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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15
Practical Farm improvements.

A list of farm improvements within
the reach and within the means of the
average farmer may be given as follows:
Improvement in the kind of cattle
kept, brought about by the use of ped
igreed sire at the head of the herd; the
use of the farm separator, insuring a
larger butter product and more thrifty
calves; the more extended use of clover
as renovater and fertilizer of the farm
lands; the use of wide-tired wagons,
thereby largely solving the problem of
now to improve our highways; the saw
ing and feeding in place Of hay of the
corn fodder now wasted; the plant
ing and care of the small fruits and
the farm garden; the arrangement of
the water supply of the farm, so as to
furnish supply of water under pressure
for use in the house as well as the ba IN
and feed lots,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15
Road Reforms.

The proprietor of large wagon fact
ory in this state told us the past weel
that he now has orders for and is manu-
featuring, five wide-tired wagons fol
every narrow tired wagon made. This
is most significant fact and shows that
the leaven of reform in the matter Of
road Improvement is getting in its work
in the right place, for twist and turn
the matter as we may, the salvation OF
the average dirt road in Iowa lies in the
use of the wide-tired wagon--lies in the
traffic so using the road that it shall be
smoothed down and not plowed up
just as soon as twenty-five per cent OF
the farmers get to using the wide-tire
they will soon compel the other seventy
five per cent to adopt it also, and this
result will be accomplished by legislation
il it cannot by appeals to public spirit.
1t is true that the principal difficulty in
the way of the general adoption of the
wide tire is the mutilation of the surface
of the highway by the narrow tire.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15
A Mean Swindle.

The man who sells you shoddy for all
wool goods, or he who works off on you
a spawned horse for sound one, are
either Of them bad enough and it does
not take long for you to discover that
you have been swindled, but the nursery
man who sells you trees not true to name
does you vastly greater wrong, for he
compels you to spend years of labor car
ing for fraud before it is possible for
you to find out that you have been i'm
posed upon. While the most honest of
our nurserymen may sometimes make
mistakes, there are still some of the
craft who are absolutely lawless and de-
PRAYED touching this thing. We have
within a year examined orchards where
not five per cent of the trees growing
were OF the varieties ordered This
comes of patronizing agents of foreign
nurseries. Buy your trees of your
home mana man who at least passes
for an honest one. You deserve to be
swindled if you will persist in patron
,zing the fruit-tree pedler representing
foreign concerns.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15
Country and Town.

In most of the countries of Europe all
that is best in the social, physical and
intellectual development of the people is
closely Unidentified with the country and
the farm. At the present time in this
country it is falsely assumed that all
that is best and most desirable in Amer
,can civilization is confined to municipal
life, the towns and cities being regarded
AS the sole centers of intelligence. refine
ment and comfort. This is evidenced
oy the constant rush of the country
people to the town, the young seeking a
chance among the mad whirl Of business.
and the old attracted by the GRASSLAND
social and religious privileges the city
offers. The social. religious and educat-
ional life of the country is thus Slapped,
while our towns become congested to a
most unhealthful degree. We believe,
that when things become rightly adjusted,
this tendency will be changed and that
IN the farm, Unidentified with it, and a
part VI it,hih 10 lOuilo tuot 10 OCpb III
,ur new civilization. We think that we
AN discover agencies which are at work
o ultimately bring this about. Among
;hese is the growing enthusiasm for
oetter roads, the rural mail service, the
farm telephone, cheap electric roads, the
growing recognition that the farmer
leeds technical as well as practical
education. We believe that it shall yet
come in this state, that farming as a
profession, and the ownership Of a good
farm and the ideal home possible thereon,
shall embody and offer more that is
'eally desirable in living than any other
location open to men. To this end
svsry lover Of this fair state win seek to
lignify agriculture as profession, plead
and work for more intelligence and
skill in farm management, more beauty,
grace and refinement in farm homes. It
should never be forgotten that the closer
man Ia kept in touch with the earth from
which all wealth IL drawn, the healthier,
happier and more complete will DO his
Ito.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15

We saw a plte o. in Benton county las.
week, where man had planted fruit
trees and evergreens among a large
cottonwood grove surrounding his prem.
ises, he giving as reason, for so doing
that when the fruit trees and the ever.
green's had got well started he was goine
to cut down the larger trees. This was
very foolish thing to do. His fruit
trees will never get started and his
money invested in them and labor EN-
ployed in planting them is simply wasted
This sort of stupidity and ignorance
needs banishing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15

A mixture of alsike, medium and
mammoth clover and timothy is COM
nended as every way superior to the
use of any one of these grasses alone.
BY using the mixed seed the entire sur
face of the land is covered and better
quality of hay and pasturage produced.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15

An Albert Lea butcher has special
sale of meats at his shop from two to
five o'clock every Saturday afternoon
and the scheme is proving very popular
and profitable. He offers bargains in
Bologna, bacon and shanks which the
bargain hunters are quick to pick up.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15

discussion was had at
lnty institute over the
'ther it paid to grind
steers. The most sue
hat county, who al
/; right along with his
Q had never had a feed
ace and never wanted
seder claimed a saving
yer cent In the feed by
or feeders thought that
I the animal during a
tn o. six weeks, it paid
round feed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15

very fair quality as fuel, easily ranking
with our elms and better grades of soft
woods. 1t is infinitely superior in every
way to the cottonwood, box elder, LON
hardy poplar and willow, and for the
purpose indicated should entirely dis
place them all. But it needs rich soil
and will not do we'll on parched hillsides
or on gravel subsoil coming near the
surface.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15

Bro. Sage of the Weat her Service says
that the special mission of the present
winter is to prove that the universe is
still in it's old place, and has not per-
nanently tipped towards the south as
some people we're inclined to believe.
If anything the tip is the other way.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15
FARM, ORCHARD,
AND GARDEN.
EDITED FOR PUBLIC OPINIONBY
j. s. TRIGG, Rockford, Iowa.
EDITED FOR PUBLIC OPINION BY
J. S. TRIGG, Rockford, Iowa.

We know it is repetition, but really
nothing is so badly needed among the
dairy herds of Iowa as the placing Of a
thoroughbred shorthorn sire at the
head Of the herd. With twenty cows
such an animal will easily pay for him
self in one wear.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15

The real value OF the thoroughbred
ire is more apparent when you put your
beef cattle on sale at the stockyards in
Chicago than ever before. Thousands
1eders have found out there to their
<erow how much damage scrub ske
tan do to their business.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15

There are gentlemen and lady straw
berries, and if you want crop of nice
berries you must plant at least on the
Mormon plan, OF one gentleman plant to
six lady plants. You will find this berry
good advice. We cnce many years ago
had strictly old maid bed and never
got berry.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15

The municipal authorities of Boston
are going to take systematic steps to ex-
terminate the English sparrow. The
first step will be to destroy all nests.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15

The winter of '9S 80 goes on record SO
far as degrees lower than the average
winter temperature for the state.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15

Minnesota has paid out in the last
twenty years something over $500 900
in bounties for tree planting.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15

If wheat is to be sown this spring the
seed grain should come from the country
north of us.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15

The state of Minnesota collects 81 POI, :
271 this year as taxes from the railway
companies doing business in that state.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15

Suppose the county agricultural So
ciety should offer premium of 500 for
best worked 100 rods of country roads.
Could money be better invested?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15

Prof. Budd is of the opinion that the
late severe cold will have the effect to
give working of apple trees serious
setback
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15

If you find last seasons fy-specks on a
package of garden seeds, don't buy such
seeds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15

imber culture-a farm
oh 70 draw a supply of
Of nothing better than
This tree is a quick
N insect pests, will stand
ough pruning, is a free
workable wood and Of
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15

seed with the barley crop. Ano s,"s>..-,.-
.urnip was used and made flne lot OF
'ucculent feed during August and
September.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15

useful heterogeneous
and the young stock,
y by one of the best
eshiek county. The
I Canadian COW peas,
| and two bushels of
/, yield of this crop is
his use of this ration
lie this man to produce
Ching 1000 lbs, which
year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15

A $1,000 farm house, 81 800 mortgage
and straw sheds for the stock, with a
scrub bull at the head of the herd, is a
mighty poor combination.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15

The Congregational church ladies of
Mason City have organized cooking
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15

We would SOW clover with every acre
of wheat and barley sown this spring.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15

lembered that it is
10 top of the market
Y beef animal than
Jagged steer. Baby
ore and more in de-
sders are now aiming
ing steers weigh not
turning them off at,
$50 to 1400 Id. animals
$ bring top prices.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15

February so was the coolest known
for "a years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15

anty agricultural
rough the press
800 races for the
feel certain that
county, if entered
t premium at that
my circumstances
the treasury of the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15

The warm spring sunshine and the
little Ligs are intended to go together
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15
.dgeQ

ID MOST COMPLETE FILE OF ORIGINAL
LEASG CONTACT The STATE HISTORICAL
|TERIALS is KNOWN.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15

church parlors
q presided over
,ook who demon
( good cooking.
up, a revival of
o follow.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15

8 coming into gen
purposes in many
The use of such a
diameter, costing
q, is displacing the
o feet in length
b need almost con-
'ailroads are largely
rt uses.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15

February, which
the fruit crop Of
ill prove to be a
growers of Cali
is so large and
nat a calamity in
sure to prove a
section.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-15

a presided over
ook who demon
good cooking.
up, revival of
Q follow.
February, which
the fruit crop of
ill prove to be
growers of Cali
is so large and
nat a calamity in
sure to prove a
section
anty agricultural
trough the press
800 races for the
feel certain that
county, if entered
premium at that
my circumstances
the treasury of the
coming into gen
purposes in many
The use of such
diameter, costing
q, is displacing the
0 feet in length
b need almost con-
ai1roads are largely
rt uses.
lembered that it is
ietop of the market
beef animal than
Jagged steer. Baby
ore and more in de-
sders are now aiming
ing steers weigh not
turning them off at,
$50 to 14OO h. animals
s bring top prices
useful heterogeneous
and the young stock,
y by one of the best
eshiek county. The
Canadian COW peas,
and two bushels of
yield of this crop is
his use of this ration
lie this man to produce
Ching 1000 lbs, which
year.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-04-14
THE PASSION PLAY.

On Tuesday and Wednesday nights
and Wednesday afternoon the drama
"The Passion Play" will be shown at
the Paris opera house by means of about
thirty moving pictures projected by the
Cineograph. The pictures will be &C,
companied by illustrated sacred songs.
The Passion Play is a representation of
the drama produced at Opnr Ammergau
in Germany. The play is divided into
eighteen acts and covers every period of
the Savior's life. The action Of the
play lasts all day and is given on an un-
covered stage.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-04-14

they are mother and daughter, and you
realize that a woman at forty or forty
FIVE ought to be at her finest and fairest.
Why isn't it so?
The general health of woman is so in
timately associated with the local health
of the essentially feminine organs that
there can be no rich cheek and round
form where there are facilitating drains,
and female weakness. Women who have
suffered from these troubles have found
prompt relief and cure in the use of DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. 1t gives
vigor and vitality to the organs of wom-
anhood. 1t clears the complexion, bright
ems the eyes and reddens the cheeks.
No alcohol, opium or other narcotic is
contained in Favorite Prescription"
Any sick woman may consult Doctor
Pierce by letter, free. Every letter is
held as sacredly confidential, and an
swered in a plain envelope. Address DR..
R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
81 commenced to take Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription" writes Mrs. Martha e Barham,
of MELVILLE, Prince George Co. Va "iu Tune
1897, also his Golden Medical Discovery and
cannot express the benefit have received from
these medicines. 1 suffering with what the
doctors called chronic indigestion torpid liver
and vertigo. 1 also suffered with female weak
ness The doctor did not do me any good so
wrote to you for advice. When I commenced to
use the medicines I weighed only III pounds,
now weigh 40 pounds"
DR.. Pierce's Pellets regulate the liver.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-04-14
A Queer Calendar Complication.

There were many dinners in honor of
Thomas jefferson, April 18Th. ct he
was not born on that day. He was born
on April I'd, 1743, old style, but owing
to the new style of time computation be-
ginning with the introduction of the
Gregorian Calender, 1872, at which
time the Equinox had refrigerated elev-
en- days since the Council of Nice in A.
ID. 325, when the festival of Easter was
establishedland the equinox occurred on
March 21st, the dates Of anniversaries
originating prior to Pope Gregory 5
Calendar are determined by adding elev-
en- days, hence Thomas JeffersOn's birth
day is properly observed on April 18th
This interesting fact is pointed ont on
pages "a and IS of the New o World
Almanac a most interesting statistical
book of over 500 pages. That news
paper offers to send the volume postage
paid for CSC
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-04-14
SCINTILLATIONS.
returned.

An Interesting tumble OF News And
Comment.
Wallace's circus will visit Maysville
May 9TH.
Owingsville will have a Street Fair
April 21st and 22d.
The Madison county grand jury re-
fused to indict the insurance compa-
lies.
Kentucky will have eleven Census Su-
pervisors, one for each Congressional
District.
Frank McAllister, eighteen, is dead
at Indianapolis on account of constant
cigarette smoking.
Brig. Gen. Fred Grant has been o.
dered to the Philippines, and Joe Wheel
er may be sent along to help him lick
Aguinaldo.
Rev. R. Lin Cave has resigned as
President Of the Kentucky University
at Lexington, with the view of retrench-
ing expenses OF the institution.
Idle Hour, the Vanderbilt palace on
Long Island. where VIM. K. Vanderbilt,
Jr., and his bride, were spending their
honeymoon, was destroyed by fire.
Politics and religion would not mix at
TOnowanda, N. Y, and have caused a
large sized row. Rev. J. A. Copeland
attacked the reputation of leading men
and women, and was threshed on the
street by T. M. Chapman, editor of the
Herald.
G. B. Ryan, Assistant General Passen-
Agent of the G. & o has gotten out a
novel advertising scheme. 1t is in the
form Of deck of cards; on the face of
each card is a photograph Of come
scenery on the G. and o., all being diff
ferent in character.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-04-14
w. G. 7. U. Convention.

BELOW are the programs for the w.
G. T. U. District Convention for Mon
day evening and the session of Tuesday:
MONDAY EVENING.
1870. Devotional-Mrs. Beauchamp
Welcome songs bv children.
Address of Welcome.
Responses.
State College ~" Quartette.
Appeal-Mrs. Beauchamp.
TUESDAY MORNING.
$50. Devotional.
Roll Cali with quotations from Miss
Willard).
Appointment of Committees.
1000 Minutes Executive Committee.
Orati"n-M Smiley, (State College).
Report of Tressurer-Miss Phelps.
Report of Cor Sec.-Miss Christian.
Report of Supt. of Literature-Miss
r gers.
Report of Medal Contest Work-Mrs.
Smith
1900. Question Box-Mrs. Beau
champ.
1900. EvangelistIc.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
$50. Devotional.
minutes of previous session.
Young Women and Temperance
Miss Sinclair.
Hygienic cooking Petit.
Report of Prison Work-Miss Rush.
Report Supt Scientific Tenn. Instruc-
tion-Miss Blakemore.
Report Supt. Juvenile WOrk-Mrs.
Bette Barbee.
3:45. Danger Signals-Dr. STICKY.
TUESDAY EVENING.
7:30. DEVOTIONAL.
Music.
Lecture-Mrs. Helen M. Barker.
Appeal.
The program for Wednesday will ap-
pear in our next issue.
The Convention will be held in the
Christian Church, and all are most cor
daily invited. 1t is hoped that the
young people especially will attend DR..
Stucky's lecture Tuesday afternoon.
He is we'll known here as very inter
esting speaker, having addressed large
audiences in the interest of the Y. NJ. G..
A. work.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-04-14
The Graves-SOmmers Case.

Charles E. Sommers appeared in Court
Wednesday at Frankfort with one Of his
attorneys, Senator Joe Blackburn, and
gave bond in the Gum of $500, with Gen
eral Fayett Hewitt as surety, to appear
for trial April 81. 1t is understood thai
Judge W. S. Pryor will also act as one
of Sommers' attorneys. The grand jury
is still in session, but Notwithstanding all
rumors no new indictments for bribery
in the Railroad Convention have been
returned.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-04-14
To Havana.

Reduced rate EXCURSION round trip
tickets on sale via the Queen &
Crescent Route 1877 IS from Gin
cinnati including meals aud berth Oh
steamers.) Finest limited trains. Tick
cts at low rates via Queen & Crescent
Route "a hours Cincinnati to Jackson
vile. 30 hours Jacksonville TO Havana
Write for printed matter, maps and full
particulars.
W. G. RINEARSON, q. P A,
Q0m-6t) Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-04-14
COSBY PARAGRAPHS.

ThestricaI And Otherwise Remarks In
The Foyer.
A Madison county sucker sent $40 to
an Eastern man who advertised a mu-
steal instrument that would play hun
dred tunes, and received a twenty-five
cent French aharp with the following
instructions: Put it to your mouth,
and if you know how, it will play all the
tunes you want it to play" Moral,
patronize home merchants.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-04-14
Mothers riend

does expectant mothers so much
good is because it is an external liniment,
to be applied upon the outside, where
much of the strain comes. 1t helps be-
cause the pores of the skin readily absorb
1t, and it comes into direct contact with
and is absorbed by the parts involved.
Morning sickness is quickly banished,
and nervousness is kept completely away.
The sense of dread and foreboding is not
experienced, even during labor itself.
Confinement is short and almost without
pain. Recovery is quick and sure. Best
of all, Mothers Friend benefits the
unborn just as much as the expectant
mother, and when the little one comes il
will be strong, lusty and healthy.
Druggists sell Mothers Friend for ST bottle.
Send for our free book on the subject,
finely illustrated.
THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR co.
ATLANTA, GA.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-04-14

Mr.. Nat Q. Goodwin, Lexington's
favorite comedian, plays his annual
engagement at the Lexington Opera
House on the evening of Thursday
April 20. He will be seen in his newest
and greatest success "Nathan Hale, "
a comedy drama by Clyde Fitch. MIR.
Goodwin is supported by Maxine Elliott
and the same company which presented
the play during it's long run in New
York.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-04-14

THERE will be mass meeting of the
Democrats of Bourbon county at the
Court House, April 18th at 2 p. m to
select delegates to the Third Railroad
Commissioners District Convention, to
meet in Winchester, KY. April 30, as
ordered by District Committee
T. E. MOORE,
Chairman Dem. County Com.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-04-14

The Bourbon Steam Laundry,
having secured office room at
Parker 81 James, corner Fourth
and Main, will locate their main
office at that place. Phone No.
4. All calls or bundles entrusted
to them Will receive prompt at
tentIOn.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-04-14
FOR MAGISTRATE.

We are authorized to announce THOS.
P. WOODS as a candidate for re election
as Magistrate of the Paris Precinct sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
party.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-04-14

The aggregation of barn stormers
which began a weeks engagement at
the opera house Monday night, left
Tuesday morning after giving an ex-
ceedinglY weak performance. The
crowd was billed as a Stock Company
but should have been called a Stick
Company.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-04-14

DR.. Sawyer's Little Wide Awake pills
give purity of blood and vigor Of thought
by perfectly regulating the bowels and
cure blliousness. inactive liver and con-
stipation. W. I. Brooks, druggist.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-04-14
j. 7. HINTON.

Elegant line of Pictures and Room
Mouldings.
Send me your old furniture to be re-
paired
Yonr furniture moved by experienced
hands