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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-18

I went to sleep last mite and after
a vile was woak up by noise, and I
went into the frunt room and looked
out the window, and who was it but
pop setting on the parler window sill
tawking to pleeceman, pop saying,
tell you you had no rite to pull me
out of my own parler window by the
legs in that manner. I tell you you
pr1tty neer broak my neez and l tell
you I live heer, ony I've lost my key.
Anr I tell you you'll half to prove it.
sed the pleeceman, I don't perpose to
wawk allowing my beet and see legs
disappearing throo parler windows
without doing enything about it at 2
o'clock in the morning.
But blast 1t up and down, dident
tell you I live heer, wat more do you
wunt, sed pop.
Ring the bell and get sumbody to
identerfy you, sed the pleeceman.
Now be reeznibil. wood you wunt
your wife to no it If you came in at
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CANT RIL.

f. e. Evans and Lee Cunningham
were elected new school directors.
Mrs. John Gretchen is seriously ill.,
Mrs. Emma Cassidy returned from
her visit in Emporia, Kans.
Milt. Gilchrist of Birmingham visited
w. 8. Jack.
Miss Meredith! county superintendent
visited the schools in Cantril in v1cin-
ity Thursday and Friday.
DR.. Glendenning of Centerville
preached an able sermon Sunday at
the NJ f. church. .s1
Lawson Lock sold his y household
goods at public sale Saturday. 1E
Mr. and Mrs. John Roloffe moved to
Milton. -.
Mt. Sterling Dramatic club gave a
play at the opera house THURSDAY
evening that was we'll attended.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stauffer have
moved to the A. Fix property.
A. Parks and wife of Mt. Sterling
visited Cantril friends Thursday.
Frank Silver made business trip to
Peoria.
F.. E. Evans and Will Helpert were
in Ottumwa Friday.
Burl Clark of Hillsboro visited in
town Sunday. -, r.
J. S. Creath bought the J. w. Dixon
property on the east side Of Main
street.
Ida McCandless, Amy Shaw, Mrs.
Kate Harbidge, Mr., and Mrs. Frank
Cassidy, Mrs. B. l. Warner, Mrs. Cas-
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Protected by The Adams Newspaper Servicel

"Yes!" said a mans voice-very
familiar it seemed. "It's time, Miss
Sheridan.
Laura opened her eyes and sprang
to her feet. The lights were on now,
and before her stood Mr.. Jennings.
why, where did the people 60. and
what's happened to the music? Why
surely II haven't BEEN" She look
ed aronndfl bewildered.
You have been having a nice little
nap. I've been waiting outside to take
you home Otherwise you'd have stay.
ed here until tomorrow. I just found
you this minute. There! Are you
awake enough to 60 now?'
She was feeling very little and fool.
ish, and she had meant to be so dig.
nif1ed. He drew her hand through his
arm as they waited for a car.
I'm sorry hurt your feelings to-
day, Miss Sheridan. Will you forgive
mel"
YES
And I'm glad Alex got married and
left you alone"
"Why?"
Because want to take the vacant
place, Laura"
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girl and you'd better go back" He put
on his hat and went out, even bang.
ing the door bit after him.
! For the first time in her life she had
seen Mr.. Jennings jolted out Of his
we'll poised, gentlemanly self. And
he had called her "silly" and banged
the door! He was very rude! Her
cheeks burned red.
He needn't think want to go to his
old concert!". She picked up the ticket
| meaning to tear it across and lay it up
on his desk where he could see it In
the morning. Then the words SILLY
little girl rang in her ears. Hell
only think me a baby
So she tucked it into her bag, put
| on her wraps and went home.
She also got ready that night and
went alone to the concert.
The Lyric club proved to be a glee
club, and Mr.. Jennings member He
sang rich baritone which thrilled
| Laura despite her effort to find 1t or
| binary. ill.,.
The music was good and the audi
| ence appreciative. In her snug seat
against the side of a box Laura enjoy
! ed every minute of it. Toward the end
Of the second half she began to feel a
delicious drowsiness. The must,
purred gently. the lights in the audi
| forum glowed softly and the hushed
voices of the singers hummed lula
by. Slowly Laura's eyelids dropped
and at last she was asleep, her head
| resting ever SO lightly on the back OF
! her plush seat.
Soon the concert was over, the cur
tain rang down and people started tc
| file slowly up the aisles to the door
| Laura, being near the front and at the
end of a row, sat almost unnoticed
| red dark brown hair scarcely showing
| in the shadow. A few saw and smil
ed, then passed slowly on toward the
door. '.-
At last the hall was empty, or so the
usher thought whose duty it was tc
turn off the lights and close the doors
Laura slept on peacefully in the black
loneliness of the great place.
Then some one laid hand gently or
her shoulder. She stirred.
Time to get up, is it, Nell 2?
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POWER FROM THE PLEDGE.

Terse Comments on the Uniform
Prayer Meeting Topic of the Young
Peoples Societies-Christian En-.
deavor. etc.-for March 10: "Get.
ting Power From Our PLEDGE
Ps. 25:1-14.
Our great pledge requires great
strength in the keeping. For any
other than one to whom is promised
the constant presence and power of
an omnipotent Savior to make such
a VOW would be sacrilegious and fool.
ishness. But, trusting In the Lord
Jesus Christ for strength" we can
keep even this mighty covenant.
One Of the messages Of Christian
Endeavor's history has been that re-
ligion is an everyday affair. The
movement has pledged young men
and women to serve Christ at the poat
of daily duty. 1t has emphasized tho
truth that the desk and kitchen and
forge and pillow may be as sacred AZ
the pulpit. .s~
, The gift Of power accompanies the
gift Of the Spirit.
The labor we spend for Christ un-
consciously works upon our own
character. Thus, in this service, We
are accomplishing two tasks-one in
our own self and one by our hands
and heart. We can therefore offer
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HIGHLAND CENTER.

Mr.. and Mrs. o. Dawson were called
to Haysville Thursday by the death OF
a relative.
Mrs. r. Baker was passenger to
Hedrick Thursday.
The homes Of G. Sharp and c. Pun
mer were quarantined for smallpox this
week. 49,,
B. L. Denny and family spent Sun
day with relatives in Daholenga.
Mr.. and MIS-. F. Hale moved to Of
tumwa Tuesday.
Master Waldo Sisco is very ill with
pneumonia. ..-...<.
Rev. Shook Of Ottumwa, district SUI
perintendent, delivered an interesting
sermon Sunday evening~in the High
land Center M. E. church to good
sized audience. 49, .-.. a.. .--. &. -.
M. L. Reiselt was a passenger to OF
tumwa Monday.
]. Mccormick Of Hedrick spent We'd
nesday with his son D. G. Mccormick
and family and other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Noel Baker were in
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The WOMEN OF the northern c0un
tries, at least, boast wonderfully NM
compilations. They may not have thu
full round or oval faces that the
women in hot climates possess, but
their cheeks are q brilliant and be
coming pink. It Is The constant ex'
posture to cold air that gives them
this. I
Women in Italy drink olive oil, eat
olives and vegetab les and garlic and
drink the "red wine" of the country.
and acquire creamy skin; the WON
en- Of the Scandinavian countries are
out Of doors, skiing, walking in the
cutting wind-and their compilations
become positively brilliant. I once
asked a young California girl who
had lived in Norway three years
whether the long cold winter didn't
tougher her skin, and she said no.
that 1T first she had to use quite =
bit Of cold cream to prevent It from
chapping, but that now her skin was
used to the climate and she rarely
needed any stimulant for her COM
ple1ion. And her cheeks glowed with
health and beauty.
Al q substitute I would suggest
using ice-bsgs, rubbing them over the
face and neck till the skin feels
numb, and until the cheeks are aglow.
If you do this after q hot scrub, and
after Z little cream has been rubbed
in to soften the texture Of the skin,
you will be delighted with the splea-
did effect tho ice will produce. The
extreme cold following the heat will
draw the blood to the surface, tone
the tired muscles, contract the pores
to make them Of extreme f1neness,
and make your whole face fresh look
ing and youthful.
The cold dream is suggested SIM
ply because this hot and cold treat
ment. If you are not accustomed to
it, may draw out tho oils from the
skin and leave it dry. But the leo
IL the tonic you need for 1t.
Questions and Answers
Recently hdus GROIN. fne dosen on
the sides of my face. find the electric
treatment too expensive. Can you suggest
something else. as the sro.oth Is spoiltng
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CHILDREN'S EVENING STORY

Well. Uncle Wiggily was getting
more and more lonesome, and he was
| thinking of going back home, when al
of sudden, down on the ground below
him he heard some one saying:
ooh, dear! Isn't it too bad!. Oh
such bad luck! and they want these
for the party, too, Oh, sorrow! Oh
unhappiness! Oh, woe is mel
my, some one must be having a
whole bushel of trouble, and then
some more,' said Uncle Wiggily. 81
| must see what this is"
He made his airship go slowly, and
then the rabbit gentleman saw the
grocery cat standing near an old
stump, and looking down at broken
basket, that had been filed with things
from the store. But the things were
all spilled now.
"Ha! What is the matter, Tom?''
asked Uncle Wiggily of the grocery
cat. You see the cats name was Tom
and he worked at delivering groceries
from the grocery store.
"Oh, have such a lot of trouble -
said Tom. LAS was going along with
the groceries just now, my basket
handle broke, one of the sides slipped
out, and the groceries spilled all over. y
! THAT is too bad said Uncle Wig
gily kindly, as he made his airship 60
down to the ground.
And the worst of it isl said Tom
the grocery cat, that the basket is
so broken that can't use it, have no
other and Mrs. Wibblewobble, the
duck lady, Is in hurry for these
things. She wants them for a party
she is getting up for Lulu Alice and
Jimmie. Oh, isn't it too bad!"
Eyes, but it might be worse" said
Uncle Wiggily, cheerfully. Nothing
is so bad but what it could be worse. y
81 don't see how" spoke Tom, the
grocery cat. Il can't deliver these
things, and Mrs. Wibblewqbble will be
so disappointed, and so will Lulu and
Alice and Jimmie"
ooh, it might easily be worse,
laughed Uncle Wiggily, as he twinkled
his nose twice. II might not have
come along in my airship to help you
But here am, and l have just put In
in a new cushioned seat, on purpose
to give some one ride.
Nov you get right In with me, and
pile in the groceries. Never mind the
broken basket. I'll take you to Mrs
Wibblewobble's house as fast as any
thing, and you can deliver the gro
ceries." '-.~
"Oh, how kind you are!' cried Tom
In a second he had his groceries pack
ed in Uncle Wiggily's airship. Then
he and the old rabbit gentleman took
their seats, up went the airship,
around went the electric fan and pref
ty soon they were over the home of
Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady.
"GrOceries!" cried Tom the cat, and
when Uncle Wiggily lowered his air.
ship, the things for the party were put
on the back stoop. And wasn't the
duck lady surprised to see--the gro
ceries from the store come in an air
ship? Well, guess she was! But she
was delighted, too!
Then Tom, the grocery cat, thanked
Uncle Wiggily again, and the rabbi;
gentleman took Tom back to the
store, where he got new basket and
everybody was happy.
And tomorrow night, if our piano
doesn't 60 out to a party, and forget
to come home to breakfast I'll tell you
about Uncle Wiggily and the smoky
chimney.
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HONEY COMBED ICE
PASSES DOWN RIVER

EClinton, March 16.-Banks of honey
1mbed Ice, melting along the shore,
re all that remain of the big ice fields
xhich broke up and floated out here,
sponing up the Mississippi river chan
III for the first time this year.
The ice began to break during the
niddle Of last week, but it was not
NTH Tuesday that the first movement
avn stream began. The extreme
oftness OF the fields allowed the chan
III to open rapidly. The local river
Zen stated that there was little dan
81 Of any jams on the river this year,
ncause the ice is so honey combed
kat It would not be firm enough to
he up in any quantities.
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LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
LEE PAPE
BY LEE PAPE


this hour in the morning, sed pop.
Are you going to have yourself iden-
terfied or wood you rather be locked
up. sed the pleeceman.
You have sutch brutal way of put
ting things, sed pop. And he jumped
down off the window sill and was lest
going to ring the door bell, and call
ed down, Hello, pop. ....
Saved, sed pop. -.
Is this your farther, the pleeceman
called up. @ls
Sure, amt you, pop, sed.
Absilootely, sed pop. And he climb
ed in the window, and the pleeceman
went away, and this morning vile me
and pop and ma was Getting brekfist
was jest starting to tawk about it.
saying, Say, pop, and pop quick sed, I
no, you wunt muny for recess. And
he took my hand and put dime in it,
saying, Well, heer it is, perviding you
don't utter anuther werd on eny sub
jeckt under the sun. F~ q
WITCH | dident,
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UNCLE WIGGIL AND THE
GROCERY CAT.


Uncle Wiggily, the nice old gentle
the yard, at his airship. He had been
riding around in it a great deal of late,
sailing up among the clouds, taking
y It out in rain storms, and once he even
Z sailed in it across the duck pond.
I coming right down into the water with
1T.
4 And in doing these things one of
the handles of the clothes-b basket,
which was part OF the airship, had be-
come bent and twisted. And some OF
the toy circus balloons needed to be
I blown up, and there was hole in the
Japanese umbrella, which formed the
top part Of the airship, to keep the
q sun of Uncle Wiggily.
Yes, / must fix up my airship," said
L the rabbit gentleman as he worked
away, whistling and twinkling his
d nose 1t the same time, like a star on
IN frosty night. :
And that is very hard to do-to
4 whistle and twinkle your nose at the
same tims. If you do not believe me
Z Inst try it yourself and soc. :.
Have you any more sofa cushions
81 could take for my airship, Nurse
Il Jane?" asked Uncle Wiggily, going
into the house where the muskrat lady
was boiling some carrots to make a
lennon pie.
Sofa cushions?' Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuxxy cried. what in tho world do
u you want Of more sofa oushions?"
ITO make another seat in the clothes
Mbasket Of my airship," answered the
ErAbbit gentleman. you see, I have
room for two persons in it, and maybe
more Of my animal friends, if we
HsQueexed up a bit, but need more
sofa cushions to make soft place for
my company to land on in case we
fall" ..,...E. t.E
We'll, / guess we have few cush-
lions left" said the muskrat lady. But
please, don't lose them"
Uncle Wiggtly said he wouldn't and
EDoon he had his airship all fixed up
With two nicely cushioned seats in it.
Then he went back in the house to get
~ tuYnip cookie, with cocoanut sprink-
led On the bootom, and he asked of
Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy, most politely:
Won't you come and take ride IN
ny airship, Nurse Jane?'
~Oh, my goodness me, sakes alive
and some fried soap bubbles" cried
the muskrat lady, surprised like. mo,
indeed, thank you! l should be dread
4ully afraid"
.'There is no danger at ALL" Uncle
NiEgily said, but Nurse Jane would
not come out in the airship with> him,
md the rabbit gentleman had I'd go
falling all alone by himself.
Up into the air he scared, looking
G0wn on the tree tops, and he wished
~ had some one with him, for he was
Ionesome, Uncle Wiggily was. But
Charlie and Arabella Chick, the hen
hdy's children, were at school and so
Were Sammie and Susie Littletail. the.
tabbits, and Johnnie and Billie Bushy-
-. the squirrels. In fact all the
hninal children were at school.
Ell guess can find no one to ride
NTH mo today" sadly said Uncle
Wfggily, after he had called on Grand
hther. Goosey Gander and found that
~ had gone fishing after snails. DR..
Possum, on whom the old rabbit gen.
Noman also called, was busy looking
5fter the i'll animals, so of course DR..
poesum could not 60.
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him both the deed we set out to do.
and the greater deed that has been
wrought in our own soul

him both the deed we set out to do.
and the greater deed that has been
wrought in our own soul.
We capnot know Gods will if we
neglect Gods word. The bible is t;le
divinely appointed means of revealing
to man the mind of the Lord. It is
a law, by which we are to walk. 1t is
light, by which we are to see. 1t is
a guide by which we are to be led.
Everything that we may need in the
way Of counsel or direction. in any
situation of life, is fully provided for
us in the scriptures.
Few Christians have come into a
proper conception of their power.
They are afraid to attempt great
things for God. Their lives are spent
In petty services and are envirored'
by trifling cares. Away with this
Is given" and who is to be with lis
disciples "all the days. bids them
launch out into the deep. The day
is upon us when young men and
women should have faith in God, great
faith in great Cod and get out al
the empty shadows in which they i've
After all, it is power outside OF
himself that make possible the
Christians growth Only by the sp,r
it of the Lord can men be changed
into the divine image. Depend &c
upon the Spirit is the first require.
nIent of growth. =
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LINEVILLE HAS NEW
$4,000 SCHOOL NOW

Lineville, March 16 --Lineville's
new 100000 school building was dedi.
Gated last week DR.. c. w. Wassam Of
the University of Iowa and DR.. Hugh
were the chief speakers.
Though Lineville has only little
ever 700 population the school build
ing is an exceptionally fine one and is
modern in all it's equipment. The old
Lineville school building was burned
last May and school since had been
held in churches and business places
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Mary's and Sacred Heart churches in
Waterloo and st. Patrick's church at
Cedar Falls are to receive $55 each !;
st. Francis hospital of this city, 5000;
ST. Joseph's church of Richmond, Va,
5000, and pastors of the Waterloo
churches, $50 each. The widow is
left one-half of the estate and the
residue is willed to the testator's
mother, who is "a years old.
Three brothers and sister are left
500 to be used for charity.
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USE MOVIES FOR =
HUNTING CRIMINAL

Dows, March 16.-Moving pictures
will be used to run down highway.
man who robbed Jack Eldridge,
former Iowa newspaperman, here.
Eldridge was robbed while on the
platform of the Rock Island station
here.
julius Morgan, moving picture
photographer, happened to be nearby
with his camera. He hastily took
flashlight of the robbery, getting
very good view of the highwayman.
Eldridge, who is on his way to cover
the Mexican troubles along the border.
stopped here to give an address before
the Commercial club.
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THINKS 1T WILL BE
a VERY LONG WAR

Iowa City, March 16.-Dr. John,
Coggswell. formerly of Grinnell, who
has seen service on the Mexican
frontier as private in the line, is
authority for the statement that Of
ficers on the border have always be-
lieved it would take force of 3O0,-
900 men fighting five years, or 100000
men fighting three years, to subdue
mexico. E.+ &
This estimate was made before the
Mexican soldiers were as well equip
ped in the matter of arms as they are
at present. .r." a..-S..
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Ottumwa Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Purdy Of Hedrick spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. F. Public.
Mrs. 8. Curtis and Chas. Barwick Of
Ottumwa were callers here Tuesday. ,
L. Williams and family Of Kirkville
spent Sunday at the L. Drummond
home
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ady, Mrs. Geo. Wilson, A. Leverton and
wife, Lloyd Warner Laurence Fisher
and Halyce Saar were Keokuk visitors
last week. '- 1..
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Is AVES HIS MONEY
TO THE CHURCHES

waterloo, March 16.-In his will
eter j. Bonn, resident of this coun-
u made generous requests to the
athouc ehEch, st. Joseph's, ST..
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however. might render It unnoticeabls
Thank you for your pleasant words about
the Chats"
" I haze been using glycesIn and croe~,s
On my hdnds, finding that keep them soft.
out haze not succeeded IN 1ohihsnin0 them.
Can yo& help mei-I. M. \ : :.
4.eply-Lemon juice, also peroxide, will
bleach them white. Washing the hands
III cold weather with almond meal instead
Of soap will whiten them. Cosmetic gloves
will also do it.
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Ice For The Complexion

ny oonsp1epton1 find ths "Chots" very
hslptxI, oad haze read nearly oil Of them.
--ktss =. K.
Ropi@If you send me an addressed,
stamped envelope, will mail you . form
ulA for super6uous hair. Bleaching 1t,
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Euening Story
NEWS FROM HOME.
BY Leslie Granger.

Copyright, 1915, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate)
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Young Peoples Religious World
BY C. A. VOIGHT
(By William r. Ellis)

TERsE COMMENTS UNIFORM PRAYER MEETING TOPIC
THE YOUNG PEOPLES SOCIETIES - CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR
Bisbee daily review., 1916-12-09
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO, Dec. S.-Increased acti witty of German submarines and rap idly growing list of differences be tween Washington and Berlin as to the status of some of the vessels that have been suRk did a good deal to force wheat prices down today. The market closed nervous 5s to AZ net lower. with May at 1.745s to 1.742s and July 1.4712 to L47$4. Other lead ing commodities showed losses-cOrr 15s to 2%s oats IS to 12s and provis. ions 10 to 20 cents.
 From the outset the chance of a break in diplomatic relations of Ger many and the United States exerted a tearish influence. Later the bulls succeeded in rallying the market for a brief time.
 Predictions of a forthcoming en largement of the stock of corn here weakened the corn market It was said no lake vessels would be loaded after December E and that the cal supply in the west then probably would improve. Oats fell in value with other cereals. Receipts of hogs carried down provisions
Bisbee daily review., 1916-12-09
Mining and financial News
BY sEviFW LEASED WIRE

NEW YORK. Dee. S.-Foreign rela' tions and other external considera tions again accounted in part for to- days irregular and erratically heavy market which also was affected by the dropping tendencies manifested on the commodity exchanges' notably col ton and grains. Money conditions were easier.
 Another large consignment Of gold was received from Canada, making a total of more than s50,000.000 from that quarter in the last few days. Mu' nitions and equipments of the famil' far variety of stocks were alternately higher and lower
 Pool activity was reflected in the strength of Ajax Rubber and some of the sugars.
 Coppers were under constant re straint. with heaviness in Utah and Anaconda. United States Rubber and Westinghouse were sold by traders on prospective financing. Irregular ral lies in the specialties marked the close.
 Total sales of bonds, par value, s4 225,OOO |. s. Bonds were unchanged on call.