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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-08-29

him day into the hills SOS to keep
him out Of camp.
Burt pulled down his gun, and we
packed the puncher into the Dragons,
drove him day and started him of to
Sulphur Springs valley. But the cow
boy doubled back and went into Pearce,
and posse started after us. Our trail
was plain, and they came up to us as
we were playing cards on blanket
horses hoofs padded to keep from
making noise and got 200 yards on to
us before we noticed them. But they
didn't see us until we had picked up
our rifles, got on to our knees and were
following them with our guns as they
came on. There were eight men in the
party, and when they saw us they
were coming straight on to as. But they
just looked, and that's all. They never
made motion except to turn their
heads back from looking at us. They
passed within 100 feet, and we pointed
them out of sight with our guns. Then
we saddled up and followed them"
Stiles was closely herded by the Off
GERS in Tucson. He testified against
Owints, Brown, Burts and Downing,
and the three first named were SEN
fenced to terms at Yuma on Stiles tes-
timony. A month ago Stiles was allow
ed to go back home.
Stiles was raised at Casa Grande.
His services for years have been
sought by Wells-Fargo in running
down desperadoes, and few years ago
he killed train robber whom he was
pursuing as an officer of the law. When
he went out as fugitive from justice,
the officers in Arizona knew that he
was a bad man to take.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-08-29
Died.

In Weiser, Saturday, August II,
1901, aged 9 months, Katheryne
Marie, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs B
f. Edlin. Mr.. rdlin was called
from Landore, but was unable to
reach Weiser until Monday afternoon,
at which time the funeral took place
from St Luke's church. Little Kath-
eryne was q child we'll loved by all
who knew her, as attested by the
profusion of floral tributes. Two
years ago Mr.. and Mrs. Edlin lost
their only other child at the same
age.
But oh, Fell Deaths untimely frost
That nipt my flowers sac early"
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-08-29
BRIGHTEN THINGS UP.
Weiser Should Wear Her Best Clothes
Next Month.

The Idaho Editorial Association
meets in Weiser September II, and
the members must be given a good
impression of this coming metropo-
lis. The streets should be cleaned
up, and an effort made to brighten
up the city in every possible way.
Mercantile houses should plan for
attractive window displays, and
every citizen should constitute him
self committee to do something
creditable to the little city of which
we are all so proud
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-08-29
An Arizona
Train
Robber
Who Has
Some Good
Qualities
BRAVE
BILLY
STILES

There walked into Tucson the other
day one of the most noted characters
In Arizona, one who has been hunted
by sheriffs' posses and driven into
mountain caves by Wells-Fargo Off
GERS and for the past year has been
more prominent, more talked of, more
feared. than any man since the days of
Black Jack.
Billy Stiles, for he it was, is not a
bad fellow as bandits go. He knows
his friends and stands by them and
possesses many traits of character
which show that he Is not altogether
bad.
Stiles story is Il long one. A great
deal has been printed about the desper-
ado which is not true, and crimes have
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-08-29
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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-08-29

Miss Ellen Terry has a friend who OBJ
tains the portraits of the actress as soon
as published and puts them in her rooms.
ut made me quite wretched when last
called" said Miss Terry. There was l
weeping in her bedroom and mad in her
dining room, while in the front parlor 1
was positively dying in three different
positions
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-08-29
Begins Next Week.

1t is announced that preliminary
work will be commenced next week
on the big Snake river dam If this
project can be carried out it means
electric power for Weiser.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-08-29
Insurance Rates Raised.

In common with other Idaho towns
Weiser has been subjected to an in
crease in insurance rates. 1t amounts
to about ten per cent, and went into
effect some two or three months ago.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-08-29

There are only two women in the Unit
ed States who are allowed to frank their
letters. Mrs. Lucretia A. Garfield and
Mrs. Julia d. Grant A franked letter
goes through the mails without postage,
bearing their signature either stamped or
written upon the envelopes instead of
Uncle Sans postage stamps.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-08-29
ARE YOU GOING EAST OR SOUTH
If So Remember,

That it costs no more to go via,
THE RIO GRANDE WESTERN RY.
In connection with the Denver and Rio
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Pullman Palace Sleepers, Observation
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SERVICE.
w. @. MCBRIDE, GEO. W. HEINTz,
Gen'l Agent Gen'l Pass. Agt,
Butte, Salt Lake City.
Mont. Utah.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-08-29

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The SIGN AL for Job Printing.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-08-29
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DR. TAFT BROS
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REV. DR.. NORRIS WECHSLER,
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Rabbi of the Cong. Bnai Israel
NEW YORK, Jan. 3, 1901.
DRs. TAFT BROS MEDICINE Co..
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-07-17
College Bred Men and the Farm.

In the past there has been very
little in common between the college
education and the farm. In fact, it
may be said that to give boy a col.
lege education was to absolutely di.
vorce him from all interest in farm
life and farm work. So for years the
colleges have been busy turning out
doctors, lawyers, parsons, teachers
and the like, until the ranks of all
these professions are full to over.
flowing and thousands of young men
are each year finding out that it is
far easier to acquire collegiate
equipment for these professions than
it is to find a place in the old world
where they may use their knowledge
in a practical way We wish to say
that there is absolutely nothing in
harmonious between knowledge and
agriculture; on the contrary, no bust
ness or profession today offers more
inducements to the rightly educated
young man than this of agriculture.
Science is doing fully as much for the
farm as it is for the factory, mine or
laboratory. The financial rewards
which follow science and intelligence
as applied to agriculture are as sub
stantial as those in any other line.
A young frieno of ours who has lust
finished full classical course at one
of our best colleges and who has been
casting about for the choice of pro-
fession told us that after looking the
field over thoroughly he had made up
his mind to supplement his classical
course with an agricultural course OF
study and then operate a 3O0-acre
stock farm upon modern principles
Infinitely wiser this course than
wearing the best years of his life
away to get a standing and remun-
erative practice as some lawyer OF
physician. He said: II am going to
learn how to raise good stock that
will sell for big price" WIN he
succeed? OF course he will and
there are hundreds Of young men
who would do well to follow Ii S ex'
ample.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-07-17
An Undesirable Boarder.

| Some time ago the keeper of board
ing house retired from business after
having acquired comfortable COM
potency in the course of about 90 years.
During that period her house became
well known in the city and among the
women in her own business. She new
er realized how well known 1t was I'M
til she set out to find place to live in
herself.
She applied first at the house kept by
woman nearly as well known as her.
self only to learn that there was no
room for her. 1t was not until she had
been through the same experience sew
eral times that she came to understand
that she was not wanted in the estab-
lishments of her former rivals. Her
reputation for keeping fine house was
too much for the other women, who
did not want to submit to the scrutiny
of former boarding house keeper who
had made a reputation and fortune in
the business.
She learned, after going to a hotel
where her record could not be used
against her. that she was not the only
woman who had found it difficult to
get into boarding house after having
kept one of her own. When they are
well known. it is practically impossible
for such women to find quarters, for
whatever her reasons may be the land
lady does not like to shelter her kind
New York Sun.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-07-17
A Nuisance.

We drove by the place of an al
round agricultural nuisance the Other
day. 1t was the home and the farm
of the shiftless, ornery fellow who
raises each year enough weeds to af-
fiict whole neighborhood. His oat
and fax fields were yellow with wild
mustard; there was quarter of an
acre of burdocks growing around his
tumble down barns and sheds; his
corn field was mat of pigeon grass
cookie burs and morning glories.
while the highway in front of his
place was a forest of wild hemp six
feet tall. This man was very sure
that he knew just how this govern.
ment should be run and was rated as
authority among the class who are
always against the existing order OF
things. His talk did no harm, per.
haps, but his perennial crop of weeds
did.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-07-17

We have an inquiry from youns
man aged 20. He is a representative
western farm boy; has always livet
and orked on the farm and awaited
himself of such good educational ad
vantages as the local country schoo
afforded. He says he expects to stay
with his father until he is of age
and then commence life for himself
He owns, team of horses and has
saved up $3.50 in money. He wants
us to tell him how he can work il
so that he may best succeed as q
farmer and says that he would like
to raise good stock, grow big crops
and farm little better way than he
has been brought up to. This is an
other of those hard questions
which folks seem to like to fire at us
So much depends upon the young
man himself, the locality where he
may settle down for. business and
the sort of girl which he. sits up
with Sunday evenings. If he locates
where land is worth from $50 to $50
per acre he will be compelled to
put more brains and science into his
work than if he takes homestead
on same frontier settlement. If he
is to work high-priced land,
we would advise him to &c
to one of the very excellent ag.
ricultural colleges and spend what
money he has got in acquiring a
knowledge OF scientific agricul.
ture. This would include farm
mechanics, stock breeding, judg.
ing and care, soil physics,
fertilizers, animal diseases, drain.
age, rotation of crops, and hun.
bred and one practical and valuable
things which he can turn into dol
lars later on in his farm work. Two
winters so used would easily make a
SIS month man of him If he wished
to work for some one else, or, should
he go into business on his own hook
and rent good farm, for instance.
he would be almost certain to make
a success of his work. 1t is not sc
much the practical knowledge ac-
quired as the result of such course
of study, though this is almost in.
valuable, as it is that such an eff.
fort is an eye-opener for the young
man, disclosing to him the possibili.
ties of his profession and awakening
in him an ambition and desire tc
know more and occupy a higher
place in his profession. He may not
do this but instead marry. rent a
farm and settle down to work in the
old-fashioned way and perhaps sue.
coed in way, but he will be broad
er, wiser and more successful man to
do as we suggest.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-07-17
PITH AND POINT.

Very few people want to know the
truth unless 1t fits their prejudice.
Every one who doesn't like you is
looking for chance to laugh at you.
A great deal of nerve is sometimes
necessary to keep from being cranky.
You know a whole lot if you know
enough to know you don't know any
thing.
When boy is not invited to party,
he hangs around the outside to see how
things are going.
When a dressmaker makes a quilt
out of silk scraps, the women begin to
look at her with suspicion.
Every one is some kind of sinner.
The employee too honest to take post
age stamp will steal his employers
time.
Be sensible with your children. When
you want them to do thing, tell them
why. Don't tell them they must do it
or take a beating. or that they must do
it because you say so.-Atchison Globe.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-07-17
THE HONEYBEE.
It's Curious Jaws and It's Wonderful
Little Tongue.

It's Curious Jaws and It's Wonderful
Little Tongue.
With the closest scrutiny 1t becomes
evident that the bee does not, like
other creatures, house its tongue in its
mouth, but neatly folds it back beneath
its head. Burnblebees, when disturb
ed, have way Of threatening with
their jaws, while the honeybee has
the more direct method of settling in
truders with her sting.
The jaws of the bee are very credit
able organs and can give quite for
midable nip. Catch bee in a net and
see how viciously 1t will bite at the
meshes, working its jaws sideways in
stead Of up and down.
We call this wonderful implement of
the bee tongue, but in reality it is
more than this, for the whole arrange
ment consists of two slender filaments
called maxilla, the under lip and the
actual tongue. If drop of honey lies
near the surface of flower, the slen-
der, active tongue, darling out from
the case formed by the maxill4, ticks
1t up with the same ease that dog
licks plate. Should the tube Of the
flower be elongated the bee has at
command another length of tongue,
which is shot out from within and
shuts up like telescope when no
longer wanted.
To appreciate fully this delicate
organ you should watch the bee sepa-
rate it into its component parts and
clean it out. The frightening process
of the proboscis, as the tongue and its
allied parts are sometimes called, is
accomplished by a series of springs and
hinges. In addition to this telescoping
power, the tongue is a hairy member,
the hairs arranged in rings, the longest
ones toward the center. They assist in
lifting in the nectar and In pumping it
into the mouth. Thence it goes to the
honey sack.-Chautauquan.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-07-17

While little late to be of use for
this seasons cherry crop we give the
following plan for keeping the birds
away, sent us by a lady reader of
these notes. Tie long strips of news
paper. say foot wide and the length
of the paper, near the end with strong
Irvine and fasten number of them
to the outer twigs of the tree. The
birds are afraid of this arrangement
and will let the cherries alone. Our
friend says that she has saved her
crop of cherries for several years in
this manner. This can be remem-
bered for use next season.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-07-17
Geo. W. SChOenhut,
ELD0RA, IOWA.
PRINCE OF HAIR GROWERS.
REAL ESTATE AGENCY.

No. ls.-l6o acres x mile from Artesian, &
D., IS acres broke, no buildings, 5000; one-halr
down.
No. 22.-l0OO acres of fine timber land, prin-
cipally walnut and oak, very valuable for
county, Tenn. Some timber tracts in this
locality no better are held at SO per acre
This tract will go at the low price of $40 per
acre either as q whole or divided. A big In
vestment for some one to buy it and cut the
timber for lumber. Would trade for income
town property, or improved farms.
No. STA $1,000 stock of groceries, notions,
etc., and two story double store building, all
for 200, in Winnesheik county. Will trade
for land in this county.
No. l5,-l60 acres in Wichita county. Kan,
z mile from Coronado station. = mile from
gravel OR gumbo. 80 acres broke, balance in
native grass; very fine piece; price $40 per
acre. VIII exchange.
No. 39-A bargain in hotel, the Park
Hotel in the town of Calmar, Ia, formerly
held at 81, 900, now offered for the low price OF
$1,000. Owned by an aged widow who is
determined TO sell. A money maker. BE
quick If you want 1t.
No. 40-A qnarter section of as fine piece
of land in as good a country ever lay out OF
doors, miles from X. K. town. All in crop,
one-thffd OF crop going to purchaser, located
in Hamlin county, ). y, price SlS.35 per acre.
No. IA level and excellent quarter, all
tiliable, adjoining the r. r. village OF Rec
Heights Hand county, 5. ID. 1t is worth
$1,000 OF any ones money.
No. IA piece of mill property, including
also good house, barn, etc., ON Turkey
river, in Winneshek and Fayette counties, in
Iowa. will sell $500. $500 down; or will trade
at 5000 for n. Dakota land.
No. 50.-A bargain: 100 acres ~ miles
southeast of DEBORAH. good house and gran
airy and warm stable, well and windmill
price only $40 per acre, road to DEBORAH level
No 52.-A farm of l55 acres. miles west OF
Lansing, ITO acres under pillow, cheap build
ings, some timber, price s23 per acre.
No. 5l.-Improved farm. $50 acres good
buildings. springs, 40 acres cultivated,
balance timber ana pasture, price SIS per acre
A number of quarter sections in Hand and
Hyde counties, $. d., fine soil. at 500 per
quarter, cash. VIII soon be worth double
S. K. YAGER, Agent,
Calmar, Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-07-17
old Militia Election. ana New.

From the American Revolution to the
year 1923 the officers Of the militia Of
the state of New York had been ap-
pointed by the council Of appointment
upon the recommendation of command
ing officers Of divisions, brigades and
regiments, and the promotions were
generally made according to rank and
seniority. Under the new constitution
and the militia law of 1923, and in ac-
cordance with the democratic spirit Of
the period, the election of military Off
GERS became the established usage and
has continued until the present day.
The election of officers in 1923 and fol-
lowing year was attended with consid-
cradle ceremony-otficers attending
them in full uniform, and noncommis-
stoned officers and privates in undress
uniform.-Clark's History.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-07-17

$50 you proposed to Miss Chillers"
EYES," answered Willie Washington.
"You must have known she would
reject you."
"Of course. But II is an old saying
that women can't keep secret, and /
was afraid she would get to comparing
notes. had proposed to all the other
girls, and l didn't want her to feel
Sighted. Washington Star.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-07-17

much more dependable than thu
wind mill and once started needs al
most as little supervision. Who're Z
wind mill can be made serviceablt
on q tower not to exceed forty feet
In height, it is probably, so far a
pumping water is concerned, the very
cheapest power obtainable, but where
higher towers are required and where
power is needed for grinding, shell
ing corn, for running a separator and
saving wood the gasoline engine is
by far the best.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-07-17

A friend of ours, the owner Of as
good farm in the central west as
any man could wish 70 own was
tempted to sell it about three months
ago because he was offered $50 per
acre more for it than he had ever
thought il would be worth. He has
been hunting since pretty steady to
find another place that would suit
him as well and failed; he cannot get
his money out ON interest at any
higher rate than five per cent and
confidentially tells JUS that he was
the biggest fool in four states
when he let the old farm go. There
are others just like him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-07-17
The old fight ON oleomargarine vii

The old fight on oleomargarine will
come up at the next session of con-
gress. Nothing prevented the pass
age of the Grout bin during the last
session save that its opponents were
able to prevent its coming to a vote
in the senate. The dairy interests
have the right to demand the stamp
ing out of this fraud. We know that
it is the age of evolution, but we still
do not believe that we have yet come
to the time when legitimate dairying
will be conducted with a drove of
steers instead of dairy cows.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-07-17
Twenty years ago young farmer

Twenty years ago young farmer
Ia thinker--found himself with a
poor, stony and sterile New Jersey
farm upon his hands from which the
united labor of himself and father
could extort hardly poor l~sng. He
was. not very far from Sew York city,
where there was an unlimited de-
mand for pure milk. He took up
the cow and evolved the plan of sell
ing to city customers guaranteed
pure milk. From that small begin
ming his business has grown until he
now milks five hundred cows and re-
ceives for their product over 100000
per year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-07-17
Glover suffers far less from drought

Glover suffers far less from drought
than timothy or blue grass, as it is
deeper-rooted plant. We noted two
fields the other day, one of clover and
one of timothy, on the same sort Of
soil and lying adjoining each other;
the drought had been almost contin-
uous for two months; the timothy
was not worth running the mower
over-would not make a fourth of a
ton to the acre, while there was a
good crop of clover, good for ton
and half to the acre.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-07-17

The more hay, particularly clover
hay, can be cured under GOVERN the
cock, in the field, or in, the stack or
mow-without damage by heating,
the sweeter, more nutritious and bet
ter will it be. Hot suns, dews, winds
and rains make short work and bad
work with what might be good hay.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-07-17
An Outrage.

Mrs. Jones-Are you aware, Mrs.
Skinbone. that your dog has just bitten
my little Willie?
Mrs. Skinbone- What. your Willie,
who has only just got over scarlet fe-
yer? Oh, Mrs. Jones, II anything
should happen to Fido I'd never forgive
you.