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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-20

Ing this important work. On the other
hand the small weak pigs born to
sow in high flesh is no doubt parent to
the belief that SOW should be in high
flesh while reproducing her kind.
These conclusions are correct If the
appearance Of the pigs at narrowing
time is considered, but If the observa-
ton is continued over a, period of a
few weeks, it will be found that the
fat, SOW and her family have the adj
vantage over the lean SOW and her
family.
The strong pigs from the lean SOW
start we'll on account of their strength,
but they soon sap the stored-up
strength of the dam, and have ex-
hausted her before they begin to eat
with the consequent result that they
come to standstin for time. The
pigs from the fat SOW grow right
along from the start. BY the time
the SOW begins to fail they continue
their growth by rations from the
trough.
The kind Of flesh the sow carrie.
has all to do with the value Of the
litter. Too much fat produced by {
corn ration and lack OF exercise makes
her dangerous mother. She Is fe
verish, ill-tempered and vicious, ant
the pigs will suffer from these If an.
are fortunate enough to live.
If her flesh is laid on by eating
variety Of food, including pasture. sh
will be in first-class condition to Civ
her pigs a good start in life. We d
not hear of sows eating their pigs tina
farrow in the pasture fields in sum
mer time. Many Of the dangers tina
surround the young pigs that come 1
: the spring time disappear with tn
conditions that surround the summe
pigs.
A sow carrying a heavy amount c
r fat properly laid on usually does we
3 with her litter. She will be quie
l longer than the lean SOW that
prompted by her hunger to be up an
i moving about. Much of the DANCE
i that comes to pigs at birth will /
J, avoided If the SOW is kind and trac
e able, allowing all necessary assistal
It help during narrowing.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-20
AWAY WITH THE OLD TREES

Prot. Hendricks, horticultural of the
Geneva New York, station, holds that
the condition of the tree itself shold
determine what to do with it. If stand
ing in a crowded orchard, with lower
limbs partially or wholly dead, and
tops extending skyward thirty or forty
feet high, the right remedy, with out
question, is the ak.
The best thing that can be done
with an old orchard of this kind Is to
use it for firewood, and thus get rid
of a nuisance and breeding place for
all sorts of apple enemies.
1--WE have thousands of such trees
all over the apple growing sections of
New York state, and their removal
would have decidedly beneficial eff
feet on the younger orchards by the
| ton.
| .".The rapid spread Of the San Jose
scale seems to make this course really
imperative, for the large trees, es-
pecially if crowded, can only be treat
ed for the scale with greater difficult
ties and more Inconvenience than mos
owners are willing to surmount OF
undergo. In order to make thorough
work in getting rid of the scale. W.
must destroy the infected trees
eff a younger orchard, however II
only neglected, but otherwise of fairl.
good shape and health, and not beyond
salvation. then some pruning, thor
ough cultivation and thorough spray
ing, even without heavy manuring
will In most cases suffice to set
upon it's feet again, and to put it II
shape for producing paying crops.
4 IF the land is poor we may grow I
cover crop. such as vetch, soy bean
COW pea or one of the clovers, an
plow this under, or let it rot on tn
ground. For light soils. I would adj
some potash, either in the form O
wood ashes or muriate of potash, an
la little per-phosphate in any case
, 1t will help the cover crop, an
through the decay of this, the trees
, The latter will quickly respond to thi
treatment, and get into shape to gro'
full crops of superior fruit"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-20
MORE LANDS FOR SETTLERS.

Tracts Of land aggregating nearly
100000 acres in the national forests
in Washington, Oregon, California and
wyoming have just been released from
temporary withdrawal by the interior
department, at the request of the for
est service.
This action has been taken in order
to readjust the boundaries Of the ma
tional forests so as to include only
land chiefly valuable for forest pur-
poses.
The tracts Just released in the states
named will be open to settlement late
| in July and to entry a month later
In the last two months tracts aggre-
eating nearly 100000 acres have
been released at the request of the
forest service.
The releases which have just beer
made include 1920 acres of LAND
adjacent to the San Jacinto nationa
forest, San Diego county, California
| 247.2S0 adjoining the Washington ma
tional forest, Washington; 1856
acres adjacent to the Mt. Rainier ma
tional forest in Cowlitz, Clarke an,
Skan1ania counties, Washington; %,
440 acres from the Medicine Bow ma
tional forest in Wyoming and Colo
RADIO. and 478,760 acres adjacent t
the Cascade and Heppner national for
ests in Morrow, Umatilla and Gran
counties, Oregon.
!. Scattered all through the nationa
forests are many agricultural land.
t mostly small and narrow and more o
5 less isolated, so that their eliminatio
is impracticable.
Settlement is encouraged in thes
: lands, which are open to homestead
!, ers under the Act of June IL, 190t
5 This act provides for the homestead
ing Of agricultural, lands in the nation
: al forests and is being generally take
advantage of for that purpose.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-20
KEEP The FAT ON s0WS.
But Not Too Much if You Would Have
Success With the Pigs.
BY w. NJ. Kelly.
is difference Of opinion

STHERE is difference Of opinion
among farmers and breeders as to
how thin or fat SOW should be
to produce the best results. We be-
lieve that the farmer is apt to err in
the former condition and the breeder
the latter.
The relative condition at farrow-
ing time-the one too lean, the other
too fat-renains about the same with
the two classes of men. A SOW run
ming down in flesh when bred, the
same as one too fat, will disappoint
In the number and quality Of pigs
produced.
The fact that q vigorous SOW in
comparatively low flesh produces large
pigs has no doubt led to the belief that
SOW should not be too fat when do
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-20

As test OF. sand, rub It in the hand,
and II there is much dirt left on the
hand, discard that sand. II, when q
handful of the same is thrown into a
pail OF water. 1t leaves the water
muddy, discard 1t. "A dirty sand makes
d weak concrete. Crushed rock is
much better than screened gravel be-
cause OF the rougher edges.
Following are the four recognized
mixtures for concrete:
1. Rich mixture.-One part Port
hand cement, two parts Of clean, coarse
sand, four parts crushed rock. This
Is used for floors, fence posts, etc.
2. Medium mixture.-One. two and
one-half, five (parts respectively of CO.
ment, sand and crushed rock). This
mixture Is used for walks, the walls
|etc.
8. Ordinary mixture.-one. three
six, for heavy walls, piers. abutments
etc.
4. Lean mixture.-One, four, eight
for footings and in places where vol
ume and not great strength is needed
When gravel is used, the proper
lions are one part of cement and from
six to nine parts of gravel, according
to the amount of sand in the gravel.
To make one cubic yard of concrete
the following respective amounts 0:
cement are required: Rich mixture
one and one-half barrels; medium
mixture, one one-fourth barrels; or
binary mixture, one and one-eightf
barrels; lean mixture, seven-eighths o
a barrel.
In construction work, such as floors
barns, fence posts. bridges, ETC.. rein
forcements Of iron are absolutely es
sential. The beginner will need tn
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-20

An Iowa man has provided cement
swimming tank for his pigs. He keeps
1T filled with fresh. flowing water all
the time, and claims that his pigs
thrive in it better than In mud. It
may be but step to bath brushes
and bathing suits.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-20

The Illinois Geological Commission
estimates that s100,000,000 worth of
swamp lands in the state may be re-
claimed at an average expense of not
more than 50 per acre.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-20

A three-year-old child of Jacob
Weiss. of Miller. S. Oak, died from
drinking tablespoonful of butter col
>rips~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-20

Do not be afraid to thin the fruit.
Pick 'em off. 1t is not easy to do this,
but 1t will make larger and better
fruit.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-20

If the bees are Italians, queens can
usually be found on the third or fourth
frame taken out Of the hive. First,
pull out the center frame and look for
freshly laid eggs. If none are found,
examine another frame from another
portion of the brood nest, and If eggs
are found, then the queen is sonle-
where in this part of the hive. Some
times one has to look over every
frame, not once. but twice. and the
queen may be found on the bottom
board or inside of the hiua-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-20

supervision of an expert in using re-
ipforcem ents
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-11-14
EbeneZer.

Special 10 tie Ne7OS.
Visiting was the order of the day
Sunday.
G. E. Hancock, of Hancock Station,
called at this place Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nell Webb were visit
ing their parents at Farrior Switch
Sunday.
Mrs. Art Smith, from Orme is Wis
iting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nc
Collum, of this place, this week.
Henry Hancock and brother, G. W.
Hancock, of Farrior Switch, were in
our vicinity Saturday
Mrs. Rebecca Hancock was visiting
her sister Mrs. H. Hancock, at Farrior
Switch Sunday.
Most everybody is gathering corn
and sowing wheat here now. They all
seem to be busy Corn crops are light
but | guess we are to be thankful for
what little we have got for it has been
hard season for corn.
/ Green McCollum has the mumps.
Hope he will soon recover.
Mrs. McCOllum was in Jasper shop
ping one day this week.
Tom Turner and wife were visiting
Mr.. GonCe Sunday.
Alfred Hancock was in Jasper shop
ping Monday.
Mrs. Bonnie Jones made short call
here Sunday.
Miss Sarah Rogers was visiting Mrs.
Mary Hancock Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs A. r. Amos were Wis
iting Mrs. Haley at Inman Friday and
Saturday
Mrs. Phoebe Webb made short call
at G. E. Hancock's Monday.
School is out at this place and Pear
Webb came down the pike Monday
with stick of candy in each hand
and smile on her face like wave on
| pap's gOOSepOnd.
Mrs. Lucy Haley made a short cal
here Monday.
Mrs. Alley Hancock was visiting
| here Sunday.
Miss Minnie Atkins made "A short cal
at Policy Haneock's one day last week
Mrs. Sam Webb was visiting at Mrs
| Nell Webb's one day last week.
Alfred Hancock made a short call a
| Mr. Locks at Pleasant Grove Sunday
Oscar Hancock called here Monday.
Mrs. Lucy Amos visited her parents
Mr. and Mrs. a. F. Amos, Saturday
Miss Sude Lambert visited Mis-
| Pearl Webb Saturday.
Mrs. Lock visited Mrs Sam Webb
one day last week.
Miss Emily Rogers visited at Mrs
Amos one day lastweek.
Miss Pearl Webb made a short cal
here Monday.
Miss Kate Lambert called here Mon
day. Wild Bill.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-11-14
I}OOpe.

SbeClal f0 NJ Mas
Mrs. Sarah Bailey and Mrs Martha
Davis and husband made flying trip
to the lock and dam Sunday and re-
ported a nice time
A certain girl said she wished she
could see Ben Coats.
J. II. Wears made a flying trip
down to his SON $ Saturday.
Adolf Bergheimer said he had been
trying to hang his nat at w. j. Davis
for long time, but that he was going
to hang it there before he quits trying
Miss Eula Davis said she would love
to hear from Atpontley, as she had
good friend there.
Come on, ye writer's of Dunlap and
let us hear from yOu every week.
John Young said Miss Rehecca Dav-
is could pour his coffee if she Just
would
Come on, Hello, Of Dunlap, and
let rs read your pieces, as know you
well.
Miss Rebecca Davis said she would
love 10 see her old friend in Dunlap.
am biddingg You a long farewell,
Ny love. kind and true.
But | will not forget you darling,
In the land I'm going TO.
Black-eyed Boy.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-11-14
Albion View.

Special 10 tie Mas.
As have been absent from home,
will try TO give some views ON Whit
well. as | went there Monday and
made several inquiries about the con-
dition in which the mines we're run
ming. | learned that the place had run
down and the coal had squeezed out in
little over half the mines, and they
said that was the reason they were not
running any more coal than they did.
asked non-union man what was
the matter that they were not running
coal down the mountain oftener and he
said with q streak of profanity, 1T is
a hard matter for them to run some
thing that they can't get " He said:
II tell You this place will be dead if
something is not done soon My place
is run out and if the boss don't give
me another place tomorrow, | am
gone, and / would go any how if | had
| the money. Further more he said
that they are going to fill up these
places with union men. | said; "You
are sadly mistaken. mo, - 41e said,
They have already put some on, "
and / made him this reply. They
have never put ON any union man to
work since the strike was called and
they never will unless they come to
settlement, for there is no union man
that will degrade himself low enough
| to take a place that man had quit,
after his doing all he could against the
union and its principles.
Further man told me that there
was man that lived close to Whitwell
and got afraid the union was going to
loose out so he told his son and son-in-
law to go to Whitwell and see GER
tain boss and see if he would give
them work, and if he did, come back
home and on Saturday 90 down and
draw their grub and go to the hall that
night and get their cards and on Mon
day hit the mines, and if he would not
give them work go on TO the, hall just
like they had been doing. Now are
these union principles? They are not.
And that is not all No union man
that is a union man or any man that
cares for himself, will take any place
at Whitwell, much less those places
quit by non-union men. If you do you
are protecting the non-uniOn and you
haven got as much principle as the
non-union man that has been fighting
you for three years.
Ye writer would rather die before
he would take place at Whitwell un
der the conditions it is in. Stand fol
your rights Be men.
Ye writer was in Chattanooga Satur
dayg and saw W. NJ. Patterson, and
also John Mcdonnell, E. Thorpe and
John Boyd, of Whitwell. They sale
they were not going to work there, bu
were going to go to Dunlap to work.
Ben Xix, of Whitwell, is very low
and is past sitting up.
There has been a good meeting held
out here at lakewood, with several
professions. Glad to see the love o
God spreading abroad all over the lane
and then we can live like brothers an(
sisters and when done on earth W.
can lie down in the cold arms o
death, with our hopes stayed on Jes
us, and say, all is we'll; farewell t.
all trials and temptations. am goint
home to Jesus to dwell forevermore.
Uncle Blue.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-11-14
COalmOnt.

Sbf0al t0fhr Ne70S
Louis Hines, of Tracy City, and
Marion Talley, of Winchester, were
here Tuesday.
Miss Mollie MUIR, of Tracy, was the
guest of Mrs. Harlin Griswold this
week.
DR.. w. G. Barnes has returned from
few days at Beersheba.
Mrs DR. Hembree and little son, Joe
Harry, of Tracy City, were visiting
relatives here this week.
Miss Rosa Dykes spent Thursday at
Tracy City.
Mr.. Carry, of Soddy, Tenn, is here
this week.
Bob Hale, Of Winchester, was here
Thursday.
Mrs. Sterling eagle and little child
rem, of Beersheba, spent several days
with her sister, Mrs. John Crabtree,
here.
Joe Oliver, of Tracy City, was here
Thursday.
E. B. Weisener, of So. Pittsburg, is
in the city on business
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-11-14
Pryor Cove.
idi 10 the Ac70S.

SbecIdI 10 the Ae70S.
Robert Dickson, of the mountain,
was visiting W. R. Hatfield Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs F. NJ Mccullough was in JAS
per shopping Saturday.
&. W. Mccullough, of Tracy City,
was visiting A L. Mccullough the
last of the week.
Fred Campbell and Ionic Wells, of
the mountain, were in the cove Satur-
day.
Silas Robbins, of Glover Hill, and
SiIas Robins, of South Pittsburg, were
in the cove Saturday.
John Lewis was in the cove Friday.
John Shadrick went to Tracy City
Monday
Abner Cannon returned to his home
in Tracy Sunday
F. NJ Mccullough was on the noun
tain Sunday.
Anderson Shadrick was at Sequachee
Monday.
A, j. Curtis spent Friday night
with T. NJ Mccullough.
Misses Byrtle, Nora, Sarah and Mol
lie Mccullough attended preaching at
Pleasant Grove Sunday.
DR.. M. Turner was in the cove
Monday.
Mrs. F. NJ. Mccullough visited Mrs.
A. l.. Mccullough Sunday.
We had some snow Tuesday morning.
Hot Summers Pal.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-11-14
South SeQuaChee.

Sbetfdf 10 the Ne7OS.
OF all the slides ever did hear,
This money slide comes too near,
Not only me, but the old lady fret,
For we can't even mail "let. "
The farmer wants his blowing done,
But the laborer says the money must
come,
SO hang up the fiddle and the bow,
Farming must be done you know.
The factory hands in Sequachee town,
Once handled money all around,
But now that time is gone,
And hard times have come along,
The preachers text will be cut short,
And the drunkards drink not even a
snort,
But listen to what you may hear,
Better times are nearly here
When sweet will be each bitter cup
And you and | will sup.
Everybody roll the wheel.
am very sick this morning and
would call a doctor, but his care is cut
off on account of no money.
The old lady is very poorly, but the
neighbors are all so good to us. 1t
sweeten's life, you know. But she is
angry today. You see the fee stole
three pounds of bacon that Mr.. Deak-
ms made present of to me for 14c a
pound. Well, it don't fret me when
anything comes up missing
James Turner moved to Copenhagen
last week
Our $40 COW is fat and gives milk to
beat the Jews.
The money will pay the fare to Chat
tanooga, but we can't tell whittier ii
comes or where it goes
Robert Rice's house burned down
| Friday night about 9:30. He lost all
he had but the family and one bed and
five quilts, but we would have you
know the factory boys, with the citi-
zens and Jasper people set him up
again. Yes, we have some God-fear.
ing people in old Marion yet.
Boy Barnett and Mr.. Burnett were
up from Copenhaen Sunday. No won,
der for there is a new conner at Roy's
two weeks old It's name l dom
| know.
Vim. Curtis and family from So
Pittsburg were up Sunday to see us
He has "A little boy and girl that arr
pretty and pert. Come again.
! Cold Wave.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-11-14
WATCH US GROW.

John Parker, So. Pittsburg, renews
his subscription.
WATCH US GROW.
Tilman Boyd, Whitwell, orders the
News sent to him, per our agent, Miss
Bull.
WATCH US GROW.
J. E. Condra, Whitwell, the we'll
known blacksmith, pays subscription.
WATCH US GROW.
Daniel Layne, Cedar Springs, renews
his subscription.
WATCH US GROW.
Clee Smith, Whitwell, is a new
reader.
WATCH US GROW.
Richard Michael, Roope, Tenn, now
reads the News.
WATCH Us GROW.
John Arledge, Christopher, Ills, or.
ders the News.
WATCH US GROW.
Miss Jennie Smith, Empire, Ala.
will read the News
WATCH US GROW.
s. D. Station, Victoria, has his sub
scription renewed.
WATCH US GROW.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-11-14
Card of Thanks.

We want to thank the good people of
and Jasper and all the sur
rounding community for the kindness
which they rendered us during our
trouble, when we happened to the mis-
fortune of getting our house burned.
They all gave to us in time that we
certainly did need their help and we
certainly do appreciate their kindness.
We cannot say enough to the good peo-
ple for their kindness. We are so
thankful to the people and if ever a
time comes that we can lend helping
hand to those who were so liberal to
us, we don't want them to hesitate to
ask us to assist them in anything that
we can do for them. We want to
thank them again and say that we are
so thankful that we live in good
community
Mr.. AND MRS. ROBT. RICE.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-11-14
LOCAL.

John Condra went to Chattanooga
Saturday.
T. J. Lewis of South Pittsburg'
was in town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Curtis, Of So
Pittsburg, were here Sunday.
John d. Miller, of Victoria, was
here Friday en- route to Jasper,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Smith and
children were in Jasper Sunday
Dallas Dixon, of Sequachee Cove,
was down to Post meeting Saturday
Walter Randle and Miss True Ran
die were in Victoria Sunday morning
John Parker, of South Pittsburg, at
tended G. A. r. meeting here Satur-
day.
Mrs. G. f. Cunningham and Miss
Louise Hill went to Jasper Monday af-
ternoon
a neat addition is being made to the
cottage occupied by Mrs. Byrd on the
Row.
Roy Woodfin and Byron Bennett, Of
So Pittsburg, were in town Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. Julia Barnett, the proud moth
err of seven sons, was in town on busl-
ness Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Pryor have moved
into their new house and are at home
to their friends.
Miss Minnie Hamilton, telephone
operator at Whitwell, spent Sunday
with home folks,
Post SO, G "A. r., held its regular
monthly meeting Saturday. Next
meeting will be election of officers.
The Hall family moved to Jasper
Monday of this week Their departure
was delayed by illness with measles Of
their little son.
Mrs. Isham Hammock, of Chattanoo-
ga, is here visiting her daughter, Mrs
Edgar Smith, arriving Tuesday night
Mr.. and Mrs. r. f. Blanton and
children of Chattanooga, have moved
to this place, occupying the lower por-
ton of the Pearson house.
Mrs Jane Byers, of Arkansas, Is
visiting relatives in this vicinity. She
is an aunt of Malcolm Burnett, OF this
CITY, whom he had not seen for five
years.
G. G. Houts has been doing some
good work on the pixies, taking hold IL
an intelligent manner. He is a gooc
man for the place, and is fixing things
right.
Rev. FIR. Robt. G. Skinner, of Win
chester, Tenn, was here Saturday OF
his regular mission work. He is O.
the Paulist Fathers, who will shortly
dedicate fine church. at Winchester,
Choir practice was held at Over
Church Friday night. In addition t.
this the Sunday school lesson for thu
following Sunday was ably explained
for the benefit of the teachers by TIN
pastor, Rev. Kreeger.
The first annual snow storm wa
pulled off Tuesday morning. Had tn
ground been in proper condition to re
ceive it, that is, frozen, there woul'
have been an inch or more to record
All our weather prophets looked wis
Monday and prophesied snow, and o
: course it had to come.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-11-14
The Rev. lrl R. Hicks 1908 Almanac.

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