Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-02

Lawrence Journal: Suppose instead
of using so much effort to keep quack
doctors from advertising, the regular
doctors would try advertising them
selves. Possibly the sick would not go
to quacks II they knew where they
could find real good doctor.
Kansas City Journal: Somebody re-
marks that there is no relation be-
tween the size of hat and it's price"
In feminine headgear, there Is no rela-
tion between its becomingness and its
price. either. II it is imported and the
--latest thing" the only question is has
the shopper the price.
Burlington Gazette: The Gazette has
been asked If it is "penitentiary Of
Tense" to hit man with glasses on.
We are informed by the legal depart
ment that it is not. There are some
mer who wear glasses who need a
thorough chastisement. but it is not
necessary to biff him in the specs. A
good swift kick judiciously applied will
answer the purpose just as well. At
that there are many amiable citizens
who are compelled to wearsglasses; in
fact, vast majority.
La Crosse Tribune: There is real
economic sermon in the observation
of an eastern newspaper correspondent
that all automobile owners are divided
into two classes: The Ford and "the
can t afford"
o.l t@ ! ~
most part might be identified by con-
sulting the records of mortgages
against residence property on file
throughout the country. The automo-
bile is fine thing, in cases a neces-
sity, where the overhead charges are
not proportionately too great. But. for
the person of modest means, it is a
luxury to secure which many of the
more substantial things of life are sac
rifced. There is no economic principle
to Justify the purchase of car with
a mortgage on your home.
Mt Ayr Record-News: Rabindanath
Tagore, the India poet. who recently
received the Nobel literary prize, on
his way home and when passing
through Gibraltar gave the christian
civilization of the world hard slap.
On board the vessel there were two
or three missionaries going out to their
fields of labor and while setting a good
example themselves, besought the In
dian poet to become Christian. He
declined and pointing to the gambling
and drinking tables. he proudly said
that these things were not allowed in
India and claimed that Christianity
ought to produce better fruits. 1t was
severe slap and put Christianity to
shame. However, this was not an ex-
hibition of Christianity, but Of anti
christianity. The world does not want
to see it in this way and hence does
not. General Christianity must set a
better example to all forms of heatnen-
ism.
Des Moines Capital: Some candi-
dates who claim to be running on their
merits would hardly be arrested for
violating the speed limit.
Hannibal Courier Post: Allow a
muscle to be idle for six months and it
becomes useless. There's only one
way to grow-that is to exercise.
Struggle Develops; stagnation decays.
Kansas City Journal: The big pack
ers are not among those who insist
that taking off the tariff has been Of
no benefit. They do all the importing
OF dressed meats, and sell at the same
old prices.
Burlington Hawk Eye: G. O. P.
hopes for hard times suffer anoth-
err blow from the fact that one OF
the biggest wheat crops on record
is in sight.-Chicago Post (pro-
gressive.)
The Post is evidently mistaken. This
paper has been unable to detect any
thing but JOY in the G. 0. P. ranks al
the crop outlook. A large portion Of
the farmers are republicans, and they
are kicking at little just now except
the way the democrats have treated
them in tariff matters.
Burlington Gazette: Some New York
legislator with super-humane tenden-
cies is endeavoring to secure the pas
sage of law Oslerizing the fist fight
aro u,ho have reached the age Of 40