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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-24

So. Pittsburg. Tenn. Dec. IA. 1914.
girl 8 years old. I 20 to Sunday
school every Sunday. i want you to
bring me doll and doll bed, pair
of gloves, apples, oranges, nuts and
candy. Don, & forget the other child
rem. / will close, Yours truly.
LEATHA ABLES.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-24

Hollands Magazine, monthly,
Farm and Ranch, weekly, and the
Sequachee Valley News, SPACES,
weekly, all for sl.75. If
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-24

So Pittsburg. Tenn, Dec. 10, 1914.
Dear Santa Claus: ! am a little
girl six years old, and go to school
every day. ! want you to bring mo a
doll. doll bed and pair Of gloves,
candy, oranges. nuts of all kinds.
Don't forget my brothers / will close.
Yours truly,
FRANCES ABLES.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-24
geeal Stationery

A full line kept in stock, at lowest
prices. HILL & son, Seouaehee. Ten
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-24
MARY HANCOCK.

Jasper, Tenn. Dec. IS, 1914
Dear Santa Claus: l am little
girl, eight years old. have a little
sister six years old | want you to
bring me and her some candy, nuts,
oranges, apples, bananas and a ribbon
and doll LILLE HANCOCK.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-24

Victoria, Tenn Dec 81. 1914
Dear Old Santa: l am little girl
three years old. / want you to please
bring me dolls, rocking chair and
a little broom, trunk, a real large
stick of candy. oranges, apples, bana-
mas and nuts. / will be good little
girl. So, bye bye, Santa.
LITTLE LUCILLE MERRITT.
P. s Don't forget my little broth
or, Paul.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-24
JASPER. Tenn. Dec. 16, 1914.

Jasper, Tenn, Dec. 16, 1914.
Dear Santa Claus: I am little
girl, 8 years old. I want you to
bring me some oranges, apples, nuts,
candy, bananas, raisins and a ribbon
and cocoanut and sleepy doll. So l
will close for this time. From your
little girl,
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-24

LELLERS TO
SANTA CLAUS
~
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Victoria, Tenn. Dec. II, ll94.
Dear Santa Claus. / want You 20
bring me kid doll and bed and
little gocart and a little trunk and
set Of dishes and little table and
bank and little rocking chair and
little rocking horse and some hre-
crackers and some oranges and apples
and candy and nuts. That Is all.
Yours truly,
GLADYS KETNER.
Victoria, Tenn Dec. II, t9t4.
Dear Santa Claus: / want You TO
bring me little horse and little
bed and little kid doll and little
set Of dishes, and some apples and
some oranges, and some nuts and some
candy. That is all. Yours truly,
LITTLE HAROLD KETNER.
Victoria, Tenn Dec. II, 1914.
Dear Santa Claus: / want You to
bring me kid doll, dresser and bed
and little trunk and story book
and some apples. and some oranges
and some nuts and some candy and
that is all. Yours truly.
LITTLE VIRGINIA KETNER.
p. s. And want q bank, too.
So. Pittsburg. Tenn, Dec IA, 1914.
Dear Santa Claus: am little
girl 8 years old. I 20 to Sunday
school every Sunday. j want you to
bring me doll and doll bed, pair
of gloves, apples, oranges, nuts and
candy. Don't forget the other child
rem. will close, Yours truly.
LEATHA ABLEs.
So Pittsburg. Tenn, Dec. 10. 1914
Dear Santa Claus: l am a little
girl six years old, and go to school
every day. want You to bring mo a
doll. doll bed and pair Of gloves,
candy, oranges. nuts of all kinds. |
Don't forget my brothers. / will close.
Yours truly,
FRANCES ABLEs.
Jasper, Tenn, Dec rs, 1914.
Dear Santa Claus | am a little
girl, years old. want you to
bring me some oranges, apples, nuts,
candy. bananas, raisins and ribbon
and cocoanut and sleepy doll. So
will close for this time. From your /
little girl,
MARY HANCOCK.
Jasper, Tenn. Dec. 18, 1914
Dear Santa Claus: l am little
girl, eight years old. have a little
sister six years old. want you to
bring me and her some candy, nuts,
oranges, apples, bananas and ribbon
and doll LILLE HANCOCK.
Victoria, Tenn Dec 81, 1914
Dear Old Santa: am little girl
three years old want you to please
bring me dolls, rocking chair and
little broom. trunk, a real large
stick Of candy, oranges, apples, bana
mas and nuts / will be good little
girl So, bye bye, Santa.
LITTLE LUCILLE MERRITT.
P. s Don't forget my little broth
or, Paul.
Victoria, Tenn. Dec 81, 1914.
Dear Santa Claus: am little boy
five years old want you to please
bring me little engine with a bag
gage car and three other cars, bngle.
toy wagon, and knife, all kinds Of
fire works. candy, nuts, oranges and
apples. will he good Your little
friend, g
HUBERT ELDRIDGE HILL. |
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-17

of the negative side Of these peace
propositions to elicit the thought OF
the people about them. We don't
know OF any subject on which men
make wilder remarks than they do
In support of their peace propositions.
A prominent speaker recently intimat.
ed that the newspapers did all they
could to continue the war on account
of the money they made from the ex.
ira sales of papers When one con
siders that every paper that is big
enough to give any considerable tele,
graph report, loses money on every
paper it sells on the street, such state.
ments upset the listeners faith In all
the rest of the mans speech.
This idea that everything can be
accomplished by agreements is right
now at such a stage that it has as
sumed the form of a disease, and we
think that before any definite action
is taken it should be allowed to run
the course a little farther There is
no need to rush this matter as there
are several nations whose signatures
could not right now be obtained, and
the compact could not amount to a
great deal without their endorsements.
A unanimous, universal peace agree
ment seems to us to be a basic impos-
Isibility.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-17
WORLD PEACE DREAMS.

Roger w. Babson, acting as spokes-
man for number Of prominent east.
erners, Is sounding out sentiment
! throughout the country on a plan for
international supervision of trade
routes, cables, etc., between coun-
tries The proposed plan is to have
supplementary to The Hague Tribu.
Rnal and it is based on the belief that
jail! or nearly all international Difficult
tiles arise from commercial problems
and the struggle for supremacy in the
business world. The hope is held by
Mr.. Babson and his associates that
| the world powers would join in such
plan and unite their navies into a
sort of international police force. Mr..
Babson has asked The Courier for an
expression Of opinion on the feasibl-
T. ity Of the plan and the following reply
was sent to him:
We want to state here, so that we
may not be misunderstood, that we
would gladly advocate the signing of
Nan international peace pact by all ma
Mons If it could be brought about.
Ave make this statement to make
SLAIN what are our sincere desires in
% his matter. However, we cannot
Find any evidence in the little part
Sof the history of the race that we
have been able to read that will sup
bort the belief that such contract
would be lived up to for any great
$length of time by all the signers.
We know, and so do you, that dec
8laration of war forfeits the terms and
&contracts made in time of peace.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-17
people Of Iowa do not realize what a

people of Iowa do not realize what a
tremendously important part the rail-
roads can play in the upbuilding or
retarding of the commonwealth in the
next few years. A crisis in railroad
affairs long has been brewing. It
soon is to be reached. And that crisis
involves most seriously the state Of
Iowa.
If the interstate commerce commits
sion is supposed to handle the bust
ness of railroads with the idea Of
eliminating district discrimination,
illegal arrangements between capital
and the roalroads, ETC., it has failed
in great many instances. Primarily
the commission is body maintained
as a Judiciary over rate matters. This
being the case, Iowa has great cause
for complaint against the service rem
dered 1t by the commission.
Topeka State Journal: Although
the last session Of the sixty-third
congress will necessarily be a short
one. in comparison with the ones that
have gone on before, 1t will be Of the
billion dollar variety by good mar
gin. It wasn't so many years ago
that the people we're wringing their
hands in despair over the prospects
of billion dollar congress, that Is, a
congress that would appropriate that
much money in the two years Of It's
life. And now they accept billion
dollar session Of congress as a matter
Of course. What an extravagant ma.
ton the United States has come to be.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-17

Representative of nations can, in
times of peace. meet and make ar.
rangements that are supposed to be
binding, even in times of war. That
is absolutely theory and is killed when
put into practice. In every community
there are families that live side by
side in peace for years, when sudden.
ly they get into quarrel over a divi.
sion fence. or stock trespassing or
some equally trivial matter, and a
quarrel results in the death of one or
both. These are infrm!ties of hui.
man nature. If YOU can form an as.
ISOLATION that will remove from men,
individually and collectively, their
power to get angry at each other, then
you can form and maintain effectively
such an organization as you propose.
Suppose there are cable connections
between Canada and England, and the
United States and England go to war.
Do you believe that any agreement
made by representatives Of this gov
eminent this year not to cut that
cable would be regarded as binding
upon this country ten years from now
if it is at war with England?
large portion of the ocean route
from New York to northern European
ports is almost parallel with our east
ern coast line. Do you suppose that
If Germany could get her total feet
out along that course that she would
not do so if she thought she could
with reasonable safety to her boats,
interfere with the ships of France and
England by so doing?
We don't want to be understood as
stating that your plan is impractical,
but we do want to bring up enough
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-17
VALUE OF AGREEMENTS.

Here is something for the world
Jeace dreamers to think about. The
DUnited States built a great canal at
| fhe isthmus of Panama with the con-
! sent of other world powers. After it's
practical completion, England careful
III looked over the agreements and
found itself Disseminated against in
flavor of the Americans who had spent
the money to build the canal. England
therefore, protested to the United
! States and influenced President Will
son to plead with congress to inter-
bret the Panama treaties, rules and
Regulations in a way that would give
all nations the same rights in the
canal that we enjoy, therebyg showing
we were just with the world and anXi-
Spus to preserve peace and friendship
with other nations. The agreement
vas interpreted in accordance with
Englands wishes and the perpetual
ind absolute neutrality of the canal
y Zone was guaranteed, with the duty of
%enforcing this neutrality resting upon
Ahe United States.
~ Now, we learn through news dis
patches, England has been the first to
violate the agreement which it induc-
/ ed Wilson to have congress make.
English golfers have been so fragrant
in their violation of the neutrality Of
the canal zone that the American COM
\Lnander has requested the sending to
The canal of two torpedo destroyers to
enforce the regulations.
Now we want to ask, if England will
violate an agreement made on it's own
terms, with it's own offspring and most
powerful friend-the United States
what would be the value of any world
2peace agreement between nations that
area not as closely related by ties of
5blood, speech, business, and customs,
as are England and the United
States?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-17

people who come here to trade goes
without saying. A travelling salesman
who covers very wide range OF terri
tory in a very short time, arrived in
Ottumwa several days ago. He was
here during the evening and got a
view of Main street by electric light
The Christmas trees with their red
lights, the strings of white lights
above them, the clean streets and the
skillfully trimmed show windows
made an impression upon him. with
out hesitation he pronounced the Dus
ness section of Ottumwa the prettlest
Of all the cities he has been in thus
far during the holiday season.
That is an opinion worth while, com
ing as it does from man who hits
all the towns and whose business
causes him to scrutinize just such de
tails.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-17
WILSON wEAKENs.

General Carranza, leader of faction
Aapf Mexicans, a man who seems very
gnear the down and out stage in the
politics of his country, has in effect
told the United States where to get
off, as regards the firing OF Next
)can bullets into American territory,
\ Whereby endangering the lives of those
Americans who happen to be in the
vicinity. 1t had been noised around
THAT this government had ordered It's
soldiers who are guarding" the bord-
er near where the Mexican factions
are fighting one of their innumerable
8battles, to fire back into Mexico il the
a,shot and shell kept on coming into the
q United States from the belligerents.
report came to Carranza's ears
and he promptly notified the president
of the United States that he would
consider any exercise of force to stop
the firing of bullets into the United
States, as IAN act of hostility on the
part Of the United States.
a In other words, we must stand for
1 the danger and deaths that the Next
can bullets are causing whether we
want to or not. Just what Carranza
/ would do in case we committed the
above mentioned hostile act, is not set
down, but it might mean war with the
several thousand Mexicans who are in
the Carranza faction. OF course the
administration at Washington deplores
war too much to offend Carranza SO
Nit is unlikely that any decisive step
will be taken to protect the lives of
! American citizens whose chief misfor-
tune seems to be that their residences
are within gun shot of the fighting
3Mexicans.
To be thus baited by a Mexican
rebel chief, is the price this nation
must pay for the policy Of watchful
waiting and brotherly love which has
,een the rule in dealing with the un-
a Erateful Mexican leaders.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-17
SANTA CLAUS NEEDS HELP.

Don't forget The Courier Junior
Stocking club is going to provide
Christmas cheer for the youngsters
of Ottumwa who might otherwise be
overlooked by Santa Claus when he
makes his annual trip from Toyland
in less than two weeks Every con-
tribution to The Courier Junior fund
will go towards making some child
happy on Christmas morn. II you
have a boy or girl or your own, see
that their names are on the list or
those who agree to furnish a well fill
ed stocking If you have no children
bring in a pair of well filled stockings
ANYWAY,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-17

1t must not be forgotten that the
recent election which cut the demo-
cratic majority to almost nothing,
does not affect the present congress.
President Wilson is still boss. II
you doubt it just consider The presl-
dent opposed an investigation OF the
preparedness of our national defenses.
In spite of this a resolution for the
probe was introduced in congress. IL
was referred to a committee. The
vote was five to three against favor
able report on the bill. All those OPP
posed we're democrats. Mr.. Wilson's
word was law to them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-17

by any means annoyed.
Certainly she replied. But what
else should be doing?"
For. a moment the salesman hest.
tated, then blurted out:
We'll, madam l thought perhaps
you might be taking an inventory"
Then the lady melted away among
the shadows of the door.
A bachelor Of considerable wealth
was much sought after by many OF
the most charming young women OF
the town.
Minnie Rivers very pretty maiden,
was sure she had brought him almost
to the point of a proposal
What was the happiest moment
of your life?" she asked. while they
were taking moonlight stroll one
evening.
1.-THE happiest moment OF my life"
answered the bachelor, with remi-
niscent smile, was when the jeweler
took back an engagement ring and
gave me some cuff links in ex-
change
In the sixth grade the teacher was
questioning boy about Napoleon's dis
astrous invasion of Russia and the sub
sequent retreat from Moscow
What did the French do them"
she asked.
"They ran away" replied the boy.
Yes, that is what they did," said the
teacher, "but ran away is hardly the
correct phrase to use. What should
VIZ, havo caid ~
The boys face lighted up with I'M
|derstandng.
"rhey beat it," he exclaimed quite
proudly.
He came down the garden path,
sad, sorrowful figure. She watched
him with anxious eyes.
How did father take it, she
asked.
"Fle took it all right" replied the
young man.
ooh, am SO glad, George she
cried.
Are your" he replied Topping for.
lornly by her side well, can't say
that am, dear. At first your father
wouldn't listen to me-
"Why didn't you tell him chat you
had two thousand five hundred dollars
in the bank, as | told you to-" she ex-
claimed.
II did. after all else had failed an
swered George dejectedly
"And what did he do then?'
"Do!" echoed the young man pass
ing his hand YEARLY through his hair.
"He borrowed it,"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-17

Davenport Times: While being lib
eral for those suffering abroad, let's
not forget that the poor are with us
always and that as winter comes on
there will be need of relief work here
at home.
Kansas City Journal: Governor
Hodges announces that when he goes
out of Office January / he will take
the stump for national prohibition.
After leaving Kansas the governor
will find that Democratic sentiment In
favor of prohibition is almost az
scarce as white blackberries.
La Crosse Tribune: It is hardly
lacking in gallantry to cry Bone
head!" at Pethick-Lawrence, the Eng
lish suffragist who. urged Washington
women to adopt militancy" as a
means of promoting international
peace Perhaps the idea is to keep
the men so busy at home that they
can't fight abroad. Militancy, like
David .Harem's feas for the canine
that kept i'm from broodin' on bein'
a dog Suffering suffrage! Will 1t
ever be protected from It's fool
friends?
Davenport Times: 1t is hard to
please everyone. Now here is Andy
Carnegie criticising the proposal to
call off the war in Europe until after
the holidays, and Carnegie is the back.
er of The Hague peace palace, too.
La Crosse Tribune: The Office
strategist says it would be good
thing to demonstrate to the Mexicans
that American bullets can cross the
border just as we'll as Mexican ones.
Clinton Herald: The Swiss soldier
trains only two weeks a year for thir.
teen years, after training two months
in his first year Of service. In other
words. tiny European country has
maintained it's independence and pre-.
served it's neutrality by force, with
an army whose training compares un.
favorably with that of the despised
American militia Isn't there some
food for thought in that fact?
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa at last
is assured of the protection Of fight
ing machine, a machine that will do
for the state what individuals and or
CARNATIONS Of more or less influence
have been attempting to do for years
The Greater Iowa association has
been formed. Not the least signifi'
cant of its duties will be that involving
the Strengthening out of the vast fab.
rication of freight tariffs in which this
state now finds itself entangled. II
is probable that ninety per cent Of the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-17
Mr.. GUILDS SECOND ARTICLE ON
TARIFF

On this page of today's Courier ap-
pears the second of a series of three
articles by Hon. Curtis Guild on
tariff commission. These articles are
especially interesting and instructive
and should be read by all people-men
and women.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-17
BEAUTIFUL oTTUMWA.

The business men Of Ottumwa de-
serve congratulations on their enter
prise and good taste in decorating the
business section of the city for the
holidays. That they have done well
requires but one glance to prove.
And that it is attracting notice from
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-17

majority of the statesmen without
spending a penny.
Toward the close Of the afternoon
one Of the statesmen, feeling some
what exasperated, ventured to make
a mild protest.
Madam" he asked sweetly, "are
you shopping here?'
The lady looked surprised, but not
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-17

Old man Winter must have acquired
the most modern of aerial travelling
apparatuses to be able to swoop down
upon the country in such short time
and with so little warning.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-17
d. ~ n G.
s tOri e s

For four entire hours had the lady
remained in the shop. She had visit
ed every department and worried the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-17
"A TARIFF BASED ON TRUTH
THE AIMS. HISTORY AND THE POSSIBILITIES
AMERICAN TARIFF COMMISSION
Nv HON. CURTIS GUILD


tFrom the Phiadel Iedger) 4
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Press Comment

Davenport Times: While being lib
eral for those suffering abroad, let's
not forget that the poor are with us
always and that as winter comes on
there will be need of relief work here
at home.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-17

Neckwear gorgeous assortment in Christ
mas boxes ................ 25c to 81
Handkerchiefs cotton, linen and silk .. SC to 81
OmDreIldS QUO 10 SO
Trunks, suit cases and hand luggage in endless
variety, and at reasonable prices.
Hosiery of cotton, Isle and silk ...... 1Oc to 81
These are only suggestions. We have scores Of
other things necessary in mans or boys wardrobe,
and only ask you to bring your list and allow us to
help YOU
Open every night until Christmas,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-30
Junior Gpenin9 Star
T., MONDAY 0
VOL. T.. NO. ESQ
A Bay Boys Lesson

There was once a bad boy, named
Billy. He was a very. very bad boy
in school. He was bad TO other boys.
Nobody liked him. He had neither
mother or father He would come
along the street with a cigarette in
his mouth; another boy would come
and take the cigarette out of his
mouth and throw it in the street.
He went on a ferryboat one day.
He asked man for a cigarette. The
man said, Il haven't any" "Ah, go
on, you have so,' said Billy. The
man got angry and pushed him over
board But he was saved by A
man in Il motorboat
He saw motorcycle standing out-
side of some mans house. He went
up to it, got on it, got it going so
fast that a policeman caught him.
took him to court and was arrested,
but the owner of the motorcycle soon
bailed him out and had freedom.
He sailed to Italy with his Uncle
Jim. The ship got on fire and all the
people were drowned but Billy. He
swan to a lonely island, not far
away. Nobody had heard of him foT
a long time. One day as he was
walking on the island he saw a fire.
Some pirates had made a fire and
were roasting a chicken. He went up
to the fire to get warm and was
captured by the pirates. One day, as
the pirates We're capturing a ship
Billy saw a small rowboat and swan
out TO it, got in and rowed a little
distance and was picked up by a
passing ship. The captain of the
ship adopted Billy.
Billy soon grew up TO be q man ana