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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-21
NEW PASTORS SERMON.
Rev. owen Davies OdeH at the Second
Presbyterian.

The Rev. Owen Davies Odell, the new
pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church,
held his first regular services yesterday,
occupying the pulpit both morning and
evening. A large congregation was present
at both services. His text last night was
taken from the twenty-eighth verse of
the eleventh chapter of Matthew, Come
unto me and 1 will give you rest" He said
poets had been empowered with certain
gifts and that Wordsworth had been en-.
dowed with the poetical gift of rest. but
that he could not give a rest that was en-
during and would not pass away. He said
the message of'Christ was the only message
that pointed to true rest in prayer. These
were the words we were waiting for" he
said, Come unto me and L will give you
rest At last the message came and it
sank deep into the hearts of men, He
said the word rest may have had several
meanings to the Jews. They were a peo-
pie Overburdened by law and restrictive
legislation and form, thought only of the
in His messages taught them the rest in
love. Their religion was fear" he said.
but Jesus transformed their religion by
teaching them the meaning of that grand
and effective word love.
Jesus had the secret of rest" said he.
Jesus knew God. and if all men knew God
the cares and anxieties of life would pass
away. We who have pain and are weak in
so much sorrow, so much trouble, so much
anxiety look to Him and find sweet Sc
curity." He said that ministers who labor
and undergo pangs of hunger and want
for necessities in this age of lust and greed
for gold are upheld by the eternal faith
revealed by Jesus in His message.
Have you this respOse i'm faith? If the
future is Overshadowed with darkness you
can find relief in faith in God and trusting
Him. II we went out into the city tonight
to find weary feet do you know where we
would find them2 Would you go to the
home OF death and the discOnsolate? No.
Remember it is often in the greatest sor-
row thai we find faith. The most weary
man in the city IS the man of selfish heart.
The sin Of sclhshness brings the greatest
WEAKNESS 10 life. The man who thinks al
ways and entirely of himself Will soon begin
to abhor himself. He can only find restfuI
repose i'm the revelation of Jesus"
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INFLUENCES AT WORK.
How the Waste Places of the Earth
Are Being Reclaimed.

Powerful influences, divine as well as
mortal. are at work in retaining the waste
places or the earth is the opinion OF the
Rev. Marion Crosley, OF the Central Uni
versalist Church. Yesterday morning.
preaching from the subject The Desert
Shall Blossom as the Rose" Mr.. Crosley
pictured some OF the improvements. ma
terial and spiritual. hat man may expect
in the future.
We are to understand he said, that
the earth is not yet finished. There are
waste places OF all sorts and kinds vet to
be reclaimed. Rich. productive lands yield
ing great crops are yet 10 be rescued and
developed from sandy deserts. In this
State. for instance. we have striking ex-
amples OF the fulhllment OF prophecy. our
best producing farms have been made dur
ing the past twenty-five years by a svs-
tenn OF drainage and by cultivating agencies
OF modern device. The great American
desert OF the far West Is now yielding
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-21
Notes of the stage.

Leon Morris will xhibit a troupe of
trained ponies IL the vaudeville beginning
at the Grand Opera House this afternoon.
Artie Hall. a well-known rag-time singer.
also Is in the bill.
Xxx
The Black Patti T~roubadours. among
whom are Sissieretta Jones and John
Rucker. the Alabama blossom" will omen
an engagement of three days at the Park
this afternoon.
XXX
The Re~ntz-Santley Burlesquers will begin
the week at the Empire and will be fol-
lowed on Thursday by the Bowery Burles-
ouerS.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
Mr.. Buskirk Criticises Recent Utter
ances of Rev. w. II. Farmer.

To the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal:
Your last Mondays issue abstracts 4
sermon by Rev. w. 3. Farmer. preached
on Sunday. April Is. in your city. During
his sermon the preacher attacked Chris
ton Science. and 1 beg space to answer
his attacks. Christian Scientists seek TO
refrain from censuring the religious con-
~victions or others; but they deem il right
TO defend the cause OF truth according to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-21
SHOT AT HIS HOME.
Prominent Tennesseean Assassinated
by a Neighbour, Now Under Arrest.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. April 20. Alex.
Woodward. aged sixty-three years., one of
Blount ~county's most prominent citizens,
was assassinated at his home, near Ellijoy,
this morning. James Cummins. a %neighbor,
ran to Woodward home on hearing a shot
n found Woodward dying and unable to
speak.
j. y. Ogle. who lives on a nearby farm.
is under arrest, charged with the crime.
Woodward and Ogle had been parties 10
many suits and Woodward recently testi-
fed that he would not believe Ogle on oath.
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hind the administrators Of the law and
every honest force which tends 10 the exc
cution of the right. and IL will be a mar
veioUs power. But let II be known. Let
IL be known i'm tones OF thunder that as
good citizens we will uphold the strong
arm Of the law everywhere and under all
circumstances. Thus will our homes be
happy and secure and we shall be able 10
truthfully boast that we are citizens OF
no mean city"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-21

trade is good in Haiti, though IL would be
improved, IL is stated. II the United States
merchants were willing TO extend the credl
it's granted by European sellers. Three
years age il was hardly possible TO find a
shoe or hat of American make in Santo
Domingo. Now these articles are handled
by a number of houses. and trade IN othes
lines is increasing largely. Besides s. per
cent. OF the provision trade. we supply all
OF the lumber that is imported and a good
portion of other building materials.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-21
Looking for w. r. Gardner

Postmaster McGinnis yesterday received
a letter from Mrs. Fannie Gardner. OF
Elyria. o.. asking that her husband. w. L.
Gardner. a harness maker. who is supposed
10 be I'm this city, be notified of the fatal
injury OF their son. The boy was burned in
an oil explosion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-21
NEWS OF THE THEATERS.
At the Theaters To-Day.

GRAND.-Vaudeville, 2:15 and sis o. m.
PARK.-Black Patti ~Troubadours, 2 and
8 p. m.
and 5 .. m.
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verdict I'm the Bntson Case.

NEW ORLEANS. April 0-The Pic
ayune's Lake Charles. La. special sayst
Late this afternoon the jury in the Batson
case handed 20 the clerk OF the court tho
Indictment on the hack OF hlch was writ
ten their verdict. IL will be read IN court
tomorrow morning.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15
Save the WOOdchuck Oil.

Another letter has been received by
us from Mr.. r. Brown of Sacramento,
Cal, regarding the purchase of oil
from our Allamakee woodchucks. He
SAYS he means business and will take
all the oil he can get at S2 per quart.
Why don't some of the enterprising
youths who hunt the chuck enter into
this profitable deal? Mr.. Browns ad-
dress is 705 7th street, Sacramento.
The above clipped from the Waukon
Democrat and few explanations
may be of particular interest to those
who have been trapping woodchucks
in this county and getting a small
bounty for each scalp, as it may open
up means of making these little
pests pay out even better than just
the bounty alone. .
The Mr.. Brown spoken of above is
a manufacturer of a piano polish Of
which woodchuck oil is one of che in
gradients. The Democrat editor has
had one letter from him before in the
matter and he seems to be very anx-
ious to open mp a trade in this section.
So far this year Auditor Masters
has paid out for bounties for these
animals nearly $1,000, which at
fifteen cents a scalp means nearly 600
woodchrcks. Just how much oil one
produces varies but it surely would
not take many of them to yield a
quart and it might prove profitable
business, when it can be sold for SO.
If any Of the young hunters of the
county are interested enough it might
be advisable first to open up CORES
pondence with Mr.. Brown ON the
matter
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15
A Fable With a Moral.

An eastern paper publishes the fol.
lowing fable:
Once upon a time a farmer was
blessed with abundant crops. His
barn was filled to overflowing with
hay, corn, wheat, oats, apples and
roots Indeed that season was the
most prosperous the farmer had ever
had. But one morning he discovered
that the rats had invaded his grain
bins and had been eating his garnered
stores. They had, moreover, made
nests in his hay and he saw indica-
tions that they had begun to gnaw his
fruit and his roots.
In great anger the farmer determin-
ed to destroy the intruders. Instead
of setting traps to catch the rats, or
placing poison at their holes, or lock-
ing up the family cat in the barn at
night, this unwise farmer applied the
torch to his barn and burned up the
rats-except those which escaped into
llc1I Dub llc VI Ills
hay and his grain and his fruit as
we'll and left himself penniless.
Moral: The barn is the business
interests of the country; the hay,
grain, and fruit is the country's pros
perity garnered by reason of wise
protective laws; the rats are the
trusts; the farmer is the democratic
party; he would use the free trade
torch to exterminate the trusts. By
burning up his barn he would destroy
a few trusts, bat the country would
be impoverished and many trusts
would escape the confagration.
A wise farmer would kill off the
rats or drive them into their holes, and
would save his barn and enjoy the re-
suits of his thrift The republican is
the wise farmer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15
AMERICAS LIVE STOCK INDUSTRY
Some Items of Interest Concerning the
ITmense Industry That Feeds
the World.

| The United States furnishes more
than one-half the worlds supply OF
swine, more than one third its cattle
and nearly one seventh of its sheep.
There are in the civilized world to-
day, approximately, 200, 900, 900 cattle,
450, ,000,0 900 sheep, and 1875, 900, 900
swine, of which perhaps 25 per cent
of cattle, As per cent of sheep, and 30
per cent. of hogs are annually available
for food-making, respectively, about
80, 900, 600 cattle, 100000, 900 sheep,
and 100, 900, 900 swine from the world IS
stock of primary food animals avail
able for slaughter each year.
OF these the United States possess
ed, in 1900, as shown by the twelfth
census: 6,43S,7 75S cattle, 81, S37, ,112
sheep, E64, ,694, 222 Tswine. In other
words, we furnish BATE per cent. of
the worlds cattle, 49, "A per cent. of
its sheep, and 81. IS per cent. of its
swine. A very careful estimate
places the present value of all the
domestic animals in the United States
at fully $4,000, 10000
Texas has more cattle within its
borders than any other state. In l9t 0
it had 8, 1926, 1856, Iowa recorded 5,367,
63C, Kansas 4, 49l ,07S, Nebraska 3, 49,,
243, and Illinois 3,1O4,O
The average value of all the cattle
in Texas in 1900, according to the
twelfth census, was Sl7.3S, Iowa $26.
80, Kansas 26. II, Nebraska $25. SO, and
Illinois S26 AZ. 1t is thus seen that
the cattle of the other four states
named averaged over 80 per cent.
greater in value than those of Texas.
In sheep production Montana leads
with CLIO, 4S3, closely followed by
Wyoming and New Mexico. Iowa
heads the swine list with with 9,723,-
791. Illinois, Missouri and Nebraska
respectively rank next as pork pro-
ducers.
In 1901 the receipts of cattle at the
three great markets were: Chicago
3,213, ,220, Kansas City 2,l26, 575,
Omaha S,O03. OF swine Chicago re-
ceived 1900, ,494.
The business done at the Chicago
Union Stock Yards is the largest
single business in the world, and the
entire industry has more than 40, 900
employees and does an annual business
of more than $500, 900, 900.
The total exports of all animals and
animal products from the United
States in 1900 were S271, ,S26,S45 Of
this the United Kingdom took $l63, S21-
666 worth, over 60 per cent. Of meat
animals and meat alone Great Britain
took 65 per cent, Germany less than 8
per cent, France less than 11a per
cent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15
Vim. BartheII Badly Injured.

Last Saturday afternoon as Mr.. VIM.
Barthell was attempting TO cross the
street at Ben Bears corner he was
run into by team and knocked over
under the horses feet. The end of
the wagon tongue struck him in the
head and either the horses trampled
ON him or else he was run over by the
wagon wheels, as he sustained severe
brusies about the body. He was pick
ed up and carried to DR.. Daubney's
Office where his wounds were dressed,
after which he was taken home, Mr.
Barthell is nearly eighty years old
and though his injuries in younger
man would not he called serious, his
extreme age makes the accident one
of much concern to his family and
friends AT last reports, however, he
was doing we'll and strong hopes are
held that he will soon recover
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15
Subscription Price $3.50 per year.
Off1ce-317 West Water Street.
Telephone No. l5.
REPUBLICAN TICKET

For Secretary of State
w. B. MARTIN, of Adair County.
For Auditor of State
b. F. CARROLL, OF Davis County.
For Treasurer of State
G. s. GILBERTSON, of Winnebago
County
For Attorney General
CHARLES w. MULLAN, of fBlackhawk
County
For Judge of Supreme Court
SCOTT NJ. LADD, OF O'Brien County.
For Judge ofSupreme Court Ito fill vacancy
CHARLES A., BISHOP, of Polk County
For Clerk of Supreme Court
JOHN C. CROCKETT, of Hardin County.
For Supreme Court Reporter,
w, w. CORNWALL, of Clay County.
For Railroad Commissioner,
+. A. WSON, of Bremen County.
For Representative in Congress, Fourth
District of Iowa,
GILBERT n. HAUGEN,
of Worth.
For Judges Thirteenth Judicial District:
l.. +. FELLOWS,
of Allamakee
A. n. H0BSON,
of Fayette
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15
Republican Meeting.

Hon. M. ID. O'Connell of Ft. Dodge,
the Solicitor of the Treasury, has
been secured for the principal address
at the Republican rally to be held in
Decorah on Friday, October "a, at p.
m, at the Grand Opera house. Mr..
O'Connell is one of Iowa's leading
men at Washington, a man we'll
versed in the issues of the day and is
in addition forceful speaker. Other
speakers of prominence will also be
present and speak and the meeting
will be the leading one of the cam
paign for the county.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15
Electric Treatment for Corn.

W. S. Stacy, farmer living three
miles south of the city on Center
street, brought to the city sample
of corn that had Deen raised on his
place, which shows unusually fine
results. The corn was planted May
II, after having been treated TO a
course of electricity in the plant of
the Marshalltown Light, Power &
Railway company. Mr.. Stacy filled a
barrel with water, first placing a
piece of zinc at the bottom of the
barrel, and on the top Five hundred
volts were then turned into the con-
tents of the barrel and was left on
twenty minutes. After being
thoroughly dried the corn was planted
with a drill. Thirteen acres were
planted after this treatment as an ex-
pertinent, and the results are consi-
dered remarkable by Mr.. Stacy. The
corn averaged eight feet in height.
The ground where the fields were laid
out is rolling and none of it lowland,
and had had corn planted on it for
nine consecutive years. Mr.. Stacy
says the thirteen acres will easily
yield seventy bushels. Mr. Stacy
claims that the electric treatment re-
suits in all microbes that may be in
the corn being killed, and the germ is
not injured in any way.
town Times Republican. Y
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15
Moment0us Questions.

See the coal.
Where has the coal been?
Has the coal been in the coal bin? /
Is the coal mine mine, or is the coal
mine not mine?
If not mine, where ia mine?
Has the coal been in the mine, and
if the coal bin is mine, why can not
mine in the coal mine for my coal
bin?
If the coal in the coal bin was mine,
why has not the coal been in the coal
bin. instead of in the coal mine, that
is not mine!
Publishers Note. The author OF
this easy primer for coal consumers
was at this point put into his strait.
jacket for the evening. )-Baltimore
American.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15
Weather is Turning Cold.

And if you intend to buy an Over
coat or fur coat or aHy other heavy
clothing, it's just as we'll, in fact
much better, to buy now, and get
some good out of the garment, than
wait till the winter is half over. We
assure you that now is better time
than later as our assortment is COM
plete and it is settled fact, goods
will not be any cheaper ; on the other
hand, if there is any change they
will be higher We are making
special efforts to have you trade with
us, and assure you Of very lowest
prices. See us this week Saturday.
Bears
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15
Good Meetings for Haugen.

The two addresses made by Congress.
man Haugen in this county last week
were very we'll attended and he could
not have been otherwise than pleased
with the reception he was given. AT
Calmar Friday night the singing by
Luren added much to the meeting and
a full house listened attentively to the
speakers words. The next evening at
Highlandville the room was packed
and many were turned away because
of the crowd. Mr.. Haugen spent Sun
day visiting with his many friends in
Decorah and left the next morning for
the western part of the district
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

When the lato President Barrows of
Oberlin college was asked by student
if he could not take less than the reg
ular four years course, DR.. Barrows
looked the applicant over thought
fully and replied :"Why, certainly my
lad. A short course if you like, but
my advice to you is to take the long
est course possible. The length of time
you wish to devote to study rests
with you entirely, and should depend
on what you iltend to become. Just
remember when God wants to make
an oak he takes hundred years. but
when he wants squash he takes six
months. "
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

We are not the only ones who can
boast of a big coal strike. Last week
nearly 1000 coal miners in France
went out and now that country is
facing the prospect of an extremely
cold winter. But with such hot
town in it as Paris, the country ought
not to suffer very much from the cold.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15
AS an illustration of the way New

AS an illustration of the way New
York is being rebuilt, and on such a
MAGNIFICENT scale, it is said that three
years hence the New York OF the
ninaties will have practically disap-
peared and "upon its site will be a
city of palaces great and small sur
rounded by majestic and splendid
public works. 4" No less than million
dollars is to be spent in that city in
the next three years in carrying out
projects already planned and force
of three hundred thousand laborers,
most of them skilled, will be given
employment.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15
Excursion Rate to Kansas City, Mo.

The Q. r. I. g. P. will sell special
round trip tickets to Kansas City Oct.
1S tc 22, at $l3.S7 from Decorah,
Iowa. These tickets sold in connec-
tion with the American Cattle. Swine
and Horse show there ON dates men
toned. Trains leave Decorah at 4 :OO
p. m, and arrives in Kansas City at
s :55 d. m, direct connections. Re-
turn limit Oct. 27th. For further in
formation call on or address J. w.
Lawhead, Agent. 42.I.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15
Low Rates.

The Chicago Great Western Ry
offers very low rates to points in
North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Wash
ington and Oregon. Tickets on sale
daily during October. Inquire of
any Great Western Agent or J. P. Hl.
mer, G. p. A., Chicago. 40-4
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

The prohibition party secures
place on the official ballot this year
without petition for the first time.
The party vote was large enough last
year to give it legal standing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15
Democratic Township Ticket.

The Democrats of Decorah TOWNSHIP p
held a caucus Saturday night and
placed the following ticket in the
field:
Clerk-Joseph Lennon.
Constables-O. N. Norgard and Ed
Bean.
Justices of the Peace-C G. Coutant
and p. II. Whalen.
No nominations were made foI
Trustee or Assessor.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

"It will be noted" says the Rock
ford Register, "that just as soon as
Bois was nominated frost struck
the corn. 1t will give the old man a
chance to preach on soft corn. "
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Iowa official ballot will not be
much of a blanket sheet this year.
There will be but four tickets on the
ballot: Republican, Democratic, So
cialist, and Prohibition.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

The Usage Indians of Oklahoma are
said to have So, 900, 600 cash on deposit
in Washington and to own 1,500, 900
acres of land, worth another IS, 900, 900.
Their realty holdings give per capita
wealth of 81, 900 for every brave, squaw
and papoose in the tribe. The interest
on their money in Washington affords
annually little over $500 to each
member, old, middle-aged and young.
This makes the Osages the richest
people in the world.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

The influence of the Tuskeegee In
stitute, which under the guiding hand
of Booker 7. Washington is working
such marvels with the colored people
of the south, is extending to the land
of their ancestors in Africa. Recently
three graduates of the Institute Were
sent by the German government to it's
colonies in the dark continent to in
struct the natives in the practical cul-
ture of cotton. The experiment was
tried by that government several
years ago with five students and prov
ed so successful that more have been
sent on the same mission.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15
Enterprise.

Prof. V. is prosecuting his school
enterprise with great vigor. No other
school man in Iowa understands more
fully than lie the wants, needs, de-
mands and possibilities of the private
school. No other proprietor of pri-
vate school in Iowa has made a
stronger effort, and none have been
rewarded with greater success