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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-10
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
mr.. DO0lEY ON YOUTH AND AGE
!. BY +. r, DUNE. {

- fgs'
II see that Tiddy--n Mr.. Dooley be-
gan.
Don't be disrayspictful,y said Mr..
Hennessy.
I'm not disrayspictful," said Mr..
Dooley. I'm affectionate. I'm famil
var. But I'm not disrayspictful. may
be burned at TIL stalks FIR it. Whin-
liver anything happens in this coun-
thry, a comfy iv3 prom nent business
men, clargymen an colledge profits
sonrs meets an raysolves to 60 out
an lynch Il few familyar dimmycrats.
| Wondher why it is tn clargy. is so
much more excitable thin amy other
people. Ie take man with small
side whiskers, long coat an white
choker, man that wudden't harm a
spider an that floats like an Angel
~ Peace, as Hogan says. over a mixed
quartette choir, an" lave anything
stirrln' happen an he'll sind up tn
PREMIUMS on fire insurance Lave a
bad man do bad deed an tn preach
ers is all FIR quartherin' Everybody
that can't recite TIL thirty-nine arti-
cles on his head If somebody starts
fire, they grab up can iv karasene
an begin FIR to burn down tn block.
lis good thing preachers don't go
10 congress. Whin they're cam they'd
WIPE out all tn laws an whin they're
excited, they'd wipe out all the poppy.
iatlon. They're niyer two jumps firm
IN thumbscrew. 'Tis aquare tn best
" men at times shud feel like tn worst
tow'rd those. between.
But anyhow, see that Tiddy
President Tiddy,--here's his health
is tn youngest prisidint,, we've iyer
mad an some ivs sth' pa-apers ARE
wondherin' whether he's old enough
IT tn responsibilities iy TIL office
he isn't afraid, but good many ARE
that man iv ony forty-two or three
who hasn't lost a tooth an maybe has
gained a few, a mere child, who ought
TO be playin' mibs or run, sheep run,
at Eyesther Bay, will not be able f.,
10 conduct tn business iv Government
with tn proper amount iv. infirmity
Some day whin tn cabinet hobbies in
TO submit a. great QUESTION iv foreign
policy, tn presidentll. be out in tn
back yard performin' at knock ND an
catch with his sicrety. Win he wants
to see foreign ambassadure, he won,
sind f'r him an rayceive him standin
up with wan hand on tn Monroe
docthrine an th'iother on TIL map "
our foreign POSSESSIONS, but will pull
his hat over his eyes an go ar-round
to Lord Ponsyfoot's house an whistle
or call out, 'Hee-oo-oo' He'll have a
high chair at tn table an dhrink TIL
health Nv his guests in milk an
wather; he'll outrage TIL roofs iv di
plomacy be screamin' fen ivrythings
with tn Chinese ministher calls, an
instead iv studyin' TIL 2 histhry iv our
country, he'll be caught in a corner
iv tn White House,; pproosin TIL his.
thry iv our Shorty in Sarch iv his
Dad. / suppose we'll have tn usul
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Conference Of D. A. R.

Waterloo, Oct. 4.-The state confer.
ence Of the Daughters of the Revolu.
ton of this state will be held in this
city October 81 and %. There are
some twenty chapters of. the order in
the state and each is entitled to rep.
resentation by the regent and one dele.
gate. SO it will make body of over
forty. visitors, They will be enter.
tanned by the members of the local
chapter Mrs. Julian Richards is re.
gent OF the chapter here and will
throw open her home to the visitors
in reception during the evening of
October 81.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-10
ROBERT HOWARD RUSSELL,

diffyculties with him--makin' him
comb his hair an black TIL heels iv
his boots an not put his elbows on tn
table, an not reach or pint, an go to
pea after supper an get up in time f'r
breakfast, an keep away firm tn
Wather an cut out cigreets an go
back to his room an, thry behind tn
ears. But what kin We expect firm a
kid Nv forty-two?
wondher sometimes, Hinnissy,
whin is man old enough. I've seen
tn age limit risin' liver since l went
into public life. Whin was young
la-ad, fellow wud come out iv college
or tn rayform school or whatever was
his alma mather knock down tn first
OF man in his way an leap to tn
front. Ivry llme school let out, some
aged statesman went back like Cincin-
natl to his farm an was glad to get
there SAFE Ye cud mark tn progress
lv youth be tn wreck iv spectacles,
goold-headed walkin' sticks. unrale
teeth. an pretinded hair. TIL sayin'
was in thin days. OF men f'r tn cross
in, young men FIR tn cab. Win OF
age dlscinded like Dlnidiction on a
mans head, we put green flag in his
hand an gave him good steady job
as assistant to an autymatic gate,
Age is great, Hinnissy, as flagman.
1t saves tn thrucks an dhrays iv life
firm gettin' in the way -iv tn locymot-
ives. But it don't stop tn locymot-
ives. They come too fast. Fifteen or
twinty years. hence, when become ma
chure, I can tell We ivrything nearly
We oughtn't to do but nawthin we ought
to do.
in TIL OF days, a man was man
whin he voted at twinty.wan, in Bos-
ton, at eighteen in tn sixth ward. l
Tread in this pa-aper. that twas even
more SO before me time. Alexander
TIL Gr-reat was on'y foorteen whin he
conkered Boolgahrya, Caesar was JUS
firm business colledge 5whin he put
Mark Antony out iv'' tn business,
Frederick, tn Gr-reat was
in skirts whin, he done
whativer he done an done it
we'll. Fox an Pitt if have tn names
fright, was in compound fractions whin
they whit into TIL council. Why Elm
Missy, was hardly. .thirty-five whin I
accepted tn PRESIDENCY iv this estab-
lishment with all its foreign complica-
tons an rivinoo problems. A man
av thirty was counted machure, man
iv fory was looked an as patriarch
an whin man got to be fifty tn fam
ly put his chair in tn corner an give
him tn back bedroom. l had it fixed
to make. me millyon at thirty an re-
tire. l don't raymimber now what
happened to be between twinty-nine
an thirty-wan.
but nowadays, be hivins, man
don't get started till he's too old to
run. TIL race iv loife has settled
down to something between limp an
a hobble. IT'S tn oil mans tonne.
An orator is a boy orator as long as
he can speak without tn aid iv den
tai surgeon; an acthor is a boy act
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They Want His Place.

Des Moines, Oct 4.-The friends of
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson living
in Iowa and Des .Moines have discov-
cred that the movement to induce
President Roosevelt to name F. D.. Co
burn. secretary of the, Kansas board
of agriculture, for Mr.. Wilson's place
in the cabinet is becoming aggressive.
They are not disposed to regard the
movement as likely to result seriously.
but think that some attention should
be paid to it and steps taken, to show
that in the majority. of the agricultur-
al states a change is not wanted.
1t has developed that influential pol
iticians of Nebraska have e joined
forces with those of Kansas in an eff
fort to secure the change and that ov-
ertures are being made to the South
Dakota and Oklahoma politicians to
lend their support to the movement
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hor until he's so old he can't play
King Lear without putin "a little Nv
tn bloom iv youth on his cheeks out
Nv tn youth jar "a stateman that can't
raymimber what Bushrod Wash'nton
thought about tn Alyen an Sedition
law belongs in tn nurs'ry / look
ar-round me at tn pitchers Nv great
men in tn pa.aper an greatness names
white whiskers. There's no such
thing as age. If .Methuselah was alive,
he'd be captain iv a football team.
Whin man gets to ninety, he's JUS
beginnin' to feel strong enough f'r
wurruk. Annybooy that thries to do
anything befure he's an oncomfort-
able risk f'r tn life insurance comp'ny
is snubbed FIR youthful impcrtinence.
A new lithry light has appeared on
tn lithrochoor horizon. Although
on'y eighty-two q his little story iv
AN Afternoon with Prudy" shows
gr-reat promise. We hope he will
some day be something worthy iv him.
'Keokuk H. Higbee has been ilicted
president iv tn G. O. an L. system to
take tn place iv Lamson N. Griggs
who has become head coach iv tn
Cintinaryan Athletic Club. Mr.. Hig.
bee has had meteeyoric career, hav-
in risen in less thin eighty years
firm tn position iv brakeman to- be
head Of this great system. Youth
must be sarved' "A vacancy is ex.
picted in tn supreme coort Misther
Justice Colligan will cillybrate his
wan hundherd an fiftieth birthday
mex month anti is inpected he will
retire. That august body becomes
more an more joovenile livery year an
there is danger it win lose tn ray.
spict is tn naytion. Nanny iv TIL
Numbers was not prisint whin tn
constitution was signed an don't know
anything about it.
so it goes. Mind We, Hinnissy.
don't object. TITS all fright in me
hand, FIR. though far firm decrepit
barrin tn left leg, I'm old enough to
look down on Prisidint, Tiddy if
didn't look up to him. If was as old
as l. am now whin was as young as
l was befure tn war, I'd be shy ivry
time l see man come into sth' mas
ture with bag an an axe. They
say rayspict fir OF age is gone out
That may be thrue. but if It's So It's
because us OF la-ads is still dom
things on tn thrapeze. l don't want
amy mans rayspict. 1t names ]
don't count. So whin come to think
it over, l agree with TIL pa-apers. Pris
ident Tiddy is too young FIR tn office
What is needed is man iv-well, q
man iv my age. An l don't know as
I'm quite ripe enough. I'm goin' out
now to roll me hoop"
"Go on with We" said Mr.. Hinnissy
"Whin do We think a man is old
enough?"'
We'll" said Mr.. Dooley, "a man is
old enough to vote whin he can vote
he's old enough to wurruk whin he
can wurrul1. An he's old enough to
be prisidint whin he becomes prist
dint. If he amt, twill age him."
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GoMPERs REPLIES TO sHAFFER.
Federation President Tells of Steel
;. !. Strike NEGOTIATIONS.

Washington, Oct. Z. President
Gompers of the American Federation
of Labor, in an article in the organ of
that body replies to the charges made
by President Shaffer Of the Amalga-
mated association of Iron and Steel
Workers concerning Mr. Gompers'
course in the negotiations for the set
Element of the steel strike Mr., Comp,
ers says that the Federation extended
no financial aid to the strikers because
none was asked. He fatty denies Mr..
Shaffer's statement that the latter ar
ranged meeting between J. P. Morg.
an and Gompers at which, Mr.. Comp
ers failed to appear. He says Mr.. Shat
fer wanted him to call general union
strike, which request he refused.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-10
Texas. Fever Amono Cattle,

Wyoming, Oct. 4-Texas fever
has broken out among the cattle pas
tured of the Wapsie bottoms south Of
this place. The fever is caused by a
louse.like parasite which attaches it.
self to the steers. and multiplies in
large numbers. The insect cannot
stand freezing weather and the farmers
whose herds have been exposed are
praying for cold weather. The dis
ease is supposed TO have originated
from several car loads of Texas cat
tie which were turned loose on the
bottoms by the wreck of Milwaukee
stock train in theslatter part of July.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-10
TO FOLLOW .CUMMINS
Prohibitionists Plan to. Make a
Hard Fight on Him.
CHAIRMAN WILLTALI AT SAMEPLACES
Will Try to Refrte Statements Made
by Commissioning Many Votes
Will be Changed in This sWay-oth-
err State News

Des Moines, Oct. 4.-State Chair.
man Campbell of the prohibitionists
has planned something new in the po-
litical campaign. October 10, assisted
by the McColls of Des Moines, known
in many parts Of the: state as prohibit
ton singers, he will open the ball with
a meeting at Abba. He. will be on the
stump from that time on until the. cleo
ton and will speak in Abba, Sigour-
ney, Oskaloosa and as far as possible
in the other places where Mr. Cum
Minis has spoken. He will especially
endeavor to conduct meetings where
Mr.. Cummins has answered the quer-
les made at the Knoxville prohibition
meeting by, reference to the attacks
on Mckinley in the national platform.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-10

night and while attempting to light a
match her clothing was accidentally
set on fire.
Miss Fry was formerly sent to the
school as an inmate, but after serving
term of several months satisfactor-
lily was paroled on account of her good
behavior and record during the time
of her confinement. She was at once
made matron in charge of the sewing
department, which duty she has been
performing satisfactorily.
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Unique. Wedding at Humboldt.

Humboldt, Oct. 4.-One of the most
unique and expressive weddings ever
held in Humboldt was solemnizeu
here. The parties concerned were
Eva Wood of Humboldt and John An
derson of Forest City. They are both
blind and have known each other for
some time. Mr.. Anderson is engaged
in the broom manufacturing business
at Forest City and here. They will
live alone, the blind wife expecting to
do all the homework.
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is Charged with Murder.

Des Moines, Oct. 4-Columbus
Brooks, negro about % years of age,
was arrested by Detectives Connolly,
Smith and Panor, while at work with
grading gang on Twenty-sixth street,
between University and Cottage
Grove avenues, yesterday, and placed
under detention, suspected of being
the man who killed William Kinks col.
ored, at Brewer, Mo-, September 90,
during quarrel over a game of
Craps" o
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Girl Burned 10, Death.

Mitchelville, Oct. 4a-Miss Elsa Fry
of Corydon, matron in the girls reform
school, in some ineypheable manner
was burned to death mere, When
night dress ny sPs wa ngat ss se hsd
inhaled the fire and was unable /. to
give an account of-thet accident: 1t is
supposed that she arose during tie
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sishoprie is Denied.

Dubuque, Oct. Archbishop Keane
in an interview completely punctures
the hopes of Des Moines for a Dish
opric OF the Roman Catholic church.
The archbishop says the. question is
being agitated in Des, Moines and
Sioux City, but nowhere else; and
that is it a scheme of the commercial
interests of Des Moines. and not de-
sire on demand Of the church element.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-10
Smooth Buneo Game.

Newton, Oct disqualification
w. Murphy, station agent, store keep
er, shipper, grain dealer and the only
resident at the town of his name on
the Iowa Central branch six miles
from here, is the victim of conf
dence game to reported amount of
about $1,000. Its the old story. One
party, supposedly much interested in
Iowa land and a pretended buyer cali
ed on Mr.. Murphy and after caefully
considering the matter made SPLEEN.
did offer for the purchase of his fine
farm. This was accepted and the
stranger pays 5000 down to bind the
bargain. Confidence man No. ap.
pears on the scene, the first having
left to return in a few days to pay the
balance and secure deed. The Sec
ond party is so well pleased with the
farm that ar increase of eight dollars
per acre over the sale price is offered
and in order to get the supposed in
crease Mr.. Murphy is reported to have
paid the first stranger $1,000 on his
return to release him from his con.
tract. Oflcourse the second party has
failed to put in appearance and Mr..
Murphy has $1,000 worth of expert
ence,
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Keeps Threats and Died.

Carroll, Oct. 5.-After scores of
threats and two attempts, or by
means of Paris green, Henry Fischer,
a young man of about 81 years of age,
suiclded by taking himself off by
shooting himself in the side with
shotgun. The deceased had engaged
in some kind of dispute with his
father and brother at the conclusion
Of which young Fischer took his life.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-10
sians Of the Millennium.

Rockwell City, Oct. 4.-The Odd
Fellows lodge of this city contributed
10 to the sufferers of Galveston and
have received draft for 5000 as a re-
bate, accompanied by the explanation
that more money was received than
was necessary to replace property of
the order destroyed by the storm.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-10
Coal Dealers in a Trust.

Des Moines, Oct. 4.-Local coal
dealers are charging $3.50 per ton for
hard coal, an advance of % cents,
which they say is warranted by the ten
cent raise in the east. Soft coal will
probably remain at SO per ton.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-10

of during the past year, will cross the
X. G. at Bloomfield, and that work will
be begun on it by next spring. Mr.
Duckworth has had business relations
with that road for the past twenty-five
years and likely knows what he is
talking about
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Tic Rock Isiand cut.off.

Cantril, Oct. 4.-W. A. Duckworth
of keosauqua took the train at this
place Monday for Missouri points
where he is engaged in the manufac.
ture of railroad ties for the Rock Is
land road. He says the Rock Island
cutoff, which has been much talked
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For Municipal Ownership.

Primghar, Oct. 4.--Pramghar has
Just voted on a proposition to erect
waterworks and ga; plant and ,sys-
tenn OF Lighting. The vote was nearly
unhnlmous for each proposition and it
us expected the contracts for each will
be let soon.
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Indian Football PLAYER.

Iowa City, Oct. 4.-Strong, half
breed Indian has an excellent chance
to make the University of Iowa foot
ball team if he learns the varsity sig
nails. lie has been playing on the Sec
ond team at center and guard since
the beginning of early practice and
has played a wonderfully aggressive
game.
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State Treasury Prosperous.

Des Moines, Oct 4.-The state au-
ditor has checked up the Office of the
state treasurer for the quarter ending
September 80, and found in the treas
ury in cash and bonds the sum of ST.
547,351.14.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-10
Guilty. of Murder

Boone, Oct. 4.-Gibson, on trial in
the district court for shooting Henry
Walker of Frasier, was found guilty of
murder in the second degree.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-10

And now comes man with seed
less watermelon. This is all right, but
how is this melon to be propagatedl
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-10

; Increase-Thomas Myers, Bonac-
cord. .s12; James e. Badson. Brockton,
$40; Frank W. Doleshal, Cedar Rap
ids, IS; VIM. H. NJ. Smith. Des Moines,
So; Lucius D. Frederickson, Thurman,
IS; Peter Mausehund, Ft. Madison,
$12. Original widows--Lucy A. Mil
Ter, Bonaparte. So; Caroline thinner
man, New Hartford, IS; Geraldine
Archer, Atlantic, S.. Is.
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f7KfMissouri man lately sold the fruit
on a ninety acre apple orchard for
$8,00Qa Few crops can beat this. !.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-10

L The latest estimate of the spring
wheat crop Of Minnesota and the two
Dakotas is $4,000, 900 bushels.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-10

b The forage on any field Of fairly good
corn is worth. il shredded, not less
thar SIS at the present price Of hay.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-10
IOWA AT WASHINGTON.
Matters Concerning Iowans at the Ma.
tional Capital.

Washington, Oct. 5.-Bids were
opened at the treasury department for
the construction OF the postotfice at
Creston. The bidders were: August
Grindele G Co.. of Chicago, sI01.000;
Geo. w. Corbett, of Washington, p.
C.. S87.500.
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Girl Takes Poison,

Newton, Oct. 4.-(speciaD-Pearl
Hiatt, Is years old, and the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. N. Hiatt of:{West
Main street, attempted suicide by
drinking the contents of bottle Of
aconite. 1t seems that the cause Of
the attempt to take her life was her
mothers refusal to let her go hickory.
nutting in company with another girl
who had called at the home early in
the morning. 1t is said that the girls
had arranged to go 10 the woods to
spend the day and Miss fiiatt's chum
had placed some mems clothing in a
sack which she proposed that they put
on on reaching the woods. To this
the mother objected and there was
trouble. Pearl thought she knew as
much about it as anybody and proceed
ed to- leave when the mother entered
strong protest. Pearl then ran into
the house, grabbed a bottle Of aconite
and drank about an ounce and a half.
Physicians found that emetics had
already performed the necessary work
and there is every prospect that the
girl will recover,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-10

|. a Jersey COW in Wisconsin consumed
the following amount Of food during
a period of one year: Bran Of the value
of $12.70; hay, 81; ensilage, SO; oats,
$1O.s0; gluten meal, $40; pasture, So;
total, $4e.s5. She gave 1914 pounds
of milk, which made 74O pounds Of
butter, which sold for 25 cents per
pound, amounting to $14s, leaving a
net profit Of $9s.75. This is interesting
as showing what a cow is capable of
doing when of the right breeding and
given proper care.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-10

! Petty thieping has taken a new turn
This season over much Of the country
I'm midnight raids upon the potato
fields. A man whom we know had an
eighth Of an acre cleaned up in one
night recently. -,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-10

An aged farmer of a western state
sent the following pathetic inquiry to
the census Office lately: "Our boy went
away nineteen years ago, and we have
not heard from him since. 1 guess am
to blame for it all. I worked him too
hard, and we often had words about it
until one day he told me he was going
to be his own master, and I guess he
has, for he went off, and we have new.
er heard from him since. Gould you
help mother and I to find him?' Every
father can apply this to his own case.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-10

1.-THE packing house trust Of Chicago
ds' farreaching organization. Last
year they added to their meat inter-
asts poultry and eggs. and this year
they have buyers out seeking to control
the apple crop Of the west. e..,c...,-s..
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-10

s.The present drought in England is
the most protracted and severe of any
the country has ever known.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-10

ia Minnesota farmer during the ex-
Sessively heated harvest season of this
year humanely left his horses in the
barn and hitched his traction engine
on to his harvester, cutting all his crop
of small grain by steam power.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-10

Y One man located in the woods of
northern Minnesota has a potato crop
this year which will bring him lin the
handsome Sum of $4,000. qssssssss,..ssSssssssA
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SPRING PIGS.

A western farmer who makes it no
small Pr, Of his business to raise and
fatten /. ) says that an examination
OF his accounts for several years shows
that he has received n better price for
fall pigs fattened and sold in the spring
than he has for spring pigs sold in the
fall. Although they need warm houses
and perhaps more care when farrowed
in October than in March. there is less
liability of loss ofpigs while small, and
the care comes at a time when he has
not as much other work to attend to.