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desperate excursion upon the British
coast even with the expectation of los
ing large proportion of their men, for
the moral effect the presence of in
vaders would have in throwing the
population into panic and preventing
the war office from sending troops to
reinforce the lighting line in France.
Preparing Defense.
II is thought the Germans might at
tempt to land two or three contin-
gents at widely separated bases for
the purpose of dividing the British
defense army and might send their
main one to create "A diversion. The
home army has been operating with
demonstration. Several thousand la
borers have been employed digging
trenches and making other defensive
works on the strategic lines between
the eastern and southern coasts. The
preparations of the railroad controlled
by a committee of railway managers
who have military rank during the war
have been made for moving large
bodies of men and guns quickly. A
practice mobilization was conducted
IA few days ago and rumors of an inva-
sion Immediately became current.
What citizens may do to defend
their homes against an invader within
the recognized rules of warfare has be-
come a burning question within the
last few days. A meeting was held in |
the Guild Hall in London this week to |
hear from Lord Desborough, well |
known as the foremost amateur sports. |
man OF England, statement of the
purpose of the Central Association of |
Volunteer Training Corps for promot-
ing the military training in spare time
Of men ineligible for service in the
regular forces. The lord mayor, the
Duke of Norfolk, the Duke of Devon
shire, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H. G.
Wells, the author, and several mem.
Iers of parliament and retired army
officers took part
Lord Desborough said that the war
,flice informed him that there was a
orce of nearly 100000 men giving up
heir spare time to drill. Sir Arthur
oman Doyle said that those who were
90 old to join the army felt they
would be of no use to the country un--
ess they had some rudimentary
of the rifle.
The Duke of Norfolk, the Premier
luke of the Kingdom, said
Duke of Norfolk's Views.
The intense desire to serve the
ountry on the part of those too old
, join the army should be recognized
blow an invasion must be borne in
lind and unless we are to submit
18th folded hands the movement must
e encouraged"
This volunteer training corps Is v
lccessor to the historic old train I
ands. Lord Desborough said he hoped Il
lere would be regiment of many +
attalions in every county, under the c
isposition of the Lord Lieutenant, t
ho would act under orders and ad. a
ice from the military officers COM
anding the district 1t is possible p
lat the German army would refuse to il
,cognize the civil guard of Belgium. u
red armlet stamped with the let S
RS &c. r." (Georgius Rex is pro- C
,sed as the insignia for the volun- d
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Letter to
Or. kiImer & Co.
Binehampton, NJ. Y.

Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For
You.
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer e Co,
Binghampton, n. Y, for a sample size
bottle. 1t will convince anyone. You
will also receive booklet of valuable
Information, telling about the kidneys
and bladder. When writing. be sure
and mention the Ardmore Daily Ard.
moreite. Regular fifty cent and one
dollar size bottle for sale at all drug
stores.
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or Little Use.

"Yes. tried the experiment OF an
Office girl instead OF an Office boy She
didn't whistle or smoke. but she failed
to please she office force" WIZ was
that" She could never learn 20 90
out .ui get the correct score"
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California, and Mrs. Ruth Eirman of
Guthrie
lie was also member of the l. o.
o. f., of the Rebekah lodge. and of
the r. o. h. of Guthrie.
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Order-District Court of Love coun-
ty to r. c. Adams. part l9 6s3e.
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Assignment of Mortgage-The Am
erican Investment company 10 p. J.
Ryan, part Il, 6s3e.
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Deed-C. +. Cochran to r. c. Ad-
ans, part ~, 6s3e.
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Eontract-.Iames Meshaya to q.
Hicks, section ~ 7s2e.
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SAFETYF|RST
IS WISH Of
THE MAYOR
WARNS PEOPLE ABOUT STREET
CROSSINGS. DANGER OF BEING
RUN DOWN is RESULT OF CARE.
LEsSNEss SAYS cITYS CHIEF.

Il want to see Safety First sign,
placed at all street corners, and thel
! want TO see every citizen of tn,
| city observe them" said the mayor
| this morning when discussing the pos
| sibility of accidents to persons cross
| ings the streets during the rush hours
The mayor stated that he was goinl
TO urge every citizen to adopt tn,
Safety First plan and be sure that
there is no danger of an accident be
fore they start to cross street.
The same rule applies to drivers OF
autos. They, according to the mayor
have been observing his warnings more
in the past than they formerly did
and the danger from that cause has
been materially reduced.
In commenting on this the mayor
stated that many people who barely
missed being run down by autos were
themselves to blame, as they were
prone to stand in the middle of the
street and enter into an argument,
disregarding the warning horns of
autos and so absorbed in their con
yersation that they barely have time
to jump before being hit The mayor
stated that he had warned the police
force to look after these who are so
inclined but as the force is small
it is impossible to look after them as
they should IF every one would look
both ways before crossing a street and
every driver observed the corners
and crossed on the right side of the
street, there would be fewer acci-
dents" said the mayor, and hope
they will heed this warning now, as
the streets will be congested until
after the holidays and accidents liable
to occur"
The Safety First slogan is being
adopted by great many of the cities,
it was first chosen as motto for
railway employees and has been the
Indirect means of ayerting many "a
serious accident. 1t would seem that
the mayors suggestion would be "a
good one to follow here.
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whether that would constitute "a dis
Iinctive mark OF belligerent DEF
handed by the uSages of civilized war
are. The membership of the rifle |
,lubs and other bodies now belonging |
o the volunteer corps is reported to be |
,bout 25O,OOO.
Surprising military and naval pre- |
)arations have been and are still be- |
ng made along the east coast, partic
Ilarly in Berwickshire, Haddington-
hire and Fife" says the Edinburgh |
of the Daily Mail, in
discussing the threat of German in
aston. "ln Scotland the probability of
German raid is freely admitted, but
eyond a few officials of the war office
nd pledged to secrecy no one Is able
0 define exactly the precise state of
fairs. In Scotland as in England
here is a desire TO know how the in
abitants are to act in the case of
erman landing. The provost of Kirk.
aldy, speaking as a private citizen,
'els that civilian defense corps should {
e organized
The Lord Provost of Edinburgh
Olds the view that civilians should '
ot take up arms against any invad. {
IS. {
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Warranty Deed-Sydney Guy Bur
ney and wife to w. A. Culwell, part
80, 7slw.
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Don't worry: Q wan, al viii help
Iou.
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Meet Me at the Golden Gate"
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Warranty Deed-The John p. Lon
don company to Fred Earhardt, part
SO 7s2e.
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Warranty Deed. T. Conyers and
wife to w. A. Culwell, part 80, 7s1w.
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Release of Lease-R. H. Haynes.
to Roy c. Cannedy. part %, isle.
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LOVE COUNTY REAL ESTATE
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-17

exist. The mans voice was sudden.
ly soft. Perhaps have no right to
demand your hospitality but seem
to feel"
"Dont--please." Patience found
voice to say; ''you have come so ,in.
expectedly. So"
"All right" the man put in quickly.
eve will just have dinner as two old
friends--won't We? Then later say
In three or four weeks"
But It was short three weeks be-
fore Patience and the man stood by
the easement window. The girls
fingers had futtered toward big.
pink rose and the man had captured
both rose and fingers.
Patience looked out across the
meadows. A look of strange trouble
was in her eyes. Her fingers uncon.
sciously twined themselves about his.
The man gazed down at her and
panied expression dimmed his own
eyes. what Is it, dear dream girl?"
he asked gently. ....
Patience met the question In his
eyes and little smile twisted the
corner Of her lips.
"You are SO unlike my dream man."
she said finally and with effort. "All
my life have pictured him and longed
for him" She drew a swift breath
and remained silent. The man had
taken her flercely into his arms and
they had frightened about her.
Don't talk Of your dream mani"
he commanded II am not your
dream man, but I am the real man
who is going to guide your dear
dream soul through this workaday
world. I am the Drawn and muscle
that Is going to provide shelter and
protection for the fragrance and soul
that Is YOU" The mans voice was a
trif1e unsteady. He was silent for
moment while Patience trembled in
his arms. Suddenly her arms went
up about his neck with swift little
movement of ownership The man
drew contented breath and laughed.
Divine dreamer" he whispered ten
derby, you have awakened to the
presence Of your real mate-have you
not?"
Patience raised herself on tiptoe-
the real man was so big-and her lips
brushed in turn the eyes that had
laughed at her.
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ing for us, will be able to feed and
keep itself.
Citizens of Ottumwa, the problem
you face Is just this. Will you save
the city and yourself money or do lou
prefer to spend it. Efficient engineers
tell us that an expenditure Of 100000
will enable the city to improve It's
waterworks plant to an extent that
will enable it to light the streets OF
the city in addition to the pumping
work it is now doing. The 100000
will not be additional taxation. but
merely an anticipation of the money
that will have to be collected anyhow
during the next eleven years. In other
words, if the issue Of $4,000 is auth
oriZed by the voters at the approach
ing special election, it will not mean
an increase in taxes or a readjustment
Of the old taxes. 1t will merely mean
that the five mill levy which taxpayers
are now paying for light, will be col
lected in advance by the sale of bonds.
and the money used to improve the
waterworks plant to an extent that will
enable it to light the streets in adj
dition to the work it is now doing.
At the end of ten or eleven years that
will be required to pay off the bonds,
the five mills tax which we are already
paying and always will have to pay I'M
til the city does it's own lighting, can
be wiped off the tax list. Not chang
ed, mind you, to some other account,
but really stricken from the amount
you have to pay the collector.
If your landlord came to you and
said: eff you will agree to buy this
house, you may have it if you will
continue paying rent for eleven years.
Out of the rent, the taxes and all ex-
pense of upkeep will be paid and as
far as the amounts you turn over to
me are concerned, you will make no
change. But at the end Of eleven
years, the house will be yours; would
you take him up? OF course you
would
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motioned him within.

motioned him within. #
| "Snug little rest" he said. and his
eyes soUht the girl who lived In &c
dainty an abode. His first glance had
been impersonal, because has fall ON
the slippery roads had been occupy
!, ing his mind. Without thinking, he
sank into the big chair by the fire
and continued to watch Patience, who
was busy preparing water and soap
and towels for his use.
She cast glance at her rose.cov'
cred cretonne that was suffering from
mud and raindrops, yet her heart
was singing.
"You may come in here" she told
! the man, and he arose and followed
| the soft voice that had called him to
the tiny kitchen.
The man stripped off his coat and
Patience saw that his arm was cut.
.'T will tie it up" she said timidly,
and went for snow-white cloths. After
and bound up the arm.
When she had finished something
drew her eyes up to meet his. The
world, for the moment, seemed to
stop in it's revolution.
"A SeCOuu ldLeT tu6 LHdu lduSAou.
Patience looked away with hurt eyes,
then suddenly realized that the man
had done the best possible thing un.
der the circumstances.
3"Strange world, this" she heard
him mutter.
Eyes" echoed Patience. land my
dream man has crumbled in the dust. "
The man glanced swiftly at her.
Are you married." he demanded so
sharply that Patience laughed hys-
terically. She saw him bring his
teeth close together and wait for her
answer. Also he had seen the ash
tray and cigars on the table by the
couch.
Patience blushede and shook her
head. After, moment she said shy
ly, mo. But have a. dream man
who uses those things"
The mans eyes laughed. 80 I
have awakened dream girl--have
II" He caught sight Of the table set
for two "If r try to act like dream
man-may have a bite to eat?" His
laugh again rang through the little
cottage and Patience tried to realize
! that her dream man had ceased to
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to the house the past week with sew.
eral fractured ribs.
Mr. and Mrs. j. r. Butler have
moved to the Houglin farm west OF
town recently vacated by Parker
Brothers.
Henry Boley and family have moved
to their new home IN New London.
Mrs. Jake Beckley, Miller Beckley
and daughter Media and Alva Isaman
attended the wedding of Clayton Beck.
ley in FIT. Madison Wednesday. a
The B. Y. P. U. will give home
talent play at the opera house Friday
night Jan. 16.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet
with Mrs. Glenn Newbold Thursday
afternoon Jan. %.
Jessie Thornton and Mary Rose
were married at the Florence hotel in
Fl. Madison Jan. s.
Ed Heague left Saturday for Des
Moines where he will take the I'M
dertakers examination.
Floyd Wilson the little son of Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Wilson who has been
taking treatment in the Ottumwa
hospital for appendicitis was brought
home Saturday evening. a.
Mrs. c. F. Hoaglin entertained the
Country Embroidery club Friday
afternoon Jan. 9.
Mrs. Raymond Leaser Is entertaining
a cousin from Nevada.
Rev. Bane and wife who have been
assisting In meetings at Big Mound
left Saturday for their home in
Cameron, Mo.
Guy Helterbran returned from Bur
lington few days ago with fine
driving horse.
Miss Daisy Hixson who has been
out of school this winter by sickness
has recovered sufficiently to take her
place in the Winfield schools.
Mrs. Benton Campbell Is in Bur.
lington helping care for his little
grandson who is quite sick with
bronchitis.
Ben Williamson will have a grocery
store and mems furnishing goods In
the room formerly used for the post
Office.
Mrs. Kate Billingsby has moved her
millinery room to the building two
doors west.
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While the congressional committees
are devising a rural credit system for
the country it is to be hoped that they
can include in their bills arrangements
which, when enacted into law will
make it easy for men desiring to buy
farm lands to be financed in such I'M
dertakings.
1t seems as if this ought to be pos
sible. While the people are depositing
a vast sum Of their savings in the pos
tai bank, men are storming Detroit
automobile factory to get jobs that pay
wages of $500 day and upward.
These thousands Of men seek indie
pendence, situation in life that will
free them of the worry that the wolf
may be at their doors next week.
Stretching out from the cities are
millions of acres of lands that could
give them this assurance and this indie
pendence if there were only some way
Of putting the men on the land. The
recent statement of Secretary of Ag-
riculture Houston is significant. He
says that the total arabic land in the
United States is 935,OO0.0OO acres, of
which 10O,OOOOOO is still unimproved,
and not included in FARMS while of the
rest 100000 acres is improved land.
= One hundred million acres not yet
taken up in farms. A half billion
acres Of farm lands unimproved, and
therefore cheap! While in the cities
there are teeming multitudes desiring
economic independence. Surely there
ought to be some way financially easy
for the city jobholder to buy farm
land. and for the tenant farmer to buy
the farm he tills. The coming rural
credit bill should show this way.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-17

Statistics based on federal census
bulletins drive home some awful facts
regarding the cost to the nation of the
liquor and tobacco habits. 1t Is esti-
mated that the people Of the United
States pay out over six hundred mil
lions of dollars each year for. liquor
of one kind or another. For tobacco
they spend over four hundred million
dollars.
Think what pile of money could
be spent on homes, clothing, education,
food and myriad of other things if
for one year, every drinker and every
user Of tobacco "swore off, and stuck
to it. The total would be many mil
lions over a billion dollars.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-17
HILLS BORO.

Mr., and Mrs. Frank Bowers Of Win.
field came over Saturday to see her
mother Mrs. Susas StillYell who is
very sick.
Albert Schulz sent some Of his prize
black langshang chickens to the Des
Moines poultry show last week.
Miss Kate Neixson of Yarmouth is
visiting relatives in town.
f. Arthur Endersby has been very sick
the past week with hardening OF the
arteries. DR.. Brockman was called to
see him Thursday.
Mr., and Mrs. Silas Teter, Mrs. j. w.
Runyon, Bill Endersby, VIM. Hem
mings and John Williamson are among
the sick here.
+ East Lynne will be given at the
opera house this evening.
D. M. Boley shipped twenty-six mules
to st. Louis last week that averaged
him S155 each.
Mrs. Lide Watson has been confined
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AN AUTOMATIC SOURCE OF
REVENUE.

II man found coal mine which
was so endowed that 1t dug its own
coal, carried it to the surface, pat it
in the bunkers, turned it into power,
carried out and disposed automatically
of the ashes, and was ready and cap
able Of keeping up this performance
for twenty-four hours a day, seven
days week, year in and year out,
would he not consider himself the
most fortunate man On earth? Or II
city came into possession of SUCH a
wonderful coal mine would it not ex-
plot It and be thankful?
And yet that is just what the Des
MONIES river is capable of doing for Ot-
tumwa, 1t is SO harnessed right now
that it provides us with an abundance
OF water, pumps that water to a filter,
purifies it, pumps it back to reser-
yoir and forces it out into the city
water mains and into the homes and
business houses Of the city. The river
is able to do even more than that;
It will under capable management,
light our streets for us and give us
enough excess power for disposal to
assure the operation of the plant on
a self sustaining basis. Can it be that
there are any who will counsel against
letting this perpetual power work for
the city?
There may be some who will say;
'if the river is doing the pumping for
the city, why not let we'll enough alone
and not vote a bond issue of 100000
to extend it's capabilities further
answer Is this: the harness on the
river is about worn out and the ques-
ton is merely one of whether to get
double or single harness for the team.
If single harness is all we purchase,
half of the team will be idle and we
will have to pay for it's keep-$16,000
or whereabouts year in the shape of
electric light bills. If however we buy
double harness, both halves of the
team will go to work for us and in
due course Of time in addition to work
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ministration. Under Roosevelt and
Taft government in the islands was
maintained in stable way with the
work Of education going on so as to
make the people fit to manage their
own local affairs. But the announced
policy Of the Wilson administration is
said to have resulted in much clamor-
ing among the native politicians for
immediate independence. One of the
possibilities of such unrest Is the
starting of uprisings to hasten the
movement.
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A BOYS WORK.

One who has made comprehensive
study of youth and delved deeply 1ntc
boy-lore says that rational ch1ld-lapol
is as necessary in the development OF
the boy as is child-play. He says:
"The amount of enjoyment a BOY
gets out of the enterprises ne init
ates himself is wholesome education;
it ia an anticipation of his career and
a preparation for it. He must be en-
couraged to do this, and carefully
guided. Guidance is highly nee
essary.
Even employments with hobbies is
a benefit, as it develops special tastes
and, sometimes, fits for special WORK
in the future. If no other good comes
from them, they are, at least, employ
ments, and that is something; but the
memory of them is sure to be source
of recreative amusement to him IN
the future.
zone boy of my acquaintance went
into the white rabbit industry and
actually paid expenses, while getting
back large returns of pleasure and
information and sympathy with animal
life. Another went into photography !:
while a little group, near by, studied
wireless telegraphy. Drawing, cera-
mic work, sketching, music-vocal
and instrumental-have given boys lots
of pleasure and profit.
Another makes it pay to raise
pigs: another, certain breed of dogs;
still another boy makes speciality
of pigeons. There is an enterprising
lad who raises vegetables in the back
yard, on shares, and he sells his hall
for enough to take music lessons on
the flute. Boys organizations-gan
and cubs and troops-may be given
employment by. the public and by
individuals That kind of organlza-
ton does double good.
"But the note of warning must be
sounded. Perils await the boy. Among
J 5 interesting ventures are those in
which his father engages to give him
financial compensation for services OF
greater or less insignificance. Let
both him and his father beware lest
70 learn to put a financial value on
lose ministries which he should rem
ar freely and gladly. as a son. Let
n learn to cooperate for the pleas
of doing his part. Let every com
and given him be summons to mis-
obler sense Of comradeship, all work
ONE to be team work and all rewards
be qualification to his unselfishness.
1.-THE boy is in peril Of early pessim-
ism, as he finds that everybody feels
competent to direct him and justified
in imposing on him by withholding
or cutting his wages, working him
overtime. and, in numberless ways,
failing to recognize that a boy can
get tired, or hungry, or irritated, or
Indignant.
"He may be so directed that his
early ventures will be in the line OF
his future achievements. 1t will be
we'll for him to have in mind such boys
as Andrew Carnegie, who came over
from Scotland with only sovereign
in his pocket, but with sovereignty in
his soul, and fred stationary engine
for two-fifty week. A boy can get
the virtues of industry, honesty, fair
ness and altruism started and opera
tive in his life quite early"