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p. +. GRIM Es.

p. T. Grimes. candidate on the re-
publican ticket for representative from
Davis county, Is man well quaiinea
to be useful member OF the Iowa leg
islature. Mr.. Grimes is young man
who has had considerable business ex'
perience. is honest, straightforward,
moral and good citizen. He mas
worked his way from employe to EN-,
ployer. He is an expert accountant
and has worked for weekly salary as
an employee and has paid weekly sal,
aries as an employer. He Is qualinedi
to look over the exepnse accounts Oh
the state and comprehend their mean
ing. He can carry into the legislature
the experience that has come from con
Quoting his own business in success
full way and that is the experience
that Is needed in the state legislature.
The voters of Davis county will per-
form good service for their commun-
ity IL they elect MIR. Grimes to the
Iowa legislature
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do you think Of that dufer the Ster,
| tits brought? Isn't he the vain one !
And condesIending, oh. my"
| Keep still. Nicky. You really make
| me tired"
Nov Jane, you know I'm telling the
honest to goodness truth
"You couldn't Nicky." laughed Jane
Il want you to know I like Mr.. Carrick
and YOU can't make fun Of him."
! "All right. You'd better tie his glove
on your sleeve. little champion. Bye
bye"
! David was pretty well down. His
spirits were registered about 40 below
zero. Especially after he had heard
himself alluded to as "snob. the
Kaiser and the great Lord Helpus. "
/ He had heard enough. Slipping
around the back way, he found his
motor and departed.
David thought over things for a
week and in that time he underwent
as many changes as a caterpillar He
came out a different person. humble
as the dust.
"rm going back to Jack Sterritts
| Saturday and try to make good with
those people guess have been
pretty much of cad. Besides. I'd Ike
!, to see little Jane"
/ James eyes widened quickly. then
| narrowed. when she saw him and she
flushed consciously I'm very glad
| TO see YOU. Mr.. Carrick."
Then I'm repaid for coming" he re
! turned meaningly
| He stayed with her nearly all even.
| ing finding himself unwilling to leave
her siGe. 81 know why it is have
taken such notion to her" he kept
explaining to himself Its because
| she is SO kjno and fair minded
That night when Jane looked hap
| ply into her mirror she shook her
| finger at her reflection reprovingly.
You bad girl she scolded. You let
him stay that night and hear all those
dreadful things about himself just to
teach him lesson and you posed as
a little saint on your own account.
Now he likes you to pieces and is
| getting really sentimental. What are
you going to do about 1t? One thing
! you are not going TO do. You are new.
e- going to let on you saw him sitting
there that night. And. another thing,
! you are going 10 keep him guessing
for a long, long time how much you
| really do care about him."
| All of which. if David had known, he
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LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTE BOOK ];
BY LEE PAPD
, >~&@&~~> 90

cars.
Cats have tails as long as dawGs,
Only dawgs tails are waggers.
And il cats was 900 times bigger.
They mite as we'll be tigers.
Wen cats young its kitttn.
To distinguish 1t frum a pup.
And wen it gets tired OF being KIT
tin. S
1t washed its own face and growssuA
Kittins are very playnll, ~
And will jump up after q string
But II you get to fresh with reedlof
cat,
Look out for its claws. bling bling.
1t takes them 3 days to open thar
eyes. N
But after that they can do it imme.s
ditely.
WITCH they keep on doing it for prA6
tice.
wither standing or moving or 49,
eddy.
They spit when thare not in3oyfng1
themselves
And purr wen they think thare hAv-
ing fun.
And they can set still the longest Of
eny animil.
But wen they half to maybe they
cant run.
We had a cat once. lady one
With green eyes by the name OF
Rose.
And she ust to wunt to go out every
mite
And set on the fence with her beaua
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PEOPLES PULPIT
Do not submit manuscripts
with requests that they be re-
turned II not used. The Courier
will not return them.
Editor Courier:

Editor Courier:
Almost every city the size Of Ottum-
wa has one real park that every citi-
zen can be justly proud of and where
every member of the family will find
things of interest. These parks have
winding driveways with great masses
of flowers and shrubs almost unknown
in the parks of Ottunwa. Rustic
bridges cross ravines with their shady
hooks and benches and small artificial
lakes are supplied with water from
pyramids built of cobblestones. These
lakes are full of fish and water fowl.
The parks also contain cages where
are imprisoned interesting animals,
among which are foxes, tirelessly trot-
ting to and fro, vicious looking gray
wolves, groundhogs. coons, monkeys
and big black bears. Rare and beau
tiful birds, including American eagles
and peacocks with trailing, brilliant
plumage, are also Gagged in such parks.
T. D. Foster during his life time
here was the greatest benefactor OF
tumwa ever had. giving freely to every
worthy cause. It seems to the writer
that nothing more fitting could be done
than to make the acres which he gave
outright to the city near the Sunny
slope sanitarium into a real park in
memory of this benefactor. With the
present tax levy for parks and the in
come from the bathing beach, this
project could be realized in three
years. Let's all get together and have
real park instead of three or four
makeshifts.
William Tanner
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INSTALLATION TO
BE FORMAL AFFAIR

Iowa City, Oct. 2l.-The first formal
installation ceremony at the university
in seventeen years will be that to be
held some time during the hrst semes-
ter When DR.. Walter A. Jessup will
formally take the Office OF president OF
the State University Of Iowa. The ex.
act date for the ceremony has not
been fixed, but committee of twelve
has been appointed from the univer-
sity faculty to confer with the state
board of education and make arrange.
ments for the event.
The last formal installation was that
of George Emlin MacLean in 1899. and
the university senate has chosen to
formally install DR.. Jessup as presi
dent as a mark of the complete salts,
faction with which his assumption OF
the Office is regarded.
Colleges and universities all over
! the United States will be invited ia
send representatives to the ceremon.
Toe
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Children S Evening Story

F.; bit thought the old gentleman rab.
bit, land then will go on
So he sat down, and, as the sun was
quite warm, he fell asleep before he
knew it. But he was suddenly awak-
ened by kissing sound. just like
when the steam comes out Of the par
lor radiator on frosty night. Then
voice cried:
| Now. I've got you!'
! Uncle W1ggily looked up, and there
] was a big snake. just going to grab
! him. But do you 'spose the rabbit
waited for the snake? Not bit OF 1t.
Catching up his crutch ard valise. he
gave one tremendous and extraordin-
airy springery-spring, and over the
prickery stickery briar and bramble
bushes he went, flying through the
air and the snake couldn't get him.
But when Uncle Wiggily came down
on the other side Of the bushes! Oh.
my! that was a different story. For.
where do you suppose he landed?
Where, indeed, but right in the middle
Of big mud pie that two hedgehog
boys were making there. Yes, sir.
right into the middle of that squasher-
/ squawshery mud pie fell Uncle Wig
gily. s3
Oh! How the mud splashed up! II
went all over the rabbit, and some got
on the two hedgehog boys.
! Well, they were surprised as any
lthing when they saw nice old gen
Itleman rabbit come down in the mid
IDLE of their pie, and at first they.
i, thought he had done it on purpose: f
Lets stick him full of our stickery-
stockery quiIIs,' said one hedgehog
boy.
Yes and then lets pull his ears"
said the other hedgehog boy. But
mind you. they didn't really mean any.
thing bad, only. perhaps, they thought
Uncle Wiggily was savage fox. or a.
little white bear. NJ.
"Oh, boys. I'm sorry" said the old
gentleman rabbit as soon as he could
dig the mud out of his mouth.
| wat made you do it," asked the
biggest hedgehog boy, wiping some
mud out Of his eye.
Yes our pie is all spoiled said his
brother. land we were just going to
bake it,
"Oh. 1t is too bad" said Uncle Wig
gily, sorrowfully, but you see had
to get away from that snake, and !
didn't have time to look where was
jumping. I'm glad, though. left the
snake on the other side Of the bushes"
| so are We" said the two hedgehog
boys.
But you didn't leave me there I'm
here" suddenly cried a voice, and out
wiggled the snake again. He started
to catch the rabbit. but those two
brave hedgehog boys grabbed up lot
OF mud, and plastered 1t in that
snakes eyes 80 that he couldn't see,
and he had to wiggle down to the pond
to wash 1t out
Then Uncle Wiggily and the boys
were safe and he helped them to
make another mud pie, with stones in
for raisins. and he gave them some OF
his real cherry pie. and oh. how they
liked it! Then they were all happy
and Uncle Wiggily stayed at the
Ihedgehog's house until the next morn
ling
! Now. in case the little girl in the
lnext house brings me a watermelon
ice cream cone with rose on top. III
tell you on the next page about Uncle
Wiggily and the elephant.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-24

United Kingdom, moreover, at the be-
ginning of the war, faced serious In.
ternal situation due to the poverty OF
the masses-a poverty which was the
fruit OF that fiscal policy which opened
her markets to the cheapest products
of the lowest paid labor of the whole
world while Germany was prosperous
and In a state Of industrial efficiency
without parallel in the history OF
European production.
Protectionists have always insisted
that the protection question Is primar.
ily labor question. There is no need
of protection If we are ready to level
our standard of wages and living to
the standards OF the orient ana OF
Europe and South America. 1t has re-
NAMED for British wage earners TO
declare their belief in the soundness OF
this doctrine. The National Repuoh-
can
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Illustrated by samples received of their
work in making sports requisites.
They have made beginning with ten
mis- racquets and footballs. but soon
are expected to be able to provide the
complete outfit of the golfer, the crick-
eter and the angler
News of the new efforts of the Jap
anese in the latter lines is of especial
interest to the English, who have re-
garded them as peculiarly their own.
AS one newspaper points out, however,
in rejecting the general view here.
nothing calling for ingenuity and
subtle craftsmanship seems to be I'M
possible with our Eastern ally" In
the trade some polite opposition to the
new invasion, however. may be dis
cerned Thus one expert points to the
fact that football is absolutely a Brit
ish game and that British manufac-
turers are able to provide all that is
required in the line.
One dealer in sporting goods waxed
enthusiastic over a tennis racquet
from Japan at $l.S2, declaring that the
value and workmanship were marvel
GUS 1t was the highest price of the
Japanese products. ranging from sixty
cents to $1.s2.
They are going about it just as the
Germans did. and their cleverness and
cheap labor are fast bringing them to
the top he said. There seems to be
nothing they cannot copy and copy
WELL" The same dealer called atten
ton to the fact that the Japanese are
getting away from the Japanese
touch" or earmark of their goods
pointing out that while formerly one
could tell at a glance that a thing was
Japanese. now the finish is such that
1T might be German. French or that OF
any other country.
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DES MONIES HAS A
$4,000 LOG CABIN

Des Moines. Oct. 21.-Des Moines
has $4,000 log cabin in its exclusive
residence district
The structure Is finished through
out in oak and has eight rooms 1t has
a garage in the basement.
]. L. Harvey, travelling salesman,
is the owner. He got the idea from q
similar structure in Jefferson. n. D.
It was necessary TO have a carload of
white cedar logs shipped from Mime
sofa 10 build it.
The logs were laid in the old time
way However, inside they have been
smoothed off and lathed and plastered
in strictly modern style.
The cracks between the logs are
ch;nked on the exterior with cement
and lime mortar
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UNCLE wlee,LY AND THE MUD

u
| Uncle Wiggily slept very soundly
THAT night in the little wooden house
across on the other side of the brook,
where the alligator tried to catch him,
but didn't. And when he awakened in
the morning the rabbit traveller won,
dered what he was going to have for
breakfast. But he didn't wonder very
long.
! For, as soon as he had gotten up,
and had washed his paws and face,
and combed out his ears--oh. l mean
his whiskers-as soon as he had done
that. he heard a knock on the door.
"Oh. my, siz dud and bottle OF
milk" exclaimed the old gentleman
rabbit Il hope that isn't the scary'
fairy alligator again"
/, So he peeped out OF the window, but
/! to his surprise, he didn't see any one
I I'm sure | heard a knock" he said
, but guess was mistaken
Well, he was going over to his valise
to see If it had in 1t anything to eat
when the knock again sounded on the
door.
mo. I wasn't mistaken" said Uncle
Wiggily Il wonder who that can be!
I'll peep, and find out"
So he hid behind the window cur
tain, and kept close watch, and the
first things he saw were some little
stones flying through the air. And
they hit against the front door with a
rattlety-bang, and 1t was these stones
that had made the sound that was like
a knock.
] "Oh! 1t must be some bad boys at
ter me- thought the poor old gentle
man rabbit. my. l do seem to be
having dreadful time seeking my for
tune. There is alwas some kind OF
trouble
/ And then more stones came through
the air. and banged on the door and
this time Uncle Wiggily saw that they
came from the stream, and. what Is
more, he saw the goldfish throwing the
stones and pebbles out Of the brook
with his tail Then the rabbit knew
it was all right. for the goldfish was
friend Of his. so he ran out.
Were you throwing stones at the
house," asked Uncle Wiggily.
Yes" replied the fish. 1T is the on
lily way in which could knock on your
door. You see I dare not leave the
WdtGI, duu Wdut0O you " hAoV eho
had some breakfast for you
/ And with that the kind goldfish took
a little basket. made Of watercress
from off his left front I'm. and handed
Uncle Wiggily the basket, not his nm
for he needed that to swim with.
| You'll find some cabbage-saiad with
snorkery.snickery ellgrass dressing on
lit. some water-lily cake. and some
moss covered eggs for your break
fast" said the fish. And I wish you
good luck on your travels today"
Thank you very much said Uncle
Wiggily land | am very much obliged
to you for saving me from the alligat
or last night
Pray do not mention it, spoke the
fish most condescendingly. Il always
like to help my friends" And with
that he swan away, and Uncle Wig
gily ate his breakfast. and then. TAX
ling up his crutch and valise. he sci
off on his travels again.
/ He hoped on for some time, and
finally he came to place where there
were some high. prickly bramble-brial
bushes.
Il will rest here in their shade q
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ALARMED aY JAPs.

Britons who have just decided that
a protective tariff is good thing.
were possibly aided in getting their
new vision by the news that even with
their own cheap methods of produc.
ton their markets were shortly to be
invaded by the Japs who have the
ability to undersell them An Associ-
ated Press correspondent at London.
writes on this subject as follows:
The facility of the Japanese in turn
ing successfully to the various forms
Of highly skilled manufactures is il
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did you ever steal turkey?" ques-
toned the Judge.

Did you ever steal turkey" ques-
toned the Judge.
mo sir, neber did
did you ever steal'a duck?"
mo sir, ! did not"
We'll, since you have never COM
mitted any of these offenses, you are
discharged" said the judge.
The darky left the courtroom and
met friend to whom he related his
experience and added:
But, golly, il he had said. Did yon
eber steal rooster he would have
had me-
One OF our boys wrote the following
terse narrative about Elijah: There
was man named Elijah. He had some
bears and lived In cave. Some boys
tormented him. He said: II you keep
on throwing stones at me I'll turn the
bears on you and they'll eat Won up
And they did and he did and the bears
did"
Mrs. Jenkins had passion for the
old and curious. One day when rum
maging about in bric.a-brac shop she
noticed quaint figure, the head and
shoulders Of which appeared above the
counter.
What is that Japanese idol over
there worth?" she asked.
The salesman replied in a subdued
tone:
About half million. That is the
proprietor"
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SON KILLED, FATHER STRICKEN.

Clarion, Oct 81. Fred Whitney, Of
Sheffield. lost control of his auto about
two miles east OF Clarion. 1t turned
over twice. injuring Whitney, who
died at Clarion. His relatives were
notified at Shefield by wire and the.
father and two sisters started for
Clarion in another auto. Just before
reaching Clarion the father was strick5
ell with paralysis and is in q serious
condition s
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- I n n g f.
g o~i E, g

Some farmers in certain country
place had noticed that their fowl We're
being stolen and reported the case to
the police.
a few days later negro was ar
rested on suspicion and brought before
the Judge, who. wishing to know If he
had ever committed similar offensa,
commenced to cross examine him.
Did you ever steal a hem asked
the Judge.
mo sir" came the quick reply.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-24
ENGLISH TRADE UNiONleTS DE-
MANp PROTECTION.

By a majority Of one million the
trades unionists Of the United King
dom have declared in favor OF the re-
pudiation of free trade and the adop-
ton BY the British government Of the
protective policy. In the pronuncia-
mento announcing the result Of the
vote 1t ID stated that the wage earners
of Great Britain demand protection
against the output of nations with a
lower wage standard This is good
protective doctrine, real patriotism
and enlightened common sense.
OF course II there is a necessity in
the United Kingdom Of protection
against the cheap labor Of foreign
lands, there Is ten times that necessity
for the adoption Of the same policy in
the United States, where the wage
standards are much higher than in
England; higher, indeed, than any
where else in the world.
The lesson Of the great war has not
been lost upon the British wage earn
err, even II 1t has fallen on sterile soil
in some quarters In the United States
The greatest free trade nation OF
Europe has seen to her sorrow the
demonstration Of Germany's economic
strength based upon that internal de-
velopment of resources possible only
under the fostering influence of pro
lection. Hinged about with enemies.
shut up in corner. Germany has been
able to fight world in arms and feed
and clothe and arm her people behind
closed doors The United Kingdom,
on the contrary. with the command of
the seas and world wide empire. for
two years labored under handicap
due TO the failure Of her own fields
and factories to provide the supplies
necessary for the great struggle. The
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COLLAR BONE BROKEN.

Emmetsbrrg. Oct. 2l-Georee Har.
rison. a Palo Alto pioneer. fell from
the top of high wagon. while hauling
tile. His collar bone was broken He
met an auto and turned out too far.
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JEFF SAYS:

Us dimmycrats thought We had
some show till the Des Moines
Register wished itself on us. Now
we give up. It's too much OF a
burden fer us to carry.
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would have said proved that the chief
characteristic Of the feminine gender.
is duplicity. a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-30

is reddish brown-that's why
light can neither work a Cheml-
cal change, destroying the whole
someness, nor impair the nutri-
tive value of Schlitz beer.
That's why Schlitz beer in Brown
Bottles is so superior to beer IN
light bottles. 1t is made pure
and kept pure by the Brown
Bottle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-30

that the sensitive paper on
which photographs are printed
may be safely handled IN orange
light-no chemical change occur
ring-but daylight is ruinouS.
He also knows that anything red
has the power to absor b actlnlc
ultra violet) rays Of light.
Brown is a combination Of red
and (orange) yellow and black
(the negation of color.)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-26
NORTH CAROLINA EDITORS
WILL HOLD INSTITUTE
Conference. 10 Begin mt lni>rrstH at
Chapel mn on December ., VIII
Continue Several Days.
Special to The Times dispatch.

Special To The Times l'lSpat'h, p
CHAPEL. IT'LL. y. G.. November 20
New Spapcr editors OF III, state are
going t" get together at the university
IN December for fellowship and h'lr-
full discussions. il one may judge from
the number OF letters now COMING Il"
the local management. Not only are
tho editors coming. but reporters.
schools Of journalism. men in the
allied trades and special correspond
,nts Will he present. Special programs
have been prepared t. NEE, the needs
OF each class OF newspaper folk. ana
tn" university is planning to enter
tain all
Although Il winter newspaper instt-
tue tor study is new IN North Caro-
lima, II is not new IN The Middle and
newspaper men hold IL conference" Of
several days at the state University
each winter. The same - true of
Kansas. of Wisconsin. III Washington
of Texas and other states.
The general topics To h" discussed
beginning on Thursday afternoon. de-
ccmbcr :. are; The Newspaper and
the Community" General Newspaper
Problems" News aud Editorials" and
business and ADVERTISING" The night
session will hc OF Il more general ma
turc. with such men as former lrcsi-
dent Taft. Walter Williams and Tai
colt Williams on The program. The
college sic" club viii entertain.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-26
OBSERVE GOLDEN WEDDING
Nr. and Mrs. Charles Mehring E:ntrrtuin
children, grandchildren
and Friends.
Especial to The imes-rispa,chI

lSyorial Ia The Times riSpatrh.l
CHARLOrTf.SNILLI VA. November
2J.--Mr. and Mrs. Charles MehrinS, Of
Locust Hill." Nlbcmarle County. on
Wednesday, celebrated the nfticth am
adversary Of their marriage. surround
ed by their children. grandchildren and
friends. In the dining room. hospital
ity was dispensed from the n"wcr-
dcckcd table, with the brid. and bride
groom Of nifty years ago seated at
it's head Rev. -. Lindenmcyer. pastor
Of the Lutheran church. Of Charl"ttes-
willie. asked Gods blessing On the
gathering.
After the cutting Of the brides cake.
all Joined in singing c!d-tine songs
and hymns accompanied by Mrs Gou-
vcrucur Marchant OF the ten chill
dren Of MIR. and Mrs. MehrinG. nine We're
present. as follows: Mrs. Joe Woodson.
81 Simeon, Va; Walter Henry Meh-
ring. of covesvillc, Va: Mrs. Tom Cole
man, OF cuviugton. Va: Mrs. Gouver-
n"ur Marchant, Of North Garden. Va;
Misses Bertha and Eva M.hr!ng and
oscar and Godfrey Mchring. OF Locust
liill"
Frank M"hriur. another SON. Of Cole
mans Fails, Nelson County. WAS pre-
vented from being present ON account
al illness in his family.