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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08
EASY TO STOP DRINKING.

.
William Penn, according to the La
dies Home Journal, was once urging
man he knew to stop drinking to
excess, when the man suddenly asked:
Can you tell me of any easy way
to do it?"
Yes" replied Penn. readily. sit is
just as easy as to open thy hand
friend"
Convince me of that" the man
exclaimed, "and / will promise upon
my honor to do as you tell me-
well my friend" Penn answered
whenever thee finds glass of liquor
in thy hand open that hand before
the glass touches thy lips, and thee
will never drink to excess again.
The man was SO struck by the sim.
plicity Of the great Quaker's advice
that he followed it and reformed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08

After blowing, I thoroughly pulverize
the top. and try and keep it so dur
ling the cultivating season. I find by
following this plan that the corn not
only stands great deal of dry wealth
or, but the ground is also in good con-
dition to dispose Of surplus water, pro-
viding the land Is we'll titled.
When have fall blowing aim to
disk 1t a week or ten days before
planting, driving the same way in
tendtt plant. This will help warm up
the ground and start the weeds.
When ready to plant start the
disk again. This time / drive astride
the back furrow of the first disking
follow this with some leveling tool,
generally the Acme, and follow the
Acme with the planter. After plant
! ing use the harrow or weeder until
tho corn begins to come through the
ground.
After the corn is up start the
weeder and use 1t until the corn is
large enough to work, and sometimes
longer. use the four-inch six-shovel
riding cultivator for the first and sec
ond workings. After that I use the
gopher, and give the last cultivation
as late in the season as I can, not to
break down too much corn. I do not
want to disturb the corn roots more
than ! can help. I also want to leave
the ground as level as possible.
Az stated before, the weeds have
all been destroyed early, unless the
ground Is very foul, and the only
object in later cultivation is to keep
dust mulch, not letting the ground
form crust and crack The only
way that can determine the number
Of times to cultivate corn after 1t is
up 10 by the number of times crust
begins to form.
/ Will admit that the ground runs
together and cracks much quicker af-
ter rain. when thoroughly pulverized,
but without the dust mulch you can
not preserve the moisture.
I think that II we would adopt some
method Of breaking the crust (pro-
vtding It forms) later In the season.
when the corn is shooting, or even
IN early roasting ear, it would pay
wslI.--L. q. b.. Iowa
We have known one generous act
to pay 200 per cent dividends
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08
WORK ON THE CORN CROP.
Late Planting WIN Make Extra Good
Cultivation Imperative

Late Planting WIN Make Extra Good
Cultivation Imperative.
NHE late season will put the corn
crop back and farmers will have
TO put In their best ticks to pro-
iuce good crop even with plenty of
lunshine from now on.
have had fairly good success with
corn IA the past, but do not pretend
20 nave any secrets about raising 1t. I
follow this plan when the season per-
nits:
consider weed seeds practically de-
stroyed during the early cultivation.
Therefore. the main object in cultivat-
ing from first to last is to put the
ground In the best possible condition
Tor retaining moisture close to the
surface later in the season.
The only way that have been able
to retain the moisture at time when
most needed is to thoroughly pulverize
the ground, full depth Of blowing, and
Keep q dust mulch on top until the
ground ID we'll shaded with the corn
plant.
use a number of different tools
Tor oultivating, but do not rotate these
tools the same at all times. Neither
cultivating the corn after it Is up. It
all depends on the condition of the
ground and the weather. The ground
In 1908 needed great deal more work
before and after the corn was up than
It did tn 1901. More rain means more
work to preserve moisture when it
does turn dry.
My method Of cultivating is, If corn
ls to follow corn, disk the ground
thoroughly several days before plow-
Ing. There are objects in this. It cuts
the stalks we'll and tends to dry the
surface, starts the weeds, puts the
ground in much batter condition for
blowing, especially II we are late with
this work, and last but not least, it
leaves the ground In better condition
to come in contact with the bottom
Of burrows or subsoil when turned
over. giving 1t better chance to
pump the moisture out Of the subsoil
when most needed.
The diaktng should be done as early
rs the ground will permit working.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08

FOR STARTING EARLY PLANTS.
One of the best ways to transplant
early plants is to fill a common berry
box with good soil and plant single
hill in each box.
When the weather becomes warm
enough to set the plants in the gar
den the boxes can be set into holes
of the right size and the wood will
quickly rot away. The advantage of
this mode Of setting is that the roots
of the plant are not disturbed. 1t is
advisable to remove the bottom of the
boxes when setting in the garden.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08
SPRING WORK IN THE ORCHARD.

If you bought trees last winter for
delivery in April and they did not
arrive until May or June do not re-
ceive them.
Last year a neighbor ordered 100
apple trees for early spring delivery
and received them on the 10th OF
June. He set them out but only saved
twelve out Of the 100.
On very rich soil peach trees
quickly become top heavy The only
way is to cut them back vigorously.
BY that we mean. from three to six
feet off the longer branches.
Often the birds are very annoying
but our observation Is that they do
more good than harm by destroying
Injurious insects
If your peach tree has 1000 buda
on 1t better rub 500 Of them off, You
will have finer and better fruit than
II all were allowed to remain
After your apple orchard is planted
nature will do q great deal toward
producing crop but needs assistance
the same as any other fruit or grain
or vegetable.
| No use to pack the best fruit on
top the basket or box because the
| wise customer always insists upon
having the contents turned out SO that
he can see clear through to the bot.
tom.
: Sort your r-,lit for market. Put all
the best in packages by itself and II
will bring special price. If 1t is
packed with the poor fruit it Will
bring the price Of the poorest
Remember that tree cannot move
around in search of food. It's roots
are confined to comparatively small
area and food must be supplied It or
/ it will starve.
! A half-starved tree is an easy prey
to insects while vigorous one will
resist to large degree their attacks.
Canada is raising more and better
fruit than ever before and is sending
i 1t to market in excellent packages.
II Our growers must, therefore, be up
and doing or they will lose much OF
their business.
4 Many good orchardists declare they
4 would prefer rank growth OF weeds
Ito tough sod in their orchard.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08
GIVE THE BOYS BOOK LEARNING

We need not be afraid that our
farmer boys will know too much about
their business. The day has gone by,
If it ever was, when "any man can be
a farmer" 1t takes the brightest and
best men we have now to win in farm
ing. Those states are wise which rec
ognize this fact and make ample pro-
vision for the education Of their farm
er youth in agriculture. One great
reason why our young men have been
drifting away from the farm has been
that farming has not been a business.
It has been too much a thing Of
chance. We are now coming to real
ize that fixed principles ulnderlie good
farming, just as they do good book
keeping or making machinery. This
being so, the man is most sensible who
sends his boys to school for a few
months in the year when farm work
does not press too hard. They will
come back better qualified to do good
work on the farm and better satisfied
to make farming life work.
The rooster that crows the loudest
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08
HOW is YOUR SEED?

Did your scotsman sell you foul
seed last year and start new variety
of weeds on your farm? If he did, he
should never again be trusted. Buy
your seeds of first-class firms and then
keep record of the results. It is
entirely practicable to test seeds be-
fore they are sown and in some cases
the presence of weed seeds may be
discerned before planting. If your
test plate shows several different va
rieties of plants as indicated by diff
ferently shaped leaves or root sprouts,
you may know that your seed is not
pure and it should be returned to the
dealer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08

A good, dry stall in the barn is the
best place for a COW or a horse dur
Ing wet. cold days of the late winter
and early spring.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08

Let us go over every bit of our
work last year and note the mistakes.
Then be sure we avoid them this year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08

Some people never praise their chill
dren for anything they do. It's a
mistake. Children hunger for encour-
agement and many lose heart for lack
of it. Open your heart and unlock
your tongue.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08

The milking machine is here tc
stay. It will pay on any farm where
ten or more cows are kept.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08
THESE HINTS MAY HELP.

Do not stay too much at home
Visit your neighbors land take your
wife along. You can generally learn
something useful, and companionship
of the right kind keeps the heart
young.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08
MAKING pENAruREp ALCOHOL.

When the farmer make
VIII fitting
picture herewith
produced without the
machinery course
has
gested that small dstlery
alcohol. " -
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08

The rooster that crows the loudest
Is not always the cock of the walk.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08

We have known one generous act
to pay 200 per cent dividends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19

or caution that ever made him wary,
or one whit forego his absolute conf
dence in man. He was not only too big
to be a politician, but his chosen pro-
fession had limitations for his useful
ness. He was a great lawyer in every
phase of the profession, advocate,
counsellor and jurist. Lawyer that ne
was nature turned him out of its
workshop statesman OF herolc
mould who stood for high ideals, the
land, the people and the common
veal, that no defeat could embitter,
nor victory inebriate him with the I'M
pulse of sinister ambition.
at was the fond hope of his friends
the aisles of the United States senate
commissioned by his splendid state to
represent her there. He was not TO
fire its embered hearth with the flame
of heroic thought or action
"a lover of books, a thinker, phil
osopher He enjoyed history, and
down the chronicled ages, he drew to
his side every great warrior and mace
him fight all his battles over again.
He was a patriot of the intenSer sort,
and the one especially tender spot m
his composition, was his high regard
for the vaIor and glory of American
arms The story of the commonest
soldier, he listened to with the eager
ness of a child.
"Of all men. what loving husband
and father! His nearthstone was his
shrine: its doors opened to him rare
content and peace, and when they
closed they shut out the turmoil or
life Here he sworshipped, here were
his affairs, and here the humblesr
could come and shake hand that
had no chill, hypocrisy or greed
at is not intended to give here
chronology of his life. 1t is known of
all men, and is a permanent archiye
of the state.
This memorial would be without
purpose did it not suggest the lus-
the impulse of ambition, to those who
aspire to a career of usefulness.
ut would be meaningless. did 1t not
tender all human sympathy to his
family in this their direst affection.
and it would not reflect our hearts, did
we not drift our love to him across the
darkened space.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19
MIR. REYNOLDS TRIBUTE.
NIOurns the Passing. of Eugene Hagan
and David Overmyer.

In a letter to a friend in this city
Col S. S. Reynolds, of Grainfield, one
of the prominent Democrats in the
state. pays handsome tribute to the
late Eugene Hagan and the late David
Overmyer, both of whom were warm
griends of his. Col. Reynolds says:
Truly sorrow and misfortune never
come singly. Mr.. Hagan gone from
us, and now Mr.. Overmyer. This go
ing of two men who We're capable of
doing SO much for better government
was a great shock to me. Truly, to-
day we are. tomorrow cut DOWN Both
of them were endowed with virtues far
outweighing any faults incident to
poor, weak. mortals. We shall miss
them. Mr.. Hagan especially was my
friend. Mr. Overmyer stood a bull
wark against all public evils, and a
sentinel on the watch tower of gov
eminent, of, for and by the people
His eccentricities we sometimes found
occasion to criticise; his honesty
never. Mr.. Hagan, in his quiet, un-
assuming way had many attributes of
the Christian gentleman. His charity
without ostentation, commended my
love and warmest esteem. Ny plant
i've moan is, Alas! my friends!'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19

offices in Anthony. She came to To-
peka yesterday to work for the sena-
tor during the session. On her arrival
in the senate chamber she went to the
stenographers' room and inadvertent-
ly laid her purse on a desk. An err
rand took her from the room for a few
was where she had left it but it had
been 'frisked" of a ten dollar bill.
Some of the senate janitors did a
bit today towards earning their pay.
They gave the windows in the cham
Der a much needed washing. And
now what little light there is out doors
these days can filter in.
Hardly corporaTs guard of the
mem berS of the senate were around
the senate chamber today, and those
who were on hand did not seem to be
worrying much about legislative
affairs.
The newspaper men have kick.
The copy paper furnished by the
state is mighty poor stuff. Last ses-
sion the state furnishe ed a fair quality
of white paper. This session the only
thing available is the cheapest sort of
ruled tablets. If there is one thing
a newspaper reporter hates above any
thing else it is ruled paper, and the
thing next highest in his category of
contempt is a tablet. The newspaper
men may get real mad and furnish
their own paper.
w. NJ. Kinnison of Garden City. who
has been sick for week. was back at
work in the house today.
A petition from Clark county
against the proposed constitutional
convention was presented this morn
ing by Representative Bergman.
There were only 81 members pres
ent when the roll was called this
morning, but enough more members
were brought in to make a quorum.
Nearly half of the members of the
house went home yesterday to spend
Sunday.
The elections committee held
meeting Friday afternoon and did
nothing further with regard to the
two contests still pending from Logan
and Kiowa counties.
w. B. Bryant, the Republican con-
testant for the seat of Representative
Sherer of Kiowa county, was in To-
peka during the past week attending
the furniture dealers convention.
The reading clerk in the house ran
up against a new one this morning
1t was the name of Senator Buschow.
The reading clerk gagged a little and
then called it "Bush-cow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19
NOTES FROM THE LEGISLATURE.

.lthough ten days of the legislative
session of fifty days have passed not
great amount of work has been accom-
plished so far. This statement. is par
ticularly true of the senate Enough
talk has been handed out in the senate
to dispose of a hundred or so legisla-
tive measures but during the ten days
only two important matters have been
disposed of, the bill increasing the JUS
tees salaries and the western school
lands forfeiture bill.
Not a few senators are kicking over
t. practice which has started OF ad-
journing from Friday afternoon until
Monday afternoon. 1t practically means
a loss of two full working days, Sat-
urday and Monday, ana a good many
senators think that this time could be
most profitably employed in disposing
of legislation or getting legislation
ready to be disposed of. AS 1t now is
many of the senators scoot for home
as soon as the adjournment is taken on
Friday and even committee meetings
cannot be held on Saturday and Mon
day.
All of the resolutions with one excep-
ton which have been introduced In the
senate looking towards the amendment
of the constitution of the state, includ
ing the Waggener resolution providing
for a convention to revise the constitu-
ton have been acted on adversely by
the judiciary committee. The excep-
ton is the resolution offered by Senator
Smith the chairman of the committee.
which seeks to amend the constitution
in regard to the taxation of corpora
lions. The committee has reported this
resolution favorably.
X number of the colored help of the
senate were talking on things in gen
eraI in the cloak room not long ago
when one of their number suggested
that it might be a good plan to decide
amongst themselves just how their
work ought to be divided up
Il thinks we ought to get together,
said one, land divide up this work.
Then wen all know what to do and the
work will be mighty easy if we all take
a hand
Il agrees with you," chimed in an
other and then third asked the second
speaker what sort of work he proposed
to do.
'sOh, was appointed" was the reply,
ito be a general -utopian man.
"A bug under a chip will likely be
the catch phrase in the senate this sea-
son among the senators when they have
reason to believe that Interior motives
are behind a measure or a procedure
Senator Getty has used the expression
a half dozen times already and the 9TH
er senators are beginning to follow
suit. From the outlook there will be
quite as many bugs under quite as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19
VOTE on EIGHT HOUR DAY.
Union Bookbinders Take Action
Through n Referendum

New York, Jan. 19.-The Interna-
tionaI Brotherhood of Bookbinders,
which has $4,000 members, about 200
of them in this city, are taking a
referendum vote as to what date de-
mand for an eight hour day which the
go into effect. Three dates have been
selected one of which the members
must choose. Secretary Doherty of
the brotherhood, who is now here.
said yesterday that as soon as the date
has been fixed by the vote the demand
for an eight hour day will be made
upon the United Typothetae of Amer
lea and upon all the Independent en-
ployers as well. Some of the indie
pendent firms, he said. are already
working under the eight hour rule.
Everxbody reads The state Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19

real touching welcome was ex-
tended to Miss Mary Sawyer OF An
thony on her advent to legislative
levels. Miss SAWYER is the stenog
rapher in Senator Tom Noftzger's law
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19

Some of the senate janitors did a
bit today towards earning their pay.
They gave the windows in the cham
Der a much needed washing And
now what little light there is out doors
these days can filter in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19

Hardly a corporaFs guard of the
members of the senate were around
the senate chamber today, and those
who were on hand did not seem to be
worrying much about legislative
affairs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19

many chips at this session of the legis-
lature, during these reform times, as
there have been when the people in
general. and the politicians in particu-
lar, had not reached such high moral
levels.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-06
Green Cut Bone.

One pound of cut bone for dozen
hens once day, which should not cost
over one cent pound, will produce more
eggs than five times as much grain,
because the cut bone is complete in
egg-making substances, while the grain
is largely deficient in many respects.
Some persons affirm that it does not
pay to procure a bonecutter for small
hocks. That is mistake. Bone-cut-
tiers are now cheaper than many ordi-
nary garden tools, and are strong, dur
able and efficient. The cost Of the
bone cutter is soon regalned in the
increased number of eggs laid. 1t is
almost in dispensable to success, no
matter how small the flock, for no one
should keep a flock unless fully deter
mined to secure the largest profit pos
sible. The great saving of bones and
meat and the utilization Of materials
that could not be appropriated as food
for fowls without their use have given
green bone-cutters place on all we'll
regulated farms. They are sold at
from S. to $40, price which places
them within the reach of all, and they
have added to the profits of poultry
men, farmers, butchers and poultry
supply houses-Mirror and Farmer
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-06
The Dark Side of Poultry Raising

No business, profession or calling
exists, to which there is not a dark
side. A contribution to the Petaluma
Poultry Journal, portrays the dark side
of poultry keeping. Possibly SOME
beginners may find useful lesson in
it. We have no coyotes in Florida,
but we have wild cats, foxes, raccoons
and opossums, all Of which need to be
guarded against.
In every profession and all kinds of
business there are difficulties to be met
and overcome, and beginners in the
poultry business must expect to have
difficulties to contend with and to meet
with disappointment. If it were other
wise and success came easily to all who
engage in poultry raising, there would
soon be no incentive for any one to
raise poultry.
However, the large number of Sue
cessful poultrymen is the best kind of
evidence that the various difficulties
and obstacles can be overcome 1t Is
in reality personal matter Of grit and
ability There is only one thing that
should cause one to give up, and that is
to find after a while that there is want
of interest in the work. 1t is not
necessary that there should be natu-
raj interest if strong incentive is sup
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-06

stock, and eggs for Matching. Where
we expect the most we get the least.
We find serious defects where none
should be, and sometimes high-priced
eggs fail to hatch and there is absolute
ly nothing to show for Our money. Ma
turally we feel hurt and disappoint-
ed Again, we are pleasantly sur
prised to find stock much better than
we had expected in looks and laying
qualities, and they prove to be most
profitable investments.
There has been gain to offset every
loss, pleasant surprise for every dis
appointment, and we learn to accept
and be patient with the annoyances
and losses, knowing that they must
always be part of the work.