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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-29

Chicago Butter and Egg Market.
Chicago, Nov. 2s.-Butter - Steady;
creameries, 1924; dairies. 1921.
Eggs-Steady, 1874 @221s.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-29

. A neighbor showed us lately a sec
ton of galvanized woven wire fence
and wanted to know what allied it, as
it was all rusty and fast going to
pieces. He said that it was only two
gears in the fence. 1t was the same
OLD story. the effort to undersell COM
petitor who made an honest brand Of
wire. Our neighbor hunted for the
cheapest fence, and he got it, just as
every one does who expects to get
good thing for less than it is worth.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-29

Under the common type of fences on
the farm the keeping of sheep is at
tended with not little bother, as they
have little or no respect for the ordina-
ry three wire fence. Thus it comes
that many man will not attempt to
keep any sheep who would be glad to
do SO. Now, here is a way in which
1t may be done without any expense
or bother, and all the benefit Of having
sheep on the farm be secured. Let a
dozen or such matter of neighbor
farmers organize copartnership and
put in money enough to buy, say, 200
ewes. Put this flock Of sheep in
charge Of herder, who may easily
be some old man unable to do hard
work. Furnish him collie dog and
let him Craze these sheep from farm
to farm and on the roadsides, stubbIe
fields and waste places wherever
weeds grow, herding them at night at
some central yard, the flock to be Ell
Their divided up when winter comes or
be wlntered at some central point to-
gether. The result of such a scheme
would be fresh mutton for the men,
bers of the company all summer long.
a good profit on the clip of wool
and an increase in stock which would
insure good dividend, and, more than
this, each farm would enjoy the bene-
fit of the sheep as weed destroyers, a
matter Of itself which would more
than pay good interest. There is moth
ing far fetched or impracticable about
this plan. and it is. one well worthy Of
g scial
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-29

Peoria Produce Market.
Peoria, Nov. 2S.-Corn-No. 8, 44@
Is.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-29

FOR SALE - POLAND CHINA
gifts and boars of March and April
farrow. great size and quality,
Chas: L. Hanna, Batavia. Ia, r. r.
No. /.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-29

There is all too much of this foolish
sort Of business going on. A young
man with sickly wife and one child,
two teams Of horses, farm equipment
Of machinery and one hired man rent
ed farm in western state of 24O
acres. AS If the effort to work so
many acres would not have taxed the
outfit to the limit, he thought he had
not land enough and SO rented another
/ 100 acres. AS n result he has 175
acres of corn, which will not go over
20 bushels of poor corn to the acre,
and has raised enough weeds to stock
q whole township. He would have
had more clean money to his credit if
he had been content to work 40 acres
well. The lesson which needs learn
ing all through the west is that he
| is not the best farmer who works
] the most acres,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-29

FOR SALE-TENNES FARM, $50
acres; rs cleared; balance timber
cash bargain. B. F. Peeler, Big
Sandy, Tenn.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-29

eve all do fade as leaf" is the
ancient and beautiful smile of human
life, some smitten and destroyed by
the winds and the hail Of the summer,
some coloring into beautiful old age
to give fragrance to the woods, a few
to hang on through the wintry blasts,
brown and withered till forced to fall
by the bursting of new life and gen
Grafton.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-29

500 VIRGINIA FARMS-WRITE FOR
our Real Estate Herald, sent free to
any address, giving descriptions of
500 Virginia farms of from 10 to
1000 acres each, at from IS per acre
upwards, with buildings, fruits, tim
ber water, ETC., best climate in the
United States, good markets, great
variety of crops, vegetables and
fruits, noted for healthfulness; fu-
ture prospects bright. Address Pyle,
Real Estate Agent. Petersburg, Va.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-29

New York Produce Market,
New York, Nov. 2s.-Wheat ~ Dee.
s1.18.
Corn-Dec., 81.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-29

A friend works it this way: He sows
his cornfield to rye when he cuts his
corn, and as he cuts it he shocks the
corn on the sowed portion Of the field,
which is entirely practicable when the
disk and seeder follow close to the
corn harvester. He tells us that he
finds rye on corn stubble great sue
cess as late fall and early spring feed
for the COWS.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-29

FOR SALE - POLAND CHINA,
males, big and strong; February far
row. S. P. Hartman, Ottumwa, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-29

INVESTORS, ATTENTION. OFFER
$500 acres of land located in CEN
trail Nebraska at a bargain to quick
buyer. Over three miles creek water
fed by springs. Nothing finer in the
state for stock of all kinds Price.
So per acre. Address owner. ]. n.
Conrad, Omaha, Neb.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-29

FOR sALE-7-RooMB BRICK HOUSE,
miles of our city; large barn;
plenty fruit and water; on public
road mail route, telephone in house;
$50 per acre. I have all sizes and
prices Address j. H. Piper, Mt.
Vernon, Ill.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-29

FOR SALE = SO-ACRE. FARM, 8
miles from Plainview, Neb. New
house, good well, nice grove Price
$4,000 is sold soon. Address James
Davis, r. F. D., No. 2, Plainview,
Neb.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-29
TcGAYs MARkETA

This market Is furnished by tho
Cassidy Commission Company, MEM
bers Chicago Board % Trade. Local
office rooms % ar ! 80, Hoffman, block,
Z. G. French. local manager.
Wheat-Open High Low C1env
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-29

RANCHES FOR SALE-HAvE Fon
sale all kinds Of ranch property: also
farms of all descriptions here in the
noted Sharon valley: remember that
Barber county is In southern and
central Kansas. Address Samuel
Stewart. Medicine Lodge. Kan.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-29
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-HAY. SEE FRED
Criley at Q. freight house.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-29

FOR SALE THOROUGHBRED
Duroc Jersey swine. Stock cattle for
sale or will trade for stock hogs. =.
P. Box, Agency. Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-29

FOR SALElPOLAND CHINA gifts
of March and April. Farrow Of
large strain, also few male pigs Of
April farrow. !. B. Ranes, OF
tumwa, Iowa,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-29
shariH,s Sale

3. W. Scott,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-29
WANTED.

WANTED-WILL ACCEPT GOOD
horse in trade on piano. W. r,
Scllw entker, Second and Market st.
wANTED-so OR 40 HEAD OF
stock to pasture. Theoph Reed,
Kirkville. Iowa.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-07
The Gallant warrior.

Suppose said the fair grass wild
ow, that you and l were out stroll1ng
along a lonely road, miles and miles
from any house and where nobody was
likely to come along with wagon or
a buggy for week, and should sud
denly happen toto sprain my ankle
so that [ couldn't walk, what would
you do?"
sWeH. I'll tell you" replied the colo
mel. There's one thing that | learned
in the army that seems to come IN KIND
of pat here"
'YesY' she eagerly urged. Some
thing about first aid to the injured?
All, colonel. you soldiers must be so
handy at such times! What was it you
learned in the army?'
Never to worry before mule gets
sick about the kind of treatment he
may need Chicago Record
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-07

der the management Of Sullivan, Har-
ris q Woods, will be the attraction at
the Gennett theater Friday evening,
March 18th.
This strong play, which is com
panion piece to the celebrated Sulh-
van, Harris & Woods success, "The
Fatal Wedding,' met with instant
favor last season, and the announce
ment that it is to return will be
welcome one to the patrons OF the
Gennett. The story is spirited and
the interest is very human and abb
sorbing, never Tagging from the start
and the spectator goes away from the
theater pleased with himself and his
surroundings. A play is very much
like dinner. IF one sees a good
play, or eats a good dinner, there IS
an indescribable inward satisfaction.
If the dinner is poor, and likewise the
play, there is a distinct disappoint-
ment, but in the case of For Her
Children s Sake" it is promised that
there will only be satisfaction. A
strong company has been engaged to
enact the play.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-07
A Pousse Cafe.

A good story is told of rounder who
found himself in a well known cafe IN
this city. Four young blades were
there. Each ordered a pousse cafe.
The Irishman watched the bartender
make the gayly colored drinks and
thought he would like one himself.
what will you have?' asked the
bartender.
Give me one of them pussy CATS
said the Irishman.
zone of them what?' asked the bar
tender.
"Arrah,'' said the Irishman, "give
me a ginger ale, and this is the second
time I've asked you" Chicago Post.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-07
Closer and Closer.

81 wonder" remarked Mrs. Jones'
smith," whether there really is any
thing between Julia and that Mr.
Browngray."
'.There amt as much as there used
to be, ma said little Willie, looking
up from his toys.
why, how do you know, child|
asked his mother.
Because l was in the parlor just
now, and they're sitting closer together
than they was when he called last
week." replied the observant little
dear-Cincinnati Times-Star.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-07

The Wav It's Done.

An earnest effort is being made to
present the different attractions that
are to appear at the local theaters in
their true light When an "attrac-
ton" comes heralded as being es-
pecially good readers of the Palla-
dunn may depend upon the truth OF
the assertion, for all of the local
press matters 90 through the hands
of Mr.. Murray's press agent, and IS
"culled' out in such way that de-
serving people may not be misled. 1t
will be interesting to know that oft
times matter is sent in advance for
publication that never arrives at the
newspaper Offices, because Of the mis-
representations contained therein
Occasionally a "weak" attraction
slips in, but altogether the plays
presented by Mr.. Murray during this
season have been the best ever of
fered to Richmond theater-goers.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-07

it comes to Richmond.
Those who have seen Joseph JEFF
ferson in "The Rivals need not be
reminded of the great treat IN store
for them when his worthy sons, Jo-
seph Jefferson, jr., and William W.
Jefferson, will appear in this play at
the Gennett theater Saturday, March
II, matinee and night.
To those who may still be unac-
quainted with the Jeffersons' delight
full quality as actors it may be stated
that no other men on the stage can
so convincingly compel the laugh to
rise than these worthy representatives
of famous name. Joseph Jefferson,
ir., will appear as Sir Lucius O'Trig-
GER. and William W. Jefferson as
Bob Acres. These parts are said to
be the great comedy creations Of mod
ern times. The Jeffersons have beer
the most beloved actors Of modern
times-the most conspicuous Thes
plan figures Of the twentieth century
stage-with a glorious record of sue
cess, and those who care for the high
est quality of acting, as to investitur'
and characters worth knowing ant
having seen, should not let this op
portunity slip by to enjoy the worl
of these famous and splendid actors
The supporting company includes
Messrs. John Jack, Guy Coombs
Percy Plunkett, James Lewis and tn
Misses Ffolliott Paget, Blanche Ben
der, Meta Greene and others,all mem
bers Of the original Joseph jefferson
company.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-07
For Her Children S Sake.

'(For Her Children's Sake" from
the pen of Theodore Kremer and I'M
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-07
n muscncnts

The Al. G Fields Greater Min
strels played to a good house Satur-
day night at the Gennett. The min
strel is a combination of merriment
from one end to the other and it IS
decidedly good place to go if one
has the proverbial 'blues." Mr..
Field was with the company and
gave it his personal attention. 'HThe
Musical Fountain Park, - "The Mig
ger and the Fiddle" and "The
Darktonw Circus and Menageries, Z"
are scenes of merriment beyond des-
cription.
1t is by all odds the best perform
ance Of the kind on the road, and
will always draw a large crowd when
| it comes to Richmond.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-07

Jackson-It's a pleasure to play bill
lizards with Parker.
Johnston-H'm! You can beat him,
Ell?
Jackson-No; he beats me about four
games out of five.
Johnston-Then where does the pleas
ure come in?
Jackson-Why, he never remarks that
when he was younger he could play
good game-Brooklyn Life.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-07
viii Be Absorbed In the Game.

JASON paid % cents for tibet there
checkerboard.N
Samantha-Yew spendthrift! Yew
needed a good many other things
worse'n yew did checkerboard.
Jason-I knowed it. but now L won [
hev time tew think tibet l need en-
Judge
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-07

Who was your grandfather of 1000
,ears ago? We know how to trace
rour foreparents back, perhaps far
,eyond the origin of your family
,ame. Please enclose stamp for
eply when you write, for We work
.heap. Address Samuel B. Huddles-
on, Dublin, Ind - -
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-07
Little InhnnY kneNx.

Teacher-Johnny, write on the black
board the sentence 1.-TWO heads are bet
ter than one" Now, Johnny, do you
believe that?
Johnny-Yes'm Cause then you KIN
get job in a dime museum and make
lots o. money! Philadelphia Press.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-07
Low Fares to Georgia via Pennsyl
wanna Lines

Excursion tickets to Atlanta, Ca,
will be sold via Pennsylvania lines
February Goth and 21st, account De-
partment of Superintendent Nation
al Educational association. For fares,
time of trains, ETC., apply to ticket
agents of the Pennsylvania lines -
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-07

"Women claim that the way to get
on with a man is to give him plenty OF
nicely cooked food"
Well" answered Mr.. Sirius Barker
irrttably, why don't some of them try
kr'-Washington Star.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-11
Diooino Well to Drain a Boa.

An ingenious Yankee who lives on
the west coast of Florida adopted n
novel method to drain a bog on his
plantation. He put down a four-inch
well in the middle of his bog deep
enough to tap the water bearing grav-
ell. A nice flow of water was encoun-
tered, which rose in the well nearly
to the surface. AS soon as the top
of the pipe was pushed down to a
level with the bottom of the bog, the
water in the pond rushed down into
the well and passed off through sub
terranean channels. In a few hours
the bog was drained. The land has
since been plowed and is now valu-
able truck farm. Scientists declare
that wet lands in many sections OF
the country can be drained by this
simple method. Care must be taken
not to permit the well TO I'LL up with
rubbish, which might impede the
ingress of the water.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-11
Mine prainane Planned.

Mine drainage operations in South
Staffordshire, England, by which 49,
100000 tons of coal may be won from
flooded pits, are now contemplated.
These mines have been flooded for a
quarter of a century. The coal area
has been split up into various owner
ships, and before a drainage commits
sion came into existence each owner
was supposed to pump the water from
his own pits. Some of them failed to
do this and in the end all of the pits
were abandoned. A drainage commits
sion has obtained power to pump out
the pits and has secured loan Of
$500, 900 to do it with. The project is
an extensive and difficult one, but
mining experts declare that it offers
no obstacles which modern engineer
ing resources are unable to conquer.
The re-starting of the mines means a
large access of property to a district
that stands in urgent need of it, and
the prospect of restoring this long
abandoned industry has created great
interest in the neighborhood.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-11

Sam held the head of the plumb gen
ter reared again and came down with
his fore feet over the neck yoke. MIN
bly, recovering, he made a gallant at
tempt TO kick in the dashboard. This
stirred up his mate to a thought of
former days, and the two went away
paving and plunging. so long!"
cried Sam, waving his hand. Good
luck!"
Franklin was for time busy in keep
ing his team upon the trail, but soon
they settled down into a steady, shut
fling trot, to which they held for a
mile over the hard prairie road. An
hours drive from the town. and the
traveller seemed in virgin world.
band of antelope lined up on the crest
of ridge and stood staring steadfast-
ly A gray winged hawk swept wide
and easily along the surface of the
earth on its morning hunting trip.
Near by the trail hundreds of cheerful
prairie dogs parked and jerked their
ceaseless salutation. An ancient and
untroubed scheme of life lay all
around him, appealing in its freshness
and it's charm.
Lifting and shimmering mysterious
ly in the midday sun, as though tanta-
lizing any chance traveller of that wide
land with a prospect alluring. yet i'm
possible, the buildings Of the Halfway
station now doomed large and dark,
now sank until they seemed a few
broken dots and dashes just visible
upon the wide gray plain. Yet soon
these seemed to grow closer. and
Franklin found himself again at the
spot with which he was already so
well acquainted that every detail,
every low building and gnarled bit of
wood. was tabulated surely in his
mind. The creak of the windmill pres
emily came to his ears as a familiar
sound, but rasping and irritating on
his strong nerves as the croak of the
elder Fate.
Buford met him in the yard. and the
two together busted themselves in TAX
ing care of the team. the former
apologizing that he still had no ser
want for such work. I'm mighty glad
to see you again. captain, for it looked
as though you had forsaken us. II GER
tainly is a comfort to see a gentleman
like yourself once in a while. We
meet plenty Of cowmen and movers,
decent folk enough. but they have a
lack, sir, they have a lack. | main
tain, sir, that no gentleman can -four
ish without that intelligent social in
tercourse with his kind which is as
much a part of his Twin. sir, as the
eatin' of his daily bread. Now. as |
was sayin' about Gen. Lee, sir. am
willing to admit. sir. that the war is
over. but ! never did admit. and, sir,
I contend yet, that Lee was the great
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-11

he WIZ. 'thout thinkin' bout him, an
'cidin' in her min. one way er otheh
whetheh she like fer to manly that
Their man er mott. If er CONAN say
she do different f'om tibet, she shohly
fergettin' O. the trufe, thass all! Ain
thought O. him! Go long" Aunt
Lucy wiped her hand upon her apron
violently in the vehemence OF her in
credulity.
Mary Ellen's face sobered with
trace ofthe old melancholy.
Aunt Lucy" she said you mean
kindly, | am sure, but you must not
talk to me of these things. Don't
YOU remember the old days back
home? Can you forget Master Henry,
Aunt Lucy-can you forget the days
those days."
Aunt Lucy rose and went over TO
Mary Ellen and took her hand be-
tween her own great black ones. NO
| doesn't fergit nothin', Miss May
Ellen" she said, wiping the girls eyes
as though she were still baby. Il
doesn't fergit Mas Henry, Cord bless
him, | doesn't forgit him any mon
Won does. But now listen toe yo' old
black nanny, whit knows a heap
mon you does, an who is a-talllin' toe
YOU because you amt got no real man.
my O. yer own no mo-. Now, l done
had fo' husban's, me. Two o them
done died, an one distapeart in the
wah. an one he turn out no count.
Now. you s'pose KANT love no otheh
MANI"
Mary Ellen could not restrain a
smile, but it did not impinge upon the
earnestness of the other.
"Yas'm, Miss May Ellen" she con-
tinued. again taking the girls face
between her hands. Cord, he say. 1t
hain't good fer man toe be erlone. An
Cord knows, speshul in er Ian like
this yer, hits q heap mo- fitten fer a
man toe be erlone then fer a CONAN.
Some wimmen-folks, they's made fer
grievin', all there time. fer frettin', an
worr'in', an er-mopin' 'roun'. Then,
agin, some is made fer lovin'-l don
say fer lovin' mon one man to er
time; fer Their amt no good CONAN
ever did tibet. But some is made fer
lovin'. They sech er heap o. no count
folks in Their worl', hit do seem like a
shame when one O. them sort don
love nobody, an won't let nobody love
them,"
Mary Ellen was silent She could
not quite say the world to stop the
old servants garrulity. and the latter
went on.
"Whut does say, Miss May Ellen
she resumed earnestly looking into the
girls face as though to carry convic
ton with her speech-"whut | doei
say. an I says hit fer 20 own good
] is this: Mas Henry. he's daid, He'i