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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-12

Gov Carroll has set aside Sept. %
as seed corn" day and the week be-
ginning with Sept. 20 as 'seed corn"
week. He would avoid the possibility
OF another such condition as existed
last spring with reference to seed corn.
The governor says he may not have
selected the best date Perhaps 1t
should be later. But II he 10 criticized
on that point he will not mind 1t as
he would rather have criticism II that
is necessary to stir up the state In the
seed corn problem. II am not" he
said, $50 much concerned whether
farmers agree with me as I am that
they will take notice and discuss the
seen corn question"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-12

ferent years, tells It's own story.
NJ. o. Eldridge, an oficfal in the
roads division of the department OF
agriculture, who is In the state FOL
lectures on good roads, declares that
Iowa has such shortage of gravel
and other road making material that q
general scheme of roads, other than
dirt roads, could not be considered
He has been sent by the department
to show Iowans how to build good dirt
roads and keep them in good condi
ton.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-12
Humorous Comment
Found = STRANGER.

Pastors and church members are
often advised to show more effusive
ness in welcoming strangers to pub
lie services. A. North London minis
ter recollected this the other Sunday.
Coming down from the pulpit after
the evening sermon he found .
stranger IN the person of fair-haired
Scotch girl, and greeting with the
cordial handclasp, said--"I am very
glad to see you. I want you to feel
at home here. I'd like to become &C
quainted with you. II you'll give your
address I'll call and see you"
Thank you." she replied, "but |
have q lad already"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-12

on Wednesday to his excited new
rerty1tes gathered In Des Moines:
IL have remained attached to the
doctrines the progressives taught
three years ago, don't believe in free
trade On the other hand don't be-
lieve In the standpat republican tar
III. I believe there are great many
shams in the Payne-Aldrich bill.
Among the shams and humbugs was
the tariff law"
Upon what ground are the people to
place trust in Roosevelt? Are they
to pin faith on what he said yester-
day or upon what he may be saying
today?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-12

Adair News: One man who works
with his hands and votes with his con
victions on straight, says that the peo
pie will get to thinking things over
before the fall election, and by that
time will get over the hotheaded hys
teria of the third party" hasco. He
thinks they will vote for a protective
tariff that will shield working men
from the unfair and underpaid competi'
ton of foreign labor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-12

President Taft has the following to
say Of progress and reforms: Zone
trouble with the present-day reformer
is that he wants his reforms put into
effect tomorrow morning before break
fast. Reforms do not come that
quickly. Mere change is not neces-
sarily progress"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-12

On September 10, 1894, the market
was as follows:
Hogs. light -. ........... .5.50@6.3O
Sept. 10, 1912, hogs, light -. S.40@9.15
Sept. 10, 1894, cattle, choice 5.40@6.00
Sept. 10, 1912, cattle choice 5.75@10.7o
/. In 1894 we had the same conditions
that will be again brought on by the
kind of tariff tinkering that 10 now
advocated by Wilson and Roosevelt
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-12
PENNINGTON.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Behrens Of ABB
lane Texas who have been visiting the
latter's parents Frank Townsend ano
wife for the past two weeks, returned
home Thursday.
Herman Carver OF Kansas City and
Neal carver and family Of Champaign.
M. are guests Of their mother Mrs. A.
e. Carver.
Rev. W.. Hamilton left Tuesday Tor
Newton where he will attend the Iowa
Methodist conference.
n 7. Nelson and g. j. Beeson were
Keokuk visitors Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. House OF Denver,
Colo, are visiting at the w. a. House
E Burrell and Ernest Richardson have
returned from visit with relatives At
Moulton.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-12
Follow, follow,
We will follow Roosevelt
Anywhere, everywhere
We will follow on"

"
1 do not make light Of the movement
inaugurated at Chicago. The danger
from 1t Is in exact proportion to its
moral eArnestness.
There 10 q fascination about the en-
trance OF new party into the politi-
cal field everything new. no inherited
evils, no bosses, no corruption, no
feuds, no pledges except to the people.
IA program Of promises is alluring I
am profoundly In sympathy with the
spirit OF the program Of social justice
outlined by the new party. Social jus
tice IL the present goal of all true
progressiveism. What guarantee does
the party offer that it can maintain
Its pristine purity and fulfill Its prom
Uses? The answer Is Mr.. Roosevelt
The answer Is entirely fair, for 1t is
evident that without Mr.. Roosevelt the
party has no existence.
BY contrast the course Of Mr.. Taft,
az 1t appears under the light Of the
primary campaign. seems to me to
show assured political advance. He
stands today, as I see him, -four
SQUARE" amid the divers winds Of
political doctrine, holding the ground
and marking the way OF progress.
Without doubt the natural gifts Of
Mr.. Taft are judicial more than merely
remarkable as was his
government OF the Philippines. His
administration naturally began In the
|resolute endeavor to put the policy OF
his predecessor into law. Gradually
hut surely Mr.. Tsft has asserted his
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-12

Some Of the newspapers are print
ing frost predictions. It requires
hardihood to discuss frosts during this
present siege OF torridity.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-12
Sidewalk Sketches
BENEDICT ARNOLD.
By Howard L. Ram

thirtytwo years ago this month Benedict Arnold trieo
Point military academy all Of its contents including
class men and several unwashed and unrepentant
pebes into the hands of the British government He
failed abruptly, with visible assets and that Is why
are here today living happily and conentedy under
the benign rule Of j. Perpont Morgan rather than be-
ing bossed around by king whom Of us has ever
been introduced to- Benedicts work as traitor was
He had got mad at George washington pe'
George refused to make him brigadier general,
which something Benedict knew he was cut out
for every time he looked In the glass. SO he arrang'
ed with Major Andre slip West Point to him one dark
night when nobody was looking Arnold agreed to
surrender the academy to Major Andre IN exchange TOT
some of Englands best tuppence He was TO meet
and after firing several blank cartridges at him in an
expostulatory vein to surrender masse and be
given trip pass to London On the night or Septenn-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-12
One hundred and
to deliver the West
some naughty first


and started on horseback seize West Point with his bare @
atye nature and they searched him with such deadly aim
British but returned later and tried to burn down al
attempted live his past There
him about committing which meaning bone
months his
Anthus all concerned.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-12

II you have lost anything, an Okla
homa man advises, do not fool away
lycur money advertising for 1t. Look
! III the constitution Of Oklahoma.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-12
At 3 n the MORNING..

The Jolly Fellow ito the man above
who has been dragged from his bed
by the wild ringing of his front door
belD One Of your windows - wide
open.
Mr. Dressing Gown Thanks, awful.
". old man. Which one IL It
The Jolly Fellow-The one you have
you head out Of. Ta-ta!-Pearson's
Weekly.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-12

cts easier to down some men than
It is to keep them down."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-12
The Easy Way.

A cynical bachelor at meeting
of the newly formed Authors union
in New York whispered to George
AIDE:
cts easy to win a woman's heart.
All you have to do is to give her all
the money she wants"
"And do you call that easy?" said
Mr. AIDE with frOWn.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-12
Me+hodl,ts In Annual sessl

Boone, Sept 10.-The annual SEES
sion Of the Methodist Episcopal
church was formally begun here to-
| day and will continue for six dayA
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-12
SENATOR BoRAH ON BOSSES.

+
indianapolis News: TT may be-" said
Senator Borah yesterday. 'perilous for
some of us to stay In the republican
party, but that is the party In which
II have fought so far, and shall con-
tinue to fight there" That the SEN
ator is progressive every one knows.
He was one of Roosevelt's heutenants
at Chicago doing what he could to
bring about the third termer's nomina-
ton by the republicans, but urging
him not to bolt. Nor does he himself
propose to bolt He says, and with
entire truth, that he was in favor OF
many of the things In the bull moose
platform long before there was bull
moose party. Senator Borah was
progressive before Roosevelt was.
Some OF the REFORMS demanded by the
Roosevelt party have already been
written into law, thanks to the republi-
can progressives IN the senate. The
progressive movement was going for
ward in most encouraging fashion un-
til Roosevelt split it. Senator Borah
said:
do not think It necessary to leave
the republican party to fight for these
reforms. Others may differ from me.
But will say this, to talk OF leaving
the republican party because OF Its
bosses, is asinine. There are bosses
In the new party. and there viii be in
every party.
Every man who knows anything
about politics knows that this Is true
one cannot escape from bosses merely
Iby changing parties least Of all by
changing to the Roosevelt party. which
,is bossed al no party ever was before.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-12
Her Pronounced Opinion.

Her Pronounced Opinion.
"Are you In favor Of the recaHT
I asked the enthusiastic, but not we'll
posted suffragist.
IT surely ami" she exclaimed.
can't imagine anything more exasper-
ating than for a woman not to be al
lowed to recall her vote-why It would
be even worse than to be deprived OF
the privilege of exchanging goods she
had bought at sale. Satire.
Ways and Means.
uncle Pete, why don't you get mar
rted :" "Why, you see, sab, l got an
old mudder an hab 70 40 Ior neI,
We see sab an II I don't buy her
shoes an, stockings she wouldn't get
none. Now, II / was to get married. |
would hab to buy dem tings for my
wife, and dat would be taking de
shoes an stockings right out OF me
mudder's mouf."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-12
Ia E.ax For Him.

cts easy" began Mr., Jolley. TO
obey the biblical injunction when
ones neighbor Is pretty girl"
"But surely" replied the bright giri
next door, ut isn't easy for you.
"oh, yes; l refer to the command to
love thy neighbor."
Eyes, but the command Is really
love thy neighbor as theyself.
catholic Standard and Times.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-12
"THE COMMON people,

New York Tribune: Where are the
common people? Has anybody ever
seen one Of them? Is there anyone
who pleads guilty to the charge? Do
you who read these lines ever boast
that you are descended from the COM
mon people, even as one might boast
of his 4oyal blood? Yet it is COM
monty said that the voice of the peo-
pie is the voice of God. Is man over
modest3
The world has long taken the com
mon people for granted. and 1t is a
melancholy fact that whatever is TAX
en- for granted must remain meaning
less. Sometimes the world grows
lachrymose at the mention of the
common people. There rises in its
mind a vision of hungry men and
women bowling for bread. as in
French revolution days-men and
women compelled to labor in dark
and devious ways, but always peo-
pie whose outlines are fndistinct
Their own feelings. not facts, are
often the CONCERN of men. Despite this,
however, they have not failed to
observe the measurable fact that one
T. Roosevelt, Of all others, weeps the
most desperately when mention Is
made of "the common people," For
a long time he has been appropriating
this phrase for his own uses. Finally
he contesses the whole truth-he is the
savior OF the common people. Now, a
savior implies love for the object to be
saved. Does he love them so we'll that
he would become one of them? 1t is
here that the question energies:
where are the common people?"
BY twist of the mind the fancy
fingers upon the word "artisocracy."
And man cogitates for a time upon
those aristocracies which are known
as royal families. There are degrees,
It seems, even there. It Is commonly
reported that some royal families Of
Europe are regarded as bourgeois by
other royal families, and even by those
who lay no claim to royalty, but who
have pedigrees. And 80 down the
line the world finds dowagers Of all
sorts Struggling their shoulders, elevat-
ing their eyebrows and saving, Par
venus!" Down the line until 1t comes
to the English cockney, who shifts the
air and talks about vulgar Americans.
Perhaps one Of Americas elect
reads this in an English newspaper.
He inwardly RACES. And because he
can devise no other outlet for his rage
he snarls at the bootblack who polishes
the shoe while he reads. The boot
black is patient, dark eyed Italian.
It is very likely that the boy has the
blood Of Caesar in his veins and back
- . ;p1t,,, a 1op, poct and frQditfOna Rl1t
in most companies, royal or demo-
cratic. he is the unbidden guest.
Would you say that he is one Of the
common people? The boy must same
times laugh at the world. The fairy
tale of the prince In disguise is not
far from truth. And SO we arrive at
a definition. The common people con-
stitute a class to which II" do not
belong. And "I'' is everybody
o, benefcent nature that builds
men 80 that each seems worth while
in his own eyes!
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-12
What He Said.

ri understand that you called on
the plaintiff. Is that so?" Yes"
replied the witness. What did he
say !" The attorney for the defense
Jumped to his feet and objected that
the conversation could not be admit
ted in the evidence. A half.hour's
argument followed. and the judges
retired to their private room TO
consider the point An hour later
they fled into the court room and
announced that the question might
be put. well, what did the plaintiff
say?" "He weren't at home, Sir
came the answer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-12
The Sculptor.

Madam A., mother of three mar
riageable daughters Really, don't
know whether to send my girls to the
seashore or some inland watering
place. They are very much run down" "
Mr.. B. Candid old Well. I
would advise sulphur springs for a
change. Sulphur, you know, Is one OF
the principal requisites in match
making"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-12

The Chicago market report OF diff
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-12


company with his, better self To his
enemies it was simply confirmation
.of their charges in regard to his ruin
GUS friendships.
Ant the act had much deeper Sig.
nificance It was virtually the I'm.
peachment of the president Dy MS
predecessor in Office, now assuming
the role Of dictator under the guise OF
a tribune Of the people. the sell.
constituted tribune of the people Is the
new type Of the political boss. we
have had. party bosses VINO were
credited with having been the makers
and unmakers of presidents. The new
kind. of political boss deals with forces
far more subtle and effective than
those which have been within reach
of the party boss: namely, popular
nreiudices, excitements and discon.
tents. and thu ,se economic generaHties
which can be 30 easily made to serve
nolitical ends. The strong man arm
ed with these resources can at any
time constitute himself tribune OF
the people. His special opportunity
is at the time when the denomination
Of q president according to the &C
cepted custom is pending.
Mr.. Bryan Will have such an oppor-
tunity at the close Of Mr.. Wilson's
flrst term of office, should Mr.. Wilson
be elected. Will he in that event
follow the precedent set by Mr
Roosevelt?
Political veracity the Second Issue.
In the second place / regard vote
for Mr.. Taft rs a vote in the interest
OF rclitieal yeracity. Apart from
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-10-18

for private employers, are adequate
to deal with the wage question. A
general minimum wage should have
tendency to bring down t,le maxi
mum to the minimum. Labor organ
izations are we'll aware of this result,
where an arrangement to that effect
has been entered into with employers.
However, as / have said, the Ameri-
can people are in no need of quack
nostrums and too busy to listen to
their vendors.
"The higher cost of living, as l
have said before, is worldwide. The
aim Of the Republican party is to
abled to meet the cost Of living by
keeping employed at good wages. 1t
is simple purpose, and as direct and
practical as 1t is simple, and does
not need volume of rhetoric to ex-
plain 1t or get around it, While the
cost of living. so far as most of the
necessaries of life are concerned, Is
not SO high here as In Europe the
wage Garner here is getting more
than double to six and seven times
the wages paid in Europe, and is in
that proportion better able to meet
any increase In the cost of living.
II am pleased to note that former
Governor Douglas of Massachusetts.
an earnest and most estimable men,
ber of the Democratic party, refused
to be carried away in the current idle
reasons for the high cost of living
He attributes 1t chiefly to the in
creased annual product of gold to
100000, 900 from about one-fourth that
amount twenty years ago and he eX-
poets that, as long as the present out
put of gold continues, with no change
In the weight OF gold coins, prices will
have a tendency to mount higher.
Obviously, the Democratic party and
Governor Wilson, with such conditions
facing US, could not select a worse
time for proposing to the American
worker-as in effect they do propose,
by urging reduction of the tariff
to consent to lower wages, with a
view to more, open competition with
labor abroad. Wages must be kept
up, and the way to keep them up Is
to keep the tariff protective, and not
for revenue only"
~ propose in dealing with the trust
question to keep the great combina-
tions of capital within exactly the
same control as the city or crossroads
grocery pays a Feedral license for sell
ing. cigars. l mean that both shall
obey the law. That's all. Simple, Is
1t not9 The Sherman law has been
and will continue to be enforced
against all violators, however rich
aad powerful they may be-"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-10-18
WELCOME TO PASTOR.
Continued from First Page.

the pastor as he appeared to the
common Citizen"
DR.. N. B. C. Love, the silver crest
ed pastor of many long years of serv-
ice in the church, spoke freely of his
good will for the present pastor and
his wife, and closed his remarks by
asking that the blessing of the
Master rest upon them and give them
many years of health and prosperity
While the orchestra played the
closing number the audience retired
to the church parlors, where Rev.
Webster and his wife, assisted by
Miss Pratt, Mrs. Champney and Miss
Chapman, received the guests and
bade them welcome to the social
feature of the evenings entertain
ment, where light refreshments were
served and everybody visited with
everybody else and all became ac-
quainted.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-10-18
ATTRA ACTIONS AT THE VALEN-
TINE THEATRE, TOLEDO, OHIO,
WEEK OF OCTOBER 2Sth, 1912.

A unique record is that held by
VIM. H. Crane, one of the best known
and best loved of our American
actors. During his fifty years on the
stage he has for the most part played
American playwright's plays written
by American authors. He has rarely
ever had to go outside the country
for a vehicle for his talents. His
tour this year, which will include the
South and the Pacific coast will be
known as a Golden Jubilee tour, be-
cause it marks the anniversary of
his appearance on the stage fifty
years ago. On his return to New
York in the Spring, the Lambs and
Friars' Clubs, composed of theatrical
producers and stage people are plan
ming a number of Jubilee dinners in
his honor. Mr. Crane will be seen at
the Valentine Theatre, Toledo, on
Monday and Tuesday, October 2Sth
and Goth, in his newest success, "The
Senator Keeps House" by Martha
Morton. This play was produced in
the late Spring and is said to equal
Father and the Boys in which he
was seen here for the past two sea-
sons. Advertisement.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-10-18
KEEP THE KIDNEYS WELL.
Health Is Worth Saving, and Some
Perysburg People Know How
to Save 1t,

Many Perrysburg people take their
lives in their hands by neglecting the
kidneys when they know these Or
gans need help. Sick kidneys are
responsible for vast amount of suf-
fering and ill-health-the slightest
delay is dangerous. Use Doan's Kid
ney Pills remedy that has cured
thousands of Kidney sufferers. Here
is Perrysburg citizens recommend
alton:
Theodore G. Inman, Fifth and Elm
Sts., Perrysburg, Ohio, says: about
four years ago / used several boxes
of Doan's Kidney Pills and they COM
pletely cured me of a serious attack
of kidney complaint. At that time
l was annoyed by dull, throbbing
ache across my kidneys. l also had
pains in my loins. After I used
Doan's Kidney Pills, improved and
before long all symptoms of my COM
plaint disappeared"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan's-
and take no ether.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-10-18
SEVEN COMMANDMENTS OF AL
FALFA GROWING,

Thou shalt not SOW alfalfa seed on
wet or undrGined land.
Thou shalt not SOW alfalfa seed on
acid or sour land, but shalt apply
calcium in the form of lime, OF ground
limestone rock.
Thou shalt supply alfalfa land with
an abundance of stable manure.
Thou shalt thoroughly prepare the
alfalfa seed bed.
Thou shalt SOW only good alfalfa
seed, free from noXious weeds.
Thou shalt inoculate the soil if thou
wouldst reap the best benefits from
the alfalfa crop.
Thou shalt not SOW In late fall, If
thou wouldst obtain a creditable
stand.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-10-18
TOLEDO, BOWLING GREEN G.
SOUTHERN TRACTION CO

THE ToLEDo-DAYToN LINE.
Limited Trains Leave Maumee sta.
tlon North.
1888 a. m. 1888 p. m.
1888 a. m. ABB D. m.
1898 a. m. 6:38 D. m.
1898 p. m. 1888 p. m.
Limited Trains Leave Maumee Sta
tion South.
1853 a. m. 1855 D. m.
1855 q. m. 1855 D. m.
T 11:56 a. m. 5:56 D. m.
1855, 1855 p. 1n., Wapakoneta only.
LOCAL CARS.
Southbound-
Local cars leave Maumee station
as follows: 7:12, 9:12, 11:12 a. M:
1912, 3:12. 5:12, 1912, 9:12, 11:12.
11:40 p. m. and 1910 a. m.
Local cars leave Ft. Meigs' station
follows: 7:17, 9:17, 11:l7 A. M. III.
3:17. 6:17, 7:17, 9:17 11:1O, 11:4O p.
M, 1910 A. M.
Northbound-
Local cars arrive at Maumee station
as follows: 6:48, 6:33, 7:12, 7:4s.
9:48, 11:48 A. NJ, 1:48, 3:48. 4:48.
6:48, 7:48. 9:48 p. M.
Special cars can be chartered for
any occasion at any hour. For infor-
nation, ask the agent or address.
c. F. SMITH, Gen. Mar.
cHAs. J. LANEY, Traffic Mgr. I,
,. .... FIndlay, Ohio.
May ], 1911,