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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-17

Me and grandpop was taking
wawk yestidday and we passed a
chewing gum masheen to put sents
in, and l sed, Look at the chewing
gum masheen.
Do you like chewing gum, sed
grandpop. and l sed, Yes sir, and he
sed, So do l. do you no wat I've got
half a mind to do, I've got haf mind
to put a sent in that thing and get a
peece of chewing gum and brake IT
in half and give you haff.
And he took a sent out OF his vest
pocket and was jest going to put 1T IN
the slot marked Peppermint wen wat
did he do but drop it and it rolled a
ways and then fell throo grating
down big hole.
Wares the man that owns this
place, peepil have got no rite to have
gratings like that on the publick
highways. its trap for peepils muny,
that's wat it is, sed grandpop. And
he went inside the place, being a
CRATE big bidding, and there was a ele-
vator man setting thare, and grand
pop sed, Wares the janitor Of this bid
ling. 49,.
If you waite about s. MINUS he Will
be heer. sed the elevator man.
WITCH me and grandpop waited, and
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-17
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK


after a vile a man came down the
stares and the elevator man sed,
That's him.
Are you the janitor Of this bilding,
sed grandpop, and the man sed, Yep,
and grandpop sed, Well then please
take up that grating outside on the
pavemint
wy so, sed the janitor.
I dropped sumthins down thare, sod
grandpop.
Wat did you drop, sed the janitor.
o, it mite ony Of bin a sent for all
I no, but its the prinsipil of the thing
I'm thinking about, sed grandpop.
That grating is put in with mortar.
and 1t costs s dollirs every time its
taken out, sed the janitor.
I've got nuthing to do with that, sed
grandpop.
Well do you ixpeckt me to spend s
dollirs so you can get back sent, sed
the janitor, and Srandpop sed, Ser
teny, its ony tustiss.
Good mite, aed tho janitor. And ho
termed GROUND and went up the stares
agen, and me and grandpop won't out
and kepp on wawking, me saying,
We'll amt you going to get eny chew
ing gun, grandpop, and him saying.
Wat do you think am, . millyinatre.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-17
POOR EYESIGHT IS
BLAMED FOR CRIME

New York, Feb. 15.-Defective eye
sight frequently is the cause Of Grim
inal tendencies or moral delinquencies
in the opinion of Judge William H.
Wadhams, who bases his belief on a
long period Of observation as judge of
the court Of general sessions.
bad eyes make bad men," said
Judge Wadhams, In an address to the
Society of Medical Jurisprudence last
night. "The man who can not see
straight can not think straight and
can not act correctly. When the
nervous functions become disarranged
the morals also are affected. One Of
the first steps the state should take
in the correction Of the criminals IS
careful examination and treatment Of
their eyes,"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-17
MINE FIRE KILLS
TEN OF WORKMEN

Butte, Mont, Feb. 15.-At least ten
miners lost their lives in a hre last
night in an airshaft Of the Pennsyl-
vania mine of the Anaconda Copper
Mining Co. Twelve others are MISS
ing. The fire still was burning
fercely early today.
In the rush and excitement Of the
hre several miners failed to report off
shift. The fate of these men, prob
ably q dozen, was in doubt.
Neill Brennan and William Mitchell,
assistant foremen, were among the
first of the rescuers to go under
ground and they came up several
times before they were finally over
come. Their bodies were recovered.
John Gillie, general manager Of the
Anaconda Copper Mining Co., said the
fire might have originated from any
Of a dozen causes, including careless
use of a candle, or short circuit.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-17

ute, sat at his desk and hurr1edly
scratched a note. Summoning Jaim'
fhr he ordered that the note be de-
spached by orderly direct to Major
Bishop and given to no other hands.
Woodhouse, who overheard his su-
perior oh1cer's command, was filled
with vague apprehension. What Mrs.
Sherman had said at table-this hur-
ried note to Bishop: there was but
one Interpretation to give to the At
fair-Crandall's suspicious were all
alive again. Yet at three-thirty-at
the Hotel Splendide-
But when Crandall came back to
join the circle Of smokers, he was
all geniality. Tho women came In
by way of Jane Gerson's room; they
had been taking a farewell peek at
her dazzling stock of gowns, they
said. before they were packed for the
steamer.
There was one or two Just had
to see again." Mrs. Sherman explain
ed for the benent Of all, before l
said good-by to them. One of them,
by Madam Paquin, father, I'm going
to copy when we set home. III be
the first to introduce Paquin into
little Kewanee.
We'll. don't get into trouble with
the minister, mother" Henry j. warn
ed. Some of the French gowns I've
seen on this trip certainly would stir
things up in Kewanee."
Jaimihr served the coffee. Wood.
house tried to maneuver Jane into q
tete,a-tete in an angle Of the massive
fireplace, but she outgeneraled him
and the observant Mrs. Sherman cor
nered him inexorably.
Tell me, Captain Woodhouse," she
began, in her friendly tones, "you
said while ago the general might
mistake you for 4 spy. Don't you
have a great deal of trouble with spies
In your army in war time? Every
body took us for spies in Germany
and in France thoy thought poor
Henry was carrying bombs to blow
up the Eiffel tower"
Perhaps l can answer that ques
ton better than Captain Woodhouse,'
the general put in, rising and stridine
over to where Mrs. Sherman kept the
captain prisoner. captain Wood
house, you see, would not be so likely
to come in touch with those trouble
some persons as one in command o.
post. like myself" The most deli
cate irony barbed this speech, los
to all but the one for whom 1t wat
meant.
ooh, | know I'm going to heal
something very exciting" Mrs. sher
man chortled. kitty, you'd better
hush up Willy Kimball for while
and come over here. You can i'm
prove your mind better listening tt
the general
| Crandall soon was the center of ;
group. He began, with sober direct
ness.
well in the matter of spies in wa
time, Mrs. Sherman, one is struck b!
the fact of their resemblance to tn
plague--you never can tell whel
they're going to get you or whence
they came. Now here on the Rock
Ihaye reason to believe we have on
or more spies busy this minute"
l (To be continued.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-17
BY C. A. VOIGHT
Pla,tering Up Wrinkles

minutes. or for Athe same length of
time hold cloths wrung from very
hot water against 1t, you will soften
the entire texture of the skin, and
open every pore as far as it will go.
SO making It ready to receive the
cream.
This should be OF the sort that will
build tissue. Tho cream make-for
which have 2 recipe that I will be
glad to send you on requests an
excellent hesh.builder. You must
rub a. much of this into the skin as
possible, wiping of 81 tho surplus
after vigorous massage. Be sure
your strokes run across the wrinkles,
In order to pull or iron them out.
Than you are ready for the plaster.
Cut strips Of the court plaster more
than large enough to cover the wrin.
kls or the wrinkled part, and paste
them over the place. Press firmly.
and lot them stay on over night.
Just how many weeks 1t Will take
60 eliminate q wrinkle 10 more than
any ono can say, ~ this depends on
the depth Of tho wrinkles, and the
tendency you have 70 twist that part
of your face, helping form new wrin.
kles there, or. to deepen the old ones.
Questions and Answers
wa yov tell ne something to restore
color 10 ny Aoty, fodsd BY long tllnesse
/ ON only thtrty, and too young to turn
Srav yst.-A Comvalescent.
ReSlv Send me . sell addressed.
stamped envelope for q recipe for lotion
that will darken your hair without harm
Inx it. Meantime use q good tonic, and
as your health improves, your hair Will
Improve, to.
Nhas sul ~,ake thtn rcd elbo.0s DO
eowss round ard dtwplsdf am eghteeS
and UeIah liz potnds.-Readsr.
Reply-Dip the elbows IN olive oil
every nisht toy : few mom ONE after tor. hs ~:
water. Cold cream will also make them
fattsr. As TO the d!mpiss Il you have .
1imples will come, but you cannot force
them nor make them
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-17
MANY WOMEN TO
MARCH IN PARADE

New York, Feb. 15.-Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait expects that more than
$4,000 women will join in parade to
the convention hall Of the republican
national convention in Chicago next
June to emphasize the demand Of the
women for a suffrage plank in the re-
publican national platform. Mrs.
Gait announced today that plans are
also making for a suffrage demon.
stration at the time OF the democratic
national convention at St. Louis next
spring.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-17
RUSSIANS HOLD OWN,

Petrograd, Feb. Is. 49, An oficial
statement issued today reports the
failure Of all German attacks along the
Riga front, where the Russians are
declared to be retaining all their posi-
TONS The statement also asserts that
there have been serious outbreaks
among the German troops near Wilma,
in one Of which lieutenant was kill
ed and numerous soldiers and officers
afterward court martialed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-17
FIRE IN FRAT HOUSE:
BULLDOG IS HERO"

Lafayette. Ind, Feb. 15-"Bob," tho
bulldog mascot Of the Sigma Phi
Epsilon fraternity, Of Purdue univers.
ity, saved the lives Of the twenty-four
members by arousing them when the
fraternity house caught fire today.
Except one student, who was rescued
by f1remen, all escaped down fire lad
ders. The building was destroyed;
loss $4,000.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-17
BAN ON CABARET.

Rock Island, Feb. 15.-Dancing in
Rock Island cafes is prohibited by an
ordinance approved by the city COM
mission last night. Cabaret enter
tainers are also prevented from walk
ing among the tables of the patrons.
The new order follows an investiga.
ton of conditions in the cafes made
by the commissioners.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-17
ALBA.

Two marriage licenses were issued
Saturday by the county clerk. John
Jasper Of Maple Block and Mary Dur
balo of Eddyville; Thos. E. Morgan Of
Abba and Lottie Evans of Abba.
Monday morning the district court
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-17

AN EXCELLENT way to remove
wrinkles when they have become
deeply cut into tho skin, 10 to treat
them flrst with cream, then spread
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-15

thing that to omit obedience to it's ira
dition would be hcrcsy. They tell you
vaguely that 1T all depends" Ques-
tions about what is going to he done
for the boys" are resented out Of all
proportion to their impertinence, al
though there is much public interest
In the matter.
This is what one bank did to free
itself Of what somebody in power
thought an outright seasonal nuisance.
About twenty years ago large ma
tional bank quit it's invariable habit Of
giving to every man, woman. boy and
girl about the place. from president
down to last scruhwoman, Christmas
present of $3.50 in cash.
The men at the head of the bank de-
cided their belief that the system was
pernici0us.
Imagine messenger boy with $3.50
to blow! 1t bred horrors after the holi-
days. and 1t was sentimental bust.
ness. So that season the management
increased everybody's pay by $3.50 a
year, thus including the extinct bonus
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-15

the legend Of st. Nicholas miraculously
restoring to life three rich youths who
had been murdered. cut up and con-
cealed In sailing tub by thievish
innkeeper or butcher in whose house
they had taken lodging.
"A legend Of his surreptitious be
stowal of dowries upon the three
daughters OF an Impoverished citizen
who unable to procure ft marriages
for them. was about to sell them is
said to have originated the old custom
Of giving presents In secret on the eve
of St. Nicholas. subsequently trans
ferred 10 Christmas day.
Hence the association OF Christmas
with Santa Claus an American cor
ruption Of the Dutch form San Nico.
laas.' the custom being brought to
America by the early Dutch colonists:"
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-15
Christmas Customs

THE Russian working people seize
ceasing work for lengthy period
sometimes for a month. The clergy
call upen their flock and receive sub
stantial presents, not infrequently
grudgingly presented. "Kolenda" Is
the celebration Of Christmas eve,
when the peasants gather about the
houses Of the mobiles. sing carols and
scramble for the coins tossed to them
from the windows. Then comes 4
great masquerade. when peasants Of
all ages dress themselves to represent
animals, the idea being to perpetuate
the memory Of the lOwliness OF the
Saviours birth In Il stable.
In ROumania it is the custom to bless
the Danube ut Christmas, and q pro-
cessiOn consisting Of priests and peo.
pie dressed to represent Biblical char
ing chants and so to the banks Of the
river. The ice on the stream is bro
ken and a small wooden cross thrown
into the water. Any one who can re.
cover this cross Is regarded as extreme
" fortunate and sure of good luck for
the remainder Of the years he spends
on earth
A quaint and impressive ceremonial
is observed In Holland on Christmas
eve. At midnight the men of the
towns and villages meet, dressed in va
ried costumes. in the public squares
One is selected, and into his charge is
given large illuminated star mounted
upon pole. and with this star as q
guide-as the wise men were guided to
Bethlehem-a procession winds through
the streets, the men chanting the
Gloria In Excelsis." After the parade
great supper is served, and the Christ
mas day has been well begun.-Har.
Oer's Weekly.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-15
On the
Day After
Christmas

~ UR word Santa Claus Is a cor
ruption Of the Dutch San Mic
olas. and the story Of the
original saint from whom the
name and the custom come Is told
in the Encyclopedia Britannica As fol-
lows: "St. Nicholas, bishop of Myra.
in Lycia. saint honored by the Greeks
and the Latins on Dec. 6.
Ills cult is as celebrated as his his
tory Is obscure. All the accounts that
have come down to us are Of purely
legendary character. and it Is impossi-
bic to find any single incident confirm
ed historically.
"The main facts Of his life are usual.
ly given as follows He was bishop Of
Myra at the time OF the Emperor Dio-
cletian, was prosecuted. tortured for
the faith and kept in prison until the
more tolerant reign Of Constantine and
was present at the council Of Nicaea.
1T should be observed that this last
circumstance IL ignored by all histo-
rian= and that St. Athanasius. who
knew all the notable bishops Of the
period. never mentions Nicholas. bish
op Of Myra. The oldest known monu.
ment Of the cult Of St. Nicholas seems
to be the Church Of SITS. Priscus and
Nicholas built at Constantinople by
the Emperor Justinian. In the west
the name Of st. Nicholas appears In
the ninth century records Of the mar.
tyrs, and churches dedicated to him
are to be found at the beginning Of the
eleventh century. 1t is more especial
~. however. from the time OF the re
moval Of his body to Bari. in ApuIia
that his cult became popular.
1.-THE Inhabitants OF Bari orga nized
an expedition. seized his remains by
means OF ruse and transported them
to Bari. where they were received in
triumph on the 9th Of May. 1887. and
where the foundations were laid for q
new basilica in his honor. This was
the origin Of famous and still popu
lar pilgrimage There are nearly 4Of
churches In England dedicated to St
Nicholas. He is the patron saint Of
Russia. the special protector Of chill
dren, scholars. merchants and sailors.
I'm art st. Nicholas Is represented
with various attributes. being most
commonly depicted with three chill
dren standing In tub by his side. OF
the various interpretations Of this none
is absolutely certain.
Zone explanation has been sought ir
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-15
Where Did
Santa Claus
ComeFr0m?
"HESE post Christmas days shine
with light softer but perhaps
more comfortable than that Of

"HESE post Christmas days shine
with light softer but perhaps
more comfortable than that Of
the great feast itself. Particu-
Iarly is this true Of the first day after
Christmas. especially when that day II
Sunday. In England. Of course, as In
the time of the late Samuel Pickwick.
Esq. who brought about the renais-
sance Of Christmas. this 10 called box
Ing day. not because 1t is the occasion
Of f1stic encounters. but because 1t u
the time appointed for the distribution
Of those more or less spontaneous ex-
pressons of good will which are called
Christmas boxes. Its more orthodox
title is st. Stephens day. 1t is, You
know. the day on which the illustrious
King Wenceslaus. with the assistance
Of his page, did his noble almoning.
We are not old English kings. 20 IN
stead of having our page bring flesh
and wine to the poor man on st.
Stephens day We give 4 dollar to tho
youth from the still vexed Bermuthes
who chaperons the elevator In our
apartment house. and for weeks BE-
fore Christmas We afiix to the flaps q
the envelopes containing our letters
little stamps bearing 80 called per
traits Of st. Nicholas Of Bari. Theo-
retically this last process provides .
modicum Of Christmas cheer for eer-
tain carefully selected and organised
poor peoDle.
However this may he, the fact 70
mains that the day after Christmas II
a very good day indeed. The excite
ment Of giving and receiving has pass
ed away: there remains the quieter Joy
OF sober contemplation. And when
the day after Christmas is Sunday this
contemplation will not be disturbed by
the arrival Of the postman. who. a re-
lentless bill bringer, is. like the Greeks.
to be feared even when bearing gifts.
And, in spite of the remarks Of every
humorist who ever borrowed from his
! mother-in.law 2 cents to put on m
envelope which should carry joke
about her to an editor. this post Christ
mas meditation nearly always is pleas
ant. 1t is assisted by the consumption
Of wife-bestowed cigars. which (again
despite the humorists) are better than
q man buys for himself 1t Is a pleas
ant meditation. for its subjects are
things given and things received. good
deeds done and good things expert
enced.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-15
Best Gifts Of All
WYE all feel that Christmas has been
" carried often beyond the point
nf all roasnn Not II will novnr

"YE all feel that Christmas has been
" carried often beyond the point
Of all reason. Yet it viii never
be brought back to It's sweet simplicity
until each of us tnkes a stand and de-
clares. Where the heart cannot go
with the gift, where the gift is not in
stinctively found and lovingly bought.
it shall not be given"
The best gifts OF all are those that
are made by fingers th.t labor in love.
into which go thoughts Of the one who
shall receive.
Christmas l.; a day to be loved II
isn't day for the children alone. II
you consider limiting the Christmas
expression to gifts fer The children only
you make mistake. Don't lose Christ
mas out of your own calendar. 1t is
chi]dren's day. to he sure. but it's the
one day in the year when grown folk
should become children. For we do
get very tired Of being EroWnup all
the time. TO play at being u child
with the irresponsibility it brings is
just about the best thing in the world
for us. But to do this Alright and in
the real spirit of childhood Christmas
must be kept Il simple celebration. 1t
must not be used for paying Off one 5
debts to friends or to impress one )
ncighbOrS or to lavish eXtravagant
gifts upon those who do not need them
Tonight at your comfy" tireside
make Il few rt solutions.
! First.-That you will give only to
the needy and to those you really love
| Second.-That you will study the in
dividual taste of your friends AID
make your gifts personalfull of deli
cate poetry and personal sympathy
Instead Of sending your collector friend
tortoise shell comb send ~ old brass
( candlestick. TO the girl who loves
good literature don't send the latest
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-15

''best seller" II it is a particular print
of particular picture that you have
heard friend say she would like there
is time to find it If you begin early.
even though you may have to send
away for it.
Let your third resolution then be to
begin early. not only to plan and
make your gifts. but to bry them
Chicago Tribune.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-15

in all salaries.
The result was excellent. Now they
make no fuss whatever about Christ
mas at that bank. 1t may happen that
end Of the year they may fall on or
near Christmas day and be celebrated
by sentimental recipients as tokens of
the good will of the season. But there
is nothing official about Christmas at
the bank
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-15
Christmas In Wall Street

IN banks, corporation headquarters.
trust companies, bond houses. bro
kerage shops, anywhere in Wall
street, you cannot Cor the life Of you
get employees to admit that they expect
Christmas bonuses as a regular fea-
ture of their annual salaries. Nor can
you get employers to admit that the
Christmas bonus is so established a
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-15
Queer Christmas Dinner.

Queer Christmas Dinner.
Roast ostrich was the prime dish at
the Christmas dinner Of the Young
Mems Christian association Of Los An
geles. Cal. a few years ago. More
than 500 persons were served from
ono bird
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-15

~ UR word Santa Claus Is a cor
ruption Of the Dutch San Mic
olas. and the story Of the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-09-10

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-09-10
DIXIE HIGHWAY MARKER
APPROVED By ASSOCIATION

The new Dixie Highway mar1eR is
approved by the Highway Associa-
ton and copyrighted by them The
markers each cost 20 cents. II Is
the plan to put eight highway mark
ers to each mile of road and inter
section. The marker is of heavy
steel, (23 guage) In red and white
and blue. The upper and lower nrEr-
gins are red, with blue lettering
through the middle, which reads,
"Dixie Highway. The letters are
written on the bale Of cotton. whose
outside is brown with a fancy edge.
The inside of the bale is white. These
markers may be secured if the Gibbs
viii write to the Dixie Highway Az
ISOLATION Hotel Patten, Chattanooga,
Tenn.
1t is desired that all the clubs viii
cooperate in the movement for the
marking Of this highway. It is also
desired that each city and town woald
place two Dixie Highway markers to
each city block, in the towns through
which the Dixie Highway is routed.
VIII it not be possible for the clubs
to cooperate for the assistance of
county commissioners and chambers
of commerce in forwarding this work.
This viii also give, for those who
wished to plant the Towering shrubs,
the assistance of Mrs. Clonts, the
federation's chairman Of forestry,
who VIII be glad to take UP the mat
ter of color scheme with the new
clubs and county declarations, who in
tend to take up the special work Of
a planting campaign for the beauti-
fication of the highway.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-09-10

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