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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-16
cENsoRlNG THE NEWS.

Chicago Record-Herald: A few
DAYS ago the editor of the Hutchin.
son (Kan.) Gazette, having busted
off the ONCE furniture and hurled
few armfuls Of old exchanges into
the waste-basket, invited the sunra'
gists of the community to come IN
and play editor The invitation was
accepted with the usual alacr1ty ana
the women welded the blue pencil
with such devastating fury that The
Gazette appeared with two blank col.
umns on the front page. The women
hadn't been able to find enough OF
"the news that's fit to print" to MI
the modest space at their disposal.
Some of the otherwise vacant
space was occupied, however, py ths
following announcement:
"Voicing, we believe, the sentl
ment of the women of Reno county
the women of the great state OF Kan.
sas and the women OF the umteo
States, we have omitted telegraph
news that is undesirable. We believe
this news is undesirable to be taken
into the homes; undesirable to be
read In the business offices or In any
other place where newspapers are III
demand. The stories Of the night
related to such subjects are:
Jack Johnson's disgraceful con
duct in Chicago
"The war in Mexico, which we de-
plore.
"The revolution in Cuba, which we
deplore.
1.-THE Balkan war, which we de-
plore." -,
Surely summary way to edit
news. 1t is curious how the Idea
persists that what one doesn't know
need not trouble one, and that the
easiest way to improve the world Is
to close ones eyes and ears to al
that Is evil in 1t. The ostrich with
it's head in the sand is the eternal
symbol OF such state Of mind, but
ono fancies that among women. nc
less than among men, such state d
mind is becoming decidedly rare
No one refuses to believe that the
good women Of Hutchinson spoke FOL
very many Of their sex in the great
state of Kansas.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-16
UNCLE JOE CANNON.

Washington Post: Uncle Joe Can
non has gone down to defeat with his
party. It is fitting exit for the form
er speaker, who was a party man, who
always fought in the open, and who
had no use for trimmers when prin-
ciples were at stake.
Mr.. Cannon was elected to the house
of representatives in 1872; went to de-
feat in 1890 in the landslide against
the Mckinley law; came back in 1892,
when his constituents had time to re-
fleet on what tariff for revenue on
ly" meant to them, and has been a
conspicuous figure In the house ever
since
No other man has held seat In the
house for thirty eight years. and no
other man has occupied the speakers
chair for eight years continuous serv-
ice. Henry Clay was the only man
who saw longer service In that place
of honor, and his service was not
continuous.
Mr.. Cannon has had a larger share
of honors in the house than any
other man, and he received some OF
these from his. political opponents.
It was Speaker Randall who appointed
him a member Of the committee on
appropriations, and 1t was Speaker
Carlisle who appointed him member
of the committee on rules. Both these
great democratic speakers preferred
opponents who would stand up and
fight for their political principles, and
they recognized Mr.. Cannon as that
kind Of man.
Mr.. Cannon came into the office of
speaker after nearly thirty years of
service in the house, and his election
was recognized as fitting by both ma
jority and minority. He was called a
car, as were other speakers who so
administered the rules as to enable
the house to legislate, but his serv-
ice had the approval Of virile men.
whatever the feeling of those who
tried to shift the responsibility for
their failure to the speakers shout
ders. Two years ago, when the pc.
litical tide turned. and democratic
majority came into the house, the
former speaker took his place in the
ranks again, refusing even to accept
the minority leadership, illustrating
the true principle of democratic rep.
resentative government where men
serve with the same equanimity that
they command.
Uncle Joe has served his country as
we'll as his constituents in the house,
and while many political opponents as
wellIas political associates will regret
to see him leave that chamber where
he has been familiar figure for forty
years, few who know the man will
waste any sympathy on him who does
not want it, and who always and ever
gave his highest respect to the men
who fought him in the open and could
defeat him in fair fight. gu.
Uncle Joe goes into private life as
one OF the old guard who. fought but
never surrendered; and honor will go
with him to the end Of his days.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-16

Ambassador Bryce, who has an.
nounced that he will retire from his
post to devote himself to literature,
will be missed at Washington. Bryce
cooperated with President Tart In
furthering the peace treaties. He has
always been close student OF Amer
loan affairs, as his book, the" Ameri'
can Commonwealth" attests. In fact
he has aroused the ire OF tories at
home by some of his official acts
though the liberal government always
supported him. Bryce will leave
Washington with the well-wishes OF
the American people.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-16
MERELY A DISASTER.

New York Evening Post: The truth
Is that an established political party
IL a particularly tough organism, very
hard to kill. The mortality rate of
third parties Is, indeed, alarmingly
high-close upon 100 per cent in fact
But the name and the banner to which
millions of voters have been for gen.
erations in the habit Of rallying, will
not 40 easily disappear. The name, to
be sure, may come to have new mean.
inps. On the banner the notices and
inscriptions will vary from time to
time. But the historic continuity is
not easily broken of. Children will
keep ON being born liberal or con-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-16

The Courier has been reviewing In
this column some Of the evidences u
Iowa's agricultural greatness. The
census figures thrown strong light
on 1owa's wonderful wealth. In the
matter of live stock, for instance, they
show that the live stock Of Iowa Ii
worth more than the live stock Of
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island, Connec
ticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Mary
land, Florida, Arizona, Utah, Nevada
West Virginia, Louisiana and New
Mexico combined. ss. .. E. n
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-16
THE ODD FELLOWS,

Des Moines Capital: There are 724
lodges Of Odd Fellows in Iowa with q
membership Of 63.347. Relief was
granted in the past year to 1898 mem
bers; 529 members were buried. The
cash relief given amounted to $685.
22S.25. It cost $22,145 to bury the
dead. Special relief to the amount
Of $1,000 was given. The subordinate
lodges received for dues during the
year $226,254. There was taken in for
admission and degrees $57,516. The
receipts from rents and invested funds
amounted to $154,772. Receipts from
all other sources $S0,749. Total cash
receipts of all subordinate lodges,
$519,292. Sick benefits were paid to
23,5O3 members The grand lodge ex-
penses were 1929. The subordinate
lodges have invested funds to the
amount Of $3,521,106. The Odd Eel
lows support an orphans home, also an
old folks home near Mason City. For
the support of the orphans home
there was received from the per capita
tax, $11,72620. The per capita tax
for the old folks home fund amounted
to $29,31O during the past year. The
orphans home Is the older of the two
institutions. The old folks home is
just completed. On both these homes
there are mortgages which will be paid
of very shortly in the way that the
Odd Fellows always pay their debts.
They tax themselves and put up the
money. No organization in Iowa Is do
ing grander work within it's scope
and purposes than the order Of Odd
Fellows. We CLEAN these facts from
the last annual report Of r. L. Triton,
who has for many years been grand
secretary for the Odd Fellows.
If the state of Iowa wants a good ex-
ample for the management Of public
institutions, the same can be found
near Mason City in the work that has
been done and is being done by the
Odd Fellows.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-16

woods. carrying his gun. He met
man who said, Where are you goingT
"'Out in the woods
"'Why do you carry your gun7'
"T might meet an Indian
"I thought you were Calvinist.'
"T am a Calvinist.'
"'Dont you believe you can't die
till your time comes?'
IN know can't die till my time
comes
Then why carry gun?'
because I might meet an Indian
whose time had come
And stonewan laughed.
The sanIak Of Novi Bazaar.
[By James ]. Montague In the Chicago
Examiner.
In the land where the Turk was &C.
c,istomed to Turk,
Snug and safe in his lowly matched
harem,
There we're glad golden days for the
Pashas and Beys.
Ere the Bulgars came down there to
scare EN-.
Leading sextuple lives with a half
dozen wives,
And with never family far,
They were in pretty rich, were these
Turks, among which
Was the Sanjak Of Now Bazaar.
Then the rough. rural folk in the
Balkans awoke.
And with expletive Turkish, by
Hecks!"
swore the heel OF the Turk had come
solely to irk
The suppliant scruff of their necks.
Which saying, they shot UP the Pashas
a lot.
And soon they had fleeing afar
All the once naughty Beys, but ahead
long ways
Was the Sanjak OF Novi Bazaar.
So now there's a throne that is left
all alone
In a country where din and dissension
Are so often the case that one might
think the place
Was prolonged Chicago convention
And the Now Jambeek has an ad IN
this week,
Reading: "WANTED-A man who's
star,
And who'll hustle right in to fight
he can't win
To be Sanjak OF Novi Bazaar"
I haven't the pelf for the journey my
self,
And that may be possibly why
For this excellent chance for life OF
romance
| I do not rush out and apply.
But Bryan has still got his future to
| ]fill,
And as for our old friend T. r.,
One would certainly think, since he
can't be king.
He'd be sanjak of Novi Bazaar
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-16
Press Comment.
\ KIND WORD TO REPUBLICAN,

Cedar Rapids Republican: The best
thing that republicans OF all shades
and colors can do, for while Is to
sit and think-and say as little as pos
sible. They have a lot to DO little
praying while they are thinking, They
have been like lot Of spoiled boys
The things they have quarreled about
have, many Of them, been about az
important as what small boys are IN
the habit Of quarreling about. And
they kept on quarreling until they had
quarreled themselves out OF power
The democracy has won not because
OF it's inherent strength and not be
cause the people have faith In It's prin
ciples or practices, but because the
republicans did not know how to be
have when they had the overwhelming
upper hand In the government. Rival
ries and jealousies arose among them
The rival leaders dressed their gr1ev
ances in all sorts of vestments OF
faith, or pretended faiths, each cal
culated, as they thought to catch the
ewes and the ears and the votes of the
people. Finally nothing short of 80
cialism was fantastic enough for them
in their efforts to make their faction
the important one.
Well, we got and the country go'
what was coming to us and to 1t. The
republicans sinned away the major
tiles which had been given them by
the people who believed in republican
principles. Nine-tenths OF the differ
ences that arose among them were
over matters that we're not important
except to those who wanted the of
fees.
But now they can think it over
seriously and soberly.
< There will be no use now to annoy
the country further with explanations
with ordinations and recriminat1ons
The children who cry over the spilled
milk would be quite as seriously taken
as the republicans II they now begin
to explain. to excuse and to accuse.
Let us catch our breath before we
do much talking. Let us refrain from
explaining before we catch our bear
ings. The mortgages are gone, the
hearings are lost and the offices and
the pie are no more. Reduced to Of
fetal penury, sack cloth and ashes are
a much better treatment than any
thing else that we can think Of.
Let us all try to keep still, for 9
season. in order that the processes Of
prosperity and the orderly procedure
OF business may not be interrupted
There have been Interruptions enough
We have had six months Of political
Idebauchery, the worst In the annals Of
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-16
MORE MONEY FOR ROADS.

The Mt Vernon Record advocates
legislation that will permit heavier
tax levy for road work than the one
mill county levy now provided. It be-
lieves it should be the duty Of the
next legislature to allow the present
levy to stand, but to allow an addi-
tional levy for permanent roads, that
is for roads built Of stone, cement or
some other permanent substance,
and built on an established grade.
The Mt. Vernon paper puts up the
following argument:
Iowa, nor any other state, can have
good roads until the state or county
takes hold The work will never be
done by the township trustees, nor
will it be done except here and there
by the land owners themselves. In fact
there is no good reason why the land
owner should be asked to shoulder all
the expense Of building good and per
manent roads. That expense should be
bore more largely by the owner Of
adjacent property than by any other
as the greatest advantage accrues to
him, but 1t should also be borne in
part by all users of the road.
When Iowa gets to be a network OF
first class permanent roads the price
of land is bound to reach an astonish.
ing figure. One reason why 1t has not
already reached higher figure than
it brings is because there Is too much
of the year when the farm is isolated
The farmer may have his $4,000 house,
and his wife may have all the accom-
modations of town, but they can not
have what is worth more than all else,
human companionship, until the coun-
try has better means of Transports
ton. That time will come only with
permanent roads. -
With such roads city workers will
prefer to live in the country. Farms
will become more than many farms
are today means to make money
with a move to town az the ultimate
end. but homes-the permanent loca,
ton of family through several gen.
erations
But to get such roads more taxes
must be levied and the next legisla-
ture should see that this Is made pos
sible.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-16
nuMAlurARAAN WARS.

Xgy4ewng the wars OF recent years,
o. Kansas CITY Star deems it note
rtAy that four of the last six i'm
- tant wars have been fought for
hunoanftariau ends. The Boer war and
ia1e Russo japanese conflict are
ncduAsd out as the exceptions and set
down a. really commercial events.
Revtewing the wars OF recent history
IN which humanitarian issues were
involved, the Star says:
The Russo Turkish war. the Greco
Turkish, the spanish-American and
the Balkan Turkish. were all under
taken because Of the human appeal.
The Bulgarian massacres that brought
on the war of liberation in the late
7O's would have been accepted as not
unusual in the middle ages. In the
nineteenth century they shocked the
civilized world and led to the descent
by Russia selfish motives per-
hans. but still with the immediate
purpose of freeing fellow Slavs from
an intolerable despotism.
Massacres of Christians in Crete
were responsible for the Greek upris-
ing against Turkey In 1897. While
the Turks won. an easy victory, they
lost the island for which they had
fought
The atrocities in Cuba caused
American intervention in 1898, and
the wretched oppression by the. Turks
in Macedonia led to the coalition OF
the Balkan states against the sultan.
These last mentioned wars have an
interesting similarity. Spain prom
ised all the reforms in Cuba that the
United States demanded. But the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-16

Virginia tightens its hold to the
title of mother Of presidents by VIII
sons election. Out Of the first twelve
presidents, seven were born in Vir
ginia. Since the civil war Ohio has
had six out of the nine presidents
An Ohio candidate was In the field
this year, but the east put two candi
dates in, the field against him and
Ohio lost out
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-16
Pointer for Merchants.

Red Oak Express: The merchant
who first gets his Christmas display
ready and first tells the public about
it through the newspapers-and then
keeps telling about 1t in the most
emphatic way right up to the last day,
will not only get the early Christmas
shopper, but the late buyer, the I'M
certain buyer, and the one who has
to be coaxed. And he will not have
lot Of leftover stuff to put away
for another Christmas. ID.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-16

ledVe r0VeASelul feeHHSs III LIB WdhS' Ou ioie"so
used dessert except in the OF seven or egnt
Ben Davis apples occasional solace IN the form OF
squash pie The most popular kinds of dessert are
made frothy material something on the order
OF stewed lace curtain They do not overload the
stomach cause feeling OF uneasiness to pervade the
guests as they run mostly to whipped cream or the
pufed product Of the egg beater. Nobody ever be-
satated through contact with one Of these des
sers. Desserts may come and 90, but there Is one
that goes forever. That is the apple pie and Ice
cream served at 50 day hotel. Sometimes the ca
PRECIOUS travelling man becomes embittered with this
substitutes string for the apple pie thus
securing unique and melodious combination. Some
hotels disguise their dessert under the OF green
annie thus deceive DeOple who have In
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-16

The brutal assassination Of Pre-
mier Canalejas by an anarchist points
anew to the peril in which public men
are placed. The Spanish prime min
lister was in many respects the FORE
most man of his country. 1t Is a cause
for the deepest regret that he should
be shot down in so cowardly a man.
ner at a time Of European crisis when
his country so greatly needed his
services,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-16
rhi. one Tickled stonewaIl.

We were coming from Strasburg,
va. to Winchester, Va, in an omni-
Rus. General Jackson and part Of his
stan. says writer in Lippincott's. l
was with my father, Major Wells
Hawks, who told this story as we
went along:
an the early days one of the Pill
grim fathers was going out IN the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-16

Isn't this about the time Of the
year when they discover shortage
in the turkey crop? Just before
Thanksgiving there are generally
bear stories about the vanishing turk
but a day or two before the feast the
butchers seem to have a fairly good
supply on hand. o."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-16

During the last ten years the farm
lands of Iowa have increased an aver
age Of $57.34 per acre. Census fig
ur,s show that this increase alone
amounts to more than the average
value per acre Of the farm land in
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Tho Seven Governors.

New York Evening Post: There
was one thing that Mr.. Roosevelt had
: right to expect on Tuesday, and
that was the sixty-six electoral votes
of West Virginia, Nebraska, New
Hampshire, Wyoming, Michigan, Kan
sas and Missouri. For as long ago as
the 10th Of February the reluctant col
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-16
Honors Are Even.

Kansas City Journal: Somebody re-
marks that mot one of the colonel's
seven little governors made good."
Well, neither did the seven little gov
errors colonel so honors are even.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-16

Mr.. Wilson may try the "open
door, policy for a time, but 1t is
doubtful II he will be able to con-
tinue 1T long. It may be all right to
have the welcome sign on the door
during visiting hours, but when there's
work to do that's something else
again, as Monty Glass would say.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-16
Raise Hens.

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Judging by
the present price Of poultry products,
there Is still plenty Of room In the
poultry business for those who want
to make money and are willing to ap.
ply themselves scientifically to the
raising OF chickens.
There is always a good market for
poultry products, and that market Is
increasing in Importance every year.
The demand far exceeds the supply,
If the present price Of eggs Is to be
taken as criterion. -.o
There Is money in poultry, both for
the person who wants to make it q
business, and for the individual who
makes it side issue. America needs
more poultry raisers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-16

The tired man is warned by con
temporary that there are no elevat'
ors in the house of success.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-16

every state in the union except New
Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and
California. "
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Nuts dessert at all
which unusually lets just time large
she'll This casualties
and juice
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Sidewalk Sketches
BY Howard L. Ram
DESSERTS.

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consists
earlier
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IS bill
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-16

If you would keep your friends. says
a 1912 proverb, let them keep their
money.
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onel received letter signed by the
governors of these seven states, and
asserting:
I'VE, the undersigned republican
governors declare It our belief,
after a careful investigation OF the
facts, that a large majority OF the re-
publican voters of the country favor
your nomination, and large majority
Of the people favor your election, as
the next president of the United
States"
Mistaken they might be about the
feelings of the rest OF the country, but
how could the leaders Of the people
misjudge the sentiment In their own
communities? Yet Of these seven
states only one confirmed the opinion
Of it's governor in the slightest degree.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-16
A Democratic View.

Burlington Gazette: The Hawk
Eye and other stalwart republican
papers throughout this democratic
land are today industriously engaged
in suggestions leading to putting the
G. O.. p. on It's feet once more. The
task is a difficult one, the problem
most perplexing. To date 1t Is un'
decided whether a carpenter or sur.
geon would be most efficient. Our
private opinion is that 1t would be
wisest to call In the undertaken and
let 1t 60 at that.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-10-25
MIDNIGHT FIRE

The Cottage Rooming House. one Of
the old land marks Of Shoshone. with
the exception Of the back kitchens and
store room, VISA antirely destroyed by
fire about y O'Clock last Friday night
While the building was old. it was fairly
well furnished and the loss is consider
able.
Several years ago. IT was purchased
BY the late :. F. Frost. and was still
owned By his heirs. The building was
erected about twenty years or more
ago. when the railroad shops were in
fun operation in Sh0shone. and was for
many years used as a boarding house
for men employed in the car shops
Considerable wind was blowing during
the fire and it was with no little diff
Guilty that the Spanish Lodging House
directly west and the dwelling houses
across the street on the south, We're
prevented from burning. Two or three
times. shingles on the roof Of the Span
ish Lodging House We're afire. but
prompt action put the fire out. The
burning shingles from the fire were
carried over all the south part Of town.
some even going Tar as c. F. Bor-
denis place. in the extreme south Of the
town The fire vas a very fortunate
one, as luckily no damage was done eN-
cepting that to the building consumed