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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-01

action were few and unimportant I'M
til the chilling influence of fear began
to spread beyond financial precincts.
MIR. Clews points out that during the
whole downward movement there were
signs of powerful control, generally ex-
erted TO lower prices, but invariably
used to check disaster at critical NOM
ents.' 1t cannot be denied that the
financial situation has been greatly
strengthened and clarified by the de-
velopments of the past few weeks,
though it proved unfortunate for the
indiscreet. 1t seemed assured that
these experiences are now behind us
and that there will follow a period of
restored confidence. a return from the
abnormal to the normal conditions.
In closing Mr.. Clews says:
The stock market has had 40 per
cent break during the past ten months:
20 per cent of it was doubtless jus.
titled as a reaction from an excessive
six years. initiation After the drop of
25 per cent then sandbagging the mar
ket started in, which added Is per cent
to the previous legitimate recession in
values. Now then, the scare break of
Is per cent is what the market should
fully recover from. Hence the present
advance will probably go on until the
Is per cent is regained, and that is
about what the market, under the cir
cumstances, may naturally be expect
ed to do, but the up movement from
now onward will be gradual and at
tended with frequent fluctuations, thus
making profitable market for quick
in-and-out trading.
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JOHN cowNlE.


Cedar Rapids Republican.-There is
some talk of finding a successor on
the state board of control for John
Cownie. They may find man who
can succeed Mr.. Cownie in Office but
they can find no man to take his place.
Mr.. Cownie has been member of the
board since its organization and
he has been one of the
most practical men Connected with the
board. He has devoted all of his time
to the institutions under the charge of
the board. He has worked like Tro-
jan. Ii all the states unfortunates
could have been his own brothers he
could not have looked after their well
fare more concernedly. 1t is said of
him that he has acquainted himself
personally with more individual cases
in the institutions than any half doz-
en- average men would be capable Of.
Mr.. Cownie is the advocate of the idea
OF outdoor work for the insane and to
that end he has been influential in hav-
Ing the state buy large farms in con-
nection with the asylums. 1t was stat
ed recently that the out-of-door treat
ment had worked SO We'll that not a
single case of solitary confinement OF
restraint was to be found in any of the
asyhms of the state. Mr.. Cownie has
been working toward the end of maxi
ing the institutions largely self-support-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-01

couple of years ago the effect was
keenly felt by the men of limited in
come. Last year this condition was
accumulated, by a shortage, general.
throughoutout the country, Of the veg
etable crop, and necessary household
expenses were higher than they have
been before in years.. 1t would ap-
pear, however, that people have got
into the habit of complaining about
the high prices of commodities and
have an idea that it costs more to
live than ever before. This notion is
combatted by Dun's Review, Just is
sued, which cites figures to show that
there has been quite a material re-
duction in the cost of living, compar-
ed with year ago. This commercial
bulletin, which is issued as a result
Iof careful investigation, shows that
prices OF commodities, proportioned
to consumption, have decreased during
the past month and are lower than
they were year ago. The figures are
as follows:
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! REPuBLIcANisM.,

The repub Iieans Of Jefferson county
declare. without eqtIiyocation that they
lare in favor of the republican doc
1trines that have been SO successful in
the past-protection of American in.
dustries, commercial, manufacturing
and agricultural, honest money and the
general welfare of the people, They
ask that the campaign of 1904 be
fought along these lines, recognizing
that 1t is the adoption of these policies
in the national administration that has
brought success to the party in the
past, with the resulting prosperity to
all classes of American citizens.
So far as the republicans of Jeffer-
son county are concerned they believe
in the Sound republicanism." They
want none of the 'isms" or "ideas"
that have of late been referred to as
the belief of Iowa republicans They
believe in the protection that gives to
the American farmer and laboring
man adequate returns for their labor
and assures American capital reason
able returns. The declaration of the
Jefferson county republicans is but the
reiteration of the policy advocated by
the republicans of Keokuk county. 1t
appears evident that this is the belief
of Iowa republicans generally and that
all attempts to lead them into other
paths will prove unsuccessful.
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garians, Italians and Russian Jews, in
the following numbers:
Hungarians 1885
llallduS 1880. ................l U,i4b
RUSSIAN Jews .......... 1859
1t is probable that the recent disturb
ances in southern Europe and the per-
secutions of the Jews in Russia are re-
sponsible for the large number of these
nationalities among the immigrants
There is a most healthful increase
in the number of English and German
immigrants for July England fur
Inished 1888 for the month and there
were 1884 Germans among the new.
Corners
That there is necessity for con
gress to take further action in regard
to the immigration with a view to
eliminating from the newcomers the
undesirable class, cannot but be rec
ognized. While we have large and
resourceful country. yet it is an in
justice to the intelligent and skilled
workmen of the United States that
these thousands of paupers should be
dumped on our shores annually. IT
is question that demands the
thoughtful consideration of American
citizens and national authorities.
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IN BEHALF OF WORKING GIRLS.

Boone News: Mrs. Harriet Stanton
Blatch, daughter of Cady Stanton, at a
meeting not long ago spoke on suffrage
from the point of view of the wage
Garner. She said:
"The old home employments have
come out into the great world of bust
ness. Men have organized industry,
and transferred the spinning wheel
from the chimney corner to the mills.
More than half of the cotton workers
are women. Legislators are beginning
to deal with the age at which women
may work, the hours and conditions OF
WON ems labor. Some people say WON.
en- may work, but must have no choice
as to conditions for fear they should
be injured by politics. These people
remind me of the two Irishtmen who
went out one night to shoot their land
lord They lay in wait beside the road
for an hour and for two hours, but still
he did not come. At last one of them
put his head out and peered down the
road, saying anxiously: %, Pat, I
hope no harm has come to the poor old
gentleman! A similar generous So
licitude weighs on the the hearts Of
those men and women who say that
men alone should legislate for working
girls"
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HAVE SEEN THEIR ERROR.

Schenectady IN. W Union: Gov
ernor Cummins is said to be an able
man, and we think so,s too. But that
he was no careful student of the tar
iff cannot be gainsaid. We did not
believe at the time that his Iowa
idea plank expressed the sentiments
of the republicans of his state, and
now we are sure it did not. Iowa re-
publicans are protectionists. Though
they are mostly farmers and would
like to buy clothing and other neces.
saries as cheap as possible, still they
are not SO biased as to expect that
tariff should be made SO high as to
protect their raw materials without
giving to the manufacturer of the east
the same protection.
We are glad that the rank and file
of Iowa republicans have seen the err
ror into which inexperienced leaders
led them and that they have made
the record right now. Iowa republi-
cans once again stand with their par
ty throughout the nation, and that
is to leave the tariff alone" SO long
as business is as good as, it is at pres
ent 81 49, ~
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GRAVES AND TTLLMAN REPU
DATED. 80

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: 1t has
been the custom of northern lyceum
bureaus to announce John Temple
Graves and Senator Tillman as rep
resentative southern men" for the
purpose Of increasing interest in their
lectures, and addresses, but if they.
continue to do it in the future they
will be guilty of obtaining money I'M
der false pretenses The south itself
repudiates these men and their rabid
utterances and denies that they are
representative men of the south.
The speeches of these two men dur
Ing the past summer have stirred UP
storm Of protest in the, south. The
Columbia Is. CD State a leading
newspaper of its section, declared re-
Gently that when a southern man,
pretending to speak for the south,
goes through the west and north max
ing speeches for 500 or 5000 a. night
and says there will be war unless the
fifteenth amendment is repealed, we
hope the people of the west and
north will fully realize that he is dis
gracing the intelligence of the south
and is not speaking for this people,"
1t then adds: "If the fourteenth and
fifteenth amendments are repealed it
will be done by winning the north
and west to the views of the south by
a course the opposite to that pursued
by the selfish blatherskite who would
ruin all creation for the sake
of personal notoriety and sue
cess"
1t is gratifying to the north to
learn that the unreasonable and even
anarchistic utterances of Graves and
Tillman are not representative of
southern opinion and sentiment. If
the south were in such mood as
these two lecturers seem to be, the
hope of an amicable settlement of the
great race problem would be slight,
indeed. Graves upholds mob violence
against the black man and declares
that lynchings are good. Tillman
says even worse things under the
guise Of telling the north how the
south feels. Now that the south has
repudiated them, the north ought to
have sense enough not to give them
further encouragement by hiring them
as Chautauqua Lecturers" and paying
admission fees to hear them. If their
500 night were cut off, they would
soon reach the end of their rope as
far as their harmful influence is con-
cerned.
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COMPROMISE

the acceptance Of certain high class
securities other than government
bonds, indirectly to secure circulation
although there continues to be great
divergence of opinion as to the terms
on which such deposits should be
made.
Mr.. Cannon's attitude of independ-
ence and the well known fact that the
house Of representatives not only sell
dom acts against the wishes of it's
chosen speaker, but that legislation in
that body usually depends on the
speakers hearty support continues to
be the chief disturbing factor in the sit
uation. 1t is regarded as significant
that Mr.. Cannon loses no opportunity
publicly to deny that he will not in
dlyldually kill any proposition which
comes before the house but in the
same breath never fails to declare his
complete satisfaction with the curren-
cy as it now is, and to throw out some
terse proposition calculated in itself
to strengthen the opposition of the
western members. Recently he and
Senator Allison met by appointment in
Chicago and held conference which
neither would DISCUSS when they sep
arated. Mr.. Cannon said for publica-
ton:
Recently the Washington CORE
spondent Of New York paper had
revelation. He printed a story that I
would kill any currency bill which
might be introduced. Under the con-
stltution majority of the lower house
is clothed with the power to determine
what kind of a bill shall be passed and
| presume this constitutional MAORI
ty will exercise its constitutional pow
er in this case.
Personally do not even care to
make a guess as to what this MAORI
ty will do certainly have no inten-
ton OF trying to influence it one way
or the other. not even to the extent
OF letting the matter in the least inf1u-
ence my appointment of committees.
Some time ago l remarked that un-
der the present law the national banks
were making a profit of at least per
cent on circulation and there seemed
to be plenty of money in the country
for business needs. So far as can see
that condition still exists If, however,
majority of the members of the low
er house are convinced that currency
law is needed they will undoubtedly
pass one, as is their privilege and
duty. s{{,$
Il saw Senator Allison. but there is
nothing can say about our meeting.
am on my way to Nebraska"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-01
TEACHERS WAGE QUESTION.

Good wages tend to secure good SER
vice. This is an axiom that applies in
all lines of activity. The person re-
ceiving adequate wages is generally
contented, while the person poorly paid
is continually looking for something
better, with the consequent lack of
attention to the work in hand.
OF late there has been considerable
agitation throughout Iowa over the
question of the wages paid to school
teachers. That there is room for i'm
provement in this matter cannot be de-
MED. In this connection the recent
comment of VIM. e. Curtis is of inter-
est and the following table, which
shows the monthly average of wages
paid in ten states is exceedingly per-
tinent:
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There was light fall of rain and evsss
cry one of the gang carried an umA
brella. Did anybody ever see an Italgy
ian laborer in his native country With
an umbrella?
Coming down town in one of YOUR
elevated cars one hot afternoon, saw
mechanics take fans from their sidelI
pockets and cool themselves withI
as much satisfaction as dandy, andl
nearly every one had something to)
read.
"One man whose garb Indicated
that he was plasterer or mortar)
mixer, was reading a book was
curious to know what it was, and, 1
looking over his shoulder saw it was
Gilbert Parker's The Right of Way
never say laboring man in Eng
land carrying a book on his way
to work or in returning from work
Another laborer going to his work
one rainy day turned up his trousers
just before he left the car. And this
thing OF laboring men going to and
from their work in the cars was
new to me when l first came here.
81 know the distances in New York
are great and these men must ride
to be on time. But in the older coun-
tries they are expected to rise suffi-
GENTLY early to walk to their work,
no matter how far 1T may be from
their homes.
"There are little observations. You
don't notice them because you are ac-
customed to them. But you don't see
such things in many countries I have
visited. | expect when I come to
America again to see your working
men going to and from their labors in
automobiles
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THE NEW CHAMPION.

= Inc tWO-E1lnute champion has come
The dream of sportsmen has been rea
LIED, the efforts OF trainers have been
successful and Cresceus, king of the
turf for the past two years, has been
compelled to yield the crown to the
fieet-footed chestnut queen, Lou Dill
lon. A western bred horse owned by
G. X. G. Billings Of Chicago, on an east
ern track at Reading, Mass, on Mon,
day lastssclipped two and one-quartei
seconds off the previous record for the
mile trcts making the round in tive
minutes Fat.
The ccmplishment of this feat re
wives interest in the. history of the
mile trot from the time when all
speeds were compared with the 2:40
gait, In 1906 Yankee made mile in
2:59. Almost fifty years passed be-
fore this record was broken, when in
lS45, Lady Suffolk stepped off the dis
tance in 2:291a. Flora Temple next
came into prominence by cutting
down the record to 2:241a in 1852 and
again in 1859 she clipped off few Sec
onds making it in 2:19%.
Then in 1867 came the famous Dex-
ter, who, driven by Budd Doble trot-
ted the mile. in 2:19 fiat, and a. month
later brought the record down to
2:17A. Five years later, in 1872
Goldsmith Maid came in for the hon
ors, cutting down the time to 2:16%
In 1873 Occident equalled the record
and shared the worlds honors with
the Maid for year. when the latter,
driven by Doble, clipped off "a sec
onds, establishing the worlds record
at PA fiat
In 1879 Rarus put the record at
2:13A, but that same year the honors
We're taken away by ST. Julien, who
went the mile in2:12a4. Nextsfor hon
fors was the worlds renowned Maud
s, who in 1880 made the record of
2:11A. A few days later st. Julien
claimed share of the honors by
equaling the record and a little later
Maud s clipped off another second,
making the time for the mile 2:1OA
In 1884 Jay Eye See appeared and in a
spectacular run took the palm which
Maud S had held for thre years bv
lowering the time to 2:10 This honor
was to be short lived, for Maud S on
the following day did the mile in
2:0914. This record stood from 1884
until October 20, 1891, when Sunol cut
it to 2:0SA.
In 1892 the famous Nancy Hanks
burst upon the horizon and driven by
the veteran Budd Doble, went the mile
in Chicago in 2:07A and later at indie
pendence, Iowa, brought it down to
2:05M. Not satisfied with this per-
sformance she was again tried at Terre
Haute and made the mile in 2:04. This
made her queen of the turf until 1884,
when Alex, on the Galesburg, H., track
cut off quarter of a second
In 1900 The Abbott went mile on
the Ierre Haute track in 2:03A. One
year later Cresceus brought the time
down to 2:02A and this record has
stood until last Monday, when the now
famous chestnut mare did the almost
impossible, by clipping off another PA
seconds.
The performance was thrilling one
and though it seems that it must be
about the limit of possibility for the
trotting horse, vet it is stated that SO
strong was the finish of the little
champion that horsemen will not be
surprised if she should clip off anoth-
er second before the season closes.
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THE LAsoRER's LOT HERE.

New York Sun: THE ways of the
laborer in America have interested
me exceedingly" said visiting Eng
l1shman. Il have seen mechanics
OF all classes go to their work in the
morning In merry, or apparently mer-
ry groups.
Some of them you would never
pick out as day workmen. have
seen some Of them carrying canes and
moderately well dressed.
Arriving at their places of work,
they Invested themselves OF their
outer garments and donned their
working attire. | have seen them
smoking cigarettes as they worked,
and when the noon whistle blew /
have seen them eating better lunch
cons than some men get at the hurry
cafes.
Il met gang of Italians one morn
ing ON theif way to the subway.
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.s97, s91 se9.456 s1oo.177

IoCal. -. S9l 1871 S99, 400 $l0O,177
The decline in prices for July was
1.5, and 30 for the year. 1t is but nat
ural to assume that the prices will
show a further decline for some
months. Farm products are now COM
ing, and the splendid crops of the
country furnish a practical guaran-
tee that the cost of breadstuffs and
cereals will be still lower Meat is
lower than at any time since the trust
put the clinches on the market in No
vember, 1901. The abundant corn crop
promises to keep meat down for the
coming year at least. Clothing is
higher owing to the increased cost of
raw materials. In almost every 9TH
err line the cost of living is reduced,
and the wage Garner has an opportu-
nifty to realize something upon the adj
vance in wages, which has been al
most universal within the last year.
a reduction of 90 per cent in the
cost OF living is not, it is true, any
great achievement, but it is in the
right direction. Reports show that
railway trainmen have had their
wages increased almost 20 per cent
within the last two years, and Skilled
workmen in every line have secured
advances running from to Is per
cent, SO that the laborer, as shown
by indisputable figures, is receiving
his share OF the general prosperity of
the country.
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NEVER so MUCH MONEY.

st. Louis be-Democrat. Natural.
ly the treasury officials are confident
that the crop-moving will cause no
embarrassment in the money market.
With an increase of S122,000,000 in the
circulation in the past twelve months,
which is a much larger percentage Of
gain than that in population or bust
ness, the monetary situation ought to.
be strong. The per capita circulation
at the beginning of the present month
was S29.55, and the indications are that
it will be still greater at the month's
close. At no time in the past has
there been SO much money in trade
channels as is in them now. All the
indications point to an active and
prosperous fall and winter trade.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-01

Mr.. curtis SHOWS by his quotations
from statistics that there are 1877
schools in Iowa, whose school year av-
erages little over seven months
Iowa numbers 727,775 children of
school age. Mr.. Curtis shows that
there is expended in this state $1.S6
per month for the education Of Iowa
children and rightly says that it seems
that SO rich and progressive a state
should be able to contribute a little
more literally to this end"
That there has been an advance in
wages in some counties is recognized
but it is patent that something should
be done to bring the average of the
state up to what it should be. The re-
muneration received by persons in
many other callings, where so much
study and preparation is not required,
is larger than among the Iowa teach
ers. 1t is claimed by some that when
the proposed combination of rural
schools is consumm ated it will be easy
enough to remedy this wrong.
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DAIRY BUSINESS GOOD.

Marion Register. State Dairy Com
missioner Wright says that reports
from all parts of the state, from
creamery men, farmers and others, in
dictate an excellent condition Of the
dairy business in Iowa this year. All
reports agree that more milk is be-
ing obtained this year and more but
ter is being made than last year or
the year before Mr. Wright says the
generally good condition OF the pas
lures of the state is responsible for
the increased production. Prices have
fallen off slightly in consequence Of
the enlarged production, but this fall
ing off is more than balanced by the
larger amount of milk and butter that
is being obtained.
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REDUCED COST OF LIVING.

Washington Post-It will probably
come as a surprise to the average
wage Garner to learn that the cost Of
living. the purchase price of the ne.
cessities Of life. Has been consider
ably decreased within the last year.
When the meat trust. the coal trust,
the breakfast food trust and other
combinations began boosting prices
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STORIES REroLD.

Caroline Lockhart in Lippincott's, Will
liam's table manners We're notoriously bad
so bad that he was facetiously accused
of spelling the manners of a pet coon
chained in the back yard. He gripped his
fork rs though afraid it was going to get
away from him, and he used 1t like hay
fork. Reproaches and entreaties were in
vain. His big. sisters pleading, Please,
William, don't eat like a pig" made no
impression upon him.
On day William and his bosom friend,
small nsighbor, dinen alone, and William
was heard to say in tone of great salts
faction as he planted both elbows on the
table, Say. Harry, they's nobody here but
us. Let's eat like hogs and enjoy our
selves"