Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-18
Press Comment

FrcSS comment
Clinton Herald: With wooden shoes
at 60 and rs cents a pair, one avenue
has been opened up whereby 1t will be
possible to reduce the cost of living.
At that, it perhaps will be some time
before they come into general use, not
withstanding a single pair will last two
years.
Council Bluffs Nonpareif: II Presi-
dent Wilson's currency bill goes
through before the regular session Of
congress convenes, he will be entitled
to place among such stickers as Ty
Cobb, Jackson and Home Run" Baker.
Marshalltown T1mes-Republican
Thanksgiving ought to be big day in
Iowa and California. Iowa has more
to be thankful for than any other state.
in the union and California ought to be
thankful for Iowa.
Burlington Gazette: II you are wor-
ried about your income tax you are
probably not worried about the grocery
bill. We should worry Is right. II 1t
isn't one thing 1t sure is another.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: High society
people have their troubles. It seems
to be an unusual week. when one
of their number isn't yanked before
the customs officials on the charge Of
attempting to smuggle several thou
sand dollars worth Of Jewels or
clothes.
.ss.--s. ss:ss NJ "
La Crosse Tribune: There Is a
movement to have people stop eating
veal, SO that calves can grow up and
meat become more plentiful. The
boarding house keepers feel that veal,
being usually tough, lasts too well to
he given up.
Waterloo Courier: It is reported
that Canadian hen has broken all
previous records by laying 1888 eggs in
one year. There Is no disposition to
dispute the statement as to the num-
Der Of eggs this particular biddy has
deposited in a year, but it's dough
nut to marbles that she Is descend
ant of an Iowa hen, or perhaps a d.
rect importation into the northern
country. Anyway, 1t cannot be disput.
I'd that the hen wherever she is has
done nobly.
La Crosse Tribune: A New York
educator says teachers would be more
cheerful II they would dance the
tango But will the men dance with
any girl who has education enough to
be q teacher?
Des Moines Register and Leader:
The Oldest milliner in the United
States has retired. And for some
reason she doesn't retire millionaire.
Cedar Rapids Republicai: The wisest
farmers are not putting their corn in
the shock, but in the silo. The silo
is the corn cannery for the cattle and
the horses and the hogs, and even the
chickens eat the ensilage.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The fact
that Kansas is up to date Is evidenced
by a statement that the district court
docket for Emporia starts off with a
prelude of forty divorce cases.
Sioux City Journal: Farming Is
hard work, there Is no doubt" the
Boone Republican says sympathetic
ally, adding that $50 Is anything else,
especially hard work with the brain,
which is underpaid.'' There seems
hardly an exception to the rule that
:" fellow feeling makes one wonder
GUS kind"
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tice is about to be served on the trav-
cling public that unless there is more
generosity shown III tipping Pullman
porters, railroad passengers may have
to WELD the whiskbroom and lug their
grips themselves" Well. why not?
When a man gets so that he can't
carry his grip of the train he oughe
not to go abroad without some of his
friends to look after him. Nine por-
tiers out of ten are in the way anyhow
except when they are wanted.
Mason City Globe-Gazette: Good
Judges of farm lands say that there
are hundreds of abandoned farms in
the east which could be reclaimed at
less cost than the first cost of pur-
chase Of raw land in the west. Some
of these farms have fine, old colonial
residences which could be restored
with small outlay and the railroads
are not more than three miles away.
Perhaps this era of high cost Of liv-
ing ia the flaming sword that will
drive people out of the cities back to
the farms whence they came there to
secure more profitable avocation and
far better living. Some OF the tales
OF these abandoned farms and how
they may be restored are extremely in
teresting to say the least.