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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-01
HOW TO CUT DOWN
LIVING EXPENSES

Any Ottumwa family can make a
big saving and also be much healthier
by eating the deliciously appetizing
Minnesota Spaghetti at least twice
each week in place, of meat.
Minnesota Spaghetti is four times
as nutritious as beef steak and yet
costs only about one cent dish.
1t contains more proteids than most
foods and is therefore more strength
giving and less fattening.
It is fine for children-making their
bodies strong and healthy. And they
are very fond of its rich nut-like flavor.
Insist on getting the genuine Mime
sota' Spaghetti made from the VERY
BEST DURUM wheat with ALL the
wonderfully nourishing Gluten left in.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-01
though It ultimately leads to

though It ultimately leads to tri
umph. The good who are effective
commonly win the enmity Of the bad
Joseph's virtue was worse aRront
to Potiphar's wife than any accusa'
lions he could have made against her
His virtue was the most singing re.
buke to her lack Of virtue. There.
fore, she sought vengeance and found
it, by falsely accusing Joseph of the
sin which he had refused to commit
The result was that he was thrown
into Pharaoh's prison.
An injustice? OF course it was.
But that is nothing new. Injustice
comes to all who lead forceful, III
dependent lives. Strong men like 10.
seph waste no time in whimpering.
They do not 60 about assailing the
ears Of their neighbors with their
grievances. Accepting conditions as
they are, they resolutely set about
making them better. There is no
spot 50 dark, no lot 80 lowly that the
soul cannot grow; and the surest
way out ia in the words of the poem,
Keep sweet, and keep a-moving."
Dreams In Prison.
Even in prison Joseph followed his
life rule of simple helpfulness. There
Is nothing subtle or profound about
his philosophy OF conduct He simply
tried to do his best and to help
everybody he could. He had high
visions, 1t is true, and he had them
wherever he was; nevertheless these
did not lift him above lowly service
for his fellow man. He was friend
and helper of every life that he could
by any means reach. Thus we find
him the congenial associate of his
fellow prisoners, the servants Of Pha-
roah.
There are some folk, to whom we
naturally turn in time of trouble.
Joseph was one Of these, as everybody
in the prison quickly knew. When
the butler and the baker turned to
him with their dreams, he who had
insight and reverence, unfolded the
meaning of their visions. The credit
for his skill he gave to God, yet he
employed his gift for human service.
Joseph was practical man, and
he reminded the cup-bearer that,
when he was released, he should men
ton Joseph's need to Pharaoh. Here
again he met with ingratitude, but
that did not turn his spirit sour. He
knew how to wait on the Lord"
which Is one OF the great lessons Of
nfe for youth to leran. When we re
alize that, as the Italian proverb says,
"God always pays, although he does
not always pay on Saturday" we
are entering into the secret of sue
cessful living
The story ends with Joseph in
prison, but is none the less Joseph
the conqueror Ell
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-01
A YOUNG MAN AWAY FROM
HOME WHO KEPT HIS
FLAG FLYING.
The International Sunday School Les
son for May 4 10, "Joseph Inter.
prets Dreams" Gem 40.

Kicked upstairs into the 1presi
dency," is the way certain New York
politicians spoke of the efforts to
get rid of Governor Roosevelt by
making him vice president of the
United States. The road to the
highest power usually lies through
the valley of obscurity. Adversely
has often been route to prosperity.
When Joseph, the favorite son Of ia.
cob, was sent up to Egypt by his I'M
natural brothers, they were forward
ing him to the best school of life,
where he could be trained in the
Egyptian civilization. That apparent
disaster linked the Jews with Egypt
and profoundly affected all the future
history Of the world. Every active
life has had somewhat similar ex-
periences, when good came out of ap-
parent evil
The story is one for our own times
for it paints in true colors the career
OF young man away from home.
This one kept his flag flying and
never lost heart in the darkest hours.
He was the victim of sore misfortune
but his spirit was never broken and
his soul was neve rconquered.
at matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishment the
scroll;
am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul"
Worse than any particular hard.
ships which this youth had to endure
was the CALLING fact that he was a
slave. His proud head had to bow
beneath the yoke Of servitude. He
was sold as a chattel and treated as
bit of property. Nevertheless his
soul was not enslaved. He knew
himself for an heir Of freedom,
prince among men. After all *
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sues WESTERN
UNION FOR $1,000
MRS. j. n. WILSON ASKS DAMAGES
FOR TARDY DELIvERANCE
OF MESSAGE.

On the claim that message convey
Ing information about the illness of a
relative was not delivered in proper
( time, Mrs. j. Fl. Wilson has filed suit
In the district court against the West
ern Union Telegraph Co. for $1,5o0.
| The plaintiff AYERS that on August J.,
1912, her daughter sent her a mes
sage from Emporia, Kas., telling of the
critical illness of relative and advi5-
Ing her to come at once. The claim Is
made that the message was not
delivered until the evening of August
2, too late for her to go to Emporia in
time to see the relative alive.
A number of divorce petitions have
been acted on by Judge F. M. Hunter
during the spare moments of the Wa
pello county district court Anna M.
Green has been allowed $50 temporary
alimony, $25 for attorneys fee, $25 for
suit costs and $25 month until her
plea for divorce from Albert Green is
heard Bertha Cline has been divorced
from George Cline on the grounds of
desertion. A decree has been ordered
in the divorce action brought by
George Miller against Sadie Miller.
Lille Won Draska has been given a de-
cree against Charles Won, Draska, and
the custody Of their daughter, Phyllis,
is given to her. Cruel and inhuman
treatment gained Iottie Shelley d.
vorce from John Shelley. She was re-
stored to her maiden name Of Lottie
Bean. Elizabeth Jackson has been
granted $40 attorneys fees and $25
suit money on her showing against
William P. Jackson.
A Judgment in the sum of $142.50
and attorneys fees Of $51.42 has been
given to w. s. Parks in his suit
against Mary L. Reed Mitchell & Sea-
burg must pay the reporter costs Of !
$500, according to the record entry.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-01

ing that by their own ineffectiveness
IN their present work they prove
themselves unfit for larger work. As
a motto on the nursery wall has it
"The boy who does little things well
is fitting himself to do big things
better"
When Woman Tempts Man
The most dramatic incident of JOS
eph's career was his experience with
Potiphar's wife. We can wish the
episode were not, there, yet it is true
to life. The idea is startling one
to a chivalrous youth that a woman
can be a temptress and that young
man should be on his guard against
her, That is contrary to all the
| teachings and ideas of his early train.
ing. Nevertheless. every young man
must learn somehow or other that
all women are not as his own mother.
Indeed, one is inclined to say; as
he looks about city life at the pres
ent time, that perhaps never since
Rome collapsed by the weight of it's
own immortality, has Potiphar's wife
been so brazenly abroad in the land
as at present. BY the styles OF dress
that prevail, by the dances of the
young people, by performances at the
theater, by much current literature,
and by not little of the loose talk
of the time, woman's enticement to
mans baser nature Is manifest to an
appalling extent. This is a phase of
the woman question which Is Of pro-
found concern to the world, for it
certainly misrepresents the vast ma
jority Of womankind. Yet 1t il a
problem that only woman can solve
The Young Mans Refuge.
There is a discernible tendency
abroad at present to take refuge IN
hygienic, economic and social rea-
sons for personal purity. This Is the
teaching that one hears on every side.
1t should alarm the church for these
are no adequate defenses for the NOR.
atty of society. The fact that va
rious disabilities, physical, economic.
industrial, social and legal, follow In
the train of impurity, are quite in
sufficient to safeguard the race.
Joseph's way was better. His
course was in consonance with the
highest knowledge of our own time.
A noble character inspired by high
est ideals is the best armor against
the besetments of sin, Joseph had
first OF all high sense Of personal
honor He would not offend against
his employer, the husband Of the
temptress. This was one of the
things that man Of standards can
not do. Again, he could not do this
great wickedness and sin against
God" These Hottest ethical and re.
ligious considerations we're his de-
liverance, and it is not too much to
say that only along the same line
may we expect to approach in our
time the solution of the present prob
lem Of personal purity.
A Woman's Vengeance.
The path Of virtue Is not easy, al
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-01
Obituary.
Benjamin Levi Harding.

Benjamin Levi Harding was born in
Logan county, Illinois March 20, 1868.
In the fall of 1859 he moved to Iowa
and has made his home in this state
since that time. On November s. 1891 he
was married to Miss Josie Burgess who
preceded him in death August 26, 1910.
Mr. Harding and his wife were con-
verted and united with the Methodist
Episcopal church July Is, 1906 and re-
NAMED faithful until death. He spent
several months in California, returning
from that state to Eddyville last July.
Since that time he has gradually failed
lin health, being unable in the last
three months to leave the house. He
was a member Of a family Of four
brothers one brother Kindred departing
this life January 10. 1912. His brothers
l.. G. and Samuel survive him.
He died at the home of his brother l..
G. Harding at Mahaska county Iowa,
April 26. 1913, aged SO years, l month
and days. The funeral took place from
the NJ. e. church In Chillicothe, Ia, on
April %, 1913, Rev. G. W.. Barber con-
Quoting the service. The body was laid
to rest in the Odd Fellows cemetery at
Chillicothe, Iowa, the order of Free
Masons having charge Of the burial
services-Contribute
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In The Religious World;
(REvEw OF SUNDAY SCHOOL LEssoN)
"Stone walls do not a prison make
Nor iron bars cage"
The Officer in Overalls.

| Nor iron bars a cage"
| The Officer in Overalls.
.The best way to get out of dis
tasteful position said Thomas JET
ferson, lis to become conspiculously
effective in it." The, story Of 10
|seph is study in efficiency. HI
made good" wherever he was put
He was first class man in an in
ferior place; therefore he either ex
allied the place or rose out of it.
meaner sort Of man would have
whimpered and wept and rebelled
Joseph respected himself, and there
fore others came to respect him.
AT the recent naval maneuvers and
target practice at Hampton Roads
| when several members of the cabinet
accompanied Secretary of the Navy
Daniels, the visitors were shown
down into the engine room and fire
room of the Wyoming. They saw a
man in overalls, begrimed beyond
recognition, who seemed to be direct.
ing the men. He conducted the par.
ty about this section of the ship,
answered all questions, and made ex-
plantations SO clearly that some visit
or remarked, THAT man must be
some sort OF petty officer, he knows
what he Is talking about. What is
his grader" The eyes of their con-
ductor twinkled as he replied, "If
you had been attending the recep-
ton at the white house last week
you would have seen that man, re-
splendent in gold lace, acting as
naval aide to the president of the
United States" This incident illus
trates this story of efficiency. True
ability and dignity fills its own place
we'll wherever duty may lie for the
moment. Joseph as a slave and as a
prisoner was as efficient man as
Joseph as an overseer Of Egypt He
did with his might what he found to
do. That way came promotion and
emancipation. There are hundreds Of
second rate housekeepers, clerks and
workmen in the world who are sigh
ing for literary career, not know
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-01

An interesting question Is raised be-
fore the state railroad commission In
the matter Of the complaint Of pa
irons of the Waterloo, Cedar Falls and
Northern railroad as to the 10 cents
extra charge where payment is made
on the interurban cars instead of the
passenger presenting q ticket. The
matter will be handled by the COM
mission on the 9Th Of next month. The
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-01

Mrs Kate Baker has returned to her
home in Mystic after a short visit with
Miss Mary jeffrey, 100 North Court
street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17
THE CHRISTMAS SILKS
FOR DRESS
AND WAIST PATTERNS.

Silks were never more fashionable
than at the present time Nor has
there ever been such beautiful caves
and colorings offered. You will find
here everything desirable for your own
wants and for giving others, all immac-
ulately fresh and attractive.
Crepe Meteor, Crepe de Chine,
Crinkled Crepe de Chine. Chiffon,
Satin Cashmere de Sole, Canton Crepe,
Balkan Crepe, Charmeuse. Messaiine.
Broche Satins. Pompadour Satins.
Matelasse, Silk Shirtings, Chiffon Tai
feta, Quaker Silk. Chiffon Velvet, Silk
Plush, Lumineux, Faille Franchise,
Satin Duchesse
These silks are obtainable in black
and every fashionable color. and will be
cut in a pattern of any length for dress
or waist
ALL SILK PATTERNS WILL
BE NEATLY BOXED.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17

of terms" Mrs. Sells hastens to explain
with that ready smile of hers, not
withstanding the fact that one would sus-
pect US of not being on speaking terms
from the way in which have chosen
to scatter over the country You see. it
was this way Each of the children had
very decided taste as to which college
he or she wished to attend. So we let
them choose. Why not?''
At Christmas however, there will be
a grand reunion of the Sells family. Mr..
and Mrs. Sells are now setting UP their
household gods in big, sunny apart
ment and making ready for the holiday
homecoming of their children.
At her home in Cleburne, Mrs. Sells
took an active interest in public mat
tiers and belonged to more clubs than
the C.lild Study Club, which she had to
join. being a mother; and the Suffrage
Club. to which she could not afford to
not belong. being a suffragist; and the
inevitable literary club, to which every
self-respecting citizen in a small town
must belong, and then some others. But
these did not prevent her from being
the most constant companion and the
closest comrade her children knew. She
used to take her children to the club
meetings, and the three little Sells, all
in a row, would sit as quiet as mice
throughout a talk on suffrage or for
eign missions, or current affairs, or
whatever might be the subject of that
afternoons discourse.
Next summer Mrs. Sells hopes to visit
number of Indian reservations with
her husband. She has for a long time
been interested in making a study of
the customs and modes of living of the
Indians. Some years ago she furnished
at her home in Cleburne an Indian room,
filled with all sorts of curios. specimens
of beadwork. and with unusual objects
of the picturesque art of the Indian
tribes. These things she collected from
the Indians themselves while among them
in the far west
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17

She halls from little town in a south
ern state But Mrs. Cato Sells. wife of
the commissioner Of Indian affairs, is
just as ardent suffrasist as il she had
gone on hikes and made soap-box ora
tons on Votes for Women all her
life. She has done more than have many
Of the women who work for suffrage in
this way. She has converted her own
husband.
There's nothing conspicuous in being a
suffragist these days. That is, If one
lives among suffragists. But when a
couple with three grown children hail
from Cleburn, Tex, bubbling over with
enthusiasm for the cause" one may
be sure that this man and woman are of
an original turn of mind and possessed
OF some little moral courage as well.
II was born a suffragist," Mrs. Sells
told me But this event-the event of
being horn suffragist. | mean. did not
occur in Cleburn, where Mr. Sells and l
nave made oar nome TOR some years past.
We are both from Ninton, Iowa. Texas.
however, does not deserve the reputation
most southern states have for conserva-
tism. There the women are wideawake
to suffrage, and we have particularly
strong state organization At the ma
uonal suffrage convention held here in
Washington last week / was one of four
teen delegates from the state Of Texas.
1t was the first national convention of
the suffrage party that / ever attended.
The brilliant women gathered here from
every corner of the Union made it easy
10 believe that the day of votes for
women cannot be far Offs
Mrs. Sells is the proud mother of three
children: The eldest of these. Dorothy,
Is a student at Wellesley. The boy. Don
aid, Is taking a course at the Chicago
University. and the youngest Barbara, is
studying at Rockford College Ill.
The Sells. family is really on the best
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17
$500 and $500 each.
SILK HOSIERY is A GIFT
CERTAIN OF
APPRECIATION.

The popularity of Silk Hosiery is
now SO we'll established that every
man will be glad to receive some among
his Christmas gifts. Excellent values
are afforded by our stock.
Pure Thread Plain Colored Silk
Hose, in variety of rich shades and
black.
Pure Thread Silk Hose, black with
white or self.clocks.
Accordian Ribbed Hose, all silk, i'll
exquisite two-toned colorings; French
and American make.
SOC, ST 900, ST. so to $500 pair.
Main noor 4 St.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17
MANY VIOLATIONS OF
HOURS-0F- SERVICE ACT
Difference in Efficiency and Safety of
Train Service Shown in
Report

Violations of the law. limiting the
service of train employees on American
railroads TO sixteen consecutive hours go
10 the very heart OF the efficiency and
safety of train operation" said Commits
sioner McChord. commenting upon a
statement issued today by the Interstate
commerce commission. Analysing the
monthly reports of interstate railroads
OF hours of service during the fiscal
year ending June 20, 1913.
Nearly 10000 violations of the sixteen
hour law were reported b. 269 railroads
during the year, the roads submitting
various reasons why such violations
were necessary. The commission analy-
SIS points out. however that while this
hgurc may appear abnormal TO tho lay
mind II must b. remembered that
351, Ill men We're employed in handling
trains during the year. and that the eX-
cess service probably would not exceed
one instance to each eInploye.
The difference in efficiency and safety
OF operation between various railroad
systeTns,' Mir McChord said, lis shown
clearly by the commissions analysis in
the marked disparity between the ratio
VI excess service To mileage between
railroads serving practically the same
territory For instance, one of the east
orn roads, operating more than $50
miles ot tracks, reports 5,224 instances
= which trainmeu We're duty for
periods longer than those provided by
law, while another road III the same ter
ritory. with a mileage of less than 800
miles, reports -2.6azi such instances.
Comparison of Figures.
a comparison OF the figures sub
WItted by two other of the principal
eastern lines shows, respectively, a mile
age OF 2,2oS. With 5.45I instances of ex-
cess servicc. as compared with 2sc9
miles and l6,44S instances. In the
prairie country. ono road with "a mileage
Of 1.I5s. reports approximately 20.000 in
stances Of excess service. while another
rad in the same territory, with more
than $50 miles of tracks, reports only
3,3ip Instances OF excess service.
I'm the southwestern territory. one
road. operating less than G,4c miles OF
approximately /, 100 in
etances Of excess service, while another
isa~, similarly situated geographically.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17
COTTON AND WOODEN
DRESS PATTERNS.

\ practical remembrance, and will
possibly fill the want better than any
thing else, in many instances
Cotton Dress Materials in the new
1914 designs. Dress lengths are al
ready cut III lawns. percales, ginghams,
printed voiles, mercerized crepe cloths,
mercerized poplin and Ottoman. silk
and cotton chiffon and printed silk por-
gee, priced from. ST 90 to $500
Better quality materials cut in any
length desired upon selection.
Wooden Dress Materials. in and
o yard length patterns. including black
and colored batiste, cashmere, alba
tross. mohair, silk -and-wooI poplin.
fancy suiting. eponge. silk-and-wool
faille, priced from $500 to 5000
Other fabrics on display offer 4
wide selection from which any length
will be cut. second door. I; s..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17
FROM THE MEMS
CLOTHING SHOP THESE
GIFT SUGGESTIONS.

Evening Waistcoats, S. 90 to $1,000,
for full dress and tuxedo wear.
White Cotton and Linen Waist
coats, SI.5o and up.
Silk Vests, in white and colors,
$500 and up.
Colored Wool Vests, $500 and up.
White Mercerized Vests, S2.5o and
up.
Warm Knitted Golf Vests, 5000
each.
Mackinaws, i'll new colors, $1,000.
Slip-on Raincoats, $500 and up
ward
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17
austrian Gold Glass1uure Makes a
R1ch and Handsome Christmas Present.

Gold Decorated Glassware and China is re-
turning to great favor this season, and conse-
quently IS one of the most suitable designs to be
selected for gifts.
Dainty elegance is reflected in this Handsome
Glassware, and refinement characterizes every
piece. The entire assortment represents our per-
sonal selection and importation and is grouped
separately IN our Glassware Department for con-
venient Inspections
different decoration is used on nearly every
piece, SO that is truly glassware of individuality;
glassware correctly expressing the ideas OF those
demanding the best.
Handled Nappies each from COMFORTS, up;
vase Sets Ii pieces 81 80 Bon
bon Dishes, SOC and Flower and
fume Bottles S10O and Footed Bowls,
Handled Sherbets soc Baskets s1.OO and
up; Sailed Almond Sets. pieces. $500
pieces $1.75 and - "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17
Musical Toned Dinner Chimes
In Ne1u Gift DesiQnS.

Dinner Chimes, such as we are now showing,
have heretofore only been obtainable in foreign
markets. and at cost Objectionable to the aver
age person The beautifully made OF
fine Early English Solid Mahogany, in various
styles and shapes. Some have three keys others
four of highly polished brass that give forth very
sweetly toned chimes when properly struck
New cabinet style that sits on the floor. and
when closed represent very artistically designed
little table, priced. $1,000, S1S.95 and Sis
Styles to sit on the table " So. CDO
Another design, resembling somewhat man.
tel clock, to sit on the table or be hung up some
with closing front doors, others plain.
SIPS and up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17
DRESSING SACQUES AND
KIMONOS IN CHARMING
NEW STYLES.

Better gifts for women to give wom-
en- are not to be found
French Albatross Dressing Sacques.
white, lavender, pink and light blue,
simply or deliberately hand-embroid-
cred. S3.75 to $500 each.
Flannel Dressing Sacques, in pink,
blue, lavender, old rose. gray and red.
high neck and long sleeves; finished
with buttonhole edge, $500.
Dressing Sacques of crepe de chine
and China silk, plated and effectively
trimmed with valenciennes lace, S4.75
and $500.
Silk Long Kimonos, rose, law
ender, pink and blue lowered designs,
lined with white albatross, $500.
Japanese kimonos OF Japanese
crepe, hand-embroidered and finished
with sash: plain colors. S.. 50.
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