Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-05

The dairy, the silo and the red clover
meadow arc the keys to one Of the
greatest sources OF wealth in the coun-
try.
Pork and beans is a we'll balanced
ration. So are oatmeal and cream,
roast pork and apple sauce, boiled beef
and potatoes.
The time spent in selecting and test
ing all the seeds planted on the farm
Is the most remunerative devoted to
any farm operation.
Some way we always enjoy seeing q
boy and a dog as playfellows, and it Is
not seldom the cas- that the dog makes
a far better companion than some Of
the boys of the n%eighborhood.
The young robin is said to be a
prolific eater. keeping its mother on the
hop all day picking up worms. Be-
tween fifty and sixty worms have been
observed to form a days ration.
If your butter does not possess just
the sweet and nutty flavor so much de-
sired, see If neat and convenient shaped
packages won't help you out. That's
tho NOV t1,a norohopt doos -b,n ~
wants to get rid Of a mediocre quality.
The earth wakes up from its long
winter sleep much as a child awakes
after a refreshing afternoon nap. It
is all smiles and good nature, ready for
a hair brush by the March wind and
a face wash by the April showers and
hungry for the sunshine and the birds.
Our experience with shade trees, COW
ering a period of years, is that in case
Of those trees which can be transplanted
at all the best results are obtained by
cutting back the top and roots Of a
three or four inch tree rather than In
transplanting a two or three year old
sapling.
The young trees Of the orchard are
in greater danger from rabbits during
February and March in cas- OF a heavy
fall Of now than in any other months
Of the year. A small boy with a fer
ret, or soap or liver rubbed on the trunk
Of the trees, is a safeguard that may
be probably employed.
The rivalry in American rural COM
munities that crops out. in. an attempt
to see which farmer a sport the most
lightning rods or the best carriage
finds expression among the Swiss peas
ants In the purchase of sweet toned
bells for their family cows, some Of
which cost as high as twenty francs.
The farmer who worries because he
is not sur whether the law requires
him to cut the weeds along the road
way bordering his land should take the
benefit Of the doubt and get busy with
his mower. When in doubt about ques-
lions of right and wrong it often helps
to act in accordance with common
sense.
We are in, no ems a prophet, but we
will venture the prediction that there
will be the usual number OF bugs, bee
ties, borers and insect pests of high
and low degree to wage wal on all veg
etable and animal life on the farm this
coming season. Between the weeds and
the bugs it is often nip and tuck for the
farmer to see where he comes in.
Some people love money because It
Is money, while others seek it because
Of what it will bring to them. The for
mer hoard it. deprive themselves and
others Of legitimate pleasures and final
" leave it to be contested for by all
possible and rightful heirs. The latter
earns the dollar, appreciates Its value
and spends 1t in bringing happiness
both to himself and others.
The observance Of birthdays, ami
VCEeaL1co dAlu uOAlOdyS III 0c uOIuo IL
not always possible, but it is well to
keep the fire Of sentiment at least
smoldering. 1t may mean planning
and sacrifice on the part Of the moth
ers and sisters, but remember that It
will be the green and refreshing oasis
in the memory Of the child when 1t
looks back upon 1t in after years.
You were a child once.
When we see a house all done up In
several coyors on the outside, while
paint and all its kith and kin are stran-
gers to everything else about the place
we are forcibly reminded Of the wo-
man who keeps everything spick and
span in the front part Of her house,
while the back portion is simply a
sight for sore eyes, to say nothing Of
the sanitary condition. If you are going
in for style let it prevail throughout the