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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07
THE SllO.

A friend asks us: What about
silo? Will It pay man Twins on an
so acre farm in the corn belt. who
keeps dairy OF II cows, to build one 2"
A little on the silo question may in
terest others as well as our friend AS
might be expected, the silo has gained
the firmest foothold in localities spe-
cially devoted to dairying and in other
parts of the country where il was i'm
perative TO utilize the whole Of the
corn crop to the fullest extent, .
thing which II will do little better
and In more economical manner
than any other known process. Ii has
been demonstrated beyond doubt
that well prepared silage Is cheap
healthful, nutritious and most palata-
BILE food for all kinds of stock and Of
especial value as the staple ration for
a herd OF dairy cows. In fact the silo
has become as much OF necessity
In all eastern dairy enterprises and In
. large per cent of those In the west
a. Is the barn which shelters the cows.
The silo represents advanced and SCI
cattle agriculture and the ecopopje
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07
HUNGARIAN BRONZE GRASS.

A grass Of equal value with timothy
for pasture and for hay and which
would better than timothy endure the
ever recurring droughty conditions
which prevail In the west would be a
decided acquisition. Such a grass is to
be found in the Hungarian bronze
grass, which the department Of agri-
culture has been introducing the past
year or two. This grass Is native of
Europe and Asia. is vigorous, hardy
perennial, stems one to four feet high
and seed heads four to eight inches
long. 1t Is remarkable for its drought
resisting qualities. Is eaten by all kinds
of stock with great relish, is richer in
flesh forming ingredients than timothy
and is fully equal TO blue grass as an
early spring and late fall feed. 1t is
extremely aggressive and will In a
short time crowd out all other varie-
ties of grass. even blue grass and clo-
yer. Its yield In hay Is from one to
four tons per acre. 1t makes a very
thick. compact sod and has especial
value as permanent pasture grass.
When once II has taken possession OF
the soil. it Is not so easily got rid Of as
clover and timothy. Bulletin No. Is OF
the United States department of agri-
culture gives full description.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07
WISE APHORISMS.

Hold faithfulness. truthfulness and
sincerity as first principles"
Fine words and insinuating appear
ance are seldom associated with true
virtue
What the superior man seeks is in
himself; what the mean man seeks is
in Others"
"The superior man Is satisfied and
composed; the mean man is always
full of distress"
The superior man is disturbed by
want of ability; he is not distressed
by mems not knowing him."
Riches adorn a house. and virtue
adorns the person-the mind is ex-
banded and the body is at ease"
ITO be true to the principles of our
nature and the benevolent exercise OF
them to others-this and nothing
more"
In the book of poetry are 800 pieces.
but the design of them all may DO en-
braced In that one ssntsnse--havs no
depravsd thoughts."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07

The manila hemp commerce. most
ly produced in the Philippine Islands,
Is the product of tropical plant. or,
rather, tree, of the plantain family. in
appearance like banana plant. 1t
grows to height of about 10 or IL
feet, with stem four inches In diane
ter by the time it Is fit to strip. at
years old. The fiber is contained on
the outside of its heart Of pith, and
when the tree is ripe for cutting the
native removes the outer bark and
takes the fiber Off In long strips II is
then dried and sold to the dealers. who
bale and prepare 1t for shipment. 1t
makes the best cordage material In the
word, and the cultivation Of the plants
which produce it will become one of
the greatest industries of the islands.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07

A friend who lives In the latitude Of
northern Missouri was telling us that
for four years he had been unable to
raise enough potatoes for his own use.
We told him TO get his seed from north
ern Minnesota. when he said. That is
just what | did last year, and | had
good crop for the first time In five
years" There Is C polnt here worth
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS potato Is out OF Its
natural home in the latitude referred
to; II belongs to cooler country far
ther north. Thus II rapidly deterio-
rates. and the only safe way Is to use
northern grown seed. This rule APP
plies to many other things besides po-
tatoes. AS a general rule to go by, II Is
safe to say that seed should always be
sought from the north. both OF grains
and roots. and we would include fruit
trees Also
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07

We passed by two newly erected
farmhouses lately in northern Iowa,
one Of which cost $1,000 and the other
$4,000. In both cases we happen to
know the money which built these fine
homes was made on the farms upon
which they were erected. Both homes
were equipped with every modern con-
venience. and the owners had each
driven OK teams as they went to mar
ket 40 years ago and lived In old log
houses. through the roofs of which the
winter blizzard would sift half inch
Of fine snow OH the bed where they
slept. Blame these men for building
such fine homes? Not much The best
is none too good for men whose pa
thence and perseverance have wrought
cut the marvels of the western civili-
Eation.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07
REAL ESTATE AGENCY.
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE
ROR SALE.

% acres OF heavy oak timber land from
which large quantity of lumber, piles, ties
and cordwood can be cut. IL is located in
Winnesheik County, Iowa, sl5 per acre buys
1t. The wood will more than pay for the
land.
Excellent farms In stevens County, MIMI,
in the sure crop country Improved or I'M
improved.
Lands in the best counties in S. Dakota,
where land Is booming and advancing rapid
~ in price. Improved lands from 81 TO SO
per acre, unimproved from 50 to sl2 per acre.
Buy now and make money. Reduced rail-
road fare to land seekers
A fine residence lot in the town Of Calmar,
A7room house, with 3 lots, good well, in
Calmar, Iowa.
Invest your money in real estate and make
more. Nothing more sure or safe. why
drudge along ON rented land when you may
own "a farm that Will grow IN value each
wear. Sell your $40 or $50 land and buy some
for less than half which will make you more
money. ~
100 acres of finest kind OF land, iich. black
soil, free from sand, gravel, alkall or gnmbo,
~ mile from Leoti, the county seat OF Wichi-
Ia county. Kansas; price $40 per acre; VIII en-
change for good town property.
100 acres in Nebraska, miles from stuart,
black loam soil, good spring on the place;
price $40 per acre; will exchange.
24o acres well improved, first-class build
ings. every acre tillable; an all-improved farm;
price $4,000
100 acres with excellent improvements, all
the necessary buildings fora good arm and
good buildings at that. The original owner
mortgaged the place for $1,000. He died and
the mortgage was foreclosed, the holder OF
mortgage bought in the place at sheriff sale
for S5S27, and he has since died, and the farm
is now thrown on the market for the low price
Of S@0; snap, Htf
S. K. WAGER, Agent,
Calmar, Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07

The south is more prosperous now
than 1t has been for 80 years. The
secret of larger and continuing pros
perity for that section is said to lie In
growing less cotton. more food crops
and the avoidance Of debt by the farm
ers. Ever since the war the farmers
Of the south have been year behind,
eating up this year the crops which
they expect to raise next year paying
ruipous rates Of interest. importing
nearly all their food supplies and de-
pending almost wholly on cotton. And
this. too. with climate and soil which
permitted a greater Investigation of
crop products than any other section of
the Union.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07
THE COUNTRY GIRL.

To the Girl In the Country-As you
get glimpses of the great and busy
old world lying out and beyond tine
and the great cornfields which bound
the horizon Of the old home In the
country and read Of woman's success
In fields Of art. music, literature. fash
ion and professional life. you gaze long
and wistfully. like Joan Of Arc. as she
listened for the voices. hoping that
call might come for you to make name
and place in the great world beyond.
And the life that is yours seems more
and more prosy and humdrum and pos
sibly useless. its duties a never ending
round Of iteration, Its pleasures tame
and unsatisfying, and you dream Of
bright jewels. elegant dresses. the
opera, the drama, the worlds applause
and devotion, and would that your
prince would some day appear and
bear you away from the fields and the
country home to the Elysian land Of
your day dreams. Now, little girl, lis
ten, and we who are older than you
will tell you the truth-the world that
you SO long for Is disappointment. an
illusion. a mirage. 1t Is not what you
think II is. 1t is not what the books
YOU read say it is. 1t is no place for
you. 1t is. while brilliant, hard heart
ed and cruel. wrecking and disappoint-
ing hundred girls who are tempted
by its lures where it grants success
and honor to one. The most pitiful
work done by woman is that done by
country girls who fight the battle Of
life in our large cities. The competi-
ton is so merciless, the temptations so
great, the lack of sympathy so mani
fest. Learn to be content where you
are in the old home. Borrow from the
world beyond whatever of knowledge,
grace and culture you can, and there
with sweeten. enlarge and beautify
your country home life. Look for your
prince among the waving cornfields. or
see him caressing the pets Of his herd.
and do you. cheerfully and sensibly ac-
cepting the limitations Of your sphere.
SO train and qualify yourself that some
sweet day you shall be called to minis
ter to and preside over that most i'm
perial Of homes-the home Of the intel
ligent American farmer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07

Ten years ago this country had q
splendid trade In cheese with England.
With the advent Of the separator came
the temptation to make the filled
cheese. and American cheesemakers
did not have the moral courage or the
went to making filed cheese and pass
ing II of on John Bull as full cream,
with the result that the export cheese
trade of this country with England.
our best customer, has been utterly
ruined and Canada now enjoys it. This
once again illustrates that honesty is
the best policy.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07

Inc best reason yea xN Tor the eX-
istence Of the modern trust IL as fol-
lows: 1T gives the commaI Of the
necessary capital extension Of the lin
Its of and increase In the number of
the persons interested In the business,
economy in management improve
ments and economies derived from
knowledge Of many interested persons
Of wide experience. power to give the
public improved products at lower
prices and still make profit for the
stockholders and the providing of per-
manent work and good wages for the
workingmen."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07

Tue western fruit grower and. for
that matter. the eastern one also. who
thinks that the fruit growers of the
Pacific coast have a snap In fruit cul-
ture would be astonished toknow Of the
vast amount Of work and scientific
care that are bestowed on the Califor-
mia and Oregon orchards. A man there
who would set out an orange or peach
orchard and then leave It to shift for
itself would be called lunatic.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07

Turnips and corn are In no sense
mates as field crops. The heat which
makes the corn is fatal to the turnip
and the cool, damp weather which
makes the turnip is fatal to the corn.
Ninety degree weather for corn; sixty
degrees for turnips. This is why Eng
land raises turnips and America corn.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07

Potash Is good for all sorts of fruits.
Thus the wood ashes should be all
carefully saved and applied TO the roots
Of the trees Of the orchard. The straw
berry bed will be greatly benefited by
= liberal sprinkling Of ashes also and
will produce larger berries and more
Of them when so treated. The ashes
we refer to are those which are I'M
leached. The leached ashes have but
little value. Coal ashes have none at
all.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07

We are asked, Shall buy feed
co0kerT II you want something to
stand unused in some corner of shed
for an old hen to hatch out brood of
chickens in next season. buy one. That
10 the fate Of the feed cooker on the
average western farm.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07

The American people used last year
e. pounds OF sugar per capita. Our
people also use more meat than any
ether people on earth. Sugar makes
energy; meat makes grit and courage.
Maybe this fact explains why nobody
can lick us and why we can make more
money, undertake greater enterprises
and do more business In businesslike
manner than any other people. Men
cannot be great, hardly good. on ra-
ton of potatces or'riee.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07

Exclusive Of grading. culverts and
bridges. It costs $2.427 27 more to build
a mile of railway than In 1899 than II
did In 1893 The difference will be
fully as great. II not greater. for 1900.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07

A country town Is trying the expert
mt of using cinders for street mate
with very gratifying success. Gin
Z . make good roadbed where tho
I: He Il not too heavy.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07

A valuable feature of the improved
agriculture Of the present day Is that
iDaugurated In some Of the eastern
states In the shape of farmers reading
courses. modelled somewhat after the
Chautauqua plan. The course deals
with the elementary principles of agri-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07

The carload Of wire nails which 16
months ago cost the buyer $525 now
costs him $1.45O 1t will pay to have
the workmen stop and pick up the
nails now while 1t would not then.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07

AxteIl, the famous tro,tinR horse
which G. w. Williams sold FOR $780,
900. Is now 10 years old and has so Of
his colts inside the 2:30 mark. This IL
. case where blood has told In a re-
markable manner.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07

Minneapolis manufactured and ship
ped 14.291.7S0 barrels Of -four in the
year 1892 Add to this the lumber and
iron ore product Of the state. and 1t
makes Minnesota one of the great
states Of the Union.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07

England raises an average Of 81 BUSH
els per acre Of winter wheat Ameri-
cas- average OF winter and spring
wheat combined Is 10 bushels. Meth
DDS of farming have much TO do with
this difference; climate more. The low
mean temperature Of England Is just
exactly what wheat needs to attain its
best Development. The July sun which
makes our corn crop ruins our wheat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07

A Is acre silo, by which we mean 4
silo having a capacity equal to storing
Is acres Of corn. will. IL properly filed
each year. add 20 acres to the worka-
BILE area Of the farm upon which II IL
built
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07

Since the canal was opened and tho
water from the lake turned into the
Chicago river fish have reappeared In
the river for the first time In many
voars
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07

A man does not always reap that
which he sowed. for a good deal de-
bends on what kind Of man worked
the land the year before.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07

The average yield Of sugar beets in
European Russia last year was seven
tons per acre. The total yield was
Sy026.5l3 tons and the value per ton
shout 81.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07

As much as 81 per day Is offered by
planters In Cuba for workEen on the
sugar and tobacco plantations. The
native Cuban will not work IL he can
possibly help II.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07

Inasmuch as hens teeth are In her
,giszard. II becomes evident that an op-
Grafton for appendicitis must preceds
any dental work for old Biddy.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07

A northern Minnesota dairyman
makes the following nice showing for
= dairy herd for one year ending Dec.
81, 1890: Thirteen cows Of grade Short
horn and Red Polled breeds; average
butter product per COW. 37S pounds;
value OF butter product as sold to
creamery In cream. per COW, $57.02.
n this .sheuld be ADDED the value Of
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07
FARM, ORCHARD, 4
4 = AND GARDEN.
Edited for PUBLIC 0PINIONby
J. S. TRI0O, Rockford, Iowa.
Edited for PUBLIC OPINION BY
J. S. TRI0O, Rockford, Iowa.

the calses, At this time and OF the
breeds mentioned. worth not less than
80 per head. This ID successful dairy.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07

| The south raised one-fourth less cot
ton last year than usual and il getting
20 Der cent better prices for 1t.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-07

These prices will continue for q
period of two weeks.
Examine the list and send us your
order.
Goods delivered promptly.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-25

One cannot help feeling a sense of
pity for the two Vermont bank de.
faulters who were recently sentenced
to term of years in the House of
Correction. TO such men as these the
afterthought of their crime and all it's
attendant results must indeed be ter
rible to bear. There are different
classes of criminals. Some men are
born to a life Of wrong doing. To
them it is an absolute impJssibility to
follow the path Of virtue. They have
no conception Of the duty they owe to
their fellowmcn. and they are ignorant
of the fact that every man possesses
certain rights which in the course of
social events demand their respect.
Such men are Frank and Dustin
Shaw to whom it was but an easy step
from life of petty thieving and gen.
eral lawlessness to that of becoming
as desperate and dangerous outlaws
as were ever at large in New England.
TO them it was no disgrace but rather
an achievement to be proud of. They
are pitied for their moral frailty, but
punishment as laid down by the plain
cold law is the only one they will
experience, Conscience will not be
there.
How different from this is the case
of Farrar and Mussey, men of the
most refined instincts who until they
took that fatal step in a vain endeav-
or to right one wrong by the commit
ting of another one had enjoyed the
respect of the people as honest law
abiding citizens. Their first mistake
led them from one extreme to the
other and before they could realize
the magnitude of their offence they
were branded before the world as
criminals. This in itself was their
greatest punishment beside which
sentence of six or seven years in prison
is matter of little consequence.
The story is an old one but it has
not been brought home to Vermont
ers SO forcibly before. Let us hope
that it may be Il warning to others
that wealth is not gained in a mo-
ment and that gambling with other
peoples money is business to be
Stunned as a lepcr
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-25

The recent action taken by the
Methodist Episcopal Conference al
Chicago which brought about the un
qualified abolition of time limiting
paStOratcs will be hailed with much
Joy in many a Methodist parish
throughout the land. The old estab
lished rule has been an inherent prin
ciplc of the denomination and is al
most as old as the creed itself. Time
and conditions however have changed
The carly Wesleyans believed in send
ing their rcprcscn tativcS to preach
the gospel wherever they could do the
most good to humanity. Gradually
the pastor became more and more
closely identified with his parish and
there came to be a distinction be.
tween the pastor and the home mis-.
sionary. The time limit of the pas.
tors residence was extended several
times and conditions have at last
brought about this radical change
from the original lines. The purpos-
es of the church have not altered but
the method has been changed and No
more will hearts be made to ache by
the removal of beloved pastor from
his people.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-25
A Very Remarkable Remedy.

Mt is with good deal Of pleasure and
satisfaction that recommend Chamberlain's
Colo. Cholera and Diarlhoea Remedy" says
Druggist A. w, Sawtee of Hartford, Conn.
"a lady customer, seeing the remedy ex.
posed for sale on my new case, said to me:
really believe that medicine saved my life
the past summer while at the Shore and she
became so enthusiastic over its merits that |
at once made up my mind to recommend it
in the future. Recently gentleman came
INTO my store so overcome with collie pains
that he sank at once to the floor. gave
him dose of this remedy which helped him.
! repeated the dose and in fifteen minutes he
lett my store smilingly informing me that he
teit rs we'll as ever" Sold by f. \. Brown
& Co., Druggist. DIV
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-25
500 Reward. 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis
ease that science has been able to cure in all
tsstages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being consti
tutonal disease. requires a constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby
destroying the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in doing
it's work. The proprietors have SO much
faith in It's curative powers, that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails
to cure. Send for lists of testimonials
Adde'S, F. ]. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-25
WEST TOPSHAM.

Mrs. S. G. Paine was in Barre and
Montpelier the first Of the week.
DR.. r.. w. Newton Of Barre was in
town recently on business.
F.. c. Poole has taken contract tC
paint the large set Of farm buildings
OFFS. X. Dcxtcr's and has hired seyera
men to help him.
George Hight while coming down
to his work at the saw mill Tuesday
noon saw deer in the road about the
mill. 1t was handsom speciman of
It's kind and seemed quite tame.
Several from here we're in East Tops
ham Tuesday to attend the ordination
of Rev. Mr.. McClelland the kesby-
terrain minister there.
Miss Louise Nolan visited at her
home in East Topsham the first of the
week.
DR.. w. l.. Goodalc of Montpelier
was in town Tuesday to visit his par
cnts.