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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15
AN AGR1cuLrURAL rDUcATIoN.

The practical value of an agricultural
education as given at our state colleges
is well illustrated by case which came
under our observation lately. A farm
boy managed by hard work and close
economy to work his way through q
three years course at one of the best of
these agricultural colleges In western
state. While there, in order to help pay
his expenses, he did much of the rough
and disagreeable work connected With
the college farm-cared for the stock,
MIXED the cows and cleaned out the
barns. AS soon as he graduated an OF
fer awaited him from the owner Of al
fine half section farm, well stocked
with registered Shorthorn cattle, to-
take the management of the farm on a
share basis on long lease. And this
was not all. So much confidence was
felt in the young mans ability to suci
cessfully handle such an enterprise that
the owner stood ready to take his nota
for almost all of the sum required to
purchase half interest in the stock
Els course will be watched with inter.
est. We look to see him applying hif
scientific knowledge in the carrying on
of this enterprise, not only making mani
ey for the owner, but also for himself.
1t is an encouraging feature that farpt
owners are thus beginning to appres
ciate the value of an agricultural educ
cation.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15

not belleve you could be so-forgetful."
There was proud and pififul resent
ment in her voice that brought him to
his senses at once. lie had deiled her
throne. In shame and humiiia ton he
cried:
Il am fool, an migrate! You have
been too gentle with me. For this
despicable act of mine 1 cannot ask
pardon, and it would be beneath you to
grant it. / have hurt you, and 1 can
never atone. l forgot how sacred is
your throne. Let me depart in dis
grace" He stood erect as if to forsake
the throne he had stained, but she,
swayed by a complete reversal Of feel
ing, timidly, pleadingly touched his
arm.
Stay! 1t is my throne, after all. 1
shall divide it, as well as the sin, with
you. Sit down again, l beg of you.
For a brief spell would rule beside a
man who is fit to be king, but who is
desecrator. There can be no harm,
and no one shall be the wiser for this
sentimental departure from royal Gus
tom. We are children anyhow, mere
children"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15
RUSSIAN rnu1r rREEs.

We think it just as right to note fail{
ures as successes. Here is brief sto<
ry Of our experience with Russian
fruits: Out Of five varieties Of cher<
ries, nine of apples and six Of plumss
ten years planted, we report cherries
total failnre-trees grow, but will not
bear fruit; plums all dead but one, the
Blue Moldavka which is hardy and
fruits heavily, but curculio gets all the
crop every year; apples all hardy and
thrifty. Six of them produce few
apples so utterly worthless in quality
that they are not worth picking upt
The other three after nine years pro.
duced two or three apples apiece this
year, all greatly inferior to the Wealthy
both in size, Quality and appearances
In the meantime apple and pham5
trees of the American tgpe-D Duchess,
Wealthy and Patterns Grsaping IA ap-
pies and Wyant, Rockford, st6ddards
Hawkeye and De Soto In plumsv- hove
been giving large crops offsh1,e ,fru,ts
While few, very few. good things
have been imported from Rssssia the
great bulk Of the irnnortat ions lhsFs
proved utterly worthless go
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15

l
hand trembled as he took up hers to
carry it to his lips. 1--WE are children
playing with FIRE." he murmured, this
migrate, this fool!
She allowed her hand to lie Imply il
his, her head sinking to the back of the
chair. When her hand was near his
feyerish lips, cool and white and trust.
| ing, he checked the upward progress
Slowly be raised his eyes to study her
face, finding that hers were closed, the
senblance Of smile touching her lips
as il they were II happy dream.
The lips The lips! The lips! The
madness Of love rushed into his heart;
the expectant hand was forgotten; his
every hope and every desire measured
itself against his discretion as he look
ed upon the tempting face. Could he
kiss those lips but once his life would
be complete.
With a start she opened her eyes,
doubtless at the command Of the mas
terful ones above. The eyes Of blue
met the eyes Of gray in short sharp
struggle, and the blue went down in
surrender. Els lips triumphed slowly,
drawing closer and closer as if restrain
ed and impelled by the same emotion
arrogant love.
open your eyes, darling" he whis-
pered, and she obeyed. Then their lips
neither first kiss Of loyei
She trembled from head to foot, per-
fectly poweriess beneath the spell.
Again he kissed q princess on her
throne. At this second kiss her eyes
grew wide with terror, and she sprang
from his side, standing before him like
one bereft Of reason.
"Oh, my God! What have you done?'
she walled. He staggered to his feet,
dizzy with joy.
Ha" cried gruff voice from the
doorway, and the guilty ones whirled
to look upon the witness to their bliss
full crime. Inside the curtains, with
carbine leveled at the head Of the
American, stood Abode, the guard, his
face distorted with rage. The princess
screamed and leaped between Lorry
and the threatening carbine.
"Allodew she cried in frantic terror,
He angrily cried out something in his
native tongue and she breathlessly,
imploringly replied Lorry did not I'M
derstand their words, but he knew that
she had saved him from death at the
hand Of her loyal, erring guard Al
lode lowered his gun, bowed low and
turned his back upon the throne.
"He-he would have killed you," she
said TREMENDOUSLY, her face the picture
of combined agony and relief. She re-
membered the blighting kisses and
then the averted disaster
"You-what did you say to himY' he
asked.
I-I-oh, 1 will not tell your she
cried.
II beg of your
II told him that he was to-was to
put down his gun"
Il know that, but why? ~ he persist
ed
Zach, to save you, stupidw
How did you explain the--the"- He
hesitated generously
Il told him that / had not been-that
/ had not BEEN
"Say itw
That had not been.-otfendedp she
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15

DR.. G. J. Bishop, of Agnew, Mich.
says, 81 have used FNoley's Honey and
Tar in three very severe cases of pneu.
monia with good results in every
case" Refuse substitutes. For sale
by w. D. Elliott. corner Main and
Court streets.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15
5ALF,'.ALFA.

TH6re seems to be more interest cens
tered around the growing of alfalfa in;
the states east of the Missouri river
than in Eny other one thing, Judging
from the number of inquiries we re.
ceive. While in substance we have
given the information before in rnese
notes, we repeat it for the benefit of
our many readers who are interestedi
Alfalfa Is one of the Oldest known for~
age plants. In Europe 1t is known as
lucerne, in some localities as German
clover. 1t is a legume aud close rela-.
tive Of our clovers, only that it is a
perennial and not biennial, as most OF
them are 1t will grow on any good
soil upon which surface water never
stands, provided there is not hardpan
subsoil and further provided that per-
manent moisture can be reached by it's
roots within ten or fifteen feet. It
seems to find its best conditions where
the soil is subi'rigated, as in the Platte
river valley in Nebraska, or where the
surface is irrigated, as in all the Pa.
cific states. Its value as forage plant
lies in It's great productiveness, three
cuttings and yield of four and one.
half tons of hay to the acre being an
average yield under average conditions.
1t Is, further, most superior food for
all kinds of stock, being richer in pro-
tein or flesh forming elements than any
other plant grown. 1t is unsurpassed
as pasture grass for hogs, and when
made into hay 1t is eagerly eaten by ev.
cry animal on the farm, even the chick
ems. Being a perennial, 1t does not
work into any system Of crop rotations
and the field allotted to it must be per.
manently set aside for 1t. 1t seems
is growing luxuriantly in Minnesota
and Manitoba, where the mercury
touches 40 below zero, and producing
five crops year in Arizona, where it,
has to endure 40 in the shade. 1t pos-
sesses, in common with clover and otlf-
er members of the legume family, the
power of extracting the free nitrogen
from the atmosphere and deposlting it
in the earth, thereby enriching the soil.
this process carried on by a form of
bacterial life peculiar to the plant, and
the principal cause of failure in grow
ing this crop is thought to be the
absence of this form Of bacterial life in
the SOIL which is now being overcome
by inoculation--the scattering of Al
small quantity of inoculated soil on
the barren field. 1t quite often takes a!
couple of years to get good, strong
stand of the plant, and many have
voted it a fe.lure at the end of the first
year and plowed it up when, had they
had patience and cut the field frequent.
~, they would have made success Of
it. In the north central states it is best
sown in the spring without any nurse
crop about May Is on well prepared
land at the rate Of twenty or twenty@
FIVE pounds of seed to the acre. We
have before said, and repeat it nows
that where man is raising hogs five
acre alfalfa pasture will pay him big
interest on valuation of $500 per acre.
Thousands Of western farmers are ex<
perimenting with alfalfa, and their ex.
periences tabulated prove that it has
immense prospective value for the
great central west and the east, toos
where it has never been grown.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15

The most tractable and lovable boys
and girls whom we know are those
who are required and taught to work,
doing such work as is suited to their
years and strength. Work for young
people is one Of the best of educators
and withal Is the best means by which
to secure good physical development
and good health. The nimble feet and
dexterous fingers Of children may be
trained in hundred ways for their
own well being and as valued helps for
parents. Some foolish parents neglect
to do this on the plea that 1T is more
trouble to teach the child than it IL to
do the work required. This is cona-
mon mistake. A child may be taught
to do things much easier than a puppy
or colt. What we mean was illustrated
by seeing twelvesyear-oid girl set a
table for company supper, she attend
ing to every nice detail Of the work as
correctly 40 would her more expert
enced mother. She had been taught
how.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15

The dreaded San Jose scale is max
ing bad work with some eastern or
chards. In Pennsylvania out of 10000
trees in one orchard-peaches, apples.
pears, ounces and apricots- 900
have been condemned and ordered de-
stroyed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15

When a man marries woman to get
a cook he is quite likely to have bust
ness with the divorce court inside Of
three years.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15

Prunis simonii, prune shaped like
a tomato and the size Of June apple,
grown out on the coast country, is on
the market this season.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15

We can absolutely guarantee any
likely Swedish or Norwegian girl 81
week, a good home and a good hus.
band inside Of two years.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15

In the latitude where we live 1t is
necessary to lay the grapevines down
and cover them with earth for the
winter. When we do this work we
prune the vines.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15

When an agent talks budded apple
trees to you, kick him off the prem
ises.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15
without the aid Of books, scientists

Without the aid Of books, scientists
or agricultural papers many man can
find out something Of great value to
him by having talk with his neighbor
who for some reason has succeeded in
raising a good crop when his own was
poor. There is always a good reason
for the success of one man and the
failure of another. 1t is good sense to
try to find this out. The preparation
OF the soil for crop, the kind Of seed
used. the date Of planting and the care
given the crop will very largely, in
fact almost wholly, determine the kind
OF crop raised. II your Reighbor has a
crop Of cprn good for fifty bushels an
acre and yours Is good for only twenty
Eve bushels there Is no man who can
Do you as much good as that same
neighbqr. He knows something which
is OF value to you, fer he taas had the
same sort Of soil, has had the ratio Of
sunshine ana rainfall that you have
had, ana If Ne has done twice as weal as
you have 1t 10 because he knows Ueya
than you do. See him.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15

The types made us say in late is
cue of these notes that $50 was enough
to pay for a sire to head good herd OF
cattle. 1t should have read $3.50 Til,
trouble is we have now altogether tot
many of the nifty dollar sort.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15

About SO many children die every
year as result Of leaving carbolic
acid and other poisons around where
the little toddlers can get hold Of it.
The careful housekeeper and mother
will have some place to keep such
things where they can never be got
hold of by mistake.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15

The Russian thistle, which raised
such furore few years ago that it
almost bled the national treasury for
So, 100000 to exterminate it, has prov
ed to be very harmless weed after
all, not one-half as much of pest as
pigeon grass, ragweed or purslane.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15

An acre Of Strawberries we'll cared
for will ordinarily give about $125 net
profit. The strawberry is one of the
safest berry crops to raise, for one is
almost sure of a crop, and they are al
ways in good demand.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15

The fall garden comes in very handy
late planted sweet corn, string beans,
radishes, lettuce, green peas Lots Of
nice things are to be had if one only
knows how to get them.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15

While man may sow and Providence
send the increase it is well to remem-
Der that Providence works with a good
deal of equity and the lazy and shift
less man usually gets what he is en-
titled to and no more.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15

The 1908 crop of winter wheat in
Edwards county, Kan, is worth, at sc
cents per bushel, $195 for each in
habitant Of that county. Graphophones
rubber tired buggies and pianos sell
well in that county.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15

It is said that the wheat cut in the
state of Washington is so dry when it
is shipped from that state that on an
ocean voyage to England it will alb
sorb enough moisture to more than pay
the freight charges.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15

Here and there all over the wheat
producing sections are men who will
never sell bushel Of wheat for less
than ST. One such whom we know
lately marketed the accumulated crops
of the past thirteen years. 1t being
doubtful If he could do it himself, he
should set one Of his boys or girls to
work to figure out how much he made
or lost by this deal.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15

Even If the city ordinances do not
prohibit it, no man who has any re-
gard for the propriehes and his neigh
bors will attempt to raise hogs on his
town residence lot. Hogs want room
and lots of it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15

Corn experts are needed all along the
northern limit Of the corn belt to show
to corn growers the folly ofeattempting
to grow varieties Of corn only suited
to the more southern latitude of Kan
sas and Nebraska. One season with
another, only corn which will mature
in ninety or ninety-fve days should be
planted.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15
The lrattie ranges are being turned
into wheat fields in western Kansas
and Nebraska.

Some one says that burdocks can be
killed out by putting pinch Of salt on
the crown of the plant after cutting
the top OF. Our burdocks thrive on
this treatment.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15

The influence Of a good sire In the
breeding Of horses will be felt for a
period Of twenty-five years in the COM
muntty where he is owned We recall
a case where thirty years ago a, model
horse was owned for period of ten
years fn certain locality, and today
the best horses there are the descend
ants Of this horse. This proposition is
just as true when it is inverted.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15

vi m AIRY Anguish was discreet,
% forbearing fellow. He did not
M IA demand full explanation of
his friend lNhoro u,nc nr,o,,xh
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15
Used for Pneumonia.

Ito Be Continued.)
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-21
KANSAS G. A. r.

MCPHERSON, kans., May 90
Hundreds of veterans from all parts
OF the state, reinforced by their fam
lilies and multitude of other visitors,
have taken possession of Mcpherson
today, the occasion being the TWEEN.
ty-second annual encampment of the
G. A. R., Department of Kansas. The
department Office and members Of the
executive council arrived yesterday
and established headquarters at the
Union hotel This morning at nine
o'clock the business sessions of the
encampment were formally opened by
Department Commander Loomis in
the new opera house, which was elab-
orately decorted for the occasion.
Department politics is running high
and overshadows popular interest in
the parade and other features of the
encampment. A spirited contest is
on for the Office of department com
mander. there being no fewer than
half dozen prominent veterans men
toned for the honor, The Woman's S
Relief Corps. Ladies' OF the G. A. R..
and other affiliated bodies are also in
annual session.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-21
FACES LABOR FAMINE.

OTTAWA, Can, May 20.-Canada
is facing labor famine, and the CUES
ton is seriously asked. where will the
manual help come from that is to con
struct the Grand Trunk railway
across the continent. Men are being
called for by manufacturers and agri-
culturalists, and, in fact, in all indus
trial operations where manual labor
is necessary. men are wanted, and
but few offer.
The manufacturers association, of
Canada, estimates that fully 10000
more men are required among the va
rious manufacturing industries of the
country. The farmers of Ontario are
calling for some 10000 farm helpers,
but there is little response. Mr.. Hays,
general manager of the Grand Trunk
railway, states that as soon as the
bill for the trans-continental project
passes the Canadian parliament, con.
struction work will begin in dozen
places along the proposed line to the
Pacific coast.
In view of the great lack of labor
ers it is believed by those familiar
with the situation that the promoters
of this big enterprise are confronting
a difficult proposition. That there is
vast number of men required at this
time on railroad construction work in
the United States somewhat compli-
Gates the labor market in Canada. AL
together. the problem is engaging the
attention of some of the best minds
of the Canadian Industrial world.
The dominion authorities do not
relish the fact that labor famine is
upon them. Sir William Mulock, the
Canadian minister of labor, recognizes
the situation and is casting about him
to see what his department can do
to ameliorate the condition. That the
famine is being severely felt is shown
by the fact that a bill has recently
been introduced into the Canadian
house of commons by John Charlton
NJ. p, which is designed to admit into
Canada artisans from the United
States under contract, irrespective of
the provisions to the contrary of the
alien labor laws of Canada
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-21
SECOND DAY OF
CONFEDERATE UNION.

NEW ORLEANS, La, May 20
The second day OF the annual reunion
of the United Confederate Veterans
was given over almost entirely to
routine business relating to the affairs
Of the association. Reports were pre-
pointed to look after various projects
In which the veterans are interested,
and during the forenoon and afte-
rnoon sessions the delegates listened
to stirring addresses delivered by sew
eral speakers of note Promptly at
noon, in pursuance of a custom long
since established by the association
all business was suspended and an
hour was devoted to a memorial SER
vice in memory and in honor of JEFF
the Confederacy. During the day
there were also well-attended meet
ings by the sons of veterans and the
other organizations affiliated with the
parent body. Luncheons and drives
were numerous for the visiting ladies
and SO perfect were the arrangements
Of the entertainment committee that
no one was allowed to find the time
hang heavily on his hands Tonight
witnesses another of the elaborate en-
grand ball given by the sons of veter
ans, complimentary to the sponsors
and maids of the reunion.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-21
RUSSIAN SPIES IN
THE UNITED STATES

NEW YORK. May 2O-According
to prominent Hebrews here, there are
five thousand paid spies of the Rus
sian government throughout all parts
of the United States, seeking evidence
against Americanized Jews to be used
against them In Russia.
1t is claimed that the Russians
have a band of murderers somewhat
after the fashion of the Malta. and
even more deadly, which are at work
in this country. A large number of
Jews, part of the army of six hundred
and fifty thousand Jews on their way
to this country. being driven cut of
Russia by prosecutions, reached here
yesterday.
The immigrants suffered great
hardships in reaching port. prepara-
tory to sailing for this country.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-21
DISCOUNTS MARcoNFS
NEWEST DISCOVERY

LONDON. May 20.-Henniker Hea
ton, NJ. p, England's postal reformer
has just returned from Berne, where
he accompanied his intimate friend
Marconi. He told a reporter today OF
The latest scientific wonder. which he
saw there-the taking OF photographs
at distance of from twenty to TWEEN
ty-five miles.
Il visited one of Marconi's radio
graph stations, three miles outside of
Rome, in the Campagua." he said,
and was shown there perfect photo
graphs of large size taken by cleo
tricians and scientists from that sta
don of views in the mountains twen-
ly-five miles away. How this marvel
was accomplished is their secret.
Whether it was done by some new
am unable to say.
The photographs were clear, bring
ing out in sharp definition the outline
Of houses and the figures of men and
women as though only taken ten or
twenty yards OFF They appear able
10 extend or narrow the field at will.
One of the operators told me that
in short time they hope to be able to
lake photographs of objects and plac-
IS 20G miles distant and enable you to
see the person you are telegraphing
TO at that range No one is permitted
10 enter the Photograph station, and
so far the secret has been admirably
kept"