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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29
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derstood that Prince Lorenz would con-
descend to meet Mr.. Lorry at 8 o'clocl,
on the next morning in the valley be-
yond the castle, two miles from town.
There was no law prohibiting duels in
Graustark.
"Well, you're in for it, old man." said
Anguish gloomily, his chin in his hands
as he fastened melancholy eyes upon
his friend.
"Don't worry about me. Harry.
There's only one way for this thing to
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29
A BAD SYSTEM.

The too common practice of renting
farms from year to year is the bane Of
western agriculture. 1t will use up thu
best farm IN the country. 1t absolute-
~ bars any system of rotation of crops
the renovation of the soil by clover or
other legumes, and usually involves the
land skinning process of grain and hay
selling from the farm. continual taking
from the soil and returning nothing,
This system does more to impoverisk
the farms of the country than any
other thing. The wise farm owner will
insist on at least three year lease,
and, better, five, the growing of clover
on certain acreage of the farm and
the feeding Of the crops to some kind Of
stock. The average one year renter Isl
a skinner from away back, and the
farm is always the worse for hts ten
ancy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

A series Of hailstorms of unusual
severity traversed the western part of
Iowa during July. The track of these
storms was marrow, not over six or,
eight miles in width, but about 5000
farms covered with fine crops of small
grain just ready for the harvester and
large fields of corn were swept as with
a broom and the crops almost totally
destroyed. The value of hail 1nsur-
ance, which many of the losers carried,
Will to some extent mitigate the loss.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29
FARM LIFE AND THE rowN & 4

ASAH ~ <hNO AaG ~ WI III
We are asked whether young farm
er runs much risk when he marries a
town girl. That is not easy to answer.
He certainly runs the risk which every
man does when he takes wife, wheth-
er she be from town or country. aud
In some cases her town educate ID
social ties may unfit her, for awhile at
least, to properly do the work pertain
ing to the lot of farmers wife; still
we have known go many nice i n
girls who married farmers an de-
such excellent helpmeets that il we
took shine to town girl we'd get her
and take the chances. A bright woman
has always the faculty of adjusting
herself to her environment, and such a
wife will in all probability bring much
of refinement and culture to the coun-
try home over which she is called on
to preside.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

We have bird friend which is on to
his job. 1t is male robin, and every
morning as we take the hoe to work
awhile In the garden before breakfast
he is on deck to get his morning meal
out of the grubs turned up by the hoe.
He has become quite familiar, and
were 1t not that he meets with less
friendly reception when he visits the
neighbors' berry patch he would soon
become tame enough to eat out of ones
hand.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29
CHAPTER XyI-(Continued.)

i Anguish pale and very much con-
serned, dragged him away, the prince
leaving, the cafe ahead of them, fol-
lowed by his chattering, cursing COM
panions. Prince Gabriel was standing
near the door as they passed out. He
looked at the Americans sharply, and
Anguish detected something like trium-
plant joy in his eyes.
Good Lord, Lorry, this means a
duel! Don't you know that?" cried he
as they started upstairs
"Of course I do, and I'm going to kill
chat villain too!' exclaimed Lorry loud
enough to be heard from one end OF the
room to the other.
This is horrible, horrible! Let me
square it up some way if"- began the
alarmed Anguish.
Square it up! Look here, Harry An
guish, Il am the one who will do the
squaring. II he wants duel, he can
have 1t at any old time and in any
style he desires"
He may kill your
Not while just God rules over our
de6tinies. I'll take my chances with
pistols, and now let me tell you one
thing, my boy: He'll never live to touch
his lips to hers, nor will there be roy
al wedding. She cannot marry a dead
1nan." He was beside himself with ex-
cdtsment and 1t was fully half an hour
before Anguish could bring him to a
sensible discussion Of the affair. Grad
ually he became cool, and, the fever
ohce gone, he did not lose his head
again.
Choose pistols at ten PAGES and at s
tomorrow" he said nonchalantly, as a
zap at the door of their apartment an
nonnced the arrival of the princes
friend.
Anguish admitted two we'll dressed,
black bearded men, both Of whom had
sat at the princes table in the cafe.
They introduced themselves as the
Duke of Mizrox and Colonel Attobawn.
4 Their visit was brief, formal and con-
: elusive.
'sWe understand that you are persons
of rank in your own American said
the Duke of Mizrox after few mo-
/, ments.
1--WE are sons of business men," re-
| sponded Mr.. Anguish.
ooh, well, / hardly know. But his
highness is very willing to waive his
rank and to grant you meeting"
Pm delighted by his highness' con-
descenston, which perfectly under
stand" observed Mr.. Anguish. Now,
what have we to settle, gentlemen"
"rhe detail of weapons"
When Anguish announced that his
principal chose pistols, strange CLEAN
crept into the eyes of the Axphainians,
Vand they seemed satisfied. Colonel At
tobawn acted as interpreter during this
short but very Important interview,
which was carried on in the Axphain
! language. Lorry sat on the window sill
steadfastly gazing into the night The
visitors departed soon, and 1T was nm
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

French railway men take beech
railway tie which will only last three
years and, impregnating the wood
with tar oil, make it last thirty-five
years.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

The plague of crop Of early pota-
toes which for any reason have to re-
main in the ground until fall is the
crop OF weeds which is sure to take
possession of the fields as soon as the
tops of the potatoes die down. 1t is
found that IL such field be sown
with buckwheat along in early July the
weeds will be fixed, the potatoes keep
well, and possibly crop of buckwheat
be secured.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

The municipal and the rural had a
round not long since when an auto
mobile ran into load of hay, the auto
getting the worst Of the encounter.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

A summing up of reports shows that
Texas lost 100000 head of cattle as a
result of the wintry storms Of last
February.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

Good corn fodder and the dairy COW
are always and ever combination
which produces good results. We new
er knew it to fail.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

In the wheat growing section of
Russia a press which will press the
straw into small bales SO that it can
be used as fuel in the big stoves of
the country is much wanted.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

Italian women are in much favor as
workers in the market gardens, and
hundreds of them are wanted for this
purpose in California.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

In some parts Of Missouri the own
ers of timber lands are taking the bark
from their slippery elm trees and sell
ing it for medicinal purposes to the
drug houses Of the east. AS much as
$50 an acre is thus being realized
from the land, and all the timber IS
left for other purposes.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

Continuity in milk production is a
quality in the dairy COW which is too
often overlooked. Many. cows called
good ones will give a large flow of milk
for two or three months and no sort
of food or care will prevent them from
shrinking in their milk and being un-
profitable dairy animals for the rest
of the year. This sort needs wedding
out Of the dairy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

THE OLD MAN ON THE PORCH.
We see him wherever we go, at farm
home and city residence--the old man!
on the porch, sitting reading, some-l
times smoking, his life work done and.
he only waiting. Often little grand.
child will be in his lap, and youth and
old age will be comparing notes, grand
pa telling stories of the long ago and
the little one prattling of her childish
interests-not very far separated from
each other, this old man and the child.
And as they sit there, removed from,
the rush and business Of the busy
world, the old man recalls the past, the
pioneer days of his early manhood, the
struggle to build home in the new
country, the discouragements and
hardships and the final success, and as
the one prattles and the other dreams
golden hair and gray beard blend and
they sleep, the little child and the old
man on the porch.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

So far as the health of the people is
concerned 1t is all right that cotton
seed oil SO largely displaces lard n
their food. A good deal of meanness
and i'll health may be charged to the
excessive use Of hog products.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

We have lost two nice fruit trees this
year by cats. On the face of it this
statement looks queer, but these trees
were located so that they We're handy
for the cats to sharpen their claws on
them, and they clawed the trees to
death.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

1t is not so very many years ago that
the tomato was known by the name of
the "love apple" and was grown simply
as curiosity and never eaten. Today
the crop produced represents millions
of dollars, and 1t is rated as one of the
best products Of the garden.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29
CONSERVATION OF MOISTURE.

If we could see the process of evap-
Grating the moisture from the earth as
readily as we can see the rain falling
and being absorbed we would find out
some strange things. We would see al
tree pumping barrels of water a day
out of the earth through its leaves into
the air, would see hill of corn using
up several pailfuls. of water day,
would see the sun sizzling the water
out Of the baked and crusty field just
as the fire ticks up the water in a fry
Ing pan, would see the moisture drawn
by capillary attraction rushing up from
the cool and moist subsoi to allay the
thirst of growing plant and tree and
feed the insatiate sun. But we see
none of these things, and, not seeing
them, we forget that they are and sol
blunderingly and foolishly neglect
those simple mechanical means which
will largely prevent this waste of pre-.
cious moisture.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

We have known dollar and a half
razorback hog to make enough rue
ton in neighborhood SO that he put
$75 of good money into the pockets of
lawyers, justices and constables, and
SO, from a purely legal view, did not
live in vain.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

An excellent quality of paper both
for news print and writing is now
made from cornstalks, and the bust
ness is likely to become a very extern
sive one.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

We are asked whether the various
forms of insect pests which are today
so injurious to crops have always
existed or are new creations. Pre-
sumably the first of them were made
during the period of bug creation and
have always been in existence, but for
lack of specially favorable conditions
have only in late years SO multiplied
as to become pests. We have no doubt
that the potato bug worked on Adams
potatoes in the garden of Eden.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29
Texas PRODUCED last year 492, 1922 car
loads of stuff to sell.

The coming of the goldenred for us
marks the beginning Of the end of
summer.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

Racing as pastime will never COM
mand the respect and support of hon
est and civilized people until horse
men quit running rotten races-races
manipulated by gamblers, bookmakers
and jockeys.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

There will never be any better but
ter made than has been made, but the
chance for further missionary work
lies in bringing more of the butter
made up from a state OF original sin
to standard Of oleaginous sanctifica-
ton.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

So serious menace to the cotton
crop has the boil weevil become that
the legislature of Texas has authorized
an offer Of reward of $4,000 for the
best means of fighting the pest.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

Say, see here-why not keep well
bred stock just as well as poor stuff?
Costs no more to keep and care for well
bred poultry, swine, cattle, sheep and
horses than 1t does scrubs, and the
profit in keeping such kind Of stock is
always greater, aside from the greater
pleasure TO be had in having them
around. Costs more to start, of course,
but start with less and start right.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

Big, husky colored hands are ayaila-
Bile in many parts of the south for farm
work at so or go cents day, they find
ing themselves. 1t would seem to be
sensible thing to SO train these men
that they would be worth more money.
This rate of wage will keep the negro a
barbarian so long as he is content to
take it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

The railways Of this country use
100000 ties each year to replace
those rotted out, aside from what are
used in new construction. This is the
big draft on our forest reserves.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

The agricultural department at
Washington has promulgated a sure
cure for insomnia. 1t is to eat full
pint Of fresh roasted peanuts just be-
fore going 20 bed We should think
such dose would give man nights
revel with all his departed ancestors
and fix him SO that he would be SUBJ
ject for the undertaken.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

South Dakota comes to the front
with the largest inclosed pasture in
the world $50, 900 acres of an Indian
reservation Enclosed by barbed wire
fence rented Of the red men by a cattle
company at BOZ mills per acre per
year for a period Of five years.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

There are lots Of people living in the
country who are afraid of fresh air
after dark and sleep in tightly closed
bedrooms. It is all poppycock that
night air is bad air. The more good,
fresh air one can have in his bedroom
the better he will sleep and the more
restorative will be his rest. 1t is better
to sleep out under the stars than to
get in one of those air tight rooms.
Open the windows, open them wide,
and let them stay open all night.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

If the day of $1,000 bulls has passed,
and we guess it has for awhile, it is
we'll For the purely practical side Of
stock breeding on both beef and but
ter lines $50 is enough for any animal
An analysis of ton Of alfalfa hay
at the Kansas experiment station
showed that it contained A pounds of
nitrogen, S.27 pounds of phosphates.
5o.95 pounds Of potash and 40 pounds
of lime.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

The great disadvantage connected
with selling milk to a cheese or a milk
condensing factory lies in the fact
that too much fertility is thus sold
from the land. Herein lies the SUI
periority Of the creamery over these
other methods Of conducting the dairy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

Chile has the only known deposit of
nitrate of soda in the world, and its
value may be better understood when
1t Is known that the export duty placed
upon the product nets the government
over S15,ooo,0o0 annually. or more than
half enough to pay all the expenses of
the government
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29
CHAPTER XVII.

"HE two captives who were not
prisoners were SO dazed by the
unexpected events of the morn.
inc tho Z thou I'D not ,.oa line 4l,l,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I.-Grenfall Lorry, wealthy
American globe ;trotter, stumbles into ac-
quaintance with q charming foreign girl
on the train from Denver to Washington.
The pair are left behind when the fler
stops for repairs in West Virginia.
CHAPTER II.-Lorry wires ahead to hold
the train. He and the unknown girl ride
twenty miles at a tearing pace in noun
tain coach. There is no lovemaking, but 4
near approach to it as the rolling stage
tumbles the passengers about.
CHAUTER Iu-Lorry dimes with the
slocker, Uncle Casper and Aunt Yvonne.
They are natives of Graustark, country
Lorry had never heard of before.
CHAPTER IV.-Lorry shows the foreign
ers the sights Of Washington. They leave
. for New York to sail on the Kaiser Will
helm. Miss Guggenslocker naively calls
lAgsy her ideal American" and invites
him to come and see her at Edelweiss.
CHAPTER V.-Wildly infatuated, Lorry
hurries to New York. The name Guggen-
slocker is not ON the steamer list. He sees
the steamer Off. Miss G. waves him kiss
from the deck.
CHAPTER yI.-Lorry joins his old
friend, Harry Anguish, an American artist,
in Paris Graustark and its capital Edel-
weiss, are located by guidebook. The
Americans get no trace of the Guggen-
slockers there
CHAPTER VII-Lorry sees his charmer
driving In carriage with beautiful COM
panion OF her own sex. He gets a glance
of recognition, but the carriage rolls Cd
leaving his mystery unsolved Later he
receives note at his hotel signed Sophia
Guggenslocker, inviting him to visit her
next day.
CHAPTER yTII-In the evening Lorry
and Anguish ramble about the grounds of
tho castle where dwells the court of the
- [v.0,,
plot to abduct the princess and resolve to
capture the plotters red handed.
CHAPTER 1X.-Following the conspira-
tors, Lorry finds himself in room he
heard them designate as that of the prln-
cess. }eS4
CHAPTER x.-Lorry tells the princess
Of the plot. Mutual recognition; she is
Miss Guggenslocker. Dannox, the guard,
Is In the abduction plot. He fells Lorry.
with terrible blow Anguish to the res.
cue
CHAPTER XI.-Lorry quartered in the
castle. The princess visits him, but for
bids NIL talk of love.
CHAPTER XII-Graustark is bankrupt
and owes the neighboring princedom of
Axphain S30,000,000. The creditor demands
cash or the cession of the richest districts
of Graustark.
CHAPTER XIII.-The Prince of Axphain
offers to extend the loan If the princess
Will marry his son LorenZ. Prince Gabriel
of Dawsbergen also bids for. the pricess'
hand with offer of a loan. letive tells
Lorry that she belongs to her people and
will marry Lorenz
CHAPTER XIv.ALorry discovered kiss
ing the princess while she is seated on the
throne. He quits the castle by royal COM
mand. tzi
CHAPTER Xy.-Betrothal of the prin-
cess to Lorenz. The Americans recognize
Gabriel as chief consplator in the abduc-
ton plot.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-18
Moral Wave al san Antonio.

San Antonio, Texas: Following In
structions from the new city adminis-
tration, the police have closed every
variety theater and dance hall in San
Antonio. This crusade was inaugural
ed last night when City Marshal irwin
closed the Washington theater in the
Trans-san Pedro district, and it was
followed tonight by the closing Of the
Fashion theater and the dance hall
on the corner of Laredo and Nueva-
Mayor Campbell says that 1t is his
firm determination to root out such
places as these as fast as they start up
in San Antonio.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-18
The strlke situation.

Shreveport. La. The strike situar
ton in the Kansas City shops remains
unchanged There were no additions
70 the strikers ranks to-day, and the
mechanical department Of the shops
remains closed. The men simply re-
NAMED Idle. No negotiations are be-
ing entered into from this end OF tue
line. if the demands of the men are
granted the announcement will come
from Kansas City
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-18
The strIkina shopmen.

Shreveport, La: General Super'n-
tendent Dickson Of the Kansas City
Southern road. reached here yester-
day, presumably for the purpose Of
comforting with the striking employees
Of the mechanical department No
conference was held yesterday, but II
is believed that one will be held to-
day. A meeting OF all the trades union
employees OF the shops in the Kansas
City Southern has been callad for this
morning at 10 o'clock to consicer the
strike situation
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-18
The passengef department Of the

The passengeS department Of the
Southern Pacint Sunset Route an
nounces a spe 1allow one way colo
mist rate Of $25p from all main line
points to Califoftia. Tickets on sale
Feb, is to JuneHo, inclusive, and it
is probable that lap unusual number
Will take advss hsFs of this exception
ally low rate to visit1the Golden State.
Tickets are good fofseontinuous pass
age. though in Califd.pia stop-overs
will be allowed at all S<hern Pacific
stations, while special raSes have been
made to various pointsWithin Cali
fornia.
Especially fine equipment will be
provided, and the Pullman Excursion
Sleeping Car arrangements which
have been perfected assures he trav-
eler every comfort IN addition there
win be operated free reclining chair
cars and comfortable day coaches.
The nearest agent can supply all in
formation desired as to rates, etc, or
this may be obtained by writing to
S, f. B. Morse, passenger traffic man
ager; NJ l.. Robbins, G. p & T. A., or
T. j. Anderson, A. G. P. & 7. A., at
Houston, Texas.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-18
rhe plea Being Worked.

Sherman. Texas: A negro is In the
panel from which the grand jury is to
be selected This comes from the dis
elimination question which has been
raised a number of times. especially
in the case OF Bob Smith, charged
with the murder OF ARIA Taylor, a
white woman.
Yesterday in the case Of Kid San
ders, the negro county convict charg-
ed with assault to kill, there was mo
ton to quash the indictment on the
ground OF discrimination against the
negro and On the selection of the
grand Jury.