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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-04
FOWL LANGUAGE.


The boys and girls will find It, inS
teresting to watch the fowls in the
yard and study their queer and most
significant language. There is the
early morning call Of the rooster-a
sort of signal service between separated
homestends, answered back and forth
by rival heads of harems, which may,
be interpreted to mean that "alrs
well at our housey' Then there Is the
ROSTERS call, of defiance to his rival
just over in the next yard, and his VIC
torious crow from the top Of the fence
post when he has whipped the other
rooster to finish. Then there is his
cultural invitation to the hens when
sometimes he has tdbit for the first
one on hand and quite often not, the.
hens responding promptly to the cs.sH
Notwithstanding the unreliable charac-
ter of the invitation. Then there is
the hens cackle when she has laid q
nice, fresh egg, her monotonous
''cluck'' when she is incuba ting,
her protesting notes when meddled
with when SO engaged, her motherly.
grooming to the little ones as they push
up under her protecting wings, her
CHEEKY call to the chicks when she
has found a succulent and tender grub,
for them, and, perhaps most striking of
all, her note of warning as some preda-
tory hawk is seen far up in the air,
when every chick runs for cover even
the first time 1t hears it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-04

The silo originated in France in 1875
and is one useful and eminently prac-
teal invention which that country has
contributed to the progress Of the age.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-04

The wise farmer will do no work by
hand labor which can possibly be done
with horse and machine.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-04

Pedigree and individual merit must
ever be closely associated in the selec-
ton of breeding Of any kind If the best
results are to be obtained. Pedigree
without individual merit is expecting
too much of ancestry and the law of
heredity. Merit without pedigree is a
three card monte game.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-04

When a crop Of growing grain on
the hillsides looks yellow it shows a
lack Of nitrogen in the soil. When the
crop on low and wet lands looks yellow
1t may be charged to imperfect subsoil
drainage.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-04

Seven sows and twenty-one pigs
weighed and turned in on two acres of
alfalfa and fed light corn sud slop
ration were again weighed at the end
Of thirty days and showed a gain in
value at the current price Of pork OF
$1S.01. This was in Nebraska.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-04

Az an ornamental and hardy climber
too much cannot be said in favor of the
Crimson Rambler rose. 1t is hundred
times more attractive than the old
Prairie ,Queen. In the north it needs
protection during the winter.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-04

a bad egg requires no faster y
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-04

If one has a cut off timber lot which
has been used as a pasture for two or
three years there is no way In which
to get rid OF the old stumps and grubs
SO cheaply and effectively as to use q
traction engine. Two men and such an
engine will pull out surprising num-
Der of stumps in ten hours, and big
ones at that,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-04

We note with disgust that every
plum out Of crop Of at least three
bushels upon fine Russian plum-the
Blue Moldavka- has been stung by the
curculio and not matured plum will
we get this year. We rate this little
pest as one Of the meanest that we
have to deal with in the orchard, for it
cannot be reached by spraying.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-04

Where man can raise alfalfa and
can get the pigs, cows and hens to
work in connection with the alfalfa
he has got about as certain and profit
able business combination as we
know of. Twenty acres under this
plan are better than forty acres in
corn.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-04

We know some men who keep them.
selves poor Just moving around, ON I'M
easy, discontinued, dissatisfied lot, al
ways thinking they can find some place
where living can be made easier,
where they will find better neighbors
and enjoy life better. Where the move
involves the disposal of farm and its
belongings and the usual loss Of crop
year 1t will cost 81 600 or more to move.
1t often happens that this much money
put into improvements and betterments
at the old place would make it just the
place they want. 1t is good thing
that things are SO fixed that man can
make just about as much money In one
place as another.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-04

A lady friend who raises much poul-
try tells US that she has been bothered
this season very much with the crows
catching her young chickens. She lives
near some heavy timber in which the
crows nested, and these black pests
found out unfortunately for our
friend, that young chicks were good
food for the young crows. is5'I 2 sEs'
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-04

For the many acres Of lowland upon
which no crop win be grown this year
no better way of handling can be found
than to pillow twice il possible before
the middle of September, then sow to
rye and seed down with timothy.
These wet spots will always bother
unless they can be tiled and will be
more profitable in grass than any other
CROP
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-04

Il the strawberry bed has been fruit
ed two seasons the best thing to do. is
TO plow it up.s While it might be reno
waited by the expenditure of a good
deal Of work, 1t will be found every
way better to rely on the new bed
which you, of course, set out last
spring. Then, the strawberry likes a
change Of soil about every two years
anyway.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-04

Among the many pretty and attrac-
tive wild things for yard and lawn dec
Grafton we would mention the elder.
berry and the sumach. A clump Of
these shrubs in corner Of the lawn
will give nice effect all summer long,
particularly the sumach, the beauti-
fully colored foliage of which in the
fall is not excelled by any tree or plant.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-04

We notice that newly developed va
rieties of potatoes bloom very much
more freely than those OF the older and
established sorts. We have one va
riety this year, Pats Choice, which is
a veritable posy bed, every hill car
rying from five to ten flower stems,
with large purple blossoms having yell
low centers. This would indicate to
us that such new variety possessed a
greater degree Of vigor than the older
kinds.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-04

People have craving for green's in
the spring and are sometimes careless
in what they gather to put in the pot,
as was one woman out west who tried
the broad leaves of the pieplant, which
contained enough poison to kill her.
Men have not the native instinct of ami
mails in the selection of green foods.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-18
SPOKE OF HIS
DEAD FRIEND
Senator Hanna Psys .
Loving Tribute to VIII +.
liam Mckinley.

At the unveiling of the Mckinley
monument at Toledo yesterday. Sena-
tor Mark Hanna paid touching tribute
TO the late president The senator said:
Friends of Toledo and Lucas county:
Ny heart goes out to you for this gen.
erous tribute to a friend whom we all
loved. Well as I knew him, you knew
him just as well. for he was the same
to all men That true heart knew no
sentiment during his public life that
did not find response from the hearts
of the people He was a most loving
son. a most devoted husband. lie was
a Christian man, he was more. he was
almost divine in his nature. and that
is the best monument that can be left
behind to his memory.
"As an example to all without re-
gard to creed or political afiliation
every man. woman and child will learn
to love that life and as the children
pass this monument as they go to
school and on their way to and from
their homes, they will remember what
they have learned and what they know
of William Mckinley. and it will be a
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-18

help and an inspiration to them God
bless the people of Toledo and Lucas
county. God bless the noble women
who led in this as they always do in
every noble movement
But the truest monument of the life
Of William Mckinley was built and
erected stone By stone as he lived his
noble. useful life. until it touch the sky
and was finished by the hands of the
angles IL is the monument of a good
mans great love for his country and
will forever and forever remain an ex-
many more will succeed Mckinley to
show such a light as a continuous ex-
ample to the American people
That silent and speechless figure
avakens memories and emotions in me
that well nigh stihe utteranee The
recollection Of that awful tragedy at
Buffalo tvo years ago brings back to
my mind that terrible night when his
friends, sitting bowed in SORROW, heard
that dreadful news from the sick
chamber that President Mckinley was
dying Our sorrows were mixed with
bitterness, because we could not un-
derstand. and yet as that mighty sou.
took its upward fight, he whispered:
Tis His way; His will. not ours. be
done and again our heads bowed as
the echo came back. His will. not ours
be done Our heads were bowed to
the will Of the Omnipotent power.
Daylight came on that 18th of Sep
tember two years ago. and the sun
shone on the millions of this nation
bent and stunned almost to the earth
in sorrow-the president was dead
-Oh. fellow citizens, We will erect
bronze monuments We will pay trib.
ute to his memory in every material
way that deroted hearts car ss..;Je. but
no monument. no tribute will NIL ths
ehasm in the hearts Of the American
people. but the memory Of the greai
soul who gave his life for the servics
of this republic and furnished us witt
such an example of noble manhood
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-18
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF OHIO.
MUNICIPAL CLASSIFICATION.

Be Il resolved by the General Assembly
OF the State of Ohio:
Section L That q proposition shall b
the first Tuesday after the irst Monday
In November. 1893. to amend article Il
section {. Of the constitution Of the state
of Ohio. so that II shall read as follows.
sembIy shall provide by general laws for
the organization of cities. incorporated
villages and hamlets and restrict their
power Of taxation. assessment. borrowing
money. contracting debts and loaninG
their credit. 50 as TO prevent the abuse
OF such power. provided. that the general
assembly may divide cities into not more
division is made the classification shall
be as follows and not otherwise: All cit
ies having Q population Of more than one
hundred thousand shall be cities Of the
first class: all oittes having q population
OF not more than one hundred thousand
nor less than twenty-five thousand shall
be cities Of the second class. all others
shall be cities Of the third class"
tors desiring to vote for such amend
nent shall have placed upon their bai-
lots the words: Municipal Classification
amendment yes: and those opposed to
such amendment shall have placed upon
their ballots the words: Municipal class
ifcation amendment. no."
Section 4 This amendment shall tAke
effect on the hrst day Of g 11rS,5g; isoe
Speaker OF the House Of Representatives.
y. b. ARCHER
President pro tenn of the Sonata
Adopted Oct n. Ieos.
United States Of America. Ohio.
Offlcs OF SecI -.ary of state
I LEWIS g. LAYLIN. Secretary OF
state Of the State OF Ohio. do hereby
certify that the foregoing II trus copy
of q yuint Resolution adopted by the
Censrsl Assembly of the State OF Ohic
On the md day of Oct. A D. i3oe. taken
from the original rolls now On nie In this
In Testimony whereof. have hsrsun-
| % subscrfbed my name. ard AIMED my
offcial seal, 81 Columbus. the nth day
lof Ja,suary. A d. iS0
LEWIS c. LAYI.IN.
Secretary Of State.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-18
BRITISH ATTORNEY
OPENS CONFERENCE
Foreign Commissioners As
sembie 20 knofty Question
OF Alaskan Boundary
Dispute.
scrfpps McRae Teiega,n

ScrfDDe NcRze Telegram
London. Sept 1.-THE Alaskan
boundary commission. which is COM
posed Of representatives from the
United States. England and Canada
and which has fer its consideration and
decision the line which shall mark M
boundary between Canada and --ie
United States. met al the foreign Of
fee today
All the foreign commissioners were
present. as were the American COM
missioner-JOhn W. Foster, Judge j.
NJ Dickinson and Hannis Taylor There
were a number of lawyers for Eng
land Canada present but the chief
counsel for those countries will have
the say. while the others will act as an
advisory board
The spectators included American
Ambassador Choate and Chief Jus
tice Fuller Of the United States su-
prene court
The British attorney general. Sir
Robert Findlsy. opeaed the proceedings
On behalf of England He said the
territory involved was Of great value
but the chief question. from the Cana
dian standpoint, was the access 10 the
Pacific
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-18
CROP
NOT RUINED
Chicago Forecaster Is.
sues Bulletin Reas-
surinu Farmers.
scrI3ps-McSas -srsr-an


Chicago. ILL.,, Sept 15.-The local
forecaster issued a bulletin this morn
ing to reassure the argicuIturslIsts in
the corn belt. While. he says. the pre-
dicted frost will arrive tonight, its de-
lay has destroyed most of its killing
effects and the wave of damp and warm
aid from the east have limited its area
by one half.
The cold wave that came out of the
northwest and advanced rapidly south
ward and eastward until il reached Ne
braska and Kansas. was checked there
by currents Of warm, foggy air from
the northwest
Clouds and rain protected the Mis-
sissippi valley. and today the grave
danger to the corn crop is greatly les
sened. When the frost arrives it will
be confined TO a limited area in Iowa
Illinois and the central northern states,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-18

- Il shall deem proper. The subjects OF
taxation for state and local purposes
shall be classified. and the taxation shan
2: s.1 .S On ~ sun,sot ss q - ths suLjscs
taxed. Only buryfng grounds. PUBLIC
schoolhouses, houses used exclusively
for public worship. institutions OF purely
public charity. public property used ex-
sonAi property TO an amount not exceed.
ing In valus two hundred dollars for each
individual. may. by general laws, be ex.
empted from taxation and the value OF all
property 50 exempted shall from time
to time. be ascertained and published, a.
may be directed by law.
At such election those electors desiring
to vote for such amendment may have
placed upon their ballots the words'
Taxation amendment" yes" and those
opposed to such amendment may have
placed upon their ballots the words: Tax
alton amendment. ""no."
Section .. This amendment shall taks
effect on the first day of January. 1904
W. g. MKINNON.
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives,
CARL L. NIPPERT.
President OF the Senate.
Adopted April %. 1902.
United States OF America. Ohio.
Ofnce of Secretary of State.
I, Lewis c. Layiin. Secretary Of
State Of the State of Ohio. do hereby
certify that the foregoing Is true copy
Of Joint Resolution adopted BY the
General Assembly Of the State OF Ohio
on the 10Th day OF April, A. ID. 1902, taken
from the original rolls now on file In this
office.
In Testimony whereof. I have hereun-
to subscribed my name, and affixed my
official seal. at Columbus. the 9th day
LEWIS C. LAYLIN.
Secretary Of State.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-18
TANIMANY
Fight in New York Preci pilates
Riot--One will Die Others
Scricusiy Hurt.

sarippi -sIcPae Telegram
New York, Sept. l5.-in an election
riot over Tammany leadership today
one man WAS. fatally injured and sew
eral others seriously hurt The riot
occurred at Fifth avenue and 11sth
street. 1t was between a mob Of par
tisans bowling for Isaac Hopper. and
another howting- FOR Dan O'ConneIl, his
rival As resnIt, Robert Crombie, a
former detective on District Attorney
Jerome's staff, will die or a fractured
skull. George Lefard, a policeman
was beaten to insensibility. Many
shots were fired and many others in
jyred before a squad of 80 police dis
persed the rioters.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-18
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF OHIO.
STOCKHOLDERS SINGLE LIABILITY

STOCKHOLDERS SINGLE LIABILITY
Be II resolved by the General Assembly
of the State of Ohio:
Section 1. That a proposition shall be
submitted to the electors OF this state
on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November. 1908. to amend Sec
tion Of article XIII of the constitution
of the state Of Ohio so that 1t shall read
as follows:
Sec. 8. Dues from private corporations
shall be secured by such means as may
be prescribed by law. but In no case shall
any stockholder be individually liable
otherwise than for the unpaid stock own
ed by him or her.
section z At said election those eIec-
tors desirins to vote for such amend.
the words: For single liability amend
ment," and Cor those opposed to such
amendment may have placed on their
ballots the words. Against single iabti-
ny w. 8. MKINNoN.
Speaker Of the House % Representatives.
CARL L. NIPPERT.
President Of the Sonata
Passed April q. 1902
United States of America. Ohio.
I, LEWIS c. LAYLIN. Secretary Of
State Of the State of Ohio, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Is true copy
Of a Joint Resolution adopted by tho
General Assembly of the State Of Ohio
ON the 9Th day OF April. A. d. 1eo2 taken
from the original rolls now on file in this
Office
In Testimony Whereof. I have hereun-
to subscribed my name. and affixed my
official seal. at Columbus. the 9th day
LEWIS C. LAYLIN.
s~cv~tary OF Stata-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-18
Upton IS ILL
English Sportsman Confined
TO Bed in Chicago Hotel
Condition Not Dam
scrtp7s-McRse Telegram

scrtp7s-NcRae Telegram
Chicago, Ill. Sept 15.-Sir Thomas
Upton arrived in Chicago this morn
ing a very sick man. and now is con-
fined to his rOOm at the Auditorium an
mex. with a physician in constant at
tendance. The second attack of stom-
ach trouble is more serious than that
which he suffered while a guest of
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff of New
York at the latter's summer home in
the Empire state last week While he
suffers great pain. his condition is not
considered dangerous.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-18
LEGAL NOTICE

Jennie N. Grant. Mary Wallace and Susan
X Manderson. residing In Omaha. Neb.
Wsssr Blo1n residing e Salt ss GI G2
Utah. Catharine Hurford. residing In Battle
Sreek, Neb-. Frank 3. Lahm. residing at .
d. Ishn: Tssidins = !. i &ayer!S H fiass s.'is n
rs:idlns 10 csnon city. Col. Mary y Cable 1e:
Wilkins and Charles Patton. residing In ia
Waterloo. Inc.. Mary Rothennai. residing in
smith. BslnS; % sIiin Easy sn,in; EbinsbsT pay's
Susan Smith. Ida Miller. Maria Ridgeiy.
Elliott smith and Addison Smith. residing
Eesiding in Pittsbure. Pa. and Henry Ment-
ser, Etta Lahm, thomas Patton. I'd Patton
and william Patton. whose places Of resi-
Seiis and de1i.sss Or sarah ana Adams snLae desess.
ed late OF North Manchester Ind will taxa
notice that on the lsen day OF August, A d.
Danbermsn, died their petition In the Coart
ease No l5esl. against The above named
s are The he Owners n IS s,mpie PIE ana ma aae Den IN
possession Of lot No. 90 In the city Of Cam
ton. Ohio. excepting the part thereof begin
norh 10 he corner & ss sess
IS dss. 8 min. % east > W 70 4. 70 To- the esess s,
end s.iS o ana 'ss sAss "a .ss ia
William psnberman e sole owner n
81 the n se.s @ end g ssid iSs e sSai siis s
de-en0ants PANIED cinim some interest or
ssiaa: U s.la pSspiseA aud psayIns that
sSiS ViiisS 6ssSssmsn % o shs s prsnsisss sas .
oNped by BIN. e set lforths be quicsei
So =: S:c e 11:,ss a. :. % % q
mert Uay - eak14 ouQlnel lhem
!i';s':
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-18
kHaCIIIEs
;.ss:MUSF:ST0P
VI @-s sspso
. v'ui, --@as..l
Little 1suisaris Reads
{, Riot Aet TO the
Powers.
SHE WILL BEGIN WAR
- s-s.S -
Upon Z urkey UpIess Europe
ninnmsa'a,cIy Combines to
Prevent Further
49,, Ovtrases.
she WILL !l BEGIN WAR
scripps-McRse TELEGRAM.

scripps-McRae TeleRra:n.
London, Sept. 15.-News from Sofia
this morning states that Bulgaria has
informed the representatives of the
powers that unless the great powers
Will take some decisive step to put an
end 70 the Turkish atrocities in Mace
donia. she will be compelled to take
such steps herself. This comes as
somewhat OF surprise in some quar-
tets. While the diplomatic circles
we're fully aware that the president Of
the principality had been reused TO a
white heat by the reports of murder
ana rapine by the Turkish troops, there
were many who believed that Bulgaria
was too weak to make any decisive
fight. and, on that account, would not
take the matter in her own hands.
1t is believed today that Bulgaria
will make war unless the powers in
terfere.
BUTGHERY CONTINUES.
Sofia. Sept. I5.-News is received
here today that Enthusiastically along
the Bulgarian frontier is slaughtering
refugees from the disturbed districts,
sparing neither men, women or chil-
dren. t-N
Another dispatch states that the Al
banians have devastated the villages OF
Mahle, Dokozuk and Karaliza, killing
many Of the inhabitants, This lates.
news. especially the. report of massa-
cres On the very threshold of Bulgaria
has reused the people 10 a state bor-
dcing on frengy.4-~
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-18
WOMAN PAYS
For eiseking Girls Eye.

Just because she awakened her do
nestle. Alice Calling. out Of her sum-
bers at O'Clock Sunday morning and
proceeded TO give her black eye. Mrs
Samuel Spzlding paid 81 and costs into
the city's Golfers Tuesday morning
II took long time for the accused
to decide 10 plead guilty to the charge
Of assault and battery. but she admit
ted having struck the giri- When she
left the court room Mrs Spalding de-
elared that she vO1hd file counter
charges against her aocCser
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-18
BARBER TOU VELLE
-. - e'- OBTAINS DIVORCE
Canton Mans Friends Surprised to Learn That
He Was Married--Wfs Left Years Ago
2 ssaso Is. =, .y7 and is Still Missing.

Charles W. Tou yeiie. Canton bar
ber. was granted divorce from his
wife. Frances A. Tou vsIle. upon the
sroapds Of gross neglect of duty and
villful absence
sTne wife left HIM some years ago
vhen they were living in Salem
eAccording to the, testimony Of the
Mtsbsni. She was Of a nomadie turn
nd never wanted to live long in a
plaee. she Objected to living in Salem
40 seu Latar sxhsR ~ sAne to Can
t6np Xhieh wss IN lSeas 10 naes her and
asfo4 AaRato EskaEss and che refused
oeQoH0o.oe m, ,psssalenee % smallpox
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-18
CALvATlONISTS MOVE
- ON BLOODY BREATHlTT
Detachment Of the Army Will Teach the Feudists
the Comma ndment Thou Shalt Not Kill"
.-Ohio Men In the Corps.

United States cavalrymen- At their
head is Colonel r E. HoIoz Of Cleye-
land Others are Major Hunter and
STAFF Captain Boyd of Cleveland; Stal
Captain White and Envoy Bell Of Pitts
burg. and stan Captain Escott. Captain
OIthoff and Cadets Bassett and CALI
har of Cincinnati. They will preach to
the feudists and try to reform them