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VIII to a lady relative Of his benefactors.
says the London Saturday Journal.
Amongst his papers, however, Il is assert
ed, WAS found a paper on which he had
made minutes of d eodicil altering his will
"a eodicil by which, II 1t were ever duly
executed, one of his brothers would bene-
fit to the extent of no less than five hun
dred thousand pounds.
Was the codlcil ever executed2 If so,
what has become of il? The keenest
search has failed to reveal it. Has it
slipped into some hiding-plaee defying all
the hunters for It? Is it in the possess
sion of someone wholly unacquainted with
its value-a piece of paper seemingly of
no Importance?
Gold TO Bring Lost Children Back
Among the biggest rewards ever offered
have been those for the discovery of miss
Ing children Rich parents have offered
colossal sums to have once more restored
to them the children they loved. Whole
communities have frequently put their
hands in their pockets to subscribe to
the reward waiting the restorer of the
lost one.
Lost, on the first instant. small boy
about four years of age. light complexion
and light curly hair" Such was the first
advertisement announcing the loss of lit
tie Charley Ross. Charley Ross parents
were not rich, the public were stirred
BY their grief, and a subscription resulted
in the offer of a reward of close on four
thousand pounds for the lads restoration.
A letter received by the father left no
doubt but that the child was in the hands
of scouEdrels keeping him for ransom.
Even the four thousand pounds did not
persuade them TO release him-the terms
were not yet big enough Detectives, hot
upon the track of the missing child, sus-
pected two desperadoes named Douglas
and Mosher of being his stealers Six
months had elapsed and no trace OF the
scoundrels had been discovered when one
night burglars We're detected in a gentle
| mans river residence. One of them fell
/ before the revolver shot of one of his
pursuers, and the other disappeared in
the darkness
i am dying groaned the wounded
man. THE other man is Mosher. He
stole Charley Ross"
They were his last words. His hearers
rushed away in pursuit of the second
man. When they came upon him they
found him dead from a bullet in the head
The only man who could have restored
Charley Ross to those who sought him
was dead The child was never recov-
cred.
|
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
HORSE MEAT USED
FOR FOOD IN PARIS
Every Precaution Taken to
Prevent Sale of Dis
eased Meat

Paris. August -tspeoial.) Conn
mander Vachon. of the "Eiclair,' Is an
ardent advocate of the horse and meat
trade. both from a humanitarian and
hygienic platform He viii always
help in turning horse into a sausage
or steak rather than see 1t pass its de-
clining days in suffering, and ne con-
siders the flesh in many respects more
sanitary than ordinary butchers meat,
principally from the we'll known I'M
nunity of horses from tuberculosis.
There is a great deal doubtless to
be said in favor of his theories, and
that he is by no means singular in his
fancy is proved by hippophagie sta
tistics There are 900 horse butchers
In Paris. and in the last three years
$4,000 horses have been sacrificed at
the Vaugirard slaughterhouse. The
meat is sold according TO the quality
at prices ranging from cents to II
cents a pound for the primest The m
| testines are used for making glue, ana
/ bones and hoof fetch about so cents the
| 100 pounds. Figures are not given TOT
the sausage trade. and 1t may be guessed
that a considerable quantity OF morse
| sausage is sold under other names
| without being any the worse.
| The eating of horse is as aid as the
world, and now that every precaut1on Is
| taken, as it is in Paris, to see that no
diseased meat ever comes into TIE mar
| ket the horse, 1t is supplanted by
the motor in the streets, may in turn
oust the OK from the poor mans table.
The faculty declares that its flesh Is
incomparably digestible. and free from
many very obnoxious germs, especially
| the Koch bacillus.
| Commander Vachon gives an instrue-
tive story, beginning with a letter in
which the writer stated that he had
three horses no longer fit to work, and
| that he wanted to make sure that they
were nut out OF suffering painlessly and
expeditiously The beasts were accord
ingIy sent up by train in a comfortable
| horse box car rom the south to Paris.
with a special declaration that they
were intended for food. which entitled
| the sender to a special reduction In
| transport. Notice having been sent to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
REWARDS THAT HAVE
NOT BEEN CLAIMED
100000 Offered to Finder
of Will Codicil
A MARRIAGE MYSTERY
Advertiser Offered $500 for the Dis
eoycry of Record of Marriage.
Gold to Bring Lost
Children Back
A MARRIAGE MYSTERY

Ten thousand pounds reward. Such is
the sum offered To any lucky person who
may find himself in possession of scrap
of paper which, If found might make the
advertiser richer by no less than five hum
dred thousand pounds.
Among the mllionaires whose deaths
were chronicled in the paper of last year
was one Sir John Murray Scott, Fortune
had smiled upon him in strange fashion.
adopted by an enormously wealthy art
patron and his wife as their son. and, at
their death, he had bequeathed to him the
greater part of their fortunes. He died
unmarried a short time back, leaving a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
A Restless Skull

a strange ghost story concerning Bur-
ton Agnes Hall, grand old place near
Bridngton. is recalled by the engage
ment of Lieutenant Griffith Boynton, r.
N. only son of Sir Griffith and Lady
Boynton. of Barmston, Yorkshire and
Miss Naomi Nightingale of Cromwell
Road. Kensington. Burton Agnes is the
ancestral seat of the Boyntons. but on
the death of the late baronet, Sir Henry
in 1899 the property Iassed to his only
daughter. now Mrs. Wicl<ham- Boynton.
Years ago the estate was inherited by
three sisters. who, being very wealthy
decided to rebuild their old home, says
Tit Bits.
lingo Jones was it is said. the archi-
tect and Rubens is reported to have as
sisted with the decorations. An absorb
ing interest was taken in the building
by the youngest sister, Anne Griffith
but one day she was brutally assaulted
by a tramp and subsequently died. She
made her sisters promise that her head
should be removed at her death and kept
in the house. They forgot to do as
she had wished, with the result that
the most appalling noises were heard
In the house. In their perplexlty the
two sisters consulted the vicar. telling
him of their sisters dying request. He
agreed that 1t ought to be carried out.
so the body was unearthed and the head
removed to the house. The noises at
once ceased.
Various generations from time to time
tried to get rid of the head, but always
the hideous noises recommended, and con-
tinued till the gruesome relic was brought
back. At last Sir Henry Boynton (Mrs.
Wickham- Boynton's father) had the head
cemented up in the wall of the great
hall. Behind q beautifully-carved sore en-
which came from Barmston. the home
of Sir Matthew Bornton. first baronet.
who married Frances Griffith. a sister of
the murdered Anne, and since the skull
has been inferred" the hauntings and
manifestations have. it is said. entirely
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"goner.' You apply "GETs-IT" in .
seconds, that's all. "GETS-IT" does the
rest. There is no more fussing, no more
bandages to fit no more salves to turn
the flesh red and raw. NO more plasters
to get misplaced and press on the corn
No more. pulling" no more pain, no
more picking and gouging, more
raZors.
"GETS-IT' stops pain, shrivels up
the corn, and the corn vanishes. GETS
1T" never falls, is harmless to healthy
flesh. Warts. eallouses and bunions dis
appear.
"GETS-IT" is sold at drug stores at
25c a bottle, or sent on receipt of price
by T.. Lawrence q Co, Chicago.
Sold in Birmingham by Eugene
Jacobs Drug Store. Gale Drug Co. a.
tion, Pratt City, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
A NOTRE DAME LADY'S
APPEAL

To all knowing sufferers Of rheumatism. whether
muscular or Of the joints. scatica. lumbagos back
ache pains in the kidneys neuralgia pains. to write
to her for a home treatment which has repeatedly
cured all Of these She feels It her duty to
send it to all sufferers FREE. You cure yourself at
home as thousands Will tesiyno change Of climate
being necessary This simple discovery banshes uric
acid from the blood loosens tho stlffened JOINTS pur-
iies the blood, and brghtens the giving elasticity
and to the whole system II the above interests
YOU. for proof address
Mrs. NJ Summers. Box II. Notre Dame Ind
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
500 Pounds and Marriage Mystery

Clergymen and Keepers of parish regis
ters are frequently appealed to in the
advertising columns of the newspapers by
the offer of rewards for the discovery of
the records of births. marriages and
deaths. Most of such rewards offered
amount to only a sovereign. Few reach
to five pounds. -Four or five years ago
an advertiser offered no less than five
hundred pounds for the discovery of the
record of a marriage.
The advertiser was a man who had
gained considerable fortune in Austria
LA, and he was now devotng part of it
to clearing up the mystery OF his BIRTH
His mother, young lady of about o.
had died at the time he was born in OBJ
scure lodgings in London, and the baby
was left to the mercies of strangers-the
people with whom she had lodged who
had been considerable affected by her
story that she had been secretly married
10 gentleman of the name of Trevanion
a young officer in the army who had
pledged her TO secrecy and had been called
away with his regiment on foreign service.
Was the story a fiction invented by the
poor girl? Had she imagined it in the
fever of the sickness that hurried her
TO her grave? True or not, her humble
friends had not the money to look into
things. The boy brought up and edu-
Gated at their expense in time went TO
Australia in search of fortune Among
some papers discovered at the death of
the stranger who had been to him as a
father. he found one that appeared to
throw light upon his parentage-a love
letter. The advertisement he inserted in
the papers met the eye of a parish clerl,
IN little country church in Worcester
shire who, searching amongst the mustv
parchments in an old oak box in the
church Nestry, came across the entry of
the secret marriage
Once upon time the person who could
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24

ceased. On the staircase at Burton
Agnes is the painting of the sisters.
and very quaint they look in ruffs and
farthingales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
Beats All How GETS
IT" Gets COrns!
The New-Plan Corn Cure, No Fuss,
No Pain, Sure and Quick

You never used anything like GETS
IT, for corns. before! You're sure at
last that every stubborn corn that
you've tried SO long to get rid of is a
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-04
HITEMAN.

Board Member Mitchell of sub dis
trict No. has moved to Abba. He was
formerly Of Hiteman.
Willie II. Thomas was operated on
for adenoids in Ottumwa recently. g.,
Miss Margaret Phillips has returned
to her home town from Dakota. III
The Degree of Honor had at regular
spelling contest. All members were we'll
pleased.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Clarkson,
L. R. Milligan and family of Des
Moines have been visiting his parents
NJ. and Mrs. l.. F. Milligan.
Washington's birthday the high
school held their annual exhibit and
box supper in the miners hall. A grea
grades and teachers. The exhibit was
opened to the public at 1880 p. m. Sat
urday and great number of people
came to look at the work. In the even
ing program was given by the high
school literary and debating society
which was in charge of Pres. James
Milligan and Secretary Laura Roberts.
Mr.. Neuford died at o'clock Mon
day morning Of pneumonia. He was
buried Wednesday at 1 o'clock.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Bennett Tuesday.
Select chapter No. 227 O. e. s. met
and installed the following officers:
Worthy matron-Elmira Baker,
Worthy patron-John Spar.
Associate matron-Nell Leike.
Conductress-Addie Wagner.
Associate conductress-Lizzie Je.
fries.
Adah-Mary Milligan.
Ruth-Margaret Thomas.
.Esther-kate Jeffries.
Martha-Anna Ramsell.
Electa--May A. Davis.
Secretary-Kate Dinsmore.
Treasure-Elenor Wilds.
Organists-Bessie Thomas
Sentinel. c. Wagner.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-04
COMPANY G MEN
WILL ATTEND SHOOT

The cracksmen OF the Ottumwa
company of the Iowa National Guard,
will attend the state rifle shoot, which
is to be held on the state range near
Des Moines June % to q. Just what
marksmen will represent Co. G Is not
known at this time The date Of the
shoot is two weeks earlier than usual,
but it is expected that the men Will be
able to maintain the excellent scores
made in the past. Every company in
the four regiments will take part In
the shoot. and the local military COM
pany will be represented by team
which will in all likelihood maintain
the high standard which has previous
ly been displayed by Co. G in the state
shoot.
The members of the local company
anxiously await the arrival Of warm
weather, for they will commence
practice in craftsmanship as soon as
it is possible to visit the local range.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-04
SAM WELLER PAINTS
PICTURE OF JOHNSTON
lCHlcAGO TRIBUNE SPORTING
WRITER BELIEVES SPEED BOY
WILL WIN BERTH.

Jimmy Johnstone's feet legs are
likely to assure him a berth with the
Chicago White Sox. OF Jimmy and
his shanks, Sam Weller inthe Chicago
Tribune writes:
Because James Callahan is deter.
mined to have team of base runners
on the south side In Chicago this year
there's chance that one of the ambi-
tious outf1eld recruits now training
with the team will earn regular
place. The most likely one Is Jimmy
tombstone, the speedy boy who made
IA record Of eighty-one stolen bases
last year while playing with Birming-
ham in the Southern league.
Jehnstone's baserunning ability is
what has gained him another trial in
the big league, for this is not the first
time he has been up. In the spring Of
1911 the Sox had him at Mineral Wells
but at this time tombstone was sick
and never showed his real worth.
Jimmy Is southerner, having been
born and reared in Chattanooga, Tenn,
where he learned to play ball with a
semi-pro team in his home town. In
1908 Belden HILL owner Of the Cedar
Rapids club, was tipped off to the
youngster and went after him. John
stone refused to sign with Hill, but
finally consented to sign with Belden's
brother who owned the Kewanee club.
Kewanee sold him to Seattle, where
tombstone began the season Of 1909,
but Seattle sold him to Ottumwa in
the end of 1910 season, when he was
drafted by Comiskey. :
After his trial at Mineral Wells with
the Sox he was turned over to Birm-
ingham and string kept to him, and
Comiskey did not exercise his option
on the boy until last fall, when his
record on the bases warranted another
trial. E%
Johnstone's energy in the training
camp impressed the manager on the
first day Of work and with his ambi-
ton and good habits he is liable to
beat out one Of the older and more ex.
perienced outf1elders. There are not
more than one or two in the team
who can run the bases better than the
young southerner, and his chance to
displace some one in the outfeld de-
ponds on how he shows as batter.
| Last season with the Birmingham
team he hit for an average of .296
+; which does not indicate any great
strength in the big league. However
he's young, having just had his TWEEN
| ty-third anniversary Of his birth. and
there should be ample room for i'm.
provement in the batting end Of the
game Until the boys begin their
exhibition games the manager can get
no line on the batting prowess of the
youngster
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-04
CONFIDENCE FEATURED
WALL STREET MARKET
GENERAL TENDENCY TO RISE IN
sTocks-coRN PRODUCTS
DECLINED. .

New New, March Separations In
Wall Street on the long side Of the
market were conducted confidently
during the morning by traders TO-DAY
who believed that unfavorable factors
have been discounted in the current
level Of prices. Material help was lent
by London which purchased STOCKS
freely in this morket. Buying was OIL
versified, the coalers, coppers, ia
cities and other important issues ngur-
ing prominently In the advance. the
rise in the coppers was influenced oy
HIGHER quotations in the metal market.
Corn products declined sharply on the
proceedings instituted by the govern
ment against the company. break IN
Can shortly before noon checked the
demand. Bonds were steady.
Prices were generally higher at the
opening of the market today. Amalga-
mated Copper led the list with rise
of point, Reading advanced Y.
Changes elsewhere were comparatively
small. Corn products dropped a point.
Activity increases and there was
further general Improvement Wnlcn
reached to ~ for Steel and some or
the coal and copper stocks.
The market closed easy. Wnen the
advance seemed to have run Its course
for the time being, traders took pronts
and there were reactions OF half point
to a point. -
Fresh liquidation Of Can increased
the disposition to sell elsewhere.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-04
TORREY'S PHYSIQUE
IS BIG LEAGUE SIZE

Ottumwa friends Of William Torrcy
would hardly recognize him II they
should see him today. It Is big Bill
Torrey" now, of the New York Giants.
An eastern newspaper syndicate has
sent to number of western papers a
likeness of Torrey with the following
comment:
"Big Bill Torrey is big southpaw
and after week Of stiff workouts at
Marlin Springs, Tex, Coach Wilbur
Robinson has predicted that he will
help McGraw win the 1913 pennart
for New York Torrey was a recruit
of the Giants in 1911 but fell victim
to typhoid fever and was out of the
game for two years. He was formerly
a star on Jimmy Callahan's star out
law team. the Logan Squares Of Chi
,cago."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-04
WHEAT MARKET SHOWS
BEAR|sH TENDENCY
WORLD SHIPMENTS AND FAVOR.
ABLE WEATHER EASE GER
EAL-PRovlsIoNs UP.

Chicago, March 3.--World shipments
larger than expected tended today to
ease wheat. In addition, there were
reports from India that the crop out
look was improving daily. Mild
weather and more moisture in the
American winter wheat belt counted
also in favor Of the bears. The opening
was NC lower to a shade up. May
started at 92M to 92h. unchanged to
Nc lower and declined to 92h @92Ac.
Enlarged estimates Of total farm re-
serves led to further setback. So also
did the smallness Of the visible supply
decrease. The close was weak with
May at 91A, loss of Nc.
scantiness of demand weakened
corn May opened a sixteenth to 1s@A
d.-'n at 52H to SO, but rallied to $50
53hc r.. g.
Afterwar dthe, market went yet low
err because of huge figures on farm re-
serves. The close was easy at SIX for
May, \ a sc net lower. ~ ... ,.a
Oats sagged because Of commission
house selling. May Which started a
shade off at 34N descended to 34Mc.
Oats sagged because Of commission
house selling. May which started 4
shade off at BAN descended to 34hc.
Strength in the hog market brought
about q sharp advance in provisions.
First sales were to 32hc higher with
May $20.50 to $20.55 for pork, $10.85 to
$1O.S7a for lard and $10.77h for ribs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-04
ITALIANS WILL
PROTECT FRONTIER
Military Preparations Guarding Alpine
Passes Under Way by Italy
at Present

Geneva, Switzerland, March 3.-The
Italian government has Joined the rest
OF the European continental powers in
making military preparations. 1t has
increased the Italian garrisons along
the Swiss frontier and military en-
gineers are engaged in building new
forts commanding the passes from the
mouth of the Simplon tunnel toward
the east.
Chambers for mines have been ex-
cavated at the Italian entrance to the
great Simplon tunnel, and these have
been filled with secret electrical con-
nectionss so that by pressing button
twenty miles away the tunnel can be
shattered.
In the center OF the Simplon tunnel
there is massive steel door which
may be worked from either the Swiss
or Italian side to block the passage Of
trains or troops
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-04
BATTLING NELSON
RIDICULES CHARGE

Atlanta, Ca, March 3.-Battling Mel
son who is here to meet Frank Whit
ney on Wednesday night, ridicules the
report that his bride OF six weeks, who
was Miss Fay King Of Denver, is to
sue him for divorce.
Fay" said Nelson, in speaking of
his wife, us the grandest little press
agent in the world and her letters
show that she loves me. The divorce
story As just the yarn of a press agent.
However" Nelson continued, If my
wife intends to take such action, which
/ don't believe, 1t is because someone
has poisoned her mind against me, for
she never would do it Of her own ac-
cord"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-04
HoPEWElL.


Mrs. Allie White died at her home
Tuesday evening about o'clock.
Geo. Brown and family have moved
on the Overture farm. They came here
from Illinois.
Alien Jones and wife visited recently
at the Chas. Worrell home.
DR.. slavin made a professional trip
here Monday -
Mrs. Mary Bartlett Is spending few
DAYS at the VIM. Hunter home.
Last Monday evening the immediate
neighbors Of Mr.. and - Mrs. Henry
Burgess gave them quite a surprise be-
fore moving into their new home on
the Mrs. Hunter farm. About thirty
were present. A pleasant social time
was had.
Frank Samples and family will oc-
cupy the Mrs. Hunter house the COM
ing year and assist in farming the,
place. a
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Naw,York Produce.

New York. March 3.-Butter-Firm;
receipts. 4,1sS tubs; creamery extras.
36h@s7c: fsrsts, 34h @a6c; process
extras, 26@27c; firsts, 25@25hc; imi-
tation creamery flrsts, 24@25c; factory
held, 22@23hc; do current make frsts'
22@23c: packing stock held, 20@2lc;
do current make No. 2, 2O@20hc; NO.
3, 1e@19c.
Cheese Steady; receipts, 1,503
boxes; state whole milk, held colored
specials, 17h@lSc; do white specials,
17hc; skins. 2@14c.
Eggs-Barley steady; receipts, 715o
cases; fresh gathered extras. 23@24c;
firsts PIN @2sc: refrigerator best, ITO
17hc: nearby hennery whites, good to
large size new laid, 30@31c; western
gathered whites, 25@29c.
Poultry Dressed, dull; western
chickens, 14024c.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-04
DAVIS IS BACK
WITH ATHLETICS

Harry Davis former captain Of the
the Cleveland Maps last season, will be
with the Athletics again during the
coming season. Prior to accepting the
management of the Cleveland team at
the close of the season Of 1911, Davis
had been captain of the Athletics for
six years, during which time they won
two worlds championships. Connie
Mack, manager of the club, says that
Davis contract was that of an or
binary player, and that the old captain
would be used as an assistant to him
self. .a 3d..
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-04

The members Of the Chinese Uni
versity of Hawaii baseball team are 30
we'll pleased with the treatment re-
ceiyed from their American opponents
last year that they have decided to pay
another visit to this country. Captain
Akana states that the team, which will
be composed Of about fifteen players.
will leave Honolulu on March Is. He
expects to arrive in San francisco on
March 26, Immediately after which the
long list OF dates arranged for the cri.
entail athletes will be begun. Start
ing on, the coast, the team will work
Its way eastward, playing games In the
coast and middle western states. AZ
ter these are finished q number OF
games will be played with the pig
eastern teams. The trip will be con-
cluded on June I'll, after which the
team will return home, All told, the
tour will comprise approximately So,
600 miles.
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