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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-12
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Many Praise the Treat:
ment Given by
DR.. BONHAM

Mr.. Scott Of Salem, Iowa. says: 1T:
sBonhAm cured my wife OF very PAD
ease Of piles without chloroform. sne
I u very thankful"
~ zeb smith, Ottumwa, says: 81 was
cured after suffering for twenty years
1 ana had suffered everything" ia
John Sharp Of Selma, Iowa, says:
ss:sI was cured OF piles without chloro'
form or much suffering"
H. NJ. Chidester of Abba, Iowa,
4 lays: 81 was cured of rupture
had for forty years" l.. H.,
s MI. L. Goodwin Oswalt, Abba, says:
III was cured of very bad rupture by
DIR Bonham. i am much pleased.
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Charles Lowe of Mystic says: my
little girl is cured of umbilical rup'
2ure taking four treatments"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-12
SELENIUM BRIDGE
PROVES SUCCESS

Iowa City, Sept 9.--Scientific jour
nails announce that the selenium bridge
invented by Dr. F. C. Brown, assistant
professor of physics at the University
Of Iowa. to measure the fluctuations OF
light is now being manufactured and
sold for use in Laboratories and com
mercial plants.
The essential part of the new appara'
tus is tube in which single selen'
ium crystal is used to bridge the gap
in an electric circuit. Selenium Is
very sensitive to the effect of light, par
ticularly In the single crystal form in
which Dr.. Brown was the first to use
IT. Whenever the light Ranges, its
conductivity changes. Placed in an
electric circuit. therefore. the selenium
translates the fluctuations Of light into
fluctuations Of current, which can be
easily recorded and measured.
Essentially the same princ iple was
used in somewhat more involved and
delicate way by DR.. Brown in his de.
velopment of the phonopticon, the mar
velous instrument which enables the
blind to read print by turning the let
tiers on the printed page into recog-
nizable sounds. After completing this
machine a year ago. DR.. Brown trans
ferred his rights in it to big cleo
trical company, which will manufac-
ture the apparatus for distribution,
The selenium bridge. the latest in
vention. will be Of particular value in
weather bureaus where it can be used
to record automatically the amount
Of cloudiness and Of sunshine. and in
fact every change in the aspect of the
sky. It will probably be in demand in
academic and research laboratories
generally. and it Is expected that the
commercial uses for 1t will also be
found.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-12
HARVARD PRACTICES
WITHOUT HAUGHTON

Cambridge. Mass, Sept. 9. The
Harvard university football squad was
called out for its first practice on Sol
diers' field Thursday. In the absence
of Coach Percy D. Haughton, whose
baseball activities will prevent him
giving personal attention to football
for few weeks, the preliminary work
will be directed by Leo Leary as field
coach The first game of the season
will be with Colby college in the stad.
ium on Sept. %.
With little veteran material avail.
able the coaches face hard task to
build up new eleven. The only first
string players remaining from last
year are Capt, Harry Dadmun at
tackle and Richard Harte, an end.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-12
BAPTlsTs IN SESSION.

Bevier, Mo-, Sept 9.-The forty
seventh annual convention Of the Ma
con Baptist churches, comprising Ma
con. Adair and Shelby counties, con-
vened in this city.
The meeting began with G. c. LYDIA,
of Atlanta, as moderator. Rev. Sam
Brown of Kansas City, editor Of WORD
and Way occupied the pulpit this az
ternoon One hundred visitors and
delegates are present for the meeting
which will be in session three days.
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M'MAINS FUNERAL AT .
BLOOMFIELD HOME

Bloomfield, Sept Samuel H. Nc.
Mains was born near Greencastle, Ind,
August 80, 1S43, and died September
6, 1916. He came to Iowa with his
parents in 1850. He enlisted in the
civil war and was mustered out OF
service in 1865. He married Miss
Mary Laura Carroll and to this union
were born two children, Julia NC
Calister, who died in 1913, and William
A. of Wellsville, Mo. Three sisters
also survive. Mr.. McMains was a
member of the A. o. L. w., Bloomfield.
and of the e. B. Townsend post, G.. A.
r. He was a member OF the M. P.
church. Funeral services were con-
Quoted at the residence by Rev. Il. B.
Scoles. assisted by Revs E. p. Purdy,
at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon. Inter
ment was made in the l. o. O. F. Gene
terry.
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A Great Responsibility.

responsibility attached the preparing remedy for infants and children
undoubtedly greater than that imposed the manufacturer remedies
for adults whose system sufficiently for time at least
drug we'll observe Ctoa today has been
for the past under the personal Of Mr. Ch Fletcher
makers ofimtatns substitutes stake7 What their
responsibilities? To whom awerabe? They spring today scatter
their netarou broadcast and disappear tomorrow
Could each mother the panang with which the prescription for
Fetches Castoa prepared could they read the nume testimonials from
grateful mothers they would listen the subtle png and false
those who would offer imitation Of substitute for the tried and true
Fletchers Castor. I41s.a
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STRUCK By TRAIN.

Nevada, Mo-. Sept. 9.-Virgil Prewitt,
80 years old, was struck by Katy
passenger train here and killed. He
did not see or hear the approaching
train And stepped on the track direct
~ in front Of the engine. He had
resided IN this city for thrifty years. Il
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-12
KILLED By SAW.

St. Clair, Mo-. Sept. 9.-Elvin Leon
ard Mester. son of Henry Mester, re-
siding near Richwoods, Mo-, while
working in tie camp near here, fell
into circular saw and was instantly
killed, the saw completely sever1ng the
body.
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MONUMENT Al WATERLOO,

Waterloo, Sept. 9.-Plans for Lin
coin monument which it is proposed
shall be erected in front Of Memorial
hall, were accepted at meeting of
business men. They were prepared by
Prof. Josef Rittmeyer. who says the
memorial can be erected for $50, 900.
1t is proposed to raise the money by
popular subscription. Another meet
ing of all societies and clubs in the
city will be held later
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BEcks ARE HOME.

Fremont. Sept. .9.-Mr. and Mrs. Art
Beck arrived at home from, an auto
trip through the east. They went to
Detroit and got new car at the fac
tory. which they had previously
bought Of an Iowa dealer and on their
way home visited friends in Ohio, Iili-
nois and Iowa. They had a delightful
trin.el i. lss ~ .1ss Ne ~. ~
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COAL STRIKE IS AvERTE6.

Fulton, Mo-, Sept. 9.-The miners
union and coal operators reached an
agreement here and no strike will be
called. The wage scale will remain
the same, but the miners get some
concessions, specially as to the upkeep
Of the mine shafts.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-12

Chronic diseases
Of all kinds are
treated and cur.
ed by modern
! methods. EIec-
trIcity and me-
chanicaI means
are used in many
cures.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-03
Russia Demands Cash.

New regulations affecting purchase
by American importers of commodities
in Russia have been announced pro-
viding that payment must be made In
advance.
Before the goods can be released
from the Russian empire, the Ameri-
can purchasers must furnish the Rus
sian commercial attache with guar
anty that the value of the shipment
has been deposited, in American dol
lars, in the National City bank to the
credit of the minister of finance of
Russia, who will pay the amount in
Russian currency to the Russian ex-
porter before the commodities are sent
forward.
The new regulations are for imme-
date enforcement and are applicable
also TO shipments for which payment
was not made prior to May IA last
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-03
New Dimes Nearly Ready.

The first of the new 10 cent pieces
are ready for issue. They are being
turned out at the Philadelphia mint at
the rate of 100000 day and 100000
of them are to be issued.
The new piece bears the figure of a
Grecian lady on the diverse side and
the bundle and rods and the ak of the
Roman lictOrs on the reverse.
Within the next two weeks work will
be begun on the new 25-cent pieces.
while the making of the new design
half-dollars will not be started until
the early part of October.
The newly designed quarter on one
side has the full figure of a woman
coming through gate in wall the
reverse side shows an eagle in flight
The 50-cent piece bears a full-length
figure of the Goddess of Liberty hold
Ing oitre branches, while the reverse
design Is that of a spread eagle stand
Ing on a rock.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-03
What the Doctor Knows
KIDNEYS MUST BE RIGHT TO
INSURE HEALTH.

Few people realize to what extent their
health depends upon the condition of the
kidneys.
The physician in nearly all cases of
serious illness, makes 4 chemical analy-
sis of the patients urine. He knows that
unless the kieneys are doing their work
properly, the other organs cannot readily
be brought back to health and strength.
When the kidneys are neglected or
abused in any way, serious results are
sure to follow. According to health sta
tistics, Bright's Disease, which is really
an advanced form of kidney trouble,
caused marty ten thousand deaths in one
year, in the State of New York alone
Therefore, it is particularly necessary to
pay more attention to the health of these
important organs.
An ideal herbal compound that has had
remarkable success as a kidney remedy
is DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great
kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
The mild anG healing influence of this
preparation, in most cases, is soon real
lied, according to sworn statements and
verified testimony of those who have used
the remedy.
When your kidneys require attention,
get Swamp-Root at once from any phar.
macy. 1t is sold by every druggist in
bottles of two sizes-50c and sl.0O.
However, if you wish first to test thi.
great preparation send ten cents to Dr.
kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper. Adv.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-03
COLLEGES ARE NOT AFFECTED
Enrolment of German Universities
Shows Increase in Number of
Students During War.

War has not made much difference
with German universities. On the
books of the % universities of the Ger
man empire there was an enrollpent
during the last half-year of $500 stu
dents, against $500 in the first winter
of the war; and 81 200 In the last half
year before the war
All students serving in the army
have continued their connection with
the university, and of the 1880 car
ried on the books of the university last
winter there We're $4,000 in the ranks
of the soldiers, or 50 per cent.
OF the total enrolment 1880 were
women and / 400 were foreigners. The
University of Warsaw, reopened after
the Germans and Austrians captured
the city, has already 1,125 students,
men and women, desiring the honor Of
associating their names with this ia
nous old institution of Poland, which
had been suppressed by the Russians
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-03
SMALL CANNON FOR POCKET
Deadly Weapon of War That May Be
Readily Concealed Is New
Invention.

The smallest breech-loading cannon
TN the world is COW being made for
pocket use. 1t is not toy. but takes
"A 22-caliber rim-fre cartridge and fires
bullet that would inflict a nasty
wound at close range.
1t is in the form of a pocket knife,
no larger than the usual knife, and has
two blades of fine steel. But at one
end 10 a hole. Anyone asked TO ex-
anime the article and say what 1t is
will be most likely to guess that it is
some new-fangled pencil sharpener or
cigar cutter.
In the end of the knife is a steel
block that turns out on a swivel, being
held by a spring that is released with
the thumb nail and reveals hole
straight through the block. The cart
ridge is inserted at the base of this
hole, the block is swung back into
place, the trigger On the side is
opened, thus cooking the pistol, which
is nov ready to fire. 1t is held in the
hand and the trigger pressed down
with the thumb.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-03

One of those new blouses in which
georgette crepe in two colors is com
bined has several points of interest
for the seeker after new things in
waists. The two-color idea was sue
cessfully introduced in the spring and
has the Endorsement of women of fash
ion. 1t gives designers a chance to ex-
ercise a great amount of cleverness in
embodying both colors in the body of
the garment, and In carrying out the
color scheme in embroideries, buttons
and ornaments.
The blouse shown is of white and
navy blue georgette crepe. A band
of the navy blue crepe is set in about
the arm'seye and 1t is used to make
the wide cuffs and the collar.
Small pendant silk-covered buttons
are placed down each side of the front,
and they are sewed to plat near the
arm'seye. They are in navy blue silk,
suspended by small white silk cord.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-03
LAND VALUES GROW RAPIDLY
Philadelphia Property Worth Ten
Times More Than II Was Ac-
quired for in '90s.

Real estate experts are authority
for saying that the value of land just
outside of Philadelphia has risen as
much in 20 years as the value of land
within the city limits.
We shall only use one illustration. A
]. Drexel gave approximately $500
an acre for something more than 10
acres at Overlook That was in the
early '90s. Today the value is near
$4,000.
Every dollar there has grown to at
least ten.
In the central business section of
Philadelphia increase in land values
has also been tremendous during these
two decades, but in other large por-
tons of the town property values have
not kept up the same relative speed.
From Frederick A. Richie it is
learned that anthracite lands which
his ancestor had purchased for $500
were held for one century and then
sold not long ago for $225 900. Resem-
bles war bride, eh, what?-Philadel-
phia Public Ledger.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-03

miss refuses to go at all. Here is one
OF the latest creations for a little girl.
1t is made of French batiste and is
trimmed with narrow valenciennes lace
and little frill embroidery. The long
waist has front panel of five tucks,
and when 1t is set into the side body a
frill edged with lace is set on. Sim
liar frills finish the neck and sleeves.
The short skirt is laid in fine plaits
and trimmed at the bottom with in
sertion and edging of valenciennes
lace.
The girdle is made of wide soft
satin ribbon laid in plalts. At each
side there are double rosettes with
hanging ends of baby ribbon in the
same tint as the girdle. Little bows
are tied in the ends of the pendent rib
hons. The girdle slips through a strap
of batiste at the back and fastens I'M
der one at the front. 1t is tackled 20
the dress at each side, under the
rosettes
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-03
Here's to Lauuhter-

Here's to laughter, the sunshine of
the soul, the happiness of the heart
the leaves of youth, the privilege of
purity, the echo of innocence. the
treasure of the humble, the wealth OF
the poor, the bead of the cup of pleas.
ure, exclaims writer in the New York
Herald. 1t dispels detection, banishes
blues and mangles melancholy, for it's
the foe of woe, the destroyer of depres.
sion, the enemy of grief; 1t is what
makes kings envy peasants, plutocrats
envy the poor, the guilty envy the in.
nocent; it's the sheen on the silver OF
smiles, the ripple on the waters de.
light; the CLINT of the gold of glad.
ness; without 1t humor would be dumb
wit would wither dimples would disap.
pear and smiles would shrivel, for it's
a glow of clean conscience, the voice
of a pure soul, the birth cry of mirth.
the swan song of sadness.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-03

There are many pretty frocks on dis
play for members of the primary class
In the school of social wisdom, and
they are calculated to develop her
taste. BY the time she arrives at the
~fiapper" stage, with a mind of her
own as to clothes, she will know some
thing about party frocks, anyway.
There are many dresses for the little
miss, made of plain and changeable
taffeta in light colors. And there are
others of crepe of chiffon much beruf-
fled. Some of them are short-waisted,
some of them are long-waisted, and
others have no waist at all. All of
thcm barely reach to the knees and
their sleeves are as brief as their
skirts. Necks are round or square,
and little sleeveless body in several
good designs is worn over dainty
underbody with sleeves, made of tulle
or lace, in narrow ruffles, set close to-
gether on net foundation.
A new idea is successfully carried
out when taffeta is the material used.
Short-waisted dresses, or slips without
a waistline, are trimmed with several
rows of narrow ruffles of the silk
about the bottom of the skirt and on
the sleeves. These ruffles are sewed
to the frock along their lower edge
that is, they are upside down.
Other styles may come and go, but
0e pretty lingerie frock for the little
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-03
PUN for Paner.

1t is reported that the department
of agriculture is experimenting with
wire grass as source of supply for
pulp for making paper, in place of pop
lar or liriodendron. This variety of
grass grows on the Pacific coast and in
western Mexico, and possesses the
very desirable property of toughness
and can be reduced by the soda proc
ess. 1t is stated that paper manufac-
tured from the stock has proved as
satisfactory in physical tests as a first
grade machine-fnished printing paper.
In appearance and in feeling the paper
produced is satisfactory. However, the
experiments have indicated that more
bleaching powder is required in the
bleaching process than in the case Of
poplar stock.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-03

The waist sets nicely and is blouseo
over the top of the skirt a very little
Hemstitching serves to join the two
colors in crepe, together.
The blouse possesses two style fea'
lures that are new and especially In
teresting. The neck is round and fin
ished with a narrow band of white
crepe. The collar, of blue crepe, in
cut circular and in two pieces, making
narrow crescent-shaped cape at the
back and front. 1t fastens on the left
shoulder and is edged with very fine
point venice lace.
The deep cuffs of blue are smsr,
and very practical, as they do no,
soil as easily as white. Fragile ano
dainty as crepe looks it is in reality
a durable material If given the care
it deserves. The light colors wash
well and may be retinted when they
begin to fade.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-03
Pistol Shooting.

AT short range an expert will keep
can moving until his gun is empty
either by shooting through it or strik.
ing the ground directly underneath
it. If the nature of the ground is right
this latter method makes the can
jump in the air, the effect being quite
spectacular. Bottles or cans thrown
in the air are not particularly difficult
to hit If thrown so as to make it as
easy as possible for the shooter, and
almost any fair shot can put two
bullets through an old hat thrown In
the air before 1t reaches the ground
In general the secret of hitting oh.
jects thrown in the air is to aim the
pistol underneath them and fire as
the object is falling into the line of
sight. One really good at this class of
work will throw an object into the
air, draw his pistol from the holster
with the same hand with which he
threw, and hit the object before il
reaches the ground. There are few
who have the speed to do this, how.
ever.-Outing.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-03
LITTLE THINGS That COUNT
Possible Explanation of Why Some
Business Enterprises Fail, While
Others Succeed.

1T is an axiom that it is the little
things that count and | never had Il
better illustration of such logic than
an incident in a cigar store the other
day." said an observing man.
Il wanted to buy box of cigars,
but it was a busy time of day. The
store was crowded and there weren't
enough clerks to handle the rush. Gus
toners were impatient and complain
ing, but that did not help matters bit.
for the clerks We're hustling their best.
"When my turn came | asked for a
box of cigars of certain brand. The
clerk got them and started to wrap
them up. AS | did not care to buy
goods without looking them over,
asked him to open the box. He did
but lost the small brass tack that held
down the cover, so when he closed the
box he had to look for another tack.
'Finally he took tack out of an
other full box of cigars, but bent it SO
that it could not be used. Then he
looked for an empty box with tack
left in 1t, but there weren't any. Other
customers impatiently watched, grum
bling all the time. At last the clerk
had to open another box of cigars and
take the tack from the box, and witt
it he nailed my box.
"Now, why didn't that store have
extra lacks on hand?"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-03

118 and would get SO weak at times that
! fell over. / began to take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
ten days later could eat and it did not
hurt my stomach. / have taken tho
medicine ever since and l feel like a
new woman. now weigh 127 pounds
80 you can see what it has done for me
already. My husband says he knows
your medicine has saved my life. y
Mrs. J. S. BARLOW, 1924 South 4th St.,
Columbus, Ohio.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound contains just the virtues of roots
and herbs needed to restore health and
strength to the weakened organs of the
body. That is why Mrs. Barlow, a
chronic invalid, recovered SO completely.
1t pays for women suffering from any
female ailments to insist upon having
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-03
Elusive Aeirlooms.

Little Esther went to visit her aunt
Harriet for the first time. When she
returned she remarked that her aunt
was always busy.
'What does she do, dear?" oueried
the mother, ito keep her so very busy?''
why" said the little girl "she
spends all day long In hiding her sill
yer in fifty different places so the bur
glars that she is sure are coming can't
find It."
"Good!" exclaimed the mother
and" continued Esther, "she
spends all night hunting for 1t and
gathering it into one pile In case of
re."-Youth's Companion.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-03
Cinnaminson SAGE.

1.-THE English cabinets dreadful
bungles at Gallipoli and Kut are to be
have been appointed by the cabinet it
self"
The speaker, Representative Nc
Lemore, shook his head.
This fact" he said, recalls the epi-
gram of the Cinnaminson sage:
"'Ye can't strengthen neither Il crum-
bin wall nor a crumblin' reputation
with whitewash.'"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-03
Human Nature Phase.

Human nature" says Col. Paul Ora
biel, lis subject to strange fratties, and
every now and then you meet man Of
great natural ability who would I'M
doubtedly make success In life If the
Lord had given him half the persist
ence he gave the lowry mosquito. At
lanta Constitution.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-03

! female troubles and
nervousness. l had
a pain in my right
side and could not
eat anything with
out hr r tin G m y
stomach. / could
not drink cold water
at all nor eat any
kind of raw fruit,
nor fresh meat nor
chicken. From 173
pounds / went to