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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-28
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.

The womenss clubs of Iowa, andS of
numerous other states of the union,
have been interesting themselves in the
problem of compulsory education, and
the State. Federation of Women's
Clubs has come out in favor of a law
to compel the attendance of children
at school. 1t is right that children
should go to school for certain num-
Der of years and ii parents and guard
ians can not be trusted to see that they
do this, then the state should make
them. A law making education COM
;pulsory would not work much hardship
in, a state like Iowa, which has little
absolute poverty; and, after all, "com-
pulsory education" is chiefly objec-
tionable on account OF its name. A
state law compelling attendance at
school for children between certain
prescribed ages would do much good in
some cases. Here In Ottumwa there are
many young boys whose parents are
well able to keep them; at school, who
are working and earning their own
living. The most Of these boys are
bright, manly little fellows; for with
the average young American the
brighter and better he is, the sooner
he wants to "get job" and begin sup
porting himself. These are just the
bows who would do best at school, and
it is wrong to allow them to waste
their young energies and in some de-.
gree spoil their chances of success by
stopping school and going to work too
early. They cannot, at their age, real
ize for themselves the full consequence
of such proceeding, and II their par
ents can not or will not make them
attend school in spite OF themselves,
the state should, step in and take the
place Of the parent.
As bearing upon the general sub
ject of compulsory education, the fol
lowing extract from an. address by
Charles r. Skinner, of New York, is
quoted:
"In republic like ours, our plan OF
education must not be like that of
Rome, but our system OF education, to
realize its highest aim, must reach
the common people, the plain people, as
Lincoln loved to call them. It must be
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-28
The Pre.id ent,s Tr,bute.

Marshalltown Times Republican:
The presidents tribute to Vice Presi-
dent Hobart reveals his high character
as one of the nations "most illustri-
GUS citizens and one of its most faith
full servants" Nothing could better
describe his sterling qualities than the
few brief but pregnant sentences used
by the chief magistrate to disclose his
nobility, gentleness, purity, integrity
and devotion to the public good. 1t is
worthy of the study of every ambi-
tious young man.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-28
MONEY m AMPLE suPPLY.
Volume Held to be sunicIent for the
Country,s Needs.

COuntry's Needs.
New York, Nov. 25.-''Monetary an
xieties have faded with sales of bonds
to the treasury under the recent Offer.
the fall in sterling exchange in spite
of dearer money abroad and easier
here, and the receipt of about $780,
600 net from the, interior during the
week. There is no Trouble in the COM
mercial money market, as there has
been none, and loans on securities
have ruled at easier prices.
while the extraordinary volume Of
business throughout the country re-
iquires greater activity of currency
than in ordinary times, there is no in.
dication that the volume has not been
ample all the year, and the course Of
money markets throughout the inter-
ior shows that embarrassment here
has been due to operations outside in-
dustries and general trade"
Such is the comment on present f.
nancial conditions made In r. G. Dun
& Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade, is
sued today. The review continues:
The iron industry shows no yielding
in material, but little advance in Bes-
semer pig at Pittsburg, with large in
quiries Tor next year. Prices of rails
are maintained, with one contract re-
ported OF 10000 tons for Japan and
another pending for South Africa. A
single order for car axles covers $4,000
or $500 tons. Structural prices do not
yield, and angles are quoted higher,
but works which have nearly or quite
filled their orders are seeking others,
with concessions of So per ton in east
ern plates, 81 in steel hoops and sheets
and in bars at Pittshurg, while cut
nails are quoted 81 lower. The gener-
al ratio of prices for all finished prod
ucts is now 2.34 per cent lower than
Nov. i, though the average for pig
iron is 1 per cent higher. Copper is
unchanged. Tin has been depressed to
27M cents by London speculation, lead
is unchanged, spelter is lower, with
sales at $40, and aluminium is higher
at 80 cents for ton lots.
Heavy orders in the past are reflect
ed by shipments of boots and shoes
amounting to 2s1,272 cases in three
weeks, 1853 per cent more than in 1897
80 per cent more than in 1894, with
other years still smaller. New BUSH
ness is checked by continuing rise in
prices which have reached in some
grades 20 cents per pair, with one
large contract in grain creole at 221a
cents perpair advance.
Sales Of wool pass all records, hay-
ing been at the three chief markets
81, 894,20s pounds in three weeks of
November, whereas October sales in
five weeks were but 6s,314, 9s9 pounds,
and in only one other month have
sales ever reached 6o,0O0,0OO pounds.
The trading is largely between dealers,
and leaves no indication of consump-
ton. The demand for goods continues
SO large as to encourage much buying
by mills in spite Of the advancing
prices.
Cotton goods are rising also, and
print cloths have been advanced an
eighth, a proposed sliding scale at Fall
River having probably aperted strike,
though at other cities higher wages
are demanded, Cotton advanced three
sixteenths, the decrease of nearly 5O0,-
900 bales in exports this month being
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-28
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
nlr. Crolker,. scheme.

Sioux City Tribune: Croker is oper-
ating to make something out Of his
flop to Bryan. The New Workers have
agreed to put forward the only genu-
inc Bryan man they have in their con-
gressional delegation for leader Of the
democratic party in congress- In his
practical way Mr.. Croker sees that it is
time to take away from the amateurs
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-28
Even Jerry Make. money,

Des -ioines Capital. Jerry Simpsons
announcement that he is making more
money out of cattle than he ever did
cut of politics is not surprising. When
fellows like Jerry run the politics Of
the country there is no one that is able
to make any money. But when another
class, republicans for instance, run the
politics, everybody makes money.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-28

Marsh lltown Times Republican: Who
can give a satisfying definition OF a
gentleman? Here is one, which is given
by an eastern writer: A man who is
talked to about matter of which he
knows everything and the tallker knows
nothing, but who nevertheless reserves
a demeanor which suggests that
he knows nothing about it and that the
talller knows everything that man is
a gentleman.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-28


rode into, a defile where they were
quickly surrounded and captured. The
second disaster was still more serious,
for it involved IAN error of the com
manding general He also underesti-
mated the military capacity and char
acteristics of the enemy and the two
regiments he sent on a detached night
attack are prisoners at the Boer capt.
tai. For several days an armored train
made Its way unopposed from Estcourt
to Colenso, and the British wondered
why they saw no one and heard no
shot. But the Beers waited, laid a
snare carefully arranged in all details,
and another considerable capture of
men was the result.
At the beginning of the war the
couraue of the men is apt to take a
daredevil form. 1t has, been toned
down by sharp lessons. In the first
;hostilities with Spain our smaller craft
were disposed to make free with Cuban
harbors until the torpedo-boat Wins
low was caught by a masked battery
near Cardenas. The operations of the
Beers south of Ladysmith have been
called slow, but seem to have accom-
plished all that their general planned.
He has plenty of time to burn bridges
before he falls back and will find them
useful if able to advance. The Boer is
a stolid fighter and in rough coun-
try. 1t will be no slight task to force
him from cover. Military stratemems
count for little against troops whose
doggedness is proof against all forms
of alarm. From this time forth the
British are likely to be more discreet
about venturing into territory open to
the Beers, but where they choose
to be invisible until they can strike
hard,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-28
Republican. VIII stand Firm.

Marshalltown Times Republican:
Senator Hansbrough, OF North Dakota,
has the courage Of his convictions. In
a recent interview he said: 1--WE are
now on the gold standard and we have
been for many years. If there is
good reason for reafirming our posi-
ton in this regard, I believe the re-
publicans of the west will stand firmly
by the party. I am sure that the re-
publicans Of North Dakota will not
swerve."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-28

Mr.. Mclean affirms that if his can
didacy aroused The people to a realiz-
ing sensesof the perils that menace the
country he will feel thatAhe has not
lived in vain. 1t may not be dead easy
tostell where Mr.. Mclean has lived,
but everybody knows where he ex-
PRED.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-28
A Frlghtful Blun,der !,

Will often cause horrible Burn,
scald, Cut or Bruise. Bucklen's Ami.
ca Salve, the best in the world, will kill
the pain and promptly heal it. Cures
Old Sores, Fever Sores, Ulcers, Boils.
Felons, Corns. all Skin Eruptions. Best
Pile cure on earth. Only rs cts. box.
Cure guaranteed. Sold b, Clark a
Mollison, druggists, 80
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-28
GETTING DOWN TO SERIOUS
'.,aAe WORK. II

Again the English find out that they
are facing dangerous enemy in South
Africa. The trap into which the arm
ored train ran is a third reminder that
the Beers are an adversary that must
be dealt with cautiously. The first
mishap through overconfidence was the
loss OF a whole battalion OF cavalry at
Glencoe. They supposed the enemy was
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-28
stAkkl
IsinLuck.

Springfield, ILL.,, Nov. 24.-(By Assoc
ciated Press. Us. Y. Watson, employed
on the Baltimore and Ohio southwest
erni gravel train at Taylorville, has re-
ceived word that he has fallen heir to
q fortune of $4,000 through the death
of his mothers brother at New York.
Watson will leave shortly for New York
to claim the fortune.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-28
Lucky Churci,tll,

! Cedar Rapids Gazette: Churchill
was lucky newspaper correspondent
to be captured by the Beers, When he
gets away from Pretoria he will be able.
to sell his articles at any price he may
be disposed to ask, and should be be
careful with his monev he will, not
need to go out when there is another
war.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-28

The Chicago Journal says: An ex-
eiting telegram in the morning papers
is to the effect that the Sac and Fox
Indians threaten to go on the war.
path, and that considerable alarm, is
felt in Iowa. Our neighbors should.
calm their fears. The whole tribe of
Sac and Fox Indians is not half as
dangerous as one of Fred Whites
campaign speeches.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-28

Joliet is kicking because the dyna-
mite blasts on Chicago's drainage Ca
nal amcufir at times to perpet ual bom-
bardment. When Chicago'ss sewage be
gins to; come down that canal Joliet
will have something really worth kick
ing about. "a
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-28

~ t.aRnears that Dewey knew what he
sisylsss issssnss when he transfer gads his
home But he, would have saved him
lSelf some harsh criticism III he had
told xaiT about it in the first place. In
America, it pays to have mo- SECRETS.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-28

from the south and west, young Mr..
Bailey and his illS, leadership which
they have been unequal to, but the
man he is putting forward, what re-
Election upon the Empire state!
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-28

4 democratic paper calls the new bat:
tlaship Kentucky "a beautiful itoy.N
Not many years ago we We're out Of
:s;;,.ch rcTs and Chill undertook to play.
the bully at gu. expense.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-28

Taylor's majority in Kentucky as
several thousand by the showing of,
the partisan election boards. He is
the choice of the people for governor
and he will be inaugurated.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-28

! Aguinaldo's secretary of war claims
that the, United States has lost 1900
men at the hands of the Filipinos.i
That secretary ought to apply for a job
as a British war censor.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-28
To Extend BOND oassr,ng.

Washington, Nov. 24.-(By Associat-
ed Press -Secretary Gage is in re-
ceipt of large number of requests
from financial circles to extend the
bond offering limit beyond Nov. 80.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-28

Governor Roosevelt is mallingsa spe-
! cial effort to. ilnproye the maflsman-
ship ofEliie New York Nationa Guard.
/ Missouri, under dsmocraticf I. 1iiisman-
agen1erit,s is at last trying toS;scrape
together a few militia. s ,st
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-28

People who are losing sleep over the
frequently repeated suggestions that
highlands experiences in India prove
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-28
CIRCuLATIaN.

The Ottumwa Courier has q larger.
circulation than any Ottumwa news
paper ever had. Larger in the city
and larger outside.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-28

SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
Daily Courier, i year, by mail.... 500
Daily Courier, / year, by carrier. 600
Semi-Weekly Courier, I year...... 1.5o
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-28
Founded 9Th August, 1e4e.

Published sen,-weekly on Tuesdays and
Thursdays.
Office: 1l2 South Market Street.
Telephone editorial or business offlcel No. ~
Address the Courier Printing Co., Ottuniwa, La
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-28
HOODS S1aJab0HM
Il322z

Hood. Pills cure liver M. the non.lrritatins and
only cathaI.lc e take With Hood. sarsaPaIill.,
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nts will appear as usual.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-01

ABOUT $50 ARE NOW ISSUED

County Clerk John Froseth is very
busy issuing licenses to hunters, and
today, being the first Gay of the open
season the woods are filled with
hunters after the feet-footed deer.
Game warden Charles S. Stevens
has received his new appointment
from the state warden, and will keep
track OF the sportsmen. Those who
have recently had occasion to go
through the woods say that the deer
appear more plentiful than ever, this
year. There are but twenty days in
which the hunter can shoot deer.
and the cracking of the rifle will no
doubt echo and re-echo throughout
the woods through Move mber.
Up to date Mr.. Froseth has issued
about 450 licenses to hunters. The
of them, he says, come from
Iron River. There are also a large
number of them issued to Mason and
Pratt people.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-01
That Case of Bribery.

EDITOR TINES: The last issue OF
the Washburn News gets after one
of our citizens, and in it's headlines
has this startling announcements
THE charge of bribery in the last,
school election did not come up at
this term It intimates that the
club is still hanging threateninglyy
and that it may drop on the head OF
the man who was unfortunate
enough to be elected school clerk
last July if he ever dares to peep
This case is hardly worth talking
about, know, but the animus. that,
continually crops out in public print
over that measley little school
squabble of last summer, is altogeth-
er too disgusting. Surprising some
body did promise somebody job of
taking the school census-what of itf
If the Wisconsin legislature has
been narrow enough to pass law
like that it ought to be put along
with the old ''blue laws" of Massa-
cheusetts where it belongs. And
little thing like a school cleo
ton ought not to bother the News
until so late in the autumn. It's all
"tom rot to talk about such prose-
cutions as there isn't a jury ia the
state of Wisconsin that would con-
Wet on the charge.
s'NAoMI.''
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-01
SOME LITTLE KNOWN FACTS
Which Shows How Little We Know of
Each Other

which Shows How Little We Know OF
Each Other.
Only eighteen per cent. of the all
the families in America employ do
mestic help, leaving eighty-two per
cent. without even one servant.
If all the dressmakers known to
exist in America worked twenty
four hours of each day for a whole
year, without stopping for sleep or
meals, they would still be able to
make only one dress apiece for less
than seven Fights of the people Of
the women Of America.
Not six per cent of the women ia
America spend as much money as
fifty dollars per year on their
clothes.
Out of twelve million American
families the income of four million Of
these families is less than 800 each
per year, and the incomes of nearly
eighty per cent, of the entire num-
Der are less than $1,000 each per
year.
There are scores of places in this
country where only one mail comes
every fourteen days.
Ask the average person where the
central point of era is in the United
States and he will fix it somewhere
in Illinois. Tell him it is nearer
San Francisco and he will be incre-
dulous until hermembers that Alaska
is within the boundaries of Uncle
Sam. EDWARD Box in the Novem-
Der Ladies Home Journal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-01
Died.

Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Olson mourn
the death of their young daughter,
Clara, which occurred last Saturday
night. Clara was eight years old
and had been sick for a week with
diphtheria. On Saturday she
seemed to be improving, but during
the night she suffered a collapse and
the result was death. The deceased
child was the beloved of her parents,
and her sudden death has quite pros
trated them with grief. Owing to
the contagious form of the disease it
was impossible TO hold religious ser
vices over the remains, and instead
the funeral sermon will be preached
at the Norwegian-Lutheran Church
next Sunday afternoon, in the Eng
lish language, at the hour of two
o'clock. The remains of little Clara
were inferred in the Protestant
cemetery in this city.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-01
Cataric Operations.

DR.. F. r. Reynolds operated Fri
day morning upon Mrs. Thomas Nc
Guine, of Durand for cataract. Mrs.
McGuine was blind in the affected
eye nearly four years.
He operated last week on little
seven year old Nellie Darlington, OF
Knapp, who has had cataract from
birth. The other eye was operated
on several months since.
Today (Tuesday) he is to operate
upon Mrs. Alphy Skinner, of Long
Prairie, Mimi, for the same affec-
ton.
In each case operated upon the
eye-sight was restored and the
operation was without pam, as in
fact are all operations upon the eye
where cocaine is applied before the
operation, and this being done in
every case renders the use of a gen
eral anaesthetic very rare in mod
ern surgery.-Daily Leader, Eat
Claire, Wis.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-01
BASE BALL RECORD.
Washburn is Champion so Far as Percen
tage Goes.

washburn is Champion so Far as Percen-
tage Goes.
The Washurn Times this week
gives the record of the work of the
base bali team for the season and
puts their percentage at 739 and
Bayfield's at 727. 1t is hardly fair
for them to count the first two
games we played with them this sea-
son, for at that time we did not have
a ball team. For these two games
we picked up scrub teams just TO
accommodate them when they were
unable to secure a team from else
where. For the first game we had
but two of our regular players who
played through the season and. for
the second we had but three or four
bail players. The balance were boys
picked up who had meyer played ball
before. Since the organization of
our ball team we have lost but one
game out of nine played, which
makes our percentage 688.-Bay-
field Press.
That's crawling out through a
mighty slim hole. True, in the first
two games with Washburn, Bayfield,
was beaten because they did not
draw on the crack mines of Duluth
and Hayward, as they did in ali
their other games, but they were
beaten fair and square, just the
same, and it's too late now to cry
that, that cit is hardly fair for them
to count the first two games we
played with them.'' Since the
games were played why shouldn t
they be counted?
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-01
An Old Crank,

The Evening Wisconsin.
Carl Schurz does not agree with
President Mckinley in regard to the
war. He did not agree with Presi-
dent Lincoln in regard to former
war, and wrote a letter to the Presi-
dent which evoked a very tart reply.
President Lincoln carried out his
duty in the light of his own under
standing without the consent of Carl
Schurz, and the prospect is that
President Mckinley will do the
same.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-01
The Britain and Beer.

The British seem to be getting
the worst of it in their encounter
with the Beers. Two British regi-
ments were captured at Ladysmith
Monday and it looks as though the
British forces now in South Africa
might get an awful drubbing before
the great bulk of the army arrives. o
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-01

The following officers were elected
by the Scandinavian Lodge, l. @. e.
[. Monday evening, for the ensuing
term.
Henry A. Peterson, G. T.
Inga Wangberg, V. T.
Clara Rovig, S. J. T.
George Froseth, Secy.
Christina Peterson, F. Sec'y.
0. Davidson. Treas.
Peter Olson, Marshal
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-01
HCold onAsne Qngs IS no Trifle!

And Should be Looked After in It's Earliest Stages
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-01
How to Prevent a Cold.

After exposure or when you feel
cold coming on take dose of
Foley's Honey and Tar. It never
fails and will prevent pneumonia or
consumption if taken in time. Sold
by Owen, Frost & Co.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-01

Let a newspaper that has said
columns of beautiful things about a
man say one unkind truth about him,
and all at once the good is forgotten
and only the bad darkness and OBJ
scures the sunlight of the past. 1t
becomes the painful duty of an editor
at times to castigate even his best
friend, and it is probably as painful
to the editor as to the party that
receives and merits the castigation.
The public demands and the public
condemns, and the only thing left
for the newspaper man to do is to do
right. -Ex.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-01

Rice Lake Leader: Mrs. Inga Ole
and Miss Carrie Wangberg, of Wash
burn, were the guests of o. E..
Wangnild and family last week.
Mrs. Ole and Mr.. Wangnild are
brother and sister and Miss Wang
berg a neice.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-01
ELECTED OFFICERS
A Change Of Officers for One Of Our
Temperance Lodges.
SCANDINAVIAN GOOD TEMpLAps

New Officers OF the Lodge Elected Lass
Monday Evening. Correspondent
Gives His Views Briefly en
the Bribery" Charges
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-01

The Headlight = Hering's new
cigar.