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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-24
A CHANCE TO LAUGH.

Lincoln Journal: With pain I'M
speakable we discover that the demo-
cratic party and It's candidate are
backed by the harvester trust.
Wrong" you say; ut is Roosevelt
and, the progressive party you mean. "
That would have been accepted last
week. Up to last week We had been
assured by most OF the democratic
orators aud writer's that Mr.. Roosevelt
is the harvester candidate because q
man named Mccormick has supported
him, also George w. Perkins.
But on Monday the campaign books
are opened Of all men whom do we
find contributing TO Gov. Wilson's
campaign? None other than Cyrus H.
Mccormick, the soul Of the harvester
trust. Meanwhile we learn that the
Chicago Tribune Mccormick, who 10
supporting Roosevelt, has nothing to
do with harvesters. s
Mr.. McCombs insisted the contribu.
ton was made without any promise,
expressed or implied; that Mccormick
gave as Princeton alumnus loyal to
Princeton's former president. That
might have done before Mr.. McCombs'
party leaders taught us differently. We
must Judge him and his party by their
own standards. II the mere fact Of
Perkins support made Roosevelt the
harvester candidate, as our democratic
friends have been saying, then Of
course McCormick's support makes
Wilson the harvester candidate.
While the democratic campaigners
are hoisted starward by this, their
own petard, they may reflect profitably
on the subject of notes and beams and
whited sepulchres. As to the rest, It
looks as il this sad campaign we're en-.
titled to a life saving laugh-one OF
the equine variety. III
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-24
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NEW YORK HERALD FOR TAFT.

\ The New York Herald, formerly a
staunch democratic newspaper, and
of recent years an independent, has
come out for the reelection Of Presi-
dent Taft. It's Judgment is that it
would be mistake and danger to
make a change in the administration
Of the government. Roosevelt is out
Of the question, and Wilson Is untried
and is an unknown quantity with
leanir...s toward the policies which
would wreck business in short meter.
The Herald has interviewed mum.
Der of prominent merchants and bust
ness mon of New York regarding the
candidates for president. and almost
unanimously these influential men,
such as John Wanamaker; Samuel ].
Bloomingdale. Chas. G. Kurzman, M.
l.. Kesner, Oscar Lion and others de-
clare that President Taft should be
reelected for the sake of business
prosperity of the country, condition
which has been built up entirely un.
der republican rule. In Its Mondays
issue The Herald comments as fol.
lows upon these interviews:
"Let We'll Enough AIonel'
mo new government ought to be
permitted to check existing prosper.
ity or to begin new policies that
.jeopardize the nations future. -
John Wanamaker.
The letter addressed through the
Herald to the merchants and business
men Of the United States by Mr.
iVNanamaker has been reproduced by
throughout the country
and has made the. profound impress.
sion to be expected of an important
document from this eminent man OF
affairs M
In the above extract he has hit the
nail on the head. LET well enough
alone" is the keynote of his Long and
well-reasoned letter. That this meets
with a cordial response from those
to whom it was addressed is evident
from press comments reproduced ), in
another column this morning and
from the interviews with merchants
OF this city published in the Herald
yesterday
mo need to tack when. the wind
blows fair and the ship runs. free;
peace and plenty with Taft, why
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-24

Mrs. John w. Plots left Tuesday fcv
Ottumwa for few days visit with hen
cousin Roy Pray and family.
Chas. LaFollette and wife left Tues
day for Oskaloma where they expect
to make their future home. Mr.. LaFol-
lette having purchased land there.
Miss Mary b. McPherrin Of Omaha,
field secretary Of the Y. r. s. G. e. Of
the state Of Iowa spent Tuesday IN
Russell visiting her friend Miss Ethel
Cassitty.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-24
Doesn't HIt Vinton.

Mason City Times: The Vinton
Eagle approves the action Of the
state board Of education in making
changes in the Ames, Iowa City. and
Cedar Falls institutions. The col
lege for the blind at Vinton was not
disturbed by the action Of the board
as the students have not seen the re-
ports. Those in the institution for
the deaf and dumb at Council Bluffs
have not heard the report. The stu
dents in the school at Glenwood agree
with the Eagle.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-24
IoWA's WEALTH..

Des Moines Capital: A Des MoinAs
correspondent for several Iowa news.
papers has been making some inter
estipg comparisons OF the bank de.
posts of Iowa as shown by the latest
report of the state banking department
compared with similar statement is-
sued fourteen years ago by State Au-
ditor McCarty. This comparison
shows:
The number Of banks in 1898 was
381; In 1912 it Is 1,031.
The deposits then were $59,336, 900;
now, $287868,000.
The capital involved was $16,447, 900;
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-24
Humorous Comment
ooId.m,.h Was rhsrs

When the late Franklin Fyles first
visited London ne told his travelling
companion, a. they rose from break.
fast the first morning. that he would
have to be gone most Of the day. I've
got to see doctor and lawyer. to
whom have cards Of introduction, " he
explained, land there<a couple OF
dramatic critics here, who've written
me to call as soon a. ! reached town.
Then I'm going to hunt up Goldsmith
grave down In Temple Gardens-rd
rather see that than any other one
thing in England"
"A few minutes past ton Mr.. F'yles
walked into. the hotel again. and. to
his friends's surprised look. merely
said: Doctor and lawyer and critics
al lout. Only man at home was OIL
ver.'-Lippincott's.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-24

Tom Lawson, Of "frenzied finance"
fame, testified before the senate COM
notice that he personally spent $780,
900 In the Massachusetts, primary to
secure a delegation for Roosevelt from
that state. He said that this was in
dependent of what was spent by the
Roosevelt committee.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-24

6O0Hl U6HIHu CHem Wneu Lney 6To nOC OokIHS IHcy
are then disrobed and bound out to the Ladies' Aid
society for term Of years The church oyster bears
look OF fixed melancholy which it transfers to those
Of the guests who minge with 1t when 1t has grown
gray in the service The raw oyster IS habit which
times accompanies them home with gloomy sensation
in the vicinity Of the stomach. It is customary. be-
fore eating to choroform the oyster with horse
radsh and spear 1t several times with a small har-
poon which curbs it's proud spirit and puts the
fensve few drops of tobasco sprinkled the
forehead Of robust oyster will lower It's vitality to
such extent that 1t be safely attacked from its
blind side. The oyster cocktail is temperance drink
which s served to abstemous guests who have pre-
1udice against the intoxicating cup It consists of one
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-24

Woodrow Wilson while advocating
his free trade policies claims to be
q progressive" It should be plain to
anyone, however, to place the high paid
American worker on equality with the
British worker, shown by these fig-
ures to be shockingly underpaid.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-24
GOV. LARRABEE's ILLNESS.

Cedar Rapids Republican,, Now that
the public has been apprised OF the
serious condition of Gov. Larrabee's
health, and the public has a natural
curiosity to know Of his condition,
there can be no harm in publicity. The
governors family, and the governor
himself, have not taken the public into
their confidence, during the long and
serious illness Of the illustrious
patient. They believed all the time,
and he believed, that recovery was on
ly question Of time and it was all the
time believed, or at least hoped, that
the illness was of a temporary nature.
This secrecy was all the more oh.
served because 1t has not been posi-
BILE for the governor to receive callers,
however friendly and aftectionate
their mission might have been The
governor is, of course, noW not able to
receive visitors, although many, from
all parts of the state, would be glad
to make the Journey to Clermont to
see him and pay their respects to him,
for his friends are 80 many and the
grand old man Is 80 dear to- all Of
them.
Mr.. Larrabee. 1t may be stated, Is
very low in health at the present time
and he is not gaining any. He Is In
his eighty-frst year and the recupera-
tive powers at that age are not large,
nor persistent, even II they are backed
by clarity Of mind, and persistence OF
will power. Those who are watching
by his bedside are still hopeful, but
they all realize the seriousness Of the
maladies and the waning strength Of
the patient.
The writer spent Monday In Cler-
ileged to visit for few moments at
his bedsidey He asked about his
friends and about all that was going
on In the world, out OF which he has
been shut so much of the time, since
last spring. His mind was as clear
as ever it was and his memory az
keen He has lost even none OF his
interest in current affairs. He called
attention to passage in Wilson's his
tory of the United States, a passage
referring to Gen. Grant as president
When the writer went down into the
governors library to look up the pas.
sage he did not succeed in finding II
and the governor sent down word In
just what part Of his numerous collec.
tion of books the volume could be
found The book was found anil also
the passage. marked with writings on
the margin, in which Mr.. Larrabee had
recorded his belief that the estimate
of Gen. Grant was not entirely Just
This is cited to show his mental vigor
and alertness, while the physical pow.
ers have waned so greatly.
The distinguished patient sent his
remembrances to his friends-and al
these friends include all the readers OF
this newspaper. and all others In Iowa
they are here conveyed to all. NJ
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-24

The man with money-ready cash
Is not hurt by hard times. But the
man who has to work for living with
a family dependent upon him is the
one who gets hit. They are the suffer-
ers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-24

stead of tending toward the protec-
ton Of life, has fostered the taking
Of life needlessly and criminally. The
statistics, il they we're available, would
certainly show this. The revolver's
ready availability has made America
the land of homicides."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-24

The tariff planks in the democratic
platforms Of 1892 and 1912 are practi
cally identical. This means that vote
against Taft is vote for IL cent corn
and vote to close the American
factories. Have you enough money
saved ahead to keep you and your
family for four years?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-24
Ha AppreeIated Il.

Solomon Pitman. a backwoodsman.
had been caught on the jury In town
and was boarding with lady who
was running a cheap boarding house.
( Astonished at the amount of butter
Sol was eating, she said: SOL, that
butter cost me rs cents a pound"
Yes. ma'am, said he. taking an
other large slice, "and It's worth ev-
cry cent OF it."-Mack's National
Monthly.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-24
Almost Discouraged

~sOSSSs~OSS
"A Humboldt rancher returned from
a years trip through the East to find
that an old time neigbor of his, a
man noted for his patience. had been
having a siege Of bad luck. Upon
hearing the news he Immediately
sought out the neiGhbor to condole
with him.
well John he said, sitter greet
ings had been exchanged. Il hear
you lost all your timbers through the
forest fires"
The other man nodded.
And they say that the river cut Oft
your best bottom land; that your hogs
ali died from colera; that your wife
and children have been sick. and that
they have foreclosed the mortgage on
your other place" !.
John nodded again. yes, its all
true" he said, looking about him at
what had once been q prosperous
farm, "all true, Why. sometime !
get almost discouraged. Ladies'
Home Journal.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-24
RUSSELL.

WIN. Ferguson OF Rockford. ILL.,,
came Monday for visit with his
brother and sisters Miss Mary Fergu-
son and Mrs. e. E. Loynachan.
T. e. WEIGH and father left Tuesday
for eastern Oklahoma to look at land.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-24
Ahout TIne to Quiz.

In Guyman, Okla, there is a preach
or. who is not only slow, but long
winded. A stranger happened into the
church about the middle Of the SER
vice. He listened to the pastors dis
course until he began to think some
thing was wrong. but there was no
sign OF 20 conclusion. Finally he reach
ed over and asked the man In front:
How long has that man been
preaching?"
About ten years." was the reply.
.Oh, we'll" he said resignedly, I'm
that case suppose I'll stay. He'll
surely be through in q little while. -
Kansas City Star.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-24
Press Comment.
PREMIUMS no sroRk.

London Times.--In 1901 the French
parliament had before 1t bill pro-
posing to divide the whole nation into
five classes. In the first were to be
the parents OF ten children, who were
to be honored by wearing a tricolor
ribbon in their hats, On the other
hand, bachelors were to suffer all
kinds OF disabilities No bachelor was
to be allowed to dispose of property
at his death; he was not to be per-
mitted to, attend any public meetings
and he was to be compelled to wear
a green and yellow cockade in his
hat whenever he went along the
streets.
In Germany, long years ago, mo-
ton was introduced to make unmar.
ried men pay such heavy taxes that
it would be impossible for them to
live in the state. Another suggestion
was that half the income Of childless
couples should be taken from them,
and that they should be forced to
dress in official costume OF drab-
brown which would make them the
scorn and scoff Of all other people.
Germany proposed that all married
folk who had more than eight chill
dren should live with payment Of but
one-third Of the ordinary taxes, while
II a courageous husband and wife
managed to have more than dozen
children they were to have house
provided by the municipality, free OF
all rent and taxes.
That famous ruler Of France the
Grand Monarch, went even farther
than this In his efforts to mitigate
the much declining birth rate of his
time. L
From an edict issued at Tourney
1t IL found that the state actually OF
fered very decent pensions to all par
ents of large families. Fathers OF ten
children were to be exempt from all
taxes and rates whatever, II such man
belonged to the peasant class; II they
belonged to the aristocratic class they
were to receive q: yearly pension OF
IS, 900. Should parents of the aristo.
cratic class contrive to have a dozen
children they we're to be given $4,000
q year by the state for life.
Sweden long ago had to face sim.
liar problem. Her rulers found that II
the birth rate did not materially I'm
prove before many more years, con
ditions would be so serious that the
little nation would be in danger OF
being overwhelmed by fierce rivals
and surrounding foes who long had
wanted the Baltic coast as their own
So Sweden offered many advantages
to parents who managed to have a
certain number of little ones, and her
benefits were arranged in a regular
scale increasing to something like a
geometrical progression in value aft
er the lowest limit of six children
was passed.
The chancellor Of the exchequer
Lloyd George, has then, many good
old examples to work from In his
present attempts to increase the birth
rate in these islands. The kaiser is
equally anxious and keen in Germany
today, for a similar tendency Is man
ifesting itself strongly there with re
spect to the declining number Of
births
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-24

= M. A. McCord of Newton, republican
candidate for congress from the sixth
district. lives Ii Iowa and is proud
Of it. .
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-24

Are you going to be benefited by
the change that will be brought about
by a low tariff? Ask yourself.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-24
Needed Preaching.

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Senator
Kenyon, in some of his speeches is
paying high tribute to farm life
and urging the boys and girls to stay
on the farm. A good deal OF that
preaching is needed. 1t. would be
better for the country II more candi-
dates would devote more time to
urging people to stay on the farm,
and less time to issues that are not
so material.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-24

Tom Lawson in his testimony before
the senate committee said that the big
men in Wall street do not want Taft
elected. r-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-24


fumes the brandy bottle Members Of the church
the which gives people four months in which
standard by the
and by the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-24

Mr.. Kirkpatrick, did you vote the
straight democratic ticket In the
South Morehead voting precinct in the
election in 1910?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-24
Sidewalk Sketches
+ HE OY TIE r.
By Howard L. Ram

The oyster Is species q fruit Which used 70 Church
ceive whole roomfu subtle flavor which
family taken who
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-24
THEN AND NOW.

The similarity between the present
campaign and the campaign OF 1897
which ushered In four years OF pltter
hard times, has frequently been point.
ed out in these columns. In the 1ali
Of 1892 there was big crop, just as
there il big crop this year; factories
were busy. the worker was employed
ut GOOD wages and there was general
prosperity throughout the land. Then
the protective tariff policy OF the re-
publican party was assailed and the
party was defeated on that issue.
What happened then will be vlvloly
remembered.
We have the same situation To-Day.
The country Ia wonderfully prosper
Gus. everybody is employed and wages
were never higher. Yet we are asked
to vote for a change-to vote to
abolish the protective tariff system
upon which this country's prosperity
has been built, and to fnaugurate the
sama free trade era that brought
diaaster to us in the election twenty
years ago.
In the following parallel columns the
tariff planks of the democratic. plat
forms of 1892 and 1912 are shown.
They tell their own story:
1892 1912
fTarin plank on (Tariff plank on
vhich Grover which Woodrow
cleveland. was Wilson is running
elected in 1890: in 1922:
eve declare It I'VE declare 1t
- be funda-{ to be a funda-
mental principle mental principle
Of the democratic OF the democratlc
PARTY that the party that the
federal govern federal govern
ment has no con- ment under the
stltutional power lconstitutfon has
toimpose$ and col no right or power
iect tarifY duties, Ito impose duties,
exoept Tor the except for the pur-
nsnrose o. ress~ pose Of revenue
ma only: and we and we demand
demand that the the collection OF
collection of such such taxes. shall
taxes shall b Inn be limited to the
tied to the neces- necessities. OF the
stiles OF the gov government hon
eminent when estly and econom-
honestly admins ically administer
tered" ed.
IN 1892 the people ratified this plat
form with their votes and. the business
depression that Immediately followed
was not relieved until the election of
Mckinley on republican protective
tariff platform four years later. We
have the protective tariff now and we
arc prospecting under 1t, and yet we
are asked to vote for the same tariff
platform that brought distress to US
before
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-24
now. $36,s15.s00.
The banks had OF real estate $3.'
S41. 900. now. Sl0.11S.OO0.

now. $36,3l6,800.
The banks had OF real estate S3..
S41, 900; now, $10.11S.000.
At the time Of the issuance OF the
banks statements fourteen years ago
the then state auditor boasted OF an
increase in the deposits in the year
previously sof over 313,s93,00O, which
was larger proportional increase than
in the past year when the deposits ad-
ded to their accounts . total OF $780,
108,076.
Here 10 q remarkable showing, Iowa,
be II said to our discontinue, was the
only state In the union which reported
a loss OF population for ten years from
1900 to 1910. And yet our bank de-
posts more than quadrupled in that
time. In other words. while our popu-
-lation decreased an infinitesimal per-
centage, our wealth increased more
than four hundred per cent.
The Capital Is willing to 90 on rec
ord with the assertion that no state IN
the union can produce more pro.
nounced and convincing showing OF
genuine prosperity.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-24
A. Aae Of supe Il atlvss.

Leslie's Weekly: II is the age OF
superlatiSes. Everything is either the
biggest or the smallest. There Is
nothing Just half way. It 10 either the
biggest Dattleship In the world or the
smallest shetland pony. People are
not content to entertain their friends
with simple pleasures and pastimes
az OF old, but must have for them the
most extravagant week end party ever
held. To say that person Is an
average man 10 q direct and biting
slur. He must be either the best or
the worst. Nothing ID good any more;
II must be the best In the declen-
sion, good, better, best, the positive
and the comparative have been done
away with. Home II not good enough !:
ono must be travelling somewhere AL
the time-always on tho wing.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-13
Az tho Girls Used 30 Appear.

Backward, turn backward, oh Time
In your flight, and give us maiden
dressed proper and right, We are so
weary Of switches and rats, Billy
Burke clusters and peach basket hats.
Wads Of jute hair In q hor rible pile,
stacked on their heads to che height
OF mile Something rs wrong with
the maidens we fear Cir o us the girls
as they used to appear Give us the
girlies we once knew 1Jf yore, whose
curls didn't corne from q hair dressing
store. MaideDs who q ressed with a
sensible view. And jun as Dame Ma
ture Intended them to. Give us the
girl with a figure her 'wn, and fash
Toned diviDely by Natun alone. Femi-
nine styles getting fer ,er each year
-Oh, give us the girls as they used
to appearS-sberling tKa NJ Journal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-13
Forms Of Oath.


Chinaman has been thus sworn
in: On entering the box the witness
Immediately knelt down, and a china
saucer having been placed In his hand
he broke It, The officer Of the court
through an interpreter then addressed
him thus: You shall tell the truth
and tho whole truth, and II you do not
toll the truth your soul will be
cracked like tho saucer" A Moham-
medan witness frst placed his right
hand on the Koran, put tho other hand
to his forehead and brought the top
OF his forehead down to the book and
touched 1t with his head. He then
looked for some time upon It, and be-
ing asked what effect that ceremony
was to produce answered that he was
bound by 1t to speak the truth. The
deposition Of Gentoo has been re-
ceived who touched with his hand the
foot Of Brahmin. BuddhiSts have
been sworn by "the three holy exist.
ences--Buddha, Dhamma and Pro
Sangha-and the devotees Of the ~
ornaments" and Parsee on the
Zend Avesta. or by binding q holy
cord" round his body.--Law Times.