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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-02-09
WISDOM in CIVIL SERVICE BILL,

Inc wisdom of the civil service bill
tnat Will be presented by the citizens
OF OttumWa to the state legislature for
passage, is apparent to every person
1amlllar with municipal affairs. While
this bill was framed primarily to meet
the needs of Ottumwa in the matter Of
municipal service, it will, if enacted in.
10 law, be OF advantage to every city
IN Iowa. Efficient police and fire pro.
lection is desired by the people of AL
cities. To accomplish this end there
must necessarily be a thorough knowl
edge OF the work possessed by each
and every public officer and good men
must be secured to fill these places.
BY the operation of civil service a
sound foundation is secured on which
the city may build up an efficient and
thoroughly competent municipal ser
vice. Under this law appointees mus,
nave a certain knowledge Of the du
ties to be performed before enterina
thereon. This, together with actual
service, giving familiarity with the
work, and the assurance of being con
tinued in service, will insure the bes,
results possible in conserving the in
terests of the citizens.
The civil service bill will probably
be referred to the legislative commit
tee of municipal corporations Of which
Representative A. w. Buchanan is the
chairman in the house. That it will
receive careful consideration is assur
ed. There is unquestionably much oil
merit in the proposed measure and il
is reasonably certain that Soma aot;or
Will be taken by the legislature at this
session that will enable those munici
palities wishing to do so to take advan
tage OF civil service arrangements fol
the government of it's affairs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-02-09

ly under the control of physicians.
This. too, without waiting to note the
effects of the X-ray treatment of the
power OF any OF the new forms of
light to destroy the tuberculosis germ.
From New England where the regis
tration has been fairly accurate comes
the information that during the past
half century the death rate from this
disease has decreased SO per cent, 1t
is also stated that the death rates has
decreased at a much greater rate dur
ing the past few years. Reports of
similar import are to be had from
New York In that city blocks of
muses. formerly infected with the tu-
berculosis germs have been SO
changed that the city has been able to
reduce it's death rate from this plague
nearly SO per cent.
1t is now generally recognized that
the cold outside air once considered
SO pernicious to consumptive patients
is now regarded as one of the best
remedies. 1t is heroic treatment.
but it causes an appetite and this to-
gether with nourishing food, makes
good healthy blood, exactly what the
patient wants. In fact good pure air
and an abundance OF outside exercise
are regarded as remedies for many
ills of the human race.
1t is not improbable that some of
these remedies will place ban upon
some of the advantages possessed by
the wealthy and may considerably up
set the present progress of civiliza-
ton. Be this as it may, if this will
place the human race in a position to
get right start on the road to health
and happiness, untold good will have
been ACCOMPLISHED
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-02-09
NOT ABUSING cUMMINs.

Burlington Hawk Eye-But there
has been no personal abuse of the gov
ernor. In all the editorials coming un-
der the eye of this paper the great
mass of the comment has been on the
policy proposed by the governor, not
on the governor himself. His attitude
has been deplored on all sides, and his
theories have been received with sharp
criticism His right to his personal
views has been generally conceded,
but his proposition to force his unre-
publican doctrine into the national
platform in the face of the opposition
of the President and the party lead
ers, has aroused sharp and caustic
criticism. The cry that Cummins has
been abused is an unworthy one be-
cause it is not true
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-02-09
ANOTHER THEOLOGICAL MisUN.
DERSTANDiNG.

Burlington Hawk -Eye.-A went east
and called upon the Rev. DR.. B. Up
on his return home he remarked to
his friends:
i had long talk with the doctor.
but l have not a. word to say upon
that phase of my trip save this: There
has never been and is not now, so far
as l am aware, the slightest differ
ence of opinion between the doctor
and myself respecting baptism by inn
mersion, or sprinkling or pouring, and
no such supposed differences were ever
mentioned! in any conversation ever
had with him.
When DR.. B. heard what A. had
said regarding their conversation, he
and his friends We're good deal wor-
ried because of the known divergence
OF A. and B. upon the subject of bap-
tism; and he took occasion to make
1t known that the subject of baptism
was not discussed at all during AS
visit. And in order that there might
be no mistake regarding DIR. BIS own
views, he caused to be republished
his celebrated sermon ON baptism
delivered at Minneapolis last year.
And now A. himself admits he did
not discuss baptism with DR.. b. 1t
is believed the excited congregation
Will calm down and the regular serv-
ices will be held as usual
Moral: In theology as in many
other things, a frank and accurate
statement is quite desirable.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-02-09
SECRETARY SHAW ON BOYS.

The recent statement of Secretary
Shaw sit may always have been SO
but it is specially true today, that the
world is producing a higher type of
womanhood than of manhood" natur-
ally leads the thoughtful reader to in
quire his reason for taking this
ground Mr.. Shaw makes clearer his
position when he says, sin all our
towns and cities there are more young
women whom you would welcome into
your homes as daughters-in-law than
young men whom you would welcome
as sons-in-law. There are reasons why
this is So" continues Mr.. Shaw, "but
there is no excuse that it is so.''
But Secretary Shaw does not let the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-02-09
MARKING TIME "

General Fitzhugh Lee, in a recent in
terview, relates little incident that
aptly illustrates the predicament in
which the democratic party finds itself
today General Lee says:
l am reminded of the advent of Mr..
Bryan at Jacksonville, Fla, as colonel
of the Third Nebraska regiment when
was in command of the Seventh army
corps. He addressed me very cour-
teous note, announcing his arrival, and
subsequently two or three times a
week would ride up to my tent. On
one or two occasions he touched upon
politics, and | suggested that being
under arms, that was a subject on
which we might properly be silent, and
in connection with this asked him if
he understood what was meant in mill
tary parlance by marking time" He
said he did, and correctly defined it as
the act of lifting one foot and then
the other, and each time setting it
down to the place it had originally oc-
cupied. well, Col. Bryan" said T.,
while you are advocating free silver
| am marking time"
There are hundreds and thousands
of old line democrats in the United
States who find themselves out of SYM
pathy with the teachings of the Ne
braskan They cannot accept the fall
lacles OF Mr.. Bryan as party principles
and are therefore marking time,' un-
til such time as they shall be able to
again assume management Of the af-
fairs of the party. This they will try
to do at the coming national conven-
tion in st. Louis. For eight years
past they have been marking time"
and it is their wish that Mr.. Bryan
and his followers shall be given turn
at this treadmill procedure.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-02-09
SPREADING SECRETARY WILL
SONS FAME.

New York Evening Post.--An Iowa
representative in congress has assist
ed materially in spreading the fame o1
Secretary Wilson and his department.
of agriculture. In going through hN
mail short time ago Representative
Lacey came Upon a letter from copk
stituent that at once attracted his ak
tention. 1t said:
Dear Sir--I have been looking oveU
the list of bulletins issued by the ag-
ricultural department. I am not q mar
ried man, but live in a boarding house
here, kept by Mrs. Blank. Will you
please send her a copy of Secretary
ing?"
The pamphlet, of course, was sent.
It was apparently the one thing need
full to make Of that boarding house
"a happy, cheerful home. Struck by
the immediate improvement in the
quality and texture of the bread. other
boarders told their boarding friends
of the miracle wrought by "A dry look
ing government report. Other board
crs wrote Tor copies to be sent to their
landladies. The calls for the bread
bulletins jumped suddenly from iii
average of ten week to ar average
OF forty. and from forty to seventy
five. and when the last report was
sent out from the department the
8i-i,l.iiu Aoi .ue pdiiipIilet Oh pread-
making was still constant. 1t is just
possible that the boil weevil may be
too much for Secretary Wilson and
that he will so out OF Office a disap-
pointed man because OF the uncon-
quered chinch bugs, but there should
|sbe little difficulty in finding place for
him. As director Of a cooking school
or as technical supervisor of a first
class bakery, MIR. Wilson, when he be-
comes an eX-Secretary will unuues-
tionably be in brisk demand.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-02-09
AN IOWA IDEA.

The Courier stands pat" on the fol.
lowing iowa Idea:"
For President, Theodore Roosevelt.
For a tariff plank in the national
republican platform in accord with the
doctrines and principles enunciated by
President Roosevelt in his Minneapolis
speech.
For unqualifiedly instructing the
Iowa delegation to the national repub.
lican convention to this effect
For selecting the following dele.
gates-at-large to the national republi-
can convention:
Senator VIM. B. Allison.
Governor A. B. Cummins.
Senator J. P. Dolliyer.
Hon. ]. w. Blythe.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-02-09
PASSING OF BIG CATTLE KINGS

Information is received from the
west that several large cattle COM
panies are either going out Of bust
ness, or are preparing to cease oper-
ations. The cause of this change is
said to be the contraction OF the
range, together with the invasion of
the small cattlemen. The settlers
have taken up the land along the riv-
ers, turning it to use as agricultural
land. While there are thousands of
acres of range land away from these
streams, it is for the most part eX-
ceedingly dry the source of water hav-
ing been cut off by the farmers along
the waterways. who are using it.
This is not a total evil 1t is no
more portend of the decline of the
cattle raising industry. 1t merely in
dicates that the cattle barons are find
ing themselves short of pasturage on
which to range their stock. 1t merely
signifies that their place is being tax
en- by the farmer and the stockman of
small means, who will be content to
devote himself to small herds. But
more than this it signifies that these
smaller stockmen will introduce more
economical methods of caring for their
herds thereby revolutionizing the cat
tie raising industry Of the west. This
will result in benefit in that it will in.
sure the adoption of better methods
of raising stock. The result will be
higher grade cattle, sheltered cattle
feeding in the winter, with fewer
losses from exposure. 1t would seem
that this change indicates the coming
OF more substantial prosperity in the
cattle raising industry Of the west
The subdivision of the great cattle
ranges into small stock farms will be
followed by marked increase in the
wealth and population of the western
states and will pave the way to the
highest development of the country.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-02-09

Iron and steel exports during the
month of December for which the de-
partment Of commerce and labor,
through it's bureau of statistics has
just presented complete figures, show
an increase of $1,59793S, compared
with December of the preceding year.
This increase, while distributed through
a wide range of articles, is found espe.
cially in steel rails and locomotives.
The total value of steel rails exported
in December, 1908, was 5000 TAI.
against s21 ,216 in December, 1902; and
Of locomotives, S504,684,. against $751;
571 in December, 1902, In imports of
iron and steel the figures Of December
show a marked decrease as compared
with December of the previous year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-02-09
FACING THE FARMER.

Centerville Citizen.-After the pass
age and a w'rnonths operation Of the
famous democratic free trade bill in
the latter eighties, a common saying
was that no democrats had the nerve
TO look a sheep in the face. Should
Governor Cummins Canadian reciproc-
ity free trade vagaries become a law
under republican legislation, not re-
publican in the country would have
the nerve to look an Iowa farmer
in the face, and even if he had he
would be liable to get his face punch
ed
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-02-09
AN IOWA NEWsPAPERs SUCCESS

The Davenport Daily Times an
nounces that it has purchased new
three-deck Goss printing press with
color attachment, to be installed and
in operation by July 1. In connection
Herewith the Times will install COM
plete electrical equipment, and will op-
crate the new press and other machin-
cry with individual motors, thus doing
away with all shafting and betting.
When this is done the Times
will have the finest and most COM
plete newspaper equipment in the
state without any exception. The
Times also announces that it has
purchased the building which it now
occupies, and that architects are pre-
pairing plans for remodeling the same.
The Times is one of the conspicuous
newspaper successes in the state of
Iowa. Four and one-half years ago
when the present proprietors purchas-
ed the property, it had about two
thousand circulation, and no equip
ment excepting a Cox Duplex press.
Today it has a daily circulation of
5000, and semi-weekly of $500, MAX
ing an aggregate circulation of 1880.
1t has valuable advertising patronage
and the rapid increase in business has
made it necessary to putin a. complete
and up-to-date equipment. The new
press has a capacity of 25, 900 four. six,
eight, ten or twelve page papers per
hour, and of 12,500 sixteen, twenty or
twenty-four page papers all pages being
inset, pasted and folded. There is but
one other press of this kind in the
state, and none that has the direct con-
troll electrical equipment, which will
be installed by the Times. The cost
of the press and the electrical equip
ment is 100000 cash. The publisher
of the Times is 3. P. Adler, a for
mer Ottumwa boy who has developed
into one of the strongest newspaper
managers in the country The manag-
ing editor is James E. Hardman, for
merly of Sigourney, who was employed
on the Courier for some time. Mr..
Hardman has few equals as news
man, and is making one of the
best newspapers in the state. The
Times is one of the Lee Syndicate of
Iowa Evening Newspapers, of which A.
w. Lee is president, and the business
Of wlrich is today in the aggregate, the
largest newspaper business in Iowa.
The other papers comprising the Syn
dicate are the Muscatine Journal and
the Ottumwa Courier.
Newspapers do not install $4,000
press equipments and purchase and
remodel buildings without a business
behind them, and a prospect for the
future that warrants the same. No
paper in Iowa has made more rapid
progress than has the Davenport
Times during the past four years This
progress Is sIHe result ol lHuolnltd-
BILE energy, intelligent effort, and un.
ceasing hard work, coupled with un-
questioned faith in the magnificent
future prospects of Davenport, Rock
Island and Moline, as an industrial and
commercial center.
The many friends of Publisher Adler
in this city will heartily congratulate
him upon the progress and prosperity
of the Times.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-02-09
FRESH AIR REMEpIEs

1t begins to look as though the time
is near at hand when consumption
shall lose its power to inspire fear in
the hearts of human beings. For many
years this white plague was looked
upon with fear by the people Of the
northern climates, but it is now re.
ported on good authority to be large.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-02-09

John Temple Graves, a noted dem
ocratic editor of the south, says that
Grover Cleveland and William Jen-
nings Bryan are the two greatest
leaders the party of Jefferson has de-
veloped during the present genera
ton. This double loaded compliment
will be appreciated by neither of these
gentlemen because it contains the
name -of the other. How acceptable
these might have been if done up in
separate packages.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-02-09
THE ONLY HARD CONDITIONS

Philadelphia Press.--Hard times, are
confined to the effort Of the democrats
to get together with the hope of MAX
ing show Of success. They are not
apparent anywhere else. The rail-
roads report all the business they can
do in the west, and the steamship lines
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-02-09
Railroad Time Tables
TRAINS LEAVING UNION DEPOT.
w. s. Parker, Ticket Agent.
BURLINGTON ROUTE, G., B. &

BURLINGTON ROUTE, c, B. & q.
No. Going East. Depart
42a-Chicago, Dubuque, 6 Quincy 2:1O a. IN.
p2b-Local Freight ............ 6:45 a. n.
l6b-Burlington & st. Louis. . 7:35 a. m.
iOb-Peoria, Dubuque s. Quincy IL 80 a. m.
I 6a-Chicago Limited ... 1:25 %. m.
4a-Cnicago. st. Louis & Quincy 7:1o p. m.
Sa-Fast nail ................ 8:S7 p. m.
2a-Chicago, Peoria & Rockford. II AS D. m.
Ft. Madison accommodation, daily except
Sunday, depart 7:1o a. M; arrive 500 p. m.
Going West.
5a-Omaha, Council Bluffs
Nebraska ..... ...-...... 1855 a. m.
15a-Fast mail ................ 2:49 n. nj.
Biblical freight -. f........ 5:80 q. m.
8a-Omahn. Kansas City, Denver
Hot Springs, Deadwood, Og-
den. Portland & California. 7:45 a. m.
5a-East mail .........- s:52 a. m.
v 9bTPeoria to Creston ........ l:50 p. m.
}13a--Liniited ............ 1928 D. M
lib Chicago to ottumwa, arrive. 1000 p. M
1a-Denver s. Omaha 80. :S5 D. m.
a, daily; b, except Sunday Nos. z, s and
Is do not carry PASSENGERS.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-02-09

report an unusually: heavy outward
movement of first class passengers fo{
the season, while the bookings for late
winter and early spring sailings are
reported to be the largest ever knowrlt
The European travellers start earlf
so as to get back for the st. Louf
exposition,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-02-09

Iowa republicans are interpreting
reciprocity as step toward free trade
They are not alone in the interpreta-
ton. Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
They have rightly interpreted the
proposition and the next thing in or
der is to deliver the knockout blow
when the time comes for that opera
ton, which will be on election day
next fall.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-02-09

says: Fairbanks is strong every
where. There will be no mistake on
a ticket that reads Roosevelt and Fair
banks"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-02-09

The st. Louis Globe-D Democrat rather
cruelty but pertinently remarks that
somebody ought to suggest to Senator
Morgan the advisibility of taking q
dose Of antitalksin."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-02-09
TRAINS LEAVING JEFFERSON
STREET UNION DEPOT.
A. J. Packard, Agent.
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul,
No. Going East. Denart.


12a Chicago limited. 1926 am.
Sa Chicago express ....... 1900 p.m.
lob Cedar. Rapids and Marion /: 40 am.
1Sb Cedar Rapids and Marion 1910 pm
+, 4b Muscatine, Davenport
and Chicago .......... 1890 IN.
Going West.
5a Kansas City limited. $50. 2:25a.m.
ga Kansas City express. $40 am.
lib Chicago, Davenport and
Muscatine to Ottumwa, ar
rive ..:...:...;:.......... 700 pm
rive ..... ..;......... e:s5 am.
81 Marion to Ottumwa. ar
rive ;..... ............... 1885 am.
Freight trains
No 80 Davenport freight. 6:30a.m,
No. 1872 b Marion .......... 7:45 am.
No. 64 a Marion. ......... 1000 q. m,
No 81 b Chiilicothe ....... 700 am,
No. 81 a Chillicothe. ......... 1:Q9-p.m
Freight trains arrive at and depart
from Ottumwa Junction.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-02-09

After short rest the boom of SEN
ator Fairbanks for vice-president has
been given fresh impetus by Con-
gresham Boutell, Of Chicago. He
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-02-09

1t will be only two weeks after the
end of February until spring may be
expected to be upon us.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-02-09
CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND g PACIFIC

No. Going East. Depart.
2O6, Keokuk. Kansas City,
California and southwest. 10: as m.
202, keokuk ................ 1892 pm.
204, Eldon, Davenport and
Chicago ...... .10:2 m,
Going West.
203. Des Moines,. Ruthyen.
west and northwest. 7:45 a m.
2O1, Des Moines and Omaha 10: 10 n. m.
2O5, Des Moines and Omaha. 7:05 p.m.
Unless otherwise specified all trains
are daily except Sunday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-02-09

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The Burlington Gazette observes
that Lafe Young has grown so great
that the Associated Press sends out
advance copies of his speeches. '"The
people who are not acquainted with
the Associated Press" the Gazette ex-
plains, hardly realize what this
MEANS"
The keokuk Gate City welcomes the
news that the sentiment for Il state
wide compulsory primary election law
is decidedly in the minority among the
members of the legislature. There is
no sense or justice" it declares, "in
making the whole state bear the bur
dens of Des Moines' wickedness.''
Hard work carves the successes of
life" says the Dubuque Telegraph.
Whoever says it is luck. opportun-
ity or anything else, gauges the re-.
related minor part. 1t is hard, hard
work that wins in every profession
and in every business
GO
"The northern people who are loll-
ing around in the semi i-summer cli-
mates of the south, instead OF taking
in the northern ozone laden air, will not
ne any DelleF IOT II Wnell summer
arrives" asserts the Cedar Rapids Re-
publican. "Of course there are cases
which can not Withstand the rigors
of the northern climate, but people
with healthy blood in their veins are
ten times better for the cold snaps of
winter. Its what makes American
energy"
The Des Moines Capital is trying to
fl,,,
with regard to Congressman Hull 1t
recalls what he has done for the city
in material way and how he has
been of service to the country, and
asserts that he has not alone honored
the Seventh district, but has been a
really great congressman. But the
Capital declares, Congressman Hull
has never been honored in Des Moines
for what he is nor for what he has
accomplished. "If he had done for
Kansas City what he has for Des
Moines" the Capital continues" and
If he then lived in Kansas City, he
would only be. kept in congress-, but
there would be erected a statue of Hull
in some conspicuous place. and every
time he came home he would be given
a banquet. But our political affairs
have been SO mean in this city for a
number of years that the Commercial
Exchange. a nonpartisan body, dare not
give Congressman Hull a dinner in
recognition of his services. The Cap
ital urges the denomination of Capt.
Hull
ut is enough to make us all anarch-
lists" says the Boone Republican, com
menting on the defeat of justice in the
Ames, Dietrich and other recent cases
through legal technicalities. zone
would think that the laws We're made
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-02-09
WABASH.
Depart
Arrive.

Arrive. Depart
Louis 80. a-;15a a. m. ae:2o p. m.
Kansas City & st.
Louis ....... 80. a7:0o p. m. as:25 a. M.
Freight trains carrying passengers be.
tween Ottumwa and Moulton:.
Local freight ..... bs:0o p. m 1890 a. m.
Fast freight ..al2:10 p m. a2:3o o. m
q. daily; b. except Sunday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-02-09

Now to get that Panama canal
treaty disposed of.