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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-05
MECHANICS FOR THE STATES.
Each Commonwealth Has One Except
New York.

Every nation in the words of a
popular songs has flag except the
coon" The people of every state in
the country have some nickname but
the people of the Empire state of New
York They have none.
Residents of the state of Indiana
are called Hoosiers, of Iowa Hawk
eyes, of Kansas Jayhawkers, of Ken
lucky Corncrackers, and of Wisconsin
Badgers. Inhabitants of Ohio are
called Buckeyes. of Alabama Lizards,
Of North Carolina Tarboilers, of South
Carolina Weasels, and of Rhode Island
GunflintS
Some of the nicknames which pop,
ular custom has bestowed are justi-
fled by local conditions, such as Gold.
hunters in California and Beefheaders
in Texas, but considerable number
of them have no such origin, for the
title Royers is bestowed on residents
of Colorado without any reason, now
apparent, and Creoles on inhabitants
of Louisiana, though the creole popu
lation of that state is but a small
| fraction of it's inhabitants and limited
| to the southern counties.
Some of the state names date back
TO times remote and recall conditions
which have ceased to exist. Thus. the
inhabitants of Michigan are called
| Wolverines. of Maine Foxes, and OF
Tennessee Whelps,. reminder of the
days when Michigan and Maine were
all forest lands and when the noun
tains of Tennessee were crossed by
emigrants from the Atlantic seaboard
under conditions of such danger and
privation as limited the number Of
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-05
sucn emigrants to young men and

oSSS'
The inhabitants of Delaware have
long been known as Blue Hen Chick
ems, of Florida as Fly up the Creeks,
of Maryland as Crawthumpers, and of
Arkandsas as Toothpicks, and express
sion which has it's origin in the fact
that in the early days of Mississippi
river travel every Arkansas man was
said to have carried bowie knife for
protection or assault, and bowie
knife was jocularly known as tooth
pick Now those citizens of Arkansas
who go armed carry guns as revol-
vers are called in the Bear state.
BY the residents of other states new
corners from Pennsylvania are called
ers fro Georgia Crackers, from New
Jersey, Clamdiggers, from Illinois,
Suckers, from Oregon, Webfeet, and
from Nevada Sagehens.
The practice of bestowing nicknames
on the Inhabitants of states is west
ern and southern custom rather than
one which has ever got much foothold
in New England.
The people of Massachusetts and
Virginia, two of the oldest states, have
no accepted nicknames, though Massa-
chusetts is known as the Bay State
and Virginia as the Old Dominion. In
habitants of Vermont are called Green
Mountain Boys, OF New Hampshire
Granite Boys, and of Connecticut, Nut.
meg Vendors, but these nicknames are
local in application. They have ceas.
ed too, except perhaps in the case OF
Connecticut, to have much signifi.
canoe Inhabitants of Washington
state are called Chinooks, of Montana
| Stubtoes, of North Dakota, Flicker
| tails, of South Dakota, Swiagecats. OF
New Mexico Aztecs and of Oaklahoma
| Yahoos.
But where is New York, and how
shall the New Workers be styled in the
language of the humorous and slightly
fippant affection?-New York Sun.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-05
REEDS ADMISSION TO THE BAR.
How the Maine Man Got His License
to Practice in California.

How the Maine Man GOT HIS License
to Practice in California.
Washington Post: "a good many
years ago." said Judge Lysander Hill,
who ranks among the ablest members
of the Chicago bar, to Post reporter
at Raleigh, the late Thomas B. Reed
told me the story of his admission to
the bar
Right after the close of the civil
war Mr. Reed went to California with
a view to locating in the Golden state.
He had fixed upon the law as his pro-
fession, and after brushing up on the
authorities applied for license to prac
tice, and this is the story of his eX-
perience as he related it to me:
81 went he said, before the chief
justice of the state and expected to
be examined in open court. The JUS
tice politely acknowledged my pres
ence, but there was great pressure
of business, and he did not get around
to me. When court adjourned he
called me before him, and, expressing
his good will, asked me to call at his
residence the same evening, assuring
me that he would personally attend
to my examination.
his house and found him ensconsed in
urious den. He had big bottle and
plenty of choice cigars, and urged me
to partake OF his hospitality.
L never met a more entertaining
man. He told me scores of good stor.
les and interesting episodes based on
his own experiences. 1t was getting
late, and at last l ventured to remind
him of the real purpose of my coming.
Then l. reminded him that | had that
day asked to be admitted to the bar
and he himself had requested me to
call and be examined
"'He was all business at once
Without any preliminaries he began
to state a hypothetical case, involving
point of law that was absolutely
new to me. He asked me what would
do if employed on such case. knew
must answer quickly, and thought
that the best way | could decide
would be to take the suggestion of
common sense. Accordingly | told
him that under the conditions as stat
| ed by him, should, if retained as
counsel, give such and such advice.
| He heard me with patience till the
end and never once interrupted, but
when | had finished said: Mr.. Reed
you have made most edifying state.
ment For the past twenty-five years
the courts of the country have been
unable to ascertain what the law is in
the case / stated to you. You inform
ed me in five minutes. Come to the
court tomorrow morning and get your
1 toanco fn rootira IN
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-05
WEATHER WAS MILD
Average Minimum Temperature in
January Was % Degrees.
ELEVEN FIRE ALARMS SENT IN
First Month of the Year Marked by
Pleasant Weather and Few Fires
Prof. lrl Hicks Predictions of
Heavy Storms Miscarry.

The average minimum temperature
during the month of January was IS
degrees; exceptionally warm weather
for The first month of the year. Prof.
Irl Hicks of st. Louis, who predicts
countless storms and says other bad
things about the weather, did not wary
any in his style last month and as a
consequence he missed it mile.
The storms predicted did not arrive,
and aside from few days cold
spell, beginning on the tenth and con-
tinuing four days, the weather was
fine. Four and thre-quarter inches of
snow fell during the month. The
following table shows the maximum,
minimum and mean temperature:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-05
Digestible nutrients
lin 100 pounds
rs Per Cent Of Original Solids.


In commenting on the above table
Mr. True calls attention to the fact
that an examination will show that
skim-milk contains more than rs per
cent of its original solids-an amount
of solid matter equal to that in pump
kins and some of the root crops, and
more valuable in it's composition.
While butter-fat has much higher
commercial value than the other sol
ids in milk, it is less essential as a
food for young animals than what re-
mains and may easily be replaced by
cheaper feed.
In some cases Wien milk is skim
med otherwise than by the use of a
centrifugal separator the loss is much
greater-according to the above table
one-half pound more in hundred
pounds of milk. Where this loss is
known the careless loser usually at
tenapts lamely to justify his loss by
saying that the calves and pigs get
the butter-fat anyway. He does not
stop to think how much his calves
or pigs would have to bring a pound
to pay him butter prices-20 to so
cents pound-for his butter-fat; nor
does he stop to calculate how many
sacks of barley he could buy with the
proceeds from the sale Of the five
pounds of butter-lat in every thousand
pounds of skim-milll fed in a year
| Buttermilk is nttle better than
skim-milk.
Whey, it will be seen, contains but
little over one-half of it's original sol
ids; and the more valuable protein has
gone into the cheese. Generally
speaking, its feeding value is about
han mat of skim-milk-a difference
which with many is enough to pay
the milk handlers bill.
Results From Feeding Milk.
Careful work has been done with
the by-products Of the whole milk,
with results that will be surprising to
many. For instance il has been found
that in the feeding of skim-milll to
pigs that the material may be profit
ably disposed of at a rate of from is
| to nearly 20 cents per hundred.
weight. Milk is well-balanced ra-
ton at the least, and when fed in
connection with other products must
show more or less favorable results
| depending in measure on the ma.
ture of the condition under which it
is fed
The same pigs that show such pro-
fitable returns are not behind when
| the average daily gains are consider
ed. AS an illustration pigs weighing
eighty pounds showed gain in the
first instance of 1.4S pounds per day
This. as the reader will understand
was in connection with other feed
but still shows the possibilities OF
milk when properly handled for young
pigs.
For some farmers there is an op
portunity to secure milk from cream
cries at a moderate cost. In such
cases the Drovers Journal is inclined
20 recommend such a course. We be
lieve that the estimate of 20 cents 8
hundred that has been fixed by some
investigators is a good figure for the
feeding value to pigs of the average
hundredweight of skim-milk. Far
mers may not safely pay this invaria
bly,, but such an estimate may be
reckoned on under favorable condi
lions.
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The Stockman's Column.
0OO0SOOOOOO0OOoO
Value of Skim.MiIk.

TOO often the value of the social
ed by-products of the farm is not full
ly realized by the farmer. The dairy
man, for instance, whose first object
is to produce as much milk as posi-
BILE that he may sell the butter fat,
may overlook the value still remain
ing in the skim-milk and buttermilk
after the fat has been taken from
them. AS matter of fact from 10
to 20 per cent of the value of milk
lies in the skim-milk when it is prop
erly fed to growing young animals.
Below is given the average compost
ton of milk and its by-products-
skm-milk, buttermilk and whey-as
given by Professor Henry's work on
feeds and feeding:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-05

and the advantage of this building
Is to handle political issues in body.
Ihere are two rooms in this building
which should be particularly large
and they are the office and the parlor,
the parlor furniture to be upholstered
in red, white and blue. The landlord
of this hotel is expected to furnish one
of the best bands in the country to
render national airs, such as Marching
Through Georgia, ETC." Belden says
that he has also sent personal letter
to the President regarding his plans.
The people at Boone have been
getting rather excited over their
postoffice building. Some one recent
ly got hold of an architects drawing
of the structure, and when the resi-
dents looked upon that sad looking
object terrible howl arose. Judge
Conner has been deluged with petit
tons, demands and appeals. The
judge Immediately took the matter up
with the supervising architect. and
says that the Boone people need not
worry. The architect said that the
same thing occurred in the case of the
Sol Il ohSloSO ~ SlSdI up
roar arose out there, but after the
building was finished and really be-
fore the people they were Immediately
satisfied and would not now exchange
with any city in the country. 1t would
seem that the Boone people loosened
their lamentations in advance of the
hurt.
1t is now generally admitted that
DR.. Crum, the colored man whom the
President has appointed customs col
lector in Charleston, will be defeated
by the senate. A number of prominent
republican senators think it would be
wiser not to appoint Crum. Practi-
cally all the patrons of the Office in
question are white men opposed to
Crum's appointment, and it is thought
they are entitled to have collector
acceptable to them. 1t cannot be de-
MED that there is talk of the Presi-
dent OVERRIDING the southern negro
matter.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-15
HOSPITAL ROOF
rs SET ABLAZE

Prom a painters torch a fire start.
II fhls affsfrren on the fssaf 81
Prevalence hospital TIE fuaf q
-. H..#Hntaass q aas.IaaH llst4.Fk 49,
~ =
F-5r7.--
the Old psfnf one ~ TIE painters
saeslasaiy allowed TIE hiaEe FROM HE
torch H. get ia between th1 HtaadluE
ard the singles
The fire apparatus Vas called and
"a . fes seconds after the arrival 81
the 1remeu the biass was sxtins
suiahcd The loss - estimated ~
TIC
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-15
THIS rs ON
THE MAJ0R

NOTICE Thls l. c1ahrsiman
aeinhart.s private nnhing pend. No
lre#paasinA
rfisuds - Mai niuehart, the sixth
wnra councilman, were greatly palm
ed g. see their tnal maliHned ia the
manner ~ = siEa stuck up ir a
nasty mud hole pn Fuurth avenue.
between Virginia ard isruafa streets.
THE raaFuina
me sign wAs clever hit - work.
though ita spelling Indicated that u
had been executed BY some enc whn
claims Germany as his native land
TIRE Board - pah.ic aofka seas na-
tined that the stsm Waa eiHtriaziias
trasfc on fhe street and an eTari i
0rfnr MADE % FesroYe Il. huf = late
this afternoon ne enst had asau -
cured. and the sign wAs silit stand.
tnE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-15
IMMIGRANTS MUST
Par 4 HEAD TAI

An important ruling - the treas.
ury department EreH ta,n effect 20.
uanrsae u makes IL useeeHaff f9f
al passengers arriving ~ ship 81
steamer IN the United States - b
manifested All foreigners except
Canadians. Msxtcana and CuhAna
musf pay q had tar Of o.
Local Customs inspectors a. =
Faaiisr. W a Leonard and Harry
tsehr hAxs been designated % act AZ
immigrant inspectors. NJ paszsr gers
whom the Immigration laWn eNcsude
will Re allowed 10 land
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-15
WRECKED

NORFOLK. May Il The entire
crew % the British brig nerthh
cray Vas brought here toaay hy the
steamer EsWnid. Which picked tire
men up from a portion OF the huik
Ear cut at SEA. The rescued usen
had been Without feed OF water for
tsc days The Bertha Gray Nas
WFeck~a in a tornaas
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eANl:n.A.Nslsee. Mas b. ~ {

I.tAtN7AN" AEtA-FFa AttN ~ ~ Inv
( a,8i,stiNn 81 the NcWeV aietory'
Z? .sttffent this morning President
,ss.fS'elt said that there IL no
, Anch q cur government tn which
~ people ate ~ much interested as
r. navy This applies net merely 60
THE people OF seaport cities. bat 60
eitizsns everywhere.
They feel the thriu Of emotion. e.
he continued. at the erection ~ thls
monument cenne moFatlnE the nav
al Victory of Admiral Dewey which
added a new pagv 10 the honorary
roll ~ American achievement THIS
dedivatian would b. 4 foolish thlng
II We abandoned the national policy
- building un eur naVcN.
The navy cannot be itnpoverish-
81. Il must be built Ny tn time Of
peace A var a. sea = tWa-thiris
Hettsed III advance. We won az Ma
Mia because a. the ship builders The
United States congress fer - years
heferv had been preparing Tor the
struKEfe cur fleet was successful
IN ~ because under both political
parties 70 had been the resolution q
eafia an adequate feet
1t will be three years beforc the
eject ~ the present navy apnreHFia-
ticn has been seen The shots that
count IN hattie arr the shots that
hit, Our hiarksmanship = al right.
and congratulate eur naVy-ofiiecFs
and men
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GOES TO
THE JURY
tss.e..i,. IN. s,.r)

OLYMPIA. wash Mas -rhs
Clarke mutslsF ease viii so % the
hurry late this afternoon The de-
PENDANT Wss put on the stand this
mnrning ard deuied Killing the Tsage
wasnan saying that he loved her aud
would a. soon thiak q Killing his
mother Three etiire witnesses Far
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-15

ne president VII not come b Sc
hitls on pleasure trip eniy ft's
business. too. lie wiii call on kins
fgfos Do First aveuas. for a Gordon
o. hat lie believes IN saving -
fs4 s5rtfF go
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|M HR'5 MWMW

neeaning toaax print tss editorial naxs
OF
iabyFinK city
m ords 10 a.
TIA.
special meetings that
O
The which have regular place n
meeting called
bssors such
the time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-15
SHINCLE
WEAvERS
STRIKE
- - - - -

Il 4
WHA1&GA, Wash. May 1.-THE
since nay OF the Puget Sound Mil
eui4pah ID Faithayeu and the Lar
son i.nttffer Company at Lake
VIVA cauaEire closed on account Of
a H9tks ~ tho rhinEie wsAverH No
diffkt eaea oeneetninK wages In in
The weayers asked the mill eum-
pankN r,nflEu an agreement 10 en-
ni0N onlH uliion men. The demand
waM feflndd ana the men walked
out ~ noon yesterday About ninety
med nr~ affected
Tke aituntiun IL considered aert
aus ~ the management Of both com
nunhs state that they VIII not con
aidsl the. proposition, and Michael
EAffeA pasaident 81 the Puget Sound
eomrauys even goes 80 far as Co say
that he eill never employ union
men aEaiH
Peter larsen. Montana mil
lianaire, ia president Of the Larson
Lumber company. lie arrived here
81 noon yesterday ana waa tn con
ference with Michael EafieH all AT
teruoon They agreed not 10 reeog
Mise the union and TO start the mills
neat Monday with non.union labor.
ana II white men could not be Sc
cured 10 pat IN Japanese.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-15

An autopsy will be held this at
ternoon over the remains Of Attor-
neY J. y. Mulvey whose body was
found az the corner u Fourth ave-
nue. south and King street yeHter-
day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-15

Aiins oliver. manager Of the great
Excelsior mines IA the Aft Baker
diHtFict. arrived here vest. day and
feppfts a strike OF ore ohe lower
workings 81 the mlns which assays
So 300 20 the ton He displayed 4
gold button a. laFar ~ a silver
dime. which he says was taken from
a tables poon full 81 ore IN aHsa yins
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the defense were exam mined. hut
brought cut nothing rxreuf phaf
was brought cut at tAs preliminary
examination.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-15
ROOSEVELT TALKS
ABOUT THE NAVY
Chief Executive Dedicotes Dewey Victory Monument
and Says Good Word for Pacific Coast

eardancc with program the third and
last day % Presidents HtaN la thit
vicinity II given over largely % a
visit across the hay.
At 10 O'Clock this mafulns the pres
ident presided at thc ceremonies at
tending the dedication ef the naval
monument la unien squatr. and I'M
metiateiy after the conclusion % the
exercises. he embarked on a special
ferry FOR Berkeley aud Oakland,
This afternoon tho president n Go
be the guest of henur at the com"
mencsment exercises at the lniNers
slgy ~ california This Is in response
60 an invitation extended ~ frsHis
dent BENJAMIN Tie Wheeler Tor
~ ham Ne Roosevelt eatefiatna a
high regard After the Wait GO ticfk-
elcy = concluded there viii be a
drive through Oakland upd possibly
4 brief speech before tha party re-
turns ~ San Francisco,
Here. as a Erand husle O. the pres
ldent'a visit there Will he an etaoefe
ate banquet this evening under the
auspices - the Union League elue.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-15

SAN FRANCISCO. May 1.-THE
universal comment on General Ar.
Arthur,s appointment 20 a troop pt
ealaFrd cavalry te BE- she personal
eseart II President Roosevelt d0flhs
hls stay here 10 explained hy the istt
that this troep = the same one thAl
saved the nuuNh i0dofH from
a.aurhter az san Juan hNl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-15

The trial ~ the Fairhaven saloon
keepers charged with the violation
u the SUNDAY ciosina law. was com
two daNs 20 secure Jury Eleven
FaifhaNrn saloons are Involved
They cay they Will pat up the hard
ssi fight IN the history % WhatroW
county.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-15

FURNISHED raama-T'wo house
keeping re"mE upstairs. lower aoul
four rnomA and bath. no children
allowed iiiz sisth avenue
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Steamer Valencia arrived ate thsn
afternoon from san Francisco.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-15

90 to apiunius FOR bicycle rspsira
zee
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~ FRANcIsco. ~ - II.
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Our PATENT VACUUM CHAM
BIER never fails To- keep n plate Up
Lady attendant alwayA
o. % tiii 100.
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Efmamcfa1.
NEW FORK STOCK MARKET.

OPoning. Highest, Lowest QuotattomV On the New York Stock Exchange. reported
 by Prince X Whitely, Brokers. 15 Center
 street, New Haven.
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ing the past year. It is estimated that $37 1000 will finish the present project, At Naugatuck river there was no work done during the year, from lack of suf- ficient funds. It is estimated that S5,- 900 will finish the project and this sum is asked for for the coming year.
 The work on the Bridgeport harbor was practically completed the past year, but changes. are urged for the coming year. It is proposed to com plete the main channel and the channel in the Burr Creek with the balance now on hand and an appropriation of s10, ,0oO which is asked for for the year. The work during the year consisted of dredging the main channel and the channels at Fayerweather Island was also repaired. Since 1886, $46S,000 has been expended on this harbor.
 The Norwalk harbor was dredged during the year and 13,2O8.9S spent on the project. It is estimated that it will
 take s4,OOO to finish the work and 3D.
 900 for maintaining the channel from
 South Norwalk to Norwalk. At Five Mile River there was some dredging and it is proposed to spend $5,000 to fin-
 ish the dredging of the channel. stam- ford harbor was completed March 21 | under the present project, at an ex- pense of $10,049. It is proposed to spend I $75, ,000 for widening the East Branch
 channel, and also s4,0O0 for maintenance
 of channels already dredged. At South port $7,545.54 was spent during the year
 and it is proposed to resume the dredg- ing work this coming season and to l spend 5000 to complete 1t. Greenwich
 harbor was dredged considerable and $7,113.64 spent during the year. It Is
 estimated that it will take $137,70O to complete the present project, of which $104 ,000 is recommended this year.
 At Coscob Harbor and Mianus river
 there was no work done during the year, but it is estimated that it will
 take $S5,0OO to finish the proposed pro- iiect