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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-02
WHEN 1T GETS COLD,

Kennebec Journal-A Bangor man
In his effort to describe the coolest
place in the world spoke ola shed
that was too cold to keep wood in
and this was the limit until this cor
respondence came in from Mount Des-
ert concerning the weather down there
last week: "A fisherwoman Of Otter
Creek says that big Goldfish was so
attracted by the warmth of gasoline
heater in his dory that IT. jumped into
the boat and tried to wrap itself around
the heater. 1t froze in half circle.
Jed jenkins Of Trenton went to the
barn to water his stock. He fell and
upset the pail. Before he could step
out of the water his boots froze to the
floor. He had to take his boots off to
get away"
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GOOD NIGHT" SIMPLE WORDS

Chicago Examiner.-In thinking and
speaking it is good practice to take
some simple expression, dissect 1t
and study Its various meanings, the
different ways of saying 1t.
At home, in the family, this even.
ing, or to pass a few moments of your
solitude if you are alone, think of the
tw words "good night Ask your
self before you read any further in this
column, how many meanings they can
have, In how many ways they can be
uttered. low many different human
emotions they can Convey how many
pictures they can bring to the laind.
There is the thoughtless automatic
s'good night" of the man going to bed,
with only sleep and rest in his mind.
There is the whispered, long-drawn-
out good night" that is heard over
garden gates, at the head of flat-house
staircases, in areaways, at front doors
and back doors, all over this blessedly
romantic land.
There is the good night Of the Grim
inal. 1t is the good night Tor him!
the moon is hidden, the air Is foggy.
a good night for bad things.
There is the mothers good night
to her children, always full of intense
affection and meaning, never said
thoughtlessly, the word accompanied
by touch 0 the nans at makes the
tired little children feel that the night
is good, indeed
There is the desperate mans good
night" to the world that looks black
to,him, that he is about to leave by his
own act. 1t is a lonely, desperate last
good night" the good night" of the
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WHAT CAUSES THE wREcks7

Kansas City Times.-The railway
employees have good case in their
protest that it is not fair to charge
them with responsibility for railway
wrecks as long as they are liable to
be worked for consecutive hours be-
yond the limits of physical endurance.
So even when railway disaster is d.
rectly caused by a train operatives
negligence the corporation is really re-
sponsible if he had become worn out
by overwork. And that has been the
proved fact in a large percentage Of
the accidents.
Another cause Of railway wrecks
where the block signals have apparent
ly proved defective is that the rules Of
the block signal system are not OBJ
served in the operation of trains. In
the inquiry into the accident in which
President Spencer, of the Southern
railway was killed It was shown that
the second train entered the block
though the semaphore indicated that
another train was in It, In other
words the chance was taken that the
first train would clear the way before
the second one had gotten we'll into
the prohibited stretch.
The Impotence of railway traffic
managers to crowd trains along has
been assigned as the reason why the
train crews take such risks. At the
least it Is an attested fact that contin-
uous violations of the rules for safety
are knowingly condoned until an acct
dent brings affairs to a dreadful ac-
counting
The railway managers cannot dodge
responsibility for wrecks nor feel just
ly resentful when they are held re-
responsible so long as they defeat such
attempted legislation as the La Fol
lette bill. limiting the employment of
.trainmen to sixteen hours of each
twenty-four. The railway corporations
fasten upon themselves condemnation
for the fearful fatalities Of their bust
ness by just such an exercise of the
lobby influence with lawmakers.
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PASSING OF A TYPE.

Brooklyn Eagle.--Isl the old-fashion.
ed sea captain extinct as type? He
stuck close to his ship in the moments
of disaster doing what he could to
save the lives of passengers and crew,
and, If necessary. going to his death in
the effort. He may often have erred
in his extreme devotion to duty, but he
held unflinchingly to the loftiest ideals
of responsibility and self sacrifice and
his example was of incalculable value
to his profession and to humanity. Are
We to regard him only as a memory
or does he anywhere today survive?
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to be away from me for a single min

10 pc away from me for single min
ute.
Sometimes it takes him over an
hour to kiss me good night When
my papa spoke to him about 1t he
laughed and said he'd bet he did the
same when he was counting my mama
and papa laughed and said he suppos-
ed he did. don't know what to do
about it, and thought you could help
me. Can't you have "a law passed
making young men callers go home
before midnight? Say you fix the hour
at IL. If you do this you will ever
80 much oblige me-"
Now wouldn't that jar you? Here
is a young man trying his hardest to
break into double harness, trying SO
hart that he is unable to properly
make his play strong enough without
working overtime, and yet there is a
kick.
Instead Of appealing to the legisla-
ture the girl should marry the man
and then perhaps she would not be
bothered With his unwelcome atten.
tiOnS
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PHoNoeRAPH CALL FOR POLICE

New York Tribune.-A photographic
device that will call the police adds a
new hazard to the dangers Of the bur-
glars profession. When an attempt
Is made to force window or door
with which the proper connections
have been made. an electric current
operates a photograph in the garnet.
The machine calls up central and asks
for the police station. The phono-
graph then informs the officers Of the
robbery, giving street and number,
and repeats this information as long
as the receiver is down. Meantime,
tho intruder, all unconscious that an
alarm has been rung in, virtually walks
into a trap, and If the call is promptly
responded to, is soon in tho lookup.
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JUMPING ON THE BACHELORS.

JUMPING ON THE BACHELORS.
While the, state legislatures are be.
ing importuned to legislate against
the down trodden bachelor by maiden
ladies with advanced ideas, a request
now comes for a bill designed to pre-
vent the bachelor from quitting his
state of single blessedness even If he
is making the most consistent effort
to accomplish that purpose. 1t is in
Pennsylvania that this legislation is
threatened in response to the appeal
of young woman for curfew for
men who overstay their welcome when
paying a visit to the maidens of their
choice. Representative Lands has re-
ceiyed request for curfew from a
young woman who writes:
Il trust you will be indulgent and
pardon the great liberty / take in ad-
dressing you, but want to suggest a
bill that will do an awful lot of good
not only to myself but to lot of other
girls. have a gentleman friend whom
love dearly, but he doesn't know
when to go home. Everything else
ask him he: complies with, but when I
ask himYif he does not think it is time
to go home he says he does not want
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man about to step into night Of un.

AAe.n e1oouSzI " StCp iAlo d night OIL luu-
solved mystery
There is the mysterious good
night of the conspirator, and of the
patriot Few that have heard it will
ever forget the way in which the great
natural orator Ashley Gray pro-
nounced the words in paul Revere's
Ride" Then he said Good Night.
and with mufled oar silently rowed
to the Charlestown shore, just as the
moon rose over the bay" etc.
That good night" Of Paul Revere
is the good night" of mystery and
determination. And then there is the
boisterous, noisy, meaningless good
night" Of the roysterers leaving the
tavern. They have been busy spelling
the night, but they shout and yell, and
laugh good night" to the lights and
the drink, and the men behind them
There is the touching good night
when it is still almost day, of the 1T
tie children that tumble downstairs,
III their comic canton flannel button
ed-up-the-back night drawers, to have
ore last moment with the grown.up
people, They look so young and fresh
that 1t seems strange to have them
even speak of night
There is the peaceful, calm, salts
fed good night" of the old man who
says ''good-by' to the world and to his
friends, when the time has come for
him to go to the end Of useful and
honest life. His life ends, as Hugo
says, "lige the end of a beautiful day
His good night" of farewell is benz
diction to those that hear it.
And finally This is good night to our
readers. They have not learned any
thing from this tolun n, but they will
not entirely waste their time If they
carry on this, line of thought, If they
take other familiar sentences and ses
how many meanings hey have.
And the young people who want to
learn expression, or thu. art of SIP Alk-
ing, might perhaps try among them
selves which can m ast accurately ex-
press these various kinds of "good
night" Amusement, If not actual in
sstruction, might be found in trying TO
give various appropriate expressions
to the various good nights" What
other good night do you think of :?
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WAR ON coNsllMPTIoN.

The increasing prevalence of COL.
sumption has moved the Iowa Asso
cation for the Study and Prevention
of Tuberculosis to take up q determin.
ed campaign of education in order to
enlist the thinking public in war on
the bacillus tuberculosis The associa
ton wishes first to impress the people
with the fact That consumption is q
preventable disease and ret only pre-
ventalle but tLrtEle If treated at the
proper time, that the disease Is not
hereditary but runs in families because
of the close contact and because pro-
per care is not taken to prevent its
sprea,l
In a circular issued By The orgaLi-
zatiCn as a part of its campaign of edu-
cation tie following facts caring upon
the dis. aee are set forth:
That tuberculosis Is an infectious
disease, due always to the presence
Of definite germ-the bacillus tuber-
culosis.
That these germs multiply while in
the diseased organ with great rapid
ity.
That the sputum of consumptives
contains these germs In countless
thousands
That this germ laden sputum is the
cause of the spread of the disease.
4 That tuberculosis may affect any
part Of the body, but most frequently
the lungs.
That tuberculosis is preventable.
That tuberculosis is not only pre-
ventable, but Is durable if properly
treated in early stages.
That certain environments or con
dition predispose to tuberculosis,
among which are (a) insufficient ven
tilation and sunlight, particularly in
living and sleeping rooms; (b) alco-
holism, which SO greatly reduces re-
sisting power; (c) insufficient food to
keep up bodily repair; Cd other dis
eases, particularly pneumonia, typhoid
fever, measles, whooping cough and
grip. which lowers vitality; (e) pro-
longed excessive fatigue or exposure
to any disease or condition that de-
creases normal power Of the blood to
resist disease.
That the modern and only success
full treatment consists in early diagno-
sis, fresh air and good food in abund-
ance, rest, regulated exercise, proper
modification, constant supervision by
a competent physician and trained at
tendants, common sense combina-
ton Of rest cure, air cure, food cure,
mind cure and medicine cure that
meets every need of the patient in
every way.
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THE JAPANESE SETTLEMENT.

Minneapolis Journal-The only ones
who do not emerge from the Japanese
school controversy with satisfaction to
themselves are the Japanese. 1t is
true they win their contention for the
admission of Japanese children to the
schools of San Francisco. but it is a
victory won at the price Of exclusion
for the thousand or more Japanese la
borers who are coming in every month
by way of Hawaii. Following this may
come a treaty by which both countries.
without giving UP their ancient friend
ship, agree to exclude each others Ia
borers. This Is matter yet to be set
| tied.
The notable thing is that the Presi-
dent has been able, as usual, to win
his point. He has SO arranged mat
tiers that there Is now no discrimina-
ton against the Japanese to which
they may reasonably object. San Fran
cisco's school regulations are now di-
rected against all ''of alien birth" The
new clause Of the immigration law,
which gives the President ample au-
thority to shut out undesirable immi-
grafton coming in by way Of outlying
and insular possessions, was worded
through the consummate statecraft of
Secretary Root in such way that 1t
transverses no treaty rights and fakes
no invidious distinctions between
friendly nations. At the same time the
President now has power to deal sum
marily with similar problems that may
at any time arise through our posses
sion of the Philippines, Porto Rico and
the canal zone, as well as our pros
pective possession of Cuba. He can
protect the interests Of high grade
American labor on this continent with
out at the same time interfering with
the supply Of cheap labor needed in
the islands.
1t looks like wise and statesman
like solution Of the whole problem.
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impatiently restricting themselves to
the role of spectators, but at the talk
ing of the Taku forts in 1857 some Of
their gunboats rendered us substan-
tial service in caring for our wounded
while Shooting their guns for further
emergencies. 1t was then that their
commander, Tatnal. justified his action
by saying that "blood is thicker than
water"-a phrase which had been used
long before, both by Bailie Nicol Jarvie
and Dandle Dinmont, and was after
ward to be appropriated by the pres
ent German kaiser. But it is the spec
ial use Of the phrase which makes it
immortal.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-02
OPTIMISM in MISSOURI.

Exchange.-A Missouri politician
tells story illustrative of western op
timisn.
There had been a dreadful flood in
Missouri. One old fellow, who had
lost nearly everything he possessed
was sitting on the roof of his house as
1t fioated along. He was gazing pen.
sively out over the waters when a
man in a boat approached.
Hello, BILL
Hello, Sam"
"All your fowls washed away, Sam?''
Yes, but the ducks can swim" re-
piled the old man with a faint
smile.
Peach trees gone too, eh?" i,
We'll, they said the crop would be
failure, anyhow"
Il see the foods away above your
windows
That's all right, Sam. Them win.
ders needed washin' anyhow"
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STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE.
Forgot Prayer and Lost pay.

Forgot Prayer and Lost Pay.
When the formal meeting OF the
New Jersey legislature was opened In
accordance with the constitution,
which requires that joint session Of
the body be called every day while the
contest for the election Of United
States senator, only two legislators
were present. Nevertheless It was
necessary to comply with all the forms
of converting the Joint session and Az
semblyman Burk asked Captain John
Loyett, the sergeant-at-arms Of the
senate If he would offer prayer to pro-
perly open the session.
Mr.. Burk made the request ina
Joking manner, but Captain Loyett
took the matter seriously ana asked
with all reverence that those present
in the house join with him In reciting
the Lords prayer Then, amid deep
silence, the voice Of the captain was
heard:
Now lay me down to Sleep" he
began and paused.
The assembly chamber at the time
was filed with students undergoing
the state veterinary examination.
They Uttered when Captain Lovett
paused in the prayer but their levity
lasted only a moment. Then one of
them in deep voice, took up the sup
plication and all finished It,
II pray the Lord my soul to keep,
And should die before wake,
l pray the Lord my soul to take
AT the conclusion of the prayer Cap
tain Lovett asked the speaker pro tenn
II he would be allowed the usual $40
fee given to clergymen making the
prayer.
No" was the reply, you didn't
know your prayer. The state only pays
for completed prayers. New York
World.
choate's Motto for. Lawyers.
Joseph II. Choate, the famous law
yer and diplomat, said at lawyers
dinner:
I'VE lawyers couldn't do better than
resolve, on the new year. to be gem
tier In our cross-examination. Rude
ness In cross-examination never. new
er pays. This is truth that | once
saw proven in damage suit.
In this suit cross examining law.
yer shouted at a witness in overails:
You there. In the oyeralls, how
much are you paid for telling un.
truths?"
Less than you are,' the witness re.
storted. "or you'd be in oyeralls. too
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LODGE PINS SPOILED FUN.

Pittsburg Gazette.-"when went
abroad in the fall said young WON
an from Greenberg, who returned on
an ocean greyhound the other day,
my father gave me a Masonic pin to
wear and my brother an Elk one.
They said If there were any Masons or
Elks on board they would look after
me. Every blessed man on board was
either Mason or an Elk and not one
of them would f1irt with me on &C.
count of those pins. You can bet when
/ sailed for home put those nins in
my trunk and kept them there
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THE BIBLE AND THE POKER DECK

Des Moines News.-Over 100000
bibles were sold In this country last
year. but 1t Is not likely that they
were subjected to the same wear and
tear as the millions Of poker decks
that were sold at the same time
Washington Post.
1t may be SO, son, 1t may be so.
But you pert paragraphs Of the daily
press are much less distinguished for
the drawing of morals than for the
adornment Of tales.
It strikes thinking people that the
sale of eight million copies Of the bible
in single year is a rather significant
fact.
Why this phenomenal demand7
Certainly there must be something
between the covers of this old book
that the people want. On the very
low level of demand and supply 1t must
be said the book fills great need or
great longing of human nature.
Its friends contend that 1t finds the
human heart at lower depths and at
loftier heights than any other volume
In all the world; that 1t fits the human
soul as the sea fits the land as the air
fits the mountains. Certainly, us at
tested by the fact that men buy 1t by
the millions, there must be something
in the claim Of its friends.
Eight million copies year.
Is there some intimate connection
between this bible buying and the
great obvious revival Of the national
conscience, or is 1t only coincldencef
Is 1t not plausible to connect the
growing spirituality If our day, as
shown by the national sensiriveness,
as shown by the flaming out of moral
protest against wrong doing in public
and private affairs, with the phenome-
nal growing interest in the Old and
New Testaments.
We are holding no brief for the pro.
motion or defense of the bible. 1t is
abundantly able to take care Of itself.
But is 1t not possible that the Post
photographer is mistaken in comparing
the thumbing OF the leaves OF the bible
with the shutting of cards in 4 poker
deck?
There must be something in the old
book-which has always had a hold On
Anglo-Saxons-that ministers to some
great spiritual hunger and thirst. Else
eight million people last year did not
know what they vented.
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THE PHoNoGRAPH AND THE pL
VORCE.

Chicago Inter- Ocean.-The employ.
ment Of the monograph in the taking
of dispositions, in divorce and other
lawsuits, suggests an idea which
might, perhaps, be adopted by the
widower or the widow. the divorcer
or the divorcee, who marries again.
1t has happened so often that it has
begun to assume the dignity of an
established rule, SO it is said, that q
man or woman who has been pre-
viously married can hardly help telling
his second wife or her second husband
how good his first wife or her first
husband was about good many
things.
There is nothing particularly harm
full In this In itself. Harm comes out
of it, however, when the second wife
or the second husband. who has heard
1t great many times-perhaps too
many times-declare that she or he
does not believe 1t. From this moment
there must necessarily be strained re.
lations in the once happy home.
When the wife, who up to this time
has been willing to believe almost
everything, after being informed by
her husband, who was widower, that
his first wife was always ready for
church just on the minute, says:
William, I don't believe word of
it, SO there!"
Or the husband who has married a
woman who was a widow, or who had
at least, former husband, after being
told by her that her first husband
never thought of giving her less than
s4epto buy an Easter hat, declares, i'm
,pulsively.
Mary Ann, don't tell me that; Tom
Wilson never had $40 at one time in
his life!"
Then is the time that there is need
of something which will serve to heal
the wounds that have been started
and which, if allowed to tester, may
eat into the very heart of conjugal
love.
Why would it not be good thing
for all married people to preserve
photographic records, in duplicate, Of
the nice things they say to each other
before they become separated, natur-
ally or by the courts? Then when they
marry again and talk about their for
mer wives or husband, and tell how
good their former wives or husbands
were to thin, and their presnt wives
or husbands question the statements
made, the husband OF the wife, as the
case may be, need only find the parti-
cular record desired, and by winding
up the monograph. present a happy
marital scene to the man or the wom-
an, his wife or her husband, who was
becoming doubtful, disconnected, and
dlsagreeable, with the result that she
or he becomes trustful, reasonable,
and reconciled
So far as we are able to see at pre-.
sent, the matrimonial photograph re-
cord thought Is one that deserves SER
ious consideration, particularly in
Pittsburg.
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annually made by the tax payers for
that purpose? A little public discus.
sion Of all these live questions, It
seems to me at this time would bring,
GU. the best ideLs Of our best think.
ers and experienced minds, would be
valuable to, and assist those who do
our public business by way Of sugges-
ton
Do our public utilities render us
value in full for all we lave to pay?,
Do we accord to our public utilities
ali the rights and privileges they are!
entitled to enjoy under their franz
chises, etc. All of these things furnishi
food for thought
Yoirs truly.
"A Taxpayer