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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26
RESTORE PUBLIC LAND

Six million acres or Withdrawn
public lands were restored to entry
during the months of May and June
upon approval by the secretary Of the
interior Of the recommendations of
the United States geological survey.
This action was the result of examina-
ton and classification Of the lands by
the survey, those restored either hay
ing been found not to be valuable for
power sites, reservoirs, coal, phos-
phate, or potash deposits, or having
been definitely valued as coal lands,
and rendered available for purchase
under the coal-land law.
OF these lands relieved from coal
withdrawal nearly two and one-half
million acres were in the state Of
Colorado. Five and half thousand
acres were also withdrawn in Colo
RADIO as water.power sites.
In Idaho 100000 acres of coal and
phosphate Withdrawals were classified
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26
Sidewalk Sketches
~ Howard L. Ram
THE WATERMELON.

The watermelon Is a thick hested
species of fruit which is grown in the
south and shipped north In the original
package. A good watermelon consists
of s cents worth of filling and 35
cents worth of rind The latter Is not
all waste, however, for after the water
melon has been emptied of its con-
tents the rind is made up into thin,
acrimonious pickles, which are fed to
guests who are too polite to refuse. :
The watermelon sprang from the
soil of Georgia. In the early days Of
the republic the drinking water Of
Georgia was in the hands of few
brewers, and the watermelon was In
vented as substitute for the drive
we'll. 1t, fulfilled its mission nobly, and
many aaproud Georgian has completely
quenched his thirst by drinking three
or four watermelons, including the
seeds.
Watermelons are never permitted
to ripen in the south, but are always
shipped north in as green state as
possible. AS result, northern man
never knows, when he orders a'water-
melon over the phone, whether he is
going to receive a pumpkin or
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26
DEAD FRul1.

The big strike Of silk mill workers
at Paterson, February 25. when 1880
hands were called out, is now winding
up. It is estimated the manufacturers
lost one million dollars, the wage
earners two millions, and one Of the
most promising seasons for big bust
ness has been wasted. There have
been hardships and suffering as well
as heavy financial losses and much
bitterness Of feeling. The goods not
manufactured in Paterson this season
will be imported and American mon
ey sent abroad to pay the bill. Other
lines Of business in Paterson and else
where have suffered, and altogether 1t
Is hard to find one ray Of comfort for
anybody in the whole unhappy strug.
gle. Surely, the genius Of the present
day ought to find better solution OF
labor troubles than the unfortunate
events that have occurred at Paterson,
New Jersey, this year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26

Of the democratic party. No matter
how good and just system Of
schedules the democratic party might
build up under their Ostensible pur-
pose Of tariff for revenue only; no
matter how far beyond criticism their
methods might be in producing mea-
sure for the consideration OF congress
as a whole, there Is one complete and
hopeless break in their reasoning so
long as they spurn the doctrine Of
simple protection and still levy import
duties.
II protection is worth nothing,
then the tariff on any article of nee
essity, on any article that contributes
to the ordinary comforts of a poor
mans home, on any tool or instrument
used by man in making his living
is vicious tax. AS Senator Cum
Minis expressed 1t, "the moment pro-
lection becomes unnecessary, free
trade Is demanded by every considers.
ton of justice and equality. would
hold myself an enemy of mankind"
he said, .if through import duties I
were to raise the price Of any COM
modify which the people generally use,
and ought to use, simply to put money
into the treasury Of the United
States"
This is the conclusion that will and
must always embarrass tariff for rev.
enue only and 1t cannot be answer
ed except by removing duties from all
articles of common use.-Waterloo
Courier.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26

The careful and efacient manage
ment Of the Ottumwa hospital has
given it reputation In this section
of Iowa that has made II much
used institution. We're it's facilities
greater. Its patronage would be cor
respondingly greater. As 1t Is, the
institution Is always we'll filled.
though care has been exercised to
be ready for such emergencies as
may arise from day to day. and its
record Is that no emergency case has
ever been refused admission.
The people of Ottumwa are proud
of the institution, In fact It's record
for eniciency Is what inspires the
demand for more hospital facilities.
If q new hospital is built here 1t Will
have to come up to the high stand
ard set by the present one.
The men Of the community are
asked to meet tonight at the Com
mercial association rooms to discuss
the proposed Sisters hospital. In OF
fering their former convent home for
hospital purposes, the Sisters have
made It possible for Ottumwa to
secure a forty-room addition to its
hospital equipment at cost OF less
than $4,000. II the city undertook to
erect hospital fully equipped and
with forty rooms, it would require an
expenditure OF at least $4,000. That
means that the community will save
$50, 900 or thereabouts by raising the
$4,000 now asked.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26

and restored, and for water power
sites approximately 10000 acres were
withdrawn and about the same acre.
age restored.
In Montana 100000 acres were
restored as being non-coal bearing
and about 1000 acres as not valuable
for water power sites, while about 150
acres were withdrawn for that pur-
pose.
In North Dakota nearly 100000
acres in coal withdrawal were classi-
fled and restored.
In Oregon approximately $4,000
acres were restored as non-oil bearing
lands and about 10000 acres were
withdrawn for water power or reser-
voir sites.
In South Dakota over 100000 acres
were relieved from the coal with
drawal.
In Utah about 1,50O acres were
withdrawn for water-power sites.
e In Wyoming over $4,000 acres OF
coal withdrawals were reopened to
entry and purchase; approximately
1900 acres were withdrawn Tor
classification as to whether they are
oil bearing lands, and about 100000
acres were restored as non.phosphate
lands.
For all states the total Withdrawals
during the months of May and June
were over 10000 acres. and the total
restorations were over 100000 acres.
The total outstanding Withdrawals
on July / in all the public land states
amounted to 6s, 609,2S9 acres, Of which
more than 100000 acres are in coal
land Withdrawals.
These lands are held pending
classification by the geological survey,
and as rapidly as they are found to pc
mineral bearing they are either valued
and placed on sale Gas in the case OF
coal lands), definitely reserved pend
ing appropriate legislation by con-
gress to provide for their disposition
las in the case of potash or phosphate
lapds), or held subject to develop
ment under departmental regulations
(as in the case of water power or
reservoir reservations) or If they
are found to be non-mineral in char
acter they are restored to. public
entry. This work of classification and
valuation is being prosecuted by the
geological survey as rapidly as the APP
preparations provided by congress Will
permit.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26

summer squash. In order to make
sure that the melon has attained ma
turity, most people have 1t tapped
with a long, spiral instrument, after
which the grocer sends up an entirely
different melon which has to be fed
to the COW.
The only part of the watermelon
that can be eaten without coming In
contact with the seeds Is the heart.
It is also the only section that ever
gets ripe north of Mason's and
Dixon's line. The variety Of water.
melon served at hotels contains no
heart whatever, but Is very plentifully
supplied with black seeds. which se
crete themselves in out of the way
places and cause the diner to hunt
for them nervously with his tongue
The minute you get a few feet away
from the heart Of q watermelon, you
either run into the rind or bite eager
ly into non-elastic seed.
The homegrown watermelon Of the
corn belt Is q melancholy imitation of
the real. article which deceives no one
who has met the Georgia product
face to face. However, 1t commands
a ready sale in prohibition states.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26

The meeting at the Commercial as
ISOLATION rooms tomorrow night In the
interests of the proposed Sisters hospi-
tai, deserves a big attendance. The plan
contemplates the raising Of $4,000 for
the purpose Of fitting out the former
convent on Fourth street rs q hospital.
Physicians state that the Ottumwa
city hospital is so crowded right now
and In fact all the time that 1t Is not
available even In emergency cases In
other words II there was an accident
In your family today, 1t is doubtful II
you could secure hospital accommoda'
lions. Think what that means.
The men Of Ottumwa can render
themselves and the city service by
offending the meeting tomorrow night
and boosting the project.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26
A Few Laughs.
inspiration.

The bard was melancholy-he
Sat on the oceans strand.
would that could describe the sea-"
He, sighed and waved his hand.
"Would that could describe the hue
With soul and truth and skill,
The way some other fellows do
And did-and, darn it, will!
Would that could, In throbbing slaves
Describe it's mystery
The sea that sleeps-the sea that
raves
These are the themes for me.
Would that"-a wave broke over him;
He, SO to speak, imbibed 1t;
It felled him fiat upon the strand,
It bumped his head to beat the band,
It ebbed-he rose, chockful of sand,
Took one look at the ocean and
Described It.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26
A PROSPEROUS YEAR,

During the fiscal year Just ended
(June 30) our imports aggregated ST.
812,00J,000, an increase of S159, 0OO, 900
over last year In the same period our
exports amounted to $2,465, 900 900, an
increase over last year Of 1881 ,OOo, 900.
The excess of our exports over our
imports for the fiscal year ending
June 80 last was $653,00O.000 which
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26

Terry Flagg sat at her desk In the
suffrage headquarters facially ad-
dressing a veritable ocean Of en-
velopes which were piled up before
her.
There is no use teasing, Roger,
she said shaking her pen at the
young man who sat at her side
sponging stamps on the envelopes.
'T am doing 1t for your good as we'll
az for my own. 1t would spoil
everything to get married now. To
do that we would have to use your
little bank account to buy the furni-
ture, and a young lawyer just be-
ginning in city like this needs
something to fall back on, no matter
how we'll he is doing. have saved
enough for the household linen and
my clothes. and In year more !
can save enough for the furniture.
II am saving thirty of my eighty dol
lars a month, and in a year that will
he three hundred and sixty dollars"
But if l want to spend my own
money to feather our nest with l
don't, candidly, see that 1t is any
of your business" said Roger. you
don't know how stupid 1t seems to
me. as long as we are perfectly sure
to have to go on living in boarding
houses when we might just as well
have our own little nat"
"Of course 1t would be better
admitted Terry, but we can't live
without furniture and won't let
you buy It, Perhaps II pinch q
little / can save the money faster
how would that BET"
"All right, you little spendthrift
don't buy me any more birthday
presents and then maybe we can
afford to be married"
Terry glanced at the clock on the
wall You must 60 now" she said
Thank you for helping me with
these stamps. Mrs. Bett.Jones said
she would be here at two and she
mustn't catch you here. She would
try to make you promise to walk In
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26
srpAIeHTTo the MARK.

Even suppose that Senator CUM
minis were famed for nothing else in
America craftsmanship, he will long
be remembered for the SURPRISING and
unerring ability Of his mind to hue to
the heart, to smash the bulls-eye, to
concentrate upon the biggest flaw OF
logic in the argumentative structure
of his enemy.
There is one utterly indefensible
assumption in the tariff philosophy
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26

Man owes his growth, his
energy, chiefly to that striving OF
tho will that conflicts with diff
fiouity, which We call effort. Easy,
pleasant work does not make ro-
bust minds, does not give men
consciousness Of their powers,
does not train them to endurance,
to perseverance, to steady force
OF will, that force without which
all other acquisitions avail MOTH
Ing.-Wiiiiam ElIery Charming.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26

sum Is the balance OF trade in favor
of the United States.
1t will be interesting to preserve
these figures and make comparisons
next year and the year following to
see whether the democratic tariff bill
will move this figure up or down.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26
Its Significance to Him,

Its Significance to Him.
"Your people had not come to this
country at the time Of the civil war,
had they?"
mo"
* suppose Memorial day is, there
fore. Of no particular significance to
you?"
TT amt? should say it was. got
all my money invested in amusement
enterprises"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26
tho Pelican.

L Tho Pelican,
There's a bird in the Zoo named a
Pelican,
Whose mouth holds moro than his
Belican,
He can keep In his beak
Enough food for q week,
But I don't see how In the Helican-
Unmerited Punlshmsnt.
I Mother. The teacher complains
that you have not had lesson right
for month. Why Is It?
Son. She always kisses me when
I've got them right.
His Advertising Chance.
~ suppose the parent Of young Lord
Softpate must feel dreadfully cut UP
over his engagement to little Tottte
Poser Of the Gaity?"
"Cut up! Why, say, II 1t wasn't FOR
Tottie nobody would ever have known
that Softie had any parents!"
80, Therefore, They Married.
They were engaged. Perhaps he re-
pented; perhaps he did It only for fun
Said he:
"My darling Ethel, what would you
say II I were TO tell you that cannot
marry your"
II would say. my dearest love, that
have big brother, who would make 4
warm for you, and that have some OF
the sweetest little billetSdoux that
would make II expensive for YOU
George, dear"
"But, you know, haven't said It.
IL know you haven't, my pei"
$50 we'd better get married, hadn't
we?"
~ think 80, my precious"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26
Carrying Il 70 Extremes.

Carrying Il 70 Extremes.
your husband, understand Is q
clever after-dinner speaker" II un-
derstand So" Does It keep him away
from home much?" Nearly every
night. Would you believe it, when he
does stay home It's got SO he doesn't
enjoy meal unless get up after the
dessert and introduce him to the chill
dren and call upon him TO make Z few
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26

Regarding the ostracism or recall
Of Judges, Plutarch said: "The ostrac-
ism was instituted not SO much to
punish the offender as to mitigate and
pacify the envious.' The policy was
discarded before Plutarch's time. 1t
can hardly be called new idea.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26
Press Comment.

Davenport Times: Well, we'll. Here
is the Keokuk military company win
ming the competitive drill Of the Fifty
fourth regiment. The generation Of
electricity there at the new dam seems
to have put new life in Keokuk citi-
zens.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26

Insurgents In the senate are pre-
pairing protective speeches. They can
point to the significant fact that pro.
lection was one Of the few things
that received majority last No
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26

Webster City Freeman-Tribune: A
crop failure in Iowa would seriously
affect the prosperity. Of Florida and
California. Those states get their
greatest harvest from Iowa tourists.
They might Withstand the loss of the
orange and lemon crop, but II the tour
lists failed them they would 60 broke.
Centerville Citizen: An unusual
number of teachers are preparing to
take the examinations this year. The
law passed by the last assembly bas-
ing the teachers pay on the certificate
she holds is encouraging the instruc-
tors to try for better grades. The law
will undoubtedly have tendency to
get better teachers into the schools.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: A Kan
sas merchant overheard clerk say
to a woman customer, mo, we have
rot had any for a long time" Hurry
ing forward he assured the customer
they had plenty Of 1t In the back of
the store, not opened up yet. He
couldn't understand why the customer
giggled so heartily as she went out,
when the clerk explained that she had
referred to the lack Of rain.
Keokuk Gate City: It is announced
that the Rock Island has purchased
thirty new locomotives, each capable
of hauling q one-thousand ton train.
The need of new additional motive
power on the Rock Island has been
pressing for some time. The company
has suffered much in revenue and re-
putation by not being able to maintain
speaking acquaintance between It's
trains and their schedules.
Rapids City Journal: President
Wilson has signed the sundry civil
bill, which President Taft vetoed on
the highest moral grounds, and it .is
now the law of the land. The fact re-
mains, however, that President Wilson
has condoned an act of congress
which is an outrageous piece Of class
legislation, and to that exact extent
he deserves the criticism to which he
is being subjected. He has ducked
where he should have stood upright,
and no matter what the amount OF
money the department of justice has
at It's disposal to prosecute the vio-
latOrs OF the Sherman law, 1t cannot
use one penny Of the appropriation Of
$500, 900 made in the sundry civil law
In the prosecution OF acts of organ,
lied labor and associations Of farmers
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26

Panama will receive perpetually
from this country s250.00O year for
rental Of the isthmian zone. I'm
Gle Sans habit Is to pay literally
even In q case like the Philippines.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26

New York City's debt Is $1,223, 000.-
900, on which It paid an interest
charge Of $31,97s,591 In 1912.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26

Funny how the dear old gentleman
who Just has to pat child on the
head unerringly picks out the one
with the pretty mother.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26

Mexicans agree on one subject only
and that il an unprovokod and ir-
rational hostility toward Americans.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26

t For Less Money.
Saw in paper that rad1um would
help rheumatism. What's radium
WORTH"
-Four thousand dollars q grain" an
swered the druggist.
Gosh! Amt you got something Just
ns good?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26
A Constant Reader.

"What Is your favorite diversion in
summer" asked the serious girl.
Reading" replied the young man
who was trying to make an impress
sion.
"But don't you need outdoor recrea-
tion?''
Eyes. stand outdoors and read the
baseball bulletins. .
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26
n n,ocdv Amir

is lung hemorrhage. Stop 1t. and cure
weak lungs, coughs ana cold, with n.
Kings New Discovery. SOC and Il.
Frank B. Clark = I
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26
A. Few Laughs.

Ny pInIln0 Vacauon.
The sun has heat enough to last
For 100000 900 years.
contemplate these figures vast
With melancholy tears.
For 10000, 900 years. they say,
The blazing sun will stoke.
And that makes my two weeks
away
Look like sorry joke.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26

49, n outto -.
That's what I call Z horrible end
ing.
What's that1"'
THE steam calliope that winds up
the circus parade"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26

A Tough Case.
What the trouble, old mani"
"I'm In q bad way. lie awake
nights thinking about my work. Then
when I'm atgWoTk l: keep going to
Sleep
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26
Where. on Whers7

Where, Oh Whsrs7
To Votes for Women" the ancient
Greek said nay,
And where, we ask, are them there
Greeks today?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26
Between Kids.

Between Kids.
Look here, kid. You made faces at
mas kin, and you got spanked"
Eyes"
Serves you right. II you want to
get gay, make faces at pas kin"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26
Naturally.

Medical Professor. What is the re-
suit young gentlemen. when q PATIENTS
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26

temperature goes down as far as 1t,
can? v
Student. Why--er-he gets cold
fest.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26
Evening Story.
BY Jane Osborn.

MRS. BErr-JoNEs's suTToN-sox
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26

Copyright, 1918. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26

stone, this am sure - an Ortentel'
emerald, one Of the rarest Of stones,
and this" he went on holding q blood
red stone to the light. this II . Star,
ruby. These two stones alone are
worth four or nve hundred dollars. any
time" ss
Terry explained how she had -
cured the stones and though she felt
that she owned them, Roger insisted
that they must be returned to Mrs
Bett,Jcnes. Together they. won't TO
Mrs. Bett-Jones's house on their way
home They found her hurryfng home
to dress for dinner and she had little
time to listen to their explanation. /.
Il rather thought there were some,
things OF value there" she said. Sg''I
told you so, Miss Flagg, and L also
told you to sell them and not to bother;
mo about them My brother used TO
have hobby for collecting stones
But he soon tired Of It. think he did.
collect some rather nice things one
winter, but don't care about them.
II you can realize anything on them,"
she said smNingly, patronixingiy. at
Terry, 81 am very glad. but don't SEQ.
why you took all this time to ask me
about It. s,sg
So Terry and Roger left \ Mrs.
BettJones and hurried back to & the
seciusion Of the park.
1--WE can buy the furniture right
away" said Terry, who read RoCsr1
thoughts. And I laughed at Mrs.
Bett-Jones's button box !;
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-12
Georgian Gives Away Tickets
9 O @ 9 O. O q
Are You Trying to Win One

the privileges of those who pay TO
get i'm.
You can De on, Of these season
ticket holders n you 90 at it right.
Just write the story, send 1t in and
The Georgian win do the rest.
Don't bother with a detail descrip-
ton of how the game was played.
Just tell a good, lively story of the
sort of contest YOU think IL was. Rest
assured nobody win have time to
check through and see if you used
all the hits, runs, al bats or errors.
II would take ten men ten years to
judge the stories now In " that basis
were adopted. Just make It a plain.
straightforward tale Of what might
happen at such a game as is indi-
Gated.
II your story is among the nino
that rank at the top, YOU get one or
two season tickets.
But REMEMBER. the contest closes
April l6s