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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-10
TEACHING BOYS TO SAVE.

A certain father has devised a
rather novel plan to develop resisting
power in his boys. Knowing the value
of self-control. especially in money
matters, he gives the boy a weekly
allowance, with the stipulation that
it must be carried in the pocket dur
ing the week, and only half of it spent
One boy receives, twenty cents each
week If he produces dime at the
week end, he gets another twenty
cents; if he doesn't he gets only q
dime. The other boy receives dime
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-10
SALVADOR OBJECTS
TO PROPOSED TREATY

San Salvador, Republic of Salvador,
Feb. 8.-The government of Salvador
today sent a dispatch to its minister
at Washington requesting him to lodge
a further protest against the pending
treaty between the United States and
Nicaragua.
The government makes clear it's
viewpoint that this treaty violates the
neutrality of Honduras, which, it
points out, the United States guar
anteed through conventions with the
Central American states, and that a
committee Of the senate at Washing
ton approved this treaty previous to
the conclusion Of pending negotiations
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-10
AGAINST HALF WAY MEASURE.

Those who charge Iowans with be-
ing "slackers' in regard to the plans
for adequate military defense of this
nation, are now saying that President
Wilson failed to make any converts to
his plans as the result of his recent
VISIT Their first claim that Iowa re-
ceived him coldly and exhibited lack
Of patriotism was easily contradicted.
Their newest charge need not be re-
butted-it needs merely to be ex-
planned. Wilson probably did fail to
win recruits to his continental army
plan, but not, as intimated, because
Iowans are lukewarm to the need for
preparedness. The truth is that
Iowans do not take very kindly to the
presidents plan because they do not
look upon it as an efficient way to as
sure the military strength that this
country would need if forced into a
war. Iowa is strong for preparedness;
Iowa recognizes the fact that it is the
duty Of the citizens to protect the ma
ton and Iowa does not propose to put
its trust in the presidents visionary
force of half a million volunteers re-
cruited from class which can afford
a two months vacation without pay
each year Iowa is for brand of
preparedness that will really prepare.
Iowa wants something for it's money
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-10
WILLOWS HAT IN RING SOON
President Expected to Make Formal
Announcement Of Candidacy With. 4
In Next Fortnight.

Washington, d, c., Feb. 8.-Presi-i
dent Wilson'S closest advisers expect
him to make the first formal announce
ment of his candidacy for renomina-
ton within the next seventeen days,
when they believe Mr.. Wilson will
notify the secretary of state of Ohio
that the voters of the state will have
his consent to use his name in the
primary.
Under the Ohio law a candidate lii
required to notify the secretary 81
state before February 25, of his will
ingness to have his name used in the
primary.
The president has made no definite
announcement Of whether he would
be candidate, even to his friends. an
far as is known. but they all take IT
as settled that he will be.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-10
|D1 n n q =
| s tor / g s.

The great baseball players wife
had never seen game, but he finally
persuaded her to view one in which
he was to play.
He was doing his best, of course.
One strike had been called on him
and, as usual in baseball anecdotes,
two men were out and the bases were
full. Our hero was gathering his
to give the ball.
And the ball came. He knew it
was his as the ball started, and with
a mighty crack he listed it into
space.
Dropping his bat, he. sped for first,
and ere the roar of applause burst
out, slight woman in the grand
stand rose and called:
"Will come back here and put that
bat where it belongs!"
Paul Revere has just made his
thrilling ride. .-...
But if you had gone in an auto
mobile you could have made better
time than on the horse" suggested a
friend. 49, "@-, e5@ .
mot at ALL replied the hero. Il
would have been stopped every few
minutes while rural constables took
my number" f.4...
With heart as pure as dewdrops
trembling in violets she will make
the home of her husband paradise
of enchantment like the lovely home
of her girlhood, where the heavy
toned harp of marriage with its love
stroking chords of devotion and fond
endearments send forth the sweetest
strains that ever thrilled the senses
with the rhythmic pulsing of escastic
rapture-Farmingto (Mo.) Times.
A little girl had sent back her
plate for chicken two or three times
and had been helped bountifully to
all the other rich things that go to
make a good dinner. Finally she
was observed looking rather discon-
solately at her unfinished plate of
pudding. .'.~ ...-... 49,
whats the matter, Dora?' asked
Uncle John. "You look mournful.'
That's just the matter" said
Dora. II am more'n full"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-10
FEEDoM.

In view of the promise held out by
the administration to the Philippine
islanders that they will be freed from
the folds of the American flag after a
period of four more years, it will be
interesting to the islanders to glance
over reports from Santo Domingo
and assumed an overeership somewhat
similar in effect to that exercised in
the Philippines. While free from
the American flag, Santo Domingo ran
so badly into debt and had so much
internal strife that the nations credit
melted ava. and interest on loans
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-10
GERMANS UNAFRAID
OF LOSING WEALTH

Berlin, Feb. S.-"We Germans can
stand it if we become poorer, since
we will remain what we are now"
said DR.. Karl Helfferich, secretary Of
the German imperial treasury, in a
supplementary section of his reply to
the question propounded by Sir Ed
ward Holden, the English financier, as
given out today by the Overseas News
agency.
But il England should become i'm.
poverished that would mean the end
Of Brittania."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-10
woozIE AND THE KIND SNAKE.

| WOOZIE AND THE KIND SNAKE
, "Oh. Woozie--or W'uzzie-whert
are you?" called Mamma Fuzzytail
the fox lady, one Saturday morning
| when there was no school. Zone Of
you come here, please. | want you
to 60 to the store for me-
"Wuzzie isn't here, mamma" an
swered Woozie. "He has gone to the
shoemaker's shop to get piece OF
leather to make sucker"
What in the world Is a sucker
Woozie?" asked Mrs. Fuzzytail.
at is a piece Of leather" answered
Woozie. You make a hole in it, put
string through the hole, and make
knot SO the string won't pull out
Then you soak the leather In water
After that, If you press it on dat
stone, the leather holds itself 50 tight
| by sucking on the stone that YOU
can hardly pull it loose"
"Oh, so that's a sucker, Is it," asked
, Mrs. Fuzzytail
| "Yes'm, and Wuzzie is going tt
make one," said his brother. $50 hi
can't 60 to the store for YOU"
| mo, but I guess you can" said Mrs
Fuzzytail, with queer little smile
you are not doing anything; are
your
"Oh, no'm," answered Woozie. "Bu
was going to play ball with Bully
No-tail, the frog. I don't mind, though
I'll play when come back" he added
for he loved his mamma and wanted tt
do all he could to help her.
What do you want from the store
mamma?" asked Woozie. q"
"A round cocoanut," she answered
81 am going to CRATE it all up and pu
it with frosting on a cake"
ooh, joy!' cried Woozie, clappinl
his paws. I'm glad I'm going to the
store, for may l have the milk Out
of the cocoanut?"
YES" said his mamma, you may.
Or to the store started Woozie, and
on the way he was thinking how nice
the cocoanut milk would taste. Yor
know, | suppose, that there is milk In
a .cocoanut. 1t is not exactly like
cows milk. but 1t is rather more like
white water. And 1t has very good
taste. In the country where cocoa
nuts grow people pick them before
they are ripe, slice off the top with
a big knife and drink the milk. But
even the kind of cocoanut you buy
here at the store has some milk in it
,, Perhaps the next time mamma buys
one she will let you have the milk
from it. ~ a.
! well, what do you want, little fo1
boy asked the monkey gentleman
| when Woozie entered the place.
"A cocoanut, If you please" answer
ed Woozie politely. g..
There you are!" cried the monkey
tossing one to Woozie, who caught i
very cleverly.
l don't know why monkeys Away!
sell cocoanuts, but they do. Ever.
time you see cocoanuts you'll SCI
monkeys. You just watch and motto,
If this isn't so. For monkeys live II
the country where cocoanuts grow
and sometimes. guess. the monkeys
help the natives, or people in the ho
countries, to pick the cocoanuts from
the tall trees.
Well, Woozie was walking along
still thinking Of the milk in the cocoa
nut, and the nice cake his mamma
was going to bake, and he was tossing
the cocoanut up and catching it in hit
paws when it came down.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-10
LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY
WILL BE OBSERVED

Lincolns birthday anniversary will
be observed in Ottumwa Saturday,
February 49, The banks will close
all day as is the custom on all holt
days. Cloutman post G. A. R. and
Cloutman w. r. c. will observe the
day with a big dinner to be served
in the Woodman hall at noon. Fol
lowing the dinner there will be short
speeches by those present. The w. r..
c. will meet Thursday to make final
ARRANGEMENTS for the dinner.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-10
BROTHER OF VILLA n
WANTED in U. S. A.

Washington, D. c., Feb. S.The Uni
ted States has asked Cuba for the ex-
tradition Of Hippolito Villa, Cen.
Villas brother, to answer an indict-
ment in Texas. charging completely I'M
cutting the line of the Southern Paci-
fic railway near Ell Paso in December
The cut was made in an attempt TO-
hamper movements of Carranza forces
through American territory to attack
Villa forces in Mexico. Villa has been
arrested in Havana.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-10
.AVALANCAEs ARE FEARED.
Warm Winds Begin Sweeping Snow
OF Mountain Sides Like Magic;
Torrents To Be Released.

Seattle. Wash. Feb 8.--The Chin
ook wind, which sweeps away the
snow from the hills like magic. began
in the Cascade mountains today and
railroads using the mountain passes
were confronted with the danger Of
avalanches, while in the lowlands
danger Of floods became more se-i-
Gus.
Reports from the mountains said
the rapid melting OF the snow, which
Is more than thirty feet deep in ths
passes, was felt almost Immediately.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-10

In Japan it is considered a great
honor to be among the young girls
selected to plant the sacred rice which
is used during the coronation of an
emperor. Those who OBLIGATED at the
last planting of the sacred rice have
received countless offers of marriage
and many Of them are we'll welded.
The young men who tend the rice are
also highly respected and prominent
families adopt them as sons.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-10
FRESH AIR.

Fresh air is the most effective wea.
pom with which to fight the diseases
Of the respiratory tract. This does
not necessarily mean cold aid, for cold
air may be stale and warm air may be
pure. The ventilation of most Ameri-
can houses is faulty, since in order to
keep them warm enough to suit US, We
shut them up SO tightly as to make
the air unfit to breathe, after a few
hours. To counteract this tendency,
all occupied rooms should be thorough
ly aired at least twice every day in
the coolest weather, while in moder-
ate weather there should be as nearly
constant supply of fresh air
throughout the house. night and day,
as can be managed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-10

and in spite of previous protests from
Salvador.
The proposed treaty between the
United States and Nicaragua would
give the former the exclusive right to
construct any Nicaraguan isthmian
canal and also a naval base in the Cult
of FOnseCa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-10

TwO-thirds Of the deaths in auto
accidents on Iowa highways during
the past year were occasioned by fast
driving or carelessness or through
intoXication on the part of the driver.
A very small portion of auto owners
drive while intoxicated, a considerable
portion of the drivers could be little
more careful and great many of
them indulge in little more speed
than the law sanctions. These drivers
are reflection upon every decent,
careful and lawful autoist in the state,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-10

The man who has plenty of sand, a
wide horizon and cool head, is a
summer resort all to himself. -Gerbers
Ink Pot.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-10

A fren of mine is jest as mad as
he kin be. He's sore becoz
Teddy's tryin' agin to be nominal
ed for president. He SEE: -Four
years ago 1 bet 5000 on Taft A
guy comes along that l thought
was wise on bets and | told him
about it. He told me was sure
to lose and that must hedge.
that must bet couple O. hun
dred against Taft so as to break
even. did. ] went and bet
5000 on Roosevelt That guy is
sore. now, and don't you forgit it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-10

Every day is better day in OF
tumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-10

navy yard and the bill to add midship-
men to the first class at Annapolis
next July. These two bills passed the
house yesterday.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-06-21
Sheriff S Sale.

Georgia, Terrell County-Wiu he
sold before the court house door IN
said county on the first Tuesday in
July, 1916, within the legal hours Of
sale, to the highest and best bidder
for cash, the following property TO-
wit: All of the life interest Of Mrs
Ida Moran Cocker to three hundred
seventy-six (376) acres of land, more
or less, known as the Moran home
place, consisting of lot 266, contain.
ing 2021a acres, more or less, and
the east half of lot 229, containing
101 n acres, more or less, and 76A
acres, more or less, off of lot 265, all
of said land being in the 4th district
of Terrell county, Georgia. Said
land levied on as the property of Mrs
Ida Moran Cocker to satisfy an exc
cution issued from the City Court Of
Dawson on the 28th day of April
1915, in favor of Brown GuanO Co,
against Mrs. Ida Moran Coker This
the 3rd day Of June, 1916. J. q
TURNER, Sheriff.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-06-21
Sherif's Sale

Georgia, Terrell Countv-wn
sold at the court house in saiJ wa oe
ty on the first Tuesday in inv i iS,s
within the legal hours of SALE 70 ~ ~
highest bidder for cash, the folIoy,; .n
property to-wit: One fOnr y~l,s
wooden dwelling house covered ' WIN
shingles and lot on which It is s St@
ated, located in the City of Dawr ,,s
Terrell county, Ga, in what is know,
as Sardis and bounded as follow.
On west by property of Charley Ma
row, on south by 14th avenue, on sss
by property of George Ford, and 4
north by vacant lot. Said house ~, a
lot levied on as the property of Chm
lie Williams to satisfy a mortgage
ia issued on the Goth day Of Nav
1916, from the Superior Court 4
Terrell county in favor of Davgr
Variety Works Co., against ChsrGe
Williams. Charlie Williams, Owner
and the person in possession, notis
as required by law. This 9Th davg
June, 1916. J. z. TURNER. Sber4
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-06-21
LAWYERS and Lynchings.

At the recent session of the Georgia bar
association great deal was SAID about
lynchings in Georgia, and blame for them
was variously placed by the learned and estl-
mable gentlemen who discussed this evil.
The cause of mob violence was ascribed to
the too free use of the pardoning power, the
slowness of courts in melting out justice, to a
lack of respect for law and order on the
part of the citizenry of the state, and other
reasons with which the public are more or
less familiar. Especially interesting speeches
along this line were made by Judge 5. b.
Adams. of Savannah, and Mr.. R. c. Austin,
of Atlanta, and in dissenting from the views
of these gentlemen the Madsonian gets at
the milk in the cocoanut and puts the cause
of lynchings largely where it belongs. Says
our Madison contemporary:
The Madsonian respects the views of
each of these gentlemen. Judge Adams
and Colonel Aston are both lawyers
of reputed ability and character. But
their zeal in endeavoring to stamp out
lynchings has exceeded their judgment.
Judge Adams knows and Colonel Aston
knows that the laws delay and legal
qubblings and technicalities aided and
abetted by the actions of INSCRIPTIONS
crimes in the form of lynchings. In
stead of placing the blame for these
crimes where it largely belongs one
seeks to saddle it upon the officials of
the state, while the other would have
Uncle Sans forces invade Georgia in
order to stamp out the evil. The Mad
isonian agrees with neither. Let the
courts and juries stand firm in the pun
ishment of crime-surely, sanely, swift
ly-and the lynchings will gradually
diminish in this fair state of ours.
The editor of The News happens to know
that a very small per cent of pardons are
granted in the case of major crimes; in fact,
the records will show that the pardon of muir
derers and convicts who committed other
high crimes are exceedingly few. The in
stances are very rare where clemency is
shown to this class of criminals.
But after all has been said, the surest
and quickest way to stop lynchings is for the
courts to convict some of the lynchers and
the penalty of the law enforced upon them.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-06-21
Sherif's Sale.

Georgia, Terrell County.-Will be
sold at the court house in said cOun.
ty on the first Tuesday in July, 1916
within the legal hours of sale, to the
highest bidder for cash, the following
described property torwit: One acre
of land off of lot No., in squar
and bounded as follows: On north
by road, east by Nathan Russell Oh
south by Ransom Smith and on west
by Hapnah Wade, located in Dawson
Ga, and in the northeast section q
said town known as Sardis SAID
land levied on as the property OF "
car johnson to satisfy a mortgage b
ia issued on the 18th day Of May.
1916, from the Superior Court Of
Terrell county in favor Of Andre9
Davis for use of First State BaA
against Oscar Johnson; tenant in pos
session notified as required by Law.
This 5th day of June, 1916. j. b.
TURNER, Sheriff.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-06-21
Some Recent Treaties.

One of Mr.. Bryan's last services as sec
rotary of state was the arrangement of sew
eral treaties with foreign powers. The Eng
fish press has commented considerably on
these treaties since our recent exchange of
diplomatic notes with Germany in the sub
marine controversy. The Graphic notes that
should an incident occur to antagonize
America and England the two nations could
not come to blows, if at all, until cooling
off period for an inquiry which might last a
year." Neither could America join Ger
many against England without similar in
quiry into the dispute Most of us have for
gotten this treaty, which was made soon af-
ter the beginning of the present war Most
of us have forgotten, also, that similar treat
les were ratified between the United States
and the other entente powers, but not be-
tween the United States and Germany.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-06-21
Hearts Ease.

To ease her aching heart Cassie Mans
field Doty has filed in a New York court a
breach of promise suit against William Ed
gar Smith, middle-aged multi-millionaire,
for one million dollars.
This is the largest amount ever named
for hearts ease in a like case, it is believed,
and might be taken as another evidence of
war prices.
The defendant is a son Of the late Viii
liam Van Rensselaer, Smith, vino was partner
of the Arbuckle brothers. This may account
for Willie having been so sweet on the girl.
The Arbuckles, it will be recalled, were
ranked among the sugar kings of the coun-
try, and any one in partnership with them
would naturally get ''sweetened' unto the
third generation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-06-21
Letting The Cat Out.
From the Financial Review.

Herman Rosenthal, advertising manager
for Sears, Roebuck & Co., of Chicago, re-
Gently told the members of the American
Ad Club one of the methods by which that
company extended its trade. He said:
eve have a bureau, whose duty it is
to read, each week, the country newspa-
pers from all over the country. There
is not a paper of any consequence in
our trade territory that our bureau
does not get. This bureau looks over
these papers, and when we find town
where the merchants are not advertis-
ing in the local paper we Immediately
flood that territory with our literature.
1t always brings results far in excess
of the same put forth in territory
where the local merchants all the time
use their local paper"
As the Commercial Association of Madi-
son, Wis, pointed out, this statement rather
"lets the cat out of the bag" 1t lets it out,
indeed. squarely into the lap of the small
town merchant, who. while failing to adver-
tise iudiciously in his local paper, berates
his fellow townsmen for assisting in making
dividends for the mail-Order companies.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-06-21
The Russian Fighting Machine.

The Russian offensive steadily pursues its
way through the Austro-German lines. Pris-
oners captured, in the last few days, with a
vast number of guns and other war equip
ment, are $50, 900 or more, and the defend
ers of strong and important and what were
thought to be impregnable positions have
been pushed back fifty miles on a hundred
mile front. Fortresses have been evacuated
by the retreating armies, and there is no
sign yet of a halt
These successes, following so soon after
those against the Turks in Asia, and the
landing of an army of Russians in France,
prove that Russia has called to her stand
ard thousands of new soldiers and has now
equipped them with arms and ammunition.
Well supplied with fighting material and
well differed the Russian soldier is a fine
fighting man. He has proved his reliability
in many wars, but in none more plainly
than when he fought the japanese. Badly
differed, badly supplied, as he was, he earn
ed the respect of the courageous little Jap
anese by his ability to take punishment and
his willingness to stand in the face of any
odds
The growing of the Russian bear is now
decidedly the loudest noise in the war zone