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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26
MOSQUITOES OF THE WORLD.
An Extensive Collection OF the Pests
IL Now Beins Made by the
British Museum.


1--WE are at present busy making q
collection of mosquitoes from all parts
of the world for the purpose of investi-
eating the theory of malaria being sole
tay contracted from mosquito bites. and
out of a box of so from Malta only about
seven or eight were true mosquitoes.
That shows how widespread error u.s."
said Ernest Austen, of the natural his
tory department of the British museum
who knows more about mosquitoes
than ordinary people ever imagined
there was to learn, says the London
Leader.
"And have you come to any conclu-
sion regarding the malarial theory?"
well, of course, that's rather out OF
my province. But may say that it
has been proved that it is undoubtedly
contracted from mosquito bites at
times, and we expect to find that it is
always SO. We have proved that bird
diseases in India are spread by the bite
of parasites peculiar to them, and it is
hkely we shall learn that malaria is the
result of mosquitoes. If that is so, the
next thing to do will be to stamp out
mosquitoes"
'Easier said than done, isn't it?"
queried the Leader representative.
"The pools where they breed must
be filled up-they cannot exist without
water-and ere long the mosquito will
take its place with the great aux and
the dodo. And, by the way" added Mr..
Austen, "if any of your readers will be
kind enough to send me on any mosque
toes shall be glad to see them"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26
COT A GOOD START.

We know young man, now about Is
years old, who is going to be worth
$4,000 before he is so and maybe a
good deal more. He is just common,
everyday sort Of a chap, with no adj
vantage of blooded and prominent an
cestry. his life to this time having been
that common to the poor. He is not
oversmart in an intellectual way, a
bit slow to catch Oh and always looks
twice and thinks long before he jumps.
He is essentially a plodder, sticker
and well knows the value of dollar
for the long continued want of one.
He is not much of society chap. be-
cause he can't afford to be. and SO he
wears plain and cheap clothes and lets
the girls alone and puts his time, what
little he has to spare, in reading and
thinking. Because of his fidelity he
can always get work, and he can al
ways keep place because he does not
have to be watched and never drops
his tools the moment the 6 o'clock
whistle blows. He is steadily saving a
part of his wages and ROW has over
500 dollars to his credit in the savings
bank. He is developing day by day
and is looking at life in n serious and
earnest way. He is learning to govern
himself and make the best of himself,
and while he may not make great
name he will be a success, will accu-
mulate property and become in the
coming years useful and substantial
citizen. He will not blunder when he
marries, nor will he put his hard earn
ed money into foolish investments, but
will be credit to his community and
to himself. While he is doing this 20
other boys, with better chances and
more natural ability. will grow up to
be nobodies.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26
BUGS ON THEIR COLLARS.
Fashionable Men Vow Wearing
Queer Devices In Jewelry ON
Their Neckwear.

When somebody starts new idea in
wearing apparel OF any other matter
which interests humanity, the idea is
seized upon with avidity. This is es-
pecially true of man, for the only
changes he can encompass are with
reference to the cut OF coat or trousers.
He must appear in a suit of sables in
the evening with the same robbery of
the skirts of the coat which marked
the dawn of 1919. So when anything
new does come up it is apt to receive fer
vent hail.
When the much-touted kissing bug
came before the lime lights some man
became possessed of an idea. That idea
consisted of drawing an outline sketch
Of some bug or BEETLE upon the white
collars of mankind. Bugs of the most
horrible and fear-inspiring appearance
were drawn with forcep-like beaks, APP
parently casually lingering on the col
lar with intent to sample the life fluid
of the wearer.
The great advantage this device pos
sessed was that it inspired the friends
of the wearer to make vain efforts to
remove the bug. First the rescuer
would make wild waves of his hands
with a view to soaring the bug. But
this failing he would make frantic
grab and encounter merely the glossy
stiffness of the collar. Then he would
set up the drinks. The device is be-
ing worn to considerable extent, but
its efficacy in reducing thirst is on the
wane.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26
American nun,or.

Here is one Of the bits of "American
humor" that pleased the women's con-
gress in London. An English paper
says: "Women still talk about their
children; they used to discuss their all
ments; they now discuss their educa-
ton, and in theory they are magnificent
in their methods. At the recent con-
gress an American delegate listened
with great gravity to theories on child
ish culture, and then made real hit
by remarking in an inimitable Ameri-
can manner: Well, it seems to me that
you ladies will have our children in spec
tacles before they have any teeth"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26
THE LAW OF DIVERSITY.

No one Of natures laws, when violat-
ed, is more certain to visit the violator
with severe penalties than the law of
diversity, which like the warp of
woven fabric runs all through natures
work. Nature never makes duplicates,
nor will she, unless interfered with by.
man, ever permit, any one form Of AMI
NAL or vegetable life to exclusively oc-
cupy and monopolize any given area of
the earth. While it is true that certain
forms of plant and animal life CRAWL
tate toward certain localities most IA
yorable for their propagation and de-
yelopment, still, never under any cir
cumstances does such form of life ever
exclusively occupy such territory. A
square rod of native prairie will give
dozen varieties of grass; an acre Of
woodland, a score of varieties of forest
growth; a small stream of water, q
hundred types of aquatic life, all
forms of life held within proper bounds
by enemies of some sort. Man ignorant
much wheat, and the rust and the
chinch bug takes it; too many hogs, and
the cholera sweeps them off; too many
hops, and the louise ruins his yards; too
many peaches, and the yellows smite
his orchard; too many potatoes, and the
rot and the bug destroy his crop. This
fact should be needed more than it is
by all who deal with nature and her
laws. The farm which is devoted to
the production of the greatest variety
Of crops and of animal life will, be-
cause of the operation of this law, al
ways best maintain its fertility and
best reward its owner. Diversity of
product, rotation, of crops, stock Of all
kinds in the stockyard, variety in the
orchard and the garden-a little of ev-
erything suited to the capacity of the
farm-then, if the grasshoppers should
eat the corn, and the cholera take the
hogs, and the cows go dry, the good
wife can still get enough money to pay
the taxes from the turkeys which she
has fattened on the hoppers. Up to date
agriculture has grown away from the
all wheat and all hog era of north
western old time methods.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26
A LOST ART.

Forty years ago there were whole
lot of dear old mothers in farm homes
who knew how to take the nights milk
and mix with the mornings milk from
their dairy and make farm cheese
cheese which in flavor and texture is
not duplicated by any of the factories
where cheese is today made on sclen-
tiflc plan Never shall we forget that
farm cheese and the golden brown
doughnuts that went with it. We
doubt If in the county where the writer
lives there !s a woman left who knows
how to mike q cheese.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26

Itjust looks as though there is some
thing unjust and wrong about this in
,surance business when a building, be-
ing burned and the same not oyerin-
sured, the owner has to submit to a
forced scaling down of his indemnity
on the ground Of depreciation Of the
property. If this is good law and eaui-
ty, why, we would like to know, should
not the annual premium also be scaled
to keep pace with the depreciation
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26

A good friend of ours, enthused over
the glories of the September harvest
season, refers POLITICALLY to the ''bloom
on the tomato"-the ripe fruit. Maybe
there is bloom on the ripe tomato.
but If there is we have never seen it.
1t can be found on the plums, the
grapes, and on the cheeks Of most of
our pretty girls, but on the tomato
never.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26

1t pays to sell corn at % cents and
buy bran at $40 ton if you are run
hing a dairy. The nearest substitute
for bran which can be raised on your
own farm is clover hay, well cured,
and sheaf oats.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26

There is one thing to be grateful for,
and that is that the automobile can't
be whaled to get the last bit of work
out of it when it gets old, neither will
it appear transformed and resurrected
as wienerwurst or bologna.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26
BY ]. S. TR1GG.

The white face or Hereford cattle are
prime favorites with all the range cat
tie raisers. These cattle have facul-
ty Of readily adapting themselves to
range conditions and mature early. But
few of them are found in the dairy Sec
tons Of the west, the Hereford being
purely beef animal.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26

A cord Of spruce timber will make
eight dollars worth of lumber, or it
will make thirty-six dollars worth of
wood pulp for print paper. Fifty years
ago the same timber was logged and
burned to clear up one of those sterile
New England farms.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26

The chap who has record of husk-
ing 100 bushels of corn in IL hours will
be apt to stand pretty well with the
hired girl, but for steady work in the
cornfeld we would rather hire the one
who will husk and crib so bushels ey-
cry day in the week.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26

The difference between happiness
and misery for many a farmer in the
northwest depends good deal on
whether he has mortgage on some
other fellows farm or whether the 9TH
er fellow has one on his.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26

One who claims to have made the
test says that, with corn at % cents a
bushel, the first 100 pounds of hog
cost him 50, the second S2.75, the third
$3.50 and the last 100 pounds of a 400
pound hog $4.25.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26

Corn will not weigh quite as much
to the acre if cut up as if allowed to
mature on the stalk. The Kansas ex-
pertinent station figured out loss in
weight of about 15 per cent.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26

Some people do not understand the
advantage Of the carload rate. Here
is an Illustration: Melons shipped at
local rates 200 miles are more than
eaten up by the freight rate, while
shipped at carload rates they will bear
shipment this distance and afford both
grower and dealer a good profit.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26

For most Of this northwestern terri
tory no grape will be found to be more
satisfactory than the Worden. 1t is
in every way as good a grape as the
Concord, natures earlier and may be
Us easily raised as tomatoes. 1t should
be pruned in the fall and covered with
earth for the winter north of AZ de-
grees
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26

If beef stays permanently at, say, s
cents for medium stock instead of 4
cents, as for some years past, it will
have the effect to advance the price Of
butter, for the making of beef on the
farm will pay better than the making
of butter, and dairy herds, or, rather,
herds of dairy bred stock. will be shift.
ed over on to beef lines.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26

A man bought 10000 bushels of corn
in the fall of 1895 at is cents bushel.
He shelled and sold it in August, 1897,
at "a cents bushel. Was it wonder
full investment for him?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26

Beef is to be still higher if we credit
the predictions of the men best posted
in the cattle business. These high
prices for beef are bound to affect the
prices of pork, mutton and poultry, and
1t begins to look as though meat three
times d day will cease to be the fash
ion in good many American families.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26

The best grades of butterine were
quoted the last week in September at
is cents in the Chicago and Kansas
City markets. Western extras were
quoted same date at % cents.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26

Apples, pears and plums will grow in
Porto Rico, but will not bear any fruit.
Tropics, countries bear fruits peculiar
to themselves.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26
Trade with Argentina.

Argentina buys most of her goods
from Britain. Italy is second, Germany
third and the United States a close
fourth, with the prospect>of soon being
second.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26

Nothing better illustrates the present
prosperous condition of the farmers Of
the northwest than the fact that mon
ey made on the farm is now seeking
investment at very low rates of inter-
aSt
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26

The past season has been noticeable
for the almost entire absence of blight
pn the apple trees.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26

The sum of $35o,o0o is invested in
the business Of making rattraps in the
city of London.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26

The dried stalks in the cornfield have
. fuel value Of no small proportions
eould they only be utilized.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26

That crack in the barn, if left open
All winter, may easily mean loss Of
three bushels of corn for you.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26

Apples are retailing at s and cents
pound in Germany.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26
Music Boxes for bicycles.

Music boxes for bicycles are now man
ufactured by a firm in Hamburg, Ger
many.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26
GO, ROCK ISLAND 4 PACIFIC.
TRAINS LEAVING JErFERsON STREET
UNION STATION
A.J. Packard, Agent.
IOWA CENTRAL.

ST. Pau Passenger-daily.. 9:05 pm 6:l5 am
Has through sleeper and coaches to st. Paul
and Minneapolis.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26

Onawa parties are contemplating put
ting in u bank at Mondamins
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26
MONEY TO LOAN
At 5, 81 and 6 per cent on
farms and city property.

If you want to buy or ex-
change a farm in southeastern
Kansas, come and see us.
We can take you any day at
excursion rates, $1l.O3.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26
MISCELLANEOUS
BICAGO, FIT. MADISoNi& DES MONIES,
Depot foot of Union Street.

Arrive Depart
IT. Madison passenger. .....1l:46 am s:15pn
FIT. Madison accomnl. 6:07 pm 6:25 am
Trains run daily except Sunday.
ts G. b. CHAPMAN, Agent.
E. +. POTTER, General Passenger Agent,
Fit. Madison, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26
.ChaS. Belmont
AND
L. O. johnson
AUCTIoNEERs.

We, the undersigned, having secur-
ed the services of l.. O.. johnson to
auctioneer our sales in the past, take
pleasure in saying he gave entire sat
isfaction, and hereby Recommend him
to the public as an honest, energetic
and Observation-Disclosures.
Frank M. Smith, Rev.Jno M. Evans,
B. H. Picken, John B. Helm,
S. A. d. Bailiff, N. Shoemaker,
N. B. Porter, E. Buchholz,
Sam Vanclcvc, Jesse Hetz,
Batesville, Kan. Neosha Falls, Kas.
Satisfaction Positively Guaranteed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-09-28
DREYFus HAS HIS FREEDo N.
Hs Left the Prison at Rennes at an EARLY
Morning Hour. His Destination
Being Nantes

Rennes, France, Sept. 21.-Capt Al
fred Dreyfus at three o'clock this morn
ing left the prison here in which he
had been confined since his return from
DEVILS island and proceeded to Vern,
where he took train bound for
Nantes, 245 miles southwest of Paris.
His departure was completely unno-
ticed.
NJ. Viguier, chief of the secret service,
arrived at the prison after midnight,
bringing the minister of wars order
for the release of Dreyfus. The latter
walked from the prison to the Boule-
ward Laenne, where he entered wait
ing carriage and was driven to the
Vern station, outside the town.
Matthew Dreyfus met him at the train
and accompanied him to Nantes.
Nine. Dreyfus left Rennes at noon,
accompanied by her father and friends.
Nj. Menard, clerk of the court of cas-
sation, has been dismissed after 81
years service for giving the former
chief of the civil section of that court
information hurtful to Dreyfus.
Maj. Hartman, of the artillery. who
gave testimony favorable to Dreyfus at
the Rennes eourt-martial, has been
promoted to be assistant manager of
the army gun factory at Puteaux.
Dreyfus Makes Statement.
Paris. Sept. 21.-The Aurore to-day
publishes the following declaration
from former Capt. Dreyfus:
The government of the republic has given me
my liberty. But liberty is nothing to me with
out honor. From to-day shall continue to
seek reparation for the frightful judicial error
of which remain the victim. I wish France
to know by definitive Judgment that I am in
nocent. My heart will only be at rest when
there remains not single Frenchman who i'm
putes to me the abominable crime perpetrated
/ by another.-Alfred Dreyfus.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-09-28
CATHOLIC INFLUENCE.
Cardinal Gibbons Assures President ne
Kinley That His Church WIN Assist
in Subduing the FilipinOs.

st. Louis, Sept ga Washington
special to the Globe-Democrat says:
Cardinal Gibbons has assured the president OF
the friendly sympathy of the Catholic church
in the effort to establish American sovereignty
in the Philippines. Spain having transferred
her title to the United States, the church will
stead of complaining of the desecration of build
ings used for worship in the Philippines, the
cardinal exonerates the government of all blame
for the acts of irresponsible marauderS, and
desires not to make trouble for the army of &C.
cupation, but to assist by every influence, from
Rome down, in bringing the rebellious FilipinoS
to time.
The bishops of Cuba and Porto Rico have
been placed under the direction of DR.. Chapelle,
as papal ablegate, and the Philippine islands
will be treated in like manner. DR.. Chapelle Is
long residence in this country, who understands
ward the late subjects of Spain. All of the
powerful churchmen, including Martine1li, Glib
bons, Ireland and Chapelle, viii aid in every
way possible for the procurement of peace
through the better understanding with the ma
tives in the new island possessions
The influence of the Catholic church will ba
most powerful in the Philippines. and the cor
dial disposition manifested by the cardinal is
welcomed by the president, who appreciates
the value of such assistance.
1t is said on high authority that the presidents
will do nothing whatever to anticipate the ac-
ton of congress with regard to the new posses
sions. He has studied the question thoroughly
and is convinced that he cannot go step be-
congress untrammelled in the matter of future
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-09-28
INDIANS CANNOT JOIN.
( o. o. f. Sovereign Grand Lodge POST
PONIES Resolution Permitting Civilized
Red Men to Become Members.

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 22.-The first
clear, bright weather of the week was
furnished to-day for the occasion OF
the prize drills of the patriarchs mill
tant division odd fellows. The con-
The evo1utions and sword drills of the
purple plumed cantons made pic
turesque scene from all view points
Each ended by a halt and salute before
the judges. The prizes drilled for ag-
gregate $22, 600.
The sovereign grand lodge indefinite
~ postponed resolution permitting
members OF the five civilized Indian
tribes in Indian territory to become
odd fellows providing they had no
faint of A frican blood. A resolutions
providing that at the next session OF
the sovereign grand lodges, representa-
tives be paid only actual travelling ex-
penses instead of 10 and % cents per
mile met similar fate.
The Rebekah lodges ritual was so
amended as to make married daugh-
tiers and mothers of Odd Fellows and
deceased Odd Fellows eligible to mem
bership whether they are married to
Odd Fellows or otherwise. HeretoforS
marriage to a non-Odd Fellow rendered
them ineligible. The mileage and per
diem committee made its report show
ing total expense for the sovereign
grand lodge meeting of $40, 942. A res
olution making members of the five
civilized Indian tribes in the Indian.
territory eligible for membership in
the order was defeated.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-09-28
TRIED TO BUY THEIR GUNS.
a Report That otis Sought to End the
Filipino Rebellion by Offering $40
Each for Arms.
st. Louis. Sept. pa Was

st. Louis, Sept. ga Washington
special to the Republic says:
Word reaches the war department showing
that Gen. Otis has sought to initiate the policy
employed in Cuba of buying Filipino arms and
that his efforts have been unsuccessful. The
natives were given to understand that upon the
surrender OF a gun the military authorities
would pay the person surrendering it $40 and
guarantee immunity from arrest for previous
armed opposition to the United States and pro-
lection for the future Notwithstanding this
tempting offer not one bona hde surrender Of a
gun is reported.
In view of the dissemination of the natives to
sell their guns it is evident that the revolution
is not so much confined to the upper ranks as
has been believed. Were the soldiers not in
sympathy with their superior officers, it is said
by army officers that they would certainly have
surrendered in at least small numbers, as they
have ample opportunity to reach the American
lines without detection.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-09-28
A SUMMARY OF KANSAS EVENTS.


HOme-CO-ling of the Twentieth Kansas.
Gov. Stanley's committee to arrange
for the reception that will be given the
Twentieth Kansas regiment when it
returns from Manila next month met
in the executive Office at Topeka and
made good progress in outlining what
will be the most stupendous welcome
ever bestowed on returning Kansas
heroes. More important of the plans
agreed upon were these:
The officers and privates are to be brought
from San Francisco to Topeka and from Topeka
to their various homes at the expense of the
state. This includes sleeping car charges and
meals along the way. The railroads will look
to the next Kansas legislature for reimburse
ment.
Topeka was designated as the place for hold
ing the reception with the understanding that
the citizens of Topeka will spread themselves
and make the reception and reunion one in
keeping with the event. Although the regiment
will be mustered out in San Francisco the SOL
dierS requested to return to Kansas in their
uniforms and with their arms. They will re-
turn as private citizens of Kansas, but it is as
valiant soldiers that the public is most desir-
Gus to welcome tn EN-.