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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12

the hook down to his arm and the flesh
was torn from his arm and hand.
We were somewhat surprised one day
last week when P. G.. Abbott brought
into this Office some pears raised here
ON his farm in Fayette county, down
below Alpha. He told us that he had
five trees and that they have been
bearing for four years Only three
of them bore this year and from one
of them he picked bushel of nice
fruit. Mr.. Abbott tells us that the
trees seem to stand the Iowa winters
all right. This may get to be a fruit
country yet. -Waucoma Sentinel.
The Secretary of the Waverly Indus
trial Association, W. F. Maaser, has
a letter from firm in Chicago, which
proposes to locate glove factory in
Waverly, provided a bonus of $l5, 900
and free site. is raised by the
people. They say this bonus will no
more than cover the cost of the build
ing they propose to erect, which is to
be 200 feet long 80 feet wide, two
stories high of brick. The factory
has $50, 900 invested in their business,
and they are working 1903 hands,
Friends of Louis Busse, the Butler
county wife murderer who was con-
victed and sentenced to death in the
district court of Bremen county last
spring, are urging Governor Cummins
to commute the sentence to life.
Every possible effort is being made in
this direction, while the people of the
German community north of Allison,
where Busse lived, with the exception
of his relatives, are just as anxious
that he be made to pay the penalty of
his crime Busse is now confined in
the penitentiary at Anamusa, and if
there is no Interference on the part of
Governor Cummins, will be hanged
on April II, of next year.
"When a man dies and the widow
marries again, and the second hus
band dies, is she the widow of the first
husband or of the second one or of
both?" is asked by an exchange which
explains "That was the conundrum
recently before the pension author
tiles. The widow of federal soldier
was drawing pension as such a
widow. She married again and the
pension stopped. Then the second hus-
band died and the widow made APP
plication for reinstatement as the
widow of the first husband, and the
claim was allowed. Consequently,
under that ruling, widow can never
be a widow of any but her first hus-
band"
Self preoccupation, self broodings,
self interest, self love-these are the
reasons why you go Earring against
your fellows. Turn your eyes off
yourself; look up, and out There
are men, your brothers. and women,
your sisters; they have needs that you
can aid. Listen for their condolences :;
keep your heart wide open to their
calls, and your hands alert for their
service. Learn to give, and not to
take; to drown your own hungry
wants in the happiness of lending
yourself to fulfill the interests of
those nearest or dearest. Look up and
out, from this narrow cabined self of
yours, and you will fret on more, you
will provoke no more. Homestead
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12
RHEUMATISM
CURED AT LAST.
GOOD NEWS FOR ALL WHO SUFFER
WITH RHEUMATISM FREE.

To all who suffer with Rheumatism
l will gladly send free the wonderful
story of how my mother was cured of
her years of suffering, together with
the most elaborate treatise on Rheu-
matism ever published.
No matter what your form of Rheu-
matism is, whether acute, chronic,
muscular inflammatory, deformant,
sciatic, neuralgia, govt, lumbago, etc =
no matter how many doctors have
failed in your case--no matter how
many so-called "sure cures" you have
tried--I want you to write to me and
let me tell you how mother was Gu red.
L am neither Doctor nor Profess
sor simply plain man of business =
but | have a CURE for Rheumatism
and L want to tell every one who suf-
fers with Rheumatism all about it,
l wish to be clearly understood, and
trust that all who are suffering with
this terrible disease, however appar-
emily beyond the reach of cure, will
write to me this day and l will send
you by return mail this work of mine.
l appeal especially to the "chronic-
ally ill" who are wearied and discour-
aged with "doctoring"a to those who
have been cast aside as ''incurable."
All you have thought about Rheu-
matism may be wrong. Let me tell you
Our experience. Surely, if you have
Rheumatism, or have suffering friend,
it will pay you to investigate my offar,
anyway, aud prove for yourself these
claims make. Send me your address
today "a postal card will do and I
will mail you this wonderful story. II
you have any friends suffering with
Rheumatism no matter where located,
send me their address, and / will mail
them u copy. NV address, is
VICTOR RAINBOLT.
Bloomfield, Ind.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12

An inclosed yard, with the barn as
part of one side and the rest with an
eight foot tight half shed Of size pro-
portioned to the number of head Of
stock kept with watering tank ac-
cessible, is our idea Of farmyard.
Into this we would cart the straw, and
therein we would feed all the stock, SO
far as possible. Try this instead Of
the open and unprotected yard so gen.
orally used. $500 rs>s-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12

There is this morsel Of comfort for
the melon growers this year whose crop
was almost a total failure-had the
crop been large it would have been a
drug on the market, for people will
not eat melons when the weather is as
cold as it has been this season.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12

We have let single stalk Of rape
grow in the garden this season to just
see what it would do. 1t grows in a
very rich soil and has had an abundant
supply of moisture, and in the middle
of October it is three and one-half feet
high and nearly four feet in diameter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12

For general farm work sthe broad
tired wagon is infinitely superior to
the narrow tired one. 1t draws easier
on all soft and mellow ground and does
not cut up the fields and meadows.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12

The so called lard hog, as represented
in the Poland China breed, is as much
the natural outgrowth Of environment
as is the long legged and speedy Ar
kansas rooter, who simply has to be
able to outrun the colored brother who
is out of meat
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12

The climatic conditions which insure
a big crop of spring wheat, potatoes
and choice apples are not conducive to
the growing of big crop of corn, the
moist, cool weather which the first
named crops delight in hindering and
preventing the proper development Of
the corn. ''--- ,as,s. .fs,-,--.,s.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12

Arbitration is a good means Of set
Ting most of the difficulties which
come up between neighbors on the
farm 1t seldom pays to go to law.
When the law is invoked, there is al
most sure to be little satisfaction In the
end for either party and almost GER
tain to be big bill of costs to pay.
When a controversy is submitted to
neighbors for settlement, they will al
ways try to smooth things down as
much as possible, while if the same
case gets into the courts the lawyers
will often do all they can to keep both
contestants In fighting trim.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12

Actual figures as to outlay and in
come in the poultry business are not
always easy to get. Here is one worth
noting: The man lived in a town. He
kept thirty-three hens. He paid out for
food 1882 during the year. He sold
eggs and chickens to the amount Of
$110.70 Deducting cost of feed, he
had a net profit of $1.0S on each hen
kept. If any of our readers can better
this statement, we would be glad to
have him report to US. SOL 9. .,srh
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12

A man who has grown the Wealthy
apple in northern Iowa for twenty
years reports that his $50 trees grow
Ing on one and quarter acres of land
have endured all the vicisstudes of
climate, are healthy and prolific and
every other year average five bushels
of apples to the tree, which bring him
about GO cents per bushel in the or.
chard, or $500 per acre, which Is about
as good a return as Is obtained from
the prune and orange orchards of Cali.
fornia. -,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12

1t is all the worst sort of foolishness
to go up against the other mans game
and let ones avarice run away with
ones sense. The temptation to do this
comes to the farmer in hundred ways
politics, mining schemes, patent
rights, agencies--while If he attends
any of the so called fairs and carnivals
his cupidity is appealed to on every
hand to try to best the other fellow.
So long as this never has been done
and never will be done, why try it?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12

where long winter commences bust
ness by the last of November and
keeps right at it until the last of March
there are of necessity great many
things to be done to get ready for It
on the farm. 1t is disagreeable and
wasteful work to have to dig for fuel
and the straw. hay or corn fodder out
of snow banks in January. A supply
of dry fuel under cover will do much
to make things pleasant in the house,
while the fodder handily stacked for
winter use makes it easier to keep a
good hired man.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12

The new and the better agriculture
which is being taught by our agricul-
tural colleges, farm institutes and up
to date farm papers is showing how a
man may profihbly work fewer acres.
The omnipresent craze in all the newer
sections of the country is to spread the
labor of the worker over just as many
acres as possible, while the new dis
pensation reverses this process. Not
only education on agricultural lines,
but necessity, is compelling this
change, the increase of farm land val
ues making old methods of working
farm lands wholly Improbable. This
Is progress in the right direction.
An interesting experiment is reported
from the Missouri station. Ia feed
test on fattening steers 1t was found
that where bushel of corn fed with
timothy hay produced 400 pounds OF
beef bushel of corn fed with cowpeas
produced $50 pounds of beef and with
clover 6.44 pounds. and the beef made
on the clover ration was of better
quality. This is good illustration of
the profit connected with feeding a
properly balanced ration. The idea
brought out here is just as applicable
to the feeding and fattening of hogs as
1t Is Of beef cattle. Instead Of all corn
give the pigs balanced ration. and
they will make better animals, fatten
faster and be less liable to disease.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-02-27
WashingtOn's Birthday.

Washington's birthday is celebrated
by banquets and public speeches.
His personal character will receive
unstinted praise from every orator who
speaks. Some will praise his political
principles with equal enthusiasm.
Others will deal with them gingerly,
with qualifications, explanations, ex-
cuses, apologies, lodgings and
ducking.
But however the speakers may treat
the principles of Washington, it is
fortunate for the country that they are
still discussed. While his words linger
in the hearts OF the people 1t does not
80 much matter what may be in the
minds OF politicians. And although
the country may be misled for time,
a permanent departure from the tradi-
tion of freedom is very unlikely.
Washington is the pole star Of the
American nationality. The needle
may waver, may dip to the east or the
west, but always comes back to the
line OF truth, which is the line OF
safety st. Louis Post Dispatch.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-02-27
The True DesecratOrs.

Considerable complaint is heard, of
late, that the American flag is desc
Grated by being put to mere CONNER
cial uses. The complainants aver that
the flag which cheered the ragged
hosts of Washington at Valley Forge,
foated over Grants army at Vicks-
burg, and went with Sherman to the
sea; which marked the van of the
khaki line over the cane fields of Cuba,
and across the rice glades and through
the tangled jungies of Oriental Ameri-
ca, is now adorning hams and bacon,
beer and suspenders, liniment and
mite exterminators.
When the flag no longer hutters for
greed, rapacity and special privileges
for the favored ones; when winning
lobby no longer pleads for laws to
boom the output of an unreasonably
protected industry; then we may turn
our attention to the hams and bacon,
beer and suspenGers, llnimenls aud
nostrums, OF which complaint IL made
Nebraska city Conservative
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-02-27
How Shall We Answer Cuba2

Cuba's offer OF tariff reductions which
will give US Sc per cent OF the total
Cuban trade, and her expressed will
ingness to limit her carrying trade to
vessels of American and Cuban regis
tries, all iu return for an adequate
American reduction OF tariff rates on
Cuban products, indicate the serious
necessity for the latter if disaster to
Cuba is to be averted.
These proposals from the little Re-
public which depends upon our
friendly help for its well-being should
be considered coincidently with sus-
tanned consideration of our duty and
pledge to Cuba.
We shall be acting in utter bad
faith, and with the arrogance due to
might alone, if we refuse the conces-
sions which should be granted for
Cuba's rescue from calamity.
We have not heretofore. in our
dealings with smaller peoples, broken
faith with them or made them feel our
might as the might of tyranny.
The people of Cuba have now done
their all to secure that American pro-
lection to which they are entitled
under our own national pledge. We
must make answer to their final propo-
sition and to the original plea for tariff
reduction.
How do we propose to deal with
this peopleP Shall we do right or
wrongP They have no means of de-
fense against our wrongdoing. We
are upon our honor in the matter of
keeping or breaking our promise to
them. Being upon honor, the answer
to Cuba is q serious matter. Ameri-
cans who love and respect their Gov
ernment hope to see it's honor properly
and proudly upheld.-St. Louis Re-
public.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-02-27

The claim of other cough medicines
to be as good as Chamberlain's are ef-
fectually set at rest in the following
testimonial Of Mr.. c. d. Glass, an EN-
ploye of Bartlett & Dennis Co., Gard
iner, Me- He says: II had kept add
ing to cold and cough in the winter
OF 1897, trying every cough medicine
l heard of without permanent help,
until one day l was in the drug store
OF Mr.. Houlehan and he advised me to
try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and
offered to pay back my money If was
not cured. My lungs and bronchial
tubes were very sore at this time. but
| was completely cured by this remedy,
and have since always turned to it
when | got cold, and soon find relief
| also recommend it to my friends and
am glad to say it is the best of all
cough medicines" For sale by All
Druggists.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-02-27
IRONTON, MO-. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY S7.
NUMBER SO.
Extinguishlng Liberty's Torch.

An Associated press dispatch under
date of New York. February IA. con-
veys this information:
Liberty's torch is to be put out.
The lofty light in the hand OF the
bronze goddess, standing on Bedloe
island, in the upper New York bay,
that has been allowed to grow steadily
DINNER since Bartholdi gave the mag
nifcent statue to the United States, is
to, be permanently extinguished.
Sentiment, it is said, which has kept
the beacon burning all these years,
can no longer keep it alight, and now
the government will snuff it for all
time.
News of the contemplated extin-
guishment of the torch has been re-
ceived here in the form of a notice to
mariners, sent out by the lighthouse
board of the treasury department at
Washington.
1t states that on March /, 1902, the
light will be discontinued.
Installed on the island to furnish
current for the torch there is a power
full electric plant, but it is unused. A
few lamps of small power furnish
barely enough illumination so that the
beacon can be made out by passing
mariners.
Lack of a congressional appropria-
tien is said to be the cause for dis
continuing the light.
At one time representatives of the
American people were very ready to
do anything that would keep alive
those fine American sentiments, the
cultivation of which has had much to
do with the preservation and progress
of this republic. But now we are told
that liberty's torch is to be "put out"
on Bedloe island. Lack of congress
sional appropriation is said to be the
cause for discontinuing the light"
To be cure. Where is the reason
for making an appropriation to direct
public attention to the statue of
"Liberty Enlightening the World"
when the same body that would make
the appropriation has gone out from
'liberty's unclouded blaze" and has
become a panderer to monarchial
notions and old world fadsp
With what reason shall we ask a
republican congress to make an appro-
priation for the Bartholdi statue when
we have no protest to make against
the encouragement by that body of a
war of conquest, the refusal of that
body to do anything to give hope to
the two republics of South Africa, and
the readiness with which that body
makes appropriations and does acts
designed to show partiality on the
part OF this republic for the empire
that is battling against our brethren
in South Afrlcap
If "liberty's torch'' in the hearts of
men has been extinguished, perhaps it
is just as well that "liberty's torch"
on Bedloe island be "put out" but let
us hope that the people will yet make
an effective protest against imperial
ism. The Con,naoner.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-02-27
A Night Alarm,

Worse than an alarm of fire at night
is the brassy cough of Group, which
sounds like the children's death knell
and it means death unless something is
done quickly. Foley's Honey and Tar
never fails to give instant relief and
quickly cures the worst forms OF Group.
Mrs. P. l.. Cordier, of Warrington,
KY, writes: "My three year old girl
had severe case of Group; the doctor
eaid she could not live. l gota bottle
of Foley's Honey and Tar, the first
dose gave quick relief and saved her
life" Refuse substitutes. Sold by
Arcadia Valley Drug Co.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-02-27
A Thousand Dollars Thrown Away.

Mr.. W. W. Baker. of Plainview.
Neb., writes "My wife had lung trouble
for over fifteen years. We tried a
number of do tors and spent over a
thousand dollars without any relief.
She was very low and lost all hope,
when a friend suggested trying Foley's
Honey and Tar, which did; and
thanks be to this great remedy it saved
her life. She is stronger and enjoys
better health than she has ever known
in ten years. We shall never be with
out Foley's Honey and Tar and would
ask those afflicted to try it." Sold by
Arcadia Valley Drug Co.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-02-27
Millions Put to Work.

The wonderful activity OF the new
century is shown by an enormous de-
mand for the worlds best workers.
Dr. Kings New Life Pills. For Con-
stipation, Sick Headache. Biliousness,
or any trouble Of Stomach, Liver or
Kidneys they're unrival4d. Only 25c
at Arcadia Valley Drug 20.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-02-27
9 a 9 II q E r a.
Bears the n1ho Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature ss &xAZltu

Collins, the livery man, has all
kinds of hay for sale. Will be sold in
any quantity, from the bale to the car
load. Prices low as the lowest.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-02-27

Fresh oysters at the Blue store,
served in any style, or sold in bulk.
The Washington times., 1902-09-20
ADMIRAL HIGGINSON
REPORTS ON MANEUVERS
Not Impressed With Use of Search
lights in Warfare-Pays High Trib-
ute to Fleet Officers.

The Navy Department has received
and made public the report of Rear
Admiral Francis J. Higginson, U. S. NJ.
on the joint maneuvers of the army and
the navy. Admiral Higginson pays a
high tribute to the professional ability
of the officers under his command and
speaks in terms of praise of the ma
neuvers and the many matters of mill
tary interest they brought to the atten-
tion of the public at large.
Admiral Higginson recommends be-
cause of the accident to the BROOKLYN
in striking an uncharted rock and
because of the discovery of new chan
mel south of Gardeners Island, that the
waters in which the maneuvers took
place should be recharted On the
subject OF searchlights the admiral's
comments are interesting He says:
I'm approaching positions at night the
searchlights would flash very often
upon the ships, lighting up smoke
stacks and the hull SO that large
print could be easily read, and every
one supposed the ship had been discoy-
cred, but the searchlights would turn
away and evidently the observers had
not seen the vessels. In rainy or misty
" Gather the value of searchlights. is.
think, decreased from 25 per cent to
so per cent"
The Washington times., 1902-09-20
WILL OF RESIN DAvIDGE
ADMITTED TO PROBATE
Major Portion of Estate Is Apportioned
Among Relatives-Bequests
Aggregate S145,soo.

Resin Davidge by his will, dated No
vember -, 1901. filed yesterday for pro-
bate, distributes sl45,9O0 among his rela-
tives and makes a bequest OF $1,000 to
the Board of Foreign Mission of the
Presbyterian Church.
The testator states that had his wife
survived him he knew that she would
have made bequests of her fortune to
her relatives of her whole and half
blood. Knowing this, he directs the fol-
lowing disposition of lis estate:
To Giddings j. Buck. of Waco, Tex,
his wife's half brother, Mrs. Buck, his
wife. and their children, Mrs. Emma
baltimore, Miss Merriam Buck. Raymond
H. Buck. Ollie Buck, Miss Nellie Buck,
and Harrison Davidge Buck, $2.100 each.
To Silas C. Buck, also half brother of
the wife of the testator; George T.
Buck, his wife and their children. Sadie
Buck, Emma Buck. silas C. Buck. jr.,
and George Buck, $2.1o0 each. To Mrs.
Frances NJ Hamilton, Charles Buck,
Mary E. Buck, Miss Amanda Buck, and
Mrs. Jennie Cole, s2.1Oo. To Mrs. Sue
C. Buck and her children, William,
Charles, Albert John, Bessie, and Kate
Buck, Mrs. Susie Quarles. Mrs. Belle
Quarles. s2,100 To Mrs. Emma B. Har-
rison, half sister of his wife, $4,000, and
to Richard Harrison. her son, $2,100.
To Mrs. Elizabeth E. Davidge. his
niece. is left his library, pictures. and
household goods; to his nephew, Charles
H. Davidge. $4,000; to his niece, Sarah
D. Gibson. $4,000; to his nephew, John
d. Gray. $4,000, and to his nephew.
Sidney Gray, $4,000.
To the Board of Foreign Missions of
the Presbyterian Church is left $1,000
and $1,000 to Charles H. Davidge, and
Zachariah T. Mullen, who are named as
executors of his will.
The remainder of the estate, II any, is
to be divided between Sarah D. Gibson
and Charles H. Davidge.
Mr.. Davidge. who was about ninety
years of age, died in this city on Sep
tember II. at the home Of his nephew,
Charles H. Davidge. 1876 Fifteenth
Street northwest. He came to this city
from New York, about twelve years ago,
when he retired from business. Before
going to New York. Mr. Davidge re-
sided in Louisville, KY, where, for many
years, he conducted large mercantile
business.