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Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-28
For The Elouscl.eencr 20 TRY.

Sprinkling clothes with hot water
ind n whisk broom.
Try rubbing tough meat with n
cut lemon TO make IL tender,
Rubbing celery on the hands TO
remove the odor OF onions.
Adding one or two tublespooniuls
Of sugar to strong turnigs when
cooking,
MIXING stove blOcking with little
ammonia TO prevent burning of,
Adding u few drops of Ammonia
to blue water TO whiten the clothes,
Adding little sugar to milk to
prevent il sticking to the vessel
while boiling.
Placing an apple in the bread and
cake boxes to keep bread and cake
moist.
Mixing u little cornstarch with
salt before filling the salt shaker, to
prevent It's clogging
Adding tablespoonful Of kero-
sene TO II pail of clear hot water to
wash the windows,
Sprinkling grated cheese over oat
meal porrldge instead Of sugar and
euing with cream,
Wettlng cloth in cider vinegar,
wrapping cheese in it to keep moist
and prevent molding.
Dipping bit Of parsley in vinegar
and eating to sweeten the breath
Ind remove odor after eating onions
Dining stale dOughnutS in cold
water, placing in paper bag, heat
Ing thoroughly in the oven and sery-
ng hot.
MiNing -four and sugar together,
before adding water, to prevent
Jumping, where flour and sugar is
used in making s0uces.
Making splendid furniture polish
by taking a wine glass Of olive OIL
one Of vinegar and two tablespoons
Of alcohol, apply with soft cloth
md polish with flannel,
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-28
THINKS MEN NEED ADVICE
This woman IN Tired of seeing sa
Much Space Given 10 women,

81 do wish some would write few
rules for men," said young married
woman recently. I'm awfully tireG
OF reading in magazines and news
papers that | must meet my husband
when he comes home from his office
pleasantly and cheerfully,' that TIE
house muNb be like new pin, | must
be prettily gowned, the dinner must
be daintily cooked and served and that
he mustn't be worried with recital
OF the troubles Of the day, no mattei
# drllrum superyenes for me,
"fhcse precepts are all right theor
eticaly and under ordinary circum
stances are practical, Every woman
follows them instlnctlyely who wishes
TO retain her husbands admlrNtionl
but why uren't there u few laws OF
this sort laid down for men to followI
"Why ism: there some one TO tell
the 10 look cheerful when they come
in and to forbear to grumble II dinner
is triile late for any good rcalon, to
be Il little sympathetic and affection
ate and remember that theirs are not
the only troubles In the house?
according 10 the ordinary writer,
u woman's whole married life should
be spent In practcing eXpedlents TO
keep her husbands love from growing
cold while he apparently may pursue
any couwe he pleoscs, civil or unclvil,
tyranncal or gentlemanly and be sure
Of retaining hers
",rhls may not be the masculine idea
Of the case ut all; the stemer sex may
not really expect 10 get the whole
globe and give nothing In return, but
II Is not the writer's nault II they
don't, / sedulously keep all such ar
ticleS away from John, for he's u very
good husband, anh I'm afraid such
literature would put ideas into his
head and spoil him,
"Now, poor unenllghtcned soul, he
has an idea that my side Of the part
nerShip has It's own worries, and he
tries TO help me straigh,en them out,
but who knows how he would change
IL he ever discovered that he is really
made Of china and has to be handled
with care tokeep from being broken?'
Baltimore News.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-28

ny remembered BouIanger's promise,
and hastened TO the artlste's rooms
behind the stage,
"yehSe 10 you want here" demanded
4 man, barring his wny.
Monsieur lioulanger," Danny an
swered, fumbling for the Nrtuosos
cnrd,
"llc sees nobody after perfor.
nance said theother. "You will have
20 go away"
"lle will see me- Danny insisted,
"Why?"
"liecnuse he made an appointment
20 give me bnck my StradlWrius which
he borrowed this afternoon"
Nonsense ! am Monsieur Boulnn'
gers agent, and know that he has
played upon his own instrument, n
Guarderlus, not Il Strad, You'd better
go,'
81 will not move from here until
my dead boys violin Is restored t'
me;" cried the old man, "See, here u
Boulnnger's curd! Where Is hep"
Here ! nm. What Is the mNtteR?'
said II weary voice,
There was something IN the tone
that caused Danny to turn deathly
pale. Had his son really come to life?
lie looked up to see young man IN
evening dress with u violin cuse under
his arm, but II was not BoulNnger---
not the vrtuoso who had borrowed
the Slrnd,
Monsieur Boulnnger," said the
agent, "thls old man, who doubtless Is
mad, insists that you borrowed"
He got no farther, for the famous
vlolinist suddenly embraced old Danny
"Fnthcr!" he cried.
AndDNnny knew that this was his
son, no fantastic freak Of his imngin'
htion, They went into dessing room,
and remained there until the janitor
urged thUt he really must lock up the
hall. Father and son had mourned
each other dead through false report
for many years, and meantlme the
son, adopting the French form Of his
iNme, had risen to great prominence
ns an artistic,
Neither OF them ever succeeded In
tracing the StrNdiynrlus, II had van
ished with the clever ndventurcr
whose trick won him valuable IN
strument and united father and son
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-28

In 1898 the venerable Massachusetts
town of Salem voted against the
granting of liquor licenses within its
boundaries. In the election of De-
rember, 1899, il voted the other way,
s057 for license and 1920 against.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-28

There are $500 church-bell ringera
In the diocese Of Oxford. This is the
largest numbcrin any English diocese.
Exeter comeS second and Devon 10
third.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-28
A Good
INVESTMENT.

Fortunes are being made every day oy on
oomnanes In tho oil fields In Southern call
fornia. which are the greatest producers ln
tho world. Some wells producing as much as
800 barrels n day worth s,OO per oartei anu
many wells twenty five years old arc stlll now''
Ing strong ns,u Az.
Our company has 1890 acres OF oil lano IN wv wv
pichost oil district In the state. Some OF tno
bcst wells arc our nearest ncighbors, hence " ~
with almost absolute assurance that we cong
mence drilling our wells and that eacn an,s
every one will pour forth an nnlnterrup'e"
aow of wealth for tho fortunate owners
Tho officers aud directors OF our company aro
All men whose character and financial standing
arc beyond question and we invite the cioseSS
investigation The highest references WiA
gladly be furnished upon requesti
For short time We win sell a limited amouns
Of non-assessable stock at ten cents snare
(par value SiOO). Every cent OF money receVeu
on the sale OF stock goes into further deVoiIp.
meat and lust as soon as oil Is struck the price
Of shares viii RAPIDLY advance until, prooaoly
in n very short time, 1t will reach and pass tnY
mar value mark. Write for free pamphlet fullH
describing our prospects and proposition. ~
will cost you nothing 70 investigate this Wrte
at once as the stock win soon be advanced Wo
don't want cent of your money until you
have fully investigated our company
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-29
LAPoRTE SENSATION.
Elopement Case Followed by Charge Of
seduction.

Waterloo, March 26-LaPorte has an
elopment case which is creating quite
sensation and as result r. n. Good
is in Jail at that place awaiting ar
raignment on the charge of seduction.
His victim is Miss Ella Angel, 81 La
Porte girl about 10 years of age.
Good was arrested at Parkersburg
Thursday. Accompanied by the young
lady he went to the place Tuesday
night and the couple is said to have
registered at hotel as man and wife
A brother OF the young lady followed
the pair and secured the arrest and de-
1ention of Good until the arrival at
Parkersburg of Marshal Gillen. who
served warrant issued by Justice
Rolph, charging Good with seduction.
The pair was brought to Waterloo
and Marshal Gillen lodged Good i'm
the west side Jail until morning. when
he was taken to LaPorte.
Good is young man about 25 years
OF age and was married to a Nebraska
girl about two years ago. His wife is
said to be in Ohio. The girl has al
ways borne good reputation. The
warrant for Goods arrest was sworn
out BY the young lady's father.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-29
THE TITLE CLEARED UP.
The O,BrIen County Farmers Given
Clear Title 10 Homesteads.

Primghar, March 26.-On the 10Th
of March, 1900, William Cain, of Dale
township, in this county, and Anthony
Dausch, of Baker township, received
from the Des Moines United States
land Office the final receivers receipt
for United States homesteads in this
county, Gains being for 100 acres. He
has over $4,000 in improvements and
the total value of the farm is estimated
be over $4,000. Dausch has an
eighty-acre tract with $4,000 in i'm
provements and valued over $4,000. 1t is
not often that Uncle Sam gives away
such valuable farms. Both of these
tracts of land were part of the Sioux
City d st. Paul railroad land grant
that was in dispute as unearned land.
The land was decreed by the United
States supreme court on October 81,
1895, to be part OF the public domain.
1T was thrown open to entry at Des
Moines on February 81, 1896, at which
time there were about 1900 who lined
up to file on this land, there being
some $4,000 acres. This brought about
man conflicting claims, which have
been fought thru to the interior de-
partment at Washington, ID. c., King
d Stevens, of Primghar, were the at
torneys for Cain and Dausch as
well as for most of the actual settlers
on these lands. Most of the lands have
been settled upon since 1854 and are
nearly all we'll improved farms.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-29
ON THE PORTO RlCAN BILL.
VIM. M. Reese Writes TO the Courier
About Pending Legislation.

The Courier is in receipt of the fol-
lowing letter from w. M. Reese, rela-
tive to the pending Porto Rican bill
and the Iowa house resolution on it:
March 23, 1900.
Dear Courier: This mornings Post
flashed a big headline, iowa on Porto
Rican Bill" and then gave the resolu-
ton passed by the house at Des Moines
yesterday. Then our political enemies
who care more for their chances in the
next campaign than they do either for
the Porto Ricans or the Iowa legisla-
ture began to point to the headlines
and ask us republicans, especially those
from Iowa, what we thought about it?
1t is not the action OF the Iowa legisla-
l,ture that our congressman are COM
PEELED to consider. If that were all
they would no doubt do just as our
Legislature did-pass resolution con-
| tanning nothing but sentiment. But
sentiment will not provide revenue
for Porto Rico. 1t therefore devolves
upon our congressman TO provide a
method which is very much harder to
do than draft resolution.
My first impressions on this question
were based on sentiment and I reached
house did yesterday Then as watch
ed the progress of the bill here in the
United States house of representatives
where ways and means have to be pro-
yided for maintaining every branch of
our government observed that some
way to raise revenue for Porto Rico
was necessary and that free trade
would not do it. Then I thought of
.,.~I .,Al L I. =.
ed of.
1. Bond the island of Porto Rico
for $10,000,0O0 and give her free trade.
2. Appropriate the necessary mon
ey out of the United States treasury
and give her free trade.
3. Levy direct tax upon the peo-
pie of Porto Rico and give her free
trade.
A. Give them IS per cent of free
trade and use the is per cent of the
Dingley tariff to meet the running ex-
penses of their government. Issue no
bonds. Appropriate no money out of
the treasury. levy no direct tax, and I
said my sentiment is gone, but there is
sense in that proposition. This last
method is a temporary one and gives
back TO the people of Porto Rico the
money which can be more cheaply col
lected by customs than in any other
way. would therefore suggest that
the Iowa Legislature reconsider their
resolution and add to it some 1nethod
to meet the conditions in Porto Rico.
The republican party of which the
Iowa delegation in congress stands in
the front rank are dealing with this
problem in the most practical way,
they know how and are being opposed
at every turn by the democratic party
because that is their mission on earth
and the only issue that keeps that old
party of obstruction in existence.
Vim. M. Reece.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-29
Illinois University Reaches Results
From Hot Water Treatment
TO ISSUE BULLETIN GIVING PROCESS
1t Will Give the system to be Followed
and Results of TrIals-Care Must
be Taken i'm Sowing Seed -
The Cost is TriHing.

Urbana, Ill, March 23.-1he expert
ment station at the University of Illi-
nois will issue a bulletin in few days
on the treatment of oats for smut,
which will say:
Extensive Investigations made by
the station show that the per cent of
smut in the oat crop of the state
ranges from 5 per cent to AZ per cent,
with an average not far from 10 per
cent, which indicates, according to the
most conservative estimates, that the
annual loss to the oat crop in Illinois
from smut is not less than 81 100000.
"The loss from smue is generally
of the affected heads is whipped off by
harvest, leaving bare stalk; second,
dwarfed from the effects of the smut
that they do not come out of the
sheath; third, the stalks bearing the
smutted heads are somewhat shorter
than the unaffected stalks, and are not
noticed, and fourth, the smutted heads
are often attributed to blight or some
other disease.
"The loss can be easily prevented at
small expense by the hot water
treatment, that is, by dipping the
seed oats for five minutes in hot water
at a temperature of 100 to 1877 degrees
fahrenheit. The only apparatus needed
for the work consists of an ordinary
scalding kettle, two barrels several
gunny sacks and an accurate thermom-
eter.
"A kettle holding from thirty-f five to
sixty gallons of water should be filled
two-thirds full and the temperature
raised to between 1872 degrees and 1877
degrees fahrenheit. One barrel should
contain warm water and the other cold
water. The gunny sack should be
large enough TO hold from one to one
and half bushels of seed oats, which
can then be dipped into the hot water.
In the winter time during the cold
weather it is convenient TO dip the oats
into the barrel of warm water before
treating to take off the chill and assist
in Keeping the temperature of the hot
water between 1872 and 1877 degrees fab
renheit. To assist in manipulating the
sack OF oats a sweep may be attached,
by aid of which it can be raised or
lowered with little difficulty after
treating for five minutes in the hot
water at the required temperature dip
at once into the barrel of cold water
IN order to cool the oats. Sow immedi-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-29
ately by hand without attempting to
Watch our Windows

dry.
San ordinary fahrenheit thermome-
ter can be purchased atany drug store
costing from Is to so cents, but it
should be registered as high as $50 de-
grees f. and should be known to be
correct at the point of 1875 degrees.
''1he water should not be allowed to
fall below 100 degrees or the smut will
not be destroyed, nor should it rise
above 145 degrees, as the vitality of the
seed is likely to be injured. After Dip
ping in hot water the oats should be
Immediately dipped into cold water, so
as to prevent overheating in the center
of the sack.
Scare should be taken to sow sufic-
lent amount of seed per acre. The oats
being wet and swollen, there is dam
ger that too little seed be sown. Ow-
ing to the fact that there is little dry
ing weather at the seeding time of the
year, it is practically impossible to dry
the oats, and it is necessary to sow
by hand, as there is no seeder that will
SOW wet oats successfully. During the
winter by taking considerable pains
the farmer can treat the seed and dry
it, but this has not been found prac-
ticable by those having the greatest
experience.
ut has been found that the simple
treatment of oats by hot water quick
ems termination and makes more Wig
orous plant, thus increasing the yield
independent of the destruction of
smut.
"The cost of treating is next to
nothing, not exceeding 10 or 12 cents
per acre, but there is no drill or seed
er which will handle the wet oats.
However, it is not necessary to treat
the seed every year in order to keep
the oats free from smut. Treatment
every third year will practically pre-
vent all loss from the disease. or good
seed may be secured by growing it on
a plat apart from the general crop.
The seed for this plat should be treat
ed annually
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-29
Payment Of Interest Past Due on
Note Does Not Renew It.
OTIUMWA MAN WRITES DEPARTMENT
Revenue Mans Instructions to Ottum.
wa Bank Were to Re-stamp Notes
on Which Interest Past Due
Had Been Already Paid.

The revenue department holds that
payment of accrued interest on a note
past due, does not have the effect Of
renewing the note but is considered in
the light of a forbearance on the part
OF the holder, thus not bringing the
matter within the operation of the
stamp law as a renewal. This is in ac-
cordance with letter received by Ca-
rey Inskeep, cashier of the City Saw
ings bank who queried the department.
about the matter. An ageno of the de-
partment was in the city few days
ago on the lookout for infringements
of the revenue law among the banks.
1t is said thai while here he laid down
the hard and fast rule that payment
of interest on notes past due was in
effect a renewal OF the note and must
bear stamp under the section of the
law governing notes. 1t is said that
one of the banks Immediately com-
piled with the order, but Mr.. Inskeep
was disinclined to take the revenue
mans word for it and wrote the de-
partment with the following result:
Treasury department, Office of the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
Washington, d. c., March %, 1900.
SdTey lHSheeI), ESQ., SaSnleT Clly IodVS
ings Bank, Ottumwa, Iowa:
Sir: office is in receipt of your
letter of March IL, 1900, in which you
state that owing to the diversified rul-
ings as to whether notes secured by
mortgage require to be re-stamped ups
on paymenh of interest you ask to be
Informed whether note which is past
due requires to be re-stamped when
accrued interest is paid thereon, and
same is Endorsed on the back of the
note.
You are advised that this Office holds
that promissory notes which have been
matured and which have been allowed
to run without suit are held not to be
renewed by the, payment of accrued
interest, altho said payment of accrued
interest may be Endorsed on the back
of the note. This, is looked upon as a
forbearance and not a renewal. the
holder not relinguishing his right of
action for any stared period.
Respectfully, =
q. w. Wilson, Commissioner.
This is a question that has bothered
many people but the ruling from head
quarters settles the matter for all time
and persons who are in doubt would
do well TO keepin mind the above COM
munication as it is official and gov
erns.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-29

Father Ward would be fruitful in the
end. Continuing he said: .sHow this,
as all paintings, is sad, yet it gives me
pleasure to be with you and to Join my
voice in the manifestation that is be-
ing made here this evening" Mr..
Lewis referred to the large number of
children which were present last even
ing, saying: ut must be source of
much qualification to Father Ward to
see them here. Every child in South
Ottumwa loves Father Ward, and they
all watch for him on the street
The speaker then referred to what
the life of Father Ward has been to
the entire community in which he has
resided for the past twenty years; how
he has by his daily walk thru life
his Kindness, good deeds and many in
dividual traits of character endeared
himself to his people. 10 what extent,
he said had not been considered until
the truth began to dawn that he was
about TO leave. "The parting brings
the matter to us in its full realization.
We have not stopped to weigh them
before" In conclusion, MIR. Lewis re-
marked that owing to all this, Rev.
Father O'Farrell, who is to succeed
Father Ward in the South Side par
ish, will need all the grace that God
can give him to hold the hearts of his
parishioners, as securely as they have
become attached to Father Ward.
Father Flood.
1 Rev. Father b. Flood. of the parish
of the Church of the Sacred Heart
said: II have known Father Ward for
fifteen years, and he is one of my best
friends" He then referred briefly to
his work in Ottumwa during the past
twenty years, closing by wishing him
God speed"
Father Nolane
Rev. Father M. T. Nolan, of Center
vile, spoke in behalf of the members
of the parish, and at the close of his
remarks presented the gift from ST.
Patrick's church. He said: 81 see
you assembled here to say farewell to
Father Ward, but it is a sight which
had never expected to witness. I
never anticipated that he would leave
st. Patrick's parish. Nevertheless, we
are here to say goodbye" Father No
Ian preceded the presentation of the
gift by a few remarks expressing the
general appreciation, respect, and re.
gard for Father Ward, assuring him
that he will always find welcome not
only with the members of the parish
but among his non-Catholic friends.
Father Nolan then placed in the hands
of Rev. Father Ward, the sum of $500
as mere token of the esteem and re-
gard, to which he had but moment
before referred.
| Father Ward arose, and with true
appreciation depicted on his counte-
nance, attempted to thank his friends.
He was, so hoarse that he could not
speak In. an audible tone, and ait his
request, Mr.. Lewis said it was appar-
ent what was at that moment passing
thru Father Wards mind, II thank
you, from the depths of my soul.'
The meeting was then adjourned for
the purpose of permitting those pres
ent to bid Father Ward a personal
farewell. The ladies' of the society OF
the ST., Rose of Lima served refresh
ments and the remainder of the even
ling was spent in an informal social
manner.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-29
Ex.Goyernor stone Dead.

Holly Springs, Miss, March 26.-(By
Associated Press. )-Hon. j. NJ. Stone,
for ten years governor of Mississippi,
died yesterday after short illness
lof erysipelas. AT the time of his death
Stone was president of the StarkviIle
Agricultural and Mechanical college.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-28
BOYING.
TER DISQUALIFIED AFTER THE SIX
TENTH ROUND

The fight between Oscar Gardner. the Omaha
Kid" and Joe Bernstein at the Broadway
Athletic Club last night. stopped after the
sixteenth round and the decision was given TO
Gardner. Bernstein had committed several fouls
and was warned many times by Charley
White for it. The bout have been for
twenty-five rounds, at 124 pounds.
1t was iercely fought contest. The excitement
began in the third round iT which. after a clinch
both indulged IN hard inhghting. Gardner was the
master in this work. Bernstein had a shade the
better OF the ninth round and also of the eleventh
Both fell in cnch in the twelfth round. In this
round Gardner landed some heavy blows on his
opponents body.
The fourteenth round red hot Bernstein
sent his left to Gardner's eye, making deep cut
over IT, from which blood flowed freely They then
went down again in clnch. Bernstein showed up
well in the sixteenth round. and succeeded in land
ing several good jabs. He warned by the
referee to stop pushing Gardner to the floor.
AFTER a few more exchanges Bernstein rushed
Gardner to the ropes. and nearly pushed him
through. When the their for
the next round IL announced that White had
stein for his repeated foul tactics The ruling was
a popular one, and loudly applauded by the
majority OF the large crowd of spectators who saw
the bout.
The preliminary bout was between Tommy
Sullivan and Paul Watson. 1t for twelve
rounds, and went the limit. Sullivan got the de-
csiDn.