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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-24
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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-07

your present owes to our past, let him
ascend the steps of your national cap
ltol, let him pause before it's majestic
gates, and there he will behold, carved
IN bronze, on the Threshold of your
proudest monument, the efigies and
the names of these Spanish heroes
VINO discovered, conquered and point
ed to you the way into which path
you have so steadily followed"
SPANS part in the history of the
United States was merely that of ex-
p!oltation and nothing more. Its ex-
plorers and discoveries were adven-
turers who came to this new world to
plunder it of what it had and not to
give 1T anything valuable from the
civilization of the old world. 1t is
true that Spains explorations added
to the knowledge of the geography of
the vast stretch of country through
which they extended, but there was
little of the civilizing power that arose
from the visits of its explorers.
SPANS greatest claim for glory in
the history of the growth and devel-
opment of the Louisiana purchase ter
ritory lies in the fact that it sold it to
France, and that France in turn sold
it to the United States. If it can find
glory in that, it is welcome to it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-07

far behind in the matter of lectures
and lyceums. For example, Iowa has
1922 schoolhouses, and Georgia
6,246; Iowa spends $8,S35,04S annual
~ on her schools, and Georgia $2,0SS,-
600. Conrad, Iowa, has 637 inhabi.
tants; it's lecture committee sells ev-
cry year $50 tickets to the regular
course of five entertainments. Gran
vile, H., has 1,060 inhabitants, and it's
lecture audiences number between
four and five hundred
There are hundreds of towns like
Granville in Georgia, with no lecture
courses, but Mr. Graves contends that
the country people of Georgia are the
best and most deliberate readers in
the state, and that the country audi.
ences are the most thoughtful and ap-
preciative. Therefore, he urges that
Georgia do what Iowa has done and is
doing in the matter of schools and ly-
ceums. Then, he believes, Georgia
will compare at the end of the next
decade favorably with Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-07
REPORTERS STRIKE 1T RICH.

Kansas City Journal: 1t is stated by
the Wellington Mail that E. E. Wilson,
county attorney of Sumner county,
came home from Kansas City on Mon
day with $4,000 in his pockets. From
1895 to 1897 Wilson was reporter on
the Denver Republican. At the same
time j. N. King was reporter on the
Denver Times and R. B. Foster re-
porter on the Rocky Mountain News.
Often these three were sent out to
write up new mining camps for their
respective papers, and usually when
they wrote up mine the owners hand
ed them few shares of stock.
In the course of couple of years
the three reporters accumulated good
deal of mining stock, the most of it of
no value at all. One day they threw
all of their stock into pool angreeing
to share equally in any of it which
turned out to be good. This stock
was put in the hands of mining brok-
err to sell at the best advantage. Re-
Gently the young men were informed
that bid of 100000 in cash had been
made for their holdings. They met
in Kansas City by appointment There
the Denver broker came with his mon
ey. The expenses of the deal were
$4,000, and the cash turned over to
the three was $4,000.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-07
PRESIDENT OF ALL THE PEOPLE

Kansas City Star: President Roose.
welt has merited and received the un-
pre1udiced welcome Of the whole com.
munity in every place where he has
made his appearance. He is party
man, but so far as it is possible for a
President to be non-partisan in his
acts, President Roosevelt has repre-.
scented the whole people, His courage
wisdom and energy have appealed to
all classes. He is, in his individual
character and sympathy. a particular
ly good representative of the entire
country. His Americanism is strong
and assertive, but it is also rational.
Persons who have had the best op-
portunities to know and understand
President Roosevelt will feel that he
will return to Washington stronger
and better for his contact with the
people. One of the great distinctions
of American official life is that from
the humblest post to that of prime
honor the people are very near to those
who represent them in affairs of state.
In no other country is it possible for
a public servant to measure the needs
or grasp the feeling of the masses so
accurately as in the United States.
President Roosevelt is opposed by
some selfish interests, represented by
few leaders of his own party, but he
now has greater reason than ever be-
fore to know that the people as
whole are standing by him in his cour-
ageous, honest administration
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-07
A TRADE TO BE CULTIVATED.

Omaha Bee-There is no more i'm
portant question before the American
people than that of cultivating thei,
foreign trade. This is absolutely es
sential to working off the great sur
plus Of our products which our great
industrial development assures. We
tare already producing largely beyond
the demands of the home market
Great as is the home demand for o,l
our manufactures We still find it nee.
essary to send large amount OF on,
products abroad. This necessity will
grow larger and more imperious in
the years to come.
We shall find enlarged markets in
Asia and Africa. Those great fields
are yet to be exploited with immense
benef- to our industries. There is OBJ.
portunity in them for vast deyelon-
ment and there is no doubt that Amer.
lean enterprise will take full adyan-
tage of it. Already the energy of our
manufacturers and merchants is be.
Ing eXerted in these directions with
profitable results. The statistics which
show our growing trade with those re-
mote regions are exceedingly satisfac-
tory and the outlook is altogether
promising. But there is another field
awaiting more careful cultivation
that it would be a great mistake to ne
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-07
THE COST OF SEA SPEED.

1t is easy to build record breaking
ocean steamship. The problem is who
is to pay the bills.
Two new Cunarders are to be built
to obtain a speed of twenty-five knots.
The company could not afford to build
such ships and run them in the duh
season. The British government con-
seouently is helping out.
To build two twenty-five knot mer-
chant ships costs over $10,000000.
Great Britain advances every cent Of
this money and permits the Cunard
company to repay it in twenty years,
with interest at 2% per cent
To run such a ship with $4,000 horse
power means burning 1000 tons of coal
a day. and other expenses in proper
ton. But besides generous mail sub
sidy Great Britain Is to pay s750,o0os
per year to the Cunard company for
the privilege of carrying the two ships
on the naval reserve list, thus having
an option on their use in war time
And even at that the company may
not find the arrangements profitable
New York World.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-07
SHAW AND THE YOUNG MAN.

Clarinda Herald.-Secretary of the
treasury, Shaw, is very keen observ
er for individuals and has always man
ifested great deal Of interest in young
men. We remember the first time he
was candidate for governor during his
visit through Clarinda, hearing him tell
about young man who had worked
for some years ago. After the young
man had been with Mr.. Shaw few
months he suggested in a round way
that he thought that his wages ought
to be raised. Mr.. Shaw had noticed
that the young man was very careful
to do nothing more than just exactly
what was assigned to him and if the
work was not completed at the usual
time for closing, in the evening or at
noon, he was very careful not to work
overtime. He had also noticed that he
was by no means oyercareful about be-
ing as prompt in the morning as he
was in the evening. Without being Sc
we're or saying anything harsh to the
young man he called his attention in
kindly way to these facts and told
him that he considered that he was
amply paid for all he was doing and
That whenever he would demonstrate
that his services We're worth more
money, he would undoubtedly receive
1T. The young man had sense enough
no. to get angry as most boys do under
such circumstances, but thought the
matter over carefully and concluded
that his employer was right. He then
set to work and studied out scheme
for doing just what Mr. Shaw had sug-
gested, namely making himself more
useful so as to get more pay. He sue
ceeded beyond expectation, and in a
short time was considered almost in
disDensible in the Office, was receiving
greatly increased pay. The result is
that the young man has become to be
a very successful man in his profess.
sion and has a bright future before
him.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-07
THE KHAKI AND THE BLUE.

st. Louis Globe Democrat-lt is hard
work getting used to the boys in khaki
that we see sprinlzled all over town in
stead of the boys in blue. 1t will take
hundred years. There will have to
be a century filled with Bunker Hills,
Resaca de la Palmas and Gettysburgs.
Those tan colored clothes have no ira
ditions. Soldier boys look like pack
ages done up in wrapping paper--go-
ing or coming from the meat shop or
grocery. The are possibly more COM
Portable, more unhitable in that dust
colored garb, but they are devoid of
local color" which is exactly what
the war department is striving for.
How empty of splendor to the eye
would have been the middle ages if
the cavaliers had sought to be incon-
spicious on the field OF battle; but
they did not seek to do to death at
the distance OF two miles and there
was more of personal selection OF
victims. There was direct RESPONSE
bility for an individual death which
made war seem more like murder than
it seems now. You simply advanced to
knight in armor, cap-a-pie, and hewed
I'LL uoW IL IL you COulu duu } Ou llG-
quently knew just exactly what was
inside that metal shell by the coat OF
arms enameled on his cuirass. Now
you merely fire your Krag-Jorgensen
at a moving yellowsh mass that to an
Impractical eye might be line of
soldiery or flock of sheep, and feel
no more blood outlines than the Me-
chanic in New Jersey who turns out
defective freight car coupling that
kills a brakeman in Montana. You
may have sent to death someone in
that hazy glimmering line, you may
have deprived a family of it's bread
winner, your hand may have orphaned
little ones, but you do not know it..
The khaki is easier on the conscience
it lightens it as it lessons the death
roll. 1t softens the horrors of war.
AS we slowly surrender the picthr-
esque, we advance to a higher civili-
cation, and when we finally attain it's
supernal peak we probably won't have
a red feather. an earring or a glitter
ing brass button to our names.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-07

giect and which happily there are
signs OF a disposition to bestow more
attention on. This is the markets of
the countries south OF us.
These markets are not at present
SO extensive as those of Asia or OF
Europe, but they are valuable and
they are growing. We have now very
small portion OF their trade. European
countries possess the most of it and
those countries are steadily entrench-
ing themselves more firmly and more
securely there. Why this is so is ex-
planned in a recent address OF the
chief OF the bureau of foreign COM
merce. 1t is because we have prac-
tically left the South American trade
to develop itself. There mas been no
lack OF agitation of the subject. but
practical measures for the promotion
OF this trade have been wanting. The
American manufacturers have not TAX
en- the trouble to find out just why those
southern markets need and to supply
the need. There has been an astonish-
ing amount of Indifference or careless
ness in regard to the requirements OF
the people of the southern countries.
European manufacturers on the other
hand, have constantly consulted the
wants of those markets and hence
nave won and hold their trade.
There is being developed in this
country a greater interest in the trade
OF the countries south OF us and it
cannot be too earnestly encouraged.
There is a great field in South Ameri-
lea IL properly cultivated and while
1t is fact that the United States is
at present at some disadvantage there,
1t is by no means impossible for our
manufacturers to secure that share of
this southern trade which should
come to this country
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-07
HEPBURN AND GOOD ROADS.

Dubuque Times: Congressman Hep.
burn of this state, who has achieved
considerable notoriety and much criti
cism for his persistent opposition to
what he calls lavish expenditure OF
public money for river improvements,
is outspoken in favor of liberal state
aid in the construction of highways
He takes an intelligent view of the
value of good roads to every communi,
ty in a business point of view and
can easily see how the prosperity of
state as well as county or locality may
be enhanced by judicious expendi-
ture of public money in the improve
ment of roads. The desirability of
good roads will be questioned by no
one who gives thought to the subject.
but the methods of securing them and
the manner of eXpending money in
the effort are not so readily to be de-
termined.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-07
TOO SERIOUS.

Iowa Falls Citizen: There are MANY
Things in life that we take too seri.
ously and some that we do not take
serious enough.
/ There are conventions of neWspaner
men and there are those present who
make themselves conspicuous by tell.
ing the other fellow how. 1t is use.
less to take them seriously. They
are lying.
! There are farmers Institutes and
men present who speak much. 1t is
futile to take them too seriously. They
seldom practice what they preach.
There are men moving through life.
labeled by their actions, Watch my
smoke 1t doesn't take long to burn
out their fuse. They are bluils Don't
take them too seriously.
Here is a man absolutely certain
that this law is necessary for the sal
walton of the country and that that
will end in utter ruin. He has lost
his equilibrium. Don't take him too
seriously.
The child mars the library table
and the mother rebulies with a ha-
rangue of words. Don't be too seri-
Gus. Such reprimands can cure only
vi liiO DllnCilJle tudl lIG - lulSUlG is de-
stroyed by burning the wheat field"
There must be reasonable cause for
correction.
An angry person flies into rage
and hurls wild anathemas at the head
OF the object of his wrath Don't take
him too seriously. The thermometer
will indicate lower temperature
later.
Here are bodies of men of varied
opinions, rag chewing and rag chew
ing, each certain that the prevalence
of the opinion of the other would end
in chaos and ruin. Don't take them
too seriously. They will need new
rag sometime, and meanwhile the
world will move on.
Misfortune, accident, sickness, fam
lily troubles overtake us. Gray hairs
grow. Sorrow and despair follow and
the grave whispers of relief. Too Sc
rious, too serious. Behind the cloud
the sun still shines.
Whatever our joys and sorrows and
convictions, it is well to remember
that in most things erroneous there is
some truth and in most things bad
there is some good. 1t is our duty to
seek the right and the good without
being too serious over the bad and the
wrong that we lose sight of the good
and lie right.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-07

viewpoint, But how about the Demo
Gratis who want Bryan and his as
sociates to do the repenting? They
are about as numerous as the BRYAN
section now and they are equally de
termined to nave their way in the
campaign of 1904. There is no doubt
at all that the Bryan view of the way
to get harmony is the view which pre-.
walls in Missouri. The democracy OF
this state is as devoted to Bryanism
now as it was in 1896 or 1900. all.
though it will not insist on giving the
candidacy to Bryan next year. The
Nebraskan has many warm friends in
this state, and they will be heard
from in the canvass of a wear hence.
Bryan's Kansas City address repre-,
sents the ex-candidate's ultimatum to
the Eastern end of his party. He is not
going to get out of politics even though
the convention of 1904 may not grant
MIN any OF it favors. AS he is young
is in good health, and is as ambitious
of being force in politics as he ever
was, there is no doubt that he will be
active for many years yet. BRYAN is
rich through the republican prosperity
which his defeats have brought to
him. He must still, however, keep
up his hostility, either actual or pre-
tended, to the republican party and
to the republican policy. This is party
OF his trade as a politician. In the
meantime his hardest words will not
be for the republicans, but for the
Cleveland section of the democracy
which he fears is soon to get into the
ascendant in his party again, but
winch VIII encounter his hostility
while he remains in politics.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-07
STILL AssAILING FUNSTON.

Philadelphia Press: General Fun
ston is still assailed, Notwithstanding
Secretary Roots letter to him DENYING
his request for court of inquiry. The
secretary, with all the information pos
sible before him, says: "The matter
has been made already the subject Of
official investigation upon three sepa-
rate occasions. In one of these inyes-
LEGATIONS, which occupied sixteen days
of continuous examination, over 200
witnesses were examined Neither in
that nor in any other investigation
was there any testimony ELECTED show
ing or tending to show that orders
directing the killing of prisoners Of,
war lad been given by you at any
time on the contrary, the evideno
leaves no reason for doubt that III
charge was without foundation II
coming from the secretary of "
ought to end this effort to irjure f.
ton, but some persons seem to 70
more pleasure in assailing the 90
who captured Aguinaldo than i
ing anything else. But Aguinllso
not make complaint.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-07
OUR PROSPERITY PERMANENT.

Il nave been studying the statistics
OF our commerce for twenty years,
and have never known the time in
winch they Indicated greater activ-
lty in agriculture and manufacturing
or IN any OF the producing industries
than at present" So says o. p. Austin
chief OF the bureau of statistics of the
treasury department. His conclusions
as to all indications pointing to con-
tlnued prosperity in this country are
fully supported by every authority
that has considered the matter.
Railroad men, bankers, farmers, man
ufacturers and wholesalers in all the
large business centers appear even
more sanguine than the statisticians.
There is not note of pessimism any
where in the land. The facts are in ac-
cord with all these cheerful predic-
tons.
Exports for the twelve months end
Ing with March amounted to S114,O0O,-
900. Cotton and grain exports have
greatly increased over last years fig
ures. Exports of iron and steel, how
ever have slightly declined, but the
authorities find in this fact striking
evidence of prosperity, in that the
home demand for these staples has in
creased and is greater than the out
put OF all the factories and foundries
working more days in the year than
ever before.
IL the we'll known axiom of politi-
cal economy be true, that prosperity is
indicated by the consumptive capacity
OF nation, then this increased use of
home products together with the ire
mendous revenues of the government
from custom duties. far in excess of
previous years, is a positive proof,that
the prosperity of the United States
has come to stay
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-07

by John Burroughs that Mr.. Seton's
animal anecdotes are from his imagi-
nation. The paper at Des Moines says
there is no pioneer by the name of Des
Moines, but that the words mean "The
Mounds" But an authoritative ency-
clopedia says Des Moines is French for
"Of the Monks" However, there
should be no difficulty about securing
bust. Ethan Allen stands heroic in
Statuary hall at Washington, and it is
well known that no portrait of him
was ever extant OF course "storied
urn or animated bust cannot call
back to his mansion Mr.. Des Moines,
but he can be symbolized
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-07
THE PRESIDENT. AND THE OLD
MAIDS.

Atlanta Constitution: - President
Roosevelt has been taken to task by
that large body of fruitless but well
meaning and entirely respectable class
of American citizens who are embraced
in 'the Old Maids association"of west
ern New York, for his remarks telling
free Americans how many children
each family ought to have, His adj
vice upon this subject was SO gener-
al as to leave an implied reflection on
worthy and well meaning citizens of
both sexes, who naturally enough re-
sent the idea of having the charge of
race suicide laid at their doors.
AT least this is the way Miss Amelia
Higginson, president OF the associa-
tion looked at it, At the convention
which opened at Rochester, N. Y, on
Thursday, Miss Higginson devoted a
portion of her annual address to this
vital question. Among other things
she said:
President Roosevelt believes in the
rearing OF large families. He has a
right to his opinion, but when he
places childlessness in the same cate.
CORY with criminal acts he goes too
far. The President is the
father of what we Amer
leans would call large family. He
is not the mother of large family.
We have heard nothing about race sui
eide from the mothers of America.
Let the President grapple with the
trusts, the tariff and the coming cleo
ton. They are more in his line. He
can safely leave the question of ba.
bies in the hands OF the women OF this
great republic
1t is difficult to see how anyone can,
take issue with Miss Higginson in
this matter-or would they dare ii they
could. To our way of thinking, the
lady is eminently correct. Under cer-
tain conditions childlessness is certain
ly not crime.
The lady makes the telling point that
the President is not the mother OF a
large family. A father he may be-
but not a mother. Therefore,he is nee
essarily one-sided in his views Meth
eris Miss Higginson mother, but she
knows enough to fully realize that it
is very we'll for a man to strut about
and talk about large families but
Well, as she says, we have heard
nothing from the mothers OF Ameri-
ca about race suicide and we never
will
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-07
SPANS PART IN LOUISIANA.

Council, Bluffs Nonpareil: There
was much of interest in the address
of the Spanish minister to the United
States at the dedication of the ST
Louis exposition, but nothing more
notable than his effort to get a bit of
glory out of the occasion for his own
country. While most people rarely
think Of the part that Spain played in
the opening up of the vast territory
of the Louisiana purchase and its ulti-
mate transfer to this country, Senior
de Ojado made much of it.
The man who reads his address is
disposed to wonder somewhat whether
Spain or the United States deserves
the more credit for the Transformation
of wilderness into a garden spot of
civilization. The tone of his refer.
ences to SPANS part in the history of
Louisiana is we'll exemplified by the
following bit from his talk:
IF ever the engrossing consciousness
of your wonderful actual prosperity
the intensity of your life, made one Of
vnnr strenuous citizens forget what