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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-10-04
HOUSING CHICKENS.
An Arrangement Combining Convenience
With Moderate Expense.

An Arrangement Combining Convenience
with Moderate Expense.
Waldo f. Brown, writing in The
Country Gentleman, says: make all
my poultry houses long and narrow and
running east and west, for the poultry
house is especially for winter use, and
we want large windows ON the south to
admit as much sunshine as possible.
Ten feet by "a or % is good size for
colony of 30 hens, and if there is
yard to let them out into for exercise or
they can have the run of the barnyard
in pleasant weather 20 hens can be kept
healthy in house of this size, as I have
proved in several cases. Iprefer to make
these houses with the roof sloping but
one way, and if the house is built indie
pendent of the other buildings the roof
should slope to the north, so as to have
the high side of the sun, but often the
building can be located at the south end
of barn, thus saving lumber and secur-
ing warm location. l have two built
in this way. There is no need of high
building for the laying hens, and we use
posts six feet high at the lowest side and
nine or ten feet at the highest side, so as
to give sufficient slope to the roof
The walls should be lined with build
ing paper, to make it warm, and the
windows well fitted. Our engraving
shows the interior arrangement of the
building. l like the plan of putting the
roosts high and a sloping floor under
them to catch the droppings, as it makes
it easier to clean, and the hens like
high roost. This sloping floor serves as
a ladder for the hens to get up to their
roosts by mailing small cleats to the
boards at each side. 1t also enables us
to utilized the room under the roosts,
and we use it for dust bath in winter
when the hens are shut in, and in the
summer we use it to set eight or ten
hens at time, or when not needed for
this to shut up broody hens.
The nest boxes are located at the side
opposite the windows and small SEQ
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-10-04
GAMBLING ON A LINER.
An Occasion ON Which q Captains
Threat Had n Satisfactory Result.


II was once a passenger on an Allan
tic liner whose captain squelched sharp
er in the most approved STYLE" said Mr..
II. S. Cureton of Newark, N. J.
at seems that this fellow, who had q
most polished address and who clothed
himself in the height of fashion, got sew
eral well to do business men with whom
he had scraped up an acquaintance into
a poker game. He was an accomplished
cheater and manipulated hold out to
such advantage that in the course of two
days play he was nearly $1,000 winner.
AT first his victims did not suspect the
swindle, but in his greed to win all their
money the sharper carried the thing q
trifie too far. He dealt one of his oppo-
nents, Chicago man, four kings and
himself four aces. The fourth monarch
in the hands Of the Chicagoan was not
intentional, but was what is known to
wise men at poker as drop in.
"The dealer only intended that his ad-
versary should have three kings, but he
gave himself the fourth ace, to be pre-
pared for all emergencies, as, with such
hand, he knew the westerner would bet
'em up high. 1t was table stakes, and,
sure enough, the Chicago man tapped
himself on the hand, and it took Mr..
Sharper in the neighborhood of $500 to
call after several raises had been made
back and forth.
''When the hands were shown down,
there was a general howl, because by
this time the whole company had grown
distrustful of the man who had never
failed to play the winning hand in big
pots. There was intense stiffness, how
ever, when the Chicagoan, in the coolest
sort of way, but with frmness in his
tone that showed he meant business, re-
marked:
"'Mr. -, am decidedly of the opin-
ion that you are working a hold out ma
chine on this company. l may be mis-
taken, but. If SO, you can easily clear
yourself. II you will take off your coat
and let us inspect your shirt sleeves
minute, we can easily see whether my
suspicion does you wrong or not. In the
event it does will make the fullest apol-
ogy.'
'The sharper's face was a study. He
turned red and white and clustered out
that he had never been accused of such a
charge before and that he wouldn't sub
NIT to the indignity of a search. Mean
while somebody had gone to the captain
and told him of the occurrence. Straight
way the captain walked to where the
card players were still debating the ques-
ton of a search. He was man of few
words, but listened till all the facts were
before him. Then he said to the sharper:
You have won so much money from
these gentlemen and not dollar Of it
fairly. Give back every cent or I'll lock
you up till we get to New York
"From this decision there was no APP
peal. Whether tho fellow had hold out
or not do not know,sbut 1T didn't mat
ter, for in less than five minutes he was
disbursing cash 40 his late victims."-
Washington Post.o "a
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-10-04
HESPER.

Oct. 8, 1899.
(From our regular correspondent
Mrs. DIR. Worth and Mrs. M. Orer
are on the sick list.
The school board has purchased 9
new boiler for the school house.
Mrs. Josephine Strong has returned
from visit at De Smett, S. d.
o. Casterton, of DEBORAH, was q
Hesper visitor last Wednesday.
d. d. and J. M. Camp are the own.
ers of a new sixteen horse power en-
CINE.
r. M. McMillen and Ed. Darlington
were business visitors at the hub on
Friday.
Mrs. K. M. Carter is home from
a several weeks stay with her daughter
in DEBORAH.
John Larabee and wife, of Portland,
Maine, were guests at the home of ID.
c. Taber during the week.
John Freeman is home from Hesper,
N. d., where he has been making pre-
parations for future location.
Misses Anna Evenson and Marie
Lein, of DEBORAH, recently passed
through our city, en- route for Mabel.
f. B. Newcomer and wife visited
their daughter, Mrs. E. w. Griswold,
in DEBORAH, the latter part of the week.
t. g. Meader and wife, q. N. Fan
cett and wife start this morning for a
camping expedition near New Albin.
On the night of the 18th some one
deliberately unlocked B. M. Lein's
store and helped themselves to twenty
pairs of shoes and some jewelry.
o. B. Haydens and wife, of Tacoma,
Washington, are visiting at G. B.
Pixies. Mr.. Hayden left Monday
morning for the eastern cities in the
interest of the Tacoma Land and I'M
provement Co. Mrs. Hayden remains
to visit her sister, Mrs. Pike, during
his absence.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-10-04
BLUFFToN.

oct. z, 1899.
(From our regular correspondent
Bessie McMullen, of Canoe, Sun.
dayed with May Ealzea.
The Democrats held their caucus in
the school house last Friday evening.
w. e. Taylor and wife went to see
her mother near Canton Sunday after.
noon.
Thomas Burgess left on last Wednes.
day to visit in Wisconsin, Michigan
and Canada.
The Republicans will hold a caucus
on the Bird of October to nominate town.
ship officers.
A number of our towns people went
to Cresco Tuesday to see the Wild
West show.
We learn that VIM. Murdoch has
contracted to carry our mail for the
ensuing year.
Rev. A. Yingst and his son David
and Mrs. o. N. Yingst visited her
parents, J. M. Akers, on last Sunday.
The funeral of BENZ. Nieberling's
child two months old was held at the
Friends church last Thursday, Rev.
Cummings, of Burr Oak, officiating.
Grandma Knowlton was buried in
the cemetery here Monday afternoon,
and many of her old friends were
present on the occasion, to show their
respect they had for grandma and the
bereaved ones. Rev. A. Yingst offici-
ated at the burial.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-10-04
RIDGEwAY.

Oct. 2, 1899.
tFrom our regular correspondent)
Henry Craft drove to DEBORAH Sun
day.
HI. w. Haislet and Howard Tymeson
spent Sunday in DEBORAH.
l.. H. G. Larson transacted business
in DEBORAH, Saturday.
Earl Gurnsey, of Boscobel, Wis, is
the new typo in the Record office.
g. r. Baker returned last week from
an extended sightseeing trip in the
East.
Chas. Wagner, our popular jeweler,
spent Sunday with his parents near TT.
Atkinson.
Miss Edna Hendricks took the
teachers examination at DEBORAH Fri
day and Saturday.
Miss Ella Wampler returned to her
home at Waukon Friday after an ex-
tended visit with her brother ]. e.
A. Wheeler has opened restaurant
in the building recently vacated by DR..
Lewis. e. G. Hickey is in charge.
Casper Aaker accompanied by four
fellow students at Luther College, spent
Sunday with the formers mother in
this place.
Rev. Hendricks left Tuesday for
Waterloo to attend conference. His
many friends here hope for his return
the coming year.
g. r. Baker and sons c. A. and
Rollin attended the Burnham concert
at DEBORAH Friday evening. They re-
port it very fine.
The Ladies' Aid Society advertise a
crazy-quilt and a crazy supper to be
disposed of at Anderson & Magnus'
hall this Monday evening.
The new school building will be
formally dedicated Saturday evening.
Freeman III. Bloodgood, President of
the State Teachers Association will
deliver his celebrated lecture on "The
Greatest American Woman. Mr..
Bloodgood has the reputation of being
one of Iowa's best lecturers and no
doubt a large crowd will greet him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-10-04
How to Reduce Flesh.

Ii hens are getting too fat, there is
no better way of reducing their flesh
than to change the character of the ra-
tions. 1t is not often the quantity of
food that fattens, but the character Of
1t, and to give more clover and green
foods and to substitute bran and oats
for the heavier grains will do much,
though emitting meal or giving less
for few days might assist and also
helAto give theil better appetite for
thel hnaccustomed food
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-10-04
CONVENIENT CHICKEN HOUSE.

CONVENIENT CHICKEN HOUSE,
ton Of them shows in the engraving.
Our boxes are all made movable and are
slid into the spaces made for them.
These spaces are not foored, but have
inch cleats nailed at the sides for the
boxes to rest on, as 6oor would make
breeding place for lice. 1t is an adj
vantage to be able to carry the boxes
outdoors when the house must be clean
ed, and as we do not allow the hens to
sit in these houses we want to put the
eggs under them and carry box and hen
together to the new place, as the hen
can be moved in this way with less
risk Of her leaving the nest than if she
is carried without the box.
The loss of young chicks is very great
ON most farms, amounting to one-half
or more of all that are Matched, and
nine-tenths Of this loss is clearly pre-
ventable. The causes of loss are many,
as. for example, gapes, drowning or chill
ing in wet dews and rain, the depreda-
tions Of rats, hawks, skunks and other
providers, and then the giving Of i'm
proper food or failing to furnish grit
and to keep the ooops clean. Nearly all
these losses are preventable by furnish
ing suitable place to keep the chicks
for the first five or six weeks, and then,
If they must be moved, have safe
house to put them in. ! have found that
young chickens do very much better on
floor raised considerably above the
ground, and / now make all my coops
and the houses to put the chickens in at
weaving time with floor raised SO
high above the ground as to give free
circulation Of air under them, so that
they will not be damp and there is no
place for rats or other enemies to find
shelter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-10-04
Have Enough Nests.

It is not necessary to have as many
nests in the henhouse as there are hens,
but it is better to have too many than
not enough, and three nests are not too
many for four or five hens. If there are
less than this, several will lay in one
nest, and often in the struggle for two
or three to get in it at one time eggs
will be broken, not only causing the
loss of the broken ones, but daubing the
others, and perhaps teaching the hens
to eat their eggs, and thus causing
greater loss.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-10-04

All the experiments show that eggs
from very fat hens will not hatch well.
This is not always because the eggs are
not fertile, for very often the process Of
Matching will be started all right, but
the embryo will die sooner or later,
sometimes as early as the third day and
at others not until fully formed and
ready to leave the she'll. The lack Of
vitality in the eggs from flock of very
fat hens is no doubt due to lack Of vigor
In the hen, which is transmitted to tbs
embryo in the shell. Farmers Review.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-10-04

Six thousand eight hundred and fifty
nine persons were killed by the rail-
roads Of the United States in 1898 and
Az, $50 were injured. OF these 80. 900
were railroad employees. The total
number of passengers carried was CO.,
100, 6Si. an increase of II, 621. 4s8 over
the previous year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-10-04

AT last Picturesque DEBORAH" J
out, and 1t is amply worth the tint
spent in PREF airing it.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-06

REDWOOD.

The police say that Tuesday was the
most quiet Fourth passed here for a num-
Der of years. There were no arrests Of
any kind during the day. nor was there
any disorder at all in the town.
The improvements being made by the
Wheeling street railway inside the tow
are about completed.
j. Diebold spent the day yesterday with
the Central fishing camp. near Glendale.
The local police authorities are working
on the murder case. They are of the opin-
ion, however. that the murder did not
take place in Benwood.
The McMechen bond sale took place on
Saturday. Capt. Billy List, OF Wheeling,
was the purchaser. The consideration was
$40 700. They run for 10 to 20 years,
with the privilege of paying at the end
of the ten years.
The Riverside went on yesterday morn
ing. While not all the departments were
working, 1t is thought they will be this
morning.
The Benwood steel plant went on yes
terday morning, after two weeks vaea-
ton.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-06
Wheeling STOG|ES
Protected by a Decision Of the q.
court in Boston.
STOGIES BEARING THE NAME OF
"WHEELING' MUST BE MADE IN
THIS CITY-THE SUIT BROUGHT
BY A LOCLL MANUFACTURER
AGAINST JOSEPH ENGEL, OF
BOSTON.

The following telegram from Boston,
received last night, chronicles a dis
tinct and important victory for manu-
facturers of the eals"Wheeling sto-
gies." The text OF the telegram ex-
plains the situation fully. and it will
be ~far-reaching in its effect:
BOSTON, July SIN the United
States Circuit Court to-day Judge Cclt
handed down a decision holding that
stogies bearing the name of Wheeling
or Wheeling Stogies," could not be
manufactured in Boston or elsewhere
than at Wheeling, w. Va, and sold as
Wheeling Stogies."
The decision is the result of a suit
brought by a West Virginia manufact-
urer OF stogies against Joseph Engel, Of
this city. A writ of injunction was is
sued, restraining the defendant from
manufacturing Or selling Wheeling
stogies" not actually made in the city
Of Wheeling.
It is claimed that this decision will
be far-reaching in effect in the tobacco
trade, inasmuch as it can be applied 10
Key West cigars not actually made in
Key West, and that it also may affect
manufactured articles sold on the rep
resentation that they come from a GER
tain city which has attained prominence
in the manufacture Of such articles.
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EFFECT OF CONSOLIDATION.

Another of the effects of trust con
~solidation is shown in the recent for
nation of the National Tube Company,
which absorbed the Riverside Com
pany, of this city. This large local con-
Germ formally had all its blank books,
printing, ETC., done here or through
local houses. Now all stationery and
office supplies generally will be furnish
ed from the general headquarters of the
Company, a large Eastern house sup
plying everything down to scratch pads,
and Wheeling loses just that much
business in one line alone. The trusts
are a good thing for a few people, but
are altogether bad for the community
at large, as has beer amply demonstrate
ed along a number of lines.
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An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy.
SYRUP or FIGS, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co, illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. It
is the one perfect strengthening iaxa-
tive, cleansing the system effectualiy,
dispeliing colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling ons
to overcome habitaal constipation per-
maneutly. It's perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub
stance, and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make il the ideal
laxative. y
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste. but the medicinal qualities Of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants. by n method
known { o the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only. In order TO get its beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
san FRANCISCO. CAL
LOUISVILLE. az. NEW YORK N. Y.
For sale by all Druggists Price soc. per bottle
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INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS
In the neutrality-suspicious. General
Likely to be Transferred.

~ W bt
RENNES, France, July 5.-There
were interesting developments in the
Saxce-Pressense affair to-day. Gen.
Julliard, commanding the garrison
here, issued to the troops an order of
the day upon the occasion of the de-
parture of Col. Saxce, of the Tenth ar
tillery, to take up the new command
to which he was transferred as a disci-
plinary measure by the minister of war,
General, the Marquis de Gallifet. Gen.
Julliard, in the order, paid Col. Saxce
high tribute for his brilliant qualities
and declared he enjoyed the entire con
fidence of his chiefs. Thus Gen. Julli-
ard ranged himself on the side of Col.
Saxce against the minister of war, who
is not likely to let the matter pass IN
silence. The result probably will be
that Gen. Julliard will be transferred
to another brigade and that another
general will replace him here.
The name Of Col. Saxce was named
as the probable head Of the court-mar-
tial to try Dreyfus. NJ. De Pressense,
editor of the Temps, of Paris, criticised
the possibility of his appointment or
the ground that the Colonel had al
ready pronounced himself against Drey-
fus. Col. Saxce then had an order of
the day read to his regiment in which
he classed M. Pressense as ian infa-
NOUS s~coundrel." For this he vas
transferred to another regiment.
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LINToN-Yosr.
A Pretty Wedding at Tiltonsyille Yester-
day-Other Social Matters.

A Pretty Wedding at T%iltonsviile Yester-
day-Other Social Matters.
At high noon Wednesday, q brilliant
wedding took place at the residence Of
MI. and Mrs. William c. Moore, at Til
louisville, 0. The bride was Miss Eliz-
abeth Vest. niece OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Moore, and the groom was Mr.. Frank
Linton. The officiating clergyman
was the Rev. Mr.. Jackson, of Steuben-
vile, o.. The bride was charmingly at
tired in white organdie over white silk,
and carried white roses. The brides
maid, Miss Ella YOst. a sister of the
bride, were white organdie over pink
silk, and carried pink roses. The
groom's best man was Mr.. Shelton, of
Mt. Union, 0.
The decorations were very handsome,
the color combination being pink and
white. The parlors were embellished
with potted plants and cut flowers. The
Lohengrin wedding march was skill
fully executed upon the piano by Miss
Alice Moore, a cousin of the bride. After
the ceremony and congratulations, an
elaborate DINNER was served in courses
by Plate & Hane. of Wheeling.
Guests present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Criswell, Mr.. and Mrs. Gilchrist. Mr..
and Mrs. Linton. of New Alexandria,
O.; Mr.. and Mrs. Riggs and son. Of
Powhatan, O.; Mr.. and Mrs. Ault, Mrs.
Sanders, Mrs. Stewart, of Bellaire, O.;
Mrs. Carmichael. of Martins Ferry,
O.; Misses Nellie Hornig, Gussie Will
son, Ida Pastuer. of Warrenton, o.;
Emma Reinschneider, of Wheeling, w.
Va; Nellie Jackson, of Steubenville,
o.: Mr.. and Mrs. Trimble, Miss Mary
Briggs, Mr.. and Mrs. James Wilson,
and daughter Winnie, Of Short Creek,
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come.
CONCERNING INDIVIDUALS.

Col. R. S. Irwin. of the Stamm House
leaves to-day for Georgian Bay, Can
ada.
P. J. Gavin. of Txrkersburg, a f5rmer
resident of this cie-, is a visitor in the
cir.
Charles Dittmar returned yesterday
T. on a three days trip to East Liver
pool.
p. j. Mcmahon, Alva; J. r. Cunning
ham. Warrington, are stopping at the
Windsor.
Andrew Long, tillerman at the hoob
and ladder company. leaves to-day fol-
the Salt Run camp.
Mrs. o. II. Dorsey, of Baltimore. Md.
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary Lu-
kens, OF the Island.
Miss Lillian Baldridge, of Covlngton,
Ky, is the guest Of Miss Gertrude
Frew, on North Main street.
Herman Zwicker and Fill Shafer, OF
the East End, left yesterday for Mar
bletown, O., on a fishing trip.
John F. Baker, son of the late Lewis
Baker, las been a visitor amons
friends in and around Wheeling.
Len. Sidell, A. T. Dulong, New Mar
tinsville; J. Knott, Cross Roads; Thos.
Cats, Moundsyille. are guests at The
Howell.
Archie L. Sawtell. q recent gradu-
ate Of the Law Department of the State
University, has been licensed to prac-
tice law.
w. O. Smith. Smithield; John A.
George and G. d.. Smith. Middlebourne;
Q. Cook, Cameron; A. J. Wilkinson,
Grafton; G. E. Gilmore, Parkersburg;
S. H. Bowman, Grafton, are stopping al
the Grand Central.
John A. Rowland and Mausice Reli-
han, Romney; j.. l.. Henry, Buckhan-
non; j. A. Carr, Charleston, w. L.
Mohler, st. Adams; j. A. Clark, FAIR
mont; j. C. Langliary and wife, SUIT
ton, are the State arrivals at the
Stamm.
HON. A. A. Lewis arrived in the city
or the Fourth and remained till yes
terday. Mr.. Lewis reports Weston as
improving very rapidly. The little
city has nearly all the conveniences OF
the metropolis. Nj. Lewis claims that
the Democratic party in old Lewis
county is in good lighting trim, and he
added the same may be said of adjoin-
ing counties.