Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-04

son to delay their gift shopping much
longer. Reduced express rates go in
to effect December 1.
Oskaloosa Herald: Corn also fol-
lows the flag. AS result OF a vigor-
GUS campaign waged by the Phillip
pine bureau Of education at Manila,
there has been decided increase In
the production of corn, and large de-
crease in the use of rice, formerly the
chief article Of diet in the archipelago.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The Inter.
national Dry Farming congress was
prevented from assembling on the date
scheduled in Tulsa, Okla, recently be-
cause of a great downpour of rain.
That Is what might properly be cat.
alogued under the title. the "irony OF
nature"
Burlington Hawk-Eye: The state
Of Iowa looks after the wards Of the
state in a liberal manner. Thus some
1880 per annum are expended for
reading matter. That is for news
papers and magazines. There Is a
liberal supply for all the state insti-
tutions. No doubt, this could be In
creased by people in the neighborhood.
For instance, it does not matter to an
inmate of state institution, whether
he gets November magazine In Octo-
Der or in the following March. Old
magazines litter up and take up space
In thousands of homes and the owners
would no doubt be glad to turn them
over to some nearby state institution.
Marshalltown Times-Republican
It isn't bad thing to have attention
called now and then to the Monroe
doctrine long enough to have it taken
down and polished up little.
Waterloo Reporter: In visiting Mo
bile, President Wilson may have temp
crarily abandoned the seat Of govern
ment, but he got considerably nearer
the seat of trouble.
Dubuque Telegraph Herald: Mrs
Pankhurst must find the cooking in
this country decidedly to her liking,
else she would make more noise from
the public lecture platforms.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: That Cerro
Gordo county farmer who cleared five
thousand dollars on sixty acres is a
pretty good advertisement for the
state Of Iowa. His Accomplishment
ought to be exploited far and wide.
| Des Moines Capital: In inviting
people of other states to locate there
Colorado never says anything about
her perennial capital and labor war
Iowa is the natural home of industrial
peace. -
Marshalltown Times-Repuhlican :
The boy with the best chance Is not
always the one whose parents have the
most money. The best chance Is
never made for us. We make 1t. The
fellow who is looking forward with a
definite purpose and is willing to work
and wait for 1t is the one with the
"hest chance
Davenport Times: A statement has
just been issued by the United States
bureau of education that is worthy the
serious consideration of practically
every city school board in Iowa. The
announcement is made that two years
of the time Of the pupil is wasted In
the elementary grades with the result
that the student begins the serious
business of life two years later than is
really necessary. This conclusion has
been reached by committee Of the
National Educational association after
study of, the problem covering a, per
Tod of ten years. The proposal is that
six years be assigned to the element.
airy school instead of eight as at pres
ent, making it possible for the pupil to
complete high school work two years
earlier than it can be completed now.