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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-25

1t has been recently discovered that
the tide lands bordering on Puget
hound will produce finer flower bulbs
tulips, hyacinths and others-than will
Holland, which country has had mo-
nopoly in this line for centuries. The
conditions on the coast seem to be just
right to produce these bulbs in their
greatest perfection, and the business
of growing them is to be taken up upon
larger scale.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-25
what Was killing Him.

Beggar-'Will you please give me
six-pence, sir? I'm on my way home
to die9" Gentleman (handing him the
money)-"I don't mind giving you six
pence for SO worthy a purpose as that,
but your breath smells horribly of
whisky" II know it does, sir; whis-
ky's what's killing me. = - -
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-25

81 On general principles the good beef
animal need never be looked for in
chose sections Of the country largely
devoted to dairying. The COW has not
yet been created which will put fat
into her milk and on to her ribs at the
Haine time.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-25

One fact has come to light with ref
erence to passing goat meat off for
mutton, and that is the goat must be
very young, or else the inherited fra
GRANGE Of the billy will give the thing
dead away.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-25

"A friend Of ours told us lately that
ne had stopped the ravages of the
cholera in his herd of swine by giving
them "a certain medicine. Now, if we
were only sure that the hogs would
have kept on dying if he had not given
them this treatment But we are not.
That's the trouble with all hog cholera
remedies.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-25

By the injection of certain chemicals
Into the roots of plants just ready to
bloom some interesting changes have
been brought about in the color of the
blossom. Thus an eastern gardener
has succeeded in producing a green
carnation, and other flowers have been
radically changed in color.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-25

The Minneapolis beet sugar factory
mas worked up an acreage of sugar
beets three times as large as that of.
qS9S, this seasons work covering over
1000 acres. There were 4,340, 466
pounds of granulated sugar made and
5000 acres of beets will be ready for
the factory next season.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-25

The extra value Of the hide of the
Galloway steer for conversion into one
of the finest robes which can be made
puts very attractive premium on all
animals of this breed, This extra value
runs from $40 up. A Galloway fur
coat, trimmed with mink or beaver,
Is a very hobby winter outfit.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-25

i An Iowa judge has recently ruled
that If milkman doctors his milk
with boracic acid or any other preserv-
ative and the buyer knows that the
milk has been SO treated the adultera-
ton is no violation of law. This is one
OF those decisions in which the law is
permitted to assist the people in legally
thinning out the surplus population.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-25

a lady friend Of ours tells us that
II frozen eggs are thawed out in hot
water instead Of cold the yolks will be
left soft, 80 that they may be beaten
hs well as If not frozen.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-25

If you want lard hog, fatten him on
corn; if you want pig for your own
eating, fatten him on meal made from
barley, peas and oats. Bacon from
pig sosfatted won't all go to gravy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-25

8 The Iowa courts have ruled that if
you plant trees in front of your prem
1ses within proper limits on the public
commissioner, telephone or telegraph,
line has any right to Interfere with
fhem. This is sound law.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-25

Superintendent Hartman, of the ILL
nois Central will remove his headquar-
tiers from Dubuque to Waterloo on the
first of April.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-25

The two carloads of Christmas cattle
which topped the Chicago market for
1850 at $S.25 were Polled Angus.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-25

None Of the cures for the balky horse
applies to the balky automobile. The
kame cuss words are used, however.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-25

i q 2-year-old Jersey heifer owned in
Wisconsin shows up the nice record Of
696 pounds Of butter for her first years
milking period. Her winter ration was
eight pounds of bran, gluten and oil
meal and good hay, and her summer ra-
ton was Of grass, with an addition of
three pounds of bran per day. She
gave during the year 6,794 pounds Of
milk. She is typical family COW.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-25

The pleasure connected with spring.
time is largely owing to the fact that
we have just got rid of winter.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-25

I A farmer in Illinois got caught thus:
He agreed to give a farmland cents
q bushel for all the corn he would husk
inside of 10 hours up to 100 bushels
and the sum of 81 a bushel for all he
ausked over that amount. 1t cost the
farmer $26 for the days work. 1t is
evident that there is good deal of
latent ability in the average hired man.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-25

A curfew bell has been enacted at
Shelby.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-25

Rabbits. gophers and rats. because
of their fecundity and destructive pro-
pensities, need every means at the
command of the farmer to hold them
in check. 1t is not unlikely that the
sparrow will have to be included in
the list also. With the rabbits gnaw-
ing his orchard trees, the gophers dam
aging his meadow and pulling up his
newly planted corn and with the rats
swarming all over his corncribs and
barns. he needs every hawk and OWL
supplemented by traps. poison and
cats, to fight these pests. These are
the pests of settlement and civiliza-
ton, propagating under the most adj
verse conditions and only to be held
in check by the most vigilant care and
effort.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-25

A prominent paper recently stated
that the present high price of fla1seed
was owing to the war in the Philip
pines, deducing the conclusion that the
shortened supply Of hemp from the is
lands had affected the price of fax
fiber for cordage purposes. This was
a wrong conclusion. Flax fiber is but
little used for cordage purposes. The
straw is only reduced to a lint in tow
mills and is mostly used for upholster-
ing. 1t is not suitable for binding
Irvine or ropes and, so far, has not been
successfully worked up into paper,
though it may finally be thus used.
The increased price Of faxseed is
caused wholly by the unusual demand
for linseed oil for paint, there having
been more painting done in 1899 than
in any year of the nations existence.
The evening times., 1900-01-29
The Kentucky War CIoud.

Every honest friend of peace and good
government will hope that Senator-elect
Blackburn is correct in his view that the
violent conditions OF the situation in his
State have been exaggerated, and that
whatever the legislative and judicial
branches Of its government may decide in
connection with the political questions be-
for them will be accepted by the people.
Ii must be admitted however, that the
press reports from Frankfort today hardly
seem TO support The optimistic opinion ex-
pressed by the Kentucky statesman.
According to one despatch il was with
difficulty that the less gory-minded leaders
Of the Republican faction Cn SATURDAY
we're able to prevent the Mountain Chief
Philpot. with his clan, from making n at
tempt to dispcrse the Legislature and to
Kill the prominent Democratic members,
including Mr. Goebel. in their seats. so it
would appear that all idea OF trouble has
not disappeared. The fact that the State
capital is full of the bloodthirsty Repub-
lican element represented by the Philpot
and other mountain factions is suggestive
1t is said that last night the Republican
minority in the Legislature were thinking
seriously Of seeding and setting up an
opposition body. ''electing" former Gov
ernor Bradley as United States Senator,
and precipitating revolution in that way.
In case such a course is decided upon. the
assumption is that fighting viii begin
without further postponement as the Re
publican militia to the number Of ten thou
sand is announced as prepared TO march
on FfanRfort.
a decidedly strange feature of the situ-
alton is presented in the abstention from
threats and violence of the Democra ic
leaders and masses. It is to their credit
that they have allowed their opponents TO
do nearly all the menacing and knife and
pistol 6ourishing Yet, they, too, are
hentuckians. and as such must be consii-
cred handy with the gun. Should they te
attacked, il is possible that they might
resort 10 defensive measures of an in
teresting and even sensational nature.
What the result Of a collision would lie
l. is not possible to conjecture: but possi-
bly, some of the mountain feuds in eastern
Kentucky might come 10 an end for want
CT material.
The evening times., 1900-01-29
Hbnt Will Europe De:

Probably il is too early for predictions
as to the immediate effect Of the second
Tugsla disaster upon British imperial in
terests abroad, but it is quite conceivable
that International developments OF con-
sequential character may not be now long
DELAYED The chancelleries OF the Conu-
nent are likely to wait a few days and 10
watch the trend of British public opinion.
as the same may be shown in the hrst SIT
tings Of Parliament If the nerve of the
nation is seen TO have been weakened, and
there should be a manifest disposition 70
assaii the Salisbury government, in any
manner threatening to its continuance IN
power. Ii is not unreasonable to think tnat
such a state of things might readily bring
to a head whatever designs may have be- n
held in abeyance on the other side OF the
channel.
Il is not pleasant sign for Great Brit
ain that the Transyaal diplomatic agent,
DIR. Leyds. is being honized in Official So
ciety in the European capi ais. HIS Ie-
ception at Berlin must be especially an-
moving 20 Her Majesty's Government and
people: but il may ret have any oteer
effect in the United Kingdom than 10
solidify the country in a de ermination 10
fight on TO the bitter end. As notice TO the
powers that England would resent the sug-
gestion of intervention or mediation, Brit
ism newspapers of influence are calling
upon the authorities to mobilize the last
ship of The fleet and some demonstration
OF the kind is highly probable.
As we have suggested. ST. Petersburg
and Paris will be apt to take their cue
more or less from the evidence they may
gather of the strength or weakness OF the
war to the knife" party in Parliament.
The downfall Of the present ministry would
doubtless be accepted as a sign that the or,-
portunity for foreign action had come. Ii
The Liberals concluded to accept power il
. could not well be for any purpose other
than to make peace. Their leaders have
neither taste nor desire for the assumption
OF task made all but impracticable by the
blunders of the other party. The chances
are that John Bull viii grumble bitterly,
but that he viii support the government,
demand a naval demonstration, and put up
a bold front. which may defer aggression
/ from the outside But il is certain that
Great Britain cannot sustain many more
/ royerses in the field like the one just re-
ported. without finding herself confronted
with dangers that none of her statesmen
would like to think possible.
The evening times., 1900-01-29
GERMAN LAW COURTS.
4 Unique system Described by United
states Consul Drodowski.


The law courts of Germany are discuss
ed in report to the State Department
from United States Consul BrOdOwski at
S0lingen. He says;
1T may not be out of place to give my
experience as to the German 'Schoeffen-
gericht," which in some small degree can
be compared with our justice-of- the-peace
courts. These consider smaller cases like
petit larceny, disOrderly conduct battery.
etc.
The court is composed of professional
judge and two assistants. selected from
venire of citizens. the prosecuting at
torney. and minute clerk The presiding
judge does all the questioning of the deliE-
quent and of the witnesses. but il is not
forbidden for the assistants and the pros
ecuting attorney 10 PROFOUND questions If
they see fit TO do so. But the surprising
feature therein for the American is the
fact that the prosecuting attorney Is at
the same time the attorney for the aC-
cused.
After all the Ques tioning has been done
the prosecuting attorney lays before the
court the law on the subject. The fine va
IitS dtCOIulnS 10 dSSTdNdtlnE OF lilliSdl-
ing circumstances.
only with prisoners whose records
show many prior offences does the prose-
cutting attorney give to the court these
aggravating circumstances. On the con-
trary, he usually detects any and all nit
igating circumstances which may prove
to be beneficial to the prisoner. and rec
Ommends him to the clemency Of the court
| by pleading for the lowest fine. Then the
prisoner is asked what he has to say, and
in most of these cases appeals to the
clemency of the court.
The court retires to a private room. re-
turns a few minutes later, and the presid-
ing judge passes the sentence. These SEN
tences are in most cases so mild and in
all cases so just and sensible that as one
of the judges here has stated to me. not
one appeal has been taken throughout this
whole year from the decisions of the court,
ut is really refreshing spectacle to
see how the poor man, although a delin-
quent, gets the full. honest, and well-ad-
ministered protection of the law"
The evening times., 1900-01-29

troops to anniAilatien White viii capitu-
late He may make another fight. It is
possible. even that he might attempt SCR
tie in the hope of effecting junction with
Dundopald and Clery. supposing them 10
be in the Western Ladysmith Hills e5tween
Acton Homes and Dewdrop; but that, per
haps. is a wild conjecture. If they have
been cut of as seems to be limited. and On
Thursday or Friday we're between Acton
Homes and Mount TiDtwa. il is barely
rossible that. rather than surrender. the
cavalry and light artillery might try TO es-
cape by Tintwa Pass into the Free State
That pass may have been open or may have
been occupied by the Beers. We have no
knowledge Of the facts. On the whole, ii
may be said with considerable confidence
that there is no further hope for the relief
of Ladysmith. based on anything in the
power OF Sir Redvers Butler TO do. All taat
remains TO him. apparently, is to get haca
as quickly as possible on his old line, ana
cover the approaches TO Pietermarit@burg,
leaving Lords Roberts and Kitchener TO
start a fresh campaign from the Orange
River The British jig appears to be Up in
Natal
The evening times., 1900-01-29

From the Ladies' Home Journal1

(From the Ladies Home Journal
Embraces and kisses are rehearsed with the
EXTREMIST care. They must have an impulsive
manner. They must look sufficiently fervid. 1t
is a curious sight-that OF two players who are
to express the ardent love which Shakespeare
has written for his Romeo and Juliet, but who
at rehearsal, in modern clothes and no acces-
sories of glamour. practice kiss as mechanically
and uufeengly though it were-as IT is then
utterly devoid of sentiment There must be no
hesitation nor cIumsiness Romeo is not per
mitted to decide whether to throw both arms
around his sweetheart or only one. or which.
Nor NAV Juliet by shy forward. yielding or
resisting as she chooses. The director will placs
their arms for them if they do moi themselves
make a picturesque exhibit of tenderness. And
the kiss? Shall it be delivered by the wooer
on the lips of the won, or on the brow. Or
check? That question is considered and settled.
Are kisses on the stage genuine? Well. not at
rehearsals, except. maybe, once or twice in order
10 show the effect fully An actress would re-
sent real kiss at a rehearsal except when nee
essary. For the satisfaction of natural curiosity
on that point il may be told right here that most
of the kisses in the public performances Of plays
are aCtual kisses.
The evening times., 1900-01-29

From the Cincinnati Commercial Tribunc)
Every locomotive that is built in the West
nowadays has the new antibandit attachment.
On all the new engines OF the ID. & X. c. Rail
way are iron pipes extending along the roof of the
cab and connecting with the boiler. Through
these pipes. without making parceptbe motion.
either tre engineer OF fireman send. under 200
pounds pressure. jet Of steam and boiling water
that would efTectually cook anything living that
happened 10 be on the tender the front end of
the baggage car The diameter OF the pipe is one
and a half irch. and single second would drop
any man who attempted to stand before it in
action.
Tire steam leaves the pipe at a temperature OF
sb ut $50 degrees, hot enough to have the toughest
OF outlaws cooked tender by the time the train
could be brought 10 standstill. 1t is calculated
TO quell the ardor of these gentlemen who make
a speciality OF holding up engineers from the
tender.
Tramps are fighting shy of this railroad.
The evening times., 1900-01-29
ModcPn BarlIarianS.

Moved to anger by the fiippani and i'm
pudent attitude of a man who had ap-
peared as complainant against his wife,
and who, it trauspired, had struck her
with his fists, a New York magistrate has
handed down q few extra-judicial remarks
which may serve to call renewed attention
10 the fact that metropolitan culture has
not vet driven ont the practice of mall
treating women. Judge Pool, of the Har-
lem police court, has apparently become
utterly disguised with the frequency of
wife beating. What patience he had was
probably destroyed by the latest case that
came before him, and he remarked with
more vigor than elegance that ANY man
who beats his wife should have not oil
poured over him, then be whipped and
afterward hanged"
While there is no immediate danger of
the Chinese system of justice being in
troduced in American States, there is a
popular feeling on occasions that the PEN
alties for certain offences are woefully i'm
adequate. There is nothing that more
The evening times., 1900-01-29
THE BRITISH TAKE A HINT.
Valuable Lessons Learned From the
American Comm mmerrial Methods

American ON nfcrf-iai AethOd-
The British Board CT Trade has at lasr
taken a valuable hint, and may be the
gamer For five years EnSlishmen engaged
in The foreign trade have been complain
ing because their government would not
give them an advantage enjoyed by Ameri-
cans engaged in similar trade by the daily
publication of advance sheets Of consular
reports OF general interest to producers
and merchants as we'll as to exporters.
These complaints have been emphasized
by the British press and by boards of trade
and other commercial b0iies. and the re-
ports Of British consuls have been COM
pared with those Of American cCusUiS,
greatly to he disadvantage Of the former.
The complaints have been so persistent
and loud in expression that they have at
last spurred the beard OF trade to action
and it's ntfi ial Journal. containing the re-
rorts of British consuls. will hereafter be
published weekly instead of monthly The
first number appeared On January T.
OF course. il wouldn't have dCne TO
startIe the conservative BTitisher by a
daily issue. or overcome q British consul By
recurring him to contribute TO it.
Consul Boyle Of Liverpool, who reports
this new departure of TIE board OF trade,
calls it significant. Equally so, in his opin-
ion is the establishment OF the new COM
mereisl intelligence branch of the board OF
trade. which according to the official an
rouncement made on January I. has been
established with a view to meet the con-
stantIv increasing demand for prompt and
accurate information en- commercial mat
ters so far as il can be met by Government
action
The board announces that the intelligence
branch will endeayOr. on application being
made. to supply information with regard 20
the following subjects: Commercial sta
tistics. matters relating to foreign and CO.
Ionial tariffs. excise and consumption dU-
ties. port. harbor. and tonnage dues. and
other charges on shipping. customs regula-
tfons. consular fees, forms Of certificates OF
origin. regulations concerning commercial
travellers. trading licenses. foreign and
colonial contracts open to tender. foreign
and colonial bounties. lists of firms engaged
in particular lines CT business in different
localities. etc. An enquiry room. at whicl
copies of official publications directories
and other works of reference may be con
suited is reserved at the offices of the
branch for the convenience Of personal ap.
DIiCaUfS
The evening times., 1900-01-29
4 Military RetrOSDect.

o
Let us 70 back thirty-seven years in our own
history. Ne grey-haired reader%ean have forgot
ten the thrill that through him when the
news came of the magnificent battle above the
clouds the private soldiers battle suppose
while the whole North was in the flush of its first
rejoicing over that splendid feat Of arms the tele
graph instruments had suddenly clicked out an
announcement for the newspaper bulletin boards
that General Hooker had withdrawn from Look
out Mountain, finding the position untenable
and that the "Johnnies'' again in possession
of it. How would the North have felt? Spion
Kop is not Lookout Mountain, of course; but
that's how London and England felt Yesterday.
The evening times., 1900-01-29
The Pay of Tommy Atkins.
Trom the London Answers.)

(FTOm the London AhsWels.1
Poor Tommy earns his pay. For all his bravery
his risk of terrible wounds and horrible death liz
gets only Is day. The infantry bears the brunt
of the battle and loses ten times many meE
proportionately TO numbers. as the cavalry Oh
artillery Yet the cavalry private receives Is I'd
the gunner Is Id and the artillery driver Is 4d
The officers pay, though not sufficient for theil
wants. is ridculously out of proportion to thai
of the privstes. An infantry captain gets lis I'd
a cavalry captain rs, and Royal Horse ARTILLERY
captain I5s Majors get in the infantry 1Ss Il
a day. the cavalry 15s, ana in the Royal Horse
Artillery Iss Cd; while the lieutenant colonel get
1ss in the infantry. 2ls Cd in the cavalry and "a
cd in the Royal Horse Artillery. And, OF course
the officers receive many perquisites.
The evening times., 1900-01-29
Were Married i'm N Tree.

(From the Louisville Courier Journal
There recently took place in this neighborhoed
wedding which was as startling as anyone could
wish II seems that the bride had peculiar no.
tions about weddings and she had made up her
mind to have her marriage different from the
ordinary ceremonial. There to be no at
tendants except The maid OF honor. the brides
sister, and at the appointed hour the family
congrCHqted about large gnarley tree, the old
est growing on the country place where the all
fresco service was to take place At the same
time the bride and groom, maid OF honor. and
clergyman came from the house. and when they
reached the tree they climbed it and the ceTe-
mony was performed amidst the foliage of the
lnNvrr branches.