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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-07
Superstition
A Story of a Mother
Blindness
. IsCHA, the dairy girl, began her

~ ISCHA, the dairy girl, began her
Il, story.
"CathaSna was a widow with
four children. Nellie, the prettiest of
her daughters. who was a servant in
town, came home one day with bad
cold, ami very tired. She went to bed
and could not get up the following
day. The doctor told Catharina that
she was not to let any one else drink
from her sick daughters cup, and to
keep her spoon and fork separate
from the rest.
When he had gone the mother and
children looked at each other, and
shrugged their shoulders
Nobody is going to tell me that
my daughter is dirty and that We
must treat her like a stranger said
Catharina
"Melie put down her cup. which was
still half full of cafe-au-lait, and her
mother drank some of the coffee 10
show that she wouldn't follow the
doctors foolish instructions. She gave
the rest to her youngest daughter
Clara.
The patient grew weaker from day
to day, then she appeared to be lit
tie better, but she had no strength.
zone day a man came into the
house and offered to buy Melie's two
fair braids of heavy golden hair, which
reached to her knees.
"'No; I will not be bewitched and
attract evil spirits to the house. re-
piled Nellie.
when she died the man came back
and renewed his offer.
81 will give YOU 2OO francs for it,
You surely don't intend to bury that
beautiful hair he said.
mo. no. sobbed the mother; we
will not be bewitched and draw down
on our heads still more misfortunes-'
It Must Be Done.
After the man had left the broth
er and the sisters agreed that 200
francs was good price and that the
money would pay all their debts and
pay off the loan on the house, which
must otherwise be sold.
But the mother refused to listen.
Nov, listen, mother said the SON.
I don't think you are right He said
200 francs. and l am sure he will pay
more than that. and we have no right
to refuse when we can get this money
without hurting anybody.
Then he went out and came back
with the man, who paid 500 francs. on
the condition that he might shave the
hair off close to the head
The mother refused to touch the
money.
You will see calamities fall fast
now, she said
After the funeral the bed was
made up and the two sisters slept in
it. For weeks they had slept on chairs
to give the patient the whole bed TO
herself. Then they divided the clothes
of the dead girl among themselves.
The next day II. was decided that
rather than part again and return
sick the brother should work the
fields. the older sister should look aft
er the cows. and the younger sister
should sell butter and eggs to the no
tells in the town.
"Oue evening the older sister. vs. no
for some time had had no appetite,
fell IN. The doctor declared that il
was their own criminal carelessness
which had spread the infection ana
that they would all fall in if they con-
tinued 10 live as they did and refused
to isolate the patient.
The mother replied that il they
were to get The disease they would ge-
IL anyway.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-07
HEARTBROKEN

70 he had any love for You. il has
grown cold 1t Is a humiliating OK
perience which you make more hu-
initiating by attempts to get him
back You must take no notice OF
u.m when next YOU meet.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-07
Grandma Talks
About Babies

Has a Large Circle OF Listeners Who
Profit by Her Wisdom and Experience.
In almost any settled community there
is grandma who knows Mothers
Friend Not only is she reminiscent Of
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-07
What Being Lucky" Is.

This is where YOU have 20 be quite
honest with yourself and where the
natural girl has the advantage. She
does not fool herself and pretend 10
be something that she never can be
and was not intended to be. So she
starts fair and square II she has al
ways lived In a world of pretense and
imagined herself something quite diff
ferent from what she really is, II she
thinks she's Billie Burke when she IS
really Sarah Jane, she win try to get
what Billie wants and il may not suit
Sarah at all
Being lucky is getting what your
heart desires. isn't IL? Then one mus.
be quite sure Of what those desires
are. / know lots Of girls who dont
know what they want at all and Their
wonder that they never got It, Isn't .'
absurd and isn't IL true2"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-07

What your idea concerning and beauty? The above
picture photograph Mile Marie Louise Derva the French
actress hailed the of Sarah Bernhard
whom the critics style the personfcaon of classical
and beauty
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-07

shut her gray eyes and began. Il
think luck is made up OF four words
one for each leaf Of the clover. / will
and J can You have got TO know iu
your heart that you can do the thing
YOU are aiming for-that YOU can Ill
.he nnsitinn Won are irving 10 get.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-07
HE DOESN'T CARE FOR YOU.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
/ have been going with
gentleman about year in when
time he gave me several presents.
We went out together three times
a week until about q month ago.
. when he failed to meet nae. As
he did not write. / wrote TO him
and asked him for an explanation,
but got no reply. I have met him
since but he avoided me.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-04-10
JEFFERSON.

House cleaning Is the order OF the
day with the housewife.
Miss Fac Clendenon Is working for
Mrs. VIII Hites.
The new telephone line is almost
finished, The number probably will
be 1871.
G. F. Gay is building new hay
barn.
Miss Margart Shultz Is home help.
ling her mother clean house this
week
The Lads Aid Society meets with
Mrs. Lawrence Williams Thursday.
Miss PSown Is visiting at the Henry
tVer Ploeg home.
This neighboruood was we'll repre-
sented in Oskaloosa Saturday.
The lecture of the Riverside
Grange is preparing play with the
Following cast:
Eli Wheeler a comical old man
Don Evans.
Bud, his son, home from the city
Frank Enoch. a. w
Harvey Barton, drummer, Leo
| Hoyt
Jimsy Flanagan, green lrishnan
Frank Mehanna.
Otto Guckenheimer, a Dutch police,
man-Roy Scott
Jasper White, comical negro-Ros'
leo Hoyt.
Dora, Elfs niece and heiress tc
SEQ 000--Gladys Mehanna. m
Jerusha Boggs, an orphan sonbrettt
Clara Wilson.
Aunt Hannah, Ellis wife--Mrs. Kate
belong. ..
THE Corner Store" will be played
| at Riverside Wednesday evening
iApril 16, if the weather Is favorable
Everybody is invited to come. The
proceeds of the evening will be used
to help purchase piano for the
grange. -.--.-
April 9. SNAP DRAGON.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-04-10
Sunshine, Plants-and Girls,

Sunlight is so important to life that
1t is little wonder that sun worshipers
prevailed in primitive days. Plant a
potato In your cellar. and II there is a
little light the potato will sprout and
try to grow Surround it with the best
fertilizer. water 1t. and do the best you
can for It except that you keep 1t in the
dark. and 1t cannot digest and grow
See how slender and pale 1t is! The
process OF digestion, the great function
of assimilation. cannot go on without
sunshine. Natures laws are the same
In the animal world II Is just as true
that the only girls with red cheeks
and sweet breaths, the only girls who
become fully ripe and sweet. are those
who baptize themselves fully in glori-
Gus sunshine The many pale girls who
are to be seen with bloodless, half.
baked sort of face. whose walk, whose
voice and whose whole expression is
devoid Of spirit, are not half ripe.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-04-10
cEpAR.

Frank Lloyd delivered sc head OF
hogs to Mr.. Darner at Cedar on We'd
nesday, averaging a little over 291
pounds. getting $S.75 per cwt.
The Fairview Ladies' Aid Society
met at the c. Hall home Wednesday
for an all day meeting
The A. r. T. r. club met at the Arda
Brubaker home Wednesday afternoon.
About twenty We're present
A number from these parts attend.
ed the missionary convention at Eddy
vile Wednesday and Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Lyon We're Rose
Hin visitors Wednesday forenoon.
Mrs. Billie Steele was called 10 the
parental Williab Garrett home in
Fremont on Wednesday.
Noble Holloway and Ray Crossen, OF
Eddyville, put new cable in at the
Cedar switch board Wednesday.
Frank Lloyd spent few days at
What Cheer with his daughter. Mrs.
Henry German.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Arnold and grand
son spent Sunday afternoon at the
William Steele home
Mr.. and Mrs WIN Hayes, Joe Dyke,
Miss Catherine Werner and Clarence
Pickerell of Eddyyille spent sunday
at the James Knott home.
Miss Ruth Rhoads and Fred Aker-
man OF Fremont spent Sunday at the
f. Lyon home
Mr. and Mrs. James Fisher, of La
Icey, spent few days visiting al the
James Knott home.
VIII Stout and Miss Hattie Cole
spent Sunday evening at the R. ".
Moore home.
Mrs. Lizzie Warner was a Fremont
visitor Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. H. G. Moore and Mrs. Harry
McBurney spent Tuesday at the John
Yenney home.
Rev Harry Robertson spent Thurs
day at the Guy Bradford home
The A. r. T. E. club will have their
next meeting with Mrs. Il. Lyon on
April Both.
Rev. A. A. Heath, wife and baby, OF
Delta, spent few DAYS at the paren-
tai c. w. Moore home
Mr., and Mrs. John Thomas spent
Sunday at the Dick Carpenter home
| at Wright.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Fox of Wright
spent Saturday afternoon at the vii.
| liam Boyd home.
I Mr. and Mrs. j. G. Thomas and
family. OF OskaIoosa moved in the
property of Mrs. M. r. Holloway. on
Tuesday, he being the owner OF the
store here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noble Holloway, and
Mrs. M E. Holloway. of Oskaloosa,
tsDent Sunday afternoon at the r. I,yon
home
Will Gilmore and daughter Esther,
of Oskaloosa. are visiting fe wdays
at the r. j.. Woody home.
| April 8. BIB.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-04-10

Der of men In any city in the world.
i bid You goodbye officially, but not
personally. If I can at any time do
you any good, shall be glad to do
so
In the case of John P. Wilson, he
has contract until October 1, 1914,
and wish to say to him that he has
been s true and faithful servant and
desire to see him keep on in the
work and make the park more beau
|tiful than it now Is. If the Head OF
the House" can be of service to him
In his work, he will be very glad to
lido so. To Van p. Wittenmyer and
John Corcoran say the same; good
luck to you, boys.
s. V. Reynolds.
Mayor Reynolds was not looking
for any surprises, but he had a
couple of thrills when the police de-
.partment presented him with a
handsome gold-headed umbrella and
the fire department fine hat, the
best to be bought in the city. This
reminded the mayor of the gift OF
the New Sharon officials upon his
resignation from the office of chief
executive of that place, August s,
1897, when he was made the recipient
'of handsome cane bearing a proper
Inscription, from every officer and
man who had been connected with his
administration
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-04-10
ELM oRovE-MAoIsoN.

Today's rain will stop the oats SOW
/ ing, as several In this neighborhood
we're expecting to do. $685.
Little Ralph Hte, who has been
suffering with blood poison in his
arm the past week, is reported some
better. DR.. Ryan, of New Sharon, Is
ATTENDING him.
The house on the Clarence Bartlett
| farm occupied by Art Howard and
family, was burned to the ground
| "Wednesday about noon. L.uckily
Everything upstirs had been removed
: for the purpose of plastering, and
most things were saved except a
new range in the kitchen was ruined
and most of the kitchen furniture. II
Is q great loss. Ii started from a de
Elective fiue, they thing. Clarence
will rebuild Immediately.
! Charles Dewitt and family visited
their daughter. Mrs. Pearl Smith
Sunday. T.. ...
Earl Stout and wife visited at the
parental Stout home Sunday.
| Harry Carter and wife visited al
the Charles Dewitt home Sunday
Afternoon. .-. ..
| Rob McIntire came over from Pella
: to see his nephew, Ralph Hite.
viii Hite has been doing his neigh
bors' wood saving the past week.
Jerry Stout and wife went to Os
kaloosa Saturday to attend the sale
of buggies. Jerry purchased a new
spring wagon.
Some around here attended the
horse sale in New Sharon Saturday
Mrs. Mary Stout was on the sick
! list few days, but is better at this
writing.
Little Ruth Dewitt had to miss
school Monday on account OF bac
cold.
| Mrs. Mary and Beulah Stout and
babies visited at Carries Dewitt's
Thursday. MN
Huting sens to be still in order
Fred Bishop brought In two geese
Friday.
April .. DEW DROP.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-04-10

To some not accustomed to the ex.
citements and responsibilities OF
greater freedom our methods may in
some respects and at some points
seem heroic but remedies may be
heroic and yet be remedies. 1t is our
business 10 make sure that they are
genuine remedies Our object is clear.
II our motive 10 above just challenge
and only an occasional error OF juds-
ment is chargeable against US. we
shall be fortunate.
We are called upon to render the
country great service In more mat
tiers than one. Our responsibility
should be met and our methods should
be thorough. as thorough as moderate
and well considered, based upon the
facts as they are. and not worked out
as II we were beginners. We are to
deal with the facts of our own day,
with the facts of no other, and to
make laws which square with those
facts It is best. indeed II is neces-
sary, to begin with the tariff. will
urge nothing upon you now at the
opening Of your session which can OBJ.
scure that first object or divert our
energies from that clearly defined
duty. AT q later time l may take the
liberty of calling your attention to re-
forms which should press close upon
the heels of the tariff changes, II not
accompany them, of which the chief
is the reform of our banking and cur
rency laws; but just now l refrain.
For the present. I put these matters
on one side and think only of this one
thing-of the changes in our fiscal
system which may best serve to open
once more the free channels of pros
perity to a great people whom we
would serve to the utmost and
throughout both rank and Ale.
WOODROW WILSON
The White House, April 5. 1913.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-04-10
Road tax
lnauaural Address,.

| bHdu9urdl SuuCcSS.
Mr.. Sewers upon taking the chair
spoke briefly as follows:
Gentlemen of the City Council:
In assuming the duties which have
tonight been placed upon us, /, for
my own part. do not feel moved by
any spirit of exaltation, but rather
| by a sense of the obligation to a com
munity of ten thousand people
which the position have been given
! by these people carries with 1t.
| trust and believe that each of you
shares with me realization of this
obligation. We have been chosen
as the servants Of these people, and
lit is our plain duty to render them
the best service we, possibly can. For
my own part pledge them such ser,
vice, and / feel that am safe in max.
ing the same pledge for each of you,
Il fully realize that we cannot
please everyone in all things, but we
tcan In all things do what we believe
to be right. II we do this we can
afford to be criticized. The views Of
how the city should be governed are
so widely different-some wanting II
wide open and some wanting the 9TH
er extreme--that | may now, as well
as any other time, say that both of
these extremes will be disappointed
believe In decency and good behav.
Tor, but not in fanaticism--in law and
order and their enforcement, but not
In witches or their hanging, nor in
any kind of persecution, narrowmind.
|edness or abuse of power. | have no
patience with hypocrite and will
never be found trying to carry water
on both shoulders, or to stand on
both sides of the same question. /
believe in being consistent, honest
and sincere, broadminded, reason
able and just and along these lines
/ will endeavor to conduct my admin
istration.
II shall appoint such men to places
as believe know how to perform the
duties assigned them. ! win instruct
these men as to the things they are
to do, and If they neglect to do them,
someone else will be given the oppor.
tunity. | want the city to pay good
wages to all whom 1t employs, but |
also want 1t to get value received for
its money, and for it to do this there
must be no, 'loating on the job.
There will be no DRINKS on the Off.
cial city pay roll, and each man will
be expected to attend strictly to his
own duties and those of no one else.
II have, as yet, taken no action in
regard to the fire department. feeling
that the property interest of the city
is too great TO be jeopardized by any
rash or radical action on my part in
that direction. F..
81 do not deem it necessary to en-.
ter into any details of what | will en-
deavor to do, as they will develop as
we move along, but assuring you OF
my kind and, considerate treatment
of all Of you, and asking you to reci-
procate, as | feel sure You will, we are
now ready for the first business OF
the new administration"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-04-10
ANNUAL INVENTION
Oskaloosa District Meeting Held in
Eddyyille Last Week.

One of the most excellent conven-
lions ever held in Oskaloosa district
was entertained in the most hospita-
BILE. courteous and delightful manner
by the Eddyvilie auxiliary of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
April 2 and 3. An unusually large
delegation was in attendance, with
good reports of work accomplished.
Especially pleasing were tine reports
given by Standard Bearers and
Kings Heralds. Two new little Light
Bearers bands were reported, one at
Grinnell, with thirty members, and
one at Sigourney, with fifty members.
The addresses and papers were full of
inspiration. Each topic on the pro-
gram was presented in a most &C.
ceptable manner. Two topics were
handled by college girls, Relation of
College Girl to Auxiliary" by Miss
Blythe Cessna, a senior at Grinnell
college, and THE National Student
Volunteer Convention" by Miss Ly-
dia Christensen, senior at C. II.
U, of Oskaloosa These young wom-
en- brought new life and hope to the
convention by their optimistic view
Of the work. Miss Mildred Simonds,
home on furlough, and to return In
June to Vikarabad, India, gave sever
al of her convincing and convicting
addresses. Mrs. Flora Dudley, branch
associate secretary, of Indianola, and
Mrs. Ella Pichereau, conference sec
rotary. of FIT. Madison, were very
helpful In many ways. The Child,
ren's Work was ably presented by
Mrs. NJ. s. Cheney. conference super
lintendent, of 0skal6osa.
Two life members were made by
payment of $40 for each. Dorothy
iThayer, made a life member by Eddy.
Vile Kings Heralds and Mildred
Koch. little daughter OF the pastor.
made a life member by the conyen-
ton. The following officers were
elected for ensuing year: President,
Mrs. Fannie Clark. OF Knoxville;
recording secretary. Mrs j. p. Nc.
Curdy. Oskaioosa; treasurer, Mrs, M.
u. Russell Newton,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-04-10
WOMEN KNOWN BY JEWELS
Each Article Of Adornment is OBJ
served and Carefully cstaiogued
by Society.

+ A woman frequently changes her
face and always her gown, while to
change her jewels is an event calling
for chronicle, Richard Barry writes in
the New York Times. # 49,
rs that Mrs So-and-So In box -"
| heard one woman ask another the
other night. g.
Let me see." replied her COM
panion, Selling the glasses. mo. Mrs.
So.and-So has sapphires surrounding
a pearl in her pendant, That has
emeralds. 1t is Mrs. Handful" -H
Who is that next to herr"
With the cross of diamonds and
the jade stomacher?"
mo. With the oval brooch set
with opals.." ,e~A. '
oh! That Is Mrs. Or.to-Be 8
brooch, but 1t doesn't look like her
daughter, only she never will let any
one wear her opals; lucky for her,
unlucky for another is her idea What
has she done to her faceT
These women, their dependents and
their intimates hold theiy Jewels in
the affectionate regard that another
group of women might hold their chill.
dren. The entrance to the circle Of
each new piece of jewelry Is noted
and commented ON carefully II UNI
dergoes jealous observation at first.
Then, II deserving it. II achieves q
place and is duly caralogued.
Look! There is that little Miss
Pretty. It's her first night. She's
barely eighteen, and see that string OF
diamonds. | do think that is rushing
it bit, don't you? They might wait
till the second year at least, for a
necklace like that. However. give me
your glasses; they are better than
mine" -
After a moment she releases the
glasses with satisfied smile AT
any rate" she observes, they are
perfectly matched and just the right
size"
So 1t goes. Jewels the center Of at.
tention; jewels which mark the dis.
tinctive eleme&ts Of personality From
the tiny necklace, which is the Joy
Of the newest debutante, to the
sturdy stomacher which ia the con-
ISOLATION of the oldest dowager, jewels
proclaim, define, limit, differentiate.
vitalize and deyitalize society.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-04-10
Thieves BUSY AGAIN
Sheriff Reed Receives Notices From
All Sections Of State.

According to Sheriff |. M. Reed
gang of horse thieves are again busy
in the state In the past two weeks
reports have come in, from nearly
every section of the state, of missing
horses. Saturday night team OF
large mares, one sorrel and one black
were taken from Grover Plummer at
Pleasantyille. The sorrel mare was
branded on the left shoulder and had
a small wire cut on the hook. She
weighter 1850. The black mare weigh.
ed 1900 and had a star in it's forehead
The right hind foot was white with
shoe. No other shoes on the team
Foretop and legs clipped on both
mares. A heavy set of buggy harness
and top buggy were also taken A
single horse and top buggy We're also
taken from John II. York, at Rhoades,
Marshall County, Iowa. The horse was
q chestnut sorrel with small black
spot over right eye and hip. II weighs
about 500 or 800 pounds and Is com.
ing ) years old. Ii was hitched 10
top buggy with yellow gear. The out
fit was stolen of the street about ten
o'clock Sunday night. Rewards are
offered for both outfits
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-04-10
COUNTY NEWS.
MADISON.

uNSt0oN.
Those taking dinner Sunday at VIII
Cruzen's were Roy Fleck and Ralph
Bailey,
Mrs. Nera CONN, Of Des Moines
was visiting the parental G. B. and
Fred Coffin homes last week.
Sherman Moore delivered to the
lefty last week IS head Of 225-pound
hogs, receiving $50 per hundred.
Ernest Day has engaged his cousin
Lebert Cruzen TO help him this
lspring.
Miss Lena Cruzen spent a night at
the Lewis Cruzen home last week.
Mrs. Clyde Shoemaker and son, OF
Des Moines, were visiting the parental
". F. CruZen home recently.
Isaac Felree and wife took dinner
lat G. B. Collins Sunday.
ALI Stuart and family were visiting
the c. B. Whit:nore home Sunday.
Miss Nellie Cruzen spent last week
lat her Grandpa Norris home.
Mrs. J. F. Cruzen accompanied
her daughter to Des MONIES Satur
day for visit.
Madison Sunday school reorganized
April 6, and reelected the following:
T. j. Ferree, superintendent.
Mrs. j. +. CruZen, Asst. Supt.
Faye Else, secretary.
Calvin Cruzen, assistant Secy.
Ed Harvey, treasurer.
Mrs. w. s. CruZen, organist,
Faye Else, assistant organist
Hobart Harvey, librarian.
Mrs. j. F. Cruzen, chorister.
April g. NJ, c.