davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-19
Do Not Be Imposed Upon.

Foley & Co., Chicago, originated
Honey and Tar as a throat and lung
remedy and on account of the great
merit and popularity of Foley's Honey
and Tar many limitations are offered
for the genuine Ask for FoIeys Hon
ey and Tar and refuse any substitute
offered as no other preparation will
give the same satisfaction. 1t is mild
ly laxative. 1t contains no opiates,
and is safest for children and delicate
persons. For sale by w. D. Elliott,
Druggist.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-19
THE DIsTR1HtrrroN or ,rnn.

The distribution of seeds is one of
the most interesting studies connected
with plant life. Nearly every kind Of
seed Of plant, shrub or tree has some
specia. manner of distribution pro-
vided for it under natural conditions,
while with mans occupancy of tho
land new and greatly increased meth
DDS of seed distribution are provided.
We mention few. There are the
seeds which are scattered by cllnglng,
all Of the numerous bur family, at
taching themselves to the hair of do
nestle animals and the clothing of
man; there are all our smaller stone
fruits and many Of our berries, which,
eaten by birds and the seeds being I'M
Injured by the birds digestive ma
chinery, are scattered far and wide.
which explains why it is that when a
tree springs up in some open place
there soon follows a great variety Of
other forms Of tree life. such as haws,
wild plums, red and black cherries,
cholecherries, raspberries and black
berries, while the squirrel, noting the
embryo grove, will HE him to it with
acorn, walnut and chestnut; then there
are the seeds which are voyagers In
the air, the vagrant fugitives which
are the sport of the winds, all provided
with some queer sort of aerial harness
that enables the irresponsible breezes
to drift them here and there and every
where; then we have the rollers and
tumblers, quite large family, which
Includes the Russian thistle the tumble
seed and others, the curious provision
In their case being that before the seed
is quite ripe the stem of the plant rots
off close to the ground, when 1t Is
seized by the wind and sent bounding
over the country. the seed being
shelled out and distributed during the
trip. The drifting SHOWS are another
agency for the distribution Of seed,
ragweed sunfower and host Of otl
er roadside weeds finding their w,
on to the farmers fields In this ma
ner; then the waters-lakes, rivers and
streams-are highways for the trans
portation of seed, which explains the
vast nurseries Of young cottonwood.
soft maple and willows which may be
found oil along the overfowed sections
Of our valley lands. The railroads have
done much to distribute seed, the right
of way of the roads showing many
varieties of plants imported by the
cars which were not common to the
country before the advent Of the roads.
The north country all through the once
big timber section is bisected with the
trails Of the old lumberman, along
which timothy, clover and other culti-
waited grasses have been distributed I'M
til the land is being taken possession
Of by them. Many seeds are distribute
ed by the material used in packing
goods for shipment, and in this man
ner the Canada thistle has been and is
being introduced into the west from
the east in rye straw grown on thistle
ridden farms of the east. The forego-
ing are just a few illustrations and
might be multiplied almost indefinitely.
A study of the methods Of seed distri-
button is very fascinating one and is
one which the schoolteacher may all
ways use to interest her scholars.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-19
ADVANTAGES OF pnA1N1NG.

The present season affords, in the
west at least, remarkable object les
son in the value Of tile drainage for
wet farms. Side by side may be seen
corntields, the one on well drained
land, the other taking its chance with
the soil undrained, the one burdened
with magnificent crop, the other yell
low and spindly, promising no sat1sfac-
tory return whatever. The difference
in the value Of these two crops just
about represents the cost Of tile drain
ing the land. It is almost needless to
say that no business is being SO over
worked In that territory as the tile fac.
tories.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-19

proofs of settlement and improve
ment.
The graduation act was the out
growth of a peculiar physical condi-
ton. All early settlements of new
territory are made along it's princi-
pal waterways. In Missouri the first
settlements were made along the Mis-
sissippi river in Cape Girardeau, New
Madrid and Ste. Genevieve counties,
the land titles in this district going
back to the original Spanish grants.
The United States surveys of the ter
ritory lying west Of this were made
in 1820-21, but the lands back from
the river had not proved tempting to
the pioneer. For a quarter of a CEN
fury they lay in their virgin condi-
ton.
Congress at that time reflected the
general desire for rapid settlement,
and as an inducement the "bit acre"
act was passed. AS far back as the
passage Of this act there were men
who saw the possibilities for land
grating under 1t. Greer w. Davis,
prominent resident of Missouri,
signed thousands of applications con-
trary to law before the war, and his
operations, with those of many others,
covered vast areas-so vast, in fact,
that a large part of several counties
was covered. The patents correspond
ing to these applications were sent
on from Washington to the land Of
flee then located at Jackson. In 1861
the land Office was moved to Ironton,
and with 1t thousands of patents is
sued on fraudulent applications.
Then came the civil war. In addi-
ton to the fraudulent applications
thousands of others had been made by
bona-fide settlers. Large numbers of
these applicants went to the war and
either were killed or settled elsewhere
when peace was declared. Their pat
ents were still pigeonholed in the
Ironton land Office. 1t is undoubtedly
true that some of these patents had
been stolen by Gen. Prices raiders
about the time of the battle of Pilot
Knob, but thousands of them remained
unclaimed in the Office Such were the
physical and legal conditions in which
the greatest conspiracy of the genera
ton had its roots.
In the early part of 1880 registered
at the primitive tavern at Ironton as
James Hall, of Chicago. Inquiry be.
fore my arrival had convinced me that
there was one man in the district
whom could trust implicitly, and he
was Bernard zwart, United States
commissioner for the district, and as
"sQuare-toed" government official as
it ever has been my good fortune to
meet. To him revealed my true
identity; to others was the repre-
sentative Of Chicago land syndi-
cate.
You have prodigious task before
you" was warts Introductory re-
mark. Not only that, but you are
dealing with a clique of men who are
deep In the mire of fraud and who
will not submit tamely to being hauled
into the daylight by the government"
l realized this fully. l asked Zwart
for such information as he could give.
Il first became convinced that whole
sale fraud was being committed" he
replied, when. several years ago. Rob
ert Lindsay offered to sell me all the
patents to 800 acres each I wanted at
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-19

One will more often hear good
things said of the Red Polled cattle
as dairy animals than as beef animals.
There is no question about their being
good mixers, and they perhaps come
as near being typical dual COW as we
will ever get in this country.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-19

Nearly all men work and work hard
for money, but it is only the few who
are wise enough to SO manage and plan
that their money will work for them.
A dollar rightly used is one of the
most industrious workers in the world.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-19

In q test made at the Oklahoma ex-
pertinent station it was found that
twenty-three loads of manure put on
one acre Of land in two installments
during seven years gave 66.43 bushels
more wheat and Of better quality than
an adjoining acre which received no
fertilizer. Both fields were in wheat
for the seven years.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-19

Almost every man has had at some
time or other trouble with horses be-
ing unreasonably afraid of the cars.
There is no way in which to SO surely
and safely cure this defect in many
a good horses reputation as to place
him where he, turned loose, will be in
daily and hourly contact with the
snorting engine and the moving cars.
Two or three days will entirely remove
his fear of them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-19

The foliage Of the soft maple will en-
dure the degrading influence of soft
coal smoke in our cities better than
will the elm.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-19

Good farming may be said to be the
raising Of profitable crop from the
soil and the leaving Of the soil in
better condition for another crop than
1t was before. This is pretty high
mark to aim for, but men are doing
this very thing all the time. their farms
constantly growing richer and more
productive.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-19

Optimistic predictions Of crop pro-
duction should be discouraged. There
Is nothing to be gained by them, and
it is probably true that the markets
are to some extent unfavorably i'm
pressed by them. Crops are far more
frequently overestimated than under
estimated.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-19

The corn canning season is on, and a
very fine crop is ready for the Gamers.
Where the canneries are located every
man, woman and child is busy at good
wages. Many Of the canneries are now
growing their own corn, they being
able by SO doing to better regulate the
timing Of the planting and harvesting
Of the product, 80 securing a better
quality Of their finished product.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-19

The dinner. pals OF the laborlng men
of the United States have never been
filled fuller or with better food than
at the present time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-19
STORY No. 8
STORY No. 8
The MISSOURI
LAND
LEAGUERS

Being an Account Of the Operations
and Conviction of the Band of Land
Thieves Operating in Missouri In
the Early Seventies.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-19

No pedigree no matter how gilt
edged, is any excuse for keeping an
ugly bull around the premises. We
know Of one such animal which the
owner has to keep Gagged up like some
wild animal and the care Of which is a
more dangerous proposition than smok-
ing in powder magazine. We told
him the last time we saw the owner
that he would yet figure in tragedy
wherein dead bull and dead granger
would be the principals.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-19

y What may be termed the boef horse
fs the horse for the average farmer to
raise-the horse which at four years
of age will pull down the scales at
1000 pounds-for the demand for the
heavy draft, horse is constant and re-
liable in spite Of all the trolley roads,
automobiles and bicycles put into COM
petition with him. The Shires, Clydes,
Percherons and Belgians are four diff
lferent breeds which will furnish stock
of the type referred to. This beef
horse can be produced on the farm at
almost the same cost as steer of
like weight and will bring 10 cents a
pound, where the steer will sell for s
cents. There Is more risk with the
horse than the steer, yet not so very
much If the barbed wire fence is dis
pensed with from the horse pasture.
We know of one farmer who owns a
fine draft brood mare, and she brings
him colt every year which nets him
about 500 when sold, and the old mare
is good worker On the faru besides.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-11
COAL SUPPLY OF
THE FUTURE.
Report of Royal Commission on the
Amount That Still Exists In
Great Britain.

The report of the royal commission
on the question OF the amount of coal
still available below the surface of
Great Britain comes as a flat contra
diction of those alarmists who take
pleasure in telling us that, within
such and such limited time, we
shall have dug all the coal out of the
earth. and shall have TO depend upon
some other kind of fuel. The con-
clusion arrived at by the commission
as to the amount of coal underlying
the United Kingdom that Is available
for working Is that over one hundred
thousand million tons can be obtain.
ed whenever future generations see
mt to bring 1t to the surface. During
the last 81 years nearly FIVE and a
quarter billion tons OF coal have been
mined in Great Britain, and the
amount still available is, to give the
exact figures Of the report, 1OO,914,.
66s,167 tons, so that II coal were to
be mined at the average rate per year
OF the past "a years, there is enough
coal available to last for over COO
years to come, The commission
states, however. that the above fig.
ures do not cover the full resources
since they refer merely to the supply
available in the coal fields lying al
depth of less than 1000 feet. and
In seams over one foot thick, these
being known as the proved" coal
fields. 1t is estimated that there will
be found in the improved fields al
less than 1000 feet depths about 40.
oOO,O0O.OOO tons, which amount added
to that of the proved coal makes a
total of over 140,o00,0OO,0O0 tons tina,
are still available This is about %
times as much as the total output OF
the last "a years. Furthermore. it is
estimated that there are in the prov
ed coal fields 5.239,0O0,0O0 tons at a
lower depth than 1000 feet, while II
Is estimated that off the coast O,
Cumberland and South Wales there
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-11
levi B. HHRR.
I'd Floor Trust Co. Bldg, Fairmont.

There are great many reasons
why you should place your property
in my hands for sale or rent, chief
among them is the fact that l have
better facilities OF finding the most
desirable properties-in fact that's
my business and my agents are all the
time on the lookout for what the buy
er wants. And that's one reason 1
make so many sales-I get the kind of
property that is in demand.
Now there's my renting department
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-11

y over one billion tons Of coal "
ing below the sea bed. Although the
rapid increase In industrial develop.
ment, and the consequent increase in
demand for coal, render it certain
that the next 81 years win see vast.
ly greater consumption than that
which has taken place since 1870. 1t
must be remembered that new oil
fields are certain to be exploited, and
the use of oil fuel widely extended,
and that the present activity in the
development of the worlds water
powers will also assist in keeping
down the total demand for coal. 1t
must be admitted that, all things con.
sidered, If the condition of things in
Great Britain may be taken as repre-.
sentative, the exhaustion of the
worlds coal supply will take place
at such n remote date that 1t need
give us no concern.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-11
New inventions.

Among the many within our own
country being brought into notoriety
of late by reason Of their inventive ge.
MUS and study Of applied mechanics,
we are glad to note that our own city
has its quota Of honored sons. One
OF the most recent of our citizens to
receive distinction in the realm of in.
yention is that of &C. Kincaid, of the
First ward. who on the Fourth of July,
was granted two patents bearing the
same date. Tie first was for the in
ve:lticn Of a new and improved water
closet. which as It's success already
proves. bids fair to 1evolutionize the
whole system OF home sanitation. This
Invention while relating to water-clos-
cts, applies more particularly to that
class Of closets which. as in these
Jays are provided with trap-valves.
arranged to be operated automatical;y
by the flushing of the closet-bowl, but
have HERETOFORE given every family
more or less trouble both in summer
and in the winter season. Among the
objects of the invention are those to
provide valve capable OF being op-
Grated for the passage of water by
the raising Of the lid, and to so con.
struct said valve as to cause It to be
automatically seated by the pressure
Of water passing through the valve
casing, thus automatically closing the
lid. A further object is to so counter.
balance the lid that the closure there.
Of shall be effected by comparatively
slight water-pressure, provision being
made also for regulating the counter
&balance-weight. With these and 9th.
err ends in view. which will readily
appear as the nature of this invention
Is better understood, the same con-
fists in the improved construction
and novel arrangement and combine
tor Of parts which insure prompt and
better action and at the same time
prevents the possibility of unpleasant
\ odors in the summer season from i'm.
perfect flushing, and the danger Of
freezing in winter by the retention
cfwater in the trap as now used In
our present system. Mr.. Kincaid,s
second patent granted, along the same
line, is for the invention Of ian au-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-11
Where the Man Who Wants to Buy
Meets the Man Who Wants 10 Sell.

You may want to buy a home-if
you do, chances are that it will take
you long time to find place that
suits you, for the reason that you
must depend upon some one who
HAPPENS to know some one who
wants to sell. Your nearest neighbor
may want to sell his home. He may
not want It generally known ard you
may not even know HE would sell.
I may have his property listed On
my books. If I haven't I have many
others and am sure L have one that
will be just the thing you're looking
for.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-11
! F|RST WARD. !:
1 By Our Regular Correspondent
BY Our Regular Correspondent.


tomato valve-trap." This is for use
especially in connection with bath
tubs, lavatories, sinks and the like:
and 1t has among It's objects TO improve
and simplify the construction and OPP
Grafton Of this class of domestic de-
vices. 10 insure the automatic opening
and closing Of the valve members at
the proper times, TO provide a con-
struction Which is not liable to become
DISTRACTED or impeded by foreign sub
stances, and to provide construction
Whereby a single standard-size valve
will be applicable to various fixtures,
us above indicated. With these and
other ends in view, which will readily
appear as the nature OF the invention
is better understood from Its applica.
ton and use, the same consists in the
improved construction and novel ar
rangement and combination of parts.
which taken In connection of the for
Iner invention, will as we have already
said, have a tendency to revolution.
lie our whole system of bath room and
closet fixtures for the better comfort
and safety of every household in the
future and this is the prime object Of
Mr.. Kincaid in the long study and
course OF experiments while working
out his inventions, so highly com.
mandatory and worthy. Of investiga.
tion in view Of their final adoption in
place Of the old style of closets and
traps which have ever been source
of annoyance, and many times expen.
sive effort to obtain a more comfort.
able luxury in the home. We there.
fore congratulate the author for Lis
success thus far achieved and the
more than reasonable hope from the
tests already made, that he will yet
fully realize the end for which he has
so long and faithfully worked even in
the face of so many adverse Difficult.
ties, but has at last seemingly over.
come by the two inventions which he
now proposes to place before the sci.
entific world for its investigation,
judgment and final approval.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-11
Oh 70 VIrainla and the South.

w. Z. Hough LETT the city yesterday
ON his regular Southern trip for the
J. 81. Eller Company, of Canton, Ohio.
We wish him success and safe re.
turn, since he mas promised us there.
after the pleasure of a days outing
to fishing camp in his prize yacht,
the Virginia, which is daisy of a
runner.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-11
These Also Attended.

The Misses Ethel and Madge Barnes.
of East Park avenue, went up to Col
fax on Saturday to visit their uncles,
Samuel and Bud Barnes, and on Sun
DAY attended the church dedication
at the Levels, returning home yester-
day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-11
GIRL WAS ''MADE up
TO FOOL PASTOR
She Looked Much Older Than Thir.
teen, and the NuptiaI Knot
Z" Was Tied.

P1TTSBURG, Pa, July 11.-Only
10 years old, and with two years sep.
arating herself and graduation In the
high school. Lena Duerr became Mrs.
Robert e. Long, Just month ago.
It might have been kept secret, as
they intended. had not the minister
in Youngstown, O., who married them,
caused the announcement TO be in.
serted in Youngstown paper. Then
it reached the ears of their parents,
and the whole story came out. Long,
who is %, was until short time ago
employed as chief usher in the Ma.
ton Theater He and his mother
boarded at the Duerr home.
Long ago the mothers of the young
couple noticed that Long was paying
the greatest attention to the little
Duerf girl They liked 1t and en-.
couraged it because they were all as
one big family, and it was no more
than natural that the youth should be
a protector to his little foster sister.
That such a thing as love should en-.
ter into their youthful minds never
occurred to the mothers, but 1t did
to the children. Robert frequently
took Lena to the parks and to the
theaters, and one evening he told her
OF his love. They resolved to get
married.
Long knew full well that he would
never be able to get a minister to.
marry him to Lena, with her skirts
just little below her knees and her
hair hanging down her back, but Rob.
ert had not been around theater for
several years for nothing. He had
seen old women go into a dressing
room and come out as blushing maids,
and he had seen pretty girls trans.
formed into old hays by the mere use
of makeup. One evening at the thea.
ter he confided to one of the actresses
that he wanted to "makeup"> his
sweetheart so that she would look
older, and he could marry her. The
tale fell into sympathetic ears. The
actress not only showed him how it
was all done, but loaned him a sup.
ply Of materials with which to per.
form the transformation.
On Saturday, June 10, everything
was in readiness. Lena borrowed
long skirt from friend who is old
er and taller than she, and learned
how to put her hair up. The children
told their parents that they were 60
ing to Luna Park, and hand-in.hand
they started. Instead, they boarded
train for Youngstown. Arrived
there, Long made up" his little girl.
She donned her long skirt and put her
hair on top of her head. They went
to a minister. The ceremony was
promptly performed, for young Long
was past master in the art of make
up.
When they reached home things
went on just as usual. They had
agreed TO keep their marriage a Sc.
cret for three years at least, and prob.
ably would have done so had not the
minister, who performed the cere-
mony, inserted an announcement OF
the marriage in Youngstown paper.
This reached the eyes of friend of
Mrs. Duerr and she told"
When confronted. the young couple
admitted their wedding. The two
mothers don't know what to do; they
are Mortified. Lena has long skirt
OF her own now ana is wearing her
hair up but she bushes furiously
every time she is addressed as Mrs.
Long.