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The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-21
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lv crowded team bend themselves, 81
guiding the sleigh to the right or Iert |;
thew apply a brake by letting them
selves drop on the snow, or drive TO
greater swiftness by bending forward
like Jockeys. Strong iron spikes which
are driven by lever into the ice en-
able the leader to stop the vehicle al
most instantly, but sudden applica-
ton of these brakes whirls up the ice
and snow in clouds.
Skiing has taken root to an extraor-
binary extent in Switzerland; even the
poorest youth does not want to 90
without skis, though they might con-
sist of only a couple of crudely ADJUST
cd barrel slaves. Thanks to the ski,
the bows and girls living on remotely
situated farms are now able to attend
school every day; their parents are no
longer isolated for the best part of the
long winter months, and, thanks also
To the "wooden wings of Norway" the
ma,l and newspapers can be delivered
| regularly.
Snort is furthermore made easier by
rho different mountain railways, which
in winter run toboggan trains. Thus
one can travel couple of stations up
ward and arrive at starting point on
q mountain road without exert1on
and without waste Of time. Then one
descends to the valley on toboggan
ski or skates, or vice versa, goes
down first and returns by train tc
winter quarters.
Races, competitions, ski excursions
sleigh drives, ice carnivals and an
equal variety Of fascinating indoor en-
tertainments transplant the happy
winter visitor into totally different
world where sorrow and care seem tc
be banished and where every human
being seems to realize that the best
life after all is found right next tt
natures heart.
But Christmas In Switzerland doe:
not only indicate the time when winter
sports are beginning to be at theil
best: 1t signifies for the natives pc
Rod full of sacred mystery and thu
anniversary of many day particular
| ~ specimen III dHCIcnI lC6ChuSs
In many parts of the country TIT
Yuletide customs and festivities stil
have their beginning on December 9
which is the anniversary Of st. Mich
olas. Markets and fairs are then hell
in villages and cities, and seeing tina
the old traditions prescribe for thi
day the purchasing Of presents for tn
children, It is an event Of utmost Inn
portance to all youngsters. In SOM
districts st. Nicholas parades arount
in person, in an attire very similar Il
that of our American Santa Claus, gen
orally carrying a bag filed with ap
ples, prunes, nuts and homemad
cookies which he distributes amoni
the children who have been obedien
during the year.
The next and in modern days tn
most important festive day OF tn
! Whole Yule season is Christmas. His
torv relates that II was only In tn
wear asa that the Roman Bishop II
berius designated December % as tn
birthday of Christ, as the Romans re
garded this particular day as tn
birthday Of the sun and as they wer
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-21

white is the J0ll1eSC tlIne
Of the year, says the Washington Star.
Then came the war, cruel, de-
vastating and ever-spreading. With
wizardlike swiftness Switzerland
modified her army and ever since
the ancient Helvetian republic has
been described as IAN island Of peace
in a sea of war;"
To those who know her, Switzerland
in summer represents master study
in artistic color combinations; Switz-
erland in winter, however, is totally
different vision, radiant In dazzling,
spotless white. Jack Frost has i'm
printed a silencing kiss upon the bab-
bling lips of every tiny brook and
mountain stream, and glistening
sheets OF the smoothest ice cover also
the limipid blue eyes Of ponds and
Alpine lakes. While mother earth is
thus wrapped in a wonderful mantle
of ice and snow, the sky above has
assumed the matchless hue of pre-
eious sapphire and the always dell
cious mountain air seems to have ac-
uuired some additional qualities which
rejuvenate and strengthen the whole
human system and which instill into
every being, young or old, an inexpli-
cable feeling of light-hearted happi-
ness. Very shortly, one finds every
body interested and engaged In some
form Of winter sport.
There is skating, Of course, out
many games compete now with this
oldest of sports on the ice, which has,
however, been developed into an arr
which charms the onlooker by the
gracefulness of it's movements, and
again astonishes by the cool daring OF
its swift rushes.
As in summer over the lawn so flies
the tennis ball over the ice In the
game of hockey. Curriers' are frantical
" sweeping their "stanes" toward the
coveted gcal, and the unlimited di
versity of gymkhana stunts offers con
stant amusement for the players as
well as for the onloOkers.
The improved appliances for sport
requirements have nearly ousted the
old-fashioned herdsmen's sleds which
are now only occasionally used BY
timid beginners. The up-to-date We
hicle is the so-ca1led skeleton, a low
yard-long toboggan, on which the
rider lies fat, steering the craft with
hands and feet. Like an arrow, II
darts up the iced walls Of the curves
and as the .bewildered spectator fear
fully anticipates ON accident. the to
boggan shoots down into the furroN
and around a beautifully shaped curve
One Of the most attractive and Ger
tainly a very social sport is bob
sleighiag. Long, low, padded tooog
cans seating as many as six persons
are used and under this heavy burder
the bobsleigh shoots down its course
with amazing speed. As the leader
sways, almost automatically, the close
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-21
STATE COMPTROLLER THOMSON
SENDS BLANK REPORTS TO
ALL DEPARTMENTS.
OPPOSES STATE PRINTERf
Free Text Book System Giving Salts
faction In Seventeen States, Says
A. E. allII-opposed to State
Owned Printing Plant.
Nashville


When the general assembly con-
yeneS next month the members will be
given an intelligent and reasonable
statement of the probable expenses OF
the state for the biennial period 1911
18, or in other words, the budget sys.
tenn will be applied to the business OF
Tennessee. John B. Thomson, state
comptroller, has sent to all heads OF
departments of the state government
blank reports to be filed in with estl-
mates as to the income and disburse-
ments of each department for the two
years coming.
These estimates are to be returned
to the comptroller this month and put
into shape for the consideration ana
guidance of the next general assem-
bly. Gov. Rye has long favored the
budget system for the state. me
comptroller urged on each of the de-
partment heads the need OF economy
in making estimates for the two COM
ing years, as the present income OF the
state does not justify any considerable
increase, but on the contrary deficit
may have to be provided for.
Forninst State Printery.
Hon. Albert E. Hill appeared before
the free textbook commission and
made the statement that in seventeen
states the free book system was in
force in all elementary schools. The
free textbook system in all these
states, Mr.. Hill said, was giving satis-
faction.
He said it would be useless to adopt
free textbook system unless 1t was
made to apply to all the children. He
said any law that required the parents
of child to appear and swear that
they were paupers and unable to buy
books would be big mistake.
Mr.. Hill opposed the idea OF the
state establishing a great and costly
printing plant foyethe printing OF all
the states work He said that the
plant at the industrial school might be
enlarged so thai a great number OF
inmates might le$rn to be printers and
to print the ordinary work of the
state, but it would cost an immense
! amount of money to install a first-class
printery with all the necessary depart
ments of such an establishment.
Mr.. Eugene Hendon of the state
printing commission, in answer to a
question, said the state had reduced
the states printing bill nearly onehalf
in the last. year or two, but this saw
ing was not due to the Industrial
school plant, but to the law which res
CURED that printing should be let un-
der bids.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-21
Short Course in Agriculture.


Commissioner of Agriculture H. X
Bryson is enthusiastic over the ad-
vance steps being taken by the farm
ers of Tennessee. He says the agrl-
culturists of this state are reading,
thinking and studying as never be-
fore.
In view of the fact that the College
of Agriculture, University of Tennes-
see, at Knoxville, will on January L,
1917, open its short course, to run for
six weeks, he is anxious to have all
who contemplate taking this course
send their names at once to Prof. II. A.
Morgan at Knoxville. No fee or en-
trance are required, and the course
is open to all, old or young-women
as well as men. The railroads will
make reduced rates to those who at
tend the course.
The subjects to be taught at this
short course include: Soil and crops,
dairying, live stock, truck and fruit
and fruit growing, and general farm
management. The commissioner says
he feels that this is an offering to the
farmers that has no parallel, since 1t
requires so little time and small ex-
pense with such beneficial results.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-21
Highway Department lie Busy.

IN-JF
Among the activities of the state
highway department mention may be
made of the fact that it has recently
taken over for maintenance that part
of the Dixie highway running through
Coffee county. This section was re-
built by the citizens of Tullahoma and
the people living along the road. The
department has treated the turnpike
from the city limits to Goodlettsville,
and a mile beyond, except stretch Of
about three miles, which was not in
condition for treatment. That three
mile stretch is now being prepared for
treatment, and the. work will be COM
pleted this winter.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-21

My three years ago the
advent Of winter in the
Swiss Alps was the long
expected signal for the
city dwellers of all parts
Of the world to journey
forth to that beauteous
land, where the season of
white is the jolliest time
The day book., 1916-06-01

five men at Washington the absolute
power to determine beforehand
what the people of the T. S. shall be
permitted to see at the movies. The
report condemned the bill because it
bears a close analogy to an effort to
abridge freedom Of speech and of
the press.
One Of the most popular subjects
at the present New York convention
of the general federation of wom-
ems clubs is the censorship of movie
films. It will be mighty interesting
to watch what action the women
take.
There's a paragraph in that classic
bit of writing called the constitution
Of the United States which contains
the essence Of Americanism. It has
preserved the liberties of the people
upon more than one occasion. It is
worth reading often. It runs:
Congress shall make no law re-
specting an establishment of religion
or prohibiting the free exercise there
of, or abridging the freedom Of
speech or of the press, or the right
of heCpeopIe peaoeably to assemble,
and to petition the government for a
redress Of grievances.
Will the women now in convention
in New York share the large, free
view of the men who made the re-
port quoted above?
Will they go back to the constitU-
ton for the basis of their verdict?
THE GROWING SNOWFALL
The day book., 1916-06-01

MAKE OTHERS HAPPY; KEEP
NOUNG.-YoU want to be happy?
You want to keep young? Of course
you do.
Try to make others happy. Think
less about yourself Think more of
how you can brighten the lives of
others.
In your home circle remember
anniversaries. Keep track of the
birthdays of father, mother, wife,
children, brothers and sisters. This
doesn't mean spending money, nee
essarily. A CHEEKY word Of greeting
and remembrance letter if you
are away. But foregoing some of
your luxuries and spending the
money thus saved for another will
also do you good.
Do you observe your wedding an
niversary? If not, try it. It is worth
while. A couple that started life very
poor, observed their wedding ami
versaries by purchasing some needed
thing for the home. They planned
ahead for it. After 80 years, the
best things in their home speak to
wife and husband daily of their love
and mutual helpfulness.
They think the plan has contrib
Uted much to their happiness and
success.
WATCH FOR THE WOMEN'S
VERDlCT.-The federal licensing of
motion picture films was condemned |
The day book., 1916-06-01

WATCH FOR THE WoMENS
VERDlCT.-The federal licensing of
motion picture films was condemned
In a minority report just made to
congress. The bill proposed to give
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-22
Of WHEAT
UNUSUALLY / HIGH HI
FLOUR COSTLY At WHOLESALE
AND RETAIL PRICE; MAY
HAVE TEN CENT BREAD. ~.

The rapidly rising price Of -four has
made local bakers uneasy and has pre-
scented a problem to them which will
have to be settled definitely in the
near future. Within the last thirty
days -four on the wholesale market
has been increased in price 81 bar
rel or fifty cents sack. The price
locally has also shown marked rise
lately. Flour at present sells for $3.50
a barrel wholesale price, which Is
quite a rise from what 1t was year
ago. T
Bakers in this city still have small
quantity Of flour on hand and orders
yet to be filled by wholesalers, but
when it becomes necessary to buy
flour. at the new price change OF
some sort will become imperative.
Bakers are undecided what form this
change will take, but all are agreed
that dealers in bread and pastries will
have to vary their former course or
20 out of business. In some Iowa
cities ten cent loaves Of bread will
likely be the sole product Of the bak-
ers within few weeks. This remedy
for the existing conditions may be
adopted in this city, or the size OF the
present loaves decreased. At any
rate local bakers will more than likely
make a change of some sort in the
business soon. .r.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-22
CHARLTON.

Walter Cash Of st. Joseph, Mo-, has
been spending a few days in this city
a guest at the home Of his niece. Mrs
l.. H. Best.
Mrs. H. S. Roberts Of Gainesville Mo-,
Is visiting in this city with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. S. Incl, and other rela-
tives and old friends. ~
Mrs E. E. Bennett and three chill
dren Of Salt Lake City. Utah, arrived
Thursday afternoon for visit with her
brother in law. James Bennett and
family. z..
Mrs. Hazel Tansey went to Ottumwa
Thursday evening, accompanied by DR..
and Mrs. C. L. Brittell, where she I'M
derwent an operation for the removal
of tumor from her neck. At the latest
report she was getting along nicely
Mrs. D. M Funk has been spending
a few days with friends in Lacona.
Mrs. O. E. Mcbride and little daugh-
ter, Dorothy Delieth of Abba came
Yesterday for a visit with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Beardsley and
brother Sam Beardsley and family.
Mrs, w. w Ripper Of Indianola came
yesterday for few days visit with
Mrs. Todd Lama.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-22
Stock Market

ID.
New York, Aug. 21.--Steel profess ss
TODAY was steady but the none inc
Impressive, the stock touching ~ W
tore noon. Shipping stocks contlhu ear
IN favor with new high RECORDS 81 ~ ~
Marine common and preferred at So
and 1o4. respectively. Atlantic 1ua
And west indies achieving the same anne
distinction in its rise to 70 with tu.. .,,.
"a ns in Pacific Mail and United Tian
All branches Of the list were 1ncl9 n,se
~ The movement except rails, he aus
and Union Pacific furnishing the cary
strength In that quarter. Motors reg 3
lstered gains Of to points WIN i "
for equipments, coppers anu +oadv
active specialties. Bonds were -
stocks were merely steady az Ia
openinr of today's market but gall1aa
general strength soon after under leaa
81 United States Steel and snlpp.iis
shares. Steel gained TX points Wi'n IN
The first half hour, selling at S3, NS
highest price since 1909. Pacific Man
added 8 points to last weeks suD 2s.,,s
tial advance with as much Tor MARINE
nreferred and each for Marine COIL =,
mon and United Fruit Marked strens.n
was shown by Colorado Fuel ana SIuS
hle I,ackawanna and Republic Steels'
Gains Of 1 to points were mace oy ~.
Sustrial Alcohol, American Can, Amer
lean Locomotive and Sears Roe ouck'
Rails were backward except Heau1he'
which gained almost points.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-22
RULING
IN RATE HEARING
CONFERENCE or SHIPPERS WITH
RAILROAD COMMISSION At
TENDED ~ OTTUMWANS.

W. T. Harper, J. X. Mahon, H. w.
Davis and c. O. Dawson have returned
from Washington where they motored
Friday to attend conference with the
Iowa railroad commissioners with re.
gard to the proportional rate case.
Aside from the Ottumwa men there
were present at the meeting: E.
G. Wiley and Fred Lehman, Jr, Of
Des Moines, A. B. Combs of Marshall
town, Walter Condran, chief rate
clerk, and A. E. Sindel of the rate de-
partment of the railroad commission.
The commissioners having asked
Special Examiner Hagerty for a find
ing Of facts following the last hear
ing, the conference Friday was to take
up the finding which was received by
the railroad commissioners and those
present at the meeting discussed the
examiners ruling. Exceptions will
be filed and the date fixed for such
filing is August "a. The oral argu-
ments will be made in Washington, D.
c.. August u.
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Notes of Y. w. C.. A.

Tesday evening from o'clock until
Z, the employed girls and women are
to have swimming class with Miss
Ruth Woods and e. J. Eigenmann,
physical directors Of the Y. w. C. A.
and Y. NJ c. A., respectively, as in.
structors. Finding that the noon hour
arranged for business girl swimming
class was not used by as many girls
as expected, the Y. w. G. A. has asked
for the evening hour in the Y. M. c..
A. pool, with the above result. Com
ing as it does at the hour imme-
diately following work, while the girls
are still down town, and the men are
Fastening home for supper, the pool
is not in use and can be secured for
the girls. The same plan devised for
the morning classes will prevail for
the employed girls. The dressing
rooms and showers at the Y. w. C. A.
will be used. To those who do not
know how to swim, dry land instruc-
ton will be given before entering the
pool. Membership in the association
is required for this, privilege and
those desiring to leafn to swim are
requested to call the Y. w. C. A. for
particulars.
The fact that the board of
directors Of the Y. M. c. A. is
cooperating with the Y. w. C. A.
in sharing one of its most sought
after privileges, is contributing to
the demand, health and pleasure
of Ottumwas womanhood is recog-
nized when the reports show that
over 1875 different individuals have
used the pool and that there have
been 1,10S entrances to the pool
since the privilege was granted. June
20. These figures show how needful
1t is to have adequate equipment to
meet the growing demand for health
full recreation under suitable circum.
stances.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-22
FORMER RESIDENT
DIES in NORTHWEST

Mrs. James Lee, south OF the city.
has received word of the death of her
brother-in-law. G. H. Nash, at Corvallis
Ore. August 5, of heart trouble. Mr..
Nash formerly lived about two miles
south of town on the Bloomfield road.
Twelve years ago he and his family
went to Corvallis. He leaves a wife
and four children. Three are at home
and one married and living in the
same town. He knew that death was
near, and selected the text for his
funeral, Blessed be they that die in
the Lord" and also named six young
men for pail bearers. The funeral
was held from the Plymouth Congre-
gational church Of Corvallis, Ore.
f Mr.. Nash has several relatives and
friends In Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-22
Grain Review

Chicago. Aug. 21.-Wheat again to-
day found wild, excited market based
on news Of unrelieved bullishness.
Liverpool prices were sharply higher;
an Italian estimate placed the Euro
pean crop 25 per cent below normal,
and the damage reports from CANADA
continued. Opening prices were from
1%c to sAc higher than SATURDAYS
close December opened with prices
varying from $l.55 to 1888 Heavy
profit taking sales met broad demand
and December for the moment steadied
around $1.53k. A private expert wired
from Davidson, Sask.. that the wheat OF
Manitoba and southeastern Saskache-
wan is badly rusted and stated that
threshing returns will be very disap-
pointing to growers. s.
Entrance of the public at large into
wheat speculation was noted The
volume of business was immense. A
staggering load of long wheat kept
prices down during much Of the re-
mainder of the session but there was
a sharp reaction later and the close
was strong, 2%c to 2Nc over Satur-
day
There was also heavy trade in corn
with prices irregular. Commission
houses were free buyers Of May but
had lot of selling orders for the De-
cember option. Some houses had bet
ter news Of the Illinois crop and scat
tered longs appeared to be taking
profits. December opened Nc higher to
Nc lower, at 75A to 74Ac. May open
ed " q nc down to shade up at 77Ac
to 77Ac and sold to 78Ac.
Rain and predictions Of 1t induced
heavy profit taking sales Of corn, under
which prices receded 1c from the top
The close was SIC lower to shade up
Oats trading was active on both sides
Of the market. Prices started NC to
Ac over Saturday. December opened
x to Nc up at 4s% to 40.
Buying Of December lard was feat
ure in the provisions pit, that option
advancing 1oc. Pork opened unchanged
and ribs to INC up. ..-.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-22
PERRY DOYLE IS /.
GIVEN A HEARING
JUSTICE NOSLER HOLDS HIM UN-
DER 500 TO KEEP THE PEACE
Wv IN FUTURE.

Perry Doyle, alias Elmer Nolan, had
hearing Saturday before Justice f.
c. Nosler on the charge of threaten
ing to commit public offense.
Doyle was arrested Thursday night
in Oskaloosa by Constable j. M. Huff
man on the charge filed by C. H.
Sponsler Justice Nosler held him
under s100~to keep the peace.
Thomas J. Cramblits hearing on the
charge Of wife and child desertion was
held Friday afternoon before Justice
Nosler. He was placed under bond to
support the child. (
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-22
Chicago Live stock; Opening.

Chicago, Aug. 21.-Opening live stock
market:
Hogs-Estimated receipts today, 81
900: left over 3,069: estimated receipts
tomorrow. $4,000; market strong and
1Oc higher than Saturdays average:
top, Sill; quality fair; bulk S10.40Q
1890; light s1o.4o611: mixed, $l0.lO@
II; heavy, $9.s0@11: rough, l$S.sog
1910; workers., $10.so@ 1898; pigs, $50
go; good choice heavy $10.10@1.
Cattle-Receipts estimated today. 24s-
900: receipts estimated for tomorrow,
5000; market steady, 15c lower; beeves'
$7.10@11: Texas. 1885, S.b0: western.
$s5O0s.s0; cows and heifers, $3.50 @
$40; stockers and feeders, $5@s;
calves. $3.50.
Sheep-Receipts estimated today, H.
900; receipts estimated for tomorrow,
$4,000; market steady, 1Oc lower; nortn-
ern, $6.40@7.75; western, $6.750 30;
yearlings, $7.4O@S.65; lambs, native.
$7.25@1O.90; western, $40 Oils.