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The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-04-19
NEGRO PLANTATION PREACHER.

The passing of Rev. John Jasper, the
celebrated Negro preacher, on account
of his worldwide sermon ''The Sun
Do Move in his eighty-second year,
recalls to mind that the Southern Ne
gro of his caliber, calling and age in
life are rapidly becoming extinct. Rev.
Jasper represented what was common
ly known in the South in ante-bellum
days as tine plantation Negro preach
er," who, without having been taught
or tutored in any shape or manner,
was able to preach and lecture to the
Negroes, and, in many instances, even
20 the whites, with an understanding
and intelligence, which, to say the
least, was very very remarkable. In
every section of the South there was
to be found that remarkable colored
preacher" rich in language, eloquent
n words and wise in wisdom, who
were depended upon by the whites to
advise pacificness and patience among
the members of his race for their own
betterment and who ware depended
upon by the colored people themselves
10 impart to them all the necessary
knowledge and information on all sub
jects, whether public or private, finan-
cial or otherwise. 1t is remarkable
the amount of tact and talent that
those colored preachers displayed at
that time, and even at this time, for
in many instances they continue to be
powers among the coIOred folk in the
directing of their public destinies
Rev. Jasper was one of those, and
perhaps the most noted of all, for
while his sermon is generally looked
upon as an amusing prattle, yet it is
said by those who have heard him in
person talk and discuss that he was a
most remarkable man and endowed
with a degree of intelligence far above
the average man, regardless of his
color, education, culture or his nation
ahty and environments.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-04-19
GOOD MAN GONE.

The pioneer residents of this city
seem to be passing away unusually
fast this season, as already since jan
uary, 1901, many deaths among them
have been reported, not only in this
city but all over the state. One of the
most notable Of the pioneers who have
recently passed away was Mr. M. V. B.
Stacy who for many years was one of
Seattle's most noted real estate deal
arS. Mr.. Stacy died at Green River
Hot Springs last Saturday, which was
quite shock to the many persons who
know him in this city, and was buried
under the auspices of the Masonic
fraternity in this city last Wednesday
afternoon. The remains were follow
ed to their final resting place by a
host of old pioneer friends and ac-
quaintances. Speaking about Mr..
Stacy to a large number of old pio-
neers, all were of one opinion as to
him being one of Gods noblemen.
The greatest compliment that I can
Pay him" said an old pioneer, sis that
his word was his bond, and if he would
give you his word to do thing or to
pay certain sum of money or to
make a transfer OF property, it was
just as good as his deed, or his check,
or the cash. Before the transaction
was closed he might see that he had
made a bad bargain, but he never
changed, but stuck to his bad bar
gain. He was one of the most reliable
real estate men that ever walked the
streets of Seattle" The same strain
OF kindly words were heard during
the entire week, not only from pio-
neers, but from persons who more re-
Gently have had dealings with him. He
lived most commendable life, and
one that most young men should feel
proud to take as an example to fash
ion their lives after. Mr.. Stacy never
had an ambition to skin man." as
the vulgar term runs, but his ambi-
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-04-19
Weekly Snapshot Report and
General Roundup.
COMING HER WAY
Clise-Smith Shipbuilding Concern
Mrs. Georges Death Discussed
Martin " B. Stacy's Life Worthy
of Emulation - Ex-Congressman
Gould Not Stand Financial Re
verses-Police Matron Taylor.

The announcement that the Globe
Transportation Company, with a capi-
tai stock of $1O0,OOOOOO, had been
formed in New Jersey with the direct
Intention of doing business on the Pa
cif1c coast and more especially in Sc
attic, was quite a surprise to the citi-
zens of this city. The leading per-
sonages OF this company are: w. M.
Nottingham and L. e. Smith, of SYRIA
cuse, New York, and ]. w. elise, of
this city. 1t is the intention of the
organizers of this company to enter
extensively into the ship building
business in and about Seattle, and
when they shall have begun active
operations it will mean that hundreds
OF men will be employed therein and
thus create bucket brigade for Seat
tie such as no other city on the Pacific
coast can boast of. The city that is
strong in bucket brigades is always
the thriving city, and the city in
which business is always exceedingly
strong and active. This new enter
prise, taken in connection with the
Moran Bross. enterprise, assures Seat
tie of being the greatest manufacture
ing center of the Northwest.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-04-19
APOSTLE CANNON DEAD.

The most notable man, so far as the
Mormon church IS concerned, since the
death of Brigham Young, has just
passed away in the person of Apostle
George O. Cannon, who died in Mon
terey, Cal, April II. For many years
Mr.. Cannon has been the practical
head of the Mormon church and has
directed it's financial affairs almost in
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-04-19

The late Coils P Huntington has
been made the hero of a dime novel
entitled "The Octopus" Who would
have thought that Mr.. Huntington
would gain such fame and notoriety
as this after his death? None Of the
remarkable financial feats that he
accomplished while alive can compare
with this fame that he has unexpected
ly gained at the hands of dime novel
ist.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-04-19

Continued on page 8.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-20
How many bees in colony? we are
asked. Well there may be but few
hundred and there may be 100000.
Give Her Soft Water.

Three farmers wives asked at an
institute this winter to name the
particular thing which they would
most like to have to add to the COM
fort and convenience of their country
homes each said soft water" Now,
was not that funny? With barrels
end barrels of soft water pouring
on to the rofs of their homes and
running away to waste after every
rain and these good women forced to
use the hard well water for all the
washing and cleaning incident to
their housekeeping? Any man can
put in good cistern for $25 and $40
more will put pump connected with
ii and an enameled sink in the
kitchen. When so small an expendi-
ture as this will make woman
happy, why not do it?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-20
Can Be a Man II He Will.

A boy at seventeen can practically
determine for himself whether he
will be a simple burden-bearer for
others as long as he lives, leech on
society, or whether he will be a
broad-minded, useful and successful
man. If the boy at this age has no
ambition to be anybody and is con-
tent to simply let things flicker and
take his chances with others just like
him, frittering away his opportuni-
ties to acquire knowledge and caring
only for the trivialities of life, he can
make up his mind to carry hod, ride
the brake beam of freight car, or
dodge the police as long as he lives;
or he can resolve to be man in the
highest and best sense, seek every
means for physical. mental and moral
growth and Development and most
surely and easily graduate into the
overwhelming fields of utility and
success. 1t matters little what his
boyhood environment may be--if he
but has the ambition and the we'll
grounded purpose he will climb out
of it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-20
VIII Hello the Country School.

In very many sections of the coun'
try the problem of maintaining the
local district school has become a
serious problem, this for want OF
children to educate. Following uI
the suggestion made some time age
in these notes to the effect that the
most practical solution of the hired
man trouble on the farm was to en-
ploy married men, giving them a
home in which to live, a garden,
chickens, and pasture for COW, we
want to further claim that such a
plan will do much to also solve TIE
school problem, such men presumably
being generally young men and al
most sure sooner or later to have
children to send to the country
schools. Surely this plan has much
to commend it-reliable help, the
married hired man not wanting 20
run off every night or two to see his
girl, but staying right at home to
look after his family at home Sun
day evening and not running off to
leave the old man all the cows to
milk; the farmers wife rid of the
work of caring for and feeding the
help in the house, the wife of the
hired man at hand to help in the
home if needed occasionally, a crop
of nice little folks being raised to
patronize the district school. The
more this scheme is looked into the
better thing it is found to be.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-20
SuntlowerS.

A new and coming crop suited to
any good corn land is the sunflower.
1t has recently been demonstrated
that the very finest of salad oil can be
extracted from the seeds, equal i'll
quality to the best olive oil. This dis
covery will give a value to this plant
before unknown. The Russian farm
ers grow immense quantities of the
sunflower, using the oil on their many
fast days which prohibit the use of
animal fats. The value of the sun
flower seed has long been known for
use in the poultry yard. Large crops
can be grown with little trouble, as it
is as easily cared for as corn. 1t is
claimed that the woody stalks have
no little value as fuel also. AS farm
land becomes more valuable attention
will be drawn more and more to new
and desirable crops.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-20
Let the Bow Sleep.

We were talking with sixty-year-
old farmer friend lately and he said
that when he was boy on the old
farm back in York state his father al
ways made him get up at o'clock in
the morning, whether there was
pressing work to be done or not, the
father doing this because he thought
it was good discipline for the boys.
We want to enter protest against
this sort of cruelty as being in any
manner necessary either for the boys
or the old man. In general way it
is no longer necessary to do farm
wok by lamp light. Let the boys
sleep and grow strong till o'clock at
least. Old men forget what an ordeal
it is for a boy to be routed out of bed
before he wakes up naturally. There
are better ways of disciplining boy
than this.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-20
Smart Dogs.

Dogs living in Chicago get to be as
tricky as men. \ st. Bernard dog
was moving along the sidewalk OF
Michigan avenue carrying basket
in his mouth filled with parcels o.
meat. Two bunco dogs saw him ant
one ran up behind him and bit tn,
dogs tail. This was too much q
an insult, so Bernard set his baske
down and turning on the dog in hi,
rear proceeded to chew the stuilinl
out of him. This was the other dog.
opportunity, who grabbed package
of the meat and quickly disappeared
round corner. AS soon as tn,
rear dog could get away he joined
his companion and few moment:
later they were seen enjoying big
square meal, together while Bernard
unconscious of his loss, marched
home i'm digniiied manner think
ing, no doubt, he had taught one dos
lesson.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-20

and put in barn or stack is about
$3.50. Experience shows that twenty.
five per cent of this fodder so pre-
pared will not be eaten by the stock
to which it is fed. Assuming that one
and one-half tons of such fodder will
he obtained from an acre of such
cern, we have 1880 pounds of fodder
equal in value to good timothy hay
at cost of $3.50. These figures rep
resent the average cost of producing
this sort of cattle food. If man
can buy clover hay well cured at 81
per ton there is no economy in cut
ting and shredding corn fodder, the
ton of good, now mind we say good,
clover hay being of equal feeding
value.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-20
What Kind Of a Cow !

81 have one hundred acres of land
and want to keep seven cows, what
kind will pay me the best ?" is uues.
ton we are asked to answer through
these notes. AS this question inter.
ests the man with 100 acres and Ii
cows as much as it does our friend,
we will >lswer it fully. While north
Iowa is dairy country, it is not ex-
clusively so by any means, neither il
it best that it should be. The best
and most profitable system for this
territory is mixed agriculture, with
the dairy as the foundation stone.
The steer and the hog are two factors
which cannot be ignored. So it comes
that the sort of COW wanted here, is
one which will make 200 lbs. of butter
a year and raise calf of value as n
beef animal. Right here we want to
emphasize the fact that the milking
faculty in COW is very often lost
sight of in the choice of breeds. One
of the best cows we ever owned was q
full-blooded scrub, one of the poorest
blue-blooded Jersey. We think it is
not out of the way to assume thai
the calf should represent one-thrG
of the value of the cows yearly prod.
net, take one year with another. We
believe that the breed in which will be
found the most individual cows D.
meet the above requirements is the
Short-horn. With these one is sure
of good beef animals, and by care
and selection may in two or three
years secure as many 200 III. cows as
it is desirable to keep in the dairy.
A tedious and round about way to
accomplish this result is to select d
dairy herd of the best common COWS,
crossing with "A purely blooded male,
rearing the heifers, testing them and
keeping only the best. A more salts
factory way is to buy, if one is able,
one or two full-blood young COWS,
up to the milk standard required,
when 1t takes but few years for ore
to have n choice herd of pure bred
animals. The 200 Id. limit placed on
the butter production Is not a high
enc, we know, but is about as high
as II Is safe to put il to insure the
best results in beef production.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-20
Ground Feed Tor Steers.

One of the most successful cattle
feeders of the west tells us that he
can make 500 bushels of corn ground
with the cob make more beef on the
steers and as much gain on the hogs
which follow them as with 1000 bush
els of shelled corn fed unground. He
further makes the claim in favor of
so grinding the feed that the cattle
may be put upon full feed at once,
that their digestion remains in per-
feet condition and that they may be
finished for market in less time. This
is a pretty broad claim and will bear
investigating by all cattle feeders.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-20

A ve-y few years ago the farmer
had to pay ten per cent for money
when he borrowed it; many paid
more and the very cream of the
farms products went for interest
money; then the money loaner was
en- top and the farmer underneath.
Now the farmer is making his farm,
If well managed, pay him twelve per
cent on the money he has invested,
while the money loaner has to hunt
for borrowers at six and even five per
cent, and tax ferret just around the
corner to grab twenty per cent of
that. Times have indeed changed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-20
Soil Sickness.

The only evidences of soil sickness
which can be found in Iowa are cases
Of debilitation where the soil has
been over-worked and which may be
readily and easily restored by the use
of clover, and occasionally tract of
reclaimed swamp, the soil of which
is so surcharged with salts that it
must go through a course of tanning
before it is available as a seed bed
for our common crops. Nothing bet
ter can be said of Iowa soils than
that they are healthy and respond
most readily to stimulating and cura-
tive treatment when they get out of
tune. Any of our prairie farms, no
matter how badly run down, llay
be taken and restored to condition
of splendid fertility in five years
without the expenditure of cent
for artificial fertilizers. There is
where Iowa lands differ from those
of the eastern states.
There is no affinity between the
dairy cow and the average hired man.
The hired man does not like to milk
and during the crowding seasons OF
baying and harvesting when it is hard
to get help at all, the care of the
cows becomes pretty serious mat
ter. A solution of this difficulty may
be found in the keeping of more cows
and the employment of a man whose
special duty it shall be to take care
of and milk them. This man will
want higher wages than the common
hand will command and is well worth
it. 1t is poor economy to trust the
milking to poor mixers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-20

Set out a strawberry Deu this
spring, even if you raise an acre less
corn. Life is short and the best
things should be got out of it, and
when a man can combine Jersey
cow and a milk pan full of big straw
berries raised in his own garden he
has come about as near striking a
good thing as he ever will. The man
who comes to town and buys two
boxes of dirty, stale berries and neg
ting his wife to make a $" cake,
sits down and returns thaHh sor the
good food given him to ." +; not liv-
ing up to his opportuEi,.gs, sure as
YOU'RE born.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-20

In the year 1900 England supplied
her own people with all the bread and
meats which they required. Now she
is dependent upon other countries for
O supply for ten months in the year.
Her supply of wheat was derived as
follows for 1900:
From the United States, Az per
cent.
From the Argentine, 33h per cent.
From Canada, AS per cent.
From Russia, 3h per cent.
From Australia, per cent.
From Germany, " per cent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-20
Wide Tires and Gravel.

A friend suggests to us that wide
tires and gravel are the proper solu-
ton of the good roads problem
through the prairie sections. True,
but surprising there is no gravel to be
had within thirty miles and suppos-
ing you find il almost Impossible to
get farmers 10 consent to use the
wide-tired wagons for fear they
would thereby do something which
would improve the highway for their
neighbor who will not buy one also
and cooperate with them in this
practical method of improving the
dirt highway? What then? IL ever
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-20

Babies show good breeding just as
much as do little calves or pigs. A. a
public gathering where we were not
long since there were sixteen babies
country kids-all well fed, sleek lit
tie ones, regular registered Short
horns, as much ahead of the bottle
fed little scrubs of the big cities as a
well bred little Poland China pig is
ahead of its scrub relation-the little
Arkansas rooter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-20

cooperation could be practical and
helpful thing among farmers, it can
In this matter of road Improvement.
What is so sorely needed is a little
enthusiasm and public spirit-a firm
determination to have better roads
little unselfishness and patriotism
a little business like management in
the expenditure of the public high
way funds-then a revolution would
take place.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-20
We saw woman start fire which

We saw woman start fire which
had recently gone out by pouring a
lot of kerosene oil on the wood with
which she had filled the stove
from well-filed can. No
harm resulted, as the fire had really
all gone out, but supposing it had not
well there might easily have been
a touching obituary notice in the To-
cal paper and chance for some
widow later on to get good home.
Don't do this, ladies. 1t is worse
than blowing down the muzzle of a
loaded shotgun.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-20

If you want to sell real estate
1t you want to 6uy real estate
If you want a situation
If you want to make a loan
And have quick returns
--Advertise In PUBLIC OPINION
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-20
A friend of ours bought we'll bred,

A friend of ours bought we'll bred,
but unframed and untitled horse not
long since for SIS. He kept the horse
for seventy days and fitted him up to
drive, then sent him to Chicago,
where he was sold for $345 to a
scalper, who the next day matched
him up and sold the team to a New
York nabob for $4,000. There is a
lesson in the foregoing for men who
have well bred and unframed horses.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-20

The best butter is made at the farm
dairy where creamery methods are
employed. An inside view of a cream
cry separator after working on a
run of cooperative milk is to often
revelation of cooperative cussed-
ness.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-20

When the land gets in that condi-
tion where it will not grow clover,
the man who owns it is in hard fix.
This condition prevails on the farms
in many localities in the central
states.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-20

Drilled corn will yield about eight
bushels per acre more than corn
planted in the hill and the ears will
be more uniform in size. This plan
Is to be commended for clean soils
clover and blue grass sods-but
where the soil is full of weeds it is
better to stick to the hill system.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-20

With proper care it is entirely
possible to realize one dollar head
on flock of $50 laying hens on any
western farm. In this limited mum
Der they largely obtain their living
as scavengers and the cost of keep
ing them is very small. There is no
$3.50 made on the farm with so large
a percentage of profit to the farmer
as this.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-20

If the Grout bill fails it may truth
fully be said that the dual purpose
cow-the COW which can be kept for
profit both on milk and beef lines
will be the three-year-old Short-horn
steer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-20
Narde Gras Carniyals.

On Feb. ll-l2-l3-l4-l5-l6-l7 the Mil
waukee will sell excursion tickets to
New Orleans or Mobile S32.45, good to
return until March I, 1901.
Inquire of s. V. Potter, Agt.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-20

We hate to see a worthless weed go
to seed and we hate to see a worth
less specimen of man turning out
a big family of children to become
the social weeds of the future.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-20

This country consumed 16,509, II
punches of bananas during the year
1900.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-20
Cost Of Shredded Fodder.

The cost. net, of preparing the fod-
der from an acre of corn shredded