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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-24

rience with wrecks and disabled craft
of all kinds had been long and varied.
| He told them Of disasters, the details
Of which had been telegraphed all over
the country, and of rescues Of half
frozen crews from ice crested schoon-
ers, whose signals of distress had been
| seen from the observatory Oh the roof
of the station. He told of long rows In
midwinter through seas the spray of
| which turned to ice as they struck and
froze the mems mittens to the oar han
! dies. He told Of picking up draggled
corpsest in the surf at midnight when,
as he said, you couldn't tell whether
twas man or roll of seaweed, and
the only way to make sure was to
reach down and feel"
Captain Fri left them after awhile,
as he had some acquaintance among
the men at the station and wished to
talk with them. Miss Davis remem-
bered that she had not fed the chick
ems and hurried away to perform that
humane duty, CALAMITY escorted by
Captain Perez. The captain, by the
way, was apparently much taken with
the plump spinster and, although usual
~ rather bashful where ladies were
concerned, had managed to keep up
sort of side conversation with Miss
Patience while the story telling was
going on. But Ralph and Elsie and
Mrs. Snow were hungry for more tales,
and Captain Davis obligingly told them.
Captain Davis said Ralph, you
must have seen some plucky things in
your life. What was the bravest thing
you ever saw done?"
The life saver took the cigar that
Hazeltine had given him from his
mouth and blew the smoke into the air
over his head
well" he said slowly, 81 don't know,
exactly. I've seen some pretty gritty
things done 'longshore here in the serv-
ce. When there's somebody drowndin,
and you know there's chance to save
'em, you'll take chances, and think
nothin' Of 'em, that you wouldn't take
you had time to set down and capIate
a little. l see somethin done once that
may not strike you as bein' anything
out of the usual run, but that has al
ways seemed to me clear grit and
nothin' else. 'Twa'n't savin' life nei-
Their; twas jest matter of BUSH
1T happened up off the coast Of
Maine long in the seventies. l was act
In as sort of second mate on a lumber
schooner. Twas pitch black night,
or mornin',, rather, bout O'clock,
blowin like all possessed and colHer'n
Greenland. We struck a rock that
want even down on an Eldredge chart
and punched q hole in the schooncr's
side jest above what ought to have
been the water line, only she was heel
ed over so that twas considerable be-
low 1t most Of the time, We had a
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-24

LET me look through that minute
said Captain Fri when the rest had had
their turn. He swung the glass around
until 1t pointed toward their home
away up the shore.
Perez" he called anxiously, "look
here qulckw
Captain Perez hastily put his eye to
the glass, and his friend went on:
You see our house?" he said. Eyes.
Well, you see the dinin' room door?
Notice that chair by the side Of itY"
eyes, what Of it?'
well, that's the .ocker that Elsie
made the velvet cushion for. want
you to look at the upper southeast cor
ner Of that cushion and see if there
atn't a cats hair there Lorenzo's pos
sessed to sleep in that chair, and
"Oh, you git outn' Indignantly ex-
claimed Captain Perez, Strengthening
up.
well, it was pretty, important
thing, and l wanted to make sure. l
left that chair out there, and knew
what I'd catch if any cats hairs got on
that cushion while was gone Amt
that so, Mrs. Snow?"
The housekeeper expressed her opin-
ion that Captain Fri was case"
whatever that may be-
They had clam chowder for dinner-a
New England clam chowder, made
with milk and crackers and clans with
shells as white as snow. They We're
what the New Yorker calls soft shell"
CLAIMS, for Fulton market chowder is
"quahaug soup" to the native of the
Cape.
Now, that chowder was good. Every
body said so. And if the proof of the
chowder, like that Of the pudding, is in
the eating of it, this one had clear
case. Also there We're boiled striped
bass, which is good enough for any
body; hot biscuits. pumpkin pie and
beach plum preserves. There was a
running fire Of apologies from Miss Pa
thence and answering vollcys of com
pliments from Mrs. Snow.
~ don't see how you make sech
beach plum preserves, Miss Davis" ex.
SAeAbAesA VIC 1uuy lEOul lNduCuCkcl. Il
declare! I'm goin' to ask you for an
other sasseuful I b'lieve they're the
best ever ate.''
There was material here for the dis
cussion that country housewives love,
and the two ladies took advantage of
it. When 1t was over the female Dor-
ton of the company washed, the dishes,
While the men walked up and down
the beach and smoked Here they were
Joined after awhile by the Indies, for
even by the ocean it was us mild as
early May, and the wind was merely
bracing and had no sting in it.
The big blue waves shouldered them
selves up from the bosom Of the sea,
marched toward the beach and tum-
ble6 to pieces III a roaring tumult of
white and green. The gulls skinned
along theis' tops or dropped like falling
stones into the water after sand cells,
emerging again, screaming, to repeat
the performance
The conversation naturally turned to
wrecks, and Captain Davis, his reserve
vanishing before the tactful inquiries
of the captains and Ralph, talked shop
and talked it we'll.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-24

shelr charge, the two were persuaded
to go. Perez took the dory and rowed
over to the cable station to see if Mr.
Hazeltine cared to make one Of the
party. When he returned, bringing the
electrician with him, Daniel, harnessed
to the carryall, was standing at the
side door, and Captain Fri, Mrs. Snow
and Elsie were waiting.
Ralph glanced at the carryall and
then at those who were expected to
occupy 1t.
Il think I'd better row down, cap
TAIN" he said. II don't see how five
of us are going to find room in there"
WHAT In a carryall?" exclaimed
the captain. Why, that's what car
ryall's for. I've carried six in a car
ryall fore now. Twas a good while
ago, though" he added, with chucklc,
when I was considerable younger n
am now. Squeezin' didn't count in
them days, specially If the girls want
ed to go to camp meetin'. I cal'late
we can fix it You and me II set ON the
front seat and the rest in back. Elsie
amt very big package, and Perez
he's sort Of injy rubber. He'll fit in
most anywheres. Let's try it any
how"
And try 1t they did. While it was
true that Elsie was rather small, Mrs.
Snow was distinctly large, and how
Captain Perez, in spite Of his alleged
elasticity, managed to find room be-
tween them is mystery. He, how
ever, announced that he was all right,
adding as caution:
Don't jolt none, Fri, cause I'm kind
Of hangin' on the little aidge Of moth
in'.'
"I'll look out for you" answered his
friend, picking up the reins. IAN ashore
that's goin' ashore. So long, Jerry.
Git dap. Thousand Dollars!"
Daniel complacently accepted this
testimony to his monetary worth and
logged out Of the yard. Fortunately
appearances do not count for much in
4rham except in the summer, and the
spectacle Of five In a carryall LIS moth
Ing out Of the ordinary They turned
into the cliff road" the finest thor
oughl are in town, kept In good condi-
ton for the benefit of the cottagers and
the boarders at the big hotel The
ocean was on the left, and from the
aill by the Barry estate, Captain Pc
rez's charge, they saw twenty miles of
horizon line, with craft of all descrip-
tons scattered along it.
Schooners there were Of all sizes,
from little mackerel seiners to big four
and five masters. A tug with a string
Of coal barges behind it was SO close
In that they could make out the con-
meeting lawsers. A black freight
steamer was pushing along, leaving a
thick line Of smoke like charcoal mark
Oh the sky. One square rigger was in
sight, but far out
What do you make of that bark, Pc
rez? inquired Captain Fri, pointing to
the distant vessel. British, amt she?"
Captain Perez leaned forward and
peered from under his hand. Trench,
looks to me-" he said.
Don't think So Way she's rugged
for'ard looks like Johnny Bull. Look at
that to'tops'L"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-24

Come New Years, If a farmer had a
hundred good. fat capons or turkeys
to sell they would bring him as much
money as the best horse on his farm
and to be easily raised entirely out
side of his other farm work.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-24
THE MIDDLEsIAN.

AS business is now organized. the
services of the middleman are simply
indispensable. 1t is no use to cuss
MN and try to get rid of him, for we
could not do business without him.
Here is the farmer He has a bunch
OF hogs or fat steers, or tub of but
ter or a case of eggs. There are plenty
OF people, nonproducers, in the cities
who want these things, but the farmer
cannot hold, prepare for market and
distribute these commodities to tha
consumer. There must be slaughter
houses and cold storage plants to do
an important work before the consum.
er can eat his steak, chops and eggs
and butter. This middleman some
tunes makes more than the producer
IN his handling and distribution of such
things, and then sometimes he loses a
lot of money for he has to take all
sorts of chances on fuctuating mar.
kets. However, this middleman Is a
pretty sharp trader, has to be in order
to live, and 1t Is always well to keen
close watch on him in order to pre-.
vent him from getting more than hin
fa1r share. Those in the commission
line very frequently appeal to the ava
r1cious side Of the producer and win
offer far more than produce is worth
In order to get possession of It, only
to turn up missing when time for set-
tlement comes. There are plenty Of
honest commission men, and 1t never
pays to do business with any others.
THE DAY OF THE CHAUTAUoUA.
1t is interesting to watch how tho
fashion Of the peoples amusementa
change. A few years ago there was nd
trouble at all to maintain good come.
ty fair in any well settled county. Z
fair which nearly always creditahly
represented the agricultural interests
Of the community. Then came a time
when horse racing and the sensational
usurped the interest of the fair, from
which 1t was only step to the bar
barrie and heathenish street carnival
Nearly every town having been satiat.
ed with this last outlandish form Of
amusement, 1t has given place ia
the ChautauQua assembly, which hap
PLY combines amusement, instruction
and the mingling Of the people togeth.
er In refined and helpful way. In thu
state where the writer lives some forty
odd communities have conducted these
Chautauquas this summer, In every
case with much benefit to the commu-
nifty and in most cases with enough
financial profit, 80 that their continu-
ance is assured for another year. The
common people have been given the
chance to see and hear the big men Of
the country and its best oratorical and
musical talent, thing which would be
almost impossible of attainment In any
other way. The Chautauqua is evil
IDENTIFY here to stay.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-24


A friend wishes to know what is the
best use to make of bottom land which
is subject to overflow in wet seasons
to such an extent that the crops Of
corn and other cereals are ruined. If
the problem is one which drainage will
not cure, the best use to make Of the
land is to keep it in grass-make per-
manent pasture of it. An acre Of blue
grass on such land will, one year with
another, pay larger profit as meat
maker than the average dry acres Of
the farm Of which it is part. For
meat making or for dairy purposes
such an acre of land will net the owner,
one year with another, not less than
S.. It is poor policy to try to Gull
tivate such land for the sake of good
crop in only the extra dry seasons, for
1t simply means wilderness of weeds
and no grass during the wet ones.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-24

The bur oak tree holds its own about
the best of any of our native forest
trees when subjected to the unfavora-
BILE conditions Of the average city.
Where the elms make but scant and
unhealthy growth the bur oaks retain
all their native vigor and thrift.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-24

A big crop Of corn means cheaper
meats, the product of corn. and thus six
dollar hogs will not be SO common as
for the past two years.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-24

A wood lot containing number of
red or slippery elm trees was fenced
In for a hog pasture, and about the
first thing those hogs did was to peel
those red elm trees up just as high rs
they could reach standing on their
hind legs. The trees all were dead
next spring.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-24
CHAPTER x1.

OTHER DAVIS had been COM
mandant ut the life saving
station for years and No. /
man before thnt. SO his exna-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-24

We do not now know OF single per
son who Is engaged in the raising Of
Belgian hares. That fad is entirely
dead. There never was anything to it
as meat making proposition. Even
If the meat could have heen raised as
clain>ed there was no profitable market
for 1t. 1t is about time for another fad
Of this sort
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-24

The corn crop is large enough this
year so that there will be many men
who will leave it in piles on the
ground or else crib it up without any
cover, both Of which methods are
wasteful in the extreme. If it pays to
raise corn 1t pays to take care of it
when harvested.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-24

A late writer for one of the leading
magazines describing some rural eSpc-
riences got salong all right until he
struck the quail, which he referred to
as giving his call of "bobwhite' while
1T drummed on rotten log down in the
woods. This comes of trying to write
about things one knows nothing about.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-24

The average consumption of prunes
In this country is only one and one
fourth pounds per season. This seems
almost Incredible in view Of the large
number of people whom we meet who
are full Of them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-24

A farmer paid lightning rod firm
$50 to properly rod his large barn. The
work was well done and represented
the most scientific protection against
damage by lightning to be obtained. A
hired man one day caught the rod with
harrow tooth just where it entered
the earth and tore it apart. He, not
being scientist and only just a com.
mon plug hired man, thought nothing
of the damage which he had done and
did not even tell his employer. A
storm came up soon after, the barn
was struck and burned, and the ex-
pressed opinion of the owner of the
lightning rod men was not fit for pub
LEGATION. Disconnected, the rods on
the barn were menace instead of q
protection. The moral of this story is
that If you have rods on your build
ings be sure that they have the proper
earth connection.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-24

We lately saw woman driving a
team hitchcd to mower. and she was
cutting the weeds down in a large pas
Nture lot. It was not hard work for
either her or the team. and she was
doing lots more good than if she had
been doing some fancy work. reading
one of these historical novels or max
ing one of some tea party.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-24

The Rocky Ford melon growers got
over 100000 for their crop of melons
this year, and this valuable crop was
produced on land which was not long
since considered almost worthless.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-24

If the hardy catalpa will grow well
i'll Your locality you can make some
nice money by setting out a plantation
TO" post timber. Plant about eight
feet apart each way and give thorough
cultivation as long rs possible, thinning
out one-half Of the trees as soon as a
tree will make single post We doubt
the wisdom of planting this, tree north
of latitude 40 degrees.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-24

Through many sections of the west,
those which are tributary to the can-
ming factories, the crop of sweet corn
raised this year will prove to be the
most profitable one raised on the farm.
Five dollars per ton has been realized
for the shucked corn, and stalks to the
value Of $1.50 per acre at low estl-
mate have been left. The good crop
gave about four tons to the acre OF
ears.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-24

We were shown samples Of wheat
recently which was raised on prairie
sod broken up last May in western
Canada which it was claimed yielded
twenty Five bushels per acre, or more
than enough when sold to pay for the
land. But, then, those fellows with land
to sell in that faroff region are all pref.
ty smooth takers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-24

One waste which we note through the
corn canning sections of the country
Is In the failure to properly save the
stalks Of the sweet corn from which
the corn has been picked. This is u
most valuable forage and is well worth
saving in good shape Most Of the fields
are turned over to the stock at a time
when other feed is abundant. We do
not know Of any nicer food for the
milk COW in the winter than these
sweet corn stalks well cured,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-24

On the basis of hay at SIS on the
farm it is the general opinion that
shredded corn fodder is too expensive
as forage. There is good deal of
waste with the shredded fodder. The
only way in which to insure the use of
all the fodder in the cornfield is to put
1t, In the silo. Then there is no waste
save the little which may be spoiled in
the silo.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-04-19
BALLAN9YNB
ON THE STAND
TESTIFIES IN THE RAPID TRAN
SIT CASE BEFORE JUDGE CHAR
LES s. DOLE.

When the hearing of the Rapid Tran
sit case was resumed at 2 o'clock this
afternoon before Judge G. S. Dole, Su-
.perintendent Pratt was put on the
stand by the street car company.
Superintendent Pratt testified that
the car in question was equipped with
appliances to give it a maximum speed
of IS miles an hour 1t would be i'm
possible for a car with the equipment
this car had to attain a speed of 10
miles an hour as it was testified by the
ITerritorys witnesses it had done. The
witness explained the construction of
the electrical equipment to show the
impOssibility of getting more than the
maximum speed out of it,
Attorney General Andrews sought by
his cross examination to show that the
witness had never made any practical
experiments to test these statements;
but that he took them merely from the
trade statements of concerns manufac-
uring such electrical appliance. Pratt
admitted that he had never run a car
as fast as eighteen miles an hour
Manager Ballentyne was then put
on the stand, and explained the opera
ton of the system, the arrangement of
schedules, the rules for making up time
in the twelve-mile limits and not in the
eight-mile limits
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-04-19
HIGH DEATH RATE
IN KONA DISTRICT
ATTORNEY CASTLE RETURNED
THIS MORNING WITH NEWS OF
SERIOUS SICKNESS.

w. l.. Castle a young attorney of
Castle and wilmington, who has been
on Hawaii for the past week on busi-
ness connected with Mr.. Castles sugar
interests i'm Kona, returned from Ha-
wall this morning by the steamer
Mauna Loa. While on Hawaii he visit
ed Kaapuna the district where there
has been so much sickness among the
natives.
According to the statements of G. w.
McDougall to Castle the mortality
among the natives during the past two
months has been shocking, the average
of deaths having been from l to 2 a
week. Bad water Castle says, was
evidently the cause of the sickness
Typhoid is evidently the type of sick
ness. Many natives have been i'll.
Castle conferred with Secretary At
kinson this morning regarding matters
in Kona and acquainted the Secretary
with conditions in that section of the
island. The authorities are awaiting
advices from Hawaii before sending
any relief to the affected section.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-04-19
THE EXTRA SESSION

The extra session of the legislature is
ernor Carter has had consultations with
some Of the members as to their wishes
i'm the matter and has asked for express
sions Of opinion. Many of the mem
bers from other islands would like to
have a brief interval between the reg
ular and extra sessions, in order that
they may go home for a visit The
present session will expire on April
26 and a couple of weeks interval will
make the calling Of the extra session
about the tenth of next month.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-04-19

asked Stanley. The witness replied in
the affirmative.
WAS that order obeyed?" asked
Stanley
Yes" was the reply.
Luahiwa said he fired three shots lin
the air, because he saw Head Luna
Worthington shoot. Otherwise he would
not have fired. His gun was knocked
out of his hands and then he gave the
order to crawl. The Chinese and most
of the police agreed that there was no
fighting. 81 was in the thick of the
shooting and saw no fighting" was
the statement of officer John Leal
The arrested Chinese all testified that
they had no guns and that as far IS
they knew there were no guns in their
camp. There might have been guns
without you knowing it?" asked the
deputy sheriff of the first witnesses and
the reply was YES" Stanley followed
this up with questions as to how long
the witnesses had been in the camp and
whether they had even seen such weap-
ons there. Rawlins at first ruled out
such questions, but later put similar
questions himself, and the witnesses re-
piled that they had never seen any guns
in the camp.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-04-19
ISENBERG ILL

President Isenberg Of the Senate was
taken suddenly i'll while presiding this
morning and was obliged to leave his
seat and go home in care of a physi-
clan. DR.. Herbert was summoned and
is attending him. President Isenberg
appeared to be quite violently i'll for a
time and many alarming rumors were
current regarding his condition. Dr.
Herbert however, reported no serious
trouble. He stated at noon today that
Senator Isenberg had had breakdown
due to the strain of work and confne-
ment and that a few days rest would
enable him to resume his work in the
legislature.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-04-19

The alleged perjury of All On at the
Waipahu inquest does not appear to be
the only false swearing, as shown by
the record Of testimony in the case. All
on positively identified Deputy Sheriff
Fernandez on the spot as the man
whom he had seen, on horseback, shoot
ing at the time Of the row. AS other
testimony was clear to the effect that
Fernandez was not on horseback and
did not do the shooting, Ah On wiz
have to answer for perjury. There was
an extraordinary divergence Of state
ments as to the number of shots fired,
ranging from six to between thirty and
forty.
Lieutenant Luahiwa furnished some
amusing testimony as to the actions at
the time of the shooting. Luahiwa said
that he called to the men to crawl
away" and then proceeded to do so. He
bent down before the coroner's jury al
most going on hands and knees in the
court room and described how he
crawled away to hide and wait for a
chance to get away.
'The only order that was given was
the one that you gave, to crawl away?'