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The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17

"A-.o4s, -- -gl-s-s .2at --- fcs---"ry hold a real property unds- tex deed. and wheTess 2 great amount Ol said property Is improved ana occupied adversely to the title Of the territory; now. therefore, it is hereby resolved that the district attorney is directed to enter suit for the possession of said property whenever in his judgment 1t is advisable.
 The sheriff is hereby authorised by the Board of Supervisors to spend the sum of $2O0 for fencing and improving the court house grounds.
 Petition of citizens of Navajo, asking for the establishment of school dis trict, upon recommendation of super intendent of public schools, is hereby granted, with boundaries as shown on official map.
 The officlai map of School District No. 70, Apache county, examined and approved.
 The board then adjourned till nine o'clock tomorrow morning.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17

Tax Deed No. 93, 1895. Tax Deed No 119, 1896 Tax Deed No 5S. 1896. Tax Deed No. IT. 1897. Tax Deed No 116, 1896
 The Board of Supervisors now pro ceeded to examine the tax roll of 1896, submitted to their inspection by B. Schuster. treasurer and ex-of1cio tax collector of Apache county.
 The board then adjourned to 9o'clock tomorrow morning.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17

SATURDAY, July 10, 1897. The Board of Equalization met this day at g o'clock a. m.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17

THURSDAY, July s. 1897. The board met this day at am. Presently. H. Gibbons, chairman ; L. J. Brown, Elisha Ayerett, members ; J. H. Greer. clerk.
 Minutes of July 7 read and approved. The Board of Supervisors hereby ap- point J. W. McDaniel, justice of the peace, and Samuel Hale, constable, for Greer precinct; said appointment to take effect upon fling oath and bond, as required by law.
 The recorder is instructed, by order of the Board of Supervisors to cancel
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17

Great Cures proved by thousands of testimonials show that Hoods Sar- sapariIla possesses power to purify, yitalize and enrich the blood.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17

And that he will keep horses and feed hay for TWENTY FIVE CENTS PER HEAD PER DAY When in St. Johns and wishing to have vour horse properly attended to and fed all be can eat, bring him to my corral and the same shall be done; o. c. DIVERSION.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17

Hoods Pills are the only pills to be taken with Hoods Sarsaparilla. t.s.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17

4 DeHtOcE8T1C SeteDr&f 1GE-~'E 1Is
 Tariff Dil2.
 From Our Regular Correspondent
 WASHINGTON, July 9, 1897.
 That every good democrat is neces- sarily good and patriotic citizen is 30 we'll known that it seems almost super huous to mention it.. When, therefore, large number of good democrats, to- gether with the wives, mothers, daugh- ters, sisters and sweethearts of many of them, get together to celebrate Inde- pendence lay, as they did in Washing ton last Monday, pa riotic enthusiasm is bound to be plentiful. This gathering was not st the Capitol, although both branches of congress was in session, but in Washington theatre. It was com binatIon democratic and patriotic cele- bration, and it was regular three cheers-and-a-tiger success. Ex-Repre- sensitive Sibley, of Pennsylvania, pre- sided, and the principal address was delivered by Senator Daniel, of Virginia, who did himself proud, both as demo- crat and as patriot. Each of the orig inal thirteen states were represented by short speeches, and between times there was musi, both vocal and instrumental. The celebration was under the joint au- spices of the National Association of Democratic clubs and the democracy of the District of Columbia.
 Senators Jones, of Arkansas, and Tel Ter forced the republican senators to an immediate and abject surrender by a few firm words, when Senator Allison brought forward 8 tariff amendment, matched by the republican steering com mittee, to pay bounty on beet sugar. This amendment was S complete sur prise to the democrats and also to some republicans and is believed to have 5eea ei. Q, rcyitis-' '-iabers Sena- ...- Jones ard Teller said that # the re
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17

". H. Burbage, claim for SS74.65 back salary, disaIlowed.
 Nasionceno Gonzales, claim of S1 400 back salary, disallowed.
 The board now ordered that the legal salaries of the officers ofApache coun-
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17
wAsETNGTON LETTER
IT Regular Correspondent l

4 Democratic CelebrattOD-Tho
 Tariff Ri1s.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17

The board then adjourned to2 o'clock
 The board met at 2 + la., pursuant to adjournment. The board t5an proceeded to the can ceiling of tax deeds. ss follows. Tax Deed No. 93, 1895. Tax Deed No I19, 1896.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17
v. II, OtBboHS, L. J BROWN. vrr-.rT tN~E D ETTU

HLIoH ' ' NEFE T ' .l- Members Board oi Supervisors
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-27
DON'T IN FURNISHINGS.

Don't put borders on carpets for
small rooms.
Don't hang chandeliers or lamps in
low-ceiled rooms.
Don't be chary of rich, warm tints
in northern rooms.
Don't buy what suits the fancy, re-
CARELESS of their combined effect.
Don't haze any apparent, much less
any regular, arrangement of furniture
Don't believe for a minute that ex-
fects.
Don't make narrow door narrower
with heavy drapery. We drape too
much.
Don't make table a pivotal point
from which the rest of the furniture
radiates.
Don't use decided patterns for up
holstery if you have for wall and floor
coverings,
Don't use large-patterned wall paper
in small rooms; nor deep border with
low ceilings.
Don't have any fanciful, fixed ar
rangements of window draperies in
rooms in daily use.
Don't buy chairs that are not well
made and comfortable; nor lounges
that are not low and broad.
Don't let enthusiasm dominate COM
mon sense, and get plain carpet Gill
ing) for the floors OF rooms in daily
use.
Don't delude yourself into thinking
that beautiful rugs spread over homely
floors are more artistic than all-over
carpets.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-27
JOKE ON THE LANDLORD.
The Illustrious Guest Appreciated His
Good Wine.


Good Wine
\ few days ago very exalted per-
sonage was entertained at dinner in
one of the chief hotel restaurants in
Berlin and, as it was known that he
is exceedingly fond of a certain still
wine, it was determined to give him
with his fish bottle of a more than
ordinary vintage, says the London Tele-
graph. A kind of practical joke was
played. The bottle was placed before
him without any label being on it, and
the landlord was requested to name
only a moderate price if the noble guest
should detect the quality of the wine
and make any special inquiries about it.
This precaution turned out to have
been necessary in one sense, but it led
the hest into an expense that he did
not bargain for. He has now learned
a new lesson, namely, that one may suf-
fer from depreciating what one has
rs we'll as from eXaggerating its value.
THAT is capital wine" said the guest
Let us send for the landlord and ask
the price of it. / would not mind hav-
ing few hundred dozens of that in
my cellar Mine host hurried up, and
assured his illustrious interrogation
that the delicious liquor cost no more
than / shilling pence per bottle.
well, l am not going to throw away
SO good a chance as this" replied the
astonished connoisseur. THAT is very
cheap, indeed. Have the kindness to
send to my cellar master u thousand
bottles A cold shudder crept over
the limbs of the rash entertainer for
his wanton duplicity had led him in
for an order he did not anticipate. 1t
was too late TO inform the illustrious
guest of the trick played upon him
in fact, he might have taken it amiss.
The wine he had been drinking did
not cost only / shilling pence; it was
a brand the price Of which was Z shil-
lings bottle. This practical joke,
therefore, cost its author no less than
f269, for he had to make up this diff
ference out of his own pocket. l need
hardly add that the happy possessor
of this thousand bottles continues to
quaff with great gusto flagons of this
memorable wine, with it's delicious
flavor and luxuriant bouquet, and that
he invariably boasts to his guests of
his fabulous good fortune in obtaining
so choice wine for so small price.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-27

test bottle represents .05 or one per cen'
fat and one graduation requires SO
long space on the scale that 80 siiiaii
quantity of fat as .02 OF one per cent
can be measured by this scale. we
have found by the use of these test
bottles at the Wisconsin Dairy scho9l
that an accurate test of skim milk may
be made with them just as easily as
with any other test bottle. although II
is not because of any fault in the bottie.
The test bottle measures the rat ali
right, but if the speed Of the tester Is
too low or it is not run long enough
only small part OF the fat is separated
so that it can be measured. We have re-
peatedly noticed that while the usual
amount of acid and speed Of the tester
may give satisfactory results when
testing whole milk, both acid and speed
must be increased to give correct tests
Of skim milk. Whenever a skim milk
test shows that the fat has not all been
separated, although the fat in the test
bottle may be very clear and to all ap-
pearance look as If the test was all
right. 1t is very seldom, If ever, that
a separator skins milk so that the
skim milk contains only .05 of one per
cent fat. and when test shows less
than this amount of fat in a sample of
skim milk it generally indicates that
the test was so made that the fat was
not all separated. In order to separate
from skim milk as much fat as is pos
sible by the Babcock test, it is neces-
sary to add about one-third more than
the usual amount of acid to the milk
in the test bottle. This is clearly
shown by the following results. A
sample of skim milk was tested twelve
times. The amount of acid used in each
test and the length of time the tester
was run each time, as we'll as the per
cent Of fat obtained in each test. are
given in the following statement:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-27
Q.-po you wash the henhouse with

Q.-Do you wash the henhouse with
any insecticide, and If so what?
Ayes; we sometimes wash the
house with mixture Of carbolic acid
and kerosene. We take bucket Of
water and put in about a pint of acid.
We buy the cheap acid that does not
cost much, and put in little kerosene
in the the water with it.
Q.-What do you do for scaly legs?
you can use.
Q.-What do you think about an I'M
derground henhouse?
Al think that unless they are very
well built and are well cemented that
they will prove wet and consequently
very unhealthful. l have known of
some that were very successful, but in
those cases the hens did not have to
stay in them at all by day. They had
access to hay stack all the day. They
used the houses only for roosting pur-
poses. think 1t is better to build small
pens for birds rather than large ones.
l build many pens in my house and
nave an aiiey that runs before all the
pens. This prevents me from having
to get into the pens to feed and water
the hens.
Q.-Do you let your hens, turkeys
and geese run together?
Ayes; L let them go together when
they are small. l am careful that the
little ones do not get wet before they
are feathered out, for if they do get Wet
it will most certainly kill them and the
little ducks will die just as certainly
as any other bird.
Q.-Do you advise feeding green cut
bone?
Ayes, if you can get some one to
grind the bones; my men folks will not
grind them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-27
SELF-EVIDENT FACTS,

No one looks for good fruit on a bad
rec.
Nothing can make our Joy full but
he joy of Christ.
Christ is Always on trial in Chris
ian mothers life.
The only way we can move without
telp from God Is downward.
Gods power is all against the man
Tho is not willing to do right.
II anybody has reason to be happy all
he year round it is the Christian.
Christ was crucifled by men who con.
ddered themselves holier than he.
The day is surely coming when they
hat hate the righteous shall be DESC
ate.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-27

anxiety. what can be the matter with
the girl?" murmured Lady Carew to
herself "She is evidently disturbed
about something. How she plays with
that bracelet. / wonder-but, no!
Maggie is the best little soul alive; and,
besides, there isn't an eligible man
within dozen miles. Still, / never
should have expected Eric Fawcett to
have turned out a model husband; 4"
and she iaughted softly to herself.
Laura Carew was a good six years
older than her cousin, and she remem-
bered very distinctly that at the same
ball last year, before Maggie had
flashed upon his armament, Eric
Fawcett had been her very de-
voted slave, and naturally she
smiled ut the recollection "a lit
tie pityingly, perhaps, for Lady
Carew could not quite understand an
admirer deserving her for Maggie, and
though she was fond of her cousin, she
was rather sorry for Eric. Women
generally are sorry for the men who
marry some one else.
But, in spite of Lady Carews moder-
ate estimate of Maggie's powers of
attraction, her card was full before she
had been in the room ten minutes
as full, that is, as she would allow it
to be; for she yaliantly resisted all
efforts to fill up two spaces which she
insisted on preserving.
She was standing by her husband in
the midst of group of people. She
put her hand gently on his arm.
Erie" she whispered, I've kept you
two waltzes."
"TwO!" and he laughed as he looked
down at her. why, little woman, we
can't dance together twice-it would
be ridiculous! Here, I'll take this one.
] don't suppose you'll have any diff
Guilty in filling in the other; you're
looking very pretty tonight. l must
60, dear; this is my dance with Laura"
Maggie Fawcett bit her lips. She
wouldn't have minded people seeing
that she was in love with her husband,
and that she thought him the hand
soonest man in the room, but men were
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-27
Demand for FlintlOcks,

Strange as it may appear, fiintlock
muskets are not merely record of by
gone ages, says the st. Louis Globe
Democrat. In 1895 no fewer than l.
$4,000 gunflints were produced at the
Lingheath mines, Brandon, Suffolk,
England. These fiints are chiefly to de-
light African and other savages, who,
having been SO long used to fiintlocks,
are reluctant to give them up. The
method of manufacturing these gun
fiints is very interesting. In the opera
ton of taking" the worker win take
a quarter" in his left hand and plac-
ing ii on his knee, around which pro-
tecting band OF leather has been
strapped, gently tap the flint with a
hammer, giving it each time a we'll
directed blow. At every tap a flake
six inches long and one inch wide falls
into his hand, and, If a good one, is
deposited in a pail by his side, all bad
oies being discarded. The knappers
work these flints with hammers with
long, thin heads, often made of old files,
transversely striking the strip of flint
on an iron fixed in their benches.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-27
Poultry Raising on the Farm

Poultry Raising on the Farm
condensed from Farmers Review
Stenographic Report of the VISION
sin Roundup Institute)
Mrs A. H. Lehman read paper on
the above topic. Her paper was follow
ed by discussion, part Of which was
as follows:
Q.-What breed Of poultry do you
recommend for winter laying and for
q market?
A.--For laying in the winter would
recommend black langshan, but for
market Plymouth Rock. For tur-
keys prefer to raise the mammoth
bronze.
Q.-How large flocks are profitable?
A.-That depends on how you ham
die them. would not keep more than
80 together in one flock. / keep mine
in flocks of about rs. You can keep as
many as you want to on the farm pro-
vided you keep them in separate fiocks.
Q.--Would it pay to keep say 500 or
GOO on farm. If you kept them sepa-
rated?
Ayes, sir. II you kept them in
fiocks of small size as have said.
Q.-What is roup?
Alt is a cold in the head, or ca
tarrh. You can tell it by the birds
having swelied heads. They will sneeze
and cough. 1t is usually caused by
damp places and by drafts. Damp
quarters for poultry are very bad. The
best remedy is prevention. Keep the
house dry and free from drafts. In
their drinking water put tincture of
iron, at the rate Of a teaspoonful in
what a flock of fifty will drink in a
day.
Q.-Is roup catching?
Al think 1t is.
(Which are the best layers, white
or brown leghorns?
Al think my brown leghorns have
laid best this year.
Q.-What do you do for diarrhoea?
Ave use Venetian red.
Q.-Do you follow the practice of
whitewashing your pens?
Ayes; we whitewash every year,
and the pens should be cleaned out
every week.
Q.--What do you use for a dust
bath?
Ave use coal ashes very largely.
Wood ashes are not SO good. They
seem to make their crops sore.
Q.-Do you have any trouble with
the leghorns flying over your fences?
Ayes, sir; and have to cut the
wings of some of them. But they do
not all fly over.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-27
TESTER
RUN
AMOUNT OF ACID.
IFS &C 80 c c
MINUTES

This shows that the four-minute time
Of running the tester was sufficient, as
no more fat was separated by running
it six or eight minutes, but about twice
as much fat was obtained in each test
to which an excess of acid was added
Similar results were reported by the
writer in Bulletin So. Wisconsin ex-
pertinent station. We have repeatedly
found that an excess of acid will separ-
ate more fat from skim milk samples
than is obtained by using the 17.5 per
cent acid, which is the amount of acid
used for testing whole milk.
e. H. Harrington,
Wisconsin Dairy School.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-27
MILK Cans.

At a convention in Minnesota, J. K.
Bennett said:
Brother buttermakers, would 1t not
be well in starting a creamery in new
dairy section to ward of this evil be-
fore the farmers are supplied with cans
by going to the hardware men and tell
ing them how a can should be made?
Make it emphatic, and give your rea-
sons. In the care OF cans, they are to
be kept clean and free from rust. They
should be washed as soon as possible
after being used. Rinse first with cold
water, then scrub thoroughly with a
brush both inside and outside, using
warm water-almost hot, or better, a
good soap suds, use it often anyhow.
Give particular attention to the seams
and don't forget the outsides. You
know the inside is often judged by the
outside. Finish with scalding water,
not just warm water. Turn your cans
upside down long enough only to al
low them to drain; then leave them
right side up. or on their sides in the
fresh air, and you will have clean, sweet
cans. 1t is very common error to
leave them over a stake, or on board.
This is a serious mistake, as invari-
ably the cans will sour thereby. The
hot air or steam rises and has no es-
cape, consequently condenses in the
cans and sours. Much milk otherwise
we'll cared for is often tainted from no
other reason. A rusty can should not
be used, as it imparts a foreign flavor
to milk.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-27

do you really like me?" and Maggie
Fawcett turned slowly round that no
item of her dainty ball gown might be
lost
MY dear, you'll be the success OF the
evening: and o, what an exquisite
bangle that isl" and with an exclama-
ton of delight. Lady Carew caught her
cousins wrist, on which glittered a
magnificent bracelet set with diamonds
and emeraids. Surely that's new.
isn't it? 1t wasn't wedding present,
was it,"
Mrs. F'awcett flushed nervously.
mo; you haven't seen it before
only had it yesterday
You lucky creature, to get promis-
cuous presents like that! Who gave 1t
your"
The flush on Maggies cheek deep
ened. Eric. of course" she replied,
with laugh. ''He spells me dread
fully, you know"
Lady Carew's lips quivered into an
indefnable expression.
My dear" she answered smiling,
beware of a husbands unprovo&ed
presents"
What do you mean?" asked Maggie
quickly.
only that their source is more often
a guilty conscience than an overflow
ing Affection
Laura, why will you say such
things? Come, the carriage is ready"
$50 am 1; but isn't Eric coming?"
Not with us; he was lunching with
the Delawares and sent over for his
things. He will go with them, and
he goes back there to Sleep"
The two women took their places in
the snug brougham. 1t was fairly
long drive to Treloar Hall, where the
Darshire hunt ball was to take place,
bat there was absolute silence in the
carriage, partly because, as cousins and
intimate friends, there was no neces-
sity for conversation between it's occu-
pants, and also because Maggie Faw-
cett knew of old that Lady Carew hated
TO tire herself out with talking before
the serious business of the flirting and
Waiting began.
Maggie Fawcetts appearance at the
hunt ball was something of an event.
She was the bride of the occasion.
Early in the spring she had married
Eric Fawcett, and this was the first
winter she had spent on his estate in
Darshire.
Now and again Lady Carew glanced
at her cousin. Maggie leaned back in
her corner, the white fur of her wrap
small head resting against the cush-
ions of the carriage. 1t struck her COM
panion that the young wife's face was
little pale, and that 1t wore look of
suppressed excitement, mingled with
something which seemed almost like
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-27
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
How Successful Farmers Operate This
department. of the Farm-A Few
Hints to the Care of Live Stock
and Poultry.
.s@NNH E double-necked

II z double-necked
skim milk test bot
tie has now been
in use about a year.
It's principal adj
vantage over the
milk test bottle is
the fine gradua-
tions which it has
for measuring fat.
Each graduation OF
the double-necked
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-27
them myself, and said you'd given them

to me-
Eric held her at arms length. She
raised her face suddenly and looked at
him.
II wanted people to think you spoilt
me-that you were in love with me
STILL"
Eric Fawcett did not return to the
Delawares, and couple of days later
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT bangle had
a companion, which was clasped on
Maggie's arm by her husband himself
London World.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-27
Don't Tobacco spit and Smoke Your Lii. Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag.
ietic, full Of life, nerve and vigor, take No
To- BAG, the wonder. worker that makes weak
nen strong. All druggists, SOC or 81. Cure
guaranteed. Booklet and sample free; add.
sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-27

Produce all you can on your own
farm for your family. The less you
have to buy, the less you will be affect
ed by the fluctuation in prices and
cost of exchange.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-27
Black Hills Gold.

Black Hills, OAK, gold mines expect
to turn out this year $10,000,000 in bull
lion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-27

Tobias Kile, 90 years old, of Quakertown,
Pa, recently enjoyed for the first time in
his life the services of barber.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-27

sour hopes, like towering falcons aim
At objects in an airy height.
The little pleasure IN the game
Is from afar to view the flight"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-27

Balzac. that wonderful student of femi-
iine nature, said "Women are apt to 500
hiefiy the defects of a man Of talents and
he merits Of fool"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-27

/ believe Piso's Cure is the only medicine
that will cure consumption.--Anna NJ
Ross, WilliamspOrt, Pa, Nov 12, '95.