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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-13
plant for fair price to the city. He
gave as reasons for his belief in

plant for fair price to the city. He
gave as reasons for his belief in
municipal ownership OF the water
plant, that such plant can be man
aged better than If operated by a
private corporation. saying that the
latter Is managed for private gain,
while the former is for the public
good without thought of revenue. He
said the water question is where it
was thirty-three years ago when he
came first to Ottumwa, and that un-
less the city took it over 1t will re-
main where 1t has been for the past
thirty-three years. He declared that
the plant has never had business
management and that it has been the
most bungling piece Of business to his
knowledge and antagonistic to the
city He believed that with the
proper care the plant could be made
paying investment and looked for no
trouble on that score, saying that he
thought the laws governing such mat
tiers were sufficient safeguards. Mr..
Foster said that he did not believe
that the fault of the present supply
due to poor mains and piping, but
rather that 1t is due to lack of circula-
ton; that too many dead ends exist
in the piping and not enough circula-
ton. He concluded by saying that If
looking for an investment he would
have no hesitation in buying the pres
ent plant.
H. l.. Waterman moved the appoint
ment by the chair Of five men to take
the matter up in its entirety, covering
oil hot ~ In,
the meeting. and to go over the re-
port Of Engineer Brady, as we'll as to
secure all other data Of value to the
voters relating to municipal owner
ship. The committee is to report at
an early date.
Chairman J. G. Jordan stated that
he would notify the committee Of their
appointment by letter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-13

orally to brood sows. Sows fed too
much corn become fat and make poor
mothers. This is one Of the principle
reasons for the loss of pigs at harrow
ing time. The following rat1Ons should
give good results:
1 Corn, $40; oil meal, Ito.
2. Corn, $40; tankage, Ito.
8. Corn, rs; oats, 2-5; shorts, Is.
4. Corn, rs: oats, S-5.
s. Corn, V; cut alfalfa or bright
alfalfa hay, ".
6. Corn, "; cut clover or bright
clover hay, u.
Glover or alfalfa hay fed with corn
makes an excellent ration for brood
sows. It is cheap, bulky, laxative,
muscle producing feed. A good way to
feed It is to cut 1t in Quarter-inch
lengths, mix with corn meal, soak II
hours and feed in troughs. Alfalfa or
clover chaff and leaves can be gath
cred up and fed in similar way or
the hay can be fed In racks. Only the
very best hay should be used. Brood
sows, properly fed, usually farroW
strong, vigorous filters.
The brood SOW should have the run
of the farm during winter. In this
way she will get feed that would
otherwise go to waste, and at the same
time get enough exercise to keep her
vigorous Sows handled In this way
not only cost less to keep, but they
raise more pigs.
Feeding at narrowing Time.
Keep the SOW as quiet as possible
the first day after narrowing. Put
little water where she can get 1t, but
don't make her get up to drink. The
second day after narrowing, feed lit
tie of the same kind Of feed as that
fed before narrowing. If she isn't
hungry, it won't hurt her to go two
days without feed. Increase the feed
gradually, the rate of increase will be
determined by the size of the litter
and the milking ability of the SOW.
Look at the pigs before feeding the
SOW. II they are poor, increase the
feed. If they are too fat, cut down
on the feed. If they commence to
scour, stop the sloppy feed and put
tablespoonful of blood flour in the
sow's drinking water. Careless feed
ing Immediately after narrowing often
results in cross, feverish sows, and
loss Of young pigs.
The hog house should be warm, dry,
light and free from drafts. II it doesn't
meet the above requirements, 1t won't
be much good. Oftentimes expensive
houses are damp and unhealthy while
inexpensive houses are the opposite.
Feeding sows and Pigs.
The feed of the SOW should be
gradually increased until she gets
about all she wants, the object being
to get quick growth in the pigs. AS
soon as the pigs learn to eat, they
should have pen Of their own, where
they can receive extra slop and grain.
A pig should be kept growing rapidly
until 1t is 80 or 60 pounds In weight.
From this time on gains can usually
he made economically on pasture with
concentrated feed in addition.
The cheapest pork is made on pas
ture, hence a continuous supply OF
green feed should be furnished from
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early spring till late in the fall. This
can be done by careful planning. Blue
grass, white clover and red clover are
excellent for early pasture, but a patch
Of rape on second growth clover is
needed to tide over the dry, hot period
of summer Blue grass and rape are
both good for late fall pasture. Where
it can be grown, alfalfa is perhaps the
best all round hog pasture. The hog
pastures in Iowa should be enlarged
and also more care should be taken to
provide green feed by forage crops
such as rape.
For winter feeding, corn and some
by-product, such as oil meal or tank,
age. is usually best for fattening hogs.
For summer feeding, corn and green
clover or alfalfa make cheap gains.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-13
Pulaski.

Mr.. and Mrs. Jas Milligan and
daughter Hazel Of Bloomfield visited
at the J. w. Wray home Sunday.
Lille Blough who has been visiting
relatives at Goshin, Ind, and Chicago
for the past three weeks returned
home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Hendricks and
little grandson visited relatives near
Hit, Mo-, Sunday.
Dawson Hunt had the misfortune to
break his left wrist Sunday while out
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MORE HOGS
NEEDED IN IOWA
Continued From Page ~

the state raise an average of ga pigs
per SOW; one-fourth an average OF 2.6
pigs per SOW, while the average for all
is pigs per SOW.
If the general average Of the state
could be brought up to the average Of
the one-fourth highest farmers, it
would add millions of dollars to the
annual net income derived from pork.
1t is the object of this tour Of the
state to point out simple and mex
pensive way Of increasing the average
Iowa litter from four to five and six
pigs.
Select vigorous sows from good
sized litters The brood SOW should
have good length and breadth of body
and carry her meat well down on the
sides. Breed to pure bred boar
Feeding Before narrowing.
Corn should not be fed too lib
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-13
CHARLTON.

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Noble are re-
ioicing over the advent of son at
their home on Sunday evening.
The Soils special train which is
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-13

being run over the Iowa lines of the
9. B. & O., this week, under the
auspices of the railroad company, ar
rived in Charlton yesterday noon over
the Indianola branch. Lectures were
given in two coaches which were
crowded.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-13

her way to Harlan and Kirkman t
visit relatives.
Mrs. Ruby Tate Of Benton township
left Saturday for a visit with hel
mother Mrs. Anna Sefrit in Carson, Ia
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-15

comparatively, among the people Of
the earth.
Here comes a day when this strug-
Cling power finds itself engulfed in
debt, and it comes, Of course. to the
United States, the nation that has al
ways been its benefactor, for relief.
Uncle Sam does little more than en-
dorse Liberals note for the compare
lively small sum of S1,50O,000, and
more than one European power raises
the cry of suspicion. It is natural for
Europe TO impute to such acts on the
part of other governments motives of
self-aggrandizement, either in political
advantage or territorial aggression,
but has the history of the United
States in Cuba and Porto Rico been
in vain? England and France, more
over, must not begrudge any advant-
age little Liberia can obtain so long
as its feeble condition is largely due
to the unequal competition IL faces in
the civilization of these European ma
lions.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-15
Two Kinds of Land Buying.

In the old New England states rich
men are buying up old homesteads
and in some cases entire villages and
turning them into private country
homes or reserves of one kind and
another In the west land is also
being bought and sold, but in very
different ways and for very different
purposes. One man out here will buy
a vast tract of country land, not to
occupy as a rural dwelling place, but
rather to subdivide and sell out in
small pieces as rapidly as he can.
Perhaps it is not true, as eastern
papers contend, that the people need
more farming land, perhaps the New
York Central railroad is all wrong in
It's mission of endeavoring to settle
people in the country where they may
have the chance of earning better
living than the restricted quarters
which they are able to afford in the
city offers. But it would seem that
with all the comfort and luxury to be
found in converting these New Eng
land communities into estates of one
family, society would derive greater
benefits If they could he devoted to
homes for a greater number. If the
land could be improved by fertiliza-
ton and it and the villages be left to
those who need them as means OF live
lihood. In some cases it is said entire
communities are obliged to pick up
and move on to new settlements.
1t is contraction in one case and
expansion in the other. The. west is
charged with the work of finding
homes for the many, while the east
this portion of it's being preempted
by few who can afford the pleasure.
The tendency is not conducive to the
best results
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-15
Rennhlioan OnnortnnitY.

Republicans Of Nebraska have an
extraordinary opportunity presented
in the coming primary. II is a fore
gone conclusion that Governor Shall
lonberger will be renominated on the
democratic ticket despite all the Dahl
mantle bluff and buster, and that
whoever heads the republican ticket
will have Governor shallenberger to
beat in the election.
Assuming all other things to be
equal, which they are not, the person.
ality of the republican candidate will
determine whether or not the repub-
Leans will reap full advantage Of the
unpopularity of Governor Shallen-
berger, which in some quarters has de-
veloped into actual hatred. To be more
explicit, If the liberal voters who are
not particularly attached to any polit-
ical party are narrowed down to a
choice between Governor Shallen-
berger and candidate in their
minds typifying prohibition, they
may forgive the governor sins
and vote for him again as the
lesser OF two evils If, however,
they are permitted to vote for a re-
publican on whose word they may de-
pend, and in whom they have conf
dence even though pledged to sign a
county option bill, they will show the
democratic governor that deliberate
deception and coarse double-dealing
are not paying political investments.
This is why we say that republicans
are fortunate this year in having a
man like A. E. Cady standing for the
nomination for governor, and that
they will lose a great opportunity If
they do not go to the polls next Tues
day and make sure by their votes that
he is nominated.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-15
Talks for people who sell things

There is a halter in Chicago who
believes in advertising-he has had
proof of its power.
This is the story: His location was
good, his hats we're good, he charged
fair prices-and he never advertised.
Perhaps he thought the hats would
sell themselves. perhaps he didn't be-
lieve in advertising, or thought It un-
dignified. At any rate he did not
advertise.
He tried as hard as he could to
make a success, but business was
pretty bad-after awhile 1t got worse
and he was on the verge Of bank
ruptcy.
One day a newspaper man went to
see him and talked advertising. The
hat man figured that things couldn't
be worse. so he grasped at adyertis-
ing as a way out OF his difficulties.
as a drowning man grasps at a straw.
AS starter he tried Panama hats.
The newspaper man got up some bully
good copy and illustrations, and II
seemed that every man in Chicago
wanted a Panama-he sold hundreds
OF them. BY and by more copy APP
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-15
THE RAIN.

w. ID. Nesbit in Chicago Post.
The dusty road lay long and still
TO where II broke across the hill;
The weary breeze would come and lift
A puff OF dust and let II drift
Against the haggard clover bloom
That gave but shadows OF perfume,
And on the grass that was as gray
AS ever any dust that day.
The trees stood, thirsting, lank and lear
With fanine-yellow in their green,
With leaves as shriveled as the hand
OF some old man who scarce can stand
Because OF all the years he feels;
The wagons moved with rafting wheels;
The bees with angry huns sailed by,
The birds chirped TO the empty sky.
The twilight came without breath
OF wind, and was as still as death;
And all the night the hot stars giowed
While crickets clacked a crackly ode;
The dawn woke white and brought sens
OF the Sahara's heat. intense,
And the thin dogs lay roundabout
With their long, red tongues lollinB out
Then suddenly q breeze laughed by
And tossed a haze across the sky,
And running, racing down the hill
Came rain drops with a subtle thrill,
As when some ripping dance notes surge
Across the dronlng OF dirge,
And brook, and river. hill and plain
Leaped up and sang; The raini The rain 4
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-15
Uncle Sam Liberals Friend.

Those countries that became excited
when the United States offered to foam
Liberia $1,5OO,0OO with which to re-
fund its public debt are getting over
their apprehension but the strange
thing is that they should ever have
felt the least concern in the matter
What was more natural than that
Liberia should look to the United
States for this assistance and that this
nation should promptly give 1t?
Liberia was given the nucleus of a
nation by the United States, which
sent negroes there a century ago to
form a settlement of freemen, and for
twenty-five years after exercised a sort
of protectorate over them. Always
this republic has been the friend and
helper of Liberia, and the record Of
events is a splendid testimonial TO the
unselfish desire of great Caucasian
race TO aid another people less for
tunate in opportunity than itself. 1t
is a singular evidence OF American
modesty and philanthrophy that the
history Of Liberia is SO little known,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-15
Interest in Francis Race.

The race between former Mayor
James A. Reed of Kansas City and
former Governor David r. Francis of
St. Louis for the democratic senatorial
nomination in Missouri attracts more
than statewide interest, for If Francis
should win there and later in the
legislature it would, in all probability,
add one more to the list of democratic
aspirants for presidential honors in
1912. Former Governor Francis has
been flirting with this ambition for a
long time, but conditions have never
been propitious for actually launching
his candidacy The fact that he was a
member of the old Cleveland cabinet
at once discounted him for high honors
so long as Mr.. Bryan held unbroken
sway over the party, though toward
the last there has been some pretense
at reconciliation with the Peerless.
The fact that Missouri already has
one democratic presidential candidate
in the person of Joseph w. Folk is
not at all likely to deter the Francis
aspirations, should he succeed as sena-
torial candidate, for he is not a Folk
man and cares nothing about any
plans Mr.. Folk may have made for his
own future:
But some doubt surrounds Francis
ability to defeat Reed. Though never
ranked in the Francis class, Reed is
yet popular in the country districts,
where he, like Folk. has cultivated the
peoples friendship by playing re-
former, although usually referred to
as Of the grandstand order. He was
mayor of Kansas City, and though
Francis when in his thirties served as
mayor of ST. Louis and was elected
governor of the state before he was
forty, later serving as secretary of the
interior in Mr.. Cleveland's cabinet,
Reed has his following among the
younger democrats of the state and
may be able to outrun his elder OPP
ponent in the primaries. He naturally
would have the Folk support, both for
the reason that Folk and Francis are
not political allies and because
Francis defeat would eliminate him
as a possible opponent of Folk.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-15
PERSONAL NOTES.

BY the magic touch OF consolidation tn
capital OF two big drug concerns S,5OoW
before the merger, was instantly Initiate
to Si5.OO0,OOO.
The poet who sings about "when /
Rains I'm the Country" mOcks the musct
temper OF the season. How Dry ! AM
Is the seasonabie record for the machiu,
and precious little OF II goes a long way
South Australias new labor premier w
John verran. has placed himself and n'
party in line with the forces that max
Cor social and moral reform. Having De
nounced gambling. Mr.. Verran preacae
a sermon at Port Prize to a Christian Eli
deavor conference. u
Edward Northan, a bright. quick-w'tts
boy of r. the great-grandchild OF the LAT
President Harrison, Is 9slinging hash 1
Chubbs boarding house In Ann Arbor, an
the way Edward does II makes Ga
lob much less OF a come-down than mos
people would think II for president pr
geny. ts~
Count Zeppelin says that the geners
use OF alrships will have Gisastrou
effect on furred and feathered game. Al
animals show fear at their approach
BarIflQBeS, quail huo baAl' ulAQ
cover and hide themselves, and domesu
cocks utter warning crows as IL they per
ceived some gigantic bird Of prey.
Although King George is almost tee
totaler. he is the owner OF private dis
tlllery which produces excellent Scotc
whisky. The kings distillery is on hi
Scottish estate at Balmoral. For Ion
time II was operated commercially by
dealer, but when the lease lapsed to tn
crown. Queen Victoria continued its opera
ton.
The claim OF Frau DutkIewitz of Poser
born February q, 1875. to be the oldes
woman in the world. is now contested b
Mrs. Raba vaslka, who was born May
1854, In the little Bulgarian village q
Baveisko. The record OF her birth is pre-
served in a neighboring monastery. Mri
.Vesilka for more than 100 years regularl'
worked in the fields.
Given up by his relatives as long dea
and almost forgotten by them, Edwi
Clark, who in 1919 went to the gold field
of California. returned to Providence, r. l
last week and went Immediately to joi
his only living brother at Oak Bluff,
For 81 years, none OF the Clark family
some of whose members live In this city
had heard a word from the western minei
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-15

Professionalism other hats-anl
they were sold Business was pretti
good and after a while it got better
but he didn't stop advertising.
He keeps his advertising runninl
as steadily as the ticking OF g cloci
and says he sells more hats than AMI
other halter in Chicago. At any rat
he was saved from bankruptcy, ha
enlarged his store, and sells thou
sands of hats every season in and on.
of Chicago.
And nothing but advertising did ii
Good advertising is the creates
business building force In the world
1t Will build up run down business
and keep a good business from run
ming down-and the time to adverl
tise is all the time.
The Bee has a Special Service
Department, Mr.. Merchant, thai
will be worth your time TO know
about whether you accept our PROP
osition or not. They viii add idea
to yours. They will suggest improve
ment and stimulate expansion.
May we submit themg
Phone Tyler 1000 for an appoint
ment
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-15
More Ahont the Tail.Endsr.

In view of the question of veracity
that has been raised over the tail
ender resolution supposed to have
been tackled onto the republican plat
form in the confusion of the closing
moments of the state convention. the
following letter taken from the Lin
coin Journal, signed by well known
delegate from Furnas county, which
is in the Fifth district and geograph-
ically right close to Congressman Nor
ris' home, may be of interest:
OXFORD, Neb., Aug. 9.--To the Editor
OF The state Journal; noticed by Fri
days journal that Mr.. Van Duscn gives
the lie to the statement that the Norris
resolution is a tail-ender passed after two
thirds OF the delegates had left the hall
Now, 1 believe that people can differ in
opinion and not lie. and, as a delegate to
that convention, honestly believe the
nays on that resolution were the stronger,
and that our esteemed chairman rather
Joecannonized the convention by deciding
otherwise.
am glad to learn that my friend, Norris,
was not the author of the resolution Ger
tainly he should pray to be delivered from
his fool friends, as he seems TO have no
trouble in whipping his political enemies.
A. C. RANKIN
The tail-ender may be innocuous,
but 1t should not be regarded as part
of the platform, especially when it's
contents protesting against Cannonism
are in direct conflict with the way It
was gaveled through.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-15
Our Birthday Book
August Is 1910.

Walter II. Page, editor OF the Worlds
Work, was born August 10, 1855, at Carey,
IN. c. He used to be editor of the Forum
and Atlantic Monthly and is a member
of the book publishing firm Of Doubleday,
Page & Co.
Edison p. Rich, general attorney Of the
Union Pacific, is 50 years old today He
was born at Grlggsville, III. He was edu-
Gated at the University Of Nebraska and
at Johns Hopkins university. He was a
member OF the legislature in 1893 and served
one term as regent OF the University OF
Nebraska He is also a member OF the
law firm of Rich, o'Neill & Gilbert
II. C. Bostwick, president OF the South
Omaha National bank, was born August
ms. 1874. at Trenton N. ]. He has been In
his present position since the bank started
in 1885, He is also interested In a number
Of other banks.
Moshier G. Colpetzer, treasurer Of the
Chicago Lumber company is Just 80 years
old today. He is an Omaha-born boy and
a graduate Of the Omaha High school and
OF Phillips Andover academy. He was
manager for the Chicago Lumber COM
pany at Grand Island for seven years,
taking the management at Omaha in 1905
Dr. Louis swoboda, physician and sur
geon, in the Paxton block, was born Au-
gust Is, 1869, In Moravia. and came to this
country in 1880 He graduated in medicine
from the Omaha Medical college and is
now county physician.
John b, sheldon. superintendent OF tel
egraph for the Union Pacific, is just 50.
He was born in Ottawa. Canada. and
started in as telegraph messenger for the
Montreal Telegraph company in 1878 He
was promoted 10 his present position in
1907.