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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-06

the proposed plan: Assume capital in
vested In land, buildings, machinery,
equipment and working capital to be
$500, 900. Assume further that the
combined earnings are $4TS,50O. Then
the distribution would he somewhat as
follows:
Wages of workmen. :. $4,000 900
executive salaries ;. ). :. :. $4,000
Taxes and insurance. =. 1900
Material used in production. 100000
Operating supplies. .. -. $500
Maintenance and depreciation 10000
Six per cent dividend to In.
vested capital ;. =. :. 80. 10000
Iosal.. $50. .$430000
This leaves a,surplus profit of s4a.-
500. Now. for the reserve fund assume
2 per cent on $725,0O0, the total In
vested capital, wages and executive
salaries. and this Is $14,500. There
still remains $4,000 Of surplus profit.
OF this capitals per cent on $5G0, 900
would be $4,000. The workmen. at
4 per cent on 100000 would receive
$4,000, and the executives psr cent
on $4,000 would obtain for thsm an
additional $1,000, thus dividing the
surplus among capital, executives and
labor.
This looks nice on paper but there
might be scores oh happenings that
would cause little trouble at least
a dozen of them would cause big
trouble. II is characteristic of the
American people to want more than
they have. No one is entirely salts.
fed with his lot, it seems, and herein
lies the STUN bling block which must
IN time prove the Waterloo of Mr..
Downey's hopes. Success for year
or two would only more soundly as
sure failure when the first reverse or
disagreement would come Mr..
Downey had best stick to the old plan
of employing labor at good wages and
saving the profits for a rainy day II
he can make success of his plan,
then ship building is the most profit.
able honest enterprise in which man
can engage in this country.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-06
All G. NJ. q St. p. and Wabash train.
Gne lpa frym jefferson Street Union
C, M. g. ST o

Nj " wi. CT > l. r.
NO. Going East Via Cut OFF Time
Washington Muscatine
Davenp't and Chicago 700 n. ~,
Washington Muscatine
Davenp't and Chicago 1924 a n,
Going West. ''
'a-kansas City and Inter
Sa-seymour, chillicothe. Ex- % D. m
celsior Springs and KAN
sas CITY 2.25 ~
-, Going East Via Marion,
iop-Marion, Cedar Rapids and
Intermediate 49,. 2.O5 ~,
iosb-Marion, Cedar Rapids and
intermediate 700 n ~,
Coming West Via Marion.
sc-Marfon, Cedar Rapids and
intermediate :. 1.25 a m
loSb-Marion, Cedar Rapids and
intermediate 9:55 ~,
s2b-Davenport freight ~. 9.io -,
s4b-Marion freight $40 ~,
slb--Chillicothe freight -. 7:Oo ~,
61a-Chillicothe freight ...12.3o -,
69a-Chillicothe freight .1o.4o -, ~
a-daily; b, except Sunday; c. ex-
scept Monday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-06
d,fIf7ZSEffIR CHICAGO,
RSi133jn ROCK ISLAND
9 PACIFIC.

No. Goino East -.
so6. keok'lk, Kansas City,
900 california and southwest. 8: asa. m
o oo1' nsokuh -. ...... 1892 D. m
2o4. Eldon, Davenport & =. :"
Chicago 1o.oo
~. Going West. - ~
Io3. Des Moines, Ruthyen.
west Nebraska Tax
2 ~, Des Moines & Omaha. .I2:1o ~
zo5: Des Moines & Omaha. FOB n, ~
Unless otherwise specified ali trains
are daily except Sunday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-06

may II, time do what It's promoters
claim supersede the Red Cross so.
|ciety.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-06

1a-Denver & Omaha ....11:s5 D. m.
g. daily: b. except Sunday. Nos. 4,
and 10 do not carry passengers.
The Ft. Madison.
Going East.
Ft. Madison and St. Louis .....sa. m.
Going West. -
St. Louis to Fl Madison $3.50 n. m.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-06
All c. B. & @. and c. r. l. e. p. trains
depart from Washington Street I'm
ion depot.
w. S. Parker. Ticket Agent.
BURLINGTON ROUTE, c. 3. g q

No. Going East. Depart.
12a-Chicago, Dubuque &
s2b-Local Fraight ........6:45 a. m.
16b-Burlington & ST. Louis. 7:a5 a. m.
1ob-PeGria Dubuque &
quincy $3.50. ......... IL: SO a. m.
ea-Chicago Limited ......1: 4Op. M
4a-Chicago, ST. Louis &
Quincy 49,. ...... ....7:10 p. m.
8a-F'ast mail -. . 1897 D. m,
2a-Chicago, Peoria &
Rockford 1900. 11:45 o. m.
Going West.
6a-Omaha, Souncil Bluffs
Nebraska ..........12:55 a. m.
l5a-Fast mail -. ........2:40 a. m.
sa-omaha lrf K1sas civ. D s;so a. M
yer, Hot Springs. Dead
wood. Ogden. Portland &
California ..7:45 a. M
Ta--Fast mail ..... $3.50 a m.
OBJ Peoria to Creston -, 1850 p. m.
11b-Gktcago to Ottumwa.
arrive IN. m - -
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-06
WABASH TINE rARLE.
PRUDENT PEOPLE

read the fresh, live. up-to-date
advertisements In the Courier
and save money.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-06

THE same people who are now
clamoring for tariff revision have al
ways been in favor of tariff revision
says the Des Moines Capital. ut is
not new impulse with them. You
could not make tariff so low that
they would not want it made lower"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-06

Our old friend Gen. Coxey is In the
bankruptcy court again" remarks the
Sioux City Journal, "and will soon be
at liberty to lead in another movement
against the plutocrats with whom he
has been associating for the past, few
years."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-06

The Cedar Rapids Republican is en-
'otlraged to believe that newspapers
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-06

The form of the ballot should not
be changed with the idea of making
voting more easy for those who refuse
to take the time or who lack the intel
ligence to master the subject" says
the Cedar Rapids Gazette.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-06

iowa PRESS MMENT.

Having arrived to the dignity of
two dual domestic tragedies in, a night,
Des Moines probably will now esti-
mate its population at not less than
350,000." says the Davenport Tipes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-06

Thomas. old boy has done some vo
ciferous laundering in the index" say
the Des Moines Capital reviewing
Lawson's "Frenzied Finance" "Th
reading public has been entertained
With ill-oncealed impatience they wi
await Forthcoming chapters to see if h
makes good"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-06

The Oskaloosa Herald observes that
at Des Moines someone is redistricting
the state again and is putting Johnson
the only democratic county in Iowa,
into the sixth district. 1T is COM
forting to recall, however," says the
Herald, that the schemes Matched by
Des Moines politicians are usually
tender buds in January"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-06

School teachers are evidently even
scarcer in northern Iowa than in this
part Of the state. The Keokuk Gate
city notes that two Kossuth county
townships are advertising for teachers
at $40 month and additional conpen-
sation for janitor work.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-06

Here is the real difference between
the north and the south." saws the Des
Moines Register and Leader. discussing
the negro question. 1.-THE north denies
him privileges, the south rights. And
in the history of the world there has
never been race that would not sacri-
flee all the comforts and OPPORTUNITIES
Of servitude for libertv to live It's own
life on barren plains"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-06

The Burlington Hawk Eye predicts
that Iowa is not always going to ship
its live stock to other states to be
slaughtered and packed. I'm a very
short time 1t says there will be lit
tie, very little, meat shipped out of
Iowa on the hoof."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-06

"The next time we are establishing {
holiday to be devoted to prayer ant
meditation" say the Sioux City Jour
nal, let us take care to select dat
in mid-winter when the temptation
toward outdoor athletics should be a
the minimum
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-06

the proposed plan: Assume capital in may
vested IN land. buildings, machinery, claim
equipment and working capital to be ciety
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-06

There is not room for argument
upon the subject" declares the De!
Moines Capital. earnestly. Congress:
should enlarge the powers OF the inter
state commerce commission at thu
earlist opportunity possible"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-06

The sensible conservative wage
earners Of the country are not social
lists" declares the Cedar Rapids Re-
publican. They know that while So
cialism has .mblazoned liberty upon
its banners, in practice. 1t means slav-
cry. and the delegates to the American
Federation of Labor voted down So
cialism because they knew its repre-
sensations to be false
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-06

Let us not be in too much of a
hurry about revising the tariff" pleads
the Fairfield Ledger. There are in
justices and inequalities in the Dingley
schedules, thing we all admit and
there will be in any of the schedules
which any congress may promulgate. a
thing on which all of us will agree"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1904-10-07

Points in Corn Growing.

Points in Corn Growing.
The art OF raising corn is summed
up in Indiana Farmer: The cut of
corn plants in row distance part is
shown for the purpose Of impressing
the reader with the Importance of bet
ter methods Of cultivation than those
formerly pursued; in other words. to
show the necessity of shallow level
cultivation after the corn plant is a
few feet high.
This country has the only produc-
i've and profitable corn belt in the
world The demand and increasing
price of corn In the last I'VE years
have raised the annual production to
about 1000, 000, 900 bushels, and yet
the average per acre for the whole
country IL only PAP bushels. 1t is
rather remarkable fact that on the
poor soils Of New England the aver
age production per acre 10 largest.
This Is doubtless due to the fact that
better fertilization, cultivation and
seed selection is practiced there. 1t
u very well known that there is great
advantage In seed selection. Many
instances of this have shown that on
the same quality Of soils fifteen bush
els per acre have been produced, more
than where the work of selecting seed
was neglected Again. it has been
shown that corn growing on lands the
previous year in leguminous crops has
greatly Increased In production.
The best corn growers now begin
cultivation with weeders or harrows
before. or by the time. the corn be-
gins to appear above the ground, this
both for the purpose of destroying the
terminating weeds as well as to put
the soil in better condition for corn
growth. 1t is always important that
the ground be stirred after rains,
where crust forms and starts rapid
evaporation Of the moisture. 1t is
well settled now that good dust
mulch of two or three inches depth
4 one Of the things necessary in corn
cultivation.
Formerly deep cultivation was prac-
ticed, but 1t is now seen that this was
a mistake. When the crop is three
or four feet high the ground begins to
mat with the fine flbrous roots which
extend from row to row, as shown in
the cut. When six to eight feet high
these fine root feeders of the plant
have made d complete mat between
the rows In deep cultivation, reach
Ing down to FIVE or six inches. these
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1904-10-07
DIGGING IN ANCIENT RUINS.
Light Thrown on Grecian Life by Dis
coveries Made at Olbia.

Light Thrown on Grecian Life by Dis
coveries Made at OIbia.
Interesting and valuable archaeo-
logical discoveries have been made on
the site of the ancient Greek city
Olbia. The site is situated on the.
southern bank of the Bong, about mid
| way between Otchakoff and Nicolaieff,
and not far distant from the estuary of
the Dneiper. This ancient city was a
colony Of Miletus $50 B. G. and was
great center for Greek trade with
the interior. 1t is generally maintain
ed among archaeological authorities
that trade route extended from Olbia
across country to the northern sea, and
when a find of ancient Greek coins
was made 1t was contended to be sub
stantial proof of the fact Recently.
however, 1t was proved that these coins
were spurious.
olbia was destroyed by the Getae
about 70 to go B. c., but it revived
and when it was visited by Dion Chry-
sostum about 100 A. D. it was again
nour1shing city. The excavations
tnat are now in progress upon the site
OF this city are being carried out by
NJ. Formakovski under the auspices of
the Russian Archaeological Society. NJ
formakovski has succeeded in unearth-
Ing extensive portions of the walls and
foundations of the original city, which
uate back from the seventh century,
b. U. The masonry is Identical with
that of the ruins of ancient cities ex-
cavated in various parts of Greece
before this depth was reached two diff
rerent strata of walls and easements
bearing descriptions of the fourth and
nrst centuries B. G. were encountered.
Inc stone blocks composing the ruins
OF houses, temples, etc, In these INNER
strata are of remarkably exact area,
square proportions, and excellently
dressed. The more solid constructive
work is, however, found in the remains
OF the original city. At this depth
there was unearthed perfectly pre-
served wine cellar. Some fifty huge
Jars or vases had evidently contained
reu wine, now turned to light DOW
oery substance. A large collection of
valuable antiques in gold, marble and
ancient pottery has also been found
IN these newly uncovered ruins These
nave been dispatched to the Hermitage
at St. Petersburg. M. Formakoyski.
however, Is carefully examining every
antique unearthed, to establish its gem
ulne character, as 1t was on this site
tnat the spurious tiara of Saitapharnes.
now IN the Louvre, was alleged to have
been discovered.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1904-10-07

Heaven knows 1 do, Norman. But
you have no money. You are as poor
as we are. 1t isn't the money l want,
dearest. You know that. must mar
ry money, though. The dad expects
it, and"
The sound of kiss, and Cyril turned
sadly away, stricken to the heart.
ut is 100000" the earl said Some
one placed it to my credit at the bank
No information will be given as to it's
source 1t is an absolute mystery"
God bless him, whoever it is" she
whispered, tenderly.
Among the wedding presents was a
magnificent suite Of jewelry. Each
article was Of diamonds, with setting
of large black pearl, and the donor
was Cyril Thornton, the well-known
South African millionaire.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1904-10-07
TIRED MOTHERS.

A little elbow leans upon your knee,
Your tired knee that has SO much TO
bear;
From underneath a thatch of tangled
hair.
You feel the loving, trustful, tender touch
Or warm, moist fingers holding yours
SO tight,
You do not prize this blessing overinuch,
You are almost too tired to pray to-
night.
wonder now that mothers ever fret
As little children clinging to their
gown,
Or that the footprints, when the days
are wet,
Are ever black enough to make them
frown.
IT could find little muddy boot
Or cap or jacket on my chamber floor.
II could kiss a rosy, restless foot,
And hear it patter in my home once
more;
If could mend broken cart to-day,
Tomorrow make a kite to reach the
sky, /"
There's no woman in Gods world could
say
She was more blissfully content than 1.
But, obi the dainty pillow next my own
Is never rumpled by a shining head;
My singing birding from it's nest has
flown;
My little boy used to kiss is dead.
Toledo Times Bee.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1904-10-07

exactly in the center, passing down
through the board about an inch and
projecting above the thing about the
same distance-that is, two inches.
Now fill in the thing to the top with
cement and broken rocks, the cement
being two parts sand to one of dry
cement. Have the ends faced with the
clear mixture of sand and cement
that Is. with none of the broken rock
appearing In view. Now arrange a
handle upon the projecting iron bar
In the center, as shown in the lower
picture, and the roller is complete.
Should the outer covering of thing
ever become broken by accident, there
will still be left firm roller of ce-
ment that has hardened to -rock-like
consistency
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1904-10-07
1T The CHURCH PARADE
O~~~~~~o~~~

~ YRIL THORNTON was abso.
~ lutely broke to the world. Not
the ordinary want of FLYER
brokenness, but the real downright
thing, for he had not a penny in the
world.
More than that, he had no belongings
which he could deposit with his avunc-
ular relative for valuable considera-
ton. More than that, he had not even
an attic to sleep in.
Neither wine nor cards brought him
to this stage, but pure, unadulterated
bad luck. A gentleman by birth, and
with luxurious bringing up, he had
found himself suddenly thrown on his
own resources.
1t was beautiful morning in June
London was filed with fashiona BILE
people, and from some feeling of
"cussedness" Cyril went to church pa
rade in the park. His shabby clothes
did not worry him. for he had no false
sense of pride.
He walked hstlessly along, watching
Tic AoAiSSt SVACSLAOA VI
beauty that the world holds. Cyril al
ways had an eye to the beautiful
The crowd was thinning away when
he saw ahead of him an elderly man of
aristocratic appearance. BY his side
walked a young girl with the loveliest
face that he had ever seen. The man
signaled coachman, and a victoria
pulled up near the curb.
AS the girl was entering the car
rage, Cyril saw something glitter from
her wrist and fall into the road. He
was just hurrying to pick it up when
the carriage rapidly drove away.
He quickly stopped down and saw a
magnificent diamond bracelet, In the
center of which was big black pearl.
With hurried movement he thrust
1t into his pocket and looked hastily
around. No one had observed the Incl
dent.
He slept in the park that night and
wrestled with a mighty temptation.
His better thoughts were vanquished.
and the following morning he pawned
the bracelet with a confiding pawn
broker for fifty pounds.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1904-10-07
Farm, Notes,

Close inbreeding is short cut to
temporary success.
A poor appetite in an animal sug-
gests some weakness.
Hogs may be fed corn as soon as the
grain begins to harden.
All things considered. early plow-
ing Is best for fall wheat.
A fattened old COW has larger pro-
portion of waste than young ami
NAL.
All animals require a variety in
their food IN order to make the best
gains.
Set the milk as quickly as possible
after milking to get perfect rising of
the cream.
The temporary gate, or the make
shift fence, will often cause more
trouble than making good one.
As many as dozen farmers have
found out that 1t does not pay to keep
hogs aud poultry in the same enclo-
sure. II Ii to be hoped that more will
learn this fact by another year.
Many man who does not have any
confidence in himself or in God has
Implicit confidence in an old. warped
horseshoe. It is strange how some
people who are intelligent win act
The soil psychologist who claims
the sol needs no fertility to keep it
up, but that it produces according to
climatic and cultural conditions, has
hit wide the mark
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1904-10-07
"Homogenized,, NIillr.

The latest thing We have now is
"homogenized" milk. 1t is milk that
has been heated to 1856 degrees and
then forced against porcelain plate
under high pressure. This breaks up
the globules Of cream until they are
so fine they viii not rise to the sur
face. 1t is said that milk treated in
this manner has been kept for six
weeks without getting sour or show
ing any cream on the top of the milk.
Science is doing great things If this
be true.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1904-10-07

IN rev Gays ne sailed Tor the cape.
These were the early days Of mines,
and good luck followed him right
through. Within three months he had
redeemed the bracelet. His next step
was to advertise in the agony column
of the Times:
will the lady who lost a diamond
bracelet set with black pearl in June
last in the park kindly communicate
with G. T., Box X?"
For many weeks he had this in
serted in papers, but no answer came
AS the months passed Cyrirs success
increased with great strides. All his
investments, turned, out well; and peo-
pie began to look upon him as a COM
ing man.
Then came the big booms. Mines
which were worth compare lively little
were raised to enormous prices. Cyril
realized when the excitement was
highest and returned to England mil
lionaire.
or course, people made fuss over
him, for he was young good-looking,
immensely wealthy and an Englishman
strangely enough.
But Cyril was not a happy man.
The bracelet still weighed on his con-
science. 1t was to try and find its
owner that he accepted the invitations
which society pressed upon him. For
whole season he searched for her,
but without success. He got tired of
the alteration which was flung at him
or rather his millions; so he, one
day, packed up his portmanteau and
went into the country.
His destination was quiet little inn
near Dartmoor, which he had known
in the days'of his youth.
One afternoon he was casting a f1y
along one of the streams that abound
on the moors. He turned a corner and
a sight greeted him which made his
pulse throb madly.
Huge powders studded with bloom
ing heather formed background. At
their foot piece of green, and lying
asleep, with her head on a cushion and
whom he had been in search
He approached closer. She was Sleep
ing soundly. Quickly he drew the
bracelt from his pocket, where he al
ways carried it. With gentle touch he
placed it round her wrist and snapped
It. She moved in her sleep, and he
FASTENED away. He looked round. and
she was again sleeping peacefully.
Cyril had restored the bracelet to its
owner. but with the bauble he had
given his heart.
To make up his mind was to act
1t did not take him long to discover
that she was Lady Alicit Doversford
and that she lived with her father st
Doversford Court. He was also pleased
to. hear that the earl was exceedingly
poor.
Again he CHANGED to meet her when
she was fishing.
She approached him at once.
Can you lend me a black gnatY"
she asked him in a sweet voice that
thrilled him.
With trembling fingers he produced
the fly.
Cyril was not in the mood to mako
haste slowly. They met again. and ha
fiattered himself she was pleased To coo
him
Next he wrote to the earl and askad
permission to inspect the famous pic
lures they were hearlooms and could
not be sold) at the castle.
He CHANGED to be walking through
the grounds Of the castle after seeing
the pictures. He took a seat at tbe
foot Of a bowlder, and was startled 70
hear two voices speaking.
One was Lady Alicia's. the other that
of a man.
i can never marry you. darling"
You don't love me. Alicia"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1904-10-07

Some men make the mistake of zone
man starting more work than two can
finish"
Keep the chickens out of the gar
den and give them plenty to do on the
outside.
When fed dry, shelled corn is more
economical than corn meal to feed to
fattening hogs.
If the conditions are favorable,
August is the best time to set out
strawberry plants.
To obtain the best results the farm
work must be done in the best manner
and at the proper time.
The housefiy lives about ten days,
during which time it can give at least
a month of trouble to the house
keeper.
Quantity in clover hay counts for
less than quality. Now is the time to
arrange for quality by cutting it in
the right time.