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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-14
REBEkAHS TO
MEET MAY 9
IN 0TTUMWA
Fraternal Organization Will
Entertain Between 200
and $50 Delegates at Dis
trict Convention Here.

The district convention Of the Re-
bekahs, an auxiliary organization 10
the /. o. O. F., will be held in Ottnm-
wa on May g., Delegates numbering
between 200 and $50 will be present
from ten towns In southern Iowa. The
state president of the Rebekah asso.
citation, Mrs. Helen R. Prescott. OF
Mason City, will be present and be
one Of the leading figures in the de-
liberaticns OF the day. Mrs. Y. w.
Steele is president Of the Ottumwa dis
trict and Mrs. Lyle Campbell is secre-
tary, and two officials with other
members Of the order, s~ve already be-
gan to prepare for the entertainment
Of their guests. The meetings will he
held In the A. o. u. w. hall in the ut
building. The Ottumwa district is
composed OF the following towns:
Eldon, Agency, Bladensburg, Eddy
vile, kirkville, Highland Center,
Chillicothe and North ard South OF,
tunwa. The Rebekahs will meet
March 20 to arrange for complete
program of the convention.
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Morris Williams
oTTUMWA HORSE MARkET-AUc.
TON EVERY FRIDAY.
RETAIL EVERY THURSDAY. OUR
OWN HORSES SOLD ON
80 DAYS TRIAL.
Saint Patrick's Day Special

I told all the boys last Friday that we
would make a st. Patrick's day spec :
ial out Of this weeks sale and that they
should hustle for plenty of stock 80 rs
to make 1t a rousing big sale, and they
are out and at it. Likewise I am get
ting very busy myself providing for a
lot OF buyers to be on hand that the
bidding and the buying may be good.
At last Fridays sale everything went
off in good shape and nearly every
horse was sold. So we will have all
fresh horses for this weeks offering,
BY Wednesday night and Thursday
morning the car loads will begin TO
arrive and parties preferring to buy at
private sale will find plenty of mares
and work horses here on Thursday 10
select from. With greater opportunity
to try them.
While writing the above q messenger
boy delivered this to me:
Bridgeport, Conn. March IS.
Morris Williams:
Let me know II you will have good
run Of horses Friday. If you have wire
me at once and I will come. hugh
Hamilton.
But where was at? Oh yes. was
going to say. this being a st. Patrick's
day special, big crowd will be IN at
tendance. and all Irish will be given
the front seats. Those who do not look
the color sufficiently for purposes OF
identification are requested to wear
the green" that our ushers may make
no mistakes in assigning the reserved
seats. Come early as this big special
will positively begin on st. Patrick's
Day in the morning.
MORRIS WILLIAMS
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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BOTH "eRANDMAs" WANT GIRL
Hard Problem for Judge RansIer o
Waterloo to Solve-Both

nara FCOOI0I0 IOI SuOSV NoHoS0s "
Waterloo to solve-Both
Families OBSERVER Her.
Waterloo, March 15.-Jeanette Ed.
wards, years old, whose parents are
dead, is the prize for whose possession
two adoring grandmothers are strug-
Cling in the district court. The grand
mother on the fathers side Is Mrs.
L. H. Edwards, a sister of Secretary
of Agriculture James Wilson, while
the grandmother on the mothers side
Is Mrs. w. H. Robinson, an osteopathic
physician at Denver, Colo. The grand
child is now with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
wards, at their home az Cedar Heights
near Cedar Falls, and Mrs. Robinson
Is seeking to gain the little ones pos
session, so that she may take her to
her home in Denver. The father of
the child was killed IN railway &C
cident a few years ago and the mother
died later. Both families are highly
connected and esteemed, and Judge
Ransier, who is hearing the complaint
will find it difficult to decide which
grandmother is best fitted to have the
up-bringing of the chIId, for both ap-
pear to be ideal, having reared hon
ored families of their own.
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ALBA.

AT the republican caucus held Fri
day evening the following candidates
for councilmen were nominated: First
ward, Garry Combs; second ward,
Chas. Warner; third ward, Tom Lewis:
fourth ward, George Alexander. Max
Loeb was recommended as councilman
at large. The convention whech will be
held this evening promises to be an
interesting one, especially in the race
for the mayoralty.
The Red Oak orchestra furnished
fine music for the Comet theatsr
last week Its work was much appre-
ciated by the musical element of the
Comets patrons.
Mrs. VIM. Porter returned from a
four, weeks stay in Chicago FRIDAY
morning. Rev Porter started from that
place at the same time to fill the pulpit
of the Associate Presbyterian church
in Canada.
George Gray has resigned the jani-
torship of the court house and will be
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kEOSAUQUA.

Mrs. Brown Mcdonald and little son
Hal of Fairfield are spending the week
in Keosauqua with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Therme are the
parents Of daughter born March l.
Miss Helen Brady of Ottumwa visit
ed the past few days with relatives at
this place.
months old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
Van Auken died Tuesday noon nf
measles and pneumonia The funeral
occurred Wednesday at II O'Clock, Rev.
Chas. E. Perkins preaching the funer-
al sermon. Burial took place In the
Blackledge cemetery at Mt. Sterling.
Mrs. John Martin has been recent
visitor in Bonaparte with friends.
J. NJ Beer aged about 70 years and
one of the oldest citizens of Van Buren,
county, suffered stroke of paralysis
Tuesday and is in a serious condition.
This Is the second stroke Mr.. Beer has
had.
Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Beer who have
spent the past year In Portland, Ore.
have returned to their old home in
Keosauqua.
The new woodman hall in Keosau-
qua will be dedicated with elaborate
ceremonies Friday March "a.
George Manning of Aurora, ILL.,, was
called here by the illness of his mother
Mrs H. o. Manning near Keosauqua.
Miss Stella Sloan went to Ottumwa
on Tuesday to assist in the care of her
brothers. children who are both i'll with
typhoid fever.
Mrs. Archie Sherman and children
departed Monday morning for Fairfield
where they will locate near that place
on farm.
James Ferguson of Douds-Leando
was In Keosauqua Friday on business.
Miss Eva Sherman returned home on
Thursday evening from short visit
! with relatives in Fairfield.
Mrs. Frank Farwell of Granger. Mo-.
is in Keosauqua, ~~ the guest Of her
daughter Mrs. Dick Therme and fam
lily.
Miss Mary Cronin, a trained nurse Of
Des Moi. has been here the past
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BLOOM FIELD.

Miss Ruby Phillips returned Satur.
day from Ottumwa where she visited
with Mrs. Browning.
Miss Carrie Graham spent Friday
evening in Ottumwa with Miss Lau
Rider.
Miss Pearl Phyllis Of West Grove
returned home Saturday after few
days visit at the home Of Mrs. Clarence
Bristow.
Wendell Cox and Leslie Boyd were
in Ottumwa Friday night.
Geo. Carmech has accepted posi-
ton with the Claude Myers Ice Cream
company Of Ottumwa. He will work on n!
Saturdays until vacation, when. he Will
have permanent employment.
Tom McIntire, Frank Warner and
John Eckard are in Texas this week
on business.
Munk Peterson who has spent the
winter at his home In Figgarode, Den
mark, arrived this week to spend the
spring and summer experimenting the
building Of H. C. Taylor's new home.
Mr.. Peterson also planned the w. J.
Steckel home
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eLDoN.

+ Eldon will lose one OF her best citi-
zens when e. Ferguson. Rock Island
agent, leaves Sunday to take up the
same position at Muscatine. He has
made good here and is well liked and
will be greatly missed. His family will
move as soon as he can secure house.
II. r. Potts, freight agent, will accept
the vacant position, and he Is we'll
known and liked by all.
The work of erecting the Eldon gar
age on the corner of block No. 81 Just
opposite the depot and close to the
post office is now under way and will
be of brick and large building. An
other auto sales and garage will occupy
the building where the feed mill was
formerly located.
F. H. Huffendick Of San Bonita,
Texas, passed through Eldon for Des
Moines.
E. Williamson will make a visit with
friends at Hillsboro, Iowa.
The Eldon public library is still NOV
ing along In fine shape and all who
wish books can get them by calling at
the office.
Mrs. House Marshall is very i'll and
hope of her recovery is doubtful.
Jean Harlan had to undergo a
third operation on his leg Friday.
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Frank Burns left Monday for Los
Angeles, Calf, where he will remain
for some time for the benefit of his
health.
Mrs. chal Sturgeon transacted BUSH
ness in Des Moines Friday.
Mrs. John Evans Of Madrid Is visit
ing relatives in Eddyville.
Fred Osborn and family, VIM. Os-
born and family and Harry Osborn leIt
Monday Tor their new home at Paris.
Quincy Bescoe Of Abba visited his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Bescoe III
Eddyville Saturday.
Rev, M. D. Cox of Buxton was
guest at the N. A. Thayer home Friday.
Rev. Mansen was business cailer
in Sully, Ia, Saturday. .
DR.. Shahan was in Abba Saturday
visiting at the parental John Shahan
home.
Mrs. Dave Davis, Mrs. ]. Rowlette
and Mrs Nate Kennedy are on the SICK
list. =,
Mrs. Moss who formerly lived IN
Abba but who has been travelling, IN
Nebraska is the guest of her sister Mrs.
Jennie Chitwood
Geo. Warren of Buxton was recent
guest at the Abe Stuber home.
Mrs. Fred Garfield of South Ottum-
wa Is visiting at the home Of her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Stevens
Miss Mabel Lusk of Ottumwa was
the guest Thursday of her aunt Mrs.
VIM. Hankins.
Mrs. Dave Edwards Of Evans has
been visiting this week at the nome Oh
her daughter Mrs. AL Mcmahon.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. N Elliott who have
been In the west the past winter Visit
ing at the home of their son Fred Ell
:" lott living at Walla Walla, Wash, ana
also visiting other relatives In the
west. returned to their home In Ed :
dyville Friday
I. A. Wormhoudt was a business
caller in Ottumwa Thursday.
ATTORNEY c.. E. Hatchitt, Dr. E. L..
Bay. C. Albaugh and Mrs. E. Knemeyer
and children were Oskaloosa callers on
Friday.
Rev. Ed Stodghill and wife of Mus
catine were guests this week at the
Charles Stuber and Abe Stuber homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Walters ana
children who have been visiting the
mast week at the parental N. B. NC
Neese home returned to Laconta Fri
day.
Abba Friday.
Mrs. H. Stump and children left on
Thursday night for their new home at
Golden City, Mo.
Mr. Decker of Pella who recently
purchased the Dulton farm west OF
Eddyville is remodelling the house and
making other improvements. F. NJ
Lobberecht and family will move to
the Decker farm.
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leased the Blue Front livery barn Of
D. E. Bryant.
Harold Wade who spent two weeks
at the home Of his parents Mr.. and
/! Mrs, Lee Wade while convalesing after
an operation for appendicitis which
was performed mt q hospital in Topeka.
Kansas, returned to Topeka Tuesday.
He haa position with the Santa Fe
railroad. u
Rev. &. r. BAR Is holding series OF
meetings at Genoa.
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Leach Of Bloomfield were In West
Grove Wednesday evening.
The barn on the Jake Marriage far Il
south of town was destroyed by fire
Tuesday night. killing three head OF
horses and other stock and farming
tools. The origin of the fire is un-
known.
H. j. Southern was in Ottumwa on
business Thursday.
Wright Clark of Chadron, Nebr., Is
visiting relatives at this place.
The law suit Of Wallace VS.. Clark
was settled In favor Of Clark Friday.
The party at the John Rudd home
Friday evening was we'll attended by
the young folks.
]. F. H. Carye and son were in OF
tumwa on business Tuesday.
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w. Seaburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Williams Of Kirk
Vile have moved to DR.. Rambo's farm
east of here.
Mrs. Glenn Shields of Charlton Wis
tied at the w A. Stodghill home on
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Roy Wansted is quite Ill with the
measles.
Miss La Rue Carman visited Miss
Ethel Nye Sunday.
Mr.. anu Mrs. Cnas Stevens of Dem
yer. and Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Stevens
visited at the Harry Stevens home on
Wednesday.
Harry Stevens and Herman Leander
have purchased the Peterson store at
Dudley will move there soon. Mr
Peterson will move to Chilicothc
where he has purchased the stock Of
Merchandise Of ]. A Sweeney.
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BLOOMFIELD.

The district court is now occupied by
probate cases.
Mrs. Walter Huffman returned Fri
day from Ottumwa, where she visited
a few days with Mrs. Dan Conner.
Mrs. A. Hicks left Wednesday for
her home in Unionville, Ia, after Wis
1ting at the home of her brother Lem
Warthen.
Miss Matte Osteen of Moulton and
Miss Effie McCumber of Moravia were
in Bloomfield Friday.
Fred Collins was an Ottumwa visitor
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. r. B. Carson visited az
the home of the formers mother Mrs.
Sarah Carson, this week.
Major T. d. Doke was in Ottumwa
Friday.
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week caring for her sisters children
Nav and Nellie June, who have been
seriously i'll with measles. Miss Cronin
was enroute to Chicago on professional
business.
Mrs. e. Manning and son Will wen,
to Douds Friday for vsiit with Mr.
and Mrs. Henry BUGGY.
Mrs. Edgar Buckles and son ROBBERY
went I'd Mt. Zion Friday morning Tor !
visit with her sister Mrs. Joe Syfert
and family.
Mrs James Miles and children are IN
lKeosauqua visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. j. H. Stottsbury.
Mrs. H. McDaniels left Thursday foI
Keokuk where she will visit with rela-
| tives for month.
Mrs H. Blackledge left Monday for
lMarshallee, Mo-, where she will visit
with her grandson for three weeks.
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coLU M 6lA.

Mrs. NJ. E. Prather Of Charlton is
visiting friends and relatives in the
neighbOrhood.
Quite number of young people
gathered at the l.. ]. Newquist home
Saturday night and surprised Miss
Hulda. The occasion being her birth
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Garfield enter
tanned their grandchildren Sunday.
Mrs. Clarence Nye was shopper in
Ottumwa Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Goltry are moving
to the farm recently purchased Of F.
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first to help the cause, and then H.
TwininC an Iowa farmer, came to the
front with a set of the "pcrkers." Miss
Dolliver expresses her satisfaction at
the early success of the new fund and
believes it will be one of tho big
financn.. aids of the college in few
years.
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DRY ORGANIZATION FORMED.
Fort Dodge Chief Of Police Reports
1890 Arrests for Drunkenness
IL Eleven Monfhe

1880 Arrests for Drunkenness
In Eleven Months.
Fort Dodge, March 13.-To fight the
illegal sale of liquor after the saloons
have been driven out of business is
the purpose of q county "dry" organi-
cation formed here. Seventy-tive men
gathered at the call Of the Fort Dodge
Civic league. Speeches were made
and plans for a campaign against
bootleggers enthusiastically discussed.
]. w. Boyer Of this city was chosen
president, P. H. Cain of Glare, vice
president, T. H. Wright of Fort Dodge
secretary and e. M. Lundeen of Day
ton, treasurer
Fort Dodge is the only wet" spot
on the map for q radius OF fifty miles.
According to the report Of Chief Of
Police G.. T. Grant, 1,430 were ar
rested for drunkenness in the last
eleven months. The majority Of these
we're from the surrounding country.
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Twain ON Human Nature

There are some natures which grow large
enough topread out and bad act is bad act until
they have inquired into the politics the nationality OF
the who did it. Aand they really scarce.
either. Cain is branded murderer so heartily and
unanimously in America only because he neither
Democrat Republican, The Fiji Islanders abuse OF
Cain ceased very suddenly when the white man men.
toned casually that Cain Fiji Islander The next
Of the savage after awkward pause was Well.
what did Abel come fooing around there fort"
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COLLEGE TO GROW PIGS.
Morn ~-;-'~ 70 Raise Porkers to Add
TO Support Fund-Idea OF

Morr:. --i-'~ 70 Raise Porkers to Add
TO Support Fund-Idea Of
nliss Doiiiver.
Sioux City,, March 13.-"Pigs is
pigs" and then pigs is money for
Morningside college. The original pig
fund, and It really Is registered under
that head, is the idea of Miss Mar
garet Gay Dolliver. dean OF women
at the college. She has on her list
OF benefactors the names Of several
farmers who are the donors of pigs
to the college. These pigs are care
fully reared and marketed, the pro-
ceeds being devoted to mprovements
at Renaissance hall, one OF the
women's dormitories at Morningside.
The first to donate towards the pig
fund was j. G. Graham, a wealthy
farmer near Delaware, O. ]. D. Smith
Of TynCall, S. D., was another OF the
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succeeded by John Cavenaugh. Mr.
Gray expects to go into the marble
business.
A party Of hunters left for the lake
regions this morning to shoot ducks
for few days.
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FOR SALES. C. RHODE ISLAND
Red eggs, Is cents per setting; 81 per
100. Mrs. J. A. Swinney, Floris. Iowa.
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FOR sALE-EGGs. SINGLE COMB.
Rhode Island Red. s1,oO per Is, also
eggs for sale from the famous mat
ed Anconas. holding worlds record
for layers. $3.50 per Is. 0. s. Wilson.
Hedrick, Iowa.
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KLONDIKE AND OLD TRUSTY
Incubators and repairs at factory
prices. Jas. Fl. Shepherd. 200 West
Main ST., Ottumwa, Ia
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FOR SALE-THE ONLY DRAY LINE
In a good live town, with good oil
business in connection Price reason-
able If taken soon. G. w. Livingston,
Russell, Iowa.
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Poultry and Eggs

FOR sALE-RosE COMB BROWN
Leghorn eggs. $3.50 per hundred.
Write for prices on young chicks.
Mrs., Chas. Iasleys Floris, Iowa.
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WE WANT YOU TO USE THESE WANT ADs-BEcAUsn
YOU CAN HELP YOURSELF BY 1T.
For Sale

FOR SALE OR RENT-WELL I'M
proved 80 acre farm located miles
east of Selma. J. M. Barthelow. Sell
ma, Iowa.
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FOR sALE--IMPORTED BELGIAN
stallion, dark bay, weight 1900; has
colts from sucking to years old In
neighborhood: phone or address
Willis Reno, Batavia, Iowa.
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FOR SALE OR TRADE-JENNETS
Is hands high that weigh 900 pounds.
in foal to large jack 16 hands high.
Price SIS to 500. Talley Young,
Richland. Iowa.
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FOR SALE-FULLY DEVELOPED
rice farm. Bargain. Box ia. Ottum-
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FOR SALE 80 ACRE FARM 2 MILES
from city limits. Spring water, good
improv amants. Part In cultivation.
For particulars address 5o5 west
Second street, Ottumwa.
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FOR SALE-ONE EXTRA LARGE
coming two year old mule. 1919
hands high. e. Dooley, Selma, Iowa.
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WEST GROVE.

E. E. Gibbons, vernett Karr and Joy
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FOR RENT-A WE'LL IMPROVED
27O acre farm about miles south OF
Ottumwa. VIII rent 1t right. Make
me proposition. See Ralph McElroy
above Cullen's Store, Main st. New
phone 10.
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bulls. Ed 4. Oehler. MoraVla. IL.
A SNAP-R E Ii N q U $ II M r. MI
quarter section, six miles from two
railroad towns, good climate, soil,
lays fine, house painted, ten acres
broke, thirty acres fenced, all tillable.
$3.50 quick sale. ]. G. Woodside. VIII
lard, Colo.
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FOR sALE-G GOD RESIDENCE
property in South Ottumwa. Good
room story and half house, good
barn, six lots. good neighborhood.
cheap for cash or partly on time.
Fl. G.. Leach, Bloomfield, la.
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For Sale

FOR SALE-PUEE BRED ANGUS
bulls. Ed r, Oehler. Moravia. Ia.
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FOR SALE-50 HEAD. MORE OR
less, of sheep. ]. A. Eller, IN miles
southeast of Batavia.
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Wanted

WANTED-A MAN TO OPEN COAL
man and to lease same. G. Warner,
Agency.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-28

don't want, to begin it wrong, yet I
don't know the right"
II don't believe much in saying
things" tho young farmer remarked;
my policy is to do them. And now,
are you going to stay here in this
lonely place much longer? 1t Is
showing and it is late"
Il suppose I ought to co." she
said doubtfully, "but it is SO lovely
here in the silence"
Look here" he said suddenly,
don't you keep your tea things in
that little cupboard? have got to
go to town, and when I come back
I'll bring something for a little sup
per, and we can watch the old year
out. Then I'll take you home in the
Sleigh"
"How good of you" She held out
her hand to him. "You haven't
bothered me with advice, and you are
doing something to make me COM
Portable. That is just like you, Jack
Norton"
He blushed little, this big kindly
man, who looked upon the little
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-28

in darkness athwart the churchyard.
behold an emblem of myself" he
exclaimed; and the sharp arrows Of
unavailing remorse struck him to the
heart.
Then he remembered his early COM
panions, who had entered life with
him, but who having trod the paths Of
virtue and industry, were now happy
and honored on this New Years
night. The clock in the high church
tower struck, and the sound, falling
on his ear recalled the many tokens
Of the love of his parents for him:
the prayers they had offered up in his
behalf. Overwhelmed with shame
and grief, he dared no longer look to.
ward that heaven where they dwelt.
His darkened eyes dropped tears, and
with one despairing effort he cried
aloud, Come back, my early days!
Come back"
And his youth did return; for all
this had been but dream, visiting
his slumbers on New Years night.
He was still young, his errors only
were no dream. He thanked God fer
vently that time was still his own:'
that he had not yet entered the deep.
dark cavern, but he was free to tread
the road leading to the peaceful land
where sunny harvests wave.
Ye who still linger on the thresh.
old Of life, doubling which path to
choose, remember that when years
shall be passed, and your feet shall
stumble on the dark mountain, you
will cry bitterly, but cry in vain, 20
youth, return! Oh, give me back my
early days!"-Jean Paul Richter.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-28

The New Year begins earliest on
the 180th meridian, that is at the part
of the world which lies exactly oppo-
site Greenwich, on the magic line
where sailors have to jump a day
either forwards or backwards, accord
ing as they are sailing with or against
the sun.
The earth rotates on its axis once
every twenty-four hours, so that in the
same period of time the sun apparent
ly circles the earth. Supposing we
travel around the earth in the same
direction as the sun, and at speed
great enough to keep 1t in sight, then
we get back to our starting point with
out once seeing sunset, so that as
far as We are concerned it Is still the
same day. AS a matter of fact, it is