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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-11-28
The Stra;eht Furrow.

Asked lately to name quickly and
without consideration some one, thing
which might be accepted as an indi-
cation Of itself that a man was a
good farmer, we saba straight
furrow. The straight furrow nearly
always indicates good and correct
methods of farming; it meana
straight fences and things on the
square all around the farm prem
ises; it means a certain care and
pride taken by the man who draws
such furrow, not only in the mat
ter of the furrow itself, but in all
his other farm work; it means
straight business methods; it means
that he cares for his tools and his
stock. The fellow who, in finishing
up land in blowing, has a piece a
rod wide in the millde unplowed
when he is finishing up the two ends,
is not only wobbler in the matter
of blowing, but ten chances to one
you will find his machinery out of
doors, his COW in the orchard, his
wife cutting the wood to get dinner
and a chattel mortgage on his team.
Teach your boy to draw a straight
furrow when blowing, for it means
a good deal to him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-11-28
The Tramp Remedy.

Tt is said that not less than 10000
tramps during the summer season
are trailing along the rights of way
of the railway system of this coun-
try, ever, like Little Joe" in Bleak
House, "a'movin' on vagabond
tribe having community of interest
in all forms of cussedness possible
within the pale of the law, and some
forms which are not. They drift
through the country during the sum-
mer and besiege the police stations
of the cities in winter. They are
the product of the railway, cannot
exist without the ride ON the blind
baggage or the brake beam, and de-
MED this method of transit, would
completely disappear, because walk
ing is work, and work they won't.
1t is interesting in this connection
to note that the Pennsylvania rail-
way has this summer introduced a
police system for their road which
has practically rid it of the tramp
nuisance. If this example should be
generally followed by all the roads
She tramp would be rare thing m
side of Ave years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-11-28
nhs Grout Bill.

One of the first things which Con-
gress takes up when it meets in De-
cember is the noted Grout bill, pro-
yiding for the non-coloring of oleo-
margarine in imitation of butter. The
passage of this measure is of vital
interest to the dairy interests of the
country, and also TO the man, the
poor man, who now pays two prices
for his oleo. Do you know how your
congressman stands on this measure?
If you do not, write him letter. one
that he can understand and will
heed. The farmers do not often ask
for much at the hands of the govern
ment. They ask now for deserved
protection against the bigges; fraud
known. They should be heard.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-11-28

Inc general lowering of interest
rates has been a great boon to nearly
every farmer who has to wrestle with
mortgage upon his farm. Where
the loan is in such shape that it can
be refunded there is no trouble any
where in getting the loan extended
a per cent or even less. We reca |
the time well in the west when IL
per cent interest was considered the
right thing. This difference in in
terest rates has much to do with the
improved condition of western farm
ers. OF course, when farmer has
got rid of the mortgage and has 4
little money to loan out himself, it
alters the case.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-11-28

Good old DR.. johnson sent his
prince Rasselas among all classes
and conditions of men in the vain
attempt to find some condition of
life, some occupation, which was
free from the care and fret of living,
and the story shows that he looked
for the impossible, and that life was
inevitably associated with care and
trouble in some form or other. To
meet the ills of life bravely, to have
manly and elevated purpose in liv-
ing, to be ever seeking fields of
knowledge, to keep the man sensual
and animal in subsection to the mind
intellectual and immortal-this is
living, whether it be the man high
in life or the day laborer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-11-28

Another hired man wants to know
if his boss has the right to make
him work every. minute during the
rainy days. This is hard question.
With our own men we have always
found that it paid to ease up ON the
work rainy days, unless there should
be something very pressing, indeed.
Some men are so close and pinchipg
that they can't bear to see hired
hand have minute of the daylight
to himself and will figure every way
possible to invent some sort OF ~
job for rainy afternoon. They
beat themselves by so doing, for a
hired man treated in this manner can
very easily even things up when the
weather is fine, and he is pretty sure
to do it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-11-28

A friend of ours who Is Of me
chanical turn of mind hasa twelve
foot windmill on his farm. 1t is SO
situated that it does good work on a
thirty-five foot over. He knows how
to use this mill. He pumps all The
water needed by fQFty head of stock;
he grinds all the ICED required en-
the farm; when til wind is blowing
gale from the sod he bitches onto
the buzz saw and is his wood; it
runs a grind stone Il i'd churn and
if his wife would him, he SAYS,
he would make it roS-S the cradle and
do the family washing. He gets the
most good out of the wind of any
man whom we know.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-11-28
The Farm Home Lot.

During an extended ride through
one if the most prosperous sections
of the west we noted the home sur
roundings of twenty-eight farm
homes. They graded all the way
from the ideal to the horribly real.
Two of the twenty-eight homes were
models, and of these we wish to say
word. Neither belonged to what is
known as big farmers; in each case
the farm itself being limited to so
pensive nor large, but were neatly
painted, as were the barns and out
buildings. Each was protected on
the north and west by an artificial
grove. Each had nice large door
yard filed with shade and fruit trees,
ircm which the farm animals were
riG;dly excluded. The windmill at one
.ace had Virginia creeper planted
the corner of the towers and fes-
cnca the tower in very graceful
rd pretty manner; at the other the
1"sa of the tower of he mill was
- + ~ INTO neat little milk house.
cr ~ these door yards was cut
lawn mower, but were kept
say trimmed down with scythe
b. sec times during the sum
cIy tL'Ig about the yards
en- these two places was
~ 10y, and both were farm
waere country life might be
rs Tbs fullest extent. But
.y-siX--weu, they
a. r pr2tty fast; there were
sif ~nich would pass-that
! Jcig appearance would perhaps
t,r average person, and then
bee sa,e Is cid rag-tag and bob
s here we all know-the
-1 eA tho rented farm. with the
's roosting en- the reel of the
cN reaper standing under the soft
a0pie tree. tAe mutilatSd fans of the
y'rtlTiil flying signal of distress,
sile il walled the whole day long
or 2 few drol of oil, the red Shoat
nj the ROSTERS fighting over the
sonents of the slop-pail ~ the k;tch-
IN door, gate on the ground AMI
barn door on one hinge, dead shade
trees and underhrush, ragweed and
wild hemp investing all the place. the
entire outfit a degenerate libel orig
mated by man on Gods richest SOL
and most genial climate. God Nless
that home? Not much.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-11-28
Thr wife's Portion.

BY every right, though No Law
covers the matter. the good wife on
the farm should have the exclusive
control of the money derived from
the poultry, and she should not be
expected to furnish the old man to-
bacco or pay the taxes out Of this,
her private fund. There are quite a
good many things which woman
wants which the average man can
not understand why she wants. One
hundred hens well cared for will
produce revenue of 500 year, and
this is little enough to let woman
have when she will spend every dol
lar of it in a most economical effort
to make her husband and children
happier. You MAJ there, just lat that
egg money alone after this.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-11-28

We are asked by a bird man whet-
her, when he is sent by his employer
to change works threshing, and is al
ways stuck up on the straw pile at
the end of the carrier or blower, he
ought to kick. Yes, Rastus, kick, and
kick like a bay steer. No man has
q chance for salvation who has to
work at the tail end of a straw-car-
rier right along every day for three
weeks.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-11-28

barn and the house, for it costs less
to put on second covering of luul-
Der than to keep the buildings paint.
ed" This was said in answer I'D c'lI
inquiry why so few barns and houses
were painted in the locality where
he lived. This is economy .
vengence-a sort OF economy wil.ti.
should have no place on the farm o,
today. Paint for looks. Paint for
reputation. Paint for progress
Paint for good example, even if il
does cost something.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-11-28

The chap who cam husl a hundred
bushels of corn in ten hours is al
ways hundred miles or more away
from us and when we go where he is
said to be, we find he is in the next
county, and so have to be content
with the old-fashioned sixty-bushel-a-
day fellows. Some men will lie awful
~ about husking corn and chopping
wood
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-11-28

We know man who is always com
planning about his pasture, about
its unproductiveness and tho weeds
which fill it full every August. There
Is nothing the matter with this pas
ture save that it is always overstocls-
ed and the grass has no chance to
grow either above or under ground.
And there are just lots of pastures
in this fix.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-11-28

A prominent agricultural writer
makes the statement that there is 40
better apple-growipg state than iowa.
This statement is Ear from true. Con-
ditions in Iowa, as q whole. are not
favorable to the growth of this fruit.
At best IL can only be said that in
most of the state only fall and sum
mer varities of apples can be grown.
o limited section in the southwest
corner of the state having lose soil.
alone producing bookkeeping or win
ter apples Iowa win have to depend
upon Missouri and New York for
many yeArs yet for her winter fruiA
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-11-28

We have been making an effort to
secure an ear of corn this fall which
should contain 1,500 kernels. The
best we have been able to do mp t.
date is to get ore with 1,475 kernels
a twenty-six roUed ear of Gold Mine
corn. If any of our readers have
such an ear we will be pleased TO
hear from them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-11-28

A couple of good active cotton-tails
can easily ruin that young orchard
after the snow comes almost before
you know it. There is nothing raJ-
bits like better than the green and
tender bark of a young apple tree.
Protect them by wrapping the trunks
with paper or placing piece of wire
netting around them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-11-28

The training given by the farmer
to his children is sometimes evidenc-
ed by the attempts made by them to
give away his property when ne gs, :
too old to work. The old man haze
better keep the title deeds and lei
the probate court divvy up among
the children.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-11-28

A certain per cent of the stalks
in hill of corn never ear. The WV
has never been explained, ASSUMING
that the corn is not planted to
thick.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-11-28

If well-cured timothy and clover
hay, and well-cured corn fodder be
placed before lot of cows in the
winter time they will invariably leave
the hay for the corn fodder. Thi-
ought to mean something to the man
who let's his stalks go to waste in the
field.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-11-28

1t cost $4,000 to cut the weeds IN
the city of Des MONIES the past
summer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-11-28

Some butter-makers hold their JOB
because of their ability to get dis
honest quantity of water worked
into their butter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-11-28

Galveston is not dead, for ell p
cleared from there the last of &c
tober carrying cargo of wheat anG
cotton valued at $1,3s1, 900.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-11-28
Ten Cents a Copy.

Only few more copies left. Send
and secure one before they are all gone.
A l6-page Atlas of China, IL Ii
inches, kind sold everywhere for % cts.
On sale atlall large stations of the B.,
q. r.. & N. Ry., for 10 cents, or sent
postpaid to any address for Is cents, by
JNO. G.. FARMER, "A. G.. p. Il Il. A,
b., g. II. Il N. Ry.,
1928 Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-11-28

Missouri hens bring in more money
to Missouri people than do Missouri
grain fields.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-11-28

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A lover of apples In southern Min
nesota writes that he has gathered
n lot of splendid Jonathans this sea-
SON from CRAFTS placed on Virginia
crab and an equally nice lot Of
Grimes Golden from a Hibernal thus
top-grafted. Both these varieties Of
apples were raised two hundred miles
north of where they can safely be
grown on their own roots, and 1t
suggests top-grafting as very sensi-
BILE and practical way of extending
the territory where these fine apples
may be grown.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-11-28

The big ears of corn give a very
satisfying thump as they strike TIE
throw-board this fall.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-11-28
Ready Printed Signs.

For the convenience ofthose desiring
signs for their respective uses, we have
printed the following on heavy card
board, and will retail them at ten
cents each:
House to rent
Rooms for rent
Girl wanted
For sale or rent
Board by the week
Board by day or week
This place for sale
No smoking allowed
Don't spit on the floor
No minors allowed
Closed-legal holiday
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-11-28

If you want to sell real estate
III you want to bay real estate
If you want a situation
If you want to make a loan
And have quick returns
Advertise In PUBLIC OPINION.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-11-28
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-11-28

A farmer in Wisconsin said to us 70
gently "It doesn't pay to painN the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-11-28
FARMERS,
What are you paying for
STOCK FOOD?

We are agents for the best there Is on the
market-DR. HESS STOCK FOOD, and those
are the prices. They can't be changed be
cause they are printed on the packages.
N. III. ADAMS.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-31
AT THE THEATERs.
METROPOLITAN.

Hearts of Oak will be presented at a
popular price matinee this afternoon, and
the engagement will close with the per-
Torrance tonight
The cinematograph moving pictures Of
the Passion Play will be repeated at the
Metropolitan tomorrow and Friday after
Moons and Saturday morning.
Mile. Fiji opens a brief engagem ent
tomorrow night
The KeIcey-Shannon company in .sThe
Moth and the Flame" comes Monday
night.
Julia Arthur's pTesentation>of Emile
Bergerat's play, More Than Queen will
be seen at the Metropolitan opera house
on Thursday Of next week.
GRAND
Today at 2:30 will begin the first mat
inee of the. vaudeville engagement at the
Grand. and in honor of the ladies and
children Little Fred promises a special
programme of his dogs. ponies and pigs.
No trained dogs have been seen here that
have attempted to perform the novel fea-
lures which these animals do. The Sid
mans. delightful sketch of down East
Yankee life Is artistic. There is no end
of laughter aroused by Billy Van, Barnes
and Sisson, the Hunting trio and the
Brothers Forrest.
Through the Breakers next weeks
attraction at the Grand is enc of last
seasons successes in the sensational mel
odrama.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-31
POPuLIsTs TO BRYAN.
Is Asked to Become the Candidate
of That Party.

DALLAS, Tex, Jan. 30.-Hon. Milton
Park, editor of the Southern Mercury and
chairman of the middle of the road Pop
ulists. today wired w. ]. Bryan. request
ing statement In relation to his political
position. 1t is said that parties claim
ing to represent Nebraska Populists are
in the state, submitting propositions to
the Texas Populists,- who are now hold
ing district conventions to nominate dele
gates to the national convention. Mr..
Parks message Is as follows:
Hon. w. J. Bryan, Providence. r. l.:
Parties claiming to represent Nebraska
Populsts are submitting Southern Popu-
lists this proposition:
''First-Popuifst national convention TO
meet thirty days before Democrats. re-
indorse Omaha platform, and make oil
rect legislation leading issue.
'SecOnd-Nominate you for president,
a Populist for vice president.
ssThirt-You to then and there accept
the nomination on that platform i'll writ
ing.
this ticket, you to remain the Popuiist
candidate throughout the campaign.
"Is this proposition made with your
authority and will you agree to abide
by III -. 10000
Million Park
Managing Editor Southern Mercury, and
Chairman National Convention Popu-
list Party"
Up to a late hour tonight no reply to
the above telegram had been received.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-31
SHIPPING BILL HEARING.
d.
1t Was Decidedly on the Spirited
Order.

~
Order.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The hearing
on the shipping bin before the house com
mittee on merchant marine and fish ries
was unusually spirited today, owing to
criticisms Of the measures presented by
Me. j. Dewitt Warner, Of New York, and
some counter t'criticisms by members of
the committee upon letter from the
New York Reform club of which Mr..
Warner is prominent member, Mr.. War
ner explaining the bill, section by section,
urging that it give bounties on gross ton
mage instead of on the tonnage of goods
carried. Chairman Grosvenor read a let.
ter of the New York Reform cub, in
which it was said
Lobbyists In the employ Of the pros
pective beneficiaries of the bounty have
already carefully canyas ssda3 coIg. ess,
which means that every 'approachab,e'
senator and congressman has by some
kind of promise or other been reason
ed with, and made to see the benefit Of
subsidies ~
The letter also commented upon the
subsidies lobby now In congress-" de-
claring it to be tl1es".most effective lobby
that ever infested our national capt
tai -. .-<ssi : 'i'i-i s-iii+32's os'J .
Mr. Warner said he had not signed the
letters; but that 1t expressed the opin-i
ion of majority Of the members
Mr.. Fordney, Of Michigan, a member of
the committee. holly resented the state
ments Of the letter, and declared:
MY opinion is that no man will make
a statement that a congressman can be
bribed unless he be a thief himself"
Other members of the committee pro-
tested against the, terms of the letter.
Mr.. Warner said, however, that he had
not come to discuss the statements made.
and he proceeded with his argument on
the bill.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-31

at heart, with what the mayor has al
ready done for the relief of the city from
the carnival of crime which has prevailed
within it for many months past But it is
not satisfied of any such purpose or de-
sire on the part of the mayor as he gives
expression to in his quoted words. II it
is his desire that ST. Paul shall be one
OF the best governed cities in the entire
country, the desire is certainly newborn,
il he is to be judged by his official con-
duct as head of the police department
and as the chief executive officer of this
city.
One year and nine months of Mayor
kiefer's official term had expired before
he had taken a single step in the direc-
ton which he declares embodies his
hearts desire But three months of his
term remain He will soon appear before
the public of st. Paul as candidate
for his party's nomination and possibly
for reelection to his office. Can he sus-
tain his pretension that he has had any
such desire by any official act or declara-
ton of his. done or made during the
course of that year and nine months?
Has he not allowed himself rather to be
badgered and bulfied by his enemies with
in his party, to be, night after night.
made the object of ridicule and contume-
ly by the sheet ir which he causes these
ho
the risk which might be involved to his
political fortunes of lifting finger TO
save the city from the disgrace and
danger that have hung above it like
This sort Of declaration may do as bait
for gudgeons. 1t will not do as an apol-
ogy or defense of his official ineptitude.
1t viii not cover out Of sight the moral
plague spots which he has permitted to
overrun the community. to palliate the
ascendency of the burglar and the thug,
moral rottenness which has befouled the
social atmosphere of the city under his
polluting touch. 1t will not redeem the
city from the ineffable disgrace which
he has made to rest uponit by his in
auguration of a system which has set a
premium on immoral traffic. and trans
formed the city police administration
into a fence, a pander, an official go-be-
tween wherever crime sought cover or
protection.
Mayor Kiefer is 10 such master of the
art of pubfic juggling as is his associate
official, McCardy. 1t has not taken years
of official life to reveal him as q tricky
politician masquerading as a reformer
and guardian of the public welfare. The
declaration which we print On the top
hereof could only be made by @ man who
was either lost in his own egotism or too
stupid to set even a measurable value On
public discernmefita and intelligence.
Whatever he may 40 with reference to
his police force the people of St Paul
will hold him and the prominent men in
the party responsible, when the time
comes, for the infamies which have
crowded on the heels of each other dur
ing his term of office.