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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-25
IMPROVED ROADS.

The problem Of good roads all through
the great northwest prairie country Is
not an easy one to solve. It Is useless
to advocate the issue Of large amounts
Of bonds for the purpose Of construct
ing macadamized roads at a cost Of
from 5000 to $1,000 per mile, for this
course would almost bankrupt the
township or county which attempted
it. there being from seventy five to
eighty miles Of highway in every civil
township. Over large areas Of this
be found or a load Of gravel within
fifty miles. There Is nothing but just
dirt, rich dirt at that, out Of which to
construct roads, and 80 1t comes that
the problem Of the dirt road is the
problem now being studied. Some
things have been found out-one that
the dirt road when dry is the best road
in the world; that perfect underdrain-
age combined with proper grade will
at once improve the dirt road 100 per
cent; that the use Of a heavy leveler on.
such dirt road after rain will do more
to keep 1t in good condition than any
other thing. These are very simple
and inexpensive methods of treatment,
entirely within the reach of any rural
community just three things, grade
and side bitches which will rapidly dis
pose of all surface water, tile to take
care of the subsoil water under the
roadbed, the maintenance Of smooth
surface by a drag or leveler, to which
may be added a coating Of gravel where
it can be obtained without too much
expense and more general use of
wide tired wagons. This is the solu-
ton Of the good roads problem in the
prairie country
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-25

One point, and good one, is made
in favor Of the leveling Of the dirt road
after rain, and it is that, there being
no track or runt for wagons, travellers
will not drive in each others tracks,
but will spread out, SO to speak, and
thus help roll the road and keep it in
good shape.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-25
EVOLUTION OF THE DAIRY.

Dairying has been subject OF al
most constant evolution during the
past twenty-five years. Step by step
the methods have been improved until
when the separator creamery became
general it was said that the end Of
development both in quality of product
and economy of manufacture had been
reached. But it turns out that this
conclusion was premature. The farm
separator had not been reckoned with.
Today, through large areas Of old es-
tablished creamery territory and in
still greater areas where the creamery
never could get foothold, new meth
cd is being most successfully used.
At depot Of little village in coun-
ty which did not have a single cream
cry we one day recently saw man
drive up and lift from his buggy an
eight gallon can Of cream, which he
turned over to the express agent for
shipment to a centralized creamery 200
miles distant. Assuming that such
creamery managers will deal squarely
and honestly with their patrons, this
new plan enables any farmer, no mat
ter where located, to keep dairy of
cows and sell the separated cream at
good prices in the manner Indicated.
This method knocks out the creamery
promoter, gives the farmer his skim
milk in the best possible condition to.
feed to his calves and pigs and en-
ables him to conduct successful dairy
business entirely independent Of being
obliged to get creamery organizer
before he could proftably keep cows
While the competition resulting from
this new method is being quite serious.
ly felt in many localities by the old3
established creamery organizations, it
Is nevertheless doing great and most
beneficial work in all those localities
where the dairy business, for want of
a local creamery, has never heretofore
received any attention. Many sections
of the west are being agriculturally
reformed, lands advanced in value and
prosperity assured by the use Of this
new method.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-25

Nowadays when man Is getting
more than per cent interest on his
investments he almost always has to
keep pretty close watch on his security
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-25

The rural mail carriers went from
deep snowdrifts into deeper mud all
through the north prairie country this
spring. The life Of the mail carrier
for at least half the time Is by no
means an enviable one.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-25

The man who lives on the latlands,
where he sometimes loses a crop by
reason Of too much moisture, has this
for his comfort-that no amount Of
rain can wash away the fertility of his
farm, while his neighbor on the billy
farm will lose in wet season more
fertility than would grow two big
crops,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-25
Potato RAILS.

A reader asks why it is that so very
few Of the blossoms on the potato plant
ever set any seed pods, not seed ball
to be found on a whole field Of Early
Ohio, Burbank or Rural New Workers.
which will bloom profusely. This ste
rility is probably an indication that the
particular variety of potato is degener-
atng and running out, as we term 1t.
We last year planted a new variety of
potato only three years oEd-that is, it
was three years since it was developed
from the seed pod. This patch Of pota-
toes was literally covered with bloom
and bore large crowd OF seed balls,
an indication to us Of great strength
and vigor. There is little doubt IL this
variety should be planted for period
Of fifteen years and the small potatoes
used for seed, as Is SO commonly done,
that it would become almost wholly
sterile, as are the varieties first named.
1t is with potatoes as with all other
types Of vegetable and animal life In
the mystery Of reprod ction-poor seed
and poor sires insure rapid degenera-
ton, and only the selection of the very
best will secure vigor and viriuty.
RAILROADS AND AGRICULTURE.
The great railway corporations are
fully alive to the great benefits to be
derived by the adoption Of an improved
system of agriculture and for two
months have been operating finely
equipped special trains in many Of the
western states, bringing the good work
of the experiment stations and agricul-
tural colleges to the very doors Of the
farmers. The special seed corn trains
operated by five Of the great trunk
lines Of Iowa gave 1900 lectures at
$40 towns to 10000 Of the farmers Of
that state, a novel and most success
full scheme of agricultural work which
has never been equaled. The special
object Of this work is to show the corn
growers how to select and test their
seed corn, only 66 per cent of which
grew last year and only "a per cent Of
which will grow this year, a poor
stand meaning poor yield.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-25

Some one has figured out that in the
raising Of a forty acre field Of corn in
the old way prevalent forty years ago
a man walked $50 miles to plow the
field, so miles to harrow 1t, so miles
to cultivate 1t and $50 miles to husk it,
while now there need be no walking at
all, save what is necessary to gather
the bundles and shock them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-25

There Is always controversy on
among corn growers as to which is the
better corn, the white or the. yellow.
There is practically no difference at all
in the feeding value of these varieties.
The south wants the white corn, the
east the yellow corn to crafty whim.
1t pays better to worry over how to in
crease the yield Of corn rather than ar
que over the color.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-25

One good woman whom we know al
ways celebrates her wedding anniver-
sary on the 25th Of September by going
out in the cornield and gathering a
supply of seed corn for her husband
for the succeeding year. He always
has good stand Of corn, and the wife
never forgets about it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-25

In a town of thousand people we
noted the other day freight car being
loaded with manure, which was being
hauled from the town barns to be TAX
en- out and dumped somewhere on the
right of way Of the road to be rid of II,
and this when it was worth dollar a
wagon load to put on, cornfeld ad-
Joining the corporation. Some men
cannot see.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-25

One fact worth studying by Ameri-
can farmers Is that the Danish farmers
are able to buy our corn. bran and oil
meal, ship It 5000 miles and feed Dan
fish cows and then control the English
butter market at price from 8 to 4
cents above the best prices American
butter will bring. II you are in the
dairy business and happen to run
across Dane, talk with him, for he
knows a lot more about dairying than
you do,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-25
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER Josiah Taunston, a
Puritan of Cragenstone. his mother
and his sister Hetty await the return
from Paris Of their kinswoman, Mar
garet Maryland. Josiah is covetous
OF his cousins estate. His mother
suggests his marriage to Margaret.
Simon iKempster, a farmer, is Hetty's
sweetheart. Margaret returns and
clashes with Josiahs Puritanical ideas
HI-Margaret is attended by an old
waiting woman, Elsbeth. Hetty is
very fond of Margaret, but the Puri-
tan maid Is shocked by small gold
cross worn by her cousin. Mistress
Taunston frowns on their friendship.
Iv-Sir Godfrey La Fabienne and his
attendant, Castor, seeking Cragen-
stone, are led astray by a little girl
Mistress Taunston overhears the con-
versation and tells her son that she
believes the gentleman to be Marga-
ret's lover. Josith and his mother be-
Neve that Sir Godfrey will be delayed
at Sterndorf, a neighboring village, by
foods, leaving Josiah to seek Marga-
ret's hands. V-Hetty tells Margaret
that the country folks are firm be-
LEVERS in witches. Josiah call on Mar
garet. V1-Josiah proposes to his cou-
sin. Margaret awaits visit from her
lover. Sir Godfrey. vH-Mistress
frey may fall a victim to illness cpl
demic at Sterndorf. VIII-Sir Godfrey
remains unaccountably absent, and
Margaret fears that he is dead. JOSH
eh calls for the answer to his proposal
and Is rebuffed. IX.-Margaret is saw
ed from Josiah's clutches by the arriv-
al of Sir Godfrey. Josiahs love for
Margaret is turned to hate. X-Mar-
J~n = -
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-25

We know Of man who paid $3.50
for bull to put at the head of his
herd who at the same time gets his
seed corn from the crib. If he was no
wiser on stock than he is on corn he
would save his $3.50 and use his neigh
boris scrub sire.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-25

1t Is just the same old story every
spring nice folks with garden they
have worked hard to plant and the nice
neighbor across the road with no gar
den and a lot Of old hens, the miserable
alternative being fuss with the good
neighbor or ruined garden. We have
got so that we do not hesitate to have
the fuss, as all hands feel better after
it Is over and we save our garden.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-25

Mason City bicyclists have beer
notified by the authorities that they
must stop riding on the sidewalks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-25

What a man does and, what he fails
to do up to the 10th Of May will very
largely determine whether his crops
shall be good or poor. But few agri-
cultural mistakes can be rectifled after
that date.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-25

Alfalfa is redeeming much Of the
waste land of western Kansas and Ne
braska. With alfalfa have come the cow
and the hog, and these three things
form tripod upon which to rear a
very profitable agriculture. Corn is a
good thing, but corn without alfalfa is
not as safe a proposition as alfalfa
without corn. Where both can be
grown on the same farm there is the
best combination In America.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-25

"A T about this time Hetty Taun-
"a ston, having finished her even
"a ing task Of washing the sup
- - nor dishes and pr,ttinp tho
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-25

We regard the butcher bird or shrike
as a good deal Of bushwhacker and
brtgand among our birds. While he
catches some mice and grasshoppers he
also likes the callow young in the nests
of other birds and will not infrequent-
~ attack and kill the old birds. If one
will note the thorn bushes and barbed
wire fences IN the vicinity of the nests
Of the butcher bird he will find plenty
of evidence on the barbs and thorns Of
the fact that this bird rightfully en-
joys bad reputation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-25

After the cornneld is all ready to pIa1r
t will almost always pay to give 1t an
fther good dragging. The thoror u
preparation Of Nthe seed bed is some
thing which always pays, and pays
well.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-05

ready to furnish d bOndsman for any
amount within reason District At
torney jerome WAS out Of the city to-
day
There Is much speculation as to what
course the district attorney will pursue
with reference to the trial Of J. Morgan
Smith and his wife on the charge Of
conspiracy. and what effect the teSti-
mony adduced at their hearing might
have upon possible fourth trial for
Miss Patterson. No definite statement
has been made on the subject however.
Albany. \. Y. May f-District At
torney Jerome. who has been here since
yesterday looking after certain Iegisla-
ton, said today that the vote Of the
jury in the case Of Nan Patterson
would determine to large gree his
decision whether TO put her ON trial
again for the murder of Caesar Young
If the jury was prepondeTantIy aga inst
her he might try her again; If thu ma
jOrity was in her favor he might con-
sent to her release
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-05
WEEDS AN EASTERN GIRL
Russell Lowry of Salt Lake and Miss
Chloe Simms Of Gibson City,
H., Are Married.
CSDecial to The HeraId.)

Gibson City III May Russell Lowry
of Salt Lake City, Utah, son of Mr. and
Mrs. +. Lowry Of this city, and Miss
Chloe Simms. daughter of Mr. and Mrs
" n Simms were married at the home
Of the brides parents in this city at
f2:2a o. m. today. The wedding was a
home function, about fifty relatives and
friends being present Mr. and Mrs
Lowry left this evening for Chicago,
where they will spend a few days. re-
turning to Gibson Sunday for u week 5
visit before leaving for Salt Lake, where
they will make their home
AIR. Lowry Is part owner OF Brown 5
School Of Correspondence of this city
He is also night manager of the ASS0-
riafed Press. He has made many friends
since coming TO salt Lake four years
ago and has developed business guam
ties of a high order. His bride has Wis
tied friends in salt Lake on more than
one occasion. Her charming personal
itv will insure her a warm welcome Mr..
and Mrs Iowry'S home viii be on the
corner of y and First streets
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-05
UTILIZED BRITISH WATERS.
Nebogatoff's Squadron Was First
Sighted April 27.

London. May 4.-The identification Of
the warships sighted by the steamer
SelangOT in the Straits of MaiaCca this
morning as Rear Admiral NebOgatOff $
division of Admiral RojestveuskV's
squadron, is considered liable to develop
an interesting situation. Jugrah. of
which the division was seen, Is a town
of the state of SelangOT, which is a
British protectoTate. and Is not far dis
taut from the point where a Russian d.
vision was sighted as long ago as April
p It is not Yet known whether the
Russian warships are within territorial
waters, or whether they are obtaining
supplies from the neighboring land. y
brief telegram on the subject from Sin
gapore. however. is taken to indicate
that for week the Russians have been
practically enjoying the hospitality Of
the waters of Japsn's ally in the same
manner that Admiral Rojestveusky's
ships have utilized French waters in
COchin-China-
4 cable dispatch received in London
this afternoon says that TWO Of NebO-
gators transports have put into Sa-
bong, on the north coast of the island
of Sumatra. with their bows stove IN.
evidently having been in collision Their
names are given as the Mairechn and
Herfnine MessenmulleT
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-05
FOUGHT PITCHED BATTLE.
Jews Tried to Defend Themselves in
the Crinea.

81 Petersburg Nay News Of the
anti-Semitic disorders IN the Crimsa
arriving here shows that they were on
a larger scale than the first reports in
dictated. At Nelitopol the people set
upon the Jews and fought a regular
battle with stones and revOlvers- The
few police and thirty soldiers in the
town were DOweTiess. When the Jews
fed defeated. the Christians from noon
until midnight held a carnival Of pill
lage and plumber. Every shop except
two jewelTy stores was sacked. the
crowd only desisting when exhaust ed
The arrival Of NJ. TREVOR Of Taurids
province, the following day restored
order.
The number Of killed OF wounded js
not given either from MeIitopol Of Sim p
pherOpOi. where TiOting against the
Jews began a a result OF the circuls-
ton of story that a Jewish hucksf or
had thrown a sacred ikon into water
closet
At the village Of OrIoffsky. in the
Crimea, the rioting took the form Of an
attack upon BaptistS- The peasants
under the direction OF the village au-
th0Tities directed an assault upon the
church No one is reported 70 have been
killed The Baptists were captured and
| held as prisoners in the church for ten
/ hours, after which they were refea SEQ.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-05
DYNAMITE OUTRAGE.
Second Attempt to Destroy Grand
Reservoir in Ohio.

ST Marys O.. May "A second at
tempt within a year was made today
t. destroy the locks Of the Grand res
Crvoir-
Two charges Of dynamite were placed.
but one failed to explode. % was evil
IDENTIFY the intention of the unknown mis-
crcants 10 blow I'D the upper and lower
gates. and allow the sea of water to
escape into the iowiandS and imperfI the
lives Of MANY farmers. The charge I'm
der the upper gates failed to explode.
and terrible disaster was thus aVerted.
The explosion of the charge under fht.
lower gates tore the gates from their
fastenings and threw one Of them clear
out OF the lock The heavy stone ma
sonry was badly wrecked and dead fish
are scattered over the ground 100 feet
from the lock Thomas Carper. an old
fisherman was slightly injured by fly
ing splinters-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-05
RAILWAY CONGRESS.
Delegates Formally Welcomed by
Vice President Fairbanks.

Washington, May 4-Tbe International
Railway congress was formally opened
today by Vice President Fairba nks The
congress is the seventh in the history
of the organization and the first to he
held in the United States. Every rail-
road Of importance in the world is rep
resented At the time of the opening
$50 delegates had presented their credeu-
tials- Double this number is expected
300 OF whom are from foreign Couu-
tries.
The congress is held every five years
and is. devoted to discussions OF subjects
to promote the progress and develop
ment of railways.
Vice President Fairbanks in calling the
congress to order. welcomed the dele
gates to the United States
President Stuyvesant Fish of the Illi-
nois Central and the American Railway
association then formally took the chair
and addressed the delegates
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-05
PROPOSED TO TEST EXCLUSION LAW
Chinese Minister Has Issued Circular to His COunymeR in
the United States Asking For Data Upon Which
TO Base Suit.

TAI ASHINGTON, May 4.-Sir Cheug
w Tung LANG Cheng the Chinese
minister, has issued a COnfiden-
tial circular or proclamation to all Chi
nese in the United States requesting
that he be furnished with reports of ali
cases of applicants who have been de-
MED admission to this country. and Of
all depOrtatiOns on the ground of nom
registration which have been decided
since the expiration of the exclusion
treaty Of 1894 The circular asks also
for an estimate of the damages to the
applicants for such refusal on the part
of the United States and for such de-
portationS, holding the acts of the Off
Gals of this country, under the law and
in view of the termination of the treaty
and after the rejection Of the proposed
consent Of the Chinese government to
reasonable exclusion of Chinese. to be
hostile to a friendly nation
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-05
IDAHO SHERIFF PUTS
A STOP TO GAMBLING
Especial to The Heraid)

Boise Ida MAY 4.--Gambling has been
stopped in OWyhec county. 1t came as
a surprise to the towns of Silver City
and DeIamar last night when Sheriff
Dunbar notified all the gamblers that
they would not be permitted 10 continue
their business there Heretofore no at
tempt has been made to enforce the law
in that county and IL was generally sup
posed none would be made. It appears
the sheriff made UP his mind IL was his
duty to suppress the vice and he pro-
reesied to act on the theory. All the gam
hIers closed down at once. and for the
first fi.fl, IN the history Of these places
there is no game running III either town.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-05

The circular, which is written in the
Chinese language was issued through
the consul general of China at San
Francisco Its object as understood by
the United States. is to facilitate the
collection of evidence in order to base
a suit against the United States to test
the validity Of the existing Chinese ex-
cluSiOn laws
In what particular the attack upon
the laws is to be made is not known tv
the government officials. They hold
that the power of congress to enact
laws to excIU1e Chinese or anybody else
cannot be dssalled successfully.
Il is held by some lawyers of rePute,
however, that there are phases of the
Chinese exclusion law which viii not
stand a test in the courts. and it is IN
GerstOOd to be the intention of one o.
more of the influential Chinese organi-
cations in this country to institute legal
proceedings by which the rights of in
dividuai Chinese viii be adjudicated
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-05
NAN PATTERSON REMAINS IN JAIL
No Effort Was Made to Secure Bail Yesterday-Show Girl
Shows the Effects of the Ordeal of Her
Third Trial

NEW YORK. May No positive
IN steps were taken today toward
having Nan Patterson released
on bail, 1T being agreed by her
counsel and her father that, even
though bail were possible at once.
il would BE- better for the girl
to remain quietly in the Tombs for u
rest after the ordeal she underwent
last night. During the day alarming
reports were circulated as TO Miss Pat
terson's condition. but It was stated at
the TOmbs tonight that Miss PatteT-
sons condition is practically normal
She shows the effects Of her trial. but
is far from a real breakdown. She
spent a large part of the day sleeping
in her cell. being thoroughly exhausted
from her long vigil and the nervous
strain of last night.
Miss PattersOn's lawyers tomorrow
viii endeavOr TO reach an agreement
with the district attorneys office as TO
the amount Of bail their client shall be
required to give. They hope the sum
will be a nominal one, but say they are
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-05
MURDERER REFUSED
SPIRITUAL COMFORT

Helena. Mont. May Herbert II.
Metzger. who will be executed at White
Sulphur Springs. tomorrow, about 40 D..
m for the murder Of Homer Ward. Nov.
p last. today refused spiritual consola-
ton telling the minister who interviewed
him he Old not want any praying on
the sea fold. 1T might delay the game "
he said. Metzger maintains his innO-
Cence. processing to care little about dy-
ing except for the disgrace his manner
of taking off will bring upon well-to-
do people living in Pierce, O.. who. from
an accounts. have been kept in ignorance
of his sentence