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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-04
go with him.
Mr.. loeb's New Job.

New York Evening Post: Loeb
Quitting to go With the Guggen-
heims"-thaty was an interesting bit
Of news to relieve the noiseIess tenor
of the Christmas morning newspaper
headlines. The plain prose of the
matter is, doubtless, simply that Mr..
Loeb is going to take hold of his
new work for the same reason that
led him to take hold of the New York
collectorship-that he feels that it
will give him chance for the ev-
ercise of great abilities as an organ
izer and administrator. But there is
poetry in the thing. too-tragic or
comic, as you will For here is Mr..
Roosevelt's pupil and right hand man
his trusty and well beloved per-
sonal aid in the white house, pass
ing directly from the service Of the
people to the service of the arch
enemy of the people. There are male
factors and malefactors, but Guggen-
helm is a magic name that spells
more kinds of malefactor Of great
wealth than any other that can be
produced. In his recent campaign
the colonel used the word as a sort
of handy abridgement Of his whole
vocabulary of condemnation. Lori.
mer was good for some purposes.
Penrose for some, Archbold for
some, but Guggenheim was always
in order From stealing of lands to
stealing Of conventions there was
nothing rotten in the country or in
the republican party but Guggen-
helm was it's browning embodiment.
One does not know whether to laugh
or to- weep at the thought that s9the
man who for seven years was in the
closest possible association with the
apostle of righteousness should have
selected for his future work out OF
all the possibilities before him, the
serving of the Guggenheim interests.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-04
1913 came in like a lamb.
Press Comment.
SHOULD RESULT |
GOOD ROADS.

Des Moines Capital The rivalry
among the dirt roads of Iowa is d
good thing. 1t ought to take the
form of hard work along. the lines
There are many bad places on the
best of them. Places that ought t.
be fixed. There. are dangerous cross.
ings that ought to be marked. Along
the line of most of the roads the
poles should be newly painted
Nothing helps a road more than to
have 1t well marked. The setting OF
extra poles is expensive, but such
poles support the best markers,
which are boards bearing large let
tiers. A hand pointing north saying,
sGixteep 49, 70 Des Moines,o Is q
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satisfying marker to a traveller No
other marker is so good. g.. .. ..h
The dirt road must be used for q
considerable time yet, and must be
made useful Good roads organiza-
tons can accomplish a great deal by
devoting themselves to seeing that
the road tax is properly expended.
Also seeing that the roads are drag
ged at the proper time.
The movement for permanent
roads is right on time. Iowa should
vote the one-mill levy for state
road fund, and state highway COM
mission should be created which
should have charge of building all
state highways. To have a commits
sion to furnish plans, specifications
and surveys for county roads, and
for township roads when called upon
The good roads enterprise will
soon be in the hands of the Iowa
legislature. The indications are that
the legislature will be all right. The
newspapers quite generally are SUP
porting the one-mill tax for perma-
nent roads.
Meantime, during these winter
months the people can post them
selves and learn what is being done
in other states. A postal card ad-
dressed to 81. w. Faye, Department
Of" Good Roads, Washington, D. c."
will bring many documents contain
ing useful information on the build
ing of highways and the progress Of
the work in all Of the states.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-04
HAD TO FIGHT
TO OBTAIN HOME
Iowa Man Found Winter Residence
Occupied by Observation-Disclosures
~ Had Rented the House.

Shenandoah, Jan. 2.--J. A. Arm
strong, the pioneer scotsman of Shen-
andoah, was the victim Of an unusual
swindle recently. He owns a fine win
ter residence in Tampa, Florida, and
went there with his family, month
ago to spend the winter. He found his
residence occupied by strangers, who
refused 10 admit him. refused posses
sion, and denied all knowledge of him.
Investigation revealed, that the
housekeeperil left in charge last spring
had rented the house and decamped
for parts unknown. Negotiations were
under way for the sale of the property
and Mr.. Armstrong arrived just in time
to stop the proceedings. "A months
legal action was necessary to regain
possession of his nrnnertv-
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\ road PLAN SUGGESTED.

Following the recent good Ioaus W.
ference In Des Moines, at wnlcn reso,
l,tions were adopted favoring one
mill state levy to be used for permanent
roads. the Des Moines Commerce.,
ciuh took up an investigation to nnu
tcswhat extent the roads could De III
nroved with this levy, In additlon 70
tha o+her taxes levied for road WORK.
A 1nmmittee of the Des Moines organ-
yation In a report assert that with this
one mill levy and the other availaole
state road taxes s. permanent pI':A
roads connecting every county seat III
tho state, with east and west and north
and so,th roads could be built IN ten
years The tax payments at TINS tlme
m account OF road levies are given ny
the committee as follows:
Township road ...........'S 1co
County levy ............'' e1n.so
Delinquent road .......... 1ao oco1
Automobile tax .........'. o|',o :,i
Nv adding the proposed one nill
lew which would yield the same
amount Is the county levy, $s24,7oo'
The. committee points out that tnere
would he a grand total of $4,93l ,S3l 10
anend every year for permanent ROADS:
This il exclusive of the $3,O00,ooo OF
bridge taxes, unused portions VI "hioN
Figures of experts are given to show
that vitrifed brick roads can DC e"s 90
any where In Iowa at rate Oh 9i:o %"
: Il, cal foot, or 300 mile. ms IA.
cludes the grading, five'lncn concle.e
base Of cement and crushed ROCK, Que,
foot concrete binder. on each SIDE anu
sixteen-foot roadway laid Win WIFI
fed paving brick. Raising this esel,
mate to $4,000 mile the commlttee
makes this showing: -
SaThere are ninety-nine countles IL! LII
the state and on the whole they WIN
average four congressional townships
running east and west and north ana
sonth. To connect all of the county
seatssare, proposed. h.. north ana SCUM
and east and west roads Woulo' re.
n,1ire the building of 4,752 miles OF
brick road. With the taxes now oe-
ing paid in and the proposed :. state
i. ". it would be. possible to build 49o
miles Of road each year, or 4,93o miles
IN ten years, 17S more miles tnah
enough to connect all Of the county
seat towns by east and west and north
and south roads. - o,,,
1--WE are quoting the figures merely
"a show that the plan Of creating
state highway commission to have
smneryision of all road work and road
expenditures with view to securing
permanent. roads is not such SUI,
nendous undertaking as some "oulu
have it appear, and that it's ultimate
accomplishments would not be remote
l..+0,nor az hand"
The Des Moines Commercial club be,
lieyes that the state should go aheaa
with such a plan and have somethlns
to show for it's taxes, rather than 10
continue to spend over $4,10O,OOO per
annun Of, road tax and ,S3;O59,ooo OF
bridge tax indefinitely under the ola
Man and be content with the same
Kind Of results that are shown oy the
country roads of the state.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-04
CHAR L En- HHl'
Little Berber Sport.
CHAPTER XXI.

ere I 60 much more with this sort
of game" Captain Kettle painted to
himself. "my boilers will need re-tub'
ing. I never knew how near man
could get to being burst by running up
hill in these high attitudes .~s
He suuatted behind boulder at the
head of the valley, and peered over 1t
down the bare burnt slopes. The Ber-
bers had carried out their frontal at
tack like the valiant men they were,
and had scattered at the head of the
ridge, and were hunting for the men
who had attacked them, and who bad
SO mysteriously disappeared.
.sIf I had the handling Of YOU swine, !"
the watcher unused, Il could make you
into good troops You've pluck. and
that's fact bit ] think your heads
are stuffed with porridge instead OF
brains Well. hope you find plenty
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-04

upon in the street There several patterns OF
feet ranging from the low ash chorus girl type to
the square, viruent model of the field hand some of
which virulent than others The society foot
is special design, and has very little work to do eX
when climbing in and out of limousine.
The male foot is The largest specimen in existence
and is subject to prolonged spells caused by
tight lacing No man ever buys shoe within three
lasts of his natural size and this causes the feet to
utter loud protests in the form of shooting pains If 1t
not for the pride Of there wouldn't be shoe
sold in this country smaller than No 10 E last
Feet usefulthings to have when thep are not
aged about something. The of the bemsh
nown the corn however, will throw them into
ioent passion and the to shift hurriedly
frc position to another in search Of peace The
tCrn is small unobtrusve object which Is constantly
ii 44 H. IL i Li
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tamped
he tinesad
of
The feet ament
than
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Sidewalk Sketches
Fy Howard l.. RAM
r e. E. r

The attachments which
afflicted with
The Winslow mail., 1913-02-15
Wireless Works Better at Night.

That the long electric waves util.
lied in aerial telegraphy over great
distances travel better during the
hours of darkness than Of sunlight
and that the natural electric waves
occasioned by atmospheric electric
discharges, known as 'strays" OF
ks" to wireless operators, are de
spatched more satisfactorily during
the hours of the night than in the
daytime is now matter of common
knowledge.
Tests made in London during the
solar eclipse on April II last indicate
that the darkness of this eclipse had
the normal effect of facilitating the
propagation of these waves over great
distances, but that there are portions
of time during the period of deepest
darkness at the receiving station when
propagation is notably impeded.
Whether or not this last phenomenon
is to be taken as a mere accident has
not yet been clearly ascertained.-
America.
The Winslow mail., 1913-02-15
The Ideal Bedroom.

The bedroom is what it's name I'M
plies, place of repose, and every
thing about it should be conducive to
the one purpose of obtaining rest.
Everything in it should be simple, i'm
maculate, and easily kept so. The
floors of such rooms should be COW
erred with mating or should be oiled
and rugs placed beside the bed. The
paper on the walls should be quiet
and subdued. If, to make the win
dows uniform with those in other
rooms in the house. curtains are
necessary, they should be as simple
as possible. Garish furniture, and
articles not. absolutely necessary to
the occupant should have no place
there. Above everything the bedroom
should be flooded with sunshine for
at least on hour in the day and an
abundance Of fresh air admitted at all
times.
The Winslow mail., 1913-02-15
ANDREE KILLED BY EsKIM0s
Norwegian Explorer Brings Back
Story Indicating the Fate OF
the Pofe-Seeker.

Christian Laden, a Norwegian ex.
plorer, has returned to this country
with what he believes to be the first
evidence of the fate of Andree's bal
loon. Laden was commissioned by
the Royal Museum of Berlin, the Uni
versity of Berlin and the University
Of Christiania, to explore the unknown
obtain data about the Indian tribes in
the region, some of which have never
before been visited by white men.
At point 200 miles north by west
of the point at which it has been gen
orally believed that Andree perished,
Laden encountered tribe of Eskimos,
who related a story to the effect that
several years ago a large bubble fell
( from the heavens, containing two Gre
atures supposed to be devils" and
that these creatures were able to hurl
forth fire and thunder from strange
implements that they carried. The
members of the tribe attacked the two
creatures and succeeded in killing one
Of them with arrows, whereupon the
other made motions to them signifying
that he and his companion were shoot
Ing at birds for food and had come
In peace.
When the Eskimos realized that
they had attacked human beings, who
had no unfriendly motive, they fled
In dismay, leaving the surviving white
man alone. What became of him they
do not know.-Scientific American.
The Winslow mail., 1913-02-15
WHY MAN DlSLlKES SPRING
Its Beauty Marred for Him by House
Cleaning and Its Various
Accomplishments.

II spring didn't bring nothin' worse
than tn primrose by tn brook it
wouldn' be so bad. But along with
tn turquoise sky an tn first little
patches O. green comes house cleanin' i,
wall paperin', flower beds, stove pipes,
candidates an red-nosed politicians,
fresh an buoyant after long winters
loaf.
If Tiers any work in tn world that
a man hain't cut out fer it's house
clearin'. Suffrage er no suffrage it's
disttnctively woman's work. What
Selfrespectin' man wants t. take down
tn settin' room stove an put it on
tn back porch an cover it with rag
carpet?
Wher's tn man that ever feels
right again after film tn ticks at tn
livery stable an dustin the chromos?
Flower bed maxim is another thing
that cheapens a man. What man ever
feels like takin' his place again among
his peers after putin a border O.
Nwhiteweshed stones around tn tulip
bed er teachin' a rose bush t. climb
ONOA III PcA AOI W1uuOW, du COuuSCL
with tn spout? Paintin' iron bed is
somethin' else that's calculated t. de
stroy what little feelin' O. superiority
DER woman that tn average husband
sometimes secretly entertainS. You
kin paint iron bed an look at it
ever day fer year an see some new
place you missed.
No man in the world can git out
good work an give his business proper
attention er give his employer value
received durin' tn wall paper season.
Next t. tn money trust probe ther'
haint nothin' as pressin' as a good
law compellin' paper hanger t. git
on tn job at tn appointed time an
not lay off fer ball game till t. con-
tract Is finished an he has taken his
traps out O. tn parlor.-Tndianapo
News.
The Winslow mail., 1913-02-15
Revealed Family Secret.

The other day teacher in Boston
school. who had just had present Of
a very handsome hand-painted fan
took it down to the class room for the
edification of the scholars. Very few
of them had seen anything other thar
the palm leaf, or cheap Japanese fan
and did not associate this gorgeous af
fair even with the five cent paper
things of somewhat similar shape.
Selecting perhaps the dullest OF the
pupils, the teacher held up the fan
and asked what the lovely thing
was.
The child did not know.
What does your mother use to keel
her cool in the hot weather." asked
the teacher.
Beer was the reply.
The Winslow mail., 1913-02-15

NitSTHooH GTSSS OF oPTt99So FeTCdie
Displaying the Popular Peplum Tail.
called, fastens in front Jacket fashion,
the tail of the. peplum rounded and
tapping in front.
A little fiat collar and elbow sleeves
finished with turn-back cuffs are dis
played in the figure version of the
style, but as with the trimmings of the
other models these details allow
changes. Long sleeves and a high
neck finish are quite possible. What
is called "sprigged percale," white
ground with little leaf pattern, is the
material of this pretty dress. but ev-
cry wash material is possible for it.,
IS well as taffeta, which fabric would
create very dressy gown for Sunday
use.
To go back to mere dressmaking it.
sGlf, the skill required to cut, fit and
finish, some of best sewers ignore the
importance of little things Buttons
and hooks and eyes are sewed on in SO
slovenly fashion that they soon come
off, and nine times out of ten the gar
ment is worn in this crippled condi-
ton, the. wearer apparently quite in
different to the untidy appearance she
presents. Then a weakness with fast
sewers is shown in the way they
slight seams, leaving these raw so that
those of the bodice rasp the flesh, and
none anywhere are sure of holding.
Where a gown is unlined the bodice
will be kept neat a much longer time
if a guimpe-shield or separate muslin
yoke is worn underneath, or the waist
is doubled with a thin lawn at this
point The separate guimpes are made
exactly like the outside ones except
that no trimming is ever used, and
sometimes, even with high stock out
side, there is no collar band. Where
one feels the heat very much the un-
der protection could be made of the
thinnest net, for even a net lining or
under guimpe will catch perspira:ion
and hold much of the oily stain that
would otherwise fall entirely upon the
dress material.
The bodice also fits better if an in
side belt is put on it, this likewise
keeping it down more nearly; while
for nine skirts out of ten machine belt
ing, in very narrow width, makes the
best waist band, as this defes the
stretching common to the bias com
monty employed on summer skirts.
MARY DEAN.
The Winslow mail., 1913-02-15
SIMPLE SU MER DRESS
PRETTY DESIGN FOR AFTERNOON
OR MOTORING FRock.
Details as Outlined Admit of Many
Changes to Suit Individual
Tastes-"Sprieaed PercaIe"
Is the Best Material.

An effect for a simple afternoon
dress. or morning frock for country
visiting, is given in the illustration
this displaying the peplum tail that
has taken such hold upon the popu.
lar fancy, and showing the two deep
tucks that SO often adorn the skirt
Of the girl who looks best with little
trimming at this point. The bodice
or coatee as the model is most often
The Winslow mail., 1913-02-15
SAVING Something.

"This is a dreadful downpour."
"Yes, and my umbrella is far tol
small to shelter your picture hat"
We'll, try to hold it over that vel
vet bow, anyhow. Washington Her
aid.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-05-01
Over the Electric Wire

Over the Electric Wire
The Panama railroad is to be cleo
trified.
The new wireless record is 5000
miles. The naval station at Newport
caught messages from Argentine.
The Harvesting of waterpower
near Yorkshire, England, will give
that district its first electricity.
An electrically-driven talking and
moving picture machine has been in
stalled in four theaters in New York.
Divers are now equipped with a
telephone SO they are at all times in
communication with the surface.
| Awireless station is being installed
ON Juan Fernandez Island-made
famous by the story of Robinson
Crusoe.
1t will require twenty thousand
horse power of electrical energy daily
to run the Panama Pacific Exposition.
The farmers in Ottawa, Canada,
have co-operated to bring in an cleo
trio transmission line so they can tap
on and secure cheap power and light.
A company has been organized in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the pur-
pose of utilizing the Paulo Alfonso
Falls of the San Francisco River to
electric power,
The North Eastern Railway Com
pany has decided to electrify its line
between Shildon and Newport. near
Middlesborough, England. This dis
lance is IS miles.
Z The first telephone was exhibited
at the Centennial in 1876. 1t was
hardly noticed by the visitors until
the Emperor of Brazil picked it up
and was surprised to hear it talk.
n III tie electric furnace gold boiis at
24oD degrees centigrade or at twenty
four times the temperature Of boiling
water.
Wireless train dispatchinQ is to be
triedout on tbs Lackawanna between
Scfauton and BinQhamton. Each
s. u
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-02-07
DRUGGIST GIVES MONEY BACK
Dodson's Liver Tone Gets a Four
Square Guarantee from The
Rice Drug Cmopany.

When an article is sold druggist
who is willing to give it his person.
al guarantee, it's a mighty strong
proof of real merit.
That's exactly the case with Dod-
sons Liver Tone. 1t is q pleasant
tasting, vegetable remedy for a slow
and sluggish liver. Since Dodson's
Liver Tone came on the market the
sale of calomel has gone way down.
The reason is simply this: Dodson's
Liver Tone is safe and harmless and
guaranteed to be satisfactory-Calo-
mel is often uncertain, sometimes
dangerous, and no druggist wants to
guarantee that it won't knock YOU
out of a days work and maybe send
you to bed.
The Rice Drug Company sells Dod-
sons Liver Tone and guarantees it.
For you and for your children, it's
a good, thing to keep a bottle always
in the house.
The Rice Drug Company will give
you your money back if you think
Dodson's Liver Tone is not worth the
price. "Keep your liver working
and your liver will not keep YOU
from working" is good advice to go
by.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-02-07
HOW'S THIS.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. J. CHENEY, & CO., Toledo, O..
We, the undersigned, have known
f. j. Cheney for the last Is years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and f.
nancially able to carry out any OBJ
legations made by his firm.
National Bank Of Commerce,
Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucuous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price
Is cents per bottle. Sold by all
druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-02-07
ROBERT E. LEE

written by Willie Palmer, Age
13, Student of the Farr SchooD
Robert E. Lee was born on a plan
tation near the Potomac river, on
January 10Th, 1907.
Since the year 1912 the Lees, who
came from England, had been living
in Virginia. In colonial times and
during the war for independence,
many members of the Lee family
were among the foremost leaders of
the people.
Robert Edwards father was "Light-
Horse Harry" Lee, a famous horse
man who helped Washington to fight
the British in New Jersey, and rode
side by side with Sumter and Marion
in the Carolinas.
When Robert was four years old,
the family left the plantation and
went to live in the town of Alexan-
dria, near the city of Washington.
Seven years later (1818) Roberts
father died. The boy of eleven years
was thus left to take care of his sick
mother.
He was always on time at school
and always ready for the recitation.
In his manner he was quiet, and
was always respectful to his teacher.
Everything that he undertook was
finished in the neatest and best way.
Even the figures which he made on
his slate, in the study of mathemat-
les, were drawn in such a careful
manner that they looked as if they
had been printed.
At twelve o'clock every school day
be, hurried home to his mother.
A. IN 1895 Robert entered the Mill
Nfy Academy, at West Point. He
wished to be soldier like his father.
During the four years of his life
as a student in that school, young
Robert did not receive single de-
merit.
He was not guilty of any bad
habit and he never spoke any word
that Christian nor gentleman
should not speak.
At the end of the course he was
given the second highest honors in
his class. He hurried home to tell
his mother that he had been appoint
ed second lieutenant of engineers in
tie United States army.
He was married to Mary Randolph
Curtis, at Arlington, in 1881, by an
Episcopal minister.
He fought in the Mexican war, and
was made colonel on account of his
bravery.
After this he went to West Point
Military Academy where he taught
very successfully for three years.
He chose to fight for his country
rather than teach young soldiers,
therefore he was sent to the Second
Regiment to punish some cruel In
dians in Texas.
He passed away in 1870.