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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10
The Beef Horse.

The. beef horse-lhe heavy draft
breeds profitable animal to grow
upon all farms located within the
corn belt. Pound FOR pound he can be
raised up to three years of age as
cheaply as steer, and If well bred
and sound will bring seven cents a
pound, while he steer will bring five
cents and have TO be fatted up to do
that. The risk with the horse is a
little greater than with the steer,
but as "a winter corn-tield forager he
beats the steer all To pieces. This
type of beef horses will be found to
be the best for the average farmer
TO raise, as there is likely TO be a
continued demand at good prices for
this type of horse. A few men-nat-
ural horsemen-can perhaps do bet
ter in raising driving horses, but a
special liking and knowledge OF
horses is necessary in this case which
Is not required in the other.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10
Fru;t Trees and Evergreens.

\ novel and possibly successful
method of planting an orchard OF
apple trees came To our notice lately.
1t consisted of setting out just as
many cverGrecrs as apple trees OF
the orchard plat. the trees alternat.
ing in rows. The trees, now seven
years planted, both apples and ever
green's, look remarkably healthy and
the apple trees ihe pfst season bore
good crop for young trees. We can
forsee trouble later on If the ever
green's are allowed to grow untrim.
med, for their habit of growth will
soon send them above the fruit trees
We think that this might be remedied
by vigorous cutting back. Ger
tainly, the apple trees would secure
an ideal protection when so planted
If the evergreens are always kept
lower and smaller than the fruit
trees. this plan seems to have some
thing i'm ii to commend.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10
A Cheap Refrieerator.

very good substitute for a re
frigerator in the farm home may b,
secured by piping the water from
the well worked by the windmill int
the kitchen into galvanized iron
reservoir holding three or four bar
rels, this reservoir to be made squar,
and fitted with tightly made cup
board belog Immediately below 1t fo'
the storage of perishable foods. The
temperature of such self regulating
refrigerator, where the water of tht
well is As degrees, can easily be main
tanned at 81, which is low enough t.
answer ordinary needs for cooling
purposes. Another good feature "a
sociated with this plan is that tn,
supply of cool water is easily availa
bic for domestic use.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10
A Barbarous Practice.

Shot at day by day, from the time
they were Matched in some Manitoba
or Dakota swamp; in peril of theiI
lives every day as they slowly mi.
CRATE to the south in the fall; beset
with pothunters all winter long in
the bayous of the south where they
make their winter home, the poor
wild fowl at last starts on his pill.
grimaSe north, only to encounter
continuous fuliSade as it seeks its
northern nesting place. This slaugh
ter of the birds in the spring migra.
ton is the most pitiful and reprehen.
sible sport INDUCED in by American
sportsmen, the birds being, wheI
killed. poor in flesh and of little value
as food. y national law should alb,
solutely prohibit spring shooting OF
wild fowl, to the end that they mag
not be utterly wiped ont of existence
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10
Successful C.o-opersticn.

Cooperation among farmers has
been made specially ii success in
creamery, checse-factory and insur-
ance organizations. In a few in
stances it has beeE made to win
along mercantile fines, milling and
supplying the members with coal
-four, lumber, binding Irvine and ma.
chincry. The most conspicuous sue.
cess in this latter line is to be founC
in the Farmers Exchange at Roc
well, Iowa, where IA business of So
600 was done last year at an expense
of trife over half of one per Gem
There is not the least doubt as t.
the economic possibilities of agricul.
tural cooperation, the whole diff.
Guilty lying with the membership OF
such cooperative enterprises. Given
the right kind Of men and such or,
CARNATIONS can be made to win
every time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10
The Burr Oak Tree.

The burr oak tree is more nearly
typical of the character of the pic
neer settlers of the northwest thar
any other tree-rueged, hardy, grow
ing on nearly al! soils, wind-proof
drought-proof, frostproof, thrifty o
habit on the alluvial soils, gnarl,
and rugged on the hilltop, beateI
by hail, scorched by mid-summel
suns, tramped hard by stock, breast
ing the winter blizzard. its far-reach
ing roots ever holding it strong ant
straight. ready to be kissed by the
warm south wind of the returning
spring and respond with wealth o
glossy and almost tropical foliag,
from every twig of it's strong, gray
rugged limbs. Thus lived the pic
neers-men and women cast in tn,
mold of the burr oak.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10
Farm Seoarator Creameries,

We know of two creameries now In
successful operation supplied with
the cream from farm separatorA
The cream is gathered twice or three
times week, and the grade of but.
ter made sells fully up to that made
by the separator creameries. This
system is the acme of cooperative
dairying, and where once well estab.
lished gives better satisfaction to
everOne interested than any method
yet introduced. The useless expense
incurred in hauling the milk and the
villianous quality of the skim milk
returned to the dairyman for his
calves are two ineXcusable adjuncta
of the creamery separator system
which will have to go-have to 60
mind that.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10
CAR MUST MEAN WAR.
Trains Loaded with Soldiers Being Rushed
into Manchuria.

Tientsin, April 6.-Russia is pouring
troops into Manchuria. Trains filled
with soldiers and munitions of war are
following each other in rapid success
sion on the great Siberian railroad line
that runs into the Chinese province
River steamers turned into troopships
are passing up the Amur and disem-
barking armed battaliOns on the Chi
nese shore.
BY the end of May the Russian
ARMY will number 100000 men. They
will hold every strategic point and gar
rison every fort from Port Arthur to
the Russian border That the ear
means war. if war ne necessary, is GER
tain. 1t may be with China. 1t may
be with China and Japan. 1t may be
with European combination. 1t is
Thought by many in authority here
that Russia is about to declare war on
China
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10
Low Rates to the South.

Excursion tickets at reduced rates
are now being sold by the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway to the
prominent resorts i'm the south, includ-
ing Jacksonville, Fla, Mobile, Ala.
New Orleans, La, Savannah, Ca, FL
Tex, which are good for return pas
sage at any time prior to June LIST. 1901.
Information regarding rates, routes,
time, etc, can be obtained on applica-
ton to any coupon ticket agent of the
Chicago, Milwaukee Il st. Paul Rail
way.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10
Fire In Paper BOX Factory,

New York, April Sire did Sl75,-
600 damage to stock and machinery
of the Sudhaus Paper BOX company
and Swetzer, Pembroke Il Co, 63 and
65 White street, The fire first started
ut 10 o'clock ut night and was sup
posed to have been overcome I'm n
short time with a small loss. but at >
o'clock In the morning flames again
were discovered on one Of the upper
floors occupied by the Sudhaus com
pany.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10
Japan Is Preparing.

Pekin. April S.-,Tapan is taking
measures with view to hostilities
wi. Russia. She has entered into an
agreement with Liu Kun vi, viceroy
OF Nankin. who is acting on behalf of
the friendly viceroys. regarding the
course they will pursue in aiding ia
Fan. II is understood that they have
promised to place the Geographic COM
municatinn and transport facilities at
the service of japan.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10

You will waste time if you try TO
cure indigestion or dyspepsia by starv-
ing yourself. That only makes it
worse when you do eat heartily. You
always need plenty of good food pro-
perlv digested. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
is the result of years of scientific re-
search for something that would digest
not only some elements of food but
every kind. And it is the one remedy
that will do it. Wangler Bros.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10
A Spring Tonic.

Everybody needs ionic in the
spring, at this time the system Graves
tonic. 1t is housekeeping time for
your body. Lichty's Celery Nerve
Compound viii, tone up your nerves,
blood, kidneys and liver, and fill you
with health and energy. Sold by r.
A. EngtretsOn.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10

81 have been troubled with in
digestion for ten years, have tried
many things and spent much money
to no purpose until tried Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure. l have taken two
bottles and gotten more relief from
them than all other medicines taken.
l feel more like a boy than l have felt
in years" Anderson Riggs of Sunny
Lane, Tex. Thousands have testified
as did Mr.. Riggs. Wangler BrHs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10
The Best Cold Cure

is one You can take without Interrupt
ton to business One that does not
effect the head or hearing like the con-
,inued use of quinine. One that cures
speed ly and leaves YOU feeling fresh
and clear. headed. Such one is
Krause's Cold Cure. Price 25c. Sold
by h. A. EngbretsOn.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10

After long siege of ill-health some
years ago. during which | was unable
to attend to my business, was finally
restored 10 my usual good health by
the use of Dr. Miles Nervine. l can
honestly recomend it as an excellent
remedy Fl. A. BARR, Carlisle, Pa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10
Relief in Six Hours,

Distressing Kidney and Bladder
disease relieved in six hours by New
Great South American Kidney Cure"
1t is great surprise on account of its
eXceedii < 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 this is the remedy
Sold by Engbertson's Pharmacy Drug
gIst DEBORAH, Iowa. 2-1yr.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10

The busy spring time is ON hand,
with so much to he done and SO little
time in which to do il, aggravated
this year by the difficulty in securing
competent help on the farm. II has
come to this, that whenever the horse
and the machine can be made to do
the work of man ii must be done or
fewer acres must be titled.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10

A Quick, safe and sure relief for sick
or Nervous Headache, Stomach Pains,
Neuralgia, Nervousness, Irritability,
Sleeplessness, Rheumatism, Sciatica.
Contains no opium Oh morphin and
leave no bad after-effects. 25 doses %
cents. At druggists.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10

Some men are so fortunately sit
uated in North Dakota that they can
go down cellar on a cold day and
dig all the coal they need to keep
them nice ana warm upstairs. Every
country has it's compensations.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10

You cannot enjoy perfect health,
rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes if your
liver is sluggish and your bowels
clogged. DeWitt's Little Early Risers
cleanse the whole system. They never
grippe Wangler Bros.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10

The United States is now the lead
ing export nation of the world, in
the value of exports passing England
the past year. American exports for
1900 were of the value of 81, 453, 0l3,659
and those of Great Britain $i,4lS,-
34S000
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10

If butter-makers feel disposed to
kick at the low wages paid them III
this country-about $50 to so per
month-let them console themselves
that they are much better off than
their colleagues in New South Wales,
where good butter-makers are only
paid $25 per month.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10

Spring coughs are specially dang
erous and unless cured at once, serious
results often follow. One Minute
Cough Cure acts like magic 1t is not
common mixture but is high grade
remedy. Wangler Bros.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10

There is possible market in Eng
land for an immense amount of fruit
jams and preserves. The Englishman
always likes his jam for breakfast
and uses large quantities of it. a
market for much of our surplus fruit
may be found in this line.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10

The butter-producing value of a
COW is moro often determined by the
number of pounds of milk she will
give in year than by the butter test
of her milk. Few COWS which give
less than 1000 pounds of milk in a
year are worth keeping as dairy
cows.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10

Two pots of English violets at the
writer's home have furnished Won
derful supply of those much priced
and fragrant flowers nearly all win
ter long The secret of securing
such profusion of bloom has laid
in the dipping of the plants in hot
water once a week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10

A COW which will make 800 lbs. of
butter in year is better worth $7j
than one which will only make $50
lbs. is $50, for the reason that the
last named cow will hardly pay for
the food she eats, while the first
named will give her owner hand
some profit.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10

If the fine buildings upon worn out
eastern farms could be exchanged
for their value in good western soil,
both the east and the west would be
benefited.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10

There will never come time when
the gospel of cleanliness WI not
have to be preached in season and
out of season as the foundation of
successful dairying. Man is prone
TO dirt as the sparks are to fly up
ward, and dirt and dirty methods are
ever the bane of successful dairying.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10

If you are sure of n heavy soak
ing rain Just as the corn is caring
in August, it may do to plant -four
kernels in each hill, but if such rain
is wanting you will be better OIL
with two.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10

take no thought for the morrow
for the morrow will care for itself
may be a good motto for the philos.
opher, but practically applied on the
farm will end in a foreclosure suit
as sure as shooting.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10

To Cure a Cold While You Sleep.
Take I" Weeks Break. Up-A. Cold Tab
let's" We will cheerfully refund tn,
purchase price if it fails to cure. Prize
Is cents. Wangler Bros. 33-lyr
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10

The Inheritance taxes accruing to
the federal government and the state
on the estate of a recently deceased
Chicago millionaire, aggregated $780,
900 for the state and 100000 for
Uncle Sam. This is sample of tax
alton of which all poor folks approve.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10

Every farmer owning good fertile
acres is the possessor of gold mine
which he can work without fear of
being assessed for operating eX-
penses.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10
Fair and Beautiful Faces.

Impure blood is sure to cause pimple,
and rOughness of the skin. DR.. War
uer's Compound of Seven Cures, the
great blood renewer, makes a rough
skin smooth and fair.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10

Skin troubles, cuts, burns, scalds
and chatting quickly heal by the use of
DeWitt's vi ch Hazel Salve. 1t is
inflated. Be sure you get DeWitt's.
Wanger Bros.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10

Wages for farm hands are about
So month higher this year than
they have been for many years. The
farm hand can now wear red neck
tie and creased pants and smoke two
fers
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10

a man can perhaps carry little
more whisky and carry it longer ON a
farm than he could in bank, but it
is just as sure to round up the
granger at last as it is the banker.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10

Cures dizzy spells, tired feeling,
stomach, kidney and liver troubles.
Keeps you well all summer. Rocky
Mountain Tea taken this month. 35c.
r. A. EngbretsOn.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10

The farm separator and the skim
milk calf make whole team. 1t is
the best dairy combination yet in
vented.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10
Timothy hay and corn meal max

Timothy hay and corn meal make
a very poor ration for the milking
COW; it makes her want To be a fat
steer and not milch COW. If you
want the COW to give milk, you must
give her something to make ii out of,
Good clover hay, corn fodder or en-
silage, sheaf oats cut green, or bran,
will suit her tirst-rate.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10

Farms located on rural mail rort
are proving to be worth about So an
acre more than those not reached
by this new postal service.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10

25,643,O73 tons of freight passed
through the 500 canal during 1900,
and this amount will be doubled in
side of fifteen years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10

Ignite coal from the mines of
North Dakota is now on sale at ST.
Paul and Minneapolis and other
northern cities at "a per ton.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10

If you want to raise a nice lot of
celery for your own use, buy paper
of celery seed and sow it in box OF
earth We will tell you later what
to do next.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10
Twen,y-Nine Cinnamon Arrested.

Malone, y. Y, April S.-Twenty-
nine Chinameu We're arrested on the
Canadian line aorth of Malone trying
to make their way into the United
States.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10
New Discovery for Blood Poisoning

New Discovery Tor Blood Poisoning.
DR.. C. d. Warmers Compound of
Seven Cures, the Great Cancer remedy,
and for all diseases of the skin and
blood, from Contact and Secondary or
Hereditary Causes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10

patches to The Daily Mail, to hold all
their vessels in readiness for transport
service.
Washington, April S.-The admins
tratiOn is perpleXed over cable dis
patch from Mr.. Squiers, now in charge
of the American legation in Picking
This dispatch, according to a publica-
ton yesterday, said that the Russian
minister refuses to receive official
communications from Chinese commits.
sioners,' which carried the inference
that diplomatic relations between the
two countries interested would be
broken oft. The officials are very re-
ticent about the matter and decline
to affirm or deny whether it is correct
~ stated. They will go only SO far as
to admit the receipt of Il dispatch
whose purport was not clearly under
stood, for which reason it was not
given to the press for publication.
Another cablegram which reached
here from Mr. ROckhill, the special
commissioner of the United States,
engaged in conducting the peace
negotiations, made no reference to the
alleged refusal of the Russians to re-
ceive official communications from the
Chinese commissioners. AS Mr.. Rock
hill is in IA position to know promptly
what develops between the ministers
and the peace commissioners it is be-
lieved he would be prompt to report
a step of such farreaching importance
as the published dispatch from Mr.
Squiers would indicate. At the Rus
sian embassy no information on the
subject was Obtainable.
Relates to Manchuria Alone.
1t was said there that no cOmmuni-
cations had come from the foreign
office ut st. Petersburg since the Rus
sian note of several days since, which
declared the governments intention
regarding Manchuria, copy of which
was handed to Secretary Hay. The
impression of the officials at the EN-
bassy was that no special significance
attached to the Squiers dispatch. Ac-
cOrding to them ii simply meant that
the Russians had discontinued further
negotiations at this time on the Nan
churian question alone, which, for the
time. is held in allegiance. This was in
accord with the spirit of the official
publications of the government on the
matter, which asserted that remaining
faithful to its original and Oft-repeated
political programme regarding Man
churia, lit will quietly await the
further course of events" Absolutely
no cOnsern was felt at the embassy on
the subject. the officials apparently
being perfectly satisfied that the com
munications referred to relate entirely
to the Manchurian question.
Report X sceives no Credence.
In other diplomatic circles the re-
port failed to receive credence on the
general theory that the interests of the
Russian government in China We're
too great and farreaching to permit
the severance of diplomatic relations
at this time when substantial unity
on many of the matters of negOtia-
tons were so promising.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-10
RUSSIA HOLDS AL0OF
Is Said to Have Refused to Re.
ceiye Official Communica.
ton from China.
SPECIAL ENVOY ROOKHILL SILENT
Officials Believe That the
Negotiations Referred to Relate
Only to Manchuria.

London, April S.-Both Japan and
Russia have emerged from cover and
made so openly it is clear that both
nations expect an early outbreak OF
hOstilities. In Yokohama public proc
lamations were issued today that indi-
cate Japan's attitude only too clearly.
Orders were transmitted to shipping
companies, according to cable dis
patches to The Daily Mail, to hold all
their vessels in readiness for transport
service.
The oasis., 1901-09-21
Passing Of the Fiesta

The City of Mexico papers an nounce that in accordance with the recent act of the congress of the republic all gambling has been stopped in the federal district; and the Nuevo Laredo newspapers, where fiesta is now in progress (same as at Nogales) announce that the enactment is general throughout the republic, and that when tue present fiesta closed it will be the last. If that be true the new con- dltion will also prevail at Nogales, Sonora, and, doubtless, the fiesta now in progress in that city will be the last function of the kind Noga- les will witress. Such being the case none should miss the opportu- ity to visit the line city and witness the unique scenes now going on in the tented city in Nogales, Sonora. The fiesta will last until the evening of the goth and no one who wishes to retain a recollection of one of the institutions of our sister republic should fail to attend some time in the ensuing week, and see the last of the hestas.