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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01

and one-half miles long, and this At
fords q unique and pleasing form Of
exercise.
ether men prefer to enjoy their Va
cations At some place where there IL
more population and fewer specimens
OF the unterrined jigger. These men
pick out some costly resort, with por-
celain bath attachment and long dis
|tapoe telephone In every room, and
secure exercise by changing from
negligee to evening dress. The man
who spends his vacation communing
with . manicure and valet seldom
collects any permanent sunburn and
returns to town looking like an adver-
.tisement for = face lotion.
A. . general proposition. the bust
ness man who mover takes . vacation
because he hasn't the time TO spare
finds out sooner or later that he hasn't
anything left but time. II people would
take more and longer vacations, thare
would be fewer cases Of n~ightriding
dyspepsia and nervous p~rostration.
There are times whom . man had bot.
ter let up while the letting 10 good.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01

cessible to the farmers n residents
Of near by towns as 1t would be If 1t
were surrounded on all sides by water,
AS a matter of fact. the city woulo
probably be better OF financially and
otherwise, If It were surrounded by .
nice body Of water for then boats
could bring people here without SUD.
tecting them to the %tortures OF travei
which accompany a trip into Ottumwa
over most Of the roads leading into 1t.
Take. for instance the North Court
road. Shameful as 1t Is, truth requires
tho admission that the road three
miles from Ottumwa is better than II
ia az it gets nearer to the city limits.
Fact. !.
Automobiles and rigs can make bet
ter time and experience less wear on
tires and motive power outside OF q
city than within the city-and that IN
spite of the fact that North Court is
alleged to be paved. From the center
Of the city to a point out beyond the
country club, travel is one successlon
of Jars and bumps and lodging hither
and thither in the road to avoid the
worst places-not to pick out q best
for it can hardly be said that there Is
any best. /,
a mile or 50 clear OF Ottumwa and
good Iowa roadside kind that are
helping to make Iowa known through
out the country-begin. 1t is as II ".
tumwa was trying to keep people out
by making the roads such as to dis
courage travel into the city. II that
is the plan, the Job has been well done.
If 1t is not-and speaking seriously
we know that it is not, it behooyes
the city to open up the roads and put
them into shape that will invite traffic
rather than impede it.
The city council and the board OF
supervisors are now making a move
in the right notwithstanding they
should have done several months ago.
they are the bodies elected by the
people to see that such improvements
are made and their duty now requires
them to get on the Job and keep at 1t
until the paving is laid and properly
laid.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01
THE G 4 Is DAWNINo.

For some time the French people
have been seriously considering the
fact that their death rate ts larger
than the birth rate. Putting It In q
very iorceful way, one writer says
there is alarm concerning the fact that
there is larger demand for conns than
for cradles. England is now aston.
Ashed to find q similar condition In her
own domain. The average number Of
onsprings among English army omcers
Is two. It should be double that num-
Der II the race Is to be perpetuated.
To overcome this condition premium
or prizes are offered in some sections
Of England for babies. Every mother
is offered $25 to $50 for each child.
This has actually helped some, but It
does not reach the seat Of the trouble.
The real truth Of the matter Is that
we are passing through a peculiar
stage of civilization. Some Of our
people who actually love children and
would welcome many to their homes
are fearful of the consequences that
may befall them. The training Of a
child UP to q place where SUFFICIENT
strength OF character Is developed to
make them powers for good and mas.
ters Of themselves rather tho mere
creatures Of environment, is fraught
with much %dificulty, and the chances
of failure are such as to cause many
people to pause and consider. And
hundreds OF parents are saying to
themselves, let us not undertake too
much along these lines. The
need Of the world along these lines
now is to dignity labor, pay living
wages, increase proficiency in educa-
ton, lower its cost, make it more gen
eral, take out OF the world by the
0 II Christian instruction fails, the
libertines and white %slavers. Eradi-
cate other forms Of vice to the end
that parents may feel that even
though the hand of death should
beacon them before their children
were able and strong enough to go
forward alone that the strong arm Of
the state would stand behind and sus-
tain them and insure that they have
q fair field and no handicaps over
them in the race of life that lies be-
fore them, In other words, allay the
fears Of parents for the well being Of
their children while they are growing
to maturity, and the question Of race
perpetuation will settle Itself.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01
WITH r

Whenever a person infr1nges upon
pr breaks the quarantine laws Of q
city. he becomes q public menace and
tho community that permits violations
Of its health laws Is playing with fire.
Tho district court very recently rem
dered . decision which upheld the
gravity Of the quarantine laws and
evidenced that compliance with them
Is . legal necessity as we'll as q moral
duty. The quarantine laws are not
down on the books to be wfnked at
and evaded: they were drawn from
grave necessity and after. long con-
sideration and they r just as import
Ant as any others that are included In
the city ordinances.
The health OF an entire city with a
big population Is too important to be
scofEed at. An epidemic of even q
mild nature can work great harm to
any community not only by taking
away q number OF citizens to untimely,
unnecessary deaths, but by causing
others to shun the place, thereby hurt
liz It in a financial way. One person
with the smallpox. the diphtheria, the
scarlet fever, or any other of the con-
tagious diseases, could infect q whole
town in q few days II allowed free
rein. All he would have to do would
be to circulate around among his
friends for a time. or ven take q trip
down town and mingle with the
crows. Not everyone who came In
contact with him would catch the dts
ease, but many would and these in
turn, unknown to themselves for a few
days, would be busily engaged in
spreading tho disease still further.
Any one can SEQ the result
This being q free country, everyone
should have the same rights as any n
else, that Is until they infringe on the
rights Of the other me It would
therefore be highly improper for the
authorities to- quarantine one person
and not another. The rule must be
applied to all. alike for the common
good. No influence should be strong
enough to enable one man to avoid be-
ing quarantined for a disease which
would cause another man to be seq
regated.
Il therefore behooves the city admin
istration to enforce the quarantine
laws to the letter upon everyone and
1t behooves the residents Of the city
to cooperate with the of1ciafs-for tho
rood Of Ottumva and themselves.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01
IMPROVE THE A

Now that the council has made a
start in the street paving matter and
the board Of supervisors has taken up
the improving of the roads in the
township which lead into and out of
the city, they should push the work
with untiring effort and energy until
Ottumwa is accessible at all times and
in any weather to people coming in by
rig OF auto. /,
Ottumwa might we'll be likened to
m island for It IL just about as &C.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01
Evening Story.
MISS pHoEsE's ~sTRArEcY.
By A. Maria Crawford.
copyright, 1918, by the Mcclure
Newspaper eyndicate.)

80 you are engaged to DR.. Alec
Scott?" Eleanor's Aunt Phoebe ques.
toned her the day Of her arrival for
a fortnight's visit. He Ii 4 middle.
aged man and you-how old are you,
Eleanor"
twenty-five this month"
How did It happen?" snapped her
mothers old maid sister. Just
drifted into Il, suppose. a. people
do in little towns. Nice s%tepmother
you'll make at twenty-five. It takes
age and a certain finesse that you
don't possess to make a successful
%stepmother. Eleanor. You'll make
the child miserable"
Indeed, l won't, Aunt Phoebe. He
is a dear little thing and says that he
is sincerely fond Of me-"
"Pshaw! His father makes him
talk that way. Widowers are all
alike, the world over. Wait until
the ceremony has been performed
and he knows that he has you.
He'll let tho boy mske faces at you.
l know. Now tell me all about It.
AS soon as your mother wrote me
that you were engaged to him,
invited you to make me a visit.
wanted to know all the circum.
stances and I knew we'll enough
that your mother wouldn't tell
everything. She has always been
afraid you would be an old maid.
Well, I'm one and there are worse
things" The old lady, In her
straight back chair, took off her
glasses, wiped them and put them
in a case she carried in a side
pocket Of her black satin gown.
How did 1t happen? Her eyes
we're almost merry.
He began coming by the house
and asking me to 30 on calls with
him. He brought me baskets Of
fruit and things like that, but ! Just
supposed he was being neighborly
until the young fellows quit calling
on me. l was so mad at my friends
then for taking SO much for granted
that I thought would give them
all good reason to be jealous"
did you want to make all the men
j~ealcus?'
eyes, all OF them that had pre-.
tended to like me-"
Wasn't there one that you rather
singled out, Eleanor"
We'll" hesitated the girl, absently
turning the solitaire back and forth
on her left hand. ~ wanted to hurt
Jim Mayfield nor than anybody
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01
FOR A SAFE AND SANE FOURTH.

Interesting statistics, yet alarming.
are being promulgated by various or.
CARNATIONS interested in a safe and
sane Fourth of July celebration.
The Iowa Prevention association
with headquarters in this city is TAX
ing an active part in spreading the
gospel of more patriotism and less
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01

One hundred and twenty-five mem
bers of congress Were absent when
Wilson delivered his message. The
call Of the chautauqua is insistent and
profitable.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01

Archdeacon Stuck reports having
found the monument left by the Lloyd
party enroute to the peak OF Mt.
Mckinley in 1910, but makes no men.
ton of having found any trace of the
Iearly conquest Of the summit BY DR..
Cook. In the opinion OF several per-
sons this sticks DR.. Cook.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01

The spectacle Of temperance Iowa
demanding larger beer bottles is in
|teresting, and yet why shouldn't the
man who buys beers get what he Is
presumed to pay for?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01

Beware OF the accidents caused by
fireworks. Remember the tetanus
germ turks in wounds caused by pow.
der burns. Do not take chances but
call the doctor at once II any one is
injured. The best plan Is to make
sure that the children do not play
with toy pistols and giant crackers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01

Taking No Chances.
n see" said the editor OF the New
York Whang, that some half-baked
scientist schedules the end Of the
world for next Saturday"
Eyes. yes" said the star reporter.
.Tve got the story all ready. 1t won't
happen"
"better write up the other side.
though. II 1t does happen, we don't
want to get scooped."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01

II appointees Of the president are
to control the volume of currency,
will the elections 60 to the party that
promises the largest volume and con-
sequently the lowest rate of interest?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01
Talklno IN

Talking the Language.
"Our new bookkeeper can't seem to
see . mistake when It's pointed out to
him"
Hes a ball fan. Don't alludc to
'em as mistakes; allude to ZEN, az
bonehead plays. He'll understand
that all right"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01

] wandered forth last year.
A fellow shot ct ne and said:
j took you Cor . deer"
Last week l plunged into q pool.
/ felt a sudden swish,
And then pdped up that self-same fool:
II took you for . fsh."
I got his hook loose; smashed his hat,
And gave his nose . thump.
Then told him very plainly that
took him for q chump.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01

Perhaps those absentess think the
president Ia treating the members OF
congress- too much like a college prexy
talking to the students.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01

The definition which George Fitch
gives to the word, cynic. 10. "A man
from Missouri who can't be shown"
AS usual, George Is right.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01

Every newspaper in the country APP
of Wilson's messages both be-
cause Of the delightful way In which
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01

In Washington, the conclusion Is
THAT the mo wine dinner" lacks the
punch.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01

Now comes an applicant for divorce
who has been married but one oay.
Swift establishment, that!
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01
.DiNenM Trade.

OtUotoUt Tr10o.
Il see the cigarette people have
dropped those racy pictures. They put
ribbons in the packages these days.
Yes, they're catering to girls
trade now"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01

The sugar trust seems to nee
|~sweetening UP some.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01

Let's not forget that we are to hav'
new paving.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01
Everything High.

Everything High.
White paper 10 30 very high
That magazines r giving
Much less attention, by the by,
Unto the cost OF living.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01

they are written and because Of their
brevity.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01

Keosauqua Republican: Women
have a way Of getting what they want.
Out at Manhattan, Kan, they com.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01
Not Wasting Any Coin.

The conversation led to a certain
parsimonious party a few days ago
when Senator William P. Dillingham;
OF Vermont broadly smiled. Here Is
the fountain Of the smile:
In a pretty little town in the east, 30
AYERS the senator, there Is a golf club.
Everybody who has the price of a bag
Of junk and can fuss up q bit on style
proudly totes around membership
card. Great games, Of course, and the
rakeoff the caddy gets is ten cents an
hour.
One afternoon a member of the club
seen dartfng around to beat the
busy bees. He approached first one
member and then another. Finally he
stacked up against Smith.
Look here, old fellow" he earnest.
~ cried, have you got change for a
diner"
mo-" replied Smith, q little wonder
ingly; what on earth do you want a
dime changed for?"
IT'S for the caddy," came the sur.
prising reply. II owe him 20 cents"
Philadelphia Telegraph.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01
Her Ultjmatum,

Her Uitinatum.
Gould you be happy with love in a
cottage" ventured the young q
Some OF these detached cottages
are not SO bad" said the girl. But
there must be no skimping on the
automobile"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01
I must admit I do not wish
To give my friend Q pickle dish.
Iakina No Chances.

Look the list over. Al l live
There's really nothing else to give.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01
A.pull Ron

A Dull Run.
The motor wouldn't spark"
you seem very grouchy over that
Neither would the girl I had With
me-"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01

Too Much.
Into the woods, when leaves were red
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01
Nsiohborly chat.

N050hboFty Chat
What kind OF a housewife Is Mrs.
Cadaway?"
We'll, I've heard a hoarse whisper
to the effect that her husband darns
his own socks"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01

The town needs It.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01
A Boys Wants

y 6oy6 WAHI&
Man wants but little here below"
TITS different with q boy. He
wants a mandolin, a pistol, a razor, a
false mustache, a bull pup, a magic
lantern, a detectives tin badge, a mo
~torcycle, a mud turtle, q fiddle, a print
ing press, a stamp album, q tool chest,
q goat, a telescope, = tame rat, q cam
era, q squirt gun. a baseball suit and q
pair OF roller skates"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01
Two Views

The senior partner was talking to
the junior partner.
n notice the bookkeeper stays after
office hours every evening" IA
Good sign. He's willing to work"
bad sign. Must be monkeying
with the books"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01
A Few Laughs.
A LIMITED Selection.
lGy friend would wed, and am not
Inclined to buy a coffee pot.

l know I'd feel Just like a loon
To 60 and buy q berry spoon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01

Burlington Hawk-Eye: Governor
Ferris Of Michigan. the first democrat
elected in that state since 1890, admits
that he Is q political mistake" He
finds that Is per cent Of those who
strayed from the republicans last fall
have already returned to the fold. In
other words. Michigan II drifting back
to her normal condition.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Some papers
are complaining that the country road
funds are bullying with auto tax money,
hut that roads r being neglected and
the money ID not being used. It Is
evident the. ofacials In q number of
counties need an awakening.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1913-12-02

uber cnnmal pcrfoltct. 10 iperoeu mir
nimmcr iatt odpon unb m5dten tic in
Glpigfcit 9enieBcn."
Ibcr MN fommtcn Die dubern Glitter
INNER unb INNER ipicber llno lpollcn
ms nit Scihlog belcgen, buB sic
Sccle gar uidJt ioa our Tubc. sur
Sclinnung nlo gum innercn Srieben
fommen. ga fommt Die Welt uno
bietet uns INNER bon Nclcm bic
duBern Sitter an, unb mir = ia picl>
leiht luufen mir Der 8elt mad unb
fonncn niht 9enu9 bcfonncu bon
ibren @aben.
Sits nid]t ipnbr. ibr driitliten
Srngfrauen? ,,Sd)nut. iebt in Der IF.
Mopents5eit, ba itebt in ser Seituus
orin. ,bab i'm .Sfiibenboie" Ball lit,
unb I'M n&psmos" Elm &intemato>
srapb, uno in Der .StaotbaQe" Elm
Concert. unO i'm ~Illguitincr" tritt
Die beriibmtc Sdngcrin &~alppbonia
alf, unb mir armen ubgc6cbten
I~enidenfinber miiilen nit babel iein.
nno fommen niht our 8llbe uno niht
5ur 1tiqen @infebr in uns ielber.
Sriiber. in Der yguten altcn Seit",
bate es Die Soli5ei nidt sebulbet. bab
aud in Ser bl. Gopentsseit immer
etlpas los lit; Oh itauo Ser Giu3elne
lnter poli5eilider Gontrole. Sic
SirgerIhuft bate es ielber audi nift
geouloet. Sic iparen 5u emit. 5u
geiebt oa5u. Bios Minocrlpertbi9e
- fat bate td aeiagt: @eiinbel =
bdtten it'd bereit finben laiien, 10
ettpas m~it5umnden in Der erniten
3eit; unb binterbcr bate man nit
Sinsern auf iie sepicieu.
gir leben in Der Belt Der Dliinbig>
feit, ba Sober tbun linb laIien lam.
mas er mill; ba man lid bon Der
Soli5ei uno Der 8iirgcritaft nitt mill
%brcinreben laiien. @ir iino ,freie
Ienihen" s~etpprben. Sit bns gut. lit
pas id)limm? ad, es mdrc icbr
gut. ipenn iur Sebes bon inns rihtis
ipliSte, mas CO 3u tbun unb an lalIen
bat. @epn SeSes bon uns 10 piel
@rnlt Der Sebensfiibrung, 10 bel
Sbarafter beidbe, IhdS es iiber Den
dnBern 8iitern hte gSertbe fir Die
Seele nidt per9dBe. 2eiber aber =
leioer ...~. ih nin's nift 10 bart
iagen. iuic neulih elm erfabrcner.
le~bensfunoiger Iann sciagt bat, Der
meintc. DAB iih Die @ren5linicn siuis
ld)en itolScn, aufredten uno minDers
ipcr1biseu Wenihen immer mebr pers
lpiittcn.
Nein. 10 ihlimm it's nod nidt.
Gs 9ibt nod geuug 6riitlid,e Sung
%frauen, Die !piiien. pas tic iid iel6er
ulo ibrem aeiitiaen, innern 2cben
ihulois iinb; Die ben Huf Der 0trltter
Stride 5nr geiinnung. gum 2cbensz
crnlte nod periteben. llnb bicie
crnlten, itol6en Suuafrauen. bieic
hriitlidcu Sun9frauen bcnllben 9ea
raoe Die Iopcnts5eit our Gintcbr in
ibre Seclc. &oren auf Die Iabnlln9.
lpclfe Die beiligc Stride ms 5urllft
in Der Gpiitcl bes eritcn Mbpcntsipnne
tags: Sic Stunbe lit GA. bonn
Shlafe duf5uitebcn. Sic Nud,t lit
porilbcr. Der Gag nber anscbrpdeu;
labt n ablegen Die Werfe Der Sim
lterniB nm ms riliten nit Den @ais
fen hes Siftcs; ldBt uns ebrbar ipana
oeln ipic am bellcn Sagcslihte
3iebet on Den Serrn Seius Gbriitus."
Wolt nidJt and ibr 3u bicien
Stul5en, S%elbitdnoisen, Smncrliden
sebSren, hriitlihe Snngfranen?
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