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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-08

Lynchburg-Robert F. Mcconnell
fifty five years old. prominent mer.
chant and lawyer at Gate City, died
Friday. His widow. four daughters
and two sons survive him.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-17
ALLEGES HUNTERS
LAW is UNJUST

Centerville, Aug. IA constitu-
tional question that interests all hunt
ers, and particularly aliens who are
unnaturalized, has been raised in the
court here. Alleging that the hunters
license law passed by the last legis-
lature fixing the fee of the unnatural
lied alien at $1,000 while the full fedg..
ed citizen gets his license for $1.00 is
unjust, John Chivari has filed a man.
damus case to compel the county audi
tor to issue him $1.00 license. His
attorney, T. G. Fee, alleges in the pc
tition that it is class legislation, not
uniform in application, discriminatory,
does not grant all persons within the
state equal protection of the laws,
takes away the rights of the plaintiff
and those similarly situated without
due process of law and denies them
equal rights in pursuing and obtain
ing safety and happiness. It is alleg-
ed to be contrary to the guarantee Of
both the Iowa and the United States
constitutions.
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DESIGN YOUR FROCK
TO SUIT YOUR STRIDE
WIDTH AND LENGTH OF SKIRT A MATTER
OF PERSONAL PREFERENCE THIS SEASON
HAT MAY BE Small, MEDIUM OR LARGE

defy fashion and wear them at the
most becoming length. The matter of
fulness, too, is more or less personal
one; Nine. Jenny, who first launched
the very wide skirt is modifying her
models little. If you find the skirt
of two, or two and half yards Is be-
coming than the one much wider, the
narrower model is quite as modish.
A Word or Two on Footwear.
you tell them about hats and frocks
suits and petticoats, but you hardly
ever say word about Shoes a shoe
man complained to me some days ago.
However, we must say something
about shoes this season; the shorter
skirts demand it. There is quite as
strict a code of etiquette for shoes as
there Is for gloves or hats, but few
of us follow it. For morning wear,
with the walking suit or skirt, slight.
ly higher topped shoe, with straight
Cuban heel and rather substantial
sole is correct this season; these may
be tan or black. Tan shoes, either
buttoned or laced, are especially effec-
tive with the new tweeds and checks.
For afternoons, with the frock Of tat
feta, fatlle, and like materials, the
modified French, or as they are named
the Spanish Louis heels, are correct on
a high or half shoe of patent leather
or plain calf skin. For evening, of
course, the French heel is most effec-
tive on slipper Of bronze, patent
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-17

went GROUND to the milk stoar to
ret q quart of milk in bottil for ma
this aftirnoon, and avn the way hoam
with 1t started to pass by sum Of the
fellos standing next to wall tawking,
and startid to throw the bottil of
milk up in the air and catch it agen.
Hay, you'll drop that and then you'll
have sumthing did to you, awl rite,
eed Sid Hunt.
That's awl you no, woodent have a
thing sed to me even II l did drop It,
/ sed.
o no, o no, awl the fellos sed, and |
kepp avn throwing the bottil up and
catching it and anvil of suddin 1t slip
ped rte throo my hands and fell avn
the pavemint and broak with fearse
noise, and the milk skwerted in evrry
witch way.
Let's 20 hoam with him and see II he
has enything sed to him or not, sed
Sid Hunt. Witch they awl did, follow
ing me hoam, and they was going to
follow me rite in the house and l sed,
Waite out heer, and quick went In and
shut the doar. - a
Is that you, Benny, hurry back heer
with the milk, sed ma Beeing back
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LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK


in the kitchen, and I went back, not
hurrying espeshilly, and ma sed, Well
wares the milk.
1t dropped, l sed.
Dropped, sed ma, dow did you drop
lit, 1t coodent drop awl by ITSELF
Yes, nam, 1t did, sed, was
throwing it up and catching it, and
it dropped awl by itself.
o, is that SO, yure a smart boy, aren't
you, sed ma, you haven't got the sents
you were born with, that's watts the
mattir with you. nevvir saw sutch
a boy in awl my life, throwing 1t up
and catching It, absilootly sentsless,
if dident have my hands full of dough
Id box yure GERS this mint, but you
waite till yure farthir comes hoam,
that's awl, go avn, get out of heer. Ill
have to borrow sum milk from the
naybers, l haven't time to send you
GROUND to throw sum moar up in the
air, 60 avn get out IS,
WITCH I did, and the fellos was still
out thare, and they awl sed, Wat did
she say, wat did she say.
Not werd, sed.
And we got up gain of prizners
base.
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BLOOMF Id.

DR.. Kratzer of Lancaster. Mo-, was
looking after business matters IN
Bloomfield recently.
Mrs. j. H. Curl has gone to Grand
Rapids mich, for few weeks visit
with a sister, Mrs. Agnes Healy, and
will stop over in Fairfield for few
days before going to her destination.
Miss June Miller Of Fort Madison is
visiting friends here few days
visiting with her cousin, Miss Verna
Fenton, and with other relatives and
friends.
w. A. Dunlavy. superintendent Of the
Mediapolis schools, was called to Des
Moines to assist in the state examina-
ton of teachers, and stopping In
Bloomfield on his return to accompany
his wife and children home, who have
being visiting friends in this city.
Rev. II. F.. V:,nhorn and two daush-
tiers, Cloris and Georgia. Of Oklahoma
City, Okla, accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Newborn Of Des Moines,
visited at the parental Andy Vanhorn
home in this city part of this week.
The workmen have the tent and
grounds about ready for the chau-
tauqua.
j. A. Dunn has purchased the Will
liam Mum farm of 213 acres, located
northeast Of this city, and Mr.. Mum
has purchased the c. A. Harter prop
erty in this city and will move to
town in the late fall
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-17
TWO TOWNS VOTE FOR
LIGHT FRANCHISES

Charlton, Aug. 14.-The Union Serv-
ice Co. has been granted franchise to
light the streets and homes of Lucas
and Woodburn and the juice which Is
used will be generated in Charlton. The
plans Of the lighting company have
been retarded until these elections
could be held for upon their result de-
pended the size of the plant to be
erected here in some measure. Engin-
GERS are now in Chicago making pur
chases of machinery for equipment Of
the new plant and work is already un-
der way to secure supply Of water on
the plat of ground selected for the
buildings. This plat of ground lies just
south of the gas plant, but on the east
side Of the Rock Island railway.
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help his dependents.
FOUR IOWA HORSES
MOVE COURT HOUSE

Jefferson. Aug. 14.-Only four horses
were necessary to pull the old court
house from its former place to the tenn
porary location on the west side Of the
square, and the moving was done
within a few hours But before the
moving could be begun several weeks
were necessary for preparation.
The building was lifted up with jack
screws and bTaced with heavy timbers
and steel beam. and seven wide railroad
tracks were built side by side and
made perfectly level as one track for
the court house to run on. Two cap
STAINS were arranged with fifteen pull
leys and the work was successfully
done. Contractor lie Plant will receive
$4,000 for this service.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-17
AUTO TRIP CHEAP.

Waterloo, Aug. lit cost Mr.. and
Mrs. Willard D. Lantz and son Just
$4450 to travel by automobile from
Santa Ana, CAL, to Waterloo. They
were thirteen days on the Santa -
trail, and their mileage was 5000. On
hundred and twenty-four gallons Of
gasoline cost $28, twelve gallons OF
oil, So; broken spring, $3.50; assist
ance through river, 31.50; toll at
Santa Fe bridge at Needles, $3.50.
They camped out every night and
were not molested. The tourists will
continue their journey to Boston, re-
turning to the Pacific coast in the
autumn.
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The Slim Girl GoWned In the Princes.
Skirt with Her Greyhound.
The Girl and the Greyhound.

case. We cannot walk we'll gracefully
when skirts are tight. Luxuries are
scarce in Paris just now-motors are
doing war service; the Parienne must
walk or stay at home. She prefers to
walk, and as she absolutely refuses to
be ungraceful, the wide skirt has come
back into favor. This was probably
the first excuse for the change. We
in America who have always loved the
exercise Of walking find the change
grateful, too, and are not slow to &C
cept the fad of walking for walkings
sake. With the new wide skirts we
find our stride lengthening, the worried
line between our eyes disappears and
walking once more becomes a pleas
ure
One girl who lives on upper Fifth
avenue takes her picturesque, slender
greyhound out for exercise daily; |
met her near the library the other
morni i Whether she dressed with
"Jeff'' IA mind, or whether her gray
serge skirt was just happenstance,
do not know; but certainly the dog
was effective with the costume. Her
dark-blue eyes and blue-black hair
were llISlSlucu w liC SOA'A oos " 49,
the gray. The skirt was one OF the
new Princess styles in gray serge,
edged with dark-blue, and trimmed
with braid. 1t had the new srspender
straps and was worn with E. ~1use OF
sheer, transparent Swiss, cut on sim
pie lines, the fabric itself being the
chief charm. The hat was in the
same shade of gray as the skirt; it
was one Of the new taffeta turoans,
with tulle band to shade the eyes,
that Jeanne Lanvin brought out early
in the season. The whole costume
gave the effect of long lines and grace.
REGARDING the Length Of the Skirt.
Skirts are being worn short-that is,
by those to whom they are becoming.
If one is slender and youthful, she may
wear her skirts to her shoe tops, a
trifie below or above; but If one is not
slender and youthful, it is better to
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LUCAS AND WOODBURY.
HAVE ELECTRIC LIGHT

Charlton. Aug 1.-THE Union Ser
vice company of Charlton and Osce-
ola has been granted a franchise to
light the streets and buildings Of
Lucas and WOODBURY., and the cleo
tricity will be furnished from this
place. Special elections were held at
the two towns and the people voted
almost unanimously in favor of the
franchise. A large new plant is to be
erected at this place and it is said
that it will be the largest and best
equipped of any plant along the Bur-
lington in Iowa and also between Kan
sas City and Des Moines
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CONVICT FASHIONS
SMALL STEEL SAW

TT. Madison. Aug. .14.-Seeton. one Of
the inmates at the prison., has just
completed difficult and unique piece
Of work 1t consists of a steel saw two
and one half inches long and two
inches wide put inside an electric light
bulb, the feat being Accomplished by
inserting all the pieces separately and
then putting them together with very
small and fine plyers. The novelty
shows unusual skill and as one Of the
prison oddities surpasses all recent eff
forts.
Section has a famil yof several chill
dren and he says he is going to ask
permission to make UP lot of these
curiosities and sell them that he may
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-17
"Mr. Broderick calling"

"Mr. Broderick calling"
Steve heard the girl at the switch
board announce his name. He turned
away toward the elevators as she
nodded to him to go up. Miss Mere
dith was in.
Her rooms were on the fourth floor,
at the end of the corridor, the boy
told him when he stepped off, and he
passed along the green aQd gold pas
sage, thinking Of the past~ten years
1t had been quite that long since he
had seen her out at the ranch. She
had been girl of sixteen, fresh from
ried, this girl of his dreams. Some
how the very memory of her had
been a fragrance in his life, a power
to hold him back from paths of dal-
lance If he should ever happen to
meet her again, he wanted to be able
to look in her eyes and tell her
what she had been to him.
He had come east a few days be-
fore on a quick business trip and had
met Polly's hubsand on the street.
Polly was in Virginia, Jack said,
visiting his people He was sorry, but
their place in town was closed.
Have you called on Edith he
asked suddenly. She's been at the
Plaza with her mother for the last
week. They're bound for Spring
Glade, the Meredith place down on
the Jersey coast"
Steve had left him with every
nerve of memory tingling. He had
hailed taxi with a curious sense OF
determination. Ten years since he
had seen her, and there had not been
1 day that he had not thought of
her. He had made straight for the
hotel and now he was outside her
door. Just for an instant he hesi-
tated, then pressed the electric but
ton at the side.
The door opened and Edith stood
there. She was all in white, some
summary, dainty gown, with her
face rising above, 1t like a flower.
There came the quick, glad look of
recognition into her dear eyes as she
stretched out both hands toward him.
"Why, Steve!" she cried. Steve
Broderick, how did you ever find
ne7''
Ho tried to speak, but the words
stuck fast in his throar. He wanted
to tell her then and there just all she
had been to him since the old days,
lust what it meant to him to see her
again and hear her voice, but as she
gave him her hands, he forgot all
else. There were only two in the
whole world for the moment-this
girl and himself-and he loved her.
AS his arms caught her close, she
tried to struggle away, to push him
back, but he held her fast and kissed
her. And suddenly he felt her stop
trying to get away, felt her return
his kiss shyly.
Girl, girl, dear he said I've |
waited ten years to see you again.
Don't try to break away from me.
Don't you care one bit?'
Edith laughed up at him, her head !
ying back on his shoulder !
Steve. you big, silly boy she said
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-17
ARMY WORM FOUND
IN IOWA FIELDS

Sioux City, Aug. 14.-The appearance
of the army worm in this vicinity Is
causing great anxiety among farmers.
Guy Texts, farmer Of near Lawton,
was compelled to burn his oats field to
destroy the worms. They had left so
little of the crop that was not worth
harvesting. Many other farmers in this
vicinity report the loss Of about half Of
the crop of small grains The army
worm Is new in this region. The wet
season is believed to have been respon-
sible for it's rapid spread in northwest
ern Iowa
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She hooded her head at him wisely.
And then when I heard Polly was
In Virginia, asked Jack over the
telephone to hunt you up and tell
you I was still on earth. Do you
mind?"
"Mind?" he drew in a deep breath
And l thought the heavens had just
opened and handed you to me again
I thought it was all this thing they
call fate, don't you know, and 1t
wasn't any such thing. 1t was blessed
woman understanding. How did you
know that when the door opened I'd
reach out and just take your"
She laughed up at him.
Steve, right there I stopped man.
aging things. It was all you and
fate after that, dear"
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the same school as his sister, Polly.
He was seventeen then, big aWk;
ward western youngster, out herding
cattle week after week and she
had seemed like all the. girls of ro-
nance he had ever read or heard Of
all In one.
He wondered if her hair was as
curly and blonde as it had been then,
and her eyes, big, lustrous disturbing
eyes, as blue and full of mischief as
when he had lost more sleep over
them than over any maverick that
ever strayed away.
She must have known that he loved
her even then, even although he had
not dared breathe word to her, not
even the usual nonsense Of q boys
first love affair. He would as soon
have raised his face to the evening
star and called it Sweetheart"
So she had come back east after
the summer out on the Crazy J. He
had often wondered if she had mar
softly, however did you dare to do
it,"
He released her, but held both her
hands close in his, looking at her with
new expression in his eyes. He had
come with all the shyness and anxiety
of the boy, dreading almost to look 1T
her and feel the old spell of her beauty
and charm. And now the whole world
was changed.
81 don't know" he answered, II was
afraid I'd lose you"
"Why didn't you ever find me,
goose?'' she leased Il thought you
had forgotten me-"
II met Jack he said. He told me
Polly's in Virginia, and he was afraid
I'd be lonely here"
She smiled mischievously.
"And if you hadn't met him you
never would have even taken the
trouble to find out whether was alive
or dead?"
Sweetheart, I didn't dare. Just
that didn't dare. I've thought of
you by day and night, riding the range
and herding cattle under the stars up
yonder in those mountains, and I've
sung every love song ever knew to
you and dreamed Of you and longed
for you, but I didn't have the plain,
everyday grit to come after you and
get you Maybe was afraid to risk
it. A mans naturally 90 to have
some pluck and nerve to risk every
hope of his life on one throw, don't
you know"
She listened, the smile gone from
her face, and in its place curiously
tender, womanly look, as If she knew
and understood all that the lonely
years and the boyish hope had
meant to him.
He drew her nearer, hungarily.
and you never forgot me, Edith
81 wrote to-, Polly always just to
hear about YOU" she whispered
you've come east to look after the
new telephone line over the noun
tains up to the Crazy j, haven't you?
Polly wrote that you were going to
push it through and buy in a big
block of the stock and that some of
the men up there were trying to
make the company switch the line
twenty miles south So wired Uncle
Dave to bring it up before the direc-
tors at the last meeting Saturday,
and they voted for the Crazy J route.
Uncle Dave owns lots of it, Steve.
Aren't you glad?"
That's why | got a wire telling
ne to come east?"
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WANTS BOARD TO
INCLUDE c.. X. C.. & G.

Centerville, Aug. IA mandamus
suit to compel the county board Of
supervisors to include the portion Of
the Chicago, Kansas City and Gulf
highway from Unionville northeast to
the county line in the county road sys-
tenn has been filed by w. s. Bailey. It
is alleged that the road was originally
designated as part Of the system,
but by error was omitted, and now the
board does not want to include 1t as
the 1874 miles already in the system are
all that can be properly care for. The
road in question is about seven miles
long.
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that is most becoming with no misgiv.
BY C. A. VOIGH1
a Princess Coat Dress Of Linen.

A Princess Coat Dress Of Linen.
There is no doubt of the popularity
of the Princess; it will be favored
model for the first serge frocks of early
fall, and is already appearing in linen
and now and then in taffeta. I saw an
unusually smart one the other after
noon on the avenue: it was of dark
blue linen with striped collar, and was
held in trifle at the waistline, with
one of the new softly colored suede
belts now modish. The hat was sail
Or with a dark-blue satin brim set
well up, bandeau fashion, on a straw
crown. The skirt was amply full and
the wearer, who also had dog on q
leash, was able to stride comfortably
beside the sturdy Patrick
1t is now the day of the pedestrian.
freedom of feet and open air. What
if fashion is threatening-.'hoop skirts
next'-let US enjoy life while we may!
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musketry target showing a hit full
in the center of the bulre eye.
And so, my son." says the kaiser,
there are a hundred thousand shots
like you in Switzerland But suppose
I should come with two hundred
thousand Prussians?"
I'm that case your majesty" re-
piled the Swiss, I'VE shall each of us
fire two shots"
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Hey, you!" said the man in the
automobile to farmer by the road
side. rs this the road to Patchogue?''
YES" said the farmer. That's the
road to Patchogue, all right"
And then, as the motorist threw In
the clutch and sped on his way with.
tout pausing to thank his informant
the latter grinned and muttered to
himself: If he'd been little more
polite about it l might have told him
he'd get there quicker if he turned his
car around"
why is it, mamma" asked the
little daughter, that my nose gets
red only in the summer and papa S
Is red all of the time? He doesn't
go swimming in winter, does hep
Il can't exactly say that he goes
swimming" said the mother, but he
gets beyond his depth now and then"
Having gotten this OF her mind,
she resumed her sewing.
A bright little girl in large school
applied to her teacher for leave to
be absent half day, on a plea that
her mother had received telegram
which stated that company was on the
way
ITS my fathers half-s1ster and
her three boys said the pupil anxi-
ously, land mother doesn't see how
she can do without me, because those
boys always act so dreadfully.'
Il think it might come under this
head, Miss Rules" said the girl point
ing, as she spoke, to the words do
nestle affliction."
A teacher was giving lesson on
the circulation of the blood. Trying
to make the matter clearer, he said:
Now boys, if I stood on my head
and the blood, as you know, would
run into 1t, and should turn red in
the face"
Eyes. SIR" said the boys.
Then why is it that while am
standing upright in the ordinary
position the blood doesn't run into
my feet?'
A little fellow shouted, "Cause
your feet amt empty
In September, 1912, Emperor Will
liam honored the Swiss with his pres
ence during the military maneuvers.
He had heard so much of Swiss mill
tary efficiency that he wanted to
come and see for himself A picture
post card which has recently had
tremendous sale in Switzerland gives
a humorous version of one of the
war lords experiences on that tour
of inspection Bearing the heading.
"The ka er in the land Of the best
rifle shots 1t shows conventional
caricature of the emperor, helmeted,
spurred, booted, with a hand on the
hilt of his big sword. He Is looking
at a simple Swiss soldier carrying q
rife. In tn background is q
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Did it ever occur to you that the
width Of your skirt and the line Of
your frock had much to do with the
grace of your carriage and the even
ness Of wour disposition? That we
should hop awkwardly, or glide grace.
fully, with the whim of Fashion seems
somewhat ridiculous, but such is the
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"The car was going at least forty
miles an hour" testified the constable,
1T was all could do to get out Of the
way"
Your honor" objected the defend
ant, that is a lie on the face of it.
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STRIKERS ARE QUIET.

New Haven, Conn.,, Aug. 1.-THE Ia
Dor situation was quiescent today.
according to reports from Bridgeport
and Ansonia, where machinists are on
strike at certain plants.
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Evening Story
HIS GIRL OF DREAMS.
BY Izola Forester.

copyright, 1915, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
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The Hat Of the Hour.

The Hat Of the Hour.
Small large, and medium hats are
all in good style. The wide fiat sailor
of Georgette, is general favorite
just now. They are made up In soft
crepe de chine, white or mastic, one
of the new grays or with brim of drak-
blue or black satin, and crown Of straw
or velvet. The small taffeta turban
is still poplar for mornings, and the
medium sized hat, with slightly mush-
roomed brim, with or without hang
ing fold Of maline or crepe. is liked
by many. One may safely wear the hat