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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-29

FARM FOR SALE-2oO ACRES 6A
miles northeast of Marion, Az from
Springville, IL room house. barn ga
by "a, hog pens, scales, waterworks
100 acres fenced hog tight, tele-
phone. rural mail. u mile to school.
This farm is well tiled, buildings
and fences in good repair Easy
terms. Inuire at premises. Frank
Thompson, Marion, Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-29

FOR SALE--Two FRESH COWS
One three-quarter Jersey. the other
high grade Short Horn. A. j. Bur-
CESS, r. F. D. 3. Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-29

Having sold my farm, will offer at
Public Sale, at my residence. Az miles
north Of Ottumwa on
TUESDAY, DECEMBER
at 10 o'clock a. m, the following prop
erty:
HEAD HORSES
One black mare 31-32 Norman,
black mare, "a Norman, brown mare
1s-16 Norman, / gray mare, Norman, I
bay mare, good work horse, one black
horse colt 7-8 Norman.
8-AEAD OF CATTLE-s.
Two cows. 1-2 blood Jersey, one
Shorthorn COW. heller calves. Ia Jer-
sey, steer calf, bull calf. "a Here
ford, l yearling bull. "a Hereford.
1877 HEAD OF HOGS.
Fifteen head Poland China brood
sows, 20 head shoats. average weight
about 125, 20 head shoats, average
weight about 80 pounds, sows, with
40 head of young pigs, Jersey Red
sows, bred; / yearling Poland China
boar.
FARM IMPLEMENTS.
Two wagons. / spring wagon, top
buggtes. l Moline corn planter, sulky
plow, 3 14-inch breaking plows, 2 steel
harrowTs, disc harrow, l Ohio sulky
culIlVator, q John Deere 6-shoYel culti-
vators l bob sled, / hay loader, /
6-foot cut Mccormick mower, l S-foot
1horse sulky rake. Bull rake. hay
derrick, 30-foot post; 2 harpoon hay
forks with ropes and pulleys, 3 sets Of
work harness, l extra good saddle, l
80 gallon feed cooker. tank heater, /
hog rack. Buckeye cider mill, / 49,
foot hay rack, i baled hay rack, large
size Estate Oak coal stove, ] coal heat
ing stove, wood stoves, Q stands bees.
and numerous other articles
TERMS:-$10 and under cash, over
$10,l 10 months' credit, purchaser giving
note with approved security. Six per-
cent discount for cash on time sales
FREE LUNCH.
A. F. coRTHoN.
w. H. COOPER. Auctioneer.
FRANK GEPHART, Clerk.
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FOR sALE-PURE PLYMOUTH
Rock cockerels; large fine ones, 81
each. Mrs w. Fl. Robertson. OF
turnwa, Route No. 8.
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FOR SALE.

FULL; BLOOD BLACK LANGSHANS
chickens. none better, will sell cheap
II taken now O. n. Stilson, Corwith,
Iowa.
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400 ACRES, s1s MILES FROM TOWN
$40 acres under cultivation: fair
improvements; price. $4,000; 240'
acres 1hmiles from town: partly
cultivated: no buildings; $40 per
acre. This Is a snap. Call on or adj
dress w. H. Kennedy, Castana, iowa.
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ToDAY's MARKETS.

This market is furnished by the Cas-
sidy Commission Co. Local office.
rooms 20 and 80. Hoffman, Block. Tel
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-29

FOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BIG
boned Black Langshang June cock
erels; IS for 6 pullets, 81 a dozen. My
Langshangs lay, weigh and pay, are
strong and easy to raise. Mrs. III.
Osterfoss. Hedrick, Iowa.
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FOR sALE--oNE ALPINE SAFE.
made by Cincinnati, Ohio. Co.: dou-
BILE vault, and in good condition: one
set Of computing scales as good as
new, made at Dayton. Ohio, and one
Star coffee grinder. large size. In
quire 1874 North Ransom
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FOR SALE-so ACRE FARM THREE
miles west Of Flor:s. A. D. Bucking-
ham. ~ a
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FOR. SALE-114 ACRE FARM ADJ
Joining good town. Address r., care
Courier. 6
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FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-IMPRovED FARM or
100 acres. Dan Eardance, Lowen-
burgs Bakery.
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FOR SAI4E-NEw SPRING WAGON
and new lumber wagon. Inquire 400
South Ransom.
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FOR SALE

FOR sALE-PURE BRED SHORT
Horn bulls; good colors all eligible
to record. Walter schoech, r. r. D.
No. 2. Ottumwa.
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WANTED.

WANTED.
WAN TED--A YOUNG MAN WITH
drug store experience for laboratory
work. G. g. Thomas CO.. Ottumwa.
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WHOLESALE PRICES

FURNISHED by John Morrell q Ca.
Ltd, at II a. M, Nov. 28.)
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MISCELLANEOUS.

RHEu MATICS-SE FOR OUR
free booklet, rheumatism, its Cause
and Cure. Agents wanted Cerro-
DAME. Rheumatic CO.. Decatur, nj.
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PUBLIC SALE

Having sold my farm, will offer at
Public Sale, at my residence. Az miles
north Of Ottumwa on
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Executors Notice.

John H. spry, Executor,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-02

Il don't know says he. "The doc
tor was too wet to talk much"
'It's the Turkey carpet I've wanted
for the parlor this twelve months"
says my mistress.
81 think it is that, ma'am," says 1.
ut can't be anything but carpet"
says she. and she went close to it and
put her hand on it. 1 saw her turn
quite pale.
Eyes, it's the carpet" said she;
"lets go in; it's chilly"
Then she drew me back into the
parlor and put her hand over my
mouth.
Don't speak or scream, whatever
you Think" says she.
Nancy, come out into the entry
with me, stand behind me and hold the
light high. Whatever I do don't
scream until it's over
Then she took the masters big gun
from over the mantelpfece and went
out into the hall She lifted the gun
to her shoulder, took aim, and fired
straight into the bundle those men
had left for master. We heard a
dreadful scream, and the bundle rolled
over on the floor, and the next minute
there was a great red spot on it. Then
we heard groan and everything was
still.
81 knew there was man In that
bundle" said mistress.
T
as If I'd never stop. And my mistress
tied a rope around the poor thing
arms, which we could see no"
through the cloth.
At daybreak Master Mullins came
and he called some men from Greg
ory's farm, and they undid the bun
die, and out of it took the worst look
ing robber I ever saw, with black
| brow and a fierce eye.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-02
FRESH AIR AND REST.
Common Sense in the OutdoOr
Treatment of Consumption.

Common Sense i'm the Outdoor
Treatment of Consumption.
G. r. Pogue says that much harm mas
been done to consumptiyes by the IN
discriminate prescribing of fresh air.
outdoor life and exercise, without prop
err instructions and education OF the pa
tient. together with a consideration Oh
the extent of the LESSONS present. say .
the New York Medical Record. 1t Is
folly to place a patient with hlgn le-
yer. chills and sweats outdoors all uay
long in cold weather and then require
him to sleep in an open tent WIN no
provision made for the comforts OIL ne
to which he has been accustomed. oh
the other hand the patient in the carry
stages of the disease who IS tolu ~
adopt tent life, without belng eisen
definite instructions is very apt TO sHut
himself m tight at night in his tent
and so spends seven or elght noui' .
day in a closed canvas box. :,
Patients must be kept outdoors az
day long in the open air, ana pfac'i. !,
DIV the same conditions must pfeVali
at night, but they must be mace coln,
Portable and be protected from coiu
winds. rains and storms and, during the
summer months, from the direct ray :
Of the sun. The beginning OF the ous-
door life must be made gradual, WIN
| off ohrunt transition from the paJleht ,
usual mode of life. Similar lail<l,ies
exist in the minds of the laity' anoe4 4.a
of the profession also, regardlng 'n ,s
volua of exercise. The patient WIZ !,
+o,d 70 live ont of doors and "rougn i
smelly does not live long to carry ou'
the injunction. OF slxty.tWo pa hose
IN various stages OF the disease "A
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-02
Poison Plants.

The colors of flowers and leaves Oh
fer numbers of interesting problems.
No one quite knows why the prevail
ing tint of early spring flowers IS
either white or yellow. Yellow, IN
deed, holds it's own to some extent
all through the summer, but the typl-
cal color of summer blooms is pink,
while as the autumn advances richer
crimsons and all the rich, glowing
hues of dahlias and chrysanthemums
are seen. Horticulturists have produc-
ed peoples of pretty nearly every
shade under the sun, and with many
other flowers they seem able to alter
the co,ors almost as they please. Yet
the blue rose, the black tulip and
the green carnation seem as far on
as ever they were in spite OF con-
slant efforts to arrive at them. Near
lv three centuries ago Dutch garden
ers imagined themselves on the verge
of inventing "a black tulip. The col
ors of the blossoms of fruit trees are
limited to white, pink, bright scarlet
and purple The reason no one
knows. Nor is it clear why nearly
all plants with purple blossoms have
poisonous properties. The deadly
nightshade is an instance which will
be familiar to all country readers
Parsons Weekly.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-02

pS themselves have farm value Of 50 1o3 ooo 600 on
nearly tree times the capital invested in our national
banks. - o ''Aohai
III 1871 Mulhall, an English statstician inserted the
iooWlg statement in his dictionary of statistics: an
Tue united States 100000 hands raised nearly half nc
much grain as 100000 i'll Europe" The AVERAGE
gram product per farm worker in the United States at
the date mentioned than three times as large
us that OF his European competitor In the inter
Venng years that product has materially increased in
the United States, while remaining practically nm
changed throughout Europe
AS result we find that the 1921 OOO 900 bushels of
gram produced in 1905 by the II 100000 toers is at
least onehaf the corresponding product the 10000
ooO tollers employed on European farms One Amer
lean farmer produces not far from three and onehaf
times as much grain the average toler on the farms
Of Europe If the comparison were made between the
United States and the European nations exclusive Of
Russia the superiority Of American farms would be
more marked.
The grains constitute the most important single
source Of human food and for this reason are first
considered. They also constitute large part of the
food of domestic animals and poultry other crops
used for human and animal food the Department Of
Agriculture furnishes estimates for potatoes tobacco
and hay. The 1905 production of potatoes was $780,
100000 bushels, worth 100000; that Of tobacco
66OOOO,0O0 pounds worth $52OOO00O and that of hay
60000000 tons, worth $605,000 000-L. G. Powers,
chief statistican Of the Census Bureau.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-02
PIGS AS DRAuGHT ANIMALS.
Sow That Could Retrieve Birds
Fcur-in-Hand of Pics.

In many countries and even so near
as Scotland the pig has served the
purpose of beast of draught, and
has actually been harnessed to the
plough in company with cows and
horses. In Scotland also early in the
last century pigs were simetimes
made to serve as chargers and proved
most docile mounts
The homing instinct is strongly de-
yeloped in the pig. Instances not
lnfrequently occur of pigs finding
their way back to farms whence they
have been conveyed. There is rec
ord Of two pigs homing nine miles.
and crossing the Thames to boot, to
their old farm, whence they had been
driven to Reading market and bought
by local gentleman ON the previous
day. At one point on their homeward
journey where two roads met the
twain were observed putting their
noses together as if in deep consul
tation."
About 1915 London gentleman
created sensation by driving IA four
finland of pigs through the streets,
and thirty years later an old farmer
caused amusement to a great crowd
in the market place at St. Adams by
entering it in a chaise drawn by four
trotting logs After two or three
turns round the market he drove to
the Woolpack Yard, where his curl
Gus steeds were embarrassed and led
away to be RECALLED with trough OF
beans and wash.
They have also been sporting pigs.
And old account of black sow which
Mr.. Richard Toomer, one of the royal
keepers in the New Forest, broke to
find game and to back and stand
says: within a fortnight she would
find and point cartridges or rabbits,
and her training was much forward
ed by the abundance of both. 8
She daily improved, and in a few
weeks would retrieve birds that had
run as we'll as the best pointer; may,
her nose was superior to the best
pointer"
According to Linnaeus, ''the hog IS
more nice in the selection of his yege-
table diet than any of our other do
INVESTIGATED herbivorous animals"
Thus in one respect the pig may be
said to be an epicure Linnaeus states
that the animal will cat only u
plants, as against the goats 449, the
sleeps 3S7, the cows 276, and the
horses. 262.-London Daily Express.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-02
TESTING a Buildings Safety.

When you suspect that anything is
going wrong with a public building,
saw st. PauTs Cathedral or the Abbey,
and a crack appears, you paste brown
paper across the crack. The least bit
OF movement tears the paper, and
then YOU know whether the mischief
is stopped or whether it is continuing.
There is also an electrical apparatus
for measuring vibration that cannon
be noted by natural observation.-Pall
Mall Gazette.
The market price of English loD-
sters auctuates very much, according
to the supply and demand.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-02
A Professors Endorsement.

Before President Angel of the Uni
yersity of Michigan had attained TO
his present high positions young
hopeful entering college was recon-
mended to his consideration. Try the
boy out, professor; criticise him and
tell us both what you think" the
parents said. To facilitate acqualnt-
ance the professor took the boy for
a walk. After ten minutes silence the
youth ventured, Fine day, profess
sor.''
Eyes" with IA faraway look.
Ten minutes more and the young
man. squirming all the time, ventur
ed, "This is pleasant walk profes-
sor''
eyes"
For another ten minutes the matri-
culata boiled to his bones and taen
blurted out that he thought they
might have rain.
yes And this time the profes-
sor went on: Young man, we nave
been walking together for half an
hour. and you have said nothing
which was not commonplace and
stupid
True answered the boy, his
wrath passing his modesty, 'and you
Endorsed every word I said.
Then they laughingly shook hands,
and word went home from the profess
snr that the boy was all right and
that they were great 1rlenus.-De-
troit Free Press.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-02
Feeding the Cow.

If we admit that the COW is enti-
tied to more than enough food to keep
her alive we must ascertain what pro-
portion of the food given is for THAI
purpose and then, if we desire a milk
return, which we do, feed SO as to get
such a return. OF course, the properly
balanced ration must be given to OBJ
tain the% desired results. 1t is estl-
mated that fully so per cent of the
food consumed by the COW is needed
to keep her in normal condition; that
is, to live without giving any milk nor
adding materially to her weight. 1t is
plain, therefore, that rations of con-
siderable quantity must be given or
else the food must be concentrated, the
major portion Of it, if the COW is to
be all that is desired as dairy ami
NAL.
What the ration shall be will de-
pend largely upon what one has to-
feed. assuming that all of it is not.
bought; if this should be the case, it
is comparatively easy to obtain the,
balanced ration. Where corn must.
form a major portion of the ration, in
many cases it is the only concen-
trated portion, then the roughage must
supply the protein. Here is where al
falfa comes in so nicely. 4 first-class
ration would be ten pounds of alfalfa,
corn stover ten pounds, corn ten
pounds and either bran or cotton seed
meal two pounds. This is probably
one of the least expensive rations for
winter feeding known. If timothy or
corn stoyer must be used in place OF
alfalfa the quantity can be increased
one-half and the bran or cotton seed
meal should also he increased slightly
With the foods suggested as basis
for a COW of average weight, it should
be easy for one to work out by few
experiments ration suited to his par
t;cular herd.-India aapolis News
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-02
THE DAVID HARUM"
OF IOWA'S LOWER HOUSE.

This is not a picture Of David Ha-
rum, as one would think at first
glance. 1t is a characteristic likeness
of Hon. A. f. Cassel, who has been
chosen by the electors Of Jefferson
County to represent them in the low
err branch Of the Iowa General Assem-
oily.
When a stranger visiting the house
first spys Mr.. Cassel, he involuntarily
looks for the carpet bag. Needless to
state. Mr.. Cassel belongs to that
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-02

a4I Showed bir,
@los had ponn ''' w mere TO put
.~aal how s oet off Oft to see his
and We won,o ""S lne doctor
>@t, alone. IL mistress
~'loec how darl, g..
sts,op3eG1 + To- strike -, And
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-02
Treating Rotation Crops.


1t is granted by every intelligent
farmer that rotation of crops is neces-
sary in order to preserve properly soil
fertility. There may be a difference
of opinion as to the crops which should
follow each other, but this Is largely
due to what individuals find works best
in their own particular cases. It is an
accepted fact that any soil that will
produce good grain crops will produce
good grass crops, so that corn and
grasses are two of the natural rota
tive crops, although they are not
always correctly treated What Is
meant is this: Timothy is frequently
sown in clover, the idea being that
the clover will fertilize the soil and
largely die out the first winter, leaving
the soil free for the timothy. This is
good argument, of course, and the plan
works nicely when the timothy is cut
the following season, but too often it
is permitted to make second crop, and
this Uses up the nitrogen taken into
the soil by the clover so that none of
it is left for the benefit of the grain
crop which is to follow in the rota
ton.
To certain extent the mistake is
made with the grain crop in the same
way, the first crop being so large the
owner is tempted to try a second sow
ing of the same crop on the soil, and
thus breaks the chain in his system Of
| l. fosI +l1n cor GRO i'm
crop or on the next crop in the
rotation which follows the grain crop
The future fertility of the soil depends
in larger degree than we think, on
the rotation of crops, but this rotation,
whatever it may be, must be carefully
and religiously carried on year after
year to produce results.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-02

histories are known to the author, who
during the last five years have taken
the 'roughing it, cure, forty-three are
dead and only two show signs Of hay
ing their disease arrested. Rest is the
element it is important to secure, for
usually the patient is only too apt Of
his own accord to take too much active
exercise,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-02

sack will hang just where the heels
of the horse will have good play upon
it. Tie the horse in the stall with
good strong rope and let him kick At
the first kick the bag will swing away
and return, giving the horse as good
as he sent. For the next few minutes
there will be lively mixup between
the horse and sack, but the sack will
hold it's own, returning all it receives
with interest. The horse, in buckisg
against the real thing, will soon come
to a realization Of the fact, and win
be thoroughly cowed Leave the sack
behind him for a week or so and then
remove it. If he even shows a ten
dency TO get into his old habit Of
kicking, give him another punching
bag to exercise with.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-02

annual report the Secretary of Agriculture
'l.% ovcpIlpnt summary Of American agri-
"a Ds -ro,r 1905 The report includes forceful
I'D lD I. which the statistical commonplace of
Isas y and billions of bushels and dollars
t,+o language more ineligible to the
o1.. ,.~.1 the facts relating to our crops, live
aat,1n1 ,alrps have been called THE Epic Of
IA IN onfc we are told by the lexicogra
s%~ .roson+atjon Of a great and noble theme.
8 lr,1ofts beuefcent and wonderful in their
>" Va croator or nobler theme can be found
'- np which depicts the relations of these
1o+, n human we'll being.
1 n millions Of bushels the production of
y ~, United States was as follows: Corn,
I !. o9o. wheat GS4; barley, 1873, and the minor
1 .,,1pc rice rye and buckwheat, sufficient to
Y ond total to 1921, 100000 bushels, or 225,-
s@ pounds.
,ronttr of grain would require for its trans
~ rail 5G25O00 standard freight cars, which,
I,rf IA end would encircle the earth one and
Ia, times. 1t is sufficient to give to every man,
and child on the globe $50 pounds, or approx
/, maffrb of their annual supply Of such ma
n. tbor food 1t is enough to furnish the Amer
hmas with seed for their succeeding crops,
n tsa rpope Of the land all the breadstuf re-
5tg them, and leave 100000 bushels for ex-
4 h. rspd in the arts or converted into second
+. Hsber forms Of human food in the shape of
Milk butter cheese eggs. etc. These grains
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-02
working the Brood Mares.

Judicious working of brood mares
does good instead Of harm, but some
of the leading horse breeders never
put their brood mares in harness.
They provide exercise In other ways
in order to keep the stock in vigorous
health. AS a rule, these breeders have
extensive grass pastures, into which
the mares are turned for several hours
each day throughout the winter sea-
son. Horse breeders who neither work
their mares nor turn them out daily
invariably get a small proportion of in
crease. Some foals are lost imma
turely, and others are born so weak
that they die soon afterwards. Most
horse breeders, especially those of
long experience, prefer that mares in
foal should have regular exercise in
the form Of light work, but jerking
and straining should be avoided under
all circumstances.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-02

oraat class which is the backbone OF
his great State-the agriculturallsts.
His postoffice address is Lockrldge'
Jefferson County, r. F. D. No. /.
Mr.. Cassel would never be mistaken
for Reau Brummel. or Ward McAllls-
for hut on the other hand, nobody
who ever knew either of these fashion
n,ates would mistake them for MI.
Cassel by hearing them talk without
looking on their face and figure. MT.
cassel ,s what Ebert Hubbard Woulo
coll 80 diamond in the rough, ana II
bis necktfe is not always Of the latest
annroyed pattern, his heart IS 1nVa-
riahlv in the right place and his mana
in his pocket ready to haul out nus
1ono leather purse when some worthy
cause is presented to him Tor CONSUL
Grafton. - +ba,
bo doesn't need to be. He is kind ne
"a generous, he is true to his frlenus'
ho rasnects womanhood, he is square
- no is sharper than a tack ana
a a than a steel trap when II
aamas to seeing the point. You don :
hove to diagram things for Cassei.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-02
o-~

Remember that the good cow cannot
stand abuse. She must have good care.