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BY n W. ROWE.
THO secure harmonious surround
ings has been the aim Of those
whose efforts lead to our true

ITO secure harmonious surround
ings has been the aim of those
whose efforts lead to our true
Colonial architecture and that
their houses might receive a proper
setting they placed before them gar
dens stretching from the gateway to
the entrance. These gardens formed
an ideal background for the Colonial
fence, which with its white pickets
and graceful posts was often con-
structed as a barrier between a mans
property and the street.
To develop this fence into a thing
Of beauty was an opportunity which
the architects Of the olden days seized
with enthusiasm and thus were in
troduced those delicately ornate posts
and slender pickets and ramped rails
that are found bordering the yards of
many Of our INTELLECTUALLY historic
mansions.
Although wooden fences have been
used in a moderate degree since time
immemorial We have no record Of their
serious adoption as an architectural
motive except perhaps In the Orient
until the time of our American Colo
NAL architecture.
During the development Of this in
teresting period were built fences Of
other materials than wood, but where
wood was plentiful and where 1t was
used for the outside walls Of the house
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with square, blunt end bars. ,up.
ported by horizontal rails in turn sup.
ported by the pier.
II q person chose round bars turned
to a point hey would be in Keeping
with the posts described above H.
however, a person was inclined toward
a refined elaboration of piers and rails
he might employ the method OF apply.
ing a delicately engaged p.iast'. 20
he outside surfaces of the post. This
in turn might be surmountcd l} an
urn. carved or decorated gracefully
The employment Of ramped rails
would hariIonize with this sly u
pier. The use Of q crisscrosS pattern
for the gate in connection wit The
straight bars of the fence is a W,l
conceived departure. The gateway
might be further embcllished hy The
use of a wrought iron arch and hang
ing lantern. 1t may be of interest 20
the reader TO know that these crisis
cross gateways such as shown wer"
inspired from China. being introduced
by C~hippenCale in the middle Of the
eighteenth century. The cos # these
suggestions Is small and their success.
full execution is only a question ot
thought and care in building.
This use of fences around a suburban
home is again becoming more apn-"-
CiateG for .Ec reason hat their open
treatment suggests privacy ana nor '.e
complete ~seclusion produced by a wa.
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stood upon a platform n g~rasping.a
bar attached to the end OF a chain
which was passed down around the
load he gradually lifted the horse and
two men off the ground. Whenever
Greene goes to Holden Center he gets
a rousihg welcome. As he expresses
it, They ali gather around to see
what Henry Greene's son from New
York Is to do next" Nevertheless. it's
mainly for Holden Center and his
father and mother that Motorman
Greene wants to get his strong man
title.
That's the only reason ] want the
title-to please the folks back home"
he says. You know how II Is in
those small country towns-how every
one talks about the sons and daugh-
ters in the big cities. Well, you can
imagine how proud Dad would be to
saunter down street some day and say
to the old graybeards around the post
Office, Well, boys. you didn't think
you'd live to see the day when old
Henry Greene would be the father Of
the champion lightweight strong mar
of the United States, did We? Yep.
just heard this morning my son
Franks been awarded the title That
would tickle him to death"
Before coming to New York Greene
was n conductor for five years on the
Boston cars. One night he was lift
ing nearly "A ton OF dead weight In the
Chelsea Young Mems Christian Assoc
citation when the floor began to crack
and sway under him. 1t was only
through extreme deXterity in releasing
n-N MI. AL4 .tI -A H.
vented an accident.
In Boston Greene arranged a meet
ing with Norman Taylor. o well known
professional weight litter Of Waltham,
Mass. and the Waltham man was
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good condition as they were when just
built. over q hundred years ago. In
design nothing could better be calcu-
lated to serve the purpose intended
than the upright. evenly spaced
pickets supported top and bottom by
horizontal rails. themselves in turn
supported at intervals by solid wooden
posts, set On stone or brick founda-
tions and anchored in the ground. ON
these simple lines the old designers set
TO work AMI by the introduction of
ornamented mouldings, curves, ramps
and breaks created a new motive
probably never surpassed in simple
beauty Of line and detail by the work
of any other period in history.
Likewise the rails on the decks and
porches of many Of the older houses
were Of exquisite feeling in their de-
sign. They also served a purpose, for
in the olden Gays. when our cities were
but villages and when the tops OF the
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houses offered a commanding view of
the surrounding country the owners
were accustomed to mount the decks
4" view the many points Of interest.
This vas a general practice IN sea-
port towns. where the inhabitants
were Largely connected with those
leading seafaring lives. Thus we can
picture the captains wife and chill
dren watching from the whale rail-
as New Bedford people used to call
this rail around the housetop. for the
return of the expected ship. The rail
on the roof Of the porch of the we'll
known mansion at Mount Vernon is
an illustration of this feature except
that 1t was on the porch and not the
house.
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has been removed from the mind Of
the child the barber must invent some
means to gain the confidence of the
child for himself. Small children. as
a rule. have a natural dislike for bar
bers. and the barber, before applying
the scissors, must overcome this dis
like. The personality of some BARRIERS
is enough II overcome this fear with
out resorting to any other means. but
he must also study the temperament
OF the child. When once the confidence
Of the child is won his task Is easy.
A barber who is successful in cut
ling ch!ld-eE's hair has his reward in
soon acquiring a reputation for being
an expert in that line. not from his
Ross, but from the parents, For
~tunately for these BARRIERS women are
the persons who usually accompany
the children to the BARRIERS and they
spread the news almost as quickly as
wildfre.
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Suggestive of our ancestors
Home of Harvey Murdoch.

The fact that this deck rail vas to
he viewed from a distance led to a
holder treatment Of its design and We
find zigzag patterns and many DIFF
ferent geonetric figures worked into
its composition. These rails upon the
houses were but another expression of
the delicacy with which the builders of
those days constructed their fences.
We often wonder how such designs
We're conceived in our old fences and
"A question often raised by architects
to-day is who were the real de-
signers Of these Colonial MASTER
pieces" A knowledge of architec-
ture being in olden times a part of
every gentleman's culture. it is easy to
picture the leading men Of a COM
munity in the role Of connoisseurs.
Although they did not actually handle
the I square they were instrumental
in bringing out the desired results.
The carpenters, too, banded them
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IF there is any man in this country
who has reason to believe that
Motorman Frank l.. Greene Of the
Broadway-C Columbus avenue line
should be separated from his self-given
title Of champion lightweight strong
man Of the United States he is yet to
be heard from. Motorman Greene has
been waiting three years now for a
rival claimant Of the title to show up,
but none has appeared.
With as little ado as possible he has
been comparing his record with those
held by other strong men, only to dis
cover in the end that he outclasses
them all. He thinks, however, tha-
there may possibly be some chap in
the backwoods whose prowess has
won for him the same title. II such
be the case Motorman Greene wants
10 meet this chap and decide once and
for all who's who and why,
ITS this way" say he in his mild
manner I'm not the kind to strut
around like a peacock. I'm just an
ordinary working man, as you see.
working twelve hours a day and in
dulging in a little strong play on the
side. Every nan I've met is proud Of
his strength. and I'm particularly
proud Of mine. although I'm not all
puffed up about it.
I've waited for three years for
some n to tell me I'm not champion
lightweight strong man Of tn, United
States and I'm getting mighty tired OF
waiting. However, l don't want to
take what doesn't belong to me, so
I'm sending out a sort Of third and
last call for the other fellows 10 put
IN an appearance. IL no one ppears
I'm champion; if I'm challenged
well, some n is going to be disap-
pointed"
Naturally endowed with IA slrong
frame, although not a large one, and
well knit muscles, Motorman Greene
as a boy had a fine foundation upon
which to build a powerful physique,
He was born in the village of Edding-
ton, Me, thirty-seven years & and
later moved to Holden Center, where
his father and mother still live. Cut
ting logs In the Maine woods and liv-
ing outdoors the year round gave him
his strength.
He went into the lumber camps
when a young boy, and hard work
with the saw and axe soon gave him
a physical development which won
him praise among the woodsmen. He
believes that one of the secrets Of his
strength Is the fact that he has taken
good care OF himself, and that he is
temperate in all things, not using
either tobacco or liquor in any form.
Each year he makes 1t a point to
spend a portion of his vacation with
the old folks at Holden Center. Last
fall while on one OF his periodical
visits he treated the townspeople tC
a few exhibitions Of his strength
which drew the residents for miles
around. In one feat he matched his
strength against that of a heavy worl
horse and held The animal in its tracks
In another event he lifted clear O
the ground Il horse and two men. tn,
combined weight being 1850 pounds.
This latter feat required the cree
ton Of a special staging. Oreen'
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THERE is no job the average bar
Der d!slikes so much as cutting
small child's hair. There are
80 many tsagreeable features about
the work, so much loss of time with
out accomplishing results and so little
appreciation on the part Of the parents
that many BARRIERS will go TO any
lengths to dodge the task.
An expert barber expressed the
opinion that only BARRIERS with the
proper temperament are qualified to
cut a child's hair. Those without the
right temperament are absolutely an
able to handle a child when in the
chair. The child Is affected by this
lack Of harmony and is frightened and
insists in twisting It's head until the
barber is SO nervous that his work Is
affected.
There are some BARRIERS, however,
who like to cut children's hair. These
contend that it is an art in itself,
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walked straight toward me with hs
ayms aut and his fists ready tr
action.
II backed up, waiting for him %
make a pass. Oddly enough. he d.dnt
use his fists but grappled me, much
in the fashion Of a wrestler. abou, 'HH
waistline, hoping, no doubt, to thr "a
me down.
II let him get a good hold and
passed my two arms around hun
drew them in the same way So 81
lift a load of 2.25O pounds. f.
my time about it and first thing EI
know Mr.. Policeman was down =
the sidewalk and ! sat on ,up %
him. Finally we got up and 81
hands. He's n of my best ir.yi'>
to-day"
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Frank L. Greene, the light
weight strong mn.

strong man and holder OF the worlds
record for back lift. tha. he may COM
pare his back strength with that Of
the titleholder.
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British Women in the War

7 y Great Britain there are " SUI
jects occupying the attcnt.ua
just now. The fl ,st is .o'
best to keep in touch and train
women who volunteered their s'
vices to the Government at ,n, '
ginning of the al and who
not yet been called into service
second is whether or no the WD'H
who are holding positions form.
occupied by men shall spend
wages or hoard it. Consider!Lr
question the women point ou' .
everybody, the whole nation, Is I.
urged to spend, to keep the m,
N circulation and SO help ca.'
financial situation for the SAX,
country.
On the other hand, the major.
these women are dependent on
eXertions for "A living. and man.
them had been out of work
taken on by the Government /!
Of men gone to a NV
the war ends and these men '
they will lose their jobs, y
meetings. indeed at praCtcu. .
gatherings of women, even oN'.
teaCups, this question is BEN
uusly discussed.
Along with il and of equa. ".
ancc Is the question of keer.n-
gether and rendering more ,'
that part of the A., 1000 wum,r
teerS for whom the Governm'.
so far found no need. The ,.'.
50 far the o practical sol.
this problem is to establish 3D.
ing school for these womer
teers. This school to be D
through the War Office, the So
to be paid for their time an
and be trained for the fields D.
they will sooner or later be
To get the best results ii
that there should be a board
tional advisers in connection
work.
In spite of the fact thu
women offered their service
request of the Government.
various occupations have re
serve with them. The m
nounced stand was taken by
drivers and conductors in ltu
When the first crowd of
the company to go To IN"
company tried to put wuimel
places as ram conductors.
working on the lines refused
with women conductors, so t '
pany was forced to hunt u' u.'.
men to take the place Of III.
to a
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-23
Eddyville visitor with her cousin Miss

Eddyville visitor with her cousin Miss
Lulu Wanall.
! Mrs. Geo. Seibert was called to
Eddyville this morning on account OF
the illness of her sister.
Mrs. Mark Mitchell has gone to Des
| Moines to take up her work as secre-
tary to Senator John p. GARRISON.
Mrs. Gill Thayer of Blakesburg, is a
guest of her mother, Mrs. Rebekah
Rowe on Washington avenue, east.
Mr.. and Mrs Eldon Phillips and
daughter Goldie returned to their
home in Oskaloosa Tuesday after a
visit at the Ray Phillips home.
Mrs. Cara Mcdonald who makes her
home with Mrs. j. H. Easter left the
last of the week for Hillsboro to visit
with her new grandson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Ashby and daugh
ter of Des Moines, came down Satur-
and Mrs. Lou Ashby.
Mrs. Chas. Mitchell and son return
ed to their home in Grinnell Tuesday
morning after visit at the home Of
the formers parents, DR.. and Mrs. Hol-
sclau.
Mrs. c. B. Burnett of Rifle, Colo,
who has been visiting at the E. N.
Hawkins home left yesterday for Ham,
ilton and from there will go to Des
Moines for weeks visit with rela-
tives.
j. v. Hunt was in Knoxville one day
last week.
Mrs. Oscar Dalin spent Sunday in
Charlton.
John Lanning of Pleasant township,
was looking after business matters in
Abba today.
j. X. Price went to Hiteman. re-
Gently to see his father, Isaac Price,
who is down with pneumonia.
Mrs. Thos. Evans and children have
returned from Charlton.
George Wyatt made business trip
to Centerville last week.
Dalpha Frazier who has been in Ed
dyville returned last night.
Leroy Crawford of Des Moines was
an Abba visitor recently.
Mrs. John Parks returned last week
to her home in Richmond.
w. H. Tressell returned from Des
Moines the last of the week.
Miss Hester Ball left Monday night
for her home in Fairfield.
Mrs. Stella Cooley returned from
Des Moines the last of the week.
Mrs Sarah Martindale of Canton,
Mo, visited Abba relatives last weke.
Miss Maggie Carrck has gone for
visit with relatives at Atlanta, Mo.
Mrs. c. A. Montgomery Of Avery was
an Abba visitor the first Of the week.
Miss Mabel Perry of Eddyville has
been visiting Abba relatives the past
week.
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Plan to Repeal the Capitol
Extension LQU BeinQ Pushed

Since the election, and before, he
has been in touch, he said, not only
with democratic members who were
opposed to the capitol extension bill,
but with republicans also who repre-
scented agricultural counties where
the farmers resented particularly the
capitol extension measure
In the measure with which the rep
resentative from Clarke county pro-
poses to repeal the capitol extension
bill the house Is empowered to name
three and the senate two of theer
membership to act as an executive
board, which shall sell the property
already bought, and pay off the in
debtedness and bonds issued for capt.
toll extension purposes.
The provisions of the bill also en-
power the executive board to sell the
property known as Governors square
in East Des Moines and to buy or re-
tain not to exceed three blocks ADA
cent to and south and east Of the
original capitol grounds. If the prop
erty sold will not pay off the Indebted
ness incurred and the bonds and for
the three adjacent blocks, the balance
is to be paid FOR out of any funds in
the state treasury not otherwise pro-
vided.
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SIGOURN EY.

Mrs. Bert Fairchild went to Sallna
Monday to attend the funeral OF her
sister, Mrs Usher
DR.. C. r. Norman was called to
Richland Monday to see Mrs. Marion
Cleyenger, who became very i'll wnlle
visiting her daughter
number of ladies met Saturday
afternoon at Mrs. G. T. Norman S to
complete arrangements for an old set
tiers meeting to be held FRIDAY, rep
ruary r.. Everybody is invited to come
and bring a basket of eatables. few
words from old settlers relating to
their first days in Iowa will be ex-
pected. A committee Of ladies will
meet and welcome all corners, while
registrar will see that they register
the name of their birthplace and date
of coming to Iowa. Dinner free to
everybody.
Mrs. R. B. Kenyon was hostess to
dinner party Friday. The guests were
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Whitsell Mr.. and
Mrs. John Carr, Billy Mills, wife and
three daughters, the three Messrs Ro-
mack. Roy Kenyon and Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Kenyon.
Rev Waldo A. Buell. began revival
meeting at Brookville Sunday night.
Rev. Coats will begin series of
meetings at the Christian church here
Wednesday night.
VIM. McCreery's will move in few
days to their farm near Ottumwa.
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BURLINGTON HAS
SMALL FIRE LOSS

Burlington, jan 22-Chief L. F.
Blank has submitted an interesting re-
port to the national board of fire under
writer's in New York. This report
shows that in the year 1914, there was
the smallest loss by fire that has oc-
Cured in several years. The chief &C.
counts for this fact by the use of the
auto truck by which SO much valuable
time is saved in getting to fires, the ma
chine arriving on the scene before the
blaze has got a good start in most
cases. During the year there we're 213
alarms turned in and the auto truck
responded to every one OF them. There
was not fire loss which amounted to
$4,000. The greatest losses being about
$4,000 each in the Gilbert-Hedge COM
pany fire and the Weinrich Cooperage
plant blaze.
III 1913 when the truck was not in
use the fire loss was $38,2S3. The re-
port shows a great difference.
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AGE NCY.

Glen Acton, a son of Andrew Acton
was riding home from school Tuesday
the pony fell down and Glen'S ankle
was broken.
Mrs. Clara Davis fell down and broke
bone in her ankle.
Mrs B. F. Cremer fell down and
sprained her hip badly.
Mrs. Mary Plowman of Keosauqua is
here visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
j. T. McMinn and other relatives.
Mrs J. B. Carman of Des Moines Is
visiting friends here.
The meeting at the M. E. church will
continue during the week.
Mrs. Nan Hilton who has been sick Is
not any better.
c. W. Grimes has returned from
Memphis, Mo-, where he bought resi-
dence. He expects to move there about
the 18th of February.
Mrs. George Robson has gone to
Keosauqua to take treatment for a cam
Ger on her hand.
The country Ladies Art club meets
Thursday with Mrs. D. w. Johnson.
Their next meeting will be held in two
weeks at the home Of Mrs. G.. Il. John
son.
Mrs. Webster, an aged lady living
four miles northeast of Agency died on
Thursday. Her funeral was held Friday
at II o'clock at the NJ E. church con-
Quoted by Rev. D. NJ. Cox. The remains
were taken to Chillicothe at 1920 p. m.
for burial.
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HOLD s|COURNEY
DEBATE ON FEB. 5
HUGH RILEY TAKES PLACE OF
VERNON DOWNS IN HIGH
SCHOOL TEAM.

A reported epidemic Of smallpox ct
Sigourney has necessitated the debate
between the high school of that city
and the local school being called off
until February 5. THIS oratorical clash
was originally scheduled for this even
ing.
The subject is Resolved that immi-
grafton into the United States should
be further restricted by literacy
test" There has been a change in
the membership of the negative team,
Hugh Riley taking the place of Vernon
Downs who has been compelled to
give up the work on account of lack of
time. Riley has been working as an
alternate with the other members
of the team and is well qualified to
take up the work where Downs leaves
it.
A debate has been arranged for the
affirmative team with Abba on Thurs
day, February II. This team is COM
posed of Harold Chapman, Lloyd Car
ter and John Davis and the event will
sevre to get the debaters in trim for
the triangular debate with Iowa City
and Burlington on February 26.
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R. S. FIELD
PRESIDENT HAS
PUBLIC HEARING
CONTINUED From PAGE I


trlotic organizations in New Jersey
and New York also favored the test.
Opening the argument for tie oppon-
ents OF the bill, Representative CALI
van of Boston. asked all on his side
of the question to rise. but President
Wilson objected, saying he would not
be influenced by numbers
Representative Moore of Pennsyl-
vania, said practically all foreign or
CARNATIONS in his state, opposed the
bill. Professor M. D. Learned of the
University of Pennsylvania, opposed
the literacy test on the ground that it
did not test character.
This legislation" he said, like
much other legislation, is tied up with
special interests"
Saul Cohn of New Jersey, represent
ing the Independent Order of King
Solomon also opposed the bill
DISCUSS BIG JUDGMENT.
Keokuk, Jan. Emotions for new
trial in arrest of judgment have been
filed in the district court at Fort Madi-
son in the case of the Wissmath
Packing Co., against the water power
company. This is the suit, in which,
the jury returned a verdict CT $50, 900
against the company The motions
will be argued on Jan. %.
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BADGER HUNT
LASTS ALL DAY
APPANOOSE COUNTY MEN WILL
HAVE THEIR TROPHY
MOUNTED.

Centerville, Jan. 22.-The big wolf
hunt at Unionville last week has been
eclipsed by a badger hunt that re-
suited in the capture of a fine speci-
men of badger after an exciting ex-
perience. 1t was tracked to hole in
the hill side and fifty men from
Unionville and surrounding country
began digging trout. So fast did it
work that before they got it the badg-
er had dug 80 feet into the hill and
was fifteen feet below the surface. It
was dug out by the men working in
relays and passing the dirt out through
the long tunnel It required steady
digging from in the morning till 7
at night before the badger was
caught. 1t will be mounted as a
trophy This is the first one captur-
ed In this locality for several years.