Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-26
tainty means at least a waiting period
and @ waiting period means idleness.'

tainty means at least waiting period
and q waiting period means ideness."
The Marshalltown Times Republican
/ declares that as specimen of fine
I foot work and blocking the Sioux
! Now to Be Done3' should awaken the
envy of the most accomplished mas
tiers OF defensive science"
And now defect has been found in
! the law authorizing commission to
Investigate the educational state board
of control idea." says the Des Moines
Capital. st begins to look as though
the laws passed by the last general as
sembly which are free from defect
would not make very cumbersome
i supplement to the CODE
The poets of Indiana should be able"
so the Cedar Rapids Gazette thinks,
ito get something attractive out of the
scramble for the senatorial seat of Mr..
Fairbanks"
IF the Thanksgiving turkey proves
to De as tough as some of the jokes
which are being sprung on its ac-
count" says the Des Moines Capital,
sit might not be bad thing to have the
teeth freshly sharpened for the festal
occasion"
According to the Council Bluffs
Nonpareil, a swell dinner is one that
consist, one-third Of dishes, another
third of dress and another third Of
mysterious articles Of food.
The announcement, semi official
that Secretary Wilson will remain in the
III ~ se,r~ =
for all interested in the most advanced
agriculture" says the Cedar Rapids
Republican.
There will be test vote at the
next session of the legislature on the
question of whether the county SUPER
visors elected in 1904 for three years
shall serve two years or FOUR" says the
Dubuque Times. IF the legislature
provides that they shall serve four
years and shall be eligible to re-elec-
ton the decision will be considered
victory for the long term principle"
"A wise mixture Of the old and new
is the IDEAL" declares the Des Moines
Capital; "but where one or the other
must be sighted, let the daily press
and the magazines suffice. for the
twentieth century, and keep on speak
ing terms with all that lies behind It,
You may and you may not get some
good out of the books of the day; you
are sure to be amply repaid for every
hour that you spend with the old
books"
The DUBUQUE Telegraph is of the
opinion that my young man with am
bition to acquire an education may, If
he will leave at home all false pride.
earn enough in any one of the scores
Of different occupations to pay his way
through school and defray Incidental
expenses as thew arise. But he must
be willing to be butcher baker. a
cande-stick maker" says the Tele-
graph, which is to say that he must
be willing to do anything from wash
ing dishes to tutoring"
o.
"The republican party is now in
position to safeguard the country
against the encroachment of social
ISM" declares the Knoxville Journal.
1T has declared its purpose to deal
vigorously yet carefully with the
trusts. With the entire machinery Of
the federal government in Its hands,
It must now make good its promises.
The next two years should see not only
a careful revision of the tariff, but also
additional legislation along the line Of
curbinr the power of the trusts and
great corporations"