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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11

tuber, ignomlniously hauled out fog
hog feed sast 81 ring in many places,
now trots in the came class with iona
than appaes, and from being the most
common of food for all the commoa
az well as the uncommon people, now
ranks az . high-priced delicacy in all
the markets of the country. The Geo.
nomic problem Of what to use as q
substitute for the potato is confront
ing the bread-winners everywhere.
AS . matter of fact, there is no sat.
isfactory substitute to be had. The
south may get along with the sweet
potato, but the north won't. More
turnips will be used, more oat meal,
beans and corn meal. In any event,
1T is bound to be a new experience
for the masses of the American PEG.
pie, for at dollar to dollar and .
half a bushel the potato is the most
expensive food to be had.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11

A high wind last spring broke down
the central or leader branch of an
elm tree for us, badly reforming the
tree. The limb broken off was three
inches through at the break and ten
feet long. The usual method nature
would have taken to repair this dam.
age would have been to throw out q
new shoot to take the place of the
one destroyed, but instead of doing
this, one of the large side limbs, the
tip of which almost touched the
ground, commenced to straighten up;
up it went, little by little, day by day
until on the 18th of August it had
lifted itself up to an upright position
and become the central branch or fu.
ture trunk of the tree. 1t was an in.
teresting Illustration of how ingen
iously nature will repair the damage
which she has wrought.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11
Our Ealing Streams.

All over the country is the most
abundant evidence that the lakes
rivers and streams of all kinds are
gradually and surely carrying less
and less water. Hundreds of what
were in the early days valuable water
powers are today marked by the tum.
BILE down old mills and a wreck of a
dam. Fine fields of grass and grain
are today growing where forty years
ago one could go in swimming and
catch ten pound pickerel, and this
in sections of the country where there
is very much more timber now grow.
ing than when the country was first
settled. The weather men tell us
there has been no diminution of the
average amount of rainfall, state.
ment which we very much doubt, and
so we ask what has become of the
water? We do not note any greater
food conditions than were common
forty years ago. Perhaps tn follow.
ing will partly explain the matter. The
earth when in a cultivated state alb
serbs greater per cent of the years
rainfall than 1t did in it's wild and un.
cultivated state, and SO less water
finds its way into the lakes and water
courses. Then, all our growing crops
take up from the soil and evaporate
q much greater amount Of moisture
than did the native grasses and herb
age, and so we say that we think
the reason of the constantly failing
water supply of lakes and rivers is
that the earth takes in the lost
waters, and the growing crops pump
IL out, the moisture so released not
being returned to us in the shape
Of an additional rainfall. II there is
. more logical explanation of his
matter than that given, we would be
glad to know it,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11
The Price Of Corn.

Here is fact of interest just now
in connection with the partial failure
of the corn crop-in 1894, giving only
a half crop of corn. the price touched
SO cents in August and gradually de.
clined to 40 cents in January. The
present price is going to very greatly
restrict the consumption Of corn and
no one can be sure that it will touch
60 cents again before the crop OF
1892 is available. We do not want to
see any man get q dollar bushel fol
corn.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11
The Sugar Crop.

One of the best bats with which to
catch flies and grangers is sugar
granulated sugar, particularly to traI
the granger. 1t seems like when Q
bait of 10 pounds of sugar for dol.
lar with twenty dollar bill of groc.
cries is offered by some sharper, moth.
ing but sugar can be seen or under.
stood. Now pretty good rule when
solicited on these lines is to find out
the current market price for granu
lated sugar, which one can do in al
most any newspaper, and if it is of
fered for less than the market price
there is dead sure to be a steal In the
other articles composing the bul oi
goods.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11

The Americana plums are fruiting
very heavily with us this year-a year
when throughout most of the north.
west crop of any sort of fruit is a
rarity. Owing to the drouthy condi.
lions which have prevailed and the
heavy load of fruit carried, the plums
are not as large as usual, it being,
even with cultivation and mulching,
difficult under the conditions to in.
sure normal development of the
fruit. Wyant, DeSoto, Rockford,
Hawkeye, Stoddard, are all laden
with fruit. Note-We fertilize these
trees very heavily each year and they
give good crop each year as re-
suit.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11

We are noting with much interes-
the continued success which is attend
ing the new process of curing cheese
in cold storage, method where the
cheese is taken directly from the
press and placed in cold storage and
given time instead of caloric to effect
the curing process. The improvement
In the quality of cheese SO cured over
that cured in the old way is said to
be so very marked that it will not be
long until this process will be gen
orally adopted.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11

In late English paper we note I'M
der the head of police court proceed
ings the case where a hired man
quit his employer after working four
days OF his contract period of one
year, who was hauled up before the
court and fined twenty dollars and
costs. Just suppose we had that sort
of law in America. In this case
the man was to receive Sill for his
years work and board himself. The
wonder is he worked the four days.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11
Nearly all local country papers of

Nearly all local country papers OF
the vast west today contain some
g1lded syndicate scheme whose sole
object is to relieve the granger Of
some of his surplus cash. Real estate
gold mining, oil boring and lots oi
other scheme. If you have a surplus
fund and cannot loan it at satisfac.
tory rates, buy good farm land wi
it-land, the value and quality OF
which you know. You will then Sc.
cure the principal, even if you do not
receive big interest.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11

The demand for the Pacific coas-
lumber having to be shipped by RAJ;
central west at a great rate. This
lumber having to be shipped by raj
leaves many coast cars to be re
turned as empties at heavy cost, OF
to be filled with the products of tn.
central west. There is thus opening
chance for low freight rates OF
many products from the Mississippi
valley to the coast, which will be util.
lied.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11

In Massachusetts, town last win
ter, James A. Riis was asked by G
gaunt, funereal sort of chap what hi
should say by way of introducing hin
to an assemblage. "Oh," said Mr.
Riis, in a spirit of levity, "say any
thing you like. Say am the most
distinguished citizen in the country
They generally do" Whereupon his
funereal friend marched upon the
stage and calmly announced to the
audience that he did not know this
man Riis, whom he was charged with
introducing, never heard of him. He
tells me-" he went on, with never
wink, that he is the most distin'
guished citizen in the country. You
can Judge for yourselves when you
have heard him."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11

We notice the case of the co-opera
tive creamery which voluntarily
though its directors made the butter
maker present recently of s25 foI
his excellent work. The company
probably never spent that amount of
money more judiciously. II it Is
right to cuss man for his neglect
and incompetence, it is equally right
to reward him for doing better than
you expected.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11

The average price of bushel OF
wheat in England for the past TWEEN.
sy-one years has been 81 cents. This
1act had to be determined by the ag-
siculture comission of the country in
order that the salaries of some OF
Nheir rectors could be fixed as pro.
S4ded BIZ some ancient statute.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11

There is one cheap fly protector for
the dairy cows and that is darkened
basement barn. Fed literally in such
barn during the daylight in fly sea.
son, and turned into the pasture at
night the COW will not shrink in her
August yield of milk.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11

The law of Illinois which prohibited
the artificial bleaching or coloring OF
grain has been declared unconstitu.
tional by the supreme court Of that
state.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11

The condition of the corn crop is
such all through the great corn belt
this season that there is sure to be
bag demand for good seed corn next
spring and men having good corn
should not overlook this fact, but save
ct least portion of their crop that
Il may be used for seed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11

A frostless September would be q
great blessing this year, such a eli.
matte condition insuring the matur
ity of the vast acreage of different
crops which, set back by the drouth
Of July, are doing their best now to
make good the loss.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11

In the eastern states, where the
question of fertilization has been re.
duced to an exact science, they have
discovered that the nitrogen, potash
and phosphates contained in ton
of milk sold off tIhe farm are worth
$1.41.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11

We have before us a verified state,
ment of 10 acres of cheap Minnesota
land producing this year 1905 bush.
els of fax, which sold delivered at the
nearest depot for $2,650, or nearly
twice what the land was sold for in
April last.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11
The heated term of July was a par

The heated term of July was par.
alyzer on bird life. All the birds
with the exception of the sparrowa
disappeared. We think they took to
the woods and fingered along the
banks of the rivers ana in shady
hooks where the sun could not reach
them. Just as soon las the temper
azure became normal once more they
all returned.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11

We made trip with mail carrier
across country ten miles the other
day. He told us that he made the 20
mile trip six days in the week for the
pitiful wages of so cents. He was one
If these wiry, dried up unfortunates
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11

The apple orchards have been sim
gularly free from any trace of fire
blight this year, traceable, we think
to extreme dryness of the atmos'
phere.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11

We cut back lot of pie plant July
20 and August II had nice young
growth of tender stalks available as
pie timber. While this is pretty harsh
treatment for growing plant, pie
plant will stand it a little better than
any other--almost as well as burdock
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11

The heavy and constant rains which
fall on the cultivated fields in the
winter season do more by erosion to
rob the southern soil of it's fertility
than the growing of the crops. The
north country, locked w tight by the
frost, is almost exempt from loss
through TINS means.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11

When you find q man who raises
10 bushels of corn to the acre when
You can raise only 40, you had better
60 and see him, for he knows some.
thing which you ought to know.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11

We note that woman is always
willing to have her pug dog killed
after it has bitten her child. 1t is
about the only thing which will insure
her consent to killing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11

1t has come about to this-that it il,
not best to decide that you want job
done unless you are prepared to do il
yourself.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11

Eggs cooked in the shell by the heat
Of the sun and apples baked on the
trees were features of the heated
term of ITO in the shade in July last
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11

who had, he said, had trouble with wo.
men and had left, and so, having nc
ambition in life, was content to plod
along, content with food enough to
eat and place to sleep.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11

When man digs hill of potatoe
this year he can hardly tell whether
1t is best to sell them or eat them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11
Hiph Priced Potatoes.

Our old friend and standby, N,
potato, is putting on lots Of style
ais year all over tAs eoaStSy. n
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11

Hay always brings good price
when it is burned up by the railroad
companies.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11
Spur Holds the State Loving Cup.

makes the finest and most artistic
photos in the state. No ''cheap work"
strictly high grade work guaranteed or
no pay. Call and see the exhibits
that won the loving cup and the
draped miniature gold medal.
207 Water street.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11
If You WANT to
Save Money

Send in your name and address and
get our Catalogue Of all kinds Of Mer-
chandise at prices defying competition.
Fully Illustrated Catalogue sent on
receipt of l5c. for postage. KAHN,
GREEN 4 BERGER, f Berger, Sue
cessor, 257 to 26l Dearborn Street,
Chicago, III. 25-1yr.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11

The silo built of cement is a new
and practical Innovation.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11

Most of us would rather watch eth.
srs than work ourselvsA
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11

Boiling anger scalds nobody's nm
gers but our own.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11

No photos too small and none toe
large for Reynolds to make.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-16
DEATH OF FRED r. STARK.
Untimely Taking Off of a Bright
Young Man.

AS briefly announced In The Tribune
Saturday, Fred Il. stark, one of the
promising young attorneys Of the Lack
awanna bar died at 2.45 o'clock s;atur-
day morning, after brief illness, ut
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
william H. Stark, 9Ol quincy avenue.
He was born in Nicholson, Wyoming
county. June IL. 1869, and received his
education in Keystone academy and
the University of Michigan at Ann
Arbor. He also studied in the office OF
Colonel T.. j. Fitzsimmons. and for II
time occupied the same offices with his
tutor. He was 81 young man of bril-
liant qualities of mind and most adj
mirable rhnractcr. All who had the
pleasure of his acquaintance will sim
cercly mourn the early cutting off of
his promising career. He Is survived
by his wife and three year-o child.
The funeral will take place this after
noon at 80 o'clock from the family
residence. The intcrmcnt will be made
at Forest Hill and will be private.
The Bar association met Saturday
morning and expressed it's regrets at
Mr.. Starks death and the esteem in
which he was held by his associates at
the bar. Judge Edwards presided and
made n feeling reference to the ability
and trustworthness of the deceased.
Eulogies were delivered by Judge Kelly.
Judge Nosburg, Judge-clcct Ncwcomb,
&. w. Dawson and John +. Murphy.
Resolutions setting forth the senti-
mcntS of the Bar association and eX-
tending sympathy to the relatives were
presented by Il committee consisting OF
.Iudge-elect Newcomb. G. II. Welles. +.
j. Fitzsimmons. George s. Horn and
w. a. Wilcox. ana adopted.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-16
CONSERVATORY RECITAL.
1t Will Be Given Tomorrow Evening
in GUERNSEY Hail.

The thirty-tifth recital of the Scran-
ton Conservatory of Music will be given
tomorrow evening in Guernsey hall
with the following programme:
Ensemble class Gour pianos.)
Overture to 'Cif of Hagdad" .......E .Eorllicl
Miss Browning, Miss Bone Miss French, Ms,
Gcrlock Miss Stone, Miss Noris,
Miss WagcnhurS
March in + major ..........................C .CirSe
Miss \crna Lewis.
ltcathCr hose ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. I.Iu
Miss Caroline Ncuhiurr.
Selection from Factcn Fundamental reader
ucur pianos, will be played in any
minor key asked for by the audience.
Mary Rshing, Thurlow Brown, Florence
Kelly, Dannic Lewis, Maud Morse, rnnl
rcdrick, Beatrice rlatcr. Mona Smith, Grace
Underwood. Emily Wilcox, Margaret Hcrhr.
Restless Galop Itour pianos ........... .Strclbog
Herbert CLARK, Eunice llilgert. Ruth Hull,
CLARA NanSicklr,
Rondo on 4 theme from Mo.lrI's Figaro
Miss Bertha Kngshury.
Return OF the Gondolicrs ..................Sc Schoil
Bell ROndo ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, .Strc1hog
Helen Allen, Olive Jadwiu, Beatrice Nc.
Comb. Ruth Wolfe.
Sight playing class four pianosl-
Italian Dance ,.,,,,,,.,,,.,.,....,.....L .Lynps
Nasc Gale ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .Grimll,ii
Lillian Benson, Grin Christian, Mary nollry,
August Hoffman. Florence Kennedy, Velma
Lewis, Helen Mckee, Caroline Neuiluer.
Abumblatt (Albnm Lead ..GruetzmIcher
Miss Clara Haas,
Mazurka in ID major .,,,.....,..,,,...,..,...I .Illl2
Miss Hazel Hodges
Nocturnc in A fiat .,,.....,.,.. .....,, Richards
Miss GuSsie Brandt,
INr MIL ,...,.,,,,,,,,.,,,,. ,Jpns
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-16
LAST WEEK OF CONTEST,
List of Words Must All Be in Be-
fore Saturday Evening.

| The boys ana girls continue to send
in many lists of words to be entered in
! the Tribune's Junior Educational con-
test. and twcrty-six of these lists are
sure to win the prizes offered and
which are displayed in The Tribune $
show window. The following lists have
been received since Saturday morning:
Rudolf Smith. sil Elm street;
| Louise II. Smalr. Factoryvillc
| spencer II. Reese. Taylor.
| Howard T.. Oakley, 300 South Main street.
| 'arcnce Oakley, 800 South Main street
| Lawrence Wilson. 90 Scranton street
| Grrtc IIauck. 10 Hickory street.
| Nellie Gillespie. aOl North Washington avenue.
| Mabel k"llow, 10j Crisp avenue
| Anna Dicknan, 32j Irving avenue.
Raymond Madden Nandling
| Sadie Elcgy, 20 Grace street.
Oliver Myers, jr MI. Cobb.
Robert plttcn Dlyphant.
Mary Birmingham, 40 Adams avcnic.
| M,udc Scull. Spring Brook.
Icona Roberts. % Snyder avenue.
| William l@ughman, HIi Theodore street,
George \. Grant. !06 Penn avenue.
Lewis Roberts. I6 Storrs avenue.
| Susie Davies. Jcrmyn
Carrie Iarloc. Jcr,nyn
Rcrtram Carol, IIorbottom.
W. Wesley Dixon. Dixon.
One little boy, who sent IN list.
says he is . years old and lives at
Wyoming, but he forgot To sign his
! name. In the list of names published
Saturday. the name of Caroline Leng-
Ter. 1l2 South Webster avenue, was
improperly spelled.
A correspondent asks if words ap-
pearing in the Supplement ard termed
additional words" are allowed. There
are no such words in Webster'S Inter-
national Dictionary of 1898, other than
| those in the Appendix. and these are
not allowed. If an earlier edition Of
Webster is being used, these additional
words should be put in, however.
This is the closing week of the con-
test, and all lists of words must reach
The Tribune by 6 o'clock Saturday
evening. We hope to be able to an
nollncc the successful contestants by
Tuesday morning, Dec. -.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-16
SENTENCE DAY IN COURT
Persons Convicted During the Term
Had Their Need of Punishment
Dealt Out to Them.

In court Saturday sentences were
imposed upon number of persons con.
Victed last week. Daniel and Patrick
Finnegan, who were convicted of as
saulting Patrolman Thomas Jones on
Oct. q last during Il disturbance
growing out of the street car strike
We're sentenced by Judge Edwards
Daniel was given sixty days and Pat
rick thirty.
O. Il. Jones. who pleaded guilty to
embezzling funds of the Scranton
Dairy company, was fined S25 and costs.
Edward Lord was sentenced to the
Huntington reformatory. With Ar
thur Armstrong and William Reedcr
he pleaded guilty to four burglaries. All
of them are boys under sixteen years.
In the cases against Armstrong and
Reeder sentence was suspended.
Martin Gallagher. chiefof-police of
Throop. who was convicted at the last
term of aggravated assault and battery,
was sentenced to pay II fine of $25 and
costs
Minas Moses convicted of an assault
and battery on Il little girl. was SEN
fenced to pay Il fine Of SO and costs.
Mrs. Carrie Britton. of Peckvillc,
'''i> iNtet vi SiioHiiitllIS NsiS StIttuttu
to two months Imprisonment in the
county Jail. Her husband is now seek
ing Il divorce from her.
James Rose. of Winton. convicted of
assault and battery. was sentenced to
fifteen days in the county jail
Angelo Mecca, convicted of selling
liquor without Il license and trafficking
in registered bottles. was sentenced to
pay Il fine of $500 and spend three
months in the county Jail
John Warmer. of Petersburg
charged with pointing Il pistol at
Adolph Doadofsky, was sentenced to
spend three months in the county Jail
The case is Il relic of the car builders
strike.
Mrs. Ursula Zukas, convicted of ,m-
faithfulness to her husband, did not
appear for sentence and Il capias was
issued for her.
Sentence in the case of Thomas
keefe. the boy convicted of destroying
the eye of Jacob Dennebaum. was sus-
pended until Wednesday. Judge Ed
wards is loath to send the boy to Jail
and suggested that his parents make
such monetary reparation to the Dem
nebaum boys parents as they can.
BY direction of Judge Edwards Il vir-
of II. T.. Armes. charged with embez-
Zling money from the camp of the y.
o. S. of a. located at Spring Brooks
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-16
BASE BALL NEXT SEASON.
Scranton Is to Have Club in New
State League.

Further assurances that Scranton is
to have a professional baseball club
next season have developed by A. w.
Lawson of Philadelphia taking IL lease
on the base ball grounds for the sea-
son of 1902.
II was first intended to enter Scran-
ton into the new Eastern Association,
but as the Eastern League gobbled up
Newark and the National Association
awarded that territory to the old
League, the new Eastern Association
promoters decided to organize a pure
ly state league to take in the best cities
of Pennsylvania.
At present four cities are sure
Scranton, Wilkes Barre, Reading and
Lancaster. The other cities to complete
the circuit will be picked from Allen
town. Easton. Harrisburg. York, Leb-
anon. Pottsville, Sunbury and Will
Transport. Manager Lawson has begun
the selection of his team and promises
the Scranton patrons n clever lot of
young hustlcrs. a meeting of the state
league has been called at Reading for
january l5