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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-23
DON'T BE A PUTTERER

The man or boy who daies along with his work
and does it slowly and half heartedy, makes big job
out of a little one. a.. .....
The man who lets his work accumulate instead of
going right at it and getting it done at once, isnot on
the road to The who goes to work in the
morning and tackles his work with vim whether it
is saving wood, opening the mail, painting house,
or driving team, any other job keeps himself and
everyone around him in good humor and moving, and
job is too big On the other hand if he starts at his
work ndifferently picks out the easy work first and
postpones the jobs that little harder before he
has gotten very far along with the day. he doesn't have
any jobs left but what to him hard He closes
the day with of those hard still undone and
the next day they are staring him in the face and he
gets off each day He is like the boy who started
in to wood and picked out all of the little
sticks After while he didn't have anything left but big
sticks and he had put n lodging them enough time to
have sawed half of them. -. u. -.. ~. ..
So the who dallies along with system to
his work makes hard job out of every job The mes
senger boy who walks listessy and slowly along, is
making great deal harder job of carrying the
sage than the who is briskly taking it to it's point
of delivery.
The carrier boy who carries The Courier and stops
to talk with other boys and oiters around the route
looking back and going little slower all the time, gets
to dreading his work. and thinks any job he has is
hard While the boy who gets his papers from the
counts Cnem ana al once takes Cne
shortest cut to get to where he leaves the first paper
and then hustles along his route delivering his
papers correctly and shouting Courier" he puts it
in the box throws it the porch does not dread the
little job of delivering few papers, because he is
through with it. .......
Some have put in most of their lives puttering
along and making big jobs out of little ones, but boys
need not start that way. Any boy who wants to get
ahead in life show enough interest in the job he is
working at to keep it going swiftly along 1t is to his
interest to do Almost every boy is being watched
by some who is employer. It is fact, prac-
tically every boy who does his work good matter
what he is doing, will have trouble getting bigger
job than he now has in a little while.
Certainly no boy, either is doing much for
his own advancement who doesn't promptly do his
work.
By hanging back, delaying and postponing, any of
us can get ourselves to the point where dread any
work we may have to do. ..- g. ...>--~ .
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-23
THE SELF DENIAL OF UNMARRIED
WOMEN.

In the January Woman's Home Com
panion appears an article entitled,
THE Girl Who Does Not Marry" in
! the course Of which the author makes
the following comments on the self
denial of unmarried women and tells
the following story:
1.-THE temptation to be selfish is, I
,lieve, stronger for the unmarried
Il than for the one who is married
are are many such girls. know
who will never marry and whom
world in general would call very
itly person. She has devoted her
ito her aged parents, and spent her
lavishly for a nephew and niece,
her devotion has had something
personal, almost fanatical in It, BY
Instantly sacrificing herself she sue
'eded in making her parents very
slfish pair Of old people. Not content
With that, she dedicated herself quite
las extravagantly to the nephew and
niece, For them she shaved; and
came in time, to believe that they
were wholly dependent on her efforts,
whereas there were others closely con-
nected with them who would gladly
have rendered them what might have
been a more wise service. But Aunt
May was by this time wholly pos
sessed by the idea that she was neces-
sary to the children. A more keen
observer would have seen that it was,
rather, the children who had become
necessary to her. By her unthinking
admirers it was often said: May is SO
unselfsh! She lives for nothing else
but those two children
"But as time went on the selfishness
in the mask of unselfshness began to
show it's true face. The opportunity
came for the boy and girl to have ad-
vantages and pleasures apart from
Aunt May !. favorite uncle propos-
ed sending 40 boy for three months
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-23
CHAPTER XXIV.-(Continued.)

There were new denizens, also.
These had arrived in dozen zinc
tanks and willow hampers, to the
amaze of sleepy express clerk at the
railroad station; two swans now sailed
majestically over the lily-pads Of the
lake, along it's gravel rim a pair Of
bronze colored ducks waddled and
preened, and its placid surface rippled
and broke to the sluggish backs OF
goldfish and the flirting fins Of red
Japanese carp. Hens and guinea
fowl strutted and ran in wire waffle
behind the kitchen, and on the wall,
now Strengthened and departed, a
splendid peacock spread his barbaric
plumage Of spangled purple and
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-14
MANY TONGUES
NLODANER

It was congress Of nations that
passed through Honolulu some weeks
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-14

old custom house was Tor over i've
hours mass Of flame. Il II estimated
that more than q thousand house.
have been burned to the ground and
that more than five thousand people
are homeless on account Of the Dire.
News OF this kind coming from CHI
nese sources, as L does, Il usually
more or less exaggerated, but looking
ut the ruins. and even walking through
them. one could not help thinking that
the homeless unfortunates would Be
numbered BY the Thousand.
For q fire TO spread from Canton
across the river to Moran Is not nn-|
precedented. but for the fire IN Hon1m
to obtain the hold Il did h somefhInE
unknown. II It had occurred apart
from the more important affair Il
would have been q big affair.
For fully 900 yards from the Chl
nese postofffce into the city the streets
are impossible on account Of debris.
and every few yards one finds Z wall
which Is likely to collapse a. any mo-
ment One Of the likelIest things IS
that the postofflce viii fall IN at any
moment. and Chinese passing here
stop, take . rest, and then sprint past
the danger zone. The value Of the
damage done Il so Tar inestImnb|t.
but It Is certain to be we'll over the
hundred thousand.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-14

ago In the British steamship Lodaner,
that called here whise enru.te from
the Fits to British Columbian port.
with q shipment Of sugar.
A more varied crew In the matter or
nationality and lfsposition than that
which mans the big sugar freighter
Lodaner. which arrived at the B. G.
Sugar Refinery from the Fiji Islands a
few days ago. 1t woald be difficult to
find, and Captain Mars and First Mate
Hainsworth have had their hands pref
ty full during the voyage, for quite n
number Of the men are not well used
to the sea-there Is only one fully quail.
fled able seaman among them-5and
some cannot speak English.
Russians, Firms. two Englishmen,
Norwegians, Austrians, two Greeks,
three West African negroes, one Cape
de Verde negro. one American negro
and Chinese steward are included in
this motley crew Two of the African
negroes are Kru boys and one Is q
i"Jackery," and be II known that these
two races Of negroes are deadly OPP
posed in their own country and bear
each other q grudge even when far
away from their native heath. Aboard
the Lodaner they have not hit 1t off
too wen. =. !. ...G. ~
Captain Mars is particularly genial
type of Seotehman. It is not often
nowadays that a shippers wife travels
with him. but Mrs Mars Is piuekily &C
companying her husband upon the voy-
ages he is making just now. Mr.. Hams
worth is naval reserve man and was.
at different times, aboard the Royal
Oak, Galatea and Pembroke. He Is .
Yorkshireman.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-14

radical or extreme. The explanation
now realize the benefits of protection
and are unwilling to deprive their
people of them.
1t is regarded as certain that the
extraordinary session will be pro-
tracted well into the late summer and
possibly autumn. Every proposition
to slash schedules will be bitterly
fought, not only by the Republicans
but the conservative Democrats. Moth
ing can be accomplished in a hurry
and that idea might as we'll be
abandoned now. .g.
Long Debate Sure
A story has gone out that the Re-
publican members Of the finance com
mittee are looking forward to sweep
/ ing reductions in schedules and as
sorting that there will be little resist
ance on the part of Republicans in
the senate. But nothing of the sort
is assured. As matter of fact, there
is every indication of long and ami
mated tariff debate in the senate.
Not only will the Republicans do a
lot of stiff fighting, but there will be
Democratic division Considerable re-
auctions in various schedules are to be
expected, but the indications now are
that they will not be radical or ex-
IRENE. The Democrats will have but
a narrow majority in the senate and
the high protective Democrats and the
progressive Republicans are going to
have lot to say about schedules be-
fore the tariff is revised
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District
q said City and County FOR the period beginning with the first day Of Janu
q FURTHER RESOLVED, Of THOUSAND
SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY ss75oOo
repair of
school buildings grounds repair work material maintenance
with first 1913
June, 1913 IS.
RESOLVED of County
thereof upon having
donation named herein Of rolls and
accompanied having
special meeting called for the Of considering expendt
lures 60 #a8sN8s $50 a@#S%# -. -
FURTHER RESOLVED expenditures
Resolution shall that all salary lists covering dona
being presented Board
with the recommendation such Committee Committees
lawfully payable voted
regard thereto the Board
act. i
AND RESOLVED. liability
shall be incurred month of the monthly
sumshe authorized
AND take eff
fectu upon approval.
Introduced by
VIM. H. MCCLELLAN
Supervisor
7,
regular Supervisors City County
OF Honolulu held on Iuesda January 9 the foregoing Resolution
Reading ordered
said Board:
Hardesty Mcclellan Pacheco Pete VOTERS
Total l.
D. KALAUOKAI4AN, JR,
543S-Jan g., 3, TO- City and County
Approved day of January A. D.
JOSEPH J. FERN,
544S-Jan IA, Is, 16. Mayor
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-14
THE POPULAR
Z. VOTE OF 1912
Wilson Over 100, 900 Less
Than Bryan'S Vote of
- 1908

The figures Of the official popular
vote for presidential candidates at the
recent election show some surprises.
It had been expected that an enor-
nous vote would be brought out by the
triangular contest between Roosevelt,
Taft and Wilson, but the total was
only 100, $3.50 larger than the total vote
Of four years ago, in spite Of the fact
that two new states have been added
to the Union since then. and suffrage
has been granted to women In Wash
ington and California. But for the &C
cessions thus made to the roster of
voters. the popular vote of 1912 would
have fallen far below, that of 1908.
President-elect Wilson did not hold
the strength shown by the Democratic
party under Bryan four years ago. His
total vote is 104,9l9 less than the vote
cast for Mr.. Bryan in; 1908.
The combined vote for Taft and
Roosevelt fell So. 224 short Of the vote
tor Taft when he ran the first time.
Gov. Wilson ran 1900. 900 behind the
Taft Roosevelt vote.
Roosevelt led Taft by 729, 035.
The Prohibition party suffered q
loss of strength.
One feature Of the election was the
extraordinary gain made by the Social
lists. who cast S97,11 votes as against
40, $50 four years ago.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-14
VOL YES TERnORIZE
PORTUGUESE TOWNS
Starving Beasts Descend To-
LoWIands and Attack All
Crossing Their Trails

LISBON. Portage. Dec. 2o.-pam.
ished wolves devoured four persons n
the neighborhood Of village In the
province Of Beira
Large packs OF the starving animals
have come down from the gorges Of
the Sierra da ztcstrella. whence they
have been driven because Of the deep
SHOWS, and they ARE terrorizing the
low country They attack lonely farms
at night, while persons travelling
along the roads alone are in constant
danger
A great chase was Organized b..
the country Inhabitants n the prov.
gince Of Beira. More than two hun
bred men participating and they sue
ceeded in rounding up and killing
more than one hundred wolves, hut
eight Of the sportsmen were severely
bitten.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-14
FIRE
IN CANTON

What Is declared as the greatest
| fire to visit the city Of Canton, China.
in years devastated hundreds Of dwell.
ings on December 9th. q vast district
/ of the congested city having been laid
waste during the several days that the
fire swept over the place. A Canton
correspondent to the Hangkong Daily
Press states that the conflagration
commenced somewhere near Shewan,
| Tones Goodwin, about p.s M. and
| got q firm hold on few flinisy build
ings. A strong wind almost of typhoOn
force was blowing and the fire spread
rapidly. Within no time It had got
the length Of the Chinese postoffice.
where halt was called for q short
time. The postoffIce Is more or less
isolated and 1t looked as II the fire
would stop there, but an extra gust
OF wind carried not only sparks but
flames far beyond the postoffice and
In no time this important building was
burning merrily. The fire spread to
the customs building and burned down
what used to be the customs; but fin
ished at this spot, because here there
are many more open spaces. S
Il -
The native ffre-brigades, which have
been doing good work lately and which
are q tremendous improvement on
what has before done duty, were more
or less helpless on this occasion and
certainly did very little toward stop
ping the progress of the flames. At
one point a few yards from the post
office, water was poured on the
flames without the slightest effect, and
near Shameen a building was attack
ed by the fire bridages and afterwards
abandoned
Fully twenty-four hours after the
outbreak the interior of the Chinese
postoffice was a mass of flames and
there was quite respectable fire burn
ing about q hundred yards to the south
west. The river boats, Of course, left
the wharves at the time OF the con-
Migration. but have now returned to
their usual quarters.
One Of the. many wonderful things
about the fire is that owing to the
strong wind blowing sparks about, an.
opposition blaze broke out in Honam:
while the steamer Wharves, which are.
nothing but timber, all escaped. The
blaze In Honam was quite big affair,
but pales In comparison with the city
affair. An idea of the extent Of the.
fire can be got from this, that from the.
bridge on the bund at the China Nav
igation Company's new wharf to the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-14
CHANGES IN
TARIFF MAY
Be SLIGHT
Bourbons Already Finding Diff
fieulties of Proposed Re-
auctions Staring at Them
By C., S, ALBERT

Especial Star-Bulietin Correspondence
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 1.-The
possibility of the Democrats revising
the tariff with hop, skip and jump,
followed by early adjournment and a
pleasant summer at home under their
own apple trees is daily diminishing.
1t is also becoming more apparent
that the notifications will not be
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The coolness 0f ths musicians who
played in the dining room ola Seattle
hotel while the room was thick with
smoke from q fire started By Christ
mas tree, kept the guests from becOm-
Ing panic-stricken and saved many
ives. 49,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-14
BY AUTHORITY
RESOLUTION NO. I

APPROPRIATIONS VARIOUS SERVICES
LIABILITIES HONOLULU,
BE 1T RESOLVED by the Supervisors and Coun
amounting
THREE HUNDRED THRTY-FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
NINETY be
n City
beginning
D. 1913
sche herein ed
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-01-01
OPEN HOUE HELD
AT TIL Y. NJ. G. A.

Open house is beg held at the
Y. NJ C. A. this afpnoon and even
ing. Many persons vited the building
as guests of the asssation. The en-
tire b.ilding, from basnent to dormi-
tories, Is thrown ope1o visitors for
inspection. The gamesyere we'll pat
ronized, the bowling aeys and pool
tables being the most lpular
This morning a grade weight ath-
letic contest was held ! which the
boys We're divided into tn classes, &C
cording to their weigh At three
O'Clock this afternoon a anne to de-
eide the Sunday school Championship
of the city was scheduled be played
between the First Christia and the
First Methodist Episcopal ,hurches
The open house is held tnder the
auspices of the Ladies Auxilivy of the
Y. NJ. c. A. Refreshments wre sev
ed this afternoon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-01-01

and chickene and hired out his horses
and closed the farm.
AS the months passed by and he
became interested In his new work
he grew to detest the thought of re-
turning to the farm. So when the
spring came he remained in New York.
toiling all through the hot summer days
until the splendid color left his face
and his brown hands grew quite pale
I'm beginning to look like some of
those ladylike city fellows that board
ed at Webb's one summer" he thought
grimiy as he surveyed his white
hands. II wonder If Mira III would like
the looks of me any better now
The thought OF Miriam Webb turned
his musings in another direction-tha'
of the great infirmity that proved 8
stumbling block in his progress al
every turn. His Uncle Simon had long
urged a visit to noted ear specialist
and now one blazing August day iona
dab suddenly resolved to go
Jonadab went 10 the hospital In
November and came forth from the in
stitution with a bewildered smile OIL
his face aud both ears stuffed will
cotton to lessen the terrific din tina
assailed his restored hearing. The
whole world took on a new aspect
He felt q greater confidence in him
self, more self reliance and highe
courage to overcome the dissppoint
ment that had befallen him in tn
loss of Miriam Webb
| He remained in, the city until tn
| Christmas season had ended and the
! FASTENED back to Little River to TAX
up his farmers life once more.
As he stood at the gate hours aftel
| ward, when the last night of the oil
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-01-01
BASKET OF APPLES
IN FIRST PARCEL
Postmaster First Person tc
Use the New System in
Richmond.

The Arst parcel sent by the parcels
! post through the local postoffice
which began business this morning
was basket of apples sent to the
news editor of the Palladium by Post
master E. NJ Haas.
Mr.. Haas was the first person TO
step up to the window at the postoffice
and buy one of the special parcels
post stamps, which was affixed to the
first parcel sent through the local
branch of the postal service Shortly
afterwards, the Jones Hardware Co.
sent three packages over the parcels
post, thus gaining the distinction of
being the first business house to Use
the new system.
Postmaster Haas announced this af
'ernoon that 70 parcels had been re-
celVed at the postoffice, five of which
were sent to local people and the re-
malnder to other cities. The first mack.
ages received for transfer, came in ar
hVe O'Clock this morning and were i'm
medlately sorted and sent to their des
tinations
One of the packages sent out bv
Richmond person was insured As val
oaole packages cannot be registered.
system of insuring them against loss
Or oreakage has been adopted. Upon
'he payment of an additional fee of
'eA cents, record of the package
Is 'sken and it is closely watched m
III receipt for it is received from the l
person u whom it was sent. +
arrangements have hean p,odo b,, (
os'iiia s'ei 1aas by which he can pro-t
"a eA'ia oeSvery wagons and men
a. any 'lnle that the business may be
100 neaVy for the r>sular force to han
Ire: several men ma = taken the ex-
animation and have b.n- sworn into
he service to be ready tcanswer anv [
in handling tn narca1s
post matter.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-01-01

compa ssed it. With SIZE DREW CLOSER
out the companion TO HIM
ship of Miriam Webb Little River was
a barren spot. and be loathed it.
His mother. reading by the light Of
large. green shaded lamp. lifted an in
quiring gaze to his.
Seems to me you're home early.
Jonadab It's only a little after
o'clock
She drew closer to him and placed
her lips to his ear. Jonadab inclined
his head. and his mothers voice was
lifted shrily.
II met Abby Smith today. She was
asking after you"
Jonadab smiled grimly. IF you met
Cousin Abby | guess you heard some
gossip" he growled-
Said she'd heard you and Miriam
was engaged. Is that so:" Mrs Hop
kins drew back and watched her sons
embarrassed face eagerly.
Il don't know" said Jonadab slow
IL. but guess it amt So" Then aft
er making the usual preparations 70,
$50 night he kissed his mothers wrin
cheek and went to his room.
eFernl days afterward. when thu
- year was yet young. Jonadab'i
Gle Simon Hopkins wrote ana offer
- Jonadab job in the city.
The conoQluence of this letter v11
mat Mr. Uopkinsswent TO spen1 ID,
winfer w11M her married daugltaf I,
s1mltM2-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-01-01
WILL 10 ANNUAL
BAUET TONIGHT
The FL Nous Club Holds
an zen House This
Afternoon.

The : big" tine of the year for
the me.ers of the Entire Nouis club
will beeld this evening when about
$50 m4bers of that reorganization will
sit DIN to the annual feast in the
banqt room Ct the o. o. F. hall.
E,l year tbs affair grows more
sucssful The annual banquet is al
wa, held on lew Years night, and
th spirit Of Brotherhood and friend
SIP always preails.
A program ha been arranged by a
ommittee appointed some time ago.
Among the speaers will be Mayor
whtwill also act as toast
master. Justice abbott, Walter Noss-
er and August chrader.
Open house at lie club rooms in the
Odd Fellows halRas held this after
noon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-01-01
M'MANIGAL IS GONE
Spirited from the State Late
Last Night.

INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. THAT Or
tie McManigal. confessed dynamiter
and star witness for the government In
the famous dynamite conspiracy case
is now on his way to California. where
he will probably receive his sentence
for the part he played in the dynamite
outrages was learned today. The de-
parture was secretly made Deputy
McLaren of Los Angeles. who has
charge of McManigal. slipped his pris-
oner into cab, late last night, rode
to the union station and took train
for Chicago. where II was expected TO
make close connections for the Pacific
coast early today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-01-01
STRUCK BY A TRAIN
A. 0. Forsyth Narrowly Es-
capes Death.

A. o. Forsyth. SIS North H street,
narrowly escaped death this afternoon
at the North Twelfth street crossing
by an east bound freight train. For
syth was walking across the tracks
and he noticed a fast-bound train ap-
preaching. He did not notice the ap-
preach of the west bound train until
too late TO avoid being hit. He was
struck by the COW catcher and thrown
to>the side of the track. When picked
up it was thought that he has been
fatally injured but he soon revived
No serious injuries are expected to re-
suit. He sustained a small scalp wound
and was painfully bruised about the
body.