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he ordinary wa.
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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-04-14

A woman does not mako fooi Of a
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public view. Observes the Minneapolis
Journal.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-04-14

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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-04-14

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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-04-14

Jealousy is the greatest of misfor
tunes, and the least pitied by those
Who cause T.-ROrnef0ucau,d.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-27
FAIRFIELD.

Fairfield, Dec. 25.-Clerk Lucas was
busy all day yesterday passing out
marriage licenses. Five couples receiv-
ed permission to marry as follows:
Charles Walter Elerton, aged IT, and
Miss Jessie Mabel Doughty, aged IS.
both Of Fairfield; Samuel l.. Hyde,
aged 20, and Lucy A. Parsons, agE %,
both Of Fairfield; George Truman Row
ley, aged %, and Fanny May Cary,
aged 90, both of Fairfield; Arthur Loo
mis-, aged 20, and Hilma S. Sabel, aged
%, both of Packwood; William G. Wig
gins, aged Al, and Cora May Avery,
aged %, both Of Fairfield and Conrad
H. Bogner, aged 80 and Ida M. Rupp,
aged 90. goth of LC4r.Tldbe.
shoot is being held this afternoon
at the fair grounds by the members of
the Gun club. A fair crowd was in
attendance.
The fire department was called out
early yesterday morning by chimney
burning out at the residence of DR..
Bean.
DR.. and Mrs. Orr Lawson of West
Liberty left yesterday for visit with
friends in Clarinda.
Nathaniel Howard is at home for a
visit with his parents Mr.. Howard
is a student in West Point Military
academy
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-27

roundings Of our own homes at Christ
mas time it is hard to realize that
there are in Ottumwa places where
December % dawns the same as other
days and where the holiday spirit is
unknown. To call these homes is a
misnomer If the word means to imply
more than mere sleeping and eating
place, And yet these habitations are
the only homes scores of families
know and little lives must form their
standards from these surroundings
Sunshine is the one harmony-sun-
shine and fresh air, and even this is
often polluted by curses and blows and
sin and crime and shame. A kindly
spoken word or the smile of some
passerby is often the only bright spot
in their otherwise sordid existence
But wise creator has ordained that
childhood shall be happy no matter
what later years may bring
and even such a handicap cannot over
shadow that inner sunshine that is per-
petuated in the heart of the little child.
1t is pathetic to know that the day
which the coming of the Christ Child
made sacred to all children and which.
in our own country is especially set
apart for them, will find so many little
ones ignorant of the meaning of Christ
mas day. And more pathetic still are
the little stockings that hang empty
on Christmas morning and the childish
hearts filled with disappointment, but
still faithful in their belief in Santa
Claus And mothers, worn out and
weary in the struggle to feed the little
ones, their hearts heavy with mem
cries of former Christmas days, are
unable to answer the childish ques-
tioning OF why "Santy" didn't come.
And sad but with softer, sweeter
sadness are the homes where familiar
childish voices are still forever and
Christmas morning dawns for the first
time on empty flresides and out across
the snow little white mounds mark the
resting place Of those who made JOY
GUS the dawn of last Christmas day,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-27
CHRISTMAS DAY SENTIMENT
BY GRACE SALISBURY.

This is season Of universal giving;
of universal liberality-a time when
the narrow boundaries of so-called
society are in measure ignored
and the Christian world comes nearer
than at any other time to feeling that
there is q common brotherhood of
man. The time when the ties that
bind the world together in love and
good fellowship are strengthened; the
purse strings of the miser loosened
and the heart of the criminal softened
with the hazy something that the day
brings. The children have come home
for the holidays and bright happy
faces surround the erstwhile. lonely
f1resides. 1t is wonderful thing this
universal custom Of observing Christ
mas
The day is observed in almost every
civilized country. The different ma
lions have different ways of commem-
Grating the birth of Christ, but COM
mon to them all is the happy spirit
that characterizes our own Christmas
day The weeks of breathless expec-
fancy, the air of mystery permeating
the atmosphere around about, that ev-
cry one seems eager to fathom and
none really anxious to have explained
away; the season when man doubts
the motives of his closest relatives
and friends and recognizes conviction
IN his own actions, comes to an issue
at last in the cold, gray dawn of Christ
mas morning when the inmates of the
household steal forth to investigate
the unfamiliar forms of their individ-
ual stockings ranged in molly array
In front of the CRATE and, alas, too
often find duplicates of the carpet
slippers of tradition, the misfit neck
tie that the female relatives of the
household are credited with taking an
almost fiendish delight in selecting,
the old doll with a new head or the
necessities of life, out of place and
strangely unwelcome in a Christmas
stocking.
In the midst of the pleasant sur
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-27
FIREMAN HURT
ON BURLINGTON
a. w. WALTERS OF BURLINGTON
HAS HEAD CUT AT FOUR
MILE BRIDGE

from Tuesdays Daily.
:. A. M. Walters, a fireman on the Bur-
Angton road, had his head severely
cut yesterday evening about 6:45
O'Clock while crossing the 'four-mile''
trestle, west of this city. The engine,
which went up in the morning as sec.
ond engine Of Burlington passenger
NO. 8, was being returned light, to
the yards at Burlington at the time
the accident occurred. Mr.. Walters
lives at Burlington.
south side of the double tracks and Mr.
Walters is in the habit of looking
ahead at this point to see if the trestle
Is clear. Last night Walters stuck his
head out of the north cab window as
usual, forgetting that they were on
head came in contact with the steel
frame work of the bridge, severely
cutting his scalp.
He was brought in on the engine
to the Burlington yards in this city
where the ambulance was called AMI
he was conveyed to the Ottumwa hos.
pltal, where he received the necessary
medical attention.
His wife was summoned from their
home at Burlington and came in last
night on No. s. Mr.. Walters was
moved today to the home of his wife's
sister, Mrs. E. l.. Lemberger, 143 Ash
street. While Mr.. Walters injuries
are not of dangerous nature, it will
be some time before he will be able
to resume his run.
Other Railroad News.
G. q. Collins, operator at the Burling-
ton freight house, and Mrs. Collins,
are spending the holidays in Des
Moines with relatives.
Burlington engineer Henry Fox of
trains No. 10 and IL is off duty for
the day. his runs being filled by
August Hart.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-27
SUES THE COUNTY.
Clarke Williams Asks $4,000 as Re-
suit of Injury.

Osceola, Dec. 25.-Clarke Williams,
a well known farmer living in Wash
ington township, has brought suit
against Clarke county for $4,000 dam
ages for personal injuries. Williams
was driving home Sept. Z. when his
horse stuck foot through a rotten
bridge near his home. Williams tried
to rescue the animal and was thrown
over the bridge railing to the rocks
twenty feet below. A rib was broken,
his right hip dislocated and his spine
permanently injured. He will be a
cripplesfor life. The board of super.
visors at the last session declined to
settle the matter out of court.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-27
TO REVISE THE LAWS OF CUBA.
Governor Magoon to Appoint Commits

Governor Magoon to Appoint Commits
sion to Formulate New Statutes.
Havana, Dec. Ex-Governor Magoon
yesterday signed the long awaited de-
cree appointing a commission to revise
the laws of Cuba, This commission
will submit to the provisional governor
draft of an electoral law, new provi-
sional and municipal laws, law de-
flning the organization and functions
Of the judiciary, a civil service law
and also treatise on such other sub
jects of great interest as may be re-
ferred to it by the provisional COVER
nor. The first meeting will be held
January 8. This is regarded as the
first step toward holding new elections.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-27
HIGHLAND.

: Richland. Dec. 25.-Mrs. Il. John
son and daughter, living four and one
half miles south of town were in town
Saturday. Miss Johnson was drilling
for an entertainment at Meyer church
Monday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Nevill and
daughter went to Washington Saturday
to spend the holidays with Mrs. New
He's parents.
Miss Leila Mendenhall of Oskaloosa
and former resident of this place,
has been in town several days visiting
friends.
Prof. and Mrs. Atkinson left Satur-
day for the western part of the state,
where they will visit relatives during
vacation Of the school here.
Miss Blanche Johnson, who has been
enjoying visit here with relatives, re-
turned to her duties in Ottawa, Ill., to-
day.
H. F. Hoogenakker who has been on
g, business trip to Kansas City, Mo-, a
few days, returned home today.
Mesdames Annis Greeson and s. E.
Carmichael were calling on friends in
Fairfield the latter part of the week.
Last Friday afternoon the teachers
treated each one of their pupils before
closing school for a weeks vacation,
Friday evening the tenth and elev-
enlh grace pupils gave an entertain
ment at the school house for the bene-
fit Of the school library.
The pupils Of the Friends Sunday
school gave an interesting program on
Saturday night at the church, after
which treat was given each mem
ber
Mr.. and Mrs. Erb Dillon and children
of Rubio attended the Friday evening
entertainment here
Pliney McCracken, who is attending
school at Penn college, Oskaloosa will
spend his vacation at his home in
Woolson.
The Misses Grace and Ethel Kent of
Perry are guests of their uncle, John
Sent, and family for few days.
Miss Teresa, the nurse who attended
Byron Vastine, returned few days
ago to her home in Washington
The merchants enjoyed good trade
last week in holiday goods.
Jacob James and family We're called
to Winfield Saturday to attend the flu
neral of Mrs. Jones's sister, Anna Pax
on, who died in Iowa City from having
an operation performed.
Mrs. Nan White is conducting pro-
tracted meeting near Martinsburg
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-27

it's adaptability for decorating pur-
poses Being an evergreen, it may be
found fresh and blooming when the
wintry blasts have long since whislked
away the last vestige Of the summers
foliage. 1t can be safely shipped long
distances without fear of loss by
change of climate. and it continues to
holds its suggestiveness of the
forest from whence it came even when
brought into the warm and cheering
presence of the Christmas spirit. 1t
has also acquired a peculiar signifi-
canoe in sentimental minds when hung
from chandeliers and suspended Gin
dark Railways. The complications Of
ten arising from this belief are amply
in modern Christmas Etera-
ture"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-27
ORDER COAL RATES REDUCED,
Minnesota Commissioners Cut Freight
Tariff After Investigation.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. 25.---The
state railroad and warehouse commis-
sion has ordered substantial reductions
in freight rates on commodities as a
result of the recent hearings on the
alleged uDreasonableness Of the rates
The rate on hard coal from Duluth to
the twin cities was reduced from $1.25
to S1.10, and on soft coal from 80 to
So cents. Several other cities were
benefited.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-27

The more attractive the immediate
vicinity of the back door is made by
throwing table scraps and dish water
the more friendly will the chickens,
cats and stray dogs become. The In
yitation is too attractive to resist.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-27

Some people claim that parsley can
not be grown successfully in the house
during the winter, as it becomes In
Tested with insects. However, the
leaves carefully washed and dried can
be kept and are good to use In fiavoring
soups.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-27
CONCERNING nIEr

Z ri =
Many families would be better or
u they subsisted more largely on
graham bread and apples and to a Tar
less degree on fried pork and saleratus
biscuits. In addition to being pleas
Ing to the taste apples furnish In gen.
erous amounts those elements which
the system needs, are conducive to
sleep, mildly laxative and from every
point of view wholesome and benz
fetal as an article Of food. Intend &c
skimping the children to one gnar;y,
runty apple every other day they
should be allowed to have all that ttas
can eat up Clean" The apple eatng
habit is one that should be cultivated
By old as well as young, 1t Is one Of
the best ways 0. paying doctors bllisf
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-27
TWO KILLED BY TRAIN.
Men on Way Home with Arms Filled
With Presents

". WIN GICSCutSs
Schoolcraft, Mich, Dec. 25.--William
and Henry Munger, brothers. We're run
down and killed last night by Grand
Trunk freight train while walking
along the tracks from Vicksburg with
their arms filled with Christmas pres
ents they We're taking home.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-27

AS result of orders lately issned by
James Wilson, secretary Of agriculture,
no canned meets which do not fully
conform to the inspection label can be
accepted by the railroads for interstate
commerce. 1t begins to look very much
as If Uncle Sam meant business when
he enacted the recent pure food law.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-27

This Is the time when you want to
get things snugged up for winter. All
water pipes used to convey water dur
Ing the winter should be well covered
before the first cold blast comes on.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-27

If fish which contain too large per
cent of oil. such as whitefsh, lake
trout, ETC., an Objectionable feature to
some. are baked on piece of clean
pine board, much of the oil will be abb
sorbed In cooking, while the woody
flavor which the fish will absorb from
the pine will give it a desirable taste.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-27

Few people realize that one quart OF
milk has the same nutritive value as
three-fourths of pound OF steak.
Many do not use milk as a food, but Us
drink.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-27

Some time before it freezes up sup
ply of clean sand should be put in the
cellar in which to pack the carrots,
turnips and other root crops Of the
garden. Stored in this way they will
keep crisp and fresh for months and
come out in almost as good condition
as If taken from the garden.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-27

When bees are kept for honey or aNr
work in the orchard they become as
property, and the owner is responsible
for any damage done by them. This is
necessary for the protection of the bees
as well as the neighbors.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-27

AS rule, 1t is inadyisable to try to
raise a type of corn in the northern
part Of the corn belt which one has to
reach above his chest to husk. Where
the stalks bear their ears higher than
this 1t not only causes Inconvenience in
husking, but indicates likelihood that
such corn does not mature sufficiently
early to escape the frost.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-27

Little trouble is experienced in keep
ing the boy on the farm who wins SUBJ
stantial prizes in corn growing con-
tests. The success he attains in such
contests is all the evidence that is need
ed to prove that he is interested in ag-
riculture, and this, after all, is the hey
to the situation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-27

One of the necessities of the farm
home is an accessible and convenient
clothesllne, especially during the cold
weather
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-27

Out in Arizona, where Irrigation sup
plants rainfall, good ten acre farm is
worth one ten times that size farther
east, and there is Just about one-tenth
as much civilization out there too. We
rarely find all the good things in one
place.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-27
THE s,vRAwBERRY Bnn.

= AAA- . As-SA " A0Ai1AtxS 1JxalkAsk.
1t is time now to think spf the. winter
care Of the strawberry bed. Willie this
is very simple matter, 1t Is one that
should not be sighted. Since 1t Ii net
extreme cold, but thawing and freezing,
that kills the vines, the bed should net
be covered until the ground has been
solidly frozen, unless indeed the snow
should be very late in coming. Straw,
wild hay, leaves or any other litter that
does not contain weed seeds will an-
swer the purpose. This should not be
put on to greater depth than four or
five inches, just enough to keep the
bed in cold storage through the winter.
While the scattered litter Is an inviting
place for them, your own and your
neighbors' hens should be kept out OF
the bed SO far as possible after 1t has
been put in shape for winter. We have
found oat straw the best covering for
the strawberry bed, in that It does not
pack down too tight and yet Is not
easily displaced by the wind.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-27
An DIN TYNE naavEsa..

While highly developed farm ma
chinery has robbed harvest time OK
the bulk OF Its hara work and i'm.
rense;y simnllned its operations, there
seems to have been lost " this rapid
substitution Of inAnimute machinery
for human hands much OF the sentis
ment which used to be attached to ths
old time harvest, with its service Of
praise and Thanksgiving to an all wiae
God for his goodness In sending bouns
tiful crops to cheer the tillers Of sthq
soil. Such a service us the one men.
toned is quantity portrayed In Black.
more's aLorna Doone," one Of the ans
est and sweetest stories Of country Nfa
ever written. Here is narrated how.
when the grain was ready, to cut,
procession composed Of the leading
farAlers Of the neighborhood, each ac-
companted by the members of his fam.
lily, his hired men and maidens. and
led by the parson, wearing gown and
cassock, with the parish Bible In his
hand and sickle strapped to his back.
marched to the field first to be cut.
Here after the gate was opened the
parson uttered brief invocation and
read appropriate verses from the par
tsh Bible, after which he laid the Bible
down and three good swipes he cuttof
corn and laid them right end onward"
When this was done the proprietors Of
the farm entered the field, and both
united in the following: Thank the
Lord for all his mercies and these the
fscf fpY1f fo nF ya "A
ond reading Of the psalms by the par-
ish clerk the men with sickles began
the real harvest operations. Thus the
work progressed, accompanied by
much feasting and drinking, until
evening, when there was a special har-
vest supper. At its close all joined
In the Exmoor harvest song, of which
the following stanzas are the frst
verse and it's chorus:
The corn, oh, the corn: IT'S the ripenine
OF the cornl
Go unto the door, my lad, and look be-
meath the moon
Thou canst see. beyond the wood riclss
how 1t is ye1loon.
IT'S the harvesting Of wheat, and the
barley must be shorn.
CHORUS
The corn oh. the corn. and the yellow.
mellow corn!
Here's to the corn, with the cups upon
the board!
We've been reaping all the day. and we'll
reap again the morn
And fetch 1t home to NOW yard, and
then We'll thank the Lord!
Similar verses dedicated to the wheat,
barley and oats are also sung, each
having a chorus Of its own. In such
manner centuries ago did these simple
minded English folk celebrate their
harvest time and render thanks for ita
bounties.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-27

Like some other institutions of long
standing, the popularity Of the county
fair has reached its zenith and now is
somewhat diminishing. People still
attend the fair, but more to have day
off and a general good time with their
friends than for what they may learn
and see. The novelty has passed, and
with 1t some of the spirit Of rivalry and
enthusiasm.