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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
Hipts AhOut Horses.

A few horses, like people, are bad
tempered and vicious by nature, but
they are more rare than human beings
horses are made so by unkind or I'M
wise treatment. and most of the evil
is done while they are yet colts or in
the process Of breaking. A horseman
cannot be too gentle. The only way to
feed grain to horse economically, SO
tina. he will get the most good from
the amount consumed, is to feed it af-
ter the stomach has been partly filled
with coarser food; then digestion and
assimilation will be more complete, but
these minor things are those of which
the average person never thinks, says
New York Farmer. The time to sell
1 horse, after you have raised him and
made him ready for market, is when
ever you are offered good price for
him. By holding for fancy figure you
are very apt to let the best customers
slip by, and the expense of keeping will
begin to rapidly diminish the possible
profit 1t is desirable to have the colt
foaled in the fall rather than in the
spring. He is then weaned in spring,
when fresh grass is ready for him to
feed upon. Kept in the stable through
the winter. he can be trained and han
died as he should be from the very first.
If he comes in the busy season he is
more apt to be neglected. Fast horse
men condemn the draft horse as too
large for the farm and too slow for the
city streets, while for fire engines and
the express wagons the American trot-
ter was the only suitable horse; the
clumsy draft horse could never be of
any practical use. How much they
were mistaken.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20

The Western Patent Office, of Des Moi mes
Iowa, reports the following patents granted
to Iowa inventors October d. 1896: A. l..
Adams, Cedar Rapids, rope fastener; Will
liam Louden, Fairfield, hay carrier; B. +.
Marable, Dubuque, saw dressing device; T..
G. Moore, Riverside, gate; Z. J. Roberts,
Boone, extension table; Adam SchOll,
Murray, pump w. A. Seidel, Independence,
tag fastener: T. j. Waddell, Des Moines,
signal lantern; Wiley q Boyd, Liscomb,
pipe wrench A trade mark, ''Black Crow
Soap" was registered for l.. Bolton a. Co.,
Des Moines Write for facts" about
patents. s. c. SWEET, Manager
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
A Careful Father.

Judge Catron Is the representative
in congress Of the Territory of New
Mexico. and is also the proud father
of two boys. AS delegate in congress
it is his privilege to nominate a cadet
to West Point and one to Annapolis.
Realizing that it is his duty to pro-
vide for his sons in a paternal manner,
Judge Catron appointed one of them to
the military academy. In order to
guard against mishaps, and to make
it as certain as such things can be that
the nation might not be deprived of
the valuable services Of the Catron
boys, the father also appointed each
as the alternate of the other; so that
If the nominee to West Point failed of
admission there would be another
chance for Catron boy there; and IL
the lad selected for Annapolis should
fail at the naval academy he might
have a chance at West Point IL his
brother did not get in. The eXamina-
tons at Annapolis are over and one OF
the young Mr.. Catrons was successful.
The West Point nominee will not know
his fate until March. and il he fails
then, there will be woe in the Ca.ron
household because there is no other
boy to nominate. Instances are not
scarce where a member of congress
has nominated his son TO one of these
academies, but this is the first on rec
ord where member has had the te-
merity to reach for both appointments
AS New Mexico has but oSe represen-
tative, Judge Catron has c5rnered the
visible supply of cadet nominations for
the entire territory.-Pittsburg Chron-
icle Telegraph.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
Excessive Enterprise

The lawyer had prepared all the
documentary formalities. and the old
lady stepped forward to append her
signature to the mortgage on the farm.
II kinder hate ter do it," she said,
"but Elihu hez allus been good hus-
band ter me, and l s'pose / ortn'ter
speak reproachfully about the way he's
managed his business"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
The F1eecer.

"Ahoy there" shouted Jason, 81 am
looking for the golden fleece"
The native shook his head.
mo use landing" he answered. "We
haven't had a chance to recuperate since
the brick game was worked on us the last
time"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
Special Providence,

Bobby-Popper, what is a special
providence?
Mr.. Ferry-A special providence, my
son, is when we get something good
that by rights belonged to somebody
else.-Cincinnat Enquirer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
Tho Trials of Labor,

Casey-This do be tough year for the
workin' man.
Maguire-How's thot9
Casey Hickey whit to the library fer
book on the rights of labor, and they gev
him something called "Tarriers Burned
Away"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
STATE OF OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO.

LUCAS COUNTY. SIS.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he Is
the senior partner of the firm Of +. j. Che
ney Co., doing business in the City OF
that said firm will pay the sum of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and
every case of catarrh thap cannot be cured
by the use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence this 9Th day of December.
A. d. 1886.
(Seal.) A. W. GLEASON.
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Send for testi-
monials, free.
f. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists. 15c.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
Keeping Possession.

Mrs. Richey-I hear you have lost your
heart
Miss Richey-Yes, but intend to keep IL
in the family. am going to marry the
man lost it to-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20

HE Iowa expert
ment station drills
in scoring dairy
cattle, as well as
teaches how to
make good butter
and cheese of the
milk. This is as it
should be, says the
Waverley Republi-
can. Farmers would
all like to be good
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20

Egypt's great queen, Cleopatra, Is a mass
of crumbling dust in the British museum
"a repulsive mummy, held together by
pitch and bandages
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20

When bilious or costive, eat Cascaret
candy cathartic, cure guaranteed lOc, 25c
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
How to Hoe.

Somebody ought to establish a hoeins
school and teach our young people and
our hired men how to use hoe, is the
opinion of writer in Pomona Her.
aid. It makes me sick when see how
our help do this important work. The
fundamental error with them is TO
think that the purpose of hoeing is to
kill weeds and nothing else. Conse-
quently they just skip over the surface,
trying to hit the weeds, and If no weeds
happen to be there the spot is skipped
over untouched. When the job is done
our man or men think the weeds are
done for; but in few days the ground
is again well occupied. The fact is
this scraping over the surface is not by
any means the best way to kill weeds,
and it amounts to nothing much in
other respects. A good hoeing should
touch and stir the whole surface, and
freshen it, and give the weeds such a
setback that they will not recover
from 1t in a long time. When / hoe
let the hoe go in cornerwise. and
when | get done there is no spot that
is left with the old crust on. whether
there were weeds or not. The fresh
ground, soon after hoeing, looks smooth
and clean and attractive. There is an
inch of well-pulverized soil all over the
whole surface, and the plants, thus
surrounded by fresh, moist, loose soil,
seem to be grateful and respond with
auickened growth.
Irrigation in Japan.-The largest
area of agricultural land in Japan is
devoted to raising rice, perhaps as
much as nine-tenths of the whole. and
as that crop requires great deal Of
water, the paddy fields are banked up
into terraces. one above the other, and
divided off into little plats, 25 or 80
feet square, with ridges of earth be-
tween them to keep the water from
flowing away when they are flooded
All farming lands are irrigated by a
system that is a thousand years old.
Some of the ditcnes are walled up with
bamboo wickerwork and some with
tiles and stone.-Ex.
Indigestion kills more fowls than
any other disease.
1t Is better to be right and poor,
than wrong and rich.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20

Russian newspapers which publish art
icles offensive to the government are twice
warned. When paper offends again it is
promptly suppressed
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20

No cough so bad that DIR. Kay's
Lung Balm will not cure it. See ad.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20

The m st northern city in our territory is
Sitka, Alaska.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
Druggists refund the money il IL fails to 2oc
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20

The ''life tree' of Jamaica continues to
grow for months after it has been uprooted.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.

How Successful Farmers Operate This
Department. oil the Parma Few
Hints as to the Care OF Live Stock
md Poultry.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20

July 25th was the fifty-seventh anniver-
sary of Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone's wedding
day.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
TAIN AGES SERMON.
sARMAoEDDON" THE SUBJECT
OF SUNDAYS DISCOURSE.
From the Text: And He Gathered Them
Together In Place Called in the
Hebrew Tongue Armageddon
Revelations, Chapter 10, Verse 10.

E G D d o is the
name of a noun
tain that looks
down upon Esdrae-
Ion, the greatest
battle field that the
world has ever
seen. There Barak
fought the Canaan
ties; there Gideon
fought the INDIAN
ties: there Josiah
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20

Il guess it's time to CO."
Remarked at last the bore.
San excellent guess" she answered,
Why didn't you guess before?"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20

Indigestion kills more fowls than
any other disease.
1t is better to be right and poor,
than wrong and rich
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20

the service lNdt never euuS. buL Iuey
all. il required, will be In the last fight
between holiness and sin. Heaven
could afford to adjourn just one day,
and empty all its temples, and man
sions, and palaces, and boulevards in
to that one battle. / think all the
angels of God will join in it. The one
that stood with sword of fame at the
gate of paradise The one that pointed
Hagar to the fountain in the wilder
ness.
The next regiments that l see march
ing into the fight will be the regiments
Ecclesiastic. According to the last
account, and practically only in the
beginning of the great gospel move
ment which proposes to take the whole
earth for God, there are four million
six hundred thousand Methodists. three
million seven hundred and twenty-five
thousand Baptists, one million two
hundred and eighty thousand three
hundred and thirty-three Presbyte-
rians. one million two hundred and
thirty thousand Lutherans, and six
hundred and forty thousand Episcopa-
lians. But the present statistics Of
churches will be utterly swamped when,
after all the great denominations have
done their best work, the siowest of all
the sects will have more numbers thar
the present enrolment of all denomina-
tons throughout Christendom.
Again, the rasimAnts elemental will
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-18

Miss stella Chase, of Louisiana, NO.,
IL visiting friends In Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-18

Judge Powers, who to-day repre-
sents Vermont in congress, entered
the national house with a magnificent
record as lawyer and Judge of the SUI
preme court of Vermont.
He is a fine type of the careful,
learned, New England lawyer.
Though but Sc years of age, he was
a member of the Vermont legislature
a third of a century ago, and again in
1874, when he was speaker of the
house. He has been state censor, a
member of the constitutional conven-
ton and of the state senate. In 1874
he became Judge of the supreme court
of Vermont, and remained on the
bench until 1890, when he took his
seat in congress. Judge Powers pre-
sided at many of the most notable
trials in the history of the state, and
is the author of many of the most i'm
portant opinions to be found in Yer
mont reports.
No Judge on the supreme bench in
any of our states has a reputation for
more clearly and Enthusiastically ex-
pressing his opinions. His unquali-
fed endorsement of Paine's celery
compound in the following letter is
as straightforward and concise as any
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-18

summer days, when everything SO
strongly favors getting well. This
greatest of all summer remedies is
doing an astonishing amount of good
these days among sick people and
those s~emi-invalids who are "run
down. by the long, trying winter, or
worn out and afflicted by disease.
The soul and life Of sound health is
a well-nourished nervous system.
Paine's celery compound repairs the
worn, v system as nothing else
can. 1t is the one certain and per-
manent cure for sieeplessness, hys-
terra, nervous debility and exhaus-
ton, rheumatism, neuralgia and the
various manifestations of an unheal-
thy bodily condition, such as languor,
nervousness, heart palpitation, loss of
flesh and mental depression.
With Paine's celery compound, re-
turning health and eheerfnlness soon
show that one is undoubtedly IN the
right road to health.
Paine's celery compound is the one
real summer remedy known to-day
that never fails to benefit. Get aine's
celery compound, and only Paine's
celery compound if you wish to be
well.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-18
. WIDOW DROPPED BY A0HURCH.
Mrs. Relchel of Macon, Mo-, Rebuked
for Writing Love Letters to a Boy.

MACON, Mo-, June 12.-Last night
the final hearing of the charges against
Mrs. Virginia Reichel occurred at the
Christian church here. Elders G. W.
Buckner and E. M. Richmond were
present and a number of the more ac-
tive members of the church. The SEES
sion occurred for the purpose of giving
Mrs. Reichei another opportunity TO
make a defense or explain why she
had written some very tender epistles
to young Hugh Willis, which affec-
tionate missives got into the hands of
the church people. Mrs. Reichel was
not present at the meeting last night
and made no further defense. The
matter was concluded by resolutions
adopted, Withdrawing church fellow
ship from the woman. For a number
of years she had been a leading and
influential member of the Christian
church here, and had taken an active
part in all of it's exercises and conven-
tions, sang in the choir, and was re-
garded as a most exemplary person.
In connection with this matter, it was
stated some time since that Elder G..
w. Buckner, the pastor of the church,
had rendered his resignation. Mr..
Buckner did ask them to release him
on the LIST of August. The board pre-
sented the matter 10 the congregation
and at last nights meeting the con-
gregation refused to accept his resig-
nation, and Mr.. Buckner viii remain
with the church.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-18
CONGRESS- WORK ENDED.
Both Houses Adjourn for the Session
on Thursday, June II.

WASHINGTON, June 11..Congress
settled its last differences yesterday,
and, according to a joint resolution
agreed upon then, at 4 O'Clock this
afternoon closed the session for good.
The agreement came late in the day,
Just as the prospects for adjournment
were beginning to look dark, with
both houses threatening to hold out
all summer on the charities appropri-
ations of the District of Columbia bill
and the public building clauses of the
sundry civil bill, with a bare quorum
responding to the roll calls and with a
final fare of partisan political recrim-
nations. The victory, If there was
one, rested with the Senate, its dozen
amendments to the sundry civil bill
making appropriations for public
buildings in Western cities being ac-
cepted by the House, while the House
leaders stiil insisted upon the prerog-
alive of their body to originate a2pro-
priations. The bull raises the limit of
cost of the Kansas City federal build
ing from 81, 100000 to s1,3f8, 900, and
makes a specific appropriation of $780,
600.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-18
JOE JOHNsToN's DANDER UP.
A Patent Right Man, Well Known in
Mexico, Threatens to Use a
HorsewhIp.

The st. Louis Republic contains the
following account of a wrangle in
which J. ". Johnston, formerly a pat
emit right man in this city, and well
known here, became involved with
a pipe man:
F. W. Huffman, of New Haven, Mo-,
is momentarily expecting to undergo
the unpleasant experience of being
horsewhipped. The person who has
threatened to administer the flashing
is J. w. Johnston, agent for the Det-
mold Pipe Works, of Boeuf Creek,
Mo-, who has an office in the Terminal
Hotel, Twentieth and Market streets.
Mr.. kaufman received a letter from
Mr.. Johnston several days ago, in
which the latter made the threat.
The circumstances were explained to
the Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
yesterday by Kuhlman. 1t seems that
he attends to the business of the Pipe
Company in New Haven, receiving a
royalty on the sales in that town.
Johnston is his paymaster, and lately
they have disputed concerning the
amount owing to Kuhlman. The lat
ter appealed to the president of the
company, L. III. Schroeder. MIR. john
ston got wind of this and wrote to
Schroeder, denouncing Kuhlman.
Near the close of the letter he deelar-
ed he would have Kuhlman horsewhip-
ped if it cost him So, 200 a lash. Kubl-
man has a copy of this letter. He
came to st. Louis yesterday, and i'm
mediately took steps to have Johnston
arrested. He was unsuccessful for two
reasons. In the first place, Johnston
was out of town, and in the second
place, both the State and Federal au-
thorities refused to act. In the mean
time kaufman is evading everybody
who resembles Johnston.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-18
THE MISSOURI CONFLICT.
Kerens and FiIley at It Hotter Than
Ever-Olaims and Rumors.

ST.. LOUIS, June 1.-THE Missouri
contest is, even amid the turmoil of
national politics, exciting much inter-
est. Kerens and his friends claim
positively that they will defeat Fill
Iey's purposes, while Filley's follow
ers declare that he has twenty-six
votes pledged to him by instructions
or personal pledge. 1t is also claimed
that the Twelfth district contest will
be decided in favor of Filley men.
1t is reported that Kerens and his
friends will fight Mayor Walbridge for
refusing to aid in the contest against
Filley and will throw their strength to
Cahoon.
Another umor about Missouri head
quarters is that Kerens has given up
hope of being able to be reelected to
the national committee, and has de-
cided to throw his strength to Major
Warner, in hopes that he can cause a
stampede from Filley to Warner, and
thus defeat ode Ole Man" at the last
moment. The question remains
whether Warner would accept the
place coming in this manner. Bittinger
of st. Joseph is a receptive candidate
for the honor, and would do anything
to wrest the honor from the old gen.
tleman he could.
Secretary Griffen has made up a list
of delegates known to favor Filley.
In it are just twenty-five names. An
other friend OF the Missouri boss de-
clares that twenty-si of the thirty
four delegates are for Fiiley. Secre-
tary Griffen of the State committee
refused to talk on the situation yes
terday beyond admitting that he had
figured out the situation and that Fill
ley has votes to spare. He said:
"Filley's friends r not worrying
over the result. Kerens is not in it.
The only person that could possibly
stand a show of election is Major
Warner, and Warner is instructed to
vote for Filley. An attempt might be
made to push Warmers candidacy on
the plea of harmony, but he doesn't
think it will work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-18
NJ. P. A. ASSOCIATION.
A Delightful Trip Down the Missis-
sippi River Memphis a Beau
tlful City.

r. M. White and family have just
returned from Memphis, Tenn. ,wh ere
they went to attend a meeting of the
Missouri Press Association held on the
Anchor Line Steamer, Belle Memphis.
Memphis is one of the most delightful
of Southern cities,fu of push and en-
terprise. The following points IN ref
erence to that beautiful city will be of
interest to the readers of the LEDGER:
Population, city and immediate sub
urbs, 101, 900.
Annual volume of business, $780,
OOO, 900.
The best manufacturing city in the
South.
Total investment in manufacturing,
$40, oOO, 900.
Employees in manufacturing estab-
lishments, 10000.
Amount of weekly pay roll to same,
800, 1000.
The largest hard wood lumber mark
ct in the world.
The largest inland cotton market In
the world.
The largest producer of cotton seed
oil in the world.
The fifth wholesale grocery market
in the United States.
The sixth boot and shoe market in
the United States.
Fifteen banks, capital and surplus,
81, 900 900.
Eight fire insurance companies, cap
ital and surplus, 81 ,015 900.
Eleven trunk lines of railroads.
Mississippi River with all the year
navigation.
Tixty-s six churches and thirteen pub
lie schools.
Thirty.two private schools and SEM
inaries.
Climate permits outdoor labor all
the year.
Is the sixth healthiest city in the
United States.
Has sixty miles of first class sewers.
Fifty miles of paved streets.
Now spending 5000, 900 more on
paving.
Unlimited quantity Of pure Artesian
water.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-18
Wabash Low Rates for 1896.

Republican Convention, st. Louis,
Mo, June 16, 1896. Rate one regular
first class fare for the round trip.
Democratic Convention, Chicago,
ILL.,, July z, 1896. Rate one regular
first class fare for the round trip.
Annual meeting National Educa-
tional Association, Buffalo, NY, July
Z to II, 1896. Rate of one regular fare
for the round trip plus $500 for mem
bership fee.
Populist National Convention and
National Silver Convention, st. Louis,
July %, 1896. Rate of one fare for
the round trip.
Young Peoples Society Christian
Endeavor, Washington, d, c., July 7
to IS, 1896. Rate of one regular first
class fare for the round trip.
For additional information call on
or write to any representative of the
Wabash Railroad or connecting lines
or G. 8. Crane, G.. P. & T. A., st.
Louis, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-18
GRAND SUMMER
$2.OO
EXCURSION TO KANSAS CITY
sa%AND RETURN ,
VIA THE
Chicago & Alton.

The Chicago & Alton on Saturday,
June 20, and Sunday, June 81, 1896,
will sell excursion tickets from Mexico
to Kansas City and return at $500.
Excursion tickets sold ut the above
low rate will be good for going passage
on all regular Chicago d: Alton trains
due to arrive in Kansas City between
1900 O'Clock noon, Saturday, June 20,
1896, and 1900 O'Clock noon, Sunday,
June 81, 1896. They will be good for
return passage on any train regularly
scheduled to stop at station to which
return tickets read, up to and includ-
ing the last regular train due to leave
Kansas City, Sunday, June 81, 1896.
Tickets at above rate a be obtained
only at the Ticket Offices of the Com
pany. Passengers paying on trains
will be charged regular fare. Baggage
will not be checked on tickets sold at
the rate quoted above.
For further information, time of
trains and tickets, apply to
E. 8. WILSON,
Ticket Agent Chicago and Alton Railroad,
Mexico, Mo.
JAMES CHARLTON,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent,
Chicago, His.