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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-07

building was open to the public and
cordial welcome was extended to all
corners, and the Courier had
direct telephone service from its news
room, both local and long distance,
while the Postal Telegraph company
placed special telegraph instrument
in the Conrier's editorial rooms, where
a special operator employed by the
Courier took the bulletin news service
direct from the wire. These bulletins
as quickly as they We're received were
sent down stairs in the Courier's copy
elevator and Immediately read to the
public. BY 10 o'clock sufficient returns
had been received to give g compre-
hensive idea of the result, not only in
Wapello county but practically in ev-
cry state where an election was held,
as well as in other counties in this
part of Iowa. The manner in which
the election news was handled by the
Courier last evening is but an indica-
ton of an extension and Improvement
in the Courier's news service, which
we hope will be fully manifest from
this time forward.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-07
TRAINING THE NEGROES FOR
SELF-HELP.

Chicago Record Herald. Recent at
tacks upon Booker 7. Washington's
ideas regarding the education of the
negro give more than ordinary public
interest to his annual report covering
the work of the normal and industrial
institute over which he presides at
Tuskegee Ala.
AS an answer TO those who qnes-
ton the value of the training given
at Tuskegee and who inpugu the
purposes OF Mr.. Washington, the con-
crete results attained in the institute
invite more than passing attention.
In the first place it is well to note
the increasing evidences of confidence
in the system founded by Mr.. Wash
ington that are supplied by the large
enrolment of students. During the
present year the institute has had an
enrolment of 1850 students. and the
average attendance has been 1,441.
These figures do not include the 24S
children in the model school nor the
1913 students in the night school and
afternoon cooking classes.
Now as TO the work and results:
Among the Industries taught, in addi-
ltion to the regular academic, religious
and moral training. are agriculture
beskerry, blaeksmithina, beekeeping
brick masonry, plastering, brick MAX
ing, carpentry carriage trimming
cooking, dairying, architectural, fref
hand and mechanical drawing, paint
Ling. electrical and steam engineering
lhariless making, canning, shoe max
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ing, printing, wheelwrighting. launder-
ing, sewing and all the domestic arts
and sciences.
In order to give a concrete example
of the amount of work that the stu
dents do in the direction of self help
Mr.. Washington refers to the fact that
they manufactured 100000 bricks dur
ing the past twelve months, 1867 gar
ments of various kinds We're made in
the tailor shop and Sal, SSI pieces We're
Numbered in the laundry division by
the girls. TO give added force to these
concrete examples the principal in
corporates Il few letters from large
manufacturing firms that have taken
students from the institute, testifying
to their efficiency, skill and industry.
Nh. Washington does not devote his
report to an elaborate defense of the
work done at the Tuskegee institute.
| He prefers to let its graduates and
students speak for it. He merely eX-
plains that III laying special stress up
on hand training for large proportion
| of his race in asking no peculiar edu-
| cation for the negro because he is a
negro, but he would advocate the same
training for the German, the Jew or
/ the trenchman We're they in the same
relative stage of racial development
as the masses of the negroes.
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SGRATIFYlMa RESULTS.

ThaaneWspapers comprising the Lee
Syndicate of Iowa Evening Newspa-
pers IRE the Davenport Times, the
Musc8fine Journal and the Ottumwa
Courier. Each of these papers has pre-
eminehtly the largest circulation in
the city in which il is published,
Each tpf these papers led the fight
for tharepublican party and the entire
ticket I'm its territory. A telegram from
Davenport states that Scott county
went republican in the face OF the
STRONGEST Kind of fight, by SEQ to j.
600 majority, every candidate on the
republican ticket being elected. Mus
cating county did the same and Wa
pello county is in line with one of the
biggess republican majorties in its
historE Good newspapers are by no
meanfl the whole thing in an election
campaign, but they are very mater
ial fan or in successfully handling the
situation, and the results, as shown by
the iRturns from Davenport Musca--
tine and Ottumwa, seem to indicate
that the republican newspapers had
done their full share towards promot-
ing the general success OF The republi'
can campaign this year.
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AS TO THE CAUSE OF FAILURE

The American Industries presents
some interesting conclusions in re-
gard to the causes of the failures in
the United States in 1902. After an
alyzing these causes it says that of
the 1871 failures 90 per cent We're
due to incompetence, 80 per cent to
lack of capital, II per cent to special
circumstances beyond the business
mans control, 10 per cent to fraud and
Z per cent to inexperience. Lack OF
capital, it appears, is the most danger
Gus factor in the business life, as it is
the greatest obstacle to getting into
business. Incompetence, together with
inexperience, which amounts, to incom-
Ipetence, accounts for a very large per-
Fcentage of failures. If to Incompetence
and inexperience we add ''unwise cred
it's" we find that 80 per cent of failures
are explained, 1t amounts to this, in
brief. that nearly a third of those who
fail in business are not we'll qualified
I for it; another third try to do TOO large
a business, and the rest fail by reason
iof fraud. competition, extravaganza,
neglect, failures of others, speculation
and causes beyond the wisest mans
control.
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UNITED
POSITION OF THE
STATES.

The proud position held by the Unit
ed States among the nations OF the
world is evinced by the increasing fire.
quency with which both private and
government commissions are visiting
this country. From every country on
the globe these commissions are com
ing to study our institutions and meth
DDS. They recognized the United
States as people who do things and
they are DESTROYS of learning the way
in which these things are done. An
instance of this recognition is evil
denced by the late report of Simon w.
Hanauer, deputy counsul general at
Frankfort, Germany. He says:
Not only in political and internation-
al law, but in the realms OF science,
mechanic, economics and business
methods. the United States is becom-
ing the high school for the other ma
lions of the world.
This is shown by the numerous ag-
ricultural and commercial commits
sions, experts in manufacturing stu
dents of political economy. scientists,
ministers of state and chiefs of gov
ornamental bureaus. managers of in
dustrial concerns, banks, etc-all from
the highly cultured European coun-
tries - visiting the United States for
the sole purpose of studying American
working methods.
With far-seeing men in Europe il
| has become matter of firm belief
that it is strictly essential to study
American ways, means and methods
before the education of higher crafts
men or managers of industrial or pub
lie works, ETC., can be called com
plete.
These statements of Mr.. HanaueI
are borne out by the facts. Three OF
the greatest German financiers and
mechanics are either in the United
States or are coming soon to study
us. The great campaign that is just
now being carried on in England
gives evidence that Great Britain is
studying our tariff. For may years
past both China and japan have been
| taking lessons from, us in civilization
From countries that were settled cen
4 turtles before the United States soci
ologists COME to us.
! While we are contemplating these
! facts we must not forget that these
1 men who visit us are quick to detec
faults. Though they come after tn,
j good points they often come face t
! face with many that are bad Beinl
! the center of so much interest w,
must not conclude that all our institu
tons are perfect, but must ever keel
4 in mind the fact that there is Away
| room for improvements
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-07
A WONDERFUL AGE.

The human race, they tell us, has
been on earth at least three hundred
thousand years Until within the last
hundred, practically no gain was made
as to the ease or rapidity with which
one might journey from one. place to
another Abraham could travel as fast
as Arthur Young. Indeed the mod
erness of our present methods comes
over me with great impressiyeness
when | recall the fact that / can re-
member the days of the Pony Elk
press"
But steam and electricity have reyo-
lutionized the world. Combined with
human curiosity and the love for adj
venture, they have turned us into a
race of globe trotters. 1T is Interest,"
ing to notice how soon the most start
ling changes and the most wonderful
inventions become commonplace to
u.s. The son of the man who content-
edly took week to get from Boston
to Washington, now finds himself per-
haps profanely impatient if a train is
an hour late, or he has to wait five
minutes to get the use of a telephone
From The influence of Travel" by
Minot ]. Savage. in Four-Tracll News
| for November
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that the United States recognize, the
new government. In this however, it
seems probable that the authorities in
Washington will go slow. Should the
new government prove itself capable
of maintaining its independence of Co
lombia there will be reason for its
being recognized by the United States.
With such a condition existing and
with the people of Panama favoring
The canal project as they appeared to
during the negotiations with Colombia
it would probably not be long before
an agreement could be reached for the
building of the waterway. Whatever
may be the outcome of the present ac-
ton of the isthmus. its effect on the
canal project will be watched with
great interest by the people of the
United States.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-07
FLAG DAY LEAFLET.

The historical leafiet just issued by
the department of public instruction is
a neat publication and full of interest.
1t has been issued for the use of the
schools of Iowa for the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition day. On the outside
cover appears the portrait of Chief
Keokuk, ''an early settler" There al
so appears the picture of the Iowa
building tat st. Louis. An introduce
ton is contributed by Governor Cum
Minis and an address by State Superin-
tendent Barrett to the teachers are
among the interesting features OF the
leafet. A song suitable for the occa--
sion has been contributed by Mrs. Ad-
die b. Ellington. Statistical informa-
ton regarding what is proposed at st.
Louis forms an important and interest
ing part. Many topics are suggested
for study in connection with the his
tory of the state. Quotations appear
from Hamlin Garland, G. F. Rinehart;
Horatio n. Powers, joaquin Miller
Alfred B. Street and others. Much 9th.
er matter is also published that VIII
aid the pupils of the schools OF the
state in properly observing the day OF
the formal transfer OF that great terri
tory to the United States OF which
Iowa is now one of the most important
states.
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THE ADVANTAGES OF TALKING

st. Louis Globe-Democrat.--'U Uncle
Joe" Cannon's repetition of an ancient
postulate on the value of silence adds
its weight to the notion that ii q
man keeps still he will be taken for
Il man of wisdom. MI Cannon says;
It's a good thing for man to act
like the owl. If he remains silent peo-
pie will surmise that he is doing
whole lot of thinking, even If he never
thinks
But this doesn't seem to be the fact.
Usually, the man who talks little is
ignored entirely, and when he does
wake up and speaks everybody looks
at him in amazement and with some
Indignation for his presumption. 1t
is the man who talks considerably that
gets listened to, unless he talks nom
sense, and even then he succeeds in
drowning out more sensible people.
Nearly all the maXims we have on
the beauties of silence, all the glori-
fyings and extollings of it. have been
written by persons who We're prodi-
giously voluminous and had more
ries.
Silence is golden in others, because
1t gives us more opportunity to utter
in voice or in print. All the world
loves u listener as it loves a lover;
but ii grows impatient with him If he
quits listening and goes to talking
Once lestener, always listener. II
you change your habits you will have
to change your friends.
Much depends on what you talk
about; what you talk about depends
on your temperament Some people
| preach when they don't feel very
good and sparkle With metaphors
and humor when they do. 1t is start
ling how logically and argumentative-
! Iy one may discourse when he is bill
1 ious His auditors or readers maN
/ take as the unniNed product of his
mind what really has its source in al
4 inactive liver. BY mems words shall
We know them, and if you refrain from
talking you will be taken for being
empty as we'll as eccentric. Silenc,
is a virtue only in other people.
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MISS sH.AW's COMING OUT.


Chicago Tribunes Washington Cor
respondence.--Mi Irma Shaw, daugh-
ter of the secretary Of the treasury,
who has been onSa visit to Old Point
Comfort, will return to Washington
Monday morning. Soon after her ar
rival and before Mrs. ShaW's depart-
lure for Chicago OH November 8, Il date
will be set for a large reception at
the Arlington, at which Miss Shaw will
be formally presented to society. This
date win be the signal for dozens OF
other dubantees teas, receptions and
balls. Mrs. Shaw will make the pre-
sentation at the hotel on account of
the modest size of her house in Mas
sachusetts avenue. where at best only
a few hundred guests can be entertain
ed. Miss Shaw's coming out will be
a notable event, and the guests on
this occasion will embrace all in official
life, with others from the private
ranks of society.
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WILL BE WATCHED WITH IN
TEREST.

1t will not be surprising if the out
come OF the move of Panama in declar-
ing her independence from the Repub-
lie of Colombia will result in the open
ing of negotiations looking to the con
struction of the isthmian canal by the
United States. Since the rejection of
the canal treaty by the Colon bian con-
gross there has been great dissatisfac-
ton among the people OF the isthmus
according to reports that have reached
this country. This dissatisfaction has
been growing steadily and the tele--
graphic dispatches OF Yesterday told
that the informal declaration of indie
pendenec had been made. Tuesday
night the first step was taken when
the citizens OF Oanama gathered about
the provincial headquarters and com
PEELED the government commanders
and troops to surrender. All this was
accomplished without bloedshed and,
according TO the reports. With little dis,
order,
Werq Of this happening tn Washing
ton caused hurried conference of
President Roosevelt and number Of
department officials and it was decid-
ed TO order a number of United States
war vessels to the isthmps for the pur-
, pnse Of protecting American interests
,Ahers. Yesterday CAME the request
j XII I
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FOR COLONIAL DISCRIMINATION.

New York Tribulles- The British col
ories are Fastening to place them.
selves with Mr.. Chalnberlain's imper-
ial customs union policy. One of the
latest moves in that direction is Can
ada's in deciding To extend to South
Africa the SO 1-3 per cent tariff dis
elimination now given TO the United
Kingdom This is to be done i'll return
for South Africa's 25 per cent dis
elimination in favor of all other
members of the British empire. The
trade of South Africa is large, and,
since the war and the commercial fed
GRAFTON, is rapidly growing. At pres
ent its imports amount to considerably
more than $200,000,000 year. OF
these more than so per cent now come
from the British empire. We shall
see how much that proportion is
increased by the preferential tariff
system
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be ruined if called upon to compete
with South American wool. The gist
of his argument is in the following
paragraph:
Suppose we We're to admit free the
cheap wool of South America. We
could get it no cheaper than other
countries, and we would apply to it
the high priced labor of the United
States. Other countries would apply
cheap labor to the same material and
we would then be forced into the
market to compete against them,
meanwhile exposing our own markets
to the importation of their cheap pro-
ducts"
The secretary advocated instead of
the admission of raw material free,
the substituting Of a line of ships be-
tween this country and South Amer-
lean ports with view TO getting our
share of the trade of those countries,
and thus increasing the volume of our
foreign trade. That is more sensible,
practicable and in every way a better
Dlan.
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MINISTERIAL HAPPINESS.

Mt. Ayr Record-It sometimes seems
that ministers are the happiest men
on earth, and Notwithstanding their
trials and hardships, which are not
few. To see them together in con-
ference, assembly, and association is
in itself an inspiring and uplifting
scene. A spirit of light hearted cheer
fulness prevails. All faces are BEAM
ing with love to each other and all
men. 1t is the gospel of grace and love
embodied and manifested At a recent
Methodist Episcopal conference Wheh
the brethren We're parting, there was
such great joy and overfiowing Of
sanctified animal spirits, that hacks
man gazed on the scene with amuze+
ment and said: "'They call it con-
ference, but ! call it a picnic"
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ing of their respective saloons, no few
er than Seventlya
er than seventy saloon keepers take
their place in this unique Bible class.
Rev Frank Swanson, vicar of All
Saints, is the man who has built up
this Sunday school. He himself says
that he did it on the get one" prin-
ciple. The first Sunday he took the
class there We're only nine men pres
ent. He suggested that each bring q
fresh man next Sunday, which, with
one exception, they did, AT the end of
the first year they had 1873; of the sec
ond, 500; of the third, 900; of the
fourth, 1900; of the fifth. 1000. and at
the end of five and half years, 1850.
Mr.. Swanson says that this proves
that there is no power like the power
of Gods word for drawing and hold
ing men,"
ing men"
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WASN'T FEELING GOOD.


Mason City Times Herald.-Th SUI
preme court evidently didn't feel Just
exactly right yesterday, for the Des
Moines papers bring the news that SIX
of seven cases decided by them from
lower courts were reversed. Justice,
when measured out by men, is mighty
uncertain. Often is justice crucified
and evil crowned. 1t must of neces-
sity be so for the finite mind is not
able to see and to understand and to
properly weigh these matters. This
has no reference whatever to the de-
cision which affects this county. The
Jury found Ed Berger guilty of break
ing and entering on the evidence adj
mitted and the instructions of the
court. Judging from what the Des
Moines Register and Leader says
about it there was somewhere a ylo-.
latioIi of the elementary principle of
law that guilt must be proved direct.
If q man was u horse thief. that was
no evidence that he was murder
err. Ed Berger might have been bad
fellow ON general principles, but that
was no evidence that he broke into
a Milwaukee car on the night of Feb
ruary 5. 1902 and did some hooking
The Des Moines Register and Leader
commenting upon the case, says: THE
ruling was made in the decision hand
ed down in the case of the State OF
Iowa VS.. Ed Berger by the supreme
court on Thursday, that evidence
showing previous bad character on the
part of any one accused of an offense
should not be considered in the triai
of a case The court held that an al
legation of crime cannot be establish
led by proof of independent crimina
acts or of general disreputable char
acter. For this reason, with others
| the case was remanded for new trial
Berger was accused of implication il
| the robbery of a box car"
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LABOR IMMIGRATION LAW.

The amendments to the alien con-
tract labor law passed by the last con-
gress broadened the scope of that
law, so as to make it possible for the
inspectors Of immigration to catch a
great many who heretofore escaped
because of the looseness of the old
law This old measure was constant
ly violated. In the new law the state
ment is specific that aliens shall not
be induced to come to this country
through any offer, solicitation, prom
Use or agreement. 1t is also provided
that skilled labor shall only be i'm
ported when labor of a like kind can
not be bund unemployed, in this coun-
try. Mis- is decided improvement
as thesfnld law did not bar the impor-
tation 6f skilled laborers when import
ed to develop new industries.
Sincd the new law has gone into eff
feet there has been a large deporta-
tion of, immigrants alleged to have
been brought to this country in yio-
.lation of the law, has been going on
actively. In a number of cases ap-
peals Nave been taken from the i'm
migration authorities. Quite number
of these cases are now before the
secretary of the department of com
merce, for the purpose of testing the
law. This law was enacted to meet a
condition of affairs that demanded a
drastic remedy. 1t appears that gen
orally Apeaking the law is one of mer
it though there may be opportunity fol
abuseAof the measure. The tests
will PROFESSIONALLY serve a goo6
purpoSh and result in learning ius1
wheraSany further changes might be
made Ito advantage.
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BACK TO THE cANTEEN2

Philadelphia Press.-The re-estab-
lishment of the army canteen is a subs
ject that gives rise to SO much differ
ence of opinion that congress will
probably not take it up at the coming
session. But the war department is
said to be prepared to submit an .ov-
erwhelming mass of evidence in favor
of such a move" The American Public
Health association adopted recently a.
resolution in favor of this legislation,
but there is such a vigorous OPPOSE
ton that congress will hardly do any
thing at present. Certain officers as
sert that the use of whisky by the mem
has greatly increased since the ean-
teen was abolished. Desertions have
greatly increased, but that may have
nothing to do with the abolition, of the
canteen.