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The Dickinson press., 1901-08-03
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women who are
daily being con-
sumed BY the
s~inouldering ere
Of disease there 10
little sympathy
Inflammation,
with its fierce
burning; ulcera-
ton, eating into
the tissues the
nervous system al
most shattered by
suffering; these
are only part of
the daily agonies
borne by many q
woman.
DR.. Pierce's Pa
vorite Prescription
puts out the fire
of inflammation,
heals liberation,
and cures female
weakness. It tran
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The Dickinson press., 1901-08-03
Cottage for Sale

l wish to sell the Cook cottage on
CloughS street. For particulars see Guy
Dickinson.
7-13.tf S. II. CARNAHAN.
The Dickinson press., 1901-08-03
The der1nania
Life Insurance Go.

OF NEW YORK; has a record Of
Al years unexcelled by any; equalled
bv few. Its rates are lower than
other companies. Its contracts will
please. WI. RICHARDS,
Resident Agent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28
los 10 the Shade.

The Mississippi valley. the largest
fertile tract of land on the globe,
was subjected from the 23rd of June
up to the 2sth of July to most alb
normal climatic condition, the like of
which has never been known since
the country was settled. Scant and
infrequent showers through June
had but poorly met the needs of the
growing crops. Then followed over
thirty days with no rain and the
mercur, ranging from 95 to LOG, thir-
teen days of the time registering
above 100 but few types of vegeta-
ton could endure this continued de-
gree of intense heat. The bloom was
killed on the corn, cereal grains were
prematurely ripened, nearly all flower
buds blighted, only cannas and
geraniums seeming to be equal to
the test. The shrunken streams,
burned up pastures and burned corn
fields made sorry sight. We refer to
the matter just now for the purpose
of showing how small variation
in temperature represents success or
failure in agriculture. From 80 to
100 degrees of heat is the making of
the corn crop, while a temperature
OF 40 in the shade practically uses
1T up. Such a degree of heat can
hardly be called tropical, for it is
seldom reached in tropical ATTITUDES,
and even if reached, is modified so
far as plant life is concerned by the
great humidity of the atmosphere
so that vegetation is not injured. The
heat which fell on the Mississippi
valley last month was the heat of the
desert-drying, shrivelling, blistering.
The crop losses sustained by this
thirty days of desert heat were enor-
nous and will reach into the hun
dreds of millions of dollars.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28
Drouth Won't Kill Them.

One of our noted agricultural SCI
entlsts states that a protracted
drouth kills off many kinds of noxious
weeds. Here is another instance
where theory gets knocked into a
cooked hat by the actual facts in the
case. All weeds, being indigenous
to the country where they grow, en-
dure adverse conditions far better
than any of the plants which are
cultivated as crops. We notice that
none of the so-called weeds have been
exterminated as a result of the saw
age dreuth which fell upon the Mis-
sissippi valley during July of this
year. While it dwarfed their growth
to some extent, there is not a moth
er's son of them but what will make
a good crop of seed for next year.
The squirrel-tailed grass, one of the
very worst weed pests of the west,
and pursely, just reveled in the heat
and aridity; while burdocks, pigeon
grass, morning glory, wild buck
weed, sorrel, cookie bur and many
others have made good crop of
seed on short straw. The fact is, a
man can learn more of what is so by
using his eyes in the fields than he
,an by studying science out of text
books.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28
The Fertilization Of Corn.

We are asked to say something
about the fertilization of the corn
plant. the drouth and the hot winds
which prevailed over the corn belt
during July just as the corn was tas-
selling awakening much interest in
his subject. Everyone who grows
corn will have noticed the develop
mont of the tassel and the bunch of
silky threads pro;ruding from the
tip of the future ear of corn. In
plant lore the tassel is the stamen
and the silks the pistils. If the tas-
sci 10 waAched as it develops it will
be seen to bloom and VII become
loaded with pendant blossom which
carries burden of pollen, shedding
lasting for q day or two. The winds
shake this pollen down and it falls
upon the open and receptive silks,
each of these silks being connected
with an embryo kernel of corn on the
ear, and there we have to halt, for
it 10 not given to men to explain or
even understand the mysterious
processes whereby the touch of the
pollen upon the tip of the silk gives
life and vitality to the embryo germ
eight inches below in the husk. Ma
ture is exceedingly prodigal in her
efforts at reproduction and so there
is vastly more pollen. produced upon
a field of corn than il needed for the
work of fertilization, so much moro
that experiments have shown that
fully one-half of the corn in a field
may be detasselled and still insure
the perfect fertilization of the crop,
with the somewhat curious result
that better ears of corn will grow
upon the detasselled hills than upon
those not so treated, the reason be-
ing that the vitality of the plant used
up in the production of pollen is
thereby diverted to the development
of the ear. A temperature of los
In the shade, especially If accompa-
MED by hot wind from the south, il
fatal to this act of fertilization as
above described, such conditions
blighting the bloom and rendering
the production of pollen impossible.
It was this condition Of things which
destroyed the corn crop of 1894, the
corn remaining green and thrifty un-
til fall, but hardly an ear fertilised.
The same condition to q lesser extent
has hurt the corn fields this year, and
while the stalks remain vigorous aud
thrifty, it will be found that fertili-
ration has been very imperfectly
done and many large cobs will be
found at husking time with only q
few scattered kernels upon them.
Fer the above reason corn late plant
I'd and which was not In tassel ut the
time Of the sevsrest heat will DO
eesna 10 yield much better than that
r1sxA3ed earlier.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28
A Lot Of Water.

After a drouth of almost unpre-
denied length and severity, there fell
on the state of Iowa on the night of
the 9th of July an average of one
and one-half inches of rain. 1t is
interesting to do little figure work
on this thing. 1t meant 10 tons Of
water deposited on each acre of land,
-, 200 tons on each quarter section
farm, los, 800 tons on each section and
the enormous aggregate of 6,035. $780,
900 tons for the entire state. Prob
ably every drop of this water came
from the Gulf of Mexico, eveporated
from the waters of the gulf, blown
landward and northward up the great
trough of the Mississippi valley, and
coming in contact with cold air cur
rents of the upper atmosphere, the
vapor so collected was precipitated
in such measure that all the people
returned thanks for tSe coming OF
the blessed rain. Mans attempts q.
irrigation seem very puny and futile
indeed when compared to the mag.
nifcant scale upon which the Cres.
tor irrigates the thirsty earth.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28
One Good Old way.

In the days of our grandparents
when there were no stoves, and when
the cooking was done before the open
fire and is the outside bake soven,
baking day was an important day
in the domestic economy of all homes.
Then it was that the good wife did
all the baking for week, and so the
loaves of rye and injun bread, the
pot of pork and beans, the batch of
pies and cakes were all prepared and
baked at one heating of the oven,
and right choice food it was. Today,
with modern stoves in partnership
with frying pan and baking powder
can, nothing is provided ahead and
each meal has to be cooked independ-
emily, greatly increasing the labor
of the housekeeper. We believe that
the old way, which compelled a bak-
ing day once a week, was good
thing-good for the housekeeper and
good for the health of The family
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28
Too Fat to Milk.

A friend of ours has made up his
mind to get rid of his cows. He keeps
a dairy of II head and has had a
pretty good hired man who has done
most of the milking. Just before the
late hot spell his man went away and
got married, leaving our friend to do
the milking as best he could. Now
he is fat old fellow, and milking is
about the hardest work he can do, for
you see he amt built right, and then
the flies did their very worst and his
experience for the past few days has
not been one calculated to fit him for
the kingdom of heaven, and so he has
decided to get rid of his dairy. This
problem of milking the cow is seri-
Gus one and comes the nearest to be-
ing agricultural slavery of anything
connected with the farm. If our girls
would only take as kindly to milking
the cow as they do to playing the
piano there might be found way out
of the trouble.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28

Three fake long-range weather
prophets have lately assumed to ex-
plain the cause of the July drouth
and abnormally heated term. No two
assign the same cause. One lays
1T to Jupiter, another to the removal
OF the forests and third to spots
on the sun. They know nothing about
the matter and are simply blowing off
to obscure the fact that not one of
them predicted the condition in adj
vance. In the ancient days there we've
mag, soothsayers and dream man
gers passing as wise men, and in these
latter times we have men performing
the same sort of antics and NEGRO
nancy, degrading science as tool
with which to work. And there's just
as many suckers to believe them as in
the time of Pharaoh, Ahab and
Herod.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28

We are asked to state whether in.
vestments in farm lands in the Is.
land Ut Cuba would be desirable
proposition. We have never been to
the island Of Cuba and therefore can.
not give specific information, In a
general way we should say that un.
Til Cuba became an integral part
of the Union there would be more or
less risk, probably more, in buying
real estate there. As an Independent
community like San Domingo or Hay
Il. insuyrections are sure to follow
each other In regular successione
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28

notes by W. last May Of planting a
few acres OF sweet corn and sowing
the field with rape at the time of the
last blowing as an August and Sep
TENDER fed for hogsc, and that he
finds himself with an abundance of
the best food for his hundred head
OF hogs at time when If he did not
have it, lie would be obliged to buy
hlgh-priccd corn to feed them. He
adds that this one suggestion was
worth hundred dollars to him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28

there will be little stability, and per.
rennial insurrection and disturbance;
the island is sure to run in debt to
the limit and taxation may approach
conhscation; titles to real estate are
without doubt badly involved and
much OF he soil is of no value for
agricultural purposes. If fertile
land bearing an unquestioned title
can be cheaply bought, it may prove
TO be good investment, but no man
living In western farm is in posi-.
ton to handle such deal. He had
better buy land near home which he
can get at and knows all about, even
at the high price now asked.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28

There is much corn all over the
corn belt this year which was so in
tured by the incorporate heat of
July that but scant crop. of ears
will be produced, even though the
stalks remain fresh and green. Such
corn has a special value as fodder.
and will, If allowed to remain grow.
ing just as long as possible, store
up in the stalks some of the nutri-
tive elements which would have gone
to form the perfected ear. So do
not cut this sort of corn early. OF
course, if the field be fired, the SOON
er 1t Is cut the better.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28

In spite or ali the veneer OF clvin-
cation upon which the possession of
which the American people are wont
to pride themselves, they are ma
tion of born gamblers from the
ground up. The dollar to be hon
estly earned is not in it with the
dollar to be won on some game of
chance, the difference between the
Digger Indian shutting a poker deal
in Wyoming and the Hon. Mr.. John
son, with plug hat, diamonds and an
aristocratic church membership, deal
ing in options and betting
on horse race being one
simply of environment. Sam
a church crazy guilt are all in the
same box-born gamblers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28

A dog boozed out and grabbed a
horse by the tail which was being
driven along the public highway. The
horse ran away and ran into a bug.
~ containing some children, break
ing the buggy and an arm for one
Of the childrnn. The dog belonged
20 what 10 called . leading and in
huential citizen and so was permitted
70 live. If that dog dies of poison
this fall some time, there will be n
notice in the local paper to The eff
feet that "some fiend in hurnn shape
10 poisoning the dogs of the com.
munity," when the gentleman refer,
red to has done a most patriotic
act.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28
What do YOU furnish Your hops

What do you furnish your boys and
girls to read? This is a matter OF
more Importance than how to keep
clear of the hog cholera. They should
at least have chance to learn what
they can from good books and papers
in these days of cheap literature. A
concordance, an almanac and fool
story paper are for the bright boy or
girl what separator milk is for young
calveA
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28

Nature has been very generous
with North Dakota and Manitoba
country this year and the farmers
there are now harvesting one of the
finest crops of No. / hard wheat they
over raised. The price is likely to
be good also. Our northern neigh
bors are justly entitled to this year
of plenty and prosperity, for last
year was very lean one.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28
II You Want to
Save Money

AT DEBORAH Institute, students are
now coming to make arrangements for
their board and studies so rs to begin
their work promptly at the opening of
the fall term Sept. 2. New up-to-date
text books free; tuition %. 1913
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28

Ii you want your name In the coun-
ty paper and little we'll deserved
notoriety, inst go to work and gravel
the public highway bordering your
farm. Such a good example would
be infectious, and the first thing
which you knew would be that your
neighbor would be doing the same
thing If you should die while en-
gagged in the work, you would have
the greatest funeral on record.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28

We note that the manager CT a
farmers cooperative elevator has
gone wrong by dabbling in board of
trade options, losing all his money
and lot of his company's money
also. The temptation for men in
such positions to take flyer on some
cereal is very great, and they need
not only to be securely bonded, but
also watched.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28

The spontaneous combustion of
soft coal is responsible for great
many fires, particularly in crcamcr.
les. When such coal is put in pile
IN a damp condition It is always y
source of danger.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28

Nothing save an up to date camera
could faithfully portray the express
sion on the faces of some old fell
lows whom we know when corn Jump
ed to fifty cents and they with two
or three years crops of old corn Oh
hand
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28

The partial failure of crops through
che west this season brings up the old
question of the respective merits Of
share and cash rent. The tenant
renting land for cash and with an
oat crop of 20 bushels per aero and
. fred corn field Is in hard fix, and
without exception such wish they had
their farms on share rent plan. On
the other hand, the good crops OF
30 and 90 gave the cash renter the
advantage over the share renter.
Taking this subject of farm tenancy
~ q whole, we believe that the share
rent system is the best for all par.
ties. We would neither let farm nor
Airs one on any other plan.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28

The state of New York will not
have more than is per cent Of an
average crop of apples this year.
Few, If any, other apple bearing sec.
lions will do any better.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28

The railway corporations are by all
odds the best observers of the law re-
lating to the cutting of the weeds.
The right-of-way of all the roads is
kept neatly moved.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28

The condition of the egg business
during the heated term of July was
simply horrible. A man never knew
until he opened his case whether he
lad eggs or chickens.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28

A tramp fed on one of the late hot
days and asked to do some work in
return, replied that it was impossible,
for it was always cold day when he
did a job of work
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28

The famous tobacco district OF
Wisconsin has to mourn the loss OF
very large per cent of the crop OF
tobacco this year, owing to the
drourn.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28

Taking it for a period of five years
the farmer will be good money ahead
to show every peddler the front gate
a. soon as the smooth talker sets foot
on the premises.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28

The bark of many dogs should be
converted into the bark of the fruit
tree by tenderly planting the dog un.
der the shade of the tree.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-28

One reader writes that be carried
at The suggestion. made In thess
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-09
NEW DOMESTIC TACTICS.

Modern scientists assert ;ha,
the twentieth century woman will
cease 10 weep, because the tear
ducts of the once sAowery sex are
tas; drTing up, from want of exer.
else. The up to-date heroine does
net weep any more. in order 10
bring recreant husbands aud faith
ers into subsection. Women have
learned other more strenuous
means of gaining desired results.
aud vii use them. aud save their
etes for more important purposes.
Not only has the march of Pro
sress decreed that this time. hon.
Ored prerOgative OF woman must
20, but tie broom, that useful
weapon IN both sunshine and
storm IN the domestic realm. must
depart likewise. The broom. il
Las been discovered. raises mil.
hons of microbes which are the
germs of all tile diseases flesh is
heir to. and the enlightened house
keeper must devise some other
means OF warfare IN her battle for
cleanliness. lIousemaids. and all
other manipulators of the brushy
end of the broom VIII doubtless
rejoice In this decree of science.
but how that al! important factor
OF wOmaH'> rights, the broom han
die. will he dispensed with. Is a
problem difficult of solution. With
tears and the broom-stick a mere
memory of bygo age. the in
Ventive genius of woman will be
put to a test TO supply substitutes
for their all-pOwerfll influence IN
domestic tactics.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-09
GOLD IN MISSISSIPPI.

The recent find of gold ore il
the southern part Of the state and
oil in the middle and northern
sections. may Yet develop into
wonderful sources Of wealth
Heretofore, want of capital. more
than the lack OF energy or enter
prise. has deferred Mississippi
from developing as a manufactur.
Ing. as well a. agricultural state.
Woodwork and cotton factories
have been tried in our state to a
limited extent and have succeed
ed remarkably well. considering
the drawbacks caused by limited
capital. But with wells Of Gil "a
iubrieaie our financial wheels
there Is nothing TO Prevent Ms
sissippi from rolling rapidly aloa.
the road TO undreamed of pros
perity, aad for millioaaires to Le
eoa.e a. plentiful as b!ackberr.e.
in july. May oil be struck i.
super abundace.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-09
l. C. R R ANNOUNCEMENT

Generai meeting OF the PRESBYTERIAN
Church in the United States at Little
Rock, Ark May l6-2s.
For the above named occasion will
sill tickets May II -l6 inclusive at rate
OF one for round trip. Final limit for
return June LIST.
Annual Convention National Travel
ers Protective Association of Ameri-
ca, Richmond, Va, June s-s.
For the above named occasion viii
sell tickets at rate of one fare for the
round trip, June 1 to 3. inclusive
with final limit for return until leigh,
days from date of sale.-
National Mental Science Association
Seabreeze, Fla, "Day.ona- Nov. .
For above named occasion will sci
tickets at the very low rate Of one far,
for the round trip, Nov. 1875 inclusive
with final limit until Dec 10.
southern Baptist ASSOCIATION Meesins
New Orleans. May e-ls-
On May Z, and will sell tickets Il
New Orleans and return at rate of one
fare for the round trip. with final liri
May 9th for return and an extension
of the return hmet until June 5th car
be executed with the agent at New
Orleans upon the payment Of q fee O
% cents 4. NJ. OWEN, AIT
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-09
yellow Leaf News.

We regret 10 learn that Mrs.
Webb is on The sick list this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman, their son
and daughter, visited relatives
across 1allahatchie last week.
Representatives IRON both Ok
forl and Water Valley were in
our neighborhood Sunday.
Misses lou Jones and Lee Nc
Cain visited Misses VIVA and
Beckie Webb last week.
Messrs Hair, Billingsly and
Webb spent Friday and Saturday
on foccona fishing and caught
some very nice fish.
Farmers in our neighborhood
aIe needing rain now.
Mr.. Stewart visited relatives in
our neighborhood Saturday night
Rev. J. J. Gibson breaches a,
Yellow Leaf Saturday and Sunday
The writer spent Sunday morn
ing sith Mrs. Porter very pleas
antly.
The farmers are having to plant
their corn and cotton over.
We had quite a crowd at Sun.
day school at Yellow Leaf Sunday
ABIGAIL
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-09
Holder Dots.

Most of our farmers are IN
with their work, and can spare a
day or so fishing and hunting.
Preachinga at Midway Sunday BY
Rev. w. l. Brown of Bay Springs
neighborhOod.
Messrs. f. A. Roberts, j. r.
Roberts and G.. G. Wilson spent
Saturday afternoon squirrel hunt.
ing. and home late in the evening
with one more squirrel than Noal,
carried into the ark.
Mrs John Rushing and daugh-
ter were the guests of Mrs. A. II.
Wilson one day last week.
Mr.. 4. Il Wilson visited friends
In Bethel neighbOrhood last Sun.
day.
Misses Sallie Anderson and
Mate woodward. of Holder, visit
ed friends near Bay Springs las,
Thursday spending the day fishing
Come again.
Messrs. Bodice and Nick Barry,
of Casw.li, attended singing al
Bay Springs Sunday. FRED.