Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-17

it's mouth shut. IT'S sad, but true, that
some persons would be more valuable
to the community had they the wis
dom of an oyster.
Chicago News: Since the weather
bureau has coined the. word 'smog" to
describe mingled smoke and fog, one
might be justified in calling the local
snow and SCOT.
Hannibal Courier-Post: The man
who is satisfied with himself stands
poor chance to go ahead, because he
thinks he is already there.
Chicago Tribune: The growth Of well
fare work is making the problem Of
the city child far less serious than
the problem of the neglected rural chill
dren seems to be. Welfare work
among children might well be made a
feature in every community.
Clinton Herald: The burglaries Of
the past few days, taken together with
the number Of idle and begging men
to be found on the streets, might sug-
gest that Clinton was on the eve of
wave of crime as has visited a num-
Der of cities in this part of the country
recently. If that is true, it Is possible
it may be averted through the exercise
of unusual precautions both on the
part of the people and the authorities.
Waterloo Reporter: According to DR..
Howard A. Kelly of New York the
bible prophcsied radium and its cura-
tive power. He cites Malachi w.. 2
Unto you that fear my name shall the
sun of Righteousness arise with the
healing in his wings The application
seems rather far-fetched. Righteous
ness and radium may be synonymous,
but to the uniformed it appears doubt.
full.
Cedar Rapids Republican: The Des
Moines papers continue to argue that
it is only a few dollars from each
eighty acres that is taken by some of
the new things provided for by the
legislature Yes, that is true. But the
right to take even a five dollar bill
from each household in the state
amounts to great collecting privt-
lege. And it Is always one more little
burden added to the burdens, we have
and that goes on and on until the cam
els back is broken. The proper way
to argue a tax matter is not by saying
that it is only little more, but Is that
little more needed, necessary or wise. 7
Dubuque Telegraph-Herald: An
Italian laborer lived in Pennsylvania
on 10 cents a day and saved $1,1O0 to
take home with him. We knew it
could be done, but hesitated to try 1T.
Kansas City Journal: The Baltimore
Sun points out that there was an
alarming amount of insanity before
the tariff bill was passed. Certainly.
Otherwise it wouldn't have been
passed.
Hannibal Courier-Post: Perhaps the
boy who wants to leave the farm takes
the view that the farmers have to
work hard but that in town the actors
and musicians make a living by
playing.
Marshalltown Times-Republican
The average Iowa farmer can learn
from the Creole south if we
are to Judge by the people of Calcasieu
parish or county who have voted $780,
900 in bonds for building county roads.
Live wires must be growing some
where in and among the live oaks
down there.
Mason City Globe-Gazette: A half
mill tax is not much of a matter &C
cording to the esteemed Des Moines
Register and Leader but there are a
few people who would agree to take a
half mill tax on Iowa property and
retire from business. It all depends
upon who is the beneficiary.
Des Moines Capital Senator Joseph
Bristow Of Kansas, who campaigned
for the bull moose party in Michigan
last year, has now reached the con-
clusion that ''the fundamental princi-
ples" of the republican party are
sound" and will seek reelection to
The senate as republican. The trained
political eye can easily discern the
straws which are being carried by
he wind.
Davenport Times: Are the scenes
hat are now being enacted in Mexico
% be repeated in the Philippines?
Strange whisperings concerning I'M
easiness in the islands are being re-
,eived in Washington. Many of the !
more progressive natives and the
Americans and Europeans are fearful
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control of the tribesmen as part Of
he change in policy OF the Wilson ad-