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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05
ART IN NEST BUILDING.

Birds differ as much in the matter Of
the artistic skill with which they deco.
rate their nests as men do in the build
ing Of their homes. Here is humming
birds nest, exquisitely finished and
harmonizing perfectly with its sur
roundings, just like a pretty little cot
tage environed with velvety lawn,
beautiful flowers and trailing vine over
the doorway. Here Is robins nest,
built strong and substantial, like an
old Dutch brick house; here the ORR
ole's home, deity fastened to the pend
ent limb of a cottonwood or elm-a
gypsy's tent; here a sparrow's nest, a
rough. tangled mass of the coarsest
material, utterly destitute of artistic
taste-this the wickiup of Digger In
dian; this a yellowbird's nest, dain-
ty structure, lined with the fugitive
thistle down-a young lady's boudoir;
here crows nest, crude, rough, but a
few sticks piled together-this q poor
whites home in Florida; up there on
the loftiest tree top an eagles nest
some old baronial castle on a Rhine
crag; here mourning doves nest, a
dozen or two sticks laid on pine tree
limb-this Bohemian shanty Of some
river fiat; here q quail's nest, warm,
roomy, comfortable and full Of eggs
this the home of the well to do
American farmer; up there the clus-
tering nests of the barn swallow-life
in fiat; nests of all sorts, eggs of all
colors, love songs Of all harmonies, no
newfangled notions of nest building in
Queen Anne or renaissance style, but
ever the new nest built in the old way,
just as it always was built, inherited
taste and inherited slovenliness, as the
case may be, always manifest in the
work Of these little architects; many
loyal to locality, always seeking the
same spot for home each year, these
true to their mates till death parts
them, as in the case of the eagle; 9th.
ers, with new loves each year, seeking
new places for home, all SO very, very
like men and women. So we watch the
nest building and lovemaking of May,
the parental love toward the little ones
in June, condone the berry stealing as
we listen to the orchestral melody Of
the dying night and bid these feather
ed friends of ours a sad farewell as
they leave us as the days grow shorter.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05
oLEomARGAR1Nr AND POVERTY.

OLEOMARGARINE AND POVERTY.
"Oleomargarine is the stuff that Is
keeping us poor" That is the way a
bright young farmer of Sullivan coun.
ty, N. Y, summed up the dairy situa-
ton In conversation last week, says
Rural New Yorker. There isn't one
dairyman in hundred in the county,"
he continued "who probably under.
stands the cause of our cheap prices
for milk and butter and the complete
wiping away Of the dairy butter inter,
ests. Several years back had trade
In Paterson and Elizabeth. N. j.. for
my dairy butter at fairly paying prices.
first lost my Paterson mans trade,
and when l went to see him he frank
~ admitted that in order to meet the
competition Of his competitors he was
obliged to take up cleo, which had EN-.
tirely replaced dairy butter. The same
condition prevailed with the other New
Jersey customer. They tell me that
they now keep only two grades-the
fresh creamery and oleo. One New
Jersey dealer who runs several stores
in New York tells me that he handles
oleomargarine by the carload. On the
creamery butter he makes q profit Of
about 2 cents a pound; on cleo his
profits are 10 cents a pound" "These
dealers admit to you that they ship this
oleomargarine into New York clty!'
Certainly, they make no bones about
1t to me. In fact, they say that they
were forced to it; that MS matter Of
fact they would rather handle the gen.
uine product. but as their competitors
are handling oleo and making 10 cents
q pound, while the profit on genuine
butter is only 2 cents, they think they
might just as well have share Of the
trade us the other fellows"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

It is possible for us all to give the
golden rule more Of practical ap-
plication in our dealings with our fell
lows and in our business affairs. "Do
as you would be done by" will settle
most disputes and differences which
arise between neighbors.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

Wherever the soil is underlaid with
limestone and the blue grass grows
luxuriantly there will be found about
the best conditions for working a farm.
There, too, will the dairy flourish and
good horses grow.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

We notice that the male robin does
most of the work in building the fam
lily nest. Then he sits in nearby tree
top and sings while his mate is hatch
ing the blue eggs, and then, when the
little birds come, they both work for
dear life early and late to fill the hun
cry mouths. There is q lesson for
some married folks in this.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

1t looks as though this would be one
of the years when the best thing you
could do for your fruit trees would be
to attend to thinning the fruit. as sell
dom has there been such profusion Of
bloom. Overloaded trees always pro-
duce an inferior type of fruit, and the
exhaustive process is often fatal to the
tree.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

Jerseys are par excellence the town
mans COW. They are SO docile that
they are always pets, are cheaply kept
and for the food consumed will pay the
largest dividends Of any animals we
know Of. A good fruit and vegetable
garden supplemented by good Jersey
cow will do great things in supporting
the family as well as furnish no end of
delicacies for the table.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

The proper size for farm depends
almost wholly upon the size Of the
man who runs it. The trouble all
through the country is that there are
too many 50 acre men running quarter
section farms.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

Every good thing which man tries
to grow out of the earth or upon it is
subject sooner or later to some form
of pest or disease which man has to
battle with it he would succeed. Then
1t comes that most forms of living pests
of this sort are sure to have sooner or
later some parasite or disease which
in turn limits their work.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

II your dog makes practice Of bouz-
Ing out into the public highway at
passing teams and travellers, don't get
on your ear If somebody shoots him.
Such beast should be killed on gen.
eral principles.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

II you have water for your lawn,
it is all right to put the grass catcher
on the mower and remove the cut
grass, but if you cannot irrigate the
grass 1t is better to let the cuttings
fall down among the roots of the grass
where they serve as sort of mulch to
protect the roots in dry spell.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

It is stated that 1t is a good time new
TO commence breeding draft horses. 1t
seems to us that 1t was a better time
four years ago.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

Where corn is a principal and staple
crop the question Of meadow land
need give no concern. More good fod-
der, as good as the very best hay, can
be obtained from an acre Of corn than
from the average acre Of grass land.
The corn raisers are slow to catch on
to this fact, but it is fact just the
same.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

When pork brings SIS per hundred,
live weight, and the pig weighs $50
pounds, 1t is time to let him go. 1t
costs almost twice as much to add q
pound to the weight Of 300 pound
hog as It does pound to the pig which
weighs but 125 pounds.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

The farm buildings should not be
too closely punched; then in the event
of fire q part Of them may be saved.
Two cases where fire made clean
sweep Of everything on the home.
steads where the barns and stacks
were massed together have lately
come to notice.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

q We wish to commend to those Of our
lady readers who love flowers the Rud-
beckia, or Golden Glow" a hardy
herbaceous plant which will produce a
great wealth of beautiful yellow bios
SONS about the size and appearance of
a yellow chrysanthemum from early
August until late in the fall. 1t is one
of the best Of the newer Towering
plants.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

There is probably no one thing upon
which everybody is Of SO nearly the
same mind as that the strawberry is a
good berry. We never heard Of or knew
any person, save Mrs. Rorer, who
claimed otherwise, and we believe she
was talking through her spring hat
when she averred that the strawber-
ry was not good to eat.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

Contract work done on the public
highways is always of better charac-
ter than that done when men work
out their tax. The time is not far
away when oil highway work will be
done by contract, the farmer paying
his road tax just us he does his other
taxes.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

This year illustrates the truth that
potatoes are better sold at is cents Ia
the field when dug than to carry them
over and take the chances on spring
market. ~
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

We get more unauthorized pleasure
out of tea roses for summer bloom than
any other flowers which we can plant.
There is really nothing which can COM
pare with bouquet Of these beautiful
roses In delicacy Of coloring, intensity
OF fragrance and floral grace.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

More and better pigs would be raised
II the SOW never had kernel of corn
during the period of CESSATION. Most
hog troubles are associated with the
eorncrib.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

Here Ia another proof that man is
the lord Of creation: In a test between
q man and Great Dane dog as to
which could dispose Of the most wiener
wurst sausage in the shortest time the
man beat the dog.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

{ The Columbian raspberry possesses
the rare good quality Of throwing up an
abundant growth of new wood when
killed back by the winter, which new
growth will bear an immense crop Of
fruit If the canes are alive to the
height Of one foot from the ground, it
will bear as much fruit as though they
We're five feet high.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

The buying Of poor seed has resulted
IN the Introduction Of not few weed
pests through the country. Among
these pests are wild mustard, sweet
clover, squirrel tail grass, Russian this
tie and others.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

We know of one man who thinks that
he has struck good thing in crossing
the Poland China and red Jersey hog.
While he has good pigs, they are no
more prolific than the Jersey reds and
mature no. earlier than the Polands,
and they are just as liable to attacks Of
the cholera. This sort of mixing breeds
seldom pays.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

The horse is far better off without
shoes while doing all the spring work
on the farm. All the same, his feet
should not be allowed to grow and fat
out like pancake griddle, but they
should be trimmed from time to time.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

Nowhere perhaps is intensive farm
ing carried on to such an extent as in
the island Of Jersey. Nowhere else, so
( far as we know, is the parsnip made a
deld crop for stock feeding purposes.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

Where fruit trees are heavily ferti-
lied when young and make large
growth of new wood, do not look for
many fruit buds to form that year.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

A good many people like cannas and
will be planting some about this time.
The Gamma loves very rich, mellow
soil and must have an abundance of
sunlight and water if you would have
It do WE'LL
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

II you can manage to irrigate the
strawberry bed after it begins to
bloom, the chances are that you will
double your crop.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

The butcher bird, or shrike, is a
{ mouse eater. He also likes small birds
when he can catch them On the whole,
this bird does more good than harm.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

The water cress will only thrive in
localities where it is fed by spring wa
ter. popularity which we have never
heard explained.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

A vine over the porch always gives a
pretty decorative effect. Try CHINA
mon vine, a clematis, trumpet creeper
or matrimony vine, or IL these cannot
~ obtained try Virginia creeper.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

The man who planted strawberry
bed last year will now soon reap the
reward Of his well doing.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

The rose slug will have to be looked
for with sharp eyes and destroyed.
Other pests which beset the rose we
have been able to keep under by lib
eral use Of the hose under strong pres
& sure.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

early spring wild flowers are
either white or blue in color.
sater on the red becomes a dominant
color, while the fall flowers will be
usually either purple or gold.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

There are some sections Of our great
country which get along pretty well
with nothing but climate to sell.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

& It is aaid that the hog will always
eat more than 1t car digest, in which
respect 1t resembles the man who raises
a.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05
BY ]. S. TR1GG.

3 Mules have more than doubled in
price us result Of the African war.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

The Old Peoples Home in Dcs
Moines will be dedicated next Friday.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05
CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND q PACIFIc 2

GOING EAST. Depart
No. 2N-Ottumwa to Keokuk. ....... 100 a. m.
202-Des Moines to Keokuk. ..... 1O:35 a. M
2W-Des Moines TO Eldon ...... 1923 D. m,
%A-Freight Ottumwa to Eldon. ASS p. m.
- GOING WEST. Arrive,
N7-heokuk to Ottumwa........ 6:45 p. nj.
-, Depart.
20l-Eldon to Des Moines.......- $50 a. m.
203-Keokuk to Des Moines 12:ls n, m.
233-Frt, Eldon to Des Moines. 1852 a. MI
23l-Frt, daily, E1don to Monroe sos o. M.
Unless otherwise specified, all trains aredaily
except Sunday. E's9
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05
3RA1Ns LEAVING JEFFERsoN sTR1nR
UNION STATION
A. J. Packard, Agent.

CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, 4 ST. PAUL
Arriva Depar
Chicago, dubuque Mil. 11:3Oam t2:3Sam
chicago, Cedar Rap, ETC.. fl0:35 am t5:35 PM
Kansas City Southwest. 1880 am T1:35 am
Kansas City and local..... t5:30 pm tl0:40 am
Freight-going south...... f7:00 am
Freight-going sonth...... 1880 pm
Frcight-going north...... f10:30 ana
Freight-going north...... ISIS am
Freight trains depart south 1900 a. M, 1890
p. M; north t7;l5 a. M. #l0:30 a. IN.
*Dally. Except Sunday. TExcept Mcnday
Freight trains arrive at and depart from o..
umwa Junction.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.

TRAINS LEAVING UNION DEPOT
w. y. Parker, Ticket Agent
BURLINGTON ROUTE, c., B. & o. R.R.
-. GOING EAST: Depart
buoue & Quincy. .............. 80 am
M-Ihicago ...:................... 4:is am
M-Locai Treight...... ............. $3.50 am
1W-Peoria, Dubuque & Quincy.... .l2:O5 ON
T-Chicago Limited. ............ az nm
4s-Chicago, ST. Louis e. Quincy. 7:Os ma
S-sast NAL; ........... 1887 pm
-Chicago. peorla q rockford. .i1:4o pm
5s-Omaha, Council Bluffs and Ne.
braska :........................ i:22 am
aSlEast man :.......................2 :51 am
91t~Local Freight. 80. .............. $50 ana
3t-omaha, Kansas City, Denver,
Hot Springs, Deadwood, Og.
den, Portland & California 80. 8:2s am
a-rast Mail 9:o5 ara
:. sound ;a;;..;;......; 80. 1890 pm
n+-Kansas City, st. Joe and Coun-
Gil Bluffs ...................... 9:45 PM
f.-Denyer Omaha ........... IL :05 PM
FDaily. Except Sunday. Nos. 2, s and Is do
notcarry passengers.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05

Miss Letitia's wedding night had ar
rived. She was looking extremely hand
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-06-09
SATURDAY, JUNE 8. 1900.
TIE SPECIAL SESSION.

When Mr.. Dole's organ mildly
states that special session may
possibly be called for certain speci-
fic purposes it is easy to see that
Mr. Dole is up to his old tricks
and has a card up his sleeve. 1t
sounds very easy to say that it
may be advisable to call au extra
session for specific purpose when
the organic law for the territory
makes no mention Of specific pur-
poses being necessary for the calling
of special session. The following
provision appears in Section IA Of
the said law: THAT the Governor
may, in his discretion, on thirty
days notice, order a special election
before the first general election, if,
in his opinion, the public interests
shall require a special session OF the
legislature"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-06-09
A Great improvement.

At the request of the special agent
of the Treasury department the
government will at once begin the
erection of an addition to the Post
Office. The addition will be in the
empty lot mauka of the main build
ing, and the Executive Council has
empowered Minister Young to call
for tenders without delay. The ex.
pense incurred will undoubtedly be
refunded to the territory by the
federal government in due time.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-06-09
Foreign Troops May Be Opposed at
the First Gate of Peking

TEN TsIN, May 3l.-A special train
started for Peking this afternoon
with the following forces: Americ-
ans, officers and Sc men; British, 3
officers and 72 men; Italian, 3 Off
GERS and SO men: French, 3 officers
and u men; Russian, 4 officers and
II men; Japanese, 2 officers and "a
men. The foreign contingent also
took with them five quick, firing
guns.
1t is rumored that foreign troops
will be opposed at the first gate of
the Chinese capital, outside the
wall.
AS the Russians were nearing the
forts yesterday in boats the Chinese
opened fire and the Russians re-
treated. 1t now appears that the
Chinese were only firing guu salute
in honor OF mandarin who was on
board Chinese warship.
PEKING, May 3l.-At 2:30 a. M. to-
day the foreign ENJOYS received the
reply Of the Tsung-li. Yamen to
their ultimatum Of yesterday, call
ing upon the Chinese authorities to
consent to the landing of force oi
marines to come to Peking to guard
the legations. The ultimatum fixed
6 a. NJ. to-day as the hour at or be-
fore which the reply must be forth.
coming.
The Tsung-li-Yamen agreed to
withdraw opposition to the coming
of the guards.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-06-09
For the Primaries.

The Merchants Exchange laid in
fee stock OF necessary material for
the holding Of the primaries, and
conventions. Try the superfine
liquors kept on hand for the con-
sumption of customers and you will
come out winner. No charges to
those who belong to the rigth
party.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-06-09
A Blue Flame Wick
less OIL Stove,
A Refrigerator,
An Ice Cream Freezer,
A Water Cooler,
Sec them in the large display
window.

The blue flame stove is in
operation and runs from Z a.
m. to 5 p. IN. without any
attention. The fuel costs one
cent per hour per burner.
NO SMOKE,
NO SMELL,
NO DANGER,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-06-09

Mr., Dole, acce riding to his own
organ, is not sure that he will call a
special session and yet his govern
men. has written 10 parties on the
other islands asking them to act as
Board Of Registrations for special
election which may be called at any
moment.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-06-09
TOPICS OF TIE DAY.

The 11th of June will be celebrat-
ed for the last time on Monday by
independent Hawaii. How many
happy me mories are connected with
that great national holiday, the
annual day OF Joy and festivities,
the day when the demand for leis
exceeded the supply and every old
horse was pressed Into service for
the journey to the race track at Ka-
piolani Park Whoop it up on Mon.
day, for the last time in independ.
ent Hawaii.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-06-09

Honolulu Society" is the most
peculiar aggregation We have ever
run across. The latest fad was the
Hogan cocns at whose shrine men
and women belonging to Society
(with a capital So burned incense
and succeeded in making unmiti-
gated fools of themselves. But
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-06-09

after all Honolulu Society with a
capital s. felt at home perhaps
when in company with rag-time
artists. The Hogan musical rcper-
toire Was at least up to the musical
taste OF Honolulu. We don't blame
the coons. They had lots OF fun
and will advertise the jay town and
Honolulu Society with capital 81.
Editor Thurston is playing his
cards on the table when he pointed
out yesterday that Mr.. Dole will
defye the territorial senate ii it re-
fuses to endorse his appointments
aud will simply wait until the Legis-
lature adjourns and then place his
creatures in office subject to the en-
dorsement OF the Senate which is to
meet two years hence. We are glad
that Dole has shown his band, but
he and his editor may not rest under
the impression that we were uppre-
pared for the move. We will "see"
him and go him one better by sug-
gesting that the Legislature makes
simply nominal appropriation for
the salaries of officials whose ap-
pointments the senate will not en-
dorss. We hardly think Mr. Rowell
will take a job at 800 year Come
again, Brother Advertiser.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-06-09
Born.

PFLUaER-In this city, June z.
1900, to the wife OF j. G. Pauger, q
daughter.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-06-09

Kentucky's famous Jesse Moore
Whiskey, unequalled for its purity
and excellence. On sale at any OF
the saloons and at Lovejoy & Co.,
distributing agents for the Hawaiian
islnnnn.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-06-09

The Aorapgi arrived last evening
with two days later news.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-06-09

Mrs. Lizzie Kahookano, widow OF
the late j, X. Kahookano, has filed
petition to have the Hawaiian
Trust and Investment Co., Id, APP
pointed guardian OF the five minor
children Of her late husband by a
former marriage. They own two
thirds interest in the estafe OF the r
late father. Bond of $500 FLED
with Geo. II. Carter and @. II. Cooke
as sureties.