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

Little Nora Archabuch was buried in
Oakview cemetery at Abba Thursday
of this week.
VIM. Madden who has been promot-
ed to general superintendent OF the
Methoroplitan Insurance Co. of this
district has moved his family to Keo-
kuk.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Roy Milligan of Des
Moines are visiting with friends and
relatives in Abba and HitemaE this
week.
Mrs. Jas. Amsbury is visiting her
daughter Grace at Hooking.
Rev. Price Of Charlton is helping
with the meetings at the Baptist
church this week
Emery Hill was in Abba Monday to
have an X-ray used on his sprained
ankle which is slowly improving.
Mrs. Howe and her daughter Mrs.
Katie Monahay were in Abba Monday
Of this week shopping
Dick Zimmerman is able to be out
again since he was injured in mine No.
5 some time ago.
Mrs. Meneely is q"ite i'll at this
time.
Mrs. Dave Smith is much improved
after an attack Of the grip.
Miss Russell one of the high school
faculty, was called to Denver, Colo,
Monday on account of the serious Ill
ness Of her sister.
Harold Thompson OF Melcher was a
business caller in Hiteman Thursday.
Misses Irene and Zulah Welsh were
guests Of Mrs. j. r. Price of Abba Sat-
turday.
The Golden Hour club met with
Harvey Wagner Friday evening.
Games. music and refreshments were
enjoyed.
kathryn " Jeffreys and Elsa f.
Burke were Abba visitors Friday.
Mrs. Charlotte Hungate Of Lincoln,
Nebr., is spending her Easter vacation
with her parents DR.. and Mrs. Hun
gate.
Prof Sawyer Of Grinnell spent Sun
day in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Milligan Of Abba
spent Tuesday with the formers par
ents.
Miss Jessie Canning Of Knox college,
Galesburg, ILL.,, come nome Wednesday
to spend her Easter vacation.
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IOWA YOUNG MAN
IS CARNEGIE HERO
CHARLES w. TlDBALL OF INDIE
PENDENcE Is AWARDED MED.
Al AND $1,000.

| independence, April Iowa has an
other Carnegie hero. In the report OF
the Carnegie hero commission for the
year beginning February 1, 1914, and
ending January 81, 1915, Charles W..
Tidball of Independence is awarded q
bronze medal and $1,000. Following Is
what the commission, in it's report, had
to say about Tidball's deed:
Charles w. Tidball, aged "a, stu
dent, saved Grace e. Goen, aged IA,
and attempted to save Mae Maurer,
aged %, from drowning, at Indepen-
dence, Iowa, June 10, 1911. Miss Goen
a poor swimmer and Miss Maurer, who
could not swim, got into deep water In
the Wapsipinicon river, sixty-five feet
from the bank, and went beneathe the
surface. Tidball, who was the only man
on the bank, waded fifty-fve feet and
! swan ten feet to the young women,
who were at the surface. Miss Maurer
holding to Miss Goen. Tidball got be-
hind Miss Goen and pushed her toward
the bank, breaking Miss Maurer's hold.
and then pushed her second and
third time. Miss Goen then swan
about six feet and grasped coat which
! had been thrown to her. Tidball swan
to Miss Mauer, and she grabbed him
! around the neck with both arms and
they went beneath the surface. He
forced Miss Maurer away and came to
the surface in a weakened condition.
! He swan ten feet to water in which he
could stand, and rested a moment;
then, although weak and very tired he
swan fifteen feet to Miss Mauer who
| was threshing the water with her arms
They drifted side by side for about
forty feet, and then Miss Maurer's foot
touched bottom. She grasped Tidball
who was drifting helplessly, and wad-
ed to shallow water, where other wo-
men helped both to the bank. Miss
Maurer tainted before she left the
water, and Tidball collapsed when he
| reached the bank Both recovered"
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BOYS CAUGHT AS THEY
TRY TO STEAL LAUNCH

Lowell, April 1.-Two boys stole E.
A. Stephenson's launch, but were
caught before they made their get.
away. The boys were about fourteen
and seventeen years old and gave
their names as Hendrickson and
Burns, and that they lived at West
Point. Afte-- being questioned they
gave their captors the slip and ran up
the river and across the bridge on the
road south. and it is supposed that
they took to the woods.
The boys were young, but old
enough to know the penalty for break.
ing a lock and stealing launch. The
youngest wore knee pants, coat and
cap-cthe oldest blue overalls, Jacket
and cap. He had very light hair, was
about 5 feet inches tall and slim
built.
The boys were taken into custody
at Denmark and taken to Fort Madt
son under another charge. 1t is said
that the oldest Is twenty-one years old
and just finished term in the reform
school.
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| rote the following pome avn
feetchirs today:
If it wasent for our eyes and noses
and mouth
We wood be funny creetchirs,
For if it wasent for our eyes and nose
and mouth
We woodent have eny feetchirs.
The eyes are the feetchirs you see
with,
Wun avn eetch side of yure nose,
And if 1t wasent for yure eyelids
Yure eyes woodent have eny cloze.
AVN top of eetch eye Is eyebrow,
But nobody noz wat its for,
You nevvir do enything with it,
But evvryboddys got wun or moar.
O the eyes are importint feetchirs,
And without them you coodent have
fun,
So go down avn yure neez and be
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MUSCATINE OPENS
HOTEL INFORMALLY

Muscatine, April 1.-Muscatine
took it's place in the front rank Of
Iowa cities when the new $250,000
Hotel Muscatine was informally open
ed. Over night the city made an ad-
vance which constitutes one of the
most progressive steps in recent years.
s The opening was signalized by the
presence OF more than fifty Muscatine
business men who partook Of the frst
luncheon served at the new hostelry.
The dining room this noon presented
distinctly encouraging appearance
when more than seventy enpoyed the
excellent luncheon service. Those
who visited the dining room were
more than pleased with the repast
which was appetizingly prepared and
still more pleasingly served.
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LITTLE BENNY,s NOTE BOOK
thanffill,
Even if you ony got wun.
sY LEE PAPE

thanffill.
Even if you ony got wun.
The noze is anuthir feetchir
WITCH we use to smell with and blow
Wen fowirs smell sweetly it tells us
to stay,
But uthirwize it tells us to go.
The noze shood be blew very gently
And not with a terribil blast,
For If you blow it SO orfllly fearsely
How lawng do you ixpeckt it to last I?
The mouth is the biggest feetchir.
1t holds awl yure teeth and yure tung,
Yure tung 1t is always In thare,
But not yure teeth wen yure yung.
o the mouth is a important feetchir
We use It to wissel and eet,
A big mouth is moar useful than a lit
n. tel wun
But not quite ixackly as meet
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UNION MEETINGS A SUCCESS.

Keota. April 1.-The union evangel'
istic meetings are beginning to show
results. Four young men professed
conversion Monday night. The meet
ing was one of the "old time religion
sort. Ten men Of the Sigourney gos-
mel team came over from the county
seat in automobiles and had charge
Of the service. Their leader is Attor.
new w. H. Hamilton, who is as we'll
versed in religion as he Is in law. He
is ably supported by an enthusiastic
bunch of young business men. 1t was
great meeting. The town clock was
striking eleven when the last strag-
rlers left the church.
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the new Congregational church, and
where they will reside for a time.
The bride is the youngest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Ensley and was
born and reared in this city. For
some time she has been employed as
saleslady In the Charlton dry goods
store. The groom is the son OF Mr..
and Mrs. J. B. Teas and has also resid-
ed In Charlton from childhood. He
Is q contractor and builder, being asso-
ciated with his brothers in that busi-
ness.
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FIVE HUNDRED MEN
WILL BE GIVEN WORK

TT. Madison, April 1.-Roadmaster
Frank Smart is making preparations
for putting on five hundred extra men
the first of the month, when the work
of laying the new ninety pound rails
will be commenced. With the laying
of these rails it will make the rails OF
the entire Missouri division OF the San.
ia Fe of the new type ninety-pound
rail instead Of the old seventy-po,Ind
type, which has been in use on parts
OF the division The work will take
from two to three months.
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EASTERN STUDENTS
VISIT KEOKUK DAM

Keokuk, April IA party of stu
dents from the engineering depart
ment Of the University Of Pennsyl-
vania were in Keokuk recently
under the leadership Of Professor Fer
maid, one of the heads of the depart
mont Of that university. The party
was conducted over the dam by oh1ci-
ais of the Mississippi River Power
company At noon luncheon at the
Hotel Iowa was enpoyed. The students
left Keokuk on an early afternoon
train. They are making tour Of the
middle west and Keokuk was one OF
the cities on the itinerary.
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5wiFE PUNISHED HUBBY.

Iowa City, April 1.-Because he
wouldn't vote the republican ticket,
Harry Goody Of Iowa City went to
jail Monday. His wife commanded
him, he AYERS, to vote against the
democratic incumbent, George w.
Koontz. He refused, a family row"
followed and the wife preferred
charges of disorderly conduct. Goody
was arrested and Jailed and now
swears sit was all on account Of
Eliza"
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until the piles are cured FlSTULA al
lowed to run often produces infection
of the blood and tubercular conditions
take place.
have cured many dozen people
within radius Of fifty miles Of Ottum-
wa and they have remained cured. II
is not necessary to 90 to Chicago. Des
Moines or Kansas City to be cured
Stay at home or come to Ottumwa. r.
pert treatment given. You can be cur'.
without taking ether or chloform. RtE
srences given.
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opinion of George CASTOR Herbert.
Will you?"
"And make it an April first we shall
always remember" she asked. as she
let him take her in his arms.
"Always-a1ways," he said.
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Could Not Walk With Rheumatism.
A satisfied patient writes cSloan's
Liniment cured my Rheumatism, am
grateful, can now walk without pain"
Only 25c.
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coushed for Three Years.
A grateful sufferer writes: Your
medicine, Dr. Kings New Discovery
cured my cough OF three years stand
ing. soc.
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4 CHRONIC
DISEASE

PILES AND Fi9.
TULA are two
chronic diseases that
anlict many people
and false modesty
has prevented many
from being cured.
Piles cause many re-
flex troubles and II
a. H. --lI1- -..->
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been charming. and now In that circle
OF sepia softness and broken columns
he looked at her and suddenly asked
himself:
lust what does she mean to your"
II he had never asked himself that
question before he knew now that II
must some day be answered. Friend.
ship had been n good and seemingly
a sufficient definition. Now he was not
so sure that II could remain SO.
Then his thoughts went back TO q
cabin In the hills and a girl In calico.
He heard q voice like the voice OF IA
song bird saying through tears:
u couldn't live without ye. Samson.
49,. ! Jest couldn't do HIT"
For a moment he was sick OF his life
II seemed that there stood before him.
In that place of historic wraiths and
memories. a girl. her eyes sad. but
loyal. and without reproof.
You look" said Adrienne. studying
his countenance In the pallor OF the
moonlight. 'as though you were SEQ
ing ghosts"
Il am" said Samson. Lets go"
Adrienne had not yet seen her po-.
trait. Samson had needed n few hours
OF finishing when he left New York.
though It was work which could be
done away from the model So II was
natural that when the party reached
Paris Adrienne should soon insist on
crossing the Pont d'Alexandrs III TO
his studio near the "Boule Mich" for an
inspection OF her commissioned canva
For u while she wandered about the
businesslike place. Uttered with the
gear Of the painters craft. II was. In
a way. a form of undertaking. for
Samson's brush was the tongue of his
soul.
The girls eyes grew thoughtful as
she saw that he still drew the leering.
saturnine face OF jim Asberry. lie
had not outgrown hate. then? But
she said nothing until he brought out
and set ON an easel her own portrait.
For a moment she gasped with sheer
delight for the colorful mastery OF the
technique. and she would have been
hard 10 please had she not been de-
lighted with the conception OF her.
self mirrored in the canvas. II vas a
face through which the soul showed.
and the soul was strong and fiawless.
The giri's personality radiated from
the canvas-and yet A disappointed
little look crossed and clouded her
eyes. She was conscious Of an In.
definable catch OF pain at her heart.
Samson stepped forward. and his
waiting eyes, too. were disappointed.
You don't like II, Drennie?" he
anxiously questioned. But she smiled
In answer, and declared:
II love It."
He went out n few minutes later TO
telephone for her TO Mrs. Lescott, and
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tice. His people had cast him
out. They had branded him NJ the
d~eserter; they felt no need OF him or
his counsel. Very we'll. let them have
II 30. His problem had been settled
for him. His Gordian knot was cut.
Sally and his uncle alone had his
address. This letter, casting him out,
must have been authorized by them.
Brother Spencer acting merely as
amanuensis. They. too. had repudi.
ated him-and. II that were true. ex.
cept for the graves OF his parents.
the hills had no tie to hold him.
Sally. sallyl" he groaned. dropping
his face on his crossed arms. while
his shoulders heaved In an agony OF
heartbreak. and his words came In the
old, crude s~yilables: Il lowed you'd
believe In me ef hell frozel" lie rose
after that, and made a fierce gesture
with his clenched fists. "All right"
he said. bitterly. I'm shet OF the Let
OF ye. I'm done!"
But Il was easier TO say the words
OF reputation than to cut the ties
that were knotted about his heart.
With a ranking soul. the mountain.
eer left New York. lie wrote Sally q
brief note. telling her that he was go
ing 4 cross the ocean. but his hurt
pride forbade his pleAhIeg for her con.
1dence. or adding. II love you" lilo
plunged into the art life OF the "other
side Of the Seine" and worked vora.
clously. He was trying to learn
much-and 70 forget much.
One sunny afternoon when Samson
had been In the Quarter Latin for
eight or nine months the concierge OF
his lodgings handed him. as he passed
through the cour. an envelope sd.
dressed In the hand OF Adrienne Les
colt. As he read Il he felt a glow OF
pleasurable surprise. and. wheeling. he
rotraced his steps briskly to his lodg
ings. where he began to pack. Adri
enne had written that she and her
mother and Wilfred Horton were sail
ing for Naples, and commanded him
unless he were too busy. to meet theii
steamer. Within two hours he was
bound for Lucerne to cross the Italian
frontier by the slate-blue waters o.
Lake Maggiore.
A few weeks later Samson and Ad
rlenne we're standing together b,
moonlight In the ruins OF the Coll
scum. The Junketing about Italy haC
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HAS ITS COMPENSATION
Philosophical View az Taken by This
Man Seems TO Have Much TO
Recommend u.

He was a lively old chap OF past
seventy at a lobster palace table with
a glass OF plain water for tipple.
"Of course" he was saying to the
younger men Wit. him, Il am not as
long for this world as you chaps are,
II you live TO be as old as | am. but
! have a satisfaction In life that you
haven't. | know. because when
was a. my forties every time had
anything the matter with me ! got
scared.
Il was afraid that either II would
kill me with only half my life lived or
that It was some lingering disease that
would make thirty or forty years OF
my life a burden. Nor was ! alone
In thinking that way. Every mar OF
my age had the same feeling. ] think
that comes to most men when they
are about thirty.
Youths carelessness lasts only a
very short time and a man mighty
soon begins TO wonder what will hap.
pen TO him next. or how long he will
stay In good shape. When a mar
reaches my age he begins to be care
less again. Most OF what will happen
has happened, and he Is through with
II. and what is to happen next doesn't
make much difference because In the
nature Of things Il can't last long
whatever II Is and the inality comes
as a resting spell and a cessation from
tho usnrpfaa ~ thu naah
Il know some old men who don't
take the same view OF themselves that
! do. and I am sorry for them. be-
cause a man owes It to himself. !
think, to quit bothering about giving
up when he knows he has to do II
whether O r,no."
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SHOW SUPREMACY OF SOUL
Bright Spots In Dark Incidents o.
the Great Conflict Going IN
In Europe.

Courage Is the univer al possession
OF the German. the Ergllshman, the
Frenchman. the Belgian. the Austrian.
the Russian and the Japanese. The
stories OF individual GOODNESS and dar.
Ing are 80 many that they have al.
most ceased TO attract special atten.
ton. The other day. when the Brit
ish dreadnaught Formidable went
down in a storm. crushed like IN esq
shell by torpedoes or mines. It's cap
Acknowledgements on the bridge as Il
sank; and his p-s words we're:
Steady men: it's all right: keep cool:
do not get In q panic; be British"
Every officer was at his post; many
OF them had lighted cigarettes. This
stirring exhibition OF the fact that
the man does not die when his body
falls In the trenches or sinks in the
ocean can be matched in every navy
and army. All Europe Is fighting for
invisible things. There never was
such universal and commanding evf-
dence that the soul OF humanity IL sa.
preme and invincible.-From the Out.
look.
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Primitive Chinese Still.

In the extraction OF camphor the
Chinese 8 a most primitive still.
which at the same time proves OF con.
siderable more efficacy than might be
expected, The leaves are placed In a
wicker basket. which is fixed over an
iron caldron containing water, On the
top OF the basket a basin OF cold water
is placed. The steam from the caldron
passes through the leaves OF the basket
and carries over the camphor vapor.
which is deposited In the form OF cam
phor on the cool under surface OF thu
basin.
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gave Adrienno carte blanche 20 browse
among his portfolios and stacked can
vases until hfs return. In Q few min
utes she discovered one OF those Of
forts which she called his "rebeilious
pictures"
These we're such things ns he paint
ed. using no model except memory
perhaps. not for the making OF finished
pictures. but merely 10 give outlet u
his feelings; an outlet which some
men might have found In talk.
This particular canvas vas roughly
blocked In. and II was ~elementally
simple. but each brush stroke had
been thrown against the surface with
the concentrated FIRE and energy OF o
blow. except the strokes that had
painted the face. and there the brush
had seemed 70 kiss the canvas. The
picture showed n barefooted girl,
standing. In barbaric simplicity oil
dress. In the glare of the arena. while
q gaunt lion crouched cycling hes. Her
head was lifted as though she were
listening TO faraway music. In the
eyes was indomitabie courage. That
canvas was at once q declaration OF
love. and q miserere. Adrienne set
Il up beside her own portrait, and. NJ
she studied the two with her chin rest
Ing on her gloved hand. her eyes
cleared OF questioning. Now she knew
what she missed In her own more
beautiful likeness. II had been paint
ed with all the admiration OF the mind
The other had been dashed on straight
from the heart-and this other was
Sally. She replaced the sketch where
she had found II, and Samson return
ing found her busy with little sketches
Of the Seine.
"Drennie." pleaded Wilfred Horton,
as the two leaned on the rail OF the
Mauretania, returning from Europe,
ARE you going to hold me OF In
definitely? I've served my seven
years for Rachel. and thrown In some
extra time. Am I no nearer the goal?'
The girl looked at the oily heave oil
the leaden and cherries Atlantic. and
It's somber tones found reflection 10
her eyes She shook her head.
Il wish ! knew" she said, YEARLY
Then she added vehemently: I'm not
worth II. Wilfred. Let me go. Chuck
me out OF your life as a l!ttle pig who
can't read her own heart; who is toe
utterly selfish TO decide upon her OWL
life"
rs THE put the question with
foreboding-"that. after all. | was q
prophet? Have you and South -
wiped your feet on the doorma'
marked 'Platonic friendship Have
you done that. Drennie?"
She looked up into his eyes. Hell
own were wide and honest and very
full Of pain.
tTo BE coNTINUED)
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tcopynsh,. ssi,. By W. {. wsn q coJ
SYNOPSIS.

On Misery creek Sally Miller ffnds
Neorge Lescott. n landscape painter, un-
conscious. Jesse Purvy of the Holman
clan has been shot and Samson IL sus-
Pected OF the crime. Samson denies II.
4he. shooting. breaks the truce In the
Hollman-South feud. Lescott discovers
artistic ability In Samson, Samson
S~nrashes Tamarack Spicer and ~denounces
MIN az the "~truce-buster' who shot Purvy.
Samson tells the South clan that no Is
going to leave the mountains. Loscott
goes home to New York. Samson bids
Splcer and Sally farewell n follows. In
New York Samson studies art and learns
much OF city ways. Drennie Lescott per-
suedes Wiifred Horton. her dilettante
lover. 10 do n mans work In the world.
prompted by her love. Sally teaches her
self 70 write. Horton throws himself Into
she business world and becomes well
hated by predatory fnanclers and poli;i-
clans. AT n bohemian resort Samson
meets william Earbish. sporty social par
esite. and Horizons nefny Fnrbish con-
spires with others TO make Horton jeal-
Gus, and succeeds. Farbish brings Horton
and Samson together at the Kenmore
clubs shooting lodge, and forces an open
rupture. expecting Samson 20 Kill Horton
and so rid the political and financial thugs
OF the crusader. Samson exposes the plot
and thrashes the conspirators.
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Pleasure In ones Work.

Pleasure In work produces a sym
pathetic. teachable mental attitude to-
ward the task. II makes the atten.
ton involuntary, and eases the strain
Of attending. II stops the nervous
Leaks OF worry. One OF the secrets OF
lasting we'll is TO avoid getting stale
and tired and In a mental rut, Pleas.
ure gives a sense Of freedom that is a
rest, as a wide road rests the driver,
To know a thing thoroughly and at
tain mastership In It. one must be
drawn back to It repeatedly by It's at.
fractions. and must find ones powers
evoked and trained by its inspiration.
Prof. Edward u. Jones. in Engineer.
Ing Magazine.
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Not Guilty.

May was taken down South to visit
her relations. For the first time in
her young life she vas thrown In con-
tact with little darkies. Her admira-
ton and awe was great. Meeting a
little negro boy one day. she screwed
up courage TO ask him his name.
Il is dun called David" said the
boy.
oh" exclaimed May. he face
lighting up with surprise and pleas
ure. ARE you the David that killed
Goliath"
The little black boy gave a fright.
ened glance around. and. beginning 10
whimper. he shrieked: Nav, ] ain't
nebber teched him"