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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-26
PULASKI.

Mr. and Mrs X P. Law and little
daughter of Oskaloosa visited G. r.
Bussey and family and other relatives
here last week,
Mrs. ID. C. Sutton left last week for
Terre Haute, Ind. where she will visit
relatives.
The home talent play, THE New
Minister" given under the auspices of
the Ladies' Aid of the Christian
church. was well attended considering
the threatening weather, and all were
well pleased who attended.
Dill knight and son, A. A. Knight,
left Tuesday for Iowa City where the
former will have his eyes tested for
new glasses. They returned home
Thursday.
Mrs. Kropf is having new resi-
dence built on the lots recently pur-
chased in the east part of town.
W. w. White returned from Cedar
Rapids Thursday where he attended
the M. W. A. state convention.
The graduating exercises of the Pu.
laski high school were held at the
opera house Friday night, May15. Fol.
lowing Is the program:
Invocation-Rev. Scott.
Song-High school.
Opportunity and Effcien.
cy," Ester Baughman.
Oration7-"Law and Character" sgd.
ney Shumate.
Stepping Stones to Sue
cess" Reuben r. Hargrove.
Quartet-Messrs. Anderson, Mill
gan, Hartzler and HOFFMAN.
Oration-"We Build the Ladder BY
Which We Rise" Carl Meredith.
Oration-"Ea r-Marks of an Educat.
ed Man" Wayne T. Wray.
Glass history and prophecy lvon
HOFFMAN.
Glass will--Flossie Hargrove.
Address ishbones and Back
bones" P. Marion Simms. Phi. D.
Presentation of diplomas-Prin. +.
d. Murphy.
Song-High school.
Benediction-Rev NJ. A. Niswander.
Mr.. and Mrs. S., O. Meredith and Mr..
and Mrs. Clay Meredith Of Queen City,
Mo-, came Friday evening to attend the
graduating exercises of the Pulaski
high school and returned Saturday at.
ternoon.
Miss Efie Lantz, who has been
teaching in the Milton school the past
year, returned home Saturday. She
has been elected assistant principal OF
| the Pulaski school for the coming year
The Embroidery club gave picnic
supper in the Townsend woods north
of town Friday evening In honor OF the
Misses Fry and vorhis, who left for
their homes in Bloomfield Saturday
Mrs. X. p. Law, who Is visiting here
and who was formerly a member OF
this club, was also an honor guest.
"Wednesday, May 6, was the birthday
anniversary of j. w. Albright. Mrs
Albright and her daughters planned
and carried out successful surprise
in his honor. Those present were Mr.
and Mrs. j. w. Albright and daugh
tiers, Cecil and Edna, Mrs. Carrie Har
dy and children, Bertha and Gerald
Mrs. John Clayton, Mr.. and Mrs. Ear
Courtney, John Adams and daughter
Blanche, Marion Simmons and son
Ralph, Allen Courtney, Wilfrsd Lowe
Johnnie Adams, Hampson Lowe, Ray
Adams, John Lowe, Edd Locker, Ear
Shumaker, Marion Adams, Roy Ad
ans, Lunda Gilliland, Misses Irene
Lowe, Mearlie Clayton, Attic Holcomb
Myrtle Clayton, Goldie Holcomb, Elsie
Holcomb, Myrtle Locker, Bertha Shu
maker Refreshments.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-26
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT.
FOR Member Board Of supervisors
C. w. GRAHAM
Candidate for the Nomination for
member Of Board Of Supervisors on
the Republican Ticket.

Judge Sloan. It was sent him by Joel
Tuttle, son Of General futile. When
the Civil war broke out James M. Tut.
tie was treasurer and recorder of Van
Buren, county, the two Offices at that
time being combined. and raised the
first company OF volunteers enlisted
in this county. This was company F
of the second Iowa infantry. He went
out as captain OF this company and
was wounded In the desperate charge
made at Fl Donelson by this regiment
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-26
JOE DOWNS ROSAUER;.
ALSO THOMPSON

Hedrick, May 23.-Joe Kitterman
won from Rosauer at Washington,
Tuesday evening, May 10 In one hour
and forty-three minutes He wrestled
and won from Judd Thompson at Spen-
Ger, Wednesday night, getting the first
fall in thirty-two minutes and the last
fall in seven minutes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-26

May %.
rells market.
Harry Peters has bought of w. A.
Carnes, very fine loop front pnaeton
for the use of Mrs. Peters.
The Baker house Office has been
frightened up by having very neat
pattern of linOleum laid on the floor.
May "a.
There were two cows, seven horses,
and two mules in the pound last night.
One mule and three horses are IN the
pound unredeemed.
C. o. Taylor is getting material on
the ground for fine, permanent side
walk around the Court street Taylor
block. That is an improvement that is
highly commendable.
A Des Moines girl was fined IS ana
costs yesterday for taking flowers from
the cemetery. There are now two po.
licemen at the Ottumwa cemetery and
If the people who visit there are seen
plucking flowers they will get some
of the same sort Of medicine.
May Is.
w. B. Armstrong is grazing the lou
he recently purchased on North Jener-
son street and is making 1t hand
some place for his new residence.
The average tramp is about the nitn-
est thing in existence and the city
could not inflict worse or more hu-
initiating penalty than to cause him
to take a bath. Why not have the
boss of the stone pile turn the hose
on them. It would drive them out OF
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-26
by proper spraying and clean culture

by proper spraying and clean culture.
Register and Leader: Vice Presi-
dent Marshall diagnoses the ills of
America as too much science and too
little God" How things have changed!
A few years ago one would expect a
democratic vice president to blame all
our troubles on the republican party.
Bloomington Bulletin: A report
comes that Gen. Villa favors two re-
,publics In Mexico, one north and one
south This would make the war per-
petual.
Sioux City Journal: The census bu-
reau EVIDENTLY made its latest esti-
mate of Iowa's population before the
homecoming of the folks who could
not stand the California winters.
Clinton Advertiser: That We ought
to have the right to do as we please
with the Panama canal which was
built with our money can hardly be
disputed; but that we have the right
to do as we please with it under the
treaties which have been negotiated
is another question to which there are
|unquestionably two sides. 1t is now
being suggested that the tolls exemp-
ton question be submitted to arbitra-
ton and the suggestion is being re-
ceived with favor by many of the in
f1uential men on both sides of the con-
troversy.
Kansas City Journal: Yes, that was
a long river the colonel discovered
l 1000 miles. But that's nothing. He
would have discovered 1t just the same
|if 1t had been twice as long.
Waterloo Evening Courier: For
most people Sunday is day of rest.
For some it is day Of fear. A little
woman, whose husband had been ar
rested for drunkenness and wife beat
ing, told her story between sobs in a
IDes Moines police court Monday morn
ling.
I'VE used to be SO happy she said.
"We have family of fine children
and were all happy until he started
drinking. 1 don't know why, but he
never drinks much only Saturday and
Sunday of each week. Oh. how have
hated to see Sunday come during all
these years He ceases to be my hus-
band then, he becomes a brute, he
beats us. threatens to kill US. He is
set on fire by drink, and not until
the day has passed and he has slept
off the spell are we at ease again,
and then for one short week"
If the sermon is dull next Sunday
morning as wet sit snugly In our pews,
liz our minds are too energetic to be oc-
cupied entirely by the scenes that fly
past our perch in luxurious automo-
bile, or If the fish don't bite fast
enough to keep up the excitement
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-26
MORNING SUN WOMAN
GIVES FLOWERS

Fl Madison, May PA letter froln
Mrs. j. A. Swan of Morning Sun, Iowa,
brings the pleasant information that
on Flower Mission day she will send
a bouque. for each inmate at the pris.
OH. She has Just inquired Of Warden
Sanders the number of inmates con-
fined, and says the flowers will reach
the penitentiary on the evening before
Flower Mission day, which is the 7th
of June.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-26
Announcement

Announcement
! am a candidate for the
nomination on the republi-
can ticket for the office Of
sheriff Of Davis county, la,
subject to the republican
voters at the June primary.
M. Dabney, West Grove. Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-26
SLOAN PLACES FUTILE
PHOTO IN COURT HOUSE

Keosauqua, May 23.-Judge Robert
Sloan has received a large photograph
of the statue, or statuette. OF Major
General James M. futile, which stands
in the national military park at Vicks-
burg. It is fine picture and will be
placed in the courthouse here by
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-26
PRISONER GOES 70 FUNERAL.

TT. Madison, May 23.-Robert Low
rey, colored, recently admitted to the
penitentiary to serve an indetermin-
ate period of five years for breaking
and entering, from Lee county, was
sent to Keokuk Wednesday morning
in charge of Guard Dawson to attend,
the funeral of his wife.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-26
Press Comment

Burlington Hawkeye: 1t is won
der there is anything left of the New
Haven road excepting the right Of way.
Oskaloosa Herald: 1t has been esti-
mated that one-third of Iowa's crop
is lost annually because of insects.
This is loss which can be prevented
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-26

A1CAS ChoC IVAN w wow SNs
May q.
The city council meets tonight as a
board of equalization and proposes to
clean up the work at this session.
King and Riordan are boating down
from Rock Bluff the stone to be used
in the culverts which they are to con-
struct over Blake's branch. The first
boatload came down today.
May %.
Nine vags and DRINKS are cracking
stone In the city hall yard.
The bids for the new opera house
will be opened next Friday evening.
Mrs. M. A. Peck sold lot in Rob-
erts subdivision to H. c. Chambers
for $1,000. 1t has a good dwelling on
We have received an invitation to
attend the Minneapolis Exposition
which continues from August Fl to Sep
TENDER 20, inclusive.
May 80.
The new Presbyterian church walls
are up to the square now and work Is
progressing on the tower and gables.
Notice has been issued by the G.
B. & @. that after next Sunday regu-
lar passenger trains will be run on
the Creston and Hopkins branch.
The street railway track on North
Court street has been torn up froLI
cemetery to Pennsylvania avenue ED
in few days will be taken UP from
there to Third street
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-26
WILLIAM RUTHERFORD

Candidate for sheriff on
the democratic ticket, sub
ject to June primary.
| have been a resident Of
Wapello county for twenty
five years and have always
been a real democrat.
For the past twelve years
/ have been a Milwaukee
switchman.
Your vote will be appre-
ciated.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-26
70 / n n e Z
S + or / e s.

you say your automobile did not
touch this man, and yet he was dead
when you picked him. up?" shouted
the prosecuting attorney.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-26
CARRIERS 70 REPORT FIRES.

The postOfice department mas just
repeated, in the current postal guide
supplement, the instructions through
which rural carriers are to report for
est fires to the proper authorities dur
ing the coming season. These instruc-
tons were first issued in May. 1912,
and during the past two years the CO.
operation has resulted in the detection
and suppression of many fires.
State and federal forest officers will
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-26
Drs. Huff 4 VolIner
Mound Valley, Kansas, the we'll KNOW
Cancer Speci al lists
Of over SO years' experience

Of over 50 years' experience.
Concers and tumors treated withou
the use OF knife or caustic or X-Ray o
any poisonous medicine-They are al
dangerous to cancer. ConsultatloI
Free. Best of references given. Let
tiers Of inquiry promptly answered.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-26

terval Of about a second between
claps.
Where were you when you heard
the first shot fred?"
"Shinin' gemmans shoes in the
basement OF de hotel"
Where were you when the second
shot was fired?"
"Ah was passin' the Big Fo' depot"
From Month to Month.
Hope springs eternal In ones breast;
For months my magazine has limited
Next issue will be quite the best
1t ever printed.
Out Of the Question.
Where is the fire hottest" inquired
the beautiful lady.
ION the next floor" said the gallant
fireman.
Then maybe you would run up and
heat these curling tongs for me. can't
be carried out with my hair in wisps.
you know"
Rank Cariessness.
THAT duke Vanessa married turns
out to be bogus"
Serves 'em right. Why didn't they
have the title searched"
Motor Maxim.
The longest way round is the short
est way home when traffic Is longest
ed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-26
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT. (
VOTE FOR
@. E. HARROW

of Adams township for Sheriff on
Republican ticket at June 1st primary.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-26

circumstances are beyond the
control Of man, but hls conduct 10
within his own poWer-Disraeli.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-26
Twenty-Five Years Ago
~ From The Courier Files

town quicker than any other punish
|ment that could be devised.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-26

Bloomington Bulletin: A report
comes that Gen. Villa favors two re-
'publics in Mexico, one north and one
south. This would make the war per
petual
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-26

Register and Leader: Vice Presi.
dent Marshall diagnoses the ills OF
America as too much science and toe
little God" How things have changed!
A few years ago one would expect a
democratic vice president to blame all
our troubles on the republican party.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-26

Sioux City Journal: The census bu-
reau EVIDENTLY made its latest esti-
mate Of Iowa's population before the
homecoming of the folks who could
not stand the California winters.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-26

Kansas City Journal: Yes, that was
a long river the colonel discovered
1000 miles. But that's nothing. He
would have discovered 1t just the same
If it had been twice as long.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-05-10
is. @apiteI.

9ie aroBe Sago, Die SONS Milbeln
bieIen Dinter aab, pirb er fein 2ebs
tao nitbt pergeRen. Gpa botte ibren
]oter aebeten, an ibr teiIaunebmen,
ober er Iebute entIhieben ob
sd balte mid 6ieies Sobr Oon all
ZEN oeieuIdoffIihen 3eritreuunsen
fern. i'm na9 WlDgli4teit gu bermei=
SEN, nit 0einem Wanne 5uIommen3us
treffen."
.0os boben bereits ale aeute be-
merit uno MAIDEN i4re 9loiien bariis
ber."
.Bos mir ber8liA einerIsi 1T, mein
&inb."
.Q(uh nenn i4 barunter leioe9"
9a battle er Gba nit einem Iongen
8lide onaeIeben. DDentIt 9u Diel=
lei6t, icb leiOe ni1t ou92"
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-05-10

g30pte fam erit eessu wlittag nod
Saufe. @r battle Bel pidtotp ,no9s
nal rumgefdIafen." tpie er Ii9 ouss
briidte; in Babrbeit nollte er nit tlas
rem Gopfc gu Souie eri6einen, benu
er bate einen beilloien 9ReIpeft Dor Ieis
ner Srau. Mittags fie6t bos Seims
tonnen tpeit uneefdbrli6er aus ais
wloraens Inn Seds.
Die Sdufte in Die SiiFten oeitemmt,
empfiug i'm feline run6li6e yrou.
sydl fpollte cben 6ffenfIib oustlins
oein laIIen, man folle Did auf benz
gBeoe nah SHenoorf in BEN Strasens
orG6en oeaen quite 9eIo9nung Iuden!D
ser Qlmtsgerid6t8rot nabm Sic On
Spro6e Teiner beiieren 9dlfte Iebr
Freunbli6 ouf. nDds 5eigt nlir, piez
biel ib Dir ipert biu meiue liebe
Gmmal"
Gine @6anoe lit esl 9(lIe gpelt
neib. Bah 1u geitern BET Moroens
orolsn stlr syag6 gefabren biR, unS
an nG6Tten gadGmittag tommR 8u
crit beiIn $50 lollen bic 2eute nur BEN
gReIpef por oem eriten 9eomten oes
hieiiaen Qtmtsocrihts 9erne6men%
Dqlbsr liebes Gmm4enl"
ga fi6r Iie ibm gar3 se30ris iiber
0eu Mlunb. sat fi9 mas. Iiebes
gmm6en! SD LAB 9i4 ni9t pie0er
81 bieiem 9H6toiD faprenl ltno ser
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-05-10

INNER aufgeblieben, Bis er 5uriidtom;
aber Elm i9le9ter @eiit reoete ibm ein:
iie miro ii6 i1lafen legen, Wlitterna8t
lift ia ihon poriiber.
9ns bic ltbr Stint idlua, bate
6ons Mil6elm ni6t nur ieinen Sc
pinn tpieoer opferu miiKen, ionOern
nod 3meitauienD Wlnrt in S9ul0i1eiz
men perloren.
Mlan ma6te SdluB un0 re9nete ab.
9iiiebau mar nit einem blauen g(uge
0abongetommen, breibunoertfiinf3ig
Wlart muBte er fBen laRen, allie iibris
een 6otten bon6ons @il6elm betrd9tz
lihe Summer 81 foroern, an meiiten
Der 9lmtsgerihtsrat R0pte ~ fat
taulenb Mart.
piGtoip Iu9te i'm gu tr0iten. nQtls
les tonn man nidt auf einmdl babenl
llebrigens geben mir Dir germ &epons
de nid1t pobr, Ropts9"
n0as periiebt ii8!"
Sm Stillen Oa6te er: ,,@ie mill
Wloretb geipinnen, ipenn er 10 RiBig
fpielt?~
Sans Nilbelm tat gon3 glei4giiltig,
er mar oas 8erlieren ia geipObnt.
nQlber, icb bite, mas tut bas2"
Qtuf Der Seimfabrt betam er Id9le9s
te Qaune, bet Sdmmer ftelte fih elm.
Die anitrengenbe Sngo, Die tole Srius
terei, oas Spielen bic glaht 6ur9 uno
nod oo5u nit @erluit, ging iiber bic
glerben. llnb nun mo4te ii4 ou9
nod elm eiiiger @inb auf, Der bos glaz
9en Der Ddmmerung antiinoigte, uno
blies ibm ms @eiibt, OaB ibm Die
Saut judte. Ginen iiblen Geruh battle
er i'm Mlunbe; Sett uno 8urgunber be-
tommt I6ledt, bic f9peren 3igarren
trueen nu9 ni9t gum Boblbefinoen
BEL ~ freilih beim Spiel beruAigten
flo bic gserben.
gtls er in ben Sof einfu6r, Grgerte
tbu oas S9enengelGute Der pferoe;
elm Sofbuno fdlug audi an, unO in
gbos Simmer brannte nod 2i1t.
Mautm mar er gu pi9toip gefabren9
llno oo fiel ibm duf einmol elm, baB
iba eeraOe 81 bieier Sago fein 5raliz
den unsern batte geben laHeu. glas
tiirlidb, oob ct bos aud ni6t friiber
bemertt batte lln0 nun mar iie ipo=
m0qli1 nod pnHl Qluf teinen Saa
6urfte Iie BON ieinem @erluite erfabs
rem, foIte, pas es tpollel
Gr iparf bem Dierer bic 3iigel gu,
unb nit sinem Sobe mar er aus Dem
S1litten.
acut obreiben Bic gfer6e w psrs
Itanoen9"
.3u gefe6l, Serr Oberleutnant, !"
eripiberte Ser 3uti6er DeriAlafen.
8rei Stufen na6m Sans Mitbelm
inner nit einem SoBe, ct rib oie Sir
ouf, icin Wetb itauo mitteu i'm 3imz
mer.
,9lber @bo, porum BAIT Oh Did
benn ni9t f6lafen geleet9"
.Du peiBt bod, 6dns Milbelm, id
parte INNER auf Did"
gef6dmt liebt cr CUR Seite. ,Wo6rz
9aTtig, i9 pollte i'm Mitterna9t oufs
breden, ober id tonnte beim bsIteu
Millen niAt meg. Gel mir nidt b0iel~
sd bin 9ir ni4t bDIe, Sans mil
beIm, ober iH bonge mid Inn Di6~
pa nimmt er Iie in feline Q(rme uno
tiiBt iie ngldrriIde fIeine Srau!"
sic iGlisBt bic Qlueen, oenn aus
Ieinem Wlunoe itr6mt ser @eru9 bon
Wein uno 3igorren.
1a ct ni9ts er3dblt, fragt iie nidt;
dber iie ipeiB, er BAT perloren. sic
bofft, er piro ibr, ipenn Ct ausgei9la=
fen bat, oie Summe Iaeen.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-05-10

/ AN4A bNH ~tHtt|SNA W. t|ANA SAltO SNTHAtS ".
@ba bate bic GeIegen9eit benuBt
oieIen Ho4mittag 5u ibrem @oter gu
| fdbren.
@r empfing Iie nit ernitem @eii6t.
sd babe Did erpartet, mein &inO.
Plus beitimmten @riinben, papo9"
Sci lieber often gu mir! 9u peiBt
bod, 6aB Sans Dil6elm am Sonns
abenS Bel piidtOp 5peitauieno Wlort
Oerloren 6at9"
Sic iab CUR groe. Sbr 6er3
trampfte ii9 auIommen. Der 8oter
puBte es, iie, iein @eib, ni4tl
nOoer follte er es Dir perbeimli9t
baben9" fubr Ser @rof fort.
SGnell lentte @ba bos @eIprdh in
an6ere 8obnen; ouf OieIe 5rdge burfte
iie bem Batter ouf teinen San antlpors
ten.
.WOber peiBt Ou es. papo9"
Der 9(mtsgerihtsrat bat es ieiner
5rou er3Gblt, unO penn bic etlpds
peiB, erfGbrt es Die eon3e @egeno. SIT
bic S6ulO benn beglideu9"
pSa."
! Sie puBte nibt, ob iie bic @abrbeit
! ipra6, ober ods por ibr in bieiem
9tugenblide gang elei4giiltig.
.0ie 3eit pirb nun leiber Iebr roI9
tommen, in Der 9u begreifen Iernit,
oaB iG gut tat, an Suns @il9eIms
/ 8eRerung gu alpeifeln."
.qopa, jeOe &rantbeit bat 0aiidz
fGle. Die iiberpinbet man."
.Oft tebren Iie au9 INNER ipieOer
un0 Seigen bann itets busIelbe 4rants
beitsbilo."
n9ies gu 9louben, Iiegt orlGufig fir
mid feline 8eranloifung Dor."
$50 beipunbere Deinen @lauben
unO fam nur niinI9en, 9u bebdltlt
Re9i. 9lber @bo, penn nun feline
bIeibenbe 8eReruns eintritt - pas
0onn9"
8o Iie6t Iie i6ren Batter feIt an. sd
babe meinen Shpur geleiitet, Oen bdlte
t9 - Bis 3u meinem Sooe."
WieOer einmal fGllt es bcm @rafen
i4per 81 ontporten.
nGs lit eben Elm l1ngliid, ipenn elm
&in0 auf ben 9tot bes 8aters nibt
bort"
nPopa, Bis 6eute babe i9 geI6pies
gen. SD re6e aud nur, peiI ich Sons
Dil6elm iiber olles liebe; oente an
SberIt Seins6eims @orte! glu9 Did
trifft oie S9ulO, penn 9ein S9ipies
geriobn untergebt!"
! 9u ipuroe aber Ser @rdf Ie6r uns
dn9enebm. yDer 8ele6rungsn Des
SberIten babe i6 ni9t be0urft, un6
es lit gum MinOeitsn nidt tattoll, mid
an eine fir meme Perfon peinlihe
Stunoe ali erinnern, bic i9 meinem
ein3iqen &inbe beroants"
nQtOieu!"
Sic retGte i6m bic SonO un6 perlieB
er9obenen Sauptes 9IoRop.
Sons @H6elm tommt in iibsliter
2aune beim.
.gpo, i6 bin piiteno! Spielen mir
bo einen Sfat nd9 Der Sibung, uno
Die gon0e rupft mid I'M iiebenbunz
bert Wldrt!"
sy6r Sera brobt itt[l3uite9en. nadnn
man benn iiberbaupt i'm Stat 10 piel
berlieren9"
,@pnft piirbe i9 es Dir nibt fas
nenl 9ii1enou 8ii6toip un0 RDpfe
| Ipielen nit @orliebe ben qOint Inn bic
Mart."
.QGber porum fudit On Dir seraOe
sic ous9"
nSa - pdrum9"
3nei Sage fpGter bGnoigt iie 6ans
gDil6elm 5peitauienba9tbunoerf Wart
elm.
,Mos foll bas, Gbd9"
rcoy6 babe es bon Der 8ant abbeben
lahen."
.Worum oenn9"
nWeil es nDtig mar, pSans Wils
belm. Spre9en tpir, bite, ni9t ipeis
| ter ooriiber! Wenn 9u mir ober cine
sreube MAIDEN piGf, 70 fpieIe nidt
ns6r ~ lpsnigItens nt4t nit biefen
Serren!"
@a nimmt er Iein Meib in feline
Qlrme, tlast ii4 an unO gelObt Belle
rung.
13. &dpitel.
@te arobe Sago. Die Sons MiI6eIm
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-17
BY MARY AQUIN.

1--WE see thousands of assemblages
and hear the appeals. We see the
pale cheeks of women and the flushed
faces of men. &" We see them part
with those they love. Some are walk
ing for the last time in quiet, woody
places with the maidens they adore.
Others are bending over cradles. kiss
ing babes that are asleep. Some are
receiving the blessings of old men.
Some are parting with mothers who
hold them and press them TO their
hearts, again and again. and say moth
ing. Kisses and tears, tears and
kisses-divine mingling of agony and
love, And some are talking with
wives and endeavoring with brave
words: spoken in the old tones, to
drive from their hearts the awful fear.
We see them part. We see the wife
standing in the door with the babe in
her arms-standing in the sunlight Sob
bling. AT the turn of the road a hand
waves-she answers by holding high in
her loving arms. the child. He is
gone and forever"
1t is because we see them part, be-
cause he is gone forever that the
Christmas ship is being sent to bring
message of good cheer and hope. To
the wives giving up their husbands, to