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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-28


chinists of this city will strike on
May 20 for nine-hour working day,
EThe'strike will be general thruout the
United States where the nine-hour
day is not in force
Iowa Man Verifies 1t.
Sioux City, March 23.-When asked
as to the truth of the assertions made
in the above telegram p. j. Conlon,
member of the general board of trus-
tees of the International Association
of Machinists, said: "The statement
is true. This general strike has been
pending for some time and May 20 is
the date set for the movement. Over
a year ago, the maehinists union en-
tered into an agreement with the Ma.
tional Metal Trades association to re.
duce the working hours of the men
to nine hours. This agreement was
procured at considerable trouble and
expense because the association is
practically a trust and is very power
! full in the country. The association in.
cludes the large companies like E. P.
Allis, of Milwaukee. and Fraser and
Chalmars, of Chicago. Outside of
these large firms there are of course
many smaller ones who are not in the
metal trades association and it is
these whom we are to cope with in
May, we are practically forced
into the coming strike by the trust
because its members claimed that
competition was not fair under the
circumstances and told us they would
put the new rule into force within one
year if the smaller concerns were also
forced to adopt the nine hour day
plan.
ut was then decided" continued
ers not in the trades association to
on April is all over the country. They
will be given month to file their an
swers. Then those who do not con-
sent to the proposition will be noti-
| fed that the machinists in their en-
ploy will be called out on May 20.
This will be the first general strike
we have ever called and it's outcome
will be watched with interest. There
are 10000 machinists in the United
States and third of these are in the
employ of concerns not in the trades
association so that about 10000 men
will be called out on strike. When a
strike is called, it has been our expe-
rience that three times the number
| Tor more) of machinists will walk out
besides the union men who are or
dered out, SO you can readily figure
what a large number of men will prob
ably be on a strike during the latter
part of May if our wishes are not ac-
coded to.
Railroads Not Included.
'The machinists who are not in the
employ of the railroad companies
have been asked to stay out Of this
fight as they are not affected" con-
tinued the Gazette's informant eve
do not care to have further compli-
cations arise by having the railroad
machinists go out with us. Our fight
is solely with the metal workers who
are not in the trust 1t is hard to say
what the outcome will be, but we are
very hopeful of winning. Already ma
ny of the smaller concerns have signi-
fed their willingness to adopt the
nine-hour working day in their ma
chine shops and should more accede
to our demand, the strike may not
assume such large proportions"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-28
Charles B. Roger. 300 W. Washington
treet, Morristown, Pa, wrlIes:

"My o l d Q S t
daughter Malin-
da Royer,is cured
Of deafness by
Peruna. w h en-
she began to take
Peruna chad to
go up close to her
and talk very
loud to make her
hear.
"After t a king
one-half d o z g n
bottles of Peruna
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-28

yator and the order makes the guar
dianship permanent. Mr.. Royce is a
rich man, who it is said, spends his
money foolishly and in violation of the
wishes of his family.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-28

During the past two weeks $685.
$500 of Wright county real estate
has changed ownership. -
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-28

Murder Merchant and Daughter.
| New Orleans, March 27-John Fee
volona, fruit merchant and daugh-
tere murdered at their home last
night by burglars who robbed the
house.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-28
MAcHINlsTs TO STRIKE.
Movement Will Be Inausurated May
20 All Over the Country.

Milwaukee, March 23.-The ma
chinists of this city will strike on
May 20 for a nine-hour working day
The strike will be general turnout the
United States where the nine-hour
day is not in force.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-28

Praise service.
The Coming Kingdom, R. L. Marsh,
Burlington.
The Living Christ, P. Adelsten
Johnson, Ottumwa.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-22

ing apples the wrong impression. A
Yankee would have been entirely too
smart to wet the fruit. The Yankee
would have properly sprayed it on
the tree and had it thoroughly
clean of all fungus or other disfgur-
ing blemishes, and he would have
picked the fruit from the tree in
clean, dry condition and placed it in
clean new barrels in the orchard,
where it would have been properly
headed and labelled as to quality
and variety and then taken to stor-
age. This is the process, and any
plan which washes and wipes the
bloom off fruit, simply reduces its
market value.
The most successful orchardists
hand pick the fruit from the trees
into padded baskets, handling it just
as little as possible.
"ClodhOpper" will pardon this cor
rection, as both are aiming at the
same thing to induce our people to
so market their fruit as to make it
most remunerative.
T. K. BRUNER.
Wake Co N g.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-22
KEEPING APPLES.
Secretary Bruner CorrOcts Clodhopper'S
Townsman.

Secretary Bruner COrrOCts CIOdhOpper'S
Townsman.
Correspondence OF The Progressive Farmer.
In The Progressive Farmer of Jan.
18th "ClOdhOpper" tells of seeing a
townsman pick up some dirty apples
and remark: "These are North
Carolina apples-unwashed, slightly
dirty, and while there are many fine
one amOug them, they are not a
fully assorted. A Yankee would
have carefully washed and assorted
them, whereupon they would have
commanded twice as much per
bushel as our farmers get for theirs.
In this state the farmers do not pay
enough attention to putting their
products in marketable condition
and so lose much of the profit"
l am induced to differ with your
usually careful correspondent, "Clod-
hopper" in the above, as it gives
your readers interested in market
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-22

Poultry raisers know how neces-
sary it is to keep hens active in win
ter, in order to have plenty of eggs.
We keep several hundred hens every
winter and have tried many ways
and one successful one, for the last
two years. We raise plenty of corn,
and when cold weather comes, we
break each cob in two or three pieces
and throw it in the scratching sheds,
and compel the hens to pick off the
corn. In this way they get plenty
of exercise and food that is good for
them in cold weather. We get more
eggs than with any other plan or
kind of food that we have tried. We
give them a breakfast which they
can easily eat, and then the corn at
noon and they will work at it all the
afternOon.-Annie E. M. Jennings,
Southport, Conn.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-22
Wake Co., N. G..
The Poultry Yard.
WINTER EGGS LAYERS.

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
There are many don'ts for those
who raise eggs for winter to follow,
but along with them there are plenty
of things to do which are probably
neglected through carelessness more
than anything else. It is easy enough
to say don't do this or that, but it
would be more to the point to say
what to do. The egg-layers are now
in particular evidence on the farm,
and every owner of poultry is count
ing the number of eggs laid. 1t is
quite necessary to the success of the
business that this should be done.
If there is no anxiety about what
they are doing they are very apt to
be neglected and their common
everyday needs overlooked.
There is nothing so important at
this time of the year as that of guard
ing the poultry against colds The
forerunner of rOup is a cold, and
when it once starts among the egg
layers it is death to the profits for
that season. Some seem to think
that colds and cold hen houses are
closely related, and Is a result they
shut up the houses for the winter
and keep the hen from every cold
wave. There is danger in this be-
cause poorly ventilated houses will
cause colds more than a cold house.
The next great cause of colds Is
dampness. Let this collect in the
hen house, and give poor ventilation,
and the results will be inevitable.
Poultry can stand extremes of cold
as we'll as human beings, but they
cannot live in close, damp houses
winter or summer with getting the
rOup.
The next important point to OBJ
serve is to keep the fowls exercising.
They are apt to over-feed in their
winter quarters and become lazy as
d result. They should be made to
take exercise. If they refuse to do
it feed them less and make them
scratch and hunt for their food every
morning. Overlooking is one of the
surest ways to make lazy fowls, and
lazy birds r generally poor egg
layers. 1t is better to keep the birds
u little short of food rather than
overfeed them. They will be better
for it later, and if green food, shells
and lime-fOrming foods are given in
abundance they will lay better. Fat
tening food is not the ideal one for
their winter ration.
ANNIE @. WEBSTER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-22
Farm Miscellany.
SOME FARMING SUGGESTIONS.

correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
It is we'll to have our attention
called to some things we very well
know. Some things become so COM
mon or general that they do not
make the active impression on the
mind. I have been from home about
ten days and on my trips one thing
impressed me very much. On every
farm over which I passed my eye
would fall on the waste of fine ma
nure. With a wheelbarrow or dump
cart these various kinds of manures
could be put together-hOg pen and
rich earth that had washed up along
the branches, cow lot and stable ma
nure, pine straw and all rOtting ma
terial-brought together with a little
time to create a gentle heat, not to
burn the life out of the heap. Some
farmere say we know better than we
are able to do. A mans ability is
measured by what he performs in a
correct manner, not according to the
amount he can do. Anything we'll
done pays better than much half
done.
Land should be we'll stirred before
seeding. 1 am glad to know that
many farmers are on the upgrade
for improvement. A good farmer
leaves his land improved every year
it is not a mark of good farming
when the farmer makes good crops
to the destruction of the land. A
proper knowledge or lands is to
adopt the kind of crops to the differ
ent qualities of lands. Good grass
lands should go to grass until we'll
sod, then heavily turned and reset
TO some good crop. Then look we'll
to the bringing up to double the
yield.
No land should run too long in the
same kind of crop. Cabbage do bet
ter by changing to a new plot sc
with Irish potatoes, and we may say
all crops should be put to different
places. Some people garden with
the same vegetable on the same plot
and complain that cabbage do not
grow and head as they used to do.
Sow or plant none, but the best
seed every time. Can we grow as
fine Irish potatoes as they do North?
Most assuredly we can. But as a
rule we do not. Why we do notmay
be found in three reasons:
1. We do not pillow deep enough.
2. We do not put on enough guano.
3. Often planted too thick in drill.
r. R. MOORE.
Guilford Co, N. c..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-22
Beware OF Ointments for Catarrh that
contain Mercury,

as mercury VIII surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole system
when entering it through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used except On
prescriptions from reputable physicians, As tko
damage they viii co is ten fold to tho good you
can possibly derive from them. HSll's CRtarrh
Cure, manufactured by T. j. Cheney 81 Co.,
Toledo, o., contains no mercury, and is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Ofthe system. In buying Hall's
Catarrh Cure he sure you get the genuine. 1t is
taken internally and Is made in Toledo, Ohio
y F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
~ Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per bottle,
HaIl's Family Pills are the best,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-22
Guilford Co, N. G.


Farmyard manure is not an article
of merchandise, but it is a produc-
ton of the farm, just as much as
wheat, oats, hay or live stock are
products Of the farm. It's natural
market Is the soil and it should be
so prepared that you will get the
very best results from it from the
market in which it is placed.-E. D.
Howe, Camden Co., n. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-22
LIE BEST SPAWN REMEDY THEY EVER
USED"
Galveston. Tex. Dec & 1893

Enclosed find check for $50, in payment for
one bottle GOMBAULT'S CAUSTIC BALSAM.
The bottle ordered before has already been
used, and with very good success indeed. Our
teamStcr, who has had long experience with
horses in Kentucky and New York, claims that
it is the best SPAWN remedy he has ever used,
and the results were astonishing.
j. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. LR. Sec,N.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-07-25
An Inverted ble.

"Now," said the big buck deer to his
eldest born. Il will show you sight
that you never saw before and ! am 50
proud Of that | feel like walking
around on my hind legs all the rest OF
my life"
why" said the fawn. 1T is a man,
as liver
yes" said the fawn's proud parent,
dragging out the carcass from behind a
tree, land now, like a good little deer,
run and get me my sharpest knife,
while I skin him and prepare his head
for dining room ornament And shall
l tell you how your papa did such a
brave deed? Then listen, my son. This
morning In company with my faithful
bloodhounds. tracked the man
through the forest, drove him into the
lake, having first ascertained that he
was unarmed. and then. as he was
swimming about almost exhausted.
put forth in my canoe and shot him at
leisure In n nice vital spot where II
wouldn't show"
Moral.-"But. papa" said the fawn,
"the man had no chance at all against
your skill and science. don't see any
thing brave to be proud Of"
"But you will" said the big buck
deer, when you gel TO be as big as
am."-New York Life.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-07-25
The Blind Smokers Cigar.

We are often told ti.at a man who Is
smoking in the dark would be unable
to tell whether his cigar We're alight or
no unless he could see the red glow At
the end of il. So. too. y nan with his
eyes shut would have great difficulty
in telling whether lie were drinking
port or sherry. Now. as | have been
blind for upward of 20 years am I'M
luckily somewhat fairly qualified to
contest the validity OF this statement
I was a smoker for 20 years hcfore my
inf.~n.ty cucpt upon me. and | am
snlt,.,ng even now as dictate this let
ter. In fact, Lave smoked all my
life.
To say that l do not know whether
my cigar is alight or no because | can
not St',, either the smoke or the red
glow at the end of the weed is simply
absurd The taste alone is sufficient to
tell me accurately. The one Is infinitely
pleasurabie and favorable and the 9th
er exceedingly disaGrvvablr and ubjec-
tionable. T":::i;e. pnlaIe and odor are
incon;rover:.:.. trstiters- giant ihat
the pleasure OF smoking Is lesScgCd hy
the absence OF the sight OF the smoke.
but only slightly. aud to assert ;hat
do not know whether am smoking or
not is as much as To say | do not know
whether am standing on my head or
my heels.-SaturGay Review.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-07-25
Behind English Walls.

Not until the visitor to England
mounts to the top of coach does he
have any conception of the glories hid
den behind those brick battlements
which make every Englishman's home
veritably a castle. What revelation
of beauty they are! Now it is seen that
the reverse side OF the vine clad wall
forms the most effective Of back
grounds for the gay flowers in the har-
dy border. Hollyhocks stand up like
sentinels against the ivy, huge oriental
poppies splash their wonderful color
among the shrubbery, roses fairly in
toxicate the senses where they climb
over the half timbered Elizabethan
houses and tangle themselves with the
clematis in wild profusion over the
arches that span the trim garden paths.
During a days ride on top Of coach
one will see hundreds of enchanting
gardens. During quite a long walk
along the same road one would not
even suspect their presence because OF
the universal wall were not an occa-
sional gate left ajar, thereby Offering
surreptitious peep. - Everybody's
Magazine.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-07-25
City of the SHOWS.


For three months in the winter Arch
sia, scarcely sees the sun and for
three months in the summer seldom
loses sight of ii. Yet there is no city
In the whole OF Europe which lies for
so many months-for the greater part
of the year. in fact-under mantle OF
snow. and because of this the Russian
fondly calls it 'The White City"
White, too. Is it In other ways. All
the chief buildings glare with white
paint and blink with white blinds.
The churches-and in q Russian city
they are not few-are also of pure
white; only the cupolas are green and
the crosses on their SUBMITS gold.
And white are the private houses of
the better sort. except where Norwe-
gians and Germans live, for buff and
blue and red then streak and diaper
the pine walls and edge OF the gable
ends; but street posts. gates, pillars.
walls, fences-these are all white.
And In summer for every official you
see In a blue or a gray tunic you see
ten In white caps and white uniforms.
Bright color alone Is left to the wom-
en- and children-pink blouses, green
skirts, scarlet petticoats, orange aprons
and blue kerchiefs are common enough,
while group Of children will always
look like a cluster of old English fiow-
ers. But otherwise, in summer as in
winter, this old city of Archangel is
o white city indeed.-Pearson's Maya
zine
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-07-25

short laugh. Il was one of his cap.
tors. aud the last time we met was
upon his quarter deck"
Millie drew her lover aside and
placed her hands on his shoulders. The
Frenchman was staring into the fire.
Edward, you must let him go and
help him too. Is this mans honor or
woman's gratitude to drag him back
to IL dungeon? If so. noble deeds were
better Enacted and will be II they are
to be repaid as we would repay this"
Listen, MilIie," said the young man
in a very low voice. This gentleman
is an important capture to lose, and by
restoring him to the authorities I am
certain of recognition. which means a
ship and-a-wife."
'This Is what | had begun TO fear"
she said breathlessly. You must not
let 1t scale one featherweight in the
balance. We owe him my life, and
would cover the blot on your honor II
you give him up. Edward. can your
He hesitated only for minute, then
turned around and said curtly: Venus
has triumphed. monsieur. | will
search you to see that no papers are
concealed. Pardon me, there shall
be no indignity, and duty, which has
come out something hardly In this en-
counter. renders it necessary. Also
some clothes are required and food.
I will then do myself the pleasure of
putting you upon the safest route."-
st. Louis Republican.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-07-25
Ii wns On Wonderful Touch.

The late bishop OF Louisiana, the
Right Rev. Joseph p. Wilmer, was once
travelling in England with his cousin,
Bishop Richard Wilmer. when an incl
dent occurred which shows Bishop Jo-
seph's readiness In n trying situation.
The two bishops were being entertain
ed by a gentleman who thought his
wife had all the musical talent and ac-
complishment that any human being
tan possess. He insisted upon speci-
men OF her performance. The two
apostolic cousins stood near Il piano
Bishop Richard, recognizing mat N
compliment would be necessary and
difficult to make. quietly stepped back.
as most men do on such occasions,
leaving the position of honor to Bishop
Joseph, wondering what the end would
be after "the assault upon the ivory
keys" might suddenly terminate in an
awkward selah. Bishop Joseph. like a
self possessed woman, with dignity
and sweetness of thought, spoke to the
hungry soul OF the adoring husband:
Ts that touch of your wife natural or
acquiredT
"Oh, 1t is perfectly natural" replied
the delighted spouse.
81 thought II was" said the bishop.
for don't think such touch could be
acquired. Living Church.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-07-25

This his friends had taken care Of for
him until he was once more himself.
He had scarcely related his adventures
and listened to mine when the police
came and arrested 'iru, and two days
later he was tried ana convicted OF the
charge OF raising false and unneces-
sary alarm and causing the officers OF
the law unusual and unnecessary trou-
BILE" This was based upon the fact
that he had not committed suicide, and
he was fined $50. | do not know that
the police would have brought further
charges, but did not walt TO give them
a chance Bidding my companion adieu,
I packed up and crossed the channel
and left them TO work 1t out on those
remaining behind. A few weeks later
l heard that the notary was in trouble,
but whether because he had notified
Messerve of his misfortune or for
breaking some other article Of the code
| could not learn.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-07-25
The OpaI SupermtitfOn.

There is one superstition OF wide
range and influence that is directed
against one Of the most beautiful OBJ
jects In nature, the opal. A man in my
town failed In business, and what do
you think he did? Took his opal ring
into the yard and smashed 1t to pieces
with hammerl He ascribed his bank
ruptcy to that opal, and he intended
neither to suffer such misfortune again
nor TO allow any other one to do so by
inherIting or buying that Ill starred
property.
One of the most amusing instances of
trust m wrong things is reported
from New York. where man took an
opal to jeweler and asked him to sell
It. as he had had nothing but bad luck
since he owned 1t, his business ven
lures having failed, his children having
suffered Illness and the old scratch
having been to pay generally. The
jeweler found the gem to have been an
imitation. Its falsity must have been
obvious to everybody except the vic
tim, because the opal Is the stone that
has never been even passably initiated.
New Lippincott.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-07-25
*
THE DESTRUCTIVE PEA LOUISE.

Of peas. An encouraging feature noted
In Canada Is that wherever the aphis
occurred 1t was attacked by parasitic
enemies, the most vigorous Of these be-
ing the small orange larvae of a species
of diplosis - minute maggots - which
suck the Juice out Of the body of the
aphis.
The "brush and cultivator" method
of fighting the pea louise is accepted as
the most generally effective. For this
It Is necessary that the peas be planted
In rows, and when the insects are MOTTO
ed the tines are brushed backward and
forward with n good pine switch in
front of cultivator drawn by n single
horse. In this manner the plant lice
are covered up as soon as they fall to
the ground, and large proportion OF
them are destroyed.
Peas sown late or on poor ground
sustain most damage. The pea aphls
is sketched. many times enlarged.