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The Washington times., 1914-07-30

~ I'D II ever occur to you that
for every settled custom We
have a certain set of man
ners? For everything almost
but one.
We have rules for diners.N and
rules in etiquette for callers. and
walkers. and riders. and shoppers
but as far as l have been able to
judge. the world leaves most of its
manners home when II gets into
the street car.
The only rule ths, seems to be
followed here in Washington is that
of letting any man. no matter how
tired he is, rise and give the female
his seat. All very well and good.
theoretically that is all right. but
do the women return this mark of
favor?
BY no means. They not only com
nit the sin of wearing eye-blind!nS
feathers, but once they are on the
head. the average woman seems un-
conscious of them. But that IS such
an old, old story, and all % the talk
in the world never seems to have
ameliorated the difficulty one jot.
But it may help to have a woman
speak against heI
The befeathered female is merely
posing. She is perfectly conscious
of those stickers, but she wants to
pretend that size isn't so she goes
through a series If head motions
like the shakinSs of a prancing
charger. She asserts her right to
make a fool of herself in a crowd of
peopIe entering a pay-as-yOu-"nter-
car, by many twists and turns-lOOk-
ing to see If i.er friend is behind
her-if her pocket book is closed
Il she will get n seat-if the glass
reflects her in her full gIory-and
so on in endless motion.
But she is not The only offender.
The Washington times., 1914-07-30
Secrets of Health and Happiness
Beauty and Grace
Are Signs Of Weu-Being

A. B.. NJ. A., M. D. (Johns Hcpl

A. B.. NJ. A. NJ. D. (Johns HcpkinsI
~ EAUTY, whether awake asleep. shoots forth
X peculiar graces. Many speak nothings
IL with much grace that tits kind Of heaven
deluded by them
As long a neat figure and fair face are not
lected. all optimism and the affairs Of the world
to right Almost sort of figure. girls youths
mans woman's. be made elegant and dashing
with the proper procedure. Take time enough all
other graces win fill up their proper places.
some of persons their graces form serve
them but enemies This would, however. a topsy-
turvy world what comely envenomed her who
bears II
not looked for in women but good carriage cul-
Nth hns and 1race q dc1,ra
The Washington times., 1914-07-30
The Danger of limitations.

OHIO druggist writes The Practical Druggist" prominent New York
Drug Journal follows: Pease furnish formula for All the
formulas have worked with either Ineffective sagreeable administer
To this The Practical Druggist replies I'VE do not supply formulas for
proprietary articles We couldn't wanted Your experience with initiative
formulas is surprising but just what be expected When Gastr
wanted why supply the genuine you make substitute it not fair
right label Casto We give you all of laxative preparations for
children but not Coa would
feel kindly you your product under such nm
No mother with spark of affection for her child will overlook the sigma
ture of Chas. q. Fletcher when buying Castoia.
The Washington times., 1914-07-30

hing in the
what do get nave 70 doe
crook hen
of them on the level with me-
o crOoksbeing the lever -
I've spiel about honor among thieves TAKE from
hddO-thees nothing
Remember hat Pie?
"A he wants to be- any more than guy
nchback hates straight shoulders tet ooh-e am
met once che
noothest ak heard and quick with his But
anybody trusted hrand as rs he
right the midst Of and throw the
straight matter how try
aboutm
straight
Z
of the cupboard
And when
nd wondered what he'd when he got round to
nd that It's no use oe mao at MN o II
myself into this
fae because thought there was something In 1t I'm through n"ano
Thefs narrowed the who cal
movn" And
imagine did his
Theft and Free
1
The Thief stghened himself his chair
find
:: % hs S6 Tssy Tss gave Rs " a
% 5 % tell k ss 5 @ % n b 5es s soe f 5GS" said the Thief You
you Rs sR sR e.pes Ta
% SsS sSs. 9ts mine ss t5s sSoss e s @
% & the H Ran % % THAT had n ms5 bs. ia s a ee 5 3 sas 3 1
4 s5is e s5s ne : @ "S@
The Washington times., 1914-07-30


camp-pantry IS a
packing box, and
whose stove is the
slatted grid of the
open wood fire.
and whose equip
nent is sum med
p in a frying
pan and a coffee
pot. ] have a
very hearty re-
spcct for a fry
ing pan in camp,
and ] made a
thrce-layer chOco-
HaHl % LrI IN ApA
The Washington times., 1914-07-30
Advice tO|
Girls
By ANNIE LAURIE.

Dear Annie Laurie:
am engaged to a Young man who
is a very nice young man. but he is
the youngest boy in the family, and
likes his own way. And II he does
not get his own way with me all the
away for a while.
He knows I care for him very
much. Should let him see I care
for him? Should let Kim go:
VIOLA
The Washington times., 1914-07-30

~AMP-COOKERY" is as en-
ticing as il sounds, and
lucky indeed is the house
wife who is taking a va
cation on lake or mountain. and
who is permitted to share the honors
Of camp-craft
In the first place, camping elimi-
mates the middleman, and the house
keeper may be her own dealer and
satisfy herself as to the freshness
of meat or fish by pulling down a
snipe or hauling in a three-pound
bass herself
The camp" may be an expensive
one, in which case the kitchen may
not be very different from a city
one; but lucky is the woman whose
The Washington times., 1914-07-30

IVY ELL. Viola. don't think much
A Of your young man. I must
w say. II you can't get on with
him now, what are you going
to do when you're married to him?
He must be q good deal Of boor-
isn't he? Has he never learned to say
ladies first?' What does he want his
own way about SO desperately?
A man who Is SO determined to have
his own way that he makes himself dis
agreeable to q girl about II can't be
much Of a gentleman.
Perhaps you don'tcare for gentlemen
In that case that, too, Is your own af-
tair. You'll have to settle it yourself.
NJ. Cant you and your friends
arrange to have some older person
go with you when you go to the
public dance places? I shouldn't say
II was improper for several of YOU
to 20 in crowd, but 1t Is decidedly
better form and nicer all round to
take chaperone with you.
I'll think It better for little girls
Of fifteen tohave an older person
along when they 20 to the theater
with boys-evcn II their seventeen
year-old chums are. in the party.
IL lOOh5 pCbNCis MY ucdIst Inere
will be lots of time in which to 20
with the boys unchaperoned, after
you are little older.
Unhappy-Dont let even your
mother coerce you into marrying a
, man you do not love. Just for the
sake of a home and what he can
give you. The fact that you care
for some one else simply makes the
very idea more abhorrent You are
of age. so there need be no question
Of obedience-there are times when
obedience ceases to be a virtue.
SCrrowful: Beyond asking your
friend what is the trouble there is
nothing you can do. You can't knock
him down and make him like you.
AS for forgetting him. you will prob
ably remember him always. but
you'll find that In a little while in
stead of a big thing In your life.
he'll be a mere incident.
The Washington times., 1914-07-30
Hits From Sharp Wits.

1t is 6eteae that a man occasionally
go yr0A0 WSNs proceeding to do good
dSep On l0ptlse than that he harbor
6voo ineontions without action.
The Washington times., 1914-07-30

Miss Laurie tctl t1elcome letters OF
tHqitiry on subjects Of fenstatse fnfer.
est from young tDonsen readers of this
paper and tciI reply to them In these
columns. They shoHld be addressed to
hCr care this Office.
The Washington times., 1914-07-30

TOO many uplifters expend all their
strength In uplifting thair vaicAA
The Washington times., 1914-07-30
The Strange "MyStery'
In the Brain of n Thief
By Winifred Black


r. HAD a long talk with a Thief, ths
other day. all about the world and
the people in 1t. and what pity
it is that nobody is really honest.
The Thief was just out of the peni-
tentiary and he had a great deal to
say for himself and his friend, and
honest and dishonest people in gen.
eral. 1 sat on deck in a San Fran
cisco ferryboat and watched the Cali
fornia sunshine making a gay pat
tern of froth upon the blue of the
bay-and listened to what the Thief
had TO say. He was a good talker-
was the Thief. Most thieves are. I've
come to notice. L suppose they have
to be-to keep people from noticing
what they do.
I'm sick of being 2 crook" said the
Thief. It's never brought me any
thing. I'm going to be straight from
this day out What Is there in steal
The Washington times., 1914-07-30
JcME PURE CoMMER(jAl
A*h5T pD'sNsD Rese
SEET5 AS"RI Bo'tEes!"
ne NEEDED RE noNex

I'D 1t ever occur to you that
for every settled custom We
have a certain set of man
ners? For everything almost
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-29
THE PASS OF THERMOPYLAE
BY Herbert Kaufman
Author of "DO Something! Be Something"

Xerxes once led million soldiers out of Persia in
effort to capture Greece but his invasion failed ut
tery, because Spartan captain had entrenched hun
dred men in mountain pass, which controlled
the road into Lacedaemon. The man who first on
the ground had the advantage.
Advertising is full of opportunities for men who
are first on the ground.
There hundreds Of advertising passes waiting
for someone to occupy them. The first man who
realizes that his line will be helped by publicity, has
tremendous opportunity. He gain an advantage
his competitors that they possess Those
who follow him must spend money to equal his re-
turns. They must not only invest as much, to get as
much, but they must well, spend an extra sum to
counterfeit the influence that has already established
in the community.
Whatever men SELL whether it is actual merchandise
or brain vibrations be easily sold with the aid
of advertising Not one-half of the business which
should be exploited appearing in the newspapers.
Trade grows reputation grows and advertising
spreads reputation.
If you are engaged in line which is waiting for an
advertising pioneer, realize what wonderful chance
you have Of being the first of your kind to appeal
directly to the public. You stand better chance of
leadership than those who have handicapped their
strength by permitting you to get the ground before
they could outsrp YOU You gain prestige that those
who follow you must spend more money to counterfeit
If your particular line is similar to other trade
business which has already been introduced to the
reading public it's up to you to start in right and
join your competitors in contestng for the attention Of
the community. The longer you delay the more you
decrease your chances Of surviving Every who out
strips you is another opponent who must be met and
grappled with, for the right Of way.
(Copyright)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-29
LIFT QUARANTINE
. ON IOWA COUNTIES
AN ENDMENT REvokEs rhk m.
sTRIcTioNs ON SHIPMENT
OF LIVE STOCK.

w. X. Breckenridge. inspector IN
charge Of the local packing house. has
received the following that will be OF
interest to live stock shippers and far.
mers generally as we'll as those enxas.
ed In the packing industry.
The secretary of agriculture has ID.
sued amendment 81 to bureau order
ESQ effective December "a, modifying
foot and mouth disease quarantine 70.
strictions as follows:
Amendment revokes quarantine ON
Black Hawk, Buchanan, Tama. and
Louisa counties in Iowa, permits inter-
state movement of livestock for Inn
mediate slaughter from Kent county.
Maryland, and removes restrictions
therefrom on shipments Of dressed car.
casses, hides, hay, etc.
Also permits interstate movement Of
livestock for any purpose into all Of
Maryland except within five miles radi.
us OF infected premises. Amendment
further permits interstate shipment of
live stock on bureau inspection and
certiflcation for immediate slaughter
from all Of Clinton and Johnson coun.
ties, In Iowa and from territory In
Queen Anne, Talbot, Washington and
Caroline counties in Maryland not
within five mile radius Of infected
premises.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-29
THOSE BELGIAN FARMERS.


The suggestion that Iowa invite one
hundred thousand Belgian farmers to
come over here and make their homes
has caused considerable discussion
through the state and this Influenced
the Clinton Advertiser to communi-
cate with former Iowa newspaper
man who is now working in Europe
and ask him to investigate and report
on the feasibility of such project.
The report comes back that it
would be impossible to get hundred
thousand Belgians of the class that
would be desired here, and in fact
would be almost impossible to get any
at all that would be satisfactory.
In the first place every able bodied
Belgian between the ages Of IS and
35 is under order from King Albert
to join the Belgian army and 1t Is not
to be expected that England or France
would permit any Of these men to sail
to America. In the second place,
nearly all the farmers Of Belgium are
already in the army or dead Among
the male refugees in England, Hol-
land and France are very few able
bodied farmers.
The writer in Europe feels assured
that it would be out of the question
to carry out the project now though
he holds the belief that Iowa will get
many desirable immigrants when the
war is over and the Belgians are free
to return to their homes in Belgium or
go to some other land.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-29
DAVIS co. OFFICIALS
READY FOR WORK

Bloomfield, Dec. 26.-The new Of
ficials of the county are preparing to
take their respective Offices on the
first OF the year I. A. Patterson takes
the places of O.. s. Reed in the audi
tors office. Will Strives, with Jas.
Wray as deputy, will take the place
vacated by u G. Johnson, and easy
Hill as treasurer. John Combs takes
the place Of James Games, as recorder,
Geo. Priest succeeds himself as clerk
of the courts. Oso Dunlavy succeeds
himself as sheriff, and Miss Agnes Nc
Cornell succeeds herself as school SUI
perintendent In the county board, A.
w. Woodland holds over. Chas. Young
succeeds himself, and H. B. Fite sue
ceeds Frank Christy. T. H. Goodson
succeeds Will Ramseyer as county at
torney, Ramseyer being elected to
congress.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-29
WORTH WHILE EDITORIALS.

Beginning next week The Courier
will contain two or more articles each
week by men and women Of national
and international note. Many Of these
writer's are regarded as the last word
in authority on the subjects they will
write about.
The Courier has gone to a big ex-
pense to secure these articles by these
eminent contributors and we hope our
readers will make the most of them.
In this connection we make this sug-
gestion: After you have read them,
cut them out and paste them in a
scrap book, leaving the first page
blank so you can index them.
When finished it will make an ex-
ceedingly interesting and instructive
collection. and in the years to come
it will be valuable reference book.
On another page of today's Courier
will be found an announcement OF
this big innovation. In it will be
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-29
THE COUNTRY BOYS CREED.

The Orange Judd Farmer advocates
the adoption by country boys of Iowa
and elsewhere, the following creed:
II believe that the country which
God made Is more beautiful than
the city which man made; that life
out of doors and In touch with the
earth is the natural life of man. l be.
lieve that work is work wherever
find it; but that work with nature
is more inspiring than work with the
most intricate machinery.
II believe that the dignity of labor
depends not on what you do, but how
you do it; that opportunity comes to
the boy on the farm as often as to a
boy in the city; that life is larger and
freer and happier on the farm than
in the town; that my success depends
not on my location, but on myself
not upon my dreams, but upon what
actually do-not upon luck, but pluck
81 believe in working when you
work and playing when you play, and
giving and demanding a square deal
in every act of life"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-29
7W0 loDd Congressman Vote "Wet'
on Prohibition LQlD, One D0dGes
BY Lawrence Todd
The Courlers Special Washington Correspondent

sure that 1t came from neutral
country and was directed to a neutral
country. 1t Is probable that the Ger
man name of the sender and the Ian
guage in which the letter was written
suggested to the censor that spy
might be operating through Daven-
port.
Representative Vollmer is taking the
matter up with the state department
through the postofIlce department,
whose rights have been invaded in the
case.
Practically all hope of the passage
of any important legislation except
the appropriation bills and possibly the
LaFollette seamen's bill during the
present session has been abandoned
by the leaders in the house and sem
ate. Already Senator Newlands has
announced that nothing will be done
at this session to advance his river
regulation and food control bill. Mem
bers of the senate Philippine commit.
tee intimate that it will be difficult for
them to complete their work on the
Philippines self-government measure.
A big fight looms ahead for he Fer
ris public domain waterpower leasing
bill and the Adamson general dam
bill, the two chief conservative mea-
sures pending in the upper house.
The immigration bill has the right OF
way for the present, but 1t is being
INSTRUCTED by Senators Reed. O'Gor-
man and others in general filibuster
The party program Is badly demoral.
ICED.
Nevertheless the democrats who
have consulted sthe president are Arm
in their claims that there will be no
extra session They say that the
country is tired OF having congress
on it's mind. and that the president
will refuse to call special session I'M,
less some of the most important ap'
preparation bills are held up when
the fourth of March has arrived.
"The United States will surely be
drawn into this European war before
| It Is ended unless we shall prohibit
the expectation of arms and other mu'
nitions of war to the belligerent coun
tries" declared Representative Voll
mer recently. Suppose Germany
should be starved into adopting the
suggestion of Admiral Won Tirpitz and
proceed to sink by means of subma
rines the non-neutral ships entering
British ports. Then suppose by scme
accident an American vessel, carrying
supplies of war, were sunk by Ger
man submarine. You can Imagine
what an outcry there would be. 1t Is
time that we took steps to ward of
all danger of trouble by requiring thai
our ships carry no more arms and am
munition to England or France. They
are not being carried to Germany.
"We might arrange for the Issuance
of certificate Of non-contraband car
go, and insist upon its recognition by
the belligerents.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-29
AMATEURS WILL TRY
FOR CHAMPIONSHIP

Athletics Gall around)--Avery
Brundage, Chicago, A. A.
Automobile-Wor record, Ed
ward Pullen; most number Of wins,
Ralph De Palma
Baseball - Worlds champions,
Boston Nationals. American league,
Philadelphia. National league, Bos-
ton. Federal league, Indianapolis.
All around champions, Johnny Ev-
ers,. f. Collins. Champion batters,
]. Daubert, Ty Cobb, Benny Kauff.
Bicycling - National amateur,
Harvey Kaiser. National profess
sional, Frank Kramer. Six day
winners. Goulett and Grenda.
Bowling-N. B. A., Monka club,
Conn. Individual champion, J.
Smith. Greater New York Champ
ion, Harry Cohn.
Billiards-1s.1, Willie Hoppe:
1872, Willie Hoppe; AL, Willie
Hoppe. Three cushion carroms, Al
fred De Orc. Pocket billiards, b.
Allen.
Boxing Heavyweight, Jack
Johnson. Middleweight. AL Nc
Coy. Lightweight, Freddie Welsh.
Featherweight, Johnnie Kilbane.
H
Chess-Dr. Emanuel Lasker.
Court tennis-Singles, Jay Gould.
Doubles, Jay Gould and w. H. T..
HUM.
Football-Harvard university.
Golf-National open, Walter
Hagen. National omateur, Francis
Ouimet. National worncn's champ
ion. Mrs. H. A. Jackson
Hockey-St. Nicholas cluo Of
New York. College. Princeton.
Horse racing horse.
Roamer.
Lacrosse-Cres,en A. c., Brook
lyn
Lawn tennis Singles, r. Norris
Williams. Doubles. McLonshlin and
Bundy' Davis cup winners, Aus
tralia
Motorboats-Baby Relia nee v.
Pacing-Williarn.
Polo International England,
Senior, Meadowbrook Magpies. Jun
Tor. Bryn Mawr. Open, Meadow
brook Magpies.
Racqnets--Amateur, Lawrence
Waterbury. Professional. Jack
Soutar.
Revolver shooting-C. p. Lane.
Rowing Singles. Robert Dibbls.
College Fights, Yale and Columbia.
Henley challenge cup, Hal GARD Soc
ond crew.
Seeker Brooklyn football club.
College. Pennsylya MIA.
Squash--Dr. Alfred Sti.lulan.
Swimming Kahanomoltu.
Trotting-Uhlan. LES. Team,
Uhlan and mate, 1:54k.
rapshootIng-R. l.. Spotts, New
York A. G. amateur; c. L. Hender.
son, professional.
Yachting-ResoIute.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-29

Washington, d. c., Dec. 26.-One of
the mysteries of the vote on the pro-
hibition amendment in the house on
! Tuesday night was the absence OF
Representative Connolly of Iowa from
the roll call. On Wednesday morning
| 1t was learned that he had left for
Iowa some time during the night, to
spend Christmas at home, Whether
he took train just before or just at
ter the calling of the roll at II: Is was
not evident. Senator Cummins took
! time to attend the session of the SEN
ate on Wednesday before starting on
his holiday trip to Dies Moines, so that
| 1t was assumed that the senator's re-
cent opponent in the campaign could
not have been prevented by mere
train schedule from registering his
convictions on the issue.
Representative Scott of Iowa, who
had been confidently claimed by the
"drys," voted wet" making the Iowa
| lineup eight dry" two wet" and one
silent.
Representative Vollmer of Davenport
expressed himself as we'll satisfied
with the result of the vote, from the
wet" point of view
''The total was almost exactly what
! l guessed in advance" he said, land
| believe that the proposition will not
get anywhere near that number OF
| votes in the next congress. l know
| from conversation with members who
voted for the resolution this time that
many of them were ready to vote
against it If there had been any rea
danger of its getting through
| With this estimate Of the situation
Representative Kirkpatrick of Ottum
wa takes issue. He sees no other
prospect than a great increase in dry
sentiment and dry" agitation, which
shall have its next climax in demand
for a vote on the prohibition amend
ment in the house next winter.
This is only the beginning ne
said on Wednesday. "We might as
we'll recognize at once that this ques
ton is coming back at congress hard
er than ever. It may pass both houses
during the next congress"
| Representative Vollmer has receiv
ed from former Mayor G. A. Ficke OF
Davenport a mutilated and partially
blackened-out letter sent him by a
cousin. Mrs. Hugo Ficke, of Meis
terschwander, Switzerland. The en-
velope bears across it's back a big
white label Opened by the Censor
and the letter itself is partly cut away
and partly linked out in big black
brush lines AS a bit of British cen
soring it is very complete job.
| Tampering with neutral mail by a
censor is generally considered Sc
rious offense against international law
There seems to have been no good
reason why the British censor, how
ever obtuse, should have interferec
with the transmission Of the entire
letter, after he had read 1t and made