimilar to
the same meadow during a dry spell
after haying. Color is gone, growth
is short, stones show like land turtles,
the soil is impenetrable, the wheel of
nature is on dead point. Only the
hedgerows, in either case, retain some
life and color.
You look at the foothole pits in the
ground, made when you rode that way
last fall or spring, as the case may
be, and wonder that the ground would
ever have been soft enough to receive
such impressions, while that pools of
water could ever have stood upon II
seems impossible. The earth, like the
face OF a frightened cowboy, is pale
to the obliteration of its natural tan:
and, again like the cowboy, this only
departs when he draws rein at home.
Then 1t is good TO see. even in win.
ter, how the tints hasten back. and
brown skin and stubby beard assume
their natural hues; for even in win.
ter there is color. whenever a spell
of mild moisture comes.-From "A
Farmers Notebook" by e. d. Phelps.
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Family Dissenslons.

Discussions in families often rise
from lack of humility and too much
presumption on the part OF the differ.
ent members of the family. THE soft
answer that turneth away wrath" is
forgotten for the hasty reply, the un-
kind retorts that kindle the fire OF III.
feeling and are the outcome of dis
orderly minds which are prone to re-
sentiment on account of lacking in the
gentle grace of humility. Love does
not linger in the house where petty
pride shows its unlovely qualities. 1t
chooses to dwell in the home where
the spirit of unselfshness. of self
control, of thoughtfulness and OF
charitableness makes the atmosphere
weet.-Exchange.
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Just Noises.

Look here!" shouted the Ind
farmer. What are yeou doing ish,
in my lake when it's posted?'
"Aw, go on" sneered the tough q.
lad. Make noise like a hoop a.
roll away"
The old farmer took out his kla
and cut off a section of birch.
Sonny" he said solemnly, Of recsl
yeou'd be better making noise II
a locomotive for the next few na
utes."
Like a locomotive. old clover see.
Why?"
Because you are going to
switched"
And the next moment the yells thl
emanated from the clump OF bush.
made a noise like band OF ludia'
on the warpath, that could be hel,
for miles away.
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has disappeared as completely as II
swallowed by the earth. Not a sign
OF clew-not a shred. There's moth.
ing to show when she left the inn or
by what means. All we know is that
the door to that room up there was
standing half open when Burton
passed by 1t at seven o'clock this
morning-that is to say, yesterday
morning for this is now Wednesday.
1t is quite clear, from this, that she
neglected to close the door tightly
when she came out, probably through
haste or fear, and the draft In the hall
blew It wider open during the night.
Burton says the inn. was closed for
the night at half-past ten. He went
to bed. She must have slipped out
after everyone was sound asleep.
There we're no other guests on that
floor. Burton and his wife sleep on
this floor, and the servants are at the
top OF the house and in a wing. No
one heard sound. We have not the
remotest idea when the thing hap
pened, or when she left the place. DR..
Sheet says the man had been dead six
or eight hours when he first saw him,
and that was very soon after Burton's
discovery. Burton, on finding the door
open. naturally suspected that his
guests had skipped out during the
night to avoid paying the bill, and lost
no time In entering the room.
"He found the man lying on the bed,
sprawled out, face upward and as
dead as a mack-I should say, quite
dead. He was partly dressed. His
coat and vest hung over the back OF
a chair. A small service carving
knife, belonging to the inn, had been
driven squarely into his heart and was
found sticking there. Burton says
that the man, on their arrival at the
inn, about nine o'clock at night, or.
dered supper sent up to the room.
The tray Of dishes, with most of the
food untouched, and an empty cham
payne bottle. was found on the service
table near the bed. One OF the chairs
was overturned The servant who took
the meal to the room says that the
woman was sitting at the window
with her wraps on, motor veil and all,
just as she was when she came into
the place. The man gave all the direc-
tions, the woman apparently paying
no attention to what was going on.
The waitress left the room without
seeing her face. She had instructions
not to come for the tray until morn
ing.
THAT was the last time the man
was seen alive. No one has seen the
woman since the door closed after
the servant. who distinctly remembers
hearing the key turn in the lock as
she went down the hall. 1t seems
pretty clear that the man ate and
drank but not the woman. Her food
remained untouched on the plate and
her glass was full Cad. 1t must have
been merry feast | beg your par
don, Mrs Wrandall!"
Go on, please" said she levelly.
That's all there IL to say so far as
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question in their eyes. Was 1t quite
safe to leave her alone with her dead?
They hesitated.
She turned on them suddenly.
spreading her arms in wide gesture
of self.absolution. Her somber eyes
swept the group.
Il can do no harm. This man is
mine. want to look at him for the
last time-alone. Will you go?"
DO you mean, madam, that you in.
tend to" began the coroner in alarm
She clasped her hands. 81 mean
that shall take my last look at him
now-and here. Then you may do
what you like with him. He Is your
dead-not mine. do not want him.
Can you understand? / do not want
this dead thing. But there is some
thing | should say to him, something
that ! must say. Something that ne
one must hear but the good God who
knows how much he has hurt me.
want to say 1t close to those gray hor
rid ears. Who knows? He may hear
mel"
Wondering, the others backed from
the room. She watched them until
they closed the door.
Listening, they heard her lower the
window. 1t squealed like thing In
fear.
Ten minutes passed. The group in
the hall conversed in whispers.
Poor thing" said the innkeeper's
wife.
Well" said Drake, taking deep
breath, "she won't have to worry any
more about his not coming home
nights. | say, this business will create
a fearful sensation, sheriff. The Four
Hundred will have a conniption 1T"
We've got to land that girl. who.
ever she is," grated the official. Now
that we know who he is, it shouldn't
be hard to pick out the women he's
been trailing with lately. Then we
can sift 'em down until the right one
is left 1t ought to be easy"
ITO RE CONTINIrEnN
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-07
TURNING the Pace.

A testator, after citing the ob.l
tions he was under to partCu.
friend. bequeathed to him at the b
tom of the first page of his will h
Observation-Disclosures, of course. thou,
the delighted legatee, but on unt
the page he found the missing word
be thanks"
A similar story is told of an
lady who, in her last illness. pw
ised the priest to leave him a 81
of money for parish purposes. WI
she was dying she asked the priest
come nearer the bedside, and gasp
out: "Father-Ive-given--y you
stop" said the priest. anxious
have as many witnesses as possibt
Il will call in the family" and. Op.
ing the door, he beckoned them all
I've given YOU" painted out the
ing woman, "a great deal OF troubs
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that we still have two miles to go by
motor before we reach the inn. My
car Is open-I don't possess a limou.
sine-but II you will lie down In the
tonneau you will find some protection
from"
She broke in sharply. impatiently.
pray do not consider me. Mr.. Drake.
! am not afraid of the blizzard"
Then we'd better be off," said he,
a note of anxiety In his voice--a GER
tain touch of nervousness. 81 drive
my own car. The road Is good, but |
shall drive cautiously. Ten minutes,
perhaps. IL am sorry you thought
best to brave this wretched-"
Il am not sorry for myself, Mr..
Drake, but for you. You have been
most kind. / did not expect you to
meet me-"
Il took the liberty of telephoning to
you. It was well that did 1t early
in the evening. The wires are down
now, / fear" He hesitated for mo-
Iment. staring at her as If trying to
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-07
RED, ROUGH HANDS Nj
SOFT AND WHITE

For red. rough, chapped and NM
ing hands, dry, flssured, itching IN,
ing palms, and painful fingered
with shapeless nails, a one-nlght a,
cura treatment works wonders \
rections: Soak the hands, on ~,
ing, In hot water and Cuticura IA,
Dry, anoint with Cuticura Olntn.,
and wear soft bandages or old In,
gloves during the night. These p,
sweet and gentle emollients pres,
the hands, prevent redness, rougbva
and chapping. and impart in a SIM
night that velvety softness and Win
ness so much desired by women. \
those whose occupations tend to
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ticura Ointment are wonderful.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment a
throughout the world. Sample ofa.
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address d,
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston AN
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looking, as motionless as the object on
which she gazed. Behind her were the
tense, keen-eyed men, not one OF
whom seemed to breathe during the
grim minutes that passed. The wind
howled about the corners OF the inn,
but no one heard it. They heard the
beating of their hearts, even the tick
ing of their watches, but not the wall
of the wind.
At last her hands, claw-like In their
tenseness, went slowly to her temples.
Her head dropped slightly forward,
and great shudder ran through her
body. The coroner started forward.
expecting her to collapse.
please go away" she was saying
in an absolutely emotionless voice.
Let me stay here alone for little
while"
That was all. The men relaxed. They
looked at each other with a single
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-07
TheHOllOW
n ; Of Her Hand
George Barr McCutcheon

VIII you 90 In there and compose
yourself before going upstairs? Or
II you would prefer waiting until
morning. ! shall not insist on the
er-ordeal tonight"
81 prefer going up there tonight
said she steadily.
The men looked at each other, and
the sheriff spoke. "Mr. Drake is quite
confident the-the man is your hus-
band. It's an ugly affair, Mrs. Wran-
dali. We had no means OF identifying
him until Drake came in this evening.
out of curiosity you might say. For
your sake. hope he is mistaken"
Would you mind telling me some
thing about It before 90 upstairs? |
am quite calm. am prepared for any
thing. You need not hesitate"
"As you wish, madam. You will go
into the reception room, II you please
Burton, is Mrs. Wrandall's room quite
ready for herr"
81 shall not stay here tonight" in
~ PboNb Ahi W AOu htVh
not keep the room for me-"
Put, my dear Mrs. Wrandall-"
Il rhall wait in the railway station
until morning II necessary. But not
here"
The coroner led the way to the cosy
little room IN the office. She followed
with the sheriff. The men looked worn
and haggard IA the bright light that
met them. as II they had not known
sleep or rest for many hours.
"The assistant district attorney was
here until eleven, but went nome to
get little rest. It's been a hard case
for all OF us--a nasty one" explained
the sheriff. as he placed a chair in
front OF the fire for her. She sank into
It Imply.
Go on. please" she murmured, and
shook her head at the nervous little
woman who hustled up and inquired II
she could do anything to make her
more comfortable.
The sheriff cleared his throat. well,
{ happened last night. All day long
we've been trying to find out who he
8, and ever since eight o'clock this
morning we've been searching for the
who came here with him. She
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-07
HAPPY NOW
Family Of Twelve Drink Postum

at certainly has been blessing y
our home" writes a young lady in y
gard to Postum.
81 am one of a family Of twelV
who, before using Postum, would mah
healthy person uncomfortable '
their complaining OF headache, dlIH
ness, sour stomach, etc, from drinSR
coffee.
For years mother suffered i've
palpitation Of the heart, sick he'.
ache and bad stomach and at tn'|
would be taken violently Ill. Abou
year ago she quit coffee and bes'
Postum.
I"My brother was troubled wiz
headache and dizziness all the uD
he drank coffee. All those troubles y
my mother and brother have dlSi
peared since Postum has taken "
place Of coffee. ..|
"A sister was Ill nearly all her
with headache and heart trouble !"
about all she cared for was coffee y.
tea. The doctors told her she NV
leave them alone, as medicine did "
no permanent good.
"She thought nothing would U"
the place of coffee until we indue.
her to try Postum. Now her trouuS
are all gone and she is happy Nv,
woman enjoying life as PVT
should" ,..|
Name given by the Postum Co.. !"
tie Creek, Mich,
Postum now comes in two forms
Regular Postum - must be
boiled. 15c and 25c packages il
Instant Postum-is a soluble ",
der. A teaspoonful dissolves qui''
in cup of hot water and, with cle'
and sugar, makes a delicious beVe'"
Instantly. 30c and soc tins. .hI
The cost per cup of both kinu'
about the same.
sold by Gro'''
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hardened to 1t, got the rudest shock
OF all last summer.
In Paris book store window he
saw several little red books.
How to Learn German" was the
titie OF one of them. Another was
called How to Learn Spanish" anoth.
er How to Learn Italian" and so on.
me American was looking at them
with an uninterested air when his ex.
preston suddenly changed to one of
utter amazement Casting his eye
on still another of the little red books
he read on It's cover:
How to Learn Amerlcan!"
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So Glad.

A story is going the rounds to D
effect that at a performance Of B
nard Shaw's delightful play Of "A
tony and Cleopatra" by Forbes.R'
ertson, the following conversation v
heard between a sprightly damsel At
her friend:
DO you know, this is the very ff
of Shakespeare's plays | have er
scent" The friend: mo. really? i
so glad we came"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-07

Americans travelling abroad soon
find out that the language they speak
is not looked upon always as genuine
English, either by the naughty Eng
lishman or the natives of the con.
tinent of Europe. One already aware
of this view. who thought he was
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-07
Sees Class Morality

The following assertion of A. M. Clio
vannitti opens up an interesting discus
sion: "All social morality today is
class morality. We have a capltalistic
morality, a middle class morality and
a proletarian morality, to speak only
of the three greatest subdivisions of
modern society"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-07

lmpossibility.

George Ade, cynical as usual ,
at the Chicago Athletic club; IN,
trust girl with a secret. II h
hard for the average girl to ke,,
secret as it would be for her to !,
her slashed skirt with the slash /
toned up when she had a new pa,
silk stockings on"
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Baby Camel-Mamma, can hiF
a drink?
Mamma Camel--Shut up! Why
was only five weeks ago that CAV
you one.
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The Point of View.

Health is wealth." quoted the sag
"Oh. no, it isn't. replied the stangS
Il am a doctor"
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Awful.

Awful.
Tommy-Why do ducks dive?
Harp-Guess they must wan
llquidate their bills.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-07
Each Club In the League Must Have
Their Deposit in the Hands
| of the President
by May 1.
CLUBS ARE. PREPARED
Empires VIII Assemble in keokuk
April go for Final Instruc-
tions from the
President.

President NJ E. Justice of the Cen
trail Association announced Saturday
that on Monday he will send to each
club in the circuit a circular letter
notifying them of the fact that on or
before May / there must be sent to
his Office check for $500, which is
the leagues share of the gate receipts
for the coming season.
1t is said that all clubs will be pre-
pared to meet this obligation at once.
The rule is new one and was adopted
within the last year to be put into exc
cution for the first time in 1912. In
the past the leagues share of the gate
receipts has been 10 per cent while the
rest went to the clubs under the old
division plan. This year the leagues
share is paid before the season opens
in lump sum of $500 The visiting
club receives a guarantee of $50 for
each game and the home club takes
the balance
There are several strong arguments
in favor of the manner in which the
gate receipts will be divided this year
With all clubs able to pay the 5000 to
the league big burden will be lifted
and the money will not be felt as much
at this time as later on in the season
Then again, the scheme is an incentive
TO big home crowds, for the surplus
goes into the Golfers of the local treas
ury 1t Is estimated that a team, under
the $50 guarantee, can go out on a road
"trip and break even, something that it
! has been difficult to do under the old
arrangement
The Central Association umpires will
assemble in keokuk on April 20 for
the purpose of receiving instructions
from President Justice The league
executive has already taken care OF
many preliminaries in the way of an
nouncements and instruction to the
clubs, and stated today that the league
was in good shape for the getaway.
1 Several of the clubs will report dur
/ ing the coming week and from now UNI
I Ill next September, Central Associa-
| ton baseball will be live topic.
Frank Lynch, vice president of the
i Ottumwa club, was in keokuk during
the past week and conferred with local
baseball men He said that the Ottum.
wa lot is still under water. However
! If the water recedes within the next
week the park should be in good shape
for the opening of the season on May
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-07
Message From the Twirler Received
Saturday Night Saying That
Things Could be
Arranged.
HE is IN NASHVILLE
Will Leave Nashville at Once and Re-
port to Queisser in keokuk
by the Middle of
the Week.

Manager Queisser received tele-
gram from Sloan late Saturday night
which read: Letter received. Will
settle differences upon arrival Send
transportation here
This news will be warmly welcomed
BY the bugs in town for many of them
feared that Sloan would adhere to
his demand for an exhorbitant salary
and refuse to sign Everything will
come out all right now according to
Manager Queisser who is sure that he
and Sloan can get together on the
salary question.
Sloan ranked eleventh among the
Central Association pitchers last
year with eleven games won and sew
en- lost and one tied giving him a per-
centage of GIL. He also hit well NJ
among the leaders of the pitchers
with an average OF .259 in thirty
games His work would have been
sadly missed by the Indians had he
refused to come to terms He will
be in Keokuk by the middle OF next
week.
A card was received from ]. n
Hefti saying that he would leave his
home in York, Nebr., so that he would
arrive in Keokuk Monday morning. He
/ is also pitcher.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-07
AVIATOR ROGERS
WILL PROBATED
Wife and Mother CT Unfortunate
Birdman Are Sole Heirs to
Estate

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LOS ANGELES, Cal, April e.
The will of Calbraith p. Rodgers.
first trans-continental aviator who
was killed in a fall at Long Beach
Wednesday was .probated here today
The instrument leaves the entire es.
tate to Mrs. Mabel Rodgers, his wife,
and to Mrs. Marie G. Switzger. his
mother, who is travelling in the West
Indies.
The estate consists of $4,000 in
cash and letters of credit, a Wright
biplane valued at $4,000, wrecked
Wright biplane, the one in which he
fell to his death, valued at 1900. an
automobile valued at $1,000 and a
watch worth $40.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-07
Arthur n. Queisser.

Arthur H. Queisser, the young Jest
manager in the Central Association,
is twenty-eight years old and has play.
ed professional baseball since 1904.
He was married in Danville H., about
four years ago.
When he first broke into the game
he played with Paris, Texas, from
where he was secured by Indianapolis
who sent him to Guthrie, Okla, with
out a trial. In 1906 he played with
Danyille, then in the X l. T. league.
1907 saw him with Leayenworth in the
Western Association and from there
he went to Wichita. In the middle of
the season he was traded to indie
there for the season. In 1909 he went
back TO Wichita but was unable TO
work on account of bad ankle and
was sent to Galveston where, after
his ankle healed, he caught ninety
six consecutive games Denver draft
ed him again in 1910 and sent him to
Fl. Wayne but recalled him in the
middle of the season and he finished
the season there. Some trouble arose
in 1911 with the management in Den
yer and he did not report there. After
the mix-up had been Strengthened by
the National Commission he signed
with Newark and finished the summer
with Waterloo