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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-02-04


The Ladies' AID Society Of ProVl-
deuea Methodist Protestant Church
mot II the home OF Mrs. Jabez \.
Barnes. on Thursday afternoon, Jan
uary 27. The service began with
reading a portion OF the Bible and
prayer. Dues collected amounted 10
1916. There were eight new members
added to the society. Those present
we're Messrs and Mesdamea ]. \.
Barnes. William 0sterhua. ]. william
Barnes, Lester s. Patterson, Franklin
Warehime, William Boone, George +.
Benson. Thomas G. WALES, John
Gonaway. Rev. Carroll Maddox, Mrs
Alberta Barnes, Mrs. Mae Shipley.
Mrs. Elsie Ward, Mrs. David LeiBter.
Mrs. Pearl Prugh, Mrs. Thomas Con-
away. Mrs Thomas Dell. Mrs. Clinton
Shipley, Mrs. James Barnes, Mrs.
Coleman, Mrs. Minnie Brothers,
Measrs. Louis +. Haines. 5. ". Roger.
Courtney SIMPLIFY, Louis F1ater, snyd=
or Arnold Charles Haines. Maurice
Poole, Jabez Barnes, Jr. Joshua
Moses, Edward Barnes, lamar Ben
sou, Misses Daisy Poole, Florence
Patterson. Edna Barnes. Beulah Con
away, Margaret and Ella Dell, Myra
and Mary Patterson, Dorothy and
Maud Barnes, Mary Osterhus, Flora
and Bessie Barnes and Lillian HaInes.
The society will meet at the home OF
Mr.. J. William Barnes. on February
"a. All are very cordially Invited TO
attend
Mrs. William S. Gambler Is very Ill
with the grip
Miss Hollis prugh spent from Sat
urday until Monday With Miss Madel=
Inc Spencer.
Mn. Kittie L. Barnes and dangh=
ter, Flora. and niece. Bessie, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Flater, of Gambler.
Dir. Moses Barnes spent Sunday
with his sister. Mrs. Pearl Allen. OF
Gisl
There WIS party held at the
home OF Mr.. Annie Valentine. satur=
day evening. January 10Th. Music
and party plays were INDUCED In un=
I'll a late hour when refreshments
were served in abundance Those
present were Mrs. Annie Valentine.
Misses Eva Ford. Maud Barnes, Amel=
Ia Ward, Hllda Wampler, Ella and
Lillian Valentine. Margie and Gladys
Green, Mae and Mary Brothers. Har=
rieI and Blanche Ward. MesBrs. Carroll
and Todd Ford. William sipes. Yer
non Rhoten. Jabez Barnes. Jr.. Car
roll Valentine, Claude Brothers. Ear
Walking, Leo and Courtney Shin
Ley. Charley Hon, yerley Phillips.
George and William Ientz. Herman
Ward and Emory Poole.
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sANDYYILLE.

Rev. Maddox will preach At Sandy
Mount, Sunday morning 1T 1870
o'clock Christian EndeaYor Day
services at night All are cordially
invited to attend.
The Christian Endeayor will hold .
Social on Tuesday night, February
s, ut the home of Mr. and Mrs Will
lam Heagy, at SandyviIle. All En-
deaforefs and friends are invited To
attend and spend a pleasant evening.
II Indictment IL will be held Wednes-
day night
! A number OF people In this COM
munity went TO Annapolis Thursday
to attend the Legislature.
! Mrs. Guy w. Caple has been con
fined To the house with tonsIlitis.
She is much improved 1t this writ
ing.
The Rhooping cough has been In
the school. but al are better nov
The Willard y. {. r. 1. held their
meeting last Thursday afternoon.
January =. mt the home of Mrs.
Emory Ebangh. with q good attend
anee. The Union decided 10 have
the Young Crusader temperance
paper sent ID six schools IN the
community and have The children
read good temperance truths and
facts. The Union has been doing this
for several Years. A short parliament
AIRY drill vas given and will be for
several meetings. The last half hour
was devoted TO Noman'a Suffrage i
was an interesting meeting
After n week Of spring like wealth
err. grass and wheat getting green
and shrubhery beginning IN bud. :
deep snpw fell On Wednesday, which
doubtless showed the ground hog In.
General health Of community. i
good
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.ISRYIIlMN.

/ Thomas Myers. OF near IaIties.
town. spent the weeks end With hi
brother. Jessie Myers. and family.
Halbert Poole. wife and son. Hal
bert. JT. spent Sunday with Herman
Hood. At Frederick City Hospital
They report him N getting along
very nicely.
Or. Z. Birnie returned from Fred
eriek city Hospital On Tuesday
where he has been spending about
two weeks. Miss Amelia Anna ae-
companIed him home.
Or. Z. +. Hoop and family spent
last week In Frederick.
Mrs George II. Birnie and Mra
Harvey Fouke. spent Tie weeks end
In Baltimore.
Miss Blanche shriyeT. Of Gettyz-
burg. Is the guest Of Mrs. John )
Bower.
DR.. Curtis $. BaaehoaT. o. Carlisle
spent Friday last with his mother
Mrs. Katharine BaHehoaT
Il. S. Mckinney spent Thursday
and Friday last In Baltimore
On FRIDAY night at o'clock tha
members Of the Tuesday Club vii
hold public party IN the Opera
House. ut which 30. finch. roodled
and similar games vii be played
Refreshments .ill be- served Par
OF the proceeds VII be given 10 tie
High School. Everybody please come
promptly.
John Graham bought the late ben
Iamin Reafer farm. situated a,ong
Pine efcek. on the new state road
laHt week
Milton Hnmhert. Of Springfield. IL
Is the guest OF hls father. Michael
Humbert
Mrs. RoY &. Keefef. of near -
Union. spent Thursday and Friday
La Will her parents, ! A. =. Garner
an vile.
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Erb. three sisters. Misses Alverta and
Beryl Erb. of Uniontown, two broth
ers. Messrs. Harvey Erb OF Union
town. and e. Lee Erb, OF near West
minister. Pallbearers we're M. II.
ZollIekoffer. E. Edgar Myers. Frank
Romspert. D. l.. Cookson, G. Fielder
Gilbert and ]. c. Hollenberry. Harvey
Bankard & Son. funeral directors. In
terment In the Methodist Protestant
aauafpFu
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.rNIllN1IlMN.

bliss Anna G. Hollenberry visited
Mr. and Mrs Jesse =. Garner, Of
wood. this week.
Mrs. II. d. Fogle and daughter
Miriam. were the guests of Rev. and
Mrs. G. W Banghman. of Berrett
from Friday until Sunday.
Mr.. Il. b. Fogle spent from Friday
until Sunday at Detour.
Miss Blanche Shriner, of the
Church of God Sunday school. has
completed her eighth year Of perfect
attendance at Sunday school Can
anyone excel that? A number have
completed their sixth and seventh
years of perfect attendance.
Miss Grace Saltzgiper, Of York.
spent a week with her brother. Rev.
W. Salizgiyer, and wife.
Mr.. Casper Frizzell. Of Baltimore
county. visited Mr.. and Mrs. q. L
Mefing the past week.
Rev. l.. L. Murray. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lev Waltz attended the funeral of
Mr.. Rarriek. of Woodsborongh the
first of the week
Dir. G. T. Mefing continues i'll.
Two funerals were held IN Union
town the past Saturday, at IL a. m.
the funeral of Mrs. Jesse Eekard was
held at the Church of God The ser
vice was conducted BY her pastor.
Rev l. f. Murray, assisted by Elder
w. p. Englar. and KeY. ". saltzgiyer.
InIerment IN the Hill cemetery. At
p. m, the funeral of Mrs Charles
Smelser took place at her late home.
The service was conducted by Rei.
T. II. Wright, her pastor, assisted b.
Rev. w. SaltzgiYer. Mrs. Smelser was
member Of the Methodist Protestant
church from her girlhood, worker
In the {. u. Society and also the Mis-.
slonary Society. faithful unaasum-
Ing christian whose influence was for
good. The floral tributes from her
friends and the church were beauti-
flu. she Is survived By her husband.
Charles Smelser, and one aen. Har-
old smelser her father. Josiah
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-25
The Autobiography of
Nickel - BY Lulu
Landen

Dear Juniors: ....r-. i'll
AS have never written to the Cour-
Ter Junior before thought would
write a story about 1.-THE Autobiog-
raphy Of nickel.
One day an old man came along the
street, picked me up and put me into
his pocket. He went to the bakery ana
gave me to the baker. ..' 3D.. 49,
The next day a little girl came into
the bakery and bought some cookies.
She gave him dollar bill and he gave
me to her as part of her change. She
bought candy with me. The candy
maker gave me to poor old man who
was Gripping along the street half
starved.
AS he was walking along that after
noon he lost me. I was tramped down
by thousands Of people. I'm still down
here in the mud waiting to get out.
Please find me for I can buy marbles
for you or help to buy lot Of other
things. Well as this is my first time !
have ever written I will close.
Lulu Landen, age ~.
Ottumwa, Ia, 205 S. Adella st.
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Consolidated Schools - By
Raymond Davis of
Hedrick, r. No. 2

I think consolidated schools are all
right If they do not put up too expen-
sive school building and do not take In
too much territory. The problem is
"how to get the little children to
school," It would probably take large
bus to haul them and they would have
to have competent driver, one that
could take good care Of the children. 1t
would probably entail great deal OF
expense. The driver would probably
charge S. per day and in one school
month, one driver would charge $500.
Then the wagons would probably cost
a good deal of money.
To hold the children of six districts
the school house would have to be
pretty large and would cost about
$4,000. This would raise the taxes
about eighteen mills on one dollar. The
people of this district and five others
voted for consolidation. In the town
there were 81 for it and against it.
In the country II against it and IA for
it. II the ones that wanted consolida
ton won the place was to be at Mar
tinsburg, Keokuk county.
Raymond Davis,
Hedrick a., r. No. 2.
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Mary's Housekeeping - B
Genevieve Miller

Mary was a little girl 10 years old.
One day her mother was going away TO
meet her aunt at the train. AS she
wanted to be there on time she tod
Mary that she would sweep the dining
room for her for she did 1t very nicely
the other day.
Mary was angry because she could
not go and ride in the carriage with
her mother. Mary sat at the WINDOW
pouting after her mother had gone. l
don't feel like sweeping nor l don't
care how do it. So she swept the floor
in the most careless way she could ana
mt the dust under the rug. When her
mother and aunt came home they
praised her for doing so well. Mary
felt worse than ever. That night she
dreamed she couldn't find the brush,
and so as soon as she awoke she ran
down stairs to see. There they were
lust as her mother had left them. She
brushed the dust up and felt better.
She never swept the floor in such a
careless way again.
Genevieve Miller, age II,
Broken Bow, Nebr, G. S. X.
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Hanna Coady's First Story
on Junior Page About
the First President

Dear Juniors:
As this is my first attempt to write
to the Junior page I will write story
about Washington.
He was the first president of the
United States. He was born February
%, and he was inaugurated April So
1889 at Federal hall in New York.
During the first year New York was
the capital of the United States.
In 1900 arrangements were made that
it should be established on the foto-
mac river, which Washington was to
select. It is now known as washington
City. During his second term he was to
put a new government into operation.
Then afterwards people began talking
about electing him for third term.
They thought no other man could rule
the nation as we'll as he could. But he
thought he had served his country long
enough. AS he was about to retire ne
published a farewell address.
Hannah G. Coady, age IS,
Abba, Iowa, Box 6S.
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The Little Squirrel =
49,. Helen Morrison

Two little red squirrels live in tree
near our house, and now we are getting
to be quite good friends. .g"
When we first saw them they were
on a limb Of tree just over our
heads and what noise they did make.
We think they were trying to tell us
to go away. We put two or three nuts
on the ground near the tree. And they
soon came and picked them up. You
ought to have seen how funny they
looked with two large nuts in their
mouths. The next day we went and
left some more nuts in the same place,
and they came and picked them up
while we were standing nearby. In
few days they would come and take the
nuts from our hands, jump upon our
shoulders and then leap into the tree.
Now when we go near their tree we
find them watching for us. They will
run to meet us, jump into our arms and
look in our pockets for something to
eat.
Helen Morrison, age 10.
Eldon, Ia r. No, /.
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Merle Redman of Hedrick
Writes On Abraham
Lincoln

Dear Juniors:
am a little boy 10 years old.
have never written to the Courier
Junior before but my papa takes The
Daily Courier and l love to read the
Junior page.
I will write about Abraham Lincoln
and my ancestors.
My Grandfather Redmon fought in
the civil war when Lincoln was presi-
dent and I love to hear him tell war
stories. He tells us how the north
ern and southern soldiers, too, would
stop and cheer when they would come
to the old Lincoln farm as they were
marching past. He lived in Larue
county, Kentucky, and went from
there to the war when he was II
years old. After the war he came to
Iowa and lives in Hednck now.
My great grandfather was born in
Nelson county, Kentucky, in 1903 and
Abraham Lincoln was born in Harden
county, Kentucky, in 1909.
Afterwards Larue county was cut
off from Harden county, so my great
grandfather and Abraham Lincoln
went to school together in log
school house In Mob creek. 1t was so
far to school that my great grandfath-
er and his little sister went on horse
back and carried milk to school. His
sister, Lyddie, later was Mrs. Elias
Kitterman Of Wapello county and died
in Ottumwa. .
My great great grandfather Redmon
lived in Kentucky and died of old age
at the age of SO years and months.
Merle Redmon.
r, L. Hedrick, Ia.
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A Rainy Day

20 naughty rain, please go away
II little girl was heard to say
sOne very dull and rainy day
SsP1ease, won't you go away"
.sBut little girl" a voice replied,
8.sDry weather's what we can't abide;
wed always like this rain supplley.
Its lovely out today!
1--WE really do dislike the sun,
As frogs and ducks have always done;
And therefore, being two to one,
wen ask the rain to stay"
The little girl, surprised, looked out
I And saw the ducks and froggies rout'
n And in the puddles splash about,
4 And watched them at their play!
The rain continued all the day;
sThe frogs and ducks stayed out to
play.
ssA little girl was heard to say:
SsI'm glad 1t rained today"
Constance NJ. Lowe in Little Folks
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Adventures of a NewsbOy-
BY Lamar C. Rhodes of
the Stuart School

Harry was poor boy who lived IN
the big city of New York. He earned
money enough to keep his mother and
little sister Pearl, by selling papers.
One cold morning in February Harry
got up, built fire, and called his
mother, who arose and prepared a
good breakfast for Harry and Pearl.
After Harry had eaten his meal, he
washed and went to get his papers
from the train and at the printing Of
nee.
It happened that a big Atlantic liner
had been sunk at sea and his papers
went very fast He had just sold out
get more when his foot struck blue
looking package. He stopped almost
instantly, picked it up and examining
It closely he found the word. Bond
on it. Not knowing it's value, he TOOK
1t homo and went back to sell more
papers. In the evening when he came
home his mother was writing an al to
put in the paper. 1t read:
"Found-On West 38th street, five
government bonds. Can have same
by giving numbers. Harry White,
phone 4631-N."
This ad was in the paper for a
week and three days. On the third
day of the second week rich man
named Mr.. Glasse called Harry over
the phone to ask the number Of his
home. Later he called at his home
and gave the numbers. Harrys were
just the same.
AS a reward Harry received thirty
five dollars, which he Immediately
put in the bank as NEST egg" ne
said in talking about his good luck, 1T
pays always to be honest"
Lamar Rhodes, Age IL.
100 8. Ward St., Ottumwa, Ia.
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oTTUMwA, WAPELLo COUNTY, IOWA
have something I want to to look aft

| I have something l want to 10 look dhs-
err"
Ruth went away wondering what her
new friend would be like. II hope she
isn't like May for she Is SO unkind II
| she is anything like Mary I Will ike
her, for she Is so sweet"
Ruth went back to her play room
but could not do anything but think OK
her new friend. The rest Of tho after
noon seemed so long that Ruth could
hardly wait until supper.
But finally the nurse came up to get
Ruth ready for supper When Hutn
went down stairs she saw her new
friend. She was just as Ruth hoped she
would be. She was little girl about
Ruth's age and size. She had long gold
en- curls, very rosy cheeks and blue
eyes.
Ruth" said her mother. this is
your new friend. Her name Is Helen
Conway"
Both children ate hearty supper.
And then the nurse went to the show
with them.
The next morning Ruth and her
friend ate their breakfast and went to
play. After dinner they went for a
walk with the nurse. While they were
walking along Ruth saw little girl
selling papers. Her dress was ragged
and dirty. While Ruth's was a clean
silk dress She said: "Helen, let's give
that little girl our money, will you!
Helen said she would so they count
ed their money and had fifty cents.
When the little girl got the money she
was so happy because she could get
her little brother some food. Then they
went home and told their mother what
they did and she was happy to find her
little daughter so kind hearted. II think
that is the way we should all be, she
said.
Vera Mabel Snoddy, age Is,
Bloomfield, Ia, r. I.
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Vera's Grandmother Some.
times Sends The Courier
Out to Her

Dear Juniors:
I have not written to the Junior page
for long time. We do not take the
Courier, but sometimes my grandma
sends it out to me. have been reading
the stories. And thought would write
a school composition.
It was 2 o'clock when little Ruth
came home from her afternoon ride
with her nurse. She had been thinking
of her mother who was away on visit.
While she was playing with her dolls
the nurse came in. She had a smile on
her kind face as she said Ruth, guess
who is here" Mother said Ruth with a
smile on her face. Yes, did you see her
coming?" Ruth did not stop to answer.
but down the stairs she went and into
her mothers arms she leaped. ooh
mother" she cried, 81 am so glad you
came"
"Where is the little girl you were go
ing to bring home with you? I want to
see her so much"
wait until supper, dear. then you
can see her" ooh, mother. can she
have the pink room next to me?"
II will see dear" said her mother.
Nov go away and don't bother me as
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1t is just possible that if you write
a nice letter to Frederick G. Howe
commissioner of immigration at Ellis
Island, New York City, he may give
you this little Serbian, who is an
orphan because his father was killed
fighting for his country, and his
mother committed suicide through
grief. She told the passengers on the
JOANNA the boy was born in the
United States, and she had taken him
to Greece to see his father. There she
learned he had been killed. Coming
back on the liner she jumped off the
ship, leaving the boy to the pas
sengers. He is four years old and toe
young to understand his position. The
commissioner of immigration Us trying
to find a way to keep him in the
United States.
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ANCESTOR STORIES.

We want the Juniors to write about
some Of their ancestors (whlch
means your parents, grandparents,
.rsaf grandparents, etc. We will ask
the Juniors to write nice short stories
telling something remarkable or IN
usual about their ancestors.
The Courier Junior is always glad
when the Juniors send in unusual
stories. The usual features OF the an
cestor stories is what appeals TO Inc
Courier and prompts it to continue the
contest. The Juniors certainly send IN
splendid ancestor stories.
The writer's can select their prizes
from among the following: A box OF
candy, roller skates, book, friendship
link, pin or knife.
Dorothy Lynn Gates is the prize WIN,
Nor Dorothy surely has splendid
idea about dates. Her ancestor story
IA one Of the very best ever sent IN TO
The Junior.
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A School Composition = BY
Fac Swimmer, of. the
Kinney School

Dear Suniors:
AS have not written for a long tint
will send one Of my school compost
tions. ,,.............,...
One day my father and mother sait
that might go on q visit to one OF my
cousins. arrived all safe The first day
went along fine
The second day as we were all talk
ing and having d good time, Bill theii
oldest son, said that as he had nothing
to do, he would go hunting. and II ne
found any spring flowers he Woulo
gather some If his hands were not fup
Of game as he thought they would be.
Alice (his sister, and were out on
the lawn playing tennis, when Bill cams
home he was looking so funny we
couldn't help from laughing. He was
looking like drowned rat. His hat was
dropping all around his face; his cloth
ing hung on him like on a scare crow.
He said If we didn't stop laughing he
wouldn't tell us how 1t happened and
furthermore not till he had changed his
clothing and that his feet felt like they
were wet.
So we went along with our game and
thinking all the while what he had been
doing and we noticed that he had no
game and no flowers.
After while Bill came down looking
much better and said as we didn't laugh
very much he would tell us his good
luck so we made ourselves comfortable
on the grass and Bill started his after.
noon good luck story.
AS he was going through Jones field,
as it was nearer than going around the
road to the timber saw some flowers.
I guess you girls call them Jacks. Any
way l started after them and hadn't
gone far when I thought I heard some
one scream for help and thought it
was something else, but in very little
While l heard it again and 1t came
from Mr.. Jones' pond and so I ran over
to it and you know those little Jones
children were in the water The water
was up to Dicks waist and Pearl was
trying to help him out
I was on the wrong side of the pond
SO I jumped in and swan across and
got them to land and they told me that
they ran off to go fishing and that papa
and mamma didn't know where they
were, and then Dick said that he saw
a frog and he tried to catch it and fell
in. told them they had better go home,
and SO you girls know why you didn't
get any flowers. ~..
So the next day some more cousins
came and we girls went to the woods
playing tennis, and later in the evening
we Joined them. week later and my
visit was completed.
go to the Kinney school in Davis
county.
Fac Swinney
Bloomfield, Iowa.