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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06

We are fortunately passing from that
agricultural stage when the man who
left his pillow out in the field all winter
makes straight for the public highway
in 6t spring to scour the rust off it.
learned that if he will use
nth of axle grease and put his
cover in the fall he need not
i work in the spring.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06

+ A market which will absorb and take
care Of $4,000 head of beef cattle, 500
calves, 10000 hogs, 10000 sheep and
800 horses in one day is no small af-
fair, and that is what the stockyards
at Chicago did on Jan. II, 1904.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06
TREE pEpDLERs AND NuRsERYMEN

We should like to draw a strongly
marked line between the tree peddler
and the legitimate nurseryman. The
average tree peddler is too often fake
of the worst kind. an irresponsible, I'M
scrupulous prevaricator, whose advice
on fruit trees is utterly worthless and
who is ready to sell anything under
any sort Of name. The nurseryman is
not this way. 1t is to his interest to
give satisfaction to his patrons, sell
them trees which will not only grow,
but which will be true to name and
suited to the soil and locality where
sold. The peddler cares only to get the
order. Now, covering all sections of the
country, this suggestion will hold good
order and buy your trees of your
nearest responsible nurseryman and let
the tree peddler alone.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06
The entertainment was

graphaphone. The entertainment was
well attended.
viii DAILY of this place visited home
folks recently.
Will Strait and wife and A. E. Nc
Cullough and family visited Sunday
at the, home of Mr.. and Mrs. Bing.
Strait.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06

Mans Judgment on fat cattle is not
yet perfect, for the prize animals are
nearly always beaten by some less at
tractive beast when the block test is
applied.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06
A PRETTY GOOD SCHEME.

A friend of ours, the owner and man.
ager of first class hotel in town Of
10000 in a western state, has rented
eighty acres Of land near the town,
hired a competent market gardener,
poultryman and dairyman and will
hereafter supply his hotel with the
vegetables, milk, eggs, cream, butter
and small fruits which he needs. He
will keep a drove of hogs to consume
the waste of the hotel, and has figured
it out that he can make good money
doing it, besides securing the best and
freshest Of such products for his table.
1t costs him about $4,000 a year for his
hotel supplies of this sort, and he tells
us he can see clean saving Of at least
$1,000, besides any surplus he may
have to dispose of.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06

If you note the work of the pocket
gopher in your orchard, no time should
be lost i'll exterminating him. He is a
terror to the roots of apple trees.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06

If you meet man with but one arm
and he is under sixty years Of age. he
is more likely to have had round
with corn shredder than to have had
the missing arm hacked off by an army
surgeon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06

In the south, particularly in the terri
tory lying east Of the Mississippi river,
the camp meeting is one of the great
troubles to the employers of colored la
dor. The work on the farm is never so
urgent that it will prevent the colored
brother from leaving it and taking in
the camp meeting.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06

There are too many men who look
upon foreign war with Indifference, if
not with positive pleasure, just because
such strife will enhance the value of
their farm products. All war is waste.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06

Any man is well off who has good
health, pleasant domestic relations, a
home Of his own, the respect and good
will Of his neighbors, business which
gives him a comfortable living and en-
ables him to lay by little for old age
With these he would not get any more
out Of life if he had million dollars.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06

1t worries a fellow to know that the
bees have stored a lot of honey which
can't be got without destroying yalu-
able tree.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06

Irish Bend, feb. I'll Hawbaker
OF Birmingham was in this vicinity
last week.
There will bea social at the Chris
kunzman hopde Saturday night.
S. w. Roy6h gave an entertainment
at Union Wednesday evening with his
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06

A well settled old county OH the Dor
ders Of the upper Mississippi river paid
out last year the large sum of $3.50
for bounties on wild animals. Inves-
hgatfon showed that the money went
mostly for woodchucks and rattle
snakes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06

We have found out for sure that the
best time to kill weeds is when there
are none to be seen-in other words,
keep cultivating the garden or the field
when it seems to be not needed. There
is a whole lot of good sense in SO doing.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06
a lot Of corn forty years OLD will be
exhibited at the St Louis exposition.

Russia has 100000 horses, more
than any other country, but they are
mostly scrubs, bronchos and cayuses.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06

1t is interesting to note that one lot
of bright and brainy men are in ses-
sion in the state of Iowa discussing the
best method Of getting the water out of
the soil while another equally bright
lot Of men are in convention trying how
best to get water on to the soil out in
Colorado.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06

4 Any bright, observing man may be a
weather prophet on small scale-that
is, become able to forecast the weather
for a short time ahead, long enough
ahead to be of considerable service to
him in his farm operations. To do this
he should have a good thermometer
and barometer and learn how to use
them. He should study the clouds, the
Sdirection of the winds, watch the sig
lnal service reports and quit pinning
Ills faith to snide almanac.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06

There has been marked falling off
in the values of the best pedigreed cat
tie the past year. The Chicago sales,
where many Of the best cattle in the
country were disposed of, show the av-
erage for Shorthorns to be 1911 for
1902 and $29O.76 for 1908, Herefords
1881 for 1902 and $1ss.s9 for 1908,
Polled Angus 1851 for 1902aand $24s.7s
for 1908.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06
LOCAL MARKETS.

CCOOCOOOOOCOCO OCOCCOCOOOO
The changes in the local markets
this morning are few. The prices of
butter and eggs have each advanced
one cent. There are no other
changes,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06

a friend writes and wants to know
what we think Of his giving up small
farm in the corn belt and going to Cali
fornia to start a chicken ranch. Frank
~ we do not know. If he goes he will
get sunshine a-plenty, also dust, may
be short on water, won't have to buy
fur coats or shovel snow. 1t all reads
mighty nice. But people have troubles
there in plenty, and many want4to get
back. Might start a chicken ranch
right where he is; would pay him just
as well, for eggs are current coin east
as well as west.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06
Could Make Exchange.
cone construction which can easil.
be placed on the regulation will brini
ahnut al radical change The claus
Lancaster.

Lancaster, Feb. A number of
friends were entertained at the Chell
Beal home Sunday.
Mr. Jones, from west of Hayesville,
moved to the Ed Schlitt farm last
week.
Della Mitchell visited in sigourney
Saturday last with her mother, Mrs.
Werts.
S. e. Divelbliss visited over Sunday
with his parents in Keota.
Ed Schilts has gone to Des Moines
to attend college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burdette Utterback
and daughter of Hayesville, visited
at the parental Terrell home over Sun
day.
| A host of friends gave Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Sheridan a farewell sur
prise Saturday evening. Refreshments
were served and a fine time was en-
joyed. Mr. and Mrs. Sheridan have
moved to their new, home, the Nc
Cormick farm.
John Mccormick has sold his farm
east of town to Mr.. Marquis.
Edith Sheridan from. Richland, is
visiting with relatives in this COM
munity. e
Several Of the young people were
entertained at the! Alex Gilliland home
Friday evening.
Smoked halibut. per pound 1885. 20
Smoked herring, per box ........a 20
Large Dloaters, each ............a 5
Small bloaters, per dozen Is
Goldfish, per pound .............. 121s
Smoked white fish, per pound. J2h
Sailed Holland herring, per kit. 80
Anchovis, per pound .........-.... SIS
Sailed mackereI, each .,......,a 1920
Smoked salmon. per ib...... Is
1t is misfortune to be so highly ed.
Gated as to be disqualified for work.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06

We are asked how it is best to apply
barnyard manure to the soil. The best
way is to haul it out as fast as made
and scatter it either on the. meadow
land or pasture or on the plowed fields
to be cropped the following year. It
used to be thought that it should be
well rotted in the barnyard and then
turned under deeply with the pillow.
Men know better now. Where one has
manure spreader most satisfactory re-
suits can be obtained by putting from
seven to ten loads per acre on the corn
land just before or after planting.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06

Whether in town or country the gar
den is best and easiest cared for by
planting everything in long rows and
cultivating with hand cultivator. The
seed may all be sown by these i'm
proved machines. and by the use of the
proper attachments at the proper time
the garden may be kept clean with a
very small amount Of, hand wedding.
If the head of the house will spend one
half hour before breakfast each morn
ing in the garden with this machine
during May and June the family can
be supplied with maximum of deli
cious vegetables at minimum of la
Dor. We know that this can be done,
for we do 1t.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06
MINNESOTA OR OKLAHOMA,

11NNESO'1A Oft OhAAf1ONlAS
a friend wishes to know which is
the more promising proposition = TIM
bered lands in northern Minnesota or
prairie land in Oklahoma at the same
price per acre, $40, he wishing to buy
a piece of land out ofwhich to make a
farm. The Minnesota proposition opens
up several years Of very hard, rough
woodwork which none but trained
woodsman should undertake. There
our friend will find the winters long
and probably social and educational
opportunities pretty poor for some
time at least. The poor man can just
about clear up one of these farms for
his children. On the other hand, he
will not have all clear sailing in Okla
homa. There are occasional hot winds,
burned crops, droughts and dust
storms, but for the poor man the great
er number Of working days during the
year, the lessened cost of clothing and
fuel and the great ease with which
prairie land can be brought under cul-
tivation would seem to make it more
desirable location for him. There is no
rule about such thing. Some men
get ahead anywhere in spite of every
difficulty, and some fail under the
most advantageous conditions.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06
cultivation Of the surface
will almost entirely prevent
cts from drought, We have

crops Of cabbage, rutabagas.
atues and potatoes raised on land
oh never was wet down an inch aft
the stuff was ups,until it was har-:
:sted by just stirring the soil around
growing plants every three or four
ys during the growing season.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06
A new REGULATION
FUTURE APPLICATIONS FOR RuR-
AL MAIL CARRIERS CANNOT
COME FROM THE CITY,
out-of-Town Letter Distributors Must
Reside in the District in Which
They orerate-AppIicant Must Have
an Untarnished Reputation.

A set of regulations governing the
appointment of carriers on rural free
delivery routes which is of marked inn
portance has just been received by
Postmaster Fred w. Wilson, OF the To-
cal office. Examinations will be given
all candidates for the rural carrier po-
sitions, the time and place of such ex-
aminations to be designated by the
rural carrier examining board at
Washington The following is a list
of the conditions which will establish
the eligibility of the candidates:
Must Reside in Territory.
mo person is eligible, who does not
live within the territory supplied by
the postoffice by which the examina-
ton is given or to be supplied by it
through the establishment of the rur-
al free delivery, who is not a citizen
of the United States, who is under
II years or over 55 years of age, ex-
cept honorably discharged United
States soldiers and sailors who are
not physically able to do the work
(barring persons having but one leg
or one arm and those who use crutch-
esq, who uses to excess brandy, beer,
whisky, wine or other intoxicants, who
makes false statement in making ap-
plication or who has been guilty of
fraud or deceit in connection with the
application or examination who is
guilty of crime or disgraceful con-
duct who has been dismissed from
public service for neglect of duty or
misconduct within one year of the date
| of application whose name is on ru-
raj carrier eligible register. The reg
| lister holds good one year, the new
ruling being designed to prevent the
examination Of a candidate within
| q year. ~.
Could Make Exchange.
zone construction which can easily
be placed on the regulation will bring
about a radical change. The clause
| referred to is as follows: Applications
will not be considered from a person
who has not lived at least a year prior
to the date of filing application within
the territory supplied or to be supplied
by the route. Taken in it's literal sense
therefore, no resident of the city from
which the route starts is eligible to the
/ position, as such personals required to
be a resident of the territory supplied.
Council Bluffs, for instance, is not sup
4 piled by the rural route, and no future
/ applicants for examination can be res-
idents of the city.
"The applicant must also furnish
four vouchers. who are citizens of the
United States and who reside in the
territory to be reached by the SER
vice."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06

What is known as the Smithfield ham
IS one Of the most high priced and ex-
elusive meat products of this country.
1T is produced in a small territory in
the goober districts of the east and
south from hogs which range the
woods in early life and are fattened on
peanuts, thus giving a rich and gamy
flavor to the smoked meats entirely
wanting in the corn fed hog. The de-
mand for these hams is so great from
the nabobs that they have to be ordered
ltwoyears ahead.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06

An old man, known as miser, died
the other day in his wretched old shack
amid the utmost squalor, filth and hui
man degradation. His last act was to
feebly ask for pencil and paper, when
he wrote, "Look under the floor Of the
Kitchen" When this was done after
his death, a large tin can containing
thousands OF dollars in gold was found.
This was real case of fool and his
money being parted. 1t is an easy
thing to earn money, harder thing to
save it and still harder to know how
to spend it intelligently.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06
Soap Creek.

Soap Creek, Feb. 4-Mr. Shepherd
and son Ray We're callers at Belknap
Saturday.
VIM. Bradley made a trip to Bel
J. A. Coffman was at Belknap one
day last week.
Mrs. Mary Crist and daughter Lydia
We're visitors with Mrs. r. +. Sample
Tuesday.
]. o. Sample is chopping wood for
r. F. Sample.
Those on the sick list this week are
Albert j.. Carson and family. Jack
Heckart and family, Mrs Allie Car
son has been quite sick for a few days.
Henry Shubert is still suffering with
rheumatism. Ray Shepherd is a suf-
ferer from lung fever.
Harry Sample and father were in
Belknap last week.
Charley Nelson and John Sample
We're at Belknap on business last Tues
day.
John Combs sale last Tuesday was
we'll attended.
MIR. Heckart will preach the funeral
sermon of the infant baby of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hastings, at Soap Center, Febru-
airy at II a. m.
Lawrence Lauderback was improv-
ing at last accounts.
VIM. c. Shepherd was caller at
belknap Monday.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Hawkins, Jan. 80.
Backhawk.
Blackhawk Feb. 2.-The pie sup
per given at the school house Friday
night for the benefit of Mrs. Hattie
Paris, was we'll attended. The pro-
ceeds amounted to $3.50. Miss Ad-
ole Mcconnell received a photograph
album, as prize, for being the best
looking young woman in the
F. w. Bean and family called on
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan James Sunday eve
ming.
Oliver Prever visited Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Rudd near
Ashgrove.
Eldridge Brown and Miss Addia Nc
Council We're pleasantly entertained at
the Charles Brown home Sunday eve
ming.
Messrs. James Jones, oliver Prever,
Eldrige Brown, James Smith and Geo.
Wright made business trip to Bloom
field Thursday
Emmett Smith is on the sick list
this week.
Sunday al the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
d. w. James.
Mesdames Ida Bean, Charlotte
Brown and Della Prever called on Mrs
Hattie Paris and Mrs. Aida kinsinger
Monday.
Dick Reynolds and Charles Smith
We're pleasant callers at this place last
"Wednesday.
Mrs. Oliver Prever called on Misses
Sarah and Ellen Moore Saturday eve
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06

There is a growing disposition on the
part Of farmers to draw the line on
keeping horses for their hired men. 1t
is claimed that the hired mans horse is
always the best fed and cared for Of
any animal Kept on the farm. It is an
innovation which would not have been
listened to for moment twenty years
ago. The chief objection urged is that
it permits too much girl business, in
wolves late hours and units the man
for his legitimate work. 1t looks as if
the hired mans horse will have to go.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06

The west is not as yet much plagued
with the daisy, sorrel and dodder, the
common pests Of eastern farms. The
weed pests Of the west are pigeon
grass, purslane, cocklebur, bindweed
or morning glory, ragweed, quack
grass, squirreltail grass, wild rose
bushes, sunfower, all products of rich
soil. When the soil of the west be-
comes enough impoverished, the dali
sizes and sorrel will come. The wise
farmer will not allow it to so become.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06

The writer addressed farm institute
a few years ago where 200 farmers
were present and on asking the ques-
tion as to how many of those present
took alive, up to date agricultural pa
per less than ten hands were raised. 1t
dssdiferent now. Only the very poor
est and most shiftless are now without
this valuable aid to their farm work.
While it Is true that these papers con-
Ain much that is too high up and alb
truse for the average man, they all
lave something of value for him.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06

There is no farm in the west where
the two horse load of barnyard manure
cannot be made worth 81 if properly
applied. Still we know of lot of men
who have 5000 and over lying around
and being wasted in this way. On al
most any cornfeld, no matter whether
the soil be rich or poor, ten loads Of
manure will give an extra fifteen bush
els the first year and almost as much
the second. Put on timothy meadow,
1t will increase the yield ton and a
half in Two years. Still there are those
men who will pick up every nail and
pin they see and be stingy with their
wives who will move their barns rath.
er than haul out the manure.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06
THE rAnmER WITH SIX GlnLs.

A friend, farmer blessed with six
daughters and no sons, asks us wheth-
er it would be all right for a man
SO fixed to require of his girls more
IN the way, of farm work than is
usually allotted to the women of the
farm home-ip other words, would it
be all right for him to require them to
milk the cows, take care of the garden,
drive the team on the mower or har-
vester. ride the sulky pillow and do 9th
er Clearly and not laborious work con-
nected with the farm operations? This
woman question is always very deli
cate one to handle. 1t depends much
on how the girls feel, how their mother
feels and how they have been brought
up. In the matter of employment there
is nothing which woman studies so
closely as its effect upon her social
standing-what Mrs. Grundy says and
all that-the fact being that there is
nothing one woman is so much afraid
Of as another woman. The line of en-
ployment suggested is in no sense I'M
womanly, for every mother and house
keeper does harder, dirier and more
unpleasant work, and such outdoor
employment would insure what so
many American women lack "a fine
physique, immaculate health, indie
pendence Of thought and action. The
financial condition Of the family has
some bearing on the matter If the IA
ther is poor and has hard row to hoe,
his girls should certainly help him, no
matter what Mrs. Grundy says; if well
able to support them without such
work on their part it is still quite like
~ that they could not do better than
help him anyway, for, speaking from
the mans side. they would become
very attractive indeed to young men
looking for desirable mates. Maud
Muller turned the judges head as he
met her in the bayfield,; Ruth while
cleaning in the field captured Boaz,
and it is fact that sweet girl never
looks sweeter than as she looks at you
from the depths of sunbonnet while
down on all tours picking strawberries
or wedding the garden. The girl who
can saddle and ride the high strung
horse, milk the kicking heifer, hitch up
and drive team, do the marketing,
pay the taxes, sing in the choir and
preside in her home as a refined and
competent homemaker is every way
more desirable and attractive PROPOSE
ton for the young man than the kid
gloved, white handed, gum chewing,
highly perfumed society girl who shows
muscular activity in nothing save a
waltz. Modern society forces lots Of
unmitigated humbugs on to woman
which injure her physically, destroy
her independence, abbreviate her pleas
ures and shorten her life, and we honor
any girl or woman who has the moral
courage to defy them. Answering the
question asked directly, we will say
that If we were in our friends place
we would train the girls to help us.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06

1t is a misfortune to be so highly ed
Gated as to be disqualified for work.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06

The low. headed orchard tree has a
distinct advantage over the tree head
ed high in all the windy prairie Sec
tons of the country. During severe
wind which passed over our orchard
last fall sixteen of the best trees were
broken down, and every one of them
was high headed. While not SO SYM
metrical in appearance, the tree on a
twcnty.four inch trunk will be found a
better tree than one on the forty inch
trunk and will be less liable to sun
scald. gsg" rs..f a5i