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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07
Daddy's Bedtime
@, A Dog That
DlOI w. Stays at
Bio Hotel,

p ACK had been saying that II be went Il the seashore to spend \ month
as q neghbor had done, he would % leave MS dog behind with the
.gardener. - ~
But. you zee. Jack" said daddy, they couldn't very well take 4
big collie like that with them. Hotels don't take in people with dogs"
well they ought to-" Evelyn remarked severely. ~ wouldn't stop at any
I'D hotel that wouldn't take Sheppe to stay,
"Tm afraid. then. we would better stay at home this summer" daddy r.
piled. because most hotels won't tke dogs, and I should hate to have to sleep
even with shepp4e q q pillow.
"There is one hotel In New York that takes in one DOG. but 10 4 4 very
special dog, and l think l'sharl have to tell you about him.
He does not i've at this hotel ali the time. but only comes with his master
visit it for a few weeks now and then. These vshs an sometimes months
apart. but though. in the meantime, many other does have been turned away
He is a handsome Boston bull terrier, and his master never goes anywhere
hotel. but at night Retgo sleeps n q comfortable place that has been fixed ~
for him I'm the basement 81
Every morning at 8 o'clock the potter OF tho hotel goes to the basement
and leads Retgo up to the main corridor Of the hotel 1t 10 not really necee
sary for the porter to go with him. The dog knows his way all over the place
AS on as the porter frees him the dog runs over 10 the counter, where
and keys ar cared for in the hotel He banks and Jumps into the air
until his masters mail List given him When the clerks hand 1T to him, together
with a couple OF morning newspapers. the dog tas OF to the eisvator.
When he reaches the floor where bis master IN staying he Jumps OF and
trts down the hall Just how he knows where to stop when there ~ 90
many doors ts a question. hut Reigo never makes a mistake.
Putting down the papers and mail. where he can guard them. Reigo barks
-once. twice three times He keeps or marking until his master lets him In.
Then. when be and his master have breakfasted. they may go ont for I
and Reigo is a happy dog. he trots close to his master, and he never
notces the other dogs they meet n their walks. though living alone in a hotel
perhaps he is lonesome enough sometimes When he goes home with his
10 doubt he has wonderful tales % tell the home dogs. Does Reeo en-
oy these trips? WE'LL l should judge u. for he always seens ia be In q very
rood humor" @ @a
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

A wealthy young merchant Of one
Of the cities Of New Jersey was SEN
fenced to thirty days at hard labor at
the county farm recently for wrecizing
a car and injuring himself and three
others on a night joy-riding expedi-
ton. The simple fact Of wrecking the
car would not have called down upon
him the punishment, but the fact that
he was SO full Of champagne that he
was unfit to manage the car brought
him under the penalty Of a law just
passed by the New Jersey legislature,
imposing imprisonment upon a man
undertaking to run an automobile
while intoxicated. It is necessary for
society to make the st%rictest exactions
with reference to motor car accidents,
and nothing is more necessary than
requiring auto drivers to be sober
That this rich young man re-
ceived the prison sentence Is an en-
.couraging sign of the triumph of our
democracy, where equal justice should
be meted out to all, the richest as we'll
as the poorest.-The Christian Herald.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

without sectarian ideas or denomi.
national teaching a gospel meeting is
held all the summer monuths In the
unique Broadwalk church at Atlantic
City. This year-the fifth of the
church's existence-services are be-
ing conducted each Lords day morn
ing in the Bijou theater-a room used
usually for moving pictures. The
Rev. Robert Elwood is the founder and
pastor. 1t Is a church without a
choir, officer, or single member and
without a collection-plate. The bust
ness men Of Atlantic City, as well as
the visitors, think 1t worth while and
maintain this gospel Lighthouse by the
sea. Ninety per cent Of the audience
ISIS new each Sunday. People gladly
turn in from the Broadwalk at the call
for worship. The audience is reverent
though cosmopolitan. One Sunday
morning when q test was made, every
civilized country was represented in
the large congregation, as well as
most of the states Of the union
Christian Herald.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07
Sidewalk Skerchc,
~ Howard L. Ram
THE CIsTERN.

The cistern is a large brick receipt
acle which has a capacity for forty
barrels of rain water, eight barrels Of
golden-hued autumn leaves and two
barrels of shy angle-worms. 1t Is the
first thing that Is thought Of in build
ing a house and is generally located
under the kitchen, where its contents
can be elevated to the sink and used
to impart a dull English finish to the
dinner dishes.
Cisterns were In s thousands Of
years before that insidious form of
highway robbery known as the munich
pal waterworks plant was invented.
Among the proudest possessions Of the
Roman emperors was q cistern which
was convenient to battle in and also
to silence the clarion voice Emperor
Nero had a su~bterranean Of some lib
erty-loving patriot. The cistern In
which he used to sufuse people who
were always wanting to have their
taxes RENTED, and 1t was astonishing
how their interest In the problem OF
taxation dwindled after they had sat
In Nero's cistern for q few hours sew
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

be as infamous as our democratic and
tar%iff-ripping friends declare, but for
figures which stagger the imagination
we commend them to the latest re-
port Of the bureau Of foreign and do
nestle commerce.
While the contention is being made
that we are unable to do business In
the markets of the world" because
Of discriminatory tariffs, the informa-
ton is disclosed that for the fiscal
year our exports have reached a to-
tai value Of 81, 450, 000, 200.
James G. Blaine was wont to glor-
ify the United States as a billion
dollar country" What would he say
of our expanding worldwide trade il
alive today?
From the protector standpoint
there is another highly interesting
feature of this report. The big gain
in our export trade has been in mar
ufactured articles. These have in
creased from a value Of $46S, 600, 900
in 1903 to $1,000, 100000 for the cur
rent year.
In the same time exports Of pork
and beef have decreased while GER
tain other foodstuffs have about held
their own. And why? American manu-
facturers have been busy in supply
ing the American demand and the for
eign demand and we have exported
less beef and flour because the home
demand had to be first supplied.
When the American mechanic is
employed at good wages, he eats.
These are incontrovertible facts in a
situation to which the voters last
November gave, the seal OF their dis
appreciation. We will now await with
patience while the democratic party
is trying to give us something bet
ter.-Des Moines Capital.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

eral feet below the surface.
The cistern is fed by a long, ser.
pentine device known to the plumbing
trade as an e~avespout. This Is attach
ed to q shingle roof and has q curved
upper lip which Ia designed for the
sole purpose Of allowing the e~avespout
to clog up about four times q year. It
required q high grade Of genius to In
vent the eavespout, which has produc-
ed more whole-souled profanity than
the t~ight-waisted patent leather pump.
The advent Of the b~lood-sucking
water meter has largely done away
with the use Of cisterns, which are of
no benefit whatever except during the
heated term, when the head OF the
house a pry the lid of his cistern
and let himself down into its cool
depths In a pair of washable pajamas.
In some parts of the country cistern
water Is considered a delicious and
health-giving drink, and 1t is served at
southern hotels in a raw state. This
produces loud yelps from northern
travelling men, who pass it up with a
resentful look and retire to their
rooms to hunt up q different flavor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07
PROOF OF

That Iowa ranks among the mose
prosperous states in the union was
shown conclusively during this pas
week when dispatches from the state
capital announced the issuance OF
auto license No. 65,101. AS five
sand licenses ire reserved tor motor
cycles, it is readily seen that there
are over 10000 automobiles owned by.
residents Of Iowa. In the aggregate
that may not mean much, but a closer
analysis brings out the remarkable
fact that one out OF every eight fam1-
lies owns q licensed automobile. Think
of that. There is something for
Icwans to brag about for 1t is doubtful
II there is a state in the United States
that can go the Hawkeyes one better.
Here are the figures that tell the
story. Iowa's population is approx
nately 2,224,771. Divide this by co.
1Ct and the answer is a fraction over
thirty-seven. That means n ma
chine to every thirty-seven or thirty
eight people. The average family Is
nve persons. Divide the thirty-seven
by five and the answer Is sever. Be
generous with the figures and 1t IS
proven beyond a doubt that one GU OF
every eight Ianllles Ino
state has an auto.
That doesn't sound like retrogres-
sion does 1t. That doesn't indicate
that Iowa is getting poor, That doesn't
present q eason for loss of popula-
ton, does it,-unless 1t is because the
people are getting rich and moving
away to other climes faster than those
who want to get rich can find out the
proper state to settle in. (
II you want an auto, settle in Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07
A Few Laughs.
The First Essential.

John Purroy Mitchell, the young col
lector of the port Of. New York, vas
Congratulated at a recent dinner on his
remarkably early and complete sue
cess.
What, Mr.. Mitchell" a broker
asked, lis your secret?"
WELL" Mr.. Mitchell replied, while
I don't claim to be a success authority,
I've often noticed that the man who
makes his mark in the world is usually
pretty careful In the first place about
picking out his target.'-Detroit Free
Press.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07
AUTOMOBILE OWNER COLLECTS
$4,000 DAMAGES.

An Interesting question Of law wat
recently brought out by the award Of
$4,000 damages to an automobile
owner who was injured when his ma
chine turned over due to a defective
wheel. The car in question was one
of the best known in this country.
The defense of the builders was that
the wheels had been purchased from
a thoroughly reputable nee and
we're assumed to be perfect.
The suit has been appealed and the
outcome will be watched with con
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

George Bancroft in 1855 In q tribute
before the Joint houses OF congress
said:
"In q great republic, Al was OBJ
served more than two thousand years
ago, any attempt to overturn the
state, owes it's strength to aid from
some branch OF the government.
The chief justice OF the United States
without any necessity o. occasion
volunteered to come to the rescue OF
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07
Tho Fountain Head.

Robert Henri, the we'll known artist
Of New York, was laughing about an
art hoax that had been practiced in
Paris on an American millionaire.
"Millionaires Of that type r SO
easily hoaxed," he said. They are SO
ignorant Of art.
II heard recently of an elderly mil
lionaire who vas taking his young
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07
slLAGE HAS MANY ADVANTAGES.

The Iowa state dairy association has
the following to say regarding sllos:
although there are thousands Of
vilos being constructed this year, there
are not nearly as many as there
should be. Iowa has a larger acreage
OF corn nbW growing within her bor-
ders than any other state in the union.
After producing this enormous crop
Of the worlds greatest cereal we
should make the best possible use OF
It. When the ear only is fed practic-
al experiments show that over half
OF the feeding value Of the corn plant
is lost. To fully realize the loss In
CURED by allowing the corn stalks to
remain in the field, one need but ride
through the corn belt during Decem-
Der or January. Mile after mile Of
dry stalk fields are passed. Here and
there the cattle are browsing In the
fields, eating the nubbins, the shucks
and the leaves, but allowing the stalks
to remain untouched. OF course a
large portion Of the constalks will
always be wasted, but If a silo were
constructed on each farm and only ten
or twelve acres Of corn cut for
ensilage, over $%6O,000,OOO worth of
feed would be saved annually.
"Silage furnishes an excellent feed
for all classes OF live stock. While it
Is by no mean a balanced ration and
must be fed in conjunction with other
feeds, yet it has distinct advantages
which cannot be secured in the use OF
other crops grown on the average
farm.
.H# tsAlY ~ ~ foLoSn which Tho Soipu
COW and other stock receive during
six months Of the year are dry. When
fed the dry grains, hays and folders
Hay after day the stock naturally tire
pf them and the milk COW especially
Hoses her appetite. Silage which Is
the nearest substitute we have for
pasture grass, supplies the green,
succulent, appetizing effect during the
winter and keeps the animals in good
throughout the year.
Again, corn placed in the silo is
very convenient to feed, and as it
packs easily a large quantity Of feed
can be stored in a small space. When
the silo lis located near the barn forty
head of cattle can be fed in a half
hour. Silage enough to last a herd of
forty cattle all winter may be placed
in>a Rilo 16 feet in diameter and "a
feet high.
IT properly handled a small quantity
Of silhge may be kept over and fed
during the summer drouths, which
will materially aid in keeping up the
milk flow. We often hear that silage
will injure stock, that 1t will faint
milk, etc. These troubles are not due
Ito he ensilage, but are caused by care
s1ess feeding.
"Ensilage besides having the adj
{%vantages mentioned enables us to
| keep more stock on a small farm,
| therefore producing more manure to
| build up the land, which is the duty
| OF every Iowa farmer.
ARE WE HEADED FOR SOME
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

a Jar, will produce an explosion as
violent and from the same reason as
that of nitroglycerine.-The Chris
tan Herald.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

Will the automobile driver who
cuts out the muller every time he
goes along East Second street near
the hospital, please register his name
ut the city hall? He has SO much
consideration for sick people that
some citizens want to make q present
to him.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

Bryan says that the policy Of the
United States will be- that of non.in.
reference. That's exactly the att
tude Of the innocent bystander" and
he gets ahot
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

One Of the natives Of Venezuela
has again got hold OF an old shotgun
and q few shells-hence q revolu
ton Is In progress.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

The Russian government IL going
to GUST the Baptists. This action coz
firms the impression that one gets In
looking at q Russian-that he , 10
against water.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

The Viewpoint Of the employer
on saving 10 illustrated by these
words Of a prominent manufac'
turer:
The best men working In U
shops today are the men who are
saving money regularly. The
steadlness Of purpose and amp''
tIon thus displayed 10 apparent In
their work.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

1t Is folly for q woman to put .
special delivery stamp on q letter and
then give 1t to her husband to mail,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07
Why Editors are Old At Forty.

why 6osIoTo a'S VIZ SVsSy
Waterloo Courier: ~ want my pa.
per changed"
"Of course l wouldn't like to have
you think l am running your paper,
but I wish you wouldn't mention that
accident at all"
what do you do; just sit around
all day an dread the news before 1t
is printed and tell1the reporters what
to do?"
"You must get to go to q lot Of
banquets where there is fine speaking
and plenty to eat and drink"
Whats the matter; don't you want
news? / gave your reporter q story
yesterday afternoon at = and 1t
wasn't In last nights paper?"
Hello. Is this the editor OF the
Courier? Well, l want to give you OH
editorial. My sister is visiting me
from Beanville, and-what's that!
You'll put q reporter on the wire?
Well, II you don't think this IL good
enough you can stop sending the
paper to my house. Good bye"
Here is some news for you. I have
Just put In q new soda fountain and
will be ready to serve the best drinks
at the lowest prices. Please run that
tonight and tomorrow night"
II lost my dog somewhere on the
hill last night. He Is q big, black -
tell the want ad department? Why,
I just called them and they said for
me to tell you"
Minor pests:
The man who comes in at 1880 p.
m. to chat with the city editor.
The lady who comes in at 2:30 p.
m. to talk with the society editor.
The cheerful voiced person who
calls one Of the reporters every day
at 3 and says he'll be waiting Q at
the corner.
The delegation who come in to see
the reporters when they are really at
work, and the candidate for a quick
finish who pilots them.
Boxers~and wrestlers to see the
sporting editor .
Carnival advance men with much
copy.
Free advertising seekers.
Visitors looking for home papers.
FIGHTING cossoN LAW.
The pes Moines Daily CAPITAL:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

Whatever Noah's shortcomings
were, he knew enough to go in when
1t rained
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Among othsr Thsnos.

Among othsr Thln0a-
II suppose you saw many ancient
things In Egypt"
yes, sir. They had a trolley line
there that must have been q thousand
years old"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

When will the Des Moines liquor
case be decided?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

The bird on q woman's bonnet can't
sing-but it makes her husband
whistle when he gets the bill for It.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

siderable interest a. It may easily
affect any industry using machinery
OF any kind.-Amercan MRchtnist.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07
Evening Story.
Il GAME WARDEN.
BY Bryant c. Roeers

copyright, 1918, by the Mcclure
i Newspaper Syndicate.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07
Press Comment.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: Everybody
wants good money, but apparently
not many men in congress know what
it IL or how It car be regulated with.
out mixing politics in the mintage
chest.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

ARE WE HEADED FOR SOME
THING BETTER?
\ The tariff law under which this
Soountry is now doing business may
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

MaYshalltown Times.Republican:
The internal revenue Office will g
main at Dubuque. That makes 1t con
venient for Louie Murphy whatever
may be said of the convenience of the
rest Of the state. But actually 1t
doesn't make 80 much difference
where al how the ONCE is run.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

Cedar Rapids Gazette: We hope
none Of the Iowa women who are go
ing to tour the state In the interest OF
woman suffrage will take pattern af.
ter the English militants. But 1t isn't
necessary sven to hope. We are sure
no Iowa woman will make q fool of
herself.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

Burlington Hawk-Eye: John Blaul
says this town needs more families
With emphasis upon the word families
in its fullest meaning. And that is a
local economic truth-more homes,
more families, more wage earning
citiz ems.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

Kansas City Journal: Secretary,
Bryan has advertised his Texas onion
farm for sale. The pathetic plight. Of
this good man In his efforts to get
ready money to defray official OK.
penses is enough to bring tears from
the yes Of the great common people
with the aid Of Juice from q Texas
onion,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

FIGHTING cossoN LAW.
The Des Moines Daily CAPITAL:
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IL Kansas City Journal: The big
European nations that are declining
to have anything to do with Cali
fornia's Panama exposition will be
lucky II the Hon. Hi Johnson does not
sever relations with them. You can't
fool with Hi.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

Cedar Rapids Republican: The ex-
element is dying down and in the
meantime Mr.. Bryan is garnering
his $3.50 a night and half above GER
tain other receipts. It's q great game
and we are all hoping that when the
lecture tour is over that Mr.. Bryan
will be enabled to pay that deficit
on his farm-which he says Is op
Grated at a loss-and his premiums.
on life insurance, without entrench4
ing on the fortune he has laid up for
his old age. In the meantime, the
president is discussing Mexican MAJ.
ters with the assistant secretary Of
state, j. Bassett Moore, who is q
much older diplomat than MI. Bryan
and who knows all there Is to be
known in the state department. II
Mr.. Bryan can stand It, the rest Of
rs can.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

Sioux City Journal: The officials Of
the San Francisco exposition wish,
however, to direct your attention to a
list of twenty-seven-count EN-
twenty.seven individual and distinct
foreign nations that will be represent
ed at the exposition. II anybody
doesn't believe they will all be there
he is dared to attend the exposition
and count 'em for himself.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

Knoxville Journal: Next years pri-
mary promises a contest for the dem
ocratic nomination for senator quite
out Of proportion to the chances for
success at the polls In November.
Thus far most of the candidates men.
toned are standpatters Of the Wade
Reed type. It Is. however, extremely
improbable that the Wilson demo
Gratis will permit the standpatters to
have the nomination without a
struggle. Senator John I. ClaTkson
of this district is named as q pos
sible representative Of the progres
sive wing Of the party.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-02-21
w. N. u, BOSTON, NO. s-1e13.
QUITE EQUAL TO EMERGENCY
How Resourceful Young School Teach
er Procured Eggs When the Out
look Seemed Dark Indeed.

And men relate tale of a brave
and resourceful little schoolteacher in
one of our suburbs who supports her
mother and three young sisters Oh
her by no means munificent salary.
Last week her mother called her up
by telephone. Listen" walled the old
lady, "a whole bunch of relatives is
coming to supper tomorrow evening.
I'll have to make cake, or something,
and haven't an egg in the house. And
the grocer won't trust US any mores
and there won't be any money until
next week, and"
Never mind, mother-Pn fix it."
answered the young teacher, cheerily.
Then she turned again to her class.
Now children" she said, "tomor-
row we will have the beautiful story
of Columbus, and how he made the
egg stand on end. Each of you will
please bring an egg to school tomor-
row. The class is dismissed. "-Cleve~
land Plain Dealer