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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

lands gobbled up by the cattle barons,
who are also given preferences. The
preference in this direction provides
special privileges shall be given to
stock growers who were in actual use
and occupancy of said lands during the
year ending June 80, 1901" The sec.
rotary inquiries why the date was fixed
in June, 1901. instead of June, 1902
and suggests that the provision was
framed to favor the cattlemen who had
possession of the unlawfully fenced
ranges last year. These ranges were,
in many instances, many miles in
length, and would give the cattlemen,
under the proposed bill, the right to
lease ten acres for each one under
their possession a year ago. This, he
argues, would result in the complete
monopoly of the public lands.
Not only is the secretary of the in.
terror opposed to this proposed gigan.
tic monopoly but President Roosevelt
sustains Mr.. Hitchcock and in his
characteristic way. 1t is the presiden.
tial policy to promote demonstrating
and conserve the public lands for that
purpose instead of surrendering them
to cattle barons who are antagonists
of the homeseekers and opposed to the
settlement of the country. There is
LA
ton could do that will commend it tc
the favor of the people than to defeat
this outrageous scheme of land monop
oily, and inasmuch as stand has beer
taken by the President, his well known
character for firmness in the right
gives assurance that it will be defeat
| OIL
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15
A BAPTISM OF FIRE.

The world was startled by the ap-
palling calamity that overlook the city
of st. Pierre, the commercial center of
the island of Martinique Thursday
morning. The details are meager as
yet, but the confirmed reports testify
to a catastrophe attended with such
horrors as imagination would conjure
in the destruction of world. A city
of 25,090 inhabitants was suddenly
blotted out of existence by the de-
scent, as if from the heavens, of a
seething mass of liquid fire elected
from the bowels of the earth, lifted
with giant forces from the jaws of a
crater in the mountain that lowered
above the doomed town and it's multi
tudes of shrieking people. Then the
rivers of lava came flowing down the
mountain sweeping everything away
as they advanced with frightful We
locity, the waves of molten rock en-
quilting buildings, human beings, ami
mails, trees, all in one glowing red bu-
rial. Had the fated city been twenty
times larger or twice twenty, the re-
suit would have been the same for the
destructive forces let loose were fierce
and relentless and as eager to carry
death to million people as to $4,000.
This terrifying demonstration, fol-
lowing SO closely after the earthquakes
in Guatemala and Southern Mexico
| testifies to the danger to other islands
of the West Indies. During the past
few days there were premonitory
symptoms of an outbreak in the slum-
bering volcanoes all over the Lesser
Antilles, but the inhabitants of st.
Pierre, although having experienced
minor visitations, seem not to have
taken warning sufficient to prompt
them to fly for their lives; nor did the
ships in the harbor take advantage Of
steam or sail and depart from the
threatened region. They too, were
either destroyed or badly crippled
The Island of Martinique is now,
and has been for many years, a
French possession. 1t lies less than
300 miles southeast of Porto Rico and
about the same distance from st.
Thomas, thirty-three miles from Do
minica, and twenty-five miles north of
ST. Lucia, between Ia degrees, % min.
utes and IA degrees So minutes north
| latitude, and SO degrees minutes and
| SO degrees 81 minutes. west longitude.
The greatest length is forty-three miles
the mean width nineteen; the surface
comprises 244,0O0 acres, or $50 square
miles. A cluster of volcanic noun,
tains on the north, a similar group in
the south, and a lower line of heights
between them, form the backbone OF
the island, which eliminates in the
1 northwest in Mount Pelee, rising from
the outskirts of st. Pierre. The island
had q singular immunity from hurri
canes until 1891 when one occurred
| that was quite destructive, but like all
West India islands is subject TO vol
canic disturbances and an earthquake
in 1867 destroyed the lives of 1000
persons at ST. Pierre. The great mass
of the inhabitants are creole negroes
and half castles of various grades. Mar.
Unique is the birthplace of the EN-.
press Josephine, who was born In
1857.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15
ROOSEVELT AND THE ENFORCE
MENT OF LAW,

The courage with which President
Roosevelt has attacked the beef trust
has inspired hostility to him among
some of the great capitalists who are
closely allied with the beef monopoly
and there are hints thrown out from
this quarter that if Mr.. Roosevelt
should be nominated for President, he
will be opposed by that interest The
suggestion has been thrown out in this
form: Suppose that the democrats
should nominate German or Whit
ney (talk of the latter is reviving),
and the great trusts were to raise a
campaign fund of S10,0O0,0O0 or $780,
100000 to be used against Roosevelt
and for democratic candidate, pledg-
ed to the interests of certain monopo-
lies, what then?
1t would be the irony of fate if the
democrats, after talking so loudly
against trusts should nominate Cor.
man or Whitney. or some other such
candidate, and thus align themselves
on the side of what they have denounc-
| ed 1t would, however, be in keeping
with some of the democratic perform.
ances. They nominated Horace
Greeley, a lifelong protectionist, for
!
president at one time, and on another
occasion nominated General Hancock
who declared the tariff was local is.
sue, and never referred to it afterward
President Roosevelt is determined to
enforce the laws on the statute books !;
he has ordered an investigation and
his officers have drawn and filed pc.
tition with care, that covers all the
points in controversy. If case can be
established, and prima facie case is
already before the court, penalty will
be demanded. The President will not
become alarmed over any demonstra-
tons of the defendants and their
friends.
Meanwhile the democrats, as in 1872
and again in 1880, may catch blindly at
all the straws On the surface; they
may sacrifice all of their zeal in the
cause of anti=monopoly and accept
German, or any other man whose can
didacy promises success. The republi-
can party will stand by the man who
stands by republican policies, and one
of the declarations prominent in all re-
publican platforms, is in favor of the
enforcement of law.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

On account of the lack of harmony,
however, among the members of the
State Dental society the proposed
remedial legislation failed and the law
will have to stand in it's present i'm
perfect state two years longer. DR..
Lewis was eminently right in this mat
ter and by the subsequent action TAX.
en- by the State Dental society his
course was completely INDICATED. He
is receiving the congratulations oil
friends at home and of the rank and
file of the dental profession through
out the state.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

The Spaniards have imbibed some
of the American spirit of progress in
their conflict and contact with the
United States. The cortes or con-
gress has approved a project to build
about 5000 miles of railway, at cost
of $50,000,000 and guaranteeing 4 per
cent to investors. This enterprise will
do great deal toward the building up
of business activity in Spain. 1t will
give employment to large number of
men and when completed, will increase
and improve the transportation facili-
ties of country noted for slowness
and responsiveness of travel and ship
ping. The American people have no
i'll will toward Spain and will rejoice
to know that the old country has taken
new lease Of life and that prosperity
and peace may be her future portion.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15
WHEN WILL THERE BE PEACE?

An electromagnetic cannon has been
invented and tested in Berlin, that will
throw a two ton projectile twelve
miles. Experts believe that the inven-
ton signifies a greater change in war
methods than were brought about by
the introduction of gunpowder. Phi
|lanthropists have INDUCED the hope
that scientific inventions would in
time, so improve war weapons and in
crease their murderous capacities that
war would become ridiculous, absurd,
and in a manner impossible, but expe-
rience has demonstrated SO far, that as
offensive devices have increased in
power it is possible to resist them
with defensive means. AS a rule, the
civilized nations keep pace with each
other in awaiting themselves of the
latest and most efficient means of con-
Quoting warfare, SO that when they en-
counter each other there is a counter
balance of forces.
The battle Of Waterloo was fought
| with flint lock muskets that were effec-
| tive only if used for short distances;
now, opposing armies blaze away and
KILL as long as they can discern the
form Of a man, with rifles, and for a
still greater distance when artillery is
used, The time was when wooden
ships were the pride Of the navy but
now single shot from a modern rife
fgun directed in its course by mod
ern gunner would pierce the vessel
through and through at an almost In
credible distance. Flint locks, wooden
ships and even the guns that were
used by federal and confederate dur
ing the civil war, are all obsolete, out
! of date. They were effective and muir
derous enough SO long as each of the
ion'r,hatin~ a--rieA bod ~ hAt+ar than
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

The extraordinary speech of Sena-
tor Tillman made recently, in which
he boldly admitted that shot guns
were employed in South Carolina to
prevent negroes from voting, produc-
ed decided sensation in the senate
chamber. The republicans were quite
willing to hear Tillman's admissions
but the democrats left the chamber in
disgust and wrath. The speech will be
circulated as campaign document by
the republicans.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

The republican state convention
having been called for the early date
of July 80, county chairmen of the
sixth district should, if possible, ar.
range to have the delegates to the
sixth district congressional convention
selected by the same county conven-
tions which names delegates to the
state convention. The congressional
convention, it seems to us, should be
held some time in July, week or two
previous to the state convention.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15
Barn Struck by Lightning.
From Tuesdays Dally.l

LFrom IuesuayB Datly.J
A barn on the farm of of w. p. CHS
man, north of the city, was struck BY
lightning during the storm last night
and considerably damaged. Two horses
We're Knocked down by the stroke. The
flames started by the electric fluid
were extinguished by the use Of buck.
cts. The stroke came in two placei
on the east side near the end Of the
roof and On the west side about the
middle OF the roof There was very
little in the harm and the damage
amounted to between $3.50 and 5000.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15
RIDE IF YOU GAM.

Horsedesh is infinitely cheaper than
man flesh and muscle. In the working
of the farm wherever horse can be
made to do the work of man use the
horse. In blowing. dragging, seeding,
cultivating, put on an extra horse and
ride if possible and so save your
strength. There is nothing lazy or
shiftless in so doing. Some Of your
back number neighbors may poke fun
at you, but you never mind. Tell them
to hoof 1t if they want to; you'll ride if
you can. A forty dollar extra horse in.
terligently used in the manner named
will be worth during the season one
third as much as an extra hired man, II
not more.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

McAdam perpetuated his name in
the roads he devised, that are known
as macadamized. The word is admit
ted in all kinds of literature. The merg-
ing of the Atlantic lines of steamships
consummated by Morgan suggests
morganized. It is more expressive
than trust.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

London papers express alarm over
Mr.. Morgan's manipulation of ship
ping. They speak of it as the greatest
blow ever inflicted on British mer-
camille supremacy. They also say
that Morgan's next step will be care
fully watched on account of the rumor
that he is contemplating the acquisi-
ton of one or more English railways
and the people are wondering how
such contingency should be met.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

Each time that democrat is named
as a possible candidate for president
Mr.. Bryan holds convention com.
posed of VIM. ]. and himself and de-
clares that it must not be. If Mr.. Bry-
an is to exercise this power, and if
he will be satisfied with no one ex-
cept candidate of his own choosing.
what is the use to go TO the expense
of national convention? Let Mr.. Bry-
an be 1T.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

1t would be good thing for the
democrats if they could contriye some
way to muzzle Tillman. If he is per-
mitted to use his mouth much longer,
he will talk every northern democrat
in congress out of his job.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

Ben Johnson said of Bacon that
when he was speaking your only con-
Germ was ''lest he should make an end"
This thought should be in the mind of
every man when he rises to make a
few remarks.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

Germany has some queer laws, for
here is the German citizen compelled
to pay cents per pound for what sug-
ar he eats, while the sugar is exported
by the millions Of pounds at 8 cents a
pound.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

Senator Carmack of Tennessee, af-
ter having boiled over with indignation
in the senate and after delivering a
few philippics, suddenly realized that
he was rapidly going the Tillman way
and became ELUSIVE in apologies.
These were accepted and peace reigns
so far as Senator Carmack is concern
ed. He is virtually under the bond of
his own words, obliged now, to keep
the peace.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

The hog producing states have never
been more nearly free from hog cholera
than at the present time, and many be-
lieve that the high price of corn has
much to do with the exemption from
the disease
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

Thorough tillage will not take the
place Of fertilizing. 1t will simply
serve to make all the plant food in the
soil available for plant growth. Ttllage
is an aid to and not a substitute for
manure.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

So great is the demand for the ma
chine to make woven wire fencing in
Australia, with which to shut out the
rabbits, that such machines, which are
Of American manufacture, are special
~ exempted from any import duty.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

Perhaps it would be well for the
state to insure the public buildings.
1t is certain that the lives of hospital
inmates could not be insured if they
are quartered in the top of the build
ing, as they were at the deaf and dumb
institute at Council Bluffs. The pa
tients were saved, but it was providen.
tial
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15
CHRYsANTHEMUMs.

Chrysanthemums are among our pet
flowers. They give better return
for the work Of growing them than al
most any other flower and bloom at u
season when flowers of any, sort are
scarce, in the early winter. We raise
them this way: Get the little plants in
the spring, set them out in a row In the
garden and give them the same sum-
mer cultivation that we do vegetables.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

A recent supreme court decision rules
that the state Of Colorado cannot abb
sorb all the water Of the Arkansas riv-
er for the purposes of irrigation to the
detriment of the Kansas people farther
down the river.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15
RApE AVID sHEEp.

Last year western farmer sowed
three pounds Of rape seed per acre on
an eighty acre field of oats ut the same
time that he sowed the oats. He re-
moved forty-five bushel crop Of oats
in early July and bought 800 sheep in
Chicago and turned them on the field,
ten sheep to the acre. The sheep were
fed nothing but this rape until the goth
OF October, when they were shipped
back to Chicago and sold for $500 more
then he paid for them.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

Jersey beef Is probably just as sweet
in flavor and nutritious in quality as
that of the Shorthorn, but If one wants
to relish 1t 1t is best not to see it until
It is Drowned in the oven, the fat is SO
extensively yellow.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15
IaND sKrNN1Nc

The land skinning process is under
full Roadway through much of the fer
tile territory of the great Mississippi
valley, soil which it has long been
customary to say was practically mex
haustible in its natural fertility. The
rains are eroding the surface Of the
hillsides, the weeds are committing a
continued round Of grand larceny and
the tenant one year renter systematic
highway robbery over much of this
once fertile tract. These lands are
better than those Of Delaware and vir-
ginia, it is true. but they are being
needlessly forced to that point where
the question of the use Of commercial
fertilizers will have to be considered.
1t is only question Of time. Continu-
Gus taking from the soil and returning
nothing will wear out the best soil the
Lord ever made.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

AS general rule it is best not to be-
lieve what any man tells you when
making horse trade. Men of other
wise unimpeachable veracity fall down
when they get to trading horses.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

President Sam, of Hayti, has resign
ed but it was not until after the revo-
lutionists had captured the country
and there was nothing left him to rule
over.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

Monkeys are trained in Peru to climb
the tall trees and gather the Brazil
nuts, and it is said that they do their
work well and do what would be al
most impossible for any human being
to do.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

The Jerseys and Guernseys will put
more color into their butter than the
cows of any other breed. We have
had Jersey cows whose butter was too
highly colored to look well.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

Canna's geraniums, coleus and most
of the choice bedding flowers should
not be set out until the ground has be-
come warm and all danger from frost
is past.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

The good farmer will increase the
productive power Of his land little
each year i.,stead Of making it poorer,
and it is hard to do this without keep
ing stock Of some kind on the farm.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

theoretically it is not best to plant
very largely Of potatoes this year be-
cause Of the very large profits con-
nected with this crop last year, the
general rule being that low prices fol-
low q year Of abnormally high prices.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

The useless dogs Of a community
compose one of the biggest nuisances
connected with our modern civilization,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

The testimony as to the manure
spreader is that it is one of the most
useful and economical tools ever placed
upon any stock farm. The hired man
falls in love with it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

The horses Of the blue grass, clover
and corn belt will refuse to eat the hay
made on the range sections of the west,
Just as the range horse will refuse to
eat corn when first offered to him.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

Men who fed sixty cent corn to the
right sort of steers made money the
past winter-as much as or more than
when they have fed thirty cent corn.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

When man can get $40 for an eight
month-old shote, there is no question
that he should raise all the shotes he
can.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

There are few birds where there are
no trees. They have no place to make
their homes.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

The portable gasoline engine with
wood saving attachment has almost
displaced the man with the sawbuck
all through the country.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

Another large crop Of winter wheat
is in sight, barring accidents during
the next two months.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

The price Of oats has not little to
do with the number of runaway teams.
The prevailing high prices fer horse
feed has almost stopped all runaways.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

The plow is the most ancient Of all
agricultural implements. 1t is far
stretch from the crooked stick Of the
orient to the modern sulky gang plow
Of the American farmer.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

While art.chokes as hog food may
be success in some sections Of the
country, as a general thing the scheme
is failure.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

Try the bronze grass on the sandy
river bottom pasture land where nei.
ther clover nor blue grass will do we'll.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

Because we have destroyed the trees,
we have severe drouths nearly every
year.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

Corn which finally matured in Kan
sas and Missouri after the prolonged
drought is proving worthless for seed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

The most elaborate Arbor day pro-
gramme carried out by the schools of
the country won't count for much in
making trees live and grow unless
there is blended little practical sense
along with the sentiment which will
provide the right sort of trees, see that
they are well planted and properly
mulched and that the redheaded Jake
who calls to see the schoolma'am does
not hitch his horse to the tree after it
has made q start.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

We have removed all the flve.year-old
raspberry bushes from the garden this
spring. They have outlived their use
fulness.