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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-17

wife and the horses. oh, the simple
life for me; and yet things somehow
won't seem just as they did before.
Allen and Sarah do make me com.
Portable, that's sure; and Jeremy dog
is good old scout enough, mornings
hunting and nights by the fire, but il
there was just somebody to
The somebody wasn't SO vague as
it sounds. There was a clearly de.
fined vision always before his eyes.
wearing blue velvet she was always
clad In blue NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
with dainty white apron and smil-
ing at him across the breakfast table.
Somehow he liked her in the ging-
ham. He grew absent minded and
morose.
One night to get away from every.
thing lat I debutante's ball--he hid
behind some palms in the conserva-
tory The dance music, soft and
dreamy SO far away, and the faint
splash of a fountain were soothing.
He had his dreams to himself. Mrs.
Marsh and Isabel were both at the
dance, but both were in demand. He
had danced two with the former, and
there was long interval until the next
with her He had none between. But
II he couldn't have his lady love, or
at least be with her, he was becom-
ing contented with this vision Of his
the lady in blue Bingham.
The music and fountain became
fainter and slowly stopped. The sen.
ator's head nodded and he slipped
just over the edge Of daydreamland
into real dreamland with the same
sweet golden lady leading him on. He
did not know the difference until he
heard her voice behind him on the
other side OF the palms.
Mercy, Isabel! should have died
if I hadn't had this chance to rest
Just think, Annie and finished all
that huge ironing and here am dane.
ing. Tell me, dearie, you don't think
|momsy is an old goose do you for really
liking good time SO well?"
Senator Lansing gripped the arm Of
his bench and started to rise. No
he couldn't! One step and they would
see him, and he would not dare let
them know he had heard. The situa.
ton was frightful for him, but there
was no help for it. He must stay He
did not hear Isabeps low answer II
might have been mere kiss. Then
Mrs. Marsh went on.
"Well anyway, dearie, it's about all
ended, isn't it? Are you quite sure
we will have enough money left to
pay O'Hara and Annie and get back
decently to Claytonia after we sell
the carr" Again Isabel's low tones
answered inaudibily, but Mrs. Marshs
distinct voice could not be ignored
Anyway, dearest, I'm glad We came
and SO, so sorry to go, but the money
is all gone and we've got to. am
glad Charley knows about our pow
erty. Oh, Isabel, you ought to be the
happiest girl In the world. l am SC
glad for you and to have you So happy
is worth coming for"
Then Isabel answered more plainly
and with happy laugh. "And dc
not believe any one knows We make
nearly all our gowns and every
hat we wear. No one would blame
us, dear, for wanting to have one last
good time even il it did take our last
cent to do it. really think people
4 like us. They seem to-"
But what was that! Mrs. Marsh
~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-17
JANUARY WEATHER.

Il NAV not aid In paying the coal
Mills hut nevertheless 1t will help
along that 81 told you &c." frame OF
mind to have the assurance Of Direc,
tor Chapel Of the Iowa weather bu'
reau that there never was q colder
month in the history of the state than
January, 1912. DR.. Chapel IN his re
mort of January weather says:
"Jahuary, 1912, was probably the
coolest month ever experienced IN
Iowa since it's settlement. The month.
" means for the larger part OF the
state were lower than ever before re.
corded. Not only we're the monthly
means the lowest on record, but the
monthly minimum and maximum
temneratures were lower than shown
Nv previous records at most stations,
and the duration Of the extremely cold
period exceeded anything of the kind
IN the history of the state. The long.
est record we have for a station still
IN operation is for Dubuque, and the
official in charge Of the local of1ce, at
that place, says:
.The record for mean temperature
dates back sixty-one> years, and is
complete, with the exception OF two
or three years.
".The monthly mean temperature
for January, 1912, is about Is degrees
lower than ever before recorded at
this station for any month. There
were sixteen consecutive days with
the lowest temperature below zero
The average temperature for the first
twenty days was IL degrees below
zero. For the eight days from jan
uary 5 to the 18th, inclusive, the aver.
ege was 1O.4 degrees below zero, and
for the first twentyone days the
average was 81 degrees below zero.
There were twenty-one days with
the minimum of zero or below, or 2
degrees more than ever before record
ed during any one month. There were
six days with the maximum tempera-
ture below asA4 or degrees more
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-17

A Kansas man comes forth with
the declaration that if you are left.
handed 1t. is an evidence that your
ancestors were not good fighting men,
his theory being that the right hand
was developed back in the old days
by the practice Of carrying a weapon
in this hand, while the left held a
shield to protect the heart. We don't
know anything about the ancestors OF
our eft-handed brethren, but we do
know some red-headed, left-handed
baseball pitchers who are first class
fighting men.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-17

THAN ever before recorded in any one
year On January Is the temperature
remained about Is degrees below zero
during the hours of daylight. 1t was
10 degrees below zero at noon with
| full sunshine -
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-17

First La Grippe, then Bronchitis.
That was the case with Mrs. W. s.
Bailey, McCreary, KY. my wife was
taken down with a severe attack of la
grippe, which run into bronchitis. She
coughed as though she had consump-
ton and could not sleep at night. The
first bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound gave her so much relief thai
she continued using 1t until she was
permanently cured" Clark Drug
store; Owl Drug Store.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-17
Al Epidemic Of Coughing.

An Epidemic Of Coughing.
Is sweeping over the town. Old ana
young alike are affected, and the strain
is particularly hard on little children
and on elderly people. F'oley's Honey
and Tar Compound is quick, safe and
Contains no opiates.-Clark Drug
reliable cure for all coughs and colds.
Store; Owl Drug Store.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-17

eral Dodge is a gentleman whom all
Iowans are proud Of and delight to
honor. The Gazette believes that OF all
the union survivors of the civil war,
the Council Bluffs man held the high
est rank. AS soldier, citizen and rail-
road builder, General Dodge has been
pre-eminent and it is highly proper
that that party with which he affiliates
should honor him In his old age.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-17

OF course if you wait long enough
the spring thaws will remove the
snow from your walk, but there will
still be slush to deal with. Better
shovel them off now, If for no other
reason than to save yourself some
harder work later. Besides just think
how your neighbors will bless you.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-17

The st. Louis Times sees in the
Taft Endorsements in Colorado and
Oklahoma that Col. Roosevelt's friends
have not succeeded in sweeping the
west with cyclonic fury and irresisti-
bility" for their candidate. The Times
believes the .'ill-advised gentlemen
who have been rushing into third
term resolutions" should 60 slow.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-17
Mrs. sherman ENGLAND Dead,

Belknap Feb 14.-Mrs. England.
wife of Sherman England who resides
about four miles north of here passed
away Monday night after a lingering
illness from diabetes. The funeral
was held at II o'clock today at the
home. Interment was made at the
Sherman Chapel cemetery. Mrs Eng
land leaves a husband, two sons, one
daughter and many friends to mourn
their loss s3s-- .,.s rg sy'a- E RS
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-17
a WARNING Against Wet Feet.

Wet and chilled feet usually affect
the mucous membrane of the nose.
throat and lungs. and la grippe, bron-
chitis or pneumonia may result. Watch
carefully particularly the children
and for the racking stubborn coughs
give Foleys Honey and Tar Compound
It soothes the inflamed membranes.
and heals the cough quickly. Take no
substitute.-Clark Drug Store; Owl
Drug Store.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-17
A BUSINESS MAN.

Golfers: In 1855 Richard T.
Crane poured and melted himself the
first pot of metal in a business which
grew larger than the business of some
railroads. Everybody who reads the
news may now know that Mr.. Crane
left one million dollars for the bene.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-17

Secretary MacVeagh in a speech at
Lansing, Mich, last night turned a neat
phrase. Roosevelt" he said, 'blazed
the way and Taft has made that way
a highway
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-17

g 1aIlS are RTeaCeSI
are exceeded only by the fall of Sebastopo and the
fall of the late Benedict Arnold, who fell quite
distance at the end Of hemp rope. It is said that
Isaac Newton, who discovered the law Of gravitar
ton in his cow pasture after everybody had hunted
around for it for years. was much gratifed to find
that these falls fell down instead Of up, thereby
making his theory visible to the naked eye. Mag
ara offers many attractions to the tourist Nowhere
else in this country can rid himself OF his
spare change and ennui quicker than right here
You can ride around Niagara in aacab for several
hours without paying for anything but the cab al
though the hansome cab is giving way to the taxi
cab, called because It taxes the conscience Of the
driver and the checkbook Of the drivee. One Of the
in bathing suit and kerosene barrel but men
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-17
ROOSEVELT NOT suPERHuMAN.

Roosevelt realizes the awkward poer
tion An which he would be placed II py
anv chance he should be nomlnate -
and elected president. Mr.. Roosevelt
recognizes. II some of his followers 90
NOT that he is not superhuman. Even
q he were elected president MS mere
nresenca in the white house would not
hiring employment to the man out OF
ioh a. cure the discomfort OF the man
VIM IL discontented. Roosevelt coulu
ID no more in the way OF securing
legislation than any other republican
president. In fact, his record OF seven
wears in the white house SHOWS tna.
he did not secure as much leglsla'itoll
for which there was demand py lhe
neople as has been secured by Pres,-
dent Taft in the three years OF MS az.
ministration. Moreover he wouid %
5nlaced in the position Of breaking MS
hedges not to be candidate again. On
Nov. &. 1904 Mr.. Roosevelt SAID: :,
"On the 4th of March, next, snail
have served three and one-half years,
and +his three and half years con-
stitutes nv first term The wise Gus
tom which limits the president to two
terms regards the substance anu 10.
the form, and under no circumstances
will again be candidate Tor, OF ac'
cept, another nomination for presl'
dent" =, !
On December II, 1907, near the END
Of his second term, as president, WI.
Roosevelt said: :
~ have not changed, and shall not
change, that decision thus an
To show that Col. Roosevelt appre-
ciates the position, we quote IRON
Harper's Weekly regarding q letter
written by Roosevelt to q friend ID
West Virginia: ~.
s'The colonel writes to West VII
ginia: a,
date. I shall never seek the nomlna'
tion nor would l accept it II 1t came
"a me "a the result of any intrigue.
"Tf the utterly unexpected happens
and: I am nominated I may very PROD.
ahiv be defeated, IN which case snall
not nnly be assailed, but der1ded.
& 5a.Tf won I should take office carry
inr burden for which I am not re.
snons,ble and facing such as to make
4 almost certain not only that :!
aho,1Id not be able to accomplish all
that would IKE to accomplish but l
that should be very severely con.
demned. probably by siderapie
majority Of the people, for failure TO
accomplish what 1t would probably pc
beyond the power Of any human pelns
to accomplish. !"
Col. Roosevelt's friends base tnelr
demand for his candidacy on the as.
sumption that there is some sort o.
crisis facing the people at this Ilme'
which there Is not. The last tnree
wars have witnessed the enactment
q more legislation for which there was
nonular demand than any similar per-
Id "a the last quarter century. Presi.
dant Taft took up measures that mad
heen hanging fire during the Two
roosevelt administrations and settleo
them. There have been few instances
IN american history where an occupant
az the executive chair, by statesman.
like administration, so clearly earned
the right to denomination and re.elec.
tion Tor second term as has President
Col. Roosevelt recognizes that his
election would not satisfy the discon.
tented, but must inevitably result IN
]dethroning him as an idol Of popular
clamOr Is -r- il
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-17
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IOWA PRESS COMMENT

Sioux City Journal: If Bryan hap
pened to be majority leader In the
house and Judge Parker, from the
outside, should attempt to dictate what
the house should do in certain mat
ter, the howl of indignation emitted
by Bryan would shake the foundations
Of all our government institutions.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-17

Death on the Gallows
is sharp, short agony. The lame back
|of Kidney trouble Is daily misery. Take
Electric Bitters for quick relief. soc.
Frank B. Clark.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-17

cracked
blowout which
the first
in
different chief
offering with bath
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-17

Cedar Rapids Gazette: A writer in
the Chicago Tribune thinks Teddy
Roosevelt ought to be made president
for life. Sure Make him king. Really
some of the admirers of the Rough
Rider are making fools Of themselves
and they will make fool of Teddy be-
fore they get through with him, II
they don't look out, and if he doesn't
look out.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: Mr.. Bryan
is not at all certain about democracy
carrying the country next year. In
deed, there is grave doubt in his mind
as to the wisdom of entrusting the at.
fairs of state to the party in its pres
emit chaotic state There are few
things in relation to democracy upon
which Colonels Watterson and Bryan
would find no difficulty in agreeing
! This is one of the number.
Sioux City News: Evangelist Gypsy
Smith is making Los Angeles weep by
the thousand and sing hymns in the
street cars. They've got the sins to
make 'em weep, all right, but that
singing will drive the tourist trade to
other cities that don't express their
repentance by song.
Burlington Gazette (democrat): The
Gazette notes that General Grenville
M. Dodge of Council Bluffs is being
mentioned as one of the delegates-at.
large from this state to the republican
national cow ention. While 1t Is none
of our business, we hope that our
friends, the enemy, will pardon us II
we tell them that they couldn't do bet
ter than to send the gallant old war
rior as one of their chief representa-
tives at the Chicago battlefield. Gen
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-17
a Lie Sentence

a Lie Sentence
OF suffering with throat and lung
trouble is quickly commuted by DR..
Kings New Discovery. soc and 81.
Frank B. Clark.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-17
Sidewalk Sketches
BY Howard L. Ram
NIAGARA FALLS.

surrounded bridg
the greatest American history
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-14
It GROWS HAIR
Here are Fae,s We want You
Prove at Our Risk.

In all our experience with hair ton
les there is one that has done o
toward gaining our confidence than
any other. we really believe this
remedy. known as Rexall "9a" Hair
Tonic Is SO superior to other prepar-
ations that we offer it to yon with
our personal and unqualified promise
that if you use it and it doesn't
prove in every way satisfactory to
ron. We Will. upon your mere re-
quest at our store, return to you
the money you paid us for it.
Rexall "s3'' Hair Tonic acts scien'
tIfcally, destroying germs which
are usually responsible for bald
ness. 1t acts TO penetrate TO the
roots OF the hair. stimulating and
n~ourishing them. 1t is a most pleas
ant toilet necessity, is delicatelI
perfumed, and win not gum nor per
manently stain the hair.
We want you to get a bottle O
Rexall "s3" Hair Tonic and use
as directed. II it does not reIiey'
scalp irritation remove dandruff, pre-
vent the hair from falling out am
promote an increased growth Of hal
and in every way give entire salts
! faction, come back and tell US an
get your money back. Two sizes. 50
and s1yOO. Sold only at bur store
/. the Rexall Store.
4 Otis Purdy. the North Side Drui
a gust
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-14
FOR CONSTIPATION
A Medicine that Does not Cost
Anything Unless 1T Cures.

The active medicinal ingredient OF
Rexall orderlies which is odorless'
through the use Of ordinary Taxa
lively new discovery. Combined with
other extremely valuable ingredients,
ii forms a perfect bowel regulator. In
testinal invigorator and strengthened
RexaIl Orderiies are eaten like candy
and are notable for their agreeable
ness TO the palate and %gentleness q
action. They do not u gripping
or any d~isagreeable effect or incon
venience.
Unlike other preparations for I
like purpose, they do not create {
habit, but instead they act to over
come the cause Of habit ACQUIRED
through the use Of ordinary Taxa
tives cathartics and harsh physic. an
permanently remove the cause OF cor
stipation or irregular bowel action.
We will refund your money with
out argument il they do not do a
we say they win. Two sizes, Zoe
and 10c. Sold only at store-Th
/ Rexa1l Store.
Otis Purdy, the North Side Drua
. glst.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-14
A WILSON STORY

One Of Governor Wilson's cam-
psign speech stories is ~pleasingly re-
ferred to by his friends.
ave had been discussing the high
cost Of living" said the Governor,
and / had remarked what We need
ed to do was to find the solution.
Then this story popped into my head
and / couldn't resist telling 1t:
"It was one Of those h~ypotheticaI
questions which the English week
lies are so fond OF printing. with ths
query, What would you do under thf
same circumstancesf"
1.-THE hypothesis was this; A younl
man has come to call on a youni
woman, and they are sitting some
what stiffly in the parIor. waitinI
for the mother TO come down and &C
ehaperon, as is customary in Englisl
homes. While they are waiting, tn
young woman's nose begins to bleed
and the young man, who remembers
having heard that a piece of col
metal applied to the back Of the nee
viii stop the trouble. looks aroun
the room for a piece Of cold meta
He sees the key in the door, an
ia his embarrassment be locks tn
door in getting the key out. He al
plies the key to the young woman
neck, but just at that moment u
mother comes down, and, finding ii
door locked, demands entrance.
bis excitement the young man droI
the key down the young woman's
back.
"The question then was; "Whi
would you do II you were the you'll
man? and | told the audience that
|, thought the answrecertainly was:
get the key at any cost"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-14
TO
COL. GREEN CLAY
Mexico. Mo-. Nov. s. 1912.

Mexico, Mo-, Nov. 5, 1912.
Whereas, in the providence Of Al
mighty God, our fellow churchman
and vestryman. Col. Green Clay, has
been called from the Church Militant
to the Church Expectant in Paradise:
Be it resolved. by the vestry Of st.
Pauls Parish, Mexico, Missouri, that
the Parish has lost a most useful,
helpful, and generous member, and
the vestry a wise counselor;
That we accept the will Of our hea
emily Father and bow our heads in
submission, saying: THY will b
done;" T
That we deeply deplore the death
Of our fellow vestryman, and tender
our sincere and heartfelt sympathy to
his bereavd wife and children
trusting that the Father of mer
cies and God of all comfort will hea
their broken hearts, and Lift up His
c~oustenance upon them, and give
them peace
That these resolutions be spread OF
the minutes of the vestry, and I
copy be sent to the wife and chill
dren Of the deceased.
l. NJ. White. Senior Warden.
R. Il. Race. Junior Warden.
G. p. Malone
w. II. Upbam
u. S. burroughs.
j.. +. Hill
Rev. Jos. II. Harvey. Rector.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-14

There could be nc better medi
cine than Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy. My children were all sick Will
whooping cough. One OF them was
in bed, had a high fever and wa
coughing up blood. Our doctor CAV
them chamberIain's Cough Remedy
and the first dose eased them. and
three bottles cured them" says Mrs
r.. A. Donaldson Of Lexington, Miss
For sale by all dealers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-14

TOTALS

The result of the vote on the
amendments is:
No. Maintain free pupne
schools for children, between 8 and
6 years old: Yes TAT; No 1855.
No. 2--To vote bonds for authoriz
snng an Increase Of Indebtedness y
the county Of ST. Louis for purpose
OF constructing sewers Yes 4z6; n
S4sI.
No. 3-Amendment TO Section II
Article 10. Of constitution concern
ing taxation: Yes 352; No 1861.
No. 4.-Quslifications for voter
In Missouri: Yes 500; No S277.
No. 5-Proyiding for the reglstrar
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-14

The Workers Society Of Liberty
Christian Church will give ar oyster
fry Thanksgiving evening at the Gle
giant country home OF Judge Baker
Barnes, one and one half miles
north of Thompson. A regular sup
per win be served all for 25c. Every
pody invited. dw1
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-14

H. l. Blomquist. a very Wen
known merchant Of Esdaile. Wiscon-
sin, states: ~My wife considers Fo-
ley's Honey & Tar Compound the
best cough cure on the market. She
has used various kinds, but Foley's
Honey & Tar Compound gives the
best results" Best for children and
for grown persons, Contains no op
iates. Otis Purdy, druggist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-14
THOSE who sneered at Prof
Wilson now know better.
State Of ohio. city q Toledo. ,ss.

Btate OF Ohio. city OF Toledo. d,
Lucas County. 80
Frank J Cheney makes nath that he f.
senior partner Of the firm Of r. j. Cheney
a. Co, doing business in the City OF To-
ledo, County and State aforesaid, and
that said firm Will pay the sum Of ONT.
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and ey-
cry case OF Catarrh hat cannot be cured
by the use OF HALLS cATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence. this 9Th day Of December.
A. ID. 1856
(seaD a. W. GLEASON.
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
and acts directly Upon the blood and mu-
cois surfaces of the system. Send for
testimonials. free.
+. !. CHENEY q CO. Toledo. o.
Sold BY all Druggists. 75c.
Take Hsliis Family Pills for constipation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-14

Don't waste your money buying
strengthening plasters. Chamberlain
Lniment is cheaper and better. Dam
en- a piece Of flannel with it and bind
it over the affected parts and It will
relieve the pain and soreness. 70
sale by all dealers.