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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-02-04

small looking glass and even a razor
and washstand. They had to pick the
applicants they admitted to the tran.
sient roof over night.
But they did not make any mis-
takes, and presumably the fame of
this roadside rest house spread among
the tramp fraternity, for they got
more and more applicants for a
nights lodging. Some of the tramps
wanted to stay and work several days.
In fact, there was one very good man,
who could turn his hand to almost
anything, who stayed for five months.
They paid him small wage in addi-
ton to his board and lodging, and
found that he was good cook in
addition to his other accomplish
ments. The woman of the house said
she never had an easier time since
she began housekeeping.
There have been all sorts of speci.
mems among these tramp workmen.
Some of them are confessedly tramps.
and said they only wanted a nights
rest and meal TO help them on the
road Some of them said they were
out of work, and many really were
More than one of the visitors has
made return visit, going to New
York or coming from there. and re-
called the suburbanites with tales of
the road and experiences of the un.
der side of life. Several of the work.
men, those who have stayed several
days or longer, have written from
points like New Orleans or Richmond
and promised to stop on their next
trip.
One thing that has struck the hosts
Is that the majority of the tramps are
willing to give good return in work
for their meals and lodging, and near.
ly all of them, contrary to the ponu.
lar conception, We're glad of chance
at the razor and washstand. and
turned out in the morning looking a
good deal better than when thew
STOPPED at night
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-02-04
FLASHES OF PHILOSOPHY.

Blood money leaves stains upon the
careers of its takers.
The girl with the dreamy eyes isn't
apt to put men to sleep.
Thoughts of what might have been
are an injustice to today.
Every one has sweet tooth, for we
all like taffy now and then.
A woman is as out of place at ball
game as man is at a tea.
1t isn't SO much an invitation to
have drink that does the harm, but
have another"
Don't decide to do thing some day,
for that period will never appear on
the calendar.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-02-04
TREAT HOBOES WELL
Tramp Is Placed on a Respect.
able Footing.
How One Family on Outskirts of Ma.
tionai Capital Makes Professional
Wanderers Work for Their
Board and Lodging.

misunderstanding either the
servant problem or the tramp problem
has proved too big an undertaking for
the sociologists. In fact, many arm
chair professors and practical charity
workers have spent time on both
without much affecting either. Yet
members of a family residing on the
outskirts of Washington have solved
both problems at once, considerably
to their satisfaction.
The persons in question are located
little outside of this city on the
pike leading to Baltimore. They are
quiet and unassuming people. There
are good many tramps on that road.
There is an annual migration of them
south, as the winter sets in, and a
return of the army in the spring, when
they go as far as New York, get a
job, perhaps, and live till cold wealth
er and then drift back south. Some
of the men are temporarily unem-
ployed. Others are chronically ont
of work. Some of them drink little,
most of them drink good deal; but
tHey all WANT 10 eat occasionally, ana
that is where the suburbanites re-
yferred to get their servants.
The man and his wife residing on
the pike do not keep servant, but
they nearly always have one. 1t hap.
pens this way: They used to be wor.
ried great deal by tramps appear
ing at the back door for hand-out.
They did not like to refuse a man
something to eat if he was really
hungry, and they figured that if he
was hungry he was willing to work
for meal. So they made rule OF
making him an offer of supper if he
would work it out chopping wood,
pumping water or doing some odd job
around the house. Some of the tramps
wanted to sleep in the barn all night
and work for their breakfast next
morning. They We're accommodated
to that extent, too. but the man and
his wife were AFRAID they would set
fire to the barn s,roEipg, and finally
they decided to fix nj tran,ns room
IN the basement. fte" T;it in a cot,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-02-04

by narrow chute which extenGs the
full height of the silo. The silage
can be thrown down this chute. aud
carried into the barn. There should
be doors at frequent intervals the
entire length of the chute. frequent
mistake in making silo doors is iu
constructing them too small, thus
making it unhandy to get out and in.
Great care must be taken to see that
the doors tit snugly. as the silo must
be absolutely air tight If the silage is
to keep well. sio is really biz
can. and silage is nothing more or
less than canned corn. The crevices
about the door may be filed with wet
clay before the silage is put in, or
tarred paper may be placed over the
doors.
Another point to look to is to see
that the inner walls are as smooth as
possible. so that the silage will settle
evenly. Uneven settling means air
spaces and decay.
Some expense can be saved in build
ing silo by having it extend four or
five feet below the surface of the
ground. If deeper than this 1t will be
too much work to get the silage out.
Either cement. hard burned brick or
stone may be used for building the
foundation. The foundation up to the
surface of the ground should be eight
to ten inches thick. with bearing sur
face about four inches wider. The
foundation ha
walls of the silo on the inside. so as not
to interfere with the settling of the
silage. II the soil is Of hard. imper-
vious clay no floor will be needed In
looser soils a cement floor four to six
inches thick, made as described In arti-
Gle 2, will be necessary.
Size of the Silo.
The size of the silo will depend upon
the amount of stock to which silage is
to be fed. 1t is better to get size from
depth rather than from diameter, as
the pressure due to additional depth
causes the silage to keep better. This
greater compactness also increases the
capacity of the silo. If fresh silage is
to be had at all times the silo should
be of such size that at least two
inches in depth will be fed each day.
If fed slower than this. it will spoil on
top and the value will be reduced. The
ordinary size for quarter section is
sixteen feet in diameter and thirty feet
in depth. If more capacity is wanted
ten to twenty feet may be added to the
depth. The following table. condensed
from bulletin 100 of the Iowa expert
ment station. gives the capacity of silos
of various sizes:
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-02-04
Mr.. Miller, Moweaoua

The best way to form an opinion about
an article is to use it yourself, yet the
testimony of others should carry much
weight. M. H. Miller of Moweaqua,
ILL.,, says that the only thing he knows
of that will surely cure stomach trouble
indigestion and constipation is DR..
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin the greet herb
laxative compound, which is safe and
also pie asant to taste 1t is absolute
ly guaranteed to do what is claimed
for it. and if you want to try it before
buying, send your address for free
sample bottle to Pepsin Syrup Co, 1l9
Caldwell Bldg, Monticello, Ill. 1t is
sold by all druggists at SOC and ST. a
bottle.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-02-04
President Helps Orphans.

Hundreds of orphants have been help
ed by the President of the Industrial
and Orphans home at Macon, Ga, who
writes: 1--WE have had Electric Bitters
in this Institution for nine years. 1t
has proved a most excellent medicine
for Stomach, Liver and Kidney troub-
les. We regard it as one of. the best
family medicines on earth. 1t invigo-
rates all vital organs, purifes the blood
aids digestion, creates appetite. To
strengthen and build up pale, thin,
weak children or rundown people it has
no equal. Best for female complaints.
Only Soc. at P. A. Clemmer's. +
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-02-04

can be helped by running water into
the silo as it is being filled. wind
elevator is by far the most satisfac-
tory means of getting the silage from
the cutter TO the top of the silo. A
long canvas tube extending down into
the silo keeps the silage well mixed
Tramping the silage thoroughly as it
is put in is one of the secrets of hav-
ing it keep well. 1t should be espe-
cially well tramped around the edges
After the silo is filled a few oats may
be scattered around on top. These
will sprout. forming an air tight cover
ing. which will keep all but the top
few inches of silage from spelling.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-02-04

Copyright. 1909. by American Press
Association.
/" HERE is no feed on the farm
that is more economical than
II silage. Ten to thirteen tons
of green feed can be produced
to the acre. When made into silage
this is practically canned and will
keep in good condition all winter.
Stock is in especial need of some
succulent feed during the winter. In
deed. feed of this kind is essential if
the greatest possible profits are to be
obtained. Silage supplies succulent
feed In the cheapest and most con-
venient form. 1t is an especially val.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-02-04
The Modern Way.

"Will your daughter and her hus.
band live with you when they return
from their wedding iourney?'
I'm not quite sure about it. From
the way Sadie talked it seems likely
that she and her husband will at once
take possession of our home and let
us live with them as long as they can
find it convenient"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-02-04
A Chicago Daily for $3.50 Year.

We are still furnishing our patrons
the Chicago Daily Journal for 81. SO per
year. The Journal has unequal market
reports and is almost invaluable to the
farmer and stockraiser. If you are not
taking good market daily, don't wait
to do so until winter, but do it now
while you are marketing your produce.
The Journal is live daily and gives all
the news as well as the markets. Re-
member we furnish it at 81. so per year
to either old or new subscribers.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-02-04
Didn't Go Near the Mater.

Didn't Go Near the Water.
"fiave you caught cold, dear?"
Just little cold, mamma"
Have you got your feet wet lately.
my child?"
Why, got one just wee bit wet
when in my bathing suit, the other
day, mamma "-Yonkers Statesman.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-02-04

A tall man applied for position
as overseer. What do you know"
he was asked. 81 don't know any
thing" he replied, but I'm tall enough
to look over all the men you've got"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-02-04
New Game.

NEW Game.
What kind of silly game was that
you children were playing in the H.
brary?" reprimanded the observing
mother
why do you call it silly game,
mammal" asked the little boy.
On account of what l heard. You
We're telling little sister that some
day she might be president. Don't you
think that is silly taik?"
"Oh, no, mamma. You don't under
stand. We were playing a game called
woman suffrage
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-02-04

A boy told one of his playmates he
was getting ready to run away to
sea. Several months afterward the
boys met and the playmate wanted to
know if the other had been at sea.
YES" was the reply; 81 was found
out, and went on whaling expedition
with father"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-02-04
Pounds
that

The following table from the same
bulletin gives the approximate amounts
of silage needed per day by the vari-
Gus classes of animals:
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-02-04

Was there ever better example of
the witty and concise form of express
sion than the answer of the grim man
who, when asked about the character
of neighbor, sententiously replied:
Mister. | don't know much about
him, but my impression is, he'd make
first-class stranger"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-02-04

Corn is the principal slage crop
because of its yield and feeding value.
1t should be cut for silage just as the
ears are well dented. If cut too early
sour silage will result. II left longer
it will be too dry to pack well. This
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-02-04
Home Course
In Live Stock
Farming
VII.-Silos and SiIage.
By c. v. GREGORY.

author of Home Course In Modern
Agriculture" Making Money on
the Farm" Etc.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-02-04

F j L L
-- By --
John w. Harding
Copyright. 1908. by G. W. DiiIins-
ham Co.
1-- ~
FLASHLIGHTS.

Paying debt the moment it is due
beats the best mercantile agency.
The sting of a bee is only one-thirty-
second of an inch long; it is only your
imagination that makes it seems as
long as hoe handle.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-02-04
NAILS AND TAcKs.

Bout the only germs to be found in
the soul kiss are the alimony bacilli.
When a man bitches his wagon to a
star, he's going 10 be up in the air
whole lot.
Some accounts of these modern mar
riages and divorces properly belong
to the sporting page.
Most good resolutions are formed
just before one gets up on the morn
ing after the night before
When man says he doesn't want
his name in the paper, it's because he
thinks the type isn't big enough.
Just the same if it hadn't been for
womans curiosity, Moses never would
have been found in the bull rushes.
The fond papa is the man who ducks
his head every time he hears his wife
call his name from the other room.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-02-04

Copyright, 1909 by American Pres.
Association.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-20
poWrs FOR woRsHlPPERs.

The Rev. Finis S. Idleman, pastor
Of the Central church of Christ at Des
Moines, has set forth the following
list of "Don'ts for his congregation:
"First-That we urge all the mem
bership to be punctual in attendance by
being present at 1880, but If they are
later by necessity, seats are to be re.
served in the back of the house so that
no one will need to disturb the services
after the sermon begins
"second-That our ladies would re.
move their hats. They do this in the
opera house and surely should be will,
Ing to do it in church. 1t is but little
wonder that so few men attend church
when they are not able to see during
the entire service.
"Third-That the hats and wraps
are not put on until after the bene.
diction
"'Fourth-That we do not visit after
the organ voluntary begins; that the
sense of worship prevail.
1--WE must depend upon members OF
the church who are here habitually to
lead in all these reforms. Will you
not begin next Sunday?'
Inasmuch as the ladies will still be
privileged to wear their hair, natural
and artificial, the man behind at Cen
trail church cannot hope for an alto.
gether tlnobstructed view, even If the
new regulations are strictly lived
up to.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-20
Visitors Cordially Invited

Paul Harlan who spent fortnight in
Chicago has arrived at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Hinshaw of
Union, Ia, were visiting relatives and
friends in this city and vicinity last
week before going to Washington state
where he proposed to locate
G. w. Bowie and wife of Kimberly.
Idaho, arrived in the city last week
where they will remain for a few
weeks until he can get possession OF
his farm near here recently purchas-
ed
The Union State bank held their an
nual meeting last week and reelected
A. f. Bridger as cashier and Miss
Dorothy Tracy as assistant cashier al
an advanced salary.
c. F. Singmaster of Keota VI:
elected president last week of t'ie
First National bank here and f. S.
Wolcott, vice president, T. F. Alc-
Carly, cashier and r. E. Mccarthy
sistant.
Mrs. Clark Thornburg living west OF
town fell Friday on the ice and was
so severely injured it will take SOM,
tine for her to recover as she is quite
aged
Miss Zoe Swan of Brighton was
visitor in town Thursday
Lorraine Tracy has returned to his
home in Baton Rogue La.
The Royal Neighbors of America
met Saturday afternoon at the o.
Greeson home to elect officers.
The ladies OF the Aid society of the
M y. church met at the home of Mrs.
VIM Shaffer Friday afternoon
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-20

A Chicago youth has. been taken be.
fore the Juvenile court because he has
quit six jobs In the last six months.
The following list Of the jobs he has
held. with the reasons he gave for
quitting them was given to the court:
1. Postal Telegraph company
worked two months; too much run.
ming" 2. Armour's laboratory; two
weeks; mot healthful," g. Cleaners
and dyers; three weeks; mot strong
enough" 4. Postal Telegraph com
pany; two weeks; sore feet" 5
Printing shop, Twelfth street ant
Wabash avenue; one-half day; toe
much standing" 6. One other place;
one day. too much sitting In in
vestigating this case the court should
bring that boys parents before him
and see what steps they have taken tc
correct his waywardness. Before pun
fishing the boy 1t should be learned il
some foolish mothers petting anC
misplaced sympathy is not responsible
for starting him well on the way to be
a thorough failure in life.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-20
Mr.. JoHNsoN's CHOICE.

Mr.. Johnson, the colored gentleman
who has an engagement to meet MI
peffries in Utah next summer. II the
governor OF that commonwealth does
hot forcibly object, has expressed
preference for T. Roosevelt, faunal
naturalist, as referee on the occasion
nj that meeting. The Chicago Tribune
believes that T. R. would fill the bill.
It says:
Nothing human Is alien to certain
American now hunting in East Africa.
He Is quoted as writing enthusiastical-
" =, friend about the Johnson
ketchel prize fight, and wondering if
Jeffries will be in form to meet the
black champion.
seThe publication Of this letter has
stirred Mr.. Johnson to propose Col.
Roosevelt as referee of the coming
mill at Salt Lake City Col Roose-
welt. the colored fighter thinks, is an
Ideal man for the position. He is
cool and collected and is an expert
boxer And no one,' he adds, would
get his goat like some Of the fellows,
he sees mentioned for the responsible
duties Of the place.
After his success in refereeing the
great fight at Portsmouth between the
Russian Giant and the Unwhipped Kid
Of the orient. it is but natural that
Col. Roosevelt should be picked to de-
eide the winner in Utah. An enthus-
iastic advocate of the manly art of
self-defense, the victor in several
private bouts at the White house, he
would, with his we'll known reputa-
lion for fairness, be Just the man for
the Job, and, as Mr.. Johnson truly
says, no one would get his goat.
1--WE were not aware says the
Tribune, that Mr.. Roosevelt had a
goat, but, undoubtedly, Mr.. Johnson
refers to some of the natural speci-
mems recently acquired by Col. Roose-
welt in Africa"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-20
pTTuMwA TO BE REPRESENTED.

pTTUMWA TO BE REPRESENTED.
The Ottumwa Commercial associa-
lion will be represented at the good
roads convention, the call for which
has just been issued by Governor Car
ROLL The county auditor, also, will
comply with the request to name a del
agate from each township in Wapello
county. Ottumwa has already gone on
record in a substantial manner as to
good roads. Something like a thousand
Hollars has been subscribed by its citi-
gems to carry on good roads cam
paign in Wapello county and active
work will be begun in the spring on
the roads In this vicinity. The good
roads committee Of the Commercial
association has been boosting good
roads early and late and will give the
heartiest cooperation to Governor
Carrolls plan of calling convention
to form a legislative program through
which Iowa will be able to improve it's
, roads,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-20
HIS DOMESTIC LADY.
BY ANNIE HINRICHSEN.

Copyright, 1910, by Associated Liter
airy Press.)
Because she had heard her brother
and his friends laughing over Morton
Kenneth's complaint that there were
no simple, domestic women and that
for this reason he intended to spend
his life as lonely bachelor, she wrote
to him.
She was thirteen
Dear Sir: | understand that you
are primeval man. That is, that in
spite of the glazing footlights before
which you have danced along the busy
way that leads to wealth and fame; in
spite of luxurious, magnifcently gown
ed society queens who would pervert
your tastes and set up in your soul a
false, standard of womanhood, you still
feel within you the longing for the
simple life when expenses are small
and a wife Is subservient-and q good
cook.
i will be such a wife to you am
an old-fashioned woman. That is. |
have domestic soul / believe that
Woman's true vocation is to be her
husbands handmaiden; to serve him,
cook for him and help him to pay in
installments for nice cottage with a
little garden in which he can hoe
when weary with liIe's hustle and the
close, hot air of downtown office.
"Will you let me hear from you in
regard to this matter at your earliest
convenience, and oblige,
yours very respectfully.
"Dorothea Hillwood."
To this he replied
Dear Madam: Your favor received.
l wish to express to you my apprecia-
ton of your kindness and my SINGER
est thanks for the honor you would
confer upon me. But feel that have
no right to unite my worldly life with
one as pure and innocent and unselfish
as yours.
Again thanking you, remain,
Yours very truly.
Morton Kenneth"
Ten years later she met him. But
The did not remember. He had been so
busy becoming great statesman that
proposals from unknown young WON
en- had no place in his mind. He was
a member of the state legislature
leader of his faction in the house and
member of dozen important commit
| tees.
For a month he was very devoted TO
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-20

saying in his weekly lecture before the
Harvard Medical school that "dispens-
ing of charity by cities and towns to
the old and physically impaired should
be abolished, because the recipients of
such charity have ceased to be useful
to the world and considerations of
economy require that the money
should be devoted to saving younger
and more hopeful cases." The Har-
ward professor also expressed the opin-
ion that sanftariums should use dis
elimination in admitting patients, and
should admit only the most promising
cases. THE unpromising ones" he
said, should be allowed to die"
There's a gentle and kindly soul for
you.