Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08

1t IS very likely the salaries Oh klnSS
have not kept pace with the increasing
cost of living.
Sioux City Tribune: The shortening
of the time in grade schools from eight
to six years should result In better
work and better play. Many children
who have lost two years or made up
those years by irregular spurts will
gain a great advantage from the new
system.
La Crosse Tribune: While eggs are
terribly high, few people undertake to
raise hens in their back yards, as the
neighbors would think they were hav-
ing to economic.
Waterloo Reporter: Now is the time
to let in the fresh air. For six months
doors and windows have been wide
open but with the first frosty breeze
of winter every nail hole is plugged
up Don't do it. Fresh air will re-
duce the high cost of living by adding
to the grocery bill and saving on the
doctors fee. Potatoes at $1.50 are
cheaper than pills at So per ounce.
Marshalltown Times Republican,
Where the minimum wage commission
sent out 100 queries to women they
got back twenty answers and Is In
quiring why so many women appear
Indifferent. The commission desired
facts as to how and on what amounts
the women lived. II the commission
is actually anxious to get real figures
1t would seem that it is going the
wrong way about to get them. Few
women care to put their intimate lives
on paper. And any way the way to
investigate anything is to go where it
is.
Davenport Times: Omaha, people.
after the tornado that destroyed SO
many homes, received donations from
many sources amounting to a large
sum. The money was administered
by a committee which undertook to
restore the homes Of those who were
not able to bear the loss due to the
storm. A large number of other people
were helped by advancing some of the
relief money in the form Of loans. The
money is now coming back to the COM
mittee, and Chicago bank, which
gave $500 to the relief fund, has re-
ceived check for $250-half of what
1t gave The people of Omaha hope
to return an additional amount to ev-
eryone who made a donation for the
relief work. The incident Is interest
ing as showing what a community can
do to help itself If the relief work Is
ably managed.
Abba Union: A thing is never settled
till 1t is settled right SO the Mexican
president is learning.
It seems he is not the right settler.
Waterloo Courier; Our society edi-
tor might vary the monotony some
what by having the ladies at the
numerous and well-known societies
and clubs spend the time pleasantly
discussing the income tax.
La Crosse Tribune: Although any
thing that keeps money IN circulation
is considered a public benefit, some
people are urging that the courts
hurry up and send Harry Thaw back
to Matteawan.
Marshalltown Times-Republican
OF course a man can get 100 acres
of land somewhere where nobody lives
cheaper than he can get ten acres OF
good Iowa soil; but ten acres and Iowa
happiness beats lot Of swamp land or
Of fir covered hills that cost 5000 an
acre to clear.
Davenport Times: In the Balkan
war 100000 men we're killed in few
and the governmental Dues
tons involved have not yet been
definitely settled. There is certainly
not much reason for rushing into war
unless the provocation is such as to
make war the only conceivable alter
native.
Clinton Herald: In speaking to Chi
cago women Mrs. Pankhurst advised
them never to become militant. II
the noted English suffragette had
seen fit years ago to give the same
advice to her own countrywomen she
would today stand much higher In the
estimation Of the American public
and the cause of woman suffrage IN
today would be in much
better shape.
Hannibal Courier-Post: A professor
Of psychology at Northwestern univer-
sity after an examination said: II
know the man who cheated in this ex-
animation and I want him to come to
me privately and confess" The next
day twelve members Of the class had
called upon him and several more had
made appointments by telephone. It
was little psychological experiment
on the part of the professor, but the
remarkable success with which i'll
worked astounded him.
Death From Blood Poison.
was prevented by G. w. Cloyd, PUNK,
Mo who healed his DANGEROUS wound