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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-11-03
Yin oas Ynblttmnl.

Die nSreie Brefie fir geras" piro
an iiber $50 8oitofficen perianot, unb
bat cine arDRe 8erbreitune in Der
0abbar- &epublit Werito. i'm Snbias
aerz3erritOrium unb Oklahoma.
Sbr @irtulatiuns= @ebiet in 9eras
eritredt iib BON @alpeitpn bis binauf
nab Deniion, nom duBeriten Often
biz nab 81 a5alo i'm fernen 8eiten;
es idlieBt ielbituerftdnblib nit be.
ionhers sabtreiben 2eiern oas bidts
beiieoelte Wittel=Teras unb ben Siio.
tueiten elm. Guh in Merito bat 1ie
cine erDse Gerbreituna.
3tuei 1eifenbe iino beit6noia,
iabrein, iabraus i'm SntereiIe oes
8lattes unterpeas uno fiibren ben,s
lelben i'm 8eretn nit unleren riibris
gen 2otal Ggenten Fertndbreno
neue 2eier au.
Sn Nnbetrabt oieier 2batiabeu ilt
bic nSreie Brehe", mo es itb oarum
banoelt, Die oeutibe 8eo0lterune gu
erreiden, SaS bette Maseiae Wse'
blum m gtaate EeraS.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-11-03
TO The PUBLIC.

The weekly issue of the FRErE
PREssE FUER Texas" has po-
sitively the largest circulation
of all German papers published
in the State of Texas. It is
mailed to $50 post-offices, and
has an extended circulation in
Mexico, in the Indian Territory,
and in Oklahoma.
1t circulates from Galveston
to Denison, from Marshall to Ell
Paso and of course mainly in
the thickly populated central
and southwestern parts of the
state. as also in Mexico.
Two tlavel1ng men and our
very active local agents are con
tinuously adding new sub
scribers to the lists.
In consideration OF these facts
the FREE PREssE FUER TEXAS
claims to be the best adver-
tising medium in the State OF
Texas. when it is the object to
reach the German reading po-
pulatlon.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-11-03
3as 6aiferpretslieb.

9ie Wiirfel iinb gefullen. bic @nt-
ibeioune, Der 304-iage uno ibreibe:
Observation-Disclosures - lnehr ober me.
niger apttbeenaoeten 9ibter bless
uno ienIeits bes gr0Ben gntenteihes
felt Moheu nit 8anaen entaeget1s
barren, lit eetrDffen. man tpeiB nun
enolih, per Der @liidlihe lit, Der oa8
Breislieb fir ben &aiierpreis 10 OBJ
gefaBt bot. oaB er Dor ben Nueen Der
Breisrihter gmil @ensel. Or. &arl
8apler uno &obert Weaaer @naoe
fano. Betanntlib miro nOr jeoem
Gdnaerfeite bes r0DrbDItli9en Sdn'
eerbunbes" elm Breis unn $50 fir
bas bette @eoibt ausaeiebt, beifen
bette gert0nung bann gum naaiier'
preislieo" piro, an Dem iib Die grDBs
ten uno nah Der iilbernen Statue oes
Wtinneldugers liiiterniten Gereine Die
3dbne auabeiBen tDnnen.
Sn&riiger's 8 Wuoit0riun1 auHepart
baben Die Dben aenannten orei Breis,
rid3ter nun na9 reifliber grtpo 9ung
entlbieoen, oaB pon ben 30f pDrlie=
aenoen @eoibten bas BON 2ebrer
&obert Sbmibt in @rDB. .2ihterfeloe
bel Berlin perfaBte, oas bette, bas
oes Breiies miiroigite lit. Das gou.
bert, in tpelbem bas @eoibt fiat,
trug oas itnnreidae Wtotto: n4iebe-
bDhites Slid auf groen!"
uno nun bas preisgetrDnte @e=
oibt ielbit:
glle Better, lit mein @retden
So6 npr Nllen blbi@ nnb fein,
Sn ber 9an3en @elt siebt's Seine,
9ie mir f6nnte fieber Iein.
Sdblaat aepabien tuie me Sanne,
llno bod Nlles b0u uno runo,
9immelblau bic 6elmenau9en,
firibenrDt Der fleine Munb.
9abei immer flint unb better,
Sauber. fleiBi9, brap unb gut,
BeiB tpobl, baB mir 8iele neiben
Sieies jmn9e, friidbe Slut.
9pd bas i'm mid wenis tiimmern.
0rete b1lt an ibrem Snns,
Sbre &iiiie 9eftern iagten's
Bel Der Scimfebr mir bonn Tans.
Bin i'm nadlten Sabr i'd Meilter,
Birb bic Crete Meiitertn,
Mnes. Nlles ion ibr tuerben,
gSas ib babe, tpas idb bin.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-11-03

vWpuen Ste es nt9t glouben9" flha
iterte. MtB Quep uno 1a6 tbn an.
0teer 8lid entidteb, er mar Elm
StoB ms 9er3.
rgetptB CLAUDE t9 es! Mb natiire
at4, uno tpie gliidli6 mid oas ma9t!"
9lls 2eutnant b. 9lodtburn ote
@tlla perlieb, fam eben Sergus suriid,
pDa bDren sic mai, oas baben gte
nett gema9t! Gum Slid TT es gut OBJ
gelaufen; aber :" er fabte ben 8apt@
tdn unter Den 4rm, nal8 Diplomat
iperben sic nidt beriibnt!"
9luf Dem 9einlpe9e oa9te @lods
tburn iiber Die ialtIame Nonolung fet'
nes 94id5aGs naa. n8erlobt itnf
pirl : 6m! Sd m09te iebt fat ielbf
slauben, bob ih eigentli9 in Mit
Gucb nerltebt lpdr.
rMos bat es geseben2" froste Ser.
gus feline 9dmen, pel9e er in elmer
sana ipunberboren Stimmuns fanb.
Die 9tnttport, ipel9e er empfing
par ibm iebr rdtbfelbaft. uSie milf.
fen bente einen Soait fpre4en auI
gnslanos luitige MGbden."
tEortIesuna fplot.,
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-11-03
gest t.per 80 .xaprem

ihDn murbe Wers. Winslotu's 5oD=
thing Sbrup uon WeiuiDnen BON
Wtiittern beim 8abnen Der &inoer
angemenoet. gSirIt Du i'm Shlafe
ourh oas Sbreien eines &inoes ges
itDrt, baB i'm 3obnen 1T unb Dor
Shmersen metut? Wenn 10, tai1e
iDfort cine sSlaibe pDn ..Wrs.
Wiusloms SODtbina Syrup" holen.
Sein 8ert ift unbeaablbar. gS miro
oem fleinen 2ei0enoen 1ofDrt Hinbes
rung peribaffen. gerlaBt euh oas
rauf. Wtiitter. es lit tein 8mei{el
bariiber. Sc beilt Diarrbpe, regus
liert ben Weaeen unb Die geiereu,
beieitiat gSinb &0lif, ermeibt ben
8aulnen. perbtubert gntaiinoung
uno ftdrtt oas ganae Spitem.
vWtrs. WinslDtps SDpthing Syrup"
fir aabnenoe &inoer lit angenebm
i'm @eibmad; bas Heeept itatntnt
BON einem Der beften neibliben
Nerste in ben Ser. Staaten. gs lit
bel alien Druagiiten in Der Qanaeu
Welt su baben. Breis 25 Gents per
6laihe. Sauft nichts anoeres, ala
Wrs. Wins[Dus S0Dthinn Snruu.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-11-03

@ufrubrertf9e Gbtnss
fen. Mls Die dtneM9sn Nr6eiter tn
ber Gelbenhuis Deepsmttns TN Erdnsz
Daal nad @9lub etaes Uetertases aufs
sefpr6ert tpuroen, tpteber an bte Mrbstt
a,l seben. tpsiserten its it9. Gle srif.
fen einen Quffeber Der 9tneiif4sn Wns
febeiuns on unb DerIsbten t1n. Dte
poliaet ipurbs aufsebotsn, um bie llns
ruben gu unterbriiden; iis CAB babel
Deuer. tpobura Elm Gbansie getDbtst
u1b Elm anberer berpun6ef nur6en:
bann tpurbe bts Mrbeit pfeber aufss,
nnmmen.
eMafe nit sUlbsmen Bdbuem.
Das Gerii9t, oab In Mufralten
S4ofe NIT golbenen 3abnen sefsben
tpotben feten. beranlabte profefor
0tpsritbse tn Spbneb, Qfuitralien, sn
gta9forf&unsen. beren Grssbntqe sr
febt9tn betannt CAB. Der @elebrte BET,
fAaffts f9 ben llntsrttefsr eines G9os
feb. beGen 3dbne msbr ober mentger
pou1fdnof8 NIT etrer 9elbef1 ntetautt @en
Mofe iiberooeen maren. Ser @tofi
glt4 freilt4 mebr Dem MefVag ober
Gtisnftes ais etgentlt9sm 9olb. Ser
lleberaus ertptes ft4 ola iebr hiinn unb
tpsniger als etnsn Wtlltmeter bid. In,
ter einem WersrSberunssslas tonnts
man ertennen, bab er aus hinnen
our4f4einenben 2aeen beftanb, unt
btefem nmftunb- TT aud allein be,
metaftfde Slang 5uauf4teibsn. Sn
llebrt9en ftellte fi4 beraus, bab 6as
permetntlt4e Sob nur eine Dirt por
3ahnftein mar, Der bauptiG9lidb aus
organifdem Stoff unb pbospborfau,
rem Ralt beftanb unb In biinnen e6ll.
rem Bib auf sinen ipeiBen gfiidftant
l1slt9 mar,
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-11-03
Gin blutiaes Drama bat II

Gin blutiges Drama bat Iih
auf Gem auf Der Sahrt pDn Weitins
oien nab &iga in Sminentiinoe ans
aelanaten britiihen Dampfer ,,gms
perDr'' abgeipielt. Die aus Rroaten,
Huiien unb Stalienern beitehenoe
Wannff]aft oes Sbiffes meuterte aui
bpber See uno ertnDroete ben &npi=
tdn, iomie ben Sbifstoh. Da Die
BrDpialt Gorrdte erlhDpft maren,
tnuBten Die Weuterer Smiuemiinoe
anlaufen, tpD iih n1ebrere bDn ibnen
betranten uno i'm 6auid3e Die 6el.
oentat eradblten. Die W6roer beftn=
ben iih fdmn,tli1 in 6aft.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-11-03

BrpfeHDr Dr. @obert Sod lit
BON feiner Stuoienreife nah Oftafrita
nunmebr nah Berlin Suriidaetebrt.
gr miro iebt oa8 BON ihm gemDnnene
duBerit reide Wiaterial uber Die @rs
reger oes 8iidfanfiebers uno Der
Erbpanoiomiali8 (eine burb Baras
iiten-9rbpanolDmen genannt-bers
u0raerufene &ranfbeit, Die nur in
Nfrifa pDrtDmnt) ausarbeiten.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-11-03

Die ginnahnen Der preuBiI1en
@iienbabn 8ermaltuna neroen in,
laufenben Sabre ben BDranlblae um
runo 100 Willionen Wart iiberiteis
gen; Elm grgebnis. oaS iiber Die fiibn'
iten @rmartunaen hinausaebt. Die
bDridbrigen ginnabtnen Der giiens
babnen oes preuBiihen Staats iibers
trafen ben gtatSanihlaa I'm, unge'
fdbr rs Williunen Wart.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-11-03
Gtue fdredltdbe aalamitat

1T es, uenn Sbr Cure @eiunbbeit oer-
liert, neil llnueroaulidfeit unb ger=
itopfuns einleben. 8rompte Seiluns per@
idaffen Or. Sings gteue 2ebenspiGen.
Gut fit &opftueb, @eritopfuns etc. 3u
baben bel S. &alteper & Sobn, Geo. s.
S. S6mibt, gisentiimer, unb 9fboli
9reiB. rs gts.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-11-03
Sdaltde Sourttten sdlatmaoeu

nab galifurnien. ebenfD nad ct.
Souls oia 9eras & 8acific Babn
obne @ediel. Sbreibt an iraeno
einen 9ifet N9enten pegen oieies
neuen Dienites ooer an 6. IS. Eur.
ner, 9enerals BaiiagiersGeent, Dali
(aS. QeroS.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-11-03

= Wah elmer Welouna aus Waiins
hen erregt bort Elm GDrtrag oes 1nis
perlitGts BrDfeiiprs Mrtbur aorn
aroBes Iufieben. @r legte nid1ts
@erinQeres oar als Die ADlunQ bes
Broblems, Bilher uno Sanoibriften
3u teleQrapbieren.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-11-03
GpauReltiH Iutbertd,e ct. Jnbau
He6 SFirGfae.

@de Ruena= unb SabsBreia.S .StraBe.
onnta qstbnIe: Seben Sonntoa
80rnlittaa um ubr.
@ottes len #: Seoen Spnntoa nm
10 llbr 8orn1ittags.
Gbeno @ottesbienH: sSeoen
SDnntag I'm 8 llbr &benbs.
Seoer 0entihe 1T berslicb tuiufpnmen
Bseauaa S14 'gib.Vreia, strabe.
.. oartmaun, saiior,
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-11-03

. te 5 aR amer brineen !. isBt
auf Elm @sfss, bas alien junsen aenten
untsr 20 Sabren ben @ebrau9 bss
Sabats in ieber Gorm ftrensfexs perz
bieten iol1.
- Shola' Saloon bietet e,neu
anaenebmen Nufenibali.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-11-03
Giienbabn= n=sSabr= Yla1.
s. & O.. u. 8abit.
81 hfo hirt

Noeb allen Norb>SerassBuntten ........
.O.UU SUEIt
gaeb ct. Souls, Mempbis uao bent
OIIeN L uUI IIUlDtU.
Nob Norb Seras, &anlas gitb unb
vi. SuutS O.lO uUeIIU 9
gabgeerifo: llbr BORN. u, 10. 25 abenos.
&ntunft.
&Dn ct. 2puis unb benz Sfen. 7:30 8orm.
8Dn locnlen Bunften .....12. 20 mittaqs
Son ct. 9Duts unb bem Often: 9.55 aben6s
Son 9arebo uno OteritD =. .12:40 na6m.
uno Observation-Disclosures. 1850 abenos
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-11-03
8ulf Gbpre 8abm.

Nbfabrt.
Nab 2abernia, Sutberlanb Springs.
Stedbafe, td9lib, ......... 800 BDrm.
Mnfunft
Bon StDdbale. Sutberlanb Springs uno
2anernia. taatich. .2:30 Nathm.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-11-03
SDmtberm Yacific 8abn.
Nhfohrt.
o. u. u u. Y. 8abis.
WbtQhrt,

Nacb guerp, goatum, Spuftpn unb @al.
beton, tdelicb. 800 &orn.
unb 10.15 Nbenbs s....................
Nacb Corpus gbrifti, &odp1rt unb Bee,
billie tdalteb LBS Nabtn.
Nacb 8brne unb &errbille, tdelib ......
..................... 1925 Burr,.
stocb BDerne uno 8errbille, San1ftag,
1856 Gachmittaos.
Mnfunft.
Bon guero, goafum, SDufon unb @al.
oetDn, tdglib. b..........7.4 As MDr9ens
uno $50 Nbenbs. ...................
Son gorpus gbrifti. &DdpOrt unb 8eee
billie tdalicb. cb...............2.15 Is Nabn.
Bon 86rne unb Sferrnifle. tdglidb.
................... Mbenos.
Bon 86rne uuo 8errnill, NfDntog, 8.45
SDrmittaQs.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-11-03
Sp1ret Sic SIR @elD

gineS9adtel sutPspi(len ipirbS Sbnen
biele Dollars an OpftorzRe9nungen
fpdren. OieIelben furiren ii9er alle
2eiben bes Wagens. Der 2eber ober
@ineeipeibe.
Heins geWaate BP6anpIuno.
@esen RopFfdmer3en, 9napepTid,
Molaria. 6urtleibigfeit unb GilioIiz
tat, inboFiren Millionen 9erfonen
utt's Leber PiIIen.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-11-03
W. 6. & g. 8abm.

~. 81 az =. SuBW.
Mbfahrt.
giacb 8aco, Sort Bortb, Dallas, 8anfas
gitp, ct. Souls unb Chicago, td9lib,
(Suniet 9epot) ..........8.45 Nbenbs
20calsu9 nia Smitbnille. ....7. 10 8orm.
Nntunft:
Bon Chicago. ct. 9Duts, aanias gitb,
9allas, Sort Mortb unb gBaco, tdslid
(Suniet Sepot) ;..;;.....;8 Morsens.
3ocalaua nia Sn1ithpille ... 9.05 &benbs
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-11-03

..Sprn Tprmalin'' (Gtmer &
Slmenb), lit alS antiieptiihes 8abns
uno Wunomaifer unibertrDffen. 5n
alien Npotheten su haben.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-05

CURED to learn English here doubtless
reels It as an imposition that he should
be made to learn another language,
and begins to balk at too much Latin
and French. AS an example, it is a
fact that the Latin races themselves
no longer use the word exit" as we,
In our atrectation of Latin, employ it,
but use their own native phrases, as
we should ours, If we were wise. Even
the Frenchman or the Italian must
learn the meaning of the word exit"
in addition to that of the word "out"
AS to the Slav. the German or the
Scandinavian he must be continually
exasperated by the necessity of learn
ing one English form of speech for
ordinary use and another for public
placards, books and officials proceed
ings.
OF course, the public placard, which
is intended to command the crowd,
should be in the very plainest possible
language. But it is not the practice
in this country to put it into such
language. In the park we find such
signs as this: THE public is requested
to deposit all refuse in the receptacle
provided" What Russian, Hungarian,
Swede. Finn or Syrian could possibly
meake out the meaning of that? If the
authorities had shown more sense and
made the placard read: 'Put rubbish
in the tub its admon1tion might be
casionally be needed We need to be
more English and less baltimore
sensible and less sophomorical.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-05
s / = DELIGHTS

But II you ever wish to see really
exorbitant valuation placed upon q
piece of masculine flesh, wait until one
of them files breach Of promise suit
against some sexagenarian who has
escaped from the trance long enough
to call all bets off, Catch her, say.
on the witness stand and you ara
pretty apt to find out what kind OF q
person it takes to overestimate the in.
trinsic value of running mate. I
repeat, put her where the stimulating
influences of the swearing-in process
can extract from her the whole truth
and nothing but the truth and you
will get a lot of food for reflection. I
have seen more than one Of them try
to convince jury that an eighteen
dollar-a-week specimen of senility was
a downright bargain at 100000. Honor
bright, it is positively affecting to see
the way they do tip their mits when
brought into court.
when it comes right down to cases.
there is nothing more dangerous to an
old geezer who has accumulated first
class Bradstreet rating than an ancient
edition of female single-blessedness
who is forever chucking the bluff that
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-05
CANAL ZONE HEALTHY.

Figures vouched for by Chairman
Shontz Of the Panama canal commits
sion, show that conditions as to dis
ease and its dangers are steadily i'm
proving in the canal zone,
In August, 1882, in the second year
Of the French occupancy with only L.
300 men employed, the death rate was
112 per 1000. In August Of this year,
with 10000 men employed, the death
rate was two-thirds Of one per 1000.
The sanitary conditions were the
first problem the commission tackled.
In June there were 81 deaths from yell
low fever; in July AZ; in August 81;
in September 6, and only 3 in October;
which is usually the worst month in
the year for yellow fever. These
three were all twenty miles from the
canal and in no way connected with
the canal operations
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-05
SHORTAGE OF CARS.

The supply Of cars on the railroads
is regarded as the most reliable bar
ometer of business conditions in the
country. Never were the railroads in
all sections of the United States so
short of cars as they are today, despite
the fact that all Of them have largely
increased their equipment every year
for the past decade.
The New York Central lines west of
Buffalo are among the best equipped
in the country with freight cars and To-
comotives, and the conditions on these
lines. fairly illustrate the situation on
all roads, and likewise the phenomen-
al activity in all lines of business. The
average daily shortage this month on
the New York Central lines west Of
Buffalo is 1000 cars. In other words
the number of cars ordered daily by
shippers with freight ready to move
is HOOP more than these lines are
able to furnish.
In connection with this Is the fact
that these lines handled in the first
twenty-eight days of November 10000
cars more than the, number handled
in the entire month of November Of
last year. The Big Four railroad
handled during the first twenty-eight
days Of this month, 10000 more cars
than in the thirty days of last Novem-
Der, or an increase of about 25 per
cent. The Lake Shore railroad in the
same period of this month handled 3D.
900 more cars than in November, 1904.
| The Michigan Central handled about
Is, 900 more.
Since November 1 the Lake Shore
has had orders daily for 5000 more
cars than 1t could supply, the Michi-
gan Central for $500 more and the
Big Four for $500 more.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-05
NEW TRANscoNTINENTAL
ROAD,

It Is often said that the transcontin-
entail railroads are opposed to the con-
struction of an isthTnian canal. They
have been accused Of using their In
huence in congress first against the
Nicaragua and afterwards against the
Panama route. 1t has been asserted
that the>- saw in a canal rival that
would take from them great volume
of profitable trade.
It Is settled that the Panama canal
is to be built. In twenty .ears at the
most there will be channel, navigable
by the largest ocean going vessels,
connecting the Atlantic and Pacific
That has not deferred the men who
control the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul road from deciding to spend
about $3O,000,00o In extending 1t 1900
miles to the Pacific coast. They have
had the matter under consideration for
a year, and have concluded that the
extension will pay. Man!festly they
are not of the opinion that the Panama
canal is to be dreaded. Nor is it.
If the canal had been in existence
thirty years ago, when the business
done by the roads running to the Pa
cific was largely transcontinental busl-
ness 1t would have been another story.
Conditions have changed. The extern
sive regions west of tho Missouri
river are being developed. Cities and
towns are growing up. The fertile
fields are being cultivated and the
mines opened. The transcontinental
roads have an increasing volume of
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-05
SIMPLE ENGLISH.

Signs marked Exit in the Boston
subway have recently been taken down
and replaced with signs reading SIM
ply, out. The reason for the change
is none other than the fact that even
in that city of enlightenment many of
the people do not know exactly what
exit" means. Possibly they have been
studying Sanskrit and neglecting Latin
and Boston paper thinks that
whether this is the reason or some
thing else is the reason, the move is
wise one, because the little Latin
word was misunderstood too often.
The New York Mail, however, declares
that the innovation marks a growth
rather than decline IN intelligence.
There is no reason in the world"
says the Mail, why the people should
be told that a certain door offers them
way to make their exit, rather than a
place at which they may go OUT
Newspapers have mure grievances,
probably, than any other class of NOR
tai institutions, with the many phases
of the English language. Every paper
makes AN attempt to maintain q
"style" Of its own, which is, in most
points, up to a standard generally rec
ognlZed by editors and journalistic
writer's in general. The patience and
stability of the editors, however, and
their ability to override all obstacles
that are placed in their path, as if by
design, by amateur writer's, decide
their faithfulness to the mark set by
them in their individual style sheets.
They believe, for instance, in emitting
Mr." as a prefix to a mans name, and
they also agree, most of them, that
the mems and women's waiting rooms
at depot should not be designated
"gentlemen's" and ladies"
In the process of the publication Of
the English language as spoken in
America from unnecessary and trouble
some foreign words the foreign ele-
ment in the large cities of the country
is lending more or less assistance.
Why?
Because the foreigner who is re-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-05
THE NEXT CONGRESS.

A week more and congress will be
in full swing. There are rumors ev-
erywhere. and some of them take on
the dignity of predictions. as to what
the President will say in his message
in the way of proposing legislation on
important subjects Amid all the stir
and flutter, however, it is generally adj
,nitted that the consideration of rail-
road rate bills will be begun early in
the session upon the recommendation
of the President. Until it is known
what definite plan will be submitted
by Mr.. Roosevelt, those radical and
impatient clamorers for reform are
simply paving the air." as expressed
by Senator Cullom. Members of con-
gress are being besieged to place
themselves on record as against the
railroads" but as yet only the Presi-
dent and his close friends know what
the administrative policy is regarding
the issue. 1t is convenient way Of
distracting public attention from such
subjects as the insurance investiga-
tion and the New York election scan
dals. to make wild predictions as to
what the message of this year will say
Next to the proposed railroad rate
Legislation comes that of federal regu-
lation of insurance companies, which
may run successfully the gamut of the
legislative machinery. But nothing
can take the attention of the people
from the railroad rate matter. and the
section of the message relating there
to will be read with great interest by
voters everywhere.
nJ1rin0 thn- ar ioIf r, &C.
sion of congress, 20,074 bills were in
troduced. Of this number, probably
not more than score became sub
jects of general discussion on the floor
of either house. 1t is unlikely that
there will be any falling off in the
number of bills introduced at the COM
ing session, and it may be we'll along
toward the end of the session before
there is any final legislation on Pana-
ma canal affairs, Porto Rican reforms,
the consular changes and proposed
tariff revision, providing always that
there is any legislation at all in these
directions. In the west the most vital
interest lies in the causes Of the terri
tories now clamoring for statehood.
Sentiment has practically crystallized
for single statehood for Oklahoma and
the Indian Territory. New Mexico and
Arizona will probably not be admitted
at this session, either singly or togeth-
err Tariff revision is doubtful, accord
ing to the views of experienced OBJ
servers of Washington affairs And
so, railroad rate regulation takes first
place. Until it is settled, all other af-
fairs will have but a secondary place
in the consideration Of the public, and
after 1t is worked up into a law the re-
mainder of the session will seem bare.