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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-08
AS THE FOREIGNER SEES u..

as The FOREIGNER SEES Us.
| The educated foreigner on first com.
ing to this country, particularly If his
training has been along economic
lines, is simply astounded at the waste
and extravaganza associated with
American methods and ways. Coming
from countries sustaining dense pop
ulat1on, where the greatest degree of
intelligence and science is applied to
the cultivation Of the soil and where
the most rigid economy is imperative
IN order to permit the people to live at
/ all, he views our wrecked and slaugh-
tered forests and our wasteful exhaus.
ton of soil fertility with the most pro-
found establishment, saying nothing as
to the smaller wastes of the daily life
OF the American people. He sees vast.
ed here that which would make his
people rich, food thrown to the hogs
which would make his hungry kin
banquet. He sees men engaged in
logging and burning up timber which
would be guarded and protected by the
kings army in his country, and fire an
nually destroying enough fuel to keep
his people warm. He wonders at our
slipshod methods Of farming, the lack
of systematic rotation of crops and
fertilization, the riot of weeds on high
way and in field, and cannot for the
life of him comprehend how America
can be 50 prosperous and SO great amid
such universal waste. We shall mend,
our ways by and by-are mending them
now, in fact-the increasing density OF
population will compel it. While we
can feed the world at present from our
abundance, the time is coming in the
future when our resources must be
husbanded in order to feed our own
people.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-08

Germany has 6,537 potato distilleries
within its borders, the starch in the
tubers being there converted into alco-
hol and the extract being used as fuel
and as power.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-08

The Haas apple has borne a good
crop this year; don't often do so.
There is peculiar and to most people
unpleasant flavor to this apple when
picked, which gives II bad name, but
if kept i'll cool cellar until thorough
ly ripened it becomes quite well fla
vored fruit
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-08

There is no sense in blaming the
wire fence when on one side of it will
be growing sixty bushels Of corn to
the acre and on the other only twenty
five. 1t is the fellow who built the
fence who needs looking after.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-08

If you have wooded knoll on the
farm let the trees remain there. The
Lord put trees there for the same rea-
son that he put hair on mans upper
lip-to hide an ugly mouth.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-08

We saw a section of red elm fence
rail recently cut forty-seven years ago
which. while constantly exposed to the
weather, was as hard and sound as
piece of red cedar.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-08

There is one unfailing test of the
good cook, and that is when one can
eat the crust of her pumpkin pies with
out risking an attack of appendix tits.
One way to get this good crust is to
bake it before the film is put in.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-08

The old saw has. 1t that .she who
goes a-borrowing goes a-sorrowing,"
but when it comes down to grain sacks
and farm tools it is the lender who
does the weeping.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-08

Nineteen hundred and four will go
Into history as great fruit year.
North, south, east and west the yield
has been large and Of nearly all varie-
ties. The prices have placed fruit
within the reach Of all.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-08
THE GREAT CORN PLANT.

Delayed September frosts, the killer
nee coming till Oct. 5, permitted the
satural ripening of fine crop Of corn
all through the corn belt this year.
The Importance Of this crop is hardly
realized. Valued at SO low a price Ms
40 cents bushel, 1t represents the
enormous sum of 5000, 100000. 1t is the
great raw material out of which is Gre
ated very largely the meats, dairy
products and poultry. It forms no
small factor in the daily food Of the
people and should be thus more used
than 1t Is. Such crop as that Of the
present year brings large measure Of
prosperity to all the states which pro-
duce it, the crib Of corn being at all
times and under all circumstances an
immediate and available cash asset. II
Is the great backbone Of western agri.
cultural prosperity, is to this country
what rice is to the occident, the date to
the orient, the banana to the breecb
clout tribes Of the tropics. While Ar.
gent1na, limited areas in southern Rus.
STA and Italy grow corn it remains fol
America IN about seventof the states to
be now and for all time the great corn
producing territory Of the earth. While
the crop may in the future be easily
doubled in amount, 1t will be by i'm.
proved methods Of culture and !, { by
an extension Of corn growing area, fol
the boundaries are unalterably deter
mined at the present time 1t is the
grandest crop in the world, the most
useful and adaptable, seeming suscep
tlble OF almost infinite use in the eco
nom1c life of man and beast. If some
old millionaire would send his freckIed
name down to posterity In halo Of
glory let him give his money to an in
stitut1on whose mission shall be to de
velop and elaborate the possibilities Of
this wonderful plant,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-08

All unknown things will be brought
out if the world lasts long enough
Here is man who could not rest easy
until he had found out how many
feathers there were on hen and has
discovered that the particular hen he
experimental with had $780, The next
valuable addition to our stock of
knowledge will be to know how many
hairs there are on tomcat.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-08

If farmer will just sell everything
he raises which he can find a market
for and live on what he can't sell he
will soon be able to buy the adjoining
eighty acres. A few do this, but the
Lord pity their families. 1t is one sure
way to get rich.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-08

That Argentine country is fast COM
ing to the front as an exporter Of
cereals. From January to May Of the
present year there was exported a.
100000 bushels Of fax and 5O,552, 900
bushels Of wheat. The climatic and
soil conditions in that country are very
similar to those in the United States.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-08

A recent traveller tells the story of
cedar tree in Washington state lying
PROSTATE in the big timber. On top
of the tree, with roots growing around
1T, is a fir tree five feet in diameter.
the stump Of this fir when cut show
ing $500 rings or periods Of annual
growth, proving beyond controversy
that the cedar went down in the far
ancient times, while the heart of it is
as sound today as it was $500 years
ago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-08

Through all the northern portion Of
the corn belt it is pretty conclusively
settled that corn planted on fall plow-
ing will ripen from ten days to two
weeks earlier than when planted on
spring blowing. The soil is thus put
in better mechanical condition for
the crop. Our own experience leads us
to say, plant the corn on the fall plow-
ed land, and the earlier the land is
plowed the better.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-08

There is farm wagon on exhibition
at the worlds fair at st. Louis which
is made from twenty-five varieties Of
wood grown on prairie soils. The list
of woods is as follows: White oak,
white ash, ironwood, hard maple, cher
ry, box alder, beech, American larch,
apple, soft maple, butternut, black
walnut, European larch, red elm, chest
nut, Usage orange, willow, mulberry,
red maple, black locust, rock elm, ca
talpa, red bud and whitewood.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-01-07

'Oklahoma, who had taken advan
tage Of the homeseekers excursion
rates that closed yesterday. 1t also
contained through sleepers and
chair cars for san FRANCISCO and
Los Angeles.
The wreck, according to The
passenger conductor, was caused
by the freight crew running off
schedule. The passenger train had
the right of way, he declares. and
the freight train should have wait
ed for it to pass at Maple Hill, six
miles west Of the scene Of the col
lision. The wreck occurred al AZ
curve.
The whole train was demolished
twenty persons were killed and
every person on the train was iu-
jured. A relief train that left To.
peka for the sceae returning to this
city at 7:3o this morning with the
dead and injured.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-01-07
New Stat 'Nood Bill
u-..h ugton With
the Measure

Washington, Jan. "a se"
single statehood bill for Oklal o''a
and the Indian Territory will -
introduced in the house and senate
probably today. 1t was brought TO
Washington by Thomas II. Doyle,
Of Perry and Henry G. Beard OF
Shawnee. who arrived last night in
advance Of a single statehood dele
CATION that will reach Washington
the last Of this week.
Mr. Doyle was at the capital N
lconsultation with Senator Beveridge
and Representative Stevens Of Tex
as. who is the author of a single
statehood measure, and Others COM
mitted to the single statehood idea.
The new bill provides for the adj
mission of the Indian Territory
and Oklahoma as a state by procla-
nation of the president January d
roo6. It directs that consutu
tional convention Of $50 delegates
seaenty-fve from Oklahoma anC
seaenty-hve from the Indian Terri
tory. be held April I, 1905, t.
adopt a constitution for the nev
state. Five congressional district
and two United States Judicial dis
triets are to be created. The cit
receiving the highest number Q
votes at the general election Is {
be made the capital.
"A great majority Of the peopl
Of both Oklahoma and the India
Territory are in favor Of sing
statehood said Mr.. Doyle II
fact the only demand for separa'
statehood IS from the politician
From what I can learn from tail
with members Of congress, a sing
statehood bin is the only stateho'
bin that has any chance "a tl'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-01-07
InlsTsst Crows

The revival meeting al the Meth
odist church continues with iu-
creasing interest. Rev Roper
preached am able sermon On "con-
secrationN last night IKE pleaded
earnestly Tor the consecratSM AZ
the affections, talents and TING to
the service Of Cod and humanity
sAt the conclusion Of the sermon, a
large part Of the congregation
signifed a purpose to deyote them
selves anew to service. The sine
ing was good last night IBe
songs were stirring and the chqlf
Was q large one.
The service al Zen 8 clock yes
/ day was one Of the best ol 'h.
meeting Every erviSe s. pf9f
| table one Service sr daV
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-01-07
Rock Island Wreck.
More Details About the Dis
aster Near To
peka.

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 6.-Accord-
ING to officials Of the Rock Island
railroad here, S. j. Benjamin, en-
gineer Of the passenger train failed
to regard his orders to meet the
freight train at Willard It is be
heved that Benjamin either forgot
his orders or disregarded them He
saved himself by jumping
The station agent at Willard said
today that thewestbound passenger
train No. 5 was TO wait al Willard
for an eastbound special freight,
| He heard the passenger train ap-
preaching from the east As il
went By the station he heard steam
escaping and supposed that tbs
train was running west On the maif
track and would stop and back il
on the switch for the eastbount
freight to pass. tits thought b,
, those at Willard and at the scene o
the wreck that the engineer of th
. westbound passenger train No.
D saw the freight on the siding a
e Willard and supposing it TO be th
b fraight which he was to meet, dl
E not stop and take the siding, br
/. went on
$ The train which left Kausf
e ,Sity al I O'Clock last night va
4 twenty minutes late and st Il
sftime Of theaccideni was running
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-01-07

Department of Justice Will Again
Take Up Official Inquiry

Washington Jan. 6.-During the
coming week the department OF
Justice will take up the question OF
making a complete and final inves-
tiqation Of affairs in Indian Terri
! .orv as to the subordinate officials
Of the department. The new steps
viii bs necessary because Of the
death recently of Mai. Chalmers
who made the principal investiga-
ton. and the failure Of other inves-
Et;gations 10 carry out the work as
s;oned TO them. 1t is learned tha'
he department has by no means
abandoned the intention Of having
..bouse cleaning" in the Terri
tory. and there will be much sur
mise if more than one federal ON
al charged with the admlnistra-
8 Of justice or with duty n oon-
'ion M with the Judicial machinery
nectit yoyernment IS not removed
o., o. the apparent embarrassment
mere IS artment because OF tn'
Of the DEL Though investigator
lao' 'na. the Territory, 70 Ie
were sent into lived at tn
port has as yet | = y reet sarge
department relativ, to the G.
made against official 5. Inc depart
ment sent three inve. stiga. tors into
the Territory. They werec. 1arged
with a complete and sweeping IN
vestigation of all officials under II e
department Of justice or associated
with the courts Of the Territory.
The department will also have up
for consideration the report which |
it is expected the investigator ap-
pointed by the president, Idr. Bon
aparte of Baltimore, will make
The material gathered by Major |
Chalmers and BY Mr. Bonaparte
will be considered together. II viii
be collated into single report Gov
ering conditions as found i'll the
different territorial courts. it will
make final recommendations as TO
the charges which have been made
against United States commission
ers, marshals, deputy marshals and
other court officials and the partici-
patton by outside attorneys or citi-
zeus in the acts of courts or delib-
erations Of grand juries- If it IS
'ound that the material which has al
,dy been collated is not sufficient
!" 'rrant action BY the depart
~ 'rther inspectors or agents Of
ien. = tment will be sent into
ie depaI
lie field
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-01-07

have representatives at the hearing
the house committee ON terri
tories will hold this week to urge
the committee to report a a.single
statehood bill to the house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-28

Carr. son of Mr.. Comyns Carr-the young
men will be up and doing-for the purpose
Of Sabbath playgoing. The mermen ana
mermaidens will make a beginning with
the old comedy of The Way OF the
World" on April IL Congreve is strong
fare the wag would say 'fshy." o Sunday
nights.
Mr.. Beerbohm Tree has sent me a pre-,
liminary prospectus of his much-debateo
Academy of Dramatic Art. Mr.. Tree Is an
optimist, and hopes that his venture may
become. in time. national institution. Az
any rate, it has to be recognized that IN
other countries such schools have been re-
garded as absolutely necessary. MI. Tree
alone bears the pecuniary risks, and any
surplus he is to apply to founding scholar
ships. The academy will be divided INTO
two general departments, the one being
school of elocution, at which others than
actors may be taught, and the other
school of acting for budding professionals.
Ultimately there will be also department
for intending public speakers: Provisions
are being made for matriculation and peri
odical examinations. and the best profes-
sionai students are to be drafted into Mr.
Trees touring company. The academy
opens on April Is next L. II. MOORE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-28
NEW RECORD ESTABLISHED.
Domestic Exports for Eight Months
Ending With February.

Domestic manufacturers exported In Feb
ruary, 1904, were greater in value than in
any preceding February. and formed also
larger per cent of the total exports than in
any preceding February. For the eight
months ending with February the total
manufactures also exceeded the total in the
corresponding eight months Of any earlier
year. The fiscal year 1900 was the banner
year in exports of manufactures from the
United States, but from present indications
the fiscal year 1904 will show an even larger
total of manufactures exported. The month
of February shows a total of thirty-eight
million dollars worth Cf manufactures ex-
ported, against thirty-four million dollars
in 1900. while for the eight months ending
with February the total is 2SS millions.
against 26S millions N the same months
ending with February in 1000.
The increase in expectation occurs in near
ly all important articles or great groups of
articles. Over so per cent of the total value
Of manufactures is included in the ten
groups of articles-iron and Steel mineral
oils, copper manufactures, leather and its
manufactures, cotton goods. agricultural
implements, scientific Instruments, chemi-
Gals, wood manufactures, cars and car
riages and scientific insIruments-and their
relative magnitude is indicated in the order
in which they are here stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-28
MORALES MAKING HEADWAY.
Contest With the Instruction in San
Domingo.

Information just received at the Navy De-
partment from Admiral Wise at Guantana-
mo indicates that the Morales government
is making Roadway in the revolutionary
contest in San Domingo, the admiral report
ing that it is now in possession of
all the ports of the island except the
small one of Monte Cristi, the north
coast. This news was brought to Guam
tanamo by the commanding officers of the
Hartford and Yankee which have returned
to that place from San DOMINICAN waters.
They also report that matters are now quiet
in San Domingo. The Topeka remains at
San Domingo city.
The Detroit. commanded by Commander
Dillingham;, has been ordered from the
Isthmus of Panama to Santo Domingo to
relieve the Topeka. Within a short time
another vessel, most likely the Bancroft,
will be sent to San Domingo, and when Ad-
miral Wise leaves there with the training
squadron, which he will do when the re-
lieving vessels arrive, Commander Dil!ing-
ham will be the senior officer at that point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-28
THE VALUE OF IMPORTS.
Revised Instructions Sent to Consular
Officers

The attempts of the treasury officials to
stop the practice of differentiation of I'M
ports. source of great loss of revenue, re-
Gently led to the issue of a circular of IN
structions to United States consular officers
abroad of the most sweeping character.
They were directed to insist upon exporters
filing with the consulate the original bills
of sale of articles invoiced for export TO
the United States. The result of the issue
of this order was to create a great commo-
ton in the export trade, and there have
been a flood Of protests, which have had
the effect to induce the State Department
officials after conference with the customs
officers of the treasury, to issue modifying
order.
This was telegraphed and cabled yester-
day to all consular officers. They are now
instructed to accept from the exporters
copies of the bills of sale instead of the
original bills.
This change meets In measure the
wishes of the British exporters, who have
been particularly strenuous in their pro-
tests through the British embassy here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-28
HEALTH OF MANILA.
Importance of Paying Attention to
Matters of Sanitation

matters OF San1taClOu.
Capt. F. L. Munson of the medical de-
partment, acting commissioner Of public
health at Manila, has made a report on
sanitary conditions in Manila, in which he
says:
1.-THE rate of mortality among the Fill
pinos during the month was nearly five
times greater and among the Chinese two
and one-half times greater than the death
rate among the combined American, Span
ish and other European population of Ma
Mia These figures show the influence of
the greater attention paid to matters of
sanitation by the latter class of the popu-
lation. The Filipons cannot, however,
be held entirely responsible for the less
favorable sanitary showing made by them,
since they largely include the poorer
classes of the population which are finan-
cially unable to provide themselves with
sanitary conveniences and to live in good
hygienic circumstances. II is therefore the
duty of the authorities to provide such
sanitary essentials as an abundant water
supply, public latrineS, wash houses and
sanitary tenementS and to enforce such
regulations as will prevent the overcrowd
ing to which their poverty is continually
impelling the poorer classes. These the
sanitary authorities making every eff
fort to secure. Corresponding to the dis
proportional tely high rate of mortality
among the Filipnos the death rate is
higher in those city districts having larger
Filipino populations of the poorer class.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-28
British Cotton Industry Languishes.

cable from Manchester says: Accord
ing to the most reliable information OBJ
tanned from manufacturers and business
men here, Lancashire is now losing SUM-
600 a week by the complete decentralization
of her cotton industry, due to the high
price of the American product and the
shortage of the supply. Thousands of
spindles are idle and most of the mills that
are running are working on short time and
frequently at pecuniary loss. The situa-
ton is comparable only with that created
by the American civil war, but owing to the
great expansion of the industry that has
taken place since then, the resulting misery
and suffering is far greater
So serious is the situation that e deputa-
ton which recently waited on Mr.. Broder-
ick. secretary for India, declared that UNI
less the problem could be solved in the
near future inevitable ruin would over
take Lancashire's great cotton industry.
Mr. Broderick replied that he would do all
in his power to afford relief by encouraging
an increased growth Of cotton in India.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-28
FATAL ARKANSAS RACE RIOT.
Trouble Brewing Two Years Results in
Death of Thirteen.

A dispatch from Little Rock. Ark. says:
A special to the Gazette from Dewitt says:
Two more negros have been killed in the
clash between whites and blacks at ST.
Charles, fifteen miles from here, in Arkan-
sas county. This brings the total OF dead
negroes up to thirteen, all of them peihg
killed within the past week.
1.-THE last two negroes killed were the
Griffin brothers, Henry and Walker, VINO
were the cause of the trouble. The ne
proes were reported to have escaped. but
1T is known that they are dead. and 1t is
believed that they were killed Saturday
I'm the ST. Charles ne!ghborhood the ne
groes largely outnumber the whites, ana
trouble has been brewing for a long time,
and it is said the negroes for the past
two years have been getting insolent ana
belligerent 1t is now believed tEat the
leaders of the unruly element have been
killed and that further trouble Will De
aVerted.