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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-14
THE YOUNG MANS CHANGE.

The Des Moines Register and Lead
er few days ago published sympos-
ium of opinion by eight men who
stand at the top of their various pro-
fessions or business on the chance the
young man of today has to succeed as
compared with the young man of half
a century ago. 1t should be extreme
ly gratifying to all young men to
know that every one of these men
who have won national fame and sue
cess declared most emphatically that
there has been no lessening of oppor-
tunity for young men, but instead 4
broadening. 1t should be just as graft
flying to all Iowans to know that all
of these men whose opinions were
sought are Iowans.
w. G. Brown, recently elected to the
presidency of the New York Central
railway, is one of the leading figures
in the railroad world
Theodore p. Shonts, who is now the
head of the traction systems in New
York and Brooklyn, was q boy in
Iowa.
h DR.. Woods Hutchinson, who has be.
come one of the leading writer's on
health topics, practiced in Des Moines
and also WAS member of the State
university medical faculty.
George E. Roberts, president of one
of the leading Chicago banks and men
toned as a possible secretary of the
treasury in the Taft cabinet, published
a newspaper in Fort lodge.
General Greenville M. Dodge, vet
eran railroad builder, has lately retir-
ed from a financial career to make his
home in Council Bluffs
Secretary James Wilson, who has
done wonderful work in his long
term as secretary of agriculture, is
from Tama.
DR.. Albert Shaw, editor of the Re-
view of Reviews, is an alumnus Of
Iowa college at Grinnell.
F. w. Lehman. one of the leading
lawyers of the midwest, practiced in
Des Moines before going to st. Louis.
All OF these men answered the Reg
lister and Leaders question in the
affirmative, and the portion of their
replies to the question, What Chance
Has the Young Man Today" quoted
below, is interesting to the young and
old alike:
GEO. E. ROBERTS
do not believe that opportunities
are fewer for young men today,
or tend to become fewer, than
in the past. People who think
this, are influenced by the fact
that the period of origin
al settlement of the country is pass
ing and with it the opportunity 10
exploit natural resources and get es-
tablished in business in new com
munities. But they are mistaken in
thinking that conditions will be
fixed and unchanged in the future
Population will go on increasing, in
ventions will multiply. and all meth
DDS of production and OF trade will
be constantly changing. and these
changes will afford endless oppor-
tunities for young men of alert ard
original minds. You cannot stereo-
type business methods and pass
them down from generation 10 gen
Grafton.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-14

progress at the present time lies be-
fore us with exceptional clearness;
that life offers rewards and oppor.
tunities as never before by virtue of
the new social and industrial or.
ganization; and that the outlook is
bright with hope through the trans
formed environment that the COM
munity is providing for the indi-
vidual, and through the widening
field of opportunity. in consequence
that the individual finds for activity
and service among his fellows.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-14
THEODORE P. sHoNTs-

L llLoIonIL oIlolN D
Given honesty. energy. ambition
and mind that he has learned to
control and direct, the chances for
young man are much better today
than they were twenty years ago. A
generation ago there was a prejudice
against putting young man in an
important position. No matter what
his training had been there was a
feeling that he lacked the expert
ence that could come only with gray
hairs. Today, while experience is
still Il greater factor, the preference
runs to the young man because,
generally speaking, he is more
energetic and aggressive and, being
more in the world than out of it,
he has better understanding of
general conditions. In fact this is
the age of young men.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-14
GEN. GRENvILLE M. DODGE

Replying to your inquiry if the
opportunities for young men are
equal or better now than fifty years
ago, l answer decidedly, yes. The
growth of our country in every di-
rection has developed great oppor-
tunities to any young man who has
industry, honesty, and an interest in
his employer. Any young man to
become useful and successful must
learn discipline, obedience to orders,
respect for authority, loyalty, and to
govern himself. With these and a
fair education, he will invariably be
success and benefit to himself
and his country
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-14
Rival Detectives.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle once had
an amusing experience with cabman
in Paris. The author had just arrived
at the French capital and, to his great
surprise, the cabman who drove him
from the station to his hotel address,
ed him by name. Sir Arthur asked
the man how he knew who he was
"Oh,'' replied the cabman. 81 read in
the newspapers that the famous Conan
Doyle would come to Paris from Mar
settles and Lyons, and directly l saw
you I observed that your hair had
been cut by Marseilles barber, and
that on the heel of your left shoe there
Is mud from Lyons" Sir Arthur was
highly flattered and gratified to think
that an ordinary cabman was so inti-
mate with his famous detective stories
that he could apply the methods Of
their central character to the facts Of
everyday life. "Are those the only
signs by which you recognized who
ann" asked Sir Arthur ooh, no." re-
piled the Jehu, as he flickered up his
horse, you see, your full name is
painted on your trunk!"-M. A. P.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-14
MEAN REVENGE.

st. Paul Pioneer Press: A Chicago
man committed suicide because those
to whom he had loaned money refused
to repay it. Wasn't that a mean re-
venge to take? Wouldn't you hate to
have any Of your creditors act like
that?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-14
SECRETARY JAMES WILSON,

l think the opportunities for a
young man today are quite as good
as they have been ever since the
world began, provided the young
man of today to begin with, sees to
it, or those charged with his educa-
,tion, see to it, that he is the right
kind of young man. The world
is wanting young men; every in.
dustry is wanting them; but they
must be men of certain kind if
they are to do. more than the
average work in the world. They
must possess the old fashioned
virtues and the old-fashioned habits,
the possession of which enabled
men in the past to become useful to
their fellows.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-14
WHO'LL TAUGHT LAST?

Topeka Capital: A new practice,
begun in the senate, has been intro
duced in congress of greeting the pres
idents messages with laughter" But
there is an old adage about che who
laughs last" and also something about
laughter that expresses more uneasi-
ness of mind than mirth
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-14
MT. PLEASANT.

Mt. Pleasant-Miss Leah Kinkhead
left for Richland, where she is teach
ing school.
The Wesleyan debaters have decided
to submit the question of the closed
shop principle to Upper Iowa for de-
bate.
Miss Lyman entertained the ladies
of the l.. l.. A. and invited guests at
lecture in the Universalist church on
Thursday night She possesses rare
ability as a story teller.
Thursday night at the "Y" the TT
Madison Y. M. C. A. basketball team
by the Mt. Pleasant Y. M C. A. by a
score Of 35 to "a
Ed Roth came in Friday morning
from Ottumwa.
The congregation Of the Christian
church held social and business
meeting at which officers for the fol-
lowing year were elected. The con-
gregation is in a very flourishing con-
dition.
K. D. Martin and two sons of New
London are in jail here charged with
stealing clover seed from VIM. Nugen.
Chas. Curl, the man who so myster-
iously disappeared SOME months ago.
returned Tuesday. giving no reason for
his disappearance.
Prof. Preston W. Search gave his IL
Illustrated lecture on Ten Greatest
Pictures of the World" to a large audi
ence at the college chapel Friday eve
ming. He states that just before leav-
ing Chicago three thugs relieved him
of his purse but fortunately left him
unhurt.
Evangelistic meetings will soon be
in progress at the M. E. church.
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The symposium is of added interest
as it shows a group of men sent out
from comparatively young state 70
be the leaders in their professions.
And the list is not exhausted by the
names of the eight men mentioned.
There are many others at the top in
the business. professional and politi-
cal world who began life in humble
surroundings in this state.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-14
A SILLY IDEA.

Kansas City Times: The mission of
the American battleship fleet to Italy
is another good and sufficient answer
to the old fogy idea that large and
powerful navy Is menace"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-14

The announcement has been made
that lectures on automobiles will be
given before the students of the short
course at the Iowa agricultural col
lege.f The fact that suffic numbers
from the farm are familiar with auto
mobiles to the extent that they are
interested in lectures on the subject
is an indication that the Iowa farmer
Is keeping we'll abreast of the times.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-14
GOV. HUGHES IDEA.

Philadelphia Press: The idea Of
Governor Hughes seems to be that he
is the man elected to boss the job, and
none other
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-14
WHO'D THOUGHT 1T?

New York Tribune: New times, new
methods. What would Admiral Porter
or Admiral Farragut have thought of
the horseback or bicycle riding physi-
cal test2
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-14

Tom Green the sports writer on the
Burlington Gazette is an optimistic
soul With the wind whistling weird
"chunes' about him and the Their
mometer dropping down to bed rock
he revived his spirits by writing an
article under this head:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-14
WORSE THAT JoE's TRIAL.

Atchison Globe: We don't want to
knock any laurels off Jobs brow, but
he never bad to answer a telephone
in all his life.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-14
DR.. WOODS HUTCHINSON.

DR.. WOODS HUTCHINSON
One sometimes hears it said that
so much has been discovered within
the last wonderful fifty years that
there can be but little left for the
rising generation to find out. But
the only time that we ever knew it
all, or thought we were Just going
to, was. before we graduated. Ask
any soldier on. or even within eye
sight Of. the fighting line of prog.
: ress, whether he be scientist. in
ventor. empire builder or states
man., and he will tell YOU that our
knowledge SO far Is little more than
a polite and grateful way of phras.
ing our ignorance.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-14
EVER CHANGING.

Louisville Courier-J ournal: SIS our
winter climate changing" asks n
scientist. OF course. Every day and
sometimes twice a day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-14

The fact that Slayer Carmichael
did not live long enough to be the
hero in a murder trial is perhaps all
that saves us from seeing hypnotic
insanity" added to the brainstorms
and other appealing pleas of the mod
ern criminal proceedings
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-14
w C. BROWN

w. G. BROWN
I shall be glad indeed II some
word that ] may write shall reach
the heart and be in some measure
inspiring to some Iowa boy hope
fully entering upon life's more
serious duties and responsibilities
The door of opportunity opens to
the young man of today wider and
invites to greater things than have
been enjoyed by any generation in
all the past.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-14

father to his first football game. The
feature that caught his chief approval
however, did not become evident till
he said his prayers that night. To the
horror of his parents Willie prayed
with true football snap:
God bless papa,
God bless mamma,
God bless Willie;
Boom! Rah! Rah."
Success Magazine.
An Introduction.
Harry was walking with another
boy, when he was joined by friend, y
year or so older and inclined to man
ners.
Introduce me, Harry" the new
conner whispered pompously.
Harry twisted, Redeemed and at last
turned to his companion with: Jim,
have you ever seen Gilbert Spencer?
No the other boy answered.
Well Harry blurted out, REDEEM
Ing still more, and jerking one thumb
over his shoulder towards the new
conner, that's him! "-Lippincott's
What it Reminded Him Of.
When Gen. Schenck whose greatest
fame rests upon his having introduced
the game of poker in England, first
arrived in London as American minis
ter to the court of st. James he took
little of his spare time to visit the
sights of the British capital. Among
other place. he visited Nine. Tus.
saud's wax works.
And what do you think of our great
wax works exhibition" asked friend.
WELL replied the general. ST
struck me as being very like the or
dinanry English evening party
New York Her>ld.
Chairs Are Going UP.
Il have been in this business" said
the buyer for big furniture house
"for thirty-eight years. l ought u
know something about it, hadn't /?
We'll, let me tell you a few plain facts
THE chair you are sitting in Is
marked $135. Ten years ago you could
have bought it for SIS You'll admit
that's a fairly big increase?
well, in the next ten years it isn't
going to decrease in value, is it? ii
won't occupy any more floor space
than 1t does now, will 1t? And the
scarcer the wood, the quicker it will
increase in value. Isn't that reason
able? Well, then answer me this: us
long as you and your neighbors pa,
the bills; in other words as long as VIC
fix the prices and the public stands
the gaff,' why should we bother abou,
protecting the forests? 1t may nc
near-sighted policy, l dare say it is
but as business, it looks like 'cinch
Roland Phillips in Success Maya
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-14
F. w LEHMAN

The boys have no occasion to fear
for themselves and we have no oc-
casion to fear for them. They are
as good as their fathers, and pro-
badly better.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-14
TIME is SHORT

Only Four Months More, Then The
Jumps Says "Play
Ball."
No one but ball fan could find
such surcease from the woes of the
present in dreams of the joys to come.
Over in Illinois where the Republi-
cans and Democrats fused to elect a
speaker of the house they call them
"Reprocrats
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-14

ALBERT SHAW
hold that the general trend Of
Times-promoter., 1909-02-18
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Like a Man.

That man Exchange says some
mighty good things, occasionally,
and here is one of them. GA news
paper is like a man-because general
ly it reflects some man-and it should
be judged as man should be judged /;
largely and on the whole. No man
lives a perfect life; no editor prints a
perfect paper. If an editor is honest,
he is bound to offend some one every
day of his life; if he doesn't offend
some one the editor is namby-pamby
and fiabby. The same thing is true
of the average man. A newspaper is
bound to make mistakes; in getting
news it must necessarily take heae-
say. But if, in the long run and in
the main, week after week and year
paper stands for decency, for honest
thinking and clean living, if it speaks
fair for those who are trying to do
good, and condems sneaks and cheats
and low persons, that is good
DaDer.D
Times-promoter., 1909-02-18

fine sermon yesterday by a lady
preacher of the Unitarian faith. l
pontt like to see women in the pulpit
or on the platform, but whether l like
it or not they are coming to the front.
This preacher lady from Iowa gave us
some pure gospel. The people here
are a cosmopolitan crowd. Coming
from everywhere, of course, they rep
resent every shade of public thought,
politics and theology-and we are
tolerant of differences and move along
quite harmoniously.
I can't dance and don't play cards,
but meet some old bald heads and
some vivacious widows and some old
maids-bless the old maids-the best
women on earth. They are the salt
of the earth. Some of them have a
little sprinkling of red pepper in the
salt, tis true, but still they are angels.
Mr.. Miller, after his experience with
a wife, who had been widow, writes
to his son Sam: "Samival, my son,
beware of the vidders." But before I
get myself in trouble I had better
stop. ID.
Times-promoter., 1909-02-18
OFFICE OF THE SMITH MERCAN-
TILE COMPANY.
INDIANoLA, Mss, Jan. 1909.
Memphis Business College,

INDIANoLA, Mss, Jan. 1909.
Memphis Business College,
Memphis, Tenn.
Gentlemen:-It is with pleasure
that l acknowledge the receipt of
your letter few days ago, informing
me that you are getting out new
catalogue, and esteem it a privilege
to add few words to the many you
will doubtly receive from those who
can, like myself, unqualifedly, recon-
mend your school to any young man
or woman, wishing to obtain ID good
business education. My only regret
in the matter of attending your school
is, that did not avail myself of the
opportunity earlier in life.
| would especially advise a young
person to, by all means take course
at some first-class business school be-
fore entering on the duties and re-
sponsibilities of an active life, and of
all the schools that | have known, in
my opinion, none is superior to Mem
phis Business College.
My position was obtained through
and by the reason of the very qualifi-
cations which your students have i'm
parted to them, who under your in
struction and guidance, and all young
men or women who will take advan-
tage of the training you offer will
quickly find themselves in position to
take advantage of many good posi-
tions offered to those who are quail
fled for the work.
wish you continue success with
your school and hope to be able to
visit you in the near future.
Very truly yours,
w. B. MILLER.
Times-promoter., 1909-02-18
Notice of Trustees Sale.

Under and by virtue of that certain
deed of trust dated the 30th day of
January, 1908, and executed by Pres
ley E. Nelms and Eliza Rayner, and
in which they conveyed to st. John
Waddell, as Trustee, the lands here
matter described, to secure certain
indebtedness therein mentioned owing
by them to Mrs. M. E. Thornton, and
which deed of trust was duly acknoW-
lodged, and recorded and now appears
of record in Record Book No. IL,
pages 346, etc. of the record of Real
Estate Trust Deeds, in the office of
the Clerk of the Chancery Court of
DeSoto County, Mississippi, at Her
nando, and to which record reference
is here made, and default having
been made in the payment in full of
the indebtedness described and Sc
cured to be paid by said deed of
trust, and having been so requested
by the said Mrs. M. E. Thornton will,
within legal hours, on Monday the 1st
day of March, 1909, and in front of
the principal door of the Court Hous )
of DeSoto County, Mississippi, in the
town of fernando, offer for sale, and
proceed to sell, in accordance with
law, and to the highest bidder for
cash, at public out-cry, those certain
tracts of land, together with all i'm
provements thereon, and lying and
being situated in said DeSoto County,
Mississippi, and conveyed and de-
scribed in said deed of trust as fol-
lows, to-Wit:
The north half of Section 22 Town
ship 2, and Range 10 west, contain
ing 800 acres, more or less.
Also a strip of land 5 chains in
width north and south off of the north
side of the south half of said Section
%, in Township 2, and Range 10 west,
and extending across said section
from east to west, and containing 40
acres, more or less.
Also the north half of fractional
Section 81, in Township 2, and Range
10 west, and strip of land off of the
north side of the south half of said
fractional Section 81, 10 chains in
width, north and south, and extend
ing across said fractional Section 21
from east to west, containing 200
acres, more or less.
Since the giving OF SAID deed OF
trust, certain portions of said lands
have been taken and appropriated by
the Yazoo & Mississippi Delta Levee
Board, and certain parts of the same
have caved into the Mississippi River,
and said sale will be made subject to
the elimination in acreage occasion
ed by said caying, and by said appro-
priations by said Levee Board.
The balance due on said trust deed
Indebtedness is approximately Thirty
Five Hundred ($350O.0O Dollars, with
interest to be added from November
21st, 1908, and said sale will be made
to pay same, and all costs and ex-
penses of sale.
This February End, 1909.
ST. JOHN WADDELL,
2-5-4t Trustee.
Times-promoter., 1909-02-18
LETTER FROM FLORIDA
Major Dockery Gives More Information
of the Palmetto State.
Maitland, Fla, Feb. Is.

Maitland, Fla, Feb. Is.
We have had a week of charming
sunshine. | don't understand the
clouds of Florida. At home we can
guess pretty accurately whether GER
tain clouds and humidity will bring
rain, but here you can't tell whether
if you fell the rain and hoist your UNI
brella any drops will hit the ground.
| have seen dark, lowering clouds
with the accompanying thunder and
tightening come up from the ocean or
gulf and look like we are about to
have gully washer and log-roller''
and then the "clouds roll by'' and the
sky and sunshine smile and seem to
say that it was a good joke on you.
There are no crops here to suffer for
want of rain or for having too much.
The sand reminds me of some topers
who have just had a drink and want
another as bad as before, but would
like to see downpour, such as you
have sometimes in the west. There
are no hills here to be washed away
or streams to overflow.
The business still is gathering, box
ing and shipping oranges and grape
fruit, and you don't know how good
oranges can be unless you have pluck
ed them from the tree on the 15t of
February, as did this morning. But
Kentucky lady from the blue grass
country said to me yesterday: "The
groves are very pretty and the fruit
delicious, but she wanted to see some
thing beside oranges where she lived"
She is practical and I would bet she
is a judge of horses and good sausage.
But most of the people here are prac-
tical. They have made their fortunes
and have bank accounts, stocks and
bonds at home and are here to rest
and have good time during their fro
zen season. They bring their servants
automobiles and other things for good
living. Our nearest neighbor brought
three tons of black dirt from the ca
nal at Chicago, to raise his lettuce
and cuhumbers in. The hotel marm
brought most of her supplies with her.
she asked me if liked ''kippered her.
ring". | told her didn't know what
it was. She said she would, and did
send me can of it. We had it on
the breakfast table and was remind
ed of the two country boys who went
TO swell hotel and saw Goldfish balls
on the breakfast table, and when they
had broken them open and caught the
first smell, one of the boys turned to
the other and said, II golly rob there
is something dead in this biscuit" "
You can have my share of the kipper-
ed herring.
The people here are intelligent, cul-
tured and genial. They play cards,
dance, row, ride in their autos, 90 to
lectures to raise funds for schools,
streets, organs libraries or something
else. We have church services by
some distinguished divine every Sun
day and everybody goes. We have
here now DR.. Tupper of Philadelphia
"a distinguished Baptist minister and
son of the distinguished DR.. Tupper
Georgia-whose lectures and sermons
charm his large audiences. I heard a