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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-29
THE FARMERS LIVING.

a farmer. his wife, four children and
like enough one or two Of the old folks
live on well conducted farm. What
amount of money does the living of
such family represent for year?
Ever figure it out? Well, they have a
comfortable home, which if they had
to rent in town would cost them at
least $3.50 a year; there is the board Of
seven people, and such board would
be cheap at $40 per week or $500 per
year, for town people could not begin
to live SO well for any such sum; then
the family is comfortably clothed,
which certainly could not be done for
less than S150 per year. Now here is
the sum Of $500 per year, or the equiv
alent of what would be counted as
a pretty good salary for town man,
obtained by the farmer-an income
which he enjoys year in and year out
and Of which but very small account
is made by most farmers in estimating
the returns of their business. 1t makes
lots Of difference whether the good
wife in preparing the meals can go to
the milk house and skim off pint of
rich cream, or take a dozen fresh eggs
from the henhouse, or draw on well
kept garden for nice fresh vegetables
and fruits, or catch couple Of spring
chickens for dinner, or cut into nice
home cured ham In the smokehouse,
or dig into jar Of homemade sau-
sage, or take her pick Of lot Of choice
canned fruit, or whether she has to,
order all these things by telephone
from the town grocer. It is fact that
nearly all of the town mans salary
has to go for these very things, and this
is why it is that the mechanic, the
clerk, the laborer and the small trades
man rarely ever can do much better
one year with another than make both
ends meet. This fact is worth think
ing over.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-29
BUGS, BEETLES AND BACTERIA.

It may be wet season or dry one,
hot or q cold one, it matters not
which, but every man who tills the
soil and grows cereal or fruit crops or
domestic animals Of any kind can abb
solutely depend that he will have the
ever increasing host Of insect and bac-
terial pests to fight. Civilization dis
turbs the natural order and economy
of the universe and the balance of
the species Of varied animate things.
There is hardly a fruit plant or animal
today exempt from the destructive
work Of parasitic life, this condition
largely aggravated by the ignorant
stupidity of man himself in the de-
struction Of bird life, in the massing
and continuous growing of one kind Of
crop or domestic animals on the same
ground year after year. The fruit
grower has to fight for all he gets. The
borer kills his apple and peach trees,
the cankerworm and the codling moth
take his apples before they ripen, the
curculio ruins his plums and the aphis
his plum trees, the potatoes must be
sprayed, the smut gets the oats and
the blight the wheat; the corn has
worms at the root and bugs in the de-
veloped ear-worms, bugs, beetles, bac-
terra working day and night as in the
days of Pharaoh, numberless, raven
Gus horde difficult to cope with be-
cause Of their numbers and invisible
ity. If you do not know how to fight
bugs don't try to raise fruit, and cease
making sport of the bug professor at
the experiment stations who patiently
discovers ways and means Of limiting
the losses by these pests.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-29

Careful tests at the different expert
ment stations show that the largest
crops of corn are obtained when the
planter drops an average Of three and
third kernels to the hill.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-29

The granger who had raised nice
lot Of turkeys and had one Of them get
out when he took them to market and
fly through seventy-five dollar plate
glass store window went home in q
state of mind on the turkey business.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-29

The creamery separator calf and the
farm separator calf may be first cous-
ms, but as general thing no one
would ever guess they were in any
way related by their looks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-29

The government has decided to look
up the beef trust and find out, if it
can, how it is that sixty dollar steer
almost doubles in value before the con-
sumner can get at it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-29

On many farm seventy-five dollar
plug horse may be made to do one-third
the work Of a forty dollar hired man,
and the horse won't talk back either or
be chasing around three nights in the
week after the girls.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-29
Never walk while doing farm work
if you can ride. Horsehesh is cheaper
than leg power.

The money the SPECTATORS made on
ccid storage eggs the past season has
been largely used to pay the losses sus-
tanned by them on cold storage butter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-29

In many western localities where the
silo has been tried for the first time
the past winter the builders of the silo
have been wondering why they were
so very slow to adopt such useful and
valuable aid to their stock business.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-29

The building of a condensed milk
factory in any given locality, it mat
tiers not much where located, is the
best of security that every farm which
can be made tributary to it will within
one year advance in value to at least
500 per acre.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-29
New Jersey has had an Iowa winter,
and Jersey peaches and other tender
fruits are badly used UP.

When fine oranges sell for less than
Baldwin apples it makes the low ex-
cursion rate to California look less at
tractive.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-29

The first fifty days of 1904 saw eggs
bringing the highest prices they have
brought for thirty years. The cold
storage stock was exhausted and the
markets were wholly dependent upon
the whims Of the hens during a period
of continuous and extreme cold wealth
er.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-29

A young man who lives in a good
grass country where there is neither
creamery nor cheese factory wants to
know how much a small creamery
plant would cost and how many COWS
he would have to have to support it
and make it pay. A building with
modern equipment would cost from
$1,000 to $1,000 and he should have
not less than GOO cows in sight before
he puts dollar into the plant, in order
to make it pay. Trying to run a
creamery without cows has brought
men to grief all over the country.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-29

The seemingly small difference be-
tween zero weather in winter and that
of 20 below zero settles the fate of a
large line Of fruit. Peaches, the Eu-
ropean plums, many Of our best roses
and choicest shrubs which will with
little or no protection endure zero
weather for ten days at time will
be utterly destroyed at the lower tenn
perature. 1t is this condition of eli
mate which marks the limits Of the
peach belt all through the country.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-29

The cob pipe industry is largely To-
Called in one or two counties in the
state Of Missouri. where has been de-
veloped variety of corn with enor-
nous cobs. These cobs are worth to
the grower about SIS per acre, after
the corn is removed, for making the
Missouri meerschaum.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-29

Blackhawk county officers are after
poll tax delinquents.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-29

AS a result Of the new order Of the
railroads Withdrawing free transporta-
ton home to shippers of stock there
will be fewer grangers making the &C
quaintance Of old friends in the city
and more able to bank the net proceeds
Of the sale of their consignments Of
stock
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-29

The vitality Of nearly all seed corn
saved from the crop of 1908 is low, and
there is more need for a thorough test
ing Of all seed to be planted than for
many years. The exact per cent of
termination should be determined be-
fore planting.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-29

1t is not bad sign that weeds are
found growing big and thrifty on
poorly cared for farm, for where such
weeds will grow there will also grow
other and better things when good
tillage is given. One of the cleanest
farms we ever saw was one where nei-
ther weeds nor anything else would
grow. @ go
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-29

The average woman will find that
dozen gerantum plants of different
kinds will give her more satisfaction
for winter house plants than anything
else. They will bloom profusely, give
plenty of brightness and color, will
stand grief and won't die if the frost
gets nip at them or if she forgets
to water them, while they are almost
insect proof.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-29

Thousands Of farmers can greatly
tighten their burdens by selling one
half of their farms. Any man is land
poor who owns more acres than he can
profitably work under modern sys-
tenn of agriculture. Hate to let it go?
Well, you will have to let it all go
some day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-29

nj EXT Gay the articles Of partner
MI ship were drawn, and Carpen-
Y ter gave his note for the neces-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-29

The one year renter is the bane of
western agriculture. His brief tenancy
precludes anything like a systematic
rotation Of crops, the keeping Of stock
to consume the products Of the farm,
the growing of clover crop, and in
evitably insures continued process Of
soil robbing and land skinning, with
but small profit to himself and the
owner Of the land.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-29

You may greatly increase the yield
of your potato crop by cultivating
them every third day after the plant is
six inches high until the blossoms ap,
pear. This is especially true If the
weather is at all dry during that pc
riod, while surface cultivation may
profitably be continued so long as the
vines remain green. AS rule, the po-
tato crop does not get one-half the Gull
tivation it deserves.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-29

fTY q arrived out of breath at a
Hill typical little mill town con-
HUI sisting Of the usual implanted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
MEMPHIS FACTORS
 WILL HOLD COTTON
MEETING IS HELD AND REsoLU- TONS ADOPTED PROHIBITING ANY SALES OF SPOT UNTIL THE PANIcKY FEELING IS OVER.

Memphis. Tenn, February s-Cotton factors of this city today effected an agreement whereby they will withhold from the market all spot cotton owned or controlled by them until stable prices are assured. The factors had a meeting at the cotton exchange today and adopted the following resolutions:
 ''We, the cotton factors and holders of spot cotton in Memphis, In meeting as sembled. owing to the excitement and panicky feeling caused by persistent ru- mors of war between Russia and Japan, do hereby,
 Resolve. That we will withhold all spot cotton off the market except that which is ordered pre-emptorily sold. for the present, and until the excitement and feeling of panic which exists in some quarters Is allayed. The stock of cotton in this market is small, and the cotton yet to come we believe, Is the smallest at this time of the year in the history of the cotton trade. We confidently believe that within very short time we will be ena- bled to sell cotton at It's value, which we believe Is considerably above the present range of speculative prices. We heartily cooperate with the spot holders of New | Orleans in sustaining values and order | telegrams sent at once apprising them of our action"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
At San Francisco.

San Francisco, February s.-The vic tories of Marie J.. Hand Press ana Standard, the first being second choices and the latter a favorite, were the only ones to cheer tho public at lngleside to- day. The betters quit loser on the day. Weather showery; track sloppy.
 First race. six furlongs, selling-Dandie Belle. 100 QIildebrand) to 1, won; Jean Gravier. 99 G. Jackson) to 1. won; The Toiler. e9 CFoley) to 1. third. Time. l:1Ia4.
 Second race, three and half furlongs, selling Marie J., Ill J. Daly) to 1. won; Villa, 1l5 (Bullman) to 1, second; Saccharate. 103 CFoley) 20 to 1, third. Time. "A 3-5.
 Third race, eleven-sixteenths selling Hand Press. 112 c. Daly) to l, won; Egyptian Princess, 102 (Knapp) 6 to |. second; Camelita, TOT Dugan) 25 to 1. third. Time, 1:11.
 Fourth race, mile and fifty yards. sell ing-Boutonniere. 10l Foley) 10 to 1. won; First Chip. no co. zelly) to 1, second; :; Norford, 100 QIildebrand) to 10 third Time, 1:f.
 Fifth race, seven furlongs, selling Standard, 95 QIildebrand) to 5. won Hulford, 102 (L. Jackson) to B. second ; Ruvia, 90 (GruewelD 30 to 1, third. Time 1:3154.
 Sixth race. six furlongs-Sir Tom Tid- der. 10s (J. Daly) 6 to 1. won; Albemare 104 (Foley) 3Da to l, second; Matt Hogan, 1o9 c. Martini 31s to l. third. Time, 1:1os4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
ON THE RACE TRACK
At New Orleans.

New Orleans. February S.-Tavonius and Clear the Arena were the only beaten favorites. Hand Spinner in the fifth race demonstrated his inability to run on a muddy track and his entry will be re- fused in future when this condition pre- vails Weather clear; track muddy.
 First race, mile-Curate, no q. Dean) 40 to 1. won Favonius, IA Q1. Phillips) 4 to 5. second; Meister Singer, 121 CW Hicks). to 1, third Time. 1:47 3-5.
 Second race. three and half furlongs- Arch Oldham, 115 d15 CW Hicks). to 10 won; Frier Tuck, 112 (W. Hennessy), 8 to 1. second; All Scarlet, 115 H. Phillips). to 1. third. Time, "A 1-5
 Third race, six and half furlongs- Miss Melton, 106 CLivingston), to 1, won; Mammon, 104 (Robbins). 30 to 1, second Our Lille, 97 q. Hennessy), to 1, third. Time, 1:25.
 Fourth race, selling. seven furlongs- Mamselle. 100 (W. Hennessy), 4 to 1, won; Moderator, no (Livingston), 12 to 1, sec- ond; Thorneycroft. 112 CT. Dean), to 1, third Time, 132.
 Fifth race, selling, mile and a quarter Mauser, 98 (Aubuchon), to 10, won; Ma lay, 94 Livingston). 5 to 2, second; Bob Billiard, S8 (Schilling), 40 to 1, third. Time 2:15.
 Sixth race, six and a half furlongs-Big Ben, TOT (Robbins), T to 10, won; Ben Howard. 99 GIT. Phillips), Il to 5, second; St. Tammany, 100 (Schilling) to 1. third. Time, 1 .22 1-5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
TORNADO VISITS ARKANSAS TOWN
ONLY BUILDING LEFT STANDING WAS A STORE AND IT IS BLOWN
 FROM FOUNDATION - THREE
 CASUALTIES REPORTED. N

Little Rock. Ark. February S.-A spe- cial to the Arkansas Gazette from Mam- moth Springs. Ark, says: News has been received her of ter
 rife tornado in the southern part of this county (Fulton). At Union. thirty miles southwest of here, three persons were killed The dead: Rev. Seden, Baptist minister Miss Clinton. Child, name not known. At Union the dwellings of Samuel w. Cochran, William Gilstrap and a number
 of smaller residences, also the store of s.
 S. Cochran and s. W. Cochran, Jr., with
 their contents, two churches. the Masonic
 hall and Carnes blacksmith shop. were
 swept away.
 The only building left in the little town
 was Dr. Barnes store and 1t was blown
 from it's foundation. The terrific tornado
 was about 300 yards wide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
COTTON RING IS
 FULL OF ACTIVITY New Orleans Market Feels Ef-
 fects ofWar News NO NERVOUSNESS EVIDENT Made Rapid Advances, LeapIng Up to 10 Points at TIme-No oper-
 ating on the Short Il Side.
NO NERVOUSNESS EVIDENT

New Orleans, February 8.-The far cas- the cotton market was discussed on all sides and caused an anxious gathering about the future ring before the session opened this morning.
 The first call showed a steady market with prices from 10 to 20 points higher than Saturdays finals, and confirming the frequently expressed opinion of the most active traders that the war influence on the market had fully discounted. Still there were a few weak longs who com menced liquidation in a quiet way, and prices receded until they were from to 6 points lower than Saturday. and from 60 to TO points lower than the highest level of the morning. The leading bulls made no effort to elevate prices, but let the market take care of itself
 Made Sensational Reaction.
 During the noon hour prices made a sensational reaction of from 80 to 90 points from the lowest levels of the morning. The conditions of the last few days were reversed and there were more buyers than sellers in the market. Shorts covered freely and helped send values up.
 The advance was rapid. prices leaping upward and 10 points at time. The ring had a busy hum, but no nervous ness was in evidence
 Little or no desire was shown to operate on the short side, as the fact was gener- ally recognized that the market was prob ably even more dangerous to shorts than to longs. as there have been no favorable features recently to the long side. and 1t is argued that the slightest favorable circumstance would send prices up with a rush. It is also pointed ou that values could hardly help improving tomorrow on the general expectation of a bullish census report.
 Spot Market Dull.
 The spot market was dull with nothing offering and few buyers out. Reports from the country were encouraging in the highest degree. Spinners were said to be greadily buying up cotton at prices far above the levels of contracts in the local market. Even the Liverpool spot market was encouraging as sales of 5000 bales were reported. the largest in many days.
 It is generally believed that the leading bulls. and the interests back of them, outlined a course of action at a meeting held yesterday. and that this course of action will begin tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
Reported Arrest Is Made.

Cincinnati. February s.-The Times Stars Bedford, Ind. special says an ar- rest in the Schaefer murder case is re- ported based on Detective Reeds state ment that Detective OBrien had a Green Castle man. This was taken to mean an arrest Crowds that went to the south were disappointed. The prisoner Is said to be the man who left the Park hotel the morning after the murder without paying his bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
ScaIpers Are EnioIned.

New Orleans. February s.-Judge Par lange in the federal court today enjoin- ad the local ticket scalpers from dealing in the non transferable Mardi Gras tickets The Illinois Central, Louisville and Nashville and Texas and Pacific rail- roads applied for general injunction covering all transferable tickets, but the court granted specific order apply ing to Mardi Gras tickets only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
RAG PICKER DIES.
Is Reported to Have Been an Immense ly Wealthy Miser.

Boston. February 8.-with deposits in local banks estimated at S2o'ooo Nelson Barton, a rag picker has been burned to death in Lyon His body was found lying in heap of rags that he had col lected, and which has served at his bed for many years.
 Barton narrowly escaped lynehing when cause he expressed joy over the sad event. He later made public retraction. He had lived the life of reclusce for years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
Can Have Assistance.

New York, February s.-"The crippled Baltimore banks can have anything with in the bounds of reason to help them along" said the president of the Seaboard National bank of this city when asked what action could be expected from the New York associated banks operating through the clearing house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
Texas Bank Closes.

Washington. February s.-Ihe comp troller of the currency has been advised bank at McGruder, Tex. Its assets and liabilities are S134.603 It had a capital of S25,oO The cause of the failure is said to be on account of the drop in cotton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
Entire Block Burns.

Lakeland, Fla. February S.-The en- tire block bounded by the railroad, Ken tuck avenue Main street and Masachu setts avenue. was burned here this morn- ing. The loss is estimated at s75.00o with insurance of about one-third. The cause of the fire is unknown The entire burn ed --strict will at once be rebuilt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
Not His Department.
rom the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 The man at the desk looked up.
 A stranger with a discontented express lon of countenance was standing outside the railing.
 Are you the man that answers ques- tions?" asked the stranger.
 Yes. If they are proper questions" :" guardedly replied the other
 Well, it's this way" said the caller 'Your paper tells us in one column what to eat. and In the advertising columns 1t tells us where to eat. but you don't tell us in any of your columns how we are to get it. That's what l want to know"
 The man at the desk took a moment for reflection.
 Then he unoaded him on the financial editor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
Nurses Ready to Go.

New York. February s.-A score of nurses from Bellevue hospital will in all leave for the far east as soon as the fighting begins. Several nurses who served on the Maine are here and anxious to go to the front.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
Killed by an AutomjbiIe.

New York, February S.-While dens. fog hung over the city Mrs. Catherine Conway. sixty years old. was run over and killed by an automobile driven oy George Gordon. He was arrested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
For stomach, Liver and Bowels.

Laxo Pills are a mild. gentle and rel- able laxative. designed to promote the healthy and normal action of the stom- ach, liver and bowels, and to correct habitual constipation. Druggists. 26 cents,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
Hcnrl w. Oliver Dead.

Pittsubrg, Pa, February s.-Henry W. Oliver. the well known capitalist. steel master and politician of this city, died at his home this morning. aged GA.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
Louis Cans Is Dead.

New York. February s.--Louis Cans. a we'll known banker and member of ths firm of Kuhn. Loeb & Co.,, is dead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09

Insure today in some of our l9 big com panies. Un- derWriters R. E. & Rental Co, A. D. Smith, w. N. Ma lone, c. l.. Stickney, Mana gers, 2Ol7 lst Ave. Phones 6l3,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09

Have you visited the Post saloon. H2o First avenue? 1-31-su-tu-th- If
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09

A liberal discount allowed on all gas and electric bills paid today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09

Fire raging in Baltimore. Let us write your insurance. Jemison R. E. & Ins. Go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09

Pay your gas and electric bills today and you save the discount.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09

DIANV Big ledgers, journals, cash DlANk books. Large stock at Dew R00KS berry's.