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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-27
Rock Islands Mail Contract.

Rock Islands Mail Contract.
The railway mail service department
of the government has made railway
contracts which will save from six to
twelve hours in the delivery of that
portion of the transcontinental mail
passing through the st. Louis and
Kansas City gateways.
The new contract is with the Rock
Island road, which thereby gains a
mail carrying business which 1t did
not formerly possess. The mail pass
ing through Kansas City for points
west costs the government fully ST.
100000 for delivery to points between
there and the coast. What proper
ton of this the Rock Island will get
is not known. but it is said to be a
considerable part of the traffic.
The contract is the result of sharp
struggle between the Rock Island and
the Santa Fe railroads, resulting in the
cutting of the time of transcontinental
passenger trains fully six hours and in
the. establishment of one new trans
continental train.
Avoids Delay in Malls.
Heretofore the mail coming from the
entire territory east of st. Louis and
from the seaboard and passing
through ST. Louis, has been compelled
to lie over at Kansas City The daily
mail is delivered in Kansas City by
the Missouri Pacific at 1920 a. M, in
train loads of seven cars and hitherto
that portion of this mail destined for
40 81 ~ fc 1,oo lot
over about six hours. The evening
delivery from st. Louis is by the Wa
bash, arriving at Kansas City at $3.50
p. M. and has laid over until morn
ing. about twelve hours.
The Golden State Limited Of the
] Rock Island will leave Chicago at
Ip. M, instead of Z p. M, arriving in
Kansas City at 1920 a. m. in time to
pick up the transcontinental mai
| from the Missouri Pacific and take II
on west at 10:40.
To make the night connections the
Rock Island announced that it's morn
| ing California train will leave Chicago
at $40 a. m. and arrive in Kansas
City at 1850 p. M, picking up the
| transcontinental mail from the Wa
I DdSu. IuG Llllc Vi tulo Gill llOlA Vii
/ cago to Los Angeles was seventy
| eight hours.
To checkmate this move the Santa
Fe announced new transcontinenta
train which leaves Chicago at the
same time and making the trip in sew
enty-two hours. The cut Of six hours
was met by the Rock Island. Botf
morning trains out of here will divide
/ the mail which comes by the way o.
the Chicago gateway between the time
of the leaving of the early morning
mail trains and the leaving of the two
trains in question.
Commissioners May Abolish Deraiiers
AS a result of Mondays wreck a
/ Hinton, Iowa, the railroad commits
i sioners will be asked to abolish de-
1 railing switches at interlockint
switches and substitute curve switches
4 so that wrecks will not result If en-
gineers run against red lights.
Must Save Water.
The Burlington officials have issue,
4 orders to the engine men telling then
that there is great shortage OF waite
4 supply and that enginemen shall b
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are upholstered seat and backs in
leather and are of very plain square
design. The floor is covered with a
figured Wilton carpet and rubber TIL
ing on the platforms and vestibules.
The car is lighted by the A. & w
acetlyne system and carries an eight
cell battery to supply current for the
kitchen and refrigerator lights and for
electric fans.
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Fred H. Witt Nicola attorney is on
trial at Council Bluffs on charge Of
embezzlement.
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WANTED - statesmen TO HAN
die Wallick's Cotton Flannel Nit
tens and new Husklng Pin as side
line. Write M. G. Wallick s. Son,
Fairfield, la.
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FOR SALE.

CORN is KING = CLOVER, TIM
othy and blue grass ire not SUR
passed In Carol county, Mo. Write
I; A, Shields for list Of farms at
Tina. Mo.
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RANCHES FOR SALE-HAvE FOn
sale all kinds of ranch property; also
farms of all descriptions here In tho
noted Sharon valley; remember that
Barber county Is In southern and
central Kansas Address Samuel
Stewart, Medicine Lodge, Kan.
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Average Weight Of Sheep.
The average weight of sheep and
lambs at Chicago for month mentioned
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WANTED.

OR GENTLEMAN
of fair education to travel for firm
of $250,00000 capital. Salary $1072
per year and expenses; paid weekly.
Address with stamp, Jos. A. Alex
ander, Ottumwa Iowa.
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SAY TO THE RIGHT PARTY THAT
have good hotel building for rent
(partly furnished) and In fine
shape fine location. Also q good
livery barn in connection. Address,
VIM. Fritz Blakesburg Iowa.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

FREE GOVERNMENT LAND, BEA-
yer county, o. t.; be independent:
own your own farm. J. Butts, Lo.
eating Agent, Guymon. o. T.
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FOR SALE--A FEW GOOD $50 LIB.
Poland China, male pigs. A. Areng-
dale, Route s, Ottumwa
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FOR sALE-GOoD HOMES AT Low
prices. Address Fred Carter. Roby.
Mo.
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FOR SALE OR TRADE-FoR VA
can't lots in Ottumwa. A tract of
rs acres adjoining small town; good
house and plenty of fruit; fenced
and in the best of condition in every
way. Address, Tract" care Courier.
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FOR sALE-BRooD MARES, TWO
mule colts, registered Shorthorn cow
thirty steers, Duroc Jersey males
and gifts. T. p. Box, Agency, la.
FOR SALE-AT A BARGAIN, IF
sold within so days; 240 acres Of the
best land in southwest Missouri;
write for particulars. Add. Box g..
Pennington, Polk county, Mo.
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Natural Wood Finish.

The upper desk as seen is of the
square fiat beamed, designed in nat
ural wood with a dead rubbed. finish.
The lower deck and side walls to the
top Of the wainscoting are in solid
burnt orange color and are relieved by
the two natural wood ornamental
braces coming down between the win
dows and is in a very plain panel eff
feet. The bottoms of the windows are
set some six or eight inches higher
than is customary and inches are pro-
vided below each window which add
materially to the area of the table.
The arrangement Of the windows is
perfectly satisfactory allowing a
clear view of the outside and prevents
the whole table and it's array being
visible to the outside.
All of the wood work is of the Eng
lish oak, dead rubbed and having very
few mouldings or carvings. The chairs
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HAVE GOOD FARM LANDS FOR
sale at $500 to $4,000 per acre, ow-
ing to location and Improvements.
Write for descriptive folder. VIM.
P. Morris, Marion, Kansas.
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LOCAL MARKETS.
WHOLESALE eRlcEa

The local wholesale markets
morning remain unchanged.
Iva SS,,ok
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-25
THE MoNoLITHs OF AksUM.
Interesting Relics Of Remote Past
i Discovered in Ancient City
of Abyssinia.

Great as is the slant OF the leaning
tower of Pisa, its defiance Of the law
of gravitation is nothing compared
with that of number of obelisks still
standing on the site of an ancient city
OF Abyssinia. A few of these have fallen
fiat, few are still erect, but others are
inclined at such an angle that only an
suming horizontal position. ,A@
This wonderful collection of mono
liths is the remains of Aksum, some
times called 'the Sacred City of the
Ethiopians." Mrs. Mabel V. A. Bent
briefly describes them for Records of
Z the Past" an archaeological magazine.
The tallest Of these monuments is 60
feet high. Several others rise only 20
or 80 feet from the surface. On most
CT them there is more or less carving,
and an attempt has been made to sug-
gest the appearance of tower or other
human edifice, built of wood. The ex-
terror OF the highest is divided off as
if it were composed of eight stories.
Near the base is an imitation of a portal.
At the top the stone is hewn SO as to
resemble gable, bearing on it's face
metal disk, and having on it's, back
representation of the sun, cut into the
monument On other obelisks there
are hints of moon. or half moon. In
a few instances there is picture writ
ing, and in at least one case an inscrip-
tion which seems to be a record of
single victory or campaign against
rebels. ~
At the base of many OF the monoliths
are found the ruins of altars.a On at
least one is carved vine, with leaves
and grapes, which are certainly peace
full in their suggestion. However, de-
pressions and holes in the stone lead
Mrs Bent and her husband to believe
that the altars were meant for sacrifice
and we're shaped SO that blood would
drain off readily. In the center of one
altar, measuring nearly eight feet by
nine, is raised platform, in which is
cut a two-handled vessel, probably
meant to catch the blood of a victim.
Taking both the altars and the figures
of the sun and moon into consideration,
it is thought that the stones were con-
nected in some manner with religious
ceremonies.
In the same neighborhood are many !
tombs, cut out of solid rock, one con-
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-25
WHAT THE klNo EATS.
What's Fit for Him.

A Massachusetts, lady who has been
through the mill with the trials of the
usual housekeeper and mother relates an
interesting incident that occurred not
long ago. She says: -.a ..-..-.z-.- z4--
81 can with all truthfulness say that
Grape-Nuts is the most beneficial of all
cereal foods in my family, young as we'll
as old. It is food and medicine both to
us. A few mornings ago at Breakfast
my little boy said: , 49, a..
"'Mamma, does the king eat Grape
Nuts very morning.
81 smiled and told him did not know,
but that thought Grape-Nuts certainly
made delicious dish, fit for king. !"
(It's a fact that the king of England and
the German emperor both eat Grape
Nuts) @
II find that by the constant use Of
Grape Nuts not only as morning cereal
but also in puddings, salads. etc, made
after the delicious recipes found in the
little book in each package it Is proving
to be q great nerve food for me, besides
having completely cured long standing
case of indigestion" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
There is no doubt Grape Nuts is the
most scientific food in the world.
Ten days trial Of this proper food in
place of improper food will show in
steady, strong nerves, sharper brain
and the power to Ego" longer and further
and accomplish more. There's reason.
Look in each pkg for the famous little
book, .sThe Road to Wellville."
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-25
COAL MINING NOT COSTLY.
Other Countries Pay More Than We
- Do to Get the Article E
-t.+fss Above Ground.

1t is interesting, as having a bear
ing on the general costs Of production
in which coal plays so prominent a
part, to find that the estimated value
OF coal in the United States Is much
less than the value of coal mined in
the other great fuelproducing coun-
tries. Thus, although the production
of coal in the United Kingdom was
nearly 43,00O,0O0 tons less than the
production Of coal in the United
States, the value OF this fuel at the
pits mouth in Great Britain was es-
timated to be $467, 100000, while our
coal had at the pits mouth an esti-
mated value Of $372,0OO, 900. The Ger
man production in 1902 was only lit
tie more than half as much as ours,
but the value given to this output at
the pits mouth was more than two
thirds the value of the United States
output, says the Boston Herald
This difference is due not to the
quantity of the coal but to the su-,
perior methods employed by us in
mining and to the greater efficiency Of
those who work in. our mines. We
employed as miners In the year 1902
$4,000 men. but onr English cousins
had engaged In tiis work 805, 900 men
and the Germans about 100000. The
necessity Of this is made evident wher
it Is seen that the average production
per miner in the United States was
$40 tons, in the United Kingdom 27S
tons, in Germany 242 tons. in Francs
1913 tons and in Belgium 166 tons.
This shows why it Is that we can
anord to pay more to our workingmen
than what is paid to their rivals in
what are frequently assumed to be
competing countries. BY more intel.
ligent employment and, we daresay,
by the utilization of machinery for
hand power we are able in this indys.
try to make men twice as productive
as their com mpetitors on the other side
of the Atlantic. and this. too, when a
large proportion Of those engaged in
mining in the United States are of for.
eign birth and Of such brief stay in
this country that they do not speak
our language. It is worth while bear
ing these facts in mind when the ar
gument is raised, as 1t has been, that
it il; the protective tariff duties upon
coal which prevent the destruction of
this American industry.
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-25

.~l.a1 - SA . AtOAcy Ills
which have restored thousands of suf.
1ering women to health and vigor.
Mrs. william Wallace, of IS Capitol
ST. Concord, N. H., says: II was in
me early stages Of Bright's Disease,
anu were It not for Doan's Kidney Pills,
! would not be living to-day. Pain in
,ne pack was SO intense that at night /
nao 70 get out of bed until the parox-
ysm OF pain passed away. Twas languid
a;s. nnu tlred and hadn't the strength to
-. -. : = xettle OF water. ] could not work,
relieved me, and two boxes absolutely
cured me-"
A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
Inediclne which cured Mrs. Wa,lace
Mlil vii De mailed to any part of ths
United :, States. Address Fos er-Milburn
no:' Buffalo, N Y. Sold by all dealeaa
Prlce 50 cents per box,
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-25

997 to the united kingdom. The total
exports Of 1902 amounted to, 24S, ,303,
065 yen, of which 80,232,8O5 yen in
value went to the United States, 25,.
876,059g to Hongkong, 46,838,545 to
China, 27,283,458 to France and 1885,.
149 to the united kingdom. S
The exports of Japan to the United
States, as already indicated, are chiefly
articles which are not produced in this
country, and in majority Of cases ara
those required by our manufacturers
OF the S0,232, ,805 yen in value exported
to the United States in 1902, the: value
of 46,784,720 YEN consisted of raw silk,
1921 1895 yen n manufactures OF silk,
9,124.OS5 yen of tea, $751; ,733 yen mat
ting for floors. 577.SSS yen rice, 1,516,-
401 yen chemicals, drugs, etc., while
manufactures of bamboo, lacqured
ware and other products peculiar to
the Japanese have also figured largely
In the list. &
A detailed examination of the sup
plies furnished by the United States to
Japan can perhaps be better made
from our own standpoint measured in
dollars. In the fiscal year 1892 our
total exports of domestic merchandise
to Japan amounted to $3,2SS, ,282, and
in 1902 to $21, 1925. OF this total the
largest item of export was raw cotton.
which aggregated s9,O5S ,29O; the next
largest item being Illuminating oil.
with total of $5,195,G65. Third In
rank is manufactures of iron ana steel,
with total of 81, ,923,6O7; other impor.
tant items being breadstuffs. $685.
615; provisions. $i96,337; scientific In
struments, $314,734; leather and man.
ufactures, $322,72e; tobacco and manu-
factures, s5O9, ,921; clocks and watches.
$115,386; paper and manufactures
thereof, $1S7,S60; lubricating oil. $751;
1913, and paraffin, S311 1,920; while many
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-25
COULD HEAR IN GERMAN.
A Horse That Was Not Used to In
structions in Any Other
-sa -sf, Language.

II bought horse at an auction not
long ago. said an Eighth avenue butcher
according to the New York Press, ''and l
thought I had got bargain until tried
him few days; then l concluded that I
had been stuck. The horse was sound,
had good sight, but he would not obey
commands. He would not stop when the
driver said 'Whoa!' nor start when he SAID
Cit up' The animal seemed to be deaf,
and the first chance l got sold him to
German baker at a sacrifice.
Shortly after that met the baker, and
he shook my hand cordially, and expressed
the hor.e as sod aa at
this and asked if the horse seemed to have
any difficulty in hearing. To my surprise,
the baker said the morse could hear a.
we'll as any horse he ever had.
Does he stop when you say "Whoa!"
and start when you say Cit up?"
asked.
"'Oh, no! exclaimed the baker, I don't
say dot! talks to him in Germani'
THAT horse must have belonged to
German before he was put up at auction.
That is the only way ! can account for hin
actlOna
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-25

RUSSIAN SUBMARINE NINE, 49, y
Gin the drawing NJ is the mine case con-
tanning the explosive. is the anchor
is the float. D. drum on which anchor
rope is wound. Z are contact studs
which explode the mine when touched BY
a vessel passing above.)
ignited by the impact of a vessels bot
tom or by an electric current controlled
by an operator at distance. Whe-s
the water is shallow the mine is placed
directly on the bottom and is therefore
called ground mine. In deep water t
is placed in buoyant cylinder or sphere
and anchored by rope or chain to the
bottom. In this way it floats near
enough to the surface to be effective, but
deep enough to be invisible.
The most common type and the most
certain in its effect is the electro-co COR.
tact mine This consists of a. heavy,
cast iron hemispherical case, containing
from 200 to 500 pounds of gun-cotton.
dynamite or blasting gelatine, which
rests on the bottom of the channel, river
or sea. Attached to the mine and float
ing above it, near the surface of the
water, is a hollow, buoyant sphere, in
which is placed an electric circuit closer.
Wires lead to a fuse in the ground mine
and to the signal station.
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-25
sEEDLEss APPLE IS NEXT.
Experimenters Have Succeeded in
Producing One That Is Al
most Perfect.

The seedless orange is a product of
comparatively recent date and is de-
cidedly popular. Now we are promised
seedless apple. It has, in fact, become
a reality. A device has been discovered
which, while almost miraculous in the
light of existing knowledge, hardly cree
ates a ripple in the thoughts of man
kind, says the Chicago Chronicle.
It has only been in the last year or
two, however, that the scope of the
principle in application to The seedless
orange has been appreciated. A veteran
nurseryman of Colorado heralds the
fact that after years of patient expert
ment in grating and budding he has se-
cured seedless apple. Modestly, Mr..
Spencer has withheld Information Of
his success until he has secured 40 trees
of the new variety. Expert pomologists
have examined the new apple and de-
clare it to be very handsome in appear
ance. Details OF the methods by which
this achievement was attained have not
been divulged, but when it is remem-
bered that the million-box crop of navel
"a NAAoOS SoAAN AAo q SAASlC SulpuCuL Oh
six slips the start that has already been
attained with 40 productive trees pre-
sages an early appearance of the seed
less apple of commerce. r7@
The department of agriculture as we'll
as many grape growers have been work.
ing for years on the problem of seed
less grape, and, while rumors of success
have appeared from time to time during
the last decade, the sultana and Thomp-
son seedless varieties have during the
last year established their reputation
among the viticulturists. The Japanese
plum, without a stone, is also reported
a reality, although the seeds have not
been obviated. Cherries without stones
are promised in the immediate future
Seedless tomatoes are alleged to have
been perfected by an. Indiana woman.
being grown from the stock of the toma-
to. which Is replanted when it is at its
full height. Watermelons of the same
freak nature are also rumored from
Georgia, but not much credence is placed
in this report, though if tomatoes have
been perfected there is no essential
reason why similar success should not ba
attained with the watermelon.
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-25
DEADLY SUBMARINE MINES.
Type Of Those Used by the Russians
in Harbor Of Port Arthur Is
- Shown in Cut.

Submarine mines such as those which
are supposed to have sunk the Petro-
pavlovsk and the Maine are of three
kinds: First, observation mines, fired
from shore; second, automatic mines,
which explode directly when struck by
a ship; third, electrical-contact mines.
which on being touched by vessel give
notice to an operator on shore, who
throws switch and explodes the mine
Most submarine mines consist of a
metal case, which is filled with gum
cutton or some other high explosive.
The fuse is so arranged that it may be
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-25
Chinese Wooden Shoes.

The manufacture of wooden shoes n
naturally considerable branch of indus
try in China. The finer and more costlv
kind occupy the attention of important
shopkeepers in the principal streets. and
the decoration ofthem is intrusted to ar
fists in this particular kind of work.
But an enormous number of wooden
shoes Of the cheapest kind are wanted
by the poorer classes, anG the manufac-
ture of these Is the work OF practitioners
of more moderate skill. They are usu-
ally itierant. When they find suitsble
wood they begin their labor by splitting
1t UP into lengths about one foot long
and six inches wide. These they cut
with sharp knives into rough soles, tten
they proceed cn THAR way until they And
a customer. On that suspicious meeting.
they sit down at the eide of the road and
proceed to finish off the shoes according
to the desires and tie financial capa sity
OF the buyer, London Sphere
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-25
Cigarettes Cause Crime.
Clock Made Of Newspapers.

An ingenious Frenchman has sue
ceeded in making clock entirely of
newspapers. It is not claimed for the
mechanism that it will keep perfectly
correct time for long period, but the
newspaper clock nevertheless runs
smoothly and indicates the hour. The
rigid portions are made by soaking
the newspapers in water and pressing
them together until they form COM
paratiyely hard and durable mass.