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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-04

The members of the last legislature
and of the executive council have not
yet explained why the people were pro
hibited from voting on the capitol
grounds extension tax. After we get
into office, the people are the last thing
we think Of"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-04

home Of Mrs. Margaret Keller nave
Mrs w r. Holbert left Wednesday
for sedalia, Mo-, for months WISH
with her son DR.. Edwin Holoeft anu
family.
Nc oscar Haney has been confined
80 ,,ad thjs week with rheumatism.
Both b her twin babies have also been
quite i'll.
Miss Belle Stottsberry was an OF
tumwa shopper THURSDAY. ~
Mrs. Bert Jamison is confined to her
home with sickness. Their niue son
Hollis is Improving. as are little Lyle
cooksv and Gladys Miles, each bid fair
to recover.
For Indigestion and Biliousness.
Use DR.. Kings New Life Pills, rid the
stomach and bowels of all impurities
and tone up the system, Zoe.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-04

A Feiburg physician reported in his
practice alone seven persons whose
eyes were permanently injured by saz.
ing at the sun during the progress OF
an eclipse.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-04
Dodqing the Issue.

Dodging the Issue.
Mrs. Youngwife daily cries
In despair
When she makes some lovely pies,
Hubby talks about her eyes
Or her hair.
When tiny word of praise
Wifey seeks
For some biscuits she essays
Hubby lauds her pretty ways
Or her cheeks
He's a dodger, we can prove;
Lauds her looks,
Which is just shifty move
To escape discussion Of
What she cooks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-04

The harbor of Reykjavik, in Iceland
is to have railway built about 1t SO
as to facilitate the transport of freight
and ease the congestion due to old
fashioned methods.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-04

The Philadelphia American says
that In trying to handle the trust
question, the democratic adminlstra-
ton is simply running around in
circle.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-04

DR.. sHALiEN5ERCER makes q specially 0.
the treatment OF Chronic and Nervous Diseases
sive practice, has made him so proficient that he
can successfully treat chronic diseases after
other physicians have failed This Is why he has
physicians have made few visits and stopped
You should consult him IL you have any Chronic
Disease. A Specialist WHO has made lifetime
study of such diseases Is certainly prepared to
give you the best results, and If you are sick you
need scientific treatment.
Or. Shallenberger treats Diseases of the Eye,
Ear Nose. Throat, Lungs heart. BLOOD, Skln.
and Bladder: Catarrh. Ringing in Ears. Deaf
ness Paralysis. Neuralgia. Epilepsy. Headache.
Goitre, Eczema. Scrofula, Appendicitis. Gravel
and Rheumatism.
PILES. FlSTULA, FlSSURE, and OTHER
RECTAL DISEASES TREATED
WITHOUT SURGICAL OPERATION.
WOMEN who are WEAK, NERVOUS,
and suffering from the many ailrnents peculiar
70 their sex find that his advanced and scientific
methods, save m any surgical operations.
PRIVATE DISEASES A SPECIALITY.
Cases of long standing especially desired.
Wrong treatment and incorrect diagnosis nave
often resulted In the worst Affections. 1t Is
highly important that you obtain the services or
a pyhsician who has established good reputa'
don for treating these diseases.
NERVOUS DEBILITY.
Are YOU nervous and Respondent: easily excl.
ted and irritable; weak and debilitated; tired
mornings; without ambition, energy or strength
iifeless easily fatigued; distrustful and without
confidence in yourself! Have you sunken red
or blurred eyes; pimples on your face; weak
Dr Shailentereer spares no effort to cure his
noferts. He knows that good results mean as
much to him as to his patients. Most OF his new
patients come from the recommendation o.
other s whom he has created.
special attention given to Surgical Cases
and Rupture
Consultation and Examination Free anG
Confidential.
REFERENCE: Drexel State Bank, Chicago
Address
4esa AZ. Ave. CHICAGO, ILL
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-04

Canada is nearly thirty times as
large as Great Britain and Ireland, the
total area of the Dominion being only
237 900 square miles less than the
whole continent of Europe.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-04
Sounded Personal.

Sounded Personal.
''Our porter got mad at an innocent
question"
What was that?'
"I asked him if there were any train
robbers left in this part of the west"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-04
Big Yields.

Big Yields.
Here's a man got 5000 oranges
from one tree. How's that for lavish
yleld?"
pretty good. But I have a friend
who marketed 5000 gallons of maple
syrup this March, and l know for a
fact that he only has two maple trees
on his place."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-04
From Reading the Papers.

From Reading the Papers.
First the Mona Lisa was swiped."
remarked Mr.. Wombat, land then the
Rokeby Venus was slashed."
What of it," inquired Mr.. Wampus.
~ deplore these episodes, but
through them we common people are
getting an art education
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-04

Champ Clark says President Wilson
is working well enough but adds that
congress is on the job too.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-04

The Russian government controls
the prices charged for medical pre-
scriptions.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-04
kEosAUQUA.

. Tom McManus of Oklahoma came to
Ixeosauqua Saturday for visit with
his mother and sister Mrs. Jennie
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-04
Exempt.

well. will you enlist if we fight
MeXico?"
ooh, / couldn't pass a physical ex-
animation for army duty. I've ruined
my throat shouting for war"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-04

Kidney and Liver Troubles.
Quickly helped by Electric Bitters-
sure and prompt relief--stimulate the
kidney and liver to healthy action. SOC
and $1.00.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-04

boiler facktery, IL you must do that
with those things, take them outside
and do 1t.
But you sed coodent go out. sed.
Wood you perfer going out avn yure
feat or your eer, sed pop.
WITCH perferred my feat.
Everybody likes to take baths ex-
cept boys and dawgs, witch both wood
nevvir take wun IL they dident haf to,
espeshilly boys espeshilly In wintir.
Wen boys mothir tells him to take
bath and he ses he don't wunt to, his
mothir jenerelly ses, Watts the mattir,
are you afrayed of the wattir. WITCH he
izent, avn akkount of If you show a
boy rivvir or oshin and tell him
to do wat he feals like, wat duz he
do. He jumps rite in. But II you show
him bathtub full Of wattir and tell
him to do wat he feals like, wat duz
he do. He wawks rite out Of the bath
room.
This proves that vile most fellos
are not afrayed Of the wattir, it don't
prove that thare not afrayed of the
bathtub. II evyry fello had rivvir
to take bath in avn Sattiday mite,
thare mothir woodent haff to call them
to make them take thare bath, ony
she wood proberly half to hire a man
that moo how to swim to make them
stop taking 1t.
There is reezins why fellos think
rivvirs and oshfns is bettir than bath
tubs. ferst, bekause thares moar room
and End, bekause thare's less soap.
Thare Is no speshil reezin why baths
is Supposed to be takin avn Sattlday
mite, unless may be yure mothir thinke
it mite make you weak and you can
sleep late as you wunt to avn Sundey
Moaning and get strawng agen. II a
fellos in to take bath with him. it
fello was aloud to have 3 or uthi,
mite be moar fun, but this is se!dim
dun.
Meny peepil like to sing while they
are taking a bath, whethir they no
how to sing or not. This is proberly
bekause the doar is Generally locked
and they no nobody can KUN in and
make them stop.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-04
Probably Not. ,

Probably Not,
''The cave man used to bang his
bride over the head with club and
walk off with her.
What of it,"
81 don't suppose the girls cared to
rehearse the ceremony as they do now
adays."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-04
Fartherest North

Fartherest North.
"Who built this snow house with the
ice columns?" asked the explorer. 1T
has been put up since was here last
year" :.
"That's our new Carnegie library"
explained the Eskimo proudly.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-04
A Few Laughs
Scouting Among the Indians

Scouting Among the Indians.
In warlike days of long ago
The scout would seek our western
Alps,
For weeks he'd wander to and fro
In quest of red men and their scalps.
The scout among the Indians now
Still spends in spring some busy
weeks
But times are altered, we avow:
IT'S baseball talent that he seeks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-04
Wearing Out Shoes

"How's the shoe business?"
Never better. Everybody is either
doing hike or tango
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-04
r. Mrs. Kate Niles.

err. Mrs. Kate Niles.
Pearl Niles spent last week near
Floris at the James Hawkins home.
Arden Niles of Unionville spent Sat
urday night and Sunday with home
folks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-04
Suhserihe Now

Board costs double when you marry +;
same with clothes. But you can both
read the same newspaper.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-04

Sees Your Faults.
Love is blind, but wife isn't.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-04
Press Comment

Des Moines. Capital 1t is necessary
to give the pocketbook nerve few
witches in order to get the taxpayers
out to the polls. They We're consider
ably in evidence yesterday.
I<eokuk Gate City: 1t is our convic-
ton that only soft headed men will
wear. feathers in their hats, no mat
ter what the fashion makers may de-
cree.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: An Iowa daily
in headlines over an eulogy of Frank
Tannenbaum by fellow international
Worker of the World says, Paint I.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-04
It All Goes.

I sing of tips and taxes,
OF taxes and of tips.
We pay what the government axes
The rest the waiter nips.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-04
Looks that Way.

LOOKS tndt way.
"Hasnt been marriage in PUNK.
vile in two years.
aCupid is devoting too much time to
the white house, fear"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-04
often the Case.

Often the Case.
Mary had a little car
Which broke down unawares;
And every where that Mary went
She paid money for repairs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-04

w. w. Leader in Glowing Colors
Only a figure of speech, of course--but
wouldn't it be nice If they really
would?
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-07-22
PREDICTS SEVENTEEN
DRY SUMMERS AHEAD

The Able Moreux. Director of the
observatory at Bourges, predicts a
dry cycle of - years from 1918 to
1885.
seventeen years of dryness,' he
says, followed by as many years of
humidity, such is the consequence
of our being directly dependent on
the sun. The last great maximum
was TO occur, according TO my cal
culations. toward 1906 to 1907. II
was this which enabled me in 1902
10 predict the rainy period which
has persisted over almost the whole
surface OF the globe and which
brought us the great floods of 1910.
THE rainy maximum which had
announced for 1913 has just ceased.
We are about to enter into "a dry
period. which will last particularly
from 1918 10 1886"
Already says the astronomer,
there are signs OF reawakening ac-
tvity. The sun spots have appeared
In the high altitude of the central
planet. The seasons are about to
become more marked. the winters
colder and the summers Warmer
New York Sun.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-07-22
BANKERS WIFE RIDES
IN DOG MANS WAGON

Williamsport, Penn, July IS
Michael Shanahan, the city dog
catcher, is in the county jail on a
charge of assault and battery That
is the specific charge. The chances
are that he will get a long. long
term. for his offense was one of the
most daring and foolish in the rec
ords OF the local police.
Shanahan was going his rounds
this morning, catching stray dogs
without muZzles. He came upon the
pet of Mrs. Nickolo Rosata, wife of
prosperous local banker. Her dog
was not tagged or muzzled and
Shanahan made a grab for it, Mrs
Rosata seized her pet and held fast
The catcher became incensed, and
when the woman further refused to
give up her pet he bundled her fore
IDLY into his wagon. Then he drove
off.
The cries OF Mrs. Rosata drew the
attention of a great crowd. The
police soon halted the cage and res
cued the fainting woman.
Shanahan was pulled from his
seat and bundled off to Jail. He said
that he had been sworn in to do his
duty. and "by the powers" he was
going to do it, come what might.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-07-22
NOT 4 BATTLE LOST IN
Villas BOLD MARCHES

Spectacularly and continuously
successful has been the career of
Paneho Villa since he entered Mexi-
co from ElPaso on a borrowed horse
with $3.50 and revolver to start a
revolution.
During the past Is months he has
captured the following cities: Tor
reon first time). Juarez. Ojinaga,
Chihuahua, Gomez Palacio, Torreon
(second time), San Pedro, Saltillo
and Zacatecas
Battles were fought at all\ those
places. excepting Chihuahua, and
none was lost.
The Characterization of the rebel
General as the Mexican Napoleon"
is not wholly inept
He already has Huerta shaking i'm
his boots between drinks. and the
hours of Victoriano at the capital
appear to be numbered Boston
Globe.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-07-22
BATTLE OF THE BOYNE
CLASH OVER RELIGION

battle of the Boyne was
fought on July II, 1890, three miles
west of Drogheda. on the banks OF
the BOyne, Ireland The troops OF
James II. 10000 strong, were de-
feated by the forces OF William ILL.,.
with a loss of 500 men. The forces
of William ILL., were about the same
in number, but not more than 500
lost their lives in the battle
II was this battle that assured the
ascendency of Professionalism in Eng
land and was fatal to the cause of
James II. An obliesk $50 feet high
marks the scene of the battle. the
anniversary of which is celebrated
July ! 2 each year.
After the bssttisesof~the Boyne the
Irish Catholics. who on account of
their Jacobite leanings were Cypress
ed by the English. began TO form
various semi-revolutionary societies.
In opposition the Irish Protestants
formed the Loyal Orange Institu-
ton, the members OF which were
known as Orangemen.
The object of this organization
was TO oppose Roman Catholicism
and 10 maintain the union of Eng
land and Ireland and the Protestant
succession 10 the crown. Parliament
was compelled to check the turbu-
lence of the organization on several
occasions, and from 1913 to 1928 il
was suspended in Ireland.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-07-22

whose mother was the famous Ouch
ess Of Cleveland. The Dukedom Of
Grafton was created ia 1875. The
Earl is, therefore. entitled to bear
as his ooat-of-arms the arms of the
British royal family, biased b va bar
sinister
"Fitzroy'' means. OF course. the
Legitimate son OF king. The Earl
of Euston will be heir to title con-
ferred upon a woods colt He IL
sixty-four years old. The bride-to-
be is an independent young woman
of thirty-one who has played the
role OF a bachelor maid In England.
But she "felI for" the first offer OF
title. Just like the fuffiest society
girl. II she were marrying into an
American family with bar sinister
across its escutcheon. she would not
be proud of It,"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-07-22
It's the Cause OF a Mil
lion Tragedies.
WORNMGMAN SUFFERS MOST
Millions Of Incompetents Are
Being Brought To the
United States.
BLAME STEAMSHIP COMPANIES

In three fiscal years, 1905-19O7,
3.413,000 immigrants entered the
United States. The very year the
panic broke. 1907. saw also the i'm
migration record broken, with to-
tai of 1.2S5.349.
Work was and continued scarce.
In the next six years, 190S-l913,
about 100000 aliens left our
shores Make due allowance for
those paying visits home. or return
ing to live in Europe. and there re-
main a vast number whose COM
ing had meant sorrow and loss.
whose going meant establishment
an almost incredible sum of hui
man tragedies There may have
been a million such individual cases.
Is the guess too high? Another
year or two will fill up the total past
peradventure. Again We are faced
with a record immigration. With
industry sluggish and much unem-
ployment. 1.O3s.596 entered the
country in the 10 months ended
with April. and the usual proportion
for May and June will bring the
years total uD to about $50, 900.
1t is inconceivable that such an
immigration should have come in
such seasons by natural process,
without Misrepresentation II is in
conceivable that in six lean years
100000 departing aliens should
have met $4,000 coming in: that
1913 alone should have brought
nearly 100000: that 1914 is to
land 1,35O.00O, or more than the
probable total of Unemployment
unless lies had swollen the host to
satisfy greed.
If folks hitherto honest are turn
ed criminal by disappointment; if
privation drives normal people to
the hospitals or mental anguish
maddens them; If vast army face
loss of time and waste of money
boarded through years of industry.
heavy lies the responsibility upon
steamship companies that comb ev-
cry hamlet in Europe to sweep pos
sible passengers into their dragnets.
No immigration bill that Congress
can pass will do what is expected if
it does not deal with this abuse at
the source. Assisted immigration.
of which We have heard so much.
We can detect and defeat. 1t is with
prompted, deluded,
cheated, that We have to deal
[ New York World.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-07-22
JOKE ILLUSTRATING
EXCLUSIVE BAPTISTS

A young man had decided to Join
the Episcopal Church, but his family
We're all Baptists, SO he thought he
should be immersed when baptized,
and on going to the rector of the
Episcopal Church he made a request
for such baptism. The rector de-
cided that it could be quite easily
accomplished and would speak to
the Baptist minister about it.
The Baptist minister, on hearing
this, was quite delighted and readily
agreed to baptize and take the young
man into the Church the following
Sunday morning, but said the rec
tor: He just wants you to baptize
him and he wants to join my
Church"
The good Baptist minister then
replied by saying; I'VE do all our
own washing. but we don't take In
other peoples washing"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-07-22
WHAT SHE BEOUEATHED
TO BELOVED CHILDREN
The Glasgow Times says:

The Glasgow Times says:
In all the English language, We
do not now recall more beautiful
gem than the will of Mrs. Ambrose
Clayton. who died here a short
while ago Whoever can read 1t I'M
moved, has indeed a heart of stone.
Clip it out, and place 1t in your
scrapbook. II is worth place there:
''In the name of God, Amen. !, be-
ing of sound mind, bequeath to my
children all my prayers for their
salvation. | bequeath to them all
the results of lifetime's toll; ! be-
queath to them the christian relig-
ion, which has been a comfort to
me. and hope may be a solace for
them. | bequeath TO them a hope of
reunion when the partings of life
are over. Share and share alike
may they have eternal riches. be-
queath TO them the wish that they
may avoid my errors and copy any
thing that may have been worthy.
In the name of God who made me,
and the Christ who redeemed me,
and the Holy Ghost who sanctified
me, | make this my last will and
testament. Witness all We hosts of
Heaven; witness time; witness eter-
nifty Signed, sealed and delivered
in this my dying hour"
(Signed) MOTHER.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-07-22

the number Of hours the prisoners
shall work. how they shall be secur-
cd while at work and at other times.
"te) Any prisoner who shall es-
cape from any manager. guard.
house. portable cage or camp where
prisoner or prisoners are kept, shall
be fined not less than sac nor more
than S1o0 or imprisoned not less
than ten nor more than fifty days.
either or both. in the discretion of
the court or jury.
"(D The jailer shall release from
Jail and turn over to the manager
of a workhouse or work crew any
prisoner sentenced to serve a fine
and costs at hard labor, upon the
order of the county Judge. and such
order shall release the jailer from
any further authority or liability as
to such prisoners and shall release
the jailer from any and, all respon-
sibility. regardless of the court that
may have committed the prisoner or
prisoners The workhouse mana
ger or crew manager shall assume
responsibility and shall receipt to
the jailer for all prisoners turned
over to him. Likewise. upon the
order of the County Judge prisoners
may be transferred from the custody
of a workhouse manager or crew
manager to the custody of the jailer.
as the occasion may demand.
80 Any officer arresting any
male person upon a oapias pro fine
or other similar writ. which fine and
costs may be worked out at hard la
Dor If same is not satisfied. may de-
liver his prisoners to a manager of
a workhouse or a manager of a work
crew and said manager shall receive
such prisoners as jailers are author
lied to do. All prisoners placed at
hard labor shall be permitted to sat
isfy their fine and costs at the rate
of one dollar per day. Managers
shall be required to keep the time of
prisoners and release them when
their time shall expire, provided.
that any prisoner who shall pay the
fine and costs not worked out shall
be released from custody upon order
of the court committing such pris-
oner'
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-07-22
SCRAP At FORD~NILLE
DURING 4 >PEikING

The Fordsville Argonaut OF last
Wednesday says.
Saturday evening Bradley Wilson
addressed a large crowd of farmers
at the court house here. He was
followed by W. W Johnson and T.
A. Evans Wilson and Evans spoke
for the Consolidated Tobacco Grow
ers Association and johnson spoke
against the Association.
During Johnson's talk he made
use OF some remarks that did not
suit some OF the members of the As
ISOLATION and a general free-for-all
fight was prevented by the town
marshal, but a number OF ticks were
passed anyway and an empty bottle
was thrown al Johnson that hit him
IN the back of the head.
After the speaking was over the
marshal rounded up the knockers
and the following parties pleaded
guilty to z breach Of peace and were
fined
W. W. Johnson. SO and costs:
Ethel NARROW. same: Wilbur Mar
low, same, Walter NARROW was fined
$ and costs: Horace Eskridge. who
threw the bottle at Johnson. was
fined s. and costs.
When the fight started men and
boys vent out OF the windows like
sheep lamping over a fence and did
10 On ttn.i thor r.nt cIonr 49,
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-07-22
Up Against ID.

One OF our esteemed citizens. who
occasionally wipes the dishes for his
wife. became tired of the job and
refused to work, saying that il was
not mans work. Not feeling dis
posed to lose his help. the resource
full woman brought out the Bible
and read TO him as follows from III.
Kings, xxi, 10: And | will wipe
Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish
wiping II and turning it upside
down" II is needless to say that
he is still doing his little stunt
downs (Kan) News.