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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-08

and Pretorius formed themselves into
the triumvirate that declared the re-
public independent.
Then came the memorable war, with
Laingsnek, Ingoga Rion and Majuba
Hill following in rapid and fatal Sc
quence. Joubert was the hero Of Ma
Juba Hill. He personally led the force
that dealt England the blow she has
neither forgotten nor forgiven.
Nothing is written about Joubert
that does not comment on his fairness.
The Beers, in their Unsuitable ambition
to possess outlying lands that England
seized before them, raided Bechuana-
land in 1884. Tle movement was a
popular one. The Beers were flushed
/ with victory. They believed the land
was more theirs than England's, for
they had broken the ground before
England possessed it. But Joubert
stopped it.
II positively refuse" he declared, sto
hold Office under government that de-
liberately breaks its covenants, and
we have made covenants with Eng
| land" III
He meant it. He would have resign
| ed and gone back to his farm, and the
Beers knew it.
Joubert organized the army Of the
Transvaal He divided the country into
IL military departments and each de-
partment again and again into smaller
divisions, with commanders, field cor
! nets and lieutenants of various ranks
in charge. Every man in the Trans
vaal became trained soldier without
leaving his farm. Every man had his
complete equipment ready at home.
Every man was pledged to appear at
an appointed spot at the summons.
To mobilize the entire force Of the
republic Joubert had to send only; II
kilograms. The word passed down the
line. and in an Incredibly short time
hundreds Of post riders carried the
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-08
MEN AS HIRED GIRLS.

The man house servant is becoming
q fad in New York city. He is doing
his work well and is a success. He
does not ape his mistress society man.
ners or copy the style Of her cloak or
hat He does not have q beau three
nights in the week and run up the gas
bill or want half day off when his
mistress is expecting company. Then
the lady Of the house is not afraid that
her husband will get sweet ON the
hired help, this worry being thus trans
ferred to the husbands Office. These
men are proving good cooks and house
keepers, doing their work well and
thoroughly. Perhaps this is to be the
solution Of the hired girl problem and
man may yet be doomed, as was Mr..
Mantalini, to turn the mangle for the
rest of his days, while woman usurps
his placeNin Office, store and politics.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-08


lawyer than a soldier, but he has been
at the front more than once since hos
tilities began. He is Free Slater by
birth and is 4S years old. He was
elected president in 1896, just after the
Jameson raid.
President steyn is large mana
very large man. He is 6 feet 2 inches
tall, and his frame is in due proportion
to his height. There is not an ounce of
superfuous flesh on his bones, and his
burghers frequently assert that he is
the strongest man in the country. His
weight is somewhere in the neighbor-
hood Of 200 pounds. His every move
ment seems to tell Of the frankness Of
his disposition, and a glance at his
countenance is sufficient confirmation
of the burgher tales, Of his answering
honesty.
General Schalkburgerr~-is another
Boer general wh6 left his farm for the
front. He commands q division Of the
Transvaal burghers and was one Of the
first to cross into Natal. At one time
his force threatened to sweep clear to
Pietermaritzburg. It was Schalkbur-
ger who first checked Butler at the
Tugela river.
Among the other Boer commandants
is General Pretorius, son OF the grim
old fighter who was one Of the pioneer
warriors of the Transyaal and after
whom Pretoria was named.
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bert. s.slim Piet'' he is called in the
Transvaal. The "Slim" means shrewd,
crafty. Ask the English IL the nick
name is not an appropriate one.
Joubert is 60 years old and, with the
addition of some polish, is a typical
Boer. He comes Of an old French HUI
guenot family, long settled in South
Africa, with strong infusion of Dutch
blood. Like President Kruger, he was
born in Cape Colony. He was bred on
a farm and began life as a farmer.
But his innate ability soon lifted him
into public life. He became state at
torney to the South African Republic
and afterward vice president. He has
long been ambitious to be president
and in 1898 came within 881 votes of
winning this honor from the great
Kruger himself. Joubert is very pop
ular.
In the late seventies, during the trou-
bles with England that eliminated in
the war under the memory of which
England has smarted ever since, Jou-
bert became very prominent figure in
Transvaal affairs. He accompanied
Kruger on his memorial BILE visit to Eng
land, when the demand for the fnde-
pendence Of the republic was formulat-
ed. This demand was finally refused,
and on Dec. 30, 1880, Kruger. Joubert
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try A FEW BETS.

Try an acre Of sugar beets this year.
You will thus become acquainted with
this new crop and can Judge for your
self whether you want to add the sugar
beet to your list of farm products. If
you have a full carload of beets, which
you ought to raise on an acre and a
half, you will probably have no trouble
In disposing of them to some factory,
even IL there is a 200 or 300 mile haul
on them. II you cannot sell them to
be worked up into sugar, they will be a
most excellent food for the dairy cows
and the brood sows next winter. The
main thing is to try the crop, and when
the factory comes, which will be be-
fore long, the growing Of the crop will
be no experiment, and you will know
just what to do in regard to making
contracts.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-08

A lady friend of ours wanted to
know why her flowers did not do well
last summer when she said that she
had put as much as four inches in
depth Of hen manure on the bed before
she set out her plants. She herself ex-
planned the cause of her failure. She
used ten times too much of this, the
most concentrated fertilizer to be had.
Hen manure, if used on flower or a
vegetable garden, should be used very
sparingly, as it is SO saturated with
ammonia that it will literally burn ev-
erything up. Mixed with rotten leaves
and leaf mold or even three times it's
bulk Of good earth it is a valuable fer
tilizer, but applied as did our friend
will do Infinitely more harm than good.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-08

Farmers. statesmen and soldiers
you may apply this description to any
one of the men who are leading the
Boer forces in the field, and it will fit
equally well in each case.
Nothing is more striking than the
difference between the English and
Boer generals. The former is mill
tary aristocrat who chose his profess
sion early in life. was educated for the
army and has spent his years in the
ranks. He wears an imposing uni
form, all glittering with gold braid and
shiny buttons. He pins splendid med
ais on the breast Of his dress coat uni
form, and he has titles before and let
tiers after his name.
The Boer general is as democratic
as any man in the ranks under him.
He is soldier only when his country
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-08

GENERAL EvART r. GRoBLER.
summons from farm to farm. Within
48 hours the entire nation would be in
arms. fully equipped and provisioned
for a month, awaiting only the COM
mand to assemble.
In appearance Joubert is about
feet inches in height, stoutly built,
has bushy gray beard and face
tanned by the African sun. There is
not an ounce of superfluous flesh on
his person. He is as strong as an OK
and possesses an endurance that is re-
markable for a man Of his age.
There is not an inch of the Trans
vaal that Joubert does not know. and
now, in his sixty-eighth year, he is as
full of fire and fight as he was in 1881,
when he defeated the British at Ma
juba Hill.
Two years ago he said to an English
correspondent:
IF you force us into war. every
Dutchman in South Africa will fight
against you. Even the women will
fight. You may take away our lives,
but our independence, neverw
This is the kind of man who Is lead
ing the burghers on to battle for their
fatherland. Behind and beside him
are other men Of like caliber, men who
are patriots to their hearts core and
who know not when they are beaten.
Second in command Of the Boer
forces and second in popularity in the
two republics is General Pietrus A.
Cronje. He is the man who captured
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-08

for several years notable figure In
the commercial legislation and mill.
tary affairs Of the little republic.
General Grobler is decidedly versa.
tile in his attainments. Ee is a grain
grower, an ostrich farmer, stock rails
er and diamond mine owner. Al
though only 36 years old, he has been
an influential member of the volksraad,
sitting for Philopolis. He is described
as man Of intrepid and logged tenn
permanent, able. shrewd. but withaI
conservative. He is descended from
Dutch and Huguenot stock. He speaks
and writes fluently Dutch. English,
German and French. He is also ac-
complished in the vernacular Of many
Of the native tribes around the Free
State.
He is nearly six feet tall, OF slight
build, erect and is man of active ply
sique and quick mental conception. His
home in his native land, for he is Boer
born-a native of the soil for which he
is fghting-fs one Of open hospitality.
General Grobler was the Orange
Free States commissioner to the
Worlds fair at Chicago in 1893. He
has had much to do with matters of
transportation over the line of railway
between Cape Town and the Free State
and in arranging the customs troubles
between the two countries.
He took prominent part in the de-
velopment of the Jagersfontein dia-
mond mines. He has one Of the largest
ostrich farms in South Africa.
President ]. p. Steyn, who Is the
nominal commander in chief Of the Or.
ange Free State burghers. Is more Of a
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-08

Pigeons are not Of any profit as a
farm bird, but we like to see some Of
them around. They will to some ex-
tent protect the poultry on the farm
from the attacks Of hawks, as the
hawks which take the chickens will
always take tame pigeons in prefer
ence if they can get them. II kept,
they should not be allowed the range
Of the barn, as they are dirty, but
should be kept in pigeon houses out
side. The squads make very nice pie
and will pay their way SO used.
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tive affairs" and his salary 5000 q
year. This is an emolument in addi-
ton to his post in the army. In war
and peace the commandant is fierce
man. His freely expressed opinions
are as fiery as his fighting, and the
Beers all love him for his extreme
conduct in both directions. General
Cronje has been in command of the
Boer forces along the western border
since the opening of the war. 1t was
his force which checked Lord Methuen
at Modder river.
The leader of the Orange Free State
burghers is General Evart r. Grobler.
Although a young man, he has been
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4 Please give secretary Wilson a long
credit mark for refusing point blank to
do anything to interfere in behalf Of
the two Philadelphia merchants who
IRE In Jail for violating the dairy laws
of that state In selling oleomargarine
for butter. The secretary says that
they should serve out their sentences
Tor the good of humanity and out Of
respect to old bossy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-08

Drilled corn will. il kept clean, yield
about eight bushels more to the acre
than corn planted on the same land in
hills. The drilled corn is harder to
keep clean and, as a matter of fact, If
not properly cultivated when very
small never can be kept clean. The
drilled corn grows in better shape for
the harvester to cut and, aside from
the increased yield, will furnish ears
Of q more uniform size.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-08

The dog, whenever he is allowed to
revert back to the original type, al
ways assumes fawn color, wolfish
head and gregarious habit, this ex-
planned by the fact that most beasts
of prey are of fewn color, the better
to enable them to disguise themselves
in pursuit Of their prey. The wolfish
head and gregarious habit indicate that
the ancestors Of the dog were closely
allied to the wolf, if not sprung direct
ly from it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-08

The eastern dairyman uses a dairy
ration which costs him easily 80 per
cent more than such ration does the
western man. Then the western man
can ship his tub of butter to Boston or
New York at a less rate of freight than
the eastern man can his tub from CEN
trail New York. Yet with this serious
handicap in dairying the eastern farm
er finds that his dairy is about the on
~ thing which he can make really
profitable on his farm.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-08

Ever cheapening freight rates are
equalizing land values all over the
country. The high priced land Of the
eastern states is constantly declining
in value, while the new lands Of the
west are constantly approaching in
value. This result, while making bad
work at the east, is Of corresponding
benefit to the west. Land values Of
the future are largely going to be gov
erned by the fertility Of the land re-
CARELESS of location.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-08

When you talk to a beef man about
fhe oleo fraud on the dairy interests,
he only grins. 1t is impossible to get
him interested in the matter even q
little bit II he says anything, he will
TELL you that the development Of the
6leo trade has added S. to the value
pf every steer which he sells for beef.
nc is thus that self interest stiles con-
science.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-08

We were in a farming community
not long since where much corn had
been cut up last fall and where the
crop was being handled altogether
with an old fashioned thrashing ma
chine, which shelled the corn and shred
ded the fodder in very good shape.
The principal objection to this plan
was that the corn so shelled would not
keep when put in any large quantity In
A bin.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-08

Lands which are located on river
bottoms and subject to annual overflow
are best used as blue grass permanent
pastures. While, If broken up, crop
may now and then be stolen from
them, the breaking up engenders such
prodigious growth of weeds that 1t
is at best profitless undertaking.
Such lands make the very best of pas
ture lands and are maintained in peren-
NAL fertility by the overfowing waters.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-08

Fifty years ago the government is-
sued its first agricultural report. There
was then no agricultural department,
md the agricultural interests of the
country were consigned to the patent
office. In the first report, published in
1S49, a gentleman from Iowa contrib
mites an article on the best breed Of
oxen to raise for work purposes, and
that was all Iowa had to say.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-08

It may be cheaper to let the house
and barn stand implanted than to paint
them. They say it is, but man who
will seek to save dollar this way de-
serves to have the ragweeds grow six
feet high over his grave.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-08

The cost of running Texas steer on
the Texas ranges is only SLIGO per year.
Las such steer will put on at least $50
pounds Of meat during the year the
profits Of the beef business in that
state are easy to see.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-08

Wherever water will stand for "a
hours on tract Of land after a heavy
rain such land needs draining. But
few crops Will endure being submerged
for even that length Of time. Forty
eight hours under water will kill near
" all the cereals outright.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-08

For really desirable winter bloom
ling house plant we wish to commend
the freesias. A half dozen Of the bulbs
planted in pot In the fall have given
nus hundreds of beautiful and fragrant
Blossoms all through January and we'll
into February were loaded with bloom.
Try them next winter.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-08

The great economy Of modern inven-
hons is we'll illustrated in the case of
street car traffic. The old horse car
Hines used up 69.s per cent Of their
earnings for operating expenses, while
the modern electric trolley car lines
use but 1873 per cent of earnings for
operating expenses.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-08

4 It seems that when flock Of sheep
hnd it's increase are mortgaged to secure
q debt the wool is not included in such
mortgage and that the owner Of the
sheep may sell the wool and not ac-
count therefor to the mortgage. The
courts hold that the term increase ap-
plies to the animal and not to its prod
Ncts.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-08

When an old hen will bring you in an
Income Of 81 year, which she will
easily do IL you give her half show,
she becomes the best money maker
there is on the farm.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-08

The best butter makers Of the north
west are the Danes, and the reason Of
this is that In no country is scientific
dairying so persistently and thoroughly
aaughtas in Denmark.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-08

4 It is well to remember that calves
are seldom sick or ailing when fed
warm separator milk right from the
cow. This is the testimony of nearly
every man who uses farm separator.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-08

Hens, bees and orchards go first rate
together. The hen will destroy much
of the injurious insect life which
haunts the orchard, while the bees will
do splendid job in the fertilization of
orchard bloom.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-08

1t is everlastingly to the discredit Of
the dairy interests Of this country that
Denmark will buy American corn and
oil meal pay freight on it, feed it, con-
vert It into butter and outseh our but
ter by 8 cents a pound in the English
market
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-08

Feeders through the west are over
bidding the Chicago market from to
3 cents bushel on corn. When corn
cells at IS cents, the present prices Of
all meat and dairy products make 1t
worth more to feed than to ship.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-08

About twenty business men of Corn
ing contributed about $40 apiece and
purchased the property of deceased
citizen at sheriff's sale, and placed it
in trust for his widow and six chill
dren.
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Pork and beans make well balanced
ration for the Woodworking man.

All the good $50 an acre lands Of the
northwest are going up to $40 before
they get to their real value.
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HENEHLI j. z. 6T6fNs
Jameson, and Of course this made him
well loved by the Beers; also he is
an English hater of the most bitter
sort. He holds a lucrative Office in
the government Of the Transvaal. His
title 10 superintendent general Of ma
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-08-18

We learn that the feast day CO
LIBERATION by Mr.. and Mira Ben l..
Duraud, of their daughter. Miss
Philomene, which was given at
their pretty home in Arnsudville
last Sunday, was an elegant recep-
ton, the house and grounds we're
prettily decorated with ferns, green
moss, flowers and chinese lanterns,
which presented . pleasing sight
There was quite . large number
present, and the guests we're most
charmingly entertained by the
hosts. T&s
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-08-18

st. Martinville. La, Aug. IL, 1900.
Dear friends Of the grdht cause
Of the Redeamer, allow me 10 cay
that my name was pat on the
Camp Meeting program without
my consent I condemn the act Il
was . forgery to do il.
I am glad 10 be in . Camp Meet.
ing on Sunday. bat not Of thu
kind, I consider this kind to Be- .
disgrsce and . shameful ct, ]
never did and never viii take part
in such camp meetings.
Sincerely Yours,
e. b. Richard,
Pastor n. e. Church
st. Msrtinville, La,
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The sweet italian or Bermuda
onions are the ones to be eaten
'su naturel', their flavor being
more delicate than the common
varieties. But onions are really
sweeteners Of the breath after the
local effects have passed away, a.
thew correct stomach disorders and
carry Of the accumulated poisons
Of the system. They provide q
blood purifier that all may safe
ly use, and do perfect work in con-
stipstion troubles Az . vermi-
fuee the onion cannot be surpass-
ed, and. eaten raw, will often check
a violent cold in the head. One
small onion eaten every night be.
fore retiring 10 well-known doc
tors prescription for numeroui
affections Of the head, and 10 high
" recommended for sleeplessness;
| il acts on the nerves in . soothing
nAsnner withsut the injurious q.
fects q drugs % often applied
The hesrt of IN onion. heated end
placed in the ear. will often 70
|lieve the agony Of esraohe. whil'
the syrup procured from sprink
ling . sliced onion With sugar and
baking in IN oven will work won
ders in . ''crcupy chill" -Ou
dumb Animals.
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Much has been said and written
the pest few days about the shirt
waist man in all the Northern and
Western cities, it has even been
the sensation in New Orleans
when the man in shirt waist APP
pesred in Q restaurant, and the
man in the womanly apparel has
been the talk Of the day, SON. ~
vor the shirt waist, while Of
are shocked e the idea Of . LIN
going about the streets and res
taurant in . neligee shirt which
the fashionable have dsu bed the
'shirt waist. Why, We had .
shirt waist man on our streets last
Sunday evening. and he was sim
ply elegant, and would have been
in the hight Of the new fashion
had it not been for his suspenders;
the shirt waist should not be worn
with suspenders. We are in favor
of the shirt waist it is elegant and
very comfortable in the hot days
Of summer; We. in the country are
not O. fsstidious - the city folks,
and We damn the fashion for com
fort, and when it 10 hot We put
down the cost the vest and We
enjoy the shirt sleeves, now, Of
course, . fashionable negligee
shirt would certainly look more
elegant than the ordinary shirt
We favor the shirt waist.