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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-04

under her arms, and then forced her to
sit down, and made her fast to small
tree The girl neither struggled nor
protested The old mans mood had
changed once and might again.
II don't mean to burn you at the
stake" he said as ne stood back and
looked at her. but l mean to keep you
from running away. Suppose tell Mr..
Irwin that I have a wife for him here,
and he comes here to see and you are
gone! Oh, no, you won't get away. l
shall be back in about an hour.
With that he started off at brisk
pace, and was soon lost to sight ana
hearing. Miss Katherine waited ten
minutes and then set out to release
herself. She couldn't accomplish it, The
bark strip was as strong as a rope,
and being made fast behind her the
knot was too much for her. Would the
old crazy man ever come back?
It was high noon before the cook at
Peloit,s discovered that Miss Rather
inc had changed her clothes and gone
away somewhere, but it was o'clock
in the Afternoon before any real alarm
was felt Then the cook didn't know
what should be done. and the gardner
replied that he didn't 1t was hnaiiy de-
cided that she had walked to the vii
getting home.
At twilight both servants were
standing in the middle Of the high
way in a nervous state when younE
man came along In an auto.
Are you in any sort of trouble? + ?
asked.
Did you overtake a young lady in
coming from the viilage?" was asked
NO"
"Then she's been carried off by the
Black Handlers" walled the cook.
What story there was to tell was
told and the young man said:
ST am Mr.. Will Irwin. I passed along
here this morning about 10 O'Clock, go
ING the other way. Down there by the
woods l saw a young lady turn up
among the trees
TT must have been her" walled the
cook.
"And she'd never stay there as long
as this if she wasn't hurt or dead add
ed the gardener.
He was ordered to get two lanterns
and then assist in the search The
woods was entered and beaten back and
forth, There was shouting and whist
ling, and just when they were ready to
abandon the search they ran upon the
captive. She looked up at them in an
anxious way.
Il think you are Mr.. Will Irwin, ana
think you have come for me-
He looked into her face for few
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was brush shanty with small fire
smouldering near by. "Sit down." ex-
claimed the old man.
Miss Katherine drew in her breath to
scream.
IF you do. I'll hit you! warned the
old man.
The girl had always heard that in
sane people must be humored, and find
ing herself in his power and in danger
Of violence if she provoked him, she
forced a smile and a half laugh and
said:
"Oh, well, don't want to go home yet
anyway, so we won't care about the
road"
isn't that a pretty good house for
an old man to build?" he asked after
grumpy silence.
Indeed, but it is real cute" was
answered.
"And l built it in day.
Then you are smarter than most
men half your age.'
DO you know my name?"
mo, I never heard it,
IT'S Cupid"
The words came out so pat, and the
situation was so incongruous that Miss
Katherine burst into a laugh.
1--WE brung about over hundred
matches between couples, and that's
why they call me CUPID.
Are you out in the woods to hunt
up match for some one?'
mo. I came out here to sleep and
dream and listen to the whispers, but
as soon as I saw you l knew who I
should marry you to-
We'll, who Is it ?"
TITS Will Irwin. INCEST man in this
state. He comes to my son David's,
where live, and he brings me candy.
told him I'd find him wife, and l
have"
1t looked as if the old man was going
to be easy to get away from, and Miss
Katherine also lost her fear of him. She
saw that flattery was the thing to use.
and she said
"Mr. Cupid, think you have a good
voice for singing
II know I have" he replied. 81 was
singing a song Just before you came. 1t
it called the Seven Black Crows 1t
goes like this
And in voice that was cracked and
bent and twisted and full Of single
nails he sang two lines of verse over
and over again about seven crows. each
with nose. Then his drawl was stop
ped by fit Of coughing.
THAT was sudely a beautiful song,
and as a reward, if you will come down
to the house with me. will hunt you
better suit Of clothes than that" said
the girl
Il knew you'd like the song, and I
will go with you. Come" How easy.
They headed for the highway. chatter
ing as they went, but were not yet
alf-way there when the old man
clutched her arm with a grip of iron
! and dragged her back.
You can't fool Cupid! You are try
ing to run away from Mr.. Irwin. Don't
you scream! Don't you dare do it,"
AS he pulled her sack to the hut he
seized long strip Of bark he had been
using as rope, and passed it around
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dinner at the clubhouse l sat r1gnt on
this yeranda. and did a single one Try
TO flirt with me? OF course not! oon
amount to pumpkins, l don't!"
It is generally believed that people go
crazy with a whoopee, and make pee
line for the kitchen and the butcher
knife. but there are exceptions TO the
rule Miss Katherine raised up on her
elbow and gave the hammock pillow
swat with her fist. ..,,
"I'll run away-that's what l Will
dol" =.
And she didn't put the matter of
until next Christmas, but walked rlgnt
upstairs and looked for the OLDEST
things in her wardrobe. she hadn I
planned where she was to go nor Wnat
she should do, but sort OF 1nstlnct
told her that she should nave oio
clothes on when she did 1t.
The cook was singing in the kitchen
and the gardner loafing, and neither
one of them saw the crazy girl as she
passed out Of the gate into the road and
down the highway forty RODS until sne
got the shelter of a bit of woods. There
was an auto coming, put 1t was yet
quarter Of mile away when she was
sheltered.
SO far so good. She had gone crazy
and had made . fair start toward run
ming away and having adventures ga
lore Where should she run to? With
no money in her purse and her OLD
clothes on. she must play a very SIM
pie role Suppose 1t was that or Hlred
girl? Shed hire for a week and then
| skin back nome, and there would be
| incidents enough to keep her relating
for a month.
Miss Katherine was about to ap-
proach the highway and sit down. TINS
| cut her off from the road, and she went
| further into the woods. She thought
! there was another highway back of the
| woodland but she did not come across
| it in half miles walk. She was Won
dering If she should not suddenly re-
+. gain her senses and return to the
house when man stepped from behind
| a tree and gave her an awful fright.
He was q bent and withered old man
with hands more like claws, and he
eyed her in a malevolent way as they
! stood for moment.
I'm looking for the road over here,
she almost whispered.
| You are a liar!" he croaked.
! "But there-there is road?"
! you have come to spy on old
john" he shouted.
II didn't know you were here
you are lying to me! There's re-
ward of hundred dollars for me, dead
| or alive.
But | don't want it," said the girl in
| a voice she tried to make wheeling
"All want is to find the road and go
| home"
You cant go!'
She sprang away from him and ran
ct her best pace, but he had her before
she had gone 100 feet. She screamed
once, but he raised his fist to strike her,
and she was silent. When he took he1
by the arm to lead her along she real.
! lied that he had a fierce grip, and
though she tried her hardest to break
| away he could easily handle her. A few
rods from where she encountered him
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-04
WASHINGTON MEN
HAVE EXAMINA ALTON

Washington, March captain Geo.
E. Ball of the Eighth United States
infantry, inspected Company d with
the assistance of Colonel G. J. Wilson.
Captain Ball stated that the company
had made a noticeable improvement
since last year. All sorts of maneuv-
ers and drills were put on as a test
some of them being new in inspections
but the boys were equal to the occas-
ion and proved that they had been well
drilled The company at the present
is the largest Washington has ever
had and is in splendid condition.
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Copyright 1915, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.
It was on a spring morning that MISS
Katherine Beloit Went suddenly crazy.
She had reached the age OF nineteen
without anybody having suspected her
of a weak brain. On the contrary, those
who knew her best said she would
make her mark in the world, girl
though she was.
Her parents had planned to go away
for a week, and Miss Katherine was to
boss the manor house during their alb
sence. A goodby and then the folks
were gone. The girl cast an eye around
to see if any tramps were in sight and
then dumped down into the hammock
and did some thinking and musing
preparatory to going crazy.
They get ready and go right off as if
didn't count for shucks!" she pouted.
Then go and be hanged, but
shan't always be here to be snubbed.
Everybody has a good time but me-
Does any one call except on moth
err"
Has ever a young man driving past
in an auto stoppea and asked what time
it was?
when those college boys had their
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BECkiE AND THE DOLLS EYES
Paaet Newspaper Service.

| Paget Newspaper Service.
! Copyright by Evening News Publish
ing company of Newark, N j.,
Beckie Stubtail, the little bear cub
girl, was sitting in a rocking chair in
one corner of the cavehouse, where
she lived with her papa and mamma.
| Beckie was rocking backward and for
ward, singing her doll to sleep. and
, the song Beckie sang went something
like this, to the tune "Tum-tum diddle-
| i-um."
! CLOSE your eyes my dollie,
Close them good and tight.
You must go to sleep now,
Though it isn't night.
Go to sleep, my dollie,
Then, when you awake,
, Open wide your pretty eyes,
And eat a piece of cake.
"Ha That's funny" laughed Ned
die Stubtail, the brother boy bear, who
was over in the other corner of the
cave, trying to put green glasses on
his rocking horse so it would think
carpenter shavings were grass.
What is funny?" asked Beckie.
Telling your doll she can have a
piece of cake when she opens her
eyes," went on Neddie. why, her
eyes are always open anyhow; she
can't can't close them
ooh, she can so." cried Beckie.
She cannot" answered Neddie, and
he spoke very loudly.
Hush, Neddie, please" begged
Beckie. You'll wake up my dollie."
"Ha. Hal" laughed Neddie. Just
as if any one could wake up doll who
can't even close her eyes,
But she can" went on Beckie.
"See she has her eyes open now,
Neddie, and is looking at YOU" and
the little bear girl held up her wax
doll, and surely enough the blue eyes
were wide open, staring at Neddie.
POOH" said the boy bear. Her
eyes may be open all right, but she
can't shut them"
Eyes. she can" said Beckie. See,
if lay her down her eyes close and,
surely enough, as Beckie laid the doll
on her back. the eyes went shut.
Huh! That's queer.' exclaimed
Neddie. What makes her eyes go
shut that way, Beclkie?'
81 don't know" answered the little
bear girl. ut is something inside her
head that does it, l suppose. But she
is my new Christmas doll, Neddie, and
you mustn't try to open her to find out
what makes her work, as you did with
your toy engine. when you took 1t
apart and couldn't get it together
again.
HUM" was all Neddie said.
So he went on feeding his rocking
horse shavings that looked like hay
through the green glasses, while
Beckie finally sang her doll to sleep
and covered her up carefully IN the
little crib. Then Beckie went outside
the cave to see If any Of her girl AMI
NAL friends had come to play with
her.
1T is queer about that dolls eyes"
thought Neddie to himself, as he put
his rocking horse in the stable
which he had made between two
chairs. II wonder what makes them
go shut?"
Then the little boy bear went over
to where Beckie's doll was sleeping:
Her wax eyes were tightly closed, and
Neddie could not see what made them
work.
81 guess it wouldn't hurt to hit her
IN lust once" went on the little boy
bear. II can put her back to sleep
again right away" So he lifted up
the doll, and, of course, she opened
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seconds, and then, as he began to free
her, he said:
Sure, have. This must be Cupids
work"
And it turned out to be. AS they
drove from the church after the mar
riage they passed a crazy old man sit
ting on the fence and singing about
Seven Black Crows
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My ole political fren' sez, II kin
allus fool some peepul becoz there
are allus some who would rather
be fooled than not be--they jus
love to believe something that
they know amt true"
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Evening Story
az LANTERN LIGHT.

(By Dan La Grange)
Copyright 1915, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-08-24
WHY'S AND HOWS THE
FARMER SHOULD KNOW

Agriculture has become -c5,..
In the past men found hat
things they did to plants eha od
them: some of these changes n. te
improvements, and so the crops utra
improved. Nowadays men are 1ua.,-
out more than that, says III John.
Gaylord Coulter. They are I,slrI
just what to do in order to 4tt tGo
suits they want. They are LeaI
how to breed plants just as the< nate
bred horses end cattle. They are t.-
ing out just what to do III orGt
make farm plants grow Whert H,t
never grew before.
1t is the knowing why aS uc
how that makes agriculture ~ol,lo
Success in farming depends vcIN
on knowing why plants behave .rt
DO; why the doing of certain
produces good results. and Wis
doing of other things produce
results. Farms cannot be run heer
rules alone. Each field IS lra Fl
in itself, and the farmer need o
know how to solve his problems
himself
To do this he must underS1al &
principles of plant life. Re n
derstand the conditions WhIch 2
| most favorable to plants GruWth y
| learn to recognize what condit
unfaVorable to it. He must unde 1
| why it is that crop lantS gIaG
poison the soil for themselye
| why it is an advantage to cAahs
crops. He must understand WhE
| of the clover family increase
! tility Of the soil. and why
| deep blowing and frequent CraH
| Of the surface also increase
| He must understand the Is
| which should guide him in lr
Of the seed which he plants.
understand how to encOura9t
visible plant life above the ~e
Injuries his crops by causln1
eases
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-08-24

managed and best equipped ro.
plant. the second is for the larf-...
production and the third is fc-
finest specimens of thorost.-.
fowls.
Montevideo is regulating rh,. ,-
recently submitted rules f.r
picture shows. The munlclpa.
the entrance Of children ~ altN..
under fourteen years into .h.
moving picture SLOWS IT
places where biograph exhIhlt4.r-
given. At the same time il pe~r
the organization of special pt-e
ances for children. subject tu ..
proval Of censorship comu.t-..
rules also forbid children under
teen from attending putl
where dances are given for aGut-
juvenile balls may he given a.,
special permission of the comt.....,
on censorship, which commute.
the right TO supervise the dane,
grams.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-08-24

Speaking of the moving piCt4r,
aters. | find them everyw here thf......
OUT Soutn America Ihe Sr. .,t
towns have their movies" ana
large cities the shows are Q.t
good as at home. In Mu.t,..
there are fifty-fOur such shows .5
going on, with total Seatln4 GtE...,.5
OF 27000. In one month the
a bout 1000 performances. whi,t u...
| visited by nearly 800, 600 persons
They usually give but one eXhli-.. ...
| a day and this lasts from To- l-r
| The performance Is divided INT, tt,,4
| sections of fOrty-five minutes .
| with intermiSsions of ten minutes .
| spectator may buy a ticket for
two or three sections The prices r h.
| from 25 to so cents for the aren ,>
seats. The most popular films ..
| those running for an hour and
or two sections The programs WE
| changed every day or 50 and nu ~..c.
ton is shown more than three t.t.,s
/ am told that cowboy and Iro.r
plays are very popular and tht & :
scenes were for a time even mora
Just now the people are tired Me
war. They have had their eyo~ - --
ted with the dirt and bloodshed .+ ..e
trenches and they are more III
Of comedies and the stories ~ WIS
and adventure, which ALWAYS aIls..
human interest and never grow AIS Il.
FRANK G. CARPENTER
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-08-24

London, Aug. 21.-The LIo
Commons has lost the distin
having a private soldier ann
members. Sir Herbert IT i,a3
NJ. p, for South Darbyshiro
listed as a private several ma1
has just been promoted - 4"
in the Royal Rife Corps. Slf tt'
who is 56 years old and
banker, is the only Commoa
has served in the ranks ln tho
war.
There is one member IF thc
Of Lords who is private f..@
He Is the Earl of Ora Wford
France as a private in the
Corps.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-08-24

The new movements Of Uruguay are
not confined to the men. The new
woman has arrived in Montevido and
this, notwithstanding it has for gem
eratOnS been noted for its etiquette
OF the most exclusive Spanish sort
Inc women are now taking part in
number Of activities here.
They are engaged in all sorts of
! charity work. 1t is due to them that
$4,000 poor children received last
New Year day 100. 900 toys as the gifts
OF the city. The women We're active
| n the recent decree providing SEN
arate apartments in all prisons for
Juveniles and also in that which gives
| the llleglumate child the ieft II
| recognition and to inherit his share Of
the property of his parents They
nave aided in the establishment of in
dustrlal schools, and in the new col
lege for women. Many of them ARC
new engaged in school teaching Some
are employed III the government of-
hces, not a few are learning tela-
sraphy, and the officials have heen
instructed to give women work xba,a-
ever possible
Inc women of Uruguay az heoin-
| hifiS 10 engage in business Thev &c
efIlploYed IN the shops and stores 49,
Some are farming and stock r.,ic;,
foi lne purpose of encOura gine The
"oilen ana girls to take an Interest -
Poultry the National Stock and Aori
uleuldl society has recently Offered
,hiee prizes to such women as have
sn>' ~ the department of Monte.
me hrst prize is for the bes
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-08-24

We have our ups and
even those Of US who are on ths
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-08-24

Uruguay is awake to the possibilities
OF the new agriculture and the govern
ment IS doing much along agricultural
lines. SO far Uruguay has been almost
altogether pastoral country 1t has
IN the neiShbOrhOOd of forty million
mead of cattle, including sheep, cattle
and hogs. Its cultivated area is not
more than one-thirtieth of the whole
country, the balance being mostly
pasture. Nevertheless it has some
thing like 100000 acres in wheat.
1900 acres in flax and $4,000 acres
III oats. There are large tracts which
Will raise tobacco and others which
| can be devoted to sugar and cotton.
Some OF the cotton already raised is
| CT excellent quality and there is no
! reason why the land should not pro-
| duce its own sugar. There are two
| or three thousand vineyards which
produce something like fifty million
! pounds or grapes per annum and also
several million gallons of wine The
production of alcohol has been great
and they are now discussing making
d state monopoly of the manufacture
and rectiflcatiOn of alcohol This
would be after the plan of the Rus
| SANS. L suppose. | mean the vOdka
business which has been given up by
| the war.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-08-24

l have seen some of the primary
schools There is still a large amount
OF llllteracy, but this is being rapidly
decreased. More than One-third of
the people over six years Of age can
not read and write. Primary educa-
ton has been made obligatory The
children are taught after modern
methods. large number of the
teachers are women. Boys and girls
study together in the same room and
the schools look not unlike ours |
remember one class in sewing where
girls OF ten and twelve We're doing
beautiful embroidery and fine stitch
ing under the eyes of a teacher. In
another they were drawing geometri-
cal tSures from cylinders, pyramids
and cones, and in others studying the
three RS and geography. The stand
ara or Intelligence is high and the
children learn as quickly as our chill
dren do. The work of the tubercuial
children is done as far as possible ir
the open air, many of the classes be-
ing held in the patiOs or courts Of the
| buildings.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-08-24

In its Improvement of agriculture
the government is bringing in new
seeds and plants and enCoura ging the
Introduction of all kinds Of modern
agricultural implements. 1t recently
had an exhibition of agricultural mo-
tor machines and a national cattle eX-
position AT the latter seven hundred
prizes We're awarded and among them
were two, of three or four thousand
dollars each, given to two thOrou gh-
pred bulls. One was a ShOrthorn
winch weighed 1.S01 pounds. and the
other a Hereford whose weight was
| l,3St pounds. The latter bull was
| only twenty months old.
| Not long ago Uruguay held an inter
| national conference of agricultural de-
| Tense. 1t has regular exhibitions in
| MonteVideO for the enCOura cement of
| horticulture and conferences for the
| bettering Of rural development which
are attended 10y the rural societies of
| the republic, each of which sends a
| delegate here.
In this connection a new road law
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-08-24
Modern Uruguay
An Up-to-Date Country That is Making Giant
Strides in Socialistc Movements.

against tuberculosis and the newspa-
pers gave a great deal of space TO
showing the people how to prevent
contracting consumption. In this the
ladies of Montevideo were interested
and did much active work.
The town has all kinds of aSylums
and hospitals. 1t has a large found
ling asylum and maternity establish
mentS of one kind or other. 1t has
vaccine laboratories where the cattle
are treated to produce the material
for the prevention of smallpox These
are of the most sanitary nature. Think
of tiled laboratory with fine opera
ting table for such purposes and you
have one of the features of Monte
video. The government has a good
health department with Red Cross au-
tomObiles, and there are baby hos
pitals with incubators and all modern
| improvements in the way of keeping
| in and adding to the life Of the young.
Indeed, Uruguay is one of the most
advanced of all countries as to health
matters. There is a fondling asylum
| here with 500 wet nurses. There is
| also a place wherein urSing mothers
| can come and have their milk meas
, ured and tested. The scientists know
| just how much and how strong the
milk should be to produce healthy
| growth. If the mother has the right
quantity and quality she is passed a:
all right. If she has not, she is ad-
Vised to get extra milk, and, if hel
milk is not of the proper consstenc,
she is advised to hire a wet nurse
There is one day for the giving O.
aims for tuberculosis. On that day
last year $4,000 was contributed by
the people. In many of the school:
soup IS served every day to the chill
dren that they may be properly nour
ished. This is at the government eX
| penSe.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-08-24

MontevideO has a pedagogical mu-
scum and also "a natural history and
geological museum. 1t has a medical
school which is largely attended and
IL carrying a great deal of hos
pital and sanitary work. 1t has play
grounds for the children. 1t is doing
what il can to wipe out tuberculosis
and there are special schools for tu-
bercular children. Last wear an edu
cctional crusade was carried on
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-08-24

Government Insurance Dcpar'HiS,e .1lf
and OId. Age Pcnsions.-The New
University and the Primary Schools.
4 Founding Asylum and Its 500
Wet Nurscs-Moycments for the
Prevention Of Tuberculosis.-lh
New Agriculturc.-Onc Hundred
Thousand Toys for POOR Chlldren.
Keeping the Babies Out OF the
MOvics-Thc New Woman in SCUM
America.
downright, 1915, by Frank q. Car