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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10
Negro Farmers.

A great many of the negroes in the
South, who, thirty odd years ago, were
slaves, have prospered since they be-
came free men. Probably their greatest
success has been in farming, to which
most of them were accustomed in their
days of slavery. There are 54S, 642 farms
owned or occupied by negroes, and OF
the 1,329,564 who work at farming,
510,619 are Independent farmers and
employers of others. 1t is not likely
that the Southern negroes will ever
become largely engaged in manufac-
lures, transportation or commerce,
though there is better field for them
in the South and less prejudice in a
business way than there is at the North.
The Southern white man objects only
to association with the negro socially.
but in business matters he treats the
colored man just as he would any other.
Ely
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10
Preparing strawberry Beds.

Fine berries and large crops depend
so much upon the treatment the plants
receive the spring of fruiting that no
one can afford to neglect them then.
Where the soil is free from weed seed
the matter is vastly simplified. But
such soil is not always to be had; and
the richer the soil the more apt 1t is to
be infested with weeds.
Subdue the weeds by running shallow
cultivator down middle as early in
spring as practicable. Scrape around
and between plants with small, we'll
sharpened wedding hoes, which will re-
move all weeds and not cut deep
enough to injure roots.
Then apply over rows, plants and all,
about 500 pounds an acre of highly SOL
uble commercial fertilizer rich in pot
ash. Stable manure and unleached
wood ashes, If to be had in sufficient
quantities, are excellent. Ten good
loads of manure and so bushels of ashes
an acre will do, scattered over and
around the plants; the ashes on top,
as they hasten the action of the ma
nure.
Remember that almost anything can
be safely scattered over and on straw
berry plants while in a dormant state
while not growing. Should the appli-
cation be unavoidably delayed till
growth begins. it should be applied just
before a rain. which will wash 1t off
the leaves into the ground; or it can be
scattered around and between the
plants. Where the soil is not 80 in
tested with weeds as to need much
scratching, the manure and ashes are
best applied late the previous foil
If weeds appear after the sscsilizer
- applied. they must be DUO cut, or
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10
Georges Large Ears.

One summer evening Yorkshire
miller was leaning over his garden
gate, facing the road, enjoying his pipe,
when conceited young farmer hap
pened to be passing. The miller, in
friendly tone, said:
Good evening. George"
Jaw didn't spake," said George gruf-
~"
"Oh. said the miller, 1 thought you
did, but it must have been your ears
dapping!'-Answers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10
REM EDIAL FOOD.

Lettuce is useful TO those suffering
from insomnia.
Blackberries as a tonic. Useful in
all forms of diarrhea.
Honey Is wholesome, strengthening,
cleansing, Dealing and nourishing.
Pie plant is wholesome and apierient;
is excellent for rheumatic sufferers and
useful for purifying the blood.
Lemons for feverish thirst in sick
ness, for billiousness, low fevers. rheu-
matism. colds. liver complaint. etSs
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10

graZed closely will run out all other
grasses with which it may be growing.
It is propagated in two ways: by its
seed and by it's creeping underground
root stalks. 1t is among the first, II
not the first, grass to start in spring,
and if the fall be moist will grow I'M
til from the LIST to the 18th of October,
If not too dry, the climate can hardly
be too cold for it to flourish, as it can
perpetuate itself by means of it's creep
ing root stalks where the summer is too
frosty to ripen it's seeds, and is known
to do well near the Arctic Circle in Brit
ish America. 1t cannot endure great
and long continued heat and its south
ern limit may be roughly defined as
the latitude of Cairo, ILL.,, though 1t
grows well in the elevated limestone
lands of middle Tennessee.
Blue grass is rather difficult to get
started and a good set is hard to get
in less than four years from the SEED
sown, but under constant grazing it i'm
proves for years. Many of the best
pastures in Illinois and Kentucky are
on land never as yet insulted by the
plowshare. 1t is very difficult to get
stand from imported seed as its ger
minating qualities are quickly ruined
by mold after it is cut. In Illinois the
safest way to SOW it. is to cut 1t stalk
and all, scatter it over the ground to be
seeded. 1t can be sown at any time not
later than August during the growing
season.
Blue grass in Wisconsin will do well
on either clay or sandy lands, but OK
course will thrive best in limestone dis
tricts. To get the greatest benent,
pasture it rather closely. If 1t grows up
tall and falls down, it is apt to become
weedy. This grass is without question
in its green state the most nutritious
grass known. Illinois farmers con-
slider clover to be "washy" and 1nnn-
itely prefer blue grass to it for both
milk and beef.-D. r. McGinnis.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10
Forest and Nut Trees.

Another point of difference between
forest and nut trees is this: in the case
of the nut trees, according as you gath
er the fruit you remove from the soil
just such elements as are contained in
the fruit. And it so happens in the
economy of nature that the tree will
store up more of the mineral elements
which are assimilated in the fruit than
it does in any other of its parts. And in
removing the fruit you really deterior-
ate your soil. Hence you must put your
nut trees upon strong soil, and if you
want the best nuts you must follow the
line of orcharding.
In the case of forest, you plant your
forest upon the poorest soil-soil which
you cannot use for agricultural pur
poses-and you depend upon the forest
itself to enrich that soil. Here again
is a very great contrast between the
two classes of trees. You depend upon
the forest to enrich the soil. Why?
Because the mineral elements and the
carbon and oxygen which the forest
tree takes are secured from the atmos-
phere, and it transforms those elements,
assimilates them, and puts them into an
organic condition. With each recur-
ring autumn the forest drops it's leaves
and these lie on the ground beneath the
tree. In time they decay and make a
rich anuie-humus, we call it, or
dinarily. So your forest really enrich
eS the soil Whila YOUR nut tree i'm
poverishes it. This, then, is the second
contrast between those two classes Of
trees.-Chas. A. Keffner.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10
N1istletOc.

A writer in Popular Science News
says: 1.-THE mistletoe grows most COM
monty in the apple tree" This is quite
correct, but the English CD mistletoe
that comes to this country in such
quantities for Christmas comes from
Normandy and other sections OF north
ern France, and grows almost exclu-
sively on the black poplar, the princi-
pal roadside tree on the military roads
of France. These trees yield large
revenue to the commune; about two
thirds of the limbs are cut close to
the trunk, once in six years, tied in
small punches, say four inches in d.
ameter, and sold as fagots, and is the
wood mostly used by bakers. From
these limbs the mistletoe is taken about
the Goth of November and shipped in
crates to England, and from thence to
this country as English mistletoe-of
poetic history.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON x. MARCH S-LOVE THY
NEiGHEOR-LUk 1O:25-37.
Golden Text: Thou Shalt Love Thy
Lord, Thy God, with All Thy Heart
and with Ali Thy Soul and
Thy Neighbour"

FTER a year and al
most ten months
there was a marked
occasion. There Is
always something
sad about leaving a
among any people, a
work only partially
successful. AS Jesus
was moving along
the southern border
of Galilee, he uttered
those sad farewell
woes of warning re-
ported in 10: 12-16.
Note the threefold
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10
Saved by slang.

''Be NINE" he urged.
init" she answered.
Crushed utterly in his fondest hope,
he would haze left hec forever had she
not relented
II mean no." she fa'tered.
He was thereupon transformed with
joy and gathered her to his bosom..-
Detroit Tribune
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AGRICULTuRiSTS
Some Up-to-Date Hints About Cultiva-
ton of the Soil and Yields Thereof
Horticulture. vitiSulture and FIorI-
culture

LUE grass belongs
to a large family OF
grasses known as
the "Poa" family.
It's botanical, scien-
tific name is "Poa
pratensis," which
is the only thing l
have got against
it.
1t makes a thick.
close turf, and if
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10
A See-Sayv Experiment.

Take two heated pins and stick
them into the center of a candle at
right-angles to the wick, which should
be left exposed at both ends. Then
glasses and trim the candles to bal
ance.
Light the wicks, and beyond the
flames at each end, by means Of a
piece of wire, fasten two little figures,
with their joints hinged.
Now, rs the candle begins to melt, a
drop of grease will drop from one end
lit is advisable. by the way, to put
something beneath to catch it in) and
that end of the candle will rise little
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10
Teiephones on Hoard sbi,

AS speaking tubes are found not to
work on the English warships owing
to the rafting of the machinery. the
admiralty has determined to try tels-
phones.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10
TALE OF TELEPATHY.
H 81 Y LIFE pre-,

Y LIFE previous to
this story was as
singular as it was
sorrowful; added to
physical pain, the
terrors of the ina
& / n a tion made
those years like the
lurid rounds of
Dante's hell. / did
not begin at the top
and descend gradu-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10
A Little Game of see-sayv.

A Little Game of See-Saw
aoove the other. Then drop will fall
from the opposite end, and a general
oscillation will begin, which gradually
increases in speed, until the little fig
ures at the end will perform the most
surprising antics at their game of see
saw
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10

Three Litters Year.-Three filters
a year keeps the sow pretty busy, but
the American Cultivator thinks it is
better for one that has attained her
growth and is two or three years old
1t checks the tendency to fatten which
spoils the breeding faculty in most
sows after they have stopped growing
Elk.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10

Examine Stock Salt.-It Is not al
ways best to buy a cheap quality of salt,
or having bought what is supposed to
be a good quality and finding it not up
to expectation, to feed 1t to stock. Sew
eral weeks ago we mentioned an un-
accountable case of death of number
of head of cattle. Upon questioning the
gentleman who lost the cattle, this
week, we learn that by comparing notes
with others who had sustained similar
losses, he ascertained the cause. A sack
of salt which had been fed to the cat
tie consisted Of the clearings of the
evaporating vat, and contained so much
gyp and other harmful substances that
the cattle died of scours as though they
were afflicted with an acrid poison
Amarillo Champion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10

The Bunch Sweet Potato-Few plants
could be more interesting than this.
Here at the North we have not sue
ceeded in getting good crop OF tubers
from it. At the South it seems a very
valuable thing Perhaps no other
vegetable novelty which has been in
troduced in the South in recent years.
says bulletin recently published by
the Texas Experiment Station, has
caused more comment than the vineless
sweet potato. The experimental stage
has been passed, and the value of this
variety, like that of the bunch lima
bean, has been established beyond
question. With nearly level culture,
we have grown over three hundred
bushels per acre of this variety, and
all the tops could have been easily
cut with a mower. The high value OF
the tops for feed has been proven, but
it is best to feed them green, as they
do not cure we'll. Frequently it is a
good practice to NOW off the heavy tops
and leave the gritty runners on the
ground"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1896-03-29
MLgTIl 'EEE|C.AAIlL DE fUCRIa-RlC1.

DOLblls 'ELEC1Mll DE plChlO+RlCO.
FkRIODJCO CON SAGRAIo . "A DEF NsA lE LOSIN
TFkEsEs sFlONALES IN AM RI A. OfGANC
! z Los 1NPANOLES NCONlfCIoSALks EN- PTr-RI {
CONDiCEOAES GENERALES acordados nor In Direcc1p
para toda clase de remitsdos u o2uncios
A pabicacn c Ice noncios
convencianaes deTminaran los mis-
Lon
del a asuuA ada
mas con S de persona responsible de ''
devustos @ q pubLou e So = - " .
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La counA del ped sesents ete de
largo. f ~ ~ e'tc'es
I'll anunane tendA derecho umns nara
ses arunos En- deao
10 por 100 sore el precio de tarifA 7' e7eTE7.T7
anuane OLICHES pnbicaci6n us .nuucios
una de 10 100 tar
undo mpofte de los nuncios PESOS
reclba nm pen6do de cada nm cont
visrt e primer nhmero. - -. - - - -
Para los no del BOLETIN de escstls comunica
Tenuao sn on correspondence DIEZ OENTAVOS
@ suscptores sndfan Is 100 precio
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ca1os serA AltioIado. . hlH'- - ~ : -
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Tariia para Ia publication de anuncios.--..
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1896-03-29

DE CUENTAS FORMADA8
aplicables al cobro de jorna,,
les, fraccionados estos ca c,
tavo de dfa, princlpiando pc.
IN cuarto y terminando On I
dfas, con precios escalonsden
desde un real fuerte hasta tre,
pesoE, J expresando cana fre
ci6n su valorintrinseco en- Pc
SOS, centavos y c6ntimos de
centavc,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-16
Genuine Winter Felt in New
York.
OTHER CITIES GET A TOUCH.
Senate Committee Takes Up
Cuban Question.
Other Late News of the Day
by Wire.

New York. Dec. 16.-A storm
which set in yesterday afternoon
still continues. Sandy Hook reports
a wind from the north northeast at
40 miles hour, and very thick off
the shore. The thick atmosphere is
caused by snow, and interferes very
materially with river and harbor
navigation. In the city there is con-
siderable interruption to street
traffic. Reports from Connecticut,
Mass, and the interior of New York
state show that the storm is Of wide
range. The temperature is well
down to Zero.
Philadelphia, Dec. 16. - A wild
snow storm, which began early last
evening, continued throughout the
night. At noon there was no signs
OF abatement.
Boston, Dec. 16.-A severe storm
is raging here this afternoon. The
wind is blowing nearly forty miles
an hour.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-16
TErUAE on MACEo's DEArs.
Says 1t Occurred i'm Loyal Fight as le
Proved by Young Conner Letter.


Washington, Dec. 16.-The following
dispatch from the Spanish minister of
foreign affairs in regard to the death
Of General Maceo. received at the lega.
ton here, was made public by Minister
De LONE last night. 1t is dated Ma
drid, Dec. Is:
''Maceo's death took place in loyal
fight at Punta Brava, and was caused
by our soldiers bullets. This. is evil
IDENTIFY proved by the letter written by
the son of Gomez, in which he states
that he killed himself in order not to
abandon the body OF his general. The
handwriting of the letter has been ver-
fled. and also every detail of the fight.
time and circumstances when Maceo
and the son of Gomez were wounded.
All these details have been published
in Europe by teIgrams from both Span
ish and foreign correspondents.
tSignedl 'TETUAN."
Mr.. pu Boisce, the secretary of le-
cation. speaking for the minister said
the officials of the legation hoped to
discover the origin of the report Of Ma
ceo's assassination and to trace 1t to u
certain Cuban resident of Jacksonville.
Fla.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-16
NOTICE TO wOULD-BE SOLDIERS
Enlistins for Service in Cuba Is In Direct
Violation of the Law

Washington, Dec. 16.-The attention
of officials here has heen ttracted by
the stories coming from ali portions of
the country indicating that enlistments
are going on of parties of men to go to
Cuba TO join the insurgents against the
Spaniards Those enlistments are in
direct violation CT the neutrality laws,
ard are prohibited under severe PEN
alties. For accepting a commission to
serve against Spain, country with
which the United Estates is now at
peace. the penalty prescribed by Sec
ton 5,2s1. revised statutes. is s.. 600 fine
and three yearse imprisonment. while
for enlistment to serve against Spain.
or hiring any one TO enlish the penalty
Is almost as heavy, being a maximum
Of 81 1000 and three years imprisonment.
The enforcement Of these laws nat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-16
The Cuban Ouestiou.

Washington, Dec. l6.-The senate
committee on foreign relations met
today to consider the Cuban resolu-
tions referred to it, but it adjourned
till Friday without action for the
purpose Of securing further informa-
tion from the state department. 1t
is said the sentiment of the commit
tee is favorable to reporting one Of
the resolutions. though the form is
not determined.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-16
Now That's tho Right Spirit.

Council Bluffs, Iowa, Dec. 16 The
Dodge Light guards passed resolu-
tions reciting the treachery of the
Spaniards in the assassination OF
Maceo and pledging themselves to
"uphold any action taken by the
United States government. and we
volunteer our services. if necessary,
to resort to arms in upholding such
action"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-16
-~..o-.. ..Iigation Congress.

Phoenix, Ark. Dec. 16.-The National
irrigation congress has brought to
Phoenix about 1000 visitors, nearly all
men interested in water-storage and its
distribution, and representing twenty
seven states. The first days session was
effective and plans are now maturing
for the organization OF the congress on
new lines better suited to the work of
legislation. \ committee on reorgani-
zation was in session and its report
Will be presented to the body today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-16
Hennepin Canal Moving Too slowly.

Washington, Dec. 16.-F'ive members
of the Illinois delegation in the house
of representatives called upon General
CraiShill. chief of engineers, yesterday
to make complaint of the slow progress
making in the work Of carrying out
the project for the construction Of the
Hennepin canal. General Craighill lis
tened to their representations and then
showed his callers that the delays they
complained of were attributed to the
form of the law under which the work
is being carried on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-16

Washington, Dec. 16.-The senate has
agreed to the house amendment to the
copyright bill. which passed the house
last week. The measure now goes to
the president for his signature. The
bill makes the piracy of a play a mis-
demeanor and an injunction granted
by a circuit judge under il is enforcea-
BILE all over the state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-16

uraiiy rairs within the functions of the
United States officials to whose knowl-
edge the attempt at infringement Is
brought. but IL the movements continue
On as iareg scale as reported. IL is
probable that the department OF jus
tlce viii send instructions OF a special
Character TO all OF its agents calling
their attention to the proclamation Is
sued by the president last spring and
enjoining upon them n strict enforce
mont OF the neutrality laws.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-16
ABBREVIATED TElEGRAMS,

1t is alleged in a New York Herald
special that the investigation of armor
plates now going on at Newport News.
Va, shows that the plates on several
of our cruisers and battleships are brit
tie and of no account.
Charles. \. Cunningham, the forger
who treid to pass a bogus check for
$4,000 in Cleveland, has been held for
trial.
1t is aid that the net receipts at the
six days bicycle race at Madison
Square garden amounted to s35, 600
Postmaster General Wilson at WASH
ington has issued an order for the sale
of postage stamps by letter carriers.
Pinkerton men are said to be em-
ployed by Spain to watch filibustering
expeditions in the United States.
Five people in st. Paul were injured
by cable car accident.
Obituary: AT Houghton, Mich, Rp-
land II. Brelsford, Sc. At New York.
George Catlin, eX-United States con-
sui to Zurich. At La Fontaine, Ind,
Edward Moore, ~. At Kokomo, Ind,
Postmaster Henry z. Johnson, of Kap-
pa, SO. At Pittsfield. Ills, Mrs. Nancy
Ward. AT Richmond, Ills, Mrs. Mary
Wray Imeson, so.
Chicago is to have the pleasure OF
entertaining Presdent-elect Mckinley.
He is expected to arrive Friday, and
will be the guest of Captain and Mrs.
Lafayette Williams. 1861 Lake avenue,
where Mrs. Mckinley is now visiting
Politics will be barred during his stay
Mrs. Alice Thomas. aged 102, was fa-
tally burned by falling against a stove
in Washington.
The prime minister, cabinet officials
and judges will attend the banquet to
be given to Ambassador Bayard on
March ., 1897, by the lord mayor of Lon
don.
James Florian is under arrest at Chi
cago on suspicion of having killed Bar
tender Jahns at the LeGrand hotel.
George Gaylor, of Chicago covered a
live rat with oil and set it on fire. He
+al
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-16
Killed In y Match Factory,

Munich, Dec. I6.-The loss of life
by the explosion in the Won Cromer
match factory at Archaffenburg last
night is much greater than prev
iOusly reported. Fifteen women and
girls in the main building were
killed. and many in the adjoining
buildings were fatally or seriously
injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-16
Visitors to Major MCKINLEY.

Canton, o, Dec. 16. - Charles G.
Dawes. of Chicago. arrived in Canton
from New York yesterday. He lunched
with the major and a consultation fol-
lowed. Ex-Governor Will Cumback. of
Greensburs, Ind, accompanied by John
w. Lovett, OF Anderson, Ind, paid their
respects to the president-elect during
the morning.
National Chairman Hanna was here
yesterday and returned to- Cleveland
;ast evening. Hanna came to confer
on inauguration arrangements.
ad wis naner men
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-16
War Declared at Dcs MOipes.

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 16.-George P.
Guiot, railway ticket agent at the IN
ion station here, has organized a COM
pany for the Cuban war. He has ar
ranged to equip fifty men and has
twenty-eieht on the list now. The men
have agreed to go as soon as belliger-
emf rights are recognized. No two
knows who the others are for fear of
complications
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-16
Ex-Bank Manager Arrested.

Big Rapids, Mich. Dec. I6.-EXcite-
ment over the recent Big Rapids bank
failure has been increased by the ar
rest Of ex-General Manager Chester w.
Comstock- He is charged by the de-
rosltors committee with having EN-
oezzled $1,000 of the banks funds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-16
Sale Of a Washinr,o, pa,.r

Washington. Dec. ls-EN-Represen-
tative G. q. Conn. of Indiana, yester-
day sold the WASHINGTON Morning and
Evening Times to Stilson Hu,chins. of
this city. Hutchins has placed John
II. Oberly. formerly commissioner os
Indian affairs, in charge OF the paper.