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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-05
BUNDLES
BY EDNA ECAN.

Is 81 DELIVERY systems in large stores
have been greatly influenced by
10 lack of men because of the war,
and what Is more, shops have
found that extensive delivery for small
bundles keeps up overhead expenses
and, consequently, the customer must
suffer from advanced prices.
But / don't like to carry bundles"
you say; They always slide out of my
arm, or the string comes off and they
tire me SO. too" Now, this is probably
all true; just stand at the door of any
large shop, watch your fellow-passen-
gers. IN the trolley or train, wait in a
public waiting room for while and
count the few people who look as if
they were really unconscious of the
bundles they carry. There is a right as
we'll as wrong way of carrying bum
dies, and the right way is just as easy
to know as the wrong.
You see woman dragging along
with huge bundle or box on one hin.
She looks ungracefuI, will feel very
tired at the end of her journey, and is
not only going to make one hip, larger
than the other by continually doing this,
but she will strad muscles that may
lead to serious trouble. 1t would be so
much easier If she put one of these
cheap carrier handles on the bundle and
carried It with one hand. 1t would not
feel nearly 50 heavy and her arms would
not be cramped in the end.
There is nothing which makes you 80
tired when shopping as number OF
small bundles which have knack OF
getting lost. You feel after stopping at
each counter and piling them mp in the
crook of your arm, like the story. of the
old lady who asked everybody she met
to count her bundles to see if she had
lost any. II is an easy matter to TIC
them together into a whole. Any sales
girl viii be glad to oblige you this way,
especially if you are going to carry your
purchases with you -, =,
1T seems to me-" girl will sigh,
THAT l always have my hands full.
There are my umbrella and pocketbook
and maybe paper and magazine, and
when get another bundle l can scarce
~ get my carfafe out, my hands are so
full" This girl should realize the value
Of having poekctbook with a strap and
an umbrella with loop. The loop over
the arm and the strap over one hand
still leaves two hands free to grapple
with other difficulties in the shape OF
bundles and papers. 1t is these little
things that worry women into nervous
wrecks, and the solution is so easy.
Have you noticed how serenely a man
can grasp two large handbags while you
are debating whether to hand your one
suitcase to the porter? One heavy bit
of baggage is indeed big proposition
for a woman. She should take the mans
example and divide the weight into two
bags which balance. In this way she
can carry even more and not feel the
burden half 50 much.
There i n art in doing up bundles
which are 10 Ae<arEed 40. liz small
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-05
FRIENDS

III nee a boy and girl went to the
same school for years, played.
- quarreled, traded apples, and
Wed with each other for class
honors. They graduated and continued
to be good friends. Suddenly the boy
developed new sentiment toward the
girl which was different from their
childish friendship. He became a Coz
slant visitor at her home and took her
to dances. He hotly resented her qe-
eeiving attention from other men, and
wanted to monpolize her entirely, to be
alone in her affection.
Perplexed, the girl wondered: what
shall ! do with him? ! like him as al
ways have and want him as a friend,
but ! don't want him for anything more
and l am sure I never shall. I can't let
him continue this sort of attention; yet
l can't hurt him by sending him away"
The girl had the normal feminine van
ity that counts each mans favor as
merely one more tribute to her charm
She felt instinctively she must do the
right thing by her friend even though
she couldn't accept his love; that jilting
him abruptly, or letting him go on to be
finally refused, would only make a
breach between them in the end. She
held the high ideal that it is a girls
duty to strengthen the character and
support the honor of the men and bow.
with whom she comes in contact
Little by little, as delicately as she
could, she led the boy to see by her ac-
tions and manner that her interest In
him was friendliness, frank and sincere.
but nothing deeper; that she chose to
have other men friends beside him. and
that she wished msel6shly that he cult
vate other feminine associates.
In time the would-be sutton came TO
follow her lead because she said and
did nothing to hurt his self-respect or
leave a sting.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-05
WAR TIME HOSPITALITY
These Are Times to Make Our
selves Pleasant In Every
Way Possible.

bit more when we play hostess? One of
the first ladies of the land recently en-
tertained at luncheon where the menu
was of a decided warfare" character.
And never was she more gracious
hostess than she proved herself on that
occasion.
Hospitality Is fine and useful art !;
and upon real hospitality rests securely
many :: friendship. Would you be a sue
cessful hostess? Would you make
friends-and what is more-hold en- to
them? Would you help make life in
teresting? Well, then, give more of
yourself than of your goods
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Do not wait until the garment is finished
so that you may do the whole at once.
Better results follow when you press
each small part of the work as you go
on. Press open every seam and over
cast or bind it. The finish will be more
accurate and more professional"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-05
+ ARGE pores must be cleaned of
all foreign substance and so kept
clean Using an astr;ouao< -

contract them. Wash face with
warm water and pure soap, using com
plexion brush; brush nose well and mas
sage with cream. At end of a week of
this treatment with magnifying mirror
in good light press out contents of each
pore. After all are out treat with the
astringent. Also the health must be
cared for each day, an all-over sponge
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7 00QS .sENQ| :,

0UT the basting threads in gar
KV ments at rather short intervals
- before you attempt to remove
them. To pull the length of a
long bastng thread from a garment is
to risk tearing the fabric or at least
separating the warf and wool fbers.
The difference of time between the two
methods is negligible.
m AID your ironing board on both
sides and cover with a snugly
~ fitting case of strong muslin, open
at the large end. Slip it over all
md tack tightly to the board. Use one
side tor white articles and the other for
colored garments that might possibly soil
the case from heat of the iron setting
the colors.
~ HlLDREN who gather wild flow
kO ers should be taught that they
g must not put them in the mouth.
The buttercup, which is harm
less enough to handle, contains an acid
poison that will produce a sore mouth
and taken into the stomach worse effects
might result. 1t also contains a mar
cotic principle, anemonin, which has the
property of diminishing the respiration
and heart action.
ONT forget when YOU come in
tired and lie down to rest weary
- limbs that you must rest your
weary eyes, too. Do not "iust
look over the newspaper" while you rest
yourself. Close your eyes and determine
to rest absolutely for time, then sit un
and read if you will and you will feel
less fatigue than if you had been over
working these tired little organs
IN ABY'S bath is very essent;a, n
its health and should be nroner.
~ ~ given. The temperature of
the room should be 20 degrees
and the temperature of the bath about
% degrees during the first three months
OF the little ones life. Among the vari-
ous causes for crossness of children are
some very common ones, such as hum
ger or thirst, improper sleep, overeatine.
uncomfortable clothing and the perni"
rious feeding with sweets.
DINING the seams of garments.
either when basting or when do
~ ing final stitching by hand or by
machine, requires holding the
has edge of the material on top Of the
straight edge-that is, nearest you. In
hat way you will avoid stretching the
Mas edge unduly. While dressmaking
ave = board and iron ready for press
ng seams. hens and turned down edges.
& :.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-05

In warm weather put eggs in cold va
ter and they win fruth better.
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@'N g.! DGAUI;y@

bath taken and twice . week $50
scrub.
/" TRAINED, weak eyes are usual
RJ ly red from the inhamed oon&-
III ton. The health of the eye is
largely responsible for the
growth of the eyelashes and eyebrowa
Very seldom you find long and thick
lashes on one who suffers from weak
or diseased eyes.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-05

IN o one can ever nave a gou:-louai.
Nj ing hand if the fingers are broad
A at the tips. Get into the habit Of
pressing down on the ends Of
the fingers from the first joint to the u.
Do this many times day and you VIII
be surprised how the shape of your
fingers improve, even if you are foreed
to flatten them BY pounding the tyDe-
writer.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-05

TlSE this pleasant substitute for the
disagreeable smelling moth-ball
A which can be made by mixing
together one ounce each of
cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, cara
way seeds and toquin beans, and six
ounces of powdered orris root. The
mixture should be put into small bags
and bags laid among the clothing. They
will impart pleasant perfume and will
prove an excellent moth preventive.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-05

N7I ANICUR1NG for ten minute,
M does not promise much. In that
10y time. however, something NAV
be done to keep the hands in
good condition. The nails may be filed
and the skin around the base pushed in
with AN orange wood stick-neycr cut
Then a final polish may be given and a
whitening and softening lotion rubbed
into the hands.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-05

I" ONE apologies are absolutely
lRJ necessary, but to contract the
~ apologizing habit is fatal. The
hostess who is continually apol-
ogizing to her guests implies that they
were not important or valuable enough
to her for her to put forth the effort
which would have made the apology un-
necessary. The woman who must be
continually apologizing for her clothes
and her appearance, is self-accused
and self-convicted sloven. The person
who finds it necessary to apologize for
the value of the gifts profered to 9TH
ers, minimizes the value of the gift, the
recipient and herself So, why apollo
gize? Put forth little extra effort next
time, and it will not be necessary, and
the habit of making the effort will re-
place the habit of making the apology.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-05
.ONSTANT use of hard w11eri
II fatal to the good appearance q
~ the fngernails This IS one a
Al

ISyIONS1ANl use OF 00O WA =
IL fatal to the good appearance q
A the 6ngcrnails This IS one a
the drawbacks to 6her p11nS
the alum used is hard on the sim ~
makes nails brittle. Nails that hs1k
easily must be given a course Of tsen1-
ments with olive oil. It should ke
rubbed into the finger tips e1h ~
Massage we'll and occzsionalH give -
fingers bath in hot olive oil If / =
not convenient to use the oil vasan1 =
a good substitute. Whenever dn1ag
rough work the fingers should be pgo-
tected with gloves. If it IS not COM
Portable to wear them over the Wbu1e
hand fingers can be cut from Old R3uUoA
~LYCERIN should always be D.
luted with rose, orange a. esda.
flower water, or even ram ~
ter, If others arc not within a.
venient reach. II when diluted the NIX
ture irritates the skn. produeg .
burning sensation, discontinue ITS. use 8
once and substitute for it almond Oh.
~ooD-LooK1NG hands can bees.
W taincd by thorough washing with
~ pure soap, careful drying md
frequent amounting with sooth-
ing lotions and oils. If you must wash
dishes insist upon having a toilet esosp
rather than the kitchen variety and your
skin will not suffer. Scrubbing is de
worst feature of housekeeping in its &C
ton ON the hands, and loose rubber
gloves should be used As often as pos
sible. The girl whb must DO roQgh
work should never forget the value q
. lemon in keeping the shin smooth a
piece kept on the sink will Do woodela
q overcoming tAe -bad e9eet 81 sgar
yBgk $500. ....s.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-05

IN DUNG girls should be thoughtful
of their mothers and lend a
. helping hand whenever it i,
possible. Do not think because
mother is smart and goes about her
work cheerfully that she can never get
tired. Do not clothe yourself in laIn-
dered garments and pile up the clothes
basket on washing day without ever
lifting finger to help when you can
as well as not. Do not think it is not
elevating or genteel to work about the
house. This is a great mistake. If il
is degrading for you, it certainly is for
your mother. If you can not help in the
washing or ironing there are many
lighter things which you can do, and
many steps which you can take for her
which will help her very much. Do not
wait for her to insist on your doing it.
for it will make her very happy to have
your thoughtful, voluntary help; and in
after years you will have it to look back
upon with pleasure.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-05

nj ME- a young woman much an
noyed with unsightly warts was
- cured of them BY no other means
hours during the day she dipped her
warts under the cold water spigot, and
congresses covered with flannel to pre-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-05
70 TRANSFER THIS DESIGN.

To 1SN1Not 1s- 13H1o
Put some soap in pint Of hot wa
ter. stir and remove soap. Saturate
Design with mixture. then remove OK
cess moisture by partially drying De-
sign. Place material on hard lat
surface and lay the Design. face down.
upon the material. Cover with two
folds of newspaper. and with y .aole-
spoon rub. pressing hard. until The
Design is entirely transferred.
PATENT PENDING.
World Color Ptg. Co.. St Louis. Mo.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-05

ITO make pillow beautiful and attractive 70,
the baby's use belongs to the work Of
l. those mothers who dream dreams il
stitches" Every delicate touch signifies feeling
that adds to the history of baby's first year in
the homo.
AS no pillow case should have heavy embroid'
cry upon it. then must the material be quite shccs
so that the ornamental design will show. yet be
very fat If, however, a fine grade of hcavic,
material IS used and linen lasts longer than thir
fabrics. / would suggest the use of color. but
nothing more than faint tinge Of blue or ros<
pink. With these colors and soft ribbons &c
lace the two parts together, you have something
we'll suited to the purpose.
My design this week is made wholly of eye.
let, with outline for stems, and fiat buttonhole
edge. Spaces for lacing the wide ribbons can be
buttonholcd on each side, or completely covered
as in winding SPOOL securing the ends firmly
with ornamental stitches.
While tho work can be done in solid effect,
suggest cyclct, since tho colorcd cyclct is more
fragile and can be used over colorcd pillow for
carriage use. but not for the crih. Use all white
for crib purposes 1t is unnecessary to finish tho
back as you do the front A neatly hcmstitchcd
back is less bulky and you do not want the double
edge, you know Sincerely yours,
%<.-1<<Z T<<2
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-09
NOTHING DOING FOR JOSEPH
Might Be the Engineer, but Found He
Had Little Control Over
Steam Powers.

Meekly made up his mind that he
wasn't going TO be bossed any longer
by his wife, 80 when he went home
at noon he called out, imperiously:
Laura Laura r.
Mrs. Meekly came out OF the kitchen
with perspiration on her face, her
hands covered with war -four, and q
rolling-pin in her hand.
"What do you want with LauraT
she asked.
Meekly staggered, but braced him
self up. II want you TO understand.
madam"--and he tapped his breast
rematically-"that I am the engineer
of this establishment, that I am"
"oh. you are. are your Well. Jo-
seph. I want you to understand that
T-here she looked dangerous-'T am
the boiler that might blow up and
sling the engineer over into the next
street Do you hear the steam escap-
Ing, Josephf"
Joseph heard, and prayed that he
might be passed Grade when he
went before the medical board.--Lon-
don TitBits.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-09
DookhSNt,,,,k.


II comes as a surprise, very often.
10 find how far back In the centuries
some OF the ordinary things Of every
day life cast their roots. II may not
be generally realized that double-en-
try bookkeeping, for instance. adopt
ed In most large businesses Of the
modern world, originated. or II II did
not originate. was practiced, among
the mercantile communities Of Italy In
the fifteenth century. An early ex-
ponent Of the method was Mlnorite
monk named Luca De Burgo, other
wise Pacilol, who wrote and published
a treatise on the subject In Venice In
the year 1894. three years before Sc
bastlan Cabot landed In America. The
system survives as Luca De Burgo es-
tablished It, with the exception Of the
few alterations necessitated by four
centuries Of commercial evolution.
Still Mr.. Evans or some one else tells
strange stories OF bookkeeping by dou.
Bile entry In the palace accounts OF
Knossus, twelve centuries before the
Christian era.-Christian Science Mon.
itor.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-09
kept PLEDGE
To SEND BREAD
American Nation Maintained A.
lied Loaf Through Sell
Denial at Home Table.
AvERTED EUROPEAN DESPAIR.
With Military Demands Upon Ocean
Shipping, Relieved, World 10 Able
TO Return TO Normal White
Wheat Bread.

Since the advent Of the latest wheat
crop the only Limitation upon Ameri-
can exports to Europe has been the
shortage Of shipping. Between July
and October 10 we skipped 65,9S030j
bushels. II this rate should continue
until the end Of the fiscal year we will
have furnished the Allies with more
than 237, 100000 bushels of wheat and
-four In terms OF wheat.
The result OF increased production
and conservation efforts In the United
States has been that with the cessa-
ton Of hostilities we are able to re-
turn TO a normal wheat diet Supplies
that have accumulated In Australia
Argentine and other hitherto inacces.
sible markets may be tapped by ships
released from transport service, and
European demand for American wheat
probably will not exceed our normal
surplus. There is wheat enough avail
able to have white loaf at the COM
mon table.
But last year the tale was different.
Only by the greatest possible saving
and sacrifice were we able to keep q
steady stream Of wheat and -four NOV.
Ing across the sea. We found our
selves at the beginning of the hsrves,
| year with an unusually short crop
Even the most optimistic statisticians
figured that we had q bare surplus OF
100000 bushels. And yet Europe
was facing the probability of a bread
famine-and In Europe bread is by far
the most important article In the diet.
All of this surplus had left the
country early In the fall. By the first
Of the year we had managed to ship q
little more than 100000 bushels BY
practicing the utmost economy al
home-by wheatless days, wheatless
meals, heavy substitution Of othel
cereals and by sacrifice at almos
every meal throughout the country.
In January the late Lord Rhondda
then British Food Controller, cables
that only II we sent an additional 70,
000. 900 bushels before July / could h,
take the responsibility of assuring hi
people that they would be fed.
The response of the American peo
pie was S5.000.000 bushels safely deliv
cred overseas between January 1 an,
July 1. Out Of harvest which CAV,
US only 100000 bushels surplus W
actually shipped 141.000,0 900 bushels.
Thus did America fulfill her pledg
that the Allied bread rations could b
maintained, and already the American
people are demonstrating that wit
an awakened war conscience, las
years figures win be bettered.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-09
GREATEST OPPORTUNITY
WOMEN EVER HAD.

It was given to the women Of this
country to perform the greatest serv-
Ice In the winning Of the war vouch-
safed to any women in the history Of
the wars Of the world-to feed the
warriors and the war sufferers. BY
the arts Of peace, the practice Of sim
pie. homely virtues the womanhood Of
a whole nation served humanity in Its
profoundest struggle for peace and
freedom.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-09

When a war galley was launched by
the Vikings men were bound to the
rollers so that the keel was sprinkled
with their blood. The practice Of break
ing bottle Of wine over ships stem
at the launch Is regarded as a sur
vival Of this savage Scandinavian prac-
tice or "reddening the rollers" as It
was called, just as the custom Of lead
ing an officers charger before the cof-
I'm at his funeral Is a survival Of the
practice Of sacrificing chieftain's
swissa.and horses at his pyre.
4 d 70
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-09
Yes, Why. 10 ltf

Said the facetious feller, "Why is II
when q man goes to butcher shop
and learns that the price Of q chuck
roast is % cents pound he involun-
tarily allows his mind to revert to
thoughts Of the flesh and the devnY'--
Indianapolis Star.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-09

+ Our exports since IS country +
+ entered the war have justified a +
+ statement made by the Food Ad- +
r. mlnistration shortly after its con- +
+ ception, outlining the principles +
+ and policies that would govern +
+ the solution Of this country's +
+ food problems. +
+ "The whole foundation of de- 1.
+ mocracy," declared the Food Ad- I.
+ ministration, "lies in the indi- I.
+ vidual initiative of its people I.
+ and their willingness to serve the I.
+ interests of the nation with COM I.
I. plete self effacement in the time I.
+ Of emergency. Democracy can I
+ yield to discipline, and we can I
+ solve this food problem for our I
+ own people and for the Allies In Z
1. this way. To have done so viii I
+ have been greater service than I
+ our immediate objective, for we I
+ have demonstrated the rightful- I
+ ness Of our faith and our ability I
+ to defend ourselves without be- I
+ Ing Prussianized."
+ I
- + + + r + I. I. I. I. + f. fr + r 1
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-09

ESTRAYED-one yearling steer;
Color-light red; brand-small
"W" and "bar" on right hip, no
ear marks. Reward for informa-
ton leading to recovery of same.
w. H. Hull, Rt. 1, Grants Pass,
phone 606-F-21. 3S
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-09

An eastern clergyman says that
kissing is relic Of the dark ages.
There are many customs that come
down from the dark ages-eating, for
one.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-09

Sending to Europe 141 ,000 900 BUSH
els of wheat from a surplus Of appar-
emily nothing was the outstanding ex-
ploit Of the American food army in the
critical year Of the war.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-09
FIRST CALL TO FOOD ARMY.

This cooperation and service
} I ask Of all in full confidence
} that America will render more
} for hag and freedom than king
} ridden people surrender at COM
, pulsion.-Herbert Hoover, Au-
} gust 10. 1917.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-09

FOR sALE-Young team excellent
pullers), wagon, plows. harrows,
hay. lumber, cedar posts. shot
gun, rifle. bedsteads, oil stove and
other articles. Phone 502-F-12,
Mrs. George L. Morris. Rd. l.,
Grants Pass, Ore. AZ
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-09
Classified Advertising


1917 CHEVROLET with demount-
able rims for sale. Is in best run
ming condition. M. J.. Barker, 207
West c street. Phone 1se-R. 3s