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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20
About 100000 is now available un.

About $6,O00,O0O is now available un-
der the new irrigation law. No public
work which the government has ever
undertaken will be watched with more
interest than this attempt to reclaim
desert. areas by the intelligent storage
Of food waters and their use in irrigat-
ing. 1t is not yet decided just where
the first experiment will be made.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20

Mason City will have an independent
baseball team and will have fair to
raise the necessary funds for it's sup
port.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20
FORT MADISON BRANCH OF THE
TRAINS LEAVING JEFFERSON
STREET UNION DEPOT.
A. J. Packard, Agent.

CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & sT.PAuu.
Arrive. Depart.
Chicago, Dubuque & :
Milwaukee ..... ,d12:15 a. m. b2:35 a M
Chicago. Cedar Rap.
Kansas City & -
Southwest ). -. b2:30 a. m. d12:o5 am.
Kansas City and 20.
cal -. -. ...b6:55 p. m. b1O:2O n. m
No. 90, east mound, leaves. 6:55 m
No. Ga, east bound, leaves. ~. .10:9S a. q. m.
No. 81, west bound, leaves. 6:45 a. m.
No 81, west bound, leaves. ). IL 80 q. m.
a Daily. Except Sunday. d Except
Freight trains arrive at and depart from
Ottumwa Junction.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20

The chemical analysis of different
food rations for stock never rates the
important item of palatability. This
fact is often overlooked. We regard it
as most important factor in the value
of any food ration.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20

Dehorning the bull in no manner
changes his unreliable and malignant
instincts. He would just as soon have
round with you when lie feels ugly
with his horns off as when he has them
on. You stand "a little better show in
the tussle, however, with his horns off.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20

Property rights in any wild products
are hard to enforce. Wild fruits, bee
trees, the butternuts and walnuts, the
wild game, both in fur and feathers, no
matter If well inclosed and protected
by the owner, are still looked upon as
public plumber by the masses and will
be seized and appropriated if possible.
The people need instructing that this
wild life and the natural products are
each and all as much protected by the
laws of the country as though they
were artificial productions.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20

A man owning 700 acres of fine farm
land told us the other day that owing
to the difficulty in securing farm help
he was being compelled to reduce the
size of his farm, as he found it impos-
sible, with the high priced and uncer-
tain help available, to make the opera
ton of so large farm profitable. We
told him we did not feel sorry for him.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20
WABASH.
MISCELLANEOUS,
IOWA CENTRAL RAILWAY. 3

1UWN OEN iNFHI- nHTEWNY.
Time Of trains carrying passengers M
Hedrick, Iowa. Effective July LIST, 1901 -
Going North.
No. 5-Mason City Mail (Ilx Sum 2:I0 r. 4. y M
No. Way Freight (Ex SUM-. 500 3. M
Going South.
No. 6-Peoria Mail eek Sum. 1921 n :.
No. Way Freight tEx SUM. =. S:7S y M
No. 4-Peoria Express (dailyl... $40 q. M
Coupon tickets on sale to all points In the
rates, folder. etc, call on or adress IoI
GEO. s. BATTY, Fl. II. KENNY
Gen. Pass & Tiki. Agt., Aeent
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20

A summing up Of the experiences of
two or three of the experiment stations
proves conclusively that the lantern
moth traps do not catch the class of in
sects that are injurious to the orchard,
but do destroy many insects which are
of great value to the fruit grower. For
instance, this form of trap will catch
neither the apple tree borer, beetle,
Goblin moth. curculio nor cankerworm
moths, and these are the four worst
insect pests of the orchard
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20

The one mule farm is very common
thing in the southern states, a little
patch of land operated by colored
man, an old mule and batch of pick
aninnies. A bale or two of cotton are
raised to sell, while a small corntield.
some razorbacks wild in the woods, the
wild game of the forest and the fish in
the river contribute to give the family
living. There is nothing just like this
in the north, but few men attempting
to work a piece of land unless a team
of horses can be employed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20

If there is any wild live thing, fur
or feathers, left anywhere in the coun-
try where we live when spring comes
it will be because it stayed under
ground when the horde of pothunters
were making their incessant raids.
The desire to kill for the sake Of kill
ing is more brutally developed under
our modern civilization than when man
had to kill in order to live.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20

The Russian minister of agriculture
has appropriated the sum of $4,000 for
the purpose of developing the creamery
business along the line of. the new ST.
berian railroad. The money is to be
expended in giving instruction in the
dairy business to the farmer and for
the conducting of dairy schools in
which to train butter makers Siberia
is likely to become an extensive butter
producing country, as the natural con
ditions are exceedingly favorable for
the business.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20

The evolution of electrical science has
given value to every waterfall. no mat
ter how far removed from municipal or
manufacturing centers; the magic cur
rent from hidden cataract and noun
lessly out and on to any place where
man can use it. Nothing more wizard
like or which savors more of the tales
of the arabian Nights" or the miracles
wrought out by the genii of legend and
fable has ever been accomplished by
men.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20

The plat upon which it is proposed to
grow a crop of onions should be thor
oughly prepared the previous year.
There is nothing better for this crop
than piece of new woodland put in
perfect condition. The next best thing
is well rotted piece of pasture land.
In any event no weeds should be al
lowed to go to seed the previous year.
The most salable variety for the west
ern markets seems to be the Red Globe.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20

And now it is a Missouri judge who
has decided that the egg money belongs
to the farmers wife and fined farmer
in that state good round sum for sell
ing the eggs from the farm and APP
propriating the proceeds. Only a few
pretty mean men ever attempt this.
The rest let their wives have this
source of income, most of them because
they want to and the rest because they
have to. Let every woman assert her
rights in this matter.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20

We are asked why the tame apple
cannot be grated on the wild crab
apple. 1t can. but not successfully.
The wild crab is of very dwarfy
growth, and the apple scion soon out
grows its crab stock and is either
broken off by the wind or perishes for
want of an adequate root system to
supply its needs. The same difficulty
occurs to quite an extent when the
large varieties of tame plums are top
worked on wild plum stocks.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20

Proceedings of the board of super
visors Monday, January IL, 1903, be-
ing the seventh day of the January
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20
Session Last Evening.

The session last evening was the
most successful one yet held. An elo-
quent address was delivered by Rev.
Harry j. Moore, of Chicago, on the
subject, .'The Witch of Endor," and
this was listened to with the closest
attention OF the gathering. Spirit
messages and tests were given by Will
J. Erwood, of Lacrosse, Wis, and
Mrs. M. A. Burland, of Chicago. Mu-
steal selections were also given.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-09-12
L E M o N S.

We know in a dull sort of way that
lemons are useful, and, if we did not,
might easily find this out by looking
over the papers. But just how valu-
able they are few of us realize. They
are of great medicinal value and are
put up in bottles and boxes for the
benefit CD of the human family.
A teaspoonful of lemon juice in
small cup of black coffee will drive
away an attack of bilious headache,
but it is better to use them freely and
so avoid the attack of bilious head
ache. A slice of lemon rubbed on the
temples and back of the neck is also
good for headache. These facts help
in beautifying one, for one can't be
beautiful and ailing at the same time.
The days are past when the delicate
woman with "nerves" was the hero
inc of all the novels and the "clinging
vine" supposed to be admired by all
men.
Lemons taken externally, or, rath-
er, used, will aid in beautifying any
one. There is nothing more valuable
for the toilet table than a solution of
lemon juice. A little rubbed on the
hands, face and neck at night will not
only whiten but soften the skin. A
paste made of magnesia and lemon
juice, applied to the face and hands
upon lying down for fifteen minutes
rest, will bleach the skin beautifully.
For discolored or stained finger
nails, a teaspoonful of lemon juice in
cup of warm, soft water is invalua-
BILE. This is one of the best manicure
acids. It will loosen the cuticle from
the fingernails, as we'll as remove dis
colorations.
Lemon juice in water is an excel
lent tooth wash. This is about the
only thing that will remove tartar.
It will also sweeten the breath.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-09-12
MILK YOUR cows CLEAN.

D. H. Otis, Kansas experimenting
station, writes 1t is well-known
fact that cows not MIXED clean will
tend to dry up in short order. An
other important reason for clean milk
ing is to get all of the butter fat,
which is contained in a much larger
per cent. in the last than in the first
milk drawn, as shown by the follow
ing experiment The college dairy
recently conducted an experiment
milking. Five COWS. that were giving
fair quantity Of milk were selected
and their milk collected in half-pint
bottles, each that contributing dts
share to every bottle. These samples
were tested with the Babcock test,
with the following results:
Cow No. 6 varied from 6 of per
cent. to IL per cent.
Cow No. 10 varied from 2 of per
cent. to 6.6 per cent.
Cow No. ID varied from 10 per
cent. to 5.8 per cent.
Cow No. IS varied from is per
cent. to 6.8 per cent.
Cow No. 20 varied from 8 of per
cent. to 7.8 per cent.
The results show a gradual, al
though not entirely uniform, increase
in the per cent. of fat from the be-
ginning to the last of the milking, ex-
cept with the last two samples drawn
from each COW. Here the per cent.
of fat would take a sudden leap,
amounting often to third or half
of the total variation. This shows
very clearly how important it is to
get all the milk. By averaging the
results it was found that the last
quarter of a pint was worth from
three-fourths to one and a half pints
of milk first drawn from the udder.
Moral: Milk clean and get fat.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-09-12
For 'THE UNION"
RARTH'S MORNING SONG.
BY EDWIN HIGGINS.


Oh, Earth, ride on. abode for demigods or men,
Thy stupendous enginery doth sweep tn arch
AS through the ages gone, beneath One watch
full eye,
In silent majesty. surprising finite KEN
Mysterious power doth wonderous mechanism
The wheeled Cosmos keeps in perpetual mo-
tiOn,-
Great freighted worlds in depths of aerial
Revolving e'er through realms of eboned cloud
or gold.
Night to far Off climes through the still dark
ness hies,
When Dawn with kindIng arrows cleaves the
orient skies,
See her lofty SUBMITS stand capped in fire or
snow,
The sun-god drives on high. midair his chariot
The growing realms of Day his glowing splen-
Then Iowiy bow to Him from Whom their bIess-
ings flow.
Naught is silent now; there's uplift of myriad
Nature respiendent stands; she lifts exulting
hand,
Men, every kind, degree, in Morns pure light
Come, every voice be tuned to Earth's sweet
morning song.
Hark every bough is vocal vocal fragrant sod
From deep mysterious caverns, from oceans
grandest wave,
Through the resounding heavens rings sweet
est voice of praise,
'Tis the Earth's Morning Song-'tis yelling up
to God.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-09-12
AMELIA BARR's SUCCESS.

Mrs. Amelia Barr, the author of
"The Bow of Orange Ribbon" and
other celebrated books, achieved her
great success after she was fifty years
of age, but. says she, "The founda-
tions were laid before 1 can remem-
ber." The following observations for
guidance she wrote out when she was
a girl:
1. We succeed because we deserve
to succeed.
2. Success is the reward of those
who learn to do things.
8. No opposition must be taken to
heart.
d. Do not trust to luck.
S. Watch for opportunities.
6. Everything worthy to be done
needs time. Don't be in hurry.
7. Be orderly.
8. Be cheerful.
She says, now that she is getting
old and enjoying an income of $40,
900 a year from the sale of her books :
SIN no extremity has Gods arm
been shortened"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-09-12
THE eUAcK ORATOR AT FUNERALS.

1t was at a funeral in Kansas some
years ago that the minister conduct
ing the services asked if any one who
had not spoken wished to pay tribute
of respect to the deceased person.
No one responded until an old man
with whiskers arose and said: eff
nobody cares to say anything in re-
gard to our deceased brother, would
like to make a few remarks about
free silver.''
The resurrection of that story of
Populism is not inappropriate in con-
nectlon with protest against a de-
plorable practice of inhicting long
drawn-out discourses upon the mourn
ers and other attendants at burial SER
vices. Fortunately, such a perver-
sion of taste and feeling is not COM
mon in cities, but it is not at all in
frequent in rural communities. Where
&c -PFevai4S ft IS not eoHSIdeFea neec5--
sary to restrict the remarks" to the
unfortunate person in the casket or to
the unfortunates who have to listen.
Anything from free silver to the con-
dition of the crops is fair subject of
discussion. 1t seems to be the la
mentable ambition of the orator to
make his hearers as thoroughly
wretched and PROSTATE as it is posi-
BILE for flesh and blood to be and at
the same time to establish his own
reputation as a powerful and attrac-
tive speaker.
At Jefferson City few days ago
funeral was conducted by fraternal
beneficiary order. In the hot sun the
friends and relatives of the dead man
gathered about the grave. A youth
with smooth face and busy hair-pre-
sumably the lodge orator-mounted
a box. For one hour he talked. No
wild ass of Jeremiah ever stood in the
high places and snufed up the wind
with louder snort in his quest for
grass. He brayed long and vocifer-
ously about the duty of every man to
join the society of which he was the
mouthpiece. He gave statistics of
the number of policies that had been
paid in Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and
Kansas. He had the figures to prove
that if 20, 900 men should each take
out policy of SO, 900 there would
be an investment of $500, 900, 900.
That was such an intricate sum in
arithmetic that he went over it two
or three times to be sure that he was
right. The last fifteen minutes was
devoted to explaining why he was
glad he lived in Jefferson City. One
cause of self-congratulation which he
overlooked was that in almost any
other town he would have been
lynched.
In some parts of Missouri con-
summate ass is called "consumated"
ass. The antics of the latter variety
are not without CHASTITY sort of
humor, even when he beats his hoofs
who would torture men and women
IN their time OF greatest sorrow to adj
vertise an insurance company which
pays him a salary has about the same
sort of seDsibility that dictated this
famous epitaph:
Beneath this stone in hopes of Zion,
Is laid the landlord of the Lion.
Resigned unto the heavenly will.
His son keeps on the business still.
kansas City Star.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-09-12
ULYSSES s. GRANT.

"The North lacked a great captain,
a man large enough and capable
enough to meet Lee on his own
ground, until at last Lincoln decided
to give Grant a chance-Grant the
victor of Vicksburg.
"Grant was born in Ohio in 1922,
his father being small farmer and
tanner. Like Lee, Ulysses was
West Pointer. After leaving the
academy he became an infantry Off
Ger, gradually advancing to the rank
of captain, but, though he achieved
notable success during the Mexican
War, he resigned from the army in
1884 and for a considerable time WOO
ed fortune in various business under
takings without making much head
way. Indeed, his life was continu-
Gus struggle. At the outbreak of
the war he was an employee of his
own father, but duty in the field quick
" show what kind of man he really
was. His conduct in the battle of
Shiloh, Vicksburg and Chattanooga
assured his fame as hero and STRAIT
egist of high order.
"Grant was man of tremendous,
indomitable will power, cold, deter
mined, sober minded and practical.
The resoluteness that marked his
every action and his apparent disre-
gard for human life, particularly that
of the negro, for whom the North
was pretending to fight, characterize
him as man pre-eminently fit for his
position.
THE American people are right in
according him chief credit for the
preservation of the Union, yet Grant
can not really be classed with the ma
tons great. He lacked gifts men
tality as we'll as those of heart and
sentiment. At West Point he was
not esteemed good scholar. In that
respect the general of the great re-
public resembled Wellington, of whom
it was said: Who would have
prophesied glory to this slow, back
ward boy?'
"Undoubtedly it was Grants sur
passing merit that, right from the
start, when he became commander-ir-
chief, lie insisted upon taking the Of
fensive, but it should be added that
the individual and material resources
at his disposal were almost unlimited
and that he utilized these sinews oi
war with brutal vigor rather than
special cleverness. Placed as Lee
was, Grant would have proved fail
ure, no doubt"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-09-12
QUIT WHINING.

There isn't anything in the world
more disagreeable than a whining
person, says 1ledicaL Talk.
He whines if it is hot; he whines
If it is cold. He whines at this. he
whines at that-he whines at everv-
thing. Whine, whine, whine.
1t is just habit he has fallen into.
There's nothing the matter with him.
1t is just bad habit.
The wilmer is generally an idle
person or lazy one. What he needs
IS to be set to work-at real hard
work, mental or physical. Some
work that will interest him and en-
gage his whole attention, and he will
not have time to whine.
We know two women. One of
them does her own housework and
takes care of her horse besides. She
IS happy and singingall the day long.
= ne ke yUOaISszOI- -IISEaISEc aovuHeS III
whining note. It is a pleasure to be
with her-a good wholesome tonic to
watch her.
The other woman is so situated
that she does not have to work.
Nothing to do but to amuse herself.
She has no zest in life, no interest in
anything. She is bunch of selfish
ness and whines a t everything.
Whining has become such a habit
with her that her most casual re-
mark is tinged with whine. She is
miserable herself and makes every
body else in her presence miserable.
She is a weakling, parasite, a drag,
a heavy weight on some one all the
time.
Get the whine out of your voice or
it will stop the development and
growth of your body. 1t will narrow
and shrink your mind. It will drive
away your friends it will make you
unpopular.
Quit your whining /; brace up go
to work be something stand for
something; fill your place in the uni
verse. Instead of whining around,
exciting only pity and contempt, face
about and make something of your
self. Reach up to the stature of a
strong, ennobling manhood, to the
beauty and strength of superb wo-
manhood or manhood.
There is nothing the matter with
you. Just quit your whining and go
to work.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-09-12
SLIPS OF TONGUE AND TYPE.

That would be most interesting
volume could one gather up all the
curious mistakes made by tongue and
pen, says Zat-Bits. There are few
public speakers who have not at some
time created merriment by the use of
language which was let slip in an un-
guarded moment. So there are few
writer's who have not found some of
their finest sentences spoiled by the
transposition of letter or the mis-
conception of a word.
Curious as the slips of the tongue
have been, the slips of the type have
been more so. And if the former are
confusion to the speaker, the latter
are aggravating in the extreme. The
writer of these lines has had oppor-
tunity, in connection with his editori-
al work. TO notice many of these er-
.ForS, and has taken pains to preserve
few to show how ridiculous one can
make himself on pulpit or platform,
and how laughable others can make
him in type,
We have heard some very laugha-
BILE statements by ministers, and we
do not for moment doubt that they
are also made by other public speak
ers. One of these clerical brethren,
at the close of a solemn service, said
in dolefu1 voice, ''Now, let us pro-
nounce the Doxology, and will sing
the Benediction." He had an intui-
ton that something was wrong in his
announcement, and an effort to cor
rect it resulted in the following: "No
I mean will sing the Benediction,
and we will pronounce the Doxol-
ogy."
Another clergyman, who had been
discoursing most eloquently on idola-
try, surprised his audience by saying,
"Bow thou not thine eye to needle, !"
when he meant to say, "Bow not thy
knee to an IDOL" Another caused
smile throughout the entire audience
by repeating the we'll known verse,
"Behold the fig tree, how it withered
away" in the following manner:
"Behold the whig tree, how it fther-
eth away"
The slips of the type are, however,
more numerous and laughter provok-
ing than those of the tongue, causing
many an editor and correspondent sor-
row, because of the carelessness or OBJ
tuseness of all knowing compositors.
The writer once had occasion to men-
ton the fact that certain eminent
lecturer had delivered his Grafton on
"Saul of Tarsus." Imagine his con-
sternation, after the entire edition of
the paper had been run off, on seeing
the statement that the man had lee
tured on the "Soul of Lazarus. So
on another occasion, in commencing
the boarding house of brother min
lister at one of the Summer resorts,
and especially the reasonable rates,
he was horrifed to read, "his rats are
A Clergyman once made the state
ment in his pulpit, What we want
is more fire in Our meetings" His
remarks were reported for the next
days paper, and instead of ''fre" he
found that he had expressed desire
for more ''fun" in the meeting.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-09-12
A MINISTERIAL CRISIS.

A minister lived with his daughter,
And piously reared and taught 'er;
Till he, incidentally, caught 'er
Entertaining her beau;
Then he promptly decided
And firmly confided
That this was no GO;
So the pastoral minister,
With visage sinister,
Adjured his comely daughter
That she must quit sparkling so,
And thereafter do as she ought ,er.
Then her bold suitor,
Being rooter;
Went, with intention sinister,
To hunt up the minister,
And duly administer
A genteel dashing
OF horsewhipful 1ashing
Sufficient to make good thrashing;
But the fearful minister
Grew less sinister,
Begged to read Joshua Humble"
And Immediately took a tumble,
And consigned his comely daughter
To this rooter who wrathfully sought 'er.
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