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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-16

factors in making better homes. Toe
many people think they cannot aforo
good books and papers; this Is sac
mistake. No family, however poor
can afford to be deprived of food FOL
the mind; better curtail expenses
somewhere else. A small expenditure
of money goes a long ways in the
purchase of good books and maya
zines and will give immense returns
In development and interest. But
don't make the mistake of getting
cheap literature. Don't subscribe for
the story paper because you can get
| it for twenty-five cents q year. Don't
buy cheap novels and feed your minds
I, upon them; that is one great cause OF
discontent3on the farm. Now that the
days are shorting, the evenings are
llengthening, they are the seed-time OF
future JOY to the family on the farm
! If properly arranged for. Can you
picture anything more CHEEKY than a
blazing fire, table with lamps and
books and papers and parlor games,
the family gathered around, reading.
talking, forgetting the trials of the
day, filling memories from knowledge
gained from many minds, to comfort
and support incoming years? It Is
strange that Intelligent people will
try to satisfy the hunger and thirst
of their higher nature with earthly
and material things. The body is
over-fed while the soul is starved.
believe that one cause of this cOndi-
ton is because of the large amount
of work to be done on the farm and
it Is often done in a haphazard way,
never knowing when to quit, striving
unceasing to build larger barns, to
add farm to farm No wonder there
is no time for higher culture An
other source of discomfort, is an in
where the mother and daughters
spend much time studying fashion
magazines, there will be desire to
move to town. Fashions are all right
to a reasonable extent; but In the
language Of Samanthy Allen lets be
mejium.' ~ - ~ .r.
A Parental Duty. !, . l.. k
* Fathers and mothers take time.
Sit down and think it out. You are
passing this way but once. Make a
solution of this problem and decide on
the best way. There is nothing Of SO
much Importance to you as training
your children right. Plan your work
and it will give you more time for
reading and recreation. Plan for time
for the children to play and play with
them, but each child must. be taught
it's special duties, must be attended to
first. Get interested in their inter
ests and their plans, and get in touch
with them and keep in touch with
hem, that they may not drift away
1nawares. Teach the children to
work and take. pride in fixing up the
home, help them to make the home so
attractive that they will be proud to
Jay, This is my home, these are my
people, - .5 ,..i
Fathers and mothers should pre-
ide over the home with authority,
owe and dignity, it adds charm that
money cannot buy"
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HARRISBURG WOMAN POINTS WAY TO SAVE
THE CHILDREN AND IMPROVE HOME LIFE

In paper read before the Farm
ers' Institute Saturday Mrs. David
!! Jay of Blakesburg, told her theory fol
the betterment OF home life, or how
to keep the boys and girls on the
farm, and the paper was discussed
afterwards by Mrs. Walker Proud and
Miss Maude Baker. The paper is full
Of meat and met with such approval
that 1t has been secured for publica,
tion in full as follows. K
when we have solved the prob.
lem Of the betterment of the home
life, we shall have no trouble in keep.
ing the boys and girls at home.
Writers for our farm journals some
times tell us that we should provide
larger homes, and finer clothes for our
children; while this may be necessary
In. some sections of the country, l
have not found 1t SO in my expert
ence. taught school in the country
eight years in my younger days, and
knew the home life of many parents
and children and I observed the main
trouble was in the training of the
children in the home. u
An eminent writer has said, that
the time to begin to train child 10
q hundred years before it is born and
while we acknowledge the force Of
this argument, yet we find that 1t 10
sometimes necessary to undo the work
OF our ancestors. - , ,... ID.
Begin When Young. #|
1--WE know that the best way to
build character as well as to build our
homes, is to lay good foundation,
therefore, we should commence while
the children are small, to teach them
good principles, obedience, truthful-
Hess, honesty, purity, cheerfulness and
self-control; and we should also re-.
member that the bible is the fOunda-
ton of all good government in the
home as we'll as the nation for nation
al government is founded upon home
government. Did you ever notice the
community that has good, live Sun
day school, and an interesting Young
Peoples Christian Enaeavor organ
ization and good library and read
ing club that the, young people are
not crazy to attend the dances in
town?
Parents Should Choose.
NOW, it is the duty of the parents
10 see tnaC the young peOpfe nave
good social time; they should invite
their neighbors' children to their
homes to parties and socials, and they |
should get up picnics and lawn parties |
and have good literary programs at
,hese entertainments, get acquainted
With their children and also with their
they had better be bother
I'd with their children's company than
Q be ignorant of what their children
re doing. Children are social crea.
ures, they must have companionship,
nd their best companions are those
heir parents choose for them. They
hould never leave the choice of as
ociates to the child, for a weeks
isit with a bad boy or girl will make
rouble for life time. ..-
Literature Necessity. l.
GOOD literature is one of the main
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-16

been visiting here for the past two
months at the parental r. L. Parry
home. left last week for her home at
Kansas City. %
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Leasure who
have been here visiting at the home OF
the latter's parents Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Pierce left Saturday for their
home at Marion, la. o.. ~
James and Phil Keegan are off for a
two months tour Of the west. They
will visit San Francisco, Long Bearch
Los Angeles, Salt Lake City and 9TH
er points of interest before their re-
turn.
H. A. Dunlap Of Iowa City, has
purchased the stock OF the City res
taurant, owned by E. D. Nicola and
has assumed charge of same.
RAYMOND Hanson Of Des Moines
who came down last week for a visit
at the parental home, has returned.
Mrs. C. Myers is away this week Wis.,
iting with son at wyoming, la. a
Miss Rose Long who has been visit
ing for several days at the Frank
Richmond home at Webster, Ia. has
Died. at his home in Troy township
on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 1911, at 3 o'clock,
a M, Vivian, son of Mr.. and Mrs. AL
fred T, Jones, aged 5 years, months
and days. Funeral services were held
at the home this afternoon at o'clock.
Interment at Oak Hill cemetery.
John Pierce of st. Paul, Mimi, is
here attending to some business inter-
ests and visiting at the home of his
parents and other relatives of the city
and vicinity.
w. Frank williams is moving his
mercantile stock this week into his
new store building on the north side Of
the public square.
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WILLIAMS uRG.

The Woman's Guild of the Presby.
terrain church held a bazaar and ban.
quet at the opera house last Saturda,
and added $217 to the treasury. -
Mrs Chas. Schooley and daughters
who have been visiting with relatives
at Ladora, a., have returned.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Jenkins who
have been here visiting at the L. D
Jones home, have returned to their
home at Sibley. la. @rN r.
Meredith Lloyd and George Blythe
students Of Ames college who visited
recently at their 81 respective homes
have returned and resumed their
studies. Ia ..#..|.
Mrs. John Kelly and son of English
township visited a few days last week
at the home of the formers parents
Mr. and Mrs. John Lillis.
Mrs. Lydia Leech who has been WIS.,
iting here for several days at the home
Of her brother, left Saturday for her
home at Waterloo. Ia.
Marcus Evans who has been at Kan
sas City, attending " to some business
interests, has returned.
Mr.. and Mrs. George McCallister of
Pilot township have moved their per-
sonal effects to their residence re-
Gently purchased of G. H. Leasure.
Mrs. E. P. Smith and baby who have
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w. H. Cooper s. Son
Now III old Location
The Gift Store "

The finest furniture store in south.
ern Iowa is now .replete from the tirst
to the fourth floors with the grandest
display of furniture, rugs, carpets,
stoves, and ranges. The entire store
is in elegant shape being bright ana
CHEEKY from top to bottom. Every bit
of merchandise is new, just fresh
from the factories and presents the ap-
pearance Of METROPOLITAN furniture
store L5a, Ee&$
Right at this time your mind and
thoughts are fixed on the choice selec-
ton Of the gifts for several. This
store is possibility II you will Just
think Of practical, home gifts. Ihere
are gifts here for any member Of the
family and then too, that sort of a
selection adds to the homes surround,
ings. We want you to visit this big
store and see what collection OF
beautiful home articles stands for.
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FAR MIN GTON.

= + . F e.. " @+ a..
Mrs. Wilbert Zane and Miss Elsie
Pechstein returned Monday form
Ottumwa where they were visiting
Mrs. Chas Mckee. =. .
Miss Edna Gallagher has returned &c
her home in Burlington after Visit
with Miss Dorothy Kelsey. "a:
The Epworth league gave q bazaar
and chicken pie supper Saturday even,
ing which was quite will, attended
considering the inclemency of the
weather.
w. Mcdaniel and wife have returned
from TT. Madison where they were the
guests of their daughter Mrs. Lonnle
Green =.
Mrs. Worthy Proper of HARRISBURG
visited over Sunday at the nome OF
her daughter Mrs. G. L. Asquith.
l.. Hinkle and wife of Warren were
Pennington shoppers Tuesday.
Miss Marie Pfister has: returned tc
Cottonwood after visit with her par
ents Rev. and Mrs. r. Pfister. /.
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ALBA.

Ed Noble returned from Hudson
Colo, where he has proven up on a
claim. He will now remain.
C,rvi,le Wicker. aged 1S, who died at
his home in the Noble addition, was
buried yesterday in Oak View GENE
terry. q, a.,.ss y
In the district court the state took
lup the case of Eliza Martin OF Abba
and VIM. Gardner of Hooking. both
charged with keeping liquor nuis-
ance. 40 '. ~
{ w. E. Giltner is on the sick list this
week ..-l ~. s..tts ;: 49,.
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PEOPLES PULPIT

The ceuSisp Will publish v
this oeivsnn articles esnteihuts1
by It, rsadsrs. Thu esa'nnunlea.
lens ai,ould 30 typswrittsn. -
in plain hand On one side Of ths
paper. snd siSnsa.
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ments were served and some time was
spent in a most enjoyable manner.
Dave Stephens of Abba returned
home Saturday evening after weeks
visit with his father j. Stephens and
other relatives and old friends. ~
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Lyon Co., Saloons Closed.

Doom, Dec. 1.-the saloons in Lyon
county are closed today. They had
been allowed to run since July pend
ing the decision of the court. which is
to the effect that the saloon petition OF
consent circulated last spring did not
contain the required number of sigma
lures.
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Eolax kidney Pills.

Tonic in action, quick in results. Will
cure any case of kidney or bladder dis
order not beyond the reach OF medl>
cine. No need to say more.-Clark
Drug store and Owl Drug Store.
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will be given Dec. 20. '..-
Mrs. George Ransom left the first of
the week for Oklahoma where she will
spend the winter with her son. @
G. III. Thomas of Tyrone Okla, came
last night for a visit with relatives.
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Without opiates OF harmful drugs If
anv kind Foley's Honey and Tar Conn
pound stops coughs and cures colds.
Do not accept any substitute.
Drug Store and Owl Drug Store.
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I A Dannero,Is

A Dangerous Wound. s.
is rendered antiseptic by Bucklen's
Arnica Salve; the healing wonder for
sores, burns, piles, eczema and salt
rheum. Csc. F. B. Clark, druggist
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Ottumwa, Iowa Nursery
and Fruit Farm

have a complete assortment OF all
standard varieties Of fruit trees, grape
vines and garden shrubbery, ornament
al plants, roses and shade trees of my
own growing to offer for spring plant
ing of 1912 1t will pay you to come
10 the nursery and select fresh dug
trees ETC., for, your own needs rather
than send away and get storage stock.
My prices are reasonable, my stock Is
true to name. Submit your list of
wants. Agents wanted.
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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1911-04-07
Grace Cburrb aotes

AS conference Sunday this year
comes upon Easter, the Easter
services at Grace church will be
held next Sunday. The members
of the Congregational church and
society are most cordially inVit-
ed to attend these services.
Morning Program.
Organ Prelude, Mrs. Hooker.
Anthem, "Sing, My Tongue, the
Saviour's Glory" by choir.
Offertory, Easter Larks Are
Singing" ladies' chorus.
Sermon by the pastor.
Anthem, Hail, Holy Cross" from
"The Story of Calvary" Choir.
Evening Program.
Love Triumphant" tale of the
first Eastertide, adapted from
Tor" a street boy from Jerusa-
lem, by Florence Morse Kingsley,
with musical illustrations by vari-
GUS composers.
The League meeting on Tuesday
evening will be held as usual at
7.3O.
Prayer meeting will be omitted
next week Thursday.
The Ladies' Aid Society viii
hold it's regular meeting in the
vestry Wednesday, April 18th, at
8 pm. Response to roll call will
be a verse containing the word
charity. A fish chowder supper
will be served from five o'clock
until all are served.
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Frank L. Brigham spent the
first of the week in Lisbon, Nh,
on business.
DR.. W. S. Cole was operated up
on for appendicitis Wednesday af-
ternoon at the Cottage Hospital,
Woodsville. The operation seems
to have been successful, and the
doctor is resting comfortably.
The members of the Rebekah
Lodge are invited to come to- the
I. o. o. F. hall Friday afternoon,
the 14th, bringing their own sew
ing, for a social time. Supper
will be- served to the members,
and the regular meeting will fol-
low in the evening.
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A FINE MUSICAL TREAT.

The concert by the Bradford
Brass Band Friday evening was
a very entertaining and success
full affair. A military band in eth
er country or city is the source
of great advantage wherever it
is located, as an inspiration to the
life and enjoyment of the COM
munities to which it is a part. The
work of our local organization, as
shown at the concert, was pleas
ant surprise to the large audience
present. 1t reflected the conscien-
tious and painstaking tutoring of
the young and inexperienced
members of the organization, COM
prising a majority of the band, of
the teacher and director, Mr..
Frank Kincaid, OF Lisbon. The
program was rendered smoothly,
the tune, time and harmony was
a marvel for a band which has
been in practice so short a time.
There are many veteran musical
organizations in other sections
that fall far short in efficiency to
our latest accession. Director Kin
caid and all the members of the
Bradford Brass Band are to be
commended and congratulated up
on the splendid success of their
first public appearance. The net
proceeds were about S45, in spite
OF the travelling, which was about
the worst experienced this sea-
son.
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Congregational Church aotes
REV. HARRY ]. NEWTON. Pastor
10 ia.--,.............,............l g

There will be no services morn
ing or evening Sunday at ouI
church, as Grace church has ex-
tended a cordial invitation to ouI
congregation to unite with them
in the last services of the closing
pastorate of Rev. E. A. Legg.
The Sunday school session will
be omitted Sunday noon.
On Tuesday evening at 7.30 will
be held the regular Christian En-
deavor meeting with Leonard
Simpson as leader, the subject be-
ing Painting the States White"
All the members are urged to re-
member the meeting to be pres
ent, now that the vacation sea-
son is over.
The prayer and discussion meet
ing will be held on Thursday eve
ming, the pastor returning to con-
duct the service.
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~ BRADFORD ~
'ooooooooaeS Soocoeeooco,
~sls

Miss Edith Kelly is visiting her
brother, L. A. Kelly.
Lang A. Merrill of Concord, N,
H., was in town Saturday.
d. B. Carleton left on Saturday
for business trip to Boston.
Matthew Henry is spending a
two weeks vacation in Newport
and vicinity.
Mrs. John L. Slater left yester-
day to spend a few days with her
parents in Barre.
H. A. Winship, Jr., of st. Johns
bury, spent Sunday with his wife
and his parents.
Mrs. John Huff, OF Troy, N. "
is spending several days with her
sister, Mrs. w. S. Freeman.
Mrs. ]. H. Jones left the first of
the week for Westerly, r. l., to
visit Mrs. Thomas Mckenzie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Persons
have moved to the Morris farm,
which they recently purchased.
Geo. w. Brown has rented his
farm, next to the town farm, to
Grover C. Sumner of South Cor
ipth.
Will NohC
care of Miss Gertrude Martin un-
til a permanent nurse can be Sc
cured.
E. M. Bishop is on the Bradford
Telephone Company's line, having
had one of their phones put into
his house.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. W. Morris are
moving into the Charles Hodgdon
house near the Piermont station,
this week.
Mrs. Annie c. Spalding, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. G..
r. Grant, at Union, N. H., return
ed home Tuesday.
Wesley Taylor has been spend
ing a few days this week at B. c.
Slack's at South Corinth helping
them make sugar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pierson ar
rived at the Frank L. Cove farm,
which he recently purchased, the
first of the week.
F. Fl. Bickford has purchased the
s. Fl. Grow farm and will move
onto il for the summer months,
as soon as the weather moderat-
es.
Miss Madeline Armstrong fin
ishes work at the hotel this week
and goes to Woodsville, where
she has work with Mrs. Burkin-
shaw.
Miss Eliza George, who has been
in Dover, NH, this winter, spent
the day Saturday in town, going
from here to Johnson, where she
will visit her sister.
DR.. c. B. Wilson, A. z, Hale and
c. j. Shumway attended a meet
ing of the school district at Wells
River, Tuesday morning. 1t was
voted to engage Supt. Glover for
another year.
We were in error in saying that
the date of the school meeting
would come on Monday, as the
30th of June comes on Sunday.
June 80 comes on Friday, and that
will be the school meeting day.
On page two viii be found
new advt. for a Woodsville store.
This is a reliable concern, which
caters to the whims and fancies
of the trade, as well as supplies
their more substantial needs.
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CARD OF THANKS.

To all who proffered sympathy,
to the Ladies' Aid Society, the w.
r. c., and the Rebekahs, to the
singers AMI bearers, and to all
who in any way helped to tighten
the sorrow which our recent be-
reavement has brought, we are
appreciative, and extend our sim
cere thanks.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Peters,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Stevens,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Jenkins.
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ANONYMOUS COMMUNI-
CATIONS.

We are constantly receiving
communications without any name
signed. We cannot use these items,
regardless of their apparent truth
and interest. We have explained
the reasons why so many times,
it does not seem necessary to do
it again. We do not want the
name to print, we simply must
have it to know who is respon-
sible for the article, and as a guar
antee of its being all right! No
unsigned communications will get
further toward the paper than the
waste paper basket.
April starts out with zero wea-
ther. We are still looking for
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Special Announcements.

Obituary Notices and Resolutions, cents PEI
line, Reading Notices under Special Announces
ment 10 cents line, each insertion; among locals,
40 cents. Card of Thanks, so cents.
All purely business notices published in eur
reading columns, and all advertisements Of church,
Sunday-school and other fairs, excursions, etc.
where money is expected to be realized, will be
charged for at our regular rates. Editorial notices
of such affairs will be published free.
G. F. Smith, an auctioneer of twenty
years experience is the man who can sell
at public auction. your real estate, your
farm stock and tools, merchandise or any
thing you wish to dispose of at auction.
Write ahead for dates. With the d. A.
Ferry Real Estate Agency, Barre, Vt. 45-tf
For Sale.-15 cows and heifers,
new milch and Springers.
P. d. w. HILDRETH,
South Newbury, VT.
Wanted-A kitchen girl and a
laundress. Apply to Hotel Low,
Bradford.
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DR.. f. Fletcher was in Wells
River Wednesday.
On Wednesday noon Maj. and
Mrs. II. B. Chamberlin sailed from
San Francisco for Honolulu, Guam.
and Manila, to return by
Nagasaki, Honolulu and San
Francisco, some $4,000 mil
es. The major is in command of
the Transport Sherman. His many
friends will congratulate him on
the promotions which he has earn
ed since entering the regular
army.
On Sunday, travellers at the
south end of the village might see
Capt. Cowdery's flag swaying in
the breeze and the younger gener-
alton certainly would wonder
what it signified, but to the veter-
ans and those who lived through
the stirring times, April I'd is not
a meaningless date, for on that
day was the entry into Richmond
of the first white troops. Capt
Cowdery's squad was doing pic
ket duty at that quarter, and
they were the first white men to
enter the city after it's surrender.
To the Captain it is a day to be
commemorated and so the flag
challenged the interest of the
passer-by all day Sunday.
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Shake Into Your Shoes

Shake Into Your Shoes
Aliens Foot Ease, the antiseptic powder. L
relieves hot, tired, aching swollen, sweating feet
and makes walking easy. Takes the sting out o
corns and bunions. Over 10000 testimonials
Sold Everywhere, 25c. Don't accept any sub
stitute. Sample FREE. Address. Allen S
Olmsted lie Roy N. Y.
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j. E. Peters has recently pur-
chased the Morgan stallion "Da-
mon," in Johnstown, Penn. This
horse is one of the best bred and
type of the old fashioned Morgan
living.