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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30
Bv EBERT HUBBARD

Yale, Princeton. Columbia, Ok
ford or Cambridge and, literally,
not know peas from beans or a
Berkshire from a Duroc.
The production of food has been
left to the ignorant, the illiterate,
the depressed, the mentally un-
couth.
Educated people simply take
food for granted.
They may know all about
ancient Palestine, Greece and
Rome, but nothing about North
Dakota.
And vet there is no study that
brings quick and as sure a re-
ward in way of red cheeks. shin
ing eyes strong muscles and use
full knowledge as practical farm
ing.
College graduates with teach
ers certificates are plentiful.
Combined coachers and teach
ers are not hard to find.
But when it comes to showing
boys and girls how to do practical
work. you will look long before
you find your man. and when you
locate him you'll find he has a
good Job already.
For five hundred years teach
ers have been trained to have a
sort of contempt for anything in
the line Of useful physical en-
deavor.
Good school teachers are plenti-
full, and can be secured all the
way from fifty to one hundred
dollars a month. But teachers
who not only can meet the book
requirements, but who know
enough about practical agricul-
ture to make a study of farm
ing attractive. to-day command
two hundred dollars or more a
month
And the fact that the world is
wiling to pay good wages to men
who can teach us how to work
is the most hopeful sign of the
time.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30
n Can you giUe me a list Of
" the ffty Itting who really
nil. .,

n Can you giUe me list Of
" the ffty HUing who really
think?'
At is not usual to pay high
honors to the master minds of
the world until after they have
passed out or died. But I will
mention the names Of a few, be-
cause the entire world has al
ready classed them as masters
that Is. men able to add to the
already vast sum Of human
knowledge.
suppose that Joseph J Thorn
son. Cavendish Laboratory Cam
bridge, England, now stands at
the head of the human species He
discovered the only entities in ex-
istence-electrons. That is. he
broke up the chemical atom that
had ruled from the days Of De
mocritus and Lercippus. the
Greeks, down 10 Dalton and
Thomson. These, not atoms.
we're the first entities in the uni
verse.
Thomson is also an exalted
mathematician, and therefore was
In possession Of the colossal pow
er to show the mathematical
place of the electron in nature
Newton wrought three mighty
works He discovered universal
gravitation he discovered differ
entails, or the consecutive state
and then put them to incessant
use. Here are some others
Madame Curie, the discoverer
OF radium, who was able to add
TO knowledge Ernest Ruther-
ford, the grea, manipulator Of
electrons and discoverer Of the
mathematical laws az radium en-
anations
Nicholson and Millikan.
Albert A. Nicholson, Who with
consummate skill measured the
absolute length Of waves Of cad
MUM light. now accepted by the
entire scientific world as the set
and fixedfor-all-time standard Of
length. He found the absolute
number OF lengths I'm one
absolute centimeter, So that If
the meter, the bar Of platinum
iridium in France, we're DESTROYED
new one could be made with
unerring accuracy
Robert Andrews MiHikan. who
startled every scientific man in
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MEN Of FAME TO
. WRITE IN COURIER
GREATEST EDITORIAL FEATURE
EVER ATTEMPTED SECURED
FOR OUR READERS.

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 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 suggestion: After you have read
them, cut them out and paste them in
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 found the
names of some of the men and women
who will write for The Courier Read
the list of names and among them you
will find some whom you know will
write articles that you will want to
read. This is the biggest editorial fea.
/ ture ever undertaken by any news.
paper. Tell your friends about it, SO
they can have the opportunity of Sc.
curing these articles at only the cost
of a years subscription to The
| Courier.
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ALBA.

Earl Jeffries is home to spend the
holidays.
Miss Florence Gallant was a recent
visitor in Ottumwa.
Miss Lillian Finley spent Monday in
Hamilton.
The alumni of the high school held
chapel this morning in the high school
auditorium The program lasted about
two hours. Many of the alumni Were
back and the high school appreciated
their program very much
Miss Bell Gray Of Illinois is a visitor
here
O. l.. Canning of Hiteman was re-
cent visitor here.
Adolph Flactiff was in Bidwell re-
Gently.
Miss Ruth Pattan of Bidwell was a
recent Abba visitor.
Miss Veda Briggs is in Oskaloosa
today.
A. Phillips transacted business in
Hiteman the first of the week.
Jack Raushire of Hteman spent
Tuesday in Abba.
Charles Richey of Des Moines trans
acted business here the first of the
week.
Jack Ramsay of Oskaloosa has been
in Abba this week attending to business
matters and visiting at the home of his
DAUGHTER Mrs. Harris.
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NATIONS CAPITAL
IN FESTIVE ARRAY
GOVERNMENTAL BUSINESS STOPS
FOR A DAY DURING OBSERV
ANCE OF CHRISTMAS.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 24.-Gov-
ornamental business practically was
suspended today and the national cap
ital was ready for it's Christmas cele-
bration. Congress was taking recess,
at the white house only necessary
business was being transacted, in the
executive departments work had been
postponed and the supreme court had
adjourned for the holidays.
Officials of the government from
President Wilson down to the hum
blest employee had made arrangements
for the festal occasion. Many mem
bers of the house and senate were on
the way today to their homes for
Christmas.
At the white house the president
was taking advantage of the last few
hours to see to it personally that every.
thing was in order there for Christmas
day Little Annie Cothran of Phila'
delphia, the presidents grand niece,
is white house guest for the holidays
and for the first time in years large
fir Christmas tree had been set up.
The president was to act as Santa
Claus"
White house employees to the mum.
Der Of 125 including clerks domest1cs,
and policemen, were happy today be-
cause the president had given each OF
them fifteen pound turkey. Dis
tribution of the birds to white house
employees is a long established custom,
All of the executive departments had
arranged to close at noon for the holi'
days, and the thousands Of employees
! Joined in real Christmas celebrations
(; At the capitol plans had been com
pleted for the community Christmas
celebration there tonight. A large fiji
tree stood in the east entrance to the
capitol, above the doors OF which
there appeared in large letters, set
with electric lights, the words, Peace
on earth, good will to men, Thou
sands of persons planned to attend
the exercises there.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-26
CLEVER SWINDLER
WORKS IN CHICAGO

Chicago, Dec. PA notorious swim
der known to the police as the
christmas forger,' who during the
shopping season last Christmas obtain
ed S21 900 in Boston, New York and
Philadelphia, has swindled Chicago
merchants out of thousands Of dollars
within the last week, it was learned
today.
"a Travers,' contractor and builder
of Montreal, Canada, as the forger in
troduced himself, carried letters of
credit for sums varying from $1,000 to
$4,000. He sought the most expensive
jewelry establishments in the city for
his operations and is known to have
swindled four concerns out of $4,000.
Others reported they had cashed
worthless drafts and checks for
amounts ranging from 500 to $500.
"Travers, according to private de-
tectives, carries on his swindling op-
erations only during the Christmas
shopping season and selects a new
ield each year.
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MAKING AWARDS
At POULTRY SHOW
JUDGES ARE RAPIDLY PUSHING
THEIR WORK TOWARD COM.
PLETloN FOR SESSION..
MANY CUPS SHOWN
Several Silver Trophies Are to Be
Given as Premiums for the
Fowls Placed on
Exhibition.

work of awarding the premiums at
Inc OttumWa Poultry show, in session
mere this week and closing Christmas
night, Is being rapidly pushed forward
now and number Of the prizes have
been announced while the complete
list Will not be ready until Friday. The
attendance at the show has been very
good and many have taken advantage
OF the opportunity to see the birds
which number over 700. The coops
nave been placed on tables and as
some of the later entries have arrived
they have been piled above the first
tier of display cases. The bedding,
feed and water are being constantly
changed, thus keeping the place as
clean and sanitary as possible. The
beautiful array of silver cups and
trophies which are to be awarded as
the premiums of the Joint session of
the local show, the Northwestern and
the Iowa State Buff Rock clubs, placed
just inside the main entrance, has at
tracted great deal of attention and
favorable comment by visitors. The
address scheduled to be given We'd
nesday evening by Judge Joseph Dagle
lof Richland was not held. Judge
Hale of Chicago has returned to his
home while Mr.. Dagle will finish the
awarding.
He announces the following pre-
miums:
Anconas-W. H. Boon, Batavia,
first cockerel, first, second third and
fourth pullet.
Blue ndalusians-Eugene A. Rol-
and, What Cheer, first cock, second
cockerel, fourth and fifth pullet. DR..
Alvah Newlus Keswick, first hen, first
and second pullet, first cockerel.
Golden Seabright Bantam-Dr. w.
E. Lawhead, Burlington, first cock,
first and second cockerel, first and
second pullet.
Buff Cochin Bantams-Abbie Rein
hard, 105 North Weller street, Ottum-
wa. first and second cockerel. first,
second, third and fourth pullet, first
and second hen, first cockerel and
first hen.
Light Brahmas-N, E. Murdy. Mora
via, first, second, third, fourth and
fifth hen, first, second and third cock,
first second, third, fourth and fifth
pullet. first old pen and first young
pen.
Crevecoeurs - Reinhard Poultry
farms, Ottumwa, first cock, first pullet.
Buff Orpington ducks-Floyd Miller.
Ottumwa, first, second, third and
fourth young drake, first and second
young duck.
White Runner ducks-Reinhard
Poultry farms, Ottumwa first old
drake, first young drake.
Fawn and White Runners-Reinhard
Poultry farms, Ottumwa; first old
duck, first young drake, first old drake.
Cornish Indians-E. E. Garrett,
What Cheer, first cockerel; first, Sec
ond. third and fourth hen; first pen.
Silver Spangled Hamburger. j.
Leinhauser, Ottumwa, first cock. Mrs.
Louis Montague, Ottumwa, first, sec
ond, third, fourth and fifth hen, first
second, third and fourth cockerel;
first, second, third and fourth pullet;
first young pen, first old pen.
Houdans-A. A. Hurr, Ottumwa,
fifth pullets.
Rose Comb Black Minorces-Nor-
man H. Watson, Mystic, first and sec
ond pullet, first hen, second cock, first
pen: ]. A. Colgan, Mystic, first cock
erel, second and third hen.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-26

direction or another, but the Russians
chung to their positions obstinately.
When the Germans finally captured
the trenches S7S Runssian corpses
were found in a space about eighty
yards square.
1t was resistance of this nature
which the Germans had to overcome
to capture LODI The Russians are
again offering obstinate resistance, as
was learned today from German staff
officers along the Bzura and Rawka
rivers, On their positions running
north and south along a line 80 to 50
miles west of Warsaw.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-26

of Centerville, have returned home az
ter visiting at the homes of w. w.
Stickler, $40 North Sheridan avenue,
and E. P. Myers, 1103 Orchard street.
Mrs. D. F. Fox of Promise City, has
returned home after visiting Mrs. j..
G. Webster, 1913 South Iowa avenue.
Mrs. G. M. Burgeson of Kansas City,
has returned home after visiting at
the home of John Johnson, 400 North
Jefferson street.
Miss Ruth Utterback Of Hedrick, is
visiting Miss Beulah Thomas, 319
West Fourth street.
Miss Elizabeth Krafka and Joe
Krafka who attend college at Lake
Forest, ILL.,, are spending their vacation
with their parents, MI. and Mrs. j..
Krafka, SOP Finley avenue.
Miss Eunice Levein of Lake Forest
college, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Levein, northeast of the
city.
David Hoyt LETTERS who attends
Wayland academy at Beaver Dam,
Wis, has arrived home to spend the
holidays with his parents, Rev. an
Mrs. E. M. LETTERS, 249 South Ward
street.
Misses Ruth Lane and Edna Sprout
of Bloomfield, are visiting Mrs. w. G..
Dennis, 1875 North Sheridan avenue.
Mrs. Hugh Killen of Security, Tex,
is spending the holidays with her
mother. Mrs. Julia Bates, southwest of
the city.
Mrs. S. N. Atwood, Mrs. c. R. At
WOOD sd daughter Helen, returned to
Bloomfield SATURDAY. after visiting Mr..
and Mrs. C. G. Atwood, ITO North
Hancock street.
Mrs Ellen Biggs has returned to
Queen City,, Mo-, after weeks visit
with her sister, Mrs. w. F. Moss, 23S
North Moore street.
Miss Elfrida Anderson, $40 West
Second street, has gone to Munterville
to spend Christmas at the A. Ander-
son home.
Gordon Rowe and Fred Wilson, who
attend Iowa State college at Ames are
spending the holiday vacation at their
homes in the city.
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TAKING LODI
HELD IMPORTANT
Continued from Page y


other large force between tines of the
folk.
It looked for a time as if the Rus
SLAMS would be forced to retreat-if
retreat were at all possible in the face
of the gigantic enveloping movements
by the Germans-in the direction OF
their Warsaw base.
The intention was to drive the Rus
slams into the arms of large Austro-
German forces, massed to cut off their
retreat, but the timely arrival of Rus
sian reserves from Warsaw resulted
in the breaking of the easternmosu
line of the fork, relieving the situation
for the Russians. .s
In one of the operations around LODI
occurred the celebrated cutting out
of two German corps, which after be-
ing entirely surrounded by the rapid
advance Of the Warsaw reserves. turn
ed and cut their way out and brought
with them 10000 of their would-be
captors. The scene of this exploit
which a member of the general staff
characterized as one of the most bril-.
liant of the war, was Strykow, ten
miles to the northeast of LodZ.
ABOUT tue SAME distance west Ol
Lodz is located the little church yard
of Beschici, where the Russians, in che
of the final phases of the struggle for
LODI, showed that in spite of their de-
feats and discouragements they knew
how to fight and die. This church yard
lies on small eminence which formed
a salient into the German lines
The Germans were able to make an
attack from three sides with infantry
and artillery All the Russian trenches
were infiladed by shrapnel from one
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make are for the child. Things that
the givers would like themselves,
things the child heart longs for at
Christmas time, things that the older
members of the club either had when
young or yearned for the possession
Of These gifts are pair of stockings,
one of which is filled with candies,
ITS, fruits, doll or other toys, all
going to make the child enjoy his or
her Christmas just as much as the
more fortunate children whose toys
and gifts are more numerous.
The Stocking club will this year
reach home than a eleven hundred
children and has had steady growth
each year since it's organization in
1906, when ninety-four pairs of stock
ings were given out. All day lo1,s
have the stockings been delivered and
more 60 out tomorrow.
The Open Door Rescue mission is
one Of the busy places in which the
Christmas spirit abounds and through
this very worthy institution many of
the poor will be given cheer and assist
ance to make enjoyable a day that
would otherwise be cherries. A
Christmas program with tree and gifts
for the youngsters will be feature of
Friday afternoon.
The annual custom of aiding the
poor on Christmas will find the Saliva.
ton Army busy for this institution has
been preparing for the day for some
time past and the kettles on the street
corners and glass globes in the bust
ness houses have been gathering coins
for the work. Clothes, shoes, food,
shelter, ETC., are among the practical
gifts of the Salvation Army to the
needy poor.
individuals Give Aid.
Aside from the large amount Of
organized work, there is very great
individual effort to alleviate suffering
and bring cheer to the homes of the
needy. In this work the Associated
Charities has been active for many
persons DESTROYS to help as individuals
aside from their connection with or
ganized charity, have secured names
of needy families from the secretary
of the charities organization and
brought or sent gifts that will make
the Christmas brighter and the less
fortunate more happy for the time be-
ing at least. This element Of Christ
mas giving only the recording angel
has note of, for it is done quietly and
without embarrassment to the recip-
lent for the giver feels greater joy in
the giving than they who receive.
There should be few in Ottumwa if
any at all, who will have not been re-
membered when Christmas day closes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-26
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
To Mail Subscribers,

IL
This is the time of the year when
you want to read your paper. Look at
the date on the name slip on your
Courier and if it expires in January,
send your renewal now so you will not
miss any issues.
Mr. and Mrs. w. r. Murphy of Wells,
New. have returned home after visit
ing Mrs. j. l.. Devol, east of the city
Miss Bertha Millhouse of Highland,
has returned home after visiting at
the home of her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Millhouse, 1911 Orchard
street.
J. c. Alfred and Miss Marie Alfred,
1922 Queen Ann avenue, have gone to
Cedar/Rapids to visit friends.
Mrs. Claude Dean, 313 North Ben
ton street, has gone to Chillicothe,
Mo-, to visit relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hurley of Mar
ion, have returned home after visiting
at the home of Frank Hurley, 1872 West
Main street.
Mrs. Frank Davis of Fremont, has
returned home after visiting with her
pupil nurse at the Ottumwa hos
pital
Mrs. J. E. Dixon of Hedrick, has re-
turned home after visiting at the home
Of E. J. Dixon, 70S Center avenue, and
;. w. Fuller, 500 Grant street.
Miss Eunice Baker, 1919 Castle
street, has gone to Carnegie, Okla, to
make her future home.
Mrs Lula Snodgrass and children Of
Marengo, have returned home after
bash avenue.
Mrs. M. Blackford of Bonaparte, has
returned home after visiting at the
home of j. H. Middleton, 315 Pennsyl-
vania avenuve.
Mrs. a. H. Sayers has returned to
her home in Derby after visiting Mrs.
A. L. Barger, 800 North Marion street.
Miss Ethel Watts of Trenton, Mo-,
has returned home after visiting at the
home of Noah Harrison, west of the
city.
Mrs. A. E. Baker of Dodge City, Kan.
has returned home after visiting Mrs
Arthur McReynolds, 71S Wabash
avenue, and A. A. Sherman of Mowery
addition.
Mrs. B. L. Berstein has returned to
her home in Des Moines after visiting
for the past three weeks with her
daughters, Mrs. l.. Westerman, 332
East Main street, and Mrs. E. Knell,
302 East Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. o. Roby and sons
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-26
FRENCH BATTLESHIP
STRUCK BY TORPEDO

London, Dec. 24.-An official state
ment given out in Paris today says
that an Austrian submarine torpedoed
French battleship in the Gulf of
Otranto.
The battleship was damaged only
slightly No one was injured. The
Gulf Of Otranto is in the Adriatic, at
the southern end of Italy.
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Leo Skinner,

News has been received by NJ H.
Skinner, 72S West Mill street, of the
death at Oskaloosa of his grandson,
Leo Skinner son of j. w. Skinner, of
that city. Death occurred after an
illness of some length at 8 o'clock
Wednesday night. tuberculosis OF the
bone was the cause of the death. Mrs.
M. II. Skinner has been with her
grandson for nearly three weeks past.
No funeral arrangements were given
in the telegram.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-26
Obituary
Mrs. Charlotte D. McCue.

The funeral services of Mrs. Char
lotte D. McCue were held this after
noon from the residence, 3O3 West
Fourth street, at 2:30 o'clock, conduct
ed by Rev ]. H. Cudlipp, of the First
M. E. church. Interment was made in
the Ottumwa cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-26
Simmerman.

Infant son of H. 7. Simmerman OF
Bidwell, died Wednesday morning at
7 a. m. The funeral will be held from
the residence this afternoon at 2
O'Clock with burial in the Bidwell
cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-26
silas Andrew Packwood.

The remains of Silas Andrew Pack
wood were taken to Foster this morn
ing over the Milwaukee at 10 o'clock
where funeral services were held this
afternoon at o'clock from the Baptist
church, conducted by the Rev. Mr.
Decker Interment was made in the
Foster cemeterV
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-26

Mrs. Y. w. Carter and little daugh-
ter Bernita May, 1902 East Main street
have left for Kirkville to spend Christ
mas with Mr. and Mrs. G. G.. Carter.
Mr.. Carter will leave this evening to
join them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-26
Georoe Edwin Cudworth.

George EDWIN CUdWorth.
The funeral services of George Ed
win Cudworth, were held from the resi-
dence this morning at $50. The re-
mains were taken to Eldon where bur-
ial was made in the Eldon cemetery.
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