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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-27
THE FOREIGN COMMERCE.

The foreign commerce of the United
States approaches surprisingly near to
the $4,000, 100000 point in the calendar
year 1905. The total imports and ex-
ports of merchandise, as shown by the
department of commerce and labor
through its bureau of statistics, is ST.
S06.000,00O, against $2.307 100000 in
1900 an average increase of 100000
600 year in the five-year period. If
to the $2,806,000,000 of foreign COM
merce in 1905 were added the figures
of trade with Hawaii and Porto Rico,
formerly foreign territory and included
in our statements of foreign trade prior
to 1901, the total would approximate
$4,000, 100000, or about $600,000000
more than five years ago. and $1,200,-
100000 more than ten years ago.
Another notable characteristic of the
years foreign trade Is the fact that the
exports in the month of December
were practically $2O0,000,000, the pre-
liminary figures of the bureau of sta
tistic being $199, 709,06S, exclusive of
the trade with Porto Rico, Hawaii. and
Alaska. 1t was only in 1891 that ex.
ports first reached as much as $780,
100000 in any single month the earli-
est month at which they crossed the
S100,000,000 line being October, 1891,
when the total was $102.S77,243 This
total of more than $100,000,000 a
month continued only during the
months of October, November, and
December, 1891, and January, 1892,
and it was not until late in 1896 that
the $100,000,000 line was again crossed.
In 1896, 1897, 1898, and 1899 the clos
ing months of each year showed a
monthly expectation of over 100000
600, and beginning with the year 1900
the monthly total has in all cases ex-
ceeded S100,000,00O, except during the
months of June, July, and August of
1902. 1903, and 1904, when they fell
slightly below that sum. The largest
months expectation in any year prior
to December, 1905, was that of De-
cember, 1904, when the total was
$174,S19.566, but that record is sur
passed to the extent Of $25 100000 by
the record Of December 1906 which,
as above Indicated is $199,709,06S.
The import record for 1905 Is also in
excess of that Of any preceding year,
being for the twelve months ending
with December, s1,17s,358,S46, against
s1,035,9o9,190 in 1904, the first calen-
dar year in which the imports crossed
the 00,000,O00 line The growth of
imports, while not rapid, has been
steady and continues to be so, keeping
pace, approximately, with the growth
of population. Imports in 1875 were
$503,0O0,000; in 1885, S7,000,000; in
1895, 1901, 100000, and in 1905, as al
ready indicated. s1,179,000,0 900 The
character, however, of imports has
somewhat changed in recent years, the
percentage which manufacturers ma
terials form of the total having stead
lily increased and supplying in 1905
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If people in the world. And here the

Of people in the world. And here the
commissioner throws light on the
troubles Of our diplomatic representa-
tives In the sultan's land over the fire.
quent arrest and punishment OF
american citizens" Many Armen-
ians move to the United States, and as
soon as they accumulate sufficient
money for their need they return, sup
piled with American citizenship pa
against the Turkish government under
this protection.
The Same is true>in Syria and Ps'es-
tine. In this connection, he quotest he
governor Of Mount Lebanon as "
ing9 'If this constant travel t! m
Syria, to and from the United Sta 8
does not cease soon, the United Sta is
had better annex the province Of T., !
anon, as at present there are mt
American citizens there than Turkt Il
subjects
In Jerusalem alone Mr. Braun found
more than 1000 american citizens
Hs cites number Of instances of the
fraud, which these people practice,
and declares that 80 per cent of them
speak not a word of English, and most
Of them did not know the streets OF
the city in which they claimed to
have resided while in the United
States.
AS to the remedy, Mr.. Braun recon
mends that the United States main.
tain abroad q secret surveillance Of
undesirable immigration. He also
suggests that a statute be enacted re-
quiring aliens to produce at landing
Certificate of origin" from the near
est United States consul, to be issued
only in the event that satisfactory in.
formation has come to the consul re-
specting the alien from the secret SER
vice officials.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-27
MARSHALL FIELDS CAREER.

Philadelphia Ledger. Marshall
Field, measured by his qualities and
achievements rather than by any dis
play Of them, was the most impress
sive figure In the mercantile world.
All his wealth-none Of it inherited,
acquired by sharp practice or the
fruit of speoulation-was the result of
above the ordinary is no less than
genius. Heaviest taxpayer In the
United States, ranking with the rich
est men Of the richest generation, able
to state his holdings only vaguely in
scores Of millions, he never permitted
this wealth to absorb him. Apart from
it he maintained wholesome and
congenial individuality. He was gem
erous to religion, education and char
eral and just; to his countless patrons,
down to the poorest customer, invar-
iably fair. Withal, he found time to
devote to art and to books ito gather
friends about him, to make long visits
to his children abroad. He was quick
to recognize merit and to reward
faithful service.
1t was under his sole direction that
his business grew to stupendous pro-
portions, until he had become the fore
most retailer of any land. His whole
sale trade grew correspondingly,
Necessity arose for him to be a manu-
facturer, and he went into this on his
usual scale. His interests extended
SO that their ramif1cations appeared in
the leading marts of both continents.
Even his stamp upon. an article was a
token of absolute fidelity
Mr.. Field invested in mines, in
realty, railroads and other solid enter
prises, and into each of them carried
the rule of conduct that had made him
a merchant prince. He would not Dor
row, give a note or in any manner go
into debt. According to methods in
vogue, 1T is almost incomprehensible
how this remarkable man, very
giant of trade was able to adhere to
this system and manage his affairs on
cash basis
1t. must have been regarded by Mr.
Field as circumstance peculiarly
happy that his vast fortune was not
OF the sort to excite envy or stir mall
ice 1t had not been snatched from
the maelstrom of speculation into
which smaller fortunes had been cast
by the hopeful and trusting. 1t was
rot due to acute methods of selling
nothing and lending to that nothing q
seeming value. 1t was free from,
faint Of fraud. usury or secret device
the fortune browning the efforts of an
honest, Industrious and wonderfully
capable man.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-27
IMPOSING ON UNCLE SAM.

Keokuk Gate City.-If the disclos-
ures made by Marcus Braun, a special
immigration commissioner who has
been making Investigations In Europe
are to be accetped at their face value
several European countries are taking
unfair advantage Of the United States
Mr.. Braun charges that, aided by the
transatlantic steam lines, these coun-
tries are flooding the United States
with thAr pauper hordes for the pur-
pose of enriching their own lands
through the funds sent back by them
He asserts that $50,00o,O0O was sent
last year from this country to Austria
Hungary alone by immigrants.
Regarding the immigration from
italy, the commissioner says bankers
and steamship agents declare that the
amount annually received in Italy
from Italians in America averages one
dollar a day for each person.
The immigrant from the Turkish do
main, Mr.. Braun says, is nothing less
than menace to this country From,
there we get positively the worst kind
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-27
FOOTBALLS DOOM.

The doom of football has been
sounded by the officers of the "big
nine" western colleges, who, in their
efforts to bring about rational changes
in the game have dealt it death
blow. The restrictions put upon play.
ers, coaches and other vital elements
in the game, as the result of the meet
ing in Chicago on Saturday, will take
out the spectacular and really admir-
able features Of football. If the rules
adopted Saturday are enforced there
will be no more football for the "big
nine"
It had been hoped by lovers of ath.
letic sports that it would be possible
to eliminate the brutality from foot.
ball and still retain its charm as a
trial of strength and ingenuity. It is
DISAPPOINTMENT to deyotees of the
game-who are just as eager as any
one else to rid it Of all unnecessary
brutality-that the professors have
made 1t impossible for players to
train properly for the play. There
was never any complaint against the
mode of training, and it is well known
among observers of football that the
better trained a team Is the fewer ac.
cidents occur. Under the big nine
rules there will be no more paid
coaches, and, what is worse, any
coach who volunteers his services
must join the faculty. The members
of college faculties in the United
States who are qualified to coach foot
ball teams is small indeed Again, the
training table is to be abolished. Thus
instead Of doing anything directly to
eliminate brutality in the game itself,
the impractical professors have made
it possible for young men to go into
games soft, unadyised professionally
how to take care Of themselves and
without that indispensable esprit de
cnrns that comes only with the train.
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about 4s per cent Of the total, against

about 4s per cent of the total, against
~ per cent decade ago, in 1895
The growth in exports during the
year amounted to $175,000,000 and the
growth in imports to $143,000 900.
While the December figures are not
yet sufficiently analysed to determine
the precise share which the various
groups form of the grand total, the
eleven months figures, combined with
that portion of the December figures
now available, seem to justify the
statement that of the S175,0 100000 in
crease in exports in 1905 about $780,
O0O,0s occur in agricultural products
and something over $60.000,000 in man
ufactures. OF the $143,000,000 increase
in imports the eleven months figures
indicate that approximately 100000
900 occur in manufacturers materials
about $50,000,00O in manufactures
ready for consumption, articles of vol
untary use, Injuries, etc, and the re.
mainder in foodstuffs, chiefly sugar.
OF the approximately $100,000,000 In
crease in exports of agricultural pro.
ducts something between $50000,000
and $60,000,000 occur in breadstuffs
about $25,000,000 in provisions (by
which term is meant meats, butter,
cheese, etc.). and about $25,O0O,0O0 In
raw cotton. The largest increase in
the value of manufactures exported oc-
ours in cotton cloths, in which the In
crease in the eleven months ending
with November, 1905, is $4,000, 00O
while iron and steel and manufactures
thereof show an increase of about SILL.
100000, copper about S8,000,000, and
leather and manufactures there OF
SO, 100000.
The commerce with the noncontigu
GUS territory of the United States also
makes new high record for 1905, and
will amount to about $130,000,0O0 in
value, against little less than $500,
100000 last year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-27
Mr.. PERKINS, ANNOUNCEMENT.

In the Sioux City Journal of Tues
day, Hon. George D. Perkins, it's editor.
announced his candidacy for the re-
publican nomination for governor, re-
spending to the resolution adopted
Monday evening at a. meeting of north
western Iowa republicans. He did not
enter into a detailed discussion of
political questions, but stated his posi-
ton fairly and squarely. Among other
things he said:
"The governor of this state, how
ever he may be chosen and whatever
his party relationship may be, is re-
sponsible to the whole state. and by
faithfully meeting that responsibility
he can best approve the friendship and
Partially of his home people. In the
discharge of his public duties an Off
cial should guard himself as best he
is able against being led astray by
partisan rancor, against subserviency
to special and selfish interests, against
temptation to persecute opponents,
and against the more or less human
weakness, working itself out. in vari-
GUS ways, of personal politics, result
ing in form of rewards and punish
ments whereby the law and the public
welfare are subordinated to consider
atoms that are narrow and of evil con-
sequence and example. give my faith
to Theodore Roosevelt's aphorism and
paraDhrase of the golden rule: "A
Square Deal.'"
Mr.. Perkins also made plea for
sunanimity of action and of sentiment,
as a solution of the questions Of fac
tionalism that have been brought up
from time to time in Iowa. His re-
marks along this line are worthy of
consideration. He says:
Il believe it ought to be the purpose
of men to do what they can to make
things work together for good, and 1t
is lamentable that there should be such
waste of energy as there is in the Gre
alton of enmities and in forming an
tagonisms. The betterment Of govern
ment, which is to come with the better
ment Of society can only result from
the broadening of charity and from an
increasing disposition to get away from
small and inconsequential things in
the great struggle, which is not soon
to end, for the establishment of large
and potential things, in which there
must be the sense of brotherhood and
the courage of whatever sacrifice that
relationship may involve. What is
needed above all else is larger con-
fidence, justly given, in the disposi-
ton Of men to do the things that are
right because of real loyalty to what is
honest and to what is true, and to
what is fair between man and man.
Mr.. Perkins is a student of condf-
tions in Iowa and has been one for sew.
eral years. Like many other Iowans
he deplores any move toward break
in the harmony that has existed in this
state for many years and has built the
republican party up to it's present
power. In a word, Mr.. Perkins is a
true republican.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-27
IRISH BEND.

Irish Bend, Jan. 24.-sam shafer
has sold his farm to Mr.. Kunzman, OF
New York.
Peter Davis was a Douds visitor on
last Wednesday.
Messrs. Geo. Hissem and w. Harry
man attended the funeral of the latol
N. B. Fleming, Of keosauqua.
Joe Jacobs, who sold his farm to
Mr.. Smith is moving to the farm he
purchased in Cedar township.
Erwin Fellows and wife attended tho
auction sale at Leando last week.
Thomas Plowman, while working In
the timber last week, had the mis-
sician was called and rendered the
necessary medical attention and the
wound is getting along as we'll as'
could be expected
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-27
JERRY SIMMONS RETURNS.
Shows Up At Fairfield About Noon :
Goes to the County Farm Quietly.


Fairfield, Jan. rs. - Jerry Simmons
who ran away several days ago to
keep from going to the poor house, re-
turned to this city and sought the
sheriff whom he told he was willing
to be taken to the county farm. It
seems that this poor old man has had
hard time Of 1T since deciding to
leave Fairfield. According to his own
story he walked eastward from the
city along the Burlington railroad
tracks and in some way fell from the
bridge over Grow creek down. into the
water where he lay stunned and bruis-
ed. When at last able to get up he
found that he had cut large cash in
his forehead. After much wandering
around he decided to return to this
city and stay contented with his wife
at the county farm.
Sheriff Wright took the old man to
this place yesterday afternoon.
Acknowledgment Wedding.
Tuesday about $50 p, M, at
the Methodist parsonage occurred the
marriage of Melvin Davidson and Miss
Amelia ,Leafgreen, Rev. Thomas Os-
dorm officiating. The young couple
will go to housekeeping at once on a
farm about three miles north of this
city. Both Mrs. Davidson and his
bride are well known in this city and
have hosts Of friends among the
young people who will hasten to ex-
tend congratulations. May the choic-
est blessings Of life be their lot is
the wish OF their many friends.
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JOHN WExFoRD,s WORK.

How many people in Ottumwa know
VINO John Wexford is? Not many,
probably not any. He is not an au-
tnor, nor painter, nor a pianist, nor
yet the inventor of new breakfast
1000. His home is in ST. Louis, and
Dy st. Louisans who give him his 6se
ne Is called blessed. Time was when
ne was called cranky" but that was
When he was pegging along and before
ne had achieved success in his work
For John Wexford is worker. He
y also a chemist and public bene-
factor.
Down at st. Louis the Mississippi
river Is great deal more muddy than
Is the Des Moines here at Ottumwa
Not long ago the drinking water at st.
Louis was known far and wide as the
worst in the country 1t was so full
OF mud, miasma and many other i'm
purities that by the time they were
all assembled, there wasn't much room
for water and none at all for the pure
aqua. But that was before people
called John Wexford blessed.
Now John didn't like the brand of
water that the hydrants dished out
when they weren't stopped up so he
PoS AAo SuClulSLly W WIN cuu GNOlNGu
formula for clarifying the extract of
the Mississippi. He took many speci-
mems of the semi-fuid substance that
oozed from the water pipes and applied
his theories and his chemicals to
them. Each time he tried them he
changed the formula. The same ingre-
dents were used each time, but diff
ferent propositions were tried
John worked for days and days,
for weeks and weeks, for months and
months, for years and years. Finally,
after people had voted him crank
and after he had experimental on
enough water to float the dry dock
Dewey with the battleship Iowa inside,
he produced test tube full of water
as pure as that of the streams that
gush out Of mountain springs away
up near o snow line. Then he proved
that mo- .ubefuls, tubfulls even, could
be treats and cleared in the same
way. He gave his ideas to the public,
for consideration, and now the water
ahDStr Louis is as good as any. city
can boast, and 1t still comes from the
Mississippi.
Now this story wasn't told here for
the purpose of advertising ST. Louis
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ing table and the intimacies of asso-
citation involved in living, working and
eating together.
The big nine" professors made
other regulations regarding eligibility
to play and necessity for high scholar
ship. These restrictions had in view
the roofing out of professionalism and
are therefore acceptable and sensible.
1T Is to be regretted that this whole
matter was not held over until the
American football rules committee
makes its report. This committee is
trying to re-establish football, but 1t
is unlikely that it will attempt to do
so by weakening the body, and send
Ing men to the gridiron who are not
fully disciplined and trained. =
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as a health resort, nor to exploit the
good deeds Of John Wexford. 1t was
told in order that we might point to
the moral that when man knows he
is right he should keep going ahead
pegging along in spite of all the OBJ
stacles and failures. That is what
John Wexford did and he won. 1t may
take some of us longer than it did him.
1t may not prove such lengthy task
for others of us. But it's good plan,
no matter how long 1t takes.
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IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

/ "The statute giving the landlord .
first lieu is in many instances unjust.
cruel and in all instances an evidence
of class legislation Of the worst spe-
cies." says the Onawa Sentinel. "In
fiourishing times, when crops are good
and prices high, the enormity of its
provisions are not brought to mind,
forced to watch their interests, prices
low and crops slim, the injustice OF
the law is brought out in bold relief
Cha Seminal wants this laW repealed
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BUTLER

Butler, Jan. 25.-Mr. and MRS. !
Shutes spent Saturday and S.
In Ottumwa.
A. ]. Burgess was in Fremo@
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Beck wers
ping In Ottumwa Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Arganbright
shopping in Ottumwa Saturday.
VIII Keilkoph, Will OFT an.
Humphrey were In Ottumwa
day.
J. A. sarvis was in Frer
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Be
children and M. Bennett
ytumya yesterday, W
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-27

The editor of an advertising maya.
zine. philosophers thus:
'There is an old Persian fable,
adopted into Jewish lore, which tells
lis that the Almighty cursed Adam for
disobedience by turning him out Of the
Garden OF Eden and making him work
for his livelihood. Is 1t not altogether
likely that some INDECENT translator
substituted the word "cursed" for
"blesscd"?A world without work would
surely be damned world. Who cares
for Eden, anyway? 1t was a lazy
mans dream at best, and no more dis
NAL existence could be imagined than
life robbed Of its chance to work. 1t
certainly was Adams lucky day when
he was forced to quit that papier-
mache paradise"
That may be seasonable just after
man gets back from long and lazy
vacation trip, but after the desire for
work that Is born of idleness wears off
most Of us are enough like Adam to
reason that the translation was q
pretty accurate one. after all.
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A TEMPERANCE MEETING.
Fulton Wilson Of This City Addressed
Enthusiastic Catherine.

Fulton Wilson returned yesterday
afternoon on the Rock Island from
kirkville where Tuesday evening, he
addressed large and Enthusiastic
temperance meeting. Mr. Wilson gave
an interesting stereopticon lecture
which 1t is said was greatly enioyed
by the audience The meeting was
held in the Methodist Episcopal
church of that place.
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PERKINS A CANDIDATE.

Friends in all parts Of the state, of
Hon., George D. Perkins are glad to
learn of the formal announcement OF
his candidacy for the gubernatorial
nomination. The announcement of
his candidacy was made at meeting
in Sioux City Monday night at which
northwestern Iowa republicans. Reso-
lutions strongly endorsing Mr.. Perkins
were unanimously adopted and the sup
port OF the eleventh district, which the
Sioux City man represented In. con-
gress for four terms.
Mr.. Perkins will find many enthusi-
astic supporters in all parts of Iowa.
He is a republican, has always been
one and is to be depended upon always
for support of the party and it's well
known policies, He is not a factional-
list but a republican and his nomina-
ton offers a solution to the situation
that has arisen as the result Of the
desire of some people In the state to
stir up dissension within the republi-
can ranks.
Mr.. Perkins is we'll qualified in ev-
cry way to serve the people of Iowa as
for many years with the trend Of af-
fairs in the state and nation. He has
been identified all this time with the
republican party and has always labor
ed to keep that party intact, with sol
i'd front to the enemy. He is depend
able, viewed from any standpoint, and
he will receive hearty support in his
candidacy.
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It might have been expected that
Senator Tillman's outbreak in Wash
ington last week would finds It's echo
somewhere in the country, but just
why 1t picked Iowa is not clear. The
Johnson county man who went crazy
along the pitchfork line can no doubt
trace it all to the South Carolina fire.
eater. There pitchforks are bad
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-27

Senator Tillman has now been
dubbed .weeper' along with Thurs
ton and Teller" remarks the Council
Bluffs Nonpareil, and adds: "But the
prize lachrymose senator was Mitchell
and perhaps 1t is to his case that we
must turn to get the true significance
of senatorial tears"