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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-24

At meeting OF the General Direc
tors of the Eastern Shore Produc,
Exchange, on the 18th inst the pro
ceedings OF interest to the public
were as follows:
The business manager reported II
regard to Mercantile Agency report
and on motion was directed to pur
chase Bradstreet's March and July
issues, together with 1 900 special re
ports.
Business manager called attention
to an article in reference to the Ex-
change In the "Fruitmans Guide,
of New York, issued March 10th, 1900,
and on motion the business manager
and general Inspector we're directed
to send to that paper and others
publishing similar articles a brief
statement OF the objects of the Ex-
change, after submitting same to the
President for his approval.
A form of official bond for business
manager and local agents was pre-
sented by the secretary and accepted,
and he was ordered to take such
official bonds with good personal
security and also to ascertain what
premium trust companies would re-
.,.;.o ~, otI hAnIo
The bonds OF local agents at fol-
lowing places were fixed as follows:
Mears' Wharf, 81, 200; Marsh's Wharf,
81, 900; Boggs Wharf, $1,000; Nandua
Wharf, $1,000; Barborton, $4,000;
Cedar View, $4,000; Davis Wharf,
IS, 1000; Shields Wharf, 1000; Sturgis
Wharf, 81 900; Concord Wharf, $4,000;
Reads Wharf, 81 900; Rue's Wharf.
IS 1000; Wirewood Station, $4,000;
Geenbush Station $4,000.
The business manager was directed.
to proceed at once to work up the
business Of the Exchange among the
Irish potato growers, who ship from
Cape Charles, and to organize as
many local divisions among them as
possible and to present all the in
formation he can obtain to the next
meeting of this Board with reference
to the Irish potato business at Cape
Charles and whether in his opinion
il would be advisable for him to have
his headquarters at Cape Charles
during the Irish potato season.
Messrs. A. j. McMath, II. A. Wes-
colt and John Il. Roberts were ap-
pointed committee to ascertain and
report on the advisability OF locating
the business manager at Cape Charles
during the Irish potato season.
The business manager was directed
to call for 25 per cent. due on stock
March 1st, 1900, by notice in the
papers, payable to the general direc-
tor of each local division.
A committee consisting OF b. 4.
Gunter and A. J. McMath was ap>
pointed to draft by laws for the Ex>
change and present same to the next
meeting of the Board.
The next meeting of the Board will
be held at Onley 10 a. m, April 10TH
1900.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-24

At a meeting OF the farmers OF
Sluthkill Neck, held at Cashville, on
last Saturday, Mr.. l. Thos. LeCato,
general inspector, presided and Mr..
James d. Twyford was elected secre-
tary. After the OBJECTS Of the meet
ing had been stated and the pur-
poses presented for which Exchange
had been instituted, subscribers to
the stock were called for and the
secretary soon reported "a shares
taken. Another meeting will be held
Wednesday night, April 4th inst,
when the business manager, Mr.. w.
A. Burton, authorizes us to say that
he will be present. There is no doubt
that sufficient amount of stock will
be subscribed at next meeting to Or
ganizs a division of the Exchange, to
operate at Finneys and Evans
Wharf. The probabilities are that
a branch OF the Exchange will be or,
ganized for each place.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-24
SATURDAY, MARCH "a, 1900.

JOHN W. EDMoNDs, Editor and Owner.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-01
Why Factories 90 East.

A farmer friend wants US to tell why
largely center in the east and why it is
so difficult to secure any sort of man.
ufacturing plants for our smaller west
ern towns. There are several reasons
which conspire to bring about this con-
dition; one, and not the least, that the
money necessary to carry on such
enterprises is more easily obtainable in
the east than in the west, and always at
a lower rate of interest Another, that
transportation facilities are better in
the east than in the west; another, that
in the matter Of always being able to
secure skilled mechanical help for re-
pairs to machinery and men skilled in
operating machinery the east always
has the advantage OF the west. In time
the west will manufacture far more
things than it now does. The reduction
of freight rates enable the manufacturer
to consider less the question of being
near his supply of raw material and
more that of being located near what
may be termed manufacturing centers.
Creameries, cheese-factories, tow-mills,
canneries, agricultural implement fac
tories, those which use wood as raw
material, such as wagon, buggy,
butter tub, pump, sash and door factories,
locate naturally in the west, while the
workers in steel and iron, art work Of
all kinds, leather, textile fabrics, rubber,
and the rarer metals almost invariably
locate in the east. 1t would seem as il
it would be greatly to the advantage of
the workers in these factories to live in
less crowded places, and it would be
greatly to the advantage Of the western
farmer and producer could he have this
valuable class of consumers close to his
doors
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-01
simply blowing up and rs-seeding, or BY
giving it thorough discing in the early
spring and good sprinkling Of medium
clovar saad
Pigmy Engineers.

We recently watched through glass
a small colony of red ants, commencing
the construction of an ant hill on the
lawn. Relay after relay of ants, each
with grain of dirt in it's mandiblea
coming out of the hole in the center
OF the miniature crater, and after de.
posting their burden on the dump, re-.
turning by another hole after more.
There was a lesson to be learned by
watching these little laborers; there
seemed to be no boss; there was no
striking for higher wages or shorter
hours; each one was willing to work to
the extent of his ability, and if one got
hold OF load too heavy for him another
ant was always ready to help him up the
grade with it. Grain after grain O.
dirt and sand was being thus piled up
millions OF atoms-and later on one OF
the most completely organized COM
munities will be doing business. Thu
great benefits of communal effort is no
where better illustrated than in the case
OF the ant and the bee, and nowhere is
there more interesting nature study.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-01
Tired Apples.

Through large part of the northwest
the Duchess Of Oldenburg apple will
DO plentiful this year. 1t is often
difficult to market surplus Of this
fruit at any price owing to the fact that
this apple is very short-lived. If you
have more than you can use, make ar
rangements to dry them, for they make
the very choicest kind of dried apples.
Get an apple-peeler and corer, cut in
thin slices and dry on sheets in the sun,
or quarter and string them just as your
grandmother used to do in York State.
Save some in this manner and you will
thank us next winter for calling your
attention to the matter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-01
What Hurts a Pasture.

Many good pasture receives perm
anent injury by over-stocking. Some
men seem to think that it is all right to
feed pasture off clear down to the
roots of the grass. This is always a
mistake. This gives the weeds a chance
to gov, and when they start the grass
has no show. Close feeding also gives
the grass no chance to grow, and we re-
peat what we have said heretofore in
these notes, that il you want grass to
grow above ground you must give the
cots chance togrow under ground, and
this they will not do unless the grass is
given a chance above ground. A pasture
should be SO used that there is always
an ABUNDANCE OF grass in it, and there is
no better way to use it tran to divide it
and let the stock have the run Of one.
half Of it at time. Many an old
pasture can be greatly improved by
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-01
Not a Success.

A western railway company twenty
years ago planted larch trees along the
unoccupied portion of its right of way
with the idea that such trees would
serve to prevent the snow from filling
the cuts and also, perhaps, with the
thought, that some day the trees might
be utilized as timber for ties. We saw
these trees few days ago. They were
not success in either of the lines in
dicated. The soil was sterile and the
trees had evidently been dwarfed for
want of sufficient moisture. Being
scrubby, they would never make ma
terial for tie and the snow fence
placed each year behind them was
evidence that they were a failure as
as snow protectors.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-01
During last May an infant child

During last May an infant child of
our neighbor was suffering from chol-
era infantum. The doctors had given
up all hopes of recovery. took bot
tie of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy to the house,
telling them felt sure 1t would do
good If used according to directions.
In two days time the child had fully
recovered. The child Is now vigorous
and healthy. l have recommended
this remedy frequently and have
never known it to fail. -MRs, CURTIS
BAKER, Bookwalter, Ohio. Sold by
Wangler Bros.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-01

Ine very cream OF agricultural pres
perity is visiting the winter wheat
growers in Kansas this year. A crop Of
choice wheat which in some counties
averages over 200 bushels to each voter
and failure of the crop Of spring wheat
in the northwest which has put prices
at fancy figure, insure the Kansas
granger good foretaste of the millen.
mum. There are single counties in that
state which will produce over 5000 600
value in wheat alone this year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-01

We came across man lately who had
the notisn that an asparagus bed need.
ed to be kept cut all summer. This
was bad mistake. As soon as the
early peas are fit for the table, quit cut
ting the asparagus, put two inches Of
rotten barnyard manure over the bed
and let it grow the rest of the season.
Continuous cutting will kill out the bed
in single season.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-01

We notice somewhat curious fact in
this that the building of storm
caves or cyclone cellars in the west is
almost wholly confined to those localities
which in the past have suffered from a
visitation of these terrors Of the air,
whereas it is a pretty well established
fact that no community has ever been
twice visited by cyclone. It would
seem as though the cave should be
built where the cyclone has not been.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-01

Unless business of 100000 year is
in sight the 5000 creamery is not
wanted. Half the money should build
and properly equip in modern style the
creamery which does business of from
$4,000 to $4,000 per annum. More Of
these 5000 creameries have been
mysteriously and providentially burned
than any other sort.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-01

We noted something which pleased US
recently in trip through one OF the
western states and that, the fact that
there were thIee times as many
butter tubs piled up on the depot plat
forms as there we're beer kegs. When
ever a community gets around to swap
ping the beer keg for the butter tub it
il on the straight road to prosperity.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-01

1t seems almost. wicked to kill and
broil that young rooster just as he be-
gins to get gay, but it is not half as
wicked as it is to try to eat him when
he is tough old granddaddy
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-01

Some of the hardest and meanest
work to be done on a western farm con-
sists in getting rid OF the old willow
stumps, the legacy of willow hedges
planted along the highways in the
pioneer days. These old stubs possess a
wonderful vitality, and about the only
thing which will finish them up is fire,
and not even that unless the earth is
well burned down into the roots.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-01

Nearly all the women and girls we
ever knew had kick coming on dish
washing, but we never could see why it
was any more unpleasant or monotonous
sort of work to wash dishes than it is
for man to have to milk the cows and
clean out the barns, and men seldom
complain because they have to do this
work.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-01
If YOu Have Headaches

don't experiment with alleged cures.
Buy Krause's Headache Capsules,
which will cure any headache In hall
an hour, no matter what causes 1t.
Price 25c. Sold by r.. A Engbretson
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-01

All milking utensils need to come in
contact with water at temperature Of
212 degrees not less than twice day.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-01

Where flies most abound, there rot
far away will be found the piles of
manure and garbage in which they
breed. A sweating pile of stable manure
near the house will breed them by the
million
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-01

The heavy draft horses of Europe ar
driven without lines. In this country
when well-fed on American oats, they
have two much ginger to be handled in
this manner.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-01

The. man who studies the climatic
changes, the weather, the seasons, on his
own farm will be a long way ahead OF
the man who depends upon the luny
prophesier OF some constituencies
weather crank
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-01

1t does the man on the farm no end Of
good to take an outing and see some
thing OF the world as it is of the farm
It is never time wasted to get in touch
with ones fellows. The parson, school
teacher and the man of commercial or
professional business, usually plans to
have a short vacation each year, at least,
and why should not the man on the
farmY
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-01

Don't take peck of any old kind OF
pills to cure pint of disease when a
dose of Morley's Little Liver Pills for
Bilious People will cure you while you
sleep. One dose, Sold only by
agent in every town.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-01

Seven colts sired by Hanover, the
noted racing sire, were sold in New
York in one day recently, and brought
the big figures of $4,000 14,5OO, $1,000,
$500, and two $1,000 each. The
automobile has not hurt the sale of this
class of horses, evidently.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-01

A famous old colored cook, one who
can cook 'possum or chicken and a
pone cake to turn, says, that il rusty
nail is put in the pot along with tn
tough old rooster he will come out
tender as spring chicken. Now mind,
we do not vouch for this.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-01

A new law passed last winter by the
Missouri legislature raises the age at
which the citizen becomes exempt from
payment of road poll taxes from so to 60
years. There is lots of kicking among
the gray-b boards and bald-heads as a
~acnlt
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-01

1t is truth which needs to be con-
stantly presented 20 thousands of
farmers; that bushel of corn can
almost always be doubled in value by
marketing it in the form of meat, butter
or poultry The successful farmer
works up his own raw materials. Five
cent pork, beef and mutton means fifty
cant corn
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-01

There is always some one to apologize e
and excuse the mean tricks of dog.
In this particular the dog fares better
than the man.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-01

If you have young fruit or shade
tree growing on the lawn, the ground
should be kept free from grass for a
distance of not less than three feet from
the tree, otherwise the tree will be
starved and suffer for lack of moisture.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-01
FARM, ORCHARD, 4
4 y AND GARDEN.
Edited for PUBLIC OPINONby
J. S. TRIOO. Rockford. Iowa.

A Nebraska creamery is making and
shipping a carload of choice creamery
butter day to eastern consumers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-01

Once again we notice the story that
seed, this time peas, has been taken
from an ancient Egyptian tomb and
after lapse of 5000 years has germin-
ated. This, and all other yarns OF a
similar nature, are fakes. No seeds OF
any sort have ever been made to grow
when thus obtained. The impossibility
of the fake always made it interesting.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-01

II man should dig hole on a
quarter section farm in any Of the grain
and dairy states and take therefrom the
sum Of $1,000 in gold dust the whole
country would go crazy over the fact,
put hundreds Of thousands Of men will
this year dig $1,000 out Of their quarter
section farms in that territory in corn,
oats, and the like, and nothing will be
thought of it.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-02-10
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.

Although Idaho has compuls-
DRY educational law, there was not
case reported in this county dur
ing the past past year Of a board of
trustees attempting to enforce it,
although fragrant violations of its
provisions are of frequent occur
ance. Compulsion is railways dis
tasteful, but it is not always bad.
While no one likes to enforce it the
justice OF its employment depends
upon circumstances. For the COM
mon good, organized society COM
pels men to refrain from doing
things they otherwise would do,
and to do things which otherwise
they would not. Granting that
there are many cases where child
rem are prevented from attending
school, on account of inaccessa-
bility there are many who do not
take advantage of the opportunities
offered them. 1t is at this class
that the law is aimed. No parent
has right to wrong his child.
His rights end where those of his
offspring begin. The law is in
tended to force parents to do their
duty.
The parent who, instead of
equipping his child for the strug-
giles OF life, burdens him with the
hardships Of illiteracy, is not fit to
raise child. They have no more
right to cripple its intellect than
they have to cripple its body. To
do so is an outrage and as society
is injured as we'll as the helpless
victim, society has right to pre-:
vent the outrage, When compul-
sion is unavoidable trustees should
discharge their disagreeable duty
earnestly and conscientiously.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-02-10

An action was begun some time ago
by County Attorney GOode against
the bOndsmen Of George Fl. Pease to
recover 81, 900 the amount of his de-
faulcation. Attorney Hoffman filed
a demurrer to the complaint which
was overruled by Judge Mayhem. On
Thursday he filed an answer to the
complaint which denies that the bond
Of Geo. II. Pease was ever approved
by the board Of county commissioners.
The answer further AYERS that Geo.
II. Pease was never ex-otficio tax col
lector of Kootenai county for the rea-
son that the act Of Feb. 6, 1891, de-
fning the duties of sheriff was uncon-
stitutional. The case will be tried
at the next term of court.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-02-10
Proposals for Building a Bridge Across
Pack River, Kootenai County, Idaho.

Notice is hereby given that the
clerk of the board OF county COM
missioners will receive sealed proposals
for the building of bridge across
Pack river in Kootenai county, Idaho
Said proposals must be in accordance
with the plans and specifications on
nie IN the county auditors Office al
Rathdrum, Idaho. Bids will be re-
celved by the clerk of the board Vi
county commissioners up to noon OF
the 9th day Of April, 1900. Said pro-
posal must be accompanied by good
and sufficient bond in double the sum
bid. The board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
mark on outside Of envelope, "Pro-
posals for building a bridge across
Pack River.')
By order Of the board Of coun "
commissioners.
JNO. G. CALLAHAN,
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-02-10
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Why order of sale Of real estate should not
be made.
IN THE PROBATE COURT in and for the
County OF Kootenai. State Of Idaeo.
In the matter of the estate of
GILMAN SAWTELLE, Deceased
W. J. Mcclure, the administrators Of the
estate OF Gilman Sawtelle, deceased, having
filed his petition herein duly verified, pray
ling for an order of sale OF real estate Of said
llecedant for The purpose therein set forth.
1t Is therefore ordered by the Judge Of said
probate COURT that all persons Interested in
the estate of the said deceased appear be-
fore the said probate court on Monday, the
26th day Of March, A. d., 1900, at II O'Clock in
the forenoon Of said day at the court room
of said probate court In Rathdrum, Kootenai
county. State of Idaho. to show cause why an
order should not be granted to the said adj
ministratOr to sell SO much If the real estate
of the said deceased at public sale as shall
be necessary; and that u copy of this order
be published at least four successive weeks
in The SILVER BLADE. a weekly newspaper
printed and published at Rathdrun, KoOte-
mai comfy, State OF Idaho.
Made and dated at Rathdrum KOOtenai
county, State of Idaho, this the 10th day Of
February, 1900.
JIG. BRADY,
Probate Judge, IN and for the County of
KOOtenal, State of Idaho.
CHAS. L. HEITMAN,
Attorney for Administrator.
FI0-Ml7
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-02-10

tempting to make show of
strength in some places in the
county their inability to command
respectable following is apparent.
Before the county campaign is
opened they will develope into a
motley crowd, eager to sacrifice
themselves to political humiliation
in the county with hope of get
ting federal reward should the
party OF special privileges be again
successful in the nation.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-02-10
J27-FlO
Teachers Examination.

Notice is hereby given that the
next regular examination of applicants
for all grades Of county certificates
will be. held at the court house IN
Rathdrum, Idaho, beginning at y
o'clock, A. NJ, Thursday, February
22nd, 1900.
Questions in school law will be TAX
en- from Chapter III, 1899-1900 COM
pilation. and questions in State Con-
stitution will be taken from Article
vi.
Questions in Theory and Art will
be based on Part II of DeGarmo'S
Essentials OF Method, published by
D. G. Heath & Co., Chicago, Ill.
Questions In history will be based
on Harris Formation Of the Union,
Chapters VI-IX, published by Long
mans, Green & Co., New York City.
The price of the Methods is soc.
postpaid, and of the history $l.OO,
postpaid. These hooks being adopted
for Reading Circle work will be the
basis for examination in these branch.
es during the next year.
DANIEL VAN DUZER,
&c. Supt of Schools, Kootenai county.
Dated Rathdrum, Feb. 3, 1900.
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