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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08
Ny Strangest Case
BY GUY BOOTHBY
Author Of DIR. NIKOLA," 1.-THE WHITE DEVIL
.PHAROs, THE EGYPTIAN" Etc.
lcopyrich.ed. 1901. by Ward. Lock & Col
SYNOPSIS.
BY GUY BOOTHBY.

SYNOPSIS.
and Codd, meet at Singapore. Latter two
nave learned of existence of hidden treas
ure at sengkor- Wat-old Burmese ruin
aieves account, but nevertheless agrees to
Join in search.
PART Threading Sengkor-Wat, the
men make their way, through the ancient
ace. Toward dusk after a most tedious
search they come upon secret entrance to
underground vaults, in which are discov-
Tubies and sapphires. Hayle fills both
hands with gems and the men make their
way outside again. On reaching camp they
horribly mutilated, Chinese fashion. Dur
ang the night Hayle secures treasure and
steals away into the jungle.
PART III.-Utterly exhausted and I'M
conscious. Hayle is found by English Off
GERS near frontier station of Nampoung.
AS soon as able he leaves for Rangoon
and thence to England.
PART 1.-TWO months later another
on1cer at Nampoung, while out on hunt
fallen into hards of Chinese who had put
out his own eyes and pulled out Colds
tongue. After recovering somewhat from
effects of exposure and fortunes they set
on In pursuit of Hayle.
CHAPTER I.-George Fairfax relates
now he became detective in Australia
and finally came to open up an office in
London.
CHAPTER II-Kitwater and Codd try
TO secure Fairfax's services. They repre-
sent themselves as missionaries returned
from China where rich native patron
turned over to them on his death a great
fortune which was stolen by a guest
(Haylel at the mission Fairfax almost
concludes not to take case.
CHAPTER III.-Miss Kitwater calls on
behalf
ceeds in persuading him to take up the
work. Later in the day stranger, who
calls himself Edward Bayley, of the Santa
Cruz Mining company, seeks to get Fair
fax to go to Argentina to shadow mine
manager who Is suspected of embeZzle-
ment; Detective replies he now has case
Fairfax at leading jewelers. learns that
Is unusually large uncut stones have there
Just been received, and gets description Of
man of whom they were bought.
finds himself followed by two ruffians, but
manages to elude them. Suspecting they
will repeat performance he goes forth the
next night, but with one of his most pow
he is indeed followed, Fairfax turns into
dark street and turns about and con-
fronts ruftians who confess they have been
were to meet their principal, detective
goes In their place to keep appointment.
He conceals himself and is much sur
prised to see Mr.. Bayley approach.
CHAPTER V.-From the managing DE-
rector of the Santa Cruz Mining company
Fairfax learns there is no Bayley in their
employ. The director, however, remem-
description given by the detective; his
name was Gideon Hayle. That same day
by accident Fairfax almost comes upon
H 4Isj., but the latter escapes into cab
Falrfax follows in close pursuit. After
long chase the forward cab comes to a
stop, but it is empty.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08

new suIRy pIow ana yourw1re uy1ng
to cook your food on an old stove Of
1862 pattern? Are you shut of the labor
of handling your hay with your new
hayfork and your wife. rubbing the.
hide off her knuckles on an old wash
board for want of a decent washing
machine? Do you have shoot in the
barn to let the grain down from the
bin above and make your wife go five
rods for all the wood and water she
uses? Don't that old floor in the kitch-
en- need replacing with new one as
badly as the horse stalls? You and
mother sit down together as soon as
you have read this and see if there are
not several little conveniences which
you could give her which would make
her work lighter and easier. The moth
er in the farm home has enough to do.
the good Lord knows, even when things
are fixed the best way possible.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08
A NICE TREAT.

A short time ago we saw farmer,
accompanied by his wife and five chill
dren, drive up to the door of fine ho-
tel and after registering enter the din
ing hall and sit down to one of the fine
dinners for which the institution is
noted. We found out that this was not
the usual custom of the farmer when
he came to town, but was done as a
treat for his wife and family. 1t was
nice thing to do and was an event in
the lives of the little people which they
will remember as long as they live.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08
A HARD jon EASILY DONE.

The field to which we refer was a
dense plum, hazel brush, poplar and
sumac thicket. The field contains ten
acres and lots of old and half decayed
stumps, the relics of the heavy timber
which once grew there. To have grub
bed and cleaned off this tract to fit 1t
for the plow would have cost not less
than $15 per acre. The owner bought
forty Angora goats and turned them
loose in it. Four years later those ten
acres were as pretty a pic { blue
grass pasture as could be and
all the handwork put on the
picking out Of the rotted st,.!, S and
grubs, and it was ready for the pillow.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08
CHAPTER vi.

f1atter myself that I am man
who is not easily disconnected, but
/ for the second time that day was
completely, taken aback / had
watched that cab so closely, had fol-
lowed its progress SO carefully, that
it seemed impossible Hayle could
have escaped from it. Yet there was
the fact, apparent to all the world
that he had got away. 1 looked from
the cab to the cabman and then at
my own driver. who had descended
from his perch and was standing be-
side me.
well, l wouldn't have believed it,"
/ said aloud, when / had recovered
somewhat from my establishment.
My own driver, who had doubtless
begun to think that the sovereign |
had promised him was in danger,
was inclined to be somewhat belli-
cose. 1t appeared as if he were
anxious to make a personal matter
of it, and in proof of this he stern
ly demanded of his rival what he had
done with his fare.
"You don't think I've ate him, do
yer?" asked that worthy. whats
it got to do with me what fare
does? / set i'm down, same as 1
should do you, and now I am on my
way 'ome. Look arter your own
fare, and take him. 'ome and put him
ter bed, but don't yer a'come aboth-
erin me. I've done the best DAYS
work I've ever 'ad in my life, and if
SO be the pair of yer like to come
into the pub here, well, don't know
as won't stand yer both two of
Scotch cold 1t looks as if 'twould
kind a chear the gunner up bit,
seem as how he's Disappointed like.
Come on now!"
1t is one of my principles, and to it
/ feel that owe considerable por-
ton of my success, that ] never al
low my pride to stand in the way of
my business. The most valuable in
formation is not unfrequently picked
up in the most unlikely places, and
for this reason / followed my own
Jehu and his rival into the public
house in question. The man was
visibly elated by the good stroke of
business he had done that night, and
was inclined to be convivial
"'E was proper sort OF bloke,"
he said as we partook of our refresh
ment. {" E give me flyer, 'e did, an
wishes, as 'ow / could meet an
other like i'm every day."
"They do say as how one mans
mutton is another mans poison re-
torted my driver, who, in spite of
the entertainment he was receiving,
yisibly regarded the other with dis
favor. IF you'd give US the tip,
I'd ave 'ad my suvering. AS it is 1
don't take it friendly like that you
should a bilked US"
Eyer can take it as yer darned
well please" said the other, as he
spoke placing his glass upside down
on the counter, in order to prove be-
yond contradiction that It was emp
ty. l Immediately ordered repeti-
ton, which was supplied. Thereupon
the cabman continues:
"When / as bit of business ter
do yer must understand that ] does
At, and that no man can say as l
doesn't. A gent gets into my keb
and SEE he: Drive me until tell
yer to stop, and go as fast as yer
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08

eral people put In an appearance and
commenced their morning repast,
but when quarter of an hour had
elapsed and the man I wanted had
not presented himself, my patience
became exhausted and I went in
search of my hourie of the bar.
my friends a long time coming
down." 1 said. 81 hope he has not
gone out to breakfast"
you must be mistaken" she an
swered. 81 saw him come down
stairs nearly a quarter of an hour
ago. He went into the dining-room,
and l felt sure you must have seen
him. If you will follow me I'll show
him to you"
So saying she led the way along
the dingy passage until she arrived
at green baize door with two glass
panels. Here she stopped and
scanned the dining-room. The boots,
who had just come upstairs from
the lower regions, assisted in the
operation, and seemed to derive con-
siderable satisfaction from it.
There he isl said the girl, point
ing to table in the furthest corner
of the room; "the tall man with the
black mustache."
1 looked and was consumed with
disappointment. The individual I
saw there was no more like Hayle
than he was like the man in the
moon.
DO you mean to tell me that he is
the man who arrived late last night
in cab, and whose luggage consist
ed of a small brown bag and trav-
cling rug?" I asked. You've been
having game with me, young wom-
an, and l should advise you to be
careful. You don't realize who I
am"
"Hoighty toity," she said, with a
toss of her head that sent her curl
papers dancing. "If you're going to
be nasty, 1 am going. You asked for
the gentleman who came late last
night with bag, and there he is. If
he's not the person you want, you
mustn't blame me. I'm sure I'm not
responsible for everybodys friends.
oSdl fHC, L nope uOb.
The shock-headed boots had all
this time been listening with the
greatest interest. He and the bar
maid, it appeared, had had quarrel
earlier in the morning, and in con-
sequence were still far from being
upon the best of terms.
"The cove as the gent wants, miss,
must be i'm as came close upon IL
o'clock last night he put in. "The
toff with the bag and blanket. Why
l carried his bag up to number AZ
with my own 'ands, and you know it,
The girl was quite equal to the oc.
casion.
you'd better hold your tongue"
she said. IF you don't you'll get
into trouble
What for?" he inquired. TITS a
free country, | 'ope. Nice sort of
toff e was, forgot all about the
boots, and me a-doin' is browns as
slap-up as if e was a-goin' out to
dinner with the queen. But p'reaps
he's left a 'arf-sovereign for me with
you. 1t amt likely. Oh, no, of
course it isn't likely he would. You
wouldn't keep it carefully for me,
would you? Oh, no, in course not?
What about that two bob the Amer
lean gent gave you?"
The girl did not wait to hear any
more, but, with final toss of her
head, disappeared into the bar.
Now. look here, my friend l said
to the boots, sit is quite evident that
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08
ENGLISH wALNuTs IN MISSOURI.

We have an inquiry as to whether
the English walnut would grow and do
well in southern Missouri. Basing an
opinion upon the question OF latitude
alone. we should say that it would,
but whether soil conditions would be
favorable or not we could not say.
Our native black walnut is sort of
first cousin to the English walnut. and
the black walnut wants the richest
alluVial soils of the river bottoms for
its best development. We would say.
try the English walnut in southern Mis-
souri,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08

On one of the through lines which
cross the state of Iowa from west to
east it is a common thing for thirty
stock trains running on passenger time
to go over the road on Sunday. To
guard against accidents and the result
ing delays, relay engines and crews are
kept at each division terminus all
ready to pick up a train and send it
on in case of accident. The POSSIBLE
ties of traffic on all the single track
trunk line systems are now being
strained to the utmost to meet the de-
mands of transportation.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08
A WORD WITH you.

We would like to have word or
two around the corner with some of
our farmer friends who read this item
as to the conveniences furnished their
good wives for the never ending round
of Homework. How about the fuel and
water supply7 How about soft water9
How about cooking utensils, stove and
all the rest? Are you riding a brand
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08
BEER AND BARGAINS.

We know of farmer who, while a
good fellow in many ways, filled up
with beer one day last August when
the hot winds babe fair to ruin the
corn crop, and while discouraged and
booty sold his eighty acre corntield
for ST per acre. He sobered up lat
er, and, the rains coming and reno
waiting his cornfield and making it
yield thirty-fve bushels per acre, he
tried to back out, and in suit to re-
cover his only defense was that he
was drunk when he made the bargain,
which plea the court would rot recog-
nize. Did the court do right?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08
Rock island Home Seekers Excur
SionS

On the first and third Tuesday OF
each month the c., r. |. e P. will sell
round trip excursion tickets to points
in the west, northwest, southwest and
southeast at rate of So plus the regu-
lar one way rate. Good for return 81
days from date Of sale.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08
TWO TYPES

We saw the other day two cows
standing side by side in a barn-one
scrub native COW worth about $25,
the other a blue blooded Cruikshank
worth 5000. Each had month old calf
by her side, the scrub calf worth So for
veal, the Shorthorn calf already sold
for $3.50 when it was weaned. The
scrub COW cost nearly as much to keep,
not quite, as the Shorthorn. While these
two COWS represented two extremes,
there is still suggestive lesson to be
drawn from this comparison.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08

The Elgin Qll) district in thirty years
has produced butter to the value Of
$136,0O5,674, and the "Elgin" brand put
on butter made elsewhere has added
millions more to the product of other
localities.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08

Poultry which is allowed to have the
run of the dooryard is an unmitigated
nuisance. Hens will destroy the grass,
befoul the steps and veranda, scratch
up the flower garden and absolutely
spoil the incest dooryard. Keep them
out
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08

A growing tree acts just like pump
In extracting the moisture from the
soil. This is why in the beginning of
drought the grass will first dry up un-
der the tree.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08

The beet sugar record for 1901 is
made up and shows forty nine factories
in operation, making $4,000 tons of
beet sugar, gain of 40 per cent over
1900
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08

Glow many bees in a colonyT we
are asked. Well, there may be but &
few hundred and there may be hun
dred thousand.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08

Always be willing to arbitrate a
grievance with your neighbor rather
than go to law. Law should be the
very last resort in the settlement of
neighborhood troubles.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08

We don't care if man has his barn
full Of good hay, he misses it if he does
not have plenty of good corn fodder for
his milk cows
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08

The rural mail carriers now get 5000
per year instead of $500. This is little
enough for daily trip of twenty-five
miles.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08

The staple food of the native Hawai-
ian is poi-not dried apple poi, but a
sour and awful smelling mess, the mac
Grated root of the taro plant.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08
Special Cheap Rates to California via.
the burlington Route.

During the month of March and
April the Burlington route will sell
very cheap one way colonist tickets to
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Di,
ago, Hornbrook and all California COM
mon points. Through tourist sleepers
leave Ottumwa sos a. m. every Thurs
day and Saturday. For complete in
formation call on or address. w. 8.
Parker, Ticket Agent Union Depot.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08

The English government has not had
any beef scandals in connection with
the Boer war, but it develops that
there was an awful lot of cheating con-
nected with the buying of horses and
mules needed for the campaign.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08

The place to use part of the skim
milk is in the family loaf of wheat
bread.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08

The best eggs for cold storage pur-
poses are laid in the month of April.
AS the season advances they deterio-
rate in quality.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08

There are cheap farms and plenty of
them in Siberia, but Americans would
hardly want to become RussNnized to
obtain them.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08

If your nurse crop was bumper one,
don't kick if your clover and grass seed
look pretty slim in the fall. You have
had your fat old SOW lie on her pigs
and smother them, and that is what
your big nurse crop will do for the
grass seed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08

q The cotton crop of 1901 was worth
lint, $32S, S36921; seed products, $780,
371,2 99, grand total of $409, POS, 22o.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08

We know of few men who will de-
ny themselves and work harder to pay
an honest debt than to accomplish any
other thing on earth. Here's word of
cheer and encourage cement for all such,
for they are the best type of men our
civilization has produced
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08

Minneapolis mills will cut about $780,
100000 feet of lumber for the next ten
years, and then will come the end of
northern numbering.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08

The Lombardy poplar is about the
poorest of all trees to plant for either
fuel, shade or ornamental purposes.
The wood is almost worthless, and on
most soils the trees commence to die
from the top when they reach a height
of forty feet and simply become good
locations for the nests of the high hole
and redheaded woodpecker; then they
are the worst sprouters of all the de-
ciduous trees. Don't plant them.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08

The bare. pasture makes the breechy
COW.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08

Pound for pound, bananas are said
to be twenty-five times as nutritious as
white bread and forty times as nutri-
tious as potatoes. If this be true, it is
no wonder the child of the tropics can
live easy and cheap.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08

Cooperative dairying in Ireland has
revoutionized the business there. 1t
has lessened the cost, increased the
product and so improved the quality
of the butter made that it now COM
petes in the London market with the
best Danish goods.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08

A bull calf of fine Hereford blue
blood recently sold for S4,995, and still
we know of plenty of men who say
they want to improve the quality of
their herds who will not look at a sire
that costs over $40.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08

A man, thinking his corn crop was
ruined by the drought, last summer
sold his 100 acre field at a low price to
neighbor for fodder Later the crop
was renovated by timely August rains,
and the seller tried to back out. Law
suit followed, and because no specific
time was agreed upon for the payment
OF the money by the purchaser the
courts gave the man his cornfield back.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08


The rural mail carriers now get 5000
per year instead of $500. This is little
enough for daily trip of twenty-five
miles.
We don't care if man has his barn
full of good hay, he misses it if he does
not have plenty of good corn fodder for
his milk cows.
The best eggs for cold storage pur-
poses are laid in the month of April.
| AS the season advances they deterio-
rate in quality.
| Minneapolis mills will cut about $780,
000,00 feet of lumber for the next ten
years, and then will come the end of
northern numbering
| Western horses and mules to the
value of $134, Asa, 052 have been shipped
| from New Orleans for service in South
Africa on account of the Boer war.
| We hate to see a worthless weed go
to seed, and we hate to see a worthless
specimen of man turning out a big
| family to become the social weeds of
the future.
If English farmers can keep sheep
profitably on land valued at 5000 per
acre and upward, surely the western
| farmer can Eonn thar,l nv, Janl ,,,o,tl,
one-fourth as much.
The general use of corn fodder in its
various forms the past winter proves
that stock seem to relish it much better
| in cold than in warm weather and will
then eat the fodder up much more
closely.
Unless the oleo bill passes compelling
oleo to be sold for just what it is and
not as butter, it will be nip and tuck
| between the COW and the steer as to
which shall run the dairy business of
this country.
| A bull calf of fine Hereford blue
blood recently sold for S4995, and still
we know of plenty of men who say
they want to improve the quality of
their herds who will not look at a sire
that costs over $40.
Pound for pound, bananas are said
to be twenty-five times as nutritious as
white bread and forty times as nutri-
tious as potatoes. If this be true, it is
no wonder the child of the tropics can
live easy and cheap.
Cooperative dairying in Ireland has
revolutioniZed the business there. 1t
has lessened the cost, increased the
product and SO improved the quality
of the butter made that it now COM
best Danish goods.
The dairymen who furnish the sup
ply of milk for the New York city mar
ket have been getting $1.75 per hun
| dredweight for their product lately.
Even at this high price there has been
little money in the business owing to
the abnormally high prices of all dairy
rations.
A man, thinking his corn crop was
ruined by the drought, last summer
sold his 40 acre field at a low price to
a neighbor for fodder Later the crop
was renovated by timely August rains,
and the seller tried to back out. Law
suit followed, and because no specific
time was agreed upon for the payment
of the money by the purchaser the
courts gave the man his cornfield back.
TWO TYPES.
We saw the other day two cows
standing side by side in a barn-one
u scrub native COW worth about S25,
the other blue blooded Cruikshank
worth 5000. Each had a month old calf
by her side, the scrub calf worth So for
veal, the Shorthorn calf already sold
for $3.50 when it was weaned. The
scrub COW cost nearly as much to keep,
not quite, as the Shorthorn While these
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08

One of the most successful dairy
men whom we know, who is ably as
sisted by his wife, always lets her
break in the heifers to milk. and he
never has the nuisance of kicking or
unruly cows. This is one of the things
which a woman can always do better
than man.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08

Unless the oleo bill passes compelling
oleo to be sold for just what it is and
not as butter, it will be nip and tuck
between the COW and the steer as to
which shall run the dairy business of
this country.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08

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