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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-20

There seems to be scarcely any 10
to the possible production Of wheat in
the Canadian northwest In fact, 1t
may be safely assumed that In the near
future that section Of the country will
produce larger amount Of wheat than
the states have ever done. There are
certain unrtvaled conditions for wheat
culture in that territory Arst q very
rich soil, then climatic condition
which ENSURES the production Of very
high quality Of grain. The present year
Is likely to witness tremendous influx
of American farmers into that territory.
When land which will produce from
thirty to forty bushels Of the best
wheat in the world per acre can be had
for $40 or $16 per acre the problem Of
how the poor man can get start Is
very much simplified, for his frst crop
will pay for his land
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-20

We note with interest that some
bright man has invented at last ma
chine for londing the manure spreader
which, If practical in It's operation, is
destined to I'LL long felt want, for no
machine will be more gladly welcomed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-20

A novel and very successful silo Is
to be found out in western Nebraska.
1t Is simply an earth silo, hole twelve
feet in diameter, twenty feet in depth
dug on side hill. The owner fills 1t
with silage each fall, and 1t keeps In
perfect condition
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-20

Yes I answered doggedly. ITO
arrest you What OF .that?"
Nothing" he replied slowly and
with a steady look at me, a look !
could not meet Except that, had I
known this before, M. de Berault. I
should have thought long before I
surrendered to you"
The lieutenant laughed, and felt my
check burn. But affected to see moth
Ing, and turned to him again. Nov,
Monsieur" said sternly, ARE you sat
isfied?"
moi" he answered point blank. II
am not. You two gentlemen may have
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-20

It Is said that better grades Of the
coffee grown I'm Porte Rico are shipped
to England, while the inferior grade
comes to the United States fact
which Is not at all doubted by those
who have had much experience with
the lunch counter product offered about
the country.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-20

We have never come across stock
man who built a silo and filled it who
was not enthusiastic over the results
obtained. We regard the advent of the
Ing great Improvement Recent exper-
iments prove conclusiyely that ensilage
can be most advantageously used in
the feeding Of beef cattle, and, so far
as the dairy is concerned. it is simply
indispensable.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-20

It is becoming quite common thing
with good people who live on the
farms to devote the Sunday egg prod
uct of their poultry yards to religious
purposes. Who knows but in time, If
this thing is persisted in, breed
of hens will be developed with such
theological tendency that they will re-
fuse to lay eggs on any other day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-20

A leading agricultural journal refers
to timothy as legume and valuable
soil fertilizer. This is queer mistake
for a paper to make, as 1t Is neither
legume nor in any sense a soil fer
tilizer, but on the contrary soil rob-
Der. Seeding land to timothy will re
suit in cleaning the land from weeds,
but it never under any circumstances
enriches the soil.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-20

It is rather singular fact that bees
seldom or never lay up store Of honey
In warm countries. 1t is only In the
cold countries, where their food supply
is entirely cut off during the winter,
that their instinct teaches them to store
a supply Of honey In the summer for
winter use.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-20

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CORRESPONDENCE n ~ Va
The man who fills his cellar, under
the room in which he sleeps, with cab
bages and then wonders why the air is
bad is lacking in the powers of de
duction.
We note with interest that some
bright man has invented at last ma
chine for londing the manure spreader
which, If practical in its operation, is
destined to I'LL long felt want, for no
machine will be more gladly welcomed.
to be found out in western Nebraska.
1t Is simply an earth silo, hole twelve
feet In diameter, twenty feet in depth
dug on a side hill. The owner fills it
with silage each fall, and 1t keeps In
perfect condition.
It IL said that better grades Of the
coffee grown I'm Porte Rico are shipped
to England, while the inferior grade
comes to the United States ~ fact
which Is not at all doubted by those
who have had much experience with
the lunch counter product offered about
the country.
It is becoming quite common thing
with good people who live on the
farms to devote the Sunday egg prod
uct of their poultry yards to religious
purposes. Who knows but in time, If
this thing is persisted in, breed
Of hens will be developed with such
theological tendency that they will re-
fuse to lay eggs on any other day.
A leading agricultural journal refers
to timothy as legume and valuable
soil fertilizer. This is queer mistake
for paper to make, as 1t Is neither
legume nor in any sense soil fer
tilizer, but on the contrary a soil rob-
Der. Seeding land to timothy will re
suit in cleaning the land from weeds,
but it never under any circumstances
enriches the soil.
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,,,o,,,,loroI7 1ror,ar ,rr;o,, offars 81
poultry business. Many an overworked
schoolteacher could take up this bust
ness with benefit to her health and her
pocketbook. OF course success with
poultry requires care and work. but
the reward for we'll directed effort in
this lfle Is certain and dividends large.
He was a farmer possessed Of a
good niece of land containing some 2oo
acres. The political bee got in his
bonnet. and he secured a petty county
Office sold his farm for $40 an acre
and moved to the county seat That
was some fen wears aeo Today he 10
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-20

We decidedly favor the placing Of a
tax ON all dogs in order to create q
fund to pay damages done by them.
This applies especially to all sections
of the country where sheep are kept.
The dog should be made to pay bis
way.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-20

The bushel box package for apples Is
coming more and more into favor. It
costs little II any more than do the
barrels; 1t insures q lower freight rate,
as the car space is moro economically
used. Then the box of apples is very
much better adapted for the use Of the
average family than Is the barrel.
Nearly all the choice apples Of the Pa
ci1c coast and Of Colorado are now
packed and shipped in boxes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-20

The application Of lime to the soil
should not be regarded as a method
Of fertiliaing. The benefit derived from
lime is In correcting the acidity Of tie
soil and the making of the plant food
which 1t contains more available.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-20

It Will pay any man who contem-
plates planting an orchard Of apple
trees next spring to thoroughly study
out this winter the varieties which. will
do best In his locality and post himself
as to the best method Of planting and
caring for the trees. It Is best. to be
governed largely in making selection
Of varieties by those which have done
the best in the locality where the or
chard is to be planted.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-20

The western states should all unite
and put an end to the spring shooting
Of wild fowl. AS it is now in many
states the birds are subjected to mer-
CHESS slaughter not only in their breed
ing haunts in the north during the fall,
but all through the winter in the south,
and then again are uselessly and waste
fully slaughtered in the spring during
their migrations to their northern homes.
Modern firearms have been brought
to such a degree of proficiency that the
birds literally have no chance for their
lives, and 1t does seem great pity for
the law to permit the entire extermina-
hon Of all wild fowl Of the country, for
that is the certain result unless this
spring shooting is to be stopped.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-20

The average quarter section farm
should be equipped with team Of
three horses, weighing not less than
1000 pounds each, and this team should
do all the blowing, seeding, dragging,
hauling - in fact, furnish the motive
power for all the farm machinery and
preferably they should be three well
bred draft mares to raise good colt
apiece each year, In addition to fur
nishing the power needed for the farm.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-20

A German farmer living in western
state makes practice Of blowing his
land for corn crop twice during. the
fall previous to planting, once just as
soon as the grain crop is removed and
again just before the winter sets In
He claims that this treatment Of the
soil insures him an increased Yield Of
corn of ten or fifteen bushels per acre.
If this be true-and we have no reason
to doubt tit il q plan worth consid-
ering.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-20

We are asked by hdy friend who
lives In the country to name few Of
the best books, some Of the old ones,
she having got tired Of residing so much
Of the modern literary trash. Among
such books we would name Lorna
Doone," BLEAK House" .'vanity Fair"
LES Miserables," IA Tale Of Two
Cities" books which, IL carefully read,
will surely make the reader anxious to
get hold Of more Of the same sort.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-20

The mole is one of the most diMcult
of the burrowing rodents to contend
with. Its work is done almost alto
gether at night. Occasionally one can
be detected making Its burrow dur
ing the day in the very early morn
ing, when it is an easy matter to catch
it by showing spade down behind it
and then digging it out. The best way
we know Of is to use the mole trap,
which can be obtained at any hardware
store.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-25
REMEDIES SUGGESTED.
Common Ownership OF Cars-A Plan
to Avoid Eamine Repetition.

Chicago, Dee. 25.=United States IN
terstate Commerce Commissioners
Harlan and Lane finished their in
quiry here into the causes OF car
shortage and departed for washing
ton. ,v-
The remedies ST SUGGESTED by Win eas ssees
for ffe relief OF The car situation We're,
in effect, az follows:
The establishment of a car clearing
house with every railroad in the coun-
try member, so that the freight car
would be at home at any time, and
available for use whenever unloaded.
Increase of the per diem charge to
the railroads for OBTAINING foreign cars
beyond a specified time limit.
Adoption OF a reciprocal demurrage
law, requiring railroads to pay a pen
atty for failure to furnish cars to ship
pers within reasonable time from
the date they are ordered
Reduction of the free time allowed
shippers to unload cars.
Construction of new terminal facili-
ties by both railroads and shippers in
thickly populated districts.
1t is probable that testimony will be
taken at Galveston in January regard
irg congestion Of cars at the Gulf
ports.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-25
AGE LIMIT IGNoRED.
Roads Hire New Men Regardless of
How Old They May Be.

Several railroads out-oslerized Osler not
long ago by adopting a rule forbidding
the employment of new men past IS years
of age. 1t is gratifying to learn that the
absurdity Of limiting the age at which
a railway man is eligible for employment
is passing away more rapidly than the
promoters Of such a measure expected.
Already the principal roads in America
where the experiment has been tried have
abandoned the regulation The Alton, the
Milwaukee and the Burlington are virtu-
ally ignoring the age limit regulation and.
guided by common sense are hiring men
more with a view to their qualifications
than to the exact number of years which
they may have lived.
Experience and capa bility are the real
tests of a mans fitness for any position
and il a railway official makes the mis-
take of hiring an incompetent man there
is no law compelling the company to con-
tinue to emplo-- him. Years in themselves
Some men are old at 40. Others are
young at so. In any event, it is safe to
assume that a lack of the suDpleness of
youth is often more than made uD for by
the wider experience of added years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-25
JEFF WILL FIGHT sQUIREs.
Big Boxer win Meet the Australian
in April.


Los Angeles. scaks Dec. 25.-The report
that Jeffries had agreed to emerge from
retirement and meet Tommy Burns
should the latter defeat Q Brien IN the
next fight is correct. jeff and Tommy
had a confab a few days ago when the
latter preached the subject to the pig lei
low The big. purses. being o1ered Tor a
heayyweight contest induced Jerrles to
enter the ring again and he promised TO
meet Burns should good-slzeo purse De
offered. ,,-.
This afternoon Frank Skinner Of Rhyo-
lite New photographed. Jeffries, offering
$50. 1000 purse fora nigh with either S9ulres
of Australia or<-Jack johnson. JeII was
prompt with an acceptance of the Squlres
proposition, and Billy Delaney, on JeH-
ries' behalf, wired Skinner, accepting the
offer The fight to take place at Rhyo-
lite in April 80
AS Squires has never fought, in this
country, little is known of the Australian
champion He is the undisputed king or
the heavies in the South Pacific Islands,
against all English and the few American
Invaders. Since he came into prominence
he never met with a reverse, ana ne IS
understood to be big. strong clever
Possibly the best thing in his record is
the fact that Philadelphia Jack O. Brien
declined to have amy bhrba Of his game.
81 Brien was matched fight in Australia
few months ago ,s ana afFfsE 6 6gttag
boxer had a change OF heart, and decided
to stay in this country. AS the purse Of
fered carried a guarantee OF SlO0VVs there
must have been something in Squlres rep
utation that did not make hit With
O. Brien as change for easy money
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-25
HOT WORDS ron TEX RICHARD.
Battling Nelson Says the Goldfield
Man Talks Too Big.

Boston. Mass. Dec. 25.-"Since when did
Tex Richard become governor OF the
state of Nevada that he can bar me from
lighting there. He is nothing at all to me
and 1 would not fight for him at Gold
field or any other place unless he onered
me p purse of $4,000.
This was the statement made here by
Battling Nelson, former lightweight cham
pion The Dane is terribly angry because
Rickard keeps on saying Nelson will not
be offered a purse in Nevada unless he
quits Nolan. In his own defense he had
something to say.
LAS 1 already have received word from
my friend Johnny Nolan in Reno that he
will offer a purse of 10000 for me and
Cans providing the latter ticks Herman
New Years day. I can afford to give
Rickard the laugh the fighter said. Il
never asked him for anything and he lies
when he says I went to him seeking an
other purse for Cans. There will be plenty
of purses in Nevada after return from
abroad and will get one of them. Rick
ard or no Richard"
Nelson will go to New York and on
Majestic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-25

One of the most important lecture
course enga gements OF the season is
Richard F. Outcauit, the creator of the
famous character, Buster Brown" who
comes to auditorium, evening of Decem-
Der Is, in what is called a Picture
Talk" Mr.. Outcalt has been forced to
yield to the Establishments of the public
which insists that it wants to know him
as. well as it knows Buster and. Tige, and
finally he has consented to appear In
person The entertainment field is not a
new one for him for he has earned a
great reputation at society functions and
clubs where he has given his picture
talk. It consists of a series of humorous
stories. anecdotes and jokes, interspersed
with rapidly drawn comic pictures. IT is
said to be very novel in its construction,
and is sure of a good measure of sue
cess. Mr.. Outcalt's personality is one OF
the pleasantest, and he will make a host
Of friends here. The pictures drawn by
Mr. Outcault win be auctioned off al the
elosa If his lecture.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-25
Large Majority of Miners Are
Backing Chicago Lad.
TOnopah Already Beginning to
Fill With Visitors.

Tonopah. New, Dec. 25=Looking
over the record or sKid~Herman. many.
followers the boxing game haEe-a are
convinced that the Ghetto champion
has a chance to wrest Cans Iaurels
from him. Every time the young
Chicago fighter has appeared in the
ring he has shown a steady improve
ment IL his work, and on several oc-
casions has beaten men that were
heavier taller and had a longer reach
than he did.
Comparing Herman with Cans,
there IS a considerable difference in
height and in reach. In all their 9TH
er measurement, however, the man
from Chicago has relatively just as
fine a physique as the man from
Baltimore. The difference in height
and reach, some. think, should have
no Importance in the coming fight, one
way or the other. When ruby
Robert" Fitzsimmcns fought Jack
OsBrien he was inch es taller, weighed
more and had a longer reach than did
the Philadelphia man, yet the fighter
lawyer Won
The same thing all but happened
when O'Brien and Tommy Burns
fought recently at Los Angeles. The
Beau Brummel of the prize ring was
taller and had longer reach than the
Canadian. yet the Canuck came within
an ace of defeating the Philadelphian.
The next question is has Herman
ever met men as good as Cans during
his career as a fghter2 The Chicago
champion has fought contests almost
as hard as Cans, and in all of them he
has shown that he was there when it
came to fighting. At all times he has
been aggressive and willings7 a11dsHNhen
seemingly defeated, the little wonder
has come right back and won out. As
Herman fought Herrera in Los An
Fla- M T1r
In fact. while the decision was a draw
there We're thousands who thought
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-25
RAILROAD NEWS.
Four Roads Issue 1888, 900, 900
in New Stock.
Makes Their Total Authorized
Capital $I,O7S, 900, 900.
GREAT IMPROVEMENTS
Roads Will Make Extensions
and Add to Equipment.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
in Railroad Circles.

Within a week the directors of four
western railway companies have voted
to issue or to authorize for future is
sue new stock to the amount of $685.
100000, bringing their aggregate auth
orized capital to. $1,073. 900. 600. The new
issues contemplated and the total
which will then be outstanding or auth
orized by each company are as fol-
lows: Northern Pacific S95, 0O0, 900, total
$3.50 900 600; Great Northern $50 000, 900,
total $210, 600. 600; Chicago Milwaukee &
ST. Paul $10,000,000, total 1922, 600 600;
Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe SOS, 900 ,000
total authorized 1881, 000, 900. The St.
Paul company is building 1900 mile
extensions to the Pacific coast, the
cost of which was estimated a $50 444,-
OOO and Will add branches and improve
ments which in time probably will dis
pose of the 100 millions. The Great
Northern, Mr.. Hill says, will require
$50 000, 900 more ITO pay for additional
equipment, for additions of and i'm
pFovements to existing lines, and for
acquisition of other lines"-the latter
perhaps including the purchase of
Northern Pacihc's equity in Chicago
Burlington & Quincy. The Northern
Pacific needs the $95 900 900 PROSPECTIVE
~ in view of the great increase in the
cOmpany's business, requiring improve
mentS and additions .tOf such a ma ture
that from one to three years will be
needed to complete them" AtchisOn
Topeka & Santa F'e stockholders will
authorize an increase of SIS, OOO, GOO in
common stock, of which a portion is
Immediately to be issued for the pur-
pose of extensive improvements, in
crease of equipment and construction
of new lines" The Santa Fe already
had power to issue $67 ,0O0, 900 of COM
mon and preferred stock above the
amount now outstanding. so that the
authorization of $9S, 00O, 900 more will
make it possible for this company to
place $l65, 1000 of new stock in the
market as the occasions arise The
privilege of subscribing to these issues
at par constitutes large dividends to
the stockholders of some of these COM
panies. The fact that in the face of the
enormous additions the stock of all con-
t'nues to find ready market is impress
sive evidence of general faith in the
continuance of Prosperity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-25
TMNK WAAFHOUR WON.
Cycle Riders Declare He Was Not
Treated Fairly.


New York, Dec. ga sequel to the
six day bicycle race In Madison. Square
Garden has developed the fact that all
the riders who took part in the long
Walthour rightfully won. They are
unanimous in the belief that he was
entitled to the lap he made late on
saturday AFTERNOON while the others
were mapping, 4nd divided as to
whether he should have been credited
with five others.
Wanhour, with his wife and chill
dren, went to F1asbrouck Heights. n.
Mrs. Walthour's parents, and remain
ed there last night. He was noncom-
initial as to the race except to say that
he tried his best to, win
The lap over the other riders that
they all agree should have gone to his
credit was the one he made after
Coffey fell II twas announced that
from o'clock Saturday on that
everything should CO." and Walt
hour sDurted ahead after the others
had slowed down. He circled the
track twice ahead OF them
The scorers had put out the red flag
when Coffeyt fell,ea signal that no laps
would count while it waved. but even
If that ruling was continued, after the
earlier announcement the men say,
WaIthour should have been credited
with his distances
He did not sprint when Coffey fell.
but waited until after Mcdonald, COT
fey's partner, had. gone on the track.
With the Held completed the flag
should have been taken in instantly.
and Walthour jumped ahead with
that in view. 1t was kept out. though,
through what appears to have been
carelessness and a subsequent desire
to cover such up
The result OF the race has brought
about criticism from not only the pub
lie, but every rider who took part in
it, and a sweeping change IN the rules
contest Is held again Just What
changes should be made is.a problem
vet to be solved but one is the abolish
ment of the clause that permits
rider to fall when another is about to
lap him and cause the squirt to go for
naught.