Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-06

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The coming crop Of winter wheat at
this date. April, promises to be as good
one as that Of 1901.
The most beautiful evergreen which
we know of is Colorado blue spruce
planted ten years ago.
A person would have to eat ten
pounds Of mushrooms to get as much
nutriment as is contained in one pound
of beefsteak.
A late spring frost when the fruit is
all in bloom is one of the most dis
couraging visitations with which the
fruit grower has to contend.
The ladies generally praised the Lord
at the Easter services with flowers and
not dead birds on their Easter hats, for
which let us all be duly thankful.
We don't go very much on those com.
munities which have to have religious
revival. every two or three years to
make the people honest and decent.
There will be only three or four vari-
cites Of Philippine Island woods which
will be Of any value for shipment to
this country for use in cabinet work.
The nice, truthful man will develop
into an Ananias quicker when he goes
into the real estate business than when
he takes up horse trading for a profess
sion.
In law il your dog does the traveller
on the public highway any injury you
are liable for all damage. Some men
owning some dogs will do well to note
this fact.
The man who uses wide tired wag-
on should in all fairness get a rebate
on his road tax, for he does good work
on the highways every time he drives
over them.
There is nothing which farmer can
buy which will justify him in giving
his note to an entire stranger. Observ-
ance of this fact would save a whole
lot of trouble.
The vitality of weed seeds is never
| impaired by atmospheric conditions,
and some Of them seemingly will lie
for twenty years in the ground and
then terminate.
The hen and the sheep should each
net their owner dollar year and
will do it with ordinary good care, and
q man can keep six hens for what he
has to feed one sheep.
Some crop expert estimates the wheat
crop Of North Dakota for 1902 at co.
OO0 900 bushels and this at time when
not kernel of the wheat is yet sown.
1t is great thing to be crop expert.
Some Of our American butter makers
would not be able to get job in the
creameries Of Germany. for there it is
unlawful to get more than 20 per cent
Of water and salt worked into the but
ter.
The advance in the price Of the best
beefsteak to Is cents per pound is put.
Ting the restaurant men to their wits
end to adjust the thickness Of the
steak served their customers to the in.
creased price.
Try to muster courage enough to
say "No" when solicited to invest In
any Of the hundred and one wildcat
oil. mining and real estate schemes
with which the country is flooded at
the present time.
1t is said that steak selling at %
cents per pound is greatly encouraging
the use OF horsefesh as food in many
of our larger cities. 1t mostly gets into
the alimentary canal in the guise of
sausage and dried beef.
The difference between the COW which.
gives 5000. pounds of milk year and
one which will give 5000 pounds is
just the difference between poor COW
which barely pays her way and one
which gives her owner nice profit.
1t is the farm which does the bust.
ness. In 1901 this country exported ag
ricultural products to the value OF
1852. 100000. while the products of ag
riculture imported from other coun
tries only amounted to $685., 100000.
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/ How long should it take for a wo.
man to hitch up horse to buggy
We know of one woman who can do It
In two and half minutes. for she has
been timed, and then we know of lots