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McCurdy May
Quit Mutual

The New York Worldr is autho-
rity for the statement that Richard
A. McCurdy, president of the Mu-
tual Life, will resign. The date.
of his resignation depends on the
time on the time required by the
trustees to find his successor. His
son, Robert, general manager, and
son-in-law, Louis A. Thebaud
general agent, have also resigned.
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you cut off a slice 81 meat, as that keen,
cutting edge will not run down to
cheese edge when little pressure is put
upon it, IT. When the Steel is applied il 4
needs only dozen strokes no more
maybe less. II The Forks are Of the latest
designs and are strongly constructed of
the best procurable materials We re-
peat it: the knife blades are all Of he same
quality the best and the difference in
prices is because Of the finish II OF
course it is not possible to describe the
beauty Of these sets: the rich, massive
Stag horn handles, the Silver holsters with
their handsome designs, and the general
superior construction they have to be seen
in order to do them justice Il With every.
set q beautiful case is given free. q These
are the kind Of sets that are found in the
best homes. 4 Inspection always solicited
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MANS UNREAsO Ess;

aIAN'SUNREASO NABLENEsS
is often as great as womans But
Thos. 81 Austin Mgr of the Re-
publican Of Leavenworth Ind.
was not unreasonable when he re-
fused to allew the doctor to operate.
on his wife for female trouble In
stead. he says, we concluded to
try Electric Bitters. NY wife was
then So sick she conid hardly leave
her bee, and five phi sicicians had
failed " relieve her. After taking
Electric Bitters she was perfectly
cured, and can now perform all Her
household duties, Guaranteed
BY G. w Greene, druggist, price
soc.
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Wanted Information as to tie
address of William Tallant. His
address WAS Devils Lake. about
1884 Small recovery can prob
ably be made. Address Harvey
Spalding 81 Son, N ash. b. .s
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Wanted. "A girl for general
houseWork. Mrs. FL. y. Baird
9th street.
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-09

70 -.
small proportion of the national do
main and the surplus Is still SO great
as to permit the sale of foodstuffs
abroad to the extent of hundreds of
millions in value. We may depend.
says Mr.. Atkinson, on Great Britain
for our permanent market over sea.
in both foot stuffs and cotton. But
there is still In the United States, he
says, an area as large as that now
devoted to crops but which Is not
yet cultivated at all, an acre as suit
able for grains and cotton as the ter
ritory now given to them, and actu-
ally within the same states and terri
tories as those containing the preUent
crop producing tracts.
Mr.. Atkinson holds that within this
area yet hardly touched for cultiva-
ton 1t Is practicable to raise an addi-
tional 100000 bales Of cotton and
300, 900 900 bushels Of wheat at the av-
erage rate of production at the pres
ent time. 1t is an idea to be tested
1t serves. at least to emphasize the
opinion that Great Britain must al
ways depend largely on the United
States for her food and her cotton
| supply. That Is one reason why the
British naval force in this hemisphere
Is reduced to a skeleton and the great
fortresses Of Halifax and Equimalt
handed over to Canada to maintin In
her own way. Great Britain and the
| United States are never to fight each
other again. England prefers even
humiliation to starvation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-09
FEEDING GREAT BRITAIN.

Edward Atkinson is just returned
from a visit to England and he is
quoted in the Manufacturers Record
in some. striking observations with
regard to future business dealings be-
tween the United States and the Unit
ed Kingdom, sa..-s the Buffalo News.
1t Is well known that this country is
the main source of food supply to
England. 1t is not SO well UNDER
stood that our corn crop is raised on
$4,000 square miles and our wheat
crop on only $4,000 square miles. Cot
ton requires 10000 more square miles
and the minor crops enough more to
run the crop area up to total Of not
more than 100000 square miles, or
one-tenth Of our area, excluding Alas
ka. Mr.. Atkinson puts the figure at
100000 square miles, but the cenEus
gives the larger estimate.
The first remarkable thing is that
our ourn population Is fed from this
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low GOES EAST.
COL. WILLIAM H. MICHAEL WILL
BE CONSUL GENERAL AT
CALCUTTA
is Member Of the Famous Croker
Shaw Cleans House at Treasury
Building, Throwing Away Quantities
of Counterfeit Money.
Especial Correspondence.)

Washington Bureau Of the Courier,
Washington, p. c., November 7.
Colonel William H.. Michael, chief
clerk of the state department, will re-
tire from that office Wednesday of next
week to be succeeded by Charles Den
by OF Indiana, son of former minis
ter to China. Colonel Michael will re-
main in Washington until about the
first OF the new year, sailing from New
York, via Naples and the Suez canal,
for his new post as consul general at
Calcutta.
Colonel Michael is pleased with the
appointment and the opportunity it
will offer to become familiar with an
other part Of the world and another
line of work, but he regrets that it
could not have come to him twenty
years earlier. However, he does not
regard himself as an old man by any
means and will enter upon his new du-
ties with enthusiasm and in the hope
of giving good account of his stew
ardship as the chief officer of the con-
sular service In country having a
population five times as large as that of
the United States.
Temperature Like FIorIda's.
Mr., Michael says he has looked into
the question OF climate and finds that
the temperature in India and southern
California or Florida are very similar.
The temperature during the summer
rarely goes higher than 80 and in the
winter 1t is delightfully."- warm. Be-
ginning with April and lasting until
October 1t is the custom of the British
government to move it's headquarters
from Calcutta to the mountains and
then return late in the fall. All the
representatives of foreign governments
follow aud the capital of India during
these six months is at a small city in
the mountains.
OF course the United States has no
diplomatic officer, such as a minister,
in India, that great country being un-
der the control Of Great Britain. There
fore the consul general really fills the
Office of minister and is accorded the
recognition that is commonly bestowed
upon minister. Colonel Michael's ex-
perience covering eight years in
the state department, during which
time he has been constantly
ty-five years Of his live in southwestern
and norwestern, Iowa. It. was from
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total negro population has decreased.
1850 to 1880. On the other hand there
was a rapid decrease from 1880 to
1900.
The proportion of white children I'M
der 5 years of age to the total popula-
ton decreased steadily, except from
1850 to 1860, the number of such chill
dren being, in 1900 about three-fifths
of what it was in 1880. The decrease
during the last decade of the century
was Insignificant.
The corresponding proportion for
negroes was at it's height in 1850 and
1880 and except for 1870 was least in
1896.
The decades of great immigration
and the OWL war showed the greatest
ratio of decrease in the proportion of
children. The decades Immediately
following those of great immigration
showed a reduction in the rate of de-
crease, probably because of the high
birth rate among the immigrants.
The reduction in the proportion of
children to total population during
the century suggests but does not
prove that the birth rate was lower.
The increase in the proportion Of
children among negroes from 1860 to
1880 and the decrease from 1880 to
1900 suggests a high birth rate during
the twenty years following emancipa-
tion and a rapid fall II. the birth rate
thereafter.
The proportion of children under 5
years of age to women of child-bear-
ing age increased from 1850 to 1850
but has decreased since then, being in
1900 about three-fourths of what it
was in 1860
The decline in the proportion OF
children since 1860 has been less
marked in the south than in the north
and west. The proportion in the north
and west in 1850 was about five-sixths
and in 1900 less than three-fourths OF
that in the south.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-09
WILHELM is For PEACE.

Emperor Wilhelm wants world peace,
and for that reason he is anxious to
placate the American government in
the matter of the German tariffs. This
is the assurance brought to this coun-
try by Ambassador Sternberg, who Is
the bearer Of a proposition from the
kaiser having to do with a new Ger
man-American treaty, a trade agree
.ment that will make the German ma
ton and the United States virtual al
lies.
"The world has regarded Emperor
William as man of wal" Ambassador
Sternberg is quoted as saying in Wash
ington. Il tell you he's a man of peace.
He always has observed and is closely
observing the traditions established
by his grandfather, the great Frederick
Wilhelm, and those traditions call for
the peaceful development Of Germany
and in international affairs adherence
to those principles which are based
upon the law of nations. The emperor
seeks to preserve not to destroy, to
build up, not to demolish. He has no
wish to acquire additional territory but
to maintain the status quo and develop
the people. Take for example Morocco.
He has never sought to grab territory
there, but on the contrary, wishes the
integrity Of that empire to be pre-.
served and the people developed
through the improvement of their gov.
eminent"
Replying to query as to Germany's
attitude toward America Sternberg told
his interviewer the following:
I'm tho yynh nd Unnf In or
national relations, it is especially pleas.
ant to me to find that the strands
which unite us to America are straight
and strong, with, it is true, some kinks
such as the tariff question, which, how
ever, is capable Of comparatively easy
removal.
81 cannot say too strongly that the
mass of the German people enthusiasts
tically admire America, and look upon
your development with cordial sym
pathy. The American government and
people are aware that Germany's de
signs are purely commercial, that we
believe in the territorial status quo
throughout the world. and that all we
are seeking and all we desire Is the
world wide application of the principle
John Hay established in China-open
door, or to be more explicit, equality
of treatment for our subjects and goods
in all countries"
| Such assurances of good will can
not but make Americans feel that the
kaiser will not do anything to damage
the chances of American trade II
Germany Just what the terms Of the
proposed new treaty are has not beer
made clear, but that will come in due
time and if the indications count fol
anything it will be all that could be
asked by the American government.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-09
SUBSTANTIAL PROSPERITY.

While the American nation with
stands the temptation to start specu.
lative boom, and SO long as the craze
for speculation and it's promises of
great profit do not lure the dollars of
the Yankee nation, financiers believe
there is little to-fear in the way of
break in the present prosperous condi-
tions. One of the largest and most
dependable financial firms, in its week
ly report on market conditions, has the
following interesting observations:
Business conditions very promising.
Great activity is reported in all sec
tions of the country, keeping money
actively employed and suggesting firm
rates for weeks to come. In almost
every department of Industrial, COM
mercial or financial activity records
have been daily broken. 1t is quite safe
to say that the volume of trade during
the present year far surpasses all other
years in the history of the country.
There are signs here and there of its
approaching end; and yet the relative
absence Of dangerous speculation, the
unquestionably rapid development of
our natural resources, the great growth
in population and the absence thus far
of any general signs of over production
give confidence in the belief that we
are to enjoy at least another year of
general prosperity. The wonderful
dema and for iron is such an old, old
story, yet it is still the most convincing
proof which we have of healthy condi-
tions. The great steel corporation has
orders on hand or in sight which will
keep it fully occupied for the next
twelve months, and it could easily en-
ploy very substantial increase to its
present capacity. Real estate is also
enjoying boom which has never yet
been equalled. Usually, activity in this
quarter marks the elimination of an
upward wave; but as yet there are. no
signs of overriding, and the demands
for increased office, home and work
shop accommodation are the legitimate
consequence of our natural growth and
prosperity. In fact, considering the
vast volume of business and traffic, the
amount of speculation in force is not
excessive This is partly because of a
restraining influence exercised by our
leading bankers, who keenly recognize
that the greatest danger of the mo.
ment is the outbreak of speculative
craze. Attempts have been made too
often to infuse unnatural activity and
strength into low grade securities and
those of questionable value. When
stocks that were given away a few
years ago as bonus to promoters are
/ selling in the 30's and 40's it is time to
call halt; and when the best invest
ments are selling on 31A to per cent
/ basis and good railroad stocks at a
level where they bring much inferior
return to money, there is little basis fol
any prolonged bull movement unless
prosperity brings them still better re
turns and increased dividends later on
Such manipulations as have been seer
/ in Reading and few other shares are
/ a menace and not a support to the
market"
Fortunately, the furry last week IL
railroad stocks was, short lived ant
half-nearted, and the probability of It'll
being repeated soon seems to be re
mote.
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Iowa that he went into the war of the
rebellion, which brought him renown,
and in Iowa he obtained his education,
marked out his life work and got his
start in the world.
He is the orator of the Croker bri-
gade and the biennial meetings of that
rapidly diminishing organization would
be lacking in an important element if
Colonel Michael were not present.
Since his promotion he has received
many letters from old Iowa friends,
congratulating him upon his good for
tune and feels grateful for the kind
ly expressions and good will of the
people Of the Hawkeye state, which
Is more home to him than is any 9TH
er state.
Shaw Cleans House.
The latter part of last week Secre-
tary Shaw cleaned house and now
there are many thousands Of dollars
less counterfeit money, face value
count, than before the raid.
Every two or three years 1T Is the
custom Of the secretary Of the treas
ury to authorize the chief Of the sec
ret service to clear out the attic Of
the building and destroy the Junk"
that has accumulated during that time.
This is the accumulations Of bogus
coin, bills and the machinery and 9TH
er devices for making the queer"
stuff. When the secret service men
make a raid on a counterfeiting joint
and capture the tools and bad coin or
bills, the entire swag is taken to the
attic Of the treasury building and
there stored under lock and key. All
the metal secured is sent to the assay
Office and the gold and silver removed
and turned into the treasury. The bal
ance Of the metal is returned and stor-
ed.
1t Is impossible to accurately esti.
mate the amount of junk taken down
to the navy yard and run through the
foundry, but 1t was very large
amount, in fact for several months, the
stuff has been stored in another build
Ing. the attic having been filled to ov.
erflowing. The value Of the coin, &C
cOrding to Its face was about $4,000
and there were over a hundred thou
sand dollars in face value of bank and
treasury bills, to say nothing of great
quantities of metal, postage and rev
eHue 5IetupS, Iypo LOT pTiHIluB Iue
Latin numerals on the bills, ink, acids
apparatus for photographing, dies
plates, molds, etc. The value Of the
silver obtained from the junk was
about $500.
The method employed by Secretar,
Shaw in disposing Of this stuff was tx
appoint three treasury clerks wht
4 personally supervised the removal O
it to wagons and remained on deck un
til it was dumped into the big meltin,
furnace at the navy yard and convert
ed into pigs of iron or lead. Then tn
clerks make an affidavit that the prop
erty has been destroyed and this /
!. filed, completing the task. Probabl
befort the week is ended, fresh in
voices Of counterfeiters' Junk will b.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-09
WAGES AND HOURS.

recent report of the bureau Of
Tor declares that the conditions of
& bsf workers In the United States have
pm Improved wonderfully during the
ten years. This report shows that
Use conditions have been gaining
i N le by little but surely on the cost
'&Nl1ving. In the last three years the
n od times period has caused a marked
Improvement, considerably ahead Of
We record for the seven years pre-
shding. The report shows that in 1904,
Es compared with the average for the
Ahn years from 1890 to 1899, 25.7 per
cent more persons were employed,
N,Durs of labor per week had been re-
VMced Al per cent, wages per hour had
Kereased II per cent, weekly earnings
Isr employee has increased 1872 per
Int, and the weekly earnings of all
Aarsons employed had increased Al
Ter cent
Fan interesting table which is a part
E@the bureaus report, shows that in
s04, as compared with 1903, the total
[&Hmber Of employees decreased 6 per
Eant, the hours of labor decreased z
gMer cent, wages per hour increased 6
ger cent, weekly earnings per employee
Esecreased i per cent, the total weekly
Earnings of all employees decreased 8
yer cent.
YsThe bureau reports that blacksmiths,
alters, grinders, machine woodwork
Us, machinists, molders, painters and
] tternmakers-in agriculturela imple-
int work-have advanced in wages.
Outside blacksmiths have lost while
y9rseshoers and forgers are getting
lore money. About half the boot and
,6hoe workers have lost, while the
Vsthers have gained-mainly because
NEomen have been breaking into the
u actorie departments in which
,SEpmen work showing decreases
,laFickmakers and most of the depart.
tpents of the building trades show
! sses since 19O3-the paper hangers
stnd plumbers alone showing gains.
A5ommon laborers appear in better de.
gnand, their pay increasing and their
ours increasing by a slight fraction
~ for municipal laborers has ad
l, need and the hours are shorter
bst of the employees of meat packers
~ getting slightly increased wages
sTlyer last year. Book and job printers
99lFe lower, while in newspaper work
Iiaale compositors are getting less
Money per hour and female compost
sNrs more-the opposite applying tc
linotype operators.
1.-THE summary of the report declares
that conditions of labor are improved
and that the workers are sharing in
the general prosperity of the country
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ANARCHY IN RUSSIA.

New York Tribune.-1t Is lamentable
that mob violence should be at all con-
tinued, and yet it was to be expected.
There are always some extremists who
are unwilling to climb a stair step by
step. but try to reach the stop at a
single bound, even if they break their
necks in the attempt; and there are
agitators who would conspire against
a republic as Indignantly as against
an empire, and who consequently con-
tinue to rage against the government
in Its concessions just as bitterly as
ever they did under It's repressions.
1t Is perhaps unfortunate that General
Trepoff has been in command Of the
troops and police. Some other man,
equally firm, but less arbitrary, might
have restored and maintained order at
less cost. But on the whole it is doubt
full If the disturbances will materially
delay the great work which Count
Witte has in hand. They may even
promote 1t, by causing a reaction of
the friends of ordered liberty against
wild license, and their consequent rail-
lying to his support.
New York Commercial.-Russia is
not by any means clear of the danger
of BLOODY revolution. The radicals in
the movement Tor freedom do not con-
slider that enough has been granted.
They have forced so much-they know
they have forced it by working on the
fear Of the car and they are inclined
to demand concessions to the very
limit. The revolutionists do not be-
lieve that Emperor Nicholas has been
persuaded that the course he has pur-
sued is the right one and that he has
granted this modicum Of liberty Of his
own free will after such change OF
honest belief. They are of the con-
trary opinion. They feel that they
have wrenched by threats and show
! of determined force what they have
received from their ruler and IL he
could he would retract. There is moi
great confidence between czar and peo-
pie. The minor clashes that have al.
ready occurred between people and
military, resulting in bloodshed. are
but the outcropping Of the distrust
| that exists in the light of the cars
many broken promises. II this one il
not fulfilled there will be no further
effort to convert the revolution into &
nnnnafnl transition of erouarnrnnnt