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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-22

~ FF went the carriage with a
III IA dash, the rumble of its wheels
Va Ky joining in the grewsome roar
of the elements. For some
time the two sat speeches. side by
side. Outside the thunder rolled, the
rain swiried and Kissed, the wind
howled and all the horrors of nature
seemed crowded into the blackness Of
that thrilling night. Lorry wondered
vaguely whittier they were going, why
he had seen no flashes of lightning, if
he should ever see her again. His
mind was busy with a thousand
thoughts and queries.
Where are we going?" he asked aft
er they had Travelled half mile or so.
To place of safety came the re-
ply from the darkness beside him.
Thanks" he said dryly "By the
way, don't you have any lightning in
this part of the world? L haven't seen
a fash tonight"
1T lis very rare" came the brief re-
ply.
'Devilish uncommunicahve," thought
Lorry. After moment he asked,
"How far DO we travel tonight"
"A number of miles"
'sThen I'm going to take off this wet
coat. It weighs ton. Won't you re-
move yours He jerked off the big
rain coat and threw it across to the
opposite seat, with the keys and the
lantern. There was moments hest
tation on the part of his companion,
and then q second wet coat followed
the first. Their rain helmets were also
tossed aside. Makes a fellow feel
more comfortable"
After this there was longer silence
than at any time before. The soldier
drew himself into the corner of the
seat an action which repealed further
discussion, it seemed to Lorry, so he
leaned back in the opposite corner and
allowed HIS mind to wander far from
the interior of that black stuffy car
.iage. Where was he going? When
was he to leave Graustark? Was he
to see her soon?
Soon the carriage left the smooth
streets of Edelweiss, and he could tell
by the jolting and careening that they
were in the country, racing over a
rough. rocky road. 1t reminded him
Of an overland trip he had taken in
West Virginia some months before,
with the fairest girl in all the world as
his companion. Now he was riding in
Ler carriage. but with a surly, untalka-
tiTe soldier Of the guard. The more he
allowed his thoughts TO rewel in the
American ride and its delights the
more Uptontrollable became his desire
. TO see the one who had whirled with
him in Light Horse" Jerry coach.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-22

The several byproducts of corn. cot
ton and oil have now become of almost
as much Importance to the world as the
original materials. The same is largely
true of our meat products.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-22

1t is claimed that the music of a
brass band will kill mosquitoes. A
western Chautauqua meeting which at
iirst was almost broken UP by the pest
became entirely free from them after
the services of a brass band were Sc
cGred. This singular fact if fact 1t is,
does not surprise us. for some bands
we know are calculated to drive away
ALI animate things.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-22

Abnormal weather conditions in the
northwest have SO stimulated the
strawberry beds that in many places
we get reports of a second crop of ber-
ries. This is a curious freak of nature
which is rather boosted of, but the
truth is that where the second fruiting
occurs it will greatly injure the crop
of next season.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-22

tPne eastern railway corporation is at
wtrk trying to solve the Important
question of future supply of ties for
the use of the road by setting out its
right of way with black locust trees.
Thn roads hove on the average not less
than four acres of land available for
thiR purpose for each mile of road and
in The level prairie sections even more.
ami this land could be put to far better.
usf devoted TO timber culture than to
be an annual expense to the corpora
tidns to keep the weds cut down
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-22

A flock of hens running at large on a
farm homestead will not yield the profit
the same flock would when yarded and
properly fed and cared for. A friend
who has tried both ways tells us that
he gets nearly twice as many eggs I'M
der the last named method as he did
when his chickens ran wild.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-22

1t is better TO have but $4,000 when
one is sixty and good health as the
net result of life lived moderately
and well than to have $4,000 and n
wrecked constitution as result of try
ing to own the earth.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-22

An economic fact of the greatest sig
nificance is the falling off in the de-
mand for steel-structural steel for
building, for rails and the like This
fact marks the end of the boom condi-
tons of the past four years. In year
from now it may be possible to secure
both material and men for building en-
terprises at reasonable figure.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-22

From the woman's standpoint man
should be just like q Percheron horse
big and strong, but very docile and
tractable.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-22

If there could be secured just three
stalks of corn in the hill and there be
no hills missing, and each stalk would
produce an ear eleven inches long, a
yield OF l4O bushels to the acre would
be obtained.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-22

We find the COW which freshens in
the fall to be more profitable than the
one fresh in the spring. 1t is easier to
regulate the ration of the milk COW in
winter than in the summer, and our
experience is that her fall calf gets a
better start in life also. 1t is a good
arrangement all round to have the COW
dry in dog days.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-22

Cheap lands and unquestioned fertil-
ity of soil don't really count for very
much when there comes a foot of snow
and ice half inch thick in middle
September.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-22

He is sixty and farmer, rich, but
mas no sense. He has always set the
pace which llills-more land. more land,
more crops. more work. His wife died
ten years ago, worn out trying to keep
ms gait; his boys have each run away
the first chance they had; his daugh-
tiers nave married any old stick of a
man to be able to get away from home.
The sons and the worthless sons-in-law
are now watching and waiting like
buzzartts on fence for the old man to
die so that they may divide up his pos
sessions, There will be a big funeral
some cay soon-seventy-tive or more
scarriages and all that-and that's the
end Of old Jones.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-22

The corporations are not consistent
in barring out men over forty from
their service, for nearly all the best
general officers of the roads and their
boards of directors are gray haired
men-men with brains and experience.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-22

The government estimate of the dam
age done by the great floods of the CEN
tral west the past season is in excess
OF S40,o0o0oo, and this does not incluse
the incidental injury in the lowering
OF crop yields outside the direct path
of the floods.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-22

Ellis county, Tex is Dragging over
cotton crop worth 100000, and
Rush county, Kan. is pointing with
pride to crop OF winter wheat worth
$500, 900. And these are only isolated
counties in two sriat states. Stocks
may touch low ebb in Wall street and
poverty show its head among the man
ufacturing sections, but there never
can be very hard times in those sec
tons of the country where original
wealth is created at such a rate as in
those referred to.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-22

Everything has its innings sooner or
later, and the summer of 1903 has been
a bee year all through the west An
ufheard of crop of white clover bloom
listing over period of six or seven
ueeks started them, and they just
slwarmed and swarned and piled up
The honey at a rate never known be-
fore. They have made hives of the
trees. holes in the ground, got into the
attics of houses, lined the sides of
schoolhouse and barn with masses of
well filled comb and have brought the
price Of the most luscious of sweets
down to s cents pound. Great year
for the bees.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-22

The cribs of the corn belt are to be
filed with good average crop of corn
this fall.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-22

Farming by the disk harrow meth,
ods induces slovenliness and superb.
ciality in the cultivation of the soil
Vast areas of grain producing territory
are now worked almost wholly with
this tool, and the good old fashioned
plowing of the felix's is lost art
Valuable tool as the disk harrow is, it
should never be made to take the place
of the pillow.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-22

Frosted and immature corn may be
best utilized in the silo.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-22

re White Brahma is one of cur best
winter egg producers, but she makes
one tired with her uselessness during
the summer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-22

There is much comfort connected
with getting things all in shape for the
winter-fuel in the shed, plenty of fod-
der in the Darn, corncribs filled up.
blowing all done, water supply handy
for the stock, the cellar filled up with
vegetables and canned fruits. When
this is all done, as it may and should
be, the man who has worked fourteen
hours day for five months may look
forward to the winter season with
pleasure as a time for measure OF
rest and recreation. One trouble is
that too many of us try to get ready
for winter after it is here. and then
there is no fun connected with it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-22
CLEARING A FARM IN WASHINGTON

CLEARING A FARM IN WASHINGTON
We all know in a general way that
there grows big timber out in Oregon
and Washington, but only recently
have we realized what effort and ex.
pense are connected with the clearing
of an acre of this heavily timbered
land to fitit for crop. Fancy having
stump eight or nine feet across in tho
land which you wish to convert into a
garden patch, with roots thirty feet liz
length and three feet in diameter where
they leave the stump, and this wood,
both stump and roots, so sodden with
water all the time that it is almost i'm.
possible to burn it! Fancy twenty
such stumps on an acre, often more,
and costing $40 each to remove them,
and you will understand why cleared
land in that country ought to bring q
high price.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-22

TIE tenacity with which some things,
and usually the mean things, hang on
to life and persist in the effort to prop
agate themselves is well illustrated in
our experience with a burdock this
season. We saw it come up in the
spring and let it grow until June, when
we fixed it, as we then thought, by
cutting it off four inches below the
surface. Along in July we noted that it
had made another good start and was
sending up a well filed seed head. We
cut 1t again. Along in late September.
passing by we noticed that it had still
vigors enough to push UP feeble stalk.
upon the tip of Which was tiny bios
som bud This beat us. and we let it
alone on the broad and humanitarian
ground that anything which would try
so hard to live and reproduce itself
should, as far as we were concerned.
have chance.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-22

England raised only 100000 bush
els of wheat this year and wants 20S,-
100000 bushels more from some coun-
try in order to feed her people, most Of
which will be supplied from this coun-
try. Then she has got to come here for
good share of her meat, for nearly
all her fruits and for all the cotton
with which to supply her immense fac
tories Each year we buy less and less
OF her manufactured products, and
each year the balance of trade grows
larger against her. II it were not that
she Is able to sell her lords and dukes
at big prices to our fool American girls
and that she has batch of old ruins
and relics which Americans pay her
big money to see, we would own the
whole island inside>of fifty years.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-22

Natural law fayors a diversification
OF far1n products rather than special
lzlng or devoting the farm to the pro-
duotlon OF any one crop. No truth is
more easy to comprehend than this
that when any one form of animal or
vegetable life is given entire control of
the land some disease is almost sure to
appear sooner or later to compel the
cnange to something else. A little of
many things will contribute not only
to freedom from disease, but better
assure satisfying financial returns. BY
way OF illustration we note that $50 or
200 hens may be kept successfully. on
rarm, but Increase the number to
1,0O0, and for many reasons they will
not pay The same is true of sheep and
hogs.
We are more and more impressed
with the practical value Of the idea
suggested in these notes a year ago
the joint ownership of flock of. say.
200 sheep by eight or ten adjoining
larmers, the flock to be under the con-
slant care of shepherd, aided by
trained dog. these sheep to be kept pri-
marily as weed destroyers on highway
and field and utilizers of waste grain
and forage on the farms of their own
ers. Thus kept the two great objec-
tons which obtain against the keep
ing OF sheep-the cost of fencing and
the losses by dogs-would be wholly
removed. The logical result of so keep
Ing such flock of sheep would be few
er weeds, clean highways and an Incl
dental annual profit for the owners
more than sufficient to pay all their
taxes The flock could be either win
tered in body or divided up for this
purpose among the owners. Another
advantage would be fresh mutton all
the year round when it was wanted.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-22

/. The new Baptist church at TT Dodge
has been dedicated.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-22
CHAPTER XIX.


~ Eft went the carriage with a
III IA dash, the rumble of its wheels
VA W joining in the grewsome roar
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-02-14
IHow's This 2

We offer one hundred dollars re-
ward for any Ease of Ca.arrh hat a II
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo D.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
J cheney for the last 10 years, ana
believe him perfectly honorable lr ali
business transactions and finaac ally
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
West & 1ruax, Wholesale druggists.
Toledo, O., Walding. hinnan & Mar
yin, wholess lie druggists, Toledo, D.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken in.eru-
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and muscods surfaces II the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents
per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-02-14
Domestic Troubles

It is exceptional to find a family
where there are no domestic ruptures
occasionally. but these can be lessen
ed by having DR.. Kings New Life Pills
around. Much trouble they save by
their great work in Stomach and Liv-
err troubles. They not only relieve
YOU. but cure. CSC, at Brown Bros.
Drug Store.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-02-14

. bed of sickness and suffering. Fer
the health she nsw enjoys she gives
credit to Wine of Cardui. She writes:
Thave found Wine Of CArdui an encel.
lent remedy for female troubls. Isuffsred
tor three years with terrible beAdng-down
pains at the menstrual psaod. l coeid
hardly stand on my feet and wa. never
real well. Wine Of Cardui wa. the Only
msdicine that ! coald depsad on to DO me
any good, as ! tried several with no Sue
cess Win Of Carda cured me and I
havs now enjoyed perfect health for two
years, and give you all ths credit for I
know you deserve it."
For a young girl Wine of Cardui is
the best = 'medy to guide her through
womanhood by starting the menstrual
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-02-14

The other States do not hesitate to
make the investment. Why should
ours?
1t is up to Nevada.
CHARLES T. BOYR,
Captain of Cavalry, U. S. A.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-02-14

ing this treatment. IL relieves men-
strual troubles in an incredibly short
time. In a simple case of deranged
menses Wine of Cardui never fails. To
~rc',ove disordered menses is to remove
tae cause of other female troubles. Asy
physician will tell you that to remove
the cause of q disease renders the cure
easy, in fact seldom fails to complete
the cure. If you would have the same
relief which Miss Markell secured Try
Wine of Cardui. Yen AM ake 1t with
ont an examination and without any
publicity whatsoever. You can take u IN
the privasy q your home and secure
Just a much bsneht as II Q doctor hsd
prescribed it for you. Thousands d we-
men are feeling the vigor OF returning
health by taking Wine Of Cardui.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-02-14

Tor Nevada TO snow 10 heT SISJeI oIdIea
what she possesses in resource, in en-
terprise and in energy. The State
does not want her citizens to give to
anyone an impression that she is more
or greater than she is; but what she
does wantand does need is that her
citizens spread throughout the whole
country a knowledge of what she is
and what she is able to do for those
who will settle within her borders and
who will lend their %endeavors to de-
velop her resources.
The ideas of the majority of u
people regarding Nevada are errOne-
GUS. How many ever think Of her but
as a mining State, from which the
best of her mineral has already been
removed? 1t is for the State to cor
rect these ideas and to sho forth the
steady and continuous growth which
mas been hers for many years.
What is it that makes a prosperous
country? Is it not the individual pros
perity of great numbers of families
settled within her limits? If this is
so and if the State has resources
awaiting development why does she
ROT MT forth a serious effort to in
due new Corners to settle on her
,a0ds, increase her population, initiate
new enterprises, acquire means for
themselves and bring prosperity in a
greater measure to the State? She
will thu secure steady increase in
the amount of supplies needed by her
own people; and to arrive at the
highest state of prosperity it is neces-
sary that the articles consumed in a
country be produced in that country.
Now to get settlers to come into a
country; and to stay therein, it is
necessary to show them that it will
be worth their while, that it will be to
their advantage in a material way, and
that it will add to their comfort and
10 their happiness. In other words
the State must be exploited.
Observe the doings of other States.
Are they not forever putting forward
the wonders of their climate or the
wealth of their mines, or the abund-
ance of their productions? Why should
not Nevada in a quiet, Iorceful way
bring the attention of al the States
to her delightful climate, to her I'M
touched mines, to her live stock and to
her agricultural products?
Let the people know that the pro-
duction of gold and silver, important
as this is, does not equal the other
products Of the State. Show them
what is done in stock raising and in
agriculture. 1t is by this method that
the State will attract the attention
of settlers, for they know they can
never suffer misfortune where these
pursuits are followed.
The greatest opportunity for ex-
plotting the State hat it will ever
enjoy will occur next year when all
the States and the foreign countries as
well will sent to the worlds fair ex-
amples of their products and their
wealth.
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition
is the result and expression of the
public sentiment favoring the cele-
bration of the Tooth anniversary Of
the purchase of that great tract OF
land bounded by the Mississippi river,
the Rocky Mountains and the Gulf
of Mexico and British Columbia, con
tanning a million square miles, which
purchase was the first step in that ex-
pansion which ha smade us a world
power.
This fair will he the most imnnrtant
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-02-14
MISS MAY MARKELL,

flow in a healthy and nat
ural manner. Menstruation
started I ght is very easy to
keep regular through the
years Of mature womanhood.
Then the change of life
need not be feared. Thus
Wine Of Cardui is woman's
best relief from youth to
old age. A million women
have secured blessed relief
from their sutferings by tax
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-02-14
NOW is NEVADA'S
GREAT OPPORTUNITY
The Chance is at Hand, and Should Receive
All the Attention

p otNCld l IAAlAto Tia Vi wv ACSNhN A0NA
at Paris. Over 200 acres of land will
be used for the accommodation of the
fifteen grand palaces and the innum-'
cradle small buildings which have ap-
piled for pace. This exhibition will
probably mark the highest point in
the matter of showing to advantage
the products of the countries and the
extent to which they have advanced
in the arts and sciences. The whole
world will contribute to it's success.
St. Louis was selected as the city
best situated and most equipped for
TINS great enterprise and at once
subscribed $1o,OOO,OOO while the Natl,
onal Government pledged $4,000, 900,
but the latter will eventually eXpend
over six and one-half million dollars
in making this exposition a success.
AS early as Apri II 1901 the State
of Missouri appropriated 81, 0O0, 900
for it's exhibit, and in the same year
Hawaii set aside $3.50 for a siml4ar
purpose. Each of the States of Hi
nois and Texas have appropriated
$25O,0OO. Iowa has appropriated
SIS, 900 and a good number of other
States lave each appropriated $780,
OOO.
Nearly all the foreign countries have
notified our Government that they
will participate.
During the last year that I was sta
toned at St. Louis, where l met many
of the officials of the fair, and vas
able to observe with interest the prog
ress being made.
The western part of Forest Park is
the SLUG SclCClCu, IL COlLdllIO OOC %
and this tract has since been enlarged
by the leasing of 10 acres in addi-
ton.
The dedication ceremonies will take
place about April Both of this year and
will be in the Palace of Liberal Arts.
President Roosevelt will be present.
This building is 525 by $50 feet and
will cost $475 900.
The largest building will be the
Palace of Transportation which COW
ers Is acres and contains 4 miles of
tract.
The following are some of the pal
aces:
Palace of Machinery, cost $497, 900.
Palace of Electricity, cost $500, 900.
Palace of Mines and Metallurgy,
cost $500, 900.
Palace of Textiles, cost $500, 900.
Palace of Varied Industries, cost
1904, 900.
Palace of Arts, made up of three
buildings, cost undetermined.
There will also be het Temple of
Fraternity, in form like a Greek tenn
pie, which will cost 100000.
An odd building will be that of the
"Concatenated Order of Hoo Hoos."
This order is made up Of 1899 lum-
bermen and the initiation fee is
$9.9 80. The interior of this building
will be finished in all manner of
wood.
The membership of this order en-
braces those who are associated with
the lumber industry, such as millmen,
supply men and lumber newspaper
men.
Here then is the opportunity, what
will the State do? What will the State
invest in the enterprise for the pur-
pose of diverting a part of the emmi-
grafton into her territory? Consider
ing it in a business way will an APP
preparation OF some $4,000 not be re-
paid to the State many times over