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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30
Copyright, 1901. By D. Appleton Co.. Kew York.
CHAPTER NI.-(Continued.)

Ahead of them was an officer 81 g
big black horse. He was deadly pale
and blood was trickling over the white
lace Of his shirt and staining his open
waistcoat, He would have fallen from
his horse had not two soldiers on
either side supported him. He sat
with his hands on the pommel OF the
saddle, leaning forward. His race
wore stricken look. Tears were
trickling down his cheeks-not on &C.
count of his wounds, however, but
from deeper hurt. It was Mont
calm.
The gate was open now, ana the
fugitives were pouring through. In
side tho walls crowd of women, chill
dren and old men were congregated
in the Rue ST. Louis. There was weep
ing and wailing and wringing of hands
as the wounded, battered, shattered,
terrified mass Of fugitives swept
through the gate. The deadly rattle
of small arms, which since early morn
ing had kept up without the walls,
had nearly died away. The bugles OF
England were calling halt, the red
coats were assembling on their COL
ors. They were too weak to assault
the ramparts yet, and therefore al
lowed the shattered French army to
enter the city. Presently the marquis,
still on his horse, was drawn within
the gate by the eddying crowd.
"Oh, mon Dieu! mon Dieu! LIE mar
Quis est tue!" cried a woman.
Her words were taken up by the
crowd who loved the great and gen
tie soldier with a passionate devotion
which they withheld from the THEY
ing scoundrels who made up the civil
government. Even then his first
thought was for the people. AS he
heard the cries of the multitude he
lifted his head and said:
"Ce nest rien, ce nest rien; ne
vous affligez pas pour moi, mes BONES
amies" Ut is nothing, 1t is nothing;
do not be troubled for me, my good
friends.)
Meanwhile the dragon, with Graf
ton lying limp across his saddle, rode
few rods down the street until he
escaped from the thick of the crowd.
Then, he turned his attention to his
prisoner. The Englishman was lying
pale and apparently lifeless before
him
Nom deNchien!" cried the French
man. Have been carrying dead
man all this timer"
With an expression of disgust he
lifted him from his saddle and let him
slide to the ground. He was riding
near the pavement at the time and the
street was narrow The soldier had
not thrown him roughly, and Philip
slipped gently down upon the side
walk, his head falling rather heavily
against the open doorstep. A woman
standing gazing from the door
screamed and shrank back. The shock
and the pain of his wounds caused him
to open his eyes. He was dimly con-
scious of face as beautiful as an
angels bending over him. He heard a
sweet, startled voice, filled with mu-
sic, murmuring in exquisite French:
Mon Dieu! He is living, them"
! He knew no more
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

An addition Of twenty feet In height
is to be made to the great Assouan
dam on the river Nile, in Egypt. which
will bring under irrigation 100000
additional acres of desert land.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

a rainfall Of four inches In twenty
four hours is considered quite extraor-
binary in this country. but Manila
had n rainfall OF seventeen inches in
that time recently.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

The best investment we make each
yenr is the rs cents we put Into fat
file used to keep oil earth working tools
as sharp as knife. No money In.
vested brings SO large return.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

The reclamation Of wnste land by
irrigation projects and the building OF
the Panama canal will be the two dis,
tinsuishing features Of the coming dec
ade in this country.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

Western Canada, the finest wheat
growing section Of America. is coming
to the front this year with $4,000, 900
bushels Of No. hard wheat. This
amount can very easily be increased to
400.oO0,00O bushels and will be II the
price Of this cereal will justify its pro-
duction.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

The ordinary man is so averse to be.
Ing turned down he takes the position
that the government Of the children is
responsibility belonging in the ma
ture OF the case to the mother,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

About as soon us fellow begins
to feel rheumatic he had better begin
to spend his money rather than keep
on working to make his pile bigger
for his heirs to quarrel over.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

Late press dispatches state that tim
Der to the value Of $40 600 900 has been
lately destroyed by forest fires in New
foundland. The fire and the nx nre
fast finishing up the forests of the con.
tinent.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

The butter men do not expect to get
sailed quite as badly on their cold
storage stock as they did Inst year.
for the butter now In the coolers cost
them from ~ to 1 cents less than last
year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

The moon affects the tides and is
IN aid to counting, but she has nary
a thing to do with the weaving of
babies and calves or the planting Of
potatoea.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

Successful cooperation enterprises
among men have always been OF slow
growth and development. There are
many difficulties in the way Of training
men to uuselfishly work for the COM
mon interest.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

Yes, you cnn afford to pay per cent
interest to get the money necessary to
build n stlo, and II you are in the dairy
business you will find it the bost In
vestment you ever made.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

The cement culvert is taking the
place of the old wooden one on the
public highway. AS with the sidewalk.
1t costs about twice MS much to put
1t In In the first place. and when In 1t
lasts for all time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

A windmill on sixty or eighty foot
tower is a transient farm fixture at
best.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

The first crop Of alfalfa, usually
ready to cut in June. is a hard crop to
put into hay, as the weather will not
permit Of the curing. A friend gets
over this trouble by dumping the first
crop into the silo and says 1t works
well.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

Electrical power is now being deliv-
cred and sold In Pacific coast cities for
less money than the power could be
generated BY steam. even If the fuel for
the furnaces was laid down free Of
cost. The snow on the mountains Is be-
ing made to do the worlds work on the
plains below.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

Natural law is arbitrary. When a
man fills his barn with half cured hay
he is quite likely to burn his barn up.
but should he escape fire be will have
lot Of musty, worthless fodder to
feed next winter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

Potatoes are and should be the poor
mans daily ration, but when they sour
around the dollar and dollar and half
mark. as they have for the past two
years, they become the rich mans lux
ury. A dollar is too much for the
tubers; Is cents is too much. Forty
cents at retail is fair living price.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

Inasmuch as there will always be
but scant supply Of the very best
things. 1t Will always be safe for any
man to make IN effort to produce
them. The poor we have always with
us both in population and products.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

There is one class Of country hides
which Is never quoted in the market
reports-that of the fool who monkeys
with option deals on the board of trade,
whose hide may be found hung on the
fence. having no qrotable value.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30
DIVIDEND DAYS.

The harvest days are here. The
farmer row knows where he is at,
what rewards awa1t his toll and
whether he has drawn q blank for his
years labor or not. Nature begins to
rest and finish up her work, planned
amid the freezing and weeping Of tt,
spring and developed with the dynamic
energy Of the early summer. Scarce
growing thing that she does not now
decorate With bit Of bloom or color
goldenrod and aster by the wayside,
red apples and purpling plums and
grapes in orchard and vineyard, sym
metrtcai stacks Of grain and hay dot
ting the landscape, focks of turkeys
afeld after grasshoppers. here steam
thrashef at work and there wise
farmer making 81 a day doing his
blowing IN August. Best days these of
all the year!
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30
CHAPTER XIII.

GRAFTON COMES BACK TO THE
IS ROSE
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

RECLAIa1ING THE WET LANDS.
1t has been ascertained that not less
than 100000 acres of land In the state
of Iowa, much of it under cultivation.
would be greatly benefited by drainage,
while Minnesota has probably as much
more. These wet lands are the best
lands when the water Is got rid Of
This needed drainage is now well I'm.
der way in both states. Huge ditchers
operated by steam and gasoline en-.
gines are at work making main water.
ways sometimes twenty miles in
length, while smaller machines are put.
ting In laterals and feeders. Later tile
drains on the farms tributary to these
ditches will relieve these choice lands
from the plague of standing water and
make possible the production Of the
finest Of crops.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

That farmer who can spend ten days
Mt the st. Louis fair just learning what
he may Of things pertaining exclusive
ly to his misunderstanding. stock. cereals,
fruit, irrigation, soil physics, machin-
ery-will never regret his work. We
know of no other way in which man
could acquire SO much really valuable
information of practical sort, and
this fine opportunity can be enjoyeI
for the value OF one good steer Or tho
product Of three acses OF corn.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

There are some queer things about
animal food and mans taste therefor.
Here is the horse, one Of the most
cleanly Of animals In both his food
and his habits, and man gags on eatng
him: then there are the ben and the
hos, the nlthiest Of slum scavengers,
which man rates as among his most
delicate and delicious rntiona
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

In western state years supply OF
fuel Is exempt from attachment fol
debt, and bright farmer saved good
portion Of his corn crop from seizure by
the sheriff. by claiming that 1t was e1.
empt as Ills years fuel. and the courts
sustained his view Of the case.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

We came across one of those old
fashioned flower gardens the other day
where four O'clock, Sweet William.
mignonette, balsam. coreopsis, mari
gold. hollyhock and all the rest Of the
old standbys We're giving riot Of
color and perfume which put one in
mind Of grandmothers garden Of fifty
years ago-no asters. salvtas, cannas
and all the new fashioned sort. 1t
looked good.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

The tender grass from the lawn
moving makes a very nice supple.
mental feed for the milk cow. Having
quite large lawn to care for. we have
been cutting strip every night and
feeding the cuttings to the cows,
which they eagerly eat, though having
the run Of q good pasture.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30
THE CENTER OF 1NrEnEsr.

THE CENTER OF INTEREST,".
At the money centers Of the country
today the magnet Of attraction is not
the mines or the factories or the rail-
ways or the political campaign, but
just the crops on the farms--the wheat.
the corn, the cotton. the oats, that vast
pile of newly created agriculturaG
wealth born Of sunshine, rain.
tile soil and honest toll -$2, o00,oOf
or more of what is just as good aG
taken from mine. for out of,aa.t,s,
primal source of wealth is to con{ haad
prosperity Of the coming year foaonhv
tory, railway. banker. broker, &c Of
chant. and through these for abvater
common people. fseau,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30


We have frequently referred to tho
development Of the cement block in
dnstry. 1t is little short Of marvellous
how this interest is growing. With
In six months scores of towns In the
west. and small towns at that have
started factories for the manufacture
OF these blocks. and slightly and hand
some buildings are being erected OF
them. Given a supply of good sharp
sand and railway facilities and tn"
question Of building material Is SET
tied and settled with durable fire.
proof material less costly than either
brick or stone. The cement block
house and barn are coming in the near
future to supersede the present wooden
structures on the farm.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

We are growing tomato this year
which we like. 1t makes but scant
foliage-does not want to climb over
the fence and into the next lot-sets its
fruit early and plenty Of It, furnishing
tomatoes BY the FIRST week in July. It
Is named the Earliana and deserves q
place In every garden.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

For the first time the Arkansas III
berta peach has been standard COM
modify in all western cities. And such
peaches! No southern fruit has ever
compared with them in size, beauty or
flavor. And money in growing EN-.
too, 100 acres set with them in Van
Buren, county three years ago making
the owner almost fortune this year
on land which only cost him $1,000.
The finest peaches Of California hard.
~ equal these from Arkansas.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

A neighbor has lately been using dy-
Mantle very successfully in connec-
ton with the removal Of lot Of large
stumps. A hole bored to the center Of
the stump and charge Of dynamite
inserted result in the splitting up and
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of a stump SO 1t Is
easily pulled out with stump puller.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

It may be said to the credit Of agri-
culture as regular business that
strikes, lockouts, walking delegates.
dynamite and bloodshed do not and
probably never Gun touch the farm.
II the farm help should untonize and
strike, the farmers would just let the
men go. and the farm work would be
shaped to such an amount as tho man
and his folks could attend to.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

During trip Of 600 miles through
the most productive and best portion
Of the west which we made recently.
while we saw no end Of cornf'elds. oat
fields, large herds Of stock and innu.
merable hogs. we saw not q dozen
orchards and only two strawberry
beds. 1t is somehow easier for most
farmers to raise Poland China hog
than box Of strawberries. and SO
they raise the hogs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

1t is not just clear why 1t should be
50, but q man who has repeatedly tried
1T tells US that IL the seed crop Of red
clover is piowed under, the land planted
to corn the next season and oats or
barley to follow the corn, there will be
almost invariably fine stand Of clover
among the small grain crop. THIS is a
rather narrow system Of rotation. but
II 1t were followed up the fertility Of
the soil would be immensely increased.
I'VE would give 1t trial.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

The people hungry and wanting to
buy meat, the packers ready and want
Ing to kill and sell them the meat, the
farmer with the critters all ready for
the market. the railways all ready to
distribute the stock and the meats.
were all held up lately because the
men who form the scavenger brigade
Mt the stockyards wanted 10 instead
Of II cents for an hours work. Such
tontoolery could not occur IN really
civilized country.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

There are three no1ious weeds which
are gaining nm alarming foothold
among the best agricultural sections of
the west-red sorrel, quack grass and
wild barley. We know Of one eighty
acre field of oats which the quack
grass fairly swamped and almost ruin
ed, of many a pasture where red sor-
rel and wild barley are surely killing
out all other types Of grass life.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-06-03
MiddIeburv.

Mrs Sears was the guest of her daugh-
ter Mrs Eta Davidson, of Owosso last
week Thursday-Mrs Dormer, of
Grand Rapids, has been visiting her
brother, A H Whitaker and family for
a few DAYS, returning home Tuesday
evening" j Knapp and wife were
Owosso visitors Monday-Mrs Cham
berlain and son spent few days here
with her daughter, Mr. and Mrs Reuben
Dennis, returning to Owosso Tuesday
of last week Mrs Frank Edwards, of
Ovid, spent last week at Dennis Snyder's
Mrs Glover entertained her grand,
son Mabbie Sinclair and wife, of Jack
son, also her reat-grandson, recently
Miss Lowella Dyer, of Chesaning, has
been the guest of her cousin Miss Lucy
Dyer for a couple of Mesdames
j Vincent and Abe Vincent visited
their brother and sister in Canada and
other places last week-Den Hyde
raised large shed last Friday Fl
Evans has been spending a few days
here with his family-Arthur Evans
celebrated his birthday recently by
inviting few of his school mates to his
home. Ice cream was served-Farm-
ers are very busy getting their corn
ground ready, very few have planted
as yet"Watson Sprauge is in the en-
ploy of J Knapp-Mrs L evan Dyne
visited her neice Mrs A H Motion last
week, also attended the funeral of Mrs
Geo Warren-Rev S w Phelps was a
pleasant caller on this street Wednes-
day of last week-Eugene Beebe is
making some fine improvements on the
farm of his father-in-law, Frank
Ferry-Mr and Mrs Ferry have been
in very poor health but are much inn
proved at this writing-MrsJ j Knapp
is spending few days in Owosso visit
ing relatives and friends-Mrs Belle
Smith visited Mrs A H Whitaker We'd
nesday.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-06-03
Memorial pax Exercises.

There was large attendance at the
Congregational church on Sunday
morning, the occasion being the Sunday
memorial services, attended by Com
pany HI, the e.. A. r., and the w. r.
c., besides other friends. The church
was prettily decorated with flags and
flowers. The pastor took as his text
Pauls vision, Come over into Mace
donia."
Mr.. Hanks spoke of those who had
answered the call in 81 and in '9S as
having seen a vision, like Paul, vision
calling them to the defence of their
country. Each war was because Of a
nations inhumanity, and each was
waged to just and glorious conclusion.
An eloquent tribute to the mothers,
wives and sweethearts who could only
watch and wait at home was voiced by
Capt. Hanks, who pointed out that
character can only be attained through
service. 1--WE know not what capabil-
tiles our souls possess until they are
called forth by great need"
The services which were inspiring
and patriotic were concluded by the
singing of America by choir and con-
gregation.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-06-03
Oakley.

Born to Mr. and Mrs Herman Hochiel
a daughter, May 22-Mesdames Hill
and Chamberlain were in Easton Friday
Bertha Root, of Owosso, spent Sun
day with her parents, returning Monday
Fern Finley has gone to Saginaw
for an extended visit with her grand
parents Mr. and Mrs w w Burgess
Mrs Jennie Thompson, of Lansing, was
calling on old friends here Saturday
Miss Minnie Sell, of Bancroft, made
her parents visit the first Of the week
Mrs James Agnew and son Leland,
of Lansing, made her parents, Mr. and
Mrs w HI Beardsley, flying visit the
latter part of the week.-Mrs. Pattee
spent Sunday with her husband in
Saginaw--Mrs Warner, of Flint, was
the guest of Mrs J Citerly the past week
Mrs Pat McPhilips is visiting her
daughter, in Bay Marshall Sell
is home from Adrian where he has been
employed in the Lamb Fence works
Warren Albertson has started his new
lath mill-Mr and Mrs f w Pearce,
of Owosso, were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs G d Lansing last Sunday-Mr
and Mrs Tefft and son Clare have gone
to Saginaw where they expect to spent
the summer-Frank Merrell, of Lewis
ton, made his parents flying visit the
first of the week.-Mrs. Elmer Downer
and son Alvin, of Saginaw, have been
calling on friends the past week-Mr
and Mrs Stevens Wickham were at Fer
gis Sunday-Decoration day was fit
tingly observed. by the people of Oakley.
Many visiting the graves of their dead
and decorating them very prettily
The few old flags were replaced with
new ones-Mrs Monroe Towne was
here decoration day-Mrs Henry
Chamberlain and children, of Owosso
were here Monday-Mr and Mrs A
Parshall visited the cemetery at Six
Mile Creek Decoration day--Calvin
Deforest and family have moved to Sagi-
nav, he expects to go to work there soon
Mrs J Marshall, of Chesaning, was
the guest of her sister Mrs Ryon last
Wednesday--The Town Board meet
here Saturday at the council rooms
Mrs Hayes was in Owosso Thursday
on business Mrs d b Hegler was in
Brant Thursday--Mrs VIM Kirby, of
Saginaw, was the guest of friends here
the last of the week-Messrs Albert
and Lou Walters started from home
Sunday night, when they got in front
of II Stickels' the horse started to run
away. They were thrown out by the
Ryan place and the horse continued to
run until caught by Jno Budet in his
barn yard-B A Fillinger is treating
his store to q fresh coat of white paint.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-06-03

Kimball, of Salem, who is spending the
summer with Mrs Vanostran visited hel
aunt, Mrs Hughes over Sunday-Mrs
Martha Chapman attended the VIC I
q convention held in Owosso Wednes
day and Thursday-Mrs Alice Vert,
of Laingsburg, visited her sister Mrs L
Wright over Sunday-Mrs N Mitchell
and daughter Effie, of Owosso. are
visiting friends here--The L A s will
meet at the home of Mr., and Mrs A I
Finch, Thursday afternoon June 9th. AL
are cordially invited to attend-Mr A
E Hunt, of Byron, spent Sunday at his
farm here. Farmers are very busy
planting corn and getting the ground
ready for beans.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-06-03
Lennon.

Gertrude Hamlin spent Saturday
with her parents at Duffield-Mr and
Mrs Preston Perkins spent few days
visiting relatives at Cass City returning
Tuesday-Several from here took in
the excursion to Bay City last Sunday
Thomas Mears went to Corunna
Tuesday on business connected with his
duties as school examiner-Eddie
Brown has sold his hotel to man by
the name of Hines from near Duffield
The Lennon Band went to Flushing
on Monday to play at the exercises held
there-Samuel Phillips and his two
daughters Emma and Hazel visited at
Wheeler last Robert Parkinson
of Saginaw called here on Monday