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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-29
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AMUSING AND
CONVINCING
BY Herbert Kaufman

Author of "Do Something Be Something"
An advertiser must realize that there is vast diff
ference between amusing people and convincing them
1t does not pay to be Smart at the line rate of the
average first class paper suppose that could draw
the attention of everybody the street by painting
half of my face red and donning suit Of motley. |
might have sincere purpose in wishing to attract the
crowd but would be deuding myself if 1nstook the
nature of their attention.
The new advertiser is especially prone to misjudge
between amusing and convincing copy humorous
picture may catch the eye Of every reader but it won't
pay we'll illustration of piece of merchan
disc which will strike the eye of every buyer. Mer-
chants varying results from the advcrtis
ing space. The publisher delivers to each the same
quality of readers, but the advertiser who plants flip
pancy in the minds of the community won't attain the
benefit that is secured by the merchant who mprnts
clnching arguments there.
Always remember that the advertising sections of
newspapers different than farming lands. And
it as preposterous to hold the publisher responsible
for the outcome Of unintelgent copy it would be
unjust to blame the soil for bad seed and poor culture
Every advertiser gets exactly the same number Of
readers from publisher and the readers - after
that it's up to him the results fuctuate in accordance
with the intelligence and the pulling power Of the copy
which is inserted.
(Copyright) - 81.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-29
CHARLTON.

Mrs. w. w. Beardsley Of Washingto
township who had been visiting a few
days in Abba with her daughter Mrs
o. e. Mcbride, returned home yesten
day.
Mrs. Nancy Patton went to Ottumws
Yesterday for a two weeks visit with
her sister and other relatives.
J. M. Whisenand left yesterday for al
extended visit at the home of his son j
S. at Harvard, Nebr.
Mrs. Geo. Mccormack of Russell
spent yesterday with her sister Mrs
Hiram Poucher who remains In crit
ical condition with cancer.
H. A. Shirer and wife are visiting In
Knoxville this week with their daugh
ter Mrs. John Dickinson and family.
Mrs. II. l.. PIN of near Lucas return
ed home yesterday from Syxton, N. D.
where she and Mr.. PIN had been Wis
iting relatives.
Mr., and Mrs. Albert Martin and
daughter Dorothy of Omaha, Nebr., are
visiting in this city with Mr.. Martins
parents Mr.. and Mrs. John Martin.
S. L. Paymel Of Lenox came to jofr
his wife in a visit with her aunt Mrs
O. A. Houghland and other relatives
and friends.
Lester Riggs Of Lacona spent yester
day with friends here.
Miss Ellen Johnson returned to hel
home in Chicago yesterday after 9
visit with friends in this city.
Mrs. Mary Younkin and baby Of
Paris, Tenn, who had been visiting hel
father Willis Adams, returned home
yesterday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-29
ALBA.

Mrs. Mildred Lewis visited in Bur
lington last week.
Mrs. Harry Rake has returned from
Warsaw Mo.
B, F. Asbury and son Zell are at home
from a business trip In Tingley.
Mrs. C. A. Hennion visited old trends
at Melrose the last Of the week.
Madaline Ward. Lois Bartram and
Lucille Pearson are Drake university
students this year. The Misses Ward
Bartham and Van were visitors Thurs
day.
Misses Ball and Mckinney of the
German and English departments, were
home visitors at Fairfield over Satur.
day and Sunday.
Miss Walsh OF the Lincoln school
spent Sunday at her home in Des
Moines.
Mrs. j. W. Hartsuck and son Harry
returned from Drugright, Okla, the
last Of the week.
Mrs. j. II. Merrick and sonse Herbert
and Van returned Friday night from
Sand Coulee. Mont. where they spent
the summer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-29
HIGHLAND CENTER.

Mrs. M. Bacon is visiting relatives
near Haysville this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Denny were pas
sengers to OttumWa Friday.
J. Price, principal of the Highland
Center school spent Sunday with his
mother Mrs. NJ. Price in Chillicothe.
DR. J. f. Williams and M. l.. Reiselt
were in Ottumwa Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Lowenberg and son
William Of near Ottumwa spent Sun
day with their son j. LowenJorg and
family.
Mrs. r. Doak and daughter Zelva and
son Walter and Mrs. A. Bond and son
Carl and Mrs. w. Jones and daughter
Myrtle and Mrs. l.. Reiselt were shop
ping in Ottumwn Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Reselt spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. w. Thompson in
Dahlonega.
w. H. Grain was a passenger to
Cedar Rapids Thursday.
Mrs. P Goering and daughter Mary
Of Lamar, Colo. and Mrs. w. Denny of
Dahlonega spent Thursday at the B. L.
Denny home.
r. Sauer shipped car load of cattle
and two cars Of sheep to Chicago Sun
day morning.
j. P. Wycoff was in Agency satur-
day.
Mrs. r. Kelsey and Mrs. H. Dimmltt
were in Ottumwa Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. G. Stevens spent
Sunday at the parental VIM. Grove
home west Of Ottumwa.
Clifford Scott was in Sigourney on
Sunday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-29
WILLIAMSBURG.

Mrs. Anna McFann and daughter
Lucille and Cynthia who have been here
for few days visit with relatives and
friends have returned to their home al
Cedar Rapids.
Meredith Lloyd who has been here
at the home of his parents during his
summer vacation, left to resume hit
studies at Ames.
Edward Mumm and wife of East
Troy are visitors here this week at the
home Of the formers brother Otto.
William Rutherford Of York town
ship is here attending to business and
visiting friends.
Judge r. p. Howell Of Iowa City was
here recently looking after business.
Howard Hughes of Hawthorne. ILL.,.
was again here last week attending tc
business and visiting at the home OF
his brother Hon. j. Hughes, Jr., and
sister Mrs. Ida M. Evans.
Frank Richmond Of Webster who
has been here visiting friends, has re-
turned.
Jens Halverson Of Conroy was Wis
itor here last week at the home OF his
son Fl. A. Halverson.
Seth Collingwood and wife of Lime
Spring, Iowa, who have been here Wis
iting at the home Of the formers
brother Dan and with other relatives OF
this vicinity, have returned.
Louis Won Hoene has sold his resi-
dence property in the H. M. Long ad-
dition to Henry Shaffer Of Iowa town
ship consideration, $4,000.
Edw Boland and wife who were Wis
| itors last week with Mrs. William
Welsh Of Pilot Grove are now home
Mrs Welsh recently came from Cali
fornia.
William Hanson Of Holbrook is q
visitor here this week with relatives.
Workmen are now engaged In exca-
waiting, preparatory to the building OF
new modern residence for David O
Jones.
John Newl1irk Of Iowa township was
here Tuesday on business.
Miss Camilla Moeller OF Rinbeck Is
here this week visiting at the home OF
Mayor and Mrs. Ralph f. Jones.
Richard Teggats and wife Of lowe
township were visitors here Tuesday
at the home Of the formers mother.
John Kuch of South Troy is a visitor
here this week at the home of his
mother, sister and daughter.
Will Richards of Hilton was in towr
Monday visiting relatives.
Irwin Sim who has been here at the
home Of his parents during the sum
mer, left for Iowa city to resume his
studies.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-29
ALBA.

Mrs. Ben Johnson has returned from
visit with relatives at Clearmont. Mo.
A. c. Pabst was in Des Moines on
business recently.
Mrs. Lucy Santen Of Avery spent
Wednesday with his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Callers.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Koontz are
spending the week with DIR. and Mrs,
Carl Koontz In ST. Louis. Mo-
Mrs. w. W. Claner have gone for
visit with her daughter Mrs. j. M,
Clark in Ottumwa.
Miss Vida Smith. bookkeeper at the
Moon & Co. store is taking vacation
and visiting in Ottumwas this week.
Mrs. Ollie Boswell who has been a
guest Of her sister Mrs Marshall Will
son, has returned to her home in Corn
ing.
Edward S. Hertel returned home yes
terday from Chicago where he has been
on business.
G.. S. Washburn has returned to his
home in Francis, Okla.
Mrs. Ella Caldwell and daughter Miss
Nellie left for Des Moines where the
latter will enter Drake university.
Mr. Bryant returned Thursday even
ing from Chicago.
Miss Blanche Palmer was in Des
Moines this week visiting with friends.
Chas. Ashby spent Tuesday in Des
Moines
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-29

mean many dollars for the owner OF
the orchard. Mr.. Hartman took care
of his orchard That is the secret OF
his success. His land is just common
rough land. the like of which can De
seen anywhere. However, ne 1ounu
time" for his apples and the trees
are set out In straight rows ana are
given up-to-date attention. Tney re-
ceived the same care that a farmer
gives to his most important crop ana
the trees we're not left to pear or no'
to bear just as it happened:
The results prove beyond all cues
tion that Iowa can be made just as
good a fruit state as New York or the
northwestern states. Iowa boosters
who have seen Mr.. Hartnan's or.
chard can readily hold up their end OF
an argument with those who sing the
praises of the east or the northwest
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-29
FIRE PREVENTION,

Every year shows more clearly the
part ignorance and carelessness play
in the annual fire losses. People
whose boast it is that they are careful
about everything, will take chances
with fire that is astounding when
realized. To help bring home to
Iowans and to more clearly impress
upon them just what their careless
ness and ignorance results in, Cover.
nor Clarke has set aside October as
fire prevention day" 1t is his hope
that public meetings will be held
throughout the state and that the
causes and effects of CONGREGATIONS
will be discussed freely along with
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-29
IOWA ORCHARDS.

For an Iowa farmer to say that he
hasn't time to raise apples or other
fruit, is like saying he hasn't time to
make money Iowa land will produce
fruit that compares favorably with
any in the country and the work that
Is required is less than many far
mer puts in on crops that do not net
him as much in the long run as would
fruit. Many farmer has rough land
on his place that is going to waste
Just because its value for orchard pur-
poses has not been realized. 1t takes
several years to get an orchard going
properly and it is four or five years
before one begins to pay. Therein
probably lies the reason why, more of
Iowa's rough land is not paying big
dividends in fruit.
8. P. Hartman of Ottumwa has ably
demonstrated the worth of rough
land in Iowa Hundreds of people
yesterday accepted his invitation and
visited his fruit orchard south of the
city and saw something that made
most of them wish they were orchard
lists Of Mr.. Hartmans ability Incl
dentally they saw, too, that many
acres of land that sold cheap because
it was not considered fit for grain
crops, are being made to pay big divi-
dends.
On Mr.. Hartmans rough acres are
hundreds of apple and pear trees,
mostly youngsters that can hardly as
yet be said to be in their prime. But
their limbs are bowed down with gold
and red apples and yellow colored
pears. The trees are grooming under
the weight they bear and when they
are relieved of that weight it will
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-29

The European governments are get
ting quite childish in denying the
charges of the enemy. Several official
den1als Of alleged atrocities are made
every day now and bye and bye people
will begin to get tired of hearing them.
or course atrocities have been COM
mitted and will be in every war that is
fought, but the acts of one or a dozen
brutes need not cause whole nation
to be indicted.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-29

The Marconi Wireless Telegraph
company clustered about the order OF
Secretary Daniels to close it's plant
in the interests of neutrality. 1t said
it would do no such thing. But the
power of Uncle Sam was behind the
order and yesterday the plant was
closed.
How foolish for a private plant to
buck government that is seeing to
it that this country is not dragged
into the European war.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-29

the policeman, who had been sent for
to quell disturbance following we'd
ding in the colored section of the city.
"Yo' see, sah," explained the man
who had seen it all; 1--WE wuz throwing
old shoes afteh the happy couple, an
Sam Johnsing. wot wuz Tilted, felt jel-
lus, and he frowed horseshoe"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-29

measures looking toward cutting down
the numbers of fires. 1t is the failing
of man that he is not prone to worry
about that which might happen" and
because it hasn't happened, he grows
careless. The men who are careful
about fires are the ones who have
suffered thereby. Yet if the careless
ones could be made to profit by the
experiences of the past, the annual fire
losses would be reduced from their
present enormous figures.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-29
The administration is not 60

The administration is not going to
get very far in trying to fool the
country into thinking that the war
is the cause of the shortage in the
treasury that is responsible for the
plan to levy a direct tax of hun
dred million dollars on the people
War gets much blame that it has
coming, but in this case it is being
libeled. 1t is free trade and not wal
that has put the treasury on the
blink
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-29
WAR 70 LAST LONG TIME.

The prophecy that the European
war would be of very short duration
has already been disproved and ev,
ery day apparently makes the emo
q little further off. Predictions that
the war would be brief were based
on the belief that the wonderful Ger
man army with it's ability to moDlii7e
in few days and the preparedness
of the empire for war at a minute
notice. would crush the enemy before
it had time to put up real hgnt. lhat
nossibility has now passed and II
Germany wins it will have to over
come the full and combined resources
Of France and Great Britain. Inc op.
position to the German invasion OF
France has grown SO powerful that
the Germans are losing ground. NO
one has reason to believe, however
that the allies will make short WORK
of an invasion Of Germany should
their success in the present fighting
in France warrant such an undertake
ing. Furthermore, the earnestness
with which the various combatants
are fighting is evidence enough tnat
one side or the other will have to be
really whipped before peace Is Sc
cured. :,
With winter approaching and the
operations already slowed up because
of the weather, it is hardly likely that
the war will be kept up long on the
scale II now exists. It would be hard
to conceive such thing possible. Inc
likelihood is that the winter campaign
will be fought by smaller armies ana
without decisive results, leaving the
nations free to prepare for another 81
gantic campaign in the spring.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-29

Secretary Daniels says a waterway
connecting the northeastern states
with the southwest would be a great
aid to the U. s., naval defense. 1t
might be added that waterway of
that kind would also be great aid to
U. s. prosperity.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-29

Wilson refused to let the New Jer-
sey democrats endorse him for Sec
ond term. But he did not say he was
not going to run and carefully avoid
ed mentioning the plank in the demo
cratic platform pledging him to one
term
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-29

With airships and aeroplane threat
ening them from above and submar-
ines able to do deadly execution from
beneath, it Is plain that modern dread
naughts costing from ten to twenty
millions of dollars have something to
fear
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-29

Surprising Villa and Carranza do
make up, what then? Surely no one
expects two professional rebels, one
of them professional bandit as well,
to bring lasting peace to a country.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-29

A dreadnaught costs about as much
as hundred submarines. Which
would you rather have on your side in
case of battle-one dreadnaught or the
one hundred submarines?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-29

Washington Star: The president
may enjoin the strictest neutrality on
the part of the people, but he cannot
prevent three-fourths of the Ameri.
can public from having very decided
opinions as to just how the war
should ,be fought.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-29

A careful investigation will show
that Iowa can do about anything that
any other state can do, and can get
better results.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-29
Press Comment

Clinton Herald: Muscatine is build
ing new hotel, city hall and an
armory. That isn't bad for one year,
Muscatine is in the ranks of the cities
that do things.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-29

Waterloo Courier: Now that we
cannot import drugs from Germany,
pharmacists are beginning to show
us that We can get the same things in
this country under different name.
We are finding this out about good
many articles, and by the time the
war is over the prospects are that we
shall have developed industries of our
own which we ought to have had long
ago.
Cedar Rapids Republican: The Bel
gian reports show that the mortality
among cavalry horses of the German
army was terrific, exceeding that of
men. The larger part of the horses
which were brought into Belgium
have been killed and there are battle
fields which were piled deep with
dead animals. And what had the poor
horses done to be sacrificed in such
a manner?
Davenport Times: The United
States has attained it's present posi-
ton Of wealth and power by attend
ing strictly to it's own business.
Although the European war is in
teresting and to certain extent af-
fects this country, at the same time
there is no reason why anyone any
where in this country should neglect
business on account of the war.
Things schould be kept moving
here just as If nothing were happen
ing abroad. BY attending strictly to
our own business now we shall not
only maintain the prestige so far at
tanned, but may become, as result
Of the losses in other countries, the
real leader among the nations.
Chicago Herald: Beer and bonds,
tobacco and gasoline, tickets and tele-
grams, are to be subjects Of the new
war taxes" Also, we are told, life
and casualty insurance policies are
to be taxed, the former s cents on
each 500 and the latter SO cents.
Whether this means on each 800 OF
the benefits promised or on each 500
Of the premiums paid for them is not
yet clear.
Now beer and bonds, tobacco and
gasoline, tickets and kilograms, are
more or less the Expenditures of lux
ury or of wealth, or are made largely
for the purposes of business gain.
But tax on life and casualty insur.
ance policies is a tax on small saw
ings. Why don't the lawmakers put
a tax on savings bank deposits and
be done with it? They are doing
about the same thing.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-29

Electric fog horns have been in
vented that can be heard fourteen
miles.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-29

Vandyke Browne was furious and
he was letting everybody know it, too
"Why, what are you making such a
fuss about" inquired the man from the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-29
JEFF SAYS:

Some of the joints are goin' to
get bumped good and hard if they
don't keep the kids out of 'em.
Somebody is goin' to be called on
to do their duty. This open town
Is gettin' too strong.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-29

Uruguay has joined the nations that
officially recognize twenty-four hour
time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-29

UcXJ uOOT StuulO, duyCuluS WIOuS
"Oh, everything" replied the artist
of the new school. II was just getting
some of my latest cubist pictures ready
for framing, and that COMPOUNDED stu
dio cleaner of mine has so mixed them
up I'll never in the wide world be able
to tell the top from the bottom of any
of them again"
A tailor in a small town occasioned
some surprise among the natives by
hanging as a sign over the door of his
newly opened shop; an apple. Old
and young alike were amazed and per-
picked to see an apple hanging as a
sign over tailor shop Crowds gath
cred about it. Finally one of the bold
est of the group approached the tailor,
who stood smiling in his door, and
asked him why in the world he con-
sidered an apple emblematic of his
craft.
Had it not been for an apple" re-
piled that ingenious and witty tailor,
"how would there ever have been a
tailoring business?"
Sir Ernest Shackleton related not
long ago some stories connected with
his last polar expedition.
GAS most people know" he said,
1.-The penguin is bird, and pemmican
is kind Of food. In fact thought
everybody knew that, until one even
ing when I delivered a lecture on my
expedition and showed some cinemato-
graph pictures of Antarctic scenes.
After the lecture the chairman rose
to offer me the formal thanks of the
committee.
eve thank you so much for your
lecture, Sir Ernest he said kindly.
And we have greatly enjoyed the
moving pictures, with all those dear
little pemmicans running about"
It Is related that many years ago,
the first time Prince Bismarck went to
consult DR.. Schweininger, he was ask
ed many questions. The Iron Chancel-
lor, who was not accustomed to be
cross-examined, got impatient and
said:
Il came here to be cured, not cate
chised."
"Oh," replied the doctor, coolly;
"then you had better 60 to veterin-
airy surgeon. He's the only doctor I
know of who cures his patients with
out asking them any questions
!, 'What caused the row." inquired
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-14
WILSON PRESENTS
FLORAL TRIBUTE
Honors Memory of Chicago
Marine Killed When Amer
leans Took Vera Cruz.
TBY LEASED WlRE1

CHICAGO, May IA Chicago paid
final tribute today to the memory of
Sammy Meisenberg, the marine who
was killed in the taking of Vera Cruz.
when the body was buried with full
military honors. Nearly five thous-
and soldiers and sailors, public Off
cials and citizens headed by Governor
Dunno, United States Senators Sher-
man and Lewis, Mayor Carter H. Har-
rison and members of semi-military
and civic organizations joined in the
funeral procession to Waldheim cem-
etery, where taps were sounded and a
salute fired over the grave.
A box enclosing huge wreath OF
palms and bay leaves tied with bow
of white ribbon, was received at the
Meisenberg home today. Attached to
the wreath was a card which read
simply:
"The president"
The wreath was the tribute of
Woodrow Wilson, the nations chief
executive to the patriotism and the
heroism of Samuel Meisenberg.
For my boy and from the presi-
dent" the mother murmered in won
derment.