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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-06-23
cANNoN,s REToRr,..

When one notes the activity of
Speaker Cannon in the present session
Of congress it is hard to repress a
smile on recalling the objections that
were urged to his selection for the
speakership on the score of his in
creasing age. There is no more Wig
orous living refutation of the Osler the
DRY than Uncle joe" for despite his 20
years and more, he is as rugged and
as able in mind and body as he was
before he crossed the line into the
sixties. He reached three score years
and ten in May of this year. but he is
still hale and hearty, still ready at de-
bate and vigilant in the chair.
Only a few days ago Mr.. Cannon
felt called upon to enter upon an argu-
ment with one Of the members of the
house, Congressman Smith of Ari-
IONA, and when he had finished his
speech the aged warrior from Illinois
was cheered to the echo by men on
both sides of the chamber. Just prior
to the adoption of the conference re.
port on statehood, Representative
Smith, who was much disgruntled with
the prospect, took occasion to insinu-
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went in sums of less than 100000
value to various other countries and
colonies, practically every European
country being a purchaser to a greater
or less extent, as were all of the coun-
tries of North and South America and
the principal countries of Asia and
Oceania
Great Britain, it will be seen, is by
far the largest purchaser of American
meat products. OF the $4,000, 900
worth of bacon, ham, fresh beef and
canned beef exported In 1905, the
United Kingdom took $4,000, 900
worth, or practically 80 per cent Of the
total; of the total exports of meats,
valued at $1O0,O0O,444, she took $780,.
100000 worth. while of the $40,5o0,0OO
worth of cattle exported in the same
year she took $36,75oooO worth.
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AMERICAS IMMIGRANTS.

Over 100000 people will have come
to the United States from abroad dur
Ing the fiscal year now ending and the
immigration for last year also exceed
ed the million mark. The Kansas City
Star points out that the increase in
immigration in the past few years is
on a par with the tremendous expan-
sion that has occurred in trade and in
dustry and believes that this country
is easily able to take care of all the
new arrivals. 1t says:
when the immigration rose to near
ly 100000 in 1882 and steadily de-
clined to 100000 in 1896, the opinion
prevailed that the population Of the
United States had finally become SO
great and the cities so crowded that
the incentive for foreigners to come to
America had been in a large measure
eliminated and that the immigration
In the future would be so moderate
that there would be no need Of any
anxiety over, the problem of taking
care of the newcomers. A few hundred
thousand yearly, 1t was thought, would
be the limit, and they could be easily
assimilated.
"But those notions were without
foundation. ~boundless prosperity
of the United States in recent years
has served as a magnet to attract for
eigners in greater numbers than ever,
and the movement promises to con-
tinue large as long as the present era
of good times lasts. When there is a
halt in the prosperity Of the country
there will be falling of in the immi-
grafton, If the experience of past years
is repeated.
1.-THE variations in immigration have
closely followed the changes in bust
ness conditions. In 1873 about 100000
foreigners came to America-the max
imum number up to that time. The
panic OF that year checked the move
ment, and 1t gradually fell to less than
1901 900 in 1877, only to rise to nearly
100000 in 1882. 1t dropped to $4,000
in 1886, rose to $4,000 in 1892, fell to
100000 in 1897, and has gone up now
to over 100000 in each of the last
two years.
"That is vast number of aliens to
absorb and mold into American citi-
zens, but it is an addition Of only one
to every eighty-five people who are al
ready here, and the proportion Is not
large enough to cause any fear that
the new arrivals can not be easily TAX
en- care off,
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EXPORTS OF MEAT PRODUCTS.

Exports of meat and meat products
from the United States in the eleven
months ending with May aggregated
over $180,000,oJv according to a re-
cent report of the bureau Of statistics
These figures for eleven months
show larger expectation of meats
and meat products than in the CORE
spending period of any other year in
the history Of the export trade in the
United States, and show an increase
Of practically 60 per cent when COM
pared with the figures for the corre-
spending months of 1896, a decade
earlier.
This large increase occurs in all Of
the principal products, but is especial
ly noticeable In lard, cleo oil, sailed
pork, fresh beef and fresh pork. The
value of lard expectations in the ten
months ending with April, 1896, was
28,500,000; in the corresponding pc
Rod ending with April, 1896, 1t was
$51, 100000, having thus nearly dou-
bled in ten years. Exports Of fresh
beef increased from little less than
100000 in the ten months ending
with April, 1896, to practically 100000,
900 in the same months of 1906; ham,
from $9,5O0,00O to SIG, 100000; oleo oil
practically $15,O00,0o0; sailed pork,
from $3,5oo,OOo to practically 100000
900. Canned beef exports show but
little increase during the decade, the
value in ten months of 1895 being $5,-
000, 900 and in the same months of
1908 little less than $5,750.O00. Ex-
ports Of bacon also show but a slight
increase, the value in the ten months
ending with April, 1896, being prac-
tically $29,000.000, and ina the CORE.
spending period of the present fiscal
year $29, 500, 900.
In order of magnitude, the exporta-
ton OF meats and meat products are,
for the ten months ending with April,
1906: Lard, $51 100000; bacon, $780,
100000: beef, fresh, practically $780,
100000; hams, $16,666.666; oleo oil
and oleomargarine, $15,o00,O00; sailed
pork, s1O,O0O,ooO; canned beef, $780,
600; saltea beef, a., 1000; tallow, a
little less man $4,Ooo,ooo; sausage
castings, $2,250,oe0; and fresh and
canned pork, $1,000,000 each Thus the
total value Of meat and meat products
exported in the fiscal year 1905 will
approximate $2O0,00O,O0O, and will
probably exceed that of any earlier
year.
All parts Of the world are purchasers
Oh American provisions. The lard ex-
ports of 1905 went direct from the
United States to seventy-flve different
countries and colonies, the largest
quantity to the United Kingdom, val
ued at $17,50o.000; to Germany. about
$15,000,0 900; to Netherlands, practically
$5,0C0,0O0; to Belgium, s2,250,000; 10
Cuba, $1,750,0o0; while the remainder
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themselves during the evening. AS the
little boat forged ahead cleaving the
m1rror-l1ke surface of the water as she
held her course for Rock Bluffs only
the monotonous chug, chug, chug, OF
the engine could be heard above the
hilarious clatter Of the party tucked
away in the stern of the boat and aft
or the numerous windipgs in and out
the bends of the river the band Of 1oy-
GUS hearts were landed at the picnic
grounds
The boatman turned his, craft and
slowly took his course for the boat
house, leaving the merry party to
awake the echoes of the night at the
bluffs.
The picnic was held carried out in,
every detail. There was the usual num-
Der OF ants that had crawled into the
lunch baskets, one Of the girls had for
gotten the bananas that she was to
nave brought, not member of the par
" thought of bringing cup to drink
from and 1t was the regular picnic in
the regular style.
The hour began to grow late and the
merriment went on in games and songs
until some one mentioned the fact that,
1t was about time for the boat to come
to take them away and for moment
lull ensued as the picnickers strained
their ears to catch the sound OF the
painting engine in the launch. But
there was nothing doing.
Ihis performance was repeated sew
eral times and finally the party became
restless and now and then looks OF
concern would fit across the faces Of
the young women, while the men utter
ed dark ordinations under their
breath. But no boat came. Naughty
mani" one of the girls exclaimed, why
don't he come after us.
BY this time the party had settled
into a quietness that was painful as
they listened to catch the first sound
that would announce the arrival of
the boat But as they listened, only
the gentle sigh Of the wind through
the trees, the soft tapping sound of the
placid river below, plaintive wall
from startled night bird, was heard.
When the silence became unendur-
able and the party realized that the
boatman had passed them up, happy
idea struck one of the young men.
Why not launch that large table and
all of us float down upon it, he asked.
No sooner thought Of than the idea was
put into execution. But once more the
fatality of the number thirteen workeds.
against them. For, as the strange
craft was put into the water--it filed
and sunk. 1t was pitiful as the little
forlorn party stood and watched their
last hope, gone.
1t was at this point that two stout
hearts announced that they would be
the martyrs and walk to town for rigs.
but the rest Of the party would not
listen and declared that If one walked.
all would walk. They did.
Several hours late, as all the city
was wrapped In slumber, six young
women and seven young men. in single
file, foot-sore, tired and hungry, GOV.
cred with dust and dampened with
dew, trooped in over the Black Hawk
bridge and to their homes.
Now when one of the young wom-
en- of that unlucky party is asked to
go to a moonlight picnic UP the river,
the answer is ..skidoo, skidoo."
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Literature is sometimes hard to
classify-so are writer's.
There are poets and baseball writ
ers, magazine editors, newspaper edi.
tors and fighting editors. Then there
is class of fellows who write articles
like the one reproduced below. These
articles first appear in the country
weeklies-they Kind Of have to be
tried on the dog, don't you know They
are a little "in the rough" but their
is never any doubt about the point
they attempt to make, no difference
what the subject they are working on.
This article appeared in the Chaplin,
ILL.,, Herald. Chaplin is located just
outside the northern boundary Of that
part OF the Sucker" state that +. is
known as Egypt"
The article follows and Is headed
HOW TRUE
Man that is born Of his parents Is
few Of days and full of microbes.
He goeth to school when youngs.
ter and gets the seat of his pants
padded for something he didn't do I'M
til he is sick at heart
He goweth up like weed in the
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"1s" Was Hoodoo.

Casting to the four winds all super
stition; with an absolute disregard for
evil signs and omens; not counting the
fatal consequences attending the use
of the luckless number thirteen, six
young women, along with seven young
men of this city, left. several even
ings ago for Rock Bluffs, where they
were to picnic for the evening in the
soft mellow light of the moon-and
thereby hangs tale.
It was a merry party that left the
little boat landing above the dam, near
the hour Of eight o'clock one evening
last week. The air resounded and
echoed with merry peals of laughter
and jolly testing as the party Chamber.
ed aboard the little launch. How free
from care they were and with only
one thought in mind. that Of enjoying
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IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

1.-THE adjective made popular by the
President, strenuous most aptly de-
scribes present Iowa campaign condi-
tions," says the Mt. Vernon Hawk
eye.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil sug-
gests that a supplementary call should
be issued to the effect that the week"
Of the convention will begin on Au-
gust 1.
Senator Allison : Is probably not
worrying about his health or the re-
ports concerning activities Of those
who are waiting to step into his sena-
torial shoes when he passes away"
says the Cedar Rapids Gazette. 1.-THE
venerable Iowan belongs to the don't
worry club, which Is the principal
reason why he has retained his phys
ical and mental vigor so long"
The Manchester Press says that re-
publicans may seek to disguise the fact
but the result of the present contest
Is certain to work injury to the party
at the polls this fall. 1T will be all
that the conservative and loyal men
of the party can do" continues the
Press, ito unite the warning factions
into anything like measurable har-
iioiiS nAiu 90 SSAA'SAAS4 go ~ S1Ao Ss1AANA
dates"
'"This campaign can well be classed
as one of Misrepresentation and one
in which more falsehoods have been
set af1oat than in any previous cam
paign in Iowa." says the Atlantic Tele-
graph. What the final outcome will
be no man can foretell at this time,
but it Is quite certain that If the re-
publican party in Iowa hopes to remain
in control of state affairs both sides
must concede some points Of differ
ience. Both cannot be right. Both must
In measure be wrong. There Is a
middle ground of honesty. truthful
ness and decency in politics, and we
believe 1t behooves both factions with
in the republican party of this state
to endeavor to reach it."
Are we to understand that Champ
Clark is still sticking to his theory
that southern mana ,Missourian II
necessary-should be given democratic
nomination for the Presidency in
19OS?" inquiries the Sioux City Journal.
ut is reported that several well
known citizens OF the last accession
to the sisterhood Of states. have been
zAa.t.in~ thAir heads inta a rainharrel
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lays the reforms which it advocates,
but contributes to maintain a state Of
chaos resulting from conflict between
the legislative and executive branches
OF the government What Russia
needs, he says, is peace, order and con-
hdence in the men who earnestly de-
sire to heal her wounds and to enter
upon period of economic, moral and
intellectual resurrection He also says
that the revolutionists, under the pre-
text of patriotism, are serving the in
terests of the foreign enemies of the
country by transforming Russia into
the powder magazine of Europe.
The Donna was one Of the conces-
sions of the czar to. pacify the people
when the country was suffering from a
general strike and a revolution seemed
imminent. To be told by men who
Witte formerly did, that the Douma is
a farce will not tend to increase the
confidence Of the people in the good in
tentions of the emperor.
Many changes have taken place in
Russia in the past few years and what
ever may be the outcome of the differ
ences between the Douma and the czar
more radical reforms are probably not
many years distant. The demand of
a people for some voice in making the
laws of the land in which they live is
not one that grows less under oppres-
sion. The demand for adjustment of
existing evils may not always be rea-
sonable one but the granting of it can
not be forever postponed by slight con-
cessions when the people are determin-
ed to have something like freedom.
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THE BIALYsToK MASSACRE.

The first reports from Bialystok to
the effect that the massacre at that
place was precipitated by bomb
thrown at procession of Christians
by the Jews have been denied. The
committee from the Donna is said to
have placed the blame upon the sol
diers, the investigation having shown
that nearly all of the dead were kill
ed by bayonets and rifle bullets. 1t is
said that no further outbreaks are fear
ed as imperative orders have been is-
sued from ST. Petersburg to the gov
ernor generals throughout the pale to
prevent anti-Jewish demonstrations
and wholesale murder of the Jews.
There can no longer be any doubt
that it is the Russian government that
it responsible for the Bialystok hor-
ror. If orders from st. Petersburg to
the governors can stop the uprisings
when the excitement is at it's height
then orders from the same place can
prevent such general riots from TAX
ing place Probably the theory that
occasional massacres are countenanced
by the government to cow the Jews is
not far from wrong, but it looks like
dangerous method, especially for a
country that is threatened with rev.
olution Of immense proportions.
No doubt Count White, the former
premier of Russia, who has rendered
notable services to his country and
who won the admiration of the world
by the manner in which he conducted
his end of the negotiations in the
Russo-JaIanese peace conference at
Portsmouth, voices the opinion of a
great many distinguished Russians
when he says that the car will con-
tinue in absolute control and that the
suggestions of the Douma will be ac-
cepted only when they are in accord
ance with the plans of the emperor and
they will be ignored entirely when they
do not meet with his apr oval
That the people of Russia had little
confidence in the plans for the forming
of parliament and expected that the
Douma would be farce was shown at
the elections when the workmen In
one district selected pet dog as a
legislator and similar incidents indi-
Gated the trend of popular opinion.
With the majority, however, there was
disposition to accept the propositions
Of the car in good faith and give the
plan fair trial The Douma has been
a surprise in many ways. and while it
may have made some radical demands,
impracticable or impossible of fulfill
ment, the members, generally speak
ing, have shown remarkably good judg-
ment in the face of the most trying
circumstances.
Count Witte says that the lower
house of parliament is developing into
= naualntinnarv body and not only de-.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-06-23

The great development Of Ottumwa
in the next ten years is to come
through the construction of interur-
ban lines from this city to surround
ing towns and villages. Wherever IL
terurban lines have been built they
have increased the population of cities
and towns, enhanced the value Of
property and doubled, q,iadrupled and
quintupled the volume Of retail bust
ness. Ottumwa is the natural center
of large territory that can be sue
cessfully reached by interurban lines
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-06-23

The house has passed the meat in
spection bill after modifying the mea-
sure recommended by. the house com
mittee on agriculture SO as to incor-
porate number Of suggestions by the
President The bill will probably be-
come law without any further i'm
portsnt changes and another import
ant question will have been disposed
of by the pre1ent session Of congress.
The bill provides for a thorough in
spection of all meat for foreign and
interstate commerce, at the cost of the
government, and is being generally
approved.
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CALL FOR REPUBLICAN STATE
CONVENTION.

10 the Republican Electors OF the STATE OF
Iowa:
There Will he a delegate convention Of
the republicans of Iowa. held In the city
u Des Molnes. Iowa, on Wednesday. Aug
INST l. 1900. at 1890 O'clock n. m for the
purpose Of placing In nomination candi.
hates Tor the following Offices:
For governor.
For lieutenant governor.
For secretary Of state.
For auditor Of state
For treasurer Of state.
For attorney general
For Judge of the supreme court 1.-TWO
eandidates,.
For clerk Of supreme court.
For superintendent Of public Instruction
For renorter Of supreme court.
Fer railroad commissioner two candi
tates.)
Aud for the transaction Of such other
ctEvention.
All voters Of the state who believe in
rerihlican princinles and who endorse the
policy Of the republican party. are cor.
dially invited to mite under this call In
the election Of delegates to said conven
tion. The ratio Of representation will he
aa sollows:
Oae delegate at large for each county
sn6 one ADDITIONAL delegate for each two
hundred votes or fraction of one hundred
or over, cast for Theodore Roosevelt. re-
publican candidate for president at the
general election held November g, 1904
The representation to which the several
counties will be entitled under this call 10
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back yard, and soon reaches the age
when he Is composed Of feet, freckles
and an appetite for pie.
About the time he gets too long for
short trousers and too short for long
ones, he goeth away to college and
learneth to monkey with three dol
lar mandolin and play whiskey poker
He cometh home bigger fool than
ever, and marrieth sweet young
thing whose pa is supposed to be
wealthy, but he soon ascertaineth her
said pa couldn't buy a prize rooster at
county fair.
He worrieth along from year to
year, gradually acquiring Offspring un-
TIL his house resembles Sunday
school class just before Christmas
He freteth through the day and Iy-
eth awake nights trying to keep his
dependent population out Of the poor
house.
His efforts are rewarded by having
his daughters run away and get mar
ried and bring him home a nice SON
in-law to feast at his board.
His sons groweth up and call him
governor and set him back five spot
every day or two.
About the time he has laid up
enough lucre to make it worth while
for his heirs to fight over he dieth.
His sons blow In his estate on bad
whiskey and plug hats, and his wife
puts the finishing touches to his ca
reer by marrying the hired man.
G. P. G.
"Alcohol will remove stains from
summer clothing" Exchange.
That's right-you bet 1t WILT will
remove the stains from summer clothes
or from any other clothes. Stains are
not all 1t will remove from clothes. 1t
will remove money from clothes, and if
persistently applied, 1t will remove the
whole family from clothes
And then, furthermore, it's work is
is not necessarily confined to summer
clothes, either. 1t works it's "remov-
ing" process just as effectively on, fall,
spring and winter clothes as it does
on the summer wearing apparel
AS remover" alcohol Is in q
class by itself. 1t will remove about
everything that ought not to be remov-
ed. It has been known to remove the
household furniture from the family
residence, stains and all.
1t will also remove about all the re.
spect man has for himself or anyone
else. G. P. G..