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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13
SAVING AND WASTING.

Frugality is term not even under
stood by the American people. Living
in country of almost boundless re-
sources, cultiyating a soil Of almost I'M
paralleled fertility, environed by OPP
portunities for making money quickly
and in a large way, the habit of fru-
gality, which is such distinctive ma
tional trait of the people of foreign
countries, is here an unknown guam
tity. The want Of it is responsible for
very much of the business failure and
poverty which we here find. A man
walks into q saloon and thinks he must
treat every man he knows who is pres
ent; the housewife, entertaining a few
friends at tea party, makes four or
five kinds of cake when one kind is
enough in all conscience; the young
man wastes his salary in the vain ef-
fort to follow the lead Of his fellows
who do not know tile real value of a
dollar because they do not have to earn
it. The want of frugality crops out in
a thousand ways on the farm, in the
store and office. The American people,
given their head, are nation of wild,
reckless spendthrifts, whose only mot.
to is to keep up with the procession at
all hazards and "Let 'er go, Gallagher!
The man who goes this pace up to &c
need not complain if he tapers off at &C
on SOUP bones and oatmeal.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13
SCHOOL TEACHER
rs INDICATED.
Was Sued for $1,000 for InhumanIy
Chastisng Boy-The Jury Says
She Did Right.

Keokuk, Dec. 11.-(SpeciaD-On
thousand dollars is the verdict a
young boy expected to receive in the
superior court at this place this morn
ing, on account of being whipped by
the teacher at school. The case was
hard fought and went to the jury last
evening. Some time during the night
they agreed, but sealed it and deliv-
cred it to the court this morning.
History of the Case.
In November, 1899, Frank Heller
was attending the Summerville school
and had for his teacher Miss Nellie
Knox. The teacher whipped the boy
for some infraction of the rules, some
of the evidence tending to show that
but six strokes were given him. The
boy informed his parents with the re-
suit that suit was instituted. The
case came to trial few days ago and
was bitterly fought on both sides.
Last evening it was given to the jury
with the result that the twelve men
think the punishment inflicted was
not worth $1,000.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13
THE MUSTARD PEST.

a friend asks US if wild mustard
lives more than one year. 1t does not.
1t is an annual and If prevented from
going to seed can be eradicated from
the fields. 1t is likely that the seed of
this plant, as with clover seed, may be
turned over by the pillow and lie dor
mant to later terminate when brought
to the surface again. This pest was
mostly introduced into the central west
through the medium Of foul haxseed.
Seeding down with clover and pastur-
Ing, summer following or hand pulling
from the grainfelds when the bloom
on the mustard reveals it are common
methods Of Kidding the farm Of it. The
seed grain should be also very closely
watched. tits the bane Of all the fax
growing districts.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13
HOW TO MAKE THAT HOME MORE
ATTRACTIVE.

You have pretty good house and
fairly good farm buildings, you have a
good farm and are making some mon
ey, but your home premises are libel
on your profession. OF all places on
earth the farmhouse should be the
pleasant home, attractive to the passer-
by and constant source of pleasure to
yourself. But yours is not this kind.
How improve it? Well, remove the
hogyard to the rear of the farm home
stead. The hog is valuable asset of
the farm when in his place, and that
place Is not in or near the front yard.
The odor of steaming hogyard on
hot August night may be suggestive of
winter cash dividends and may not in
a sanitary way be unhealthful, but
fellow must get used to it to enjoy it.
There are lots of dead trees and dead
limbs on live trees. Cut these down
and out, Those old reapers, wagons,
spools of barbed wire, broken boards,
hog troughs and old, useless truck of
every description either put out of
sight at the rear Of the grove or else
have bonfire. Straighten up the
fences around the home lot and put the
wood into one pile instead of having it
in four or five places. The doing of all
this takes time and not money. mo
time" you say. Well, do it some night
by the light of the bonfire OF get up a
bee some afternoon and have the neigh
bors help you. Give them good sup
per and start the fashion
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13

and soon developed an ambition to own
a piece of land. In two years he saved
up $3.50. He then married a woman
Just suited to him-a worker, planner,
saver and good housekeeper. He bought
team and wagon and rented farm.
He kept on digging and working. He
never loafed in town. He got two or
three head Of good blooded stock. His
crops We're the best in his neighbor-
hood, and his. neighbors said he was
lucky. He rented more land and fed
more stock and MIXED more cows, hir-
ing first one and later three men to
help him. Last fall he bought an $S,-
600 farm, and should the sheriff sell
him out tomorrow there would be not
less than $4,000 net receipts from the
sale. In other words, this ignorant
young man has earned the nice sum of
$1,000 year for ten years, or more
than many OF the parsons, lawyers and
professors III our colleges are able to
earn. The best of it is that his success
has in no sense spoiled him, for he has
a very pleasant home, delightful
family of little folks and has broad
ened out into a most valuable citizen
OF the community in which he lives.
When he was working at SIT month,
clad in overalls and wamus, there
were some girls who would have felt
almost insulted at any attention from
him, and some of those same girls are
nice old maids now and feel all over
just like Maud Muller. Not every hired
man can do as well as this. because it
is not in him, but this is dead sure
If young man wants to be on his feet
financially when he is 40, he has got
to deny himself when he is 20, for he
can't run with the boys and have what
he terms good time" on SIT month
and become the owner of an $4,000
farm when he is 80.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13

1t seems that through the enterprise
of some Iowa horticulturjsts in select
ing and shipping the fruit the state Of
Iowa was awarded first prize on apples
at the Paris exposition. The bare state
ment Of this fact is apt to be mislead-
ing. The truth is that Iowa will and
does produce some very choice summer
and fall apples, perhaps as good as
those of, any other state, but when it
comes to winter fruit-fruit which has
long keeping qualities-Iowa is not in
the same class with the seaboard states
Of the east or even Michigan, Washing
ton or Idaho. Western New York still
produces the choicest winter fruit in its
Greetings, Baldwins, Kings and other
favorite varieties. The Wealthy apple,
grown so very successfully in Iowa, is
nowhere eXcelled as a fall fruit, but
the Iowa winter apple of choice quality
is yet an unknown quantity.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13
PASTE TH1s IN YOUR HAT.

We have this Indictment to bring
against our modern methods of educa-
ton: In the miserable effort to cover
the whole vast field of modern studies
our boys and girls are graduated from
the high schools unable to read aloud a
sentence in a clear, correct and intelli-
gible manner. They cannot spell their
own language correctly. While they
have wrestled with algebraic and geo.
metrical problems, they can't figure
out the simplest problems Of everyday
business. While they know something
about medieval and ancient history,
they are ignorant of the history of their
own country. This is all and everlast-
ingly wrong. Year by year more and
more fads are finding place in the cur
riculums Of our schools, to the manifest
hindrance of the real object of the pub
lie schools. School boards that will
award diplomas to graduates who can
neither read, write, spell nor do every
day mathematical problems in cred
table manner are robbing the taxpay-
ers Of their money. The children are
not to blame, for they are overworked
and crowded from the day they leave
the kindergarten class to the day of
their graduation. We know that this
will be called heresy by some Of our
readers, old fogyish and all that, but
all the same it is time to call halt and
get back to first principles.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13
Former #. Madison Man Suffocated
in Chicago Boarding House.

Chicago, Dec. 8.-William N. Ston-
er, proprietor of mems furnishing
goods store at 564 North Clark street
and residing at the apartments of Mrs.
H. J. Camel, 213 Schiller street, was
found dead in his room Thursday
morning at $3.50 o'clock. Life had
been extinct for more than an hour
when he was discovered by Miss
Blanche Camel, who went to arouse
him. An inquest was held later in
the day and verdict of suffocation
while in fit was rendered by cor
oner's jury.
Mr.. .Stoner came to Chicago about
twelve years ago from Fort Madison,
Iowa, his birthplace. He was 26 years
old. The remains will be held for the
arrival of his brother and father from
Fort Madison, when the funeral ar.
rangements will be made.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13
Additional Steamships.

New Orleans, La, Dec. 5.-During
the present month the Illinois Central
railroad will put on line of steam
ships in London and another line to
Hull. The London line will be run on
the same basis as the passenger lines
are now operated out of New York,
that is, the vessels will leave on their
advertised dates and at fixed hour.
So far the schedule provides for a
sailing every three weeks. AS bust
ness increases additional vessels will
be added to the line until, if neces-
sary there will be two sailings a week.
The Hull line will have monthly sail
ings, the vessels being furnished and
run by monthly line will soon be
changed to weekly line.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13

The rocky and sterile hills of Maine,
while unable to supply any Of the food
used by the American people, still con-
tribute their little offering annually in
the shape Of about 500 carloads Of lit
tie spruce and pine trees for use at the
Christmas festival. Like the woman
of old, this sparsely endowed back
country gives all that it has, and its
gift is none the less appreciated be-
cause it cannot be eaten or converted
to practical uses. Any state which con-
tributes something to the cause of a
beautiful sentiment does as much for
the country as though her gift were Of
gross and wholly material things.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13
ROCK ISLAND WILL BUILD.
Five Hundred and Fifty Miles of New
Track Projected.

Davenport, Dec. lit is announced
that the Rock Island railway company
will build $50 miles of track from
Liberal, Kansas, to White Oak, New
Mexico. This is the result of a drive
of fifty miles made by one of the Of
ficials recently over the Kansas end
of the extension. He was impressed
with the country and has gone to New
York City in the interests of the pro.
posed extension.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13
FROM cHAFFEE.
Says He Did Call WaIdersee "Downs
IndirectIy-PIain Talk.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE war de-
partment received report from Char
fee of the incident that occurred at
Picking in connection with his repre-
sensations to Field Marshal Valdez
see. 1t appears Chaffee did use some
pretty vigorous language in protesting
against thieving and looting by for
eign troops. What particularly hurt
the feelings of Waldersee was point
ed reference by Chaffee to the fact
that this disgraceful unmihtary prac-.
tice of looting was being INDUCED in,
not by men who did the fighting and
opened the way to Picking, but by late
Corners, who had borne none of the
brunt of the conflict and hardship.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13

| It cost the sum OF 1925 to educate
the lone scholar in district school in
Iowa this year. The teacher was hir-
ed, the room warmed, the taxes paid
and the whole stupid farce carried out.
Common sense would suggest that this
solitary kid could far better have been
carried at public expense to some
neighboring school and its tuition paid.
The Capitalization Of these country
schools where there are but two or
three pupils is a problem which should
receive more attention than it does.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13

Coffee substitutes-and there are a
large number of them very extensive
ly advcitised-are harmless. For one
thing analysis shows them all to depend
mostly upon the sugar and cream TAX
en- with them for nutrition. If you
want this sort of slop, take cracked
wheat or barley and roast it just as
you would green coffee, and you have
got just as good material for the
morning beverage and at one-tenth of
the price asked for the fancy coffee
substitutes. Most any old settler in
the west will tell you how they used
to make that sort Of coffee.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13
HOLLAND EXPLAINS.
Publicly Said That the Trouble With
Portugal Has Been Exaggerated.

The Hague, Dec. 11.-Replying in
the second chamber today to the inter-
pellaticn of Count Won Bylandt on the
subject Of the tension between the
Netherlands and Portugal, Foreign
Minister De Beaufort sketched the
history of the misunderstanding,
which, he declared, has been exag-
gerated, and expressing the hope that
the difficulties will be speedily settled.
The subject was dropped.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13

A curious feature of the loose soil of
the Missouri river valley is it's ability
to resist the action of rain and frost.
The railway cuts through the bluff
lands bordering the river are none of
them cut at slope of less than 40 de-
grees and often much deeper, and still
there is no sloughing or sliding caused
by waterfall or frost. In texture this
yellow soil is almost as tenacious as
are the st. Peter sandstone deposits Of
the upper Mississippi valley.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13
AUDITORIUM scoRcHEp.
Fire at Des Moines This Morning All
But Wrecks 1t,

Des Moines, Dec. 11.-Fire at 8
o'clock this morning, destroyed the
grand stand at the league ball park, a
small barn belonging to L. H. Bush,
just north and several neighboring
wooden buildings, and all but wrecked
the new Auditorium. Slight damage
was inflicted to the rear part of the
latter building and by only narrow
margin was the magnificent structure
saved from a repetition of the expert
ence of last June. The Auditorium
scenery and stage fixtures were badly
damaged. The damage is about SILL.
400.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13

A novel and improved method Of pre-
serving milk for shipment over long
distances is coming into vogue in Aus
tria, Blocks of frozen milk are turned
out by an ice machine, and the cubes,
six inches square, are placed in the
cans of new milk before delivery at
the depot, keeping the milk in perfect
condition for shipment even in the hot
test weather. The plan is greatly ex-
tending the radius of the territory
where milk may be probably produced
for the city markets.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13

The use of sorghum sowni thickly as
q reliable rough forage crop is making
great Roadway in the states west of
tons of dry fodder are secured from
the acre, and it is proving exceedingly
palatable to all kinds of stock. Its use
might be extended into Iowa, Missouri
and Minnesota with advantage.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13

We saw lately thousands Of bushels
lof corn lying around the farms in great
piles entirely unprotected because the
cribs were I'LL full and there was no
place to store it. This in the heart of
the corn belt.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13
GOVERNOR BECKHAM
is INAUGURATED,
kentuck's Chief Executive Takes tho
Oath of Office in the Presence Of
Vast Throng.

Frankfort, KY, Dec. 11.-With per-
feet weather and in the presence OF
the vast throng of people from ovaa
the state, Governor j. G. w. Breck
ham was today inaugurated for three
years, the remainder of the term for
which Goebel and Taylor contested
last year. Breckham's inaugural adj
dress did not refer to the murder of
William Goebel, but he devoted him
self entirely to state matters. He
promised the state clean, honest adj
ministration of it's executive affairs,
in spirit of fairness and tolerance,
with no feeling of partisan hate or
malice.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13

! The line Of latitude which marks the
limit within which the colored man
will live also very closely marks the
point where the horse begins to super
sede the mule as beast of burden.
One may travel for days in Minnesota
and Iowa and never see mule at
work on the farm and travel as far in
Missouri, Arkansas and other southern
states and never see horse so en-
ployed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13

A man can steal from bank, mer-
chant or a corporation, but he can't
steal from old Mother Earth on the
farm. The soil may be robbed in a
sense by being made to grow worthless
products. but the man is never bene-
flied thereby. A man may beat his
friends and neighbors, but he can new
er beat his farm. 1t is always and ever
true that whatsoever a man soweth
that shall he also reap.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13

The coloFed people of the south have
not the least regard for the game laws
of the states where they live and
slaughter anything and everything in
The way of game as well as our best
song birds unfortunately, in season
and out of season.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13
DODGE Under Arrest.

Burlington, Dec. 11.-Vincent Dodge
who is charged with shooting his wife
on Thanksgiving day is under arrest
and now faces an unpleasant position
which may mean to spend few years
at Ft. Madison. Dodge wa sarrested
yesterday at Kiethsburg.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13

Ostrich feathers are scarce and high
priced because Of the African war If
American ladies are really patriotic
and wish to do something for their
country, they will start the fashion of
using dead crow or English sparrow
for headgear trimming.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13

The crushed jasper of the quartzite
quarries of Sioux Falls, s. D., and VI
cinity makes one Of the best macad-
amizing materials we have ever seen.
This material is well nigh indestructi-
ble
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13

We rode recently so miles through
the best portion of Nebraska and saw
but just one clover field. The gospel
of clover culture needs preaching in
that state If anywhere. And this was
in that portion Of the state where clover
will grow.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13

If the subsoil where you wish to
plant an orchard, or, for that matter.
any sort of tree, is of a hardpan tex
ture, it is good plan to drill hole
down six or eight feet and explode a
charge Of dynamite. This loosens up
the hard subsoil and enables the roots
of the tree to go down and thus pro-
tects the tree from the effects OF
drought.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13

The salt supply in China is largely
derived from the waters of the ocean
and is held as monopoly by the gov
eminent, which derives an income of
$50 100000 a year from it. 1t retails at
3 cents pound.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13

! A motor mower made by an Ameri-
can attracted about as much interest
at the late Paris exposition as any 9TH
er machine exhibited. 1t did its work
in the most perfect manner and at
tracted attention not SO much in the
line of its use as moving machine
as in the possibilities connected with
the use of gasoline motors applied to
other lines Of farm work.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13

\ The scientists have figured out that a
anan's earning capacity in the lines of
uuskilled labor is in this country about
81 and that the food needed to enable
him to earn this dollar is worth 1-3
cents. While the man may be hard
worker to get this dollar, he is no high
liver On this ration.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13
WHAT ONE HIRED MAN DIN.

Ten years ago he got place with
farmer at SIT month and his board.
He was raw, unlettered English boy,
green, ignorant and honest. He was
willing to work and work hard, and,
being in no sense a society man, his
personal wants We're very few. He
gradually. sized up his opportunities
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13
BOUND THE MARSHAL.
Masked Robbers Secure officer and
Rob Bank.

Seville, Ohio, Dec. 11.-While Town
Mashal Weaver was passing Highs
bank at midnight he discovered six
masked burglars at work. The rob-
bers seized the marshal and bound
and gagged him and then blew open
the bank vault, securing $1,000. The
explosion resulted in many citizens
appearing on the street but the burg.
lars escaped, A posse is in pursuit.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13

$40 per head. The percentage of loss
of hogs by cholera is materially less
than in recent years, tho in numerous
localities the disease has ragged with
much virulence. 1t is impossible to
make reliable estimate of the losses
by counties or for the state at large.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13

The neighbors' chickens, where one
lives in a town, are almost always a
prolific source of trouble when they
are allowed to run at large. If you
live in town and keep chickens, keep
them shut up.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13

= The finest corn country Of all the
great corn belt is found on the Missouri
river bottoms between Kansas City,
NO., and Sioux City, la. a
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13

I Men long engaged in professional or
strictly mechanical pursuits can rarely
make success by taking up farming
late in life.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13

The nice girl who is debating the
of whether she had better
give up a $50 position for q $25 man
had better resolve to die an old maid.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13
In Detail.

The census of all such institutions
has been taken and shows the number
of male and female patients in each
place of detention, there being fifty
two under county supervision, three
under state control and four managed
by private persons or corporations I'M
der state supervision. The following
is the showing for each:
County institutions
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13
HORSE POISONED.
Miscreant at Mt. Pleasant Vent His
Spite by POISONING Animals

Mt. Pleasant, Dec. 11.-Timothy Ha-
ley, of Center township, lost a valua-
BILE horse last week, it having been
poisoned by some scoundrel. DR..
Fleming made post mortem examin-
alton and found that large dose of
arsenic had evidently been swallowed.
Dennis Haley lost a calf also some
time ago, with symptoms of poisoning,
tho no examination was made.