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by two o'clock his smile had faded
and his eyes were CLASSY. He dragged
his feet and sighed at intervals. He
said that was because he had two ribs
broken and asked If was about
through. -- -s
"'Pretty nearly said. All I've got
to get now is some cream bunting and
paper doilies and ribbons and hatpins
and sewing silk and a new street hat
and some ruching for Aunt Jane and
a pair of gloves and handkerchiefs
and-wait till see what's on the
other lists-or do your ribs need at
tention?'
"T really feel that they need atten-
tion,' said Mr.. Burr. If they don't ]
do. But wouldn't leave for the uni
verse. Please don't send me away
"'All right. then.' said I. Let's go
after the bunting.
I'VE went through a crowd to get
there" said Mrs. Merriwid. land some
how the poor fellow got lost. won
der IL I'll ever find him again"
Copyright. 1913. by W. C. Chapman.)
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a HQDsE ~ Old EERMEZ'

known to newspaper fame. nor does the travelling
public know very much yet of the beautiful
and varied land which they proud to
inhabit
II is the Frenchman's boast that samples of the
worlds best scenery and the range of all its de-
sirable climates found within the boundaries
of his native country. In these respects French
Catalonia-which with portion of old Langue-
doc) is defined upon the modern map the
department Pyrenees Orientales-may be de-
scribed France in miniature Mont Canigou.
admittedly of the most majestic most inn
pressive of the Pyrenean peaks, is $500 feet
high Puig Nal. less conspicuous neighbor.
stands trife higher: and. clustered close. are
other splendid heights The scenery among these
giants is of the kind we usually term Alpine
but from the snow-slopes of the Canigou you may
look down upon the sun-burnt shores of Spain
and the blue. cleaning floor of the far-stretched
Mediterranean. Or deserting the heights, and
starting say. from Mont Louis. loftiest of the
fortified towns OF France and a new center for
winter sports. you descend the winding valley OF
the Tet, and in an hour or so you find yourself
among the olive orchards Soon magnoiias, the
pointed aloe palms. seen among the
vineyards and in the roadside gardens. while II
It be springtime. mimosas faunt their feathery
pumes and near and far under the sunny sky
stretch fields of pink peach blossom.
ITO this favored land" said "Dagonet." writing
in the Referee. Mature has been more than kind;
she has been effusive" But sun-flled, spar
king air and the striking contrasts of the natural
scene are not the only charms of Catalonia. For
the historian the antiquarian the archaeolo-
gist the country abounds in interest Its success
sive conquerors failed appreciably to mold the
temper or to change the habits Of its people; In
evitably they left behind them concrete vestiges
of occupation. Local tradition makes much OF
les Arabes and the curious tall towers upon the
mountain spurs of which the Tour de Goa. near
Vernet-les- -Bains. is a conspicuous example. are
popularly ascribed to the vigilance of the Saracen
rulers. Obviously, however. these watch towers
are of far later construction, and. like many 9TH
or so-called Moorish remains, date from the Ar
ragon dominion or-more probably-from the
tenancy of the Majorcan kings 1t was the kings
Of Majorea who made Perpignan. now the chief
town OF the department. royal capital The
architecture OF Perpignan cathedral-as indsed
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necessary for me to talk, might not
then be thinking of him.
"I assure you that am not, a good
deal of the time told him.
"Cruel!' says he. That. however.
tends to dispose of the thought wave
theory. It must be a sort of subtle
soul emanation' He looked at me
wistfully. wonderingly, as he advanced
that idea.
"I suppose can't help emanating,
but l can call in the police an
swered It's nearly eleven now.
Zone day with you,' he breathed
ardently. One full, complete day with
you'll
THAT was where I warned him.
You'd be sorry II took you up on
that. Mr.. Burr said.
"'Try me- he replied, with slow.
saccharine smile.
Suppose we say tomorrow, them
says l.
"Auntie, dear, IL you had seen the
look of rapture that illumined his
hitherto pensive countenance, you
would have been touched, and yet
there was shade of incredulity in 1t.
He seemed to suspect joker.
"T mean it, assured him If you
want to tag along with me from early
morn until dewy eve tomorrow, you're
on
well go into the country he
cried joyfully. Wen take the train to
quaint little village that I've often
wanted to show you and we'll lunch
at bizarre little old-world tavern and
-
May l interrupted, not with my
consent, aid. encouragement or Co
operation we won't. if you'll overlook
my stammering grammaring. l begin
to see now what you want. It's pic.
mic with me as a mere adjunct to the
scenery. No, dear friend. / said YOU
might come along with me. not that
would accompany you
"'All l ask is to be allowed to be
near you,' he protested.
Then eight o'clock sharp tomor
row morning at the corner of State
and Madison says 1.
I'VE met. The first thing that had
on my list was cotton voiles. There
was a basement sale on that and
was the first one at the counter.
have reason to believe that Mr.. Burr
was second. but l couldn't swear to
it. 1t didn't take me more than thirty
minutes to go through the entire
stock and decide that there wasn't q
piece in it that I'd be caught dead in
but it took me all of that, because the
prices certainly were attractive and
there was quite a mob When !
worked my way out Mr.. Burr was on
the outskirts, beaming happily.
This is greatr he chuckled. i
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MELISSA LEADS Mr.. BURR A MER.
RY BARGAIN CHASE.

"He brought 1t on himself" declared
Mrs. Merriwid. Nobody can say that
1 didn't warn him, either; and now see
what's become of him."
What has become of him?" Mrs.
Merriwid's maternal maiden Aunt
Jane asked the question.
II was thinking of calling up the
hospitals to find out, dearie," replied
her niece. 1.-The great thing is that he
isn't here, and l gave him most cor
dial invitation, too. i rather infer
that Mr.. Burr will be able to exist
without the sweet solace of my pres
ence for quite few days. You know
he had his doubts about it,
"I didn't know" said Aunt Jane.
Dear me, yes! OF course there
were a few stunts incidental to the
bread-winning performance that made
claims upon his time. but he took no
real interest in them. He only lived.
as you might say-'lived'-in the sun
shine of my smile. OF course. IL l
didn't feel like smiling, that was all
right, too. The point was that he had
to be near meat my feet, or therea-
bouts. He said he didn't pretend to ac-
count for it scientifically. 1t might be
vibration-thought waves acting upon
a highly sensitiZed soul retina tuned
to the proper pitch! it might be psy-
chic or 1t might not, but anyway. my
mity-juxtaposition, as 1t were
filled his being with an ineffable hap
piness, a supreme content, sense of
COMPREHENSIVE like that. 1t wasn't
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Misc Senator.

The senator, who was opposed to
votes for women, found himself cor
nered by an ardent suffragette. His
gallantry would not permit of brus-
que retreat He listened attentivsly
while she enumerated her reasons
why suffragism should be granted
her sex.
Madame" he began when an op-
portunity to speak was at last ac-
corded him. II am going to let you
into a great secret"
He looked carefully about him and
noted that they were alone.
What is 1t, senator?" she inquired
eagerly.
Your wish will soon be granted.
We are going to make law compel
ling the women to vote!"
He quivered with intensity as he i'm
parted the secret. A cold, ominous
light sprang into her eyes.
"Oh. you are. are you?" she fumed.
well, we'll see. From this day X
shall use every influence against su,.s
ragism. Compel US! Why. the Ideal"
Whereat she walked angrily away,
leaving the senator to his own pleas
ant fefections.-Puck
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the frontier was built upon the site oil Temps
dedicated to the goddess Venus. and was origin
ally "Portus Venerus.
The Romans were 500 years in Catalonia and
besides the building of numerous roads they
naturally found time to exploit some OF the many
mineral springs. The insignificant towhet
prades still nossesses the remains of baths
which were constructed by the Romans; local
chroniclers assert that they also discovered the
healing waters at Vernet-les-Bains Nernet.
which stands among the foothills OF Mont Cani-
gou, is a veritable beauty spot" of the Pyrenees
For centuries 1t has been frequented by French
men and Spaniards: latterly 1t has leaped into
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wO sentiments. says the little his
tory of the province. which a wise
educational committee has provided
for the children's use in old French
Catalonia, two sentiments are native
to the heart of every good Catalan
love of his country and the love of
liberty. An ardent independence. as
the same authority explains. and
distinPuishing canacity for Dursuinp
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of most Catalan churches
shows marked trace OF
Spanish influence.
A little below Perpig-
nan is the small town OF
Elne with the ruins Of an
abbaye and some beauti-
full, richly-ornamented
cloisters. The Visigoths
made Elne the seat of an
important bishopric. In
Roman times the little
town, which then stood
actually upon the coast.
was known as Helena. so
called In compliment to
the mother of the good"
Emperor Constantine. Col
lioure, tiny but extremely
picturesque. also owes its
name to the Romans.
Port Vendres, another
fishing port. still nearer
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THEN TROUBLE BEGAN.

.Those who are unlucky in love said to be
lucky Mt cards. remarked Mrs. Gnagg
IF that's the case" responded Mr.. Gnagg, I'll
bet could break the bank at Monte Garlic"
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Danger.

Don't lay the scene of your play
Alaskan" y
why not2"
Because it's bound to be FROST"
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serenely their selfappointed way have always
marked this hardy people. Hence it is that to
this day the Catalan retains his racial character
istics, cherishes his old traditions and-Catalan
to Cataan-speaks in the ancient tongue
Again and again HIS country has changed
hands. The seaboard plains and the lofty high
lands upon the eastern Spanish frontier known
to the medieval world Catalonia have shared
the usual fate of border territories Peoples from
the north and peoples from the south-Romans
Visigoths. Moors, Franks, counts of Roussillon
kings of Arragon and of Majorca, rulers of
France. rulers of Span-in turn have conquered
or possessed the land But the Catalan has never
ceased to feel himself Catalan lost his
tering sense of race.
The name Catalonia is usually taken to imply
merely the Spanish province, and to mention the
Galatians is to call up disturbing visions of In
dustrial strikes. evoking memories of anarchist
activity and desperate Barcelona riots. The pic
ture. 1t may, par parenthese. be said is perhaps
hardly fair to the men whose energy has created
the largest, most hourishing seaport of Spain,
who, all said and done certainly the most pro-
gressive. most intelligent. most resourceful of
King Alfonso's subjects In any case, the Cata
lans on the French side of the border are un-
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His Reasons Therefor.

What makes that rich man SO stuck
on himself2"
81 suppose 1t is because he made
such fortune in glue"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-13
FIRE DESTROYS
CURTAIN ICE HOUSE

A loss of $15,550 was sustained this
afternoon when Currans ice house on
West Mechanic street and the tour
room dwelling located next door were
destroyed by fire.
The blaze was discovered about 1870
in the rear of the ice house by carpen-
tiers who were engaged in the rebuild7
ing of the front Of the house. The Cur
ran Ice company has recently been en-
larging the warehouse and the work.
men were just finishing up today. The
fire gained rapid Roadway and in spite
Of the work of the firemen who were
soon on the scene the entire building
was burned to the ground in less than
twenty minutes. The loss placed on the
ice house is $4,000, including the build
ing, equipment, tools and about two
hundred tons Of ice in the building at
the time.
Famed by the wind the flames soon
spread east to the residence of George
Jordan, known as us West Mechanic
street A part of the furniture and bed
family Is given as $3.50 with no insur-
building and was owned by William
Mr. Wilson places his loss as $500 with
no insurance.
The loss sustained by the Curran Ice
Co., is partly covered by insurance. To-
days fire is the second loss sustained
by the ice company within the past
year. On August 2 the barns Of the
company were completely destroyed by
fire entailing a loss Of nearly $4,000.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-13
BURTON URGES
ROADS Be DRAGGED

Now is an excellent time for the
dragging Of the roads, said County
Surveyor S. l.. Burton today. THE
highways are in fit condition to do the
work now and they need it too. The
recent rains permitted ruts to be form
ed in the roads and at present the
ground is mealy and may with ease be
dragged to an advantage. The road
workers should take advantage Of the
present excellent weather and good
condition Of the ground for the working
over of the roads,"
Mr. Burton stated that in general the
roads were good prior to the recent
rains and except for the ruts that in
some places are bad, they still remain
fair but in need Of dragging to keep
them from getting worse for the win
ter.
The county road work is at present
being carried on along the road be-
tween Ottumwa and Eddyville. The
county surveyor works by the city lev
els and is making what he terms
benches along the route. These benches
are at present based upon city elevation
datum as the sea level has not been
established in this work in the county.
Mr. Burton has applied for the sea level
from the engineers of the Burlington
railroad and intends to have the county
roads uniform with the United States
roads. He Is urging the dragging of the
highways at present and insists that
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-13

when representative Of The Courier
called upon Mr.. Clark and found him
busy husking corn.
Mr.. Clark had SOW with litter Of
six pigs and to demonstrate the ef-
fectiveness Of vaccination, administer.
ed the treatment to the mother and
one of the PIGS which was only week
old at the time. The result was that
the mother and the one shoat survive,
but the othe" five shoats died of the
disease.
In speaking of the manner of treat
ing hogs to prevent cholera, Mr. Clark
said that one cannot afford to wait
until the pig mas developed into full
grown hog. He intends to vaccinate
the shoats by the time of weaving
but likewise before they are taken
sick. He stated also that he thought
there was too much carelessness In
handling the serum and that this in
his view caused many of the vaccinat-
ed hogs to sicken and die.
ed hogs to later sicken and die.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-13
Mrs. Phiiander SWenson.

Mrs, Philander Swenson, aged II
years, died at the residence Of her
daughter, Mrs. Tina Cooper, in Men
dota, Mo-, Wednesday, December 10.
1913. She was the widow Of the late
Philander Swenson. who preceded
her in death on April 9. 1909 Mr..
and Mrs. Swenson were natives Of
Sweden, coming to this country in the
pioneer times Of Wapello county, and
settling near Munterville, where they
were held in the highest esteem OF
all who knew them.
Mrs. Swenson is survived by her
three children, j. S., Of this city,
Charles of Wisconsin, and Mrs. Tina
Cooper, at whose home she was visit
ing at the time of her death.
The remains will arrive this evening
over the Wabash at 7:10. Funeral
services will be held Saturday morn
ing at $50 at the Sullivan undertake
ing parlors, from where the body will
be taken to Munterville. Services
will be held from the Munterville
Swedish Lutheran church at II a. M,
conducted by Rev. H. J. Altman Till
man. Burial will be made in the
church ward
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-13
STATE VS. B|EWEN
ON At S|C0URNEY
MRS. HAMMES, MOTHER OF CHILD
KILLED BY CAR ON THE
STAND ALL DAY.

Sigourney, Dec. I'm the district
court Wednesday afternoon jury was
empanelled in the case of the state of
Iowa VS.. G.. w. Biewin, who is &C.
cused by indictment by the grand jury
of the crime of murder in the first de-
gree, in the accidental killing Of Clar-
issa Hammes, the seventeen months
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. @. p.
Hammes on the evening of August II.
Mrs. Hammes the mother Of the child
testified that on the evening of the day
Of the accident, about 7 o'clock she
went to milk the cows and took the
child with her. leaving her near to
where she was milking, in a private
drive way; that she soon gave the
child a cup of milk which the child
sat down on the ground to drink and
the mother resumed the milking. Dur
ing this time she saw the defendant
passing in his automobile going north.
In few minutes she heard a car
which was going at rapid rate to-
wards the south and that she looked
for the child whom she saw in the
road that seeing the car was about to
run over the child she screamed and
ran towards the road but before she
got half way to the road the car struck
the child and ran over it, from the In
jury the child died the next morning
The car did not stop but went on. She
carried the child in the house and call
ed her husband who was assisting a
near neighbor at threshing.
The state also showed by Lloyd Du-
bois who at the time was the defend
ants farm hand that he met the de-
PENDANT in his car on the road in ques-
ton about that time not far from the
Hammes home. That defendant and
Dubois went to Ollie that evening and
after their return about 10 p. m. the
defendant came to see Dubois and said
to him that he was in trouble in that
he was accused of running over the
Hammes child. The state also showed
by several witnesses that they found
new car tracks on the road where 1t
is claimed the defendant drove his car
on that evening and that no other auto
mobiles passed along that road at that
time. Mrs Hammes, however, admit
ted that when the child was run over
she did not notice who was in the car.
The defense Is an alibi. The defend
ant testified in his own behalf and tes-
titled that on the afternoon OF the &C
cident he came to the city Of Sigour-
ney and returned home between S and
o'clock; that when he returned home
his children wanted him to take them
a ride and that he took all Of his fam
lily ride. That they went north about
two miles and returned home over the
same road, both times passing the
Hammes home and that at no time did
he see the Hammes child along the
road over which they travelled In this
he is corroborated by his wife who tes-
titled to substantially the same facts
as he stated.
The taking of the testimony was
closed on Thursday afternoon at 4 !
o'clock and the court then adjourned
till this morning when the arguments
to the jury will be commenced. 1t is
expected that the attorneys In their ar
guments to the jury will occupy all
day today, and the Jury will likely not
be instructed until Saturday morning.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-13
B ELkNAP.

Herbert Evans and Fred Swinney
were Milton visitors Tuesday.
VIM. Dodd was on the sick list last
week.
J. A. Overturf Of Ong, Neb., visited
last week with his brothers, NJ. w.
and L. NJ. Overture and their families.
Miss Ruth Kneedler returned home
Wednesday from Ottumwa where she
friends.
Miss Riley of Ottumwa was the guest
last week Of the Misses Stella and EEL
ma Rachman.
Mrs Celendine Lewey and Dillon
Bell returned last week to their homes
in Oklahoma and G. H. Bell left on
Saturday night for his home at Angle
ton, Texas.
Rev. Stiles conducted preaching SER
vices Sunday morning and evening for
the Christian people.
Mr.. and Mrs Lloyd McMain of
Spragueville spent a few days last
now 1t can he done effectively.
week with the formers mother, Mrs.
Maggie McMain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Anderson spent
Saturday night and Sunday in Bloom
field
Miss Cora Bell and brothers, V. D.
and w. r. Bell are Ottumwa visitors
today.
Mr. and Mrs J. R. Hart entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Monroe Of Dun
vile and Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. Bell Of this
place at dinner Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mccormick spent
Saturday night and Sunday in 'Ottum-
wa.
Mrs. c. G. Myers and Mrs. Maggie
McMain were called to Locust Grove
Friday by the illness Of their mother
Mrs. John Buchanan.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-13

A. X Clark who resides on a farm
near batavia had an experience which
cost him savera! hogs before he got
through with cholera on his farm. 1t
was not loss alone of hogs dead but
of immature pigs forced on the market
underweight and thereby a loss In
meat while saved from cholera.
Mr.. Clark had $50 hogs when The
dread chole,a made it's appearance in
his herds. The first thing he did was
to cart off 81 of those that were well
and with smaller amounts from neigh
bors who were also hit by the plague,
the bunch was sent to the local pack
ing plant and sold.
From, among the hogs that were left
he took the chance and vaccinated
fifty-four There were twenty nine of
these got we'll and the balance died.
Later two of the Twenty-Five took sick
with Jumps on their jaws and throat
and these either starved or choked to
death. The remaining twenty-seven
were well and doing as nicely as ever
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-13

Mrs. A. L. Wagner and daughter
Miss Margaret, 230 North Court street,
left this morning on Burlington No. III
for Mendoza, ILL.,, for two weeks visit.
Roy Riggles who resides on North
Jefferson street, has returned from
snort visit in Fairfield.
Mrs. G. B. Owens of New Sharon is
visiting this week at the home of her
brother, Frank Russell, 226 South
Ward street.
Mrs. Tom Reed, $50 East Second
street, is spending the day in Eldon.
Mrs. l.. o. Johnson, 1877 Schuyler
street, has gone to Abba, where she
will visit friends for a few days.
Mrs. L. M. Campbell, former Of
tumwan, returned to her home in
Charlton this afternoon after a short
visit with friends.
Mrs. A. Carruthers of Birmingham,
is a visitor in the city today.
Mrs. M. G. Youngquist of Avery, is
visitor and business caller in the city
today.
Mrs. M. B. Rafferty, and daughter
Mrs. Edna Peters, returned to their
home in Batavia today after attending
the funeral of their son and brother
Fred Rafferty,, who was killed in
Des Moines Monday evening.
Misses Kit Reed and Zoe Deckers Of
Eddyville, were shoppers in the city
today.
Mrs. A. H. Cummings of Mason City,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-13
PALMER TO ASSIST AT
WAPELLO INSTITUTE

Fairfield, Dec. 12-Eugene Palmer of
Ottumwa who is student at Parsons
college will assist Lawrence Kuhns of
the Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, in
a ten days series of revival services at
Wapello during his holiday vacation.
Mr.. Palmer will go to Wapello Deem
Der Is and for ten days these two
young men will wage campaign
against sin and the devil. 1t is prob
able that an evangelistic singer from
Chicago will assist them at least a part
Of the time and several Fairfield bust
ness men have consented to speak at
various times during the meetings
The career Of young Palmer is being
watched with a great deal Of interest
by scores Of Fairfield people and a
career Of usefulness and honor in the
evangelistic field seems to be opening
to him.