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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-24
Sunday School Lesson and
Young Peoples Meetings
What the Church FoiksAre Thinking About
and Doing Religious News From Every
where.

not Sauls native regalness nor Solo.
mons wisdom; and he saw the king
dom torn by internal factions and re-
bellious and by outward wars Yet out
Of the dryness OF dim history he
energies in warm humanness, and We
love him. Despite his failures and
most grievous iniquities. he was head
ed right, For every drop OF sins in
diligence that he Quaffed, he drank
deeply of the cup of remorse To
borrow a phrase from the doctors, his
trouble was functional, and not or-
ganic. His heart meant right. He
loved and served his nation supreme
~, second only to his love and ser
vice of Jehovah.
Two poems figured in the quarter S
lessons. One was, David's heart-cry
for forgiveness, and the other his eX-
preston of trust i'll the shepherdly
care of God. There spoke the real
David. he learned in suffering what
he taught in song. He lived his life
in relation to God. To see David
clearly we must look at him on the
Godward side. He did not build 2
great temple: bit he lived a great life.
He did not always sit securely on his
throne. bat he never ceased to be ii
deep lover OF his people. He. of al!
men, has most perfectly expressed III
song the profound reality OF God.
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BLOOM FIELD.

Bloomfield Ed Reeves attended shsi
sunday meeting in Ottumwa Wedges
day.
The knights of King Arthur met
IN regular conclave at the club head .
quarters in preparation for the public
installation OF new officers, which oc-
Ours the first week OF the new year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Add Richie OF Shelby
vile. Ind arrived in Bloomfield We'd
nesdaN TO visit Mrs. Ritchies cousin,
Mrs. VIII Hill They left Friday morn
ing for Moulton, to spend few days
there before returning home.
Mrs. John Noonan. formerly Miss
Amanda Rngamin. of Clinton. Ia. ar
rived in Bloomfield Friday nornin- 70
visit her brother, James Bingamin aud
other relatives.
The Twentieth Century club held us
regular meeting at the John Scarbo-,
rough home Thursday afternoon In
stead Of Friday.
Tuesday evening Mr. and Mrs. W.
owens went TO Thurman. Ia. to visit
their daughter. Mrs. Maud York.
where they will remain until after the
first of the year. They will go from,
Thurman to Des Moineu. expecting to
visit their daughter, Mrs. Minnie King,
the remainder OF the winter.
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AMADOR.

Alnador.-Mrs. Will Kershner is
suend.ne 2 few days in the county
seat
Mr.. and Mrs. + L. Baker attended
the Sunday meeting in town Sunday
night.
Nh and Mrs. Charles Schwartz spent
Saturday night at the Atwood home
in Ottumwa.
Mrs. Peter Schwartz spent Monday
with her sister, Mrs. G. Schwartz
Mrs. Mary Anderson attended the
Sunday meetings in town last week
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. Shields spent Sat
urday night in the county seat
!; Ira Haning marketed hogs in town
Wednesday,
Rosa Schwartz has, been staying
with her aunt, Mrs. Casper Schwartz.
Little Grin Schwartz Of Ottumwa
visited his grandparents last week.
Mrs. Vanlorn spent Tuesday with
her daugnterin-law, Mrs. Charles
Eakins.
MI. and Mrs. John Mcfarland went
to Ottunwa Wednesday night to at
! tend the Sunday meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bedwell spent
! Wednesday evening at the John
/ Schwartz home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Schwartz spent
Saturday in Ottumwa.
Mr.. Espy and family and Mias Min
ME Phillips attended church in town
Sunday.
Mrs. Sidney Loveless has been quite
! i'll the past week.
| Ed Lanlas and family have moved
onto the farm they recently purche sed
! Of Frank Wellman.
| Willie Berry has moved onto tbs
| Lamas property.
a series of meetings conducted 3,
Rev. Ed Hastings is in progress 81
| Russell Chapel this week
i Mr. and Mrs. II. Garrison spent
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Obituary

Martha lane Downs was born pes,
Agency City, Wapello county. Iowa
July J., 1851, and lived with her mar,
ents near there until June 10. 1867.
"hHn she was united in marriages 20
David Almon Bowen. then OF Wjnooa
MINI.
After being married. she and her
nus oand moved TO a farm north of
Hlghland Center, in Wapello COUNT.
ana after Two or three years moved
on a farm which they had bought
two and one-half miles northwest of
Highland Center. She lived on this
place until 1894, when she and hcr
husband removed to Ottumwa. Iowa.
where they lived until the spring OF
1897, when she, with her husband,
moved to a farm near Vernon, Wood.
son county, Kansas. After two years
residence on the farm, they removed
to Yates Center. Kansas, where she
continued tc reside until her death
In 1905 IL was discovered that she
was afflicted with that dreadful
disease, cancer. After submitting to
two operations, she continued to suf-
fer until Dec. s. 1908, when death
came to end her sufferings, which she
had borne with a patience unsur-
passed
To Mr.. and Mrs. Bowen We're born
six children: William Henry. George
Edward. David AImon, Harry Orville.
Claude Leroy and Iris Pearl. Two of
these. William Henry and Claude Lee
Roy had preceded their mother to the
great beyond. The rest of the chill
dren. together with the husband and
her mother who is 95 years old. and
two sisters, remain to mourn her
loss.
Mrs. Bowen was always hard
worker and devoted and loving wife
and mother. She took an active, influ.
entail part in the social, fraternal and
religious affairs Of the community as
long as her health permitted.
The funeral services were held on
Thursday afternoon from the Metho
dist church. Rev G. W. Bailey, of Gar.
nett assisted by Rev Church, Off iat.
ed. The Eastern Stars and the Re.
bekahs attended in body as a last
tribute of respect to their departed
sister. Woodson County Advocate
Yates Center, Kansas.
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THE WALL STREET INvEsTIGA.
TON.

Surprise has been occasioned by the
apparent willingness shown by leading
Wall street men to aid Governor
Hughes investigation OF Wall street
through commission. Many of the
most prominent bankers and brokers
have asserted that they welcome the
inquiry and will do all in their power
to make the inquiry as thorough as
possible S Henry Clews, who has al
ways takAn an advanced ground in the
matter of financial reforms, believes
That Wall street should meet the com
mittee half way, because, he says. the
deeper the Investigation of the affairs
OF the street the more it would rebound
to the credit of the great majority Of
banking and brokerage houses. Dis.
cussfng the matter in his weekly let
ter. Mr.. Clews says:
There is an erroneous idea in the
minds of many we'll meaning people
that Wall street is a den of iniquity,
and few of the failures that have oc-
scurred during the last two years may
have lent some color to this impress
sion. A fair investigation will prove
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SALEM.

Salem-On Sunday December az,
Rev. G. S: Cooper, district superin-s
tendent of the Iowa Anti-saloon'
League will preach at the Congrega =;
tional church in the morning and All
the Methodist church in the evening
of the same day N
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Hampton!
have returned to their home at WYE
conda Mo
G. S. Frazier came from Arapafoe.
Neb., to visit relatives at this place.
good audience highly appreciated
Henry Clark's lecture on Play Ball.
last Thursday evening.
Miss Addie Clemens Ia at Peoria.
H.. called there by the serious illnessl
of her sister.
Mrs. \. G. Wilneth is enjoying Al
visit with her mother, Mrs. Alvin
Rogers, from Kincaid, Kansas
Harry Tyner has returned to ChiI'
cage.
Mrs. John Bicksler and daughter
Frances, recently visited friends al
Mt. Pleasant.
Nathan Rocket and family rae en-
PERTAINING the formers brother, Har-
vev Hockett and wife from Kansas
John Ollie has returned from Douds
Station, where he visited his BROTH
ers George and Ed Ollie
Dexter McVey has gone to his honaa
at Centralia Mo-
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A Rice are enter
tanning the formers brother w. A..
Rice and his wife from salem, Ore
gon.
Miss Matte Collins is at home arter
an extended visit with friends at
Stewart and Menlo.
Miss Alice Frost. who represented
Salem high school. received fourth
pace and prize Of So in, the declam-
atory contest held at Mt Pleasant
| last Tuesday evening
Miss Margaret Bliss, Kindergarten
| teacher in Des Mones. aud Miss Marv
| Bliss, a. student at Knox college, at
Galesburg, III, arrived home Satur-
dav evening to spend their vacation
| Mrs. G. W. Barber is quite III at her
! home.
Thursday w. Fl. Bliss arrived from
Galesburg, ILL.,. where he was called by
the death of his sister, Mrs. Ladd.
| ST Jones and family have moved to
| their new home at Moraya.
Following visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Frary. Mrs Ruth
Kennedy and her little daughter re-
turned to their home at La Crew Mon
| day
| Miss Myrtle Campbell visited her
sister, Mrs. Frank McMillen near Mt.
| Pleasant aeyera days last week.
4 Misses Eva Julia and Carrie Pid-
| geon will come from Buxton on
/ Christmas day mad spend several days
I with their parents. Mr. and Mrs !. c.
Pidgeoli.
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clearly that the sins of the few black
sheep should not be visited on the
heads of the innocent and honorable,
who are in the Overwhelming majority.
It is a good thing that the investigo-
ton is to be made by an authorized
committee appointed by the governor
instead of one appointed by the legisla-
ture. I for one will welcome the in
CURRY, as I know the result Of the
probing will uncover good rather than
evil and be of benefit in raising public
opinion concerning Wall street and
the New York Stock exchange.
Governor Hughes was not only wise
in his selection of men, but also as 70
the time chosen for action. BY bring
ing UP the investigation before the
opening OF the legislature he takes the
question out Of the hands of political
demagogues, who would doubtless
cause much disturbance by appeals
to popular prejudice and ignorance.
For this he should receive the thanks
of all sane and intelligent men, The
investigation will not only tend TO.
wards the stoppage of certain abuses
which do exist. but will also tend to
what is more important. the creation
Of a sound and strong public opinion
that will unrelentingly frown down
such practices and scandals as were
largely responsible for the late panic.
Our regulations regarding the issue IT
securities are loose; our corpora
ton laws are too loose. and some Of
our banking methods are probably too
loose. BY all means let us have re-
for min these respects, for twill ben
eft the country at large and Wall
street in particular
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THE AMERICANS SWEET TOOTH.

A report just issued by the govern
nlent's bureau of statistics shows that
in 1907, the last year for which Stats
tics are available, an average of ST.
100000 a day was spent in the United
StaEes for sugar, and that the average
American citizen consumes half his
oWh weight in sugar every year. The
total consumption in the year was
shown to be 7,0s9,e67,975l pounds,
which, at the average retail price CT
FIVE and half cents pound places
the. total cost to the consumer at s372,-
100000
According to the report 21.s per
cent, or ISL, 100000 pounds. of the
sugar consumption Of the country was
Of home production: III per cent, or
1,254000, 900 pounds was brought from
our insular possessions and the re-
naming 81 per cent. or 4,367, 900, 900
[ pounds, came from foreign countries.
7orty-three million pounds was the ag-
sregate OF the expectation of sugar
ron this country.
An unusual feature Of the report is
Lat it shows the quantity imported,
Sthe quantity brought in from our is-
land possessions and the quantity
raised at home all were larger than
ever before. This brought up the per
capita consumption to a larger figure
than ever recorded. giving an average,
/ OF SIG pounds for every man. woman
and child of continental United States.
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Saturday evening. with Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Eakins
Bertha Mcfarland visited Elsle
Kershner Sunday
Bertha Mcfarland attended the Sun.
day meeting Saturday night.
MI. and Mrs. Ira Haning and Mr..
and Mrs. Il. Haning spent Tuesday in
The county seat.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Schwartz and
family spent Sunday at the r. Myers
home
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HAVE THE WEATHER e SIGNS
EAlLED?

The home talent weather prophets,
who have been forecasting the winters
by taking observations on the three
days of the fall equinox, are beginning
to wonder if something wasn't slip.
ped over on them this year. The
prophets who have been basing their
representations on the equinoxial
period for years and have never gone
wrong claim. that the first day of the
equinox, September 90, gives the
The second day September RI, gives
the weather for J January, and the third
day, September %, gives the condi-
tions for February. Now take the
testimony of John T. Roberts, a Darby,
Pa, prophet, who hasn't gone wrong
on his winter predictions for the last
forty years. According to Mr.. Rob-
erts December was to be a cold month
with severe snow storms, while there
wasn't to be any winter at all to
speak of in January and February.
Mr.. Roberts goes on to explain:
"Ona September 20 the wind was
northeast from which we get the cold
and bad weather, north being the
direction of the cold winds, and from
the east we get the storms. The
winds on September. 81. which gives
us the indications for January, were
In, the southeasterly quarter in the
morning, and from the south in the
afternoon, from which, we learn that
the weather in the early part of the
month VIII be warm, with rains the
first half Of the month and mild and
clear the last half. September %, the
wind was southwest by west. giving
us a mild February with generally
clear weather"
BY. this time, no doubt, MIR. Roberts
Is wondering If he will not have to
look up some other infallible signs for
forecasting the weather. December
which was to have been the only real
winter month OF the season, according
TO HIS representations hasn't been
cold enough thus far to chase In the
open work hosiery and the oxfords.
Even straw hat'might have been worn
with comfort II the executive proclama.
ton had been stretched bit Yet the
equfnoxial signs had it that December
was to be the winter month and Jan
nary the beginning of spring.
1t might be that the weather man
was watching the Cubs and Giants
about the time Of the equinox and for
got his duty to. the prophets. The
December billiards then may be ex-
pected later on In the winter.
The ice man and the coal man, at
least, will hope that this is true 1t
would be anything but merry Christ
mas for them If they thought the lit
tie spats we had this month we're the
best the weather man had to offer.
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education, TO become teachers. Old
temples are being turned into schools,
Educational museums are being opened
at important centers The boys and
young men-and. most remarkable OF
all, the girls and young women-are
trooping to school. as they have OPP
portunity. There is. no room for all the
applicants. no matter how rapidly
schools multiply. The old educational
system, has been abolished utterly.
A new China is being erected upon
the foundation of modern education.
II Christianity possesses any qualities
OF statesmanship it will insure that
this foundation be religious.
For years a stock subject for editor.
ials and essays, has been THE Parti-
ton of China. Now it is assured that
there will be no such partition. japan
land the United States have within re-
cent days concluded an agreement in
auring the nations integrity. In ten
years or less China will be able to
lool; out fGr herself. The world NAV
as we'll maze MP its MUD that it mns'
Irecnon With this largest and Oldest OF
nations.
All through its history, Christianity
has instillel mo the nation fermerr
OF divine discontert." 1t has made
men dissatisfied with old conditions
and has sri them 10 aspiring for .
better life SO il has been IN China.
THE missionaries have undoubtedly
been Il potent factor in bringing about
she new day that seems TO have
dawned. Their lcaclliues and lives,
and the example OF their converts,
! have been as leaven. leavening the
whole nation. Tho adamantinc conser-
vatism and self-sufiiciency OF old
| { hina have reep rivcn by the resist
less power OF a supernatural Gospel.
There was never before such an OBJ
lnortrnity for one nation to prove
Itself brother to another as is now Of
| fered by China TO Christian peoples.
Seven Sentence Sermons.
4 II is one rarlS of a superior mind
10 understand and be Influenced by
The superiority Of others. Harriet
Hcecher Stowe
/ Good intentions will not help q man
on his WAY il he takes the wrong
sod Ola Proverb.
! Tho in this world hundred tasks
| thou tryest.
! "ris love alone that from thvself will
save thee. Stuff Saving.
/ Obedience is the price of spiritual
( knowledge. Joseph D. Burrel.
/ No man can live life when he
/ has genuinely learned that it is hall
a life: the other half, the higher life
must haunt him.Anon.
Children of Yesterday,
/ Heirs Of tomorrow.
I Look at your fabric OF labor and sor
row.
Seamy and dark with despair and dis
aster.
4 Nacter!
(, Turn it. and 10! the design of the
Mater!
| The Lords al the loom:
/ Room for him. room
-Lathbuiy.
4 II is not the man who reaches the
corner FIRST who wins but the mar
who Knows exactly what he is going
20 do when he reaches the corner
Charles f. Hughes.
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CHINA: THE WONDERLAND.

Terse Comments on the Uniform
Prayer Meeting Topic Of the Young
Peoples Societies Christian En-
deavor, Baptist Young Peoples
Union, Epworth League, etc. for
Dec. IT, "Thc New Life Of China
(Forcign Missionary Mceting)
Ezek. 81: la.
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IS THERE A SANTA CLAUS.

Is THERE A SANTA CLAUS.
Some years since there appeared in the New York Sun
short Christmas article that quickly took and always will
hold its place among the classics Of English literature
The writer the late f. p Church of the Sun staff The
article is as follows:
we take pleasure IN answering at and thus prom
menty the communication below expressing at the same
time our great qualification that its faithful author num-
bered among the friends of the Sun:
Dear Editor: [ am years old
Some of my little friends say there no Santa Claus
Papa says, ''lf you it in the Sun it's so''
Please tell me the truth is there a Santa Claus9
VIRGINIA O'HANLON,
is West Nnety-ffth street
Virginia, your little friends are wrong They have
been affected by the skeptcism of skepca age They
90 not believe except they see They think that nothing
can be which is not comprehensive by their little minds
All minds Virginia, whether they be men IS or chdrens
are little In this great universe of ours man is mere
insect ant in his intellect as compared with the bound
less world about him. measured by the intelligence cap
able OF gTasplng the whole of truth and knowledge
Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus He exists as
certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist and
you know that they abound and give to your life its high
est beauty and JOY as how drearv would be the world
II there Santa Claus 1t would be as dlearv as If
there were no Virginas There would be no chld]ike
1alth then no poetry to make toerable this
existence We should have enjoyment except in sense
and sight The eternal light with which childhood fills
the world would be extinguished
Not believe in Santa Claus You might as well not be.
heve in fairies You might get your papa to hire men
watch in all the chmneys Christmas catch Santa
Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming
down. what would that prove! Nobody Santa Claus
but that sign that there is Santa Claus The most
real things in the world those that neither children nor
men can see Did you see fairies dancing on the
lawn OF course not; but that's no proof that they arc
not there Nobody conceive imagine all the won
ders there unseen and unseeable in the world
You may tear apart the baby's rattle and see what
the noise inside but there is veil covering tle nse,,
world which not the strongest man. even the united
strength Of all the strongest that ever lived could e
apart Only faith fancy poetry love- romance can pus,
aside that curtain and view and picture the s1erna,
beauty and glory beyond Is it all rea1 All Virginia IL
all this world there is nothing else real and abiding
No Santa Claus! Thank God he lives and he livos 70,
ever thousand years from now Virginia nav ION
thousand years from now, he will continue TO mako l,J
the heart of childhood
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What's the Odds?

New York Tribune.-Many Of the
Democratic newspapers which would
like to consider Mr.. Bryan politically
dead are showing an undue business
about the details and date of the
funeral
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-24

Mr.. Castro may find on his return
to Venezuela that it pays to stick
closer to the job.
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No matter how you write it. how
ever, don't forget that there are only
three days left in which to buy your
Xmas or Christmas presents.
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ut is useless to bemoan the fact
that the man who writes it Xmas IS
still among us and probably always
will be- says the Chicago Tribune.
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Anyway there are two more days
left.
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The new birth of nation is mor"
than political evenG: ii is OF mos
personal and vital imNu.tancp 10 mnl-
titu1es OF individuals.
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The poets Heart.

Over against the other two kings OF
the story must be placed David, big,
laundering, penitent David Why IS
ne. the greatest of the three, when he
sinned Worse than either? He hal
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New life for a nation, as for an in
dividua], cannot be put on from the
outside, like a garment. 1t must be j
growth from within.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-06-29

Pedro r. Fern6uaex
Rayam6n, 2. r, 12Junio de 1908.