Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13

eminent. It's trade has increased, it's
farm. production. has increased and
everything is getting bigger"
1T is possible, of course, that the
loafers. from Is to 90 years of age.
about the city have definitely made up
their minds as to Just what branch of
remarks the Cedar Rapids
Gazette. Most of them may hope to
marry into families, the heads of
which worked and accumulated money
before it was understood that work
was impolite."
General Kuropatkin is a command
er of whom neither Russia nor the
friends of Russia in the present strug-
gle need to be ashamed declares the
Cedar Rapids Republican. He has
the right mettle in him and he will be
still further heard from in due time
which may be a long time but it is
due some time"
THE advance guard of the demo-
cratic host has reached the republican
gold standard camp" says the Bur-
pected to catch up on the tariff march
of progress in about eight mere
years."
ut is generally agreed" says the
keokuk Gate City, that it will be a
most fortunate thing for this country
II the result of the meat strike is to
develop the business of Independent
packers and encourage home abat-
toirs.'
Referring to the use of the split log
for road grader the Decorah Repub-
lican says: 1T is undeniably the best
practical suggestion as to road making
ever offered the public. 1t has but one
defect; the cost is too cheap. If the
implement could be sold for $25 in
stead of costing 50 to $3.50, the graft
ers would be selling them all over the
state"
IF good general is known by his
choice of lieutenants" says the Du-
buque Times. Mr.. Dawson, who has
paign in the second district, is some-
thing more than a mere clerk"
isus's'ih . WctIhllcSS 10 utSpbllS1llp
declares the Dubuque Telegraph. IF
that government We're less tyrannical
and more in line with constitutional
monarchies; if enlightened policies
prevailed; If the people were happy
and contented; If they had some voice
In the choice of local officers and in
the making of laws, the situation, in
stead of causing apprehension would
be cause for congratulations"
1T seems to be the consensus of
opinion" says the Burlington Hawk
eye. that John Sharp williams ought
to drop his middle name to harmonize
himself with his speeches at, and since
the st. Louis convention"
Looked at In one way it is an awful
thing for hundreds of thousands of
human beings to be lined UP on two
sides and shoot at each other to see
whose ranks can first be decimated,'
says the Cedar Rapids Republican,. ut
Is only numbering under another name.
And yet much of the progress of the
world has depended on just such con-
tests and the nations that have been
the mightiest fighters have also been
the mightiest promoters of civilization
and the arts and sciences and litera-
ture and even religion"
The Cedar Rapids Gazette thinks
that If Kuropatkin did not assume the
offensive he certainly did some other
thing to displease the Japanese.
o.
Every Filipino Instruction in
which American soldiers are slain is
an answer to the democratic demand
that our flag be lowered in the Philip
pines," declares the Muscatine Jour-
nal.
Des Moines man went away from
home for a week and left all his gas
lights burning, and the Des Moines
Register and Leader explains that he
knew the meter would register just the
same, whether they burned or not.
I'm Iowa." says the Marshalltown-
Times Republican, I'VE will have to
content ourselves with a view of the
campaign in other states. There will
be nothing for us to do
The Cedar Rapids Republican says
that when an effort is made to Ge-
crease the consumption of meat IN
Chicago Iowa ceases to be interested
In the strike except ADVERSELY. for Iowa
has the meat on the hoof and has to
sell it.
CUBAN STOCKS IN NEW JERSEY.
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