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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-02
CHILD BURNED.
Baby of Mr.. and Mrs. M. Cochinour of
Bonanarte Painfully Injured

Bonaparte, Dec. 1.--(SpeciaD =.
While playing about the floor of the
kitchen the 1O.months-old child of Mr..
and Mrs. Martin Cochinour, who live
in the Stebbins property, south of
town, was seriously burned about the
face and arms.
The mother was absent from the
room when the accident occurred, and
the only plausible story that can be
offered is that the other small children
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-02
Dress Goods

As inch all Wool Cheviots in
Black and colors, good 75c
grade, for this En-
sale, yard ........ -. ,.JUIl
Novelty Suitings in good as
sortment, SOC and 65c grades,
choice for r00o
81 inch Covert Suitihgs and
Mixtures, a large assortment
Of $1.25 and $3.50 grades,
e ehcice za for this 100
81 inch Cravanette, warrant
ed shower proof, 1 IN
sale special ...... ....s.JV
Novelty Albatross and Bril-
liantins Waistings in all the
popular colors, regular 6bc
and.f75c grades, choice next
week. AZ
I0re.. -. 80. .'so
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-02
Petticoats

Splendid Black Saline Petit
coats, good 81 grade, 7Ec
for this sale at ........iJJ
Black and Colored Taffeta
Silk pstticoats with Accord
dion Ruff1e. regular $500
grade, for , OE
SILK WAISTS.
Ladies' Black and Colored
Silk Waists with the new
wide plaits and deep cuff,
regular $500 grade 2 NJ
for this sale $50. -. Z.JJ
Rich Silk Waists in Solid
colors, some good $7.59,
grades go in z no
this sale at $3.50. ...J.JO
Fine fancy Nuns Yelling
Waists, with new button
trimmings, $500 values for
a sh's ;. sale al. s. 3.25
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-02
Silks

~ inch lOil Boiled Black Tai
lfeta, good $1.00 grade, Co,
sale price, yard $50. UJI
Good yd wide, Chiffon Taffeta
in Black only, just as 75c
a sale flyer, yard ......lJI
Dresden Silks in rich de-
signs for evening Waists and
Opera Bags, no.
per yard ....... ..... JOI
Odd lot Velveteen, regular
SOC values, choice 1Ec
for this sale ........ LJL
Japanese Wash Silks in
shades Of pink, light blue,
regular SOC grade, a little i'm
perfect perfect sale 25c
Plaid Washing Silks. our
best ST., and $1.10 grades, for
this sale, on
at. -. $500 -. OJC
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06
Lumber Waste and Forest Fires.

The average American lumber camp
is known to be most waSteful lnstltu-
ton. little regard being paid to the
growth of new timber, but the greatest
danger comes from forest fires when
are fostered through the dried tops ana
brush left by the lumbermen.
The excellent work of the government
Forestry Bureau is. however. calling
the attention Of broad-minded men TO
tbe national seriousness of such waste
and If is stated that in the South the
southern Railway is doing its utmost
TO encourage ordinary business pru-
dcnce on the part of land owners ana
mill operators to insure the perpetual
ton of our great timber resources
throughout the South several species
of pine trees grow up quickly on cut
over land. and even on new lana. Inc
New Orleans TimeS-Democrat states
that with land comparatively cheap ana
worthless for agricultural purposes the
growing of pine in the South makes one
of the safest investments, provided
fires are kept out.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06
THEY EAT MOSQUITOES.
Young Fish Make Short Work of
MrigglerS."

Last March some 400 whitefsh were
born in the hatchery of the New YORK
Aquarium, and they have now grown
to an average length of about two
inches. Naturally such little fishes,
when born under the conditions OF ma
ture, would feed on minute forms OF
animal life usually present in water,
but in the Aquarium it was necessary
to provide food collected by man. First
they got herring roe chopped up very
fine and strained through cheesecloth.
Later they were given finely chopped
liver, but now they are partakinS or
fish delicacy in the way Of mosquito
larvae.
For two or three years the aquarium
has had mosquito exhibit. showing
the various interesting periods in the
| life of a mosquito. One of these, ram
| liar to most of us, is the wriggler OF
the rain-water barrel and of stagnant
pools and ponds. The aquarium col
lector often comes across places where
| perhaps a half a. hundred thousand
wrigglers can be scooped up in gallon
of water, and so it has been no difficult
matter to provide an ample supply OF
live food for the tiny white fish, and
other babies of the fpny tribe being
artifcially reared.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06
Rational Forest Cutting.

The rules and regulations adopted by
n large lumber company in Louisiana.
which has seen fit TO cooperate with
the Bureau of Forestry of the Depart
mcnt of Agriculture, provide for the
cutting of its timber so that the supply
will never be exhausted, only the sur
plus trees being cut. and for the plant
ing of all cleared areas in young trees.
constantly coming forward to maturity.
While our present timber conSump-
ton is far in excess of the supply OF
maturing trees, it is stated by the
Bureau of Forestry that if a similar
system of forestry were applied To all
American forests. it would insure an
ample and continual supply of lumber
for the needs Of the nation.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06
AGE OF 4 COMMON CROW.
Tag Would Indicate That One Lived
More Than Twenty Years.

George McCarren, farmer living
near this city, has just received
much priced little aluminium plate
marked as follows: Return to
George McCarpen, Orrville, Ohio"
with which an interesting story is con-
nectcd.
George McCarrcn, ST.. father of the
man who received the little billet OF
aluminium. was an eccentric natural
ist. and spent much time in the study
of birds. and insects. During McCar-
ren's youth, about twenty years ago. Ne
saws. he remembers being told by his
father, the elder McCarren, of dis
pute the latter had had with fellow
naturalist of Akron, Ohio, as to the
age to be attained by a common crow,
and finally to settle the matter Nc
| Carren attached an aluminium tag to a
crow captured in the fields and sent
the bird forth with the plate securely
| fastened to its neck by wires. The
| legend on the plate requested the
| finder to return it to McCarren in case
anything should happen TO the bird.
As McCarren, jr, remembers it, the
! two men made a bet as to whether the
plate would be returned within twenty
years. If the crow was killed or died
they counted on the little billet being
found and returned to the address on
the plate. If this were not returned
they believed it would be sufficient evil
dence that the bird would be still
alive. McCarren bet that the plate
/ would not be returned within that
| time; hence he won the bet. The crow
was shot by a. farmer boy named
Anglers in Holmes county recently
and the billet returned to the son of the
bcttor, the elder McCarren having dled
before he could realize the proceeds
and the satisfaction of winning his
wager. The little billet is highly
priced by the McCarrens as a me
| monto of the fathers eccentricity.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06
C1RE OF 1--WE STOCK ~
TRANSIT.

Secretary Wilson's late visit TO
Chicago To inspect the Incoming stock
trains and the manner in which they
are loaded with cattle Will. it is
stated, bring about an improved con
diti0n in the handling of Interstate
shipments of livestock. Mr.. Wilson
gave the livestock ANA Railway Com
mittee, appointed 10 confer with him,
to understand that while No expected
them TO obey the law. his department
had no intention of unduly hlmpering
shipments. and that he would modify
certain existing orders; but he de-
mandcd of them i'm return that they do
everything in their power TO make live
stock shipments still more humane.
Speaking of the condition of cattle
arriving in the yards, Secretary Wilson
said:
"Thcy appeared to have been well
cared for. The department is not try
ing to impose hardships on the railways
or the shippers, only TO secure the
best care for the stock sent out on the
hoof. The railways have not observed
the law, in my opinion, as closely as
they might have done, but l am now
assured that they will do so. and are
anxious TO cooperate with the
government. If they do so, we will
have no more trouble over this queS-
ton"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06
USE OF HERBS DECLINING.
Good Old Remedies Our Crandfathers
Dug in Woods Have Passed Away.


In the village of Greenwich. England,
i'm a quaint old street where the build
ings are 50 thick that they tangle
Themselves together in Il knot, there Is
a queer little shop with n sign over the
door that reads, "An Herb for Every
Pain"
On the shelves of this shop are to be
found hundreds of different kinds OF
herbs for the cure of all bodily all
ments. There can be found all the old
time herbs that our grandmothers used
to have hanging around the walls of
the kitchen and stored away in the at
tic, ready to be made into teas and
syrups in case of sickness.
People who still have old-fashioned
IDEAS about health and sickness go
there for buglewecd, sumach, winter
green, Sassafras, camOmile, horehOund,
yellow dock, catnip. cherry bark, null
lein, extract Of oats, lobelia and so
on. All these herbs have the reputa-
ton of being good for some one or
more ailments. Catnip for nervous
ness, sassafras for the blood, horehound
and boneset for colds, sumach for sore
throat, wintergreen for rheumatism, To-
| bella as an emetic in case OF poisoning,
mullen for consumption, etc.
Nearly all of these herbs are made
| into teas. Sassafras tea, boneset tea
and catnip tea are brewed and served
either cold or hot. Among the many
hundreds of herbs that are sold in this
little shop are some that are deadly
poisons, and they are labeled ana SOLO
under the same restrictions as otnel
poisons. ",
The good old remedies that oul
grandfathers hunted and dug in the
woods, those that our grandmother'
planted and tended in the garden
have given way to harmful remedies
to drugs that leave the patient in
worse condition than when he began
their use. We believe it has been
mistake to give up the old remedies.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06
BODILY HEAT OF ESKTMOS.
Normal Temperature Frequently
Over One Hundred Degrees.

Observations made in our Alaskan
territory show that the bodily tenn
perature of the Eskimo is considerably
higher than that of Europeans. While
the mean temperature of the party
making the observations, in December
ana July. was 9S.1 degrees and 81
degrees, respectively, that of the
Eskimos for the corresponding dates
was 1902 degrees and 9S.4 degrees.
Although the Eskimos live at a tenn
perature of zero Fahrenheit they, at
times, seem to be totally unconscious
of the cold around them and occas-
ionally open their clothing around the
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06

not far from the facts in the case, and
he can well point with some pride to
the splendid organization of his depart
ment at this time, even though much
hue and cry has been made over the
recent discovery of graft in the sta
tistical division of the department. 1t
is only due Mr.. Wilson also to say that
it is entirely to his own enthusiasm
and the enthusiasm and energy with
which he has imbued the corps of
chiefs and assistants which he has
gathered about him that his de-
partment has advanced during his
eight years of incumbency by
such leaps and bounds. Although a
department in name-a branch of the
Cabinet-it was, prior to the present
Sccretary's appointment. little more
than bureau. 1t now takes rank
as one of the foremost, important and
most popular branches of-the admins
tratiOn. The cynics declare that with
less enthusiasm and more caution and
conservatism there would have been
less scandal. The proven facts brought
to light thus far do not as matter
Of fact, disclose anything very terri
BILE. or any concert of action to de-
frnud the government or the people,
and the individual cases which have
been proven. and which may be
proven, have and viii be accorded
summary action. The housekeeping
now in progress will undoubtedly have
Il beneficial effect and any official
decapitatiOns will tend to improve
future conditions.
In the meantime. the department
machinery is grinding ahead turning
out extremely valuable products to the
American farmer.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06

another of about 40 colonies is located
on the roof of a store in the business
portion of Cincinnati. Ohio, and from
which 80 to 40 pounds of honey pei
colony are usually obtained each year
Mr.. Benton, in speaking of the pres
cnt methods of bee culture, stated
that it is always desirable to have gen
lie bees, but that other essentials are
a good smoker and a veil of black
bobinet or Brussels net, to draw over
the hat, and a pair of gloves, preferably
Of rubber, may be used at first. These
appliances may be safely dispensed
with if the gentlest bees are kept.
The Department of Agriculture
maintains modern apiary just short
distance from the main building where
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06
The New Stingless Bee.

A gentle bee! Is such an insect in
existence? Surely every thought OF
our honeymakers brings up an assocla-
ton of our childhood days when we
used to rob the hives and partake OF
the stored-up sweetness. perhaps TO DE
amply rewarded with swollen checks
and hands as a result of the resentIui
nature of the busy workers. So lnen'
the announcement from the Dep1i'
ment of Agriculture that 1t mas as
covered a stingless bee. or rather bee
with no inclination to sting, comes as
something of shock, making us WISH
that we were children again and able
TO once more enjoy the hidden treas,
ure of a hive without having projected
into our systems the irritating venom
of the bees sting.
To the beckeeper, and especially the
amateur, this discovery of the bee eA-
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06

waist and expose their bare skin to the
cold air, just as one in Il temperate
climate would open his coat when
abnormally warm through violent
exercise. Arctic travellers have found
that as a rule the Eskimos strip when
in their houses and sleep naked. They
seem as much addicted to drinking
icc-cold water as do the people of the
more civilized countries
The Eskimos construct their beds
near the roofs of their snow huts to
take advantage of the heated, if I'M
pure, air which ascends to the ceiling.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06
SOUTHERN TIMBER SUPPLY.
SUFFICIENT FOR NATYON'S De-
MANDS IF RATIONALLY USED.
Young Trees Planted on Cleared
Areas Constantly Coming For
ward to Maturity, Thus Making
a Constant Supply.

ward to Maturity, Thus Waking
a Constant Supply.
Since the vast timber lands of the
Northwest have been practically de-
nuded the lumbermen in that region are
seeking new fields in the South, for a
lumberman is always II lumberman ana
a pioneer. The yellow pine and hard
wood forests of several of the south
ern states. which have been long
neglected for the lack of transportation
facilities, have now attracted the at
tcntion of northern lumbermen ana the
southern forests are being visited by
the railroad and the saw mill. TlmDer
land which a few years ago was coll-
sidered worth Il dollar an acre now
brings from so to $25, and with the
advent of this practically new INDUS
try and increased population much Oh
this land after being logged mas Deeh
disposed of for agricultural purposes
Mt a large advance over what was pala
for it with the timber standing ana
has been converted into prosperous
farm homes.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06
Growing and Making Maple Sugar.

The Maple Sugar Industry Is an in
teresting bulletin (No. 50, Bureau of
Forestry. prepared by William +.
Fox and William f. Hubbard,
and containing also discussion
of the adulteration of maple sugar
by Chemist Wiley. Mr. Hubbard
one of the brightest young men
of the Bureau of Forestry. was
drowned recently while canoeing on
the Potomac River, near Washington
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06
DARYING ON SAN JUAN HILL.
Historic Spot Now the Abiding Place
of Contented Cattle.

An official of the Department of Agri-
culture, in making Investigations in
Cuba shortly after the close of the
Spanish-American war, found an illus
tration of the old truth that the bust
ness of peace follows closely upon the
tracks of devastation of war. Close to
the summit of San Juan Hill. up which
Colonel Roosevelt and his Rough
Riders plunged on that memorable July
day. was found Il dairy house sufficient
" large to house three or four cattle.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06
THE MODERN DAIRY ON SAN JUAN
HILL.

Around this was a fenced enclosure
constructed of timber and barbed wire,
evidently collected from the remnants
of the trenches and entanglements CON
structed by both the Americans ana
Spaniards when they faced each other
in deadly combat.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06
FRANK BENTON, GOVERNMENT
ApIAIIST.

FRANK BENTON, GOVERNMENT
APiALIST.
ing it introduced from the Caucasus.
This Caucasian bee is not inc..aCd TO
sting, and may be handled at all times
without resort TO the protection of the
bee veil or the smoke pot. Expert
mcntS were made TO test the temper of
the new bee by giving the hive con-
tanning them half a dozen severe kicks
and then when they We're well stirred
up. by taking out several racks of the
bees. handling them carelcssly ana
making no effort TO keep them from
alighting on the hands or face.
Scooping Them Up by Handfuls.
They were even scOopcd up by the
handouts and poured back on the rack.
The operator was not even stung once,
and all through the experiments the
honey-givers retained the AVAILABILITY
which has made them famous ut the
Department.
While bee raising is carried on sue
cessfuly in the small towns in the
country, few persons know that the
city is well adapted, to n limited cX-
tent, to this interesting industry. The
city of Washington is an example Of
this, bees located there doing better
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06

pcrts comes as a thing long looked for
and greatly to be desired. They have
had dreams of bees that could be
handled without gloves or masks
without smudge or smoke, and with as
little regard of stings as though they
were handling but common flies. 1t is
true that some bees are more amiable
than others. and with many persons
where care is not taken to avoid all
stings the system eventually becomes
accustomed to the poison, so that be-
yond momcntary pain n sting causes
little or no Inconvenience.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06
No Rebate Tribulations There.

From the Washington Post. -,
1t is certain that the President Will
have no difficulty in adjusting the rail
way question in China, where there is
no obstinate Senate in the way,
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06
Has a Singer; but Never stings.

OF the races already in general
cultivation, the CarniolanS are the gen
tlcst, but the gentle bee now OK
plotted 10y the Department is the most
amiable honey-giving insect of all,
and is practically Stinglcss, although
he has a sting. This bee is the dis
covcry of Mr.. Frank Benton, the
ApiariSt of the Department of Agri-
culture. who was instrumental in hav-
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06
Bee Hives in New York City.
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL.

The roof of a prominent business
house in New York City is known to
contain a prosperous apiary, while
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06
Government Apiar:st Boc Fo~a3ing

Mr.. Benton has just departed on n
tour of the globe hunting for desirable
types of honey-makcYs. He will make
a collection Of the Caucasian bee, but
perhaps the most interesting feature
of his trip will be his visit q India
and the Philippine Islands for the pur-
pose of securing the giant h'e Of those
countries. This bee has meyer been
subjected TO demonstration. and its ar;i-
fetal culture is unknown. II is very
much larger than any of IN" bees now
being raised in apiarics, and the length
of its tongue enables if to reach the
sweets Of many houey-ladcn flowers
and plants which our own kinds can
not gather.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06
Craft in the Department.

Secretary Wilson's recent somewhat
facetous remark that when he entered
the Agricultural Department he found
4 corps of half-starved scientists was
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06

GREAT HONEY BEE OF EAST INDIA.
the various experiments with different
varieties Of bees hIvo been made.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-12-29

In- The new central comm
which will be chosen RE the -l1
of January. should at once nE
the date OF the primary election
to be held In 1908. and il should
not be earlier than june 0r July.
and tie seekers after public 0I-
flee could then govern themselves
accordingly. OF all the Illogical
rot that was ever voiced or
penned. the statement that early
primaries give time for the
sores to heal" is about the
worst. Everyone who knows
anything about politics knows it
is not true. The same sores
that started in Dubois county
politics sixteen years ago are still
bleeding to-day. There are sew
eral more. One in particular
started over six years ago. is
being fought over in this cam
paign. although one of the prin-
cipals has long since gone TO his
eternal home.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-12-29

Hon. Bomar Traylor is this
week announced as a candidate
for reelection for Prosecuting
Attorney for the 81 Judicial Cir
cult Of the State of Indiana.
Bomar is serving his 1st term and
has given general satisfaction.
He was born and reared in Jas
per and is q graduate of the In
dianapolis Law School. He is a
lawyer of rare ability and his
prosecutions of all cases have
been fair and impartial. He has
never stopped TO prosecutions
and he will in the future continue
TO conduct the office faithfully.
So far we have not heard of any
opposition and no doubt his NOM
ination will be made unanimous.