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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15
DRAINAGE SOMETIMES NECESSARY

The rainfall has been unusually
heavy and the resulting floods very
destructive through large section of
the west and northwest this summer.
Tempted by the series Of dry years,
large areas of bottom or slough land
have been brought under cultivation
without other than surface system
of drainage. During such a flood sea-
son as the present these lands have
been SO much of the time submerged
that a crop is impossible this year.
The same sort Of soils where tile
drained are all right and will produce
fine crops.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15
SALT FOR CATTLE.

We are asked how 1t comes that If
salt is such necessity for the well be-
ing of domestic cattle the millions of
buffaloes which once roamed the prai-
ries of the west managed to get along
without 1t. A partial explanation may
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

The improvements in the manner of
distribution of the products of the
farm have been fully as marked and
of as great Importance as have the i'm
provements in the line Of producing
them. The modern elevator system
for the handling of grain, the modern
packing house for the slaughter and
curing of meats, the cold storage sys-
TEN, which prevents any glut Of the
markets and equalizes prices on per.
ishable products throughout the year
and the refrigerator car. which makes
possible the transportation Of meats
and fruits anywhere and everywhere,
are marked instances in this line,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

II man wishes to change the type
of cattle kept upon his farm, it is bet
ter to sell out clean and start with the
kind wanted rather than to attempt to
. cross breed into it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

There are being prepared for ship
ment to South Africa $4,000 Texas cat
tie wherewith to restock the war raid
ed plains. Cuba is also prepared to
take large number of the same class
of cattle.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

Said farmer to us the other day:
Il don't have to pay S1.50 per day for
hand to pillow corn. My wife takes
the team and cultivator and does as
much work and does it as well as any
hired man."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

A friend of ours finds very effective
stump puller in his twenty horsepower
traction engine. On all stumps partial.
ly decayed and live ones up to ten inch
es in diameter the engine does good
and rapid work.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15
Change in Time and Improved servic

Change in Time and Improved Service
On and after June s the Iowa Central
railway will operate through sleeping
cars and coaches between Peoria and
st. Paul and Minneapolis, making
quick time and giving improved ser.
vice from all points on the Iowa Cen
trail railway to either st. Paul and
Minneapolis or Peoria. For further
particulars call On Iowa Central
agents.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

The northern range pasture land has
never been better than this summer
and that of the south seldom worse.
Feeders are being moved by the hun
dred thousand from Texas to Montana
and the Dakotas.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

IT you buy any butter after July 1,
Shere is one comfort-you will know for
sure whether cow or a steer made it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

When fat hog will bring as much
In the market as good COW, it is
rather discouraging to the COW.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

Count not that time lost which is
devoted to an old fashioned family
picnic. even if you could make 81 or
So blowing corn.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

The pork, mutton and beef which are
made out of grass are the most cheap
ly made meat.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15
The polled Hereford is new type
of the improved breeds.

j No class Of men are so thoroughly
enthusiastic in their speciality as are
>he bee men.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

A part Of the casein which contains
the protein elements Of the milk should
be in some way worked into the daily
ration OF the family instead of letting
the hogs and the calves have all of it.
The iced separator milk makes a deli
cious summer beverage. 1t may be
worked into the bread ration or john.
nycake. eaten as cottage cheese and
In various ways enter into the daily
rations of the family.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

The general Introduction of the rural
mail route is working great change
in the status Of the American farmer.
He is writing more letters, reading
more papers and is brought thus more
closely in touch with the busy world
outside, which to him before has been
little save market.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

1t is great comfort to be well
enough fixed financially so as to be
able at sixty TO enjoy the rheumatism
without vision of the poorhouse
ahead.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

A man who planted the locust for
windbreak and timber belt has this to
say of the tree: st never makes de-
cent tree, suckers terribly, breaks down
badly, its black pods look horrible, it
leaves out in the spring tardily and
parts with it's leaves prematurely. /
hate it thoroughly"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

Given immunity from late spring
frosts, good cultivation and sufficient
moisture during the blooming and
fruitins season, we find the strawberry
by all odds the most certain crop pro-
Queer of any Of the long list of fruits
commonly raised.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

In 1862 we sold load of wool for 81
per pound. Those We're the days when
1t paid to keep sheep.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

Many men have made the mistake
this season in trying u rape crop. SOW
Ing the seed with oats. wheat and bar
ley, OF sowing, too many acres. They
cannot possibly use an the feed which
will lie produced. This fact should be
remembered about rape-it needs to be
fed down close then the young and
new growth is always tender and APP
pctizing. If not fed DOWN it soon be-
comes too coarse and rank for palata-
Bile ration.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

The first car of new wheat from Tex.
as was on sale at Chicago May 80. 1t
brought IS cents per bushcl.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

The good brood mare should never be
sold from the farm. Properly cared
for she can be made the most profit
able animal on the farm.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15
sheep, and it is largely because of the
dogs that SO few sheep are kept.

The state Of New York bids fair to
harvest splendid crop of apples this
gear
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

The May receipts of beef cattle at
Chicago were S'.50AH5 pounds short,
which does more to explain the high
cost OF beef than all the talk about
meat trusts
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

We have drilled all of our corn this
year. Those who have tried it claim
that SO planted the yield will be in
creased from six to ten bushels per
acre over the old way Of planting In
hills. 1t looks reasonable that stalks
of corn growing one foot apart in the
row should produce larger and more
uniform ears than if grown in hills.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

The very best thing in the world to
90 with town boy as soon as the
long summer vacation begins is to get
him out OH some farm. 1t will be
good for his health, his manners and
morals. I!c will get lot of valuable
temptation. Get him out in the coun-
try and let him work and play-any-
how. work.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

Tho sympathy which exists in bird
life is confined almost wholly to those
of their own kind. We notice that
when cat or hawk or snake menaces
a brood of young robins none save
robins comes in response to the call for
help; it is the same way with catbirds,
bluejays, crows and sparrows.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

One Of tho worst combinations of
which we know is that of friend who
dearly loves Strawberries, but who is
prevented from eating them because
they produce Il skin eruption some
thing akin to the itch. Here surely is
subject for pity.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

Abundant moisture during the sea-
son when the crops are growing and
maturing brings trouble for the farmer
just as does Il lack Of it, cyclonic
wind. cloudbuvsts, so called, hail and
interference with the work of cuitiva-
tioH-t!l just when the corn needs
constant worl; and The clover needs
cutting for bay. Then during snch
times the n"c;,s haTp things about
their own Wa ni:;l Il Wi.r upon them
becomes Impossible
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

a pair Of wrens with nestful of
ten little wrens are the busiest indi-
vidua!s about our home grounds. About
one fat glub or worm a minute from
daylight GEtil dark seems to be needed
for that crowd. and it keeps the old
birds on the fly all the time to provide
therl.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

Altogether there are about $50 buff
faloes left in the whole of the United
States. While these, which are nearly
all in captivity and partially domesti-
Gated, will breed to some extent, the
greatest care will have to be exercised
or the bovine which once could be
counted by millions will become utter
ly extinct. us in the case of the passen-
ger pigeon.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

A drove OF 100 two-year-old steers
running on good clover and timo-
thy pasture and on full corn feed DUR
ing the last half Of May and the first
half Of June made the remarkable
gain in weight Of 119 pounds each in
the thirty days, or nearly four pounds
per day. This happened near the
writer's home, where he saw the cattle
and the certified weights.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

Thousands of farmers during the
past four years have changed from
farmers into banksrs-that is, they
have their savings (no small sums
either) invested in the stocks of their
home banks-and they are now able
to see the world from the standpoint of
the capitalist as well as the producer,
and thus they are more conservative
than they were when corn sold for 10
cents bushel.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

Ill" s@;::..acrn hooking bird is this
$r;.soa 'sora in Many places far north
OF is ,i.;i:sl habitat. This bird would
!naFt' ~. al the most welcome things
ti!,t IL s'!:;tll ro:iid send the north,
Tor 10 i,i:d III America sings like this
one.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

/ Now complaint is coming to US that
fields of barley ana oats sown in the
spring OH which Il pound or two of
rape seed were soWn With the grain are
likely to be crop failures for the rea-
son that favorable conditions of wealth
er have Induced too rank growth of
the rape and II will he impossible to
cut, bind and save the crop of grain.
This condition might have been obvi-
ated by delaying the sowing of the
rape until the small grain was up. T.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

! The first moving machine which we
ever tried to operate was an old Hus.
sey, along in 1855. This was before
the guard for the cutter bar was in
vented. and the cutting arrangement
was made up Of two sickle bars work
ing one over he other Just exactly like
q pair Of shears These Ivy striking OBJ
structions would become spread. and
then ya'l tAl ;e,;"sa the rest, - n d.
yerslon ;iteT III tie season We had the
old type Of TIE Mccormick reaper,
band r;;..ir. four horses. and all the Old
fellow VIII recall what a promoter
TINT of youthfni piety.
There are plc.t,s of counties in near.
ly every state where the number Of
dogs kept exceeds the number OF
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-08

Cccutinusa on Page g.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-15
RELATIVES IDENTIFY
BODIES OF MEN KILLED
NeWcomb and Sullivan Vic
tins of Horrible Accident.
Inquest by Coroner Will Be Held in
Jackson City This Morning-No
Witnesses to Tragedy.

The bodies of the two men killed by
railroad train at n late hour Sunday
night on a trestle of the Southern Rail-
road located at the south end of the
Long Bridge, were yesterday morning
identified as those of John Newcomb and
James Sullivan. Both bodies were view
ed by Justice Stevens, of Alexandria, and
then removed to their respective homes.
An inquest will be held by the coroner
at jackson City this morning at 10
o'clock.
John Newcomb, one of the victims, was
fifty years OF age, and was employed as
stable boss at the Government corral
al st. Asaph's race track. His body was
removed to his home in Alexandria.
James Sullivan lived at 1857 C Street
southwest. in this city. with a large
family. His son took charge of the body
and removed it to an undertakers esta5-
lishment. The funeral will be held from
his home on Thursday morning
Both of the men were instantly killed.
Their bodies were horribly mutilated.
They were first discovered by a track
walker shortly after II o'clock, and he
in turn notified Constable Winston, who
summoned the coroner.
There were no witnesses to the acct
dent. and no one knew anything regard
ing 1t until the bodies were discovered
by the track walker.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-15
KING SEES BEN HUR."
Special Box Erected to Enable Edward
to View the Race.

LONDON, April liking Edward to-
night witnessed the play of Ben Hur''
from the pit of the Drury Lane Theater,
but not quite as an ordinary pit attend
ant When his majesty some days ago.
signified his intention to see the play. he
requested that the royal box be reserved
for him.
Manager Collins doubted whether he
would get a satisfactory view of the
chariot race from the royal box, owing
to its nearness to the satge, and he be-
thought himself of enabling the King to
view the race from the front OF the house.
whence the illusion is heightened. He
conceived the idea Of erecting a special
royal box in the first row of the pit.
The plan was submitted to his majesty.
who readily agreed to it. Accordingly.
commodious and deliberately decorated boz
was erected. with a special covered pas
sage to the street. The King. with three
attendants. arrived punctually, and stayed
almost throughout the play. The house
cheered his arrival and departure.
The box was so arranged as to not OBJ
struct the view from the pit.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-15
MASTER PLUMBERS TO
DON THE OVERALIS
THE ST. LOUIS FAIR.
Action to Be Taken in Congress Looking
to Its Postponement

Within the next two or three weeks a
definite step will be taken looking to-
ward the postponement by Congress OF
the st. Louis Purchase Exposition until
1904. Ex-Representative John VI. Allen, of
Mississippi and ex-senator Tom Carter.
of Montana, who are members of the Gov
eminent commission of the exposition,
called at the White House yesterday, and
although other subjects than the exposi-
tion occupied their attention, they both
spoke of it before they left.
Within the next two weeks action will
probably be taken by the commission
looking toward the postponement of the
fair" said Mr.. Allen.
The influences in favor of the post
ponement are stronger, and although the
enterprise might be ready a year from
now 1t is deemed advisable to put 1t of
for one year more. l do not think there
is any chance for its being postponed for
q longer time than that. II postponed it
will be held in 1904. despite the fact that
that is Presidential year. with business
conditions bit unsettled
Relative to the postponement, ex-Sen-
ator Carter remarked:
There is steadily growing sentiment
in st. Louis among members of the di-
rectory that the fair should be postponed.
and definite action will probably result
within the next twenty days.
THE members of the Government COM
mission will take their initiative from the
action of the directory in st. Louis
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-15
DEFEAT ANTICIPATED
FOR CHINESE Bill |

Then the Plat amendment extending
the Geary law should be defeated re-
marked Mr.. Lodge, earnestly.
I Mr.. Foraker answered that the Geary
law is much preferable to the proposed
! bill.
| Parrying a remark by Mr.. Penrose
/ Rep Pa Mr.. Foraker raised a laugh by
/ saying that the remark reminded him OF
| the man who was making a collection of
! last years calendars and. on being asked
| what he intended TO do with them said he
1 was going to sell them in Philadelphia
/ As TO the exclusion of Chinese students
which would be the effect of the bill, Mr.
| Foraker dwelt on the fact that at this
time the Chinese government was sending
| students abroad to acquire knowledge.
Inure to Benefit of Other Nations.
Where will they be sent?" he asked
Not here. where We are seeking TO ex-
clude them, and to subject them to every
| annoyance and humiliation; but to Ger
many. Russia, France, England and other
countries. They will become affiliated with
those lands and will return home to re-
port the excellence of their institutions.
do not think that more unwise. impoh-
tic and treaty violative provision has been
submitted to the Senate since | have been
a member of it,"
Speaking of the commercial aspect of
the question Mr.. Foraker spoke of the
great market opened up in China, but
where, at present, the proportion of the
United States trade was only one-tenth
of that of Great Britain. He had no fear,
he said of the view that would be taken
by the wage earners of Ohio. The man
who had the ability to work at lathe
had more brains than some people who
undertook to be legislators. [Laughter.l
1t would not avail them to keep out
Chinese labor If at the same time the
supreme folly were committed of closing
the door to the Chinese trade and aban-
doning the respect of the world because
of the violation of a treaty.
To Avoid Treaty Violations.
If the substitute offered by the Senator
from Connecticut (Mr. Plato we're agreed
to, he hoped it would Lee with an amend
ment that only such Treasury regulations
shall be adopted and enforced as are not
inconsistent with the treaty.
Mr.. Foraker occupied over two hours in
the delivery of his speech. He moved
back and forth from his own desk on the
Democratic side of the chamber up to the
main aisle. His style was emphatic and
energetic.
When he took his seat, a motion was
made by Mr.. Lod;e (Rep., Mass.1 to
amend section 80 by striking out what is
known as the ''scaman's clause" pro-
hibiting the employment of Chinese per
sons American vessels. Immediate ac-
tion was opposed by Mr.. Patterson Dem.,
COLI and il went over.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-15
DEPOSED COUNCILMAN BACK.
New Orleans Body Compelled by Su
preme Court to Reinstate Him.

NEW ORLEANS, April 1.-THE Louis
lana supreme court today reinstated In
the city council Patrick |. Mcmahon
councilman from the second ward, who
was expelled three months ago. Mr.
Mcmahon charged that bribery had been
used to pass certain measures in the
council. These charges were investigated
by the grand jury, and by a committee
of the council. and were found to be
unsupported by facts.
Mcmahon was then brought before the
council and asked for an apology. but
while he gave some sort OF apology he
would not make it as strong as the other
members desired, and he was expelled
for slandering the body of which he was
member. The expulsion was carried to
the district court. which decided against
him, and finally to the Louisiana SUI
preme court, which today decided in his
favor and ordered him retnstated
The supreme court held among other
things that SANDER of other officials by
a public official elected by the people is
not good cause for his removal from Of
fee.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-15

THE bill as it is presented for passage
| is faulty in conception, faulty in execu-
| ton. faulty in deduction, faulty in logic,
| faulty in its premises and its conclusions.
| If this is too strongly put, | am at least
| sure that there is sufficient doubt as to
| the efficacy of this measure to accomplish
| its desired purpose. and sufficient menace
| in the probable result of lis unfairness to
| the great empire of China to make wise
| its postponement and the postponement
| of any legislation upon this question until
| the expiration of the present treaty with
| China. which embraces the existing ex-
clusion law"
Mr.. Foraker set forth in detail his OBJ
jections to certain features of the pend
ing measure. He said he believed he
voiced the sentiment OF every member of
the body when he Endorsed the movement
looking toward the exclusion of Chinese
la borers.
He contended, however. that the eXemp
ton clauses were drawn in opposition to
treaty rights and expressed the belief
that if enacted into law they would Sc
riously injure the trade relations of the
United States with the Orient.
China Does Not Acquiesce.
AS to the assertion made by Senators
supporting the biil that the Chinese gov
eminent had acquiesced in the legislation
and the Treasury rulings defining the
terms of merchant, teacher, student. and
traveller, Mr.. Foraker emphatically de-
MED that there was any such acquies-
cence. On the contrary, the archives in
the State Department showed that CHINA
had been protesting and demonstrating
against such definitions at the time. I'm
der the treaty OF 1894 the coming OF chi
nese laborers. he said, might be prohibit
ed, but every other class OF Cinnamon
had the right TO come.
I'VE are asking now. Mr.. Foraker de-
clared, Ito have Congress say that not
only shall laborers be kept out, but that
everybody else-theologians, physicians,
statesmen, bankers, brokers', civil en-
gineers, and so forth, shall be debarred
from coming to the United States
''It would be a parallel case If the Unit
ed States should make a law that Indians
should become citizens, but only those
like the one in the picture of Pocahontas
in the rotunda who has SIX toes on one
foot"
Mr.. Foraker maintained that China II
she acted reciprocallv in framing iegisla-
ton, could exclude every American from
her empire.
Reply to an inquiry of Mr.. Plat, he de-
clared that under the provisions of this
bill Ii Hung Chang could not have visited
the United States.
In Violation of Treaty.
In a spirited debate with Mr.. Lodge the
Senator from Ohio declared that the eX-
istin~ exclusion law was in violation OF
The existing treaty.