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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26
September Raspberries.

A grower of mall fruits told us a
few days ago that by cutting back
in the fall to height of eight inches
all but two or three of the canes Of
the Miller red raspberry he is able
to prolong the truiting season of this
berry some two months; that these
stubs of canes will throw out new
growth the next season. and bear a
good crop of high-priced berries after
the main crop had been gathered. He
said that he sold quantity of these
berries this year in September. He
also said that the flavor of berries
so produced was greatly inferior to
those produced in their proper sea-
son.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26
Protection for Tender Plants.

AS covering for tender plants,
such as roses, grape vines and the
like, for the winter, it is found that
nothing is so good as to lay the bush
or vine down and place over it a
V-shaped trough made by mailing two
boards together and then cover heav-
lily with mulch or earth. So success,
full is this method that grape grow
ers in southern Iowa are planting
the very tender California wine
grapes, and successfully carrying
them through severe winter. This
plan can also be applied to many OF
the choice varieties of tea roses
This is one of the most practical and
valuable recent discoveries along hor-
ticultural lines.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26
What Should Be Done for the Boy.

The question L. asked us-Where a
boy has worked for his father on the
home farm until he is of age, what
should the father do for him? From
a legal standpoint the father has a
right to the sons services until the
boy is 21 years of age, and is under
no legal obligation to do anything for
him. The father can tell the boy that
his time is up and that he can now
shift for himself. Some old scads do
this and they never should have been
given good boy. The best way is
for the father to encourage the boy
to begin acquiring little property
four or five years before he comes
of age, which if properly attended
to will give the boy at 81 enough to
make a start. If this has not been
done the boy is surely entitled to
a small share of the farm property
which his labor has aided in accumu-
lating. 1t never hurts boy to rough
it and commence life in a small way;
on the other hand it is usually the
best thing which can happen to him;
for he then learns wisdom by ex-
perience, but the father, if at all able
so to do, should be willing to lend n
willing and helping hand to the son
who has faithfully worked on the
old farm until he is of age. If you
have just such boy you do just as
you would like to be done by.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26
Farm Separators a Success.

A friend of ours who keeps a dairy
of 20 cows was induced to try farm
separator three years ago. He tells
us now that such separator is the
greatest help in running his dairy of
anything he had ever tried, and that
on o account would he try to oper-
at dairy without one. He gets an
increase in his butter yield over old
methods of nearly twenty per cent,
he raises just as fine calves as though
they sucked the COW, he has saved a
world of can washing, and his butter
is worth cent pound above market
quotations. More men should look
this plan up.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26
5000 Years B. c.

A record has recently been I'M
earthed in the far east which dates
back to a period 5000 years before
the Christian era, or to a time when
Adam and Eve were supposed to be
working out the first problems in
agriculture and horticulture in the
garden of Eden. This record treats
fully of the doings of a great peo-
ple-their agriculture, laws, customs,
etc. This discovery emphasizes the
truth that there is nothing new, and
that what we call new things-devel-
opment and progressively be after
all but the reincarnation of the old.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26

The love of flowers among women
is far more general than is their
knowledge how to care for them. \
young lady would do much to make
all of life beautiful and enjoyable
did she but study enough fioricul-
ture to enable her to successfully
grow flowers, not simply the old sorts
but those others which every one so
much admires and which so few can
produce. AS between a young lady
who can play a Strauss waltz and
one who can raise choice roses give
us the rose girl every time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26

A certain man in western state
has q lot of eight acres completely
taken possession of by Canada this
tie. He had tried a dozen methods OF
getting rid of them, and so far utter
ly failed, with the patch growing
larger each year. He asks us what
to do. If we ha I the job to deal with
we should try smothering them out
by first heavily fertilizing the land,
and then growing sorghum thickly
sowed, or even corn. II the thistle
cannot grow above ground its roots
cannot live underground.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26

Among the tens of thousands who
have used Chamberlain Cough Rem
edy for colds and la grippe during the
past few years, to our knowledge, not
a single case has resulted in pneumonia.
Thos. Whitfield & Co., 240 Wabash
avenue, Chicago, one of the most prom
inent retail druggists in that city, in
speaking of this says: 1--WE recommend
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for la
grippe in many cases, as il not only
gives prompt and complete recovery,
but also counteracts any tendency of
la grippe to result in pneumonia. F"
For sale by WaDgler Bros.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26

such a. the hen and the hog are rated
as among the most edible and DESIRE
BILE of our food products, it is a some
what curious fact that among wild
animals and birds the hesh-eating
and scavenger species are considered
wholly unfit for food. The buzzard,
the crow and the hawk among birds,
and the cat family, coons, and wolves,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26

One oil these statistical chaps has
figured out that the $4,000, 100000 eggs
which are laid by the hens of this
country each year if placed on end
would make a column 416,64s miles
in height.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26

There is a long list of almost worth
less varieties of apples being propa-
gated only to bother and annoy the
man who attempts to grow them. Tt
is not claimed for them that they are
in any way better than other tried
and known varieties. In the never
ceasing strife for new things the fruit
lists are being loaded up with tr"sh,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26

We notice tn. mans wife never
seems to have much real sympathy
for him when the old cow has kicked
him and the milk-pail all over the
barn. Most women cannot keep back
y quiet womanly smile. This always
makes fellow wish for two or three
languages in which to express his
feelings.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26

Ten boys and girls having grudge
against the teacher of the school
got even with him by each one eating
all the onions they could before they
went to school. 1t pretty nearly
broke up the afternoon session. fv
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26

If you see that a pocket gopher is
getting in his work in your evergreen
grove it will be worth more than a
dollar to get rid of him, for he will
make bad work with the roots of the
trees.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26

The growing of fruits and flowers
on the home lot, whether it be in
town or country, is always and ever
q refining and elevating influence on
the children, and young people of
such homes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26

The best six apples named at re-
cent meeting of the Northeastern
Iowa horticultural Society for plant
ing in that territory were-Tetofsky
And Duchess for summer fruit, Plum
Cider and Wealthy for fall fruit and
Walbridge and Northwestern Green
ing for winter fruit.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26

What the south needs more than
any other thing is such develop
ment of its agricultural resources
- would make plenty of work for
the negroes at a dollar a day, and
such regeneration of the colored
man as will make him willing to work
and earn the dollar.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26

The want of desirable winter ap-
pie for the west and northwestern
territory is likely to be soon supplied.
There are more than forty long-keep-
ing seedlings now fruiting, and be-
of these varieties we believe will come
the apple needed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26

Seventy-five per cent of the farmers
should never go into debt under any
circumstances. The other twenty-five
per cent are so built that they can
successfully fight mortgage on the
farm. For the seventy-five per cent
the motto should be, "Once out of
debt, stay out"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26

We know of one tenant farmer
blessed with family of nine chill
dren, seven of which are of school
age, who, as he moves from district
TO district, practically takes the
school with him. If this man locates
in a district it means nine months
school; if he moves away it means
NO school.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26

The owner of large farm whom
we know pays the boys of his tenant
twenty-five cents for each pocket
gopher killed on his farm and says
it is money well invested, too.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26

A paying crop of Strawberries is $50
bushels per acre. Such a crop will
net the grower between $50 and SIS,
per acre, depending upon prices OBJ
tanned.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26

We came across man recently who
keeps Fameuse or Snow apples in
perfect condition through till spring
by packing the apples yith layer of
potatoes between each layer of APP
Piles.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26

Somebody has discovered that green
peas may be easily and nicely shelled
by running the pods through clothes
.wringer with the rollers properly adj
tusted.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26
A Noticeable result of the

"A noticeable result of the blish-
ment of the rural mail route is the
marked increase in the number of
daily papers taken by the farmers
served by such route, In one case
which comes to our notice, where
only three daily papers were taken
along the line of such route, there
are now seventy-six such daily pa
pers taken.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26

The feeding value of cornstalks in
the field is very little. from 40 to so
cents an acre being the usual price
for such feed when sold, and it often
happens that a man will lose by smut
poisoning in one day more value in
live stock than all the stalks he will
raise, for five years will be worth. BY
and by this valuable source OF forage
will not be thus wasted.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26

When the prairie chicken cannot
find a patch of native grass in which
to make it's nest, it will disappear,
whether protected by law or not.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26

WINNESHEIk COUNTY, J Court.
In matter of the Estate of HERMAN CEILING,
deceased.
To the Treasurer of State, .Des Moines, Iowa,
and Catherine Ceiling, Bernard Ceiling, Maria
Bordensteiner. Rev. John III. Heying, Elizabeth
Brlncks, Christina Mischback, Elizabeth Hey
ing, Hannah Heying. Bernard Heying, John
Heying, Henry Muller Clara Muller, Frank
Muller. The German Catholic Orphan Asylum
of Dubuque, Iowa, and the Gel man Catholic
Orphan Asylum of Lacrosse, Wisconsin,
on and each of You are hereby notifed
that the undersigned duly appointed and
qualified appraisers of property charged or
sought To be charged with the payment of Il
Collateral Inheritance Tax, will, at II O'Clock,
noon on the 2ith day OF December, A. D., 1900,
at Festlna, In Winnesheik County, Iowa, in
said County and State, proceed 10 appraise
the property of the estate of said decedent
subject 10 the Collateral Inheritance Tax as
provided by law.
Please take notice and govern yourselves
accordingly.
j, ]. MARSH,
JOHN FINN,
ID. THOMPSON.
live Appraisers
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26
FARM, ORCHARD, 4
4. * AND GARDEN.
Edited for PUBLIC oPINIoNby
J. S. TRI0O, Rockford, Iowa.
J. S. TRIO0, Rockford. Iowa.

Tie cow is the only resource OF men
who have to pay IS an acre rent for
the use of farm land unless it can
be used for special garden crops.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26
Piano for Sale.

One of the best makes; on reasonable
term, as party intends to leave town.
Inquire at this office. AZ
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26

The above are only few of our many
bargains. Our Candies are sold at
prices that everybody can afford to
eat them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26
Do not forget

Do not forget
that in these busy days
Of rubber selling, Wales,
Goodyear, Boston, Wat
kinson, Hood, Mishawa-
ka, Candee, Woonsocket
and American, ever
popular styles, can be
had at reasonable prices
at our store. We have
just received "a dozen Of
the celebrated w. L.
Douglas Shoes in Kan
CARGO, Kid finish, and
Patent Vici Kid, prices
So to 81. We are carry
ing the most extensive
stock Of Shoes in De-
corah and would be
pleased to have you look
them over.
.TOhn c.. HexOm.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26
NOTICE OF APPRAISEMENT.

STATE OF IOWA, lss In District
WINNEsHEIK COUNTY, Court.
In matter of the Estate of HERMAN CEILING,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-26

While our domesticated scavengers
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-01-12
Plenty Of Money in Washington.

It is doubtful if the banks of any
state in the Union can make better
comparative showing than those of
Washington. The report of the ma
tional banks, made to the controller
OF the currency on December g, 1899,
shows not only that the national banks
OF Washington. but the people, are in
sound and prosperous condition.
Marked increase is shown in the fea-
lures which make for prosperity. The
loans and discounts have increased
since the last report nearly 50 ,OOOO 900.
and this, no doubt, in the ordinary
course of business, for the matter of
s'moying the crops" cuts much less
figure so tar as the banks are concern
ed in this section than in the Eastern
states.
There are in this state large num-
Der of state banks, and it is safe to es-
innate that their deposits and loans
and discounts will reach at least go
percent OF those of the national banks.
This would make the individual de-
posits of the people of the state $685.
100000, and the loans and discounts
in the vicinity of $l9,00d,000,
No better evidences of the improved
conditions and present prosperity of
the people of Washington can be pre-
sented than are shown in these reports
and especially when compared with
the reports of three years ago, when
the business and finances of the state
were at distressingly low ebb.-Ta-
coma Ledger.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-01-12
- ssE.Fsks
Labor has Its Innings.

There has been a large increase Of
the number of hands employed in all
manufacturing districts of the United
States in the past three years. Rspec-
tally is this true Of the New England
states, where there are the largest
number OF textile mills, and the iron
and steel districts follow closely in
line. The annual report of the state
factory inspector of Pennsylyania
shows conditions which have never
been pa'.rEallleelled il the history Of this
country:
This report shows that on October
81, 1899, 328OO0 more persons we're
employed in the mills and factories Of
the Keystone state than at the same
date in 1896, 29S,9l5 more than we're
employed in 1898. These figures are
significant in themselves, pHt APE made
doubly 50 by the additional fact that
wages Of all the employees have been
advanced from 20 to 40 percent, and
the demand for labor exceeds the sup
ply.
The prospect Is that next year still
Sreater number of men will be employ
ed, for new furnaces and mills are be-
ing hullt and large addit i6ns made TO
| those row'in JpefStiop:-1edger
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-01-12
Having q Great Run on Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy.

Manager Martin. Of the Person drug
asozes informs US hs.at he is having a
steas run on Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. He sells five bottles OF that
medicine to one of any other kind,
and it gives great satisfaction. In
these days Of "a grippe there is nothipg
like Cbamberla1n's Cough Remedy to
stop the cough. heal up the sore throat
and lungs and give relief within q very
short time. The sales are growing,
and ali who try it are pleased with its
nrompt action,-South Chicago Daily
Calumet. For sale BY 9. Y. Dunbar.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-01-12

Two bold knights Of the road held
up Ballard street car one night re-
Gently and "went up against the real
thing, one being Instantly killed and
the other wounded, by shots from an
armed passenger Robbers eventually
hold mp the wrong man, if they persist
III their Atrade.a
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-01-12

,.,EICOME CHAPTER, NO 40.
w ORDER EASTERN STAR.
Meets every Saturday after Fall moon OF eacn
month"; All members in good stanoing are
made welcome
MAGGIE HILTON, u. y. roOL
Worthy Matron. Sec
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-01-12

G MELTON LODGE, NO. 62.-
y l. o. O. F.
Regular meeting every Wednesday evening
20 p. M: in the odd Fellows Hail. Shelton
Wash All members III goodstanding, cordially
invited to attend.
F. G. WILEY +. y MokhisoS
N. q. r. Sec.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-01-12
What Makes Be0ufu?

Beauty is made or marred by the blood.
When the blood is impure, the cheeks
grow sallow, the eyes dull, the hair loses
its luster. When the blood flows through
the veins in pure, rich current, the
eyes sparkle, the skin is clear, the COM
plexion beautiful. Women who use DIR.
pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, find
that it is genuine beautifer. By puri-
tying and enriching the blood it puts a
bloom on the cheek and brightness in
the eye, which tell the story of perfect
health.
uHaving been left weak from fever last o.
tober, was under the Doctors care here,n writes
Mrs. Alice E. Casebier, of Crawford, Dawes Co,
Neb. cI took medicine, but did not seem to
gain very much. was tired all the time, had
no appetite, had wandering pains all over me
more or less, and was very nervous as had
been sick all the summer. was all n-down
and didn't know what allied me- got advice
from DR.. Pierce, telling me my 9mbf0ms better
than could describe them myself, and also telling
me that would have to take care of myself, and
how to take the medicines. took four bottles
OF Golden Medical Discovery and five of Fa-
vorite Prescription and gained strength right
along. I took one bottle of the Pleasant Pei
lets also. know that these medicines will do
all that they recommended to do.n
Use DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for
sluggish liver.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-01-12
Society cards:

ir'A REV. S, A. ABBOTT, Supply
'prooobirg services every Sunday at IL, q. m.
and 3 y. m. Sunday school at r, m. b.
p. U. at 7:SO p m. Prayer Meeting every
Thursday evening at o'clock followed Dy = ~, ~
Corner Fifth and Gotta SITS.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-01-12

CE. Cross Post No. 80, g. A. R.
Meets In Shorter's hall first and third FrioSy
NIGHTS of each month. 4 Comrades are corolaliy
invited 10 visit ana Join. -" : -,
lli ]. B. RITNEK,i !. HuNILh
;. Il !. Adjutant. Commahuel
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-01-12

DACIFIC LODGE, NO. 66,
X. OF p.
Meets the first and third Fri1ay evenings OF
OF each month at the Masonic Hail Visieln
l.. l.. HUNTER. >. =. SAAun
X. of r. & 8. ~.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-01-12

FIRST NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. HURcH.-
Preaching every Sabbath at i o'clock loci; 4. n NJ
pTsvar 3meeting at 73O P M. every Thursday
I+Rrybody is tITited to attend. Seats free.
REV. w. B. MCMILLAN. Pastor
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-01-12

AIT. MQRIA4 LODGE, No. II.
MI F.&A NJ.
q CeHmaiHatiFa9ass Fl rs Saap SSata5dazz eoe sge
dial Invitation is given to all brethren In good
standing. Masonic Hall, Shelton, WI.
CHAs. TEAKE WM. w. H. MAXWELL, Sec.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-01-12

cKOOKUM HOMESTEAD no. -,
y RHO0D.AMERICAN YOEMAe.!N, An
NAleets in T. o. @. FsHall, on 2nd ana 4tn Aues'
Il. palsy s. sTEwAR{, forFespoHdent.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-01-12

cAHAWAMISH LODGE NO. 49,
, l. O. G. T.
Meets eyery Saturday evening ct 80 IN the
10. O. F. Hall. Visiting Members IN gooo
standing are made welcome -. nc
CHAs. FISK, C. T. PAkkf SoNAe' -
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-01-12

RJHY HEREkAhE Eo AoRS5f' II: s' e:
meets every End ard 18th Friday evening In Odd
Ee7iSwss Hail, Shelton. Visiting brotheFs ana
Siststs are EofdisIE ihyltsa 60 a astehq: oocla'
sesslep 2n a5F9h haa sqas sA EtsH FoRREsF. N. G
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD.
Meets every lst. and Srd Tuesday at Masonic ~
Hall Shelton. Visiting neighbcrs cordially IN
yited to camp with us. ,. D. Cc,,s,,
Al J. Munson, Clerk. oo
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-07
TO BEAUTIrY HULL STREET
Property-Owners ON Minor Avenue,
James and Other ThorOughfares
Want Parks and Sidewalks.

Property owners on Minor avenue,
James, Columbia and other streets in that
thickly settled district are working to
have the streets beautified by regarding,
with wide parks and cement and con-
crete sidewalks.
Three petitions have been filed with tho
board of public works asking the city to
lay out a new roadway on Minor avenue,
Boren avenue, James and University
streets, through the fashionable hill Sec
ton, with parking strips. etc. G. j. Smith,
II. %. Graves and Theodore Halter APP
peared before the board yesterday in be-
half of the petitioners The matter was
discussed at length, the property owners
present stating 1t as their belief that the
signatures of majority of the lot own
ers could be secured to a petition for the
Improvement of the streets named by mar
rowing the roadway and laying out wide
and slightly parking streets on either side
of the streets.
The council has the power under city
It has been the practice In many cases to
allow the property owners to make their
own improvements on the lines noted,
subject to the approval of the city en-
gtneer 1t is believed that the lot holders
will consent to bear the expense of alter
ing the streets and parking them, those
who do not desire to lay cement side
walks at this time to renew with cement
or concrete the existing walks when they
shall have been worn out. A petition
along these lines will likely be circulated
among the property owners. If sufficient
signatures are obtained the board will
recommend the improvements contem-
plated to the city council.