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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-18
AMAZING.

The newspapers say that Mr.. Secre-
tary Root Is instructing Mr.. Secretary
Shaw how to proceed in patching up u
mOdus vivendi with Germany touching
the tariff >imbroglio until the senate can
be induced to act with sense enough to
ratify reciprocity treaty with that
puissant empire. That anybody any
where should have The temerity to at
tempt to teach Mr.. Secretary Shaw
anything shout the tariff Is the most
astounding thing that has happened
since .'the stars fell" If not the most
astounding thing that has happened
since the morning stars first sang to-
gether for joy: 1t has been assumed
that he knew all about 1t that anybody
ciia;;, knew, and then some. Did not he
invent the remarkable theory that
nigh tariff increases imports? That's a
brand new discovery, one calculated to
make the cold chils chase each other
In rapid succession UP and down the
spinal columns of the benefciarles of
the blessed Dlngley bill. the fount of
every blessing, which gave us n success
sion of the finest crops that ever grew
out OF the ground, for it goes without
saying that the stand patters believe
religlously that the Dingley bill con
trolls the seasons If not the tides of the
ocean. But as from time immemoral
1t has been proclaimed to be the mis-
sion of tariff, bill TO exclude imports,
products of the pauper labor of other
countries, and give the home producers
monopoly of the home market, 1t
must have required blind faith ON the
part OF the stand patters to accept the
Shaw theory. In fact, the only useful
purpose of his pronunciamento is to
show to what desperate shifts very
ingenious man may be driven when en-
deayoring to defend an indefenslble
theory. But even that preposterous
theory which Mr.. Secretary Shaw
evolved from his inner consciousness is
not One-half as amazing as the fact
that Mr., Secretary Root should pre-
sumo to instruct him as to his duties.
Carrying Goals to Newcastle Is not a
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-18

We have never known season when
1t was easier to secure a perfect quail
ty Of seed corn than the present one.
All corn everywhere. no matter when
planted, ripened perfectly and natural
ly. Because 1t is 30 good the tempta-
tion will be very great for men to de-
pend upon their cribs for seed corn
next year and run the risk Of the de-
structive action OF the frost upon the
vitality OF he corn. Millions of acres
OF corn land We're. this year cultivated
only to grow a 60 per cent stand OF
corn, when with proper care 1t should
have been 80 per cent. This difference
OF one-third represents the difference
between profit and loss In the growing
OF this crop.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-18

Greater miracles in agricultural de-
velopment are being wrought out by ir-
rigation than have ever been accom-
plished by drainage. Irrigation under
government control is literally making
the desert to blossom as the rose
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-18

A friend who planted two acres Of
soft maple on Il good piece of land
twenty-five years ago cleared the tim
Der off last winter and secured 100
cords of wood. While this was not a
very large return upon his investment
1t proves that there are millions OF
acres of land which should be planted
with timber, because as such land Is
now used it does not pay as well as the
timber would
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-18
True To HIS Profession.

"What is the colOnels idea in get
ting out his memoirs in two volumes?"
$50 they can be in uniform binding"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-18

1he state of Kansas produced last
year 6,000,000 pounds OF good butter
and 1SOo0,O00 pounds of poor butter
which had to be renovated.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-18
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

When a woman no longer cares how
her hair looks in the back she is ready
10 qualify as little white angel.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-18

The uniform irregularity of the sea-
sons is the only regular thing there Is
about the weather. No two seasons are
just alike, either as to rainfall,
droughts, frosts or hours Of sunshine.
1t is this uncertain factor in all farm
operations which upsets all calcuia.
tons and makes farming more or less
Of lottery.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-18

The great Kankakee marsh in Indi-
ana is being drained and converted in
to some of the most valuable and pro-
ductive farms in the state
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-18

Men engaged in working for other
men on fixed salary very often find
themselves in position where the
work forced upon them is too much for
one man and not enough for two. With
most men so situated the natural tend
ency is to do only 80 much work as
they think is fair stunt and let the
rest go, while here and there will be
found a man who will cheerfully shoul-
der the additional burden and for
awhile uncomplainingly do two mems
work. 1t is worth noting in this con-
nectiOn that when promotion is to be
made in tie force some way it is these
men who usually secure it.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-18

A friend wants to know what he had
better do with balky horse. He says
that if he tries to trade him off and tells
the truth about the horse nobody will
take him, and that il he sells him and
says nothing he is sure TO hear Of 1t
afterward to his sorrow. This is true,
however-some horses are balky with
some men and not with others, the fact
being that it Is the man and not the
horse which is balky. We have at diff
ferent times owned two balky horses.
One we cured by wrapping piece Of
plug tobacco around his bit when the
fit took him. the other we let neighbor
have who bought him knowing his bad
habits. In Germany the best thing to
do with such horse would be to con-
vert him into sausage.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-18

Beekeeping always profltably follows
the growing of alfalfa, as this plant is
rich In bee food.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-18
The Hest Way.

The best Way.
II ! make face at Billy,
He win make face at me.
That makes two ugly faces
And a quarrel, don't you seea
And then l double up my fist -
And hit him, and he'll pay
Me back by giving me q kick ..
Unless l run away. :.
But,if l smile at Billy
IT'S sure to make him laugh.
You'd say. II you could zee him.
Twas Jollier by half
Than Kicks and ugly faceE.
tell you. all the while
IT'S pleasanter for any boy "a
SOr giFD to laugh ana amiis, =
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-18

We noticed a row Of catalpa trees
Ately which a man had planted adjoin-
ing the line fence of his farm about ten
years ago. He had planted them thick
ly and not more than two feet apart.
The trees today would furnish one good
fence post each. worth about 20 cents,
and on the eighty rods so planted he
had $40 fence posts at small trouble
and expense, as one-half of the root
system of the trees was in the public
highway. In five years more these
trees will give him three fence posts
each, and we commend this method to
men in all latitudes where the catalpa
Is hardy.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-18

The smile that won't come off is usu-
ally cast in gold
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-18
General corbin's Aspirations.


1t is given out that General Henry c.
Corbin, now major general, soon to be
lieutenant general, intends to come to
congress in 1906-which will be after
he is retired for age. He may discover
that man proposes. but God dispOses.
It's dead easy to resolve to be elected
to congress. It's quite another thing to
secure a nomination and election, but
it is none of my fight. The Ohio dis
trict from which lie proposes to come
is Republican, and the Republicans can
fight it out; but the general will no
doubt find Buckeye Republican pOliti-
clans more difficult to subdue than the
Philippine ragamuffins. 1t Is also said
that, having reached congress, he as
pires to be chairman of the committee
OH military affairs-which is likely to
cause Governor J. Il. A. Hull the pres
ent chairman. to sit up suddenly and
take notice. One thing dead sure, IL
General CDrbin ever gets to congress
he will be Il picturesque figure. Hia
immediate predecessor in the Lieutenant
generalship, General Chaffee has been
rendered police cOmmissionership by
Mayor Mcclellan. so 1t Is said, but de-
clines in order to retire to his southern
California farm. No politics for him.
Which is the wiser, Chaffee or Cor bin?
1t is given out that Vice President
Fairbanks has gone to Indiana to see
to it that "A new state committee friend
ly TO him Is elected. Evidently he has
his eagle eye on certain Hoosier Repub-
licans WHO habitually carry stilettOs
and who use them wherever opportu-
nifty serves. He does not intend to take
any chances IL he can prevent 1t of
having them operate on his presidential
boom. He Is wise In his day and gen
eration, for the feud habit is strong
among Hoosier Republicans. Likewise
among Hoosier Democrats.
The world moves. A Cincinnati mil
lionaire III to be a street commission
cr, thereby making himself useful as
well as ornamental. Other millienaires
should go and do likewise. While Hon.
Alexander Monroe Dockery was aspir.
ing to the Missouri goverporship he ha-
bitually and ostentatiously worked the
public roads in his vicinage-whlch
helped him to gobble the plum for
which his mouth watered Perhaps the
Cincinnati millionaire street commits
sioner may also go up higher.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-18
Comma to His Own.

Every man likes to have his opinion
vindicated. | am no exception to the
rule. When began writing these let
ters Hon. Joseph Weldon Bailey of
Texas was Democratic leader of the
house of representatives. picked at and
thwarted by certain jealous Demo
Gratis and Loyalty upheld and supported
by as true friends as any man ever
had. Many newspapers joined in the
attack upon him. Even great metro
politan journals debased their noble
profession by mean filings at his tenn
per and his clothes, though. truth to
tell, he is always well appareled. Had
all the house Democrats stood by him
in his capacity of leader, as they ought
to have done, we would have elected
a house in 1893. and he would have
been speaker. With Democratic COM
mittees to investigate the rotten per-
formances in connection with the
Spanish war we would have mearthed
enough campaign material to have
elected Bryan in 1900, and much his
tory would have been changed. But
IL was not to be. There's a destiny
that shapes our ends, rough hew them
as we may" or, as one of my most
brilliant constituents, DR.. Samuel w.
Buckner, renders that passage from
Shakespeare, There's destiny that
shapes our ends rough, hew them as
we may" Most assuredly the jealous
hearted Democratic representatives
who harassed and bedeviled Bailey
shaped the ends of the party rough
very rough-so rough that we have
been wandering in the wilderness ever
since. For his part Bailey gave up his
ambition to become speaker and went
to the senate. While he was contend
ing with the factions l pronounced him
to be great man. one Of the very
strongest debatcrs on this continent. |
loved him for his talents. his courage,
his Integrity and his mistaken fidelity
to Il friend or a principle. His unruly
temper was the chief sin laid ut his
door. That did not lessen him in my
esteem, for man who lives in glass
house himself is forbidden to throw
stones. OF course | am delighted to
observe that the whole country is COM
ing to hold the same opinion touching
Bailey that held in 1898. still hold and
will continue to hold till / go hence
without day When he mauled the SEN
ate into sanity touching the suspension
of Senators Tlliman and McLaurin and
forced it to revise itself he was hailed
as a great constitutional lawyer and
powerful debater by sundry editors
who had for years tried in every way
possible to belittle him. Lately his
speeches as to criminal charges against
senators have ELECTED golden opinions
from all classes and conditions of men,
so that this splendid young Texan 10 at
last coming into his own. His frie&ds
his true and trusted friendS-who
have always believed in him and in his
destiny are rejoiced at this state Of
affairs which they have long predicted
and which they were sure would come
to pass. 1t has been slower in coming
than they hoped, but it has come, and
they are exceeding glad.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-18

Really. procrastinatlon should be sent
10 Jail for thieyIng so much time.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-18

Feminine beauty is largely in the eye
OF man, but he doesn't know it.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-18

Tainted money Will paint towns just
as artlstically as the other kind.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-18

1t is said there are in the air over
each acre Of land T5,O00,0O pounds Of
nitrogen, the most valuable OF all land
fertilizers, and that II such acre is put
into crop OF any of the legumes,
clover cowpeas or alfalfa, such crop
will steal from the air and put into the
soil 200 pounds Of nitrogen in a year.
Commercial nitrogen bought In the
markets costs Is cents pound, 80 that
on this basis crop of clover will add
$50 worth Of fertility to each acre.
Anyway, any man can see from actual
experience that clover very greatly en-
riches the soil, and, realizing this fact
he should make business of sowing 1t
literally.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-18

Don't expect the person who uses
much energy in talking to have any
left for doing.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-18

The deepest depths OF ignorance are
usually sounded by the man who knows
II all
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-18

A boy shot hawk and thought he
had done smart thing. He Dragged
about it, and his father praised him for
doing it. Had he known just what
composed the food OF this hawk he
probably would not have done it. These
hawks very rarely visit the poultry
yard-iR fact, in spite Of their name.
not In forty years have we ever known
a hen hawk to mOlest the hens. Its
food consists almost entirely Of rab-
pests with which the farmer has to
contend. When hungry we have known
them to catch snakes three feet In
length. The hawk should be let alone.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-18

Never miss an opportunity, and op-
portunity will by and by learn to look
out for you.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-18

Habits are
such i'll bred
things, they are
continually jos
Ting your elbow
when you try to
ignore them.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-18

The man with
! "a hickory shirt
should have II
stout heart to
match it.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-18

As soon as football heroes go out of
style we will discover what uncouth
creatures they are.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-18

ToptCIHT WHSHITBIuH I4tlIeT'1
- ERTAIN signs Of the times are
not propitlous. The breaking
4 of the three great banks in
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-17
THE SINGING CONTEST.

/ suspect the Junior boys and girls
have read many interesting stories Of
birds. am going to tell you about
their life as they might tell it to us If
they were able to talk.
When the robins came north In April
they We're greeted by the blue bird
and chickadees. They began to look
for a convenient place to build nest.
They chose a hollow apple tree in the
orchard as a fine place for nest. In
May when the trees in the orchard
We're In full bloom the birds have a
good time. The birds haven't news
paper to tell them the news, therefore
the maybe is appointed to carry the
news from one place to another.
On this fine May morning she an
nounces: "You are all cordially in
vited to the contest of the young birds
in singing, to be held at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robin at p. m" At 4
o'clock sharp the birds arrive at Mr..
Robins, where the young birds are
standing in row on q branch Of the
old apple tree. Each bird sings sep
arately and when the time comes to
decide which has won, there Is bound
to be trouble for Mrs. Thrush thinks
her little one sings the sweetest, and
Mrs. Chickadee thinks her little chick
pronounces his name more distinctly
than the whip-poor-will. And SO on
down the line of birds. 1t was Z
o'clock and they were still quarreling
about 1T, The owl who could not be In
duced to sing now began to boot. and
on haaring the noisy chatter of the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-17
BIRDS.

The Swan is the largest Of our
birds 1t has long neck long legs
and long baak. The wren is the tint
est of our dear little birds. 1t is
pretty sight If you are sitting near a
bush where there is birds nest to
see the little birds trying to fly. They
struggle to the edge of the nest, cry
Ing peep! peep! Martins are pretty
birds. A martin is not a large bird,
and does not sing, but gives a shrill
squeak or scream as he skins grace
fully through the air. Robins are
beautiful birds. They will build their
nest near house, If we do not try to
harm them. ! like to hear the robin
sing. The yeilow-hammer is yellow
on the breast. 1t picks a hole In
tree where 1t raises It's young. The
humming birds are the most lovely lit
tie things we have. Tney fly SO swift
" that you cannot see their wings
move. Other kinds Of birds are pig
con, sparrow, woodpecker, blue-jay,
lark, thrush. finch, swallow, kingfish-
er, canary, snow-bird, king bird, oriole.
whip-poo nightingale, mocking-
bird, night-hawk, parrot, cuckoo, stork,
turtle.dove. quail, eagle, hawk, buz.
card, blackbird, ravin, rock, crow,
chicadee, bobolink, pheasant and
tarlor bird.
Iva Wyant, aged 10.
North English, la.
r r D No. 8.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-17
BIRDS.

There Is the red headed and downy
woodpecker and the blue jay that
stays here all winter The read head
ed woodpecker has a red head and
white breast and black wingss. The
downy woodpecker has spotted
breast. He is a very pretty bird. But
do not know what color he is. ]
have only seen the picture of him. A
robin is another pretty bird. He has
a red breast and black back. He has
q very large bill and large feet. The
blue bird has a red breast and blue
back. 1t is very dark blue. He has
a short bill and long legs.
The wood thrush has a spotted
breast and a brown back His breast
is brown and white. The flicker is a
pretty bird. He has brown and gray
breast and yellow back. He has a
red and gray spot on his head. The
Baltimore oriole has q dark yellow
breast. and a black back and wings.
His nest Is like a sack.
And there is another bird that Is
very pretty. It is the scarlet tanager.
He is red all over, but the wings and
bill. He has dark brown tail. The
red winged black bird is black all over
but the wings. They are red and yel-
low. He stays down by the water by
cat tails. The blue Jay has q pale blue
back and white breast. The wren il q
very small bird. It has brown back
and white breast. 1t is a very tame
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-17
R F D No. 8.
A STORY ABOUT BIRDS.

Dear Editor: There are many kinds
of birds. The robin readbreast comes
early in the spring and I am always
glad to hear them sing. The meadow
lark is a gray bird with stripes Of
yellow and always sings SO early in
the spriLg, the brown thrush is such a
sweet singer and it is a brown bird.
There are many more beautiful birds.
There are downy woodpeckers, the
rel wo'odpeckers, the sparrow, the jay
bird, the crow, the blackbird, the
chickadee. The oriole is pretty
deep yellow bird. They hang their
nest on limb like hanging basket,
the blue bird. There is bird comes
late in the summer it is called a mar.
ten; 1t is a black bird. 1t is a nice
singer, and the wren is a gray bird.
They are tiny little birds
Edna West, age Is years.
Hillsboro, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-17

We do not have quite the same
kinds OF birds in Oklahoma as there
are In Iowa.
The meadow lark stays with us all
winter and his cherry note can be
heard in the coolest weather.
The scissor tail is modest little
bird wearing a coat of gray. The
reason his name Is scissor tail is be-
cause his tail looks just like pair Of
scissors.
The red bird is gay little bird,
wearing a suit of red.
The mocking bird is another one Of
our native birds. Sometimes you will
think you hear a quail calling to it's
mate and look all around and at last
spy hooking bird. He is very good
at calling dogs too.
Some of the other birds we have are
the hawk, the English sparrow, the
swallow, black bird, etc. We seldom
see crow and never see robins, blue
birds or Jay birds.
Ruth Hudgens, Aged IL.
Colony, Oklahoma.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-17
BIRDS.

There are many kinds Of birds in
North America. Some birds 80 south
in the winter. Some Of the birds that
stay are the Quail, Snow Bird, Spar
row, and the Bluejay.
There are several kinds of birds.
There are the Robin, Quail, Humming
Bird, King Bird, Oriole, Black Bird,
Meadow Lark, Owl, Grow, Mocking
Bird, Woodpecker. Blue Warbler,
House Wren, Bluejay, Brown Thrush
and the Blue Bird.
The Robin is not very large. 1t Is
brown with red breast. The Quail
stays all winter. 1t lives in the fields.
When it wishes to call to some other
bird 1t whistles Bob White"
Owls are very large. They can not
see good at day time. They have
large eyes. They can see best at
night.
The crow Is black. The crow eats
mice, eggs, and grain. The Wren
builds its nest In an old house. 1t eats
worms and bugs. 1t is very small.
Mabel Hawthorne, Aged ~.
Hedrick. Iowa, R. r. No. 2.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-17
Birds.

There are many different kinds OF
birds In North America. Some stay
all winter and some go south, where 1t
Is warmer. The birds that stay ali
winter are the blue-jays, sparrows,
snowbirds and quails.
Some Of the birds Of North America
are the robin, meadowlark, wood
chuck, black bird, brown thrush,
catbird, wren, humming bird, oriole,
blue bird, quail. chicken hawk and
crow
The robin has red breast, and is
not very large. Their eggs are blue.
They build their nests in trees. The
robin gets her food from off the veg
etables and the ground, The meadow
larks build their nest on the ground.
They eat worms and bugs.
The oriole is not very large bird.
They build their nests out on the
branches. They have swinging nests.
The wood chuck gets worms from the
trees They dig in the trees with
their beak. They have a red head.
The cat bird is not very large and is
OF drab color. They are destructive
to fruit. The wren is very, small
bird and they build their nests around
the house. They eat worms and bugs.
Zelma Hawthorne, aged IA,
Hedr1ck, Ia, r.. II, d. No O.