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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12
Married Hired Men,

Where man is bothered about
the hired man question and is tempt
ed to quit farming because of the
difficulty of getting competent help,
as so many are, u solution may be
found by building neat little house
on the farm and employing mar
ried man, giving him pasture for a
COW and an acre of land for garden
with the privilege of keeping some
poultry. This relieves the wife and
mother and will more often secure
the services of good man than will
the comon plan of hiring single men
and boarding them. We had one man
work for us thus for eleven years
and never had more satisfactory
help.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12
How . improve the comm.n Cow.

Well, you cannot make her oycr,
but YOU can do much TO improve her
productive capacity. This improve
ment will lie largely along the iiaa
of feeding her properly balanced
milb-produoing ration, and giving
her proper care and attention, 4
COW is milk-producing machine and
her ability to give milk is wholly
dependent upon now much food ar |
what KIND Oh food you put into her.
She cannot make milk out of straw,
poor hay, stalks in the corn field;
neither can she fill the pan on Il diet
of corn and hay, even ii she is fell
all the corn she WI, eat. The nj
trogenous foods are the milk-produc-
ing foods-bran, clover hay, oats,
gluten meal. Corn makes fat, not
milk. Many a poor COW, so-cailed,
if properly fed would surprise her
owner. Taking the foodstutfs as
usually found on the average farm,
we should say that ration of ten
pounds OF ground feed, two-thirds
oats and one-third corn, with five
pounds of bran, If you can afford TO
buy it, and ali the good corn fodder
or clover the COW will eat, will make
n cheap and first-class ration. III
you are trying to ran dairy with
corn in the bundle as the sole ration,
try this other
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12
Linseed Oil.

No satisfactory substitute for lin
seed oil has yet been discovered. The
consumption of this oil is outgrowing
its production. 1t takes 10000, ZOO
gallons annually to supply the needs
of this country. 100000 bushels of
flax seed were raised here this year.
AS each bushel will make two gallons
of oil we are not producing enough
for home consumption. Present
prices for oil make the growing of
flax one of the most profitable of
crops. We think it safe to say that
a man can go west, buy raw piece
of prairie in the newly settled por-
tions of the country and nearly pay
for the land the first season with a
crop of flax, if the crop is properly
cared for and the season favorable.
We would not SOW this crop on any
well-improved farm, unless it was for
first crop on some piece of rich old
meadow which we wished to tame
down, and even then crop of corn
would probably pay better. But in
the new countries, on the prairie sod
when first turned over, flax crop is
all right.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

Twice during the past twenty -fiv o
years has England sought to develop
the cotton growing industry in other
countries when the supply in America
became limited and high-priced,
first in Egypt and at later period
in India. In neither case was the
experiment a success, the product OF
neither of these countries ever being
sufficient in quantity to affec1 he
American product. America for all
time will remain the great cotton
producing country of the worIo.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

There has never been a class of
taxes paid with less kicking than
those delinquent ,aXes now being
ties as the result of the work of the
tax ferrets. These delinquents have
no one to tell their troubles to and
none to sympathise with them. They
knew all the time they ought to pay
their .air share of the taxes, and
now when compelled to do so, are
glad to be honest with their coun-
try and themselves.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12
open the Bedroom Window.

Lots of people are mortally afrail
OF fresh air, and so sleep night ate,
night in bed rooms with the doors
and windows tightly closed, for fear
as they say, that they will catch
cold. Many a sallow complexion,
much nervous irritability, and that
Notwithstanding feeling is di'
rectly owing to lack of ventilation
in the bed room. Do not be afraid
of plenty of fresh air; night air is al
ways pure, air. Raise the sash when
you retire, place the bed out of the
draft, put on an extra coverlet and
sleep the sleep of the just.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

There arS great possibilities con-
nected with agriculture in the south
especially in the line of fruit culture
and the production of early vegeta-
bles for the northern market We
note a return this year from 100
acres of land in the state of Missis-
sippi planted to early vegetables. of
$4,000, and i'm addition to this
after the vegetable crop was dispos-
ed of the land was planted to cot
ton and produced over bale to the
acre. OF course land thus drawn upon
must be extensively fortified.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

We have tried cutting up corn fod-
der with a machine into pieces half
inch, three-quarters of an inch, one
inch and inch and half in length,
and find that SO far as waste is con-
cerned there is just as much when
the stalks are so cut as when
fed in the bundle. Cut TO any length
less than one and one half inches
the fodder will give the stock fed
with it sore mouths. Shredding,
threshing, or converting the fielder
into ensilage, are the only practical
methods of manipulating the corn
stalk for feed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

The practical results connected
with the establishment of rural mail
routes are manifest i'm increased pos
tai receipts, improvement in high
ways, better prices for farm produce
and increase of farm land values.
Five years hence will see all the well
settled agricultural portions of The
country supplied with this valuable
government service.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12
How TO Get Rid Of a Newspaper.

Many farmer is bothered by hav-
ing newspapers which he does not
want forced upon him by the pub
fishers of such papers,. There is a
simple way in which to get rid of
this nuisance. Have your postmas-
ter notify such publisher that the
paper sent to your address is refused
and make a record of such notifica-
ton. If the paper is sent thereafter
the publisher cannot collect by law
from you, even if you do get his pa
recover, the proof of the fact that
he was properly notified that
the paper was refused would
defect his claim. If you have been
subscriber of the publishers and
owe him, you should first pay him
what you owe him and then proceed
as above. We know of one publisher
who was fixed in this way by grang-
er who had had much trouble of this
sort. The farmer wanted the paper
for year and wanted it stopped
when his time was out, so in the re-
ceipt which the publisher gave him
he had inserted this clause: Reed
etc. - dollars for subscription to the
Leader TO Dec. 81, 1891, and so long
thereafter as the Publisher of such
paper sees fit to send il to my adj
dress" The paper was sent to him
for five years after his subscription
had expired. and when dunned for
payment this old receipt almost
caused the publisher to have q tit.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

You can buy porterhouse steak
in Chicago for IL cents a pound and
for any price up to 30 cents pound,
the difference in price being wholly
in the difference in the grade of the
animal from which it is taken.
The rest of the carcass from which
the twelve cent steak is taken goes
into cans and the rendering tank
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

a chap in Missouri wrote a letter
column long to the editor of a
prominent agricultural paper telling
how he had twenty acres of land
and had lately married widow. At
the close of his epistle he wanted to
know how to sow apple seeds. The
funny thing about it was that the
editor should inflict such stuff on his
readers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

One of the most Improbable ami.
mails to keep upon farm is the I'M
broken and unused five-year-old geld.
ing horse. Such horse cannot be
kept for less than S25 year. The
horse raised for the market should
be either sold as three year old
colt unbroken, or fitted up and sold
as a four year old.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

The almost total diversion of the
waters of the rivers which empty in
to the Great Salt Lac in Utah, for
the purposes of irrigation, is result
ing in the drying up of that great in
land body of water.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

The increase in live stock in this
country is not keeping pace with the
increase in population. This fact
settles the question of whether the
raising of beef animals is likely to be
profitable in the future.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

While it is true there are a few
men so built that it is impossible to
maintain friendly relations with
them, it is also true that most men
can be made into good neighbore by
kind and fair treatment and good
line fences. The golden rule carried
out in all neighborly transactions
will always be found to he friend
maker,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

The time will come in the great
Northwest when farm of 100 acres
will be considered a large farm. The
multiplying population of this ter
yttory will compel the breaking up OF
the big farms and the subdivision
OF the land. The sooner that time
comes the better.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

The Treasury department recently
ruled in case where a COW and her
calf were imported from Mexico into
this country, that such animals were
household effects and not subgject
to duty.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

The Teto1sky is one of the H0~' ~,
of our apples and is, viii" ,gaer-
sized, of good quanty a. always
salable at a good price, 6 it is the
first in the field. fhe tree bligh.s
very badly, which sets most fruit
men against il.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

Congressman Lacey, of Iowa, has
lately been prensented with a very
fine watch in recognition of the work
done by Iam at the last session of
congress in behalf of the birds of
America.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

A clover frea6 came under our no.
tice lately, that of a crop of seed,
being obtained from a clover seed
ding with oats last spring. The warm
weather and abundant moisture of
October made this possible.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

The .igh-bred Angora goat-Laza7
rus--was sold for $500 at Kansas City
lately. If men generally understood
what goats W.. do in clearing up
brush lands there would be thousands
more of them kept.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

The inmates of the North Carolina
penitentiary are largely employed in
raising peanuts and they raise so
many of the COOLERS that the far
mers of the state are protesting
against their being thus employed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

AS u man gets old he likes better
the old and steady horse TO drive
and work with. there is a good
deal of comfort associated with the
horse which will stand without ty-
ing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

The government has 46,772, 129 acres
of land withdrawn from public en-
try as forest reserves. The most val
liable of these lands are on the Pa
cific coast.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

If the politics of this country are
like the maple syrup furnished to 60
with the buckwheat cakes eaten by
the American people, the country is
in a pretty bad way.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

If farmer wants to buy a 500
range of stove peddler when he
can get the same article for SAG from
his local hardware man, he should
be allowed to do so without being
criticized. That is strictly his bust
ness,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

Considering the ability of Iowa
stock men in raising fine beef crit
tiers and fat hogs, altogether too
many of the boys blow out the gas
when they go to Chicago with their
stock
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

If Americas seventy-six million
people should eat only one-fourth of
"a pound of beef day it would take
2S,75o average steers to furnish. the
meat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

The average weight of all the
sheep killed at Chicago for six years
past has been SO pounds, of hogs
235 pounds and of cattle 1852 pounds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

The Oregon and Idaho broncho al
$3.50 per head, as they were three
years ago, went to the cannery and
were shipped to France as horse
meat. At so a head. which they
are now worth, they are sent by the
thousand into the central states to
be used as drivers after they are
broken.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

Worlds Fair Flour and Banner
Coffee are good things and we are
getting new customers on them right
along.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

An orchard of Wealthy apple trees,
ten acres in extent, paid the owner
an even $1,000 this year. This in
Minnesota. The trees were ten years
old.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

The year 1000 has given the cash
renter of farm a good show. He,
bss been able to pay his rent and
make money.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

Prof. Atkinson states that a. bill
lion of dollars is lost every year in
this country as the result of bad
cooking.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

A Rhode Island pot-hunter was re-
Gently fneu $25.45 for shooting
robin in that state, where these birds
are protected by law.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

Iowa's corn and hog football team
proves too much for the Standard
Oil aggregation at Chicago universe
ty.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

Now that election is over and the
corn picked, let us have as good q
time as we can this winter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12
FARM, ORCHARD, 4
4 4 AND GARDEN.
Edited for PUBLIC OPINION by
J. S. TRIOO, Rockford Iowa.

There Is no better fertilizer for the
garden or lawn than well-rotted
barnyard manure.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12
Owing to increasing trade we have
added largely to our stock, and have 8.
clean, fresh line of goods.

{ Everything we sell is guaranteed to
be just as represented or money cheer
fully refunded.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12
Fruits, Nuts and Candle.

We would be glad to see you. If
you can't call, please ring up No. SO,
and we will give your order prompt
attention. Every thing in the Grocery
line. Yours for business,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12
Oysters shipped direct from Bait
more, both canned and bulk.

Celery direct from the garden of
M. p. Cody, Decatur, Mich.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-28
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

burglars broke into the residence OF
=. &. Cummings. at $50 Cumberland
street. Portland. some time last week,
and stole a lot Of clothing ami some
jewelry. The family were away from
home
meeting of the 18th Maine Regi-
ment Association was held at Bosworth
Post hall. Portland. Saturday evening,
10 perfect the list OF officers for the en-
suing year. part of the officers having
beel elected at the previous meeting OF
the association. The following is the
full list as elected: President. Capt.
John c. Perry. Portland: first vice pres
ident. Lieut.. George \. Whidden. Mel
rose, Mass. second vice president.
Sergt. Cyrus 7. Wardwell oxford: sec
rotary and treasurer. David ID. Han
negan. Portland; necrologist. Capt.
George w. Verrill. Portland: directors.
Adjutant Chas. w. Roberts. Portland:
George q. ID. Soule. Woodfords; Noah
Il. knight. South Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-28
r,,z WILL RETIRE
From ihs Rlag Because JeHries Will Not Fight
Him, Friday.

New York, Aug. 27-After an inef-
fectual attempt on the part of Bob
Fitzsimmons to get on match Tor
the heavyweight championship with
lanes j. Jeffries TO take place be-
fore the Horton law expires, at mid
night next Friday night. Robert f1tz-
simmons said, tonight:
Il am through. l will retire from
the ring and will not claim the cham
pionship from Jeffries. | am ready and
on edge to meet him, next Friday
night as his manager suggested 10
DAYS ago, but as he claims he is III
no condition to fight on that night l
am through with him and with the
ring. Henceforth there will be one
man less in the heavyweight division
for / will go out with the Horton law.
Fitzsimmons, with his manager,
Percy Williams, met VIM. A. Brady.
representing Jeffries, at newspaper
office. this afternoon. Last Saturday,
Fitzsimmons deposited $500 to bind
match between himself and Jeffries for
next Friday night. and Brady sent
word that he would meet FitZsimmons
to arrange for a battle between JET
fries and the ex-heavyweight cham
pion.
FitZsimmons said that he was ready
to meet Jeffries, on Friday night, be
fore the Twentieth Century Club. UNI
der any conditions as to the division
of the purse of gate receipts which
would suit Brady. Brady in reply said
that the champion was in no condition.
as he had quit training several DAYS
ago He said that it would be I'M
fair for Fitzsimmons to force a match
with a man physically unfit for such
a contest. Fitzsimmons replied that
Jeffries had had plenty of time to get
into condition and said that although
he had gone through two very severe
battles during the last two weeks, h.
was on edge now and ready to fight
to regain the championship.
Brady was obdurate and said il was
impossible for a fight to take place be
tween his man and Fitzsimmons on the
date mentioned, but that he would put
up forfeit at once to bind a match
between the two, the fight to take
place within three months from Sept. l,
and a side bet of $4,000. Fitzsimmons
would not listen to this proposition
and said that it was only made for
advertising purposes.
When he saw that Brady would not
agree to his proposition to fight, this
week. Fitzsimmons then made tn :
statement that he was through with
the fighting game and would retire
from the ring.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-28
Bad Storm al Norway.

Norway. Me, Aug. 27.-A severe
thunder storm passed over this section
late yesterday. Lightning struck the
residences of Deacon Perry and Miss
William Marston, and the Vented
house All were damaged. The barns
OF $. |. Hillett and Charles Pride were
struck and burned.
The lightning struck in fully %
places around town but no damage OF
consequence resulted. A curious phe-
nomena vas noticed at Lake Pennies
seewassee where balls OF fire struck
the water. miniature water spout
rising at the points Of contact OBJ
servers say the water went as high as
the tops OF the pines on the shore.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-28
MAINE POSTAL CHANGES.

Washington Aug. 27.-The following
star service has been discontinued:
Route 1853. South Rumford to Rum
ford Falls. From September 9. 1900.
The following changes are an
nounced:
Route 1889. Portland to Cousins Is
land Leave Portland daily. except
Sunday, $50 p. NJ: arrive Cousins Is
land by SIS p NJ. Leave Cousins Is
land. daily, except Sunday, AS A. NJ.
arrive Portland by $50 A. NJ.
Route 1929. Kezar Falls to Cornish.
Leave Kezar Falls daily. except Sun
day. 5.45 A. NJ. and S p NJ; arrive
Cornish by 6.45 A. NJ. and p. NJ.
leave Cornish daily. except Sunday
1920 A. NJ. and 2.45 =. NJ; arrive keZa1
Falls, ll.20 and 3.45 p. NJ
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-28
Local Matters.
The Journals Telephone CaIl-lSG.l.
Harvest.

Harvest comes to the waiting earth
~ elcome IS rain in time Of dearth.
.nder the cloud Of her red gold hair
Her eyes are dark with a mothers care
sun she Is young and still she is fair;
But she Is mother of many dreams
All too sweet for the world to bear.
Her mouth is red as a peony,
With passions swifter than tropic
streams
Her foreheads whittier than ivory.
As If woman unwaked were she.
Harvest never was heard or seen
Except Of those that have lovers been.
Lovers Of women or lovers OF earth.
Lovers Of dreams that died at birth.
She Is heard Of these, she is seen of
these.
4 sweeter face. a more shining face
Than a jewel kept in a shadowy place.
Harvest Of these at least is known
AS queen that cometh to take her own
W hose hands are fun Of plenty and
dearth.
" hose feet keep time to the harvest
mirth.
The Westminster Gazette.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-28
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-28

Another club has been organized and
il Is called the Dooryard Club. It's
meetings are to be held only in sum-
mer. The inception Of the club was as
follows: There have been three de-
lightful gatherings Of the friends and
schoolmates Of Mrs. Chloe Parsons.
formerly of Auburn, and at one time
its police matron. but more recently OF
Minot. The last of these was held
with Mrs Parsons last Thursday. The
day was delightful. there were songs
and readings and a delicious dinner.
in fact. those attending had such
good time IL was resolved 10 effect
permanent organization and meet ev-
cry year. at least. once Accordingly
the Dooryard club was formed. It's
officers are; Mrs. G.. Il. Atwood OF
president: Mrs. G. A. Hayden
OF Augusta. secretary; Mrs. o. A.
Of Paris. treasurer and Mrs
Chloe Parsons. auditor. Next summer
the DOorward Club will meet in AL
sun.