Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-05

names on the right side of the agen-
cy's ledgers is to make an honest eff
fort to pay your bills.
Des Moines Capital: December
introduces to you the dear little
war tax stamp with which a demo
cratic administration will help to re-
mind you that as a nation we are at
peace with all the world, and at the
same time unable to prosper on low
tariff basis.
Kansas City Journal: Congress
will not do anything much at the
coming session except to pass appro-
priation bills, says Champ Clark II
congress had done that at it's former
session, many more of its members
would have been reelected this fall.
Des Moines Capital: With the
Old World looking after the barbarian
side of the war the New World will
concern itself with the humanitarian
side.
Kansas City Journal: The Progress
sive conference in Chicago this week
will officially decide whether the party
is dead or whether it is sufficiently
alive to help the democrats in few
more battles.
Council Bluffs Ncnpareil: The pres
ence of Billy Sunday in Des MONIES
dampened the Thanksgiving spirit
among his opponents. But 1T was
good cheer to the thousands OF women
in the city whose husbands have MT
the sawdust trail and are now spend
ing their money for food and clothing
for the babies instead of spending 1T
for booze.
Boston Globe: A bell foundry sales
man who tried to get contract TWEEN.
ty-five years ago to FURNISH set ol
chimes for st. Joseph's cathedral IN
Hartford. and who was told that the
church did not have money enough at
that time, and to come around again
in twenty-five years. has Just come
around again, and got the contract.
His Office ticker must be working
fine.
Cedar Rapids Republican,: The
American navy league is very actlve.
But they should not overdo things.
We are not going to be scared into
war fe, here. We want at all
times to be reasonably prepared for
war. but we do not want to make war
our principal business. After they
are through in Europe it may be
long time before any one dares 10
make another war. The present costs
will dissuade them.
Mason City Times: The greatest
admirer of Mr.. Sunday IN Des MONIES
and his best and most effective boost
err is a loyal and sincere Unitarian
who accepts the sound doctrine OF
right living as preached by the great
reyiyalist. He does not believe IN
Mr.. Sundays hell of the hereafter,
hut he does believe in a hell On this
earth. and that the evangelist has
the right notion of the way to live by
being honest, charitable, heIper 10
humanity and the giving OF personal
service to help bring up the down anu
outs.
Ft. Wayne Sentinel An Indiana
woman, second wife of a convicted
bigamist, joined her plea with that OF
wife No 1 that the much married nus
band be freed from prison in order
that he might return to his first Wlfe,
in a distant state 1t is now clear that
all the chivalry did not belong eltneE
to bygone age or to the sterner sex,
which has for a good many years
been given credit with possessing all
of it.
Davenport Times: 1t has been fig-
ured that a man in an army engaged
in war has about as much chance to
live a year as has man OF rs to i've
In years in times of peace.
The figures are, of course, aver
ages. They are made up from the
data obtainable from the more re-
cent wars.
However, they are not convincing.
There are many men engaged IN
necessary operations during war VINO
never come under fire. These men
pull down the average. II man goes
into modern battle his chances OF
getting hit are SO many that figures
cease to have any value.
Kidney and Liver Troubles.
Quickly helped by Electric Bitters-
sure and prompt relief-stimulate the
kidney and liver to healthy action. soc
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