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revenue to the railroads with no bene-
fit, practically to any one.
Tor,

revenue to the railroads with no bene-
fit, practically to any one.
II really believe that any reduction
in the local rates of live stock from
the present rates would cause the
railroad companies to discriminate
against the Iowa packers, as they do
not look to me to be excessive.
From our own experience with the
railroads they have acted very fairly
with us, endeavoring to keep us fully
supplied with live stock and have
looked after our interests to the very
best Of their ability. Your truly,
"The Agar Packing Company.
by VIM. G. Agar"
"Ottumwa,, March, 10. - 1904. -
We are in receipt of your favor of the
18th inst, and hasten to reply to same
and in doing so, have to say that our
treatment by the different railroad
companies running into Ottumwa is
entirely satisfactory. We have not a
single complaint to make. nor a sug-
gestion to offer, and we find that we
are fairly treated in all matters, and
that where there are changes that
would seem to affect us adversely, we
nave always lOuuu Lu0Iu ISduy W du-
just them on lines that were reason.
able. We know of no action on the
part Of the railroads with which we do
business that we consider discriminate
ing against our interests.
Hoping this letter may be Of some
use to you In arriving at, just settle
ment Of whatever differences there
may be with the railroads, we remain
yours very truly, John Morrell & Co."
Cedar Rapids, March 81, 1904. -
We are in receipt of your favor of the
18th inst. In reply would say that we
have labored under some disadvan-
tage in buying hogs at points where
the shipments necessitate the moving
over two or more lines of railroad in
reaching Cedar Rapids. It is the com
bination of these various locals, based
on the Iowa distance tariff that makes
the buying of hogs at some interior
points hardship. Yours truly,
''T. M. Sinclair & Co., Ltd.
IS. e. Sinclair, President"
The statement of Sinclair & Co., as
given, does not correspond with the
sensational statement made by Mr..
Koch Of that company before the
United States senate committee.
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THE SWEDISH MISSION.
Rev. Carlson Of Canada Gives An In
terestng Address.

Yesterday morning the pulpit Of the
Swedish Mission church on East Main
street, was occupied by Rev. ]. H.
Carlson of the Swedish Theological
seminary, of Chicago. Rev. Carlson
preached an interesting sermon to an
attentive and good sized congregation.
In the evening the pastor, Rev. John
Tegnall delivered his farewell sermon
before leaving for Canada to spend
his vacation. The evening congrega.
ton was unusually large During the
absence of Rev. Tegnell, Rev. Carlson
will fill his pulpit
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To Land Agents!

This is to call your notice to the fact
hat the Iowa Central railway will sell
laily during the summer months round
trip tickets at one fare plus 50 to GER
tain northern Minnesota and Dakota
points, limit for return October 31st.
Low round trip tickets also on sale
daily to St. Paul and Minneapolis after
June LIST. For particulars call on
gents or address A. B. Cults, G. P. &
I. A, Minneapolis, MINI.
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Father Murphy Talks,

Father Murphy, s. j., of Chicago de.
livered an excellent sermon yesterday
morning at ST. Patrick's Catholic
church and blessed the statute of the
crucifixion. The services were mipres.
sive and largely attended. Father
Murphy returned to Chicago yesterday
afternoon on Burlington No 6
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CLASS CONFIRMED.
Impressive Exercises At Swedish Lu
theran Church Yesterday.

Yesterday morning, a class of thir-
ty-one young people were confirmed at
the Swedish Lutheran church. The
church which was beautifully decor
ated for the occasion was filled to the
doors with large and interested con-
gregation The examination of the
class, which was conducted by the
pastor, Rev. A. Gunberg lasting about
an hour, consisting Of questions rang
ing all over the bible and in the cate
chism, after which Rev Gunberg made
the confirmation address. Following
this came the ceremony of confirma.
ton. The exercises lasted about two
hours and half and were very i'm
pressive The church choir furnished
special music Of a high standard.
The same class received the sacra.
ment of communion at the church last
evening at o'clock The members
of the class we're:
Misses:
Edith Brown, Ellen Darrell.
Lilly Hallander, Alma Hallberg,
Esther Larson. Eva Peterson,
Ellin Peterson, Rosa Pierson,
Hilma Pierson, Mabel Swanson,
Elizabeth Thorn, Fern Young,
Hattie Johnson.
Messrs:
Carl Anderson, Fred Anderson,
Carl Dahlstrom, Sanford Blomgren,
Oscar Ekwall, Carl Engstrom,
Elmer Edmund, Elmer Kindall,
Arthur Lager, Edwin Lager,
Fred Miller, John Olson,
Edward Rosen, Albert Simson,
Harold Strand, Tedor Thorson,
Oscar Williamson, Albert Williamson,
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TO ATTACK CAPITAL.
CONTINUED from page ~

hold his last communication with
shore. He will not divulge his plans
or place of first attack, but 1t is the
superstition that he will put to a,hav-
ing technically established base at
Norfolk.
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VIII Play Hide and Seek.

Anchor Is to be weighed June and
from then on fascinating game of
hide and seek will be INDUCED in be-
tween the artillery and the navy, that
the whereabouts of the ships may be
definitely known at midnight of June
IL.
1t is explained that the night at
tacks are to ascertain the efficiency of
the searchlights of the Notifications,
and also to give the navy exercise in
constructively making these lights
dark. Actual experience has demon
strated that it is most difficult to hit
a searchlight and, incidentally most
difficult to navigate ship on which a
searchlight has been turned, the effect
of the light being to blind the navigat.
ors as well as the gunners.
To render this exercise the more ef-
fective the ships of the squadron have
been painted four colors; the Texas,
| Newark, Atlanta, Terror, Puritan, Hor-
net, Siren and Silvia are white; the
Florida, Arkansas, Nevada, war color;
the Hartford black and the torpedo
boat destroyers dark green. Artillery
| fire will be directed on the ships as
they are picked up by the lights.
No Shots From Big Guns.
None of the big guns Of the navy
will be fired, neither will the big guns
of the Notifications be heard. These
guns on both sides, however, will be
trained on the target the same as in
actual war and their fire will be in.
Dictated by the discharge of blank
cartridge in a one-pounder.
Forts Washington and Hunt consti
tute what is termed the Potomac ar
tillery district The Baltimore artil.
lery district comprises the defenses
of Forts Howard, Smallwood, Carroll
and Armistead.
The operations of the defeases are
under the general supervision of Brig
Gen Jas. F. Wade, commanding the
Department of the Atlantic The men
and officers under him for the exer.
cises will number nearly 10000.
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September 2 will be Modern wood.s
nan day at the Lewis and Clark ex.
position. There will be a big parade
in the morning, and banquet in the
evening. 1t is expected that 5000
men will be initiated into the order on
that day.
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MISSION ADDRESS,
Rev. D. D. Proper of Des Moines
Speaks in South Ottunwa.

Last evening at the South Ottumwa
Baptist church Rev. D. D. Proper, dis
trict secretary of Des Moines, gave a
very interesting address in behalf of
the Baptist Home Missionary society.
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ADVERTISED LETTERS.
List of Letters Remaining Unclaimed
at ottumwa, Iowa, for the Week
Ending May 81, 1905.

6noIn9 way Sfy lSOo.
Women's List.
Angler, Jessie F. Crimmer Minnie
Catchup, Lottie Corkle, Eta A. NJ.
Hobbs. Mary K. Johnson, Sadie
Main: Dollie O'Flanagan, Mayne
Parker. Mrs. G. Snow, Mary
Stevens, Agnes Tyrrell Ida
With, Ellen Wiley, Mrs. ],
Mems List.
Archen, Henry Ashton, j. Y.
Beall, Chas. Brown, G.. D.
Bentley E. E. Bradshaw, j. T.
Charlson, Elmer Clark, E. G.
DavissC Cash Dennis, C. L.
Daughton, Jas. Fouts, j. NJ.
C,rimshaw, Edw. Gelvin, W. Fl.
Giddings, j. A. Ireland, ]. NJ.
Jones, T. Luke Lizzie
Layne. Flint Maggie, Nicolo
Missildone, c. S. Mullen. Mark
Ramsey, John Stewart, F. f.
Sizes. R. w. Thornburg, w. B.
Wattell, Giles Weller. Geo.
Weber, Jos.
Fred W. Wilson,
Postnas er.
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The way to get rid of a pain is to
hink of the pain some one else has.
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lew uClldlS lOl NOlh IL laLo WdlSll
springs and it is worth thousands dol.
lars a ton. Millet bought a yard OF
canvas for franc, paid two francs for
a brush and some colors;; upon this
canvas he spread his genius giving
us the Angelus. The original invest
ment in raw materials was sixty cents
his intelligence gave that raw material
value Of one hundred thousand dol.
lars. Please understand me at this
point. I am not advocating that you
should leave the ranks OF manual
toilers and Join the company Of
scholastics More and more he call
is fer cultivated hand, the intelligent
operator in the myriad manual pur.
suits. But wherever it be you are
engaged see that you do not permit
your life to rest on the par with the
beast and put yourself in competition
with mere muscle, machine may do
better than you can some day, put
intelligence into your life what ever
be the scope Of its operation.
But even muscle and mind, Drawn
and brain, do not complete the sum
total of a we'll equipped manhood
there must be heart as we'll. The
mightiest power in the world today
is the power of the human heart AS
you move out over the threshold of
youth go in step with your fellow
keep your. heart close to his heart
cultivate the holy grace of emotion
be on your guard lest you fall into
the sin CT contempt. Hear the words
of the Master as -e says: Take heed
that you despise none of these little
ones 1t is , sad misfortune when a
young person goes out into life with
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-02-10
learn how TO tell a good ear of corr
when you see It.

learn how to tell a good ear of corn
when you see it.
Bring in your ten ears and learn
whether your corn is fit to plant or not,
There is great deal of scrub corn
being raised all over this county and in
every county and no farmer can afford
to raise scrub corn when he can raise q
first class article and more of it to the
acre. There is just as much room for
improvement in corn as there was years
ago for improvement in horses cattle
and hogs. Wheat rust opened the eyes
of the farmers and now wheat immune
from rust Is desired.
Here is the program for the institute
aud it is hoped hundreds of progressive
farmers will be on hand to receive in.
struction. A farmer who desires to be
ut the front in his profession must keep
up with the times.
The Institute Program.
Opening Session March Z.
" q. Ii. SOAA oSOkAu6 SVAAAAAVs0O w W
chosen and scoring begins under super
of Prof. j. s. Cole of Brookings college.
/. p. m. addresses on corn by Presi-
dent James Chalmers and Prof. J. s.
Cole of Brookings college.
1880 p. m. Address by President
Chalmers.
Closing Session March 8.
11a m. Address by President Chal-
mers to the Corn Growers Association.
80 p m. Election of officers.
2 p. m. Address by Hon. NJ. F.
Greeley of Gary.
4p. m. Report of Scoring committee
and awarding of cup and prizes.
7:30 p. m. Address by Hon. NJ. F.
Greeley.
J. W. Brenner, Arthur Linn.
President Secretary.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-02-10

eral approval Of men in other parts of
the state who are interested in agicul.
ture. At present farmers institutes
are supported by subscriptions. That
Is oil right as far as it goes, but the
principal is wrong. In Illinois, Iowa,
Minnesota and Missouri. county insti-
tutes are maintained by state and
county aid and the result is better corn
and small grain and more to the acre.
South Dakota is destined TO be one of
the great agricultural states of the
middle west and anything that will
assist her farmers in reaching the
highest degree of success should bo
provided. Senate bill 1O2 provides for
the expense of holding institutes, and
the expense Of such institute when held
shall be paid under the directions Of
the county commissioners, which is q
guarantee of economy. In counties
where no institute ls held no expense
can be incurred. When tho people Of
county desire to maintain an institute
the expense comes out of the tax payers
of such county and not out of the state.
This is wise and just, because those
who get tie benefit pay for the educa.
tion. The expense need not exceed
$3.50. during any ordinary institute and
the county commissioners will know
exactly what is being done.
The bill is one of the best ever intro.
duced for the general benefit Of the
farmers of this State. in fact it is pure.
ly farmers bill. and while the farmers
will receive the greatest benefit from it.
all classes will get the benefit Of the
good results of institute education
along the lines intended. Institute
education means better crops and
larger yields. and if there is anything
that can be done to assist our farmer
friends it should be done promptly and
cheerfully. -....u
The editor of tho Leader, who has
taken lively interest in agriculture
since early territorial days, feels that
in the enactment of Senate bill 102 into
q law, one of the best laws for the
general encouragement of progressive
farming will be in force It will not
only encourage institute work in every
corn and wheat growing county in
the state, but make it possible for insti-
tute officers to do their work withou ut
going into their own pockets to foot
the bills.
Special prizes will always be given
by individuals to encourage competi.
ton. 1t cost the Canton merchants
last year 800 for two prizes for wheat
and oats and it cost the writer $75 for q
special corn prize. It was money we'll
spent and the result will be visible this
year. The county aid is only for rent
of hall and cost of instructors and in.
cidentals which should be paid out of
the county funds.
Pass Senate bill 102, you gentlemen
up at Pierre, and you will have done
something that the farmers of this
state will appreciate.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-02-10
TEST EACH EAR SEPARATELY
BY H. N. Hume, Of the University Of Illinois.

u els are removed 90 not tuIOW tuo e6Io
into pile, but place them in order on
shelf, or in pigeon holes made for the
purpose. 60 they may be found again.
Now when the germinator is put into
room, If all four Of the kernels sprout
the ear from whence they came may
easily be identified and used for seed.
II any one or more of the kernels fail
to grow there is opportunity to identify
the ear and get rid of it, This is the
advantage of testing each ear separately
over the ordinary composite test.
Bulletin No. 96 of the Illinois Expert
ment Station gives tsbulated results of
such work on thirty y.seyen different lots
of seed corn. The average test Of the
thirty seven lots as they came to the
station was IS per cent. After the
"poor corn" was weeded out Of the lots
by the. above method the composite
test of the remaining good corn" gave
as an average for ell lots tested "a per
cent-a gain of per cent as result of
Of testing and throwing out inferior
ears.
While it does not follow absolutely,it
is not visionary to say that the corn
crop over the great corn growing states
the past year might have been 9 per
cent larger had the corn growers used
only tested seed. The figures mean
something to the general farmer when
we reflect that eighty acres of corn pro.
ducing normally fifty bushels per acre,
raises 1000 bushels. If this crop is
valued at forty cents. it represent 81
600. Nine per cent of this crop means
$144, an amount which might have
been saved by many an individual
farmer in Illinois and probably in other
corn producing states last year. by
properly testing the seed.
The practical corn grower can we'll
afford to do the work. The average
time per bushel required for doing the
testing with the Geneva tester was
forty five minutes. That means by the
use of ten hours total time one can test
! enough seed corn, ear by ear, to plant
sixty.seven acres of land. 1t is evident
that no farmer can put in time more
pro6tably than in testing seed corn. ear
by ear. In all cases where the vitality
proves doubtful it is not sufficient to
make compost test. Even in making
trial tests, the work should be done ear
by ear, and the work continued until
the fact is established that every ear
which is used for seed is practically
perfect in vitality.
I, This is the time of year when farmers
have time to select and test seed corn.
Do not wait until the planter Is ready
to start and then declare that you have
no time for testing every ear; if you do
that there is no use thinking further
about the matter. Remember today the
maxim to which so many business men
attribute their success in life. when you
are going to get the best seed corn for
your fields next spring. Do it soon.
Do it now.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-02-10

giving helpful advice from week to
week and month to month, hoping at
least to cheer them in their work and
keep them from making mistakes. A
piece of sod and good seed corn are not
the only things necessary to grow q
humber crop. There is q great deal
more needed: but this is all that we
need to talk about now, and We will
keep on talking about it till it comes
time to plant the corn, and then we
will talk about something else.-Wal.
laces' Farmer
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-02-10
the LINCOLN COUNTY INSTITUTE.
Farmers Should Prepare for the
Corn Contest and Select 10
Ears of Their Best Corn
for Township Com.
! petition.

President Bremen has been in CORES.
pondence with the gentlemen named in
the program who are to address the In.
stitute. and arrangements have been so
far completed that the time for the In.
stitute has been set for Tuesday and
Wednesday March and 8. I, was i'm
portsnt that President Chalmers and
Prof. Cole should be with us, as we'll
as Hon. N. F. Greeley. hence the de-
lay in announcing the dates for the
annual Institute.
( Last years Institute was grand
success and this years meeting ought
to be the bsst ever held in this county
or in the state. The farmers are begin.
ming to take q proper interest in the
great question of pure seed, not only is
this true Of Lincoln county, but in ev-
cry county in the state east of the
river. The Northwestern seed train
did good work wherever it stopped, and
we learn the Milwaukee will soon run .
similar train for the benefit Of the farm
ers on its line These seed trains are
only adding to the interest 80 generally
aroused among farmers. but the true
and effective way Of reaching the farm.
ers of . county is through county in
stitute such as are held in Iowa, Illinois
and Missouri, and similar to the corn
contest held during the institute in
this county last February. That insti.
tute was the best ever held in this
county, q great deal of good has re-
suited from that corn contest Farmers
everywhere are just beginning to real
ize that there is much to learn about
corn, and the experts are still expert
menting.
The coming institute will be full of
interest from the opening to the closing
Prof. Cole Of Brookings College will be
with US again and will supervise the
corn scoring The township having
the best score will be awarded the 500
silver cup. and the individual having
the best score will be presented with q
silver cup, suitably engraved, by the
editor of the LEADER. It is expected
that there will be other prizes offered.
It is the request Of the officers of the
institute that every farmer. who can,
will select1 10 ears of the best corn he
can find on his place, raised by him,
and tie up the tame in package wrap
ped in paper with his name attached by
tag or otherwise and leave the same at
the LEADER Office or bring it to the in.
stitute early on the morning of March
z, as the scoring will begin at 10
o'clock of the7, and all corn should be
in by nine O'Clock, or the day before
would be better Every mans corn
will be returned to him when the con-
test is over, and we know of one who
will bring corn that is worth 81 an ear
to him for seed.
Bring in your best corn, and if you
have two varieties bring in sample of
each. Don't be afraid of your corn
your whirl IN the contest will cost you
nothing. The competitive contest in
the scoring of corn is where you will
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-02-10

One of the easiest things to do in the
world is to tell how to produce i'm
mense yields of corn on paper. If one
plants his corn 3.5 feet each way. and
gets two stalks per hill, and gets an ear
on every stalk, which weighs q pound,
he has succeeded in producing q good
round hundred bushels per acre, count.
ing seventy pounds of ear corn to the
bushel; but it is not always so easy to
. do it in the field However, it is right
that our ideal should be high, and the
I sensible thing for us all is to do every
:? thing which contributes toward our
AIMS.
One of the essential factors in corn
raising is good seed. When we pick up
an ear of corn which we contemplate
using for seed the first question we ask
of the ear is. "Will you grow?" There
is only one way to find the answer to
the question and that way is to test it.
One may tell something about whether
corn will grow by inspecting every ear.
If the kernels are wrinkled or black at
the tips; if the germ has not good,
clear color, or is shriveled and dead
looking, it is open to suspicion. but 1t
has been pretty carefully worked out
that these methods of inspection can be
improved upon by testing every ear.
The testing may be done with a"Gen.
eva tester" or with ordinary dinner
plates filled with moistened white sand.
or with wooden box having folds Of
moistened blotting paper inside. or by
any similar device which may be most
convenient to the practical far mer
The Geneva tester consists simply of 9
fiat box with wires extending across
the top of it; from the wires folds Of
cotton cloth are hung so that kernels OF
corn can be placed into the folds.
Water is placed in the bottom of the
box, so that the folds of cloth will be-,
come moistened Then, when the box
is placed in warm room, at the tenn
perature of an ordinary living room the
kernels will sprout if they are alive
Take an ear of corn the left hand, and
with pocket knife remove one kernel
from near the butt of the ear. Then
turn the ear one fourth around to the
left and remove another kernel from a
place about two inches further toward
the tip; then turn the ear again and
take another kernel as before; then
turn the ear the third time and take the
fourth kernel from place couple of
inches from the tip,
In the order that the kernels are re.
moved from the ear place them in the
folds of cloth in the Geneva tester. or it
you wish to use plate of moist sand.
press the kernels small end down in the
sand. Ifyou use box with moist blot
ting paper, put the kernels in, in groups
and separate thegroups from individual
ears with sticks. The point is that the
kernels from the individual ear must be
kept in separate groups. After the ker-