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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-27
We have often wished that with the

We have often wished that with the
experience accumulated since, we
could try the experiment once more
of opening up a new farm on the
frontier. We did it once years ago
and can now realize just what lot
of blunders and mistakes were made;
for instance, it was fifty miles to a
railroad and grain market, and just
because everybody else did SO, we
broke up acres and acres of land and
raised wheat to haul fifty miles to
sell, when If we had had any sense at
all, nothing but live stock would have
been produced on the farm, buyers
for which would nave come to the
farm. The mania to raise grain
wheat particularly-sems to be insep-
arabic from the first settlement of
any new country, when if man
would simply raise what he needed
for his own use and turn his atten-
ton wholly to cattle, he could make
living ten times as easy and at a
much smaller expense. This fact
should be remembered by any man
locating on new farm far removed
from railway facilities. We found it
out when it was too late to do us any
good.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-27
Relief in Six Hours .

Distressing Kidney and Bladder
disease relieved in six hours by "New
Great South American Kidney Cure.n
1t is great surprise on account Of Its
exceeding promptness in relieving
pain In bladder, kidneys and back, in
male or female. Relieves retention OF
water almost Immediately. Ifyou want
quick relief and cure thisis the remedy.
Sold by Engbertson's Pharmacy Drug
glN DEBORAH, Iowa. 2-lyr.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-27

We were in one of the largest
poultry establishments in the west
not long since, when large consign-
ments of all sorts of dressed poultry
were being received. Talking with the
proprietor he said that there was a
loss OF from rs to so per cent to the
average shipper or producer solely
on account of the careless dressing
of the birds. He showed us turkeys
which he was selling at fifteen cents
pound, these well dressed and others
unusually fat, which he could not get
rid of at eight cents, owing TO their
bad appearance.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-27

There is all the difference in the
world between driving your work and
being driven by it. In this strenuous
age It is almost impossible for man
TO do any sort of business and take
things easy and do them deliberately.
A siaekening of the pace set by mod
ern business methods means being
run over, crowded back and seeing
your place usurped by some other
man with more push. There is much
to regret in this state of things. for
this high pressure method robs man
OF very much of the pleasure of liv-
ing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-27
How the Cedar Grove was Planted.

A pioneer settler set out a grove
of cottonwood trees on the prairie
and near the house he set two OF
three red cedars. AS the cedars grew
they bore seed which the cedar birds
bore from the trees in the winter
time and carried into the cottonwood
grove to eat. Many of these seeds
were dropped among the leaves where
they terminated and now the cotton.
wood grove has been converted into
fine grove of red cedars.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-27

When a man plants out honey 10.
Gust tree he starts quite a little
trouble for himself as general
thing No tree of which we knew
will SO persistently extend itself by
suckers and the more these suckers
are cut OFF the more they will spread
almost exactly following the habit of
the Canada thistle, in this particular.
We know of one case where a single
locust planted thirty years ago has
covered over several acres of land
with these sucker trees.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-27

Where the writer lives the straw
left by the threshing machines was
for twenty or thirty or more years
burned up in the field, later it was
stacked and the stock allowed to run
TO 1T, still later it came to have a
value of from IS to $40 stack 70
stockmen who would haul ii away
and this year it is much wanted
commodity and sells readily at from
81 to SIS per load.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-27

Now comes friend of the English
sparrow and claims that these birds
will eat the box elder bugs. We
seriously doubt the truth of this
statemnt. We have watched both
the birds and the bugs closely and
have never yet had the pleasure Of
seeing the sparrows making meal
of the bugs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-27

American furnished England meats,
oats, hay mules, horses, flour and
many other things for the conduct of
the Boer war. We are inclined to
beneye that If we had also furnished
the men the war would long ago have
been ended.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-27

1901 has been strictly peach year
Wherever there was growing any ole
stub of peach tree there were tc
be found lot of nice peaches. The
peach reyelled in the tropical heat
OF the summer and matured as well
in latitude 43 as it din in latitude 80
Some men as a result are going tc
plant peach trees next spring where
they will not see another peach r.ycu
for ten years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-27

A young lady friend OF ours is
working as hired girl for $3.50 per
week for the sole purpose of getting
the means wherewith to pay her way
through course at some college,
That's the sort of girl we like. Her
enterprise ought to secure her not
only an education but one of the best
Of men for a husband.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-27

The bur oak tree, in keeping with
It's native rugsedness, rarely ever
show any celebration of its foliage
IN the autumn, the leaves passing
from normal green to rusty brown;
the jack oak, on the contrary, affords
some of the most beautiful color
schemes to be seen anywhere in the
fall of the year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-27

A letter writer calls attention to
the marked advance in live stock by
sitting the fact that in the year 1900
In Great Britain calf sold for as
small a sum as "a cents. This is not
good evidence, for in the year 1895
1t was common practice for the
pairymen in the central west to feed
their calves to their hogs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-27

Florida comes to the front with a
fine crop of her delicious oranges
this year, the trees having mostly
recovered from the destructive
effects of the great freeze of u
few years ago. The Florida orange
is one of the very best of it's tribe.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-27

Education Of the higher sort will
be worth much more to the Ameri-
can people when it is regarded as a
help to success in any business life
rather than as a stepping stone to
one of the few professions.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-27

The inexhaustible forests of Alaska
prove to be good deal of myth,
the timber supply all along the Yukon
river having been already so depleted
In supplying fuel for the steamers that
unless supplies of coal can be secured
the navigation of that river will soon
have to cease
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-27

A better Thanksgiving dish for the
dinner than the time honored turkey
is a six weeks old sucking pig,
stuffed, roasted with a small corn cob
IN his mouth, with side trimmings of
apple sauce. and currant jelly. Few
people know of this delicacy and were
1t better known more would want it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-27

by men past fifty who viii do better
to be content with what obey may
possess and be free from any burden
of debt, for there is no surer thing
than that there is great deal of
satisfaction in feeling that one owes
not any man.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-27

The aduiteration of food products
seems to find its largest Development
In France of any country. OF 652 sam
pies OF natives wines recently tested,
only ia were found pure, and of 376
samples of milk only 90 were not
adulterated. 1t is no wonder there
are more deaths than births in that
country.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-27

Our sympathies are with the woman
who looked out one morning to see
where her four year old baby had
gone to and discovered him grIning
up on the top of 60-foot windmill
tower as though he had done some
thing smart.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-27

Any time now, as soon as the
round is frozen, the strawberry bed
hay be covered for the winter. For
mis- purpose nothing is better than
marsh hay; the next best material
, corn sta, :, then clean straw Of
my sort. The. sole object of COW
ring the bed Is to prevent the thaw-
ng Of the ground and not the frees.
".
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-27

The difference between the Angora
goat and the common billy goat is
said to be in the fact that the Angora
will not eat up the family washing
If ii. has the chance, while the billy
goat will
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-27

yi00. Dr. 3 DetrnOhs Anu Diureuc
May be worth to you more than 500
II you have child that soils bedding
from INCONVENIENCE of water during
sleep. Cures young and old alike. 1t
arrests the trouble at once. 81 Sold
by Engbertson's Pharmacy, DEBORAH,
Iowa. 2-1yr.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-27
The government Of this country is

The government of this country is
more than likely to spend near $780,
100000 in the near future to get water
into a canal across the isthmus of
Panama, while the Dutch government
Is going 30 spend nearly half as much
10 bale out corner of the North
Sea so as to reclaim land enough to
make about three thousand farms.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-27

When young man has earned and
saved up hundred dollars it is lots
easier for him to say "No" when
tempted to spend his money foolishly.
Try it, young man, and see.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-27

A man In the state of Missouri is
the owner of span of giant mules,
their weight being 1880 pounds each.
He has refused $3.50 for the team.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-27

The little island of Porto Rico II
Moving this winter what she can do
n the way of furnishing Uncle Sam
With nice oranges to- eat. While the
lhipment this year win not be large
he fruit comes along the first of any
the orange season and viii be q
actor in this business of consider.
ible Importance later ON.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-27

We cannot interpret scripture to
require us to forgive our
neighbor seven or more times
when it is a case of his chick
ems scratching up our garden. The
rule may possibly apply to other
things but not to the chicken deal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-27

Then he had the blacksmith with his
hair parted in the middle, something
rare indeed to find among the coun-
try blacksmiths. Ideals and reali-
ties are sometimes far apart.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-27

An artist of the modern school un-
dertook to reproduce the ideal Of
.Longfellow's Village Blacksmith"
He produced young and vigorous
man, when it will be recalled he went
to church
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-27

''and sits among his boys
He hears the parson pray and preach
He hears his daughters voice sing
ing in the choir
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30
Queen Aiexandra's Crown.
1m the London Telppranh


sishtseers who have visited the regaiia
at the Tower of London during the past
lew weeks will have noticed that the
crown of Queen Mary Of Modena or queen
consorts crown, is not in it's usual place
beside st. Edwards crown, made by Sir
Robert Vyner in 1862, and constituting the
"ofhciai crown, or Queen Victoria's inn
perlal state crown, made in 1888, and con-
tanning the black princess ruby and the
York sapphire. The consort's crown is
smaller than that of the king but contains
diamonds, pearls and other stones of great
Nalue, ana has cap, with royal purple
velvet, turned up with ermine. There are
also scepter and an orb. made for, the
consort of James II, and subsequently, al
tered somewhat to meet the unique posi-
ton OF King William and Queen Mary.
ihese are stu in their place in the Jewel
mousse; but it is understood that consd-
cradle alterations will be made in the
crown that will be used for Queen Alex
andra coronation, enhancing both its
worth and It's beauty. So far the exact
character of these changes has not been
decided, but drawings and designs have
been submitted by the court jewelers. for
the approval of their majesties.
1t has been stated, and with some an
parent possibility, that the contemplated
alterations will include the addition of the
historic Kohinoor diamond to Queen Alex
andra crown. So far as can be ascer-
tanned, from the very highest officials.
nothing has at present been even thought
OF upon the point. 1t is deemed highly Inn
probable that the famous gem will thus be
placed, for the simple reason that II was
and is not technically one of the nationai
jewels at all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30
GERMS IN SKIRTS.
Bacil1f Swept From the Street and
Carried to the Home.

Bacilli Swept From the Street and
Carried to the Home.
From the Baltimore American.
In this age, when everything, from rail-
road consolidation to crying babies, is sup
posed to be subject to remedial legislation,
it is not surprising to find that a rash man
in a New Jersey town council has arisen to
offer an ordinance on the subject of dress
reform. He wants prohibition of long
skirts in the streets, on the ground that the
public health is endangered by the wearing
thereof. Feminine costume has always
been the subject of public criticism, and al
ways will be. Long skirts have been fierce
ly attacked on account of the sweeping up
all sorts of eyil-minded germs and carrying
them into homes, where they hibernate in
closets till they feel able to plant them
selves where they will do the most harm.
On the other hand, when women organized
rainy-day clubs and tried to persuade their
sisters to wear skirts in the streets of rea-
sonable length, the ridfcule with which they
were met, and the critial looks of mascu-
line disapproval on the skirts when worn,
frightened the majority of the wearers out
of the wearing. But, if the wearing of short
skirts is to be ordered by law, it is safe to
say that the men appointed to enforce the
law will find reinforcements of wild horses
totally insufficient for the purpose.
The reform is a needed one. No sensible
person, man or woman, will deny that the
wearing of long skirts in the streets IS
unwise, if not dangerous. Advanced science
has brought so much to light in recent
years to demonstrate the fmprudence Of
collecting germs from the public highways
to bring into homes that few venture open
ly to defend the practice, even if many per-
sist in it. But it is a case for reasona BILE
conviction, and not for force. Women may
be ready to admit all that is charged
against the long skirt, but they will hot
be legislated into short skirts, and when a
woman won't she won't and the New Jer-
sey legislator will find out, like many an
other of his SEX that in this case there is
an end ont
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30
AMERICAN PHONES ABROAD.
They Have Superseded the Older Eng
lfsh Systems.


Allen Sangree in Ainsee's.
Another electrical industry which the Eng
fish in measure have allowed to slip from
their grasp is the making Of telephones.
Here again America is unexcelled, and the
general post office has just testified to our
skill by giving to the Western Electric
Company of Chicago the entire order for
London. England, while blaming her own
manufacturers for lack of enterprise is SO
overjoyed to see new era in telephone
mechanics that she has only words of ex-
ceSSive praise for the Yankees. This be-
cause the National Telephone Company
that up to the present has controlled all the
important patents in the united kingdom
made selfish use of it's position and re-
fused to improve the service.
To any one who has attempted to talk
over a telephone in London it would seem
uncomfortable how any people even the
Arabs, could stand such imposition. The
London system is such that it frequently
takes an hour to secure connection. / was
present at one frustrated effort when. after
struggling for more than that length of
time, enduring all the anguish of Sisyphus.
we were finally advised by Central to
call up a messenger. You will make bet
ter time said he.
The telephone rates. too, are exorbitant,
and one subscriber that I know pays a
yearly rental of $400 for five telephones
This does not include charges for conversa-
lions over three minutes. The American
system about to be introduced will be the
biggest, cheapest and best in the world
more reasonable even than that we have
in our own country. The charge for BUSH
ness houses is but $50 year and for resi-
denceS only S14.
Before selecting the system English ex-
perts Travelled in a number of foreign coun-
tries making tests, and they chose Ameri-
can telephones, not alone because of tnejr
efflclency, but also because the order could
be hl!ed here in less time than elsewhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30
The Treatment of Cats.

The saying that "a cat has nine lives
may be true of certain fe.ines whose tramp
life has made them tough, but an intimate
acquaintance with the aristocratic and
pampered household cat has brought to my
consideration the painful fact that not only
has 1t but one life, but that this one hangs
on very delicate and precarouS thread.
Frequently what might have been superb
specimens of the Angora species have come
under my observation emaciated creatures,
with rough, dry fur, lack-luster eyes and
a cough which stage Camille might we'll
envy. Tuberculosis and pneumonia and
various bronchial diseases have in each
case been assigned as the cause, but long
experience has brought it's wisdom and
when such sufferer comes under my treat
ment l diagnose its symptoms as milk"
and I have yet to find where my diagnosis
has failed, for all cats whether of high or
low degree, if fed on milk, sooner or later
come to this condition. l have long since
given up wondering why the COW, that
invented. 1t is responsible for nine-tenths
Of the suffering and mortality among the
creatures who come under the misnomer OF
pets
But my darling loves milk" is often
brought forward as an argument in favor
of this erroneous diet by ladies' who are
more sentimental than hygienic. 1 can
only answer, Yes. but your darling does
not love the casino and the Tactic acid
which the milk produces after it has I'M
dergone its chemical change in his stom-
ach The parasites which are bred from
these conditions and thrive on them do love
vival of the fittest-which shall live, the cat
or the worm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30
A Close Call.
From Chambers Journal.


1t was on going down to camp one even
ing to fetch water that l had the narrowest
shave have had in the campaign 1 went
down rather too early in the twilight, and
found the bullets kicking up the ground all
about the scattered tents and kit l went
on toward the vlef just below, with the
camp kettle in my hand. The Beers must
have caught sight of me- for suddenly
about a dozen bullets struck the ground.
none of them more than a few inches from
my feet. 1t felt as If the bullets tried to
get as near as possible without hitting me,
and several went singing past my head
Here clearly was a case for wisdom for
to have stayed there would have been to
commit suicide; they had got my range. and
We're missing me by inches only. 1 there
fore cleared off at the double to two wagons
covered with sail cloth, the bullets singing
past me as l went. However, the Beers
had seen this move, too, and a dozen or
more bullets came tearing through the can
vas; so, as I was not going to be shot like
rabbit in a hole, / retreated in haste the
way had come. the chirp, chfrp still con-
tinuing unpleasantly close to my head
filled my kettle from a bucket in the off,
GERS mess. which was we'll under cover, and
came up to camp with 1t unnoticed by the
"snipers'' in other directions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30
In the Antarctic.
From the National Review.


In the antarctic circle the monotony and
solitude are more predominant than In the
arctic. The lack of large animals, as for
instance, the polar bear, the polar fox,
lack Of population, like the Eskimo and
Samoyed, make life on the land near the
south pole solitary. Both within the arctic
and antarctic regions the members of an
expedition will have to face the strong
strain of monotony, an enemy, in fact,
ice or gales. 1t is therefore necessary, I'm
my opinion, for a successful expedition to
contain members with easy minds and
good tempers. who before they enter upon
the adventure, have shown themselves able
to realize that their minds are to face tho
depressing influence of arctic night. So
much the heavier weighs the monotony on
the mind of the traveller as the food will
necessarily be inferior to that of ciyiliZa-
ton. Thus the qualities of the arctic and
antarctic explorer will be tried under the
most unfayorable conditions. Successful 81.
unsuccessful work within the polar regions
whether the members of the expedition
under the most favorable physical condi-
tions, will still maintain the full mental
capacity for difficult work. This is, / be-
lieve, the principal factor TO be takeE into
account in both arctic and antarctic eN-
pIoration work. But the strain and diff
culties must need be greater because the
monotony is greater, and the food supply
less, through the scarcity of life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30
Returning the Compliment.


In London art circles a story Is being told
about a famous French painter and an
equally famous French physician.
The painter is a great lover of dogs, and
the other day his favorite ST. Bernard be-
came sick and speedily grew SO weak that
his master. determined to save his life at
any cost, sent for the famous physician.
feeling confident that he could cure him.
When the physician arrived and learned
what was wanted of him he seemed at first
literally petrifed at the thought that any
one could have the audacity to ask him to
prescribe for dog. but he quickly re-
covered his composure and examined the
animal as carefully as though he were a
human patient. ef ok
Then he prescribed a medicine, and. TAX
ing his hat, was about to go away. when
the painter approached and politely asked
him what his fee was.
The physician replied. blandly. that he
did not care to charge anything for such .
trffing service, but. a. the painter tp-
sisted, he said quietly:
We'll II you are determined to remun-
crate me, will tell you how you can very
easily do me a favor. I have just placed
some new railing around my country villa,
ana ! would be exceedingly Obliged to you
IL you would paint II for me-"