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The National tribune., 1902-01-23
MIR. EELL'S VIEWS.

Mr. Bells (of Colorado heart is al
right, though we wish that he knew O
great deal more about pensions. He
started in, hot-foot, to extol the Commits
sioner, but speedily thought of more in
stances of his own knowledge than a
truthful man wishes TO know, and he hat
to speak of them. SO he wobbled along
i'll his speech. alluding to them, and ther
saying that he believed about half of the
fault was on Congress. He instanced one
Young Lieutenant, in whose case the proof
was 50 clear that if it had supported q
charge of murder the man would have
been hanged. The Lieutenant, while
standing in line of battle, had been struck
with Il piece of shell. His Captain, who
was standing behind him, saw it and made
as clear an affidavit as was ever written.
But the Captain is dead, and the Pension
Bureau persists in demanding that he
make an additional affidavit, though it has
been repeatedly informed Of his death. \
pension was refused for want Of this new
affidavit The Lieutenant died some years
ago from the effects of the wound, and
the Pension Bureau refuses a pension to
his widow. Then Mr.. Bell goes off into
this laughably lame defense of the Com
missioner:
The Commissioner of Pensions is q
very active man, u man of great energy.
and | think he has been deceived so often,
and the clerks in his office have been i'm
posed on so many times by sharks and
unworthy agents, that now il is almost I'M
POSSIBLE for 4 man to get pension who
really deserves it under the old law. The
reason why the value of the pensions is
decreasing today is because the old sol
dier. who, soon after the war, was too
proud to apply for pension-who put off
an application as long as poSsible-nOw
finds it practically impossible to get pen-
sion under the old statutes. Therefore,
hc must take n pension under the service
pension law, the highest pension of that
kind being S12. Under circumstances OF
this kind, the value of the pension roll viii
naturally decrease, while in numbers il
may increase"
Suppose that any other officer of the
Government-the Commissioner of the In
ternal Revenue, the Commissioned Of Gus
toms, the Commissioner of the Land Office
should come into Congress with the
childish plea that he and his clerks had
been fooled SO often that he had decided
not to do any more business.
Did anyone ever hear Of anything 50
absurd from a grown man!
And it must be remembered all the time
that the Commissioners own report
shows that the criminal proceedings in his
Bureau are almost insignificant in com
parison with those of the Bureaus of in
ternal Revenue, Customs, the Post Office
Department and the Land Office.
And it must be remembered also that
the Commissioner has been clothed with
a far more severe and arbitrary power in
dealing with offenders than is given any
other officer of the Government.
Mr.. Bell means well, but we strenuous
ly desire that he would take a little time
to read up the laws of the United States
relating to pensions and study the Com
miSSiOnerS rcDOrt
The National tribune., 1902-01-23

THE Reciprocity is as simple as it is
pcrplexing The manufacturers want free
trade OH all that they have to buy, and
high protection on all that they have to
soil
The National tribune., 1902-01-23
MEETI q OF TEE rE:>sioN coMMI1TrE

called the q. y. Il National Pension
Committee to meet in Washington Feb.
;. There will be probably full attend
aucc of the Committee.
The National tribune., 1902-01-23

SOME of the Danes are opposed to the
sale of the st. Thomas Islands to the
United States because they hope to trade
them to Germany for return of Schles-
wig Two things stand in the way of a
realization of this hope. The most infiu-
ential Schleswigers want to stay with
Germany; and, secondly, the Monroe Doe
trine
The National tribune., 1902-01-23

THE Chilian delegates to the Pan
American Conference seem to have come
down little off their high horse, and bor-
rowed leaf from the practices Of the
United States Senate. In place of with
drawing from the conference and going
home in sulk, they will stay and talk
compulsory arbitration to death. This is
n large contract, Us we know how vOlu-
Bile Spanish-Americans can be. They may
have TO produce n man like Ex-senator
Allen, of Nebraska, who once made "a
few remarks" which occupied - consecu-
tive hours. They will also adopt the fill
clustering tactics that reigned in the
House until Speaker Reed put an end to
them, and will obstruct every proposition
until they tire the rest out.
IT is very doubtful if the rascals who
began the Panama Canal ever had the
slightest intention of constructing it. They
simply started in TO work the French
peasantry, who had conceived an immense
idea of De Lesseps, owing to his Suez
achievement, and the profitable returns he
had made TO them on their investments
in that enterprise. The schcmers made
DE Lesscps, then old and almost imbecilc
their tool With but the scanticst knowl-
edge OF the country, they proposed TO To-
cate the canal at Panama, because that
name was most familiar to the people.
They at first proposed to build Il sea-lcvci
canal, and knew SO little about the ter
rain as to believe this possible. Every
thing after was series of the same ig-
norant blunders.
The National tribune., 1902-01-23

WHILE il is a very pleasant little com
pliment which the Emperor of Germany
pays US in selecting the daughter Of our
President to cbristep his new yacht, and
in sending his own brother here TO rep
resent him on that ceremony, we trust
that our tuft-hunting friends viii manage
10 retain some portion of their equilibrium
during that trying time. 1t will be Il great
thing to have q live Prince among us, and
one whose brother is Emperor OF all Ger
many, but then we are used TO great
things in this country, and there is no
necessity for anybody wholly losing his
head. On the other hand, it viii be quite
a new departure for the said tuft-huntcrs.
Heretofore, they have assumed that the
English aristOcracy were really ht the So
cial head Of the world, and entitled so the
ko-tow, and now comes q German Prince
who assumes that the English nobility is
of the mushroom variety, compared with
The ancient stock Of the Fatherland; and
these gentlemen are liable 20 be torn in
their minds by the conflict between the
present object and that which is more re-
mote. Prince Henry, who is really quite
an accomplished gentleman, though of
mediocre abilities, will be remembered a.,
the man who started TO China with 20
much clTulGcncc of spirits, to found the
new German Empire in the east, which
we believe is not doing any rush Of Eilsi-
ness at present.
The National tribune., 1902-01-23

The Navy Department estimates that
1t VIII require 900 medals OF the San
tiago campaign to supply all the officers
and sailors who took part in the cam
paign. The board which has the matter
in charge has decided that participation
in the following engagements viii merit
distinction. and an extra bar for zach:
Cienfuegos, Cardenas. cabie-cutting Ut
Santiago, Guantanamo, and the three
fights al Manzani!l9 and Nipe Bay"
The National tribune., 1902-01-23

HoN. J. 4. NORTON. of Ohio, who has
been one of the most valuable friends of
the veterans in the Committee on Invalid
Pensions and on the floor of the House.
made a brief. but very meaty speech on
the Pension Appropriation Bill. He said,
among other things: As / said, you shall
have bill! presented, il you do not your
selves introduce one. which will prevent
the Commissioner Of Pensions or any of
his subOrdinates from making rules, which,
i'll violation of law, deny to the old soldiers
their rights under the law; and when that
bill comes, | hope to see men on the other
side of the House who carry the title
General but who were privates during the
war-men who are bearing the badges of
the Grand Army and other organizations
stand by the old soldier, and, if neces-
sary, abrogate rules in order to secure just
legislation for their old comrades"
In spite of Mr. Eyanss rciterations
that the Spanish War soldiers returned
IN excellent health. and greatly improved
physically by their excursion to the trop-
q sies, dispatch from Denver says: CLAY
ton Parkhill, one of the best-known sur
ge0ns in the West. died today of Brights
disease. The physician who attended him
expressed the opinion that the disease
was a development of tropical diarrhea,
contracted by DIR. Parkhil while in the
service of the United States army in
Porto Rico during the Spanish War"
OF course, this is clearly the work of some
pension shark, just to annoy the pure and
upright Mr. Evans.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21
CHAPTER VIII

That was memorable day in rail-
way circles all over the west, but es-
pecially so in Nebraska. What made it
more remarkable was that, with the
going down Of the sun, the Big Horn
road was practically in running order
again, while the Seattle, it's powerful
rival Of the past was still blockaded.
Irayersing as they did for 20 miles the
same territory, the lines divided only
by the narrow gorge of the Red Water.
1t was strange TO mark the hustle and
life along the north bank-the lights,
head and tail, of passenger. freight and
cattle trains hurrying away eastward
and by contrast to note the silence on
the hither shore. All day long the
booming" western city, the railway
center of the populous section, had
been thronged with people over and
above its postoffice list--first, the farm
ers and villagers from all over the
county; second, the tramps and toughs
and Migrants from all over creation.
These latter having Joined forces with
the strikers early in the game, had
speedily as has been seen. taken the
bit in their teeth, the game into their
own hands, and the destruction Of
trains by fire end flame and the whole
sale robbery OF freight cars were their
doing, not that Of the dissffecred rail.
way men, who, all too late, wished
themselves rid Of their desperate al
lies. But all over the neighberhood
noW-among the saloons that bordered
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21
PROGRESS ON THE FARM.

There is no progress being made In
any line which is more noticeable than
that being made in agriculture. The
old sipshod, hit and go miss, back
breaking type of farming is rapidly
giving way before the newer and bet
ter way of doing things. There is a
demand for scientific information on
soils. crops, breeding feeding, an
awakening to the value Of the im-
proved breeds of stock of all kinds. a
remarkable interest in the farm insti-
tute work and u growing appreciation
of the fact that agriculture offers as
wide field and as rich returns for a
man with brains and education as any
of the SO called professions. Invention
has robbed the farm of most OF it's pitt
full drudgery and made it possible Ia
do farm work with dispatch, economy
and pleasure.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21
WE WOULD KEEP THE FARM.

He was retired farmer, and when
we talked with him the other day he
was trying to solve the problem OF
whether he had better accept an offer
of $50 per acre for his 160 acre farm OF
keep it. He said the farm would bring
him In cash rent of $3.50, out of
which he had to pay taxes, $50; insur-
ance, $40, and repair account of
about $50 per year, leaving him net
income of $420, or 30 per cent per an
mum upon $14,400. If he sold the place
and put the money at interest, he
would have difficulty in getting it into
safe 5 per cent security; but, assum-
ing that he was able to do this, 1t
would figure this. way: His interest in
come would be $72O. AS he lived in
country town where school and muni-'
cipal taxes We're heavy, the tax rate
being 6 per cent on one-fourth of the
actual valuation of property assessed,
he would have $216 to pay as taxes,
which deducted from his interest in
come would leave him S504 net While
this showing is In favor Of selling the
farm, there should not be overlooked
the risk taken in investing the money
and the chance that part of the time
his capital might not be in use. He
could easily increase the income from
the farm by getting the right man to
work it on shares and keeping good
stock from 5000 to nearly $1,000. But
even if he could not do this we would
still hang on to the farm, for this sort
of an investment is absolutely safe.
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IS rHERE SUCH A PLACE,

We have always thought that if the
ideal location for home could be cho-
sen in this country, it would be some.
valley farm or ranch in northern Cali
fornia or southern Oregon, where the
rainfall would be ample to mature
crops, where the winter would be a
long drawn out, mild and beautiful
fall, where fruits and flowers of the rare
and tender sorts would find unham-
pered development, where nature would
be kind and reliable, not given to
cranky fits of storm, cyclone, lightning
and blizzard; where the choice foods
of the sea would be easily obtainable,
with trout in the valley stream, pleas
ants in the clearings of the foothills
and deer to be had up on the noun
tains; place not too far from the
mighty Pacific, where one could some
times gaze on the oceans calm or it's
fury; not far from some ever snow
crowned mountain peak, taking from
valley, mountain and ocean these inspi-
rations always denied to the dweller on
the level plain countries But there
may be no such Elysium, after all,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21
Ring sickness.

Unfortunate passengers aboard
steamers are not the only ones TOT en-
dure the agonies of nausea. Any cir
Gus man will tell you that it is most
difficult thing to overcome the misera-
bic sensation caused by constantly cir
cling round small ring. Clowns even
and ringmasters suffer from it, merely
from seeing the horses go round and
round, and one well known ringmaster,
even after years of experience, still
finds that if a horse balks little or
gets behind time, compelling him to
follow close upon it, he will probably
undergo a painful fit of sickness after
leaving the ring.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21
A Cold snun.

Edmond About was once invited to
the house of the Princess Mathilde,
and before dinner seated beside his
hostess, he was sending off brilliant
display of fireworks. Looking up, he
noticed that the Count Nieuwerk erke
was coming over to join in the CONVEX
satilon. GO away" he called to him
Familiarity. Leave us alone, you great,
jealous person.
at which the princess rose, touched
her hhger to the bell and said to the
servant; Conduct NJ. About to his
carriage He is not dining here to-
night
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21
AS ro pEEr pLowING.

The old saying, "Plow deep while
sluggards sleep and you shall have
corn both to sell and to keep" is proved
by careful experiment to be only half
a truth So much depends upon tbs
character of the subsoil, the season Of
the year when the blowing is done, tho
crop to be planted and the previous
working Of the field. Deep blowing in
the spring OIL most soils is positive
damage instead of benefit and al
most ruinous If the crop consists of any
of the cereals. If we could start the
plow in the stubhle field early in Au-
gust, we would set it down as deep as
three horses could pull it and only
then. There is more chance for the ex-
ercise of good judgment in this mat
ter than most men think.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21
HARE MEAT SCARCE.

We have not noted any recent sales
of Belgian hares of rich rufous color
and of regal lineage at $3.50 each,
neither do we note that hare meat has
come into any general use either
among the epicures or the common
people; in. fact, it would be very diff
cult to get an order filled for roast
hare at any restaurant in the country.
The scheme to thus supply the poor
people with. meat was failure, and
this class will have to depend upon
salt pork, soup bones and liver as here
tofore. Then we have an idea that even
if hare meat had been made plentiful
and cheap the poor, like the Israelites
of old, would have soon gagged on
their lrations, as did the Hebrews on
Their quail and mama.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21
A Grand success.

The story Of a Scotchman who at.
tehded funeral which lasted two
DAYS ls Tod by a man who was present.
On the second day, having imbibed too
freely, he rose and proposed the health
of the bride and groom.
a friend urged him to sit down, say,
Ing, "Ihls is nor d wedding; it is. a
funeral
Well retorted the Scotchman,
whatever u is, it's grand success"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21
COMBINATIONS.

To eat heartily and to sleep sound
ly are two important compensations
for some Of the disagreeable fea-.
lures of farm life. You go to your
home at eventide after your days work
afield and, while your name may be
unknown Ontside of your own county
and while you may have neither stocks
nor bonds to your credit i'll the bank
and though you often feel that you do
not fill very large place in the great
world, know. that your lot is one of the
most favored Oh earth and that many a !.
millionaire would give all his gold for
your stomach, many statesman all
his popularity for your peace of mind.
many great man all his fame for your
lulet and approving conscience.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21

Millet is crop which may be raised
in the north country where corn will
not grow and mature. 1t is almost d
sure crop and produces an abundance
of valuable seed This seed las most
Of the fattening properties of corr, and
the stockmen OF that country arr find
ing out that in millet they haysa val
liable food to finish OF their cfttle as
first class beef. 1t is fed asa meal.
combined with barley or oats.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21

The work of the "nester" or home
steader who is locating on the hereto
fore monopoltzed range lands of the
west is doing much to break up the
cattle barons' interests. If it were not
that the government stands back Of the
homesteader, he would never be al
lowed to acquire any land rights in
those sections.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21

1t is impossible to keep some men
down and equally impossible to lift
some men up. When fellow once gets
the corner grocery and dry goods box
habit and his wife takes in washing to
support the family, you have got hard
proposition. 1t would be a good thing
II all such men could be drafted intb
the army. for they are of no use what
ever to either their families or the con-
munity at large.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21

The buyer of fine stock now gets but
little aside from the name by buying in
Europe, for as finely bred animals as
there are to be found anywhere can be
secured in this country, and this, too, of
almost any of the popular breeds.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21

The south is fast becoming a big
greenhouse to supply the north with
fresh vegetables during the winter sea-
SOIL
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21

There is no way in which to make
money faster on the farm today than
to grow hogs. The pigs are free from
disease and selling, when fatted, at
prices which will return 70 cents a
bushel for all the corn fed them.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21

Kansas has produced sunHowers six
teen inches in diameter this year. 1t
well deserves the name of the Sun
flower State.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21

Unusual rains have damaged the
buffalo grass on the ranges and pre-
vented it from curing for winter feed
of the stock.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21

Chicago courts have ruled that where
man buys steak at restaurant and
cannot eat the whole Of it he may car
ry the rest away with him if he wishes
to, thus robbing the restaurant proprie-
tor OF his soup stock.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21

In the August crop reports on corn
of the department of agriculture the
state of Missouri made the best show
ing of any of the states, 102. closely
followed by Nebraska, with 1o1. AS
the crop matured in both of these
states these figures will not be altered
much in the final roundup. The crop
was failure in both of these states
last year owing to the drought.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21

The water level, which it was once
claimed had gone down nearly a hun
dred feet during the dry years, is once
more doing business at the old stand,
as many man who has had to have
his cellar drained this summer has
found out
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21

The bushel box in place Of the barrel
holding two and half bushels is com
ing much into favor for the packing of
apples. 1t is claimed that less of the
fruit is bruised, it is easier handled
and is more acceptable sized package
for the retailer to dispose of.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21

The turkey crop is short, and the
cranberry crop is short, and some of
us may have to celebrate Thanksgiy-
ing and praise the Lord with roast
pork and apple sauce this year.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21

We have never known. such a pro-
life second crop of clover and timothy
as the cool and wet season of 1902 has
produced. Not only the clover had
headed out as usual, but the timothy as
well, and in many places the second
crop is as good as the first one taken
off in July last
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21

The coming farmer will know how to
judge stock and feed it, will under
stand all about balanced ration and
the proper rotation of crops and know
enough Of practical mechanics so that
he can handle the machinery he will
be obliged to use in his farm opera
tons, and the average boy should be
given a start along these lines as part
of his education.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21

The winter wheat fields of Oklaho-
ma make the winter pastures for cat
tie kept in that country. 1t is good for
the stock, which grows fat on such a
ration, and good for the wheat, as it
prevents too rank growth of straw.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21

In order to keep the corn of large
area of the corn country this year it
will be absolutely necessary to put the
grain in narrow well ventilated cribs.
The old cribs ten feet wide or even
eight should be split lengthwise by a
four inch partition and air space. An
other thing, the soft ears should be
separated as far as possible from the
sound ones at the time of husking the
crop.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21

Most men do not like to bother with
fall pigs, but friend of ours had forty
such pigs last fall, and, letting them
wiggle through the winter as best they
could, he turned them on to clover and
rape last spring and fattened them dur
ing July and August, making them
weigh 245 pounds each by early Sep
TENDER, and sold them at 81 per hun
dredweight. He made good money on
those pigs
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21

As general rule it may be said that
any soil whereon grows the shellbark
hickory and the white oak is good for
the apple orchard.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21

Michigan almost always comes to the
front with a, crop of most luscious
peaches, and the present year is no ex-
ception. These are nearly all produced
on just a narrow strip adjoining Lake
Michigan, where climatic cold is modi-
fed by the presence Of the lake water.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21

When the corntield has to brave a
May frost, it will have little to fear
from September freeze. and it is al
ways better for it to have the spring
frost than the fall one