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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-02

We favor the 2-year-old tree in pref
erence to those older and larger for all
orchard planting Tests made on orr
own grounds show the 2-year-old tree
to be by far the better and larger tree
at the end of five years.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-02

The freight charge on the new 81
berian railway from the possible wheat
growing sections Of interior Russia rer
Gently opened by the road amounts to
1916 per hundredweight, charge
which effectually shuts out Siberian
wheat from the markets of the world.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-02

The Argentine Il public is exporting
a million bushels of corn a week these
days to foreign countries and bids fair
to become serious competitor in the
production Of this cereal.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-02

The man who starts out to buy feed
Ing cattle to eat up his big crop Of corn
and the one who tries to hire a man to
help him do the eornhusking have a
hard job on their hands.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-02

There are 100000 Jews in this coun-
try; but, so far as we can learn, there
is not solitary farmer in the lot. The
Hebrews never took kindly to agricul-
ture for some reason.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-02

There is going to be not little corn
winter in the fields this season, not be-
cause the grower does not realize the
Importance of gathering itin time, but
because 1t is utterly impossible to get
the help to care for the crop.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-02

Place Tamworth and a Poland
China hog in the same pen and feed
the same ration to each, and the Po-
land China will lay on fat, while the
Tamworth will make bone and keep
growing.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-02

Dehorning the old farrow cow does
for her in q general way what a little
paint and powder do for the old maid
in a matrimonial way-makes her look
younger than she really is.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-02

4. The Filipinos are the Jerseys of our
great American herd. The women are
petite and tractable as a Jersey COW.
while the men are treacherous aud
ugly as Jersey bull.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-02

Raspberries, grapes, blackberries and
hybrid perpetual roses should all be
fore it freezes up, if you live north of
latitude AZ.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-02

Among hogs a sire and dam which
have survived an attack Of hog cholera
will not produce an immune progeny.
1t was once thought that such might
be the. case, but it proved to be mis-
take
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-02

The apple crop of 1899 is a very light
one all over the country. What apples
were grown are very fine in quality,
but they are also very high priced.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-02

The Brighton grape is the finest fla
Nored grape grown in the northwest.
It is equal to the finest California
grapes and good bearer If planted
contiguous to some variety like the
Worden. If planted by itself, the
fruit will not set, as it lacks the power
Of self fertilization.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-02
THE STORY OF A DRUM.

A regiment in motion and the rattle Of drum,
With rat, tat, tat! and rat, tat, tuml
Fear is on the face of some,
Others stepping with aplomb,
And steady is the patter and the clatter Of tho
drum
Sweeping lines in evolution, fast the wheeling
columns come,
And q thousand men are stepping to the tap
ping of the drum.
There are countenances glum,
There are senses dull and numb,
But boy is stepping proudly there, he's play.
ing on the drum. Il
The rage and roar of battle, and the rattle Of
tn. shrapnei shot are flying with zip, and
yum!
Cruel shells exploding come,
And the bullets hiss and hum,
But drum still echoes loudly. Will the thing
be never mumf
Darkness on the field of battle, where the body
seekers come;
The storm of death is ended and displayed the
struggles SUM
pallid face, drum;
There is blood, and both are dumb
A story of drummer and q story Of drum.
IT. E. McGrath in Now York Sun.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-02

The full blooded sire always breeds
up the herd, and the scrub sire always
breeds it down. In practical way
this truth, posted up over every barn
door in the northwest, would be worth
as much to the farm as the motto GOD
Bless Our Home" is to the family
home.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-02

Ragweed will kill out blue grass, and
1t is the only thing aside from tho
squirreltail grass which will.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-02

The old rotting straw stack in the
middle of the field is a blemish to any
farm. 1t takes five years to be rid of
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-02

Cotton has shared in the general ad-
vance Of all staple products, being now
quoted at nearly Z cents pound
against Is cents two years ago.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-02

As evening settles down along the land,
And lamps blink, and the wind is lulled asleep,
Then through the spirit moves knowledge
deep
The day denies us; then living hand
Nestles from nature into ours as sand
Slides in the glass; we dream, and half we leap
The barriers that the dumb recorders keep;
A ray streams through, and half we under
stand.
Fer twilight is tho spirits dwelling place,
Where mystery melts the slow dissolving world
And ghosts of order step from accident.
Faith that still hovers where the dew is pearled
Steals forth and beckons, and from Danish
ment
Our dearer selves we summon face to face.
Harrison s. Morris in Harper's Magazine.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-02

Outing weeds in pasture and on the
roadside after they have gone to seed
Is like deatbbed repentance.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-02

"A friend of ours has bought 81
broncho and a $50 tread power to Go
the work heretofore done by his wind
mill.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-02
The Courier
Prints the Latest News
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
TRAINS LEAVING UNION DEPOT
". y. Parker, Ticket Agent
BURLINGTON ROUTE, c., B. q o.R.R

GOING EAST. Depart
No. 2f-Chicago, Peoria & Rockford. .12:35 am
4*-Chicago, st. Louis & Quincy. 900 pm
6t-Chicago. Observation-Disclosures. 300 pm
ST-Fast Mail. ....-............ 80. 1881 pm
l0t-Peoria, Dubuque & Quincy. .12:10 pm
12*-Chicago, Peoria, st. Louis, Du-
buqne i Quincy. 400 an,
92t-Local Freight. OILS am
1.-Denyer s Omaha r.. ....... 1881 pm
3t-Omaha, Kansas City, Denver,
Hot Springs, Deadwood, Og-
den, Portland & Ca1iforuia.... 8:25 am
braslta Observation-Disclosures. 1:z2 am
fast Mail. Observation-Disclosures. DOS am
9t-Des Moines and Creston. 2:20 pm
lr-Kansas City, ST Joe and coun-
Gil Bluffs 1O:s5 pm,
Is-Fast Mail. Observation-Disclosures. 2:57 am
9lt-Local Freight. .................. $40 am
*Daily. Except Sunday. Nos. Z, 8 and Is do
not carry passengers.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-02

a telephone line will be. constructed
between Storm Lake and Fonda.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-02
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! POLITICAL EFFUS|ONS.

l.sO..o.o..O ..0..00 s.o~O .to 0.+o..i
COMPILING.
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-10
GREENFIELD HILL.

Mrs Abrsm Banks is visiting her
daughter, Mrs Marietta Smith.
Mrs g. Banks of Danbury has returned
home after q short visit at her mothers.
All report very enjoyable evening at
the surprise party at Frank Sherwood's,
last Wednesday evening.
D B. Adams and /. G. Gray spent q
very pleasant day, Wednesday, at the
Parker Brothers gun factory, Meriden.
Simeon Pease returasa from business
trip to New Milford, Saturday night.
Eugene Godfrey is doing mason work
In Southport.
Arthur j. Hull has purchased two
carloads of New York manure and has
it carted and spread on his onion fields
ready for spring work.
Services were held at Safe Guard
Chapel, last Wednesday evening, con-
Quoted by Rev J. B. Kettle.
Mrs Dora Beers, who has been with
MIRA Burr Perry during the winter, has
returned home.
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-10
OUR NEIGHBORs.
BRCOKFIELD.
q drink.

HOPES PROJECT MAY BE SUCCESSFUL.
The milkmen in town have now practi-
cally all signed the required contract,
paid In their dollar and are now as near
members Of the syndicate association az
they can be at present. They are gener-
ally quite enthusiastic over their pros
poets, and we'll they might be, II the
terms of the contract will be carried out
by the other party. There are some very
decided doubters who firmly believe that
buying out the business of the thousands
of railkmen In New York who have no
other source of living, is not thing to
be done in a month, year or perhaps
several years. 1t is an immense under
taking to control and handle, and cannot
be done at once. ThesNew Y ork Tribune
says: THE milk trust which has been
pushed 80 vigorously is failure, as 50
many believe the business is of such a
nature and character 1t cannot be done
In this way" In sll previous Efforts as
we'll as this, there Is such disposition
70 hurry, get to work before getting con
troll Of enough of the market to be able
t. IT hence 1t, that they can OF them
ELVES pr pduce no influence upon 1t, and
the result is failure to accomplish what
they desired. There is no question both
in the minds Of those who produce the
milk and the better class of middlemen
that the producer gets the smallest paw
tor bis part Of the work. The prices ~
fored by the syndicate should be paid
But how can It be dom? is q verv eel
aus and C implicated question. Farmcrs
hnd hoped it was solved but some WAY
ne writer has no faith in the present ar
engagement, though he earnestly hapes he
may be disapp tinted.
Mira Cotton and her sister, Miss PoT'
t,r, who have apent the winter in Bridge
port. have returned to their home.
James Barrett is taking q vacation and
ID to Wit New York, Philadelphia arc
Baltimore.
Il il rumored musical society Ia to b.
organized at the Iron Works by Morris
O'Donnell, who ia an expert performer
on several instruments.
Daniel Burdjck has accepted an impor
tant position with the New Milford Ha
Co.
George F. Totams manufactures fire
grade of cigars, and has ready sale TO-
the goods in Bridgeport and other cite
Nichols Glennon removed to the home
Of his father-in-law, Merritt Sherwood
at New Milford. Mr. Glennon came here
several months ago ami opened a casl
grocery store. He has sold out the bust
ness and is to engage again the coming
year in farming.
Martha Daboll, the aged colored lad,
living In Long Meadow, died suddenly
last week. w. j. Beehler, undertaken
had charge of the funeral.
Abby Sherman, another very old LADY
of Obtuse, aged rs, died while sitting ii
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-10
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her chair, last week. William J. Beehler
managed the funeral.
John Higgins is slightly indisposed,
this week. His friends will be glad to
see him around again.
DIFF. Smith has received his COM
mission as postmaster of Brookfield and
arranged TO move the the postc flee, Wed
nesday of this week. from the store oc-
cupied by w. j. Beehler to the old store
where sthe postc flee was kept for the
last % years under all the administra-
tions, with the exception of the brief per-
iod, this year, when the office was removed
when w. j. Beehler, the late postmaster,
vacated the old store. This building IL
now known as the Sturdevant Store.
Fred A. Beers started last week on q
business trip to Michigan and other
points in the west
Rev f. B. Whitcome, who was rector Of
q parish in East Greenwich, r. l., viii
In the spring assume charge of a parish
10 Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Some of our hill roads are gettins
quite badly washed as the snow bank
confine the water to the road bed insteaG
of the cutters. Some Of the back road
are still very difficult to travel owing t.
the depth Of snow.
Mrs Charles <. Beers Of Obtuse is YER
sick with intermittent fever. This TO
lowed rheumatism, which began her sich
ness in early winter. She lie quite sui
ferer. AS the head of family, it make
it quite hard for the other members, e'
pecially Mr. Beers. She is under th
care Of DR. E. M. Smith of Newtown.
A. S. Mans field has been acting as jurc
in the Brockhause murder case for tt
past week.
Although there Is the complaint thu
there is no let up in the hard times, ia
mers who are looking up farm hands fl
the summer report them very scare
even undesirable ones, and really goo
ones hardly to be found,
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-10
BETHEL.

MEETING OF THE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION.
The annual meeting of the Bethel Gem
etery association was held in the Masonic
hall, last Monday evening, for the pur-
pose of hearing the reports and election
of officers, as follows: President, Philo
Gilbert; vice president, S. S. Amber !;
treasurer, FL. A. Gilbert; secretary, G.
G. Durant; directors, A. L. Benedict, s.
s. Amber, Philo Gilbert, G.. G. Durant,
q. A. Gilbert, q. G. Judd; superintend
ent, A. L. Benedict; assistan 81. A. Gil
bert. The superintendent is paid $25 per
year. The treasurer's reportgfor the year
past showed receipts of $287 So; dis
bursements, 1886; total assets, $l243 80.
The assets are composed Of money at in
terest The dav is not far distant when
il will become necessary to select new
field to supply the demands for burisl
lots. The space within the present en-
closure has become very limited and fn q
few more years will all be occupied. The
purposes il held at high figure by the
present. proprietn s, which is thought tt
b. beyond the reach q the q socistion',
1reGent fund.- Cons; qIentIv at snm'
fu+ure day new site and larger f"!d
will be selected TO supply the demand f.,
fAmilv burial plots Ia order TO salec'
suitsble land at a reasona BILE price i
may become Necessary to GO beyond tn.
borough limits to purchase. There ar
| aeveral suitab Bile localities where the lane
nav be secured at q low price mile o,
q mile and half from the village.
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-10

linen and cololed stuffs may
be made up at ths tailor's at prices rang
ing from $3.50 to $40 Spanish money.
Fine dress goods command more than
American prices. Shirts, underclothes,
collars and cuffs are az high In the United
States, and not nearly so well made, al
though fabricated from quite as good
materials. Good shoes-PortO Rican
hand. cobbled-may be obtained at prices
ranging from 90 to $5 Spanish, and fine
French goods are to be had at so per
cent more, In the same money, which
gives one an advantage here over Amer
lea, so far as footgear is concerned.
Foods are both dearer aud cheaper than
in America, depending upon whether
they are imported or home products
Butter Ia q luxury for which you pay IL
cents tiny pat; cooked eggs are to IL
cents apiece in the cities; milk can only
be had In the morning, at 10 cents
quart; ice, in the towns where there are
ice plants, is becoming the proper thing
but it comes higher, few times, than al
American combine can lift it; cold beer
on ice is worth 80 cents bottle-a month
ago every native cafe proprietor insisted
hat 1t would break the bottles to pu
them a-cooling, but he has been con
WINGED of his error under our excellen
tuition; &C fee is dream, at 10 cents
cup, and chocolate nectar indeed, at 2
cents; pungent clarets, good withal, ar
cheap at 60 cents quart bottle; Hennef
az three-star brandy at 81 a bottle, an
rum-the DEVILS own-at two centavo
drink.
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-10

the road. The passengers from the ex-
press were transferred to the other train
and went on to New York without great
delay. The IL As train from Danburs
was only few minutes late. The train
was In charge of Conductor Charles r.
Comstock and Engineer David Vaughn.
of Danbury. Many Danbury people
| were on tue train, and the rumnrs about
the accident caused TO little anxiety
| here. A dispatch from Cannon says:
The Pittsfield express on the DanbRry
and Berkshire division of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad com-
pany, south bound, was wrecked at Cam
non Station at 1918 this morning and
that loss of life or serious injury to some
of the passengers did not result is con-
sidered remarkable. No one was even
slightly injured and the spanic that re-.
sulted among the passengers was quick
| lv uuieted by the train hands. The train,
| No, 1903, left Pitts field at T. Is and was
made up of the engine and tender, a CON-
| bination smoking and baggage car, a
day coach and a parlor car In the order
named. While running at q speed of 60
miles an hour at q point about l 200 feet
north of Cannon Station, the rear axle of
the tender broke, pulling the front truck
out from under the combination car.
The front end of this car fell directly on
to the tracks and ran up to the station
| where the air brakes Get and brought the
train to stop. The engine and broken
tender continued on for nearly half
mile further before they could be stop
ped. The passengers In the combination
car ard the day coach were greatly px
cited, but were quieted by Brakeman
Bennett, who told them that 1t was
regular stop and that eryshing WAS
all right. He lie the same brakeman who
was severely ir iured when this train was
| wrecked on November "a last. and only
returned TO work Monday. The passen-
gers on the wrecked train were transfer-
rcd .and resumed their urney to New
Yak hs an hour sitter the accident. A
v~ecksng fsaiu arrived from Dspbnrv at
ll.30. The damage was small. II Dam
bury News.
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-10

Miss Maria G. Bradley is in Ne~
Haven and Will visit friends there for thu
nexb two weeks.
MR. Be, jamin Post is quite sick, and
ia to be saken to the hospital In Me-
Haven to see what care and ATTENDANCE
Can accomplish for her there.
The family of G, P. Williams have
moved into the tenement over the lower
store.
Mr. and Mrs Averill returned from
Bridgeport, Fr,dsy, bringing their litrlT
granddaughter, Dorothy Quintard, with
them.
Mr. and Mrs Theodore Bishop returned,
Monday, from visit to friends on Long
Island.
Ezra Pierce purchased pair of young
oxen at the auction Ia Newtown, Mon.
day, March 6.
Mrs Ezra Pierce's many friends will
be glad to hear she 10 fast recovering
her health.
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-10

appearance in anticipation of spring
weather.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Emo, formerly Miss
Anna Seeley of this place, have bought
the Walsh homestead In Ansonis on
Franklin street. This is q very deaira-
BILE property and as residential proper
" very valuable. It lie one Of the largest
private property deals which has been
made in AnsoDia for long time. They
will make their home there early in
April. Miss Seely was the daughter Of
the late Alden Seeley.
Mrs George Shelton of Booth Hill is q
Mrs Mary Burr is on the SICK list.
Mrs Charles Purdy, who has been
quite sick with liver trouble, is now or
the gain. DR. Wales Is attending her.
Mrs Hanford johnson bad very poor
urn, last Saturday, March 4, but at pres
emit ia more comfortable.
Mrs Arthur Terrill and Miss Mae Os
borne spent last Wednesday Afternoon
and evening at the home of Rev M
Holmes.
It was Mrs Alva Terrill of New Havel
who died, instead of Mrs Mary Hodson o
New Haver, as reported in THE BEE, las
week. Alva Terrill is q nephew of Mr.
Caroline Dayton. Mrs Mary Hodson
still enjoying fairly good health.
Mrs Caroline Dayton attended the fl
neral OF MRS Alvs Terrill, last wee
Thursday, at New Haven.
Miss May Mallett is recovering from
severe attack Of quinsy gore throat.
Mrs John Patterson returned, lst
Saturday, from a visit to her mothe
Mrs May Burton, of Bridgeport.
G. s. Bennett has bought the Cam
place and is to move into 1t about Mare
I15
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-10
CHURCH NOTES.

Last Sunday was co nmunion SUNDAY
at all the churches.
A cake sale will be held at the store of
Gibbs Brothers, Saturday afternoon at
o'clock, by the Ladies' A i'd society Of the
Methodist church.
The Epworth League OF the Methodist
church held its monthly literary meeting,
Wednesday evening. 1t was an evening
with the poets and was very interesting.
Rev DR. B. NJ. Adams addressed the
special meeting held in the Congregation
al church, Tuesday evening. Next Tues
day, it Is expected that Rev Mr. Hollister
of the Second congregational church.
Danbury, will be present to address the
meeting.
Mr. johnson, the aged colored man
who has charge OF q mission In Brooklyn.
and who makes occasional visits to Beth
ell in the interest of the mission, was
here, last Sunday, and called at all of
the churches, soliciting funds to help
in carrying on his work.
There will be lecture In the Metbo,
dist church, March "a, given by the pas
tor, Rev DIR B. M. Adams. Thes subject
of the lecture will be 'Love, Courtship
and Housekeeping,"ka nd there is every
reason to believe it will be very interest
ing. Tickets for the lecture 25 cents.
Mrs George e. Beard underwent sue
cesstul operation for appendicitis, last
sunday. The patient remains comforta-
bic up to present writing.
Cortez Smith, curler at the Judd &
Cunning Hat Co.'s factory, was laid up q
part of last week with severe attack of
throat trouble. While absent Ell. Burr
filled his bench.
Ammon Green, Jr., of New Milford
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. ana
Mrs William Green.
Mrs Hubbell, widow of the late d. T..
Hubbell, Is reported TO be quite poorly in
health at her home ON Center street.
Nathan 5eeley was taken suddenly i'll,
last week, and has been confined to the
house since. Mr. Seeley enjoyed pretty
good health the fore part Of the winter.
de is one that never gives up TO Hines
unless it Is absolutely necessary. BOT
withstanding his advanced age Mr. Seeley
has much In his favor. His wife, Mrs
Seeley, is good, faithful nurse and Mr.
Seeley has been man OF temperate hab-
its through life.
Uncle John Mcdowell, now In his s3d
year, appears to be enjoying good health
since the new year came In. He attend