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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-19

come Of the average man would lead
him to bankruptcy in few months II
he were charged with the duty of buy
ing the groceries, meat, milk, shoes
for the children and the thousand and
one odds and ends that 60 to meet
the needs of the home. When it
comes to spending money on those
propositions the average woman has
the average man beat a city block and
couple OF alleys.
THE average man knows this, If he
will admit it. When he wants a sup
ply of shirts or socks or underwear
he goes to the haberdasher, picks out
what he wants, pays the bill, or has
it charged, and there's an end of it,
so far as he is concerned. The wife,
on the other hand, will spend dime
a day for care fare for several weeks,
read closely every advertisement In
her daily paper, until she finds just
what she wants in those lines, offered
at a clearing sale, lays in the supply
and shows a saving of from 20 to rs
per cent over her husbands bargains.
The wife spends as much time in pur-
chasing the materials for the school
gowns for the children as statesmen
spend in discussing tariff schedule,
and she knows the fine points just as
well. The husband usually looks, is
pleased and remarks, "All right, send
'em up" and leaves the dealer to fix
the price. The man may plead that he
has neither the time nor the inclina-
ton to hunt for bargains. The wife
has, or makes, both and profits by 1t.
1--WE will not quarrel with the Wis
consin professor about the amount Of
money wasted in the purchase Of cloth
ing, food and shelter" the st. Paul
paper concludes. "but we take issue
with him emphatically when ne in
Inmates that 80 par cent of American
women do not know anything about
the value of money"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-19
CANADIAN IMMIGRATION.

During the last ten years CANADA
has received nearly 100000 immi.
grants. of whom approximately 7oO'oOo
were from Great Britain and 7Oo,VOo
from the United States. Up to the
close OF the. fiscal year ending March
81. 1911, the total was 1,714,326 Tor the
decade. Since then nearly 100000 more
have arrived, divided about equally oe-
tween United States and British lmml-
grants. These figures are taken from
q report made by United States Con-
sul johnson at Kingston.
About IS per cent of the Immigrants
arriving from the United States, MI.
johnson declares, have been farmers
who for the most part have settled IN
the prairie provinces. Thirty-eight per
cent of the total number from the
United States made entries for home
steads in the west. About 80 per cent
If the European arrivals were farm
ers OF. farm laborers, while rs per cent
we're Chased as general laborers ana
nearly the same percentage as me-
chanics. The influx of negroes has TO-
taled a little more than 400, while 5,loO
tIindna have entered Canada. OF the
pr,tish immigrants approximately 5O0,-
mi, have been English and Welsh, $780,
900 Scotch, and about $4,000 nave Deen
irish. Figures for other nationaltles
include: Austro- Hungarian, 12l,Ooo'
italian, 63,s17; Hebrew. 1853; Rus
.ian. IS, $50; Swedish. 1899; German
21.146: French, 1926; Norwegian
1875: Syrian, 1928. Western Canaoa
received some 100000 more 1mml-
rrants than the eastern section. sas-
Ratchewan and Alberta received more
than half a million.
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a pTTUMWA- COURIER, SATURDAY, AUG. 49,, 1911. (

was much put out to find on his ar.
rival at his office that everything was
topsy-turvy and that the temperature
Of his rooms was much too low Tor
comfort, Summoning his office boy,
q lad but recently entered his em.
ploy, the lawyer asked who had
raised every window in the place on
such cold morning.
"Mr. Muldoon, sir" was the an
swer.
who is Mr.. Muldoon?" asked the
attorney.
The panitor, sir"
"Who carried off my waste bas-
ket was the next question.
Mr.. Reilly, SIR
and who is Mr.. Reilly?"
He the man that cleans the
rooms"
Mr.. Knox looked sternly at the boy
and said: See here, Richard, we
call men by their first names here.
We don't mister them In this ONCE.
10 you understand"
In few minutes he appeared and
in shrill, piping voice announced:
There's a gentleman that wants
to see you, Philander."
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Hay Fevsr, Asthma and Summer Colds
must be relieved quickly and Foley 8
Honey and Tar Compound will do 1t.
%. M. Stewart, 1884 Wolfram street,
Chicago, writes: II lave been greatly
roubled during the hot summer months
with Hay Fever and find that by using
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound get
great relief" Many others who suffer
similarly will be glad to benefit by Mr..
Stewards experience. Clark drug
jtore, Owl drug store.
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More people, men and women, are
suffering from kidney ana bladder
bladder trouble than ever before. and
each year more of them turn for quick
relief AMI permanent tenefit to Foley's
Kidney Remedy, which has proven IT
self to be one of the most effective
remedies for kidney and bladder all
ments, that medical science has de-
yised. Clark drug store. Owl drug
store
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Earcad To Il.

Forced To It.
did you ask father If you might
have me?''
Eyes, darling"
what did he say"
"He said he would rather see you
borne to your grave"
ooh, pshaw. then we'll have to take
it up with mother personally.'-Chl'
cago Record-Herald.
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A Query.

There was man In our town,
Who was not always wise;
He bought his wife party gown,
All full of hooks and eyes;
And when he had 1t all hooked up,
With all his might and main,
He wondered If he ever could
Unhook that gown again.
London Opinion.
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Farm Notes
Not Written for Farmers.
aY n. L. RANN.

We have a let
ter from a young
lady who says
that she got
stung by a mat
rimonial bureau
and wants to
know if there is
any redress.
None that we
know of, Bertha.
The mere fact
that you drew a
prize with 1eet
like 9 permium'
ham and a face
that would cur
die the ink in a
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Governor Carroll has announced
that a reward of sos will be paid for
the capture of Charles Smitch, the
outlaw who escaped from the peni-
Tertiary at Anamosa, and his COM
panion who aided in his escape. This
should stimulate the search for the
missing desperadoes. ...
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IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
Tho Grand Little Pair.

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Isn't 1T fun
nv that people can't hitch" up prop
erly? A St. Louis man attempted sui
eide because his wife was too affec-
tionate. And a Kansas City woman is
suing for divorce because her nus
band is too gushy. If the st. Louis
female gusher and the Kansas City
male gusher could only pair off that
would settle that gush question, pro-
vided the couple did not make every
body within a radius Of one hundred
miles seasick.
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If John Edward Paul Geraghty and
h,a bride are, wise they will muzzle
themselves whenever they see re-
norter. The less they say now, the
iess they will have to take back II
their matrimonial experience is
failure. as most union: of that sort
are, " "a $50 VI
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CONFIDENTIAL clerk enters with huge

CONFIDENTIAL clerk enters with q huge
document.)
The R. P.-"Where do you want me
to sign?"
Clerk-"Right here, sir?'
The r. p. signs and pushes the
document away. Clerk hesitates.)
Clerk-"Beg pardon, sir, but wasn't
that q rather large voucher to sign
without examinations"
The r.. P.-"Voucher? Hell! !
thought it was an affidavit. chicago
Tribune.
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A Modest Request.

Weary Voice From Doorway: My
Dear Sir, I have absolutely no ob]cc-
ton to you coming here and sitting
up half the night with my daughter,
nor to you standing on the doorstep
for three hours saying goodbye. But,
in consideration for the rest OF the
household, who wish to get to sleep,
will you kindly take your elbow off the
bell push London Opinion.
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''In all his life," says a writer,
admiral Togo has not spoken as
many words as Senator LaFollette or
Bailey often chatter forth in one day
Togo never did try to shine as talk
ing machine.
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Oh !!

1.-The little son of the hostess is
mighty ugly, isn't he?"
do you think sou
HE certainly doesn't take after mis-
mother. Must look like his father.
His mother says he does. I'm his
father."-Houston Post.
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Whore he Got It.

Teacher-Now. Willie, where did
you get that chewing gum? l want
the truth.
Willie-You don't want the truth,
teacher, an I'd rather not tell ne.
Teacher-How dare you say don't
want the truth! Tell me at once
where you got that chewing gum.
Willie-Under your desk.-Judge.
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nhI You PhiIander,

Mr.. Knox, the secretary of state in
Taft's cabinet. was formerly engaged
in the practice of law in Pittsburg.
One day, says friend, Mr.. Knox
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nivorce and Happv Homes.

Divorce and Happy Homes.
Keokuk Gate City: In 1870 for
every 1000 marriages in the United
States there were twenty-nine d.
vorces. In 1906 there were eighty
five. These figures are quoted as
showing an unfortunate tendency. In
fact they show only that woman is
becoming more Independent and less
tolerant OF injustice. The number OF
happy marriages has not decreased,
but the number OF unhappy and mis-
taken marriages which are being sew
cred has grown. Woman is demand
ing something better In marriage than
before.
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Card Of Thanks.

We take this means Of thanking all
our friends and neighbors who so kind
ly helped us In our sad bereavement
in the loss Of our loving wife, mother
and daughter. Also for the pretty floral
designs.
J.O. Logan and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. D. Carter and
family.
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"If there Is one thing more than an
other, that Iowa needs, 1t Is q state
song-a song Of Iowa and for Iowa
people," says the Waterloo Times.
Tribune.
In the light of recent events in the
state how would "How Dry Am" do?
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Expectations.

Ledger Ito his landlady in the coun-
try)-"I am bound to confess that al
ter the glowing description you gave
me of the neighborhood and the view.
find it rather different from what l
expected
Lapdlady-"Well. you're different
from what I expected, too."-Lustige
Batter.
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An Unspoken Wish.

An Unspoken Wish.
"Jinx lied to me yesterday In order
to get off to the ball game. He said
his wife's mother was dead"
81 think you are mistaken. heard
what he said"
Then what was it,"
HE said he would like to attend his
mother.in-law's funeral" Houston
Post.
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Punishment,

HAS Tommie been good boy since
I've been out?"
mo, he hasn't replied the father.
did you punish him?"
mo-"
ooh, yes, you did. pop! Don't you
remember you sang to me?" came
from the boy.-Yonkers Statesman.
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Thrift,

It's wise child that resembles Its
richest relative.-Danville Breeze.
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Ottumwa almost had another rain
last night.
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II Hannened in CHICAGO.

(Scene-The office of railway
president. The R. P. is holding a con-
versation With prominent citizen.
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A Ton Of Gold

could buy nothing better for female
weaknesses, lame back and kidney
trouble than Electric Bitters. SOC. F.
B. ClNsh
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Charles City Intelligencer: We
have had the stone age, the iron age.
the golden age and various other
kinds of ages and it Is possible that
this will go down into history as the
age of investigation. The trust or
near trust that has not been investi-
gated is no longer in style.
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Mitchellville Index: Wouldn't 1t be
serving them right II those uplifters
down at Washington should fall into
the "hole" they are trying to digp for
President Taft?
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Cedar Rapids Republican: For an
off year the Linn county farmer who
brought in load of barley yesterday,
threshed from an acre Of ground, for
which he received $42 was doing very
we'll. Ten years ago he brought that
acre for $40, less than his barley
money this year. If they had such an
instance in California they would print
cclored picture cards of 1t and SEND
them all over the country, to drum I'M
migrants. In Iowa we accept such
things as matters of fact.
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Centerville Iowegian: Iowa is going
to have some corn. This state never
fails. They are coming back from
the Dakotas, and the southwest. burned
out. Nothing doing out there for, three
years. But Iowa Is going to have
enough for herself and some to spare
for the starved out people of less fav-
Ored states.
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The Value of Good Roads.


Keokuk Gate City: 1t has been
we'll said that finely built, we'll grad
ed roads not only enhance the value
of every acre of land contiguous to
them, but they are a continuous
saver in time consumed in hauling,
a saver in the power necessary 10
haul. A farmer who has a good
hard road from his farm to his mar
ket can, in one load and with the
same team handle twice as much as
he can over a bad road, and can do 1t
in one-half the time. With the hard
road he can put in his time in bad
weather hauling, when he can do moth
ing else on his farm. He saves the
wear and tear on his wagon, he
saves wear on his teams.
And he undoubtedly makes coun-
try life pleasanter for his wife and
family; and after ALL is not that the
chief aim Of every good man, to try
to make the environm ents of his
wife and children the best in every
respect possible?
1t ought to be the object of each
generation to leave the conditions on
this earth just little better fer the
coming generation. we'll built
road is permanent improvement to
a community. 1t cannot be taken
away. 1t is constant and continu-
Ing source of improvement, of profit
and Of pleasure.
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Corning Union: President Taft
doesn't appear to be slow at the poll
teal game. He forced the passage OF
the reciprocity measure, and more
than that, he practically forced good
many progressives to become stand
patters. He gave them Just what they
said they had been wanting, but they
didn't want it at all o, dear! This
Is such funny world!
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-10

honest convictions, and here is where
the blunderer with the dough bag"
spoils his game. Beware of the man
with honest convictions in politics If
you want to buy his influence with
money. You simply cannot do it. You
can buy him on every other PROPOSE
ton in the world, and he will even
agree to sell you his Influence" in
politics, but that influence will fnva-
riably boomerang you on election day.
Glasses of Men in Politics.
OF the various classes and types or
men in the political game the common
Iaborer is seen most exclusively in the
municipal game. He has come to
exert quite an influence in this branch.
thanks to the direct primaries, and
that influence is nearly always eXerted
in the right direction, provided some
industrial strike does not unbalance
his political judgment.
The business man is beginning to
take a keener interest in politics and
is getting into all branches of the
game. Very few of them develop into
professional politicians, but they are
coming into favor as office holders
Five of the seven cabinet officers of
our state, including the governor, came
from the ranks of business men, and
are proving splendid officers.
The public service corporation law
yer and employe We're common among
the office holders of a quarter of u
century ago, but they are practically
out of commission now, and I do not
believe viii ever be employed here
after. The people have at last come
TO realize the biblical injunction that
no man can serve two masters. That
no man can serve two interests di
rectly in conflict with the same degree
of honesty is now a generally accepted
political theory.
AS rule ministers of the gospel
have refrained from entering the field
OF politics. l cannot conceive it to be
a minister's duty to regulate political
conditions. 1t is enough for them to
keep down the strife in their own
flocks without stirring up strife ir
other f1oc<s. The influence of minis
tiers in politics is great when rightly
eXerted, but when they attempt to take
the lead in a game that is foreign to
their calling, and legislate morals into
flocks that they cannot regulate by
kindly words and godly prayers they
abuse their holy calling and injure
their lifes work.
Physicians have, as a rule, taken but
little stand in politics. They neither
play the game regularly nor stand in
much favor as office holders, although
quite a number have risen to eminent
positions. The doctors patients are
radicals and progressives. democrats
and republicans, and it generally in
jures his practice more or less to be-
come conspicuous in the game.
The newspaper man is perhaps more
conversant with the game and its va
rious branches than the members of
any other profession, and yet for the
interest taken there are fewer of them
in the public offices than of the other
professions. If It We're not for politics
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-10
the newspapers would be hard put to

the newspapers would be hard put to
it" for ammunition. which in the news
paper game means political dope"
The newspaper man must be ION the
job" all Of the time, and to do this
he must keep abreast of all sorts of
political rumors and moves. Coming
in daily contact with the people, with
whom the power of government now
rests, he knows their feelings and &C
Invites better even than the lawyer
politician. And in this respect the
newspaper man stands in better po-
sition than the lawyer politician, for
he knows the plans and secrets OF
both sides. Perhaps this very fact
prohibits him many times from taking
the lead in political matters. News
paper men as a rule have held few of
the higher positions in our govern
ment They seem to be content with
fighting for the other fellow.
Why Is a Lawyer7
| now come to the question of why
a lawyer is usually a politician. Why
does a duck swim? Why does a man
eat when he is hungry? A lawyers
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-10
business takes him into politics wheth

business takes him into politics wheth-
er he wills or no. If the saving of a
clients neck involves the constitution
atty of a statute he must investigate
the passage Of that statute, or its re-
lation to the provisions of the consti-
tuition. Could he make these exami-
nations If he were not familiar with
legislative bodies, their procedure and
their powers? There are a hundred
and one different reasons why a law
yer can not be successful unless he
thoroughly understands the system and
manipulation of our governmental ma
chinery. which means the history and
manipulation of our political ma
chinery. But, You ask, why is it neces-
sary for him to get into the maelstrom
of politics if he can stand on the bank
and study and understand its intrica-
cies? If you lead a hungry man to
a we'll filled table, do you think he
would refuse an invitation to eat? If
you lead thirsty man to a cool stream
Of water, do you think he would refuse
to drink? Then how can you expect
a lawyer, who is forced to the study
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vided into four classes: national, state,
county and municipal, and each of
these classes may be sub divided.
There are different rules applicable to
each of the classes, but the two requi-
sites to success in all are honesty and
the ability to keep in touch with the
voter.
Close to the Voters.
The first requisite of a successful
politician is his ability to keep in
touch with the voters. The day when
any man or set of men could control
a state over a telegraph wire has
passed. Voters are wanting to know
something about the men they vote
for, and in this day and time are not
likely to nominate a man by mistake,
as they once did a governor of one of
our states. THE people be damned
is an expression used now by politi-
clans only in a whisper, and where no
one is likely to hear them. The real
politician has the whole body of the
people to handle now instead of the
bosses, and there are more people than
there used to be bosses, hence he must
be more careful in his expression.
The elements. of chance enters the
game of politics, and the player who
does not make allowances therefor is
not generally a successful player.
Honesty IS one of the essential ele-
VI l44S SAINT anu y EI W play lOO
hard upon this point brings many a
player to grief. I do not mean by this
that it is necessary to sacrifice your
honor to always be successful, but it
is necessary to use diplomatic Ian
guage many times when the harsh
truth would spoil the play. However.
honesty is an absolute essential for
permanent success. Many a dishonest
man has held high Office, but not for
long. Sooner or later the people will
find him out.
I do not agree with the advice once
given that the three essentials for sue
cess, in the order given are, to get
on, to get honor, and then to get
honest, but rather would I advise to
get honest first, get on second, and
then on this broad basis, get honor if
you can. However much you may diff
fer with the people on political issues.
if once you have convinced them of
your honesty you can always command
their attention, and having secured
their attention you can get on when
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-10

of the political game, to refuse an in
diligence in same?
The lawyer is only human after all
and being better equipped for the
game than the men of any other pro
fession or trade he naturally enters
it as a matter of course. Once inside
he plays the game as he does his bust
ness, and when elevated to the states
man class, if he can bring into PLAY
for the good of his people those talents
of his own profession with which he
can accomplish much good.
Many politicians play the game for
the fun of it; others play it for pay:
many play it with the single aim OF
doing good for their fellow country
men. AS to which of these classes
your various politician friends belong
1 am going to leave for you to guess.