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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-16
HOTEL CLERKS AT
SIOUX CITY AUG. ~

Sioux Sity, Aug 1.-THE conference
Of the Nebraska Iowa Hotel Clerks
association, which was to have been
held at Omaha. has oeen transferred
to Sioux City and will be held Aug. 81.
The object of the meeting Is to discuss
general plans for the coming year and
endeavor to build up a more central
lied body While no definite action is
In view. 1t is believed by the majority
Of the clerks that much better results
could be attained if there were more
concerted action on the part of hotel
employees Of this class. The board Of
directors Of the association are H. B..
Somers Of Ottumwa, ]. H. Keenan, of
Omaha. William Wolf of Sioux City,
G. w. Linnenkohl of Grand Island, and
G. A. Bennett Of Omaha. The annual
convention Of the Nebraska Iowa Hotel
Clerks association will be held in
Sioux City about Dec. 10.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-16
IOWA CITY-OTTUMWA
INTERURBAN AGAIN

Iowa City, Aug. 14.-To revive inter
est in the Iowa City Ottumwa interur-
ban railway company's enterprise, and
to pave the way to actual building Of
the line, Albert Tanner Of Davenport,
has been interviewing leading citizens
in Iowa City, and will place the pro-
jeot before the Commercial club be-
fore long. it is hoped. The new idea Is
to build the road in sections7say six
miles at time, advancing as far as
possible that way; letting each district
benefited by the enterprise contribute
its proper quota to the fund, until, by
s-mile stages, the line shall have ad-
vanced a goodly distance toward OF.
tumwa, when the same plan may be
adopted by promoters. working from
the Ottumwa end. To build down to
Keota seems comparatively easy
task, under the circunastances, as there
is strong demand for the line from
Iowa City to Keota-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-16
PREACHERS DAY
At CHAUTAUQUA
pRs. EATON AND slMMs ENTER
TANNED BIG AUDIENCES At
FAIRFIELD.

Fairfield, Aug. 14.-Yesterday was
apparently Preachers Day" at the
chautauqua, for DR.. Charles Aubrey
Eaton Baptist minister from New
York addressed large morning audi.
ence while Dr. Marion p Simms, a
Presbyterian pastor of Vinton. Iowa,
presented strong and forceful plea
for better Christian people and the
unification Of the churches of today.
DR.. Eaton appears again this after
noon and his subject at this time THE
Making Of a Man"
The Olund Concert Co., composed OF
a Swedish mother and her three daugh-
tiers entertained the audience yesterday
in musical way. At their farewell
program in the evening they appeared
in Swedish costume and sang num-
Der of Swedish songs.
The bible study hour, which Is IN
charge OF Dr. John Wesley Potter, the
platform manager, Is no small part OF
the days entertainment in this assem-
bly, DR.. Potter Is delivering series
|of three talks on prayer" and this
morning spoke on the Efficiency OF
PRAYER" Tomorrow morning DR..
Potter will speak on 'The Pharisee's
Prayer" closing the series. DR.. Potter
has consented after numerous re-
quests have come to him, to deliver
several short talks on his trip to- the
Holy Land two years ago. These talks
will be given some morning during the
bible hour before the closing OF THIS
assembly.
Lou J. Beauchamp, the laughing
philosopher of Ohio, entertained the
chautauqua people last evening with
over an hours solid fun and merrl-
|ment
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-16
WATERMELON DAY
AT WEBSTER CITY

Webster CITY, Aug. 1.-THE Web
ster City Commercial league has fixed
upon Wednesday, Sept. 10, as water
melon day. Committees have been ap-
pointed and funds are new being
solicited. 1t is planned to ~.Axe melons
enough on hand that day to feed 20,-
900 people. The melons, Of course, are
served free. this feature being the real
piece de resistance Of all watermelon
dav celebrations that have been held
here Other features besides the melons
have not yet been selected, but will be
soon. 1t Is likely that add
ed to the other attraction there will
be a double header ball game.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-16
PROFESSOR HILER
GOES TO ARKANSAS

Prof. F. E. Hitler, who for the past
four wears has been in charge OF the
manual training department OF the
Fairfield public schools has rendered
his resignation to the board Of educa-
ton and has accepted similar posi-.
ton with the Arkansas Agricultural
college at Jonesboro, Ark.
The application of HI d. Repass who
has lately been connected with the
manual training department OF the
schools at Fort Madison is being con-
sidered for the place. Mr.. Repass has
had ak years experience in the work
and has the endorsement Of both Prof.
Hitler and the new superintendent OF
the schools Cap E. Miller, 50 it Is
thought likely he will be elected to the
position. r
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-16
LARGE AUTO
HITS SMALL BOY

Des Moines, Aug. 14.-Joseph Wav-
erly. a 5-year- old boy residing at 1913
Pleasant street, was severely Injured
at Ninth and Locust streets yesterday
when he was struck by powerful ma
chine driven by John Trent, a member
of the firm of Trent Bros, real estate,
The lad had taken his station at
Ninth and Locust streets preparatory
to watching the circus parade. Trents
machine was running south on Ninth
street and struc kthe boy as 1t turned
east on Locust street.
The boy was crushed to the pave
ment and his father, who was with
him, narrowly missed being hit by the
machine. Both legs were fractured
when they were run over by the ma
chine. He was taken to his home by
city physicians who attended him.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-16

G. L. Fitch in charge of vegetable
gardening at the Iowa state college at
Ames, has written to G.. F. Boise OF
Ottumwa, on how to treat blossom END
rotten tomatoes. Mr.. Boise wrote the
state college some time ago asking for
information because of trouble with
patch of tomatoes that he was grow
Ing. The information will be Of value
to many persons who have had the
same trouble and do not know how to
treat it. Among the things done by
Mr.. Boise was to use nitrate OF soda
about the plants as he had seen done
IN the south. The letter goes into the
method Of treating the trouble, as well
as telling the cause, and Is published
in full as follows:
Ames, Iowa, Aug. 2, 1913.
Mr.. c. F. Boise, 1921 Jay ST., j
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Dear Sir:-The writer has been
gone for a week and finds your inquiry
as to blossom end rot Of tomato. Our
stenographer Is away with her father,
who is i'll, and you will prefer to have
a pen and ink answer today.
It has been proved in Georgia that
this trouble is due to droughth, and that
stalking up the plants makes 1t worse,
not better, whatever the other bene-
fits Of stalking may be. wish you
would try trenching around your
plants (not deep enough to inJure the
roots) and give them one heavy water
ing at once. Do this in the evening
and fill the trench several or many
times so that considerable amount
of soil is supplied with moisture. Give
the plants fair sprinkling also and
the next morning pull the loose dirt
into the trench, and afterwards keep
the soil we'll cultivated. Don't repeat
until after ten days. The soil about
the, staked plants is hotter than the
soil about plants that cover the
ground.
Such treatment has been known to
cure or rather stop the trouble. II
you and all your neighbors have had
this trouble, the matter will be OF
sufficient interest for your papers to
publish the suggestions of this letter.
Ask people to drop you or me cards
as to the results and will come down
in few weeks and look over the
vines. We want to settle this matter
for the benefit of all growers of toma-
toes in Iowa.
Trusting that you will push this,
and that you will call on me, when you
think better come to Ottumwa, am,
Truly yours,
G. L. Fitch.
P.SS.-Too much nitrate Of soda may
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-16

DIR. sHAIl.zNBERGER makes speciality q
the treatment OF Chronic and Nervous Diseases
Of both sexes. HIS hospital experience ana ea!en
can successfully treat chronic diseases attef
other physicians have failed. This is why he has
continued his visits year after year: while o.ner
You should consult him II you have any chronic
Disease. A Specialist who has made lifetime
study OF such diseases Is certainly preparso 10
give you the best results, and II you are SICK you
need scientific treatment:
DR.. Shallenberger treats Diseases OF tne Eye Eye'
Ear Nose. Throat, Lungs, Heart bl1oa. : Sxin'
and Bladder; Catarrh Ringing In Ears. Deaf
ness Paralysis. Neuralgia. Epilepsy Headacne:
Goitre Eczema. Scrofula. Appendicitis, Gravol
and Rheumatism.
PILES, FISTULA, FlSSURE, and OTHER
RECTAL DISEASES TREATED
WITHOUT SURGICAL OPERATION.
WOMEN who are WEAK, NERVOUS,
and suffering from the many ailments peculiar
to their sex. find that his advanced ano sc'en''A'e
methods, save many surgical operations.
PRIVATE DISEASES A SPECIALITY.
Cases of long standing especially dei rec.
often resulted In the worst affiictions. ~ Is
highly important that you obtain the services OF
a physician who has established eooo sep"'a'
ton for treating these diseases.
NERVOUS DEblLl1 /.
Are YOU nervous and Respondent; easily exci,
ted and irritable; weak and debilitated; tirsa
mornings: without ambition. energy or strenstn;;
Hfeless. easily fatleued; distrustful ana without
confidence In YOURSELF Have you sunken reg
or blurred eyes: pimples on your lace; weak
back. or deposit In urinef III.
DR.. Shallenbereer spares no effort to cure ms
patients. He knows that good results mean as
much to him az to his patients. Most o. ms new
patients come from the recommendations "
others whom he has treated.
Special attention given to Surgical Cases
and Rupture
Consultation and Examination Free and
Confidential.
REFERENCE: Drexel State Bank. chicago
Address ,r~,prpccp
1868 Lake Ave. 1F1iSAAO' ~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-16
GETTING OVER DIFFICULTIES.
The international Sunday School Les
eson for August II Is, Crossing the
Red Sea-" Ex. 1917 to 1881.
(By William T. Ellis.)

The past casts it's spell over the
present, and | noticed when going
through the Suez canal and the upper
reaches of the Red Sea that the pas
sengers were talking mostly about the
scenes enacted In this region at the
time of the exodus rather than about
the engineering wonders OF the canal
itself. The figure of Moses doomed
large over this region. AS one goes
by rail from Suez to Cairo, he looks
out over the very scenes Witnessed by
the fleeing children of Israel. The
historicity of this event and the actual
ity of the places Is to be stressed.
Some of us have been over 9 part OF
the region of the exodus story while
our friends have traversed- every foot
Of it. There is danger that many
readers of the great exodus narrative
will say with the old woman of the
story. "Well now, / knew all those
places were in the bible, but I never
thought of them being on the earth. :
Looking into the flight of the chill
dren of Israel from beneath Pharaoh's
cruel rod, which the death of the first
born had temporarily lifted, we must
remember that every year Is throwing
collateral light upon this story as men
unearth and decipher more monu-
ments, and as they study more deeply
into the facts and language of scrip
ture.
How Many Jews Made the Fllght7
A huge and an interesting point in
this story, which looms like a pillar
of fire on the horizon of history, is
the number of the host of the children
of Israel who were delivered from
Egypt. The accepted belief has been
that there were three million. This
is built on the statement that there
we're six hundred thousand fighting
men. Taking the common average OF
five persons to family, this immense
total has been reached Critics have
not been slow to point out the difficult
ties of leading such host, and the
practical impossibility of sustaining
them on the Sinai peninsula. The
passage of the Red Sea in night by
three million persons seems incred-
lille.
The gloating has been premature.
Scholars are now showing by evidence
that seems incontrovertlble that the
word translated thousands" In this
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-16
MUSCATINE PICKLE
CROP NOT LARGE

Muscatine, Aug. 1.-THE pickle crop
this year was just one-tenth as large
as it was last season. The severe
drought Of the past weeks has done un-
told harm to both pickles and cucum-
bers. The pickles on the Heinz farms
have been picked and 1t is said that
the entire crop was exceedingly small.
The dry weather came just at the time
when the pickles did not have good
chance to form Then the dry weather
continued until the vines we're dried up
and as a/result the pickle factory In
this city is experiencing considerable
difficulty in meeting demands for
sweet and dill pickles. The cucum-
bers seen on the local market were
small and not to be compared with the
large cucumbers Of last year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-16
CINDER SURFACED
ROADS DRY SOON

Oskaloosa, Aug. 14.-Value of the
cinder surfaced roads has been demon
strated by the rains here. The roads
that have been crowned with the Gin
ders were drained almost as rapidly as
the water fell upon them. Whatever Of
loose material might have been lying
on the surface was quickly and effec-
tually washed to the side cutters and
disposed Of while the center was left
hard and dry as soon as the rain had
ceased.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-16
AGENCY.

Mrs. N. H Moore of Keosauqua /
visiting at the Chas. Avery parent
home.
Mrs. Fannie Giltner has gone to Ind
lana for a few weeks visit. III
There will be lawn social Saturds
evening on the Christian church Law
Everybody welcome.
G. w. Graham was transacting bus
ness in Ollie this week.
Mrs. Huffman and daughter
Adams Of Monmouth. Ill, are visit
at the Scott Rush home
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-16
JOHN whitaker A SUICIDE

Davenport Aug. l4.-John Fl. Whit
aker, the Davenport capitalist, who re-
sided at 140 College avenue. was drown
ed in Lake Michigan, according to dis
patches which have just been received
by relatives In this city. While suffer-
in. from an attack of mental aberra-
ton Mr. Whitaker jumped overheard
from the steam Manitou, en- route to
Harbor Springs. The body has not been
recovered.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-16
OLD SETTLERS AT
MARTINSBURG SEPT. 6

Martinsburg, Aug. 1.-THE commit
tee on old settlers meeting met Satur-
day and selected Sept. 6 as the date for
the reunion this fall. There will be an
other meeting of the committee Satur
day afternoon at o'clock at the park.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-16
DR.: IT, C. Bonhum.
EZkS' Block Il
OHumDd, LOUD

injure plants, especially in dry time
Any large amount of substance in solIV
ton makes it harder for plants to 81
cure the water needed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-16

Preparatory Academ
Vocal
dressT
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-01-24
FINGERS so PAINFUL
COULD NOT SLEEP

R. F. d. No. 2, Box 252, Seattle,
Wash.-"The three middle fingers
right at the end of my nails troubled
me for three years. They would get
so infamed, burn and be so painful
| could not sleep, 1t seemed every time
| had my hands in soapy water they
would get worse. They would be so
very sore, then the nails would come
off, and no more would a new one
grow on when they would begin to get
sore again. The nail came off my
third finger four times. / tried every
thing with no results until one day I
read of lady who seemed to have
had a similar trouble cured by Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment. | decided
to try them and sent for a sample.
bought SOC. box of Cuticura Oint.
ment and some Cuticura Soap and
now | am thankful my fingers are per.
fectly cured and my nails perfectly
smooth. Cuticura Soap and Ointment
cured me- (Signed) Mrs. Rieke Hin.
ton, Apr. "a, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 92-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston"
Adv.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-01-24

When rain falls it does not actually
soak into the earth, but bores it's way
In, forming tiny tubes. These tubes
are so small that it would be impos-
slble to insert hair in one of then
without bursting its walls Sometimes
the tubes are bored down to a depth
of four or five feet. When the surface
dries, the water evaporates from the
tubes just as it would from a pipe. If
the tube is twisted it takes longer
for the water to evaporate. If one
takes a rake and stirs the ground aft
er each rain, he breaks the tops of the
tubes, and the water will stand in
them for months. In this way the
farmers of the west, on the semi-arid
lands, store the rainfall one year, and
raise crop of wheat every other
year-there being sufficient water in
two years, but not enough in one, to
raise a crop.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-01-24

5EARM)5NOTES

Why not calf shows as we'll as colt
shows?
Silo agents have bossy on their side
of the argument
Balancing dairy rations isn't such a
hard job after all.
There are 102 COW testing associ-
ations in the United States
Size and beauty are both greatly
to be desired in the ideal herd.
Cobwebs get so thick in some mems
barns that the spiders that spun then.
leave.
Underfeeding is responsible for
more small milk yields than is a
poor COW.
A comfortable stable reduces the
cost of maintenance and increases the
flow of milk
Nothing can be marketed on the
farm so successfully or so econom-
lcally as butter.
Clean up one part of the stable. The
chances are that you won't be con.
tent to leave the rest dirty.
The sex of eggs cannot be foretold
not one of the old-time theories in this
particular having been proved.
1t is poor policy to change the
quarters Of hens or pullets while lay.
Ing, for it usually checks or stops
sgg production
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-01-24
HAD ALL THE BEST OF IT
Wise Girl Selected for Husband Man
Who Had Both Seasons for
Garnerino Wealth.

Daughter" said the anxious father
to the eldest daughter OF a brood Of
seven. your mother tells me that
you have had proposal"
Yes, father, / have" demurely re-
piled the young woman. In fact. l
have received several"
Il hear the ice man proposed to
your"
He did"
And you accepted him, of course ?"
Il did not"
"Unwise child Think Of the money
ne coins every SUMMER
The plumber also proposed"
All! That Is better. A man of
untold wealth garnered every winter.
Beyond doubt you told him 'yes!'"
No, father
Wha-a-a-t? Do you mean to tell
me you let SO golden an opportunity
slip by ungrasped?"
Yes. father. You see, | accepted a
man who sells ice in summer and is
a plumber in winter"
All, daughter! Fly to my arms!
You make me weep with pride!"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-01-24
Sergeant Didn't "Sabby.y

Sergt. Mike Drew was at one time
quartermaster sergeant in the Phil.
ippines He believed he had a work.
ing knowledge of the language of the
Islands, which the soldiers call "Bam-
boo Spanish"
one day party of tourists were
trying to get two Filipinos to under
stand that they wanted some trunks
taken down to the station. The tour
lists did everything they knew to get
this instruction into the heads of the
brown brothers, but it was useless.
Sergeant Drew then offered his serv-
ices.
Say, YOU" he said, turning to the
natives, when the whistle blows on
the railroad train, too hoo, you get
your bull cart, moo moo, and take
these trunks down to the station be-
fore the engine starts, ding ding. Sab
by?"
70 no saveZ," the natives replied.
What" roared Sergeant Drew
Don't you understand your own Ian
suage?"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-01-24
DREADED TO EAT.
A Quaker Couples Experience.

How many persons dread to eat
their meals, although actually hungry
nearly all the time!
Nature never intended this should
be so, for we are given a thing called
appetite that should guide us as to
what the system needs at any time
and can digest.
But we get in a hurry, swallow our
food very much as we shovel coal into
the furnace, and our sense of appetite
becomes unnatural and perverted
Then we eat the wrong kind of food
or eat too much, and there you are
indigestion and it's accompanying mis-
cries.
A Phila. lady said:
MY husband and / have been sick
and nervous for Is or 20 years from
drinking coffee-feverish, indigestion,
totally unfit, a good part of the time,
for work or pleasure. We actually
dreaded to eat our meals. (Tea is
just as injurious, because it contains
caffeine, the same drug found in cof-
fee)
I'VE tried doctors and patent medi-
cines that counted up into hundreds
of dollars, with little If any benefit.
Accidentally, a small package of
Postum came into my hands. l made
some according to directions, with
surprising results. We both liked it
and have not used any coffee since.
THE dull feeling after meals has
left us and we feel better every way.
We are so well satisfied with Postum
that we recommend it to our friends
who have been made sick and nervous
and miserable by coffee" Name CIV
en- upon request. Read the little book,
THE Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Postum now comes in concentrated.
powder form, called Instant Postum.
II is prepared by stirring level tea
spoonful in a cup of hot water, adding
sugar to taste, and enough cream to
bring the color to golden brown.
Instant Postum is convenient;
there's no waste; and the flavor is
always uniform. Sold by grocers-
60-cup tin 80 cts, 100-cup tin so cts.
A Soup trial tin mailed for grocer's
name and 2-cent stamp for postage.
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd, Battle Creek
Mich. Adv.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-01-24
HOW TO CURE RHEUMATISM
Prominent Doctors Best prescrip-
ton Easily Mixed at Home.

This simple anh harmless formula
mas worked wonders for all who have
tried u quickly curing chronic and
acute rheumatism and backache From
your druggist get one ounce OF Tor,s
compound lin original sealed packare1
eno one ounce OF syrup OF Sarsaparilla
compound. Take these two ingredients
rome ana put them In half pint of
good whiskey. Shake the hottie ~
take a tablespoonful before each meal
ana at bed-time." Good results come
after the irst few doses. II your drug
9ist does not have Toris compound in
STOCK he will get It for you In a few
hours from his wholesale house. Don't
De innuenced to take a patent medi-
the genuine Toris compound in The
or'sihai. one-ounce. sealed yellow
package. This was published here last
wlnter and hundreds of the worst cases
were cured by It In n short time Pyh'
nsneo by the Globe Pharmaceutical lab
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-01-24
Barney From Barney.

The chauffeur never spoke except
when addressed. Even then his an
swers were always prompt, intelligent,
even witty
You're a bright sort of fellow" re-
marked one of the men in the party,
and it's easy to see that your people
came from Ireland"
No. sire We are badly mistaken"
replied Barney.
WHAT said the man. Didn't they
come from Ireland?"
mo, sor," answered Barney;
they're there yit''.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-01-24
A Tab of Rose water.

The small son of Victor Rosewater
was DESTROYS of sailing boats in the
bathtub of the Rosewater home.
You cannot" said Mrs. Rose
water. Father is taking a bath just
now"
why is father taking a bath?" de-
manded the boy.
why do you take a BATH" coun-
tered Mrs. Rosewater.
because have to, replied the son.
Saturday Evening Post.