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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05
SAVING MORE CORN FODDER.

This season sees the saving of a lar
ger per cent of the corn fodder through
the northwest than ever before. Little
by little corn growers are awaking to
the fact that they cannot afford to
waste about half the value of the crop.
The new corn harvesting machines are
doing excellent work this year and
making the security of the corn fodder
a comparatively easy job. Much Of
this excellent fodder will be fed to fat
ting cattle just as it comes from the
shock, much will be shredded and not
n little thrashed with an ordinary ma
chine. The very best way in which to
Use and prepare this fodder is not vet
fully determined. This will be deter
mined by various things. Enough that
farmers have got to the point where
the fodder is hereafter to be largely
saved instead of being wasted.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05
a DESERVED TRIBUTE.

There is all too little sentiment in
business. aud the way Of the old world
is to grab and appropriate all good
things as they come along, with never
thought as to their origin or of the
patient labor and genius which in
vented or begat them for the good OF
mankind. The men who thus benefit
the world seldom live long enough to
reap any fair need Of appreciation or
financial reward for their work. The
men who developed the Concord grape
and the Ben Davis apple are unknown,
even by name, to thousands of men
who make money growing these fruits.
Another case is that of the man who
developed the Wealthy apple for the
northwest, in the doing of which he
conferred boon upon all growers of
this fruit in northwestern territory the
value Of which cannot be overestimat-
ed. This man, Peter NJ. Gideon of Ex-
celsior. MIMI, is now an old man and
poor, and some Iowa man who has
been growing SO successfully these
beautiful red apples suggests that each
man in the northwest growing the
Wealthy set aside each year the sum
of 5 cents for each Wealthy tree in
his orchard as tribute to the old man
for the grand work which he did in
producing this apple. We know that
this is pure sentiment, and all that, yet
1t would be a most fitting thing to dc
and would bring into the last days of a
good and noble life recognition and
appreciation which would make its
sunset full Of radiance and beauty.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05
HER PENCIL GAVE HER AWAY.
Thi. Girl betrayed Her Calling by
Wearing 1t In Her
Hair. q

A girl attired in white Marseilles
suit that had tailor-made finish
walked down the aisle of one of the
theaters one night recently with the air
of princess just in from her summer
palace. She was accompanied by q
young man who had an opulent appears
ance, The girl sank into an orchestra
chair, adjusted herNglass. and tried to
look bored, while her escort glanced
at the boxes, says the Chicago inter
Ocean.
The women in the row back of the
two imposing young persons seemed to
be impressed. They studied the braid-
ing on the girls white Elton jacket, and
furitively admired the scarf on her
sailor hat. They whispered approving
comments on the summer costume.
Then the curtain went up. and the girl
removed her headgear.
The leading lady had just appeared
when one of the women back of the girl
clutched her companions arm and
whispered:
"Cash!"
There was piercing scorn in her
tone that made it carry. The girl in
white heard it and spasmodically put
her right hand up to the coil Of pretty
blonde hair. Then she flushed a painful
crimson.
Stuck among the shelf hairpins was o
bit of lead pencil with a piece of soilett
rubber in the end. The horrid women
who had envied her as the possible
daughter of millionaire had guessed
that she was clerk in downtown de-
partment store.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05
RAISE YOUR OWN FRUIT.

1t worked like this with us in our
garden this year: FIRST there was the
aspnragus, which just held out until
green peas We're ready. Then came
the strawberries, lasting three weeks,
followed by raspberries and currants,
and then the blackberries and early ap-
Piles, and these srNeeded by the plums.
with the grapes TO taper off the fruit
season-fruit in the garden, fruit IL
the orchard, fruit in the cellar. fruit
for the neighbors, and infinitely more
pleasure in the raising of it than In
running for some Office.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05

About the incest lot Of fodder which
we have seen this year was lot Of cut
corn which had been sown Tricky OH a
five acre tract of rich land and which
had been cut with a harvester, bound
and shocked. We very much doubt If
there is any other plant or any other
method which will give as satisfactory
results where supply Of milk produc-
ing fodder is wanted and where piece
Of land can be devoted exclusively to
its production. How many tons to the
acre? Well, not less than three, proba-
bly, more.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05
ABOUT CORN IN THE YOUNG Or
CHARn

A writer in horticultural journal
recommends corn as the best crop to
raise in young orchard This state
ment needs qualifying. If the corn is
not planted within ten feet of the trees
and the vacant space either mulched
or well cultivated during the growing
season, corn is all right in the orchard,
but If it is planted close up to the
young trees and the season Is other
than wet one the corn will rob the
trees of needed moisture and hamper
their growth if it does not kill them
outright. Corn when growing is a
voracious eater and a never satisfied
drinker, and woe to the tree OF plant
which has to occupy territory over
which it's hungry roots extend. There
Is nothing better than beans II some
sort of crop must be raised upon the
land occupied by the young trees. The
beam is fertilizer, not robber. of
the soil.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05

7. Every Improvement made on the
railroads Of the country, whether in
the shape of straighter roadbeds, lower
grades, heavier engines or bigger cars,
reacts to the benefit of the farmers.
The road which can haul ton of prod
uce for the smallest sum is the road
which invariably fixes the rate at
which such produce shall be hauled,
perhaps not all at once, but the ability
to haul for the least money as surely
determines this question Of freights as
the ability to sell given commodity
for the smallest sum settles its value in
the markets.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05
ABOUT THE CATFISH.
Ii Not Yet Made Fully Into a Perfect
Fish-somc of Its Queer
Ways.

The catfish belongs to an ancient
type not yet fully made into fish, and
hence those whose paired fins are oil
properly fastened to the head, as his
are not, hold him in well-merited scorn.
He has no scales and no bright colors.
His fins are small, and his head and
mouth are large. Around his mouth
are eight long "smellers," fleshy feel
ers, that he pushes out as he crawls
along the bottom in search of anything
that he may eat. AS he may eat any
thing, he always finds it. His appetite
is as impartial as that of goat. Any
thing from a deal lamprey or a bunch
of sunfish eggs to q piece of tomato
can is grateful to him. In each of the
fins which represent his arms is a long,
sharp bone, with slimp surface and a
serrated edge. These are fastened by
a ball and socket joint, and whenever
the fish is alarmed the bone is whirled
over and set in place, then it sticks out
stifly on each side. There is another
such bone in the fin on the back, and
when all of these are set there is no
fish that can swallow him, says the
Popular Science Monthly.
When he takes the hook, which he
surely will do if there is any hook to
be taken, he will swallow it greedily
AS he is drawn out of the water he
sets his three spines, and laughs to
himself us the boy pricks his fingers
trying to get the hook from his stom.
ach. This the boy is sure to do, and
because the boy of the Mississippi val
ley is always fishing for catfish is the
reason why his fingers are always sore
| The catfish is careless of the presen,
and sure of the future. After he ii
/ strung on birch branch and dried il
the sun and sprinlzled with dust ant
has had his stomach dug out to recover
the hook, if he falls into the brook he
will swim away. He holds no malice
and is ready to bite again at the frs,
thing in sight.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05

He had tried various newfangled ar
rangements for sailing his stock, but
he says the cheapest and best thing
which he has ever tried is to take a
barrel of salt out In the pasture and
place it somewhere near the water
trough on the ground on its side, then
drive four stakes 80 as to keep it from
rolling around, then cut hole in the
top big enough for critter to get its
nose into the barrel. There is no pat.
ent. on this, and it works just as well
as though there was.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05
In the membership Of cooperative

In the membership of cooperative
creamery of 100 members which had
hard work to get along and which
made low grade Of butter only 25
took any kind of an agricultural paper.
The rs went it alone on the old lines OF
their fathers. Agriculture and progress
are today synonymous terms. Old
ways are dead ways. Gray matter,
nitrogen, potash, phosphoric acid and
Providence are working together. The
reading farmer raises the best crops
and makes the most money. The man
who reads also thinks. and the man
who reads and thinks and works al
ways will take first money.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05

Around nearly all the cornfelds in
the west will be found strip Of land,
at least u feet wide, up next the wire
fence, which is devoted to the produc-
ton of worthless and worse than
worthless weeds. The up to date
farmer will seed down to clover and
timothy this strip, thereby, securing .
clear place on which to turn his team
when cultivating the corn, and later
will run the mower over 1t and get a
bunch of nice hay. This. grass head
land on farm is mark Of good farm
ing.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05
WHY he wEPT.
His Mother Told the Chubby Urchin
Where and How He Had
Been Hurt.

Avery fat little boy with chubby legs
that stuck out at right angles from his
watermelon-shaped body sat in Il
Georgetown car one day. His fond
mamma was engrossed in "says shes
ing and says heing" with her com
panion, and Master Chunk made up
his mind that he'd like to look out of
the window. He rolled over and
climbed up on the seat, says the Wash-
ington Post.
sssow. don't do that said mamma
.'You know you've Had one awful fall
to-day doing that, SO sitright down."
Where did i fall, MAJ" he piped,
shrilly.
''In the street car
"Did Ihurt MYSELF" he asked.
Yes" she answered.
"Where?" and he looked anxious. :
"On the hand" his mother replied.
Master Chunk raised one cushion of a
hand to his head, and then, without the
slightest warning, he let up roar that
would have made the bull of Bashan
green with envy. All the way up to
High street mamma was busy comfort
ing him, She had recalled painful
circumstance to him and he wept-
wept the more loudly since there was no
present pain to distract his attention.
And the woman across the car said
If he was her child he'd stop yelling or
she'd know the reason why.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05

Where the finest forest trees grow
there will always be found mulching
and moisture. If left alone, the tree
will protect itself, its leaves year by
year accommodating beneath it to hold
the moisture and protect its roots.
There is an object lesson here for all
growers Of trees.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05
An old Ash wedn..au, cu.,o,,.

At one time it WAS on Ash Wednesday
the custom to appoint all official OF the
English palaces to crow the hours of the
day, like cock, as reminder of the
denial of St. Peter. This practice ex-
cited the furious indignation of George
II. His Ignorance OF English made it
very difficult for the courtiers to explain
that the royal cock Grower was NOT max
ing fun of him, The cock Grower was a
salaried officer at the English court az
late as 1923.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05
why Women Fight sea.lc1ne...

"Are women more subject to sea-
sickness than men?" An Atlantic cap
tain replies: "Yes. but, on the other
hand, they stand it better. A woman
struggles up to the point OF despair
against the-what j might call the i'm
propriety of the thing. She isn't so
much tortured by the pangs as she is
worried by the prospect of becoming
disheyeled, haggard and draggled. She
fights against it to the last and keeps
up appearances as long as she can hold
up her head"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05

Here's new wrinkle in dairying. A
Denver agricultural paper says that
there are altogether too many dairy
men in the state of Colorado who think
they cannot milk a COW unless the calf
IS sucking on the opposite side.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05

Yes, it's n good thing to halter break
the colt young, and it is also a pretty
good thing to halter break the boy
pretty young too. A 5-year-old colt
and a 1O-year-old boy, if allowed to run
wild, are hard subjects to handle.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05

A car of cattle which sold lately at
the Chicago stockyards at $500 were
range beasts, put on feed Oct. 1, 1898,
weighing S76 pounds each, and sold the
last of July, this year, weighing 1913
pounds each. They were high grades.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05

Valuable as the steer calf is today,
you need have no scruples about con-
Nerting your Jersey bred male calf into
veal in the shortest possible time. This
Is the only way in which brief life
can be made a useful one.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05
Could Not Down aim.

An old friend of an Australians father
was his cicerone in London and took him.
snlong other places, to Westminster alb
hey. And "There, my young friend. =
iaid the Enslishman when they had OK
plored the noble old building. you have
nothing like that in Australian"
My word" said the colonial expert.
mo fear! You should just see the Scotch
,hurch ut Bsllafat!'--The carkpcv Co
iumbus, by d. O. Murray.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05

A June temperature and June rations
make it easy for old Bossy to fill the
pail and set all the hens to cackling.
Now, if you want milk in January and
eggs in February, all you have to do is
to make June conditions and feed a
June ration as near as you can.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05

An Indiana community is organizing
to boycott the coffee trust by pledging
the members of the organization not
to use any bought coffee. The joke of
this thing is that coffee is one of the
few commodities not in a trust.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05
wherein Wealth Ha. No Pun.

Yes. her hat was certainly lovely,
though it had cost but $1S.13: quite az
lovely as that Smith womnn's. which
had cost nearly 500.
but the Smiths are able TO own a
iuore conspicuous pew in church than We
are" faltered the husband.
well. they can't come in any later
thar we can. guess" she exclaimed
sadiautly. Detroit Journal.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05
up.et the Actors, Grayitv.

A funny incident happened during
performance of Macbeth" in Dublin.
In the sleep-walking scene, when the
nurse and the doctor appear on the
stage together and confabulate with
one another, loud voice suddenly
called out from the gallery, causing a
roar of laughter in the middle of most
serious scene: SWELL, doctor, is 1t .
bow or a pirlo"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05
The blue joint grass which was SO

The blue joint grass which was SO
abundant on the western prairies when
they were first settled has disappeared
MS result of settlement and cultiva-
tion. All efforts to propagate 1t have
failed, for with the wild game and the
Indian 1t resents civilization. This is
n fact to be regretted, ms no better hay
for the horse can be found than that
made from the blue Joint grass. There
lis but little Of it left save as 1t may
be found along the rights Of way Of the
railway companies.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05

Among hundred cornfelds which
we noted as we passed them not long
since but one was absolutely free from
weeds. There was flock Of sheep
kept on the farm.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05

!, Thirteen leading Iowa creameries
paid an average Of 1914 cents for but
tier fat for July, ten Kansas creameries
paid an average Of IA 6-1O cents and
ten Minnesota creameries 1871 cents.
The greatest range was among the
iowa creameries, one creamery paying
is low as 10 cents and one as high as
10 cents.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05

The right to shoot as well as the
right to vote will have to be extended to
the conductors and brakemen Of the
railways Of the country If this tramp
nuisance is ever abated.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05

Lucky is the man who is SO situated
that he can look upon his big crop of
corn as simply so much raw material
60 be every bushel Of it converted into
some form of finished meat or dairy
product. The man who sells the corn
will get 20 cents bushel, and the man
who feeds 1t will get 40 or SO cents.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05

A certain rich mining district in Aus
tralia is wholly destitute of water. All
water used has to be brought from far
away and costs the consumer over a
dollar gallon.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05

The loss of human life by accident
ts in the abstract always a deplorable
thing, but If in the divine economy of
things certain part Of the race have
ito be the victims Of accidents one can
be more cheerfully resigned in the case
of the. victim Of dynamite cartridge
which the deceased did not get into the
water quick enough to kill the fish, as
he intended. Two cases Of this sort
have occurred in Iowa this summer.
Both the funerals were largely at
tended.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05

\ switch engine at Dubuque crashed
into buggy occupied by Charles Moy.
He was thrown out and seriously in
iured.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05

A 1900 pound horse shipped on the
cars distance of 800 miles will often
lose from 100 to 200 pounds in weight.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05
BY ]. S. TR1GG.
Copyright, 1899, by j. S. Trigg.

Trotting and pacing track time Is
likely to come to standstill at or near
the two minute mark.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05

The new military company at Du-
buque numbers forty-seyen men. of
which thirty-four have been sworn into
the service.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05

When corn is worth % cents bush
ell, separated milk has nutritive value
Of about is cents per hundred.
Evening journal., 1899-03-24

Values in
.TailOr-nade
Suits.

We have just added to our
large stock of Tailor-made
Suits number of new styles
and colorings at very moder-
ate prices. We note a few of
particularly good numbers,
all frst-class in make and at
prices that cannot fail to i'm
press you as being less than
equally as good garments
could be produced for in your
own homes.
$500 Suits of all-wool
black storm Serge, fly front
jacket, new style skirt.
$o.oo-Wool Ladies Cloth
in black and navy jacket and
skirt braid trimmed. Very
handsome at the price.
$.o.oo-Tight fitting and
fly front Suits in black, navy
and colored in Cheviot, We
netian and Covert Cloths,
jackets lined throughout with
silk, skirts the newest style
with button trimmings. The
workmanship and quality oi
these Suits are unsurpassed,
S12.oo-Suits of Cheviot
both black and navy-Cov.
erts, Homespuns and Tweeds
in the newest and most popu
lar colorings. The assort
ment at this price is larger
than you are accustomed tc
find in this market.
Other Suits at $500
plo.OO, $1,000, 925.OO.
We permit no Suit to leave
our store unless it is perfect
fitting, and for this purpose
we have an increased force il
our alteration department
thus allowing us to promise th'
delivery of all Suits for The
coming week before Easter.
Evening journal., 1899-03-24
HOFPtCKBR KNOCK D OUT
MOLOsIlEY, OF PIHLADELREHnA,
PUTS HIM ITO sGIEEP IN TIHREE
ROI1NlDS.

MrCL OsIIEY, OF PHILADELPHIA,
PUTS HIM ITO suEEP IN nTHREE
ROUNDS.
Frank 1Ioffecken tha l2Splund
Fighter of this city, was NnoclSed out in
the third round by Ellwood McCloslSey,
on Philadelphia. in the contest IbeAore
THE Empire Athletic Club at the Pyle
Cycle Academy last might. About 1000
person were present and there WAS
solme ratecing fighting. The wind-up
was between AlcClosl1ey and HoffeclNer
amid was 10 be fifteen rounds. Both
men appeared i'm gcod condition. but
TIoffeclSer was too eager for the fray.
in THE first round THEY SPARED for ad-
vantage. without efnect. In Tine second
EIoffecker Uorced the fighuAng and went
after McCltslley in lively fashion The
Philaderphia boy was cool, however
amid the round ended with Hoffecl1er
hhvAng rsoeived some pretty hard
body blows and being welE winded. In
THE third round IHoffeclSer renewed the
same tactics. st
Wlhen THE uOund was about half over
McCloslSoy got i'm a hard blow below
THE heart with his right crossed and
hit HoffeclSer rn THE point OF the Jaw
twice-a Iheavy blow followed by a
Tight one. Honecller went down i'm a
heap and rolled almost under THE ropes,
He was caruled to his chair but did
not recover dn time. and rhe fight was
given to NlcCrOslgey.
Pat MeConnsll and Jimmy Mcclure
both OF Wilmington, were to fight ten
rcunds. but at the ENID cu five rounds
McConnell had his opponent so groggy
THAT the fight was stopped and the de-
cieion given to Mcdonnell. YOmnp
Colby and Samuel Hayes were to bat
tie six rounds, but Colby knocked
Hayes DOWN several times and the lat
ter was glad to quit ia THE second
round.
Evening journal., 1899-03-24
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR ELECT
ANNUAL coNCIIAvE OF ST. JOHNS
COMAlANDERY LAST NIGHT A
PLEASANT AFFAIR.

The annual conclave OF st. Johns
Commnhery. No. 1, Masonic knights
Templar was held in their asylum. Ma
sonic Temple, last evening. " V. Har-
risen, eminent commander, presiding
Encouraging reports were read for the
year ending, showing the command.
cry 10 be in a prosperous condition
Ohicers to serve for the ensuing year
were elected as follows. Eminent com.
mander. +. Harvey Day, NJ. d.; gem
era,issimo. William w. Knox: captain
general Harry r. Guthrie; senior war
den. Elias II. johnson; junior warden
William H. Weeks; treasurer. A. Gil
bert Robinson; recorder, James II
Price; trustees, William Marshall
George w Andrews and Elmer T.
Mitchell After the business was con-
cludod the sir knights marched to the
banquet room where a sumptuous
supper was served, music being fur.
nished by Parry's Orchestra Of fifteen
pieces. Covers were laid for 25G
speech-maklng and music being the OF.
der Of the evening.