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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
NEpplE AND HIS SHADOW.
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Paoet Newspaper ssdvles.
Copyright by Evening News Publish
Ing Company Of Newark, N. j.,
1850
Neddie 9tubtail, the little bear boy,
turned over in his soft bed Of leaves In
the cave house one morning, sat up
slowly and shifted the air.
What is the matter, Neddie?" ask
ed his sister, Beckie, who slept in the
next room. did you think you smell
ed smoke, as II our cave was on fret"
mo, didn't exactly think that. "
replied Neddie, "but was shining to
see II could smell breakfast being
cooked. l am hungry for honey
cakes
"Ha! Breakfast" cried Mr.. White
wash, the old Polar bear gentleman
who slept on q cake of ice. There
is NO hurry about breakfast this
morning" and he turned over to 60
to sleep again.
"Oh. but We must have breakfast
IL we are going to school" exclaimed
Neddie. There ID q path all nicely
shoveled through the snow now, and
Beckie and l will have no trouble.
Mamma isn't breakfast ready?" he
called.
Hush, my dear, and 60 to sleep
again" said the mother bear. you
and Beckie are not going to school
today, 30 there Is no need for me to
get up early and cook breakfast"
mot going to SCHOOL," cried Neddie
in surprise.
why. is it Saturday, asked
Beckie. "Oh, goodies and she clap
ped her paws.
"No, it isn't Saturday" said Papa
Stubtail, In his deep, rumbly voice.
But, today Is February second, or
Candlemas day. Half your pork and
half your hay, as the farmers some
times say"
What does that mean?" asked Ned
die. rather glad, after all, that he did
not have to get up to go-to school.
It means that winter Is supposed
to be half gone," explained Mr.. Stub
tail, "and a careful farmer will have
half his pork left for him and his fam
lily to eat, and half his hay for his
cows and horses to eat"
Have we plenty left to eat the rest
Of the winter" asked Neddie rather
anxiously.
"Oh, yes, indeed" said Mrs. Stub
tail with a laugh. Nov turn over and
go to sleep again. It isn't time to get
up since you are not going to school. "
"But what has Candlemas Day to do
with not going to SCHOOL," asked
Beckie.
"Oh, I'll tell the children about
that spoke Mr.. Whitewash, the Pc
lar bear gentleman. You see. Neddie
and Beckie,'' he went on, looking for
a nice, cool place on his cake Of Ice.
"Candlemas Day is supposed to be
the middle Of winter. And there is
an old story that on this day we bear
folk and the groundhogs, in some
countries, sort Of wake up and take
a look out at the weather, to see how
much snow and ice there Is.
"And so, the story goes on, II bear
or grounding goes out today and sees
the sun shining so it casts shadow,
he will be frightened and run back in
his cave or hole. to stay for six long
weeks more, during which 1t will be
winter. But II the sun doesn't shine
and the bears or the groundhogs don't
see any shadow, they are not in such
"a hurry to run back, and when they
do go in their cave again they will
only stay for four weeks"
ooh, see," spoke Neddie. Then
If 90 out and see my shadow today
1T will mean six weeks more of win
ter"
That's what the old story says
spoke Mr.. Whitewash.
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did you ask him all those questions!"
asked fellow clerk.
THAT" said the other clerk, lis
my barber. For years when he has
shaved me he has bothered me with
recommendations of messages, sham
poos, hair cuts, and hair tonics.
am even with him!"
"Oh, Mr.. Flipperley," she exclaimed.
soulfully, "have you ever felt dim,
uneasy sense of oppression as II the
mere weight Of life were a burden
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Regardless of the wisdom or lack
of wisdom in putting in new paving Oh
an old foundation, the new paving is
certainly an improvement that the
city has needed Incidentally, with
new paving going in on many streets
and with an old building being RACED
to make room for a new bank build
ing, one might say that business pros
poets in Ottumwa are improving.
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The ideal spring Iowa has had must
surely mean that when the trees and
shrubs finally begin to turn green,
there will be no recurrence Of cold
weather to set them back. The days
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03

The government has decided that an
Iowa girl is the champion tomato rails.
err OF the country. The government
might just as well have added that
Iowa has the champions in practically
every line OF agricultural endeavor be-
cause Iowa soil enables good farmers
to raise the best crops.
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The city administration should make
sure that all underground work on the
streets now being paved, Is done be-
fore the new paving Is laid. Tearing
up paving on which cement filler has
been used, spoils tho paving.
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her situation, informing her mistress
that she was about to be married.
AS the time drew near for leaving
she addressed her mistress thus:
please, mum, have you got girl
YETI"
mo, Bridget. Why do you ask"
Because, II you haven't, should
like to stay
why, thought you were going
to marry the chimney swept"
"Oh, yes, num-" replied Bridget,
hesitatingly. "But when saw him
after is face was washed / felt I
could not love i'm"
Don't you care for any postcards
today?" asked a postal clerk. as he
handed the man the stamp he had
requested.
mo, not today" said the man.
"Or some stamped envelopes? We
have some new ones"
mo, thank you.''
Would you like money order?"
"No."
"or perhaps you would like to open
q postal savings account"
II do not
"Then let me advise you to rent
one of our letter boxes"
But the man had fed.
who was that fellow, and why
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OF spring thus far have been Just cold
enough to prevent early vegetation
and yet nice enough in other respects
to be pleasant.
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! Don't forget to swat that ny. 1t Is
getting near the days now when they
will be here in swarms unless the ear
ly ones are swatted.
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Better get ready for making your
garden. The lazy spring days are no,
far OF now.
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the parental John Patterson home in
Knoxville.
Miss Lucretia Robinson Of Oskaloosa
spent Sunday at the parental r. D.
Robinson home north Of town.
Miss Nancy Rogers of Melcher is
visiting this week at the r. G. Drake
home.
Mrs. A. Billings spent Tuesday in Os-
kaloosa trading.
A. T. Abbott superintendent OF the
Rock Island went over this line In his
special car on Tuesday.
p. T. Johnson of Des Moines was In
town this week looking after business
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1e treatment OF Chronic and Nervous Diseases
Of both sexes His hospital experiences, and exten.
siye practice, has made him so proficient that he
can successfully treat chronic diseases after
other physicians have failed. This Is why he has
continued his visits year after year. while other
phvsicians have made a few visits and stopped
You should consult him II you have any Chronic
Disease Specialist who has made lifetime
study OF such diseases Is certainly prepared to
give you the best results, ana 1t you are SICK you
need scientific treatment.
Or. Shallsnb> ger treats Diseases OF the Eye,
Ear, Nose. Throat, Lungs. Heart. Blood. Skin,
and bladder; Catarrh, Ringing In Ears. Deaf
ness. Paralysis. Neuralgia, Epilepsy, Headache.
Goitre Eczema, Scrofula Appendicitis, Gravel
aud Rheumatism.
pm rs. FISTULA, FISSURE, and OTHER
RECTAL DISEASES TREATED
WITHOUT SURGICAL OPERATION.
WOMEN who are WEAK, NERVOUS,
and suffering from the many ailments peculiar
10 their sex find that his advanced And scientific
methods, save many surgical operations
PRIVATE DISEASES A SPECIALITY.
Cases of long standing especially desired.
Wrong treatment and incorrect aiaGnoss h : ,e
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Special attertion given to Surgical Cases
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spirit painting with psychic longing to
be free?"
II invariably have such . feeling
at dinner time," was the callous re-
Spouse; but hitherto have attrib-
uted 1t to pickles"
| A lady set her heart ON q certain
bracelet in jewelers. window. The
| price, $3.50 was 800 more than her
husband was likely to pay for her.
! She then laid plot with the jeweler.
Her husband had to be coaxed into
buying it, the jeweler asking $76
! and then allowing the husband to
beat him down to $50, the wife to
| pay the balance, 800, out Of her
own allowance afterwards. Up to q
certain point the plot was successful.
The husband paid the $50 and went
OF with the bracelet. But he showed
! it to some one, saying:
What do you think OF this for
| bargain?"
The stran ger said:
Good! I'll give you half q much
again for it,
"Donei"
So the bracelet changed hands, and
he went nome nl8nly pl0aS0u Will
| himself to tell his wife Of the profit
able DEAL There was nothing for her
| but to Gown up; the 500 balance
had to be paid to the jeweler; and II
yo,. happen to meet the lady any
time, don't mention bracelet" unless
you want to hear something best left
unsaid.
Actor-What, back 80 soon? Did
the play not take3
Actress-Yes, the play took; the
manager took the receipts, the bailiff
took the scenery, the landlord took
the trunks, and the author took to
drink!
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II want to be procastinated at de
mex corner" said the large negress.
you want to be what?" demanded
the street car conductor.
Don't lose yo temper. had to
look In de dictinary myself befo' I
found out dat 'procrastinate' means
put off,
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copyright, 1915. by The National Editorial Service
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Copyright by Evening News Publish
ing Company Of Newark. N. j.,
1851
Evening journal., 1915-07-19
COMPANY
HIRES FEWER MEN
Many Persons Make Long
and Useless Trip TO
Carney's Point
SEPARATE BIG CROWD
AND TURN THEM AWAY

PENNsGRovE. N. j., July H.
There seems TO be a wrong impress
sion among a horde OF workmen OF
all classes who come TO Pennsgrove
daily TO seek work in the great pow
der factory. These men seem 70
think that all they have 20 do is 70
ask for a place to work and get a.
Il is stated that from 200 20 300
men and boys apply every day. and,
while IL is true that new hands are
being taken on continually, not every
kind OF mechanic Is wanted, even
though he be q good one.
There are hundreds OF instances
where men walk for miles 20 Penns-
grove When not successful they re-
turn and meet scores OF others, tell
them there Is no use going, but very
seldom does a man turn back.
An instance Of how the men arc
turned away in a manner TO avoid
the least trouble occurred a few days
ago, when there was such Jam
OF men that foreman came out and
told all OF the applying carpenters 70
stand on one side. the machinists In
another place and the boiler makers
elsewhere. When the crowd was
separated, he called out; Now every
one OF you leave; we don't want q
single man" II is said that this
plan has been used many times.
Evening journal., 1915-07-19
MANY ATTRACTIONS
AT FEyTON RrACU

Beginning today there will be
dancing each afternoon at Fenton
Beach, a popular river resort for
Wilmington people. In order 10 give
the younk folks an entire afternoon
at the beach the management has
changed the boat schedule. The 2
o'clock trip from Orange street wharf
10 the beach has been discontinued
and ! o'clock trip made in its place.
The large dancing pavilion has been
put in good order and there will be
an orchestra in attendance every af-
ternoon.
The inauguration Of dancing at the
resort will. no doubt, attract many
yaung people. The pavilion is right
on the beach and is continuously
swept with cooling breezes. The boat
ride TO and from the beach also adds
10 the attractiveness of an after
Moons outing. The crowd at the
beach yesterday was the largest in
the history Of the resort and was well
handled by the several boats plying
between the beach and this city.
Evening journal., 1915-07-19
MRS. S. B. MASON DEAD
At Ace OF 81 Years

Mrs. Sidney Beverly Mason. widow
Of Beverly Mason, died at her home,
No. SOC Market street. Saturday night
after a long illness, aged 81 years.
Her death was rather sudden, for
while her condition on Saturday night,
when DR.. Joseph p. Wales visited her
was bad, Il was not such as TO cause
any immediate alarm. AT the time OF
her death only her housekeeper and
companion for the past fourteen
years. Miss Alice l.. Girtler. was at
her side. When she noticed great
change in the condition of Mrs. Mason
she sent for DR.. Wales, but when he
arrived death had come. Mrs. Mason
had lived az the house for many years
alone with the exception Of her house
keeper.
Mrs. Mason was the daughter
OF the late Joseph T. Bailey and had
lived at the Market street address for
more than fifty years.
The home OF Mrs. Mason Is the only
one on Market street between Front
and Eleventh streets, which has not
become IN some manner connected
with the business section OF that thor
ouehfare and has not been converted
into a store or office building. For
years efforts have been made 70 pur-
chase the property. and all prospective
purchasers were met kindly, but were
told firmly that she did not care TO
sell the property. Hence the property
remained as q home for the deceased,
who, during her life was an active
member of ST. Andrews Episcopal
Church.
Mrs. Mason took 10 her bed the day
following Decoration Day. and has
never left IL. Years ago Mrs Mason
was actively identified with various
charities and has many friends. A
sister of Mrs Mason, a Mrs Edith
Value OF Elizabeth, N. j.. died about
five years ago, and the only close liv-
| ing relatives who survive are the
children of this sister. who are the
Messrs Beverly, Oliver and Victor
Value Of Elizabeth, Burnside Value
OF near Pocomoke City, Md. and Mrs.
Bessie statpole. now OF Brooklyn, N.
Y. All have been notified OF the death
of their aunt Burnside Value arrived
in Wilmington yesterday.
The deceased was distantly related
to the Warner, Tatnall, Candy and Lat
inner families. Mrs. Mason was the
surviving member Of the Bailey fam
ily, she having a brother, Joseph Bal
ley, who died years ago. and who for
years was in the navy, being one of
the men who laid the hrst cable across
the Atlantic, for his part in which he
was presented with a gold medal by
the United States. The medal is IN
the hands of the Value family at the
present time
Another brother. James Bailey
was a major in the Third Delaware
Regiment, and another brother
James, was a colonel In the Second
Delaware
The funeral arrangements have
been tentatively made as follows. Ser
vices at o'clock on Wednesday after
noon, with interment in the family
vault in the Wilmington and Brandy
wine Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1915-07-19
MANY RESERVATIONS
FOR MIGHT IN TOXIC

Between 400 and 500 reservations for
supper have been made for "a Night in
Toxic" to be held by the City Club on
the roof garden of the organization TO-
morrow evening. The number IS 80 large
that it will be necessary to use every
available portion of the big roof garden
for the tables.
On account of the demand for tables
the house committee of the club has is.
sued notice that anyone desiring 10 can
eel reservations made must do so before
noon tomorrow or they win be charged
for the full number reserved.
Tomorrow morning a force of fifteen
men viii begin the decoration of the
roof garden under the direction of George
Il. Kerr, chairman OF the entertainment
committee The decorations will be un
usually elaborate. Everything will BE-
Japanese in style.
Evening journal., 1915-07-19
DUPONT OFFICIALS DENY
Incident AT GlBDSTOWN

According to officials Of the dupont
Powder Company in this city. there is
no truth in a newspaper story sent
out from Gihbstown, N. j.. Yesterday.
which stated that the fact that an
army of watchmen are on duty dav
a1d night ut the Repauno plant Of
the E. !. DUPONT de Nemours Powder
Company probably saved the company
from a heavy loss early yesterday
morning. While one of the watch
men was patrolling his beat in the
region Of several magazines which
are filled with dynamite he discovered
that the lock ID one magazine had
been broken off and the door was
standing wide open. He immediately
summoned aid, and an Investigation
soon revealed that someone had been
at work in the magazine.
According to the story, boxes of
dynamite were scattered over The
floor and several had been broken
open. After satisfying themselves
that there was no one hiding within
the building the watchmen continued
their search on the outside and were
about 10 give up when one of them
noticed the head of a man appear
above the tell grass which surrounds
the building. They started in the. d.
rection and a man arose 10 his feet
and ran. The watchmen pursued him
but he had such a handicap they were
unable to capture him and he escaped
through the darkness, going in the
direction Of the Delaware river.
R r. NJ Carpenter, who is IN
charge Of the department for guard.
ing the powder plants, had received
no report of such an occurrence al
Gibbstown, and when the newspaper
stories were brought to his attention
this morning he Immediately caused
an investigation to be made. eve
can't find any sort OF a foundation for
the story, was the statement officials
OF the company made after their in.
vestigation.
Evening journal., 1915-07-19
Says some Christians ARE
IN DO NOTHING" CROWD

Nothing Doing. OF Leaves Only"
was the subject cf a stirring sermon
that was preached last night by the
Rev. Robert l.. Downing at an evan
gelistic meeting held on Concord
Heights. Mr. Downing is the actor
evangelist who Vas converted while
he was on the stage. His sermon
last night held the close attention of
la large congregation.
Mr.. Downing choose for his text
the nineteenth verse Of the twenty
first chapter of Matthew: "And when
He saw the fig tree in the way He
came TO II and found nothing thereon
but leaves, and said unto It: Let no
fruit grow on thee henceforth and
forever, ana presently the fig tree
withered away" Mr.. Downing said
that in reality nc supposed he should
call his sermon Nothing Doing as
there are thousands of persons who
profess themselves as being Chris
tians who are doing absolutely moth
ing TO prove il.
"Of course" said Mr.. Downing, "I
am speaking in a spiritual sense.
Get this thought: II is not what
you think Of God but what is God
thinking of YOU; what have you done
this week that has convinced your
wife, your children or your asso-
ciates that you are a Christian Give
God a chance and you will have the
greatest thing IN both this world and
the world 10 come.
! Men and women. don't be amone
the Nothing doing crowd"
Evening journal., 1915-07-19
FIRST Service ON
court House LAWN
Fine Weather Marks Third
Interdenominational Meet
ing Last Night
RAIN PREVENTED
PREVIOUS SESSIONS

The first INSTRUMENTATION church
service was held last night on the
Court House lawn, when every seat
was occupied and even standing room
was not available. The meeting
which was the third held this year,
was the first TO be held outdoors, the
previous sessions being held indoors
on account of rain.
Music was a drawing card and a
large chorus under the direction Of
Jacob T. Clymer sang well. A spe-
cial number was a duet by Mrs.
James McMullen, alto, and W. d.
Eaton, tenor. A rehearsal Of the
chorus is called for next Friday
night in the First Presbyterian
Church and the invitation is extended
to all singers to attend and make this
chorus one of two hundred voices.
The speaker last night was the Rev,
William P. Shriver, of New York.
His sermon was a heart-to-heart talk
on the text from Proverbs: Where
there is no vision the people per-
ish."
He said some Of the ideals of life
are industrial life, division of the
profits rightfully of these industries
and the leisure OF a city, a great de-
sire for democracy, for democracy Is
cooperation and these meetings are
examples of democracy. Getting to-
gether Is the genesis of democracy
and as at the present time you have
in this city all classes of men / chal'
lenge you Christians to take them tC
your heart and show them the way tC
the newer and better life Dedicate
your life to the work of the Mas
J ter.
Evening journal., 1915-07-19
ATTY. W. {. A. CONFERFSCE.

Miss Pearl Messick, Miss Ada Bell,
Miss Emma Miller and Miss Ruth
Clarke left here on Saturday for Sill
yer Bay. New York, where they will
attend the annual conference of the
Young Women's Christian Association
10 be held there from July 20 TO 80 iu-
elusive. They represent the local
branch of the Y W. c. A. Miss Mabel
Fowler, who has been away on a
months vacation, also will attend the
conference by virtue Of her office as
general secretary of the Y. W. c. A
here.
Evening journal., 1915-07-19
HARLAN FAMfLY REuNION.

All the descendants of George and
Michael Harlan in the United States
viii celebrate the fifteenth annual
family reunion at Richmond, Indiana,
on August IS and 19. The reunion
will mark the two hundred and twen-
ty-eighth anniversary of the landing
of the Harlans in this country, and
every person Of that name who can
trace his relationship thereto is in
yited TO attend the reunion. The
headquarters Of the family will be at
the Westcott hotel. on East Main
street. There are members of the
Harlan family living in this city.
Evening journal., 1915-07-19
BIC Attendance
At SUMMIT CAMP
Services Yesterday Enjoyed
By Large Crowds Ser
mon By Rev. Collins
MUSIC FEATURE
OF DAYS PROGRAM

The largest attendance this year
marked the services yesterday after
noon and last night at the Brandywine
Summit Camp Grounds. The sermon
by the Rev Vaughn S. Collins, pas
tor of st. Pauls Methodist Episcopal
Church, was enjoyed greatly by the
great crowds that went out to the
grounds early in the day 10 partici-
pate in the services. A special musi-
cal program under the direction Of
William P. White and Mrs. Franklin
Jervis was feature Of the services.
The big tabernacle, where the night
service was held. was lighted for the
first time with the new gas lighting
system recently installed throughout
the grounds
Sunday school was held at 2 o'clock
in the afternoon with Mrs. s. NJ Keen
and Mrs. Ella Rhoads as teachers
Many children attended.
On Saturday night before the open
ing of camp, July 81, the Ladies
Auxiliary will hold an ice cream fes-
tival on the grounds, when It is ex-
pected that many Of their friends will
come out from the city and surround
ing country to share in the good time
and incidentally to leave a liberal
crop Of dimes behind them.
Evening journal., 1915-07-19
AT THE LYRIC.

The Lyric Stock Company featur-
ing Bachen and Collins, comedians,
and the chorus Of pretty girls, con-
tinues its engagement at the Lyric
this week. Judging by the success of
their previous offerings last week,
this week promises 10 be even better.
An entirely new musical comedy bill
viii be presented on Monday, with
change of program. as usual, on
Thursday On Wednesday will be
tango contests. and on Friday ANA
teur contests.