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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-08
IncerIaintY of ScOres


A writer in Ohio Poultry Journal
says: There is no doubt but that the
A. p. A. can recommend certain per-
sons as judges, and require them, be-
fore that is done to be examined as to
their qualifications for such position,
but in that event will all societies and
associations employ them? II they did
not, would it not lead to another rebel
lion, In comparison to which the score
card affair would be a pigmy? Would
lt not furnish a pabulum for poultry
writer's to ventilate their literary at
tainments pro and con for long time?
Inc Judge, to suit ALL must be espe-
cially endowed with certain qualities,
among which might be mentioned we'll
'ersed in the business, which means
tact and experience; he must be quick,
agreeable. absolutely accurate, unvary-
Ing In Judgment, have a retentive men,
DRY, possessed of patience, and to be
aDle TO measure up defeated exhibitors
ne must be phrenologist, a physiog-
nomlst, and a psychologist or
hypnotizer. In fact, such man
cannot be found, and therefore, re-
sort must be had to those possessing
FEWER virtues. If judge is required to
use score card he will have between
twenty and twenty-five subdivisions OF
a fowl to examine. each of which may
De detective in from one to six or more
places. and all such defects will vary in
from one-fourth to five or more points
IN valuation, and in a class Of twenty
fowls his mind or attention, it is posi-
pie' VIII be or may be brought into di-
rect operation over 1000 times, and
what Is expected is that he shall go over
ana over the same specimens time and
time again and have the results exactly
alike; or If after a week has elapsed a
rev or the specimens included in the
twenty named meet him elsewhere, he
is expected to place them in the same
notches again as a test of his expert
skill. ability and honesty, no matter
what changes may have been made in
the circumstances and conditions sur
rounding them-a thing impossible.
and its like or analogy is not found in
all nature, thing which cannot be
done whatever system of scoring he
uses, or whatever committees or asso-
Citations recommend him; and it is safe
to say that it is impossible for judge
to score fowls in any considerable num-
bers, or at different times and places,
and make the scores exactly alike when
done twice or more, but with a few ex-
ira or fine fowls he may score sutfl-
GENTLY close to have the results ap-
proXimately alike.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-08
az realized that if I started in pur-

81 realized that if / started in pur-
suit my wheel would be in Il moment
more beyond my control. Still, my op-
pOrtunity had come. and i did not hes
itate. a moment more and l was close
behind her. | had no idea up to this
time what | should do. but as my
wheel, owing TO superior weight.
closed up the gap between us my
thoughts began TO take form.
'The rOac. fortunately, was almost
straight. | remembered that where
it came upon the valley there was a
wide, shallow river. 1t came down
the mountain at right angles to this
river then turned to the left. There
was a small open field between the
road and river. / knew that instinct
lively she would try to turn away from
the river. I'm that case she would be
hurled against Il mass of rock through
which the road had been cut.
Il must reach her before we came
upon the river. For a time our speed
was terrific. The rocks and trees
seemed to be strangely blurred as
they sped by. We could feel the air,
like resisting wall, through which
we were plungng. Then we came
upon Il rise in the road, almost a hill,
which reduced our speed somewhat,
and | came nearer her.
AS | came close behind her wheel
she turned her head as if she could
not bear the sight Of the water to-
ward which we were plunging.
'She saw me. and in all the horror
that surrounded us. felt Il great hap
pincSs. for there was trust, confidence
and admiration i'm that look. 1t said:
You will save me-
Up to that time / believe she
thought she was riding to death alone.
"Then | was close beside her, and as
we came To the turn i'll the road, l
reached over and seized for one in
slant the handle bars of her wheel,
keeping both wheels pointed for the
open field and the river.
There was Il minutes jar a. we
crossed the field. then the river seem
ed to spring Ia meet us. There was
dull shock and Il plunge into the wa
ter.
II found myself, when | had recOv-
cred from the force of the blow, half
standing, half floating i'm the shallow
water. holding Emily Brant, who was
white and unconscious. The land
Scape seemed to be spinning round
like top.
II realized we had escaped serious
injury. as the river had acted as
cushion and lessencd the force of the
impact as we plunged from our
wheels She soon revived. but was
very weak and dizzy. That night the
order OF things was changed. l re-
manned. and it was Fernow who left
for the city.
From that day the haze of Indian
summer that threatened to envelop
my life has given place to the glory
of noontide."
For Il moment or two. as Fred ceaS-
ed speaking. we both sat looking ut
the CRATE fire. where the Goals gloWed
in the ruddy flame.
| was thinking. knowing Fred as
we'll as | did. that Emily might we'll
consider that hour a fortunate one for
it Il great dread. but all / said was,
Thanks for the story, old man. =
Henry f.. HaydOck in Once Il Week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-08

cheaper lands had the duties beep MAIDS
prohibitory."
If New York, Ohio and the older
states have lost millions of dollars an
nually because of the land becoming
too valuable for sheep raising, why is
it that under the free wool policy oil
Grover Cleveland the loss on wool and
sheep has amounted TO millions of dol
lars in the territorial sections, where
sheep have increased in number? The
following table, showing the effect OF
free wool on the value of flocks, Is
taken from the department of agricul-
ture, and it is limited to the only states
where land is cheap and where the
sheep have increased:
The Effect of Free Wool on Value OF
FIocks.
The official report from the depart
ment of agriculture show the follow
ing:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-08
ELECTRICITY AND THE MAIL.
Talk of u More Extensive Use oi
Wires in the Postal Service.

Talk of u More Extensive Use of
Wires i'm the Postal Service.
1t has recently been pointed out
that already the telephone is used. by
actual count. ten times AS much as the
telegraph. the annual figures being
put now ar about 7J,G00.0D kilograms
and I5O,O0O,OO0 telephone talks. The
long distance telephone system is par
alleling the older telegraph lines all
over the country. and in the cities the
average of use of the telegraph. Ow-
ing 10 rapid transit. messenger service
special delivery letters, and, above all,
the telephone. has dropped much below
per head per year. \ suggestion late
ly put forward by Mr.. Il. Il. Delany,
an inventor and electrician of high
standing. is the subject just now of
warm discussion in electrical circles.
Having in mind the statistics quoted
above. Mr.. Delany announces his firm
conviction that il is time to get out of
the telegraph its full working value.
and that il ought now Ia be used for
the carriage of mails. not in the physi-
cal sense. but literally. all the same.
He believes that 10000 or $4,000 let
ters of about fifty words each between
Chicago and New York could every
day be prOttably sent over il couple of
copper wires at rate of lie or 1oc
apiece. Thousands Of such letters now
pay he in the mail TO insure the saw
ing of half an hour after Il journey
Of twenty -four hours. whereas. by Mr..
Delany's plan. correspondence be-
tween two such metropolitan centers
could be easily be interchanged in an
hour. and the documents be deliver
ed in clean typewriter print. The
plan is based necessarily an machine
telegraphy." which has been on trial
before. and not gone very far; but
the growth of the great cities and the
undOubted desire Tor swifter. cheaper
inter-cOmmunicati0n of private and
public news, give more plausibiiity to
Mr.. Denlay's argument than they have
had hitherto. His idea is to give the
public Il low-priced telegraphic
mail on the same lines that Rowland
Till first started Inns Universal postal
service. and his contention is that the
function Of railways is to handle pas
sengers and freight. but rot anything
so intangible as correspondence aud
ncwS.-NeW York Post
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-08
Another defender of Grover Cleve

Another defender of Grover Cleve-
lands policy, which is rapidly
slaughtering the seventh largest Amer
lean agricultural industry. says:
1.-The farmers of New York never could
have imagined how poor they have be-
come until told by the republican state
convention that the democratic party
has robbed them Of millions of
dollars through free wool and the re-
duction of the tariff upon agricultural
products by the Wilson tariff bill AS
to wool, sheep growing in New York.
as in all the old states. not excepting
Ohio, has steadily declined for many
years in obedience to natural laws
that no amount Of protection can over
come AS population increases in the
other states land becomes much too
valuable for sheep raising. In accord
ance with this law the number of sheep
in New York fell off under protection
and is still declining. The protectionist
explanation of this decline is that the
duties We're not high enough. But the
sheep culture in this country would
have moved from the dearer to the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-08
Silkes.

Manly Miles has this to say of the
above named breed: This breed, some
times called Silky, or Negro fowls, have
a very peculiar appearance; their
plumage being so unlike that of other
fowls, as to be scarcely recognized as
feathers; while the skin of the fowl Is
a deep violet color, almost black, the
surface bones being of the same hue
also, which gives it a rather unin-
eiting look when prepared for the
table. The flesh, however, Is very deli
cate and white, and superior to that of
niany breeds. The plumage has a soft,
fiossy appearance, the fllaments being
separate or single, and has been repre-
sented by ancient naturalists as re-
sembling wool. In describing this pc
culiar breed of fowls some say, "They
were covered with wool instead of
feathers; others say they were COW
cred with chair like cats"
These fowls are supposed to be ma
tives of India, though some say they
originated In China. They are bred In
England to some extent. The cocks
weigh about four pounds. and the he,
about two and one-half pounds.
Scavenger Sheep.-The too common
opinion in regard to sheep is that they
are but scavengers, and fitted only to
consume the weeds and other wastes
on the farm; but out Of nothing comes
nothing. If there is 70 proper food
care and shelter provided, We must
expect our sheep to pine away and per-
iah.-Ex. -
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-08

Such statement is the product of an
unduly stimulated imagination, for, in
point of fact, foreign wool is not only
no lower than in October, 1891, when
the Mckinley law had been in force for
one year. but is higher in the markets
of the world, as will be seen by the fol-
lowing table of London market quota
lions for eight of the leading London
grades of wool that are most like Amer
lean wool:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-08

Many newspapers have published a
significant table prepared by Messrs.
Justice, Bateman & Co., wool commits
sion merchants of Philadelphia, show
ing the comparative values of wool on
October 1, 1891, one year after the pas
sage of the Mckinley law, and October
1, 1895. one year after the passage of
the Free Wool Wilson-Gorman law, as
follows:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-08

thick might really contain less butter
fat than one four-siXteenths inches
thick. Second, the cream in some milk
rises cry much slower than in other
lots, due largely to the size of the but
ter globule.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-08
Western Pastures.

One of the foremost considerations
with the dairyman is the matter CT
cheap and effective food. In the West
here, even at this comparatively early
day, the cry is for more pasture room.
As matter of fact the absence of good
pasturage for the cows at about this
time of the year. as rule, is COM
planned about good deal more in this
section than il is further East where
they have learned to depend upon
something better. 1t is now conceded
by dairymen who have studied all sides
of the question that the corn field will
furnish more Of the right kind of food
for the dairy cow than will the pasture.
That is to say, turn the pastures iato
corn fields and clover and alfalfa
meadows. then prepare the food for the
COWS for every month the year around,
and it will be discovered that milk and
butter are produced at lessened cost.
This manner of feeding necessarily
brings into requisition the silo. BY
this means several advantages are htd
IT is possible to feed through a long
drouth Just the same as though the
pastures were green and without any
increase of cost. 1t is also possible to
feed through the long winter on milk
producing ration that is grown on the
farm and is as cheap as grass itself
With the right kind of ration for win
ter feeding it encourages more Of win
ter dairying. and consequently greater
nrof;ts to the butter maker This
branch of conducting the dairy is but
one branch of what is known as in
tensive farming. 1t is found to be in
keeping with the idea of cutting down
the acreage of the farm, and OF putting
more of both brain and Drawn labor
into those acres. This system is work
ing we'll in practice further east, and
it is but a matter of time when it will
be found more thoroughly engrafted
into our Western ways.-Nebrlska
Farmer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-08

Comparison OF prices for leading grades of
American wool Oct. 1, 1895. (about one year
after the passage OF the Wilson Free Wool
BID with prices Tor the same grades in Octo
Der, 1s9l-about one year after the passage of
the Mckinley Law.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-08

Amateur Tests.-We once knew of a
man that bought a good many cows
every year for his city dairy. 1t was
before the advent Of the Babcock test,
and for that reason he was very ex-
cusable in using more primitive
mode. He would get the milk of the
COW offered for sale and set it over
night in a goblet If it showed a good
thick cream in the morning, he bought
the COW, provided her milking capacity
was fairly good. This might do for
cows to be used in a milk dairy, but it
would be very unreliable for cows to
be used in creamery or for the pri-
vate dairy. This, for two reasons:
First, some cream Is much more COM
pact than others. and COW whose
cream was five-siXteenths vi an inch
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-08
Commenting upon the foregoing, a

Commenting upon the foregoing, a
newspaper defender of Grover Cleve-
lands ruinous free wool policy said:
ANY newspaper disposed to be fair in
discussing wool values would have
taken into consideration the fact that
during the past two years the price of
all agricultural products has been I'M
commonly low. In that period, for eX-
ample, cotton reached the lowest rate
on record, though cotton is not protect
ed by the tariff at all. Wheat likewise
reached its minimum figure. Every
country in the world has been affected
by this decline in the value of agricul-
tural commodities, and wool has fur
nished no exception to the rule
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-08
DAIRY AND POULTRY,
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.


AXE a building
that will hold 50
cows, say % feet
wide by 10S feet
long and II feet
high. The first
story should be 10
feet for the cows,
with a 4 foot loft
for meal and cut lit
ter. A building OF
this width and size
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-08
FREE WOOL FRAUD.
NOT A LEG LEFT FOR FREE
TRADE TO HOBBLE ON.

Wool Cheaper Here, but Dearer i'm the
Markets of the WOrld-Territory Wool
Growers Lose S15,OOO,OOO in sheep
Values.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-08
VALUES OF FLoCKs. JANUARY

Total value So, s24, 8Ol S2S746 1851 $50 los, 932
Decrease from value in 1894 ...... Il, 92.2 900
Decrease from value in 1893. ...... li.2sI l3l
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1895-02-15

La estrella Algol, que ordinariamente ha
sido de segnuda magnitud, pierde casi de
s1bito los 7Is de su brillo en- ell corto inter
valo de tres dias. Despues de transcurrido
cierto tempo recobra su luz, y los tres
dias vuelve operarse ell mismo fenomeno.
Estos periodicos debilitamientos de luz
fueron va conocidos de los astrologos de la
Edad Media, los cuales suponfan que Algol,
conocida entonces por la cabeza de Medusa,
debfa presidir los encantamientos Y sOr-
tilegios.
Lejos de tales patraffas, Mr.. Tisserand, al
dar cuenta de esas prodigiosas fluctuaciones,
declara que la estrella es un sol lejano tan
brillante como ell nuestro, pero de forma
alargada en- vez de la circular. "A ese sol
acompafia otro planeta, qae al describir su
6rbita, sc interpone entire su sol y nosotros,
ocultandonos asi una parte mas 6 menos
considerable de luz.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1895-02-15
VOLCANRS OCbANICOS
I'm BRUPCION

La tripulacion del caflonero ing'6s Dart
la presenciado la erupci6n de uno de esos
volcaues en- la isla Ambria.
Oy6ronse al principle ruidos sordos, a
las pocas horas empezaron correr desde 10
alto de la mOntaf1a torrentes de lava que
prendieron fuego las selvas seculares de
aquel lugar.
La corriente lego hasta ell mar; oy6ronse
fuertes det onaciones, y el aqua hirviendo Sc
elevo en- una columna de vapor 500 me-
tros de altura.
Los indigenas, espantados, hicieron sefa-
les al cafIonero, que Sc acerc6, trasladando
un centenar de aqu6llos un slote vecino.
En- un immense radio al rededor de la isla,
ell mar parecia en- ebullicion y levantado por
crateres submarines de donde surgfan POGO
q POGO arrecifres formados por la lava en-
friada.
Cuando parecio terminada la erupci6n,
hfzose un reconocimiento en- la isla, notan
dose que las corrientes de lava fueron aun
mas terribles en- la terra, pues estaban cal
cinadas superficies inmensas y ell suelo Gu
bierto de una espesa capa de ceniza.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1895-02-15
En- China

FL primer da del afo de los chnos CORES
p)nde, segll su calendario, al dia 26 del
corriente de nuestro calendario. Asi, pues,
no necesitamos decir que para esa fecha los
hijos del Celeste Imperio preparan en- la ac
tualidsd graudes festejos.
FL nuevo af1o es ell 80 del siglo 76 chino,
pue5 hay que advertir que para ellos el siglo
no tiene mas que sesenta amos.
Cada uno lleva un nombre astrologico,
tornado por la combination de los doce sig
nos del zodiaco chino, con los diez signos
cabalistico5 atribuidos los eementos.
Seg1n los chinos, todos los cuerpos de la
naturaleza halanse formados por cinco ele-
mentos: aqua, aire fuego, TERRA MADEIRA,
cada uno dc los cuales tiene dos signos,
siendo ell primero aquel que convene q su
estado bruto, ell segundo 81 que SO refiere
d la acci6n del hombre sobre ellos.
FL afo que comenza bajo tan malo5 aus
picios para el Hijo del Cielo est consagra-
do la cabra y al aqua.
Adyertimos al lector que este calendaro,
cuya Specification es totalmente astrological,
10 usan mas de 400 millones de seres, es de
cir, que esta mas propagado que el rnismo
calendario gregoriano.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1895-02-15
Esalicto

Don Lorenzo Esca,,att>e iDaricio.
Jues Nua,cipal reg'ament rio de IL
Tl'a dt 4djx,tas 1,or f,sh,b c IN en-
este asaato del Jaez p,'opietario, del
.Suplesste y dc oHss ant ricrfs
Al pGblico, hago saber: que Ell los actes
de luicio verbal civil segudos on este Juz
gado por don Vensncio Aparicio y Cabra
les, contra don Manuel Torres Rodriguez,
en cobro de doscientos pesos moneda corrien-
te, go ia dispuesto, por providencia dc esia
fecha, sacar 4 p6biiea subasta los bienes
ambargado5 don Mannei Torres $ Rodrf-
guez, que son los siguienteS: Seis cuerdas de
tarreno equivaleptes dos hectareas, setenta
y ocho Areas cuarenta cuatro centihreas,
con algunas plaLtacienes dc cafe, guineos y
pastos. radicadas en- Ell barrio- de iayales de
este termino mum cipal, eolindantes por ell
Norte con don Hipolito Aparicio piaz; por
IL sud con la sucesion dc don Esieban To.
rresy Zayas; Y por ell Este con e mencio-
nadn don Hipolito Aparioio Dfaz; lindando
tami,ien por al 0este con la mencionada Isose
sion de doa Eefeban Zsyae; una easa dc
maderas del pals eobijada de zine que miie
seis yaras de- largo poT cuatro de ancho.
e9uiv alentes 4 cinco metros, ciento dsex mi
limetrcs, tres metros cnatrocienfcs siete
milfmetros respectiyamente cuyas seis
cuerdas dc terreno casa han sido fasasia-
pericislmeute 81 la anma de qusnientos pc
sos, moneda corriente, sef,alaudoeo para e
| acfo del remate el dia sciLtidos del pr6ximt
fner dc Febrero, 4 Ia dos da Ia farde, en- l0l
asfrados dc este Jtz1anlo, advirtlsnsiosu qut
| no &C aflmitiran prop016ciones que no cubrAf
las dos terceras parties della ta1acion n
Eoontado, preria cnnsiguaei0n en- la mesa de
sJnzgafio de ma eantidad 'igaal por ln mem"
/ al dfez por cieIio del Naiof que sisre de tip
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1895-02-15
iCOSA MAS RARA!

Dice un diario de Malaga, que noches pa
sadas Sc present6 su tia llorando con el
mayor desconsuelo, una graciosa joven de
dieZ siete afios.
Es hija de una viuda, y estaba al cuidado
de una tiendecita de comestibles.
--IQue tienes, muchachaf-pregunt6l la
tia, saliendo su encuentro al yer la anegada
en- lSgrimas.
Que mi madre -.
Y el hipo de la congoja no la permiti6
cOntinuar.
aha muerto acasO?
No, es que mi madre SO ha lido con mi
novio. Ambos Sc han fugado, abandonan-
dome
La muchacha no halo su desgraca otro
consuelo que. contdrselo q su tia.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1895-02-15
E8tafeta
dc Ponce

Hoy Sc ha celebrado ell juicio oral en- la
causa seguida nuestro redactor Don Ma
riano Abrl por su articulo Eg DabdTtuge
FL sef1or Fiscal formula su acusaci6n en-
terminus desapasionados y serenos. pidiendo
para el ariculista la pena de cuatre meses Y
un dia de arresto.
DefendioSe ademas, de ciertas alusiones
que crey6 YER en- nuestros articnlos referen-
tes 4 preston que en- su animO pudiera ha-
ber eiercido ell Gobernador para que lleyase
cabo esas denuncias En- este punto el Sc
nor Verdu hizo gala de su independence en-
el cumplimiento de sus deberes
Nuestro defensor, el licenciado don Her
mimic Diaz, pronunci0 un habil discurso,
que va daremos d conocer q nuestros
lectores, demOstrando que en- dicho ar
ticulo no eXiste la mas leve injuria 4 la
personalidad del Gobernador sefIor Daban.
A la hora en- que escribimos estas lineas,
once media de la maf1ana, sc esta cele-
brando ell otro juicio oral en- la cansa que,
por ell articulo Ell AbordGje,se ,se sigue nues-
tro director, ell senor Mufloz Rivera.
Tamti6n lleva la defensa en- esa cauaa el
licenciado don Herminio Diaz.
Una gran concurrencia asistio al acto de
la vista