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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08
RUSSIAN SETTLERS IN NORTH DA-
kOVA

The writer spent day or so among
the Russian settlers on the range lands
of western North Dakota recently.
These people are Of German origin and
speak the German and not the Russian
language and represent class or Rus
sian citizens which the government Of
that country has been glad to get rid
of. These settlers are scattered over
this range country and live n primitive
sort Of life, caring for their focks and
herds, which find living the year
round upon the nutritious buffalo grass
which there abounds. These people
make sun dried brick out of the clay
dug out Of the sicughs. which they mix
with straw after the manner of the
Egyptians OF old. and with these bricks
build their houses and barns for their
stock. Being far removed from fuel
supply. they utilize the manure from
their stockyards. and around each
homestead may DE seen This sort of fuel
corded up in piles for use during the
winter. But little land is farmed, and
their principal source of revenue is the
stock which they keep.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08
CUBAN ELECTORAL LAW READ.
Conditions to Be Met by Men Who
Would Hold Office.

Havana, July 81. The proposed
new electoral law was read to the
constitutional convention. It's prin-
cipal feature is the conditions
that must be filed in order to render
a man eligible for Office. To be COVER
nor of q province or a provincial leg
isiator a man must be 80 years old and
must have lived more than two Yeas
in the province. He must be at the
head of family OF have been tax
payer in the province for year before
the election, or possess Il professional
degree or have held public office by
virtue OF popular election.
To be an elector OF senators, half
the number OF electors in each PROV
ince must be twenty-five years old, be
able to read and write have lived III
the province TWO years. and figure
among those rated as taxpayers OF tina
highest grade for real estate. The
other half must have lived two years
in the province, possess professional
deglee. or have been elected to pub
lie office.
To be presidential elector man
must be a Cuban by birth or naturai-
alton, with eight years residence in
the republic since naturalization and
| TWO years residence in the province.
| He must be thirty years OF age. The
conditions governing the eligibility Of
candidates for the presidency, the sen.
| ate and house of representatives ara
| fixed by the constitution, and are legs
/ exacting than any OF the above condi-
| lions.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08
DEATH OF MRS. E. ENGLAND.
Well Known Woman Passed Away
Yesterday Near BidweI.

lfrom Fridays Daily.
Mrs. E. England, the widow OF the
late Rev. HeZihiah England, died at
the home Of her son near BidWell yes
terday at the age OF, 70 years The
funeral services were held at O'Clock
this afternoon at Bidwell and the re-
mains were inferred in Point Isabel
cemetery in Green township. Mrs.
England had resided inWapello coun-
ty for many years. and much OF the
time was spent in Ottumwa. Her
husband the late Rev. Hezikiah Eng
land, who died about two years ago,
was one OF the pioneer ministers OF
the gospel in this part of the country.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08
A NEW m. E. CHURCH.
Gddyyil,e Structure vii! Cost $4,000
and VIII Be Built at Once.

Eddyville, Aug. 5.-Rev. Gilbert has
nearly completed his canvas for funds
for the purpose Of rebuilding the n. e.
church, recently destroyed by fire. and
has, including the insurance. raised
81, 20. He expects to receive So
from the NJ Il. church extension fund,
making $4,000 available for the new
structure. The design for the building
has been decided upon and is a nice
modern brick building which will
make handsome ornament to Third
street. AS soon as the architect S
plans are finished work will be immc-
diately begun upon the structure, and
it will probably be ready for occupan-
cy before SNOW flies.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08

1t is the good work which clover does
underground rather than what it does
above ground which makes it of such
inestimable value to the farmer.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08

An infusion of Holstein blood into a
herd of cattle will do more to demoral-
ize the color of the herd than will any
other breed of cattle. The herd will
soon become like Jacobs famous herd
of stock. which was ring streaked and
peckled-black. black and white, dun
color, red and white and every whim-
steal vagary of color known to kline.
And it will, further. put long legs on to
the critters and make beef men look
askance at all the steers. AS pure
breed by themselves the Holsteins are
4 most valuable one, but make the
worst cross of any Of our pure bred cat
tie.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08

The problem of whether it will pay
to feed 40 cent corn will confront feed.
ers all over the west the coming win
ter.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08

The man with the wet farm can drain
lit much easier than the man on the hill
lands can keep his fields from washing
and losing their fertility.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08

The habit which cattle have of
punching up during hot weather to get
rid of flies is largely responsible for
the number killed by single discharge
Of electricity.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08

The magnificent forests of North
America are about done for. and it is
interesting to inquire what the country
has to show for them. There are the
improved farms which have taken their
place, for one thing, the wooden build
ings of town and country, the ties OF
$4,000 miles of railway and vast
pile of ashes. The wreck Of the for
ests is complete ana absolute, for no
one is planting trees for future use. and
so necessity will compel the substitu-
ton of steel. clay and fiber in its varied
forms for wood in all mechanical lines
and coal, oil and peat for it as a fuel
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08

1t is better to fire the hired man who
persists in smoking around the barns
and sheds than it is to have to share a
big fire loss with your farmers mutual
insurance company.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08

There is much summer following
done in the wheat country of the Da-
kotas and Manitoba. this being the onl!
method used to rest the land and in
sure Il crop. OF late it has been dis
covered that such fallow fields if
planted to corn. even as far north as
latitude AZ and 4S. where the corn has
a nip and tuck race with spring and
early fall frosts, will the following year
produce much better crop of wheat
than if the land is allowed to lie idle.
and SO it comes that the area Of corn
culture is being greatly extended in
that north country. the earliest known
varieties being planted and at least a
good crop of fodder raised and some
times quite crop Of corn.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08

We saw a field OF wheat recently
which the owner had dskcd in. the
field not having been plowed for six
years, and each year in wheat at that.
He had just the sort Of crop one might
expect.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08

The hardest work for woman con-
nected with farm life is the cooking.
the washing and the butter making. In
most localities the creamery has step
ped in and relieved the housewife of
the care of the dairy. cooperative eff
fort among farmers having worked out
complete revolution in this particu-
lar. Now. why could not the same
principle of cooperation be further ap-
piled as to the making and baking Of
all breadstuffs and the doing Of all the
washing of Il community? Why should
20 oyerworked women slave over wash
tubs one day each week and work hard
to make from 10 to 20 big loayes Of
bread at 20 different homes when a
couple of strong men with proper appli-
ances would do all this work at some
central point?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08

We noticed very unusual sight up
in northern Minnesota recently-a 100
acre wheattield and in the midst Of the
growing crop the stacks containing last
years crop Of wheat still unthrashed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08

We noticed a 40 acre field recently
on which poor seed had been used, re-
If it had been our field, We would have
plowed it all up and sowed it to millet
rather than have tried to cultivate
what little corn was left.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08

While corn is a semitropical plant by
nature. it still has developed such an
infinite variety of type adapted to
changing latitude that almost any
where where 90 days of semitropical
summer conditions prevail there may
be some variety of corn grown.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08

The laws Of Wisconsin require the
word gasoline" to be painted in black
thereon. Now, We would like to know
what color the woman should be paint
ed who will take this can to ill light
ed stove.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08

Conditions are more favorable for
80 cent corn during 1902 than for
many years past. The cribs of the
country are empty. and the crop of this
year is bound to be shortened mate
rally by the July drought which pre-
vailed all over the corn belt
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08

We drove around a half section farm
recently with the owner and noted that
he had moved his side of the public
highway for hay. he telling us that the
six acres Of ground so moved over
gave him eighttons of good hay, worth
$50. BESIDES this, he had elfecrually
disposed of the weeds and had i'm
mensely improved the looks of his
farm. He had taken the trouble to lev
el off the strip and remove the stones
and practically had the use of six acres
of meadow ground, which the average
man would have neglected:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08

We notice that the most pious people
enjoy a square meal just as well as
the sinners, but that is no reason why
a goodwlfe should stay at home all day
Sunday to get up big Sunday dinner.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08

We travelled lately for so miles
through one Of the timber slashings of
northern Minnesota, a country from
which the timber had been removed
and over which the forest fires have
run. and find that in the section seen
the soil is good and is producing a
This land is for sale at very low prices,
and we are satisfied that if a man
would take this land and stock it with
sheep and cattle. not attempting to
clear up any large amount OF it, he
would in a very few years be in pos
session Of very valuable farm lands.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08

A genius now comes forward with
the claim that he can make tough
meats tender by submitting them to an
electrical treatment. The writer quite
often comes across old farrow COW
heefsteak which would require a treat
ment of LOO volts to do it any good.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08

r. p. Dana. the republican nominee
for treasurer Of Wapello county is for
ty-seven years OF age, and ever since
he has been old enough to vote he has
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08

Usually term Of five years will
mark extremes Of prices on all farm
products, the lowest as well as the
highest prices which any commodity
brings. Thus, when any product which
may be safely held is selling for less
than the cest Of production such com
modify may be safely purchased and
held with the certainty that inside of
five years it will touch high water
mark.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08

A farm in Minnesota containing $50
acres of average good land. in which
the owner has the sum of $4,000 in
vested and which is operated by ten
ant on the share plan as stock and
dairy farm, has paid the owner an an
nual dividend on the investment for
the past four years Of 10 per cent and
will do better than that this year.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08

We saw large fields of speltz growing
in the state Of North Dakota recently.
This is n cereal imported by the Rus
SLAMS from the semiarid sections OF that
country. aud it is proving valuable
grain where similar conditions exist
here. 1t is 81 sort of cross between bar
ley and oats, stands drought well ana
is valuable stock food. 1t yields from
80 to 40 bushels per acre.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08

The meadow lark, the plover, the
ground lark. two varieties of hawks
and one of owls are about the only
birds to be seen on the range lands of
western North Dakota. The .neadow
larks are very plentiful. Where there
are marshes or lakes may be found the
red winged blackbird, the cowbird and
the gracllle, and some prairie chickens
near those sections where the land is
cultivated. During their periods of mi
grafton vast quantities Of wild swans,
geese and ducks may be found in all
the lake sections.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08

II is not SO much the amount of rain
which may fall in an agricultural dis
trict as 1t is to have it fall at the right
season Of the year. 1t is probably true
inches per annum, if distributed just
right during the growing season. would
suffice for all needs Of plant life and
insure perfect development Of all
cereal crops. though this condition
would be almost fatal to tree growth.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08

The cost to build. maintain and keep
in repair the snow fences along the
country is far greater than would be
involved in the planting Of trees along
the cuts where such protection is nee
essary. Some day the roads will take
up this matter of tree culture as
snow protection in q practical way.
The Washington bee., 1901-09-28
SIR THOMAS Upton.
Tells the Story of His Business
Career TO a Reporter.
His First Weeks Pay Was One Dollar,
and the Earning OF IL He Re-
calls as His Greatest
HappineSs

Something about me, outside
yachting?" questioned Sir Thomas
Johnstone Upton. sinking back into
the soft cushion of the forward deck
house of the Erin.
a great many Will fancy that is
like giving Hamlet with the principal
character left out, will they not? 1
am sure they must think of me as a
man whose life is bound up in chal-
lengers and racers; perhaps they will
not be interested in its other side"
He paused dOubtfully. The visitor, a
correspondent of the Philadelphia
North American, FASTENED to assure
the Irish knight that the reverse Of
the last statement was the truth.
Il was born in 1851" he said, the
year that saw the birth of the Amer
ica's cup, and my birthplace W. 5
Glasgow, Scotland. My father and
mother had come there some years
before from the north of Ireland,
and my father had started as 4 deal
er in provisions in a small way. I
brother and sister never reached
adult age, dying when quite young.
up to the age of ii l attended
school, and when l was old enough
helped my father at odd hours.
Then l wanted to do something for
The family, and induced my parents
20 allow me to leave school and be-
some a messenger for another shop
keeper"
He paused here as if thinking of
something; then: II do not know
and l cannot conceive of any greater
happiness than I experienced at the
end of my first weeks work. My
hours were long and my work hard
for so young a chap, but all that was
forgotten when my master handed
me one dollar as my weeks wage.
The Washington bee., 1901-09-28
SULTAN'S HOME,LTFE
Ruler Of Turkey Afraid of Conspir-
atorS and Assassins.
Rises Early and Pays Strict Attention
TO State Business-Is Easily Mis-
led by Members of His
OnicinI stan.

Abdul Hamid. sultan of Turkav
must always be figure pregnant with
interest for the world at large. Anew
work shortly To appear in an English
translation Is from the pen of GEORGES
Doffys and is clear and apparently
auIhenuc account of the life and reign
OF the only monarch in Europe power-
luI enough 10 successfully withstand
the march of civilization in his own
uoIhlhlons, whose temporal authority
Is without limit, and whose spiritual
authority exceeds, perhaps, that of
any priest on earth. Turkey and its
ruler have so long presented a vexed
ProDlem' the issues of which are of
such moment TO Europe, that a nearer
acquaintance with the vie intime of
the sovereign cannot fail to be wei
come and instructive. To western ewes
the orient has ever appeared shrouded
IN ven OF mystery and romance which,
though impeding a clearer vision.
greatly enhances the fascination. The
tortuous ways of the east are not our
ways, nor is it possible for us to en-
trely fathom the workings of the
oriental mind; therefore, such an in
sight as NJ. Dorrys gives US becomes all
the more interesting. for it helps US to
lift the veil little and to pierce the
gloom with our own eyes.
The ordinary daily life of the sultan
seems to be comparatively regular.
Rising at4:30, or at least ), every morn
ing. his entire day is spent in a cease
less round of occupations. That these
bear little on state affairs is proved by
the fact that current matters often
drag along for months. and even years,
in spite of the tireless activity of the
master mind. In fact, most of Abdul
Hamid's time is spent in his study, alb
sorbed in the perusal of reports sent
by his spies from every quarter of the
globe, for, as it has been truly re-
marked, the sultan's subjects may be
The Washington bee., 1901-09-28

I ran with it home and gave it to my
mother.
Il had other ambitions for my
family as l grew older, and they
were in d great measure realized. but
l do not remember that any of them
ever gave me half the pleasure or
half the pride l felt over my first
weeks earnings.
i remained with the merchant for
a comparatively short time, and did
this more because l could attend
night class than anything else. [
appreciated then the advantages of a
good education as l do now, and ev-
cry spare hour | had l spent in study.
Besides, l already had begun to
look about me, and ! realized that in
this country, over in America, there
were opportunities for young men,
and l wanted to try them.
Il came to America at the age of
IS, and | was a steerage passenger.
| had very little money-only enough
to get me across and then to take me
to Charleston, S. c. There, in look.
ing about me for an opportunity for
work, l heard of the rice fields and
after a time l secured a position with
the owner of one of them. | was not
a labOrer, as has been stated, but
more of an accountant, and later an
assistant manager. / worked hard,
and after several years, when near
ing my majority, / returned home
with money in my pockets sufficient
to engage in the provision business,
as my father had done before me-"
Sir Thomas" interrupted the vfs-
itor, chow about the advertising at
that time?"
\ chuckle prefaced the anwer.
"Oh! that was begun soon after /
started in business.
Il tried hundreds of schemes.
One of these was by placing clever
ly drawn cartoons in my windows
touching upon popular events or Of
q humorous character. One OF these.
| recall now, was a picture represent
ing two men, one very stout and the
other very chin. The lean man had
legend: I'm going to LiPton's;' the
stout man was supposed to be say
ing: I am just coming from Lip
TOMS
Another was sending a drove of
hogs through the streets with signs
saying they were intended for Lip
ton. 1t attracted attention but was
never repeated. The authorities
thought that was a little too much"
The Washington bee., 1901-09-28

would marry the backer of the win
ming chicken.
The young men consented and the
battle began. Finally the spur of
Gray's rooster pierced the head of the
other bantam.
"She is yours" remarked Long, sad
~.
Miss Thornbury felt sorry for the
defeated lover and invited him to ac-
company her and Gray to the county
clerks Office near by, where a license
To marry was asked for.
The happy couple came TO HOdgens-
vile, accompanied 10y Long. They APP
piled to the county clerk for mar
riage certificate. How Old are you?''
asked the clerk.
just IS. and as sweet lass as ever
run a spindle wheel or settled a mat
rimonial muddle," said Long, the de-
feated lover.
The clerk refused 10 grant the IL
cense. because she was too young.
Not to be outwitted. the youthful
pair went to the railroad station and
took a train for Indiana. Come along
with us. Thomas. and the first bridal
kiss shall be yours" said Nellie O the
diSconsolate lover, who joined the cou-
pie on their journey to JeffersonviIle,
Ind
The Washington bee., 1901-09-28

him. Late Sunday afternoon half q
dozen of the fair ones met Foss on the
public square, pOunced upon him and
overwhelmed him with kisses. The
music teacher protested and threat
ened TO have them arrested but his
threats were laughed at and the girls
did noe stop their amusement until
they had kissed Foss plentifully. He
SAYS he Will get his revenge through
the law. but the general sentiment is
that he will get little in the way of re-
dress and much in the way of ridicule
if he courts further publicity.
The Washington bee., 1901-09-28

divided into two broad classes-name-
ly, the spies and the spied upon.
Very opposite traits in this strange
character are Abdul Hamid's extreme
credulity and his overwhelming suspi-
cion and distrust. In proof Of the for
mer it is told that all his drinking wa
ter must be brought from Kiathane,
because years ago the Bohemian AafitaI
prophesied he should reign on cOndi-
tiOn that he drank no other. On a sec
ond occasion he met a wandering gyp-
sy in his park at Kiathane, and asked
her to tell him his fortune Oddly
enough she predicted his accession to
the throne, as well as a long reign,
wars, etc, concluding with the ominous
words: Your death will be caused by
an illness coming from outside"
Like all desPots, the padishah has
a horror of death, and, consequently,
breads illness, especially anything of
a contagious nature. Cholera and the
plague have found him a determined
enemy, and if Constantinople of to-day
boasts a perfect system of sanitation
and advanced colleges for the study of
bacteriolOgy, il owes them TO the gyp-
sy's warning. His majesty himself is
no mean chemist, having devoted a
good deaf of time to the study Of med
icine, for, like the wise and far-seeing
monarch he is, he fully realizes the
benefit of being able personally to
aualyze such drinks as may appear sus-
picious. Moreover, he doctors his own
ailments, and has done so since the
physician who formerly enjoyed his
confidence became old and fell into dis
grace.
At the first alarming rumOr or en-
barrassing political crisis all his usual
habits and occupations are swept
away before the threatened storm and
he remains for long periods plunged in
thought, his active mind preparing
plans against an enemy or busily en-
gagged conjuring up visions of imagin-
arv danger. He has been known to
remain IS hours without either food or
sleep when suffering from one of these
fits. Such long watches. together with
the tremendous mental and physical
strain endured, bring on nervous at
tacks of great violence, which render
the monarch perfectly ferOcious, SO
that while the paroXysm lasts no one
dare approach him. 1t is, therefore,
not surprising that. in spite of the care
he takes of his health and the precau-
tions with which he surrounds himself,
Abdul Hamid, after reign Of 25 years,
looks prematurely old and broken. His
weakness is extreme and his body so
thin that il is little more than a skel-
eton; in fact, it is only by dint of will
power and nervous energy that the
sultan manages to keep up.