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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-26
In The Religious World
fREXIEW SUNDAY Sshnnl IEssoNA N
Jew OF SUNDAY SsHOOl LESSON.)

safety, so the Christ.child brought
to the world'a new spring time. His
advent was fresh beginning for the
race. With the echoes of the Christ
mas bells still in our ears, we cannot
forget the Christ about whom we
have been studying for these many
months, coming to earth as baby.
He started his mission on the same
level with the rest of us, so eager was
the heavenly father to crowd close to
humanity in sympathy and compre-
hension. Baby" Mother" Home"
are great words shining with new radi-
ance because Christ is now in them
First to hear the news straight from
heaven that Christ had come and that
a new way of life had begun were the
shepherds, the audience of the angel
choir. In the midst of the working
men, in the room set apart for the
horses and donkeys--the common
mans friends-these shepherds hast
ened and found carpenter and his
wife and the newborn child. Kings
later came from afar, but to the toll
ers it was first given to acclaim the
Messiah Fittingly So for that baby
has broken the shackles of slavery and
serfdom the world around, and is still
bringing in new day for all who toll.
The life of the common people was
the life lived by Jesus. He was not
among those who were served by
others. but was himself servant 20
the end. A plain man to the last. His
friends and followers having all been
common people. He shared cross
his only earthly throne-with culprits
who had been driven beyond the pale
of responsibility.
The New Order.
Healer and helper to host was the
master. He labored and he taught, not
as the naughty scribes, but with new
words of gentleness and love. Quick
to detect this fresh, vital note uttered
in their own speech, the common peo-
pie heard Jesus gladly. He summon
ed them to life of the spirit, declar-
ing that not things but thoughts make
life. To those whose hearts were set
on pomp and grandeur and power and
earthly state, he cried ''The Kingdom
is within YOU"
His program was for new world
brought in by new men and new wom1
en-. He gave his life, his personality,
his spirit to help his friends achieve
this kingdom. BY these friends and
representatives he would make the
world over.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-26
CHILLlCOTHE.

Miss Vina Butin of Fredonia, Kan,
who has been visiting at the G. E. Jen-
kins home left Monday for Abba and
Lovilla, where she will make short
visits en- route to her home.
The Christmas entertainment will be
given at the NJ. E. church on Thursday
evening. Christmas tree will be a
feature Of the evening.
Sam Bowan had the misfortune to
get his knee dislocated one night last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Byrum and chill
dren, Marshall and Ruth, have moved
into the James Waddington property.
Misses Laura Bowan Abbie Golf,
and Ethel Dunlay are home for the hol-
iday vacation.
The Ladies Aid will give a baked
chicken supper from to on Tuesday
evening, December 20 at the I. O. 0. F.
hall.
Mrs. Fred Padgett has been spending
tho week with her mother, Mrs. Dun
ming
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Heaton and family
have moved into the Will Scots home.
Philip Duffy of California is visiting
with Mrs B. Guggerty and family
Mrs. Nellie Riley visited recently at
the parental Guggerty home,
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TROY.

The oyster supper given by the ladies
of the NJ. F. church Saturday night was
well attended and neat sum was re-
allied.
Rev. Young has closed his meetings
at Chequest.
Alvin WestcCtt died Sunday and was
buried Tuesday Funeral services at the
Presbyterian church conducted by Rev
Wilson of Richland, a former pastor OF
the NJ f. church.
Jay Westcott of Chicago attended the
funeral Of his father Tuesday.
Amol Brodeen is visiting friends and
relatives in and around town..
John Pearson Of Boone is here on
business, and also visiting old friends
and relatives.
Mrs Charity Townsend died Tuesday
night and was buried Thursday. Fun
eral services from the Presbyterian
church conducted by Rev. Scott of
Pulaski.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Chap
lin, q son.
DR.. Z. E. Garrett delivered forty head
Of hogs Saturday at Milton.
Lew Troutman and Harry Tickle
were Bloomfield callers. Friday.
Mrs Jake Day. Mrs. Amy Ritz and
Ray Day were shopping in Bloomfield
Thursday.
Jacob Ridenour is on the sick list
His daughter Mrs Miller of Les Moines
is at his bedside helping to care for
him.
Miss Stella Westcott returned to her
home in Chicago Friday after caring
for her father in his last illness.
Miss Amy Brown and sister Edna
are spending their vacation at the
parental Brown home.
ap6 NHrc Smart xuora oh ~,
Milton Saturday.
Marion Penrod is visiting home folks.
The ladies of the NJ z. church closed
their bazaar Saturday night. They took
in somewhere in the neighborhood of
$50.
Miss Jennie Young came home Sat-
urdaY for a two weeks vacation
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-26
CELEBRATE IOWA'S
BUMPER CROPS

Ames. Dec. 23.-Iowa's bumper crops
are to be celebrated in due style In the
greatest corn and small grain show
ever held in the state-the annual ex-
hibit of the Iowa corn and small grain
growers association at Ames. Secre-
tary Henry Eichling says that already
the exhibits received are unusually
fine rejecting the years Of breeding
and improvement of farm crops in
Iowa. From them will be chosen an
exhibit for the Panama Pacific exposi-
ton that will do credit to the Hawkeye
state.
An even $4,000 in prizes will be
awarded at the show, which will be
hello in the big gymnasium of Iowa
state college, December '28 to Jan. 8.
OF this, $4,000 is in cash, the remain
der in merchandise. Not a dollar OF
prizes will go to professionals that Is
exhibitors who have previously won a
first prize at the state show. The
awards of cash and merchandise arefOr
amateurs only, the professionals COM
peting for ribbons. Another new rule
that is encouraging exhibitors is one
that allows every exhibitor to keep his
exhibit Heretofore the choice samples
have been sold at auction to pay the ex-
pense of the show. That expense Is
now borne by the membership fees OF
more than a thousand members.
Two important meetings will be held
in connection with the show, the meet
ing of the Iowa corn and small grain
growers association and the meeting
of the Iowa agricultural experiment
association. This latter organization
has in two years enrolled about 1900
progressive farmers and applied to
hundreds Of communities the results of
the soil experiments and cereal breed.
ing work of the state experiment sta.
ton at Ames. It's sessions will be held
December 81 with fine program. The
corn and small grain growers banquet
will be held the night of Dec. 81.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-26
level Of mediocrity

Alabama furnished the leaders for
both sides in the prohibition fight in
the lower house Of congress yester-
day. Hobson, the dry advocate and
author of the resolution up for con-
sideration, found his colleague-but
not friend-Oscar Underwood, demo-
cratic leader, directing the opposition.
And Underwood was out fiat-footed
against prohibition. 1t will be recall
ed that during the recent campaign for
the office of senator from Alabama, the
two were opposing candidates for the
democratic nomination and Hobson
then and there charged Underwood
with being the tool of the liquor inter-
ests.
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is the business of the naval board to
find out such things. The fact that
congress has been niggardly in the
past, in ordering warships, is no ex-
cuse for continuation of the policy.
Des Moines Tribune: A lot of peo-
pie have the notion that they must do
their thinking at schools or Libraries
or offices or court rooms or some other
such places. They never associate
alert mental activity with homes.
Yet there is a possibility of lending
to the home life, however humble it
may be, charm of alert intellectual
ity or of the spirit of learning which
makes life an interesting and chang
ing phenomenon.
Women may well take their best
ideas their newest enthusiasm, their
delighted discoveries, into the home
as we'll as into business or profession
al life Just eating and sleeping are
not the only things for which home
may be used A good many great
men and women laid here the foun
dations of their education and culture.
We need to remember this side Of 1t
when we speak disparagingly of the
narrowness of home life.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-26
THE DYNAMITE OF PEACE.
The intentional Sunday School Les.
son for December 27 is "Jesus, the
Worlds Saviour and king."-ll.
Cor, 5:14.o1
(By William r. Ellis.)


In these days Of dynamite it is we'll
to recall that this word is straight out
of the Greek Of the New Testament,
and that it means power" The mod
ern limitation of the meaning should
not prevent us facing the apparently
incongruous truth, that the new order
OF human life has to come about
through the dynamite of peace, which
is the power Of Christ. Clear to all
seeing eyes is the work of this new
force in and through the world in our
own time, and by it's tremendous en-
ergy heaving society up to new and
higher plane. OF greater significance
than tidings from the battle front is
the good news, that the program of
Christ, which is program Of peace,
Is Fastening on it's way.
What else mean all these express
sions Of compassion now abroad in
the world? How other can we explain
the visions of the. better day and of
the nobler way of living, which are
lifting themselves above the horizon
to the vision of all prophetic spirits ?
The crisis of history which we are
now witnessing consists not so much
in the fact Of tremendous wars and de-
struction, but of the emergence of new
and conquering dynamics which make
certain nobler life for mankind.
Even by way of the battle field the
triumphal chariot of peace is progress
ing. This is the conviction that
springs first to mind when we are
called upon, as in the present lesson,
to take long look at the life and
teachings of Jesus which the Sunday
schools have been studying for two
years past.
What the Baby Brought.
AS spring rejuvinates the tired old
earth, and as each generation Of
babies gives freshness and JOY to the
older lives that tend to jadedness said
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BlDW ELL.

Mr.. and Mrs Alvin Golf of South Of
tumwa, visited Saturday at the Roy
Gates home.
Mrs. George Chisman visited Friday
ueaID IelIgM Gun az IgpInlgS puB
home in South Ottumwa
Miss Marie Giffione is working at the
Adam Warren home near Chillicothe.
William Taylor is suffering with the
rheumatism.
Mrs. Pearl French and three children
are i'll from the smallpox. Mr.. French
is better.
Miss Ethel Lewis Of South Ottumwa
spent Sunday at the parental G. T..
Lewis home.
Mrs. Moon of Ottumwa who had
been staying at the Michael Oswald
home for some time returned home
Sunday evening.
G.. r. Chisman and Alfred Gustafson
were business visitors in Ottumwa re-
Gently.
DR.. Porter was professional visitor
in Abba recently.
Mrs. Louisa Perry is on the sick list.
Miss Mabel Chisman was shopping
in Ottumwa Saturday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-26
TWO ARE SUING TO
SECURE INSURANCE
ACTIONS OF SIMILAR NATURE
FEATURE DAYS FILING AT
CLERKS OFFICE.

Two actions to secure insurance, one
against railroad company for dam.
ages, another to foreclose chattell
mortgage and divorce case, feature
the days filing at the Office of the
clerk of the district court. Thurs
day is the last day for filing for next
term of court which opens on Monday,
January 4.
Nettie NJ Norfolk and Hazel NJ.
Norfolk VS.. Modern Woodmen Of the
World is the title Of petition filed.
The plaintiffs who state that they are
the sister and niece of H. w. Burma
bee seek to recover policy of $4,000
alleged to have been taken out by him
in the company on February rs, 1896,
and for which they now appear as the
beneficiaries. They state that he has
disappeared from home in this city
more than seven years ago and has
never been heard of since, the law
creating the presumption that he Is
dead
Martha A. Smith seeks to recover
on an accident policy for 1915, said to
have been held in the Bankers Acct
dent Insurance Co. by her husband,
who, she says, died on July 81, 1914,
from injuries received the day before.
William Wilson vs.. Charles Crook is
the title of a petition to foreclose a
chattel mortgage. Minnie Morrison
VS.. Ray Morrison is divorce petition
in which the custody Of two minor
children is asked. John M. Grubs
seeks the sum of $4,000 from the Al
pine Coal Co. and the c. R. l. & P.
Co. for injuries alleged to have been
received at the mine on September
%. 1914, through the joint negligence
of both concerns.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-26
u 1 n ne r
s tori e y

Motorist (blocked by load of hay)-
Il say, there. pull out and let me
BY"
Farmer-"Oh, I dunno ez I'm in any
hurry"
Motorist (angrily)-"You seemed
in hurry to let that other fellows
carriage past
Farmer-"That's cause his horse
was eatin' my hay There hain't no
danger O. yew eatin' it, I reckon"
Land sakes, JOSIAH began Aunt
Mandy on her return home from a
visit to her daughter in New York,
Fl don't wonder that Florence COM
plains about poor servants In the
city"
wasn't the cooking any good?"
why the girl she had didn't know
enough to get the meal all at once,
but kept bringin' in one thing at a
time all through dinner"
.sYou wish" began the delsartean
instructor, ito take a course Of les
sons in expression?"
t'No, not full course" replied the
applicant, "just lesson or two, so
that l can readily assume an express
sion of profound contempt
81 see. But why do you wish to
stop thsre?'
:" Cause that's all I've any use for
in my business I'm waiter, you
see, an sometimes people forget to
tip me-"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-26
LATHAM GILBERT
WEDDING TUESDAY

Charlton, Dec. 23.--Guy N. Latham
and Miss Mabel Gilbert both of Rus
sell, were united in marriage at the
clerks Office in the court house yester-
day afternoon at three O'clock Rev.
VIM. r. Matsler pastor of the Chris
tian church at Russell performing the
ceremony. Both are excellent young
people and come from splendid fam
lilies. A host of friends will Join in ex-
tending congratulations on this happy
occasion and will wish them many
years of welded bliss.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-26
WAR AS AN AID TO COMMERCE.

WAR AS AN AID TO COMMERCE.
= Gilbert Hubbard says: The one in
I4tent Of modern commerce is to bestow
Ka benefit
The one intent of war is to intim-
!, idate, cripple, MAIN and destroy. Com
, merce stands for health and happiness
War symbols suffering and disease.
~ Commerce is equitable exchange,
and the more your business can be
placed on friendly basis, the better.
Commerce spells reciprocity, mu-
tuality, cooperation.
We make money out of our friends.
Our enemies will not trade with us if
they can help it-and they usually
J, can.
h Business means food clothing, shell
4;ter, trees, flowers, schools, savings
banks, wages-with opportunities for
education and promotion.
Prosperity clusters close around the
snokestack. The home and the fac
Il tory are blend of interests. Schools,
A Fairgrounds, gardens, pavements,
street car lines, railroads, automobiles,
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Press Comment

La Crosse Tribune: Madame de
Thebes says the kaiser's hand shows
a broken luck line; it's our guess
that most of the royal hands of Europe
have the same popularity.
Clinton Herald: One of the best
laughs of the season is Commissioner
Thorne's implied charge that Cover
nor Clarke is tool of the railways,
because he objects to the big junket-
ing bills which Thorne charges up to
the state of Iowa. Thorne says the
governor is interfering with his work
in behalf of the ''peepul." If Thorne
actually took up as much space as
he thinks ne does, Iowa would be ter
ribly overcrowded.
Cedar Rapids Republican: The
Swiss people are asking why the Unit
ed States forgot the children of the
soldiers of Switzerland, in their dis
tribution of Christmas gifts. Switzer-
land is not fighting, we are told, but
it has 100000 men on the frontiers
who will not be home for Christmas.
Dear, dear, how they all expect some
thing from their Uncle Sam. But it
was not the intention of Uncle Sam
to give every child with an absent
father Christmas present. He had
in mind simply the desolated poverty
stricken ones. While the Swiss SOL
diers have been parading on the from
tier, they have not lost man.
Davenport Times: Congressman
Roberts has heen looking over the re-
ports of the naval board since 1908
and finds it recommended the con-
struction of 3S battleships and that
congress has ordered II battleships.
This presumably is presented as an
excuse for congress, if at this time
it decides to cut in half the rccommen-
dations of the naval board The pre-
sumption is that the naval board
knows how many ships it will require
adequately to protect this country. 1t
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AMERICANS LAND
TAKEN BY MEXICANS

Washington, D. c., Dec. 23.-An Of
fetal dispatch to the state department
today from Vera Cruz said Carranza
forces had taken possession of an
American plantation. Monte Bianco,
near Cordoba. Representations have
been made for the recovery of the
property.
A report from Ensenada says Col
Cantu, with $50 soldiers, has arrived
there and is conducting the local gov
eminent in the interest of Villa.
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AMES SHORT COURSE
DEC. % TO JAN. z

Ames, Dec 23-Foot and mouth dis
ease is not to interfere with the short
courses for women and girls at Iowa
State college, December % to January
2, for they will be held as usual. The
programs of instruction are unusually
good this year, with especial emphasis
on more efficient home management.
In connection with the course there
will be conference of leading Iowa
club women to arrange a basis Of CO.
operation between the college and the
clubs of the state.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-26

The time worn argument was used
in congress yesterday to the effect
that prohibition does not prohibit and
that in prohibition states, more liquor
is consumed than in wide open states.
Billy" Sunday, the evangelist answer
ed that argument pretty we'll by saying
fight for prohibition if it increased
their sales.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-26

The people who own land in Texas
have voted this year total of $S,O00,-
country roads, every election requiring
a two-thirds majority. Down near
Corsicana a contract has been let for
sixty-eight miles of concrete road and
another has been let for seventeen
miles of concrete near Dallas.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-26
SANTA CLAUS HELPERS.

Thanks to the members of The
I Courier Junior Christmas Stocking
club Santa Claus will be able to visit
every little boy and girl in Ottumwa
Christmas eve and leave behind por-
l ton of his store of Christmas cheer
and happiness. Were it not for those
who have undertaken to aid him,
Santa Claus would have to pass up
from eight hundred to a thousand chill
dren who would awaken Christmas
morn to find only empty stockings. But
because of the aid that has been gen.
4 erously extended him, old Santa will
not have to pass up single one.
Just word to those who have vol
unteered to aid Santa Claus through
n ne medium of the Christmas Stocking
II Cub. Remember that in sending in
SSf Anne, you have undertaken to contrib
n tie stocking in accordance with the
directions printed from day to day in
\ connection with the names. You would
y not Intentionally neglect this duty
which you have assumed, but you will
find many other things taking your
time between now and Christmas and
you may be tempted to forget that you
2tsent in a name. Just remember that
$50 where, little child is dreaming
Ebf the coming visit of Santa Claus and
that more than likely its dreams of
| Christmas are about the only happy
thing in it's life. If you fail and
Santa Claus passes up the child, you
Scan never repair the broken heart that
Gwill result. Get your stocking to head
quarters as soon as possible now else
you may be too late.
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are tangible results of prosperous
business. Wise industrial initiative
Is the worlds most valuable asset. Its
basic property Is enthusiasm, ANNA
ton, courage. When you destroy
these, you reduce mankind to one dead
level of mediocrity.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-26

The special war taxes to bolster up
a treasury deficit, due largely to a
free trade tariff law, is what is going
to help change the management of
governmental affairs at Washington.
The people do not relish licking
tamps.-Louisiana (Mo) News.
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AGED COUPLE BURNED.

Dubuque, Ia, Dec. 23.-Hans Hanson
and his wife, an aged couple of Water
vile, near here, were burned to death
when fire destroyed their home at that
place early today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-26

In this country low tariff is simply
another name for war on American
wages.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-06-05
Forestville Items.

Forestville School was we'll represent
ed at the Rally at Hyattsville. Thirty
five attended. including teachers, pupils
and patrons. A motor bus was hired
from w. w. Griffith, of Washington;
D c., and everybody had jolly time.
Richard Griffith entered the Running
Contest and came in fourth.
A Supper and Dance was given by
the Roman Catholic Church at the Odd
Fellows Hall Thursday the 21st. 1t
was we'll patronized. The proceeds to
pay off the debt on the church before
the new priest takes charge.
The Ladies of Epiphany Church
had their annual sale of ice-cream and
cake on the church lawn. Decoration
Day.
The Epiphany Church has been paint
ed and looks well.
Mrs. Kalldenback, the mother of
Mrs. William Ryon, died early Tues
day. Interment was in the Episco-
pal Cemetary.
DIR. Stewart entertained his Sunday
School Class at his home last Friday
evening. They came from Washington
in bus and all had very pleasant
time. The Misses Shears and Miss
Griffith were of the party.
DR.. J. E. Sansbury, Mrs Sansbury,
and Miss Minnie Leaply went to Balti-
more in their car to see Harvest Hall"
trot at Baltimore Driving Park.
The ladies of Epiphany Church held
their annual Sale on the church lawn
Decoration Day. 1t was great sue
cess in every way. The proceeds,
which amounted to over $40 clear, is
to pay for walks of the cemetery to be
kept in order.
Whit Sunday. Bishop Harding paid
his annual visit to Epiphany Church
and confirmed a class of forty-fve.
He also dedicated handsome Lectern
Bible given by Mrs. Rooney in men,
DRY of her mother, Mrs. Charles Walk
er, who had been faithful worker in
the parish. The congregation was the
largest ever seen here, the church be-
ing filled to overlooking and about for
ty people standing outside. The SER
vice was bright and hearty and the
solo by Mrs. Griffith was very well rem
dered.