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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-23

While you were too young to take
part in the war for the Union and too
old for the Spanish war, there is still an
opportu ity for you to show your patri-
otism by seeing that there are dozen
nice trees, at least, planted and properly
protected and car. d for, around the
country school house in your district.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-23

Flax is paying the purchase price Of
more western forms than any other crop
ever did. 1t is no unusual thing for a
L IN to buy 100 acres Of land in the
newer portions of the northwest at from
s12 to s1S per acre and pay for the same
with two crops of flax, and it has been
done many time with the first crop
alone, within five months after the land
was purchased.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-23

A tin can nail up in tree crotch
for the wrens is preempted by the
sparrows; now what makes that yellow
hammer light down on that can and
beat tattoo on it two or three times a
day unless it is done Just for the fun the
woodpecker gets in seeing the sparrows
driven from their home scared to death
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-23

Five monster steamers are in process
of construction, having carrying ca
pacity OF 10000 tons Of freight each, to
to ply between Pacific coast terminals
and Japan and China. A barrel Of Am
erican -four is to be laid down in Yoko'
homa and Canton for sl.25 freight
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-23

The tramp is again abroad in the land
dirty. ill-favored, lazy. dishonest and an
all round liar as OF old. They are
social parasites, which no degree OF
national prosperity will ever rid the
nation Of. Only one thing will ever
Danish them and that is the making Of
it impossible for them to beat their way
on the railroads. II they had to walk
they would soon disappear.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-23

Cotton seed oil which is lar ely used
to adulterate olive oil, lard and butter
is itself now threatened with adulter-
alton by corn oil. Corn can hold its
own in any combination where cotton
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-23

The strongest and best strawberry
plant among the runners of last Sc sons
growth is the first plant on the runner
To get the very best plant for trans
planting, not more than two plants
should be allowed to set on the runner.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-23

The Chinese extend re pect to their
aged pc ,p'e, which might we'll be copied
in this more civilized country. II a
heather Chinese farmer should send his
father or mother to the county house his
head would come off.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-23

Ac II born of scrub dam and ped.
igreed sire is easily worth $40 more than
when Dor all scrub. This fact should
prevent m n from Directing to an in
vestment OF s Oh in good sire.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-23

Try the lush Lima bean this year
We have found them one Of the most
delicious veegetabl raised in the gar
den. They ar n more trouble to raise
than the common bean.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-23

The new and aggressive civilization OF
the world is represented by the people
who eat wheat and corn and their prod
ucts; the civilization OF the past is rep
resented by people who live on rice and
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-23

Cement is largely taking the place OF
stone for masonry work, such as found
ations for buildings, bridge piers and
sidewalks. The quarry interests are
feeling the effect Of this change very
aeverely.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-23

The exhibit Of American agricultural
products at the Paris exposition will be
one of the finest things to be seen there
America is the worlds granary, dairy
and butcher shop.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-23

There is still left the enormous area
Of eOO,OO0,000 acres Of public lands in
this country, mostly mountain and des-
ert. Ten per cent OF it may some day
be made available by irrigation brought
about by the construction OF costly res.
eryoirs to catch and hold the flood wat
ers. There is but very little desirable
land left subj, ct to homestead entry.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-23

Our experience with raspberries is
that the plants cannot be 'ruted profit
ably more than three or four years. We
have found that the best crop Of fruit is
generally obtained the second year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-23

Enough bright women make a success
of running farms so that mo Of them
should be given the chance instead OF
the husband who makes failure of il.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-23

When butter sells at IA cents and a
veal calf will bring Sl3 at two months OF
age problem ~ presented which agood
many men scratch their heads over.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-23

If you could work for twenty four
hours every day and make twice the
money you now do, you would be Just as
far from being content as you now are.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-23

The warm January Of 1900 is probably
responsible for the quite general de-
struction OF last years clover seeding
throughout the northwest.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-23

Twenty-four Texas towns shipped to
the north during 1899. 800 carloads OF
Strawberries, ITO car Dads OF blackbe' ries,
2,s35 carloads OF melons. l,072 carloads
Of tomatoes, 1.232 carloads Of potatoes.
140 carloads Of cabbage, 262 carloads OF
cucumbers, 1910 carloads OF peaches
and a70 carloads Of pears.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-23

The harvest OF the sea is greater than
the harvest Of the land acre for acre,
when devoted to fish culture.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-23

1t will pay to take care OF the Title
black pig this year for he is likely to be
worth about $14 by Christina, time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-23

A tract of submerged river bottom
land below Keokuk, Iowa, is being
planted to rice this season.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-23

A seat in the New York stock ex-
change brings as much mon y as 1000
acres OF good western farm land
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-23

Gophers working on the corn in the
field and rats working at 1t in the crib
can lower the yield Of the crop in large
degree.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-23
FARM, ORCHARD, x
4 4 AND GARDEN.
Edited for PUBLIC oPiNIONby
j. S. TRld0. Rockford. Iowa.
Edited for PUBLIC OPINION b.
J. S. TRldd. Rockford. Iowa

II you are pass fifty and feel like TAX
ing nap in the mi die Of the day it 10
time we'll spent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-23

Attempts to grow the bronze grass
with nurse crop are failures. 1t will
have to be sown alone.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-23
TIM nnnnrnh PAYS CASH s sSa
IIt JItI.IIIIIII Iron, Rags, Metals, Old
IVv UvvvIuII Rope and Rubber and
Bones. Warehouse in
n n old Ammon, Scott Il
VnTn0 INN II0 Co. FoHLd dry Building.
UVIuV HUI UV. Wesre here to stay.
Block & Walker, Props. Q

Children love to take Morley's Little
Liver Pills for bilious People, because
they are small, look and taste Like
candy and do not grippe nor sicken
them. One a dose. Sold only by
agent i'm every town.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-23

"The corn crib has more to do with
the making Of the critter than any pedi-
gree" said stock man tn us not long
since. There is an element of truth in
this statement in this way-not few
men think that If tn y secure good
blood, feed and care count for but little,
and so make a conspicuous failure. II
should never be forgo' ten that in order
to get the benefit Of good blood there
must be the best of care and food.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-23
Cleaning up Time

Some people have mania for saving
old and worn out things Our experience
is that once year there should be a
clearing up time and the old truck which
accumulates around the farm home
stead should be disposed Of, the old iron
to go to the junk dealer, the odds and
ends OF wood stuff to the wood pile and
the worthlessrubbish into a bonfire. it
is the same way in the house. Most
women want more closets to put more
old truck in; they save rags and rags
thinking some day they will make a
rag carpet. Better stop rag man some
day as he drives by and get rid OF all the
old trash. Nearly every woman can
better afford to put in her spare time
reading and resting than in fussing
making rag carpets.
The colored American., 1900-03-24
VIM. L. ANDERSON.

oud inducement is, that this company
controls valuable property not very far
from Washington oD the Chesapeake
where valuable lots may be obtained
for summer homes, summer resorts OF
summer cottages. Race prescription ia
coming 10 such an issue that il It'll not
abated in few years there will be fev
If any places where respectable cOlOred
people can srend the hot season out
of the ely. Intelligent men who have a
little idle time can make money
If they will consult Mr.. Fletcher, the
manager, and those who care to invest
buuW no desire more information on the
su iect should call or address The MAJ
tional Trust Company, room 81. Warder
Building, corner Oh and + streets,
Washington, D. G. The COlOred A meri'
can cheerfulIy recommends this com
pany.
The colored American., 1900-03-24

We are sending out this week large
number of letters containing bills to
delinquent subscribers A large per cent
of them is to persons who stand high
In the communities In which they live
and who are amply able to ray their
subs cfiption bills to The Coiored Amer
lean. There seems to be, however,
something iD the nature Of some peO-
pie which opposes the paying of a
newspaper bill. These letters are care
fully werded and are not intended to
offend any one. It is the wish of the
manager of the paper, however, that
those who receive the bills will &C.
knowledge the receipt Of them and send
on their subscription.
This will be great year because OF
the impending campaign, because Of
the prosperity which follows q war.
because Of the Paris Exposition and
last, but not least, because of the prog
ress being made by the Afro-American
everywhere. Those who have read The
Colored American from year to year
and who have followed Its fortunes
cannot afford to miss 1t this year; but
still, II those TO whom bills have been
sent do not remit, they may expect to
part company with the paper and to be
dunned by lawyer for the amount
that is due. Ii is matter of business
and it takes money to run newspaper.
The friends OF the paper will not get
offended, but the ''dead beat" Will
probably write an insulting letter The
COlored Am merican wants to hear from
every subscriber whose subscription is
in arrears.
The colored American., 1900-03-24

its corps of teachers. They compare
favorably with those of the whites,
and why shouldn't they? Our teachers
are among the best educated people in
the country and there is no reason Why
one educated man should not, all things
being equal, be as effective in his work
as another, whether he be black, red
or white.
The colored American., 1900-03-24
A Wise Suggestion.

If you are not a dspositer In the
Capital Savings Bsak, il Is your duty
to become one at once. This 10 q race
institution, and should receive the
support # our people. Ii you have
money oa deposit elsewhere, 60 get
$5 or $40 and put it In this bank, 10
will not break you, but will probably
be the means OF getting other depositors
for this institution, which is q pride to
The colOred people of the city.
The colored American., 1900-03-24

In another part OF this issue of The
Colored American Is an advertise ment
of the National Trust Company, Of this
city. It's Offices are at room "a Warder
Building, corner 9Th and F Fstreots, and
a representative re of The Colored Amefi
can has examined it carefully and MI
nutely. It offers excellent induce ment
60 persons who have little money to
invest. It ls solvent; 1t is officered by
men who have standing In the com
munity and no one takes any risk who
invests in it. It offers two gseat advan
tages: the first one Is, that you may
buy one, ten or q hundred shares of
stock and pay for 1t on the weekly or
monthly plan. Every dollar you invest
will bring returns. Should you need the
money 1t can be Withdrawn. The Sec
The colored American., 1900-03-24

Did you ever see the boys of the
ColOred High School of Washington
drill? What a magnificent sight it is?
Major Brooks can well congratulate
himself upon the degree of efficiency
which he has reached in the moulding
OF these young citizen soldiers of the
Dlstric of Columbia. Prof. Terrell in
directing the whole matter is also to
be congratulated upon his splendid
disciplinarian ability. And We are
proud of our whole school system and
The colored American., 1900-03-24
SPARKS FROM THE ANVIL.
Few Brilliants Shattered From
The Opinion Page.
1HE HART FARM SCHOOL.

vditor Colored American:-The pub
10 naturally feels a profound interest
ooocernipg the discussion last week In
Corgress and In The Post, Of the Hart
F.,no School and the great work it is
doing for the colored people OF the DIS
- - CoIumbia. This benificeDt In
',,trt,on. founded by Prof Hart and
.u.taiued by him for the past three
raars at so great coat of money ana
iaoor Is imperiied by the desire OF Mr..
N D Peck and Mr.. John +. Cook
-nomhers of the Board of Guardians, TO
,,sr.,sr the work to Mr.. smythe's
SonsI ssttIement on the James River.
l.v.oon miles below Richmond, thus
not onIv taking away over $10, 600 from
.ho merchants IN this city who furnish
the supplies for the Hart Farm School,
but quite ths. amount in salaries paid
nv Mr. Ia to MS corps OF instructors,
Numbering ten persons, all OF whom
maintain families in this city. The
or,aI feature of the whole thing Is,
howaver. the separation Of the little
vords of the State entirely fTOm this
Community so that they will not be
ahIe to see their people and their people
to ace them constantly as has heretofoEs
hsan she case at the Hart Farm School
t. also deports these little ones into
~or,ots Virginia, where the Board Of
Guardians cannot supervise them and
thereby practically abdieates the guard
ianship reposed In them by law. Be
sides suoiecting these little children
who belong 60 the District OF Columbia
To all the hardships and humlllatiOns,
which every one knows, cOlOred chill
dram so situated must endure in thst
State. What, with the Jim Grow car
law and the scanty sum that Mr..
smythe proposes to accept for the care
CT these children, are We coming to?
II seems that the time 1s about ripe for
The coored people of this District to
make themselves heard as to the Sc
plans Of Mr.. John F. Cook and Mr.. III.
D. Peek Fortunately, however, a
majority of the Board of Children's
Guardians have not taken leave Of
their common sense up to this time in
this matter, and we surmise that they
have heard a voice from the halls OF
Congress IN the person of Congressman
John NJ. Allen, of TupelO, Mics, and
Gen. 6rout and Representative Nc
Ceary that will make them go slow.
At last Republican Representative
from New York would deport the col
ored children of the District Of Column
bia and a gallant Southern gentleman
from Mississippi comes to their rescue.
FAIR PLAY.
The colored American., 1900-03-24
Now, why can't the Afro Americans
possesses.

Now, why can't the Afro Americans
have some representation in the man
agement of our new possessions? The
mixed people in these new possessions
must think that the Afro-American is
a very small factor in American poll
tics and life sice none of them lave
been designated to positions of honor
and trust in these new possessions.
Who is to blame for this oversight or
neglect or slight or whatever you may
call it? 1t ought to be remedIed.
The colored American., 1900-03-24

Vulgarian TiIlman of South Caro-
lima has not broken out in the Federal
Senate lately. We would like to feel
that the Senator could be ashamed of
himself. But that would be ascribing
TO him virtue which we don't feel be
The colored American., 1900-03-24

The Charity Entertainment which
was scheduled for March 18th, will take
place next Friday evening, March S0th
at the Conservatory of Music, 18Th and
r. The affair is under the auspices Of
the Sunshine Ten Of Kings Daug hters
snd is given 10 aid uhe Day Nursery.
Good music, and dancing. The mem
bers are: Mrs. Daisy Coleman Arnold,
Emma Muse, Julia Tatem and Mamie
Outlaw and Misses Nora HymaD, Alex
zine Montague, Hattie Thomas, Laura
Terrell and Annie Thomas.
The colored American., 1900-03-24

Now, who said that the Crumpack-
er bill would never get out of the COM
m.tttee room to see its fathers face In
the House of Representatives?
The colored American., 1900-03-24

C)l. Pledger, of Georgia, and his big
8louch hat and genial smiles promise to
Danish to Georgia before the shades OF
another Sabbath come around.
The colored American., 1900-03-24

When are we to have representation
in the clerical force of the Census
Office? Will Gen. Merriam give us an
answer.
The colored American., 1900-03-24

A Recital by Mrs. Finetta Sargent
Haskell, under the auspices of the DC.
w. o. T. o.. will take plaee at the 18th
st. Presbyterian church, Wednesday,
March 2sth, 1906, 8 p. N. The pro-
gram will be as follows: 1. (a) Tue
Golden Wedding, Ruth MoEnery
Stuart; (b) Down to the Capital, James
Whitcomb Riley; (c) Solo 2. (a)
The Wooing and Marriage of David
and Dora; Dickens; (b) Elopement,
Ben King. 8. (a) Alpha and Omega,
Robert F. Burdette; (0) Life Paul Law
renee Dunbar; (c) Solo. 4. (s) How
the Derby was Won, Harrison Robert
son; (b) The Party, Paul Lawrence
Dunbar.
The colored American., 1900-03-24

U.oJoobo ruz. FREE, to advertise it: best In
1tdudGl0 UuTo the world: send cents for
sample. La UEf0f7 Arch ST., Phila. Pa.
The daily news., 1900-03-29
CLAIMS TO BE !22 YEARS OLD.
JOHN NcGOwan's Statements Sustained
BY AflldaVits.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. March 2S.-John
MCGOWAN, now living in Clay county,
Ela., claims t. have enlisted in the
Union army with number of Florida
men, and 70 have been attached to the
'yanraenth Connecticut He Is now
growing old, and has made application
for ponairN. According TO the sworn
statements which he files, Mc(iowan
was born in Ireland on March IL, l119.
and l. now l22 years Old.
He came % the United States il 1901
He remembers from personal obServa-
ton Jl"ksoE's campaign il Florida III
lNlS-23. He also refers t. vivid recol-
lcctlouS If 1.-The falling of the stars, "
which, according to history, took place
III 1888. Personal knowledge Of other
events Is cited es Oorroborative evidence
o Mr.. McGlwan's claim aS 70 his age
If the old man Is right about his age
he must have been ~ years old when he
enlisted,
The daily news., 1900-03-29

The following, referring to a para
graph in THE NEWS Of Monday, has
been received from an esteemed cor
respondent. THE News got its in
f'rinatiOn as to the length of .' Ned's =
line from a prominent northern
newspaper:
Total length OF Mr.. Greens line.
l2i miles, c0mprisingpa part Of through
route from st. Louis To Galveston. in
connection with the Santa Fe sys-
tenn. Train service sail To be un-
surpassed in the United States. Mr..
Green's line, proper, is equipped
with elegant cafe and dining
cars between the termini paris
and Ennis, all owned bv Ned" -"
whose private car is model Of ele-
gance, second to none. No expense
Is spared TO make .he Texas Midland
up-tO-date, or rather, ahead of all
competition.
THE DAILY NEWS has evidently
done Mr.. Green an injustice. and this
l. given in good faith as information.
FAIR PLAY.
The daily news., 1900-03-29
Burglars Run Down.

UNION SPRINGS, Ala, March 2S.-
Burglars broke into the stOrehouSe Of J.
NJ. Ellis & Son at Thompson Deputy
J. G. Carmichael, with the hounds. hur-
ried to the scene. They put the dogs on
the track, but this could not be followed
farther than where a horse had been
hitched. The track Of the horse was
then followed by the persons who had
gathered, and the horse having thrown
of one shoe, was easily followed to the
home of Bill NARROW, a negro. where
most of the stolen goods were recovered
Bill has implicated noted negro poll
tician, Jerre Thompson, and a negro
named Reuben Townsend. All three are
now in Jail here. The loss sustained by
the burglary is about $25.
The daily news., 1900-03-29
Brief War Notes.

Gen. Clements has captured FaurC-
smith. unoPpOsed.
The Duke Of Norfolk has resigned
3 postmaster genera! and has gone
TO war with the Sussex yeOmanry.
Col. Pitcher, while leaving Lady
Brand on the 26;h. lost five men,
missing, n a skirmi IN on the North
MOdcer river. He also had eight
wounded and six captured on the
2Ith.
The daily news., 1900-03-29
Alb Iut Registration.

An article in morning paper urg-
ing voters to register in order that
they may participate In the ap-
preaching primary is somewhat mis-
leading. Registration is not a pre-
requisite TO such participation. The
primary is called under the law reg
ulating that subject, aud all persons
whose names are now upon the regis
tration books will be entitled to vote
therein, provided they have paid
their poll taxes for the years 1898 and
1899. Under the law according to
whose provisions the primary has
been called, no new registration Is
required. The county supervisor Of
registration will. in due time, open
his books for the registration of
voters for the general election. The
county tax collector has nothing
whatever to do with the registra-
ton; his duties extend only to the
of poll taxes.
The daily news., 1900-03-29
DIVIDEND WAS DECLARED.
Reports show South Georgia Railway
TO BE In Good shape.

QCITMAN, Gn., March 2S.-At the an
South Georgia Railway company the re-
ports Of the president and treasurer
showed a splendid financial condition.
the property being worth more than
double the amount Of stock outstanding
above all liabilities.
The net earnings for the fiscal year
ending Feb. %, last, were above $50, 900.
The board of directors declared divi-
dend Of 10 per cent. which will be pay
able on and after April 1. Preliminary
steps have been taken looking to the ex-
tension of the road south TO Tampa or
some other point on the gulf coast.
The daily news., 1900-03-29
A NEW COALING STATION.
One VIII Probably BE Established on
Crab Island.

WASHINGTON, March 2s.-The gun
boat Vixen has eft San Juan for ISla
DevenqueS or Crab island, southeast Of
Puerto Rico, to look for good harbor
there The exploration is undertaken
by the navy department AT the suggps-
ton of the naval war college. which has
reason 10 suspect that Crab island in all
probability. has tremendous strategic
possibilities. especially in the event If
the United States failing to acquire the
Danish West Indies.
II Is believed that should a good har-
bQr be found there. a fortified naval coal
ing base should be promptly established
with the object Of more effectively COM
manding the eastern entrances 70 the
caribbean sea than would b. feasible
from San Juan.