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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-20
L.ABoR's SHARE,

Washington Post: Railway en-
ployes, who are as completely organ
lied as workmen in any other line of
industry in the nation, learned some
years ago that nothing is gained by
strikes, while much may be lost. For
several years the railway employees
organizations have been securing ad-
justment of their wage schedules
through committees selected for that
purpose and composed of men of the
highest standing in the different rail
way organizations. Railway managers
have accepted the new conditions
gladly and have encouraged the meth
cd of settling differences instead of a
resort to the old plan of strikes and
violence, disastrous alike to the rail
ways and the employees. The result Of
this method can be studied with profit
by the labor leaders in other lines who
are retarding business, damaging the
cause of unionism, and robbing their
own pockets by persistence in the use
OF strike methods. n
A little more than year ago the
railway employees of the country began
a concerted movement for increase of
wages. Every railroad where such de-
mands have been made has yielded,
the Rock Island having just made con-
cessions which averted a threatened
break in the long existing friendly re-
lations with its employees. Silas
Thompson, editor of the Railway
News and an authority upon such mat
tiers, declares that as result of this
system of adjusting wage differences
the railway employees of the nation
have had their wages increased during
the last year by more than 81 100000.
Nearly all Of this immense sum has
been granted willingly by the railroad
companies, upon fair presentation of
the claims of their employees, because
they appreciated the increase in the
cost of the living of the men and felt
they could afford to pay more in wages
on account Of the increased railroad
earnings. in no case was there a
strike which involved any stopping of
trains or inconvenience to the travel
ing public. 1t is clearly the most re.
markable instance on record of the
upward movement in wages for par
ticular class of employees. The railway
employees have substantial reason for
believing that there is prosperity
enough for all 1t is to be regretted
that other branches of organized labor
cannot, or do not, apparently appre-
ciate the wisdom of the railway en-
ployes' plan of dealing with wage diff
ferences and labor disputes,
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NOTORIOUS HUMBERT CASE.

The trial of the Hum berts in Paris
is attracting attention that is world
wide. For years stories af these peo-
pie, the mystery of the Crawford mil
lions and the legal battles that have
been fought over them have from time
to time startled the world. So much
prominence has been given to this af-
fair that it is with interest the facts
and developments in the mammoth
swindle are reviewed.
The swindle began twenty-five years
ago. Then Therese Daurignac was
about twenty years old. In 1877 she
married Frederic Humbert, lawyer
and the son of a former chancellor of
France. Her story was that when she
was travelling in railway train she
heard groans in the carriage ahead,
and, making her way along the foot
board, found in the carriage an old
man in great pain. She loosened his
collar and aided him generally to such
good purpose that when the train
reached Paris he was able to take care
of him self. He took her name and ad-
dress and told her that he was Robert
Henry Crawford, an American. In 1877
she announced that she had inherited
100,000,000 francs ($20,0O0,000) from
Mr.. Crawford by his will dated at
Nice on September of that year. A few
days after receiving word of this in
heritance, as she states, she received
a call from two brothers, nephews of
Crawford, who produced a will made
on the same day as that giving his for
tune to Nine. Humbert, but giving the
money one-third to each of the broth
ers and one-third to Marie Daurignac,
Nine. Humbert's young sister, then a
school girl.
The nephews explained that they
We're wealthy and did not want their
legacies, but wanted the money to re-
main in the Crawford family. They
suggested that the fortune be left to
Nine. Humberts care, to be untouch-
ed except for $4,000 per month due her
until Marie became of marriage
able age and select which of the
nephews she would marry. When she
came to suitable age Marie refused to
marry either of the men, and the for
tune became tied up in the courts until
the question of which will should stand
could be adiudicated.
On this remarkable tale, no part of
which was true except the litigation
over the bogus wills Nine. Humbert
was able for twenty-five years to bor-
row money right and left to the enor-
nous total of $15,000,000. The lawsuits
which We're prolonged in the courts by
ltechnicalities. were reported In the
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IOWA coNGREssMEN AND THE
FARMER.

Cedar Rapids Republican,: Colonel
Hepburn's speech before the Union
county republican convention is now
being made the target for abuse by
the democratic and mugwump press
in this state. What has been Hep.
burns offense? Simply this, that like
Mr.. Cousins he preached the unadul-
terated doctrines of republicanism
and made bold to declare that he was
not in favor of any scheme of recip-
rocity that in practice amounted to
free trade. He let it be known also
that he is not in favor of Canadian
reciprocity as it is now being urged.
This latter point is the point that
hurts most, in all probability There is
a little coterie in Iowa interested in
Canadian lands that has joined hands
with certain New England manufac-
turers who desire free markets in Can
ada for their products, now fully pro-
tected, and who in addition want GER
tain materials which they use in their
business made free and at the expense
of the western farmer. The Mime
apolis millers are also in this conspir-
acy. They want to buy wheat at the
lowest possible point in order that
they may keep up prices on flour and
sell their surplus abroad at low
price and still make a profit. The
Iowa contingent that is urging this
business looks for their profit through
an advance in Canadian land which
they imagine will follow by making
free of the great market of the United
States to the agriculturists of Canada.
1t is preposterous and selfish prop
osition and the promoters of it in this
state can have but one idea of the
Iowa farmer, and that is that he is
an exceedingly stupid and short-sight-
ed individual.
But the Iowa congressman, without
an exception, are going to stand for
the Iowa farmer. They are going to
help him retain his magnificent Amer
lean market which he has enjoyed
ever since the Dingley bill was placed
upon the statute books, market that
has given the Iowa farmer the great
est prices for grain, cattle, hogs, hors-
es and sheep he has ever known, and
which has almost doubled the value
Of his land. The Iowa congressman
are not going to play into the hands
of a few boot and shoe manufacturers
down in New England who want to
retain duty on shoes, but who de-
mand free hides. AS for the Minneap-
oils millers, they know that they can
get all the wheat they need this side
Of the Canadian border, without put
ting flour to price where it will
burden the householders. AS for the
Spectator in Canadian lands, it is a
general opinion that the country at
large and the spectators themselves
would have been better off, IL they
had made their purchases in America,
for then the money would have re-
NAMED at home, and would have been
employed in supporting our own in
dnstries and deyeloping our own re-
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MINNESOTA WILL HAVE UP-To-
DATE scHooLMA'AMs

Chicago Record-H erald.-Th little
red schoolhouse" in some states may
have fallen into hard lines. 1t may in
deed have been failure in the matter
of turning out the expected quota of
presidents and United States senators
each year. 1t may have been sore
disappointment in the matter of max
ing poets out of farmers sons.
But no one need worry about "the
little red schoolhouse" in Minnesota If
originality is really as important in
pedagogy as the great educators would
have us believe the schools of Mime
sofa are going to lead those of all
the other states in the union. They
are going to turn out original thinkers
and doors instead of mere machines,
running along the narrow educational
grooves Of the past
That the Minnesota schoolma'am Of
the future is going to break away from
the beaten paths of traditional notions
is shown by some of the answers found
in the 10000 papers of the state teach
ers' examinations now being read at
the state capital. Among them are the
following:
Benjamin Franklin invented light
nlHS anu electricity. IHls WAS d very
hard thing to do"
Alexander Hamilton was one of
the pioneers of Minnesota. He was tall
and kind-hearted.'
Governor Ramsey was the man who
started st. Paul"
John Marshall was one of the pas
sengers OF the Mayfower and the first
governor OF the colonies"
These will suffice to show the re-
freshing originality that pervades the
answers by the bright young women
who are fitting themselves to the in
structors Of the youth of Minnesota.
II Benjamin Franklin did not invent
lightning who did? Certainly not Ho-
race Greeley or Thomas Jefferson. II
neither Greeley nor Jefferson invented
lightning 1t is easy to conclude,
through, "the inductive process OF reas-
oning" that it must have been Frank
Lin. And surely no one will challenge
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BRYAN SCORES eoRMAN.

Just when some Of his fellows were
getting the German presidential sand
house pretty well under construc-
ton, w. J. Bryan has turned loose one
wave OF his scathing criticism and
swept all hopes of success away. In
reference to Senator Germans asser-
ton that tariff reform would be the
chief issue in the campaign of 1904
Mr. Bryan sarcastically injuries:
Would Senator German be a very at
tractive leader on this issue?" Then
That ne may vivify the minds of those
VINO nave been forgetful as to the occa-
sion Tor inquiry he says: 1--WE re-.
member the Wilson bill and it's emas-
culatlon by the enate, and we remem-
per the part Senator German played in
the vote, long delayed, and it's disap-
po1ntment when it came. If we should
strive to forget it, our republican
friends have ample material with
which to refresh our memories"
But the charge set forth in the above
IS not the only score Bryan has against
the Marylander. Though it is claimed
that Mr.. German supported BRYAN in
the campaign of 1900, yet it is stated
that he secretly wished for the Nebras-
kan's defeat. He was not in sympathy
with the free silver doctrine of the
westerner and it is safe to assume that
Bryan would be an active opponent of
Germans should the latter be nominal.
ed in 1904, as it is probable that his
antipathy for Cleveland and Hill would
have no mitigating effect with Mr..
Bryan.
1t is believed in political circles that
Mr.. German would be a very weak
candidate throughout the west and
that in the east he would be little bet.
ter received 1t is unquestionable
that Mr. Bryan intends to take an ac-
tive part In the campaigns this fall
and that his efforts to control the ma
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TWO SIDES 70 THE PICTURE.

When William Mckinley was elect
ed president in 1896 the idle men in
the United States numbered 100000.
Hundreds of factories were complete7
ly closed while others were running
with only partial force of men on
short time. For a few years previous
the country had been doing business
under the Wilson-G German tariff for
revenue" act. Business was depressed
In the panic caused by tariff tinkering
and radical financial agitation the in
terests OF the country had lost billions
sof dollars in the shrinkage OF values
and the laboring man large sums in
wages.
Mr.. Mckinley and the republican
party saw means of relief from the
disaster that had overtaken the coun-
try. They advocated the maintenance
of a sound currency on the single gold
standard. They urged the adoption of
protective tariff that would Undue
the business and industrial interests
with confidence and insure the protec-
ton of the American laboring men.
Mr.. Bryan, who even saw in the con-
ditions that prevailed at the close of
Cleveland's last term disaster and even
predicted the end of this republic, urg-
ed the continuation of the tariff policy
that had already brought disaster to
Z the interests of the country. Not only
this, but he would have added to the
panic by opening the minis of the
United States to the silver of the
world to be coined at the ratio of 16
to /. By this means he would have
deluged the country with flood of SO
cent dollars and would have hasten
ed the utter ruin of American inter-
ests.
The story is an old one, but it is
well to call it to mind. Protection
and sound money won the campaign.
Confidence was Immediately restored
and even before the Mckinley ad-
nlinistration assumed charge of the af-
fairs OF the government, business and
industry began to take on new lease
of life Under the fostering and en-.
couraging influence Of republican poll
cies the advancement in all lines of
activity has been unparalleled and to-
day the United States. with all it's
,workingmen employed at good wages
Its commercial interests larger than
ever before, all it's transactions based
on 100 cent dollar, occupies place
pre-eminent among the nations Of the
world.
Results have demonstrated who was
right. The duty of American voters
cannot be mistaken.
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WHAT MANUAL TRAINING WOULD
, DO.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil:-A Mus.
catine mother wrote to the state
board of control last week asking If
her daughter might not be admitted to
the industrial school for girls at Mitch
ellville for instruction in sewing, cook
ing and other useful accomplishments.
The letter is an interesting comment
airy upon the girls home life, but it is
also serious arraignment of the pub
lie school system of Muscatine which
affords no manual instruction of any
sort whatever for boys or girls.
1t has rather been the fashion to dis
credit manual training by calling it a
fad, but it is much more than that. It
is an essential part of every school
system that would fit boys and girls
in the best manner possible for the ac-
tual duties of life. Were the Musca-
tine public schools equipped with such
facilities for manual instruction this
particular mother would perhaps not
be under the necessity of applying to
the officials of state reform school
for the admission of her daughter for
training in those duties which should
be part of the education of every girl.
Our schools have tendency to run
away from the practical; manual
training will bring them back. Boys
and girls now quit the public schools
long before they should because they
cannot see the value of continuing;
manual training will keep them there
until their minds have been properly
trained by giving them an education
In the use of their hands and eyes.
The school authorities of the state
are rapidly waking up to the need of
manual training and the present move
ment for it's general Introduction is
widespread. Within the past year or
two many cities and towns have ex-
perimented with it in a small way and
the experience has invariably proved
its value. Carroll tried it fully and it
is difficult to find school patron in
that town now who does not endorse it.
Harlan now proposes to profit by Car
rolls experience. and it is now an
nounced that it's school officials will
adopt manual training in a small way.
Council Bluffs has already tried 1t and
the work is to be extended this year:
its value has been fully demonstrated
here also.
Our schools should be made to fit
more fully the needs of the boys and
girls who, because of choice or neces-
sity take up the manual pursuits of
life. Now they fail to do this; man.
ual training is a step towards remedy
ing this defect.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-20
May Loom Up.

cat first thought says the Des
Moines Capital, sit might seem incred-
ible that a party which was just
emerging from the long and troubled
nightmare of Organism would think of
turning to Tomjohnsonism:i but should
the Ohio faddist receive the nomina-
ton for governor and make anything
like an unusual showing on election
day he will be sure to loom up large
in the geld of national politics next
year."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-20
Ought to Win.

The Iowa City Republican says Gov.
Cummins ought to carry Johnson coun-
ty this year, owing to his interest in
the university, and to his tariff views.
His tariff views" the Republican con-
tinues ARE essentially the same as
those of his opponent. and while many
republicans do not agree with him
they will give him cordial support, and
as he has made fine record as gov
ernor the democrats ought to find no
objection to voting for him."
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sources rather than those of the Brit

sources rather than those of the Brit
ish possessions.
The farmers of this state are not
the short-sighted and stupid individ-
uais these advocates of Canadian re-
clproclty imagine them to be. They
know when they are well off, they are
satisfied with present conditions, and
they have a right to and will insist
upon their share of the advantages
and benefits of protection. They have
no desire to be placed upon an equal
lty with Canada. They know that this
country and its markets are to Canada
and its markets as a mountain to a
mole hill, and that any reciprocity
with Canada would be like giving a
dollar for a dime. The farmers Of
Iowa will support the Iowa congress
men as against the allies of the New
England manufacturers and the Min
neapolis millers.
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oppos es the Custom.

The Shenandoah World doesn't be-
lieve in the custom of setting up" the
cigars upon the arrival of a new baby.
The babies, it asserts, "are too sacred
and sweet to have their coming into
this world celebrated by the putting of
filthy cigar smoke from the mouths
that should be kept clean enough at
all times to kiss the baby"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-20
Danger in fractional Leadership.

The teapot tempest over Governor
Cummins' picture on the Iowa G. A. R.
encampment badge suggests to the Ne
vada representative how difficult it
is, when public man has once become
to be thoroughly identified as a fac
tlonal leader to pay him even the
courtesies OF his position without hav-
ing the action misconstrued."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-20
Announcement.

The undersigned hereby announces
herself as candidate for the nomi-
nation for county superintendent OF
schools, subject to the action Of the
coming republican county convention.
Emma Nye.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-20

tor Pettus of Alabama, the oldest, ID
~, and Senator Bailey, the youngest,
Is 40. Twenty-Five members fought in
the civil war. OF college graduates
there are fifty-five. Seven members
of the senate were born in other coun-
tries.
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tlonal convention next year will be
continued with vigor during the com
ing year. This being the situation,
MI Bryan's wishes, his likes and dis.
likes, will doubtless have some influ-
ence in the make up and action of
the convention and the supporters of
the German boom will have to take
into account this influence in their fig
suring,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-20
Finish in siaht.

Governor LaFollette has had a
pretty long day for man of his type,
but his finish is in sight," says the Ce-
dar Rapids Republican Even his
staunchest supporters are now begin
ming to be Disguised and to admit that
they are disguised.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-20
THE NEXT SENATE.

Oskaloosa Herald: Sixty-five mem
bers of the next United States senate
are lawyers, one is a civil engineer.
two are doctors and the others bank.
ers, miners, business men and poll
ticiars. The average age is 56. Sena-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-20
Worse Than NOTHING.

The New Sharon Star says the edi-
tors of the good roads magazines are
on par with the city chaps who edit
farm papers and tell the farmers how
to farm-"their advice is moonshine
theory, often worse than nothing" y
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-20

The following black headline ap-
peared in a contemporary over the
article announcing the election of
president for the Carnegie Steel COM
pany: "Dinkey Succeeds Corey"
One is lead to wonder, whats in
name?"
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ROOSEVELT ON LYNcHlNe.

Minneapolis Tribune: President
Roosevelt has a perfect instinct for
saying the right thing at the right
| time His letter to Governor Durbin
lof Indiana, puts the case against the
wild justice of lynching on the broad.
est and highest ground. Mob violence
is. anarchy, and that is the deadliest
sin against society.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat: Tho
President wisely, and with emphatic
vigor, calls attention to the grave pub
lie dangers connected with an indul--
gence of lynch law. No one can say
that the rem arks are sectional, for the
worst lynchings of late have been in
northern states. Mobs have rightly
been called the insanity of many, but
the phrase is not strong enough when
applied to a laWiess execution, with
torture at that.
st. Paul Pioneer Press: The Presi
dents letter Is one well calculated ia
brace up the defenders of law and or
der and to strengthen the arm not on
ly of Governor Durbin, but of ever
governor who would uphold the dignitt
ly administered law is full of terrors
not merely to individual violators Of
the criminal code, but also to the min
ions of anarchy who take on the guist
of lynchers.
Pittsburg Gazette: President Roose
welt goes to the heart of the matter in
his letter to Governor Durbin on tho
growth of lawlessness when he says(
''The best and immediate efforts of all
! Legislators, judges and citizens should
be addressed to securing such reforms
in our legal procedure as to leave no
vestige of excuse for those misguided
men who undertake to reap vengeance
through violent methods" An ounce
of performance in that direction will
accomplish more than tons of moral
exhortation.
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What Iowa Wants.

Iowa." says the Marion Register,
doesn't want the vice presidency, and
has no candidate for the place. But
it wants the presidency in 1908, and it
will have candidate. And the Reg
lister adds that the candidate will be
a republican, and not tariff ripper"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-20

The st. Louis Globe-Democrat de-
clares it will never do to put Con-
gresham Mudd on the good roads
committee. 1t might be well to in
quire whether or not he is at outs with
his name.
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Exnects Smaller unta

The Corning Union-Republican be-
lieyes the vote for biennial elections
will not be as strong when the ques-
ton is next submitted as it was three
years ago.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-20
Not Working Hard.

The governor of Georgia agrees with
the president that the majesty of the
law should be upheld; but the Daven-
port Republican observes that Geor-
gas governor is not working very
hard at unfolding the majesty.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-20

1t might be supposed that Senator
Tillman represents the belief of the
democrats in his announcements of
the trusts. How about that pocket
full Of railroad passes and telegraph
franks