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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06
WHAT 1T WILL DO.

A course at good agricultural COL
iege will increase the producing power
of that son of yours from $50 month
up to 500, and it matters not whether,
because Of such course of study, he
sees fit to accept salaried position as
stock buyer. landscape gardener, vet
erinarian, teacher, manager of some
big farm or creamery or whether he
brings his wider knowledge home with
him to apply in a practical way upon
the old farm. The education thus OBJ
tanned will increase his power and pro-
ductiye capacity fourfold, and that for
as long time as he lives. Such a
course Of study in womanly lines will
open up a new world to your daughter,
immensely enlarge her ability as a
homemaker and housekeeper, fit her to
be the best Of wives and mothers and
withal greatly widen her opportunity
in the matter Of securing worthy hus-
band. Take some of that surplus in
the bank which is only paying you 8
per cent and send the boy and girl to
college.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06
THE LOVE OF /. ONE.

The love Of home and old friends and
associations Is powerful agency in
preventing many sections of the coun-
try from becoming completely depopu-
lated. Thousands of farmers work
along year after year on the poor and
wornout farms of some eastern states
who, If it were not for this thing of
old friendships and associations, would
pull up and ply their calling In some
more fertile and productive region.
Some of these are happy in their igno-
rance and don't know what they might
do. We lately came across a farmer
from the far east, where a five acre
field of corn-Yankee corn at that-fer-
tilted with handful Of phosphate or
dead mossbanker in each hill, was a
big corn crop, who simply could not
comprehend that one man and team
working 40 days could care for field
of 40 acres of dent corn which would
yield 1000 bushels in the middle west.
1t was simply q problem in agriculture
too big for him to understand.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06
MATRIMONIAL PROPOSITIONS.

Every little while we come across
cases where some old bachelor granger
is trapped into answering some matri-
monial advertisement such as are pub
lished in the fash papers of the big
cities. When he does this foolish thing,
it is always at the expense Of his
pocketbook and his peace of mind.
Don't try to get a wife this way. 1t
doesn't pay. No woman worth having
will advertise herself for sale in a
matrimonial way. There's better
way. There are plenty of nice girls,
or, if you want something better ma
tured and with more experience, nice
widows, to be found right in your own
COMMUNICATIVE is, If you are worthy
of the love and society of good wom-
an. Look around home. The bachelor
granger who goes to big city for a
wife might about as well get his neck
broken before he got there.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06
HARD MAPLE SHADE TREEs.

A friend who wants some hard ma
pie trees for ornament and shade
around his home has asked us when to
SOW the seeds Of this tree. If hard ma
pie trees are wanted, 1t will be very
slow process to obtain them in this
manner. A better way is to do this:
Go to the woods and dig up trees from
two to three inches of trunk growth.
Get as many good roots with the tree
as possible, and this Is not difficult, for
this tree is surface rooted one. Trim
every limb off and cut back to a height
of eight feet. Plant in the spring in
well mellowed and prepared soil. Mulch
heavily and see that the tree has q
plentiful supply of water the first two
years. Such tree will put out a nice
new growth from dormant buds and, if
cared for. will make handsome shade
tree at the end Of ten years. To raise
one from the seed would take over 20
years. Remember the watering, for
that is all important.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06
TWO THINGS TO THE COOP.

We hear a good deal about the dis
advantages and drawbacks. of life on
the farm, far more than we do Of the
pleasant Things connected with it,
Now, here are two things which we
have never seen mentioned which GER
tainly are something to the credit of
farm life-one that the farmer is al
most wholly exempt from the financial
burden of maintaining the credit of a
municipality in the matter Of having to
subscribe for this and the other thing
of semipublic character. an oblga-
ton which the town man cannot evade
even If he would. Again. the farmer
never has to sell on credit or Keep
books. In fact, he is the only business
man who does strictly cash business,
and SO he never loses anything by bad
debts. He may have to get up in the
night to take care of q sick horse or
COW or the young things when they
come in bad weather. but he doesn't
have to walk the floor nights trying to
devise some way to raise the money to
meet 80 day bill, as does the city
merchant
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06
MT. PLEASANT GIRLS POISONED.
Eat Peppermint Candy and Nearly, Die
From the Effects.

Mt. Pleasant, Nov. "a peculiar
case of poisoning occurred Thursday
night in which Misses Maggie and
Matte Clark were the victims. The
young ladies were going to New Lon.
don last night to attend the political
meeting. While at the depot they step.
ped into the depot restaurant and pur-
chased some peppermint candy. After
eating 1t only few moments elapsed
before both girls were taken violently
i'll, and began vomiting. A physician
worked over them for fully three hours
before they were sufficiently relieved
to indicate that the danger was past.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06
ENGINEER KREINER IN A WRECK.
An Unavoidable Accident on the Rail
at Burlington.

at 0uTIIH9toHs
The Burlington Gazette, Thursday
evening contained the following con-
corning slight wreck at that place
in which one of the engineers, George
Kreiner, brother of e. w. Kreiner, an
employee of the Adams express COM
pany Of this city, was concerned.
1.-THE Fox flyer which arrives in
Burlington from Oskaloosa at $3.50
O'Clock in the morning met with a
slight accident this morning coming
thru the B. G. r. & N. yards at High
street crossing.
AS engineer George Kreiner of the
Fox rounded the curve at the Burling-
ton freight house, he observed the B.
c. r. & N. switch engine standing on
the track ahead of him. He had his
train under control quite effectually
and made the usual efforts to stop by
applying the air brakes and reversing
his engine, but he could not bring his
train to stand still in time to avoid
colliding with the tender of the switch
engine, forcing it off the rails.
"The pilot of the 'Fox's' engine was
slightly damaged and the passengers
on the train shaken up. all luckily as
SoplA6 AAJu1y CASCpI OAO IVY WIZ ouo-
tanned cut on the forehead.
"The switch engine engineer knew
of the passenger trains approach, be.
ing warned by one of the switchmen.
He was backing up at the time and he
reversed his engine and the brakes
stuck fast making it impossible for
him to get out of the way of the ap-
preaching passenger train. The ten.
der was placed on the track in a few
minutes and the Fox proceeded on its
way to the depot without interruption.
ct was an unavoidable accident and
resulted fortunately"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06

There should be persistent and sys-
tematic effort made to thin out the
sparrows, which are becoming so much
of a nuisance not only in the cities, but
also on every farm homestead in the
country. One good way is to bait them
when the snow is on the ground in
winter, get them punched and give
them a couple of charges Of fine bird
shot. Scores may be killed in this
manner, which is safer than trying to
poison them.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06

No product of the soil is more affect
ed by the quality of the soil in which
It is produced than is the potato. The
very best potatoes we ever ate were
grown upon piece Of newly broken up
hazel brush land Of quite sandy make
up. They were not so very large, but
simply perfect in quality. The same
potato, II grown upon piece of heav-
lily fertilized muck land, would have
been unfit to eat. A clover sod in lieu
of hazel brush tract will nearly al
ways produce a good quality Of pota-
toes. provided the soil is not black
muck. Excellent potatoes are raised in
almost pure sand when following clio
yer.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06
THE REAL NEEDS OF LIVING.

THE REAL NEEDS OF LIVING.
How to live and, while making the
most of the talents given, at the same
time get the largest measure Of enjoy
ment and happiness out of the fact Of
living is a problem which but few men
solve satisfactorily. A misconception
which associates all happiness with
money and makes the dollar and the
getting of 1t the chief thing Is the
cause. The most arbitrary of our
wants are purely artificial ones. When
a man has secured comfortable home
in which to live, is insured sufficient
food and clothing, can properly edu-
cate his family and is out of debt, he
is, SO far as his real needs are concern
ed, just as well off as the millionaire.
Now, but very few men know this, or,
if they do, they fail to profit by it.
They want more dollars. more mort
cages, bonds and acres just as badly
after their real wants are provided for
as ever and to get these things will
toll and slave, denying themselves rest,
recreation and enjoyment, and keep up
VIC W4CtCueu SIluu JUL lOE themselves
and their families year after year till
paralysis, Bright's disease or sciatic
rheumatism trips them up some day,
and then for the first time they begin
to realize what fools they have been.
If you who may read this are one Of
those who have been able to meet the
real needs of physical existence in the
manner indicated above and find your
productive capacity in excess of such
needs, know this, that you now owe
something to your family, to society. to
the world at large. Seek to grow into
a bigger, broader, more useful man
yourself, on plane above the dollar.
While the probate court will have to
distribute your dollars when you are
gone, remember that the legacy of
noble manhood is shared alike by your
friends, your family and the commune
ty In which you live. without action of
the courts, and will last long after the
dollars you have saved will be all
spent.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06

A word to the young man from the
country when he comes to town-don't
make a guy of yourself by cooking
your hat on one side, wearing the high
est collar and the loudest necktie you
can find, by talking big and loud and
putting cigar smoke into the faces of
'passersby, by swearing and Dragging
and asserting an offensive rural indi-
viduality. The town breeds guys
enough of this type and the attempt to
ape them is to belittle you, your calling
and your community. The Broncho
Bill buster style will mako you no
friends nor command for you any re-
spect. Be gentleman when you come
10 town.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06

England paid American horsemen
over $10,000,0O0 for horses and mules
to use in connection with the subjuga-
ton of the Beers. Some Of the smart
English cavalry officials tried painting
these horses a khaki, or dun brown,
color when they got them to Africa to
disguise them from the long range
sharpshooters of the Beers and sue
ceeded in killing every horse so treated.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06

A complaint is made to us that the
apples on the Northwestern. Greening
trees grow so large that the stems will
not support the fruit until 1t gets ripe.
Don't worry. Nearly all bearing trees
OF this variety are very young, and it is
always the habit of apple trees bearing
young to produce large sized fruit. AS
the trees get older and the crop heavier
the fruit will be smaller, and the trou-
BILE referred to will disappear.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06

A burdock, which we had cut back
three times this season, by the last of
September had made one last feeble
effort to accomplish Its mission by
sending up just one little flower bud at
a height Of not to exceed three inches
from the ground. Inasmuch as the
frost was sure to get it. we let it grow
as an illustration of the persistent and
pathetic in plant life.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06
NATURES ART WORK.

We saw bit of artistic color work
the other day-the slope Of hill. run
ming down to the railway track, a era
~ quilt design of autumnal color which
reminded one of an artists tint board,
bordered with green blending into ma
room of oak leaves and punctuated with
q blaze of yellow from poplar; out by
itself a hard maple, it's south side
aflame with scarlet as it faced the De-
tober sun. blushing like fair lady at
the ardor of the SUMS caresses; here
bunch of sumacs splashed with or
ange and red, there bunch of belated
goldenrod and purple asters and the
greenest of grass underfoot. Nature
wears no mourning for dying things.
but dresses them in her most radiant
tints ere she buries them under the
snow.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06

-Four hundred and three well finished
beeyes We're lately shipped from an in
terror point in Kansas to Glasgow. The
cattle were landed on the other side in
good order and sold at $3.50 per hun
dredweight. live weight. 1t cost S25
per head to ship them. which brought
the net price down to a lower figure
than they would have brought at home.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06

A friend wants to know If he can
safely transplant forest trees in the
fall season. Yes, this fall he can, for
the earth is well saturated with mois-
ture, and the trees SO transplanted will
probably live and do well. With the
earth as dry in the fall as it has been
for several seasons past it would be
folly to try it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06

A Missouri farmer writing to prom
inent horticultural paper says that ap.
pie scions stuck into potato and plant
ed will grow into trees.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06

But one of the groves of giant red
wood trees on the Pacific coast Is IN
der the control of the government-that
at Mariposa, Cal. Other groves are in
private hands and are being slaughter
ed for lumber. It is little less than
sacrilege to cut down and convert into
lumber trees which were growing be-
fore Noah built the ark.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06
ROCK ISLAND BUYS LAND.
Is Not Known What Purpose of Com.
panv is,

Is Not Known What Purpose OF Com.
pany Is.
Des Moines, Nov. 3.-The Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific road, which
for some time past has been negotiat.
ing to secure strip of property along
the south side of its tracks from West
Seventh street east, yesterday consum.
mated the first purchase and secured
the north half Of block in the original
town. The consideration was $4,000
which by real estate men is considered
an exceptionally good price.
Carroll Wright, solicitor for the Iowa
lines of the Rock Island, was asked
what the railway company intended
to do with the property but would not
say.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06

A novelty to be seen in the corn belt
Of the west this year is some fields of
topped corn, this method of saving
corn fodder being done by the women
and possibly grandpa Topped corn
makes a fine forage, but costs too
much. This method is in more general
use in the south than it is in the north.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06

Nearly every homestead, whether in
town OF country, has odd corners where
q grapevine or fruit tree might be
planted and be an ornament to the
place as well as a source of profit.
Look up these corners.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06

When you come across one Of these
Belgian hare fellows. you cannot help
calling to mind Colonel Sellers. They
are almost as smooth takers as the
lightning rod fellows.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06

The value Of the strawberries raised
in this country is placed at Ss0,0O0,000
annually and of grapes at 500, 900, 900.
AS many as 21O.O00,O00 barrels of APP
pies have been produced in one year,
while the value of the peach crop can
hardly be estimated. This is great
fruit country.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06

A 40 acre field Of corn, nicely cut and
shocked, is by no means an uncommon
sight through the corn belt of the west
this year. We lately saw field Of 100
acres thus cared for. The owner Of
this field has the equivalent of $50 tons
of the best hay in the forage thus saw
ed, worth not less than $3.50.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06

If you make your hired man milk six
cows morning and night besides doing
ten hour days work in the field, don't
kick II he takes three spoonfuls of sug-
mr. In his coffee.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06

We lately saw fine blue grass pas
ture rooted over by the acre by a drove
of hogs in search of the earthworms
which the excessive rains of the fall
had brought to the curface of the
4 ground.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06

Aunt Dinah used to make a fine john
nycake by guess, but 1t is rare that
any one is smart enough to make good
butter by guess.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06

The one colony of New South Wales,
in Australia, has lost 80, $4,000 sheep
during the past six years owing to the
drought which ruined the sheep pas
tured.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06

Most Of the foreign and fancy brands
Of cheese are now produced in this
country by the Swiss and German
dairymen of Wisconsin.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06

It is all right to study the weather
signs, but don't pin your faith to moon
signs. The old moon is dead-very
dead.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06
M'GovERN WON.
Took Seven Rounds to Put Bernstein
Out.

Louisville, Nov. 3.--Terry McGov-
ern won from Joe Bernstein here last
night in the seventh round of bout
that was fast and vicious from the
start. There was some delay in get
ting the men together, as Bernstein
insisted on having the losers portion
Of the purse-$1, 250-in hands before
he would get into the ring.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06

Iowa has 724 cows to the thousand Of
population, leading all the states in
this particular.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06
RELIGION AND FARM LAND VALUES

nCL1UlON AND FARM LAND VALUES
Some people say that poverty and
piety go hand in hand This is an old
fashioned and incorrect notion. We
have before us numerous instances
where the value of farm lands is very
materially affected by the location of
churches and church organizations.
We know of one case where the loca-
ton Of parochial school connected
with church organization added $40
per acre to the value of every farm
within a radius Of two miles; another
where the farm lands of a certain
community bring from SIS to $40 per
acre more than the average value Of
similar farm lands just because of the
location Of church of certain de-
nomination in the midst Of such farms.
Men are always willing to pay good
money to be located among people of
kindred nationality and religious be-
lief.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06
A SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY.

Greater New York Medical Association,
says, There is just one scientific compound
known as DIAMOND DIGEST TABLETS which
can be relied upon to cure dyspepsia and
constipation SO they will stay cured. POSI-
lively the only advertised dyspepsia remedy
ever endorsed by prominent physicians.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06
KILLED in A COAL NINE.
Dynamite Cause Six Men to Lose
Their Lives.

Dynamite Cause Six Men to Lose
Their Lives.
Cincinnati, O., Nov "a Times-Star
special says an exp osion in the Kerry
burg coal mine at Phillippi, w. Va,
killed 80 miners and injured over 100
others.
Detroit, Nov. 3.-President Barry, of
the Southern Coal and Transportation
company received telegram
at noon today from Manager
G. Ray, of the mine at Phillip saying
that the fatalities would probably num-
Der six. The mine is not badly injur-
ed.
Dynamite taken into the mine in too
large quantities by a shooter is be-
lieyed to have exploded from concus-
sion and other shots.
Ten Killed and Four Injured.
Detroit, Mich, Nov. 3.-President
Berry, shortly before o'clock, receiv-
ed telephone message from Berrys-
burg, saying that ten were killed and
four seriously injured, three of whom
will probably die. The mine, however,
was damaged very slightly.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06

A late government bulletin informs
us that there are $50 varieties Of mos,
Quitoes.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06
Iowa Pensions.

Original-Franklin McKennett, Del
mar,$6; George S.Williougby, Elkhart;
So. Restoration and re-issue-Gideon
Low, Ollie, So. Increase-Joseph Fish
err Soldiers Home, Marshalltown, So;
Edward Mccain, Davenport, $40; j ohm
v. Auten, Knoxville, IS; Daniel P.
Strain, Clearfield, $50. Original wild
ow-Senorefa Pfisterer, DEBORAH, IS.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06

and know how to guard their common
interests, and that they honestly de.
sire the happiness and progress of the
country"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-06
Ten Killed and Four Injured.
IOWA AT WASHINGTON.

Matters Concerning Iowans at the Ma
tional Capital.
Washington, Nov. 81. F. Dickin-
son has been appointed postmaster at
Osgood, Palo Alto county, vice j. M.
Bauman, removed.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the Corn Exchange National
bank, of Chicago, as the reserve agent
for the First National bank, of Walk
on
The Iola register., 1900-10-26
Henderson-Dudley.

At II o'clock, noon, on Monday
October %, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. f. Dudley near Carlyle, Rev.
Mr.. Leonard pronounced the words
that united in marriage MIR. John H..
Henderson and Miss Joan Dudley.
The ceremony was witnessed by the
immediate families OF the contracting
parties only and Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
derson took the noon train for Kan
sas City. They will make their home
in lola on east jackson avenue where
the groom has a house prepared.
The sincerest good wishes of host
of Allen county people go out to the
young people, for they are both widely
known and highly esteemed, The
groom is the eldest son of Mr.. and
Mrs II. l.. Henderson. lie grew to
manhood in lola, was graduated from
the high school and later graduated
with hOuors from the state University.
lie is thorough business man, hon
orablc. upright. courteous. recognized
as such by all his business associates.
Mis-, Dudley has made her home in
lola for several years and graduated
last year from the high school. She j.
AN accomplished musician, possessed
of charms of person which have mad,
her one of the most admired of the
young ladies of lola, and of sweet
ness OF disposition and character
that have made her loved by all who
knew her.
The REGISTER wishes to join il
hearty congratulations and rejoice
TO know that Mr.. and Mrs. John Hel
dersop will reside in lola where thei
influence will be for good in business
church and social circles.