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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-26

are spending today at the home Of
Mrs. Leach's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Schrieve, of Troy.
Miss Ruth McAchran was enter
tanned today at the home of Miss
Mabel Anderson of Pulaski.
Miss Mary Dunn, who has been In
Ill health for some time, left Wednes-
day for Rockwell, New Mexico, to
spend the winter, HOPING that a
warmer climate may prove beneficial.
Miss Lou MCGOWAN left Wednesday
for Eldon to spend Thanksgiving with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs w. G. Dunlap returned
Wednesday from Bonaparte, where
they have been spending the past few
days with relatives.
County Supt. HI. Roland, who re-
turned some time ago from Iowa city,
where he underwent number of SEE
we're surgical operations, is gradually
Improving and expects to be able to
resume his office duties at later
date.
The marriage of Miss Rose McCurdy
and Harry M. Hylton, both of OF
tumwa, occurred In this city Tuesday.
The wedding took place in the law
parlors of E. Rominger, the ceremony
being performed by Justice z. T.
Order.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-26
THE BIG STICK.

President Roosevelt in his message
to congress, which is about completed
urges the advisability of maintaining a
large navy, not for offensive and hos.
tile reasons or purposes but to pre-.
serve the peace throughout the world.
Though this would seem at first a
rather poor argument the facts are
good evidence to prove its soundness.
There is very likely to be considerable
mention of the "big stick" policy Of
the President, which was attacked by
the opposition with such poor success
in the campaign just closed There
will however. be a great deal of the
"speak softly part also.
Raymond Patterson the Chicago
Tribune's Washington correspondent,
in remarking upon the Presidents ar
gument that big United States navy
will operate to maintain peace rather
than to carry on war, says:
Fortunately enough, facts are at
hand to justify this argument most
completely and President Roosevelt
will be able to submit more tangible
steps toward the peace of the world
than any of his predecessors In this
way he will back up his plea for big
navy and will show that while he be-
lieves the United States should be
able to force respect all over the
world. it is none the less committed to
the actual policy of the peaceful set
tlement of all international difficulties.
"This message, therefore, may be
expected to set the pace for peace. 1t
will recite not without honest pride in
their accomplishment, the successive
steps which have been taken by this
administration to secure an agreement
among the nations of the world Atten-
ton first will be called to the fact that
the United States has been foremost
in suggesting new peace conference
at The Hague and an outline will be
given of replies of nations of contin-
entail Europe, wl.:ch are even more
favorable than abstracts which al
ready have been printed
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-26
COLD TURKEY.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil-Up at
Sioux City they were so well pleased
with the sane Fourth of July that they
are discussing sane Thanksgiving
Sanity on Thanksgiving day.
according to the Journal, consists
and good to give generosity full play,
but there is neither sense nor sanity
In making the piece de resistance of
the Thanksgiving spread so imposing
that the family Is kept busy the re-
mainder of the week disposing Of the
debris" The Journal goes on to say
that by common consent turkey or
thanksgiving day is great stuff, but 1t
deprecated the warmed-over article
of Friday, the cold pickings Of Satur-
day, and the turkey soup of Sunday.
TOO much of a good thing" the
Journal calls it.
Perhaps we would not want to fol-
low the bird up four days running, but
there is room to differ from the Jour-
naPs notion of the matter. 1t is not to
be disputed that turkey on Thanksgiv-
ing day is great stuff. 1t is hard to
beat, but if it does have a rival it is
more turkey-cold turkey-the day
following. The turkey of the Thanks
giving 81 dinner is good, but cold turkey
OF the evening lunch or on the day af-
ter is better At the Thanksgiving
dinner there is so much other stuff
that the turkey does not have a fair
show Perhaps there are blue points
and celery and soup to start with, and
cranberry sauce with the bird itself,
and then mince and pumpkin pie after,
with codiments without end In the
meantime. But next day, when all this
other rubbish has disappeared and
there is something left of the turkey;
my, how good it is! A cold drumstick,
a wing or piece Of the breast then is
turkey, indeed. Also, the flavor has
improved Immensely in the meantime.
Give us the second helping every time;
day without the cold
turkey of the day following would be
no JOY at all, in comparison. For us,
a big bird, and plenty of debris for the
day after.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-26
STAND BY THE AMENDMENT.

Des Moines Capital.-The people of
Iowa have adopted an amendment
abolishing state elections and arrang-
ing to elect all state officers in the even
numbered years when members Of
congress are elected. The people have
adopted this amendment twice. In
neither campaign was the discussion
as full and extended as 1t ought to
have been, but each time the election
embodied what must be considered the
will of the people. If the people did
not all act upon the subject the fault
is theirs. They had the opportunity.
In our form of government the will Of
the people is the law of the land.
Therefore, the biennial elections
amendment should be accepted and
consented to without any search for.
technicalities by which the courts
might again decide against 1t.
The editor of the Capital made his
position clear during the campaign.
Personally we should prefer elections
but once in two years but we believed
before election and believe now that 1t
would be better for the state to hold
elections every year. Already there is
a movement on foot to change all the
terms of office from two to four wears.
thus placing them further out of reach
of the people In most cases officers
now have four year terms with an
election in between, which with them
Is largely matter Of form--if they
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CLEAN CAMPAIGNING.

Philadelphia Telegraph.-Vice-P Pres
1dent- elect Fairbanks in his speech in
lndianapol struck keynote that
should be followed by all political par
ties In future campaigning: I'm all
my political experience" he said, mo
word has escaped my lips that I
would not utter to my dearest friend.
as value that Of my own party"
This spirit Mr.. Fairbanks showed in
all his speeches Immediately preceding
the election. Even when judge Par
ker's bitter and uncontrolled personal
attacks on the President were threat
ening to drag the campaign down to
the lever of a mere exhibition of mud
Singing, Mr.. Fairbanks was always
courteous. He found the way to attack
principles without indulging in person-
alties.
The American spirit Is not one Of
personal abuse. Some men there are,
of course, whose only ammunition in
politics is mud and whose intellects
90 not rise above questions of personal
like and dislikes. But the great bulk
OF the American people do not admire
this. 1t Is doubtful If 1t ever made as
many votes as 1t lost. There can be
no doubt that Judge Parker's Trades
reacted against him strongly, even
among the members of his own party.
THESE voters may have believed In the
truth Of what he said, but they did not
like the idea Of public personal abuse.
It Is one thing to think i'll Of a man:
/. is' '.other to speak those thoughts
In public.
Let us, hereafter, try to follow Mr..
Fairbanks advice. Even in the heat
OF the most bitterly contested cam
paign let us value the respect of our
opponents as much as that of orr
friends. Where there is no issue of
crime or deliberate fraud, where the
issues are principles Of politics, as thew
We're in the campaign just past there
IS no reason why either side should
forget it's manhood, and all such at
tempts should be discouraged where
ever made.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-26
RoosEvELT's WISE COURSE.

Cedar Rapids Republican.-Presid
Roosevelt has shown an excellent tenn
per In his treatment of the tariff ques-
ton which was Immediately after the
election forced upon him by a few
self-ambitious leaders. He has de-
cfded not to open the question in his
message to congress for that would
simply produce that kind Of uncer-
tainty which leads to business dis
turbances. 'He has at the same time
announced that he does not believe in
his own infalliability but that before
he decides on any course Of action he
wants to talk with the leaders from all
parts of the country. He says that
he does not think that one man alone
should decide either for or against re-
vision.
The Presidents attitude commends
him to the more conservative elements
of the country. There are always
plenty of immediate action men, men
who know without stopping to think
just what ougth to be done. But the
men who are thus ready to decide are
generally men who are not themselves
called upon to work out the details.
with scrupulous care for all the varied
and vested interests. Generally speak
ing, what the business interests Of the
country most needs Is rest and freedom
from the effects of political agitators.
In this country every few months
some one wants to rip up things just
to keep politics going on. The average
business man wants some stability for
he can do business on no other basis
That there are some tariff changes de-
sirable goes without saying for no tar
iff law was ever perfect and law is
no sooner made and put into effect but
deficiencies can be seen in It, The agi-
tators simply take advantage of the
fact that nothing human is ever per-
feet or final.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-26
TEXAS AND THE PRESIDENT.

Chicago Inter- Ocean. - President
Roosevelt entertains no hard feelings
against Texas. He knows that the
Lone Star state Is wrong, perpetually,
irretrievably, eyerlastingly wrong,
politically but he also knows that 1t is
misfortune rather than fault.
The chief executive is too familiar
with the great SO" west not to UNDER
stand that Texas cannot help going
democratic by an overwhelming ma
1ority. 1t is the result of habit. But
he also understands that at heart
Texas Is republican to the core If
Texas could only pull herself out of
the rut. she would. But she cannot,
at least not just at present. She is
Keeping close eye on Colonel Hogg
and other favorite sons, and If the ten
dency OF her leading antitrust demo-
Gratis to entangle themselves in the
tentacles of the octopus Increases In
the future at the same ratio as 1t has
IN the past, she may in time follow
the example of Missouri and shake the
dust of the solid south off her feet.
But Texas at present is particularly
anxious that she shall not be misun-
derstood. She has always felt bad
over the things General Sheridan said
about her, although he was only jok-
ing when he said them. She Is sensi-
tive still when anybody makes any
comparisons that are likely to recall
Little Phii's good natured comments
upon her geographical, climatic and
political characteristics. She wants to
be better known in the north. and she
is especially anxious that President
Roosevelt shall come down, talk to her,
look her over and carry away a good
impression of her.
And the President has finally de-
cided to accept her invitation He will
visit Texas early In the spring, and
make at least four speeches in the
state. 1t goes without saying that he
will. be Hospitality entertained, because
ne is the kind of a man Texas likes,
even though she voted almost unani-
mously against him.
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Rouslhe TIME AT PAckwooD
War Veterans Rally Round Campfire
Fully 1,LJ0 People Attend,

Packwood, Nov. 24.--The campfire
Tuesday night was great success.
The best that ever was held here. The
M. e. church, which seats about 500
people, was full to OVERLOOKING It
was estimated that as many people
were outside, and If the estimation be
correct, about 1000 people came to
Packwood Tuesday night The night
was an ideal one, the roads in the
finest condition, and people drove over
from Brighton, Fairfield, Hedrick and
other towns. Colonel Palmer, of
Washington, was the principal speaker
Lot Abraham, of Mt. Pleasant, and
other speakers made very pleasant
addresses. Rev. w. T. Howe rendered
one Of his charming representations
Colonel Palmer and comrade de.
lighted the audience with some fine
singing. Mills orchestra band of
Ricn and, and the martial band of Alb.
ingdon, were present and treated the
auaience to some inspiring music. The
exercises continued to late hour
when a sumptuous repast was served
in tho basement Of the church, and
thus closed one of tie most enjoyable
campfires ever held in Packwood.
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BLooMF FIELD.

Bloomfield, Nov. 24.-Peter saner
who resides five miles east of the city
had his foot badly crushed Tuesday
while moving his saw mill.
A span of white mustang ponies
driven by Clarence York. mail carrier
from Stiles to Lunsford, ran away
Wednesday.
Duff Burchett left Wednesday for
Des Moines to spend Thanksgiving
with friends ir that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Phillips enter
tanned about fiftv friends at o'clock
dinner Tuesday. A four course dinner
beautifully served was followed by a
social evening in which the principal
amusement consisted of writing poems
on Thanksgiving. The judges awarded
the honors to Mayor H. G. Leach and
MRS. F. G. Young joint authors Of the
best verses.
Mayor H. c. Leach and family
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LITTLE THINGS in HISTORY.

Sioux City Tribune.-It is interest
ing to speculate upon what would have
happened If the events that caused
wars had never taken place. Some of
the greatest wars have been caused by
trifies, some of them accidents which
might well have ben avoided. A Lon
don newspaper expresses the belief
that the French revolution would not
nave happened had not a certain
match gone out. When the Bastile
was stormed, De Launey, finding that
the garrison could not Withstand the
assault, went to the cellar to set fire
70 the gunpowder and blow up the
Bastlle. The match failed to do It's
work and the theory is that the ex-
plosion which did not take place would
nave SO terrified the assailants that
the French revolution would have been
checked. and that there might have
been mo Napoleon. no Waterloo, prob
ably no yelling nor Franco Prussian
war" The duty on the tea which led
to the American revolution amounted
to 81 $500. II there had been no such
thing as tea in the American colonies.
would this country still belong to Eng
land? Did Great Britain lose this big
empire because of matter of $1,000?
Great Britain went to war with
Spain In 1879 over Jenkins ear"
Spain captured British vessel sms-
pected Of smuggling, and the captain.
nemed jenkins, lost an ear by order Of
the Spanish commander. The brutal
tty SO aroused the British that war wa
declared on Spain. The blowing up of
the Maine brought on the Spanish
American war Someone had defined
history as big bundle Of little things.
and the recent criminal blunder on the
part of the Russian Baltic fleet may
De taken as an instance of a woeful
act, the possible consequences OF
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THANKSGIVING PHILOSOPHY.

"You can always be thankful
that you are better off than some
one else, because you can always
find some one who is worse off
than you are.
IF you can. walk, be glad that
you can crawl; if you can't crawl,
be thankful that you have wheel
ing chair; if you have to stay in
bed all day long, be thankful you
can see the sunshine that comes
through your window, because
you are not blind. Be thankful that
you can hear your canary sing,
because you might be deaf
This is the philosophy of Susie Ell
bert, paralytic. Susie is a patient at
a big Chicago infirmary, a school for
crippled children. She stood up yes.
terday, supported by pair of crutches
and told her fellow sufferers why they
should all be happy and thankful on
day. Her little speech
is sermon everyone may take to
heart and ponder over with profit.
Thousands of sermons have been and
will be delivered today on the subject
of giving thanks but none, no matter
how profound the thoughts expressed
nor how eloquent the diction, will have
better effect than this little girls
creed
We cannot all be rich, so we may be
glad that we have more than some one
we know. According to little Susie
Elbert's philosophy everyone not deaf,
dumb and blind can find something
for which they should be grateful tb
the Creator, and now that provisions
are made for educating even these un-
fortunate people they can be thankful
too. Helen Keller, should she be
asked for her view on the custom of
observing Thanksgiving, would no
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moment to the perpetrators.
But 1t is doubtful If one couldef1gure
out an Improvement in the world as
whole If those little war; provoking
things had never happened The des-
tiny that shapes the rough hewn ends
was doubtless responsible for most of
the occurrences which led to war.
Some of the great wars have made
for the beterment of society and
morality. Our own civil war is an in
stance. 1t might not have occurred
If Lincoln had been defeated for the
presidency, or might at least have
been delayed for years, but who will
say now In the light of events that 1t
was not necessary for the permanent
cementing of the union?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-26
THE RUSSIAN PROBLEM.

Great results may or may not come
OF the meeting of the representatives
OF the russian zemstvos at ST. Peters
burg. Their reason for gathering at
me capital is to propose reforms to
the czar, who may or may not. lust
as he sees fit, adopt these recommen.
dations to guide him in making re-
forms in the government of the nation
The representatives in the zemstyos
or district and provincial assemblies.
are elected by the peasants, the house
holders In the towns, and the landed
proprietors. In European Russia ga
per cent of the voters for members of
the provincial and district assemblies,
OF zemstyos are peasants, IL per cent
mobiles. 10 per cent merchants, 4 per
cent artisans and per cent clergy.
OF the members of the zemstvos.
however, IS per cent belong to the no.
bility, Is per cent to the merchant
class and 80 per cent to the peasantry.
Therefore. the delegates Of the zemst-
yos now in st. Petersburg represent
all classes interested in the develop
ment of local government.
Since the reign of Alexander II ,both
merchants and peasant have COM
planned that the representation in the
zemstvos. was not what it should be,
and that the powers of the provincial
assemblies were too limited. Alexan-
der III further restricted these DOW
ers but now that Nicholas, the present
czar, has shown some leniency, it had
been hoped by the, residents of the
PROVINCES and the world at large, in
fact. that he would listen to the recon-
mendations of the men now meeting at
st. Petersburg. This is not nihilistic
movement. nor confined to any one
class. The people who live and own
property in the provinces realize that
they are not given the freedom they
should have and their efforts are for a
system that will permit them to con-
tinue their present mode Of living but
will give them an opportunity to get
out Of life at least as much as they put
into It, ., ~
The fZemstyos, since 1864, have been
of great yserYfce to. the central govern
ment Id the collecting Of statistics
and information as. to conditions and
in creating and .enlarging the system
of public schools. b Il
The law Of 1900 limited the sphere
of action Of the provincial and district
councils. The government has re-
SISTED every attempt to establish as
ssemblies representing two or more
provinces, but the council of state has
declared its purpise not to interfere in
the management of the economical
interests Of provinces and districts.
The tendency in all the provinces,
however, is to insist on return to the
liberal policy of Alexander H.. and to
urge development Of local self-govern-
ment to meet new conditions. The
representatives of the Zemstovs now
In st. Petersburg are there by con-
sent of the government. They have
no power to act for the provincial as
semblies. They are there to report
on conditions and make recommends
TONS
The government may base reforms
on these recommendation and submit
the same to the meeting of the regular
provincial and district assemblies in
December, or it may do as did Alex
ander III, ignore all petitions and rec
concentrations.
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guard the righ. of WY to.,s accident
and f1aairnad ATTACH

guard tho right of WY hc.,. accident
and designed attack.
i will behoove the management: Of
the exposition to use every possible
care to protect the President when he
is In st. Louis. Detectives will, of
course. be provided to keep watch
or the crowds but everyone in the
party, which will entertain Mr.. Roose-
welt. should constitute himself de-
tective. The lesson learned at Buff
falo was dearly bought. 1t sacrificed
the life Of Mckinley. 1t would be a
sad coincidence indeed for any harm
to befall that much lamented mans
successor in office at the first exposi-
ton following that at which Mckinley
lost his life.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-26

You people ask your family physi-
clans about my treatment and many
OF them have not had the experience
Of treating by my method and they OBJ
ject to it and say "The knife is the
only method" Yes there is more
money in curing patient with the
knife method.
Hospital bills, chloroform and big
parade over a surgical operation; but
let me tell you it is no more successful
than my method and there is no dan.
ger or loss of time. have many
cases call on me who are ruptured and
have had the knife operation. have
lately cured VIM. Carr of Hilton, Mr.,
S. D. Thompson, Mr.. G. v. Nichol and
son of Abba, Mr.. VIM. Gibson of Abba,
little boy with three ruptures for
E. Seigel, East Main street, and dozens
of others.
Hydrocele and Variocele are cured
with very short time.
Piles, Fistula Fissures, Rectal Dis.
eases cured. have cured hundreds
of case of Catarrh of the Nose and
Throat and such diseases as Rheuma.
tism, Sciatica, Neuralgia, Kidney and
Bladder Troubles, Dropsy Private
Blood and skin diseases.
In fact do an Office business In
treating all Chronic Diseases.
have bath department Of four
teen rooms, where you can get any
kind of bath. Turkish and Steam
baths help your circulation and cures
many diseases medicine alone will not
cure.
have the finest x-Ray machine In
iowa and cure many diseases by the
use Of the same
Write for my book on Chronic Dis.
eases. Address,
Or. j. C. BONHAM.
Corner Green and Second sta.
,ottumwa, Iowa. N
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Burglars at Washinaton.

Washington. Nov. 24--Burglars en-
tered the office of the Whiting Coal
and Grain company on Monday night
through back window. The safe had
no money in it and was left unlocked.
The burglars took the strong box from
the safe over into the Shields coal
yard and broke it open.
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BE CAREFUL.

President Roosevelt will visit the
st. Louis exposition on Saturday of
this week and the dispatches say that
both the railway officials and the man
agement of the exposition will take
every precaution to prevent any at
tacks being made upon him at that
time. A pilot train will run ahead Of
the presidential train and an army of
track walkers will be employed to