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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-15

did not tell him that all the kilograms
the past two weeks had been returned
to the New York Office as unclaimed In
Butte. The telegraph company report
ed that Mr. Jones was not to be found
and that he had not been seen in Butte
since the Sd Of September. The law
yers We're hourly expecting word from
Montana meR to whom they had tele-
graphed for information and advice.
They were extremely nervous, but
Montgomery Brewster was too eager
and excited to notice the fact
"a tall, bearded stranger was here
this morning asking for you, Mr.. Brew
ster," said Ripley, his head bent over
some papers on his desk.
"Ah, Jones, I'm sure! I've always
imagined him with long beard" said
Monty, relief in his voice.
''It was not Jones. We know Jones
quite well. This man was stranger
and refused to give his name. He said
he would call at Mrs. Gray's this after
noon"
did he look like constable or bill
collectors" asked Monty, with laugh.
"He looked very much like tramp"
"Well, wen forget him for the time
being" said Monty, drawing the report
from his pocket. would you mind
looking over this report, gentlemen
I'd like to know if it Is in proper form
to present to Mr. Jones."
Grants hand trembled as he took
the carefully folded sheet from Brew
ster. A quick glance of despair passed
between the two lawyers.
(Ctlulnued In Next Issue.)
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themselves. Receipts for the few dol
lars remaining in his possession were
to be turned over on the morning Of the
2Sd and the general report was not to
be completed until o'clock on that
day.
He kissed Peggy goodby, told her to
be ready for drive at o'clock, and
then went off to find Joe Bragdon and
Elon Gardner. They met him by ap-
pointment, and to them he con6ded his
design to be married on the following
day.
"You can't afford it, Monty" explod-
ed Joe fearlessly. Peggy is too good
a girl. It isn't fair to her.
1--WE have agreed to begin life tomor-
row. Wait and see the result. think
it will surprise you. incidentally it is
up to me to engage minister's serv-
ices. It's going to be quiet, you know.
Joe, you can be my best man II you
like, and, Gardie, I'll expect you to
sign your name as one Of the wit
nesses. Tomorrow evening we'll have
supper at Mrs. Gray's, and among
those present will not comprise very
large list, I assure you. But We'll talk
about that later on. Just now want
to ask you fellows to lend me enough
money to pay the preacher. I'll return
it tomorrow afternoon"
"Well, I'm blessedw exclaimed Gard
ner, utterly dumfounded by the nerve
Of the man. Gardner promised to have
the minister at the Gray house the next
morning. Monty's other request-made
in deep seriousness-was that Peggy
was not to be told Of the little transac-
ton. He then hurried off to the office
of Grant & Ripley. The bundles Of re-
ceipts had preceded him.
HAS Jones arrived in town." was
his first anxious question after the
greetings.
"He is not registered at any Of the
hotels" responded Mr.. Grant, and
Brewster did not see the troubled look
that passed over his face.
Hell show up tonight, presume,
said he complacently. The lawyers
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cHAprER XXX.

~ DON after noon on the 22d of
~ September Monty folded his re
port to Swearengen Jones, stuck
49, it into his pocket and sailed
forth. A parcel delivery wagon had
carried off mysterious bundle few
minutes before. Mrs. Gray could not
conceal her wonder, but Brewster's an
swers to her questions threw little light
on the mystery. He. could not tell her
the big bundle contained the receipts
that were to prove his sincerity when
the time came to settle with Mr.. Jones
Brewster had used his own form of re-
ceipt for every purchase. The little
stub receipt books had been made to
order for him and not only be- but ev-
cry person in Lis employ. carried one
everywhere. No matter how trivial the
purchase, the person who received a
dollar Of Brewster's money signed re-
ceipt for the amount. Newsboys and
bootblacks were the only beings who
escaped the formality; tips to walters.
porters, Cables, etc, were recorded
and afterward put into a class By
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EAT MORE CORN.

It would be well for their pocket.
books and better for their general
health II the American people would
use more corn. We are slaves to edi-
bles made Of refined -four Of wheat.
That more corn is not used Is not so
much that the people do not like the
many delicate and savory dishes which
may be prepared from it as that so
few cooks know anything about the
preparation of corn foods. There are
immense possibilities in a we'll cooked
johnnycake, in loaf of injun bread,
in corn cakes, in corn mush eaten with
milk and cream. 'a1f and 'aH; In corn
dodgers and pancakes, in an in5un pud-
ding stuffed with fat raisins, In fried
mush, samp and hominy. Better di-,
gestton, better teeth. more vim and emf
ergy would come with more Of a corr
diet, and then, w1thal, it Is ever so
much cheaper. Then, II one must
smoke, 1t is said that there Is nothing
better than an old corncob pipe.
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SCREENINGS.

A few years ago the grain buyers Of
the northwest used to make a great
roar and dockage in grain bought be-
cause Of the Wild mustard which II
might contain While they dock,just aa
heavily as formerly, they do not kick,
for they are able to sell the mustard
seed for a good deal more than the
wheat, oats or fax, the mustard later
appearing at 40 cents pound on the
table of the man who raised It. The
screenings and weed seed which ara
furnished by the mills Of the north
west to feed and fatten hundreds Of
thousands of sheep every winter ara
a pure gift by the farmer FOR this pur-
pose, the dockage demanded By the
mills making it cost them nothing. The
moral Of this is that it does not pay
the farmer to raise weeds and mus
tard, though lots Of them do, and, do
ing it, it would pay them to clean thsir
grain and feed the screenings to sh4ep
at home.
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ABOUT SHEEP.

We have several inquiries as to taa3
sheep business, how to get startedf
best breed to get and where to buy. e..
is not a good time now to go into tho
business on anything like large
scale, for the sheep and Its products
are high priced. and, then, any man
not used to keeping sheep should go
slow in starting with big flock. No
one animal on the farm varies more in
price than sheep. One year they may
be worth SIS head and the next q
dollar and a half. The time to buy
them is when every man who has
them wants to get rid of them. Again.
not all farms are adapted to sheep.
Level and wet farms are not suited to
them. They like the hills and the roll
ing land. They must be specially
fenced against or be herded under q +
shepherd, and they cannot be successnf
large part Of the prairie country
there is no better way than for threeA
or four farmers to cooperate and bug
a flock of sheep and keep them under
the care of shepherd all ttnm ugh the
grazing season. In this way each man
gets the benefit derived from the sheep !
as weed exterminator and land fer
tilizer, and they can be run anywhere
where there is good feed for them.
This plan saves all bother about fenc-
ing and prevents many losses which
occur when they are not under the
constant eye Of shepherd. Thousands
of sheep could be kept all over the
northwest and kept very largely on
grass roughage and weeds which with.
out them would be an entirely waste
product.
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to record the total disappearance Of
Edwin Brewster's million-his final re-
port to Swearengen Jones, executor Of
James Sedgwick's will. On the floor
were bundles Of packages carefully
wrapped and tied, and on the table
was the long sheet of white paper on
which the report was being drawn.
The packages contained receipts-thou-
sands upon thousands of them-for the
dollars. he had spent in less than a
year. They were there for the inspec-
stion Of Swearengen Jones, faithfully
and honorably kept, as if the old west
erner would 60 over in detail the count
less documents.
He had the accounts balanced up to
the hour. On the long sheet lay the
record Of his ruthlessness, the epitaph
Of million. In his pocket was exact
ly $79.0S. This was to last him for
less than forty EIGHT hours, and then
it would go to join the rest. 1t was
his plan to visit Grant g. Ripley on the
afternoon Of the 22d and to read the
report to them in anticipation Of the
meeting with Jones on the day follow
ing.
Just before noon, after his encounter
with Mrs. Gray, he came downstairs
and boldly, for the first time in days,
sought out Peggy. There was the old
smile in his eyes and the old heartiness
in his voice when he came upon her
in the library. She was not reading
Books, pleasures and all the joys OF
life had fed from her mind, and she
thought only of the disaster that was
coming to the boy she had always
loved. His heart smote him as he
looked into the deep, somber, fright
ened eyes, running over with love and
fear for him.
Peggy, do you think I'm worth any.
thing more from your mother? Do you
think she will ask me to live here any
longer?" he asked steadily, taking he1
hand in his. Hers was cold, his as hot
as fire. You know what you said
away Off yonder somewhere, that she'd
let me live here is 1 deserved it.
am pauper, Peggy, and Tn afraid
I'LL may have to get down to drudg
cry again. Will she turn me out? You
know I must have somewhere to live
Shall it be the poorhouse? Do you re
member saying one day that I'd end
in the poorhouse?"
She was looking into his eyes. dread
ing what might be seen in them
| But there was no CLEAN of insanity
there; there was no fever Instead there
was the quiet smile Of the man who i:
satisfied with himself and the world
His voice bore traces of emotion, bu
1t was the voice of one who has perfecr
control Of his wits.
as 1t all-gone, Monty?" she asked
almost in a whisper.
Here is the residue Of my estate,
he said, opening his purse with stead!
! fingers. I'm back to where left off {
year ago. The million is gone. and N,
wings are clipped" Her face was
white; her heart was in the clutch O.
Ice. How could he be SO calm about /
whan for him she was suffering sucl
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-15
Relief in elk Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder Dis
ease relieved in six hours by New
Great South American Kidney Cure"
1t is a great surprise on account OF
it's exceeding promptness in relieving
pain in bladder, kidneys and back, in
male or female. Relieves retention of
water almost Immediately. If you
want quick relief and cure this is the
remedy. Sold by Sargent, the TfuG
Druggist, Ottumwa, Iowa.
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ALcoHoz. FOR POWER.

The certainty that the gas engine Ii
to become more and more On Important
factor in the transportation methods
of the future as we'll as in furnishing
a cheap and safe power for all pur.
poses suggests the need OF providing
a cheap gas making material Thia
can be found in alcohol, which can bs
produced in this country for 10 cents q
gallon. but which is now barred from
use by the revenue laws Of the coun.
try. Some congressman can render
the country at large a lasting service
by making an effort to secure suct
legislation as will permit Of the use Of
alcohol for light, heat and power pur
poses, for 1t grinds the average citizen
to have to pay 18 cents for gasoline
when oil is selling at 81 cents for City.
two gallons. Nothing would break
down the power Of, the worst monopoly
which the country fosters like substi.
tuting alcohol for coal oil products.
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THAT FIELD OF ALFALFA.

The following suggestion with refer
ence to securing field of alfalfa for
the territory Of Iowa, Minnesota and
Wisconsin may be Of value: Take a
piece of land from which crop Of
barley, oats or winter wheat has been
removed, fertilize it with about ten or
twelve two horse loads Of manure,
paow, disk and harrow thoroughly to
get as fine seed bed as possible and
then SOW during the first ten days Of
August twenty pounds Of alfalfa see}
to the acre. With favorable weatht NJ
the alfalfa will make a growth t1
fall Of nearly one foot, which shohsd
be allowed to remain on the ground
during the winter Next year it will
give three crops. By this method two
things are secured-the alfalfa has no
fight with the weeds, and there is no
loss Of year in tile use Of the land.
This plan is we'll worth trying by any
one desiring to get field of this most
valuable legume. Try two acres for q
hog pasture If for nothing else.
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CHAPTER xXIx.-(Continued. J

CHAPTER XXIX.-(Continue
Dan DeMille and his wife 1mpIored
Monty TO come with them to the noun
tains before his substance was gone
completely. The former offered him
money, employment, rest and security
It he would abandon the course he was
pursuing. Up in Fortieth street Peggy
Gray was grieving her heart out, and
he knew it. Two or three of those
whom he had considered friends re-
fused to recognize him in the street in
this last trying week, and it did not
even interest him to learn that Miss
Barbara Drew was to become Ouch
ess before the winter was gone. Yet
be found some satisfaction in the re-
port that one Hampton Of Chicago had
long since been dropped out Of the race.
One day he implored the faithful
Bragdon to steal the Boston terriers.
He could not and would not sell them,
and he dared not give them away.
Bragdon dejectedly appropriated the
dogs, and Brewster announced that
some day he would offer reward for
their return and mo questions asked"
He took suit of rooms in small
hotel and was feverishly planning the
overthrow Of the last torturing thou
sands. Bragdon lived with him, and
the Little Sons Of the Rich stood 10y
ally ready to help him when he ut
tered the first cry Of want. But even
this establishment had to be abandon
ed at last. The old rooms in Fortieth
street were still open to him, and,
though he quailed at the thought Of
making them a refuge, he faced the
ordeal in the spirit Of martyr
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-15
LOWEST RATE EVER MADE T,
COLORADO.
Special Train Service Via Burlington
Route,

Round trip, $3.50, starting Aug. 80,
Sept 1, 2, 3, 4, good returning until
Sept ~ (or until Oct. Z, on payment
o. fifty cents.) Or. round trip $2175
starting any day; good returning until
Oct. 31st.
Full information concerning the
numerous special trains now being ar.
ranged will be furnished upon appli.
cation. The regular service, as fine
as any in America, makes it possible
for you to leave Ottumwa at 7:45 a. m.
and arrive in Denver at 1920 a. m.
next day; or to leave Ottumwa at
1890 p. m. :ad arrive in Denver at
1880 p. m. next day.
Trains every hour or so from Den.
yer to Colorado Springs and Pueblo
Your Burlington ticket will. upon re.
quest be made good to these latter
points without extra fare.
W. S. Parker. ACT
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There is a good deal Of lamb served
at our hotels and restaurants which
reminds one Of the old maid of forty
who passed herself of as a sweet
young thing of nineteen.
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This man thought great deal Of his
wife, and she got fit to keep poultry,
so the hens were bought, the yard fixed
up and great care taken in feeding the
fowls. Still being in the winter season,
no eggs. Wife feeling very bad. Man
goes uptown and buys some eggs ana
slips at first one or two eggs in the
nests. Wife, oh-be-Joyful; hens begun
to lay. More eggs go into the nests.
Wife brags on her hens to neighbors;
great lot of hens, and commences to
give her intimate friends some Of the
eggs. One day overhauls a drawer
where her hubby's clothes are kept and
finds sack of eggs, the sack with the
local grocer's name on 1t. Commences
to smell rat No more Dragging on
her poultry.
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The heavy draft horse is just as
much in demand today as though there
was not a steam engine or an auto
mobile in use. We do not believe the
horse will ever be displaced by any
machine.
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CHAPTER xxx.

"N II ONTY, you are breaking my
MI heart" was the first and on
\ ly appeal Mrs. Gray ever
L made to him. 1t was two
days before the 22d, and 1t did not come
until after the secondhand store men
had driven away from her door with
the bulk Of his clothing in their wag-
on. She and Peggy had seen little Of
Brewster, and his nervous restlessness
alarmed them. His return was the
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A lightning rod will not prevent q
barn from burning up If the NOW Is
filled with half cured clover hay.
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We believe that there are more men
who would like to find out some easy
way to get rid of quacls grass than any
other farm nuisance. The best way
to get rid of it is never to let it get a
foothold If possible.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-15

Occasionally a wet place on the farm
can be drained by the boring of hole
into the earth at the lowest point. The
success of this method all depends
upon whether the right sort of sub
soil strata can be found.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-15

The hired man on the farm has to be
treated and fed right, but there is no
reason why he should be taken into
the bosom Of the family. While treat
ed as an equal, he should be made to
keep his place.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-15

We are asked how much honey will
a good strong hive of bees secure in a
day when the bee pasture is at its
best. We do not know, but we have g.
friend whose bees have made three
pounds a day when the white clover
was in bloom.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-15

Almost every community has some
dear, good woman who will feed every
tramp that comes along for the privi-
lege of giving him a lecture on mo-
rality.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-15

Canada possesses almost animated
water power, which is bound to prove
a most important factor in the future
development of that country.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-15

The cheapest pork can be made from
corn and alfalfa. and lucky the man
whose farm will produce these two
crops, for he will not only make cheap
pork, but will have healthy hogs.
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AS a general thing the trolley roads
are showing up well SO far as return
ing fair interest on the money in
vested. These roads create lots Of
new business. The cheaper the fare,
the more people ride.
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Wherever sheep and hogs are kept
rape is one Of the most valuable for
age plants which can be raised on the
farm, and yet not one man in ten
raises it. The very best use to make
Of last seasons hog yard is to SOW it
to rape.
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It is telling very old story, but
there is nothing which is worth so
much in August for the dairy COW as a
patch of sweet corn upon which she
can draw literally during the dry dog
days. So fed, she will hold up her
flow Of milk instead Of shrinking.
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Johnny on the spot for his pay.
Wherever sheep and hogs are kept
rape is one Of the most valuable for
age plants which can be raised on the
farm, and yet not one man in ten
raises it. The very best use to make
of last seasons hog yard is to SOW it
to rape.
A lawyer whose mind became unset
tied took the queer notion Of going out
into the country and hired out as
farmland. If this thing should spread
it might help solve the problem Of help
on the farm and would not hurt the
cities any, either.
If pasture Is to be kept in good
heart and free from weed growth
there should always seem to be room
for more stock in 1t, surplus of grass.
Just as soon as q pasture is fed bare
the grass roots are weakened, and
every chance Is given for the weeds to
get good start.
II you have farm and wish to keep
it as an investment and not work 1t
yourself the worst possible way in
which to handle it is to rent it out
from year to year to Tom, Dick and
Harry to skin A good farm deserves
better treatment than this. Make a
long lease with good man.
We are asked how large Silo should
be built to meet the needs of an aver
age eighty acre farm. We would try
one about twenty feet high and sixteen
feet in diameter to start with This
will hold the product Of about ten
acres of corn, which converted into
silage will make an immense amount
Of most valuable and palatable food.
I A scientific writer, referring to zinc,
makes the assertion that milk set in
zinc vessels will produce II per cent
more cream than it will set in tin YES
sells. While we cannot say that this
is not SO, we can say that we do not
believe 1t. Unless some chemical
action was set up between the zinc
and the milk the kind Of metal used
could make no difference, and II there
was such action 1t would surely be to
the injury of the milk.
1t is said that buff colored eggs will
keep longer than white eggs, the rea-
son given being that they have
thicker shell. The Brahmas, Cochins
and their kind lay the dark eggs, while
the Leghorn, Houdan and Spanish
fowls lay the white ones. The flavor Of
an egg is almost wholly dependent
upon the food Of the fowls The finest
lot of eggs we ever saw, and the
largest as well, were the product of a
lot Of Buff Cochin hens.
The west has come to what may be
called three and four horse type Of
agriculture-the doing Of all the farm
work just as far as possible with a
large type Of machinery, which re-
quires three OF four horses to operate.
The gang plow, the twenty-four foot
harrow, the six foot mower, the three
Row cultivator, the potato digger and
many other appliances represent how
the machine has displaced the hired
man, the horse being more dependable
than the man.
Fly time is here and with 1t almost
untold misery for the dairy COW unless
some steps are taken to protect her.
Some dairymen are following the plan
of keeping their cows in darkened
basement barn from about $50 a. m.
until shutdown and then giving them
the run Of the pasture during the night
and early morning. While in the barn
they are fed literally with some green
,soiling crop. such as clover, silage
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II business men would collect what
is due them with the same degree Of
promptness which marks the boy who
mows your lawn, there would be fewer
business failures. The boy is always
Johnny on the spot for his pay.
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A lawyer whose mind became unset
tied took the queer notion Of going out
into the country and hired out as a
farmland. If this thing should spread
it might help solve the problem Of help
on the farm and would not hurt the
cities any, either.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-15

If pasture Is to be kept in good
heart and free from weed growth
there should always seem to be room
for more stock in 1t, a surplus OF grass
Just as soon as q pasture is fed bare
the grass roots are weakened, and
every chance Is given for the weeds to
get good start.