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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05
The Safest Investment.

We are in receipt of two or three In
quiries as to tho best investment for q
little surplus vt money. There has
never been tlme in the past when SO
many of the common people were con-
froEted with this problem of how best to
invest money. Sound securities,
whether government, municipal or cor
porate, as well as farm loans, are all
bearing very low rate of interest
from two and one half to five per cent,
and are not easy to get hold of even at
these low interest rates. There are a
thousand and one wild cat mining, inn
provement and corporate schemes in
viting investment; better let all these
alone. As it looks 10 us, money in
vested in good land, now mind, good
land--land where grass will grow, where
the average rainfall is not less than 30
inches per annum for a series of years,
and where the climate is not too rigor-
Gus, at prices ranging from $40 to $50
per acre according to location, improve
ment ETC., is the very best and safest in
vestment for surplus savings which
there is to be had today. Such lands
will pay more than five per cent. net on
the investment for a series of years
whether they are operated by the owner
or just leased. The security is perfect,
for the land can neither blow away,
burn up, nor you be dispossessed of it
unless you mortgage it. There are
thousands of well improved and produc-
tive farms in the western states which
can be bought at prices varying from
$40 to $50 per acre; then there are other
thousands of acres in the newer sections
which can be got at Sl8 to s25 per acre,
this the best of land, but only slightly
improved; then there are large tracts of
land in state of nature at present, re-
mote from railways and markets, which
can be got at from So to 80 per acre.
Either one of these three classes of
lands at the prices named, is better in
vestment than what are known as gilt
edged four and five per cent. securities
The probable advance in value of the
last two named classes of land will, of
itself, amount to more than good in
terest return on the investment. Put
that surplus into a good piece of land.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

1t is safe to say that Wealthy apple
tree will produce, for twenty years after
it begins to bear, an average Of one bar
rel of choice apples each year. This
fruit seldom sells for less than one dol
lar ON the tree, and if placed in cold
storage and marketed in the spring, win
more often bring So. One hundred trees
will grow on one acre. In what manner
could a small farm be more profitably
used than to plant Wealthy orchardY
Figure it out and see.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

Don't be chump and bite at every
fraud offered just because it is cheap
This applies to baking powder, vinegar,
spices, coffee, periodicals and news
papers, and hundred other things. In
almost every case you will get Just what
you pay for, no more. II you want a
good article be willing and expect to pay
a fair price for it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

If at evening time there waits for you
as you finish the days toll home
where peace and comfort dwell; il, from
its portals greet you loving words Of
welcome from wife and little children, it
is little matter that you are denied high
place, wealth and fame, for yours it is to
enjoy all that makes life really worth
the living, and this applies to men
whether they live on the farm or in the
town.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

The mutual insurance companies Of a
western state about evenly divide the
business with the old line companies,
each doing business, or rather writing
policies to the amount of 1925, 100000
annually. To do this costs the mutuals
sll6,625,OO and the old line companies
s9lS, 39lO0 These are very suggestive
figures.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

The grape vine is very gross feeder
1t likes old bones, and will make the
carcass Of your dog or cat, if buried
where its roots can reach such food, of
more value to you dead than they ever
were while alive. The vine also likes
soap suds and wash water; in fact al
most anything, which, if left around,
will make bad smell, Is just what the
grape likes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

The canneries are now running full
time, and through the west they are
working on one Of the best crops of
sweet corn ever raised. Three or four
tons of ears to the acre at 81 to $3.50 per
ton represents the cash return to the
grower of the crop, besides two tons of
the best fodder in the world, which he
gets from each acre.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

An unknown and very late variety Of
Americana plum loaded with fruit, not
quite ripe, was caught by freeze the
last Of September last year IN the writ
ers orchard, and the fruit frozen solid
on the tree. The plums were picked
tie next morning and placed in pail
of cold water, and were at once encased
in covering Of ice. These plums, later
canned, were the best of any put up that
year. The frost removed every particle
of pucker and astringency from them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

We know of some men who are substi-
tuting the Tamworth for the Poland
China hog, on the ground that the Tam.
worth is more immune from the attacks
of cholera than the Poland China. This
is without doubt a mistake. Our OBJ.
servation, running over several years,
leads us to be of the opinion that breed
is no protection whatever in securing
immunity from hog cholera.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

Much of the vim and push Of northern
mon may be attributed to the fact that
II they do not hustle in the summer
season they viii starve and freeze to
death in the winter. In fact, most men
need the terrors of wrath to come to
make them do their best work.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

Coursing by greyhounds in series Of
events, was substituted for horseracing,
at certain county fair in the west, last
year, with much success. The dogs
made an honest race after the jack rab-
bit. and there was no jockeying and
monkey business, which is more than
can be said of much Of the horseracing
at county fairs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

II a word spoken or written shall help
some toiler on the farm to do his work
little easier, or enable him to make an
extra dollar or two, or shall bring cheer
to his home and his loved ones and
smooth down the sharp edge of some of
his troubles, it is word well-written or
spokep
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

1t ia time and money thrown away for
q man who knows nothing about fruit
culture and who is not willing to post
himself thereon q set out fruits Of any
kind. Successful fruit culture requires
thorough knowledge and infinite care,
and it matters not whether it be in So
called fruit growing sections or not.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

Ladies Favorite. -Morley's Little Liver
Pills for Bilious People are the ladies'
favorite, because they are smal isily
taken, and do their work orle but
effectually. One a dose. Solo : ly by
agent in every town.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

But little is done by tho average
farmer in the way Of feeding of any
crop where grown except grass. More
might be done to advantage in this line.
1t saves the labor and expense OF harvest
ing such crop, and it secures a most
perfect fertilization OF the field so
treated. In practical way this plan
can be adopted by sowing rape in the
corn field and turning in flock OF
lambs and wethers intended for early
winter marketing; it can be done with
advantage on field planted to sweet
corn and pumpkins for the hogs. I'm
proved types of portable fence have
made this method of feeding crop very
easy and satisfactory.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

Make it rule to be always observed,
to sell only the poorest Of the breeding
animals on the farm. The good brood
mare and SOW, the best eve and dairy
COW are nearly always badly sold, even
at fancy price.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

The interior department is enforcing
its order requiring the removal of all
fences from government land. This
order is trou bling some of the big ranch
owners who have large tracts of govern
ment land fenced in.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

The average hired man on the farm
costs tho man who hires him about 400
/. year. Some cost more, but few less.
In the grain and corn-growing sections
pf the country, it will, one year with
another, take the gross product of forty
acres Of land to support this hired man.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

1t will soon be time to decide what
plants you want for winter blooming
We will suggest just two-one, freesias,
which with Just ordinary care, will give
great satisfaction: the other, sweet peas,
planting few seeds in pot this month.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

When conditions are such that fruit
trees make much new wood, they will
not the next season make much fruit.
Rank and abundant foliage and good
crops Of fruit seldom 60 together.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

The man who makes his fortune in
the city amid its rush and strain seeks
the quiet and repose of country home
10 his later years, while the old farmer
who has made his little pile on the farm
seeks home in the town ia which to
end his days
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

Don't pay some separator shark five
dollars for the privilege Of diluting your
milk with cold water in order to hasten
the raising Of the cream. The ris,t to
put water in milk has always been yours,
provided you did not try to work off the
combination as whole milk.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

The "one-iudge" plan of awarding
premiums at county fairs is generally
meeting with approval. II the man Sc
lected as judge is the hired man of some
competing exhibitor, as N a case we
came across last yea. it does not work
80 ual1
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

While young and tender meats-lamb,
veal. spring chickens and the like-are
probably not 80 nutritious as more aged
meats, there is lots more pleasure in
eating them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

In your gr.cd to get moro and still
more acres, remember that all the land
which you will cvsr get lasting title to,
will be the f~ai hi six foot lot in the
cemetery on the bill.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

The wives OF Fionese noblemep
think they add to their natural
charms by cutting their hair until
il averages in length about one and
one-hslf inches. The object is to
make the hair stick out straight, like
that on q clothes-brush.
Russian girls have peculiar way of
learning their matrimonial prospects.
A number of girls take off their rings
and conceal them in shallow basket
Of corn; then hen is brought in and
invited to partake of the corn, and
the owner of the first ring uncovered
will be the first to enter matrimony.
The shot output of New Hampshire
last year was So, 100000.
OF the 3,7O0 Chinese in New Zea-
land only twenty-six are women.
Rain falls more frequently between
o'clock and o'clock than at any
other time during the day.
The frigate bird can fly at the rate
hundred miles an hour and live
in the air week at time without
touching a roost.
"The devil is in the weather." says
an exchange. That being the case,
hell is getting too close to be COM
fortable.-Atlanta Constitution.
A by product of the alfalfa fields
in the west is honey. Nearly all the
ia mers' wives keep hives of bees.
w,ioh feed upon its purple blossoms
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

Look out for the model orchard"
fruit tree pedisr. We have known lots
o('these model orchards to be set out,
but never knew of one to be anything
else than rank azzle.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

IL you expect your wife to get better
dinner for Sunday than she does for
other days, you should help her in the
preparation of it on Saturday so that
Sunday is not made the hardest day OF
all the week for her. And right here
we win just .emark that while it is very
pleasant to have your friends call and
see you on Sunday afternoon and all
right, they should have sense and
courtesy enough to get their own dinner
before they come.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

1gyou want to get good idea of the
co6dition China is in at the present
tune 60 to a good sized ant hill and
open it with stick or spade and then
got glass and watch the ants.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

A Kansas man has flock of 1000
turkeys which he hires out to his
neighbors at $25 per day to rid their
farms of grasshoppers. We seriously
doubt the truth of this story ourselves.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

The sign "Rain Wanted" which, for so
long has been hung up in the west, has
been taken down. Not for many years
has the earth been so we'll soaked dur
ing the midsummer days, as this year
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

We do not believe that dacility and
gentleness can be licked into dairy
COW. A COW which has to be licked
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

1t is all right to bear one another's
burdens as divinely commended, but at
The same time it is just as we'll to look
out for the fellow who is Sinking and
wants to unload onto you.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

The Hindoo will lie down and stoically
starve to death with plenty of beef in
bis yards. The white mans religion
seldom carries him to this point.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

1t becomes little inappropriate to
call the sheep the animal with the
golden hoof," when the foot-ros gets in
to the flock.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

When you want pleasant physic
try the new remedy, Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets. They are
easy to take and pleasant in effect.
Price, 25 cents. Samples free at
Wangler Bros. drug store.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

There will never be better pound of
butter made than that now made by the
separator process, providing that the
conditions are what they should be.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

1t is always difficult matter to un-
dertake to change the food and the
religion OF men. A scrap may always
be looked for when the attempt is made.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

Here are five good strawberries, gooI
enough for any one and productive OF
almost any sort of soil with proper care
-Warfield, Candy, Brandywine, Beder
Wood and Havilland.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

Successful county fairs without the
accessories of gang of fakirs and gam
blers, are becoming quite common.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

Argentina will export not far from
75,0O0,0 600 bushels of wheat this year and
1t Is produced there at smaller cost
per bushel than 10 any other country.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

Iowa in ten years has produced g.
100000 bushels Of corn. an average
Of $50, OO0, 900 bushels annually.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

When herds Of Polled Angus and
Hereford cattle begin to show up on the
farms of community. it becomes hard
lines for the creamery of such communi-
ty, right away.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

Where one is located near q cannery
an acre OF tomatoes can be made to
bring in about $50.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

A man should not go into the cattle
business and put sire at the head Of
his herd worth less than 500.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

The corn belt has one of the best
crops of corn now maturing which it
has ever grown.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05

One hundred years ago the value Of
this country's exports WAS only S. per
capita, now it is 8I8.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05
/ FARM, ORCHARD, 4
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PUBLIC OPINIONby
J. s. TRIdd. Rockford. Iowa.
Edited for PUBLIC OPINION by
J. S. TRIdO. Rockford. Iowa.

2 Mind-do your pruning OF the orchard
with a sharp knife and not with an old
cow
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-09-05
c c'.:s' PlOW Work
Disc Harrow Sharpening,
Well Drill Work and
Horse Shooting.

Prices as LOW as can be made for FIRST
CLASS WORK. Money refunded when work
proves unsatisfactory. Only FirstClass me-
ehanics employed.
s,ssi4w; Water na.s s.: John O'NeiI.
DEBORAH, IOWA.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-04
THE VERMONT PHOENIX, BRATTIEBoRO FRIDAY, MAY A. 1900

Columbian lodge, No. 80, f. & A. M,
will work the third degree at the regular
meeting next Tuesday evening.
A. V. May has sold for George Hough-
ton his farm in Guilford, known as the A.
j. Quincy place, to W. W. Macie of Shell
don. Mr.. Macie will be here as soon as
possible to take possession.
The choral union which was recently or
ganzed in Townshend is rebearsing the
cantata "Under the Palms." by George f.
Root, under the direction of Arthur Blood
The leading tenor role will be sung by Ar
thur L. Maynard of Brattleboro.
An interesting meeting of the Bird club
was held Monday evening at Mrs. George
K. Crowelrs. Talks on birds we're given
by Mrs. A. G. Davenport and Mrs. W. c..
Horton, illustrated by specimens furnished
by G. H. Evans of Townshend.
The standing in the chess and checker
tournament at the Vermont Wheel club
for the last two seasons has recently been
decided. d. p. Dewitt wins first place in
chess and r. j. B. Cudworth second; E..
j. Fenton first in checkers, W. P. Jones
second
The Chapman Warren company is book
ed for a weeks engagement at the Audito-
rum the week beginning May %. This
company has appeared recently in Barre,
Bennington and North Adams, and in each
town was pronounced the best repertoire
organization which had ever been there.
A representative of the Walworth Manu-
| featuring company of Boston is fitting the
| factory Of the S. A. Smith company with
a complete system of automatic sprinklers.
A dust collecting system is also being
placed in the factory by a representative OF
the Arlington ~ Curtis company Of
| Saginaw, Mich.
The funeral of DR.. Fred Crosby was held
last Friday afternoon at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs +. G. Crosby, on
| High street, Rev. K. Q. S. Osgood ofiiciat-
ing, assisted by Rev. H. r. Miles. The
/ bearers were Charles r. Crosby, Henry II
Crosby, Frank W. Crosby, Allyn j. Cros
by, Fred c. Adams and Howard G. Rice
| The burial was in Prospect Hill cemetery
! The following conductors and motormen
of the Northampton and Amherst electric
railroad, of which Dr. Crosby was superin-
tendent, attended the funeral: Howard
Irwin, Edward Dunning, Lyman McCloud
! Charles Warren, James Bardwell and Rob
ert Richardson. Assistant Superintend.
ant and Mrs. William Carly also attended
| from Northampton.
The Daughters of the American RevOlu.
ton were pleasantly entertained Tuesday
evening, at the spacious home of their
chapter regent, Miss Clark, in West Brat
| tleboro. After the business of the meeting
was transacted, the chapter had the pleas
ure of listening to two very interesting and
instructive papers The first was upon the
life of Ethan Allen, by Mrs. Severance OF
| Greenfield, and the second upon Fort I'll.
conderoga, by Mrs. NJ. 1. Read. AT the
conclusion of the papers all proceeded tc
the dining room, where they we're served
with dainty refreshments. Mrs. Thomp-
son and Miss Foster entertained with pleas
| ing instrumental music during the repast
All returned home feeling that they had
| passed another ENJOYABLE evening.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-04

Rev. Mr.. Cross closed his pastorate with
the S. A. @. church last Sunday and il
was great day with the little church from
morning until evening. The evening sery-
ice closed with an earnest appeal for the
unsaved which resulted in two new ones
and several backsliders coming forward.
A grand altar service followed after which
Mr.. Cross took leave of his church as he
supposed. But Monday evening they filled
his house; among the visitors were many
we'll wishers of other churches. The even
ing passed away with happy greetings,
gospel hymns, etc. A spread of nice cake
provided by the visitors was served A
sum of money was left upon the table, af-
ter which prayer was offered and with a
goodbye handshake pastor and people part
ed, but with much regret. The following
verses were read by one of the members:
THE hour has come TO say farewell,
The sad word must DO spoken;
But round our hearts there is a spell
That never can be broken,
I'VE part with tears, we part with pain,
We part, hut not forever;
We part, but we shall meet again,
And part no more forever"
Mr.. Cross started Wednesday morning
for Maiden, Mass, where he expects to
form company on some of his patents,
after which he expects to 60 into the West
to see about selling territory to some pas
tors who wish to buy. Coz.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-04
April session of probate Court.

Judge Daniel Kellogg of Westminster
presided at the April session of the probate
court Saturday in the absence of Judge Wa
terman, who is in the West in the interest of
the Brattleboro savings bank. The follow
ing business was transacted: The will of
Mrs. Mary Ann Cune was allowed, j. NJ.
Tyler, G. @. Averillland Francis Goodhue
were appointed executors and George A -.
Boyden and N. F. Cabot appraisers and
commissioners; the will of Susan E. Win
chester of Wilmington was allowed and
Clark Chandler was appointed executor:
the will of Edward Banks of Bratteboro
was allowed the will of Hiram K. Smith
of Guilford was allowed. S. A. Smith
was appointed executor and F. L. Hunt
and Fred l.. Smith appraisers and com
missioners; license was granted the admin
istrator of the Jared Holbrook estate of
Brattleboro to sell the real estate belonging
to the estate; Chas. f. Bingham, administra-
tor, settled his final account with the Fran
ces e. Bingham estate of Brattleboro; the
will of Mary Jane Chamberlain of New
fame was allowed and j. III. Mortified was
pointed administrator; Darwin j. Smith
was appointed administrator of the iona
than Smith estate of Brattleboro, with will
annexed, in place of Rhoda M. Smith and
Edwin H. Smith, deceased; Darwin j.
Smith was appointed administrator of the
Rhoda M. Smith estate of Brattleboro;
Charles II. Lazelle was appointed admin
istratOr of the Aurelia Lazelle estate of
Dover; Wells T. Bardwell was appointed
guardian of Guy ]. and Edward w. Bard
well, minors.