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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
Want the Last Word.

It's hard to drop controversy-in
politics especially" observes the Ce.
dar Rapids Republican. 1--WE all car.
ry it forward while protesting half
of the time that we are Indifferent,
Mr.. Cummins, for instance, couldn't
forget it long enough to finish his
speech before bankers meeting.
1t gets in some way every time.
1t gets into newspaper columns.
Every one wants the last word
the woman isn't alone in that habit of
mind
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
Not New for Bob.

The Burlington Hawk-Eye says it
is nothing new for Bob" Burdette to
be preaching-that he has been doing
that for thirty years. "He rarely ut
tered sentence that did not carry a
good thought encased in its humor,'
the Hawk-Eye explains. Ellis new
sermons will be but repetition of the
old. taken from the bottom of the bar
rel, with the joke film husked off and
the true kernel disclosed. glistening
and scintillating to view."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
That Tax Assessment.

2 The increase of farm land valua
TONS" says the Iowa City Republican
speaking of the assessment, sis not due
to the personal inclination and judg
ment of assessors, but to sharp prod
dings and positive orders, accompan
led by an implied threat by the coun
Gil. The result is the farm increase
without any corresponding increase in
other lines of property"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
Morgan Still Sails.

AS to the "fall of Morgan" the Dav-
export Democrat says the fact is that
Morgan hasn't fallen, and there doesn't
appear to be any immediate danger of
his going that way. But" the Demo
crat admits, some of the other fellows
who carried more sail and less ballast,
have been blown over
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
"UNcLE JoED in WASHINGTON.

Washington Post: Uncle Joe Can
non came to town the other day and
was good for several columns of
copy" 1t is true he did not say any,
thing, but it is impossible for the man
who is to be speaker OF the house to
come to Washington, remain three or
fn,,p Aaua. and not nrnYa q rich find
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
Not Unreasonable.

The Marshalltown Tim Republican
seys there is nothing unreasonable
about the increased valuation of prop
erty. Iowa real estate has increased
by leaps and bounds within the past
few years. The increase has not been
confined to farm lands, but to all kinds
of real property"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
No Cause for Change.

Inasmuch as the state has prospered
under the present election law, the
Clarinda Herald sees no reason for
making a change and inviting posi-
BILE danger. "It is safe rule to let
well enough alone" says the Herald
"and as no one is suffering or in any
way being imposed on by the present
system it is not at all likely that the
proposition will receive any enthusiast
tic support in the coming legislature
o.
To Test MuIct Law.
Tha nas .Mqinaa Ganital sauS thara
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13

is something of victory for temper
ance even in the fact that the Dubuque
saloonkeepers are going to test the
mulct law in the courts, as hitherto the
Dubuque saloonkeepers have refused to
admit that there was any such law on
the statute books.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
Does Not Make a Saint.

'The statute of limitation never
sleeps says the Davenport Democrat.
Every day it is making somebody feel
better. But that doe sn't make the
boodler saint"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
In That Neighborhood.

Mr.. Bryan is not exactly in the sad
de-" says the Muscatine Journal, "but
he is lingering in the neighborhood and
may unseat somebody yet when they
essay to ride the democratic steed
against his protest."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
Must Choose.

Sioux City Journal: Col. Bryan al
ludes to former President Cleveland as
"bunco steerer." The democrats are
cordially invited to make their choice
between bunco steerer and rain
bow chaser
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13

1t seems that Farmer Bryan has
been learning some new phrases since
he has been circulating around that
western farm from the way he is
talking about "bunco steerers.''
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13

Occasional showers and some real
hot weather is what the Wapello coun-
ty farmers want to make them a good
corn crop.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
A "Standpatter."

The Burlington Hawk-Eye concludes
that the new pope is "standpatter.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13

Have you noticed the smile the far
mer has when he comes to town these
days? Well, he has just finished put
ting up the biggest hay crop he ever
had.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
Is Not Worried.

The Keokuk Gate City is not dis
couraged over the situation in Missouri
inasmuch as an addition is being built
to the penitentiary at Jefferson City.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13

The affairs of the American Catho-
lies will doubtless receive careful at
tention from the new pope.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
ED HoWE's SAYINGS.

Atchison Globe: When woman
sneezes violently, there is some spec
ulation as to whether she broke her
corset strings in doing it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13

Talk with nearly any man, and he
will confess that he can do more
work than four ordinary men
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13

The farmers are now hoping that
Jack Frost will delay his visit until
the first of October.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
Iowa,s Stand In.

The Cedar Falls Gazette says that
Iowa always stands in with the wealth
er clerk.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13

y
the way around to your ears.
We have gathered this helpful hint
in early fall fashions: A girls hair
isn't done swagger unless her pompat
dour hangs SO low that she can wipe
her nose on it.
If you wear a tailor made suit don't
strike man wearing hand-me-down
for loan.
Children have an admiration for
their mother, if they have never seen
her cry, that grows with every trouble
they meet in after years.
Men seem to have quit religion and
patriotism and engaged in quarreling.
More silly quarreling is now going
on than ever before in the worlds
history. When loafer has no other
answer to make to an Industrious
worthy man, he resorts to the lie, and
starts a story. Two sides of every
question are well represented in these
days, and there is no question Of
right that has not another side
to it. And the wrong side seems to
have as many adherents as the right
side.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
MILES RETlREs.

After career of over forty years.
curing which time he rose through
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13

You are not really enjoying corn
on the cob unless you get butter all
the way around to your ears.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13

Tha Das Mqinaa Gnnital saHS thara
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
Semi weekly Courier

Matter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11

It is better for 2 man to fall in love with a woman older than he is than never to fall in love at all,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11

out, believe me, we can do so ourselves for more than 5o,ooo0Oo."
 What Carnegie Demanded.
 ''Toward the end of March overtures were made by Judge W. H. Moore of Chicago, for the purchase of the Carne- eIe-F'rick properties. with the view Of combining them. This time an effort was made to get price on Andrew Carnegie's s individual holdings of stock in the two companies. Mir. Carnegie refused to deal with outside parties and stipulated that the negotiations should be con- ducted in the names of the principal part ners, Phipps and Prick. Accordingly these gentlemen joined the syndicate, with the understanding that Moore and his friends should finance the entire scheme.
 Carnegie demanded sl.o0ooOo for ninety-day option on his entire interest at price of $157. 5000; and he afterward raised this bonus to $1,l70.00O. The in- crease was met by Messrs Phipps and Prick each contributing $s5.OOo. Carnegie agreeing to return these sums to them later. The other members of the steel and coke companies required no bonus to an option on their shares except the nominal sum of s1 These agreements were signed on April 2.
 If the sale had been consummated 1t would have been on a basis of 50.0O0, 900 for the entire ownership nf first party (Andrew Carnegie) and associate owners and interests in all the properties and assets of the Carnegie Steel Company. Limited. except It's holding in the stock of the H. c. Prick Coke Company and allied interests. namely: About 30 per cent. of the whole of the said H. c. Prick Coke Company interests the said second parties (H. C. Prick and Henry Phipps, Jr.) may take first party's in- terest on the basis of s70,000, 900 for the whole of the said H. c. Prick Coke Con- pany properties and allied interests And 'as to the first party's individual holdings
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11

even allowing no profit on raw materials. and cannot put pig iron into rail with their most efficient works for less than S.50 ton. This would make rails at net cost to them at $19. We can sell at this price and ship abroad so as to net us $l6 at works for foreign business, nearly as good as home business has been. What is true of rails Is equally true of other steel products. As result of this we are going to control the steel business of the world.
 You know we can make rails for less than $12 per ton, leaving a nice margin on foreign business. BesidA this, foreign costs are going to increase year by year because they have not the raw material while ours is going to decrease. The re- suit of all this Is that we will be able to sell our surplus abroad, run our works full all the time and get the best practiee and costs in this way"
 When that letter was written steel rails were selling in the United States at $2S a ton.
 MT. Bridge. the author of the book, is 45 years old and lives at 100 Columbia heights. this borough. For a time he was private secretary to Herbert Spencer, the English philosopher, and Is now residing In London.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11

Why was he not manly enough to say to my face what he said behind my back? He knew that he had no right to say what he did
 Carnegie Must Apologies, Said Prick.
 Now, before the steei company be- comes the owner of that land he must apologize for that statement I at first became interested in that land. as I told you, through trading a lot in Shadyside that I had owned for years. The land Is six miles away from any land owned by the Carnegit Steel Company. The Steel company does not need 1t now and will not need it for a long time in the future. if at all; but, of course, if they owned it. 1t might keep another large works from being built or enable the Steel company to get into competition with other large industries.
 Harmony is so essential for the suc- cess of any organization that I stood q great many insults from MT. Carnegie in the past, but will submit to no further insults In the future. There are many other matters might refer to- but have no desire to quarrel with him or raise trouble in the organization; but. in jus. tice to myself. l could not at this time say less than have" at$s In the end, by the use of what MT. Prick characterized as illegal means, he was forced out, but not before he had openly broken with Mfr. Carnegie and de- nounced his methods.
 The more recent history of the Carnegie Company and it's successful effort to force J. Pierpont Morgan to purchase the cor poration. are told in detail, but. being matters of recent financial history. are familiar.
 As a side light on the profits of the Steel Corporation this extract from let ter written by Charles M. Schwab to MT. Prick on May 15, 1899. is given:
 ''As to the future. even on low prices. l am most sauguine. know positively that England cannot produce pig iron at the actual cost for less than $11.50 per ton,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
SECRET HISTORY OF CARNEGIE co. TOLD
A VOLUME BY IRoNMAsTER's
 FORMER SECRETARY.
How Prick Was Driven ou'--Profits of the Steel Standardization
 Permitted the Declaration of an 6S Per Cent Dividerd.

Brooklyn Eagle. F
 When the inmost secrets of corpora tion organized on lines that transcend in
 financial resources the assets and iia-
 biiities of many of the governments of
 the world are exposed to view. and 1t is
 shown that the masters of millions are
 the slaves of their avarice or their ann
 bition just as meaner and less known men
 are the volume which becomes the yehi-
 cie for the transmission of such knowl-
 edge to the public is both interesting and
 Important. f&
 Such a book has recently been published
 reciting the story of rise of Andrew Car
 negie, and the Carnegie Steel Company
 from It's small beginnings to the time
 when the man and the corporation be- hind him dominated the steel industry Of the United States, threatened the contin- ued prosperity of the most extensive and prosperous railroad system in the coun- try. and compelled the greatest financier in the world to accept Mir. Carnegie's estimate of Mir. Carnegie's own property The volume, too, in a most interesting side-iight, tells of the trouble between
 H. c. Prick and Carnegie that eliminated in the forced retirement of the man, who had weathered the stress and storm of
 the Homestead strike. while as the au-
 thor says. Mr. Carnegie was ''solfing at
 skibo."
 The author of the volume is James
 Howard Bridge. who was once private
 secretary of Mir. Carnegie. Copies of the
 book have appeared in Wall street from quarters unknown. The book must have
 cost thousands of dollars to prepare. The first edition is said to have been limited to fifty copies at $100 each, and a second edition de luxe to 450 copies at cost of about s25.
 Vast Profits in Protected Steel. MT. Bridge, while making no political profession, shows in his book that the contention of MT. Havemeyer and the reasoning of all revenue reformers that ] the tariff is the mother of all trusts. is | true. The author shows that while steel rails were selling in the United States at | s2S a ton they could be and were produced l at the Carnegie works for SIP a ton. He | points out, too, that as a result of the governmental protection Afforded the Car | neeie company, and because of its proved ability to stifle or kill competition, the enormous dividend of Ss per cent. was
 declared one year on the Carnegie in-
 vestment.
 Beginning at the beginning. MT. Bridge starts with the little forge which Andrew | Kloman started at Girty's Run, in Mill vale, Duquesne Borough, in 1858. Trac- | ing step by step the development of the corporation, Mir. Bridge winds up with | this table, showing the growth of the company's earnings in later years and until that preceding its absorption. | Net profits of the Carnegie Associations,
 Carnegie Brothers & Co.,. limited (to 1s92l | Carnegie, Phipps & Co.. limited (to 1Se2) and the Carnegie Steel Company, limited l fI T,.lxx /
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
THE WESTERN RAILWAY OF ALABAMA CHEAP RATE TO SELMA-OPEN TO ALL
 

To the Meeting of the Grand Lodge
 of Colored K. of P.'s in Their
 l6th Annual Session.
 For this occasion. a rate of one fare for the round trip is offered, train leaving Montgomery at S:30 a. m., Thursday, Au- gust 18th, and allowing holders of these tickets to remain over until the following day. giving them an opportunity to wit ness the Grand Street Parade in the af- ternoon and the installation of officers al night. There will be a grand entertain ment at night for the pleasure of the vis- ting guests.
 Fare: Sl.5O for the round trip.
 G. B. Taylor, Commercial Agent. adv-su-tu-wed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11

New York Jewellers Manufacturers Asso- ciatlon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
A MONTGOMERY OFFICER.
Valuable Treatise on Gun Firing
 Prepared by Captain Williams.

Prepared by captain Williams.
 "A system of fire direction for guns and mortars for the Artillery District of Portland has been approved by the Sec- retary of War, on the recommendation of the Chief of Artillery, for trial during the combined maneuvers." says the cur rent number of the Army and Navy Journal. Tt is the work of two officers, Captain J. NJ. Williams. A. C.. who wrote the part treating of guns, and of Cap tain H. F. Jackson, A. C., who Is respon- sible for the portion treating of nor tars. Both these officers took part in the maneuvers of 1902. Captain Williams commanded a gun battery at Fort Adams, and Captain Jackson under Captain Goes direction was stationed at the horizontal base station at Prices Neck. Newport, from which the actual fighting of the mortar battery at Fort Adams was con trolled."
 Captain Williams is a son of the late Dr. Joseph NJ. Williams, and of Mrs. M. L. Williams of Montgomery. He was a star graduate of West Point in 1s94-the last appointee of Colonel Herbert as Con gressman. ard the last graduate from the Second District of Alabama within four teen years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
WAS BALD SIX YEARS.
Three Months of the New Scientific
 Treatment Restored His Hair.

Treatment Restored His Hair.
 Badness is caused by dandruff. which Is caused by a germ. Kill the germ and it is almost certain that halI will grow again. if the follicle has not been totally dest: oyed. Nels Peterson of Lime Spur Mont. says. "I had been bald year s. and had tried all kinds of cures but without any beneht whatever, until I tried Herpicide. November 6, is99 I be- gan using Herpicide, and in three months fine growth of hair covered my head completely" Ask your druggist for Her picide Everybody can have luxuriant glossy hair. if Herpcide is used thor oughly. Take no substitute. Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c in stamps for sample to The Herpic de O., Detroit. Mich. E. G. Fowler. Special Agent.
 -tu.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11

Trains s7 and B carry yi,Si Fun ! ,.a and New Orleans. Witn is iLs,annin@ car New York and 2 As,ants and New orleans. ' Atl1n liI.n',.,h coach Atlanta to 2 Macon Il O. m. ana 1gontgc
 G. B. Tyler. C. A.. AH p F oP A., Atlanta Ca . a, Shsrles A. Wickersham'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
German Ambassador Rests.

Oyster Bay, Aug. 1O.-Baron Speck vor Sternberg, German Ambassador, left to- day for his summer home near The Weirs. New Hampshire. The President had no engagements with callers today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
A Guaranteed Cure for Pres.

itching. Blind. Bleeding Protruding Piles Your druggist will refund your money f fAZI OINTMENT fails to cure you. 50 cents.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
IauaIsrn r.onr.a Out.

New York, Aug. I0.-Almost all work Is nE a sfancstill in fine manufacturing jew dry trade as a result og a lockout by the
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-07
A COLLEGE EDUCATION.
T0lD BY TIE SECRETARY OF TIE HURON
COLLEGE.

The Buys and girls of tie west are,
as u frlr, more ambitious for higher
education than are their easiern coa-
sins. 1t is equally true however that
their parents are less able to assist
them to the attainment rf their ambi.
tion. South Dakota is typical wes-
tern state IN this respect \ inaj"r:ty
of the parents find it hard enough 10
sacrifice the services Of their boys aud
girls in assisting the family 10 SAY
nothing of giving them pecuuiary aid
toward College education.
1t Was to meet these conditions
that Huron College was founded and
is supported. The central aim If the
institution is to put college educa-
tion within the reach OF all the young
people Of south DAKOTA. I,soms are
furnished in the durmitories at less
than cost, board Is furnished at exact
~ cost and the instruction 1T a mere
fraction Of the salaries Of the prI fes
sors. In fact the student is not ex-
pectcd to pay the cost of what ne re.
ctives lie pays little, usually less
than third of its est, ard receives
the rsmainde: as the fee gift Of the
friends Of higher education.
1t Is remarkable how cheaply the
the students can manage to get along.
Some of them live on less than Sl35
per year and many of them under
Sl5).
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-07
Sunday School Convention.

Program for North Hand
Sunday School convention, to be
held at Moncur school house
Alpha twp, Sunday October ] Sth
commenencing at II o'clock A. N,
Opening with a 10 minutes
song service using Penticostal
Hymns Nos land 2 combind.
Devotional Exercises-Rev.
McBeth. Address of Welcome
J. NJ. Williams. Response-Pres.
w. II. Sisson.
Basket dinner 1 O'Clock p. NJ.
Voluntary. Song the Book we
Study-Rev. Lauriston Reynolds
of Redfield. Methods to Induce
Scholars to study at Home-Mrs.
Il. O. Teller.
Song Sunbeam Choir. Ill
Effects OF closing S. s. through
Winter Season. For general
discussion led by. L. Ross.
Song No 26S. The need of
Sunday School in our land from
n civic standpoint-J. III. Cole.
Cur Sunday Schools Greatest
Needs-J. G.. Thomas.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-07

distance to town. For his tuition he
attended to the ringing Of the bells
and marking class hours. During va.
cation he earned a little money and
sent some of il to his mother, return.
ing to college with few funds but with
the same unconquerab,e purpose. He
is now in attendance holding good
grade in his classes and honored and
respected by all who know him.
Nor is this energy and devotion to
purpose restricted to the boys. One
girl. dependent upon herself, taught
school two years and saved up enough
to enable hrr TO start. She attended
college two years doing Kitchen work
in Huron home for board and room.
Finally when she had spent her ready
money she dropped out a year TO teach
again. This year she will be back
again assisting herself as before.
\ remarkable ease IVES that of a
young woman from Illinois who came
TO Huron TO take music. She secured
work iu the boarding club doing the
laundry work and by this labor paid
all her expenses including her tuition
in music.
=
One of the most meritorions cases Of
self help was young woman of ear
acq laintance whose parents were so
poor that she had TO work on the home
farm driving team like the boys. She
came to Huron and secured employ
nent in the college boarding club. She
cooked and washed dishes for board
and room ard did scrubbing and jani. !
,or work enough to pay her other ex-
renses. She did this for several years !
while gaining her academy education !
This year she VIII be kitchen helper In |
he club with good wages and will
her college course.
The foregoing examples are only a
art OF those who have worked their
ntire way. They stand well in their
lasses and high in the respect and ad-
iiration of their mates. While only
few work ali their way a great many