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, 1900-01-19
DIES ON EVE OF WEDDING

Shelbyville, Ind, Jan. 1S.-Tonight
was the time set for the marriage o.
Charles Humes and Anna Monroe
When the former appeared at Miss
Monroe's home for the ceremony, in
company with a minister, he was in
formed that his intended bride had
died early in the evening from heart
failure.
, 1900-01-19
OUR PREMIUMS.

The Republican is now Offering a fine
Rand-McNally double map (the world
on one side and the United States or
the other) as a premium for each year.
ly subscription to the Daily Repub'
lican which is paid in advance; and
copy Of the Standard War Atlas for si1
months subscription.
These valuable works may be seer
at our office; and to those who do moi
care to pay a year or six months in ad.
vance, we will sell the map for 81, o.
the atlas for 80 cents.
, 1900-01-19

Those who wish to secure copies of
the Illustrated Republican should not
delay as the entire edition is being
rapidly disposed Of. Extra copies may
be had at this ONCE or the news stand
while they last at Is cents each.
, 1900-01-19

F. B. Thirkield, Health Inspector OF
Chicago, 5ays. "Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
cannot be recommended too highly. 1t
cured me Of severe dyspspsia." IT d.
gests what you eat and cures indisss-
ton. heartburn and all forms Of dys-
pepsia.-A. H. Cordinsr. Druggist.
, 1900-01-19
DOES THIS STRIKE YOU?

Muddy compilations. nauseating
breath come from chronic constipation.
Karl's Glover Root Tea is an absolute
cure and has been sold for fifty years
on IN absolute guarantee. Price rs
cents and 80 cents. Eggleston, the
druggist. 90
, 1900-01-19
r A BARGAIN.

VIII sell . good house, three lots,
good fence, barn and city water at the
door: all in good repair and title per
fectfy clear; location south First street;
price 500. Enquire at this oflcs.
, 1900-01-19
uMAHA CHICAGO SHORT LINE.

The magnificent limited train Of the
Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul rail-
way leaves the Union Pacific depot at
Omaha daily at 5:45 p. NJ, arriving In
Chicago at 8:15 the next morning. En-
tire train lighted by electricity and
heated by steam. Ask for ticket via
the milwaukee Route"
WI r. A. NASH,
1904 Farnham St. Omaha.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
Heart and Stomach.

The masculine characteristics as
well as the feminine, begin to show
themselves at an early age. There are
small boy and girl in the city who in
a conversation the other day showed
this very noticeably. The little girl is
Z and the boy couple of years youn-
ger. The former has habit while she
Is dressing of talking to herself. "Arm,
go in," she will say as she puts on one
garment, and Foot. go in," as she puts
on another. The small boy had noticed
this and spoke to her about it.
"Why do you say Foot, go in and
Arm, go IMP" he asked. Why don't
you say Me 60 IMP"
why, It isn't me- that goes in" re.
piled the small girl; ut is just my foot
or my arm. What is me- anyway"
The small boy thought earnestly for a
moment.
why, me- is your head and stom-
ach," he finally answered.
NO" said the small girl; ~ think
me is your head and heart" which
proves positively that even in early
years the ego of the man is his stom-
ach and that of the woman her heart
New York Times
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
HOW ABOUT THE SEVEN GIRLS,


The Capitalization Of the country
schools is topic which is receiving
much attention all through the agricul-
tural portion of the country. BY con-
solidating the schools Of an average
civil township and transporting the pu-
pills to the central school it is claimed
in fact, is well proved-that the cost
will be no greater than under the pres
ent system. Assuming that the aver
age township now has ten schools and
that three teachers would readily han
die all the children taught at the CEN
trail school, this plan would throw out
of employment seven lady teachers in
each township, or not less than 100
such teachers in each county. The
question arises, Should this be done.
what is to become Of these nice girls !?
If they were only willing to turn their
attention to homework and let us use
them in that way, we could feel quite
reconciled to the proposed change; but,
dear, dear, the girls would never take
kindly to that! So for the sake Of the
girls, If for no other reason, we are in
clined to think the old way Of conduct
Ing the schools is the best.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
OLD FOLKS AND THEIR FARM.


While it should not be so, we still
come across cases all the time where
the old folks who have spent lifetime
in getting a nice farm paid for are
fooled into the notion of deciding it to
their children in consideration Of care
and support SO long as they the old
people, shall live-cases where after
such transfer of property is made filial
love begins to wane and the old people,
if not actually turned out, are made to
feel that they are burden and de-
pendents. Now, il these old people
would only just keep title to their prop
erty in themselves until the probate
court passed it to their children it
would make all the difference in the
world as to the treatment accorded to
them. 1t is pretty hard for persons to
be really independent when they don't
have a cent in the world which they
can call their own. Now, all you old
folks, love your children just as hard
as you know how, but at the same time
just keep title to your farm in your
own name. The children will treat you
just as well and, likely as not, better
than If you gave them your property.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
THE ONLY WAY.


There is only just one sensible and
practical way in which to improve the
quality of the calves for beef purposes
in the dairy sections of the west, and
that is by placing good beef bred sire
at the head Of the herd. What is want
ed all through these dairy sections is a
COW which will make about $50 pounds
OF butter q year and raise q calf which
VIII make a profitable beef animal.
But few men want to go into the dairy
business as an exclusive thing. Such
Of course will do best to keep purely
dairy breeds. The best interests of the
average farmer will be conserved by
using his dairy to as great an extent as
beef makers as in the line of butter
producers. To do this the sire must be
Of good beef breeding.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17

We have one or two inquiries as to
the new grass, bromo inermis-as to it's
value as grass for semiarid sections
where clover and timothy will not
grow. The reports of the Kansas, Ne
braska and Dakota experiment sta
tons, where it has been given pretty
thorough trial, show that it quickly
forms thick sod on dry upland, starts
early in the spring and grows late in
the fall. 1t endures intense cold and
severe drought, makes fair pasture and
a second quality of hay and when once
rooted and established is very Diff
cult sod to break up and hard grass
to get rid of. 1t probably has no mis-
sion in those sections of the country
where timothy and clover will grow.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
SMALL FRUIT CULTURE.

A reader Of these notes living In
southern Minnesota wants to know If
1t will pay him to take up the culture
of small fruits, and, If so, what to plant
and how to got at it. The first and most
important thing to be considered in
connection with the culture OF small
fruit Is the market for them, and this
applies anywhere where the business
is taken up. If a home market can be
found, this is best; if this market is
too limited to take the product of a
small fruit garden, foreign market
must be sought. Then comes the item
Of freight and express charges and
commissions, which all too often COB.
bic up the entire proceeds of the con-
signment. Small fruits are exceeding
ly perishable and unless they can be
placed upon the market fresh and nice
will seldom bring paying prices. Civ
en- a market, Strawberries and red
raspberries will be found the most
profitable fruits to raise. In the mat
ter of strawberries care should be
taken to grow largely Of the very latest
maturing varieties for the northern
market, for home grown early berries
always have to compete with berries
grown south, while the late maturing
varieties, coming after the bulk of the
crop is gone, will always bring the
highest prices. These late varieties
will not yield as heavy crop as the
early ones, but will be found to bring
in better returns for all that. The red
raspberry is always salable at good
prices, as it is the most delicious berry
we have for canning purposes.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
SEED CORN.

We examined an ear of corn last
spring which had been left out on the
stalk all winter and which had fallen
into the mud. 1t had sprouted and
was growing, every kernel germinat-
ing. And yet the owner of the field
was having trouble with his seed corn,
which he had picked before the frost
came and which. as he thought. he had
taken much pains to save. The corn
in the field was protected by a thick
husk during the winter and, hanging
down by the side of the stalk, was pro-
tected from moisture and became thor.
oughly dry before winter set in. illus
trating the bottom fact about all seed
corn, which is that it must be thor
oughly dry before the frost strikes 1t.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17

One Of the most successful dairymen
In Iowa soils his COWS in the summer
In place of pasturing them. He makes
regular sowings of oats and Canada
field peas each week from the time the
frost is gone in the spring until the
last of June. This forage is cut fresh
each day and fed the cows in the barn.
Later In the season lie has sweet corn
for ration. No flies, abundance of nu-
tritious food all the time and care in
the selection Of his dairy herd have en-
abled him to bring his butter product
up to nearly 400 pounds per COW.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17

1t is said that our modern system of
education as applied to farm boys edu-
Gates them away from the farm; that
the tendency of the system is to in
cline the boy to professional life and
give him q distaste for the SO called
humdrum life Of the farm. The nat
ural remedy for this state Of things is
coming along pretty fast, the overflow
Ing ranks Of young men seeking place
in the professions making it year by
year more and more difficult for them
to get a place or foothold. With this
is constantly lowering rate Of wage
for professional services, and it will
not be long before farm life will cease
to be so unattractive.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17

An excuse for deep blowing of corn
for the last two plowings given us the
other day was that If the shovels were
not set to run deep they would not
scour. In this case the end attained
did not justify the means used. How
ever 1t may be in those attitudes where
the corn crop has five months free
from frost in which to mature, in those
where the crop has to be made in 100
days the deep blowing of the crop after
it begins to tassel out is all wrong and
invariably an injury to the crop.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17

and pretty soon, as Conyers and the
squire rode in the opposite direction,
there came to their ears the following
words, sung to no particula. tune:
Old Mr.. Coon, mighty big and fat.
Up tree way down in boiler.
Widdcr Wheeler done fined old Jim Cobb.
Wouldn't had her done it for dollar.'
Conyers burst out laughing.
THAT certainly beats all the matri-
monial affairs ever | saw OF heard Of"
he said
The squire looked up, surprised.
why. there wasn't nothing wrong
about 1t, was there?" he asked.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17

The Michigan experiment station
gives the following results from COM
parative test of broad and narrow tired
wagons: On good roads the drafts Of
wide and narrow tired wagons were
about equal; on plowed land a narrow
tired wagon pulled 45 per cent harder
than a wide tired one! on road with
sand two inches deep, % per cent hard
er, and on sod 10 per cent harder.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17

1t is never recommendation to a
creamery. butter maker to boast of how
much water he can work into his but
ter. There are just as smart men in
the cities to buy the butter as there are
in the creameries to make it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
"Sonething about law 2"


Something about law?"
"1es; I have case in the squirrels
court, and Pm going over to try it,"
Then you're one of them lawyers,
air you?'
Yes; I wish you would direct me.''
II will. see you pear to be in a
hurry, and won't stop you. What did
you say your name might be?"
u didn't say it might be anything,
but it is Conyers."
"Ccnyers, eh? Reckon you don't hap
pen TO be son Of old Bob Conyers,
over on the Ridge here, who was sent
to the penitentiary forstealing bosses 2"
'No, sir, l do not"
II lowed you couldn't be. Maybe
you're son Of old Dick Conycrs, what
was hung for killing his wifeY'
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17

The water in the river Jordan in
Palestine is now being very largely
used for irrigating purposes. AS re-
suit the Dead sea, which it has fed for
centuries, is steadily lowering it level.
The same condition of things applies
to the Great Salt lake Of Utah.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17

There is nothing said in the Bible as
to what q man should do when his
neighbours hens scratch up the garden
unless it be that admonition, GAS much
as in you lieth, live peaceably with all
men," noting the proviso "as much as
in you lieth."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17

The man sitting on the log laughed.
He was long, loose jointed, bony
specimen OF Postum Ridge humanity.
and his dress was scarcely an improve
ment on that of RiX
"A1i's Wheeler" he said, 81 told you
how it 'ud be. Three times now Bob
Rix has set the day and staaed over
here to marry you, and every time he
has gone off chasing after coons and
rabbits and never got here. WHAT'S
the use of fooling with him any more?"
Jim Cobb" the widow said slowly,
II reckon thar amt any,"
'Then s'pose we hitch"
"Just as well. guess. But while
were fooling around about it might
as well take smoke"
She took cob pipe from her pocket.
filled it with tobacco and then put a
live coal on top Of it with her fingers.
She wiped the suds from her hands on
her apron and said:
'I'm ready"
Cobb arose, slouched over and took
hold of her hand. Squire Beeson stood
before them and went through the
ceremony which made them man and
wife. When it was all over. Cobb
went back and sat down on the log and
resumed his whiting. while the bride,
homely woman of 40, returned to her
washing.
Conyers Informed the squire of his
business, and the latter came out and
mounted his horse to ride back home.
They were just in the act of turning
away wien there was a rustling
among some corn that grew by the
yard fence, and the next moment Rix
sprang out before them, holding his
gun in one hand and q coon in the
other.
Sorry 1 kept you waiting, squire"
he said, ''but had to have that coon.
and tell you he's fine one. Just
heft him once, will you, and see how
fat he is.
"Old Mr.. Coon clumb up tree;
Thought he was mighty smart
Old MIR. RiX took up his gum
Shot Mr.. Coon through the heart.
swell, squire, amt no use of fooling
around here. If me and the widders
going to splice up, we might as well be
at it,
Il guess you're too late, Rix," the
squire replied. 1.-THE widow is already
married.
Rix looked around at the woman,
then at both.
rs that so?" he asked disinterest-
edly.
1T be-" the woman answered. indus
triously continuing her rubbing. II
reckoned you wasn't coming"
Didn't send word I'd be long as
soon as got this coon?"
Il guess. but l got tired fooling with
you. Coon could "a waited"
Coon wouldn't do it, but lowed
you WOULD
We'll" the woman said conclusiyely,
talk amt going to do no good now,
Bob Rix. What's done can't be un-
done, and don't know as I'd have it
SO if l could. It's about six of one and
half dozen of the other betwixt you
and Jim Cobb anyhow. reckon,
though, you're going to give me that
coon for my wedding supper, ain't
your"
Don't guess am. low to eat him
myself. | must be a-going. Kind Of
sorry you didn't wait for me, Mis-
Wheeler, anu for a fact. Well. zen.
goodby!"
Rix turned and started off down the
road, with his six dogs at his heels.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
BY THOMAS p MONTFORT.

= young man on horseback was rid
Ing through that section of Missouri
known as Postum Ridge. He was in
very good spirits, and as he cantered
along the road, which led across a
stretch of native forest, he airily whis-
tied the tune of some gay old song.
After awhile, however, he came to
point where the road "forked.'' He
ceased his whistling and reined up his
horse He was perplexed, for he had
no idea which of the two branches he
should follow in order to reach his des-
tindtion.
While he hesitated, undecided what
10 do, the silence was suddenly broken
by a sharp. cracked voice which gave
forth. with some semblance Of singing,
the following original lines:
''Mr. Man came cantering down the road,
g All SO peart and gay,
But first thing Mr.. Man knowed
He'd up and lost his way
The stranger turned and cast a
glance in the direction from which the
sound Of the voice came. and over be-
yond q little field lie saw man sitting
onatop Of high rail fence. One look
was enough to identify him as native
of the Ridge. He was little, sawed
of, sun dried chap, past middle age,
and wore long hair and little wisp Of
scraggy chin wh:skers. He was bare
footed and In his shirt sleeves, had on
an old weather beaten, sharp pointed
straw hat that had lost its brim and a
pair Of oyeralls patched with all kinds
and colors Of goods from broadcloth to
red flannel.
..Say" the stranger called. 81 want
to go to Squire Beeson's. Can you tell
me which OF these two roads must
take?"
Guess you mustn't take neither one
OF en-" the man called back.
tsWhy? Doesn't one of them lead to
Squire Beeson's?"
s'Yes; one of ZEN does.''
Then why mustn't take that one?"
Cause for several reasons"
what are those reasons?''
Well, first, the road amt yourn, and
you got no right to take what don't be-
long to you; second, you amt got no
I place to put the road if you was to take
1t; third, you can't take it nohow,
cause it's fast to the ground. Ha, hap
you are very cute, aren't you?" the
traveller said sarcastically.
Wilder Wheeler says I'm cute as a
bugs ear, and she knows. Widder's
powerful sweet on me too''
We'll, how shall go to reach the
squire,s placer"
ttI'd go hossbacll if was you, see
ing's you got a hoss.'
Blame 1t all, which Of these roads
shall I travel in order to get to my
destinai ion r.
Thought you wanted to go to Squire
sBeeson'sr'
II do
ssThen what you asking about which
road you'd travel to get to that other
place for?"
What other place."
"Why, that destination
ooh, pshaw, man. what's the matter
with you? Squire Beeson's place is
my destination"
Guess you're off about that, mister.
I know squire's place like a book and
every diaged thing on it, and if thar's
any destination thar don't know any
thing Of it."
Well, then, which of these two
yoads shall travel in order to reach
Squire Beeson's place? Is that plain
enough for you?"
Yes; now you're talking sense. If
you'd asked me that at first, Z could
have told you long ago.
Il hope you'll be so good as to tell
me now"
The man climbed down off the fence
and came slowly across to the road.
He carried an old fashioned long bar
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17

Sugar production has moved within
the past 90 years from the tropics to
the temperate zone, from the canefields
to the beetfields Of the north, and this
in spite of the fact that pound of
cane sugar can be produced for just
one-half the cost of a pound of beet
sugar.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17

The 1000 pound steer dresses out
from $50 to TOO pounds of meat. The
500 pounds of offal,73e years ago. most
ly wasted, has by reason Of modern in
vention and methods become immense
ly valuable. We get butter, leather,
ivory, glue. fertilizers and no end Of
things out of it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17

Twenty-Five hundred barrels of the
best apples raised in this country last
year which have been carefully pre-
served in cold storage have been ship
ped to the Paris exposition. This ex-
hibit will be supplemented by summer
and fall fruits Of this years growth
later on.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17

Judicious irrigation during the fruit
ing season doubled a crop of strawber-
ries for us last season. This berry
likes a lot Of water after it comes in
bloom.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17

America less than any other country
is liable to violent fluctuations in the
matter of crop production. 1t can
hardly be said that we have fat and
lean years, as did the Egyptians Of old.
While there may be local failures Of
certain crops. it is hardly supposable
that general crop failure could occur.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17

There is some probability that a coin
Of the value of one-half cent will be
coined by the government. There are
q whole lot of men who have been
wanting some such coin as this all their
lives.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17

To establish rural mail route the
government requires that not less than
100 families shall be served, that the
route be not less than 20 miles long
and that not any of road shall be
doubled. 1t nay be well for you to
look over your locality and see If it can
be brought under these conditions.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
We are asked as to the relative value

We are asked as to the relative value
Of good grade animals as compared
with thoroughbreds for the average
farmers use to feed for the market.
High grade animals, hogs or cattle, will
for the use specifed-yiz, feeding-be
found just as profitable as thorough
breds. The latter, especially in the
case of the hogs, are often bred too
fine, and an iadmixture Of plebeian
blood gives them better constitution
and better bone, but this must not be
taken to mean that any other than a
thoroughbred sire should ever be used
either in stoclsyard or pig lot.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17

The wire nail, which during the past
few years has entirely driven the cut
nail from the market, is coming into
disfavor. especially when used as a
single nail, and the cut nail factories
are starting up again.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17

The street fairs which are having
such run through the country are Sc
riously menacing the life of the old
county fair associations, in not few
cases the latter disposing Of their prop
erty and going out Of business.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17

1t has been discovered that dairy
cows fed upon the tops and leaves Of
the sugar beet will produce a butter
which is exceptionally hard and well
fitted for export purposes. Some Cali
fornia diaries which are able to get this
food for the cows have worked up
quite reputation for their butter for
export purposes.