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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-14
Execution of the pune asrxh,ea.

Colonel Iaborde, knowing that the
grave was actually dug in which the
duke was to be put, after short time
awakened him and told him, II lie had
a lock of his hair or n letter 10 send to
any of his family, that lie Colonel La
bordel would take care to forward It
and would only part with 1t with his
life. The duke replied, ~ understand
you" He cut off lock of bis hair,
wrote short letter and desired that II
confessor might be sent 10 him. He
was soon afterward led out.
Five of the soldiers refused TO fire
at him. They We're Immediately shot
before his face and their bodies thrown
into ditch, They desired to put u
bandoge before his eyes, He answered
he had looked death In the face before
and could face 1t again, Seventeen
soldiers fired at him
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-14

"My Gear" said gentleman to his
wife, where did all those books oil as
tronomy or the library come from?
They are moi ours"
IA pleasant little surprise for YOU"
responded the lady. "You know, you
said this morning that we ought to
study astronomy. and SO l went to II
bookshop and bought everything |
could find on the subject"
Itwas some minutes before he spoke.
MY DEAR" he then said slowly, his
voice husky with emotion, ~ never
said we must study astronomy. said
that we must study economy."-Pear-
sons Weekly.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-14
BLAMED THE GOVERNMENT.
Bat Had tho Letters In His Pocke
All the Time.


But Had tho Letters In His Pocket
All the Time.
"See here, young fellow" shouted an
angry visaged business man with his
head mp close to the stamp window ia
the postoffice. "You are pretty lot Of
incompetents that the government hires
to transact the nations mail business"
whats the matter, slr?' asked the
clerk, calm by long familiarity with
such outbufsts.
why, I mailed letter to Cleveland
last week that was of the utmost i'm
portancc, and 1t has not reached its
destination yet. have come here to
kick, and to kick right hard"
you're in the wrong pew, my dear
sir. Go to the superintendent Of mails,
and he will fix you up"
Thc indignant business man" was
passed on from department to depart
ment until he finally ran up against the
authority competent to handle the mat.
ter.
"Such things do sometimes happen"
no was informed In the conclliatory
words Of the superintendent. "We'll
send our tracer after your letter. TO
whom was 1t addressed? Tell us where
and when you mailed It,"
at was a plain envelope" explained
the still angry customer. ~ usually
use q return envelope, but had rea-
sons for using plain one in this in
stance. Here is one (fum6ling in his
pocket like it. BY George, let ne look
it t!,ot agaiE. I'll be hanged IL that
isn's the very letter. l haven't even
addressed II get"
AZ hc vanished down the corridor
there We, no suggestion OF apology
left beliird.--Detro.t Free Press.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-14
ON the Menu In ChiIe.

For several days noticed the word
''panQueque" upon the bill OF fare at
the hotel aud did not know what II
was There is brand Of wine from
one OF the Chilian vineyards with that
name, aEd supposed II was perhaps
the same thing referred to, although;
/; was ii.iicult to understand why II
shcu,d appear among the desserts on
the meEr at the dinner table and on
the bills OF fare for breakfast. Tbs
best way 10 iiad out about such things
is 70 try them. ard the next morning
being ia an experimental mood, or
dercd 'panoueque," which. 10 oul
amassmsn,, was an ordinary griddie
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-14
amp, unwb Oleson,c, marches and ri

damp unwbclesome marshes and riv'
ere .-~ls ~
Who Of Vi can resist the charm to
the senses of great masses of white
nndppurple lilacs with countless beer
murmuring round the fragrant spikes
Of blossoms--the pure delightful per.
fume not too strong in the open air
under the radiant sun of May? And
lilacs are so vigorous, are easily grown
on any soil and very long lived. Only
an expert could tell how old some lilacs
on a great-grandfather's old place are,
with the gnarled trunks and vigorous
masses of green and blossoms in May,
Boston Transcript.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-14
The Nrect nf mi. rncc.

An amusing story is told ut the ex-
pense OF Winston Churchill, the author.
An old man, seeing the picture of
Churchill displayed in the window Of a
Baltimore bookseller, inquired of a by
stander whom It represented,
winston Churchill" was the reply.
"Where does he preach?"
Being told that Mr., Churchill was not
preacher, he asked; "Ain't he? What
did you say his name is:'
winston Churchill. He writes nov
els"
Does what"
Writes novels
z The man shook his head with look
of pity and declared: Toe bad. Too
bad! He has good face"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-14
wanted to sit In Her own Lap.

The little 3-year.old daughter Of one
of the leading ministers in Little Rock
resents too great familiarity. One
evening. though she seemed little un'
willing, young man, who was cali
Ing. took her upon his lap, whereupon
she said, with great gravity:
II want TO sit in my own lap"
1t Is needless to add that the young
man Immediately put her down,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-14
&c. rhen It dawned upon my dulI

cake. Then It dawned upon my dull
perceptions that 'panqueque" spelled
pancake. called the attention of the
head waiter to the discovery, and he
seemed quite astonished. He could
speak English well and claimed to be
familiar with the cuisine of America
Therefore he did not see anything un'
usunl in my discovery, and rather
think he wrote the bill of fare himself
for he remarked, In surprised tone:
'What do you call a pancake II
America 7'--Cor. Chicago Record.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-14
0pnincthinu Hnt.n

D'Orsay was at Il dinner at Disraell's.
which was not of kind TO suit the
fashionable sourme, and where every
thing had been cold. At the end OF
dinner there was brought IN some half
melted ice IN dish, THANK heaven"
said Dorsny. at last we have got
something hot."-Slr Algernon Vests
Recollcctions.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-14
Al thc Examination.

Teacher 90 little lsidor who is very
poor at iraou0ns,--lf need 3ia yards
Of cloth for a sui; and the cloth costs
29l gulden II yard what will the suit
cost?
lsldor-ro begin with, teacher, 3
yards would he enough Tor suit and
you could get 1t at our store for : gull
den. The suit would cost you gul-
den,--F Fliegende Batter
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-14
pc.niminn, Checlscd.

NO" he complained, ~ have never
succeeded in getting anything for moth
ing. I have always had to strive hard
for everything that has come to me-.
T.
"What about the mumps you had
last winter?" his wife interrupted
Chicago Time = Herald.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-14
he roak hi.

Wh'ie the late James Hr. Peard, fa>
ther or Dan Beard, the artist, was
painting portrait OF Zachary Taylor.
oe SAID 10 MIN, "Weil, general, l sup.
pose you are to be our next president?"
i nope not" grunted the bluff old
uero' no military man lpas any bust.
ness III tne presidential chair, but ie
.hey ouer ~ 10 me / suppose III be
And he was. f@
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-14
Near II.

shopman-Here is very nice thing
In revolving bookcases, madam.
Mrs. Newrich oh, are those revoly-
ing bookcases? I thought they called
them circulating libraries. = London
King.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-14
The HITLER RihIe.

One of the interesting articles that
each governor Of Massachusetts trans
mits to his successor is the Butler BIZ
BILE, the history Of which General But
ler wrote on the fly leaf as follows:
Jan. l, 1854.
when came into the executive chamber year
ago, could not find copy of the Holy Scrip.
lures. | suppose each governor took his away
with him. friend gave me this. leave 1t as q
needed transmittendum to my successor in Office,
TO be read by him and his successor. each in
turn. BENJAMIN r. BUTLER, Governor.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-11
NO CREDIT GIVEN.

One OF the most troublesome things
connected with all forms of mercantile
and manufacturing business is the
credit feature. The consumer buys on
tick; the local merchant, in turn, gets
credit with the wholesaler, the whole
saler with the manufacturer. Out Of
this almost universal system Of credit
grows large share Of the losses and
troubles which beset the business man.
Not the most ingenious and thorough
system of commercial surveillance over
the financial standing Of debtors has
ever yet been able to prevent entirely
more or less loss and charging up to
profit and loss Of the results of toe
implicit faith in mems business integri-
ty. The whole country is strewn with
mercantile wrecks caused by this credit
business, and the fact is thus called
attention to to illustrate the immunity
which the farmer enjoys from this
class Of losses and trouble. Farm
produce Is rarely sold on credit. The
basket Of eggs, the load Of hogs or
corn, the cord Of wood, the pound Of
butter or crate Of poultry is almost in
variably paid for at the time Of deliv-
cry, and no book account has to be
kept or losses incurred by the seller.
Herein lies one very marked advantage
which the farmer enjoys over his mer-
camille brother.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-11
PERMANENT PAsTUREs.

We are asked what varieties of
grasses it is best to SOW where per-
manent pasture is desired. Our ex-
perience leads us to the conclusion
that in the territory embraced within
what is known as the corn belt, no
matter what varieties Of grasses may
be sown in such pasture. not more than
three or four years are needed for the
blue grass to root them all out OF ex-
istence, an exception possibly to be
made in the case Of white clover, which
under certain conditions will fellow
ship with blue grass and maintain an
existence. Therefore to all intents and
purposes the permanent pasture is Of
necessity a blue grass pasture. Now,
the blue grass pasture has one very
serious failing in that when the dry,
hot midsummer weather comes along
it is bound to take lay off. The only
way we know of to remedy this trou-
bic, aside from having green crops to
feed at such time, is to have,the pas
ture divided and reserve an unfed Sec
ton for use during the dry period. AS
spring and fall pasture grass blue
grass cannot be excelled, and it IS
much at home all through the corn belt
and so aggressive that no matter
whether we like it or not 1t will form
the chief occupant of every permanent
DaStllre
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-11


The evergreen has vastly wider
sphere Of usefulness in the northwest
country than has yet been developed.
+ There Is place for them as wind
breaks on every farm, where, ranged in
two or three rows on the north and
west sides Of the homestead, they will
afford q solid wall of protection against
the sweeping winter winds. A few
farmers have such groves started to
3fbecome in a very short time not only
~ thing Of lasting beauty, but of value
sansan economic sense hard to estimate.
ANY farmer could have such q grove
planted for him by his local nursery
man, say 200 trees, at a total cost Of
i about $50 or $50, and we really could
not tell where that much money could
4 be better invested on any prairie farm.
Il IA farm homestead SO protected is made
many degrees warmer in cold weather,
I the stock require less food. the house
/ less fuel to warm 1t. 1t will pay to
look this matter up this winter.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-11
+ CLEO NOT POISONOUS.

"A friend asked us in all seriousness
the other day whether oleomargarine
was poisonous. In no sense is it really
harmful as food product. The fatty
elements OF which It is composed are
precisely the same as those which CON
Sstitute butter. The oleo is made from
the fat which the steer has put on his
carcass Internally and the butter from
the same fat which the cow has put
into her milk. The fight on oleomar-
garine is not made against 1t as an
unhealthful food product, but because
In order to dispose of 1t it has to mask
under the guise Of pure butter and so
becomes fraud on the purchaser. As
II can be produced at one half the cost
Of butter it is very easy to see how
great the damage it may do and is do
Ing to the legitimate dairy interests Of
\ the country. Not q dairyman in the
ronntry will offer any protest against
pleo being manufactured provided 1t ID
sold for Just what 1t Ia.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-11
when children Went to wa,,

Among other improvements in the art
OF war, as attained by the world in these
later days, is the abolition OF the practice
of sending children to sea, as wea The
case when the midshipmen Of the old
"oak walls" of England often were boys
of less than IA years.
The Marquis Of Dufferin and Ava, in
telling about the siege of Bomarsund. in
the Crimean war, which no witnessed
from the frigate Penelope, tells this story
Of one Of these little fellows, What
pleased me most during the whole b,lsi-
ness, he says, was the gallant behavior
of little midshipman, mere child, Is
or IA years Of age. About the time when
the fire became pretty hot happened to
come across him, and, as he seemed to be.
as much out of a job as myself, / touched
my cap and took the liberty of observing
that it wasa fine day, to which he polite
~ replied that 1t was.
Encouraged by his ufbanity, l ven,
tured to ask him how long he had been AZ
sea, to which he answered, 7 have only
left my mamma six weeks, but ain'G
going to cry on her majesty's quarter,
deck remark which think as worth
recording rs many one made by more
illustrious heroes. Soon after this, how
ever, man WINS killed close to him. anA
the little fellow faiE4sd and Was tshl1
below
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-11
"HELp WANTED.

Among list of advertisements I'M
der the head of Help Wanted'' which
we recently came across we noticed
that three men We're wanted to take
care of stock farms, thorough lSnowl-
edge of the care and breeding of pedi-
greed stock being requisite in the
men employed. There We're two calls
for skilled butter makers, two for man
and wife to take charge of poultry and
dairy farms, one for man to take
charge of horse ranch, he to have vet
Urinary skill in practical way; two
greenhouse men were wanted and one
to care for commercial orchard. We
mention this simply to show that the
young man who will fit himself by ed
ucation for these positions will have
plenty of work awaiting him when he
is qualified to take it up.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-11
THE FORTY ACRE FARM.

The average northwestern farmer is
| possessed OF the idea that not less than
/ 160 acres Of land is necessary in order
for him to probably employ his time
and labor. While under a condition
incident to new country, where land
was cheap and methods necessarily
slipshod and wasteful, this assumption
may have been justified. it is none the
less true that with the changed condi-
lions of the present there is much to be
said in favor of the smaller farm.
Small farms, well titled, are very
marked factor in all the most prosper
GUS agricultural sections of the old
world. We have been asked to state
IN what manner man could operate q
farm OF 40 acres so as to make good
living and save little money. 1t is
not an easy question to answer, be-
cause, given the best conditions for
carrying on such farm, not every
man has been properly educated to
successfully do so. The conduct of
such farm involves at the start an
entire change in existing methods-the
adoption of an intensive system of
working the land and a regard for
small economies which are largely
wanting in prevailing methods. There
will have to be a greater Investigation
OF crops and literal making Of two
blades of grass and two kernels Of corn
to grow where but one grew before.
Tho and - fo
should be of the highest dairy type,
will have the leading place on such 40
acre farm. The COW will be supple
mented to the fullest extent possible
by the hen. A few pigs may be kept,
but not many. There should be at
least two acres of orchard, vegetable
garden and small fruits and, if one can
properly care for them, Is or 80 hives
of bees in the orchard. In the matter
of stock and poultry only pure bred
animals should be kept. as quite an in
come may easily be derived by having
pure bred animals, fowls and eggs for
sale to breeders. Corn should be the
main grain crop raised, as this better
than almost any other crop, will stand
forcing and make the largest return for
extra fertilizing and cultivation There
are several special crops which on such
a farm 1t would pay to raise, such as
onions, celery, popcorn, potatoes. If
not located too far from market, to-
matoes; peppers, melons, cabbages and
a good large bed Of asparagus could be
made very profitable. The raising of
40 bushels of corn or oats to the acre
on the quarter section farm and the
selling Of such crop at 20 cents a bush
Ell, as SO many do, represent what is
probably the most improbable type Of
farming to be found, and from this
low level are well defined series Of
steps upward and forward, and well up
toward the top will be found the well
conducted 40 acre farm.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-11
FoUR o,cLocK IN THE MORNING.

FOUR O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.
Improved methods and the use Of
modern machinery are surely working
a marked change in the number Of
hours work required on the farm. We
know Of number of very successful
farmers who are limiting the days
work both for their hired men and
themselves to ten hours, this including
the doing of all chores as well as the
work in the field. The old method Of
going to bed at O'clock and getting
up at o'clock is no longer a necessity,
save possibly for a very few days in
the rush season Of haying or harvest
ing. This is not one of the least Of the
benefits which the farmer is getting as
his share in the progress Of the age.
With more time at his disposal will
come the opportunity for mental and
intellectual improvement, while the
business Of agriculture will thus be ele-
waited and made more attractive. The
time is coming when the owning and
operation of a farm will be rated as
one of the most desirable and attract
i've employments offered to the Ameri-
can citizen.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-11
we notice that one line of railroad &c

We notice that one line of railroad is
taking UP the matter Of planting trees
along its right of way. There is all
through the west an immense amount
Of very valuable land now going to
waste along these rights of way, and
the keeping of such land clear Of weeds
i 1s sa serious expense to railway corpo-
rations. In all those sections where
the snowfall is light no better use could
be made Of these waste acres than to
plant trees, but where the snowfall is
I heavy 1T will be found that trees plant
ed inside the right Of way will prove a
\ nuisance in that they will serve to de-
q post the drifting snow right on the
track. To protect the track they should
be planted outside the right ofaway.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-11
"READ IT ALOUD" SAID HE

must be aware that Miss Weston is not
in town. The wedding Of her cousin
was in all the papers,"
"Was 1t, JACKIE" said Edith. II didn't
see 1t. Perhaps I'm not as much inter-
ested in the family as you are. But
there! / won't be absurd any more. I
love you, and you love me, and that's
all there is about 1t. Now let me 20 up
stairs and get that letter. 1 have suf-
fered hundred deaths for shame since
took it,
1t was with obvious relief that she
put 1t into Jacks hand. He tore open
the envelope and then passed it back
to her.
Read it aloud" said he. aI'm sure
Miss Weston would not object"
Edith stretched out her hand re-
luctantly. looking into Jacks eyes. He
smiled and urged her again to read the
letter. So she pulled it from the en-
velope and read as follows:
New YORK, Nov. 20.
Dear sir-Permit us to call your attention to
the merits Of our patent self acting trousers
stretohef, Of which more than LOCO 600 are now
Az Use Al tie Oulteu STATES ana CANADA. This
marvellous contrivance-
That was as far as Edith could 60.
A half minute later her father, who is
physician. looked inv, the reception
room to see whether he had double
case of hysteria in the house, but when
the matter was explained to him he de-
cided that their condition was not path
illogical. though there was contagion
In 1t, for he laughed until he choked.
The next day Jack got letter from
Miss Weston in response to the '.partic-
ulars" which he had duly sent by mail.
OF course she had sent him no previous
communication. 1t was merely coin
cidence that the penmanship of the
young woman employed by the trou-
sers stretcher company to address en-
velopes-in pursuance Of the game"
which Jack himself had explained
CHANGED to resemble Miss Weston's
sufficiently to deceive even the eye Of
Mr.. John HARDWOOD. expert in penman-
ship.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-11

Apparently she didn't wish to quarrel
either. She greeted him just as if
there hadn't been any letter.
81 WONDER" said Jack in the privacy
of his own mind, whether this is be-
cause she's read. it or because she's
ashamed of having taken it,
Curiosity in regard to this problem
eventually overcame his resolution not
to quarrel, and he said:
Edith, what did you do with the let
ter that you took out Of my waste pa
per basket yestHday?"
He thought it best to introduce the
subject suddenly, in that way, as if it
were not one that he could possibly
have any motive for avoiding.
$50 it really was letter, Jack?"
said she reproachfully. "And you look
ed for it as soon as l was out of the
way?"
II had occasion to search the basket
for some fragments of document that
had inadvertently destroyed" said
he, "and observed the absence Of the
the other"
'"The hair restorer. you mean?" said
she icily. "Oh, Jack, how can love q
man who does not tell the truth?"
There were tears in her eyes. and
Jacks heart smote him. He hadn't an
atom of resentment left within him.
How can you love man who does
tell the truth" said he, "since there
aren't any? They are born with the
faculty and bred to the habit of lying.
And this was such useless, foolish lie.
If you hadn't been jealous about that
letter In the Howard case few min
utes before, never should have been
SO absurd. But. you see, that surprised
me SO that really didn't know what
to expect"
at was wrong of you, jack" said
she
Indeed it was" he answered. aYou
may be sure I will not be SO silly again.
The letter is from Millie Weston, and
there can't possibly be any earthly rea-
son why you shouldn't know all about
it, for what has she to say to me that l
could wish to conceal?"
"From Nfillie Westonw exclaimed
Edith. "And you called at her house
last evening. Father and saw you
standing on the steps as we passed
BY"
Jack Harwood felt GOODNESS in the
region Of his spinal marrow. but be
preserved an outward calm.
II called to see her father on a mat
ter of business" said he calmly. "You