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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-11
THE PUBLIC LANDS.

Burlington Hawk Eke.--There still
re main numbers of Indian reservations
which are to be opened to settlement
at an early day. In all probability
fare share OF these valuable lands will
fall into the hands OF people who DO
not need them ana really have no use
for them.
The question Is frequently asked,
whv should Uncle Sam, who has dis
pensed largeness with unparalleled gem
erosity, give way te few meager scraps
Of that untold wealth, that once was
his? And 1t Is suggested that for
some purpose or other the government
retain the title to the lands that still
remain.
This land might be rented to bona
flde settlers at a reasonable rate. It
might be used for various public pur.
poses and 1t might best Of all be used
for experiments, that UP to the present
have received little attention In this
country.
Hon. John cownie. chairman Of the
Iowa board OF control of state institu-
tons. Is Of the opinion that the best
and most carefully titled fields In the
state, are those which are cultivated.
blythe convicts Of A1lanosa. And 1t IL
deemed boon and privilege by the
men in prison to be permitted to work
on the farm They are made better
prisoners anu DeLt6r men DV the LABOR
on the soil. Could or could not Uncle
Same act upon these observations Of
an expert, on larger scale. In Ger
many the tramp Is sent to great gov
crnment farms, where is he not simply
compelled to toll but where in many
cases the better nature Is awakened,
the vagabond Is turned into useful
citizen. In England the Salvation
army is meetine with great success in
similar lines. Some day we shall want
to experiment with reforms Of this
kind.
Why not keep the land we have and
devote 1t to some good purpose. rather
than to organize great gambling en-
terprises to arouse the gambling fever
which at the same time we are trying
to combat. Whv war on the gambling
house and the slot machine and the
lottery, while the government conducts
lotteries of 1t own. And why attempt
to get rid Of what the government has
by such unsatisfactory and question:
able methods when we may very soon
have urgent need Of what we are now
virtually worse than squandering.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-11
NO SCHOOL FOR SPEAKERS,

An Indication Of what the republi-
can campaign this year will be like is
the declaration of Chairman Tawney,
of the speakers bureau, that there
will be no drill and the speakers will
be given no suggestions as to what
they are to say. This statement is
brought out, it is said, by numerous
letters from prospective campaigners
asking when they will be expected to
report for drill" Chairman Tawney
does not expect to limit the republican
speakers In the least this year but
wants every one of them to talk along
the lines of republicanism as he sees
them, explaining to the voters the is
sues of the coming election and the
possible results in case of the election
OF Judge Parker or Theodore Roose-
welt"
Gin 1895 and 1900" said Mr.. Tawn.
ey yesterday to an interviewer, the
democrats conducted campaigns of ed
ucation to convince people that free
coinage of silver was the thing for
this country. This year they have
abandoned this theory by admitting
that the gold standard is established.
The democrats may try to hobble
al ouuu ol1 lluperldllSLl, Iu0 LdTlH, ana
the trusts, to keep the attention of
the voters diverted, but their purpose
Is to win the election in certain doubt
full states by stealth"
1t is this stealthfu1 campaign the
republican speakers will be called up
on to combat. Mr.. Tawney is an as
tute politician and his advice to the
speakers, while broad, is valuable and
If acted upon will bring many votes to
the republican side. Many more
wrong votes are cast through ignor.
ance than these who talk of American
lack Of illiteracy would like to believe,
and 1t will be the object of the republi-
can speakers bureau this year to keep
that number as small as possible.
The republicans have the advantage
OF a good record, straightforward
Platform, and prospects for splendid
national success. The democrats can.
not point to their past promises except
to say that they were wrong and have
been proven SO. A stealthful cam.
paign Is all that can give the demec.,
racy any success this year and Mr.,
Tawney's speakers bureau will see
to 1t that such fight will prove los.
ing one.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-11

(
ilized their news stories. The cores
pondents are pulckv men, and some OF
them are philosophers. They have
laughed when they could. They do not
all consider themselves to have been
wronged. because the war Is being
fought without consideration for them.
The complaint of those who permit
themselves to complain Is, not SO much
that they have been restrained, as that
they have mestl continuously deceived
and fooled with. The Japanese, one
of them grumb1es, never say you
CART They say Certainly" and
raise hopes and incite Preparations.
and then nothing comes of 1t but more
disappointment. WE tremble to think
what the Toxic correspondents will
say OF the Japanese, and especially OF
Japanese veracity. when they get home
III they do get home, and do not
rather escape from Toxic and enlist
under the car. More than half Of
them have already gone over to the
Russian side,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-11
ROOSEVELT CABIN AT ST. LOUIS.

st. Louis Globe emocrat.-It Is q
curious little straw hat which Theo-
dore Roosevelt wore when he landed
in the bad lands Of Dakota to enter
into ranching one summer in the early
sos; 1t is the kind of hat that would
be femininely described as cute" 1t
has brim that looks rs IL the straw
supply had given out soon after the
crown was completed. The most re-
trousse nose imaginable could not be
sheltered by 1T. These were the kind
of hats that were seen all UP and down
Broadway that summer, and Theodore
Roosevelt being straight from New
York had one on. The mutations Of
fashion may yet bring them back, but
President Roosevelt will never again
wear one like 1t. They were made for
slim, boyish faces, such as the Presi-
dents was at that time.
This hat hangs on the wall Of the
cabin that he occupied with the ranch
men In North Dakota, now set up In
the agriculture building. There are
near the hat a pair Of riding boots
well worn, which Theodore left behind
him when he vamoosed the ranch and
by them we observe that the President
trod the earth in those days in No. 8's
no matter what more substantial pedal
support his massive frame Of 200
pounds may now require. His riding
breeches Of untanned cowskin, with
the hair on, are also suspended from
the wall, properly labeled; and all OF
these relics Of our still youthful and
popular executive are gazed upon with
evident pleasure by the visitors to the
Roosevelt cabin.
On every square inch Of its white
washed walls are written names.
These names form sort of frescoing
Wall space having given out, North
Dakota has provided q register where
Roosevelt admirers may still write,
as 1t holds out. One chirographist In
his desperation has subscribed himself
IN blue lead pencil on the riding boots
to the very great Indignation Of the
present owner OF the boots, for he has
penned q protest, beseeching visitors
not to ruin and destroy the relics here
displayed by writing on them, but to
inscribe their names In the register in
stead."
All around the Dashboard Of the lit
tie cnbinsa low wooden divan has been
built, where Its occupents sat when
they came In from corraling stock or
from a. hunting trip. and 1t doesn't re-
quire SO much Imagination to see
among the shadows Of the rosy face of
young Roosevelt Illuminated with that
fetching open smile Of his while he is
relating some incidents Of the
day or joining in the round Of off
hand converse. The country would
like to hear 1t now, but 1t Is lost to
the world; for there are no memoir
writer's among the ranchmen.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-11
A ROMANCE OF TWO WORLDS.

Des Moines Register and Leader
The claim Is made that the Igorrotes
and the Creek Indians Of North America
originally came from the same family
stock. The claim receives it's only
support thus far In the discovery that
the Creek language is understood BY
the Igorrotes, but 1t gives rise never
theless to many interesting deductions
and theories. A dispatch from Musko-
gee indian Territory, tells Of the visit
to the Igorrote reservation at the st.
Louis exposition Of one sixteenth
Creek Indian woman, highly educated.
While looking upon the sleek brown
men Of the far east who are attracting
so much attention nowadays, the Creek
spoke. at haphazard. two words of her
native tongue "Naket cheochifkte."
which means What Is your name."
Immediately an Igorrote leaped to his
feet and answered in his native ton
patch adds that the Creek woman
talked to the Igorrote for an hour:
ITO could not understand word Of
English. but could carry on a CONVEX
sation in Creek readily enough. Mrs.
Merrick did not ask question that he
could not answer, nor that he failed to
understand. Neither did she do all the
talkj-- The Jgorrote asked her many
questions, and the conversation, ac-
cording to her statement, was carried
on almost as easily as If she were adj
dressing Creek Indian. The Igorrote
said she was the only person outside
the small band brought over with him
from the Philippines that he had seen
who spoke his language. He was very
much surprised when she told him
that 1t was the language of the Creek
Indians"
The discovery. If genuine, will give
etymolopists much on which to specu-
late. Where and when were the two
races united? Did the Creek Indians
come from the far east or were the
Igorrotes driven there by the fierce
warfare which sent various people and
tribes In waves across North America?
Are the Igorrotes remnants of the
cliff jewellers Of the southwest, driven
to the verge of this continent and
there forced to build homes on inn
pregnable cliffs to escape the rapacity
of their overwhelming enemies?
Mound builders, cave dwellers, cliff
jewellers, Indians; various people have
roamed over North America in CEN
turtles gone If the Creek woman's
discovery is verified much light will
be shed on the history Of two worlds.
There is theory that the mound build
ers who once people what is now Iowa
Iowa were forced westward until they
became extinct or disappeared from
view. Were they forced across seas to
take up their new home in the old
world ?After all, possibly the Garden
of Eden was located in North America,
Who knows?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-11
POOR WAR CORRESPONDENT.


Harper's Weekly,-Tokio seems still
to be mainly populated by newspaper
men who expected to get to the front
and didn't, and who are now pretty
we'll convinced that they never will
get anywhere worth reaching, or see
anything worth telling about, On the
whole they have maintained credit
able reticence about their sorrows, and
considering that they went out to
write they have written admirably
little, But that little is-oh, SO sad!
Stories of winter outfits hastily and
extensively gathered for campaign
in Siberian SHOWS and then Of the
struggles to keep the moths out of furs
and then of new equipments of khaki
and mosquito netting. and all in Toxic.
And those that escaped from Toxic
with high hopes, presently returned
frustrated and desolate. or If they
stayed with an army the censors ster-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-11
IN MISSOURI.

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Missouri democrats are entitled to un-
measured credit for their earnest
though long delayed effort at political
and administrative reform as exem-
plified in the nomination of Circuit At
torney Folk to be the party candidate
for governor.
Nevertheless, the Missouri, Republi-
can state convention asked some per-
tinent questions, as follows: Can the
leopard change Its spots? Can one
man (even Folk) tied hand and foot
to a powerful machine change the
course Of government"
The primary issue In Missouri as
the state democracy admits, is honest
state administration. That implies OF
necessity dishonest state admins
tration In the present and In the past /;
and such administration Is and has
been democratic.
Men do not lift themselves by the
straps of their boots, and boodlers
even in Missouri do not reform them
selves.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-11
VIZ VALUE OF A CLEAR HEAD.

MThe value of a clear head was illus
trated In Buffalo yesterday afternoon
during fire which destroyed property
valued at more than a quarter of a
million dollars and threatened to con-
sumo the Academy of Music, where
natinee was in progress. Coming so
aoon after the burning of the Iroquois
tleater in Chicago and the consequent
loss OF life, there was every possibility
OF panic In the academy and the men
who were fighting the fire knew that
II one mistake, even a small one,
should be made in warning the thea.
tire audience the results would be aw-
No time could be lost for the fire
was eating Its way steadily toward
the academy through the store build.
lngs adjoining it. Although the actu-
al danger from fire was not very great
there was momentary danger of some
one running into the audience and
raising the cry Of fire, thus starting
stampede which would have caused
many deaths.
Chief Murphy, Of the Buffalo fire de.
partment proved the man for the occa.
sion. Quietly he left his place where
he was directing the work of fighting
the fire and, going to the auditorium,
gained admission to the stage. Before
one in the audience knew of the dan
ger Murphy had told them of the fire
and advised them to be quiet. Telling
them there was plenty Of time to
make their exit in an orderly manner
he asked them to leave the house with.
out hurrying. He won the day.
A few women tainted before they
reached the outside but they were
quickly revived and the big matinee
audience, composed largely of women
ard children, filed out into the street.
Not one was injured, Murphy's clear
head had seen to that
Whoever Murphy may be, he is en-
titled to medal of honor His act re-
quired no personal heroism, of course.
He was in no danger even had his
words caused stampede. But he was
clear headed. Fighting fire which
threatened some of the most valuable
property in the city he yet had pres
ence Of mind to remember the greater
peril Of those in the Academy of Mu-'
sic. He could have sent an assistant
to- warn the management but some
one might have bungled So he went
himself, considering every word he
said, every move he made, and his
clear head won the day,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-11
observation-disclosures RESORT,

A few days ago a correspondent at
small town near Ottumwa mention
ed that two or three young people
had returned home "after pleasant
outing in Ottumwa." Many people
smile when they read the item for OF
tumwa has not been generally regard
ed as summer resort, In fact, those
who have the time or the money or
both generally try to escape from the
city In the hot season, but that 1t is a
good place. even for those who are not
SO fortunate has been oonclusively
shown by the. report of City Physician
LaForce to the board of health, made
at the melting of that body last night.
DR.. LaForce notes in his report that
curing the month of July, which is
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-11
HE OTTUMwA. COURIER

pectations of good fall trade are al.
most universal, north, south, east and
west alike"
Mr.. Clews, all summer, has been
contending that there is no need Of
worry about the monetary situation.
He reiterates this week and to
strengthen his. position he says:
AS stated in previous advices there
Is no need OF concern about the none.
tary situation. Our local banks carry
a big surplus reserve of about SEQ, OOO,.
600, which Is the largest in many years
at this period. The west and south are
also amply supplied with funds and the
crop and business demands are not
likely to cause and embarrassment in
the money markets. On August 1 the
stock of money in circulation in the
United States was $2,546, 100000 a net
increase of $164, 100000 in the last
twelve months. OF this increase "a mil.
lions was in gold coin; ia millions in
gold certificates and 81 millions in Ma
tional bank notes. During the last
seven years we have added about $50
millions to our stock of gold and about
zoo millions or more to our supply of
bank notes, raising the per capital cir.
culation in that period from 1923 to $31.
Such an enormous increase in our cur.
rency supply, out of all proportion to
growth of requirements, Is sure, If
maintained, to have a stimulating eff.
feet upon values. especially when the
latter are upon lower plane than for.
merly, as is now the case. Imitation
may be undesirable. but it is just as
certain under favoring conditions as is
fall in values from undue contrac.
ton Of the currency"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-11
Sour
Stomach

No appetite. loss OF strength, nervous.
ness, headache. constipation, bad breath,
general debility, sour risings, and catarrh
Of the stomach arc all due to indigestion,
Kodol cures Indigestion. This now discov-
cry represents tho natural juices Of dipos-
ton as they exist in healthy stomach,
combined with tho greatest known tonic
and roconstructive properties. Kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure does not only euro indigestion
and dyspepsia, but this famous remedy
cures all stomach troubles by cleansing,
purifying, sweetening and strengthening
the mucous membranes lining the stomach.
Mr.. S. S. Ball, Of Ravenswood, W, Va, says;-
" was troubled with sour stomach for twenty yesru.
kodol cured mo and we are now using It in milk
for baby"
Kodol Disests What You Eat.
Bottles only. Sl.oo Size holding az tines tho trial
size. which soils for so cents
Prepared by E. O. Dewitt & Co.,. CHICAGO,
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-11

Nearly all Of Kuropatkin's recent
reports to the car have postscript:
"The size Of the Japanese armies is
astounding" Simply because Japan
is on little island, only five or six
inches long on good sized map, Rus
STA seemed to think that no fighters
could come out of the little nation.
But for every inch on the map there
are thousands on thousands Of people.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-11

Pope Plus x, year after assuming
the duties OF the head of the Catholic
church, is recognized as man with
ideas OF his own. Though to put these
IN operation offends some, possibly a
nation, the new pope does not waver.
he is unlike his predecessor, whose
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-11

Uncle Henry has announced that he
will hear the glad news of his nominal
ton at 1 o'clock August II, at White
Sulphur Springs, in West Virginia.
Does he own all of West Virginia or
only Graceland, Elkins, White Sui.
phur Springs and Judge Jackson?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-11

1t is indeed body blow to the
democratic antitrust, anti-merger, an,
ti-everything talk to have ], ], Hill
step out before the foot lights as the
possible democratic nominee for gov.
ernor of Minnesota, Really, wouldn't
1t jar your"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-11
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.

passive life was 30 quiet that the
world sometimes almost forgot his ex-
istence, and it will take more than a
year to become accustomed to the new
man at the head of the church. The
whole world is now interested in the
disagreement between the vatican and
the French government and the out.
come Of the quarrel is awaited with
much interest.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-11

1t isn't much announcement to a
young man who has been told in his
youth to follow the example Of Rus
sell Sage, when he reads that the New
York financier spent his eighty-eighth
birthday at his desk. 1t does appear,
however, that some men have succeed
ed In getting rich without passing up
all the vacations,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-11

Uncle Henry is so set against spend.
ing money to be elected vice presi-
dent that it is whispered that he will
not "set EN- up to the boys when
they come and tell him about the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-11

Ottumwa's baseball team defeated
Keokuk by score Of Is to Sunday.
That Is about as close to the God
given ratio" as any performance in the
Iowa league this summer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-11

1t is known asafBishop Potter's sa.
loon" now all over the country, 1t
may be that Johnson, the newspaper
man who originated the scheme, was
doing SO only to give his brothers in
the profession little summer diver.
sion
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-11

After having been chairman of the
national republican committee for a
few weeks George B. Cortelyou seems
to have the details of the campaign
at his fingers ends. Politicians all
over the country, some of whom were
fearful lest Mr.. eCortelyou's lack of
political experience would prove disas.
trous to his party, are now agreed
that he is a good man, possibly the
best man In the nation who was avail
able for national chairman. He is
doing the work of that office Just as
he has done every bit of work that
has been put before him with a thor
oughness and painstaking carefulness
that leaves no possibility for doubt as
to his sincerity.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-11

1t is race now between Harry Lehr
and Bishop Potter to see which one
will perform in some new way for the
entertainment of the 400"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-11

When wrong doing is exposed by
the press only the guilty or the self
interested are loud in criticism of a
patent public duty" says the Mar.
shalltown Times-Republican Some.
times the fool butts in. But the gen
eral public, which. in its final analysis,
is always right, supports and approves
the policy Of full publicity. And the
newspaper prints the news"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-11

1t Is said that Henry G. Davis was
great hunter in his younger days. The
Des Moines News recalls chat there
was great game in, those days"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-11

That barrel owned by Candidate
Davis seems to the Cedar Rapids Ga
zette to be about as aggravating to
some men as is a dream that they
have found the treasure of Captain
Kidd, only to wake up and find three
cents In the family treasury.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-11

Mrs Hanna has sent a check for
$4,000 to the republican national COM
mittee and another check for $4,000
to the Ohio republican state commit
tee. The Indications saws the Sioux
City Journal, ARE that Mrs. Hanna Is
also standpatter."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-11

Perhaps 1t Is Tom Taggart's inten.
ton to turn over the management of
his Monte Carlo to the treasurer Of
his committee for b day OF two in or.
der to get the campaign fund started. .
the Council Bluffs Nonpareil thinks.