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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-09
MoLAssEs AS STOCK FEEp,

N'~A|<As'SA1S 40 SAOC1A hG<Ds
At all the sugar refining plants the
molasses has always been a waste
product in a large sense. 1t has been
used for fuel and for the making Of.
roads, while endless quantities Of 1t
have been dumped as garbage. With
in few years the value Of molasses as
a stock food has been developed, and
some very surprising results have been
obtained. 1t has been found that with.
the heavy draft horses OF New York
city a ration of ten or twelve pounds
of molasses per day has effected saw
Ing of rs per cent in the cost of feed
ing such horses, with an added i'm.
provement In the general health and
effectiveness Of the horse SO fed. In
some parts of the south it was most ad-
yantageously fed to mules, reducing
the cost of their keep SO per cent. It! Is
now being used in the northern states,
as mixer for ground alfalfa hay, MAX
ing an admirable dairy ration for the
milk cow. The best inventive genius of
the country is at work on the utiliza-
ton of its products with wonderful
success.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-09
COST OF pRopucr1on.

Economy in the production Of farm
crops has been but little considered up
to this time. But few farmers know
what their crops cost them. They
draw on the latent fertility Of their
soils just as man draws on his &C.
count at the bank, only most Of them
forget to make deposits to draw
against. The manufacturer does differ
emily. He regards it as a most vital
thing connected with the success Of his
business to know just what his product
costs, and If there be any way where
by such cost of production may be re-
duced he very quickly avails himself Of
it. Some men raise corn at an expense,
of but 10 cents bushel, while 1t costs
some other men 80 cents. One man
will feed beef animal and make mon,
ey on it; more feed cattle and lose mon
ey In SO doing. Ignorance Of the busi-
ness lies at the bottom of failures in
farming, because what one man does
another man could do If he only knew.
how. More men want to know how
than ever before.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-09
By ANITA CLAY MUNOZ,
thy journey" his companion observed


quietly.
The captain glanced up quickly.
ooh, we have reached our destlna
ton," he said. 1--WE have business IL
this village on the morrow"
"T faith, stranger just arrived, as
am, hath had little chance to hear OF
the happenings round about" La Fa
bienne observed carelessly "But this
sober peopled village looketh not like
warning center. Here, good fellow
finish thine ale,' he cried as the of.
fcer, opening his mouth to speak, was
about to ask him question, $50 that ]
can offer thee some red wine that ]
have In yonder flagon on the table. Sc
thou'rt not on thy way to Join com.
rades?"
The captain finished his ale as di.
rected. and the empty pewter tankard
came down on the bench with ringing
sound.
my business in the village" he said
lowering his voice and looking toward
the door apprehensively, hath deal
Of secrecy about it, as my first and
most important instructions were to
hold converse with no one but the mem.
bers Of the council"
Sir Godfrey rose and, bringing the
Jug Of wine, commenced to ply the
man with liquor, laughing and Testing
merrily as he did so.
At last the captain, who was very
weary from his long days march and
whose face was red from excess of
drinking, cried that he had had enough
and must keep his senses, as he and
his men were under orders to rise at
daybreak.
"Uds daggers!' he continued under
mis- breath, with drunken laugh. IAN
the witch escapes any other way than
up 4 the air astride broomstick I lose
the kings favor"
THY business here concerneth a
w1tch7" his companion questioned
carelessly.
The captain was hiccoughing slight
~, and he reeled and almost fell as
he tugged at his boot.
"Beshew me, yes. Such devils work
and DEVILS luck as hath been mine
this day doth keep me cursing. Two
long weeks we have been buried in
Sterndorf, an just as we were ex-
pecung instructions to go back to
London we were ordered here to cap.
ture some old beldam who hath been
doing serious pranks and stirring up
devils In the community
An old womanw La Fabienne look.
ed up eagerly. Hast thou her name
man?"
The captain fumbled among his pa.
pers and, drawing forth a sheet of
parchment, spelled out with difficulty
the name-"M Margaret Maryland, accus.
ed by Josiah Taunston and Adam
Browdie," he read slowly.
And SO thou takest the witch at
daybreak?" La Fabienne observed
lightly. what reason for such haste,
good fellow"
II know not the reason of such haste,
good sir. Diable! A soldier asks not
reasons, but obeys ORDERS"
La Fabienne yawned.
''Thy tale, forsooth, hath a touch If
interest in it, friend, with a promise
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-09
CHAPTER XXI.
TNHE next morning at the earliest

~N HE next morning at the earliest
Ea hour Of dawn, before even the
H birds had wakened, when the
only light on the earth was
that received from the rising suns re-
Election on the sky, Margaret Maryland,
dressed in her riding habit Of crimson
cloth, moved about the house, busily
making her preparations for departure
"'Tis strange, Elsbeth," she said as
she finished fastening large, square
locker, that CASTOR is not here. Hath
thou the saddlebags packed? Methin
by now the horses should be fed and IN
readiness for our Journey"
Elsbeth drew her breath sharply.
Twill be glad hour when thou Gn'
are far away from this domain" she
said. Since we came here, sweet, ha'
been defiant, ever scornful O. the sneers
az tha- naanla and &hain -slnistAr etiannaa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-09
A DIFFICULT CROP

We are asked about beans as crop.
whether 1t pays to raise them as a field
crop. We have grown several acres of
beans each year for the past FIVE years,
yaluing them as a good orchard crop.
They will yield from ten to fifteen,
bushels per acre and are one Of the
most annoying and difficult crops to
Harvest and get ready for market that
we know of. A rainy spell after they
are pulled about spoils the crop. II
planted too early the weevil gets into
them and If too late the frost gets
them. We would advise no man to
grow beans on good corn land and not
10 pant them at all unless one has a
piece OF land which will not grow any
thing else
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-09

! Of the road is constantly built up little
by little and the desired oval form for
the highway secured; the road is per-
fectly smoothed; the travel, there be-
ing no ruts, is distributed over quite q
wide surface, impacting the little fresh
gumbo placed on top Of the road. Aft
er few treatments the road begins to
take on perfect form and the rain Ia
shed from 1t as water is from q ducks
back. In a year or two there is formed
gumbo cement crown or crust over
the road from six inches to foot In
thickness, which is almost impervious
to water, and simply because the wa
ter cannot penetrate this crust the
road remains good.
The cost Of such machine Is not to
exceed So. The cost to treat the high
way in the manner indicated Is not to
exceed $3.50 per mile per year. Dirt
and gumbo roads so treated last year
were firm and good roads this spring
when all other roads not treated were
almost impossible
The secret of the success Of this
method lies in going over the road fire.
quently, after every rain at least. This
prevents the road from getting bad
rather than repairing it after it is bad.
The formation Of this puddled cement
ed crust over the road secures distribu-
ton of the travel over its surface and
prevents the formation Of ruts, which
are always the beginning of future
mudholes. ss
The most astounding results have
followed the adoption of this method
IN Missouri. Whole neighborhoods have
taken it up and secured fine country
roads where before it was not possible
for them to be worse
The plan prompts the farmer to make
his own drag and operate 1t on tho
highway which borders his farm indie
pendent Of road tax or road boss, and
the rewards are SO pleasing that he re-
CARDS the work as pleasure. Back
and forth over the road about twelve
times during the year does the work.
The first years work is the hardest, al
most highways lack conformity to an
oval type. This comes little by little.
and the work is easier each succeeding
year.
One Of the leading railways of Iowa
was SO impressed with the practical
value Of this new method Of treating
the dirt roads that 1t organized a good
roads campaign by which the people
on Its line have been reached and the
method explained and practically DEM
onstrated. The effort met with the
greatest encourag cement, and at every
town visited large. sums were sub.
scribed by the business men to be Of
fered as prizes to the farmers who
would care for the roads under this
plan. 1t really looks as though prac-
teal solution Of the problem Of max
Ing good earth road had been found
at last. K
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-09

A Rambo apple tree In Indiana last
year produced forty-fve barrels OF
fruit. -Four such trees to the acre
would return pretty good income.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-09

America furnishes England with its
best apples, better In quality and high
er in price than those from Canada.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-09

The cement road culvert is coming
into general use. 1t is better than
large tile or stone and costs about the
same,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-09

Grass in the orchard is bad thing
in two ways-it robs the trees of need
ed moisture during a dry time and be-
comes constant temptation to turn
stock in the orchard to eat it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-09
Paeronize the Courier Want Columns

The new public library at Council
Bluffs has been completed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-09

OF course 1t is important to have three
good stalks Of corn in each hill. but If
the land is so poor that 1t can only pro-
duce one ear to the hill there will be
two barren stalks, which are just as
injurious as weeds.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-09

We saw over $500 going to waste
around farmers homestead the other
day, good cash lying around wasting
1t was 300 loads of good barnyard
manure, every load Of which would
bring him in a dollar If he would only
get it on his worn and starved acres.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-09

If You will pillow up ten acres Of that
old timothy meadow and plant it to
corn and build stlo and put the corn
in next September, you will say some,
spring it was the smartest piece of
farm work you ever did. In fact, you
can never realize bow much 1t means
until you try 1t.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-09

Public spirit has given the American
people an unrivaled public school sys-
TEN and compels a credita'ble care and
regard for the cemeteries. If once de-
veloped in that line it will do the same
good work for the public highways.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-09

One single discovery made by the
experts of the agricultural department
at Washington now in general use con-
nected with the making of turpentine
is worth in the saving effected annual
ly in this business an amount equal to
the cost Of maintaining the forestry
department of the government for a.
period Of six years.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-09

A Kentucky man made 500 from
one acre of red peppers last season.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-09

If you have to buy seed corn this
spring get it near home Acclimated
corn will always yield more than i'm
ported corn. Anyway, get no seed from
a latitude south Of you, and never buy
it shelled. Pay more and get it In the
ear. When one buys seed corn shelled
he has placed altogether too much
temptation in the way of the seller.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-09

If it is mans duty to work hard to
provide the food for his family it is
equally the wife's duty to study how
to prepare and serve such food in the
best possible manner. If nine women
out Of ten would devote the time and
money now spent on music in learning
how to be expert cooks, the world would
be happier and there would be fewer di-
vorces and smaller doctors bills.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-09

Some efforts are being made in the
west to try to utilize the large deposits
of peat as fuel. The process being
tried is the pressing Of the peat into
briquettes and then drying them.
There Is an inexhaustible supply Of
peat in northern Iowa and Minnesota,
and it would seem as though in this
day Of economies some method would
be found whereby it could be satisfac-
torily used.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-09

The efforts made by the English to
grow cotton on the east coast of Afri-
ca have proved failure. The soil is
good enough, the rainfall and tempera-
ture favorable, but, an insurmountable
obstacle is encountered in the deter
mination of the native population not
to work if they can help 1t, and so it is
impossible to get labor to care for the
crop. The wonderful cotton crop Of
the United States would be utterly i'm
possible were 1t not for the colored peo-
Dle Of the south.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-09

When you meet young fellow fresh
shaved, wearing red tie, his horses
decorated with a good many strings, a
high colored lap robe over his knees
and cigar in his mouth. 1t is safe to
bet he Is on the way to get his best girl
and have buggy ride, and it is also
safe to bet that his team will be going
much slower when he Is on the way
home than they were when you saw
him. We have all been there, and it is
all right.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-09

Ou d CudlT, lIeuDlluS dS VIII III VI
ague.
"Oper, in the kings namew 1t was
mans voice shouting. Then he knock
ed again louder, this time with his
sword hilt Scarce had he ceased
when the door was swung back on its
hinges, and young woman, more
beautiful than he had ever seen before
with long skirts of red cloth trailing
about her and the rose tinted rays OF
the early morning sun falling on hel
yellow hair and showing the dazzling
wilderness Of her skin, stood before
him on the threshold and gazed at him
then over his shoulder at the soldiers
and throng Of curious, excited people
with quiet severity.
'Who knocks SO rudely at my doea
and doth bid me open?" she said
The captain Of the guard, who had
his papers in his hand, looked about
him uncertainty; then CLEAN Of ar
dent admiration came into his eyes
and he advanced toward Margaret
pulling his hat off to the ground, with
profuse bows. The soldiers at atten
ton awaited orders, and the crowd
whose crying and hooting had sunk tc
low murmurs of curious interest as
the startling sound Of the officers loud
rapping fell on their ears, now at the
sight Of the mistress Of Maryland
farm began to gesticulate wildly
pointing in her direction and calling
loudly: "'Tis she, the witch! The
devils beldame! Take her, good off,
Ger, an thou'lt be doing Gods work."
Continued in next issue,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-09

could be so treated that the other two
factors, ovality and smoothness, could
be secured, it will at once become clear
that the problem of the earth road is
solved.
The country Is Indebted to Mr.. d.
Ward King Of Maitland, Mo-, for dis
covering laundering on to, he says-a
method of doing this, the very simple
lty and ctleapness and ease Of opera
ton Of which plan make every man
wonder why nobody ever thought Of it
before. The tool can be made on any
farm by any farmer or by any farm
ers boy. A log Of any wood, the light
er the better, ten inches in diameter
and seven feet long is split. The two
halves are fastened together thirty
inches apart, split faces to the front,
this done by putting three connecting
braces between, tightly wedged into
poles bored in the thickest part Of the
log with two inch anger. The lower
edges OF the two half logs are trimmed
true and strip Of iron-an old wagon
tire or the blades of an old cornstalk
cutter-fastened on the front face Of
the front half log. Holes are bored at
each end of the front log and chain
fastened therein. A board is thrown
across the center to stand on and team
hitched on SO that the drag will be
hauled at an angle of forty five degrees
Tor the purpose Of throwing the dirt to-
ward the center Of the road. The ma
chine is intended to be used on the road
after every rain, just back and forth
once. the horses straddling the wheel
track. Now. what results? The center
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Bonn &risasi4anplats.

Nus Der 0tanoi9urei LIT oieie ISOLDE
wenis iu beridteu, weoer BON ben Sas
pansru, nod BON ben RuHeu. Die
sritersn, 9laubt man. baltsn ibre Pldns
ssbeim unb Die lestereu fOnuen peniS
ooer gar nifts berihten. oa ibre. .Sers
biuSuns nit Der SluBsuwelt fait uoll'
itdnbis abseidnitten lit. Osnn es ideint
ben Sdpauern selunsen Su iein, bic
rnifiide armee iOwobl uon 9arbiu wie
au4 pou Sirtin abjuihueiOen; ia es
bsiBt iosar, baB Die Sapansr idon in
ben na9itsn 3asen imitanoe isin wer'
ben, siusn Ansriif aui 8laOiuOitod aus'
,uiiibreu. Ssitatist iia oiss. 10 1T Der
9ries in Der Wfauoi9urei tbatid4liH
Su GnOs 'uno ale frii6su Eruppsn. Die
RuBlano ausbebeu uuO nad oem Sriegs'
tbsatsr IeuOen t0nnte, uiiroen an oieler
Ebatia6e ni6ts dnoern.
Wenn Iih Der rnlltlhe Satler aud
bartnddis on cine 8enOuns gum Belle
rem aatlammtrt. 10 tOnnsn iia bic auoe'
rsu Widdts btHseseu Der Giuii&t niGt
vsrIdliessn. Oas cine 6ortissuns oss
3riesss 8nblano in tur5sr 5eit in bic
arme Der Rspolution treibeu Diro -
uuo bies muB uuter alien umltdnoeH
uermieoen meroen. 80 oarf es aud
ni9t iiberraIdsn ju boren, baB DsutId'
lamb, 5runtreiA uuo @nslano alle an'
itreusun9en MAIDEN, einen fiir alls
1bsils sbrenbaiten Srisoen berbeijufiib'
rem, nnO oaB aud Die Ser. Stantsn
ber,li6 nit oielsn Ssitrebuusen einuer.
ltanosn iinb uuo oislelbsn ua4 9rdften
untsritiissn. Sb oerislbe in nd4itsr
3eit ,uitanoe tommt, wiro oauon obs
bansen, inipiepsit Sapan feline (allsr'
Oinss ;ismlid bod ssiGraubtsH) Ss'
Oinsunsen ermdbist.
Sn Paris mar beute (Donneritag)
Morssn elm Geriiat uerbrsitet, oab Der
Gar sinen S.lbitmorousriua sema6t,
oil Der Nusfiibruus isinss Scrbabeus
absr BON isiusr Wtuttsr usrbincsrt wor'
ben iei.
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Deutlae 8riefliite.
SAuls 8eborbe.

56ulratb Senrp 8. S'Utallsp bon
Der 8. Barb ueruria6ts in Der WtOutas
abenO absebalteuen geriammluns bic.
fer SOrperidaft stpas @ritaunsn burdj
bic anSsutuus. boB sepilie anssitellts
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iOl9s ssbrer sutlafen obsr ibueu bas
Idutbiss @slO BON ibrem @ebalts abse.
Sosen werbe. Die auselsssubeit wurbs
obne @ommeutar oem 2ebrer @omits
iibernielen.
BrdiiSsnt 9ibbons tiinOists bic iteb'
enoen @omtteS fir oas Sabr an unr
CAB uatiirli9 ben DsmOtraten babel BIZ
Wiebrbsit auf oeuielbeu. sluf YorIdlas
bss SinauS @Oniitss wuroeu Die fOlSeu'
ben @oaettoren fir riiditdnoise Steu'
ern bss Sabrss 1904 ernauut: 1. unS
3. 8arO, 5rsO. Us. 9arsell; 2. Baro,
Sobn Ssuninss; A. unO 81. 8aro,
5reb. Us. Serss; 5. Baro, antbOng
Wc0usb; 6. un6 is. SSaro, Sames
Niap; Z. uuO 13. sSnro, 80. R. o.
Wiallep; 8. unO 16. RarS, u. .. 60
ben; 8. uno IS. 0arb, Sumss 3. Sil'
gallon; 10. uno IL. @aro, aruolS
9iotb; u. uno 20. @urO, U. SitOfs'
IN; IA. g9arb, Daniel @elbert; IL
g9aro, 8. .. 8bite; 10. Baro, SObu
u. 9teuls.
Cine an,abl 8Outiusssiddfte wurbsu
sbenfals srlsoist, untsr oieien bic an'
uabms Der 3ubliite fir bic Ssumtsu
uuO 9anitOrs fir ben Monnt.
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Dunmcre.

= Die @arnsp & 8ropu 3sds
wuros Samitas fir jshn Ease aubsr
Sstrisb ssitellt. I'M 9slssenbeit Su &C.
ben, 8erdnberunsen am BREEDER iu
MAIDEN unb neue WtuIdiusn Iu inital'
liren.
= Gin Grie SnipeftiOusfarren wuros
Samitas Obsrbalb osm giap Gus 3un'
usl BON siner 9otomotiue SetrOffen unb
3ertriimmsrt. Die Suiaien, Dioiiiou
Snsenieur Sobn Tuffaup uno Wteiiter
9riidenbauer BilliamSa ipruusen
ub, nobel lestsrer cine Sebrodene S4ul.
ter oauoutrus.
- Or. Samss q. Nturpbp, elm be.
fainter slrst unieres @emeinlpeisns.
itarb um Montus in ieiner 8Obnung
an Oit Orinfer Strass. Or. Wturpbg
slitt Dor 8oaenfriit uuf BEN @latteis
aus uuO erbielt Serlesunsen, Die juerii
fir unsefdbrlid erahtet wuroeu, aber
trosOsm ieinen EOb sur 6Olgs batteu.
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9aS 3hal abtpdrtS.

9ablor. = Dad adttdsisem Still'
itanbs gum Sebui uOn Repuraturen IL
Die slrbsit in Der 9aplor 3ehe an
Wioutas uieber uuisenOmmen worosn.
= Sruu Senrp sdultbeis uOu SSeii
9aplor srbolt iit lansiam uon eineni
srnitlifen unwohliein. Yereinis'
ten @rubsnnrbsitsr Oieier 9eseno wer'
ben am Samitas 9iadmittaS in Use
ber's 9int cine srOBs Wtaiienueriamm'
lung our 6eisr oss ahtituuoentases abs
bulteu. -Sorst jest fir Sommmsrtleis
Der. HOd. 9ois uno 10 weiter. SSliibs
mann & &eibel baben Iie.
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@ie 1T Sies |!

@ir bitisu sinbnneni DpGlars Btlpbnuna
fur isesn SAD seu Ratarrt. etr Hi6t eur6 6in.
utbmtu BON OATS aatarb-aur ssbsilt psrbtu
Eann.
h. 8. GbtutY s. g o., Gistuib SSlfhu. 8,
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felt ben ltBieu is 9abrsn ssfanut une baIteu ibH
fur vulfummtu tbTtHbafi In allen gefAdftspu.
baneIuuasu uue iiHanjisa btfdbist. ans BON iti.
utr 6irma finsssaussnsn gtTbineliHfsiitu ~
sIfinn.
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baubtls bTpsuiiftu, IOIseO, ..
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