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nreakinx : stan kicker.

Breaking . stall Kicker.
The chronic stable kicker. aside
from being a nuisance, causes much
damage and often Injuries other ant
mails. To break him Of the habit, NIL
grain sack half full Of sand and 1
swing from ceiling with rope, % sack
win hang where heels or horse will
have good play upon 1t. Tie him firmly
in the stan with heavy. stout rope.
At the FIRST kick the bag will swing
away, often az high as the ceiling. Il
kicked squarely. It Will then return
and give him as good as hs sent This
will lead to a general mixup between
the horse and sandbag, and the sack
Of sand will hold It's own, returning al
he sends, with considerable interest
He will soon find that he is up against
a losing proposition, and, learning, this
will b. thoroughly cowed. Leave the
sack behind him for week or more
and then remove. II he should at any
time show any tendency to return to
his old habit of kicking, arrange the
sack as before and the cure will be
nnal.@Suceessful Farming.
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made lion on the poeket-besh - M.
will hear the grunt Of ths ~.
The modern wolf does y, ~. =.
wearing sleeps clothing: - stsab th,,
Of the shepherd.
The Lord has never yst s.tr,sA.d n.
souls Of his servants to tllose VII .,n,.
not rule their own spirits.
The laws Of the land have Ia. 4. 4.
In unmasking the false pssphaA th.,
the lusts of his own heart
The devil knows a whsh. lit ...,.
about the attractiveness Of Tie on ~.
lament than some modern preacher 4.
They hardly deserve to have a chm.
at the tree Of life who have spent tbej,
lives looking for grapes on then Bush.
eS.
People who find fault with ~ oil.
riOus sun are always the fiHst 10 toIhv
some spluttering tallow dip, and 10 land
in the ditch.
The balloon Of arrogance sften has
very rapid rise, but that tRt \ .i,.
cumstance to the speed II makes when
1t gets punctured
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Mu.ic Hath Charms.

Music Hath ChaHns'
Lady with the bum soprano,
Must you use it every day!
Must you "try on your piano
Every song they give away
Neighbor with the pianola
You must be an awful Hube
To have bought that ancient SehE
Lovely thing-The Blue DanuDe -
Don't you know the war is done VIII
You who play THE Boys in bH
Ho wcan you have any fun WIN WIZ,
A cornetl Conufound it! wv
When you keep your windows open
It is your united faults
IL l have a rather slow pen.
Curses ON the Danube wahz'
Don't you know the fourth fom"'
ment?
Won't the racket ever end? ,.,S
Never knew what "beat me 'A'~
meant
Now think l comprehend
Must you run the awful sannf.
Won't you ever stop that d1nJ A
Stop it-cu it out -confound
ness !ss
Bring the keeper-Fm al ~
sOnly polite rhyme for sandI
New York Mail.
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long. Is best passing ono end OF the
rope around the steer, and tying in 4
hard knot; pass the rope back: and
around the body again IN front Of the
hips. passing the end Of the rope under
the rope, SO an to form draw, extend
ing the end Of the rope straight behind
the steer. BY pulling 100 pounds on
the end Of the rope. 1.o00-pound steer
can be thrown with ease.
FaRn Notes.
Be slow TO condemn an old SOW that
does good work.
More money Is lost b. feeding hoes
TOO long than By selling too early.
For making good grating wax met
together four parts resin Thy weiehtl !:
two paris beeswAx; one part tAllow.
II you desire to hit the burr. ere
aim high and In doing 60 load % a. 10
obtain more bushels from fewer acres
In the spring the muscles Of ! hor.e
Ar SOFT and they tire easily. Lei them
take It easy until they become accurr-
TONED to work and then ron can .push
a The lines
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Heredity.

HeFedity.
Biggs- What slow-going chap Hix
il.
Diggs-Yes; he evidently takes after
his great-grandfather.
Blggs-HOw's that?
Diggs-The old man was dead one
when Hix war born.
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9aass Hen 0eun1s = W-a,~
- the Un1oAeeSea.
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Tea was cultivated in CHINA 47oO
years before the Christian era.
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His Insirni1lcance.

His Insigniflcance.
Miles-What's the matter with
Smawley?
Giles-Do you refer to the Smawley
that is president of the Ruralville In
surance Company
Miles-Yes.
Giles-Oh, he's sore because he isn't
big enough to be investigated.
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when the hen has sprung IL the door
falls and the opposite end to the screw
catches in an iron staple which pre-
vents it from being novsd'by the cap
tive hen.
The top of tho nests are provided
With a few Stats at the forward enc
for light and ventilation, and each
compartment has q trapdoor hinged at
the top SO the hen can be removed from
the nest. The nest box 10 provided
with two screws at each side just for
ward from the middle. These rest on
blocks with a V-shapesi top.
The nest Is balanced 50 the weight
II len when she steps on the front
edge will tip 1t down. thereby releas'
Ing the wire end that holds the door
and allows it to fall. Two pieces OF
wire are used. One il made fast to 4
screw eye driven In the front edge OF
the box and extends up nearly to the
under Side of the top, where piece OF
cord is tied to tt. Tho cord passes
through a screw eye and toward the
front Of the box, where, four inches
from the eye. 1t is, tied to the. longer
piece Of wire that extends to the door.
The wire and string are adjusted SO
the front end OF the wire passing
through a hole in the board will pro-
iect quarter of IN inch and support
the door. When the hen steps on the
box and drags the wire down that pulls
the long wire In and the door drops.
BY opening the trap door at the top 1t
is easy to set the door again.
Use Good Tools In Spraying.
Those who do spraying on q consider
able scale fully realize the importance
Of the very best outfits for the purpose.
Those who have but little spraying to
do will find smaller implements which
will answer the purpose. but will no
tice that there Is a great difference In
the prices for the same capacity imple-
ment. This difference represents the
difference between something valuable
and something made to sell, tho only
value such latter implements have ID
for use In the small agrden where but
few trees or bushes are to be sprayed.
Better pay double the price asked for
the cheap sprayer and get something
that may be depended upon to do the
work Properly and effectively and
which will not be worthless the first
time the metal comes in contact with
the chemicals.
How to Throw . Steer.
Here Is very simple but sure way
to throw a large or small steer. Use
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Better Still.
He had proposed, but she hesitated
Il will work day and night to make
you happy" he said.
NO." she protested, that would be
asking too much. Suppose you work
during the day and stay home at
night"
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Rank of sheep I.du.try.


Sheep and wool are the seventh lar
gest industry in the United States The
number of sheep in the world is esti-
mated at tOO,OO0,OOO; of this number
onc-third are classed merinos. Tho
Leicester breed of sheep was founded
In 1902 by Lord Polwarth, of Mer-
toun. The Spanish merinos were first
imported into England by George III
in 1891. 1t is said that wooden goods
were manufactured In Asia 1000 years
before the Christian era. The domes-
ticated sheep were first introduced in
to America by the Spaniards about the
year 1900. The Robert Taylor clip OF
Montana, 100000 pounds. is the lar
gest clip In the United States raised by
one grower
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DonT Neglect the stables.
Many dairymen who are inclined ia
b exceedingly eleanly about the sta.
bles during the winter give them lit
tie care during the summer when the
cows are largely MIXED in the pasture
q plan of milking many follow. There
are days and nights during the summer
when the cows must be housed and the
milking done in the stables, hence II
they have been neglected the milk Is
surely to absorb any undesirable odor
that may exist
We find it an excellent plan to clean
the stables thoroughly just az soon as
the cows are turned out to grass, and
this thoroughness consists in washing
the walls with strong solution Of car
bolic acid. then going over them thor
ughly with whitewash. In this man.
ner all germs and odors are destroyed.
This is by no means all, for each week
the stables are thoroughly purified. SO
that there will be no possible od0r to
spoil the milk.vExchange.
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when clover fields are infected with
Ne root borer, allowing them to stand
hut two years will help to subjusats
the pest In any locality.
Every farmer should have his seed
corn testing patch, on which competing
selections from his own fields and va
Fr,eties secured elsewhere may b sub
1ected to q careful field test under hla
own eva
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Financially Speaking.

EInHHC1WAAy SPctAAHHBs
Tom-What would you do If you
suddenly came into possession of $780,
600?
Jack-rd take the first boat for Eu.
rope and buy title.
TOm-Buy a title?
Jack-Sure. Then I'd come back and
marry a girl with more money than
sense.
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Buggy Steps for Harness, Hooks.
Old buggy steps make good harness
hooks one gets at the stores, writes
socks one gets at the stores. writes
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How to Throw . Steer.
Here is very simple but sure way
to throw a large or small steer. Use
rope. three-quarter Inch, about Is feet
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( summer Use of Grains.

Summer Use OF Grains.
The feeding problem, in some sec
tons, is quite as formidable in the
summer as in the winter, and this Is
particularly the case where the feeding
is largely done in the barn, which, by
the way, Is becoming more popular
every year among dairymen. What
grains one shall use depends largely
upon the methods which individual
feeders have found most profitable in
the past, but corn, In the summer ra-
ton, must be sparingly used. The
stock foods or the concentrated grains,
purchased already mixed. ought also
to be handled carefully and pArticu-'
larry 50 when little or no pasture 10
given the animals.
The Farm Garden.
Do not pillow the garden when the
soil is SO wet as to be lumpy or 1t will
bother all the first part Of the season.
Harrow very thoroughly and lay on
the space In as long rows as possible.
planting In these all vegetables except
lettuce, radishes, etc. Rows should not
be less than three feet apart so that
the horse cultivator can be used. IL
the space Is limited 1t is, OF course.
better to use the hand-wheel hoe and
garden-drill machine and plant more
closely, but on the farm there Is usual
II plenty Of space that could be used
to advantage In the labor saving plan
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-18
HIGHLAND CENTER.

Highland Center, Aug. 17.-Miss
Ethel Emery Of Butler is visiting her
sister, Miss Mabelle Emery
Mrs Lawson and son visited in fire.
mont Wednesday.
J.. M. Elder and granddaughter, Leo
ma Hull, were in Hedrick Wednesday.
Mrs. Harry White and two sons of
Kirksville, Mo-, were the guests of Mrs.
Whites brother, DR.. Lawson, Thurs
day and Friday.
Joe Grain went to Fairfield Thursday
on business.
Rev. and Mrs. Petit went to Avery
the first Of the week, called there by
the serious illness of their niece
There will be lawn fete Saturday
evening" August 20, at the home of L.
w. Shoemaker, one mile east and one
fourth mile south of Highland, better
known as the VIM. Vaughn farm. Ice
cream, fruit and cake will be 'served
by the Ladies' Aid society of the M E.
church, also booth conducted by the
young musicians, will be furnished by
the Highland Center brass band.
Mrs. j. w. Garner and daughters,
Misses Laura and Mary. and grand
daughter Gertrude Kerns of Ottumwa,
were callers at the W. H. Grain home
Tuesday afternoon
Mrs. B. l.. Denny is spending the
day at her home in Dahlonega.
A. Lewis of Otturnwa, Is guest at
the A. j. Rogers home.
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CHARLTON.

Charlton Aug. 17.--Miss Maud Price
of st. Joseph. who has been visiting
with Mrs. ]. d. Hardin left last even
Ing of Ottumwa for a visit before
going to their home in Burlington,
where Mr.. Price has moved, owing to
change made In his run
Mrs. j. A. Edwards and daughter
Bernice, left this morning for Des
Moines, where they will join Mr.. Ed
wards. and make their future home.
The workmen in digging the drain
for the new ware house for Holllnger
& Denning, uncovered a box, about
three inches down, which contained
about one hundred bottles of whisky
They had evidently been there a long
time as the corks We're rotted from the
bottles. IT is supposed that a saloon
was conducted there some twenty-fiye
years ago.
J. NJ. Miller of Beaconsfield, arrived
last evening for visit with j. H. An
derson
VIM. Lever of Knoxville, arrived last
evening for visit with relatives.
Miss Clod Downward returned last
evening from weeks visit in Abba
with her sister, Mrs. Della Waynick.
Sam Porter departed yesterday for
Idaho, where he will look up a loca-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Walker are pack
Ing their household effects, preparatory
to moving to Sheridan, wyo.
Miss Anna Ekfelt returned horne
least evening from Burlington.
The funeral Of Martin Dunn. who
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MoULToN.

Moulton, Aug. Nv. G. Stickney cf
Denver, Colo, Is visiting his son, r. L,
Stickney. this week.
Elder SaWin and son-in-law. M. A.
Mcqueen and r. M. Ensley returned
from southern Missouri Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Burgess of Keo-
kuk. are visiting at the A. C. Shultz
home.
James A. Davis of Galesburg. ILL.,.
arrived yesterday.to visit relatives for
a few days.
Rev. w. F. Laidly. of Kahoka, Mo-,
returned home yesterday after short
visit with friends.
Harvey Ballenger and son of Coun-
Gil Bluffs are visiting at the homes of
Mr.. Ballengers sisters, Mrs. A. B.
Marks and A. r. Hastings.
j. c. Simpson of Milton, was here
yesterday Mr.. Simpson Is in critic
al condition, being afflicted with drop
sy.
August Post is making preparations
to attend the state fair again this fall
with his fine Clydesdale horses They
will be in charge of Ora Ogden and
Harry Powers.
Buhles Powers is improving after a
weeks Illness.
DIR. F. Davis returned from Warsaw
ILL.,, Wednesday, where he had been
called to the bedside of his mother
who is dangerously Ill.
The chautauqna at Centerville COM
mences today. Among those who will
camp on the grounds from here are G.
w. Bryan, Mrs. Irene Dye, and C. M
Marshall
Mrs. Nora Gouchnor was Center
vile visitor Thursday.
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BON APART e.

Bonaparte, Aug. 17.---Mrs. W. A. Al
ford entertained Misses Ida Woods.
Clyde Eason, Minnie Haynes and Mary
Carr at q dinner party in honor OF her
daughter Mildred'S birthday.
|. Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Bell of Ft.
Worth. Texas, are visiting Mrs. Bell's
mother, Mrs. Sarah Christy
VIM. Wolf Is In Hillsboro this week,
doing some carpenter work.
A social dance was given at the
Whitley opera house Thursday even
ing for Miss Anne and Charles Bliley
of Ottumwa, who leave today for their
home there.
surprised at her home last evening by
beautiful souvenir spoon as a remem-
brance.
Calvin Marriott Of Vernon, was a call.
er yesterday.
Ed. Herman and Jim Derr visited in
Pennington yesterday.
Mrs. Chas. Stuart. after a two
weeks visit has returned to her home
in Shenandoah.
Mrs. j. l.. Haynes and daughters
nthel and Florence are visiting rela-
tives in Chicago this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Norris returned
from Des Moines last week, where they
have been attending the soldiers en-
campment.
Clayton Miller of Chicago, arrived
Thursday for visit with friends and
relatives.
Frank Trimble has gone to Liberal,
Kan, for visit
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DRAkEvILLE.

Drakevilel, Aug. 1s.-Old Settlers
reunion at Drakeville Thursday Au-
gust 80.
Mr.. and Mrs, O. G. Truitt of Of
tumwa. drove to this place Saturday
to visit Mr.. TRUTHS brother. r. 1ruitt
and family. While here they attended
the Chautauqua Sunday and Monday
at Bloomfield.
Chas. Thompson Of California, arriv-
ed last week to VISIT his parents at
this place.
Mrs. Nellie Dodge and son Darrell OF
Des Moines are visiting here at the j
W. Houslev home, and with other rela-
tives.
The Davis County Sunday schoo
convention will be held at Drakeville
September 81 and a.
VIM. Clarkson is having his new
house plastered this week.
Both the Christian and Methodist
Sunday schools Of this place were well
represented at the Chautauqua last
Sunday, that day being set apart for
Sunday school pupils.
Miss Minnick of Alabama, arrived
last week to attend the normal. Sho
was reelected primary teacher at this
place last spring.
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BUTLER.

Butler, Aug 16.--Dan Troy Of Rose
Hill. was an over Sunday visitor at the
A. ]. Burgess home.
Mrs John Darner and son Edward
We're In Otumwa Friday.
Harry w. Burgess went to Min
neapolis Monday evening to attend the
G. A. r. encampment and see the city.
WEISS Arganbright was In Ottumwa
Saturday.
Chas. Beck took hogs to Ottumwa
Saturday.
Mrs. Chas. Mute, south Of Ottun,-
wa, is spending the week with her
daughter Mrs. Jesse Bennett.
Miss Carrie Burgess Is visiting rela-
tives and friends at Rose Hill.
Matt Arganbright was In Ottumwn
Monday.
Earle Berkenbine was in Ottumws
Saturday.
Mrs, A. ]. Burgess spent Wednesday
at the j. A. Shipley home in South OF
tumwa.
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moment of suffering you now inflict
upon me and mine, shall give back
day, long, bitter, calling day. Do
you think that it will be wise to call
pe countess?" Her scorn was superb.
Il am waiting for your answer. Will
you be my wife, or shall l be forced
to make my yillainy definitive?"
Permit me to take upon these shout
ders the burden of answering that
question" said voice from the win
dow.
Warburton, dressed in his stable
clothes and leggings, hatless and
drenched with rain, stepped into the
room from the veranda and quickly
crossed the intervening space. Before
any one of the tragic group could re-
cover from the surprise caused by his
unexpected appearance, he had picked
up the packet Of plans and had dropped
1t into the fire. Then he leaned with
his back against the mantel and faced
them, or rather Karloff, Of whom he
was not quite sure.
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ALBA.

Abba. Aug. 17.-Alen Rose Of this
place, received telegram yesterday
that his brother, Chas. Rose, had been
run over by train at Hearth, N. D..
announced his death, and that the body
would be shipped to this place for in
terment No particulars were given as
to the cause of the accident. Mr.. Rose
was a former citizen Of Abba.
A marriage license was granted yes
terday to George Stevenson aged %.
and Elizabeth Patterson. aged 20, both
of Hooking.
over three hundred members of the
A. o. U. w. and ". NJ. w. lodges were
in line yesterday at the funeral of John
w. Harnden, who was killed at Hook
ing Mine No. 3, last Tuesday.
Miss Florence Lower, daughter of
John Lower, liz quite III with appendi-
citis. and will be compelled to under
go an operation in a few days for re-
lief.
w. c. Ramsey has been confined to
his bed for the past two weeks, with
severe attack Of the rheumatism, and
shows no improvement at the present
time.
Fast day was observed yesterday by
the Associate Presbyterian church,
with appropriate services. The day
Is appointed by the synod of the
church.
/ Yesterday was probably the hottest
day Of the season in this vicinity the
thermometer reaching near the 100 de-
gree mark.
William Stevens Of Franklin town.
ship was in town Thursday on busI-
ness.
A large force of men are engaged in
laying the pipes for the water works In
the city limits. The entire work will
probably not be completed until about
December.
A new amphitheater has been erect
ed In the Abba city park, and cement
walk laid to the gates. These i'm
provements, together with the graded
walks and drives within the grounds,
make fine facilities for the coming
Chautauqua season. The farmers will
be furnished comfortable quarters for
tying their teams.
John de Ham, living east of Abba,
spent part of last week visiting his
sisters, Misses Katherine and Carolyn,
in Denver, and other Colorado points.
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HEDRlck.

Hedrick Aug. It's. C. Chacey was
passenger to Sigourney Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hardy Bartly, who
have been at Cody, Wyo., have return
ed to Hedrick.
Miss Harriet Wilson and Miss Jessie
Redfern. were passengers to Sigour-
ney Tuesday evening, where they are
attending chautauqua.
III. c. Wallace, managing editor of
Wallace's Farmer of Des Moines, WIS.,
tied at the home of Senator Brooks
Wednesday,
w. D. Martin is in Des Moines on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Scott are in Sig
Quincy attending chautauqua.
Miss Blanche Roop is reported quite
Mr.. and Mrs C. B. Baldwin of Des
Moines, visited relatives in town this
week. Mr.. Baldwin has rented the G..
w. Decking farm. southeast of town,
and will operate the same next year.
G. B. Van Buskirk went to Sioux
Falls, S. Oak, Tuesday on short bust
ness trip.
Mrs. Frank Mccoy visited friends in
Ottumwa Monday.
Mrs. Cora Alderman of williamsburg,
home.
Miss Mary Schneider is visiting rel
atives In Des Moines.
All Lawson, who has been attending
Highland Park college at Des Moines,
has finished the prescribed course IN
pharmacy, and will be employed by ].
A. Wray of this place.
large crowd attended the band
concert Saturday evening.
Miss Kathrine Hines is enjoying a
vacation from her duties at the post
office. Her vacancy Is filled by Mrs.
r. M. Dindsay
Percy and Wilbur Stacks of Kinks
Vile. Mo-, are visiting relatives in
town.
Mrs. c. T. Holcomb has announced
musical program to be given In the
Auditorium next Monday evening The
program consists of numbers to be CIV
en- by piano. orchestra, and male
quartet. William Lowry of Ottumwa,
Is to give some whistling solos, and
Miss Sybil Lentner OF Hedrick, Is to
give some of her popular readings.
Philip Souer, Of Highland Center.
was in town yesterday.
s. A. Stroud, was passenger to OF
tumwa yesterday.