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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-06

pa MES opposing are using grossly un.
fair means to gain their point and
prejudice the voters and have even
gone the length Of making threats
against teachers and offering special
inducements to prominent citizens to
fight the uniformity.
The Craig bill Is declared to be
measure that will put an end to just
such text book fights as the one going
on in Buchanan county. The big BOOK
companies have had their lobbyists at
work here against the bill.
The equal suffrage resolution should
have come up in the state senate today,
but owing to the fact that three of the
senators had been named as commit
tee to attend the Thayer funeral and
would have to be absent, the special or
der was moved up until Friday morn
ing. It is expected therefore that the
vote will be taken on the resolution at
that time The Chase bill to authorize
STRAW vote" Of the women who would
care to do so on the subject OF equal
suffrage is on the calendar Of the SEN
ate, having been passed but held on
the calendar by motion to reconsider
which was filed by Senator Allen. In
this way the Chase bill can be kept
what the senate will do on the reso-
luton which looks to a constitutional
amendment.
To Protect Building Trades.
Senator Kimball today introduced in
the senate bill for the protection Of
persons employed in and about work
| for the removal or destruction of build
ings, bridges, viaducts and other struc-
lures. 1t requires that all scaffolds,
hoists, cranes. etc, in use by con-
tractors shall be CONSTRUCTED and
proper manner, and shall be so erected.
| constructed, maintained, placed and
operated as to give proper and reason
able protection to the life and limb of
| any person or persons employed or en-
gagged thereon" etc There is provision
for safety rails for all high scaffolds.
and all such shall be constructed as to
| bear four times the weight to be
placed thereon. There Is provision for
notice as to the weight to be placed on
| any floor in the construction of a
! house, provision for the state inspec-
tors to make investigation and give
warnings Of danger, provisions as to
! water and other pipes being made safe
while being erected, and many other
provisions all for the purpose Of pro-
| tecting life in building work or repair.
! IL is Dill lIldl Will appeal very
strongly to laboring men in the build
| ing trades.
Ice Cream Men Kick.
The ice cream manufacturers of the
state are making an effort to secure an
amendment Of the state law as to the
standard Of butter fat for ice cream so
that they can make ice cream with less
| cream in it. They say that during the
summer months cream is very scarce
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-06
CORPORATIONS TO
BE TREATED ALIKE

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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-06
Ice Cream Men Kick,

The ice cream manufacturers of the
state are making an effort to secure an
of the state law as to the
standard Of butter fat for ice cream so
that they can make ice cream with less
cream in it. They say that during the
summer months cream is very scarce
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-06
WILSON STARTS HIS
FIRST YEAR TERM
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probable that Mr.. Crane will become
ambassador to Russia.
Cabinet Arrives Early.
The members of the new cabinet ar.
rived while President Wilson was talk
ing with Mr.. Crane. Josephus Dan
iels, the new secretary of the navy,
was first and he was followed by Lind
ley NJ. Garrison, the new secretary Of
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THINK WILSON WILL
DOMINATE CONGRESS

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-21

fects in decorations for the home and table that will accord with the spirit of the season.
 Unless the Christmas tree is going to be surprise, and you intend to trim it behind closed doors in the greatest of secrecy, let the children assist in fashioning many of the or naments and trinkets, and they will have double the pleasure out of 1t. The little ones will certainly delight in stringing the popcorn with which to festoon the tree. If the popcorn is strung on wire it can be arranged most effectively. If you wish, you can dye some Of the corn red and string it alternately, one red and one white kernel. The nimble little fingers can string chains of cranber- ries or cut stars out of gilt paper. Paper link chains can be made out of any color to harmonize with the color schdme of the tree. Paste narrow strips of paper to form rings and slip one link through another and paste
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and . small how of rod rTooon

and a small bow of red r7O0on.
 Many of the dishes served can be garnished with red beets, radishes or red peppers.
 A poinsettia salad could be placed at each place. Slice of the top of a large red apple and scrape out as much of the inside as possible, fill the apple with equal portions of apple cut in small cubes, chopped celery and nuts. Moisten this mixture with cream salad dressing.
 Cut pimentoes in petal shaped pieces and arrange them in the form of a poinsettia on the plate. Set the ap- pie filled with the mixture on center of plate and use small petals of the pimentoes to trim the top of the ap- pie.
 If ice cream is served for dessert, pistachio and cherry make a good combination.
 AS Christmas is the season of toys, table decorations which would seem absurd at any other time are very fit- ting on this occasion.
 A table with snow man in the cen- ter made on wire frame and covered with cotton is very effective. Have smaller snow men at each place. Snow balls placed in groups all over the ta- ble may be surrounded with sprays of holly. The candle shades can be made of wire covered with cotton to form snow mans face.
  boxes covered with red crepe paper to represent a Santa Claus cap. Paste the paper around the edge of box, leav- ing the crepe twice the height of the box. Fringe small piece of crepe paper to represent the tassel Around tho edge of the cap cut 8 band of white crepe one-half inch wide and dot with ink to represe1 :: ermine. If the it, cream: T molded in the shape of Santc, Clauc n individual forms, or in the shape of snow balls, it will add to the fun of the dinner table.
 Another table may lave a Christ ma: star for a variation in the way f table ornamentation. A star may be formed of holly and edged with rib JUL. 1 AO 6OcoCS pldCcS dI0 UcCWG0u the points of the star. In the center of the star candlestick with shades ornamented with 1tars cut out of crepe paper Is placed. Stars of paper are hung Ill around the table.
 From the chandelier by means of wire suspend string of stars. Minia- ture stars decorate the candy boxes, and the favors are contained in star shaped boxes. The nut cups are made of six-inch star cut from card. board covered with white crepe paper edged In gold.
 The following menu may assist you in deciding what to have for Christ mas dinner:
 Olives Celery Radishes
 Blue Points on Half Shell
 Cream of Celery Soup Roasted Goose
 Baked Sweet Potatoes F Creamed Cauliflower Apple Sauce
 Lettuce and Pimento Salad
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Pan.rkabIe Ambjdexterity.

Sir Edwin Landseer appears to nave been one of the best examples of the ambidextrous person on record. Ill Mrs. Cowden Clark's "Reminiscences" she records her amazement at "EdWln Landseers wonderful feat, when some one was talking of being able to write or draw with the left hand. Landseer remarked, I think can not only draw with my left hand, but l can draw with both hands at once. Whereupon he took up two pencils and actually drew a horse with one hand and dog with the other at the same time.
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Roman Custom.

1t was a custom even among the comparatively modern Romans to bury with their little children their tavor1te toys, and the custom seems to reach back to the earliest times of which we have any truthworthy relics. h. deed. in our own day, the doll fur nishes a striking example of that most primitive trait, mother instinct, for among many savage tribes, nota- bly, the Bechuanas and the Basutos, it is the custom for married women to lavish their pent up mother love upon rude dolls until the advent or their offspring.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-21

securely.
 It is very simple to gild nuts, and they are quite an addition to tree when suspended with gilt cord. Snow balls are made by packing white tis- sue paper tight in the shape of an or ange, then pasting white cotton on the ball. The cotton is dusted with diamond dust and gives glittering effect. Icicles are made of white fringe tissue paper that has been dip ped into a solution of alum. The green of the tree can also be given a frosted effect if it is touched tn a solution of alum. The Christmas good ies can be put in bags O. tarletan. Don't forget that the large presents and heavy decorations of the tree should be at the bottom.
 A pretty tree for the table is the pepper plant, which can be purchased at any florists. The little plant can be trimmed as Christmas tree for the central decoration of the table Around the bottom of the tree is heap ed mound d cotton dusted with mica. At each place is little red flower rot containing small souvenir which is hidden by spray of mistletoe. The souvenir can be something suggestive of the personality of the guest. Over the table is suspended by red ribbons a bunch of snow balls of white cotton sprinkled with mica. The candle shades are of ornamental sprays of holly, and a little piece of holly is pasted on the place card.
 The table illustrated has the star shaped poinsettia for it's main feature. If it is not possible to procure the nat ural poinsettia, beautiful ones can be obtained made out of crepe paper.
 The basket for the center piece is heaped with poinsettias and ferns Fa- vors are hidden among the flowers, and ribbons are attached to them ex- tending to each plate. A large Christ mas bell adds to the festive appear ance of the room. This bell is made on a wire frame IS inches tall, covered with crushed tissue paper
 The little baskets for the salted al- monds are made of 12 poinsettia leaves pasted neatly around a small paper cup.
 For place cards use white card to which is attached small bell about two inches high. Tie on the top with small bow of red baby ribbon. Instead of silver napkin rings use rings made of pasteboard covered with red crepe paper to harmonize with the rest of the decorations. A crepe pa per napkin designed in poinsettias would be very appropriate.
 If one prefers to use tablecloth of paper instead of damask, the same idea can be carried out by using pa per in the same color scheme. Ruff fle the paper around the lower edge and have two founces, the first of plain white and the second of the dec orated paper.
 Candle shades are made of card board frames. Cut the petals from the crepe paper the same as for the other flowers, and paste around frame, fin ishing 1t with two large green leaves
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-21

n n ERRY CHRISTMAS! The
 Av very word expresses the
 spirit of the day. Christmas is the embodiment of joy and mirthfulness, a glorious day of gaiety and nerriment for old and young. Let us all be children at Christmas time, and enter into the preparations and plans for the day with youthful fervor.
 Everyone is occupied with the pre- parations for the gala occasion. The custom of decorating the homes with Christmas greens is increasing each year. Surely it is a happy thought in the midst of winter at the Yule tide season to bring the greens from the woods. The many traditions connected with holly and mistletoe make them all the more appropriate for use as decorations The brilliant glowing scarlet of the holly berries and the green of the evergreen have always been associated with Christmas.
 With a very small investment one can easily arrange many unique ef-
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Not Often the Musician.

To write the history of opera Is 8 task arduous enough both in bulk and in research, but comparatively simple in its method and direct in it's appli- cation. Not so the history of one of its children, the prima donna. An exhaustive treatise upon her natural history would require the colabora- tion of the psychologist, the physiol- ogist, the tinancier, the biographer, and, in less degree and in the minor. ity of cases, the musician.
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"links" as Applied to Golf,

And speaking of games, how many know the origin of the word links" as applied to the field on which golf is played? The dictionary says that links" means stretch of sandy soil, interrupted by heather. But it comes from an old Saxon word "hlinc," which means a ledge, an embankment, boundary. Malvern Link and the Links of St. Andrews were there and somebody invented game to go With +bom &4
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Value of cocose as Butter.

Cocose is the name of a French prod- uct manufactured from copra, propap- ly with the addition of small quantities of other substances, which is gaining great popularity among Mohammedans and Hindus for use as butter. It's peculiar recommendation, as compared with other butter substitutes, is that It contains no trace of hog fat or beer tallow, and hence does no violence to religious ideas.
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Discoverer of Iodine.

To very few people does the name of Bernard Courtois signify anything, yet it is to Bernard Courtois that the world owes the discovery of iodine. A chemist of Dijon, he presented one hundred years ago the notice of his discovery to the academy. His native town will place simple memorial slab on the wall of the house in which he lived and died-Paris Letter to the London Telegraph.
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No Need to Be Polite.

Roland, three years old, had a pe culiar habit of going into neighbor. ing store and asked for candy. Aft CT saying please, he was always given some of the desired sweets. One day he came in and asked for some, as usual, but omitted the please" The clerk gently reminded him, but was interrupted by the following response: Don't have to say please today; got a penny"
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Doll a Factor in the World.

The doll remains pre-eminent as the symbol of childhood, and has been of incalculable psychological value in the development of the young intel lect throughout the ages, for no mat ter how rude or primitive its form, it furnished an association of ideas which stimulated the formation of mental pictures, serving to encourage the imagination, that most potent fac LOT of human mentality.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-21
On a Business Visit.

Mrs. R. was in the habit of giving little Robert an orange whenever he went home from her house. Another little boy named Edward found this out, and one day when he happened to be over there, he said, When is it that you give Robert a orange, when he comes or when he goes?" Mrs. R. told him she gave it to him when he goes, so Edward said, Guess I'll go now."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-21
His Idol Shattered,

Papa was the biggest kind of hero to his small son, in whose eyes he could do no wrong. One evening papa, talking over the days business happenings with mamma confided to her that he had acted very foolishly ln regard to a certain matter. Paul burst into bitter tears and was long in eX- Dlaining his grief. q didn't know papas could be silly" he mourned, finally. Does God sometimes act silly too?"
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Without the L.

"On eating the sixth oyster Rogo' vov's teeth came in contact With an. other hard substance which he took from his mouth and examined critical ly. Believing that he shad found a gem he took the object to a jeWeler, who pronounced it pear-shaped pear of perfect contour, and placed the value at $5,OOO."- Sun.
 It was a lot for pear, even at tnls time of the year, but perhaps the un- usual shape made it valuable.-Punch
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We'll Calculated.

Do your folks take the - Maga- zine?' asks the solicitor who repre- sents a periodical celebrated for the sort of stories 1t features Do we?" repeats the boy addressed. We take four-one that father hides from mother and sister, one that mother hides from sister and father, one that sister hides from father and mother, and one copy that none of 'em know l have iii my room."-Life.
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Makes the Boss Grav.Haired.

Of the many kinds of exasperating people perhaps there is none Worse than the subordinate who when told exactly how to do a certain thing, replies in so satisfied a manner that one cannot but suppose he under. stands perfectly; then goes ahead and does the thing in some fool way" of his own.
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Easinc a Tluht Shoe.

To ease a shoe that pinches, dip a cloth in very hot water, wiring it out and place it over the spot where it pinches. Repeat this as soon as the cloth becomes cold. A few applicar tions and the softened leather be- comes stretched to the comfort of the fOOt
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Courtesy Worth While.

It has been said that courtesy is to the daily intercourse of life what fra grance is to a flower. It ought to be just as steady, as unconscious, as gent ly pervasive as that-and it is just as certain to be noticed and aplreci- ated as the rich perfume of a Jac- queminot or the delicious scent of lily. =
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-21

Killed by Wild Animals and Snakes.
 Many persons are killed by animals every year in India. In Bengal alone during the past year 15 persons were killed by wild elephants, IF by tigers, 65 by leopards, 12 by bears. by wolves, by hyenas, and 201 by other wild animals, or in all 408 persons were killed by wild animals Snakes were responsible for 4,471 deaths.
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Where the Credit Reionna.

T don't attach much importance" said Uncle Eben, "to talk about a mans bein' good to his family. De credit generally belongs mo to his family dan it do to him."
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Words and Reason,

Men suppose that their reason has command over their words; still 1t happens that words in return, exer- else authority on reason.-F'rancis Ba- con
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Individual Plum Pudding Hard Sauce
 Raisins Fruit Nuts
 Camembert Cheese Coffee (CopYrlgnI. 1912. bv w. c. Chapnlan1
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-01

Tuesday, September 80, Col. Butt
turned his eightieth year and IS now
headed centenarisnward, apparently
very well physically and in strong mind.
On the day of his eightieth anniversary
he transacted probate legal business
before Judge Mahoney at the court
house. During the years of his promi-
nent citizenship here, once being the
village school teacher, organizer OF a
squad and first person in the county to
enlist for the Civil war, he was active
as attorney in many early murder trials
and civil actions. He was early active
as a real progressive in politics, work
ing for the parcels post and popular
election of United States senators. As
farmer he bought land when it was
cheap IN a favorable location and by i'm
proving it has seen it increase in price
from about 500 to $500 per acre, and he
possesses the most valuable and desir-
able homestead in this section.
il was the purpose of his family and
friends to observe the octogenarian an
niversary of Col. Butt in a fitting man.
ner, but that thought and desire was
abandoned because of the late domestic
affection. That he may be spared to
reach the centennial period, is the wish
of every acquaintance.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-01
CHURCH NOTES

Methodist aid society will be enter
tanned by Mrs. j. w. Cade on the after
noon of Wednesday. October s.
Congregational ladies' aid society will
be entertained by Mrs. Lind and Miss
Goodell Thursday afternoon in the church
parlors. Everybody cordially invited.
Brookville ladies' aid society meets
with Mrs. Will Beaver Thursday after
noon, October 8. Everybody welcome.
Aid society of the Christian church
will be entertained at Mrs. Geo. Halls
Friday afternoon, October g. All are
cordially invited.
Services in the Synod church next
Sunday at 1890 and at West Coon
Prairie at ESQ p. m.
United Luthercn aid society will be
entertained in the church parlors by
Mesdames Nels and Albert Solverson,
Thursday, October 9.
| At the United Lutheran church
next Sunday at ten O'Clock, seventeen
young people will be confined, followed
by annual mission offering. Cemmun-
ion at three O'Clock
sPRINGvILLE CIRCUIT
Preaching next Sunday: Liberty Poie
ii O'Clock, Bishop Branch Brookville
g. Mr.. Sviggum will take charge of
morning service at Springville.
Sunday, October IL, there will be q
Sunday school rally day service and an
all day service at Springville. Watch
for announcement next week.
Liberty Pole ladies' aid will meet with
ars. Sever Nundal October z.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-01
VERNON COUNTY coURI-Is PROBATE
Calendar for Term to be Held Tuesday
October 7. 1918

Estate of Regina E. Ramsland- Hear.
ing of claims
Mary VanWagner - Hearing claims.
Ole Erickson Hearing of claims.
Levina Sommers-Application for adj
ministration.
Elmer o. Bergh Application for fin
al settlement and settlement and as
signment.
Elizabeth Henry Application for
proof of will.
Torkel johnson Application for proof
of will.
Magdalean Aegerter Application for
proof of will
Svenuung 0berson Application for
proof of will
George OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for
final settlement.
Laura Summerfeld- Hearing claims.
Daniel Franzini Application for ad.
ministration.
Neri Halverson (Tweit) Application
for final settlement.
Mons Larson Application for final
settlement.
Frank Stanek Application for adj
ministration,
Philip Bouffleur Application for final
Observation-Disclosures IS
A. j. McKittrick Petition to sell
real estate-October 81
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-01

Harry Kagenah, former Hillsboro
boy, recently married at SanFrancisco,
an heiress. The wealth of his bride
affords him opportunities to travel in
foreign lands and live like a lord. And
it all came about by a game of tennis,
the young hotel clerk and the lady be-
irq thrown together in the sport.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-01
ROUND AND ABOUT US.

The city of Prairie du Chen has fin
ally come to. At special election sa-
loon licenses were voted up from $500
to $500.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-01
JUNIOR COATS
Ages s to Is

In addition to the fab
RIGS listed i'm Children's
COats,we here show the
Popular Pony Fur cloth,
fine Diagonal Coatings,
Brown and Blue Astra-
chan and others. Ii
would be indeed hard to
pick out any one gar
ment as rejecting more
value than the others,
but we want to call es-
pecial attention to one
model: Brown Astra-
chan, mercerized quilt
ed lining, trimmed with
tan brOadcloth and vel
vet, gold buttons, lined
throughout. We sell it
at $3.50; it is worth
more. Other coats at
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-01

For SALE -2l0-acre farm in Sec. 20,
town of Genoa. Good dwelling house,
2 basement barns, we'll and cisterns,
water piped to buildings; well stocked
with horses, 20 head mich cows, 6
yearlings, II calves, some pigs, hay,
straw, corn, clover seed, machinery,
etc. Will sell with or without stock
and crops. Apply to w. T. Watson,
De Soto, Wisconsin, r. D. /.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-01

The Sentry reports that Elihu Wat.
son has brought suit against Hillsboro
village for $4,000 damages. The suit is
the result of an injury he received from
fall on an icy sidewalk.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-01

The town of Christiana will hold a
special meeting on October l4th to con-
slider the proposition of voting more
aid for road purposes.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-01

For Furniture consisting of
range, heating stoves, sewing machine,
bedroom set, tables, chairs, etc. One
block north of E, H. Officers dray
barn. w. NJ. Bouifieur.