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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-22
THE FIRST SAVINGS.

The ability to earn and save up, par
ticularly to save up, the sum Of $100I
by the time he is twenty years oe age,
very largely determines the question:
whether the young man shall acquired
a competency for his old age or wheth-
er he will have to- depend upon the
charity of his friends, die in poor
house and be buried in a pauper's
grave, The saving Of the first $100 in.i
wolves all the self denying and eco-I
nomic methods on small scale which,
are incident to the accumulation of al
fortune. The doing Of it will be as,
hard financial problem to most young
men as they will tackle any time DUR
ing their lives. The sum Of 500 is
not a very large amount, it is true;
still, the earning and saving Of It'll
make it an educational factor Of all
most incalculable value. The boy VINO
has earned and saved this sum hasl
learned, in the first place. that most
important lesson-the real value of al
dollar; that it represents denial Of ap-f
petite, repression of purely ANIMAL
tastes and desires which develop en-
durance, patience, manlincss; it knocksi
the easy come, easy go, idea Of money,
which so many young men have, ALL
to pieces; it teaches him how to say
"Nov and stick to it; then he learns
the cohesive power Of a dollar, for oneI
dollar will draw other dollars to itself; Il
also of the cumulative power which,
combined dollars have over individual
and scattered ones. By saving $1OOt
thus he will learn to respect money!
and value it rightly as the Important
factor it is in his own development as|
a man. No boy who may read this
item, and great many will, can do al
better or more sensible thing for HIM
self than to resolve that he will earn
honestly .earn-and save not less than
500 by the time he is twenty, and,
our word for 1t, the experience and dis
cipline he will undergo in the doing of
it will be worth more than a thousand
dollars to him in after life. 4
"a, III
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-22

''This summer.
Helen's eyes lit up with fire Of de-
light. How nice! May / go with
you?" size cf2ei.
Thorpe shook his head.
I'm afraid not, little girl. It's 60
ing to be hard trip long ways from
anywhere. You couldn't stand it."
I'm sure could. Try me-"
'No,' replied Thorpe. II know you
couldn't. Well be sleeping on the
ground and going on foot through
much extremely difficult country"
Il wish you'd take me somewhere"
pursued Helen. 81 can't get away this
summer unless you do. Why don't you
camp somewhere nearer home, so can
go?"
Thorpe arose and kissed her tenderly.
Il can't, little girl; that's all. We've
got our way to make.''
She understood that he considered
the trip too expensive for them both.
AT this moment q paper futtered from
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-22
CoNTENTn1ENT.

While the energy, enterprise and am-I
bition Of the average American have,
no doubt been the main causes of the
wonderful development of our country!
during the last century, there is noth-
ing we now need SO much as let up.t
1t has come to pass that we all wantI
the earth, and because of it life is one.
perpetual strain. Contented men andI
women are hard to find. All are fran
tically struggling to get in the front Of
the procession, and failure to get AMI
office, or to be talked about, or pile up Al
fortune, or make mark in the world,l
or lead some reform movement, iS
looked upon as failure in life. Now,
suppose you sit down and own up and
admit to yourself that honestly you
are nothing more than. just a very com
mon,. everyday sort of a person and
that any effort you may make to climb
very high is all folly and vanity. This
view of the case may not be very
pleasant one at first, but the chances
are it will be very correct one. AS
soon as you realize this, as you should,
you have the safe foundation for con-
tentment. Happiness cannot be reali
lied in this world as men realize on an
endowment life insurance policy, get1
ting it all in one lump twenty years.
hence as a result Of constant, unre-
hitting contribution of premiums dur
ing the twenty years. Happiness, aft
er all, consists very largely in not ex-
pecting too much and the intelligent
and harmonious adjustment of our
lives to the sphere in life allotted to us.j
OF one thing you may be sure-happi1
ness is to be taken in daily rations, as
we take our daily food, and the world
harbors no greater fool than he who
leads cankering,, restless life of inor-
dinate ambition in the hope that by,
and by-some day-he will let up and
enjoy life.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-22

sT~ ADwAY," said he suddenly,
81 need money, and need it
EN bad. 1 think you ought to
get something out Of this job
Of the NJ. g. D.-not much, but some
rlfng. Will you give me a share of
what can collect from them?'
''Sure!" agreed the jobber readily,
with laugh. ''Sure! But you won't
get anything. I'll give you 10 per cent
Quick!''
"Good enough.' cried Thorpe. Nov,
when we get to town l want your pow
er Of attorney and a few figures, after
which will not, bother you again..
The next day the young man called
for the second time at the little red
painted Office under the shadow of the
mill and for the second time stood be.
fore the bulky power Of the junior
member Of the firm.
"Well, young man, what can I do for
You?" asked the latter.
II have been informed" said Thorpe
without preliminary, "that you intend
to pay John Railway nothing for the
work done in the Cass branch this
winter. Is that true|
DAILY studied his antagonist medita-
lively. IF it is true what is it to
you?" he asked at length.
II am acting in Mr.. Railways inter-
est"
tfYou are one of Railways men?'
eyes"
'Tn what capacity have you been
working for him."
"Cant hook man." replied Thorpe
briefly.
81 see," said DAILY slowly. Then sud
denly, with an intensity Of energy that
startled Thorpe, he cried: Now, you
get out of here! Right off! Quickv'
The young man recognized the COM
pelling and autocratic boss addressing
q member of the crew.
81 shall do nothing Of the kind!" he
replied, with q flash of fire.
The mill owner leaped to his feet
Thorpe did not wish to bring about all
actual scene of violence. He had at.
tanned his object, which was to fuste1
the other.
81 have Railways power of attor-
ney," he added.
DAILY sat down, controlled himself
with an effort and growled out, "Why
didn't you say so?"
''Now, would like to know your po
sition," went on Thorpe. Il am moi
here here tte sttiaiSe trouble, but as an asso
ciate of Mr.. Railway have right to
understand the case. OF course 1 have
his side of the story" he suggested, as
though convinced that detailing of
the other side might change his views.
Daily considered carefully, fixing his
flint blue eyes unswervingly on
Thorpe's face. Evidently his scrutiny
advised him that the young man was
a force to be reckoned with.
cts like this" he said abruptly;
Eve contracted last fall with this man
Railway to put in 100000 feet of our
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-22

"Oh. but yoel're tanned and-and big W
the excelsior. She picked|it up. A
glance showed her total of figures
that made her gasp.
Here is your BILL" she said, with a
strange choke in her voice, and left the
ROOM
HE can spend $50 on his old guns,
but he can't afford to let me leave this
hateful house." she complained to the
apple tree. "He can go way off camp
ing somewhere to have good time,
but he leaves me sweltering in this
miserable little town all summer. 1
don't care if he is supporting me. He
ought to. He's my brother. Oh, wish
! were man! l wish were dead!"
Three days later Thorpe left for the
north.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-22
A LOYAL SONS TRIBUTE.

Black things on Iowa farms are good
things. They are the states best giftsl
With them she Is gracious, liberal, rel
sponsive. You son of toll, wearing out
a miserable. existence among the
stumps, rocks and gravel hills Of the
east, battling rwiths Nature in her mosd
unkindly moods, come here, where the
rows of corn are half mile long, two
ears on a stalk; where cows have twin
calves and hens lay double yolkedI
eggs. where the cyclone goes north of
us, the blizzards west Of us, tha
drought south of us and the untimely)
frosts east of us. Iowa's black soil
begets her black horses, black pigs .an&s
poultry, ard the color, sonber though,
1t be, has become the insignia Of sherj
unequaled agricultural prosperity.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-22

~ PIE Ill tue extreme. Attached to
a heavy leather belt Of cartridges hung
two pound AK and sheath knife. In
his pocket reposed compass, an air
tight tin of matches and a map drawn
on oiled paper Of district divided into
sections. Some few of the sections
We're colored, which indicated that they
belonged to private parties. All the
rest was state or government land. He
carried in his hand a repeating rifle.
The pack, if opened, would have been
found to contain a; woolen and rubber
blanket, fishing tackle, twenty pounds
or so of flour, package of tea. sugar,
slab of bacon carefully wrapped in
oiled cloth, salt, a suit of underwear
and several extra pairs of thick stock
ings. To the outside Of the pack had
been strapped a frying pan, tin pail
and cup.
He had not met human being or
seen any indications of man excepting
always the old blaze Of the govern
ment survey. Many years before, Off
clals had run careless lines through
the country along the section bound
aries. These latter stated always the
section. the township and the range
east or west by number. All Thorpe
had to do was to find the same figures
on his map. He knew just where he
was.
The map he had procured at the
United States land Office in Detroit.
He had set out for the purpose Of
looking suitable bunch Of pine in
the northern peninsula. which at the
time was practically untouched. Ac-
cess to the interior could only be OBJ
tained on foot or by river. The South
Shore railroad had as yet penetrated
only as far as Seney. Marquette, Me.
nominee and few smaller places
along the coast We're numbering near at
home, but they shipped entirely by
water.
Thorpe, with the farsightedness of
the pioneer, had perceived that the ex-.
ploitation Of the upper country was an
aHalr or few years only. The north
would not prove as accessible as it
now seemed, for the carrying trade
Would some day realize that the en-
tire waterway of the great lakes of,
tered an unrivaled outlet. With that
discovery would begin a rush to the
new country. He resolved to antici-
pate it and by acquiring his holdings
before general attention should be turn
ed that way to obtain the best.
lie was without money and practi-
cally without friends, while govern
ment and state lands cost respectively
$3.50 and $l25 an acre, cash down.
But he relied on the good sense Of cap
talists to perceive from the statistics
which his explorations would furnish
the wonderful advantages Of logging
new country with the chain of great
lakes as shipping outlet at its very
noor. In return for his. information
he would expect half interest in the
enterprise. ------.s- ----- !
(To be Continued.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-22

The forehanded man is busy at this
season of the year getting his next
seasons wood pile worked up. 1t is a
piece of forethought, by the way, that
the good wife of the house will thank
him for every day she burns the dry
wood next season.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-22

There is a good deal of happiness in
this world connected with wanting
something and being actively engaged
in the pursuit of it, with good pros
pect Of getting it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-22
The most important lesson in the
lives OF good many boys is the earn
ing and saving of their first dollar.

There are 10000 square miles of ter
ritory in the Oklahoma Red river coun-
try capable of producing all the wheat
imported by England.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-22

Should a tree peddler tell you that
the Northwestern Greening is a good
apple. but won't keep beyond the first
of January, show him the door. He
will doubtless have variety very
much inferior to offer in its stead. The
Northwestern Greening keeps nicely un-
til April or May.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-22

The difficulties which beset the cul-
ture Of tea in this country are appreci-
ated when we know that the American
product has to compete with that pro-
duced in Japan by women who receive
IL cents per day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-22

1t is generally conceded that silage is
put up at less cost than dry fodder
and possesses considerably greater
feeding value. Then, too, the weather
is not a damaging factor in the matter
of securing ensilage.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-22

Go make thy garden as fair as thou canst;
Thou workest never alone.
Perchance he whose plot Is next to thine
Will see 1t and mend his own
Robert Collyer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-22
The past season has been particularly
bad for cold storage butter.

Nothing but coin goes in the Philip
pines, as the ants eat up the paper
money.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-22

Cod liver oil was SIS barrel three
years ago. At present it is SLOT, the
increase in price being due to the de-
struction Of the fish by seals.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-22

1t by no means follows that because
one man can raise pair of horses
which will sell for $500 all other men
engaged in raising horses can do the
same. Most folks are just common
folks, and most horses are just common
horses. Only rarely is man found
who rises above the common level, and
equally rare is it to find a horse which
combines so many equine excellencies
as to make him worth three times as
much as common horse.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-22

There is. no agricultural prosperity
in the whole wide world which equals
that enjoyed by the western farmer
who feeds out the raw material raised
on his farm, the seller of beef, pork,
butter. mutton, eggs, poultry and the
like. The farm of such man is grow
ing richer and more productive each
wear,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-22

The writer is enjoying very good
Whit of June time in the shape of a
sprig of white lilac in full leaf and
bloom. A friend cut branch from
the bush last fall, putting it in pail
of water in warm corner of the house.
The growth Of the leaves and blossoms
has been entirely due to nourishment
received from the water and air.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-22

The question of securing suitable
seed oats is of more than ordinary i'm
portance this spring owing to the light
weight of the majority raised last sea-
son. 1t will pay well to put oats in
tended for seed through a tanning
mill under a heavy blast Of air and
blow out about three-fourths of them.
Twenty-Five pound oats are not fit for
seed. Send north for seed if you can
not get what you want in your own
locality.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-22

1t is gratifying to know that the bar
barous plan of compelling stock on the
western ranges to shift for themselves
in the winter, no matter how inclem-
ent the weather may be, is largely be-
ing abandoned by range cattlemen.
Provision is now largely made both for
shelter and food for the stock during
the worst storms of winter. This meth
cd is not only more humane, but far
more profitable, to the owner.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-22

AS between the man who has a fat
farm, from which the water cannot
run off, and the one with billy farm,
from which the water escapes in too
much of hurry, taking seed and fer
tility with it. there is not much to
choose. The man with the gently roll
ing farm is the one who can laugh at
wet seasons. n
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-22

Iowa as one Of the leading corn pro-
ducing states devotes 9,5OOOOO acres to
corn each year, the average yield be-
ing thirty-two bushels per acre. 1t is
believed that ten bushels per acre
could be added to this average We're
accurate and scientific methods of Sc
lecting and testing the seed adopted
and corresponding care exercised in
planting. While this is not a large
matter for any one farmer. 1t mounts
into the enormous total Of 95,O0OOO0
bushels for the whole state, represent
ing a cash value Of about $4O,OOO,OOO.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-22

When man brings load Of loose
grain to market in a leaky wagon box
it is fair to assume that wagon box is
not the only leaky thing on the farm.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-22

We see no reason why the farm in
stitute should be limited to the winter
months. Bad weather and the many
chores which have to be done in the
winter prevent more farmers from at
tending the meetings in winter than
would the work on the farm if the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-22

The average horse gets ten whaczs
with the whip on his back to crafty
the anger or the whim of his driver
for every lash given where it is de-
served and needed. OF all the cruel
blows given a horse for which there is
absolutely no justification those given
when he stumbles are the most unjus-
tifiable
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-22
CHAPTER <.

lT1OR more than a week Thorpe
IN had journeyed through the for
Ill est. His equipment was sim
= pie in the extreme, Attached to
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-22

tT~ SADWAY," said he suddenly,
AR II need money, and need it
EN bad. 1 think you ought to
get something ont of this lob
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-22

The monthly wage of farm hands is
likely to be lower this season through
out the west than last year. Contracts
are being made at from $1S to 500 per
month for. eight months work as
against $21 to, SIG last year. Every ef-
fort is being made by farmers to dis
pense as much as possible with hired
help by changes in farm methods.
There will also be lessened demand
by railways for men to engage in con-
struction work.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-22

The Wealthy apple has been kept
this winter under ordinary cellar con-
ditions in northern Iowa and southern
Minnesota In excellent condition until
Feb. 10, when selected fruit was care
fully packed in boxes in oats. We saw
these apples, ate them and found them
in quality superior to any of four va
rieties of New York state winter APP
pies which we had in the cellar. There
is really no better way for large por-
ton Of the northwest to secure choice
winter apples than to provide some
way of holding the Wealthy over. No
apple does so well under cold storage.
A reader Of these notes writes in
quiring as to the best method of re-
storing fertility to twenty acre field
which has been cropped to corn until
it has about run out and asks if SOW
ing early to oats and clover and plow-
ing under will accomplish the desired
result during one season. We think
not. The fertilizing value, of the clover
plant lies mostly in it's root, system.
which could not secure sufficient de-
velopment in one season. We would
suggest the application Of six or eight
loads of manure per acre with ma
nure spreader, if such fertilizer is ac-
cessible. If not, sow mammoth clover
as early as possible; cut and leave on
the ground in early July, allowing the
second growth to stand. Cut off crop
of hay the next June and plow the
second growth under in the fall. While
this method requires two years, it is
about the only way if suitable fertili-
,zers are not to be had
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-22

Every bushel of grain, every pound
of butter, beef, pork, mutton, poultry,
every dozen of eggs raised in the coun-
try this year, will be wanted at good
DriceS
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-22

More farmers get their fingers burn
ed on steel range bought of peddlers
than on anything else, for they can
usually purchase the same range for
$40 less from their home merchant.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-08-13
Distinguished vhitors.

James Wilson, secretary of the de-
partment of agriculture, Senator A. b.
Kittredge of Sioux Falls. Congressman
f. w. Martin and Forest Supervisor
Capt. Seth Bullock, of Deadwood, arriy-
ed in the city Sunday evening from hot
Springs. They were taken to Sylvan
Lake where the evening and the greater
portion of Monday was spent in recrea-
ton and viewing the scenery in that
section. The party returned from the
lake Monday afternoon and in the even.
ing left over the Burlington for Dead
wood. During their short stay in Gus
ter they were greeted by numerous
friends.
Secretary Wilson and Senator Kilt
redge are visiting the Hills at this time
for the purpose Of making an examina-
ton of the conditions on the forest re-
serve, and in their inspection are &C
companied by Congressman Martin and
Forest Supervisor seth bullock. 1t is
believed that their visit will result in
much good to the Hills, and especially
to legislation affecting the reserve.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-08-13
Mining Items.

Work is to be resumed in short time
at the Golden Slipper mine near Hill
City. The pumps were started last week
to take the water out Of the workings.
We hear that the Leroy Mining COM
pany will shortly resume work on that
promising mine. We cannot understand
why this excellent property has been
permitted to lie idle SO long.
The Hornbend camp west OF Roch-
ford is coming 10 the front With stride
that is swift and strong. The Golden
Eagle and the Cochran mill are both
running steadily on good paying ore.
At the annual meeting Of the Black
Hills Water and Mining company, held
in this city on the 2nd day of August
the following directors were elected for
the ensuing year: Louis Hehman, F.
Y. Lang, Leo G. Cloud of Cincinnati
Ohio, and T. V. Garlock and VIM New.
in Sr of Custer
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-08-13
Musical Recital.

On the evening of August 5th music
al recital was given at Garlock's opera
house by the pupils of Miss Rilla Mae
Willis under the direction of that
charming and accomplished young lady.
The entertainment proved to be treat
to all who attended. Not only was it
pleasing to the ear, but to the eye as well
for the hall was most beautifully and
tastefully decorated with kinnikinic,
potted plants and cut flowers, and these
together with the young ladies in their
pretty evening dresses made a scene not
soon to be forgotten. The program
rendered was a most excellent one; and
the high class of music played, the easy
graceful manner of the young perform
ers and the marked progress to be noted
in all of the pupils, show that the class
is under the best of instruction and Miss
Willis is to be congratulated upon the
success Of her work.
Among the pupils present were Miss
Mary Baldwin and Miss Edith Tanner
from Hill City, both young ladies taking
part in the program. Several mandolin
selections by Miss Tanner were especial
ly appreciated by the audience as were
also several vocal solos by Miss Clara
Albien. The evening was one of pleas
ure and profit and all will look forward
to the opportunity of attending anoth
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-08-13

Public examiner Hemingway has is
sued a statement showing the condition
of state banks June last year and June
this year. The statement shows an
improvement as to the condition of the
banks in every item. Resources Of the
banks show total this year of 800 ,S67, :
692. .33 an increase of 81 ,402. .64l.54. The
liabilities show deposits subject to check
$7,9SS 500 54 an increase of S243,253 73
deposit certificates S9,4O5, ,000.3s an in
crease of $5Ol l,7ll.36. The increased
capital of the banks shown in liabilities
is $42S, ,904.S6. The statement is very
good one for the banks and the state,
and shows conclusively that our people
are in prosperous condition.-State
Register.