davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01
CONSUMING THE RAINFALL.

1t is with water as with wealth-the
trouble is that it is not properly dis
tributed. All the water which falls
on this continent is needed in the
production Of crops and all the SUI
plus OF the wet seasons gets away and
carries with it in solution the most
fertile parts of our cultivated areas.
For years the governments idea
seems to have been to do nothing but
build levees to protect low land
from the floods, whe the true policy
would be to store the flood waters near
their source and thus make the levees
needless and insure supplies of water
for use in times of drouth. The
heather OF Egypt and India a thou.
sand yeaRs ago had more sense about
this thing than the American people
have shown in the past. With the
well-wasered areas of the country now
all absorbed by settlement, with a
constantly increasing population which
must be fed, with unlimited wealth at
the command of the government, no
question is Of greater importance
touching the internal affairs and well
fare OF the American people than this
OF water conservationn-the reclaim
ing OF the desert areas, every acre a
gold mine when brought in contact
with water.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01
A CHEAP FARM.

The following advertisement was
taken from late issue of a Boston
paper-"For Sale-Sheep and maple
sugar farm; $50 acres, in good Yer.
mont town, 8 minutes to school, 9
miles to church, land well divided In
to moving and tillage, pasture and
woodland, will carry 300 sheep, can
tap 800 sugar trees, 1000 cords wood
on place, good water, creamery near
by. nice cottage, barn, sugar house,
storehouse. Price $500, part cash"
This will be read with interest by
western farmers who are refusing $75
per acre for their farms.
There never has been in this country
so good a time as the present to pay
up debts and get square with the
world. We know OF lots of men who
should seize the opportunity and do
just this thing; instead, they are con-
tracing more debt, foolishly assum-
ing that these good times will last for
ever.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01
HOW TO GET RID OF THE
SPARROW.

A friend writes us inquiring how
best to abate the English sparrow nui-
sance. There is remarkable SINH
larity in the matter of maintaining
an existence under discouragements
between the sparrow and our common
rodents-rats ard mice; one writer
has aptly named these birds as the
rats of Ine air." possessing in COM
mon with these rodents a remark
abe prolifieacy, close relation to
man in all his domestic affairs and an
almost abnormal shrewdness in evad-
ing mans most ingenious methods
for limiting their number. The nat
ural enemy of the sparrow Is the
cat, assisted in helpful way by the
horned owl, where men have sense
enough to protect these useful birds.
Lac sparrow, being a comparatively
new importation into this country,
American cats have not yet developed,
as they have in England and older
countries, natural skill and tact in
preying upon these bfros, though,
without doubt, they will in time. In
the city of London. England, type
of cats has been evolved which will
scale the walls OF high buildings on
water pipes. leads. window stills and
cornices searching for the sparrows'
nests, while there is authentic record
OF cats scattering bread crumbs on a
window sill to invite the birds while
the cat lies in ambush ready to seize
1t. So far as we have observed, in
America cats have not as yet exhib-
tied and special aptitude or skill in
their pursuit of the sparrow as they
have in the case of rats and mice, but
in time they will. One way in which
to limit the number of these birds, if
not to eradicate them entirely, is to
have their nests destroyed. A small
premium offered to small boys for the
eggs-so much per dozen-will result
IN a great destruction. AS a boy We
have had more real fun, stimulated
by the pennies earned, In hunting for
sparrows' nests than in any other
form OF boyish sport. In the winter
season when the snow Is upon the
ground, by clearing of strip back of
the barn about ten feet wide and
twenty feet long and there batting the
birds for day or two and watching
your chance one can with a double
barreled gun loaded with No. 10 shot
make an awful slaughter by firing one
barrel at them on the ground and one
just as they rise. We have known
two or three experiences of this sort
to practically drive away the birds
from the homestead. The feeding Of
grain soaked in poisonous solution 10
as general thing a failure. The
birds are too shrewd. The destruc-
ton OF the nests, persistent shooting
will do much to nigitat> this ntA'
! sance.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01
WHAT IS 1T WORTH

What is the value of an acre of land
which will produce fifty bushels Of
corn worth $50 and ton and half
of corn stalks worth So at an expense
for labor OF only 81? But such land
will not do this every year and not
every year is corn so high, says one.
True, the field should have the bens-
mt OF a crop rotation, but the fifty
bushels should be obtained each year
that it is in corn and the fifty cents
per bushel may be obtained almost
any year by properly converting the
crop into some animal food product.
We should say that such land is
worth 500 per acre II 1t is worth
anything. So do not be foolish and
sell 1t for $50 or $50 II you have such
land.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01
SHOULD SELL AND SQUARE UP.

A reader in Nebraska owning .
good farm of 800 acres, upon which
ne has lived for nearly thirty years.
put who is now in poor health, dis
couraged and burdened with debt OF
$4,000, writes us and wishes to know
whether he had better sell now at $40
per acre, or try to carry the load for
while longer in hope of getting q
better price for his land. We do not
ike to give advice in such cases be-
cause it might be acted upon and it
might be wrong. but we will say this
much-if we were situated as he is,
we would sell, pay up, get square with
the world, buy small place and get
as much comfort as possible out OF
the Few years left A young man full
OF health and vigor might carry this
load, but man at SO is a fool to try.
There is lots of misery in this world
caused by men trying to carry load
too heavy for them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

We are asked about the fall sowing
of clover seed, for instance on field
of rye in middle September. We have
never known fall sowing of clover
north of latitude AZ to be success.
The plant is too tender to endure the
extreme cold of winter. We have
known clover to be sown among corn
at the time of the last blowing in July
and come through all right, but in
that case the plant had time to get
better rooted and stronger. The best
time to SOW clover seed is in the spring
as early as possible.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

A Minnesota man claims that by a
careful breeding Of wheat he Is going
to produce a variety Of wheat which
will produce four fold more than any
We have now. We do not believe that
this can be done and If it could be 1t
Is doubtful il such discovery would be
of any real benefit. Wheat pulls the
life out OF the best Of soils fast enough
as it is, and one year with another is
one OF the least profitable crops which
can be raised.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

We have at the present time a sea
son of high-priced staple farm com
modities such as the country has not
known for many year. Corn, oats
forage OF all kinds, potatoes, vege
tables of all kinds are at point, and
likely to remain there until new
crop is produced, which is going to
make the keeping and feeding of all
kinds Of stock for the next nine
months a very serious problem.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01
While the feeding of an Indian,

While the feeding of an Indian, a
Chinaman, or a Malay with a good
ration of wheat bread and beef
will not at once change him from q
heather into a civilized being, still by
SO doing, the first and most important
step has been taken in the matter OF
his regeneration. An American civil
lization with all it's marvellous invent.
i've genius, push and vim would be
simply impossible on diet of rice
and rats.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

We are glad to note that the agri.
cultural experiment stations are let
ting up on the protein question and
taking more reasonable and sensible
view of the relation of protein to the
best development of domestic stock,
one eminent authority now claiming
that all the protein necessary for the
stock on the farm can be easily pro-
duced upon the farm without resort
ing to the purchase of high-priced oil
or cotton-seed meal or bran.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

The apple will never be as much at
home upon the prairies of the west as
it is in the eastern states, neither will
IL be as long lived. The heavier rain
fall, the greater humidity of the at
mosphere In the east are every way
more favorable to tree growth than
are the drier and more elevated plains
OF the west. An apple tree hun
dred years old is no rarity in the state
o. New York, while one forty years
Odd IS a rarity in Wisconsin, Illinois or
Iowa. Still, the west will raise apples
and lots OF them If men will keep
planting, the best fruit being obtained
either in the east or west from the
trees under twenty years old.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

We never care to inquire very close.
ly as to the fertility of the soil in any
locality where drain tile factories may
be seen at every town, wet lands be-
inss,ss:nost invariably rich lands when
redeemed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

1t was a most lovely November
day-coming after frost and snow anG
grim wintry weather. belated
piece of October softness and lowell
ness and as We met our friend he said
- wonder what sort of weather we
are going to get to pay for thisf"
We corrected him by saying that it
was not true that the good things
which the Lord sent to us always had
a penalty connected with them-that
it was not true that such beautiful
day must needs be followed by some
climatic convulsion. Such gifts are
complete In themselves and only the
pessimist will ignore the fragrance
and beauty OF the rose In his diligent
search for me thorns ON the stem.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

The cattle product Of the western
ranges 10 steadily shrinking year by
year. Over-stocking. homestead en-
tsaes, fsuds between the cattle and
sheep men, are all working to break
up the stock syndicate business. The
rSngs product is this year smaller
than for hfteen years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

AT the present price of the materi
ais that make up the ration of the
dairy cow, the city milkman has 9
hard row to hoe If he sells at five
cents quart as most of them do. II
is the fear of visit from the milk
inspector rather than moral con
viction which keeps most of then
away from the pump under these cir
Cumstances.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

1t is poor economy to starve the
mich COW to the point of making her
eat up the corn fodder clean. Better
let her pick from 1t what she likes
and then let me colts and the sheep
finish 1t up.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

The bacon hog will never crowd out
the lard hog from the corn belt terri
tory for the reason that he will be-
come q lard hog himself in a few gen
erations as soon as he gets onto .
corn diet.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

The low price OF farm products and
the increased price of farm labor has
resulted in the absolute abandonment
OF many farms in England and hun.
drsds more are in semi-derelict con.
dition. An English lords rent roll IL
a sorry asset these days.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

Angora goats are being introduced
into many parts OF Wisconsin for the
sole purpose OF clearing up the brush
and timber lands, and they will do
this in good shape.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

A piece Of arid sage brush land In
TEXAS. dear at 30 cents per acre, was
placed under irrigation and is now
producing from three to four crops
. year or an aggregate value Of from
hoo to $500 per acre. Given just
water. the great American desert
would become veritabls garden Of
Eden.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

From late Washington papers we
note that the stockmen report a seri.
Gus loss of cattle which use the noun
tain pastures from bears which make
short work of all the young and help
less OF the herds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

We know widow dependent upon
her own exertions for living who has
the past season raised and sold yI5
vostA OF stun from her garden which
~ confined to the area Of sgaall
6vA let and she did this much easier
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

About the best product which is be
Ing turned out from the cornfields O
the country is the boys who plow ant
care for the crop, who husk it wher
ripe and graduate from the corntields
into legislature, senate chamber
judicial bench; who become the
brainy, forceful managers of great
business enterprises and make history
for their country.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

While the corn crop of 1896. one of
the largest ever raised, was worth
SOL. 900 900 ON the farms where 1t was
produced. the crop Of 1901. less than
oae bali a. great, 10 estimated to be
worth the sum OF S7o0, 000, coo, there,
by proving that half crop may be
blessing In disguise to the man who
raises II.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

Thank the Lord we have a presi-
dent who can shoot mountain lion.
turn down greedy place hunter, lar.
lat wild steer, and who b ,heves In
irrigation.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

II costs q good deal more to pro.
ducs eggs. milk, and meats of any
sort in the winter than in the milder
seasons, no matter how well one may
b fixed for doing this sort of work.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

Violent crosses are more likely to
produce all the bad qualities than the
good. II you do not believe this, try
q cross between a broncho and Q
Norman and see.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

The newspapers of the country are
one OF the worst enemies to our for
ests. They are eating up with fright
full rapidity the woods of all the north
country
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

The common people-the farm rent
or, the day laborer, the hired man
should study the economic conditions
which have made their present share
OF prosperity possible.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

What is needed in all the west and
northwest is an apple as good as the
Wealthy which will keep two months
longer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

Flowers are always beautiful. They
never disappoint the grower. Their
culture represents the very highest
and most artistic relation between
man and the vegetable kingdom.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

The man who works on fixed sal.
airy IL not very enthusiastic over the
increased prices of all living com.
modities.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

We are asked what constitutes a
good crop of navy beans. Twenty
bushels per acre is good crop, We
might say an extra one.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

Nebraska raised only 100000 bu-
shells OF wheat in 1890; in 1901 her
wheat crop aggregated 100000 bu-
shells.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

OF 5000 varieties of flowers only
420 possess an agreeable perfume. It's
about the same way with men.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

There is a loss of from IS to So on
each steer fed for beef when 1t is not
followed by hog.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

ana rar more Pleasantly than she ha
done house cleaning for her neigbbor
at dollar q day.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

Il II q more sensible religious work
to keep your cultivator running
through the crops in dry time than 1t
n TO pray for rain. The good Lord
hos made the needed moisture avail.
able. II you will only 80 the right way
70 work to get 1t.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-01

University inside of thirty
days after date of publica-
ton of this paper.
Memorial University IS the
tribute of the American
people to the loyal men
and women of war times.
Send for booklet. Address
all communications to
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-07-05
Bcsiey's Waukegan Bre wing Com par

A'csseS's "uuAc8ou nreWtuW Com p0uys
1t Ia with pleasure that we call the
attention Of the trade, and private fam.
ilies, to the fact that owing to the In.
creasing demand for bottled ale and
porter Of undoubted purity and Of the
finest quality, We are now bottling the
same under our own supervision.
The frequent use of adulterants and
substitutes for malt and hops In the
manufacture Of malt liquors has re-
suited In an inquiry for an article OF
domestic manufacture, wholly free
from anything Of a harmful or deleter.
GUS nature, and at price that would
commend it, use to all. The failure
hitherto to obtain such an article has
led consumers to purchase imported
goods ut a high price.
Therefore We are prepared to place
on the market bottled ale and porter
unexcelled In quality. equal In every
respect to the imported, at a much
lower price.
Our goods being manufactured from
the choicest barley malt and the best
hops In the market. no substitutes
whatever being used, and, being bottled
by ourselves at Waukegan, enables us
to offer to our customers an absolute
guaranty Of their purity and quality.
Families can obtain these goods Of
all the leading fancy grocers, the prin-
cipal hotels, restaurants and druggists.
BneLHY's WAKD0AN BREWING
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-07-05
News from All Parts Of the World
Carefully Selected from the
Press kilograms.
A Weekly Digest Of the Most important
Facts and Happenings for Busy
Readers.

Mrs. Katherine Mills Of Toledo, Ohio,
Is In New York trying to find out who
she ID and where she came from. In her
childhood she thought she was the daush-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Spooner Of
Pittsfeld, Ohio. Her earliest recOllec-
ton brought no other parents to her
mind. Then one day school companions
called her "Miss Nobody" and supposed
unclcs and aunts said she was Miss
Streeter." They told her she was an
orphan and that she came to Pittsfcld
with crowd from New York orphan
asylum. Mrs. Spooncr was appealed to
and she told the girl that her real name
was Strabe. Since then she has searched
internationally for her parents. She was
married under the name Of Spooner md
has son. The records Of the Home for
the Friendless show that her mother
was Rosnnna. that the daughter was
born March 1S, 1S40. that she was nd.
mitted to the institution in 1S4S and that
her father enlisted In the Mexican war.
Here her search finds blank wall and
she has appealed to the newspapers.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-07-05
BALLOON AsDUcrs A MAN.

5ystander, Caught by Foot. Carried
Head Downward High In Air.
Louis Ward, ~ years old, had an In.
voluntary and thrilling acrobatic balloon
ascension at Milford. Mass. His left
foot caught In the loose guy rope of bal.
loon and he was hoisted head downward
into the air. After being carried to a
height OF 5000 feet and directly across
Hoag lake he landed unhurt thirty five
minutes later In tree top mile from
the place where he went up. Ward was
assisting a professional aeronaut when
he started on his unheralded fight. At
the word the balloon swiftly mounted
into the air with the professor hanging
to the parachute and Ward dangling ut
the end Of the guy rope. His weight
careened the balloon, causing great dan.
ger OF an immediate collapse and certain
death to both men. The professor acted
quickly. Ward was beyond his reach, 30
the great aeronaut released the parachute
to which he chung and came safely to the
ground. The balloon, freed from this
weight. righted itself and shot upward.
Its course was directly across the lake.
Ward hung on and the balloon soon be-
gan Its descent. 1t finally grazcd the
tree tops and Ward managed to grasp
and hold to a limb.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-07-05
OHIO NEEDS NEW LAWS.

Supreme Court Declares Several
Vold-Legislature to Convene.
An extra session Of the Ohio Legisla
ture seems certain. as the Supreme Couri
has held a number Of important laws to
be invalid. Decisions handed down
Thursday declare the Cleveland city gov.
eminent and n special law enacted fol
the city Of Toledo. taking the control OF
the police out Of Mayor Jones' hands,
to be unconstitutional. In the Trauger
case the court directs Gov. Nash to ap.
point a Lieutenant Governor. Lieut..
Hov. Nippert vas appointed probate Judge
Of Hamilton County. and President Pro
TEN. Archer Of the Senate was supposed
to succeed the Lieutenant Governor. The
contention Of Trauger that a vacancy In
the Office Is created was sustained. The
court sustained the validity Of the Roger
act, which limits the Jurisdiction Of the
Supreme Court to certain class Of cases
and takes away O5 per cent Of Its juris.
diction In appeal cases. Tuesday the
court held special salary laws for county
officers to be unconstitutional. 80 that
matters In the cities named. ms well ns In
forty-two Of the lightweight counties.
are left 10 a chaotic state.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-07-05
ATTEMPT TO BAKE A BOY,
Crazy Massachusetts Man Puts Lad
In Hot Oven Hail an Hour.

Crazy Massachusetts Man Puts Lad
In Hot Oven Hall an Hour.
John Cullinane, u middle-aged iahorer,
went to the parochial residence Of the
Immaculate Conception parish In Mari.
boro. Mass. and informed Rev. Fathers
Finnick and Sullivan that he had, just
before coming to the house, placed his Z.
year-old son, Charley. In the kitchen
stove oven to burn. To the police Culli-
name said that he heard his wife, who
has been dead two years. tapping on the
headboard " his bed. When he placed
his ear beside 1t to listen he heard her
repeat many times, Charley Is dead;
burn him." which he proceeded to do.
The boys screams SO alarmed his broth.
or. two years older. that the latter came
downstairs, despite his fathers orders,
and after trying for some time to locate
his brother took him from the stove. The
boy was In the oven about half an hour.
He will probably die.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-07-05

Hon. Walter G. Nelson. 1O1 Washing.
ton street. Chicago Nov. IS. 1891,
writes: My wife has been a sufferer
from liver complaint for a number OF
years. Having heard Of Deer Nck
Mineral Water, I was induced to have
her give 1t trial. and she Ia now tax.
Ing the water. She feels that 1t has
done her n great deal Of good, and I
can cheerfufly recommend It to any
one suffering the same trouble or for
general debility.