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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-06-06
GET A MUCH NEEDED LESSON.
OilatOry Women Are Sometimes
Cured of Their Failing by Their
Masculine Visitors

If all men would adopt the plan of
certain young man of Baltimore to-
ward his feminine friends there would
be less cause for complaint as to the
hardness of the fair sex in keeping
their appointments. His rule is never
to wait, no matter what the occasion,
more than Is minutes for a young
woman. Then, when he calls at a
house, he takes out his watch and
looks at the time when he enters the
drawlng-rOom. He looks at it again
and again, and when the quarter of
an hour has elapsed, if the young
woman upon whom he is calling has
not yet made her appearance, he calm
ly walks out and gees somewhere else,
says the Chicago Chronicle.
And this young mans principles on
the subject are so well known that
he rarely has to study the patterns
of the furniture for an interminable
time while his hostess assumes her
newest frock. He is greeted promptly,
but some of his brothers tell pitiful
tales Of woe on this subject
One, calling on a feminine friend at
seven O'Clock the other evening, wait
ed an hour for her appearance. When
she finally came in the room she
found monsieur deeply interested in
a book. He arose then and said:
"HOw-dye do" and "Good-by" in a
breath.
"You are not g4ng?" asked mad
emoiselle, aghast.
Yes, l am" asserted the young
man, amiably. Il had an hour that
wished to spend pleasantly, and
have passed it here in your library.
Now | must catch a train north"
"Of course. if you will come at I'M
holy hours" began the woman, but
the man had gone.
TO be just. the woman of to-day is
fairly prompt. She considers it bad
form not to be ready to see visitors
when they call, but she doesn't con-
slider ten minutes much to take to add
some finishing touches to her toilet,
and that, it might be whispered. is
the reason that one-half of the theater
audience comes in when the first act
is well under way, that the first num-
berS of the concert are ruined, the
first part of the lecture rendered I'M
ineligible, and that the german com
mences half an hour later than it
should.
When women have an appointment
to meet downtown at a certain place
each fingers in her own apartments
until the hour set for the meeting,
so that she won't have to wait an I'M
considerable time for the other at the
rendezvous. Femir!nity is almost in
variably late, even for business en-.
gagements, and any excuse it offers,
however trivial, it thinks should be
accepted as valid.
At catching trains and boats the
dilatOry sex is, nevertheless. unusual
ly adept. II is said by those who are
fond of gathering such statistics that
one woman misses a train to about ten
men. Madam, however oblivious she
may be of time j. other matters, if
she is going away is sure to be at the
station bright and early and with 20
minutes to spare. Whether this proves
that the sex is selfish or merely that
it is, in the language of the times,
'long-headed" is a question for con-
sideration.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-06-06

door leads into the pantry, which is
-5HXSA feet. The sink will be of iron
lined with white porcelain and will
have drip boards at both ends.
All the closets are of large size
The chamber over the sitting-room has
"a window leading upon an open bal
.cony. The foundation below ground
will be of limestone, rubble work, 16
inches thick. The underpinning will
be of brick - inches thick, faced with
pressed brick. The chimneys showing
above the roof will also be of pressed
brick. All glass to be American double
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-06-06

of maple, the reception hall floor and
stairway will be of red oak and all
other floors will be of pine. The finish
throughout will be of pine, painted
ivory white. The exterior OF the house
will have its trimmings painted ivory
white, with the body chocolate color,
three-coat work. The veranda and
porch floors are to be painted gray,
and all sash a dark green. Roof
will be stained with yellow ochre. The
owner will select and pay for mantel,
art glass and SHELF hardware.
GEO. A w. KNIT.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-06-06
AN IMPRESSIVE TOWN OR COUNTRY HOME.

the second floor. The parlor contains
fireplace and sliding doors between the
sitting-room and reception hall. The
sitting-room and dining-room are sep
;arated by cased opening. There are
three windows in the bay, the larger
,one being landscape window. From
the sitting-room there is a door lead
ing to the side porch. The dining-room
has recess for sideboard and china
closet with slide leading into the
Kitchen. The kitchen has door lead
ing to rear stairs going up to second
floor and a door leading to stairs going
down to basement or to yard. Another
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-06-06
ART in ARCHITECTURE
Designed and Written Especially for This Paper

THIS house contains eight rooms,
and can be erected upon stone
foundation, with brick underpinning,
for $1,S0O, the size upon the ground
being IS feet front by AZ feet depth.
The parlor is 131aX15 feet; sitting
room, 12x15h feet; pantry, 515xSH
feet. The chambers are 12hx13h feet,
12X17 feet, 9X12 feet, OHIO feet; alcove,
'9x9% feet; bathroom, 6X9 feet.
The front veranda is 9x11 feet, recep-
ton hall 9X11 feet. From one corner
of the latter is a stairway leading to
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-06-06

The joist for the first and second
floors will be 2X1O, 16 inches on CEN
ters; ceiling joist, PKG, IS inches On
centers; roof rafters, 2X6, 20 inches on
centers, and all studding 2x4, 16 inches
on centers. The height of first and
second stories will be 91a feet in the
clear, the length of the studding will
be 90 feet. The basement contains
laundry, furnace room, coal bins and
fruit room.
The plastering will be two-coat
work. The floors will be double, with
felt paper between; the floors in
kitchen, bathroom and pantry will bs
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-06-06

and recently carried the pin to jew
eler and requested a salesman to have
it gold plated and the little ring sold
cred on the body of the pin. so that
he could attach it as a charm to his
watch chain.
Some sentiment connected with the
PIN, eh?" asked the salesman.
None at ALL, replied the customer,
lust look at the head through a
glass"
The jeweler did so, and then discoy-
cred the alphabet. The engraver who
dld the work spent one year at it, and
so tedious was it that he could only
work at it a few minutes at time
n. Y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-06-06
To soften the Hands.

First wash them in tepid water till
every vestige of dirt is removed. Then.
before drying, rub well in glycerin
and lemon juice mixed in equal proper
tions. Thoroughly dry with soft
towel, then quickly wash again with
cold water and any good soap, keep
ing them in the water as short TINA
as possible. Again dry thoroughly
and powder with oatmeal. !
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-06-06
TAKING 1T LITERALLY.

heard dear Granny say to-day,
What sounded very queer:
We must not try to put old heads
Upon young shoulders, dear!'
1t was to Mother that she spoke
In such funny way,
And Mother only sighed and smiled,
And bade me run and play,
But when I came to think Of it,
l thought how very strange
We children all OF US would look
If we could make that change.
Suppose l had dear Grauny's head,
Her cap and soft white hair,
Upon my shoulders fixed-my word,
How all the folks would stare!
] almost think 'twould even be
Yet still more oueerly mixed,
If Granny had my curly pate
Upon her shoulders fixed.
How funny both of US would look!
We shouldn't like it, though;
And so I'm glad they can't attempt
To make the change. you know!
Constance NJ. Lowe, in Casselrs Littl
Folks
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-06-06

thick. All art glass will cost $3.50 per
foot. All cutters and downspouts will
be of galvanized iron. The shingles
shown in gable will be round, butt di-
mension shingles. The entire building
ing; over this are placed two thick
nesses of felt paper, the whole being
finished with 4-inch siding. The shin
giles for roof will be of the Star a Star
brand. The roof boards are to be
fencing laid 2 inches apart for air
space.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-06-06
SAVED BY A NATIVE.
DIR. Livingstone Attacked by LioH
and Rescued just in Time by an
African Marksman,

DR.. David Livingstone, the great At
rican explorer, had many thrilling ex-
periences during bis travels in the I'M
known wildernesses of the dark con-
tinent. What with savage men and
ferocious animals his life was in con-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-06-06
Getting Ice Easily.

A Woolwich (Me.) man has filled his
icehouse with cakes which have float
ed down with freshet. All the crew
has had to do has been to watch for
the fine, blue cakes, and then float them
into the dock and hoist them into the
icehouse.-N. Y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-06-06
A Hint to Parents.

Never give up to children if they are
in the wrong; do not rob them of a
memory that their mother and father
were always true to their principlea-
Ladies' Home Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-06-06

A recumbent figure of Queen Vic
toria in white marble has been placed
over her tomb at Frogmore. 1t was
made 40 years ago by Baron Marochet-
ii at the time that he carved the fig
ure of the prince consort, which now
lies next to it, and had been stored
away until it was needed.-London
News.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05
oTHER MEMS WIVES

There is a great deal of very foolish
stuff written and printed about the
peculiar burdens Of the farmers wife.
Now, for the life of us, we cannot see
why the wife of the town mechanic
and day laborer does not have lust as
hard row to hoe as the wife of the
Inan on the farm. Many of this latter
class are compelled to take In washing
and do mental work for other people
in order to keep the family going, and
society is less kind to them than it is
to the farmers wife Not few of
these town women have cads for hus-
bands-loafers, drunkards and no.
'counts-and with no COW. no garden.
no poultry yard, no timber lot; they
stick, on the dividing line between
the poorhouse and starvation year in
and year out. Let somebody pity the
mother who lives in town who Is
barred socially because of poverty,
who can hardly garb her children so
that they can go to the public school
or to the church, while her husband is
roaring against the existing order of
things on some dry goods box down
town.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05
CHOOSING A WIFE.

We are requested by young farmer,
Hnl FRIED, to give a few suggestions
regarding the choice of Il wife. While
this is not strictly agricultural topic
1t is still true that the selection of the
right sort of woman as mans life
partner in his farm work has more to
do with his success or failure than al
most any other one thing. Still. at the
same time we feel that any advice Civ
en- on this subject is entirely useless,
for it Is very rare indeed that people,
even sensible ones, use any sense about
their matrimonial affairs. When Cupid
takes man in hand, all his other
genii and protecting angels take at
once to the woods and leave him to his
fate, but if orr friend is really disposed
to look at this matter from n sensible
standpoint we might say this much:
First, the woman selected as his wife
should be herself physically healthy
and come Of a healthy family. Too
much Importance can hardly be placed
upon this one thing. More might be
said upon this point, but we leave it
for our friend to draw his own conclu-
sions. Second, a good deal depends up
on just what he wants wife for If
he wants worker. a woman TO do the
housework after Il fashion. do the milk
Ing, feed the pigs and help in the har-
vest and bayfield,. he had better go
down to Castle Garden and propose to
one of the brawny and unspoled
daughters of Ceres Just arrived from
some foreign country. where necessity
compclS the woman and slavery to be
connected and where conditions pre-
vent the development of woman upon
the American plan. On the other hand,
II he wants companion as we'll as d
helpmeet, wife who will make him Il
home in the largest sense one who
will aid him in a hundred other ways
than with her hands-he will be apt to
lind her among the many schoolma ans
of bis locality or in some neighbours
daughter who, carefully trained in the
arts of domestic economy, is her moth
er's mainstay at the old home. Our
friend will find this-that the best
girls, those who will make the best
wives, are not taking up with the first
fellow that shows up and very sensi-
bly, are preferring to put up with life
Of single blessedness rather than one
of married misery. Any girl who has
been well trained by competent moth
er, who is kind and helpful to those in
her own home, who possesses that
sense of culture and refinement which
so graces the American woman and
who is not averse to life on the farm
will make our friend good wife, pro-
vided there exists a mutual liking. If
he will look out along these lines. he
will easily find the girl and not have
to go very far either.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05
GRANDPARENTS WAY.

Conservatism in agricultural methods
Is all right up TO a certain point, but
we stu always like to see man doing
little experimenting with new meth
DDS and new things. Grandfather's
way was the best for pioneer condi-
tons without doubt, but his way of
doing things will hardly pay in these
days of high priced land and high
priced farm labor. A modern farmer
cannot afford TO make his own axe
helves, fork handles and bob sleighs
or let his stock run to the haystack
TO save the work Of feeding it, or make
his own sorghum for sweetnfng, or have
his own grist of wheat ground, or
butcher his own meats, or make his
own butter or have his wife make his
wamus and overalls, for modern ma
chinery and cooperative effort can do
all these things at SO much less cost
The wide awake man Will let others do
all these and many other things and
will devote his energies along the line
of growing better crops and keeping
better stock
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05
SHEEP BREEDS.

We are asked which is the best breed
Of sheep for the farmer who wants to
keep a small flock on his farm This
question Of breeds is so much matter
of personal fancy that it practically re-
solves Itself into the assertion that
there is no best breed of anything. We
may say this, however: Any breed is
better than no breed. The Merinos are
among the hardest of our sheep. They
produce an oily and fine textured fleece
and a small carcass as mutton. The
Cotswolds have a large mutton car
cass and coarse, long wool and are es-
pecially valuable as producers of high
priced early lambs. The Shropshires
are a good all round breed for the av-
erage farmer, hardy, fair mutton ami
mails, giving heavy fleece of good
quality. Stated in another way which
will be readily understood, it may be
said that the Merinos are the Berk-
shires, the Cotswolds the Chester
Whites and the Shropshires the Po-
land-Chinas of the sheep family.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05
WILL KILL THE TREES

A writer in one Of the leading agri-
cultural journals, referring to the keep
ing of flock of sheep in the orchard,
makes the questionable statement that
the tramping of the sheep around the
trees tends to conserve the moisture in
the ground and SO benefits the orchard.
Our experience teaches us that the re-
verse of this is true and that IL one
wants to rob tree of all moisture
there is no surer way to do it than to
pack the earth hard over its root sys-
tenn. On all the prairie soils of the
country no native tree save the box ell
der and bur oak, let alone fruit trees.
will long endure the tramping of stock
around its roots. Just note how quick
ly a grove of native timber will 90 all
to pieces when. the grove is used as a
herd ground.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05
A SECONDARY FERr,1IzATIoN.

The actual facts appear to be that
the silks of an ear of corn will remain
in receptive susceptible to the
act of pollination-fo much longer
period than we thought possible, there
being abundant evidence all through
the corn belt where the tasSels of the
corn were destroyed by the hot winds
OF July, in which fields the fertilization
was so arrested that it was most i'm
perfectly accomplished, but few kerr
nels being fructified, that later de-
veloped pollen supply brought about
by rains on undeveloped stalks has
completely and perfectly fortified
these imperfect ears, the silks 20 days
after the normal date of pollenizipg
still being receptive and ready to per-
form their important mission. This
will result in the curious fact of an
ear Of corn having few ripe and hard
kernels upon it, while the rest of the
corn kernels will be still soft. This
curious condition of the cornfislds we
have never before noted and is of
more than passing interest, as such
fields will. if favored with good
ripening period. produce a much larger
crop of corn than seemed possible in
July. Nature is merclless in her
wrecking moods, but infinitely com
pensatory and restorative in all lar
healing processes.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05
CONDENSED EGGS NOW.
Latest Convenience in the Culinary
Art is the Hen Fruit in Flakes.

Egg flakes are a new wrinkle in the
culinary line, and Ottumwa house
wives may soon test the merit of the
article. They have not been put on
the market here yet but there is fac
tory for them in Kansas City, and the
boxes in which they will appear have
been printed
1t is claimed that egg flakes will
save the housekeeper all the worry
and trouble of cracking the hen fruit
to see if it is fresh, all the bother caus-
ed by breakage and SO on. They are
simply condensed eggs. One takes a
teaspoonful of egg flakes and adds
three of water or something like that,
and behold, there is the egg, all ready
for use.
The name of the genius who invent.
ed this economical method of having
fresh eggs in spite of weather, indis-
position of Biddy to lay, and breakage,
is not recorded on the boxes in which
the product will be handled. All the
latter say is that "a certain company
has the stuff for sale. Nothing is set
forth about the needs of the man who
wants his sunny side up nor of the
poor hen who is used to having her
babies from the incubator. If one
should fancy an egg hard boiled, there
is no receipt for making a shell to or
der, either.
But if the egg flake will insure
against over ripe ones, and those with
chickens in them, even though incom-
plete in details, they will doubtless fill
that proverbial 'long felt want"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05
HIGH PRICED por.ToEs,

Our old friend and standby, the po-
tato, is putting on lots of style this
year all over the country. The tuber,
ANONYMOUSLY ebauled out for hog feed
last spring in many places. now trots
in the same class with Jonathan ap-
pies and. from being the most common
Of food for all the common as well as
uncommon people, ranks as high
priced delicacy in all the markets Of
the country. The economic problem of
what to use as u substitute for the po-
tato is confronting the breadwnners
everywhere. AS a matter of fact, there
is no satisfactory substitute to be had
The south !, may get along with the
sweet potato, but the north won't.
More turnips will be used, more oat-
meal, beans and cornmeal. In any
event it is bound to be new expert
ence for the masses Of the American
people, for at 81 to $1.50 bushel the
potato is the most expensive food to
be had.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05
AT HOME FROM MANILA.
Jesse Fleming Reaches San Francisco
After Seeing Service in Far East.

After seeing Service in Far East.
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Fleming, who
live near Belknap are in receipt of a
letter from their son Jesse, who has
been spending the past year or so in
the American armp in the PHILIPPINES
announcing his safe arrival in San
Francisco. From there Mr.. Fleming
says his battalion goes to Fort Smell
ling for permanent station. He says
he is very glad to get back on Ameri
can soil, and hopes to visit his old
home SOON. The letter is as follows:
San Francisco, Cal, August 20, 1901
Dear parents:
AS | have plenty of time this eve
ming | will answer the letters | re
ceived yesterday. l was greatly
pleased to hear from you and hope
you are all well. After voyoge from
Manila, of month we have reached
San Francisco safe and sound. The
regiment received very nice vel
come, and Immediately went into camp
at the Preside. We expect to leave
here Monday, over the Northern Pa
cific for Fort Smelling, Mimi, which is
near st. Paul. Four companies are
going to that post, while two go to
Fort Niagara, New York and two to
Fort Porter
| am enjoying life once more on
American soil and right glad l am to
get back. The government is feeding
us very well while we are here. But.
ter, milk and eggs are issued to us.
do not expect an answer to this
letter here, and will write you again
as soon as | get to Fort Smelling.
The climate here is rather chilly all
day long, and is very cold at night.
People here nearly all wear overcoats
all the year around. Give the folks
all my regards, and l hope to be with
you in TIE near future
Your son,
Jesse Fleming.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05

The Americana plums are fruitins
very heavily with US this year--a year
when through most of the northwest n
crop of any sort of fruit Is a rarity.
Owing to the droughty conditions
which have prevailed and the heavy
load of fruit carried the plums are not
as large as usual it being, even with
cultivation and mulching, difficult I'M
der the conditions to insure a normal
development of the fruit. Wyant, De
Soto, Rockford, Hawkeye, Stoddart, are
all laden with fruit. Note-We fertilize
these trees very heavily each year, and
they give good crop each year as a
result.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05
THE PRICE OF CORN.

Here is fact of interest just now in
connection with the partial failure Of
the corn crop: In 1894, giving only a
half crop of corn, the price touched 50
cents in August and gradually declined
to 40 cents in January. The present
price is going to very greatly restrict
the consumption of corn, and no one
can be sure that it will touch 60 cents
again before the crop of 1902 is avail
able. We do not want to see any man
get a dollar bushel for corn.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05
IOWA COAL MINES
State Mine Inspectors Make Bien-
NAL Reports.
PRODUCTION GREATLY INCREASED
Likewise the Number of Men Employ.
ed in the M,nes as Well as the Rate
OF Wages They Receive-Report in
Detail.

The biennial report of the state
mine inspectors has been filed with
Governor Shaw. 1t shows great in
crease in the number of mines, of coal
mined. of miners employed and of
wages paid. The business of the Di.
ennium is summarized as follows:
Coal mined, tons. O.559147
Miners employed, average. $3.50
Other employees, average. -. 1,i00
Following are the tons of coal min
ed in each county which has mines,
according to the inSnectnrs' rannrf
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05
KANSAS GIRLS WHO FARM.
Do All the Work-Not Man on tn,
Place.

Delphos, Kan, Aug. 2S.-Miss Clara
Risdon is Kansas girl who really
farms. With her sister Chloe she put
in fifty acres of wheat last fall and
will do the same thing this season
They did all the work, blowing, har
rowing and seeding. They take care
OF sixteen hogs and milk six COWS, TAX
ing the milk to the creamery. There
are no men on the farm and they did
most OF the wheat shocking this sea
son. They have paid off the mortgage
on the home farm, bought new bug.
gy and have some money in the bank
This fall they will have the house re.
paired and buy a piano.