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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-03-26
LAND SEEKERS COMPASS.

If you are land seeker and want
to know in general way where and
where not to locate, do this: Take Il
map Of the United States and a ruler
and pencil. Locate the one hundredth
degree Of west longitude at the top and
bottom of the map and then draw a
straight line north and south with your
pencil from point to point No matter
what state 1t passes through 1t will
generally hold good that west Of that
line 1t is unsafe to buy land expecting
TO be able to cultivate the soil and
raise profitable crops. the uses of such
land being In the line of stock raising,
while east Of such line as general
thing the land may be farmed In the
ordinary manner. Now, like all dead
lines, 1t Is best to keep a safe distance
from this one. This line is Of course
not defined as is railway track and
because of local influences and condi-
tons will vary from 100 to 200 miles,
some good farming land being found
west of II and some mighty poor soil
east Of II, but as sort Of general guide
for the green land buyer it Is good
rule to observe.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-03-26
Train Does Deadly Work.

Villisca, Ia, March 21.-Mrs. Pat
ton, mother of John Patton, city mar
shall, was run over and instantly killed
by train No. IL about Z o'clock last
evening. She was walking with her
sister. While crossing the railroad
track she dropped one of her mittens
and stopped to find it. Her sister
passed on, but looking back, saw only
the fast departing train. She went
back and found the body some dis
lance from where the train must have
struck the victim.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-03-26
Elect a New Professor.

Des Moines, March 22.-At a session
of the trustees of Drake university
yesterday l.. w. Smith was elected
head of the English department. He
the author of a number of text books
on rhetoric. He also writes for the
Dial. He is well known in the east
Dean H. M. Bell was elected to the
deanship of the college of letters and
science -.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-03-26
M'NAMARA MYSTERY DEePENs.
Search Falls to Account for Missing
Iowa COLLEGE Freshman.

Iowa College Freshman.
Grinnell Ia, March 21.-The mys-
terry surrounding the disappearance OF
Roy Mcnamara, the Iowa college
freshman, is deepening and the college
faculty has invoked the aid of the
entire police force of the state in the
search for the missing student. The
search so far has been unsuccessful.
The boys father. Rev. j. E. McNa-
mara of Onawa. arrived here yester-
day and expresses his belief that his
son has become deranged and that he
Is now wandering about the country.
The college is greatly stirred up
over the affair and the matter was
mentioned from the faculty platform
at chapel. Rev. Mcnamara scouts the
suicide theory. However, young NC
Namara had no money and 1t Is dim
cult to understand how he could go far.
Parallels between this and the Bag
ley case of three years ago continue
to be drawn. At that time tire sewer
was opened and the neighboring ponds
searched for the missing student, who
has never been found. Sanders ponc
will not be dragged for Mcnamara,
except - last resort
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-03-26
Northwestern Teachers.

Des Moines, March Ex-Governor
Cummins has accepted an invitation
to speak before the annual meeting
of the Northwestern Iowa Teachers
association at Spencer April IL. Presi-
dent MacLean of the State university
is also on the program. as well as
Henry Houck, deputy state superin-
tendent in Pennsylvania. The pro-
gram has Just been issued.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-03-26
Found Guilty of Murder.

Des Moines, March 22.-Albert
Smith, a negro aged 20 years, was
convicted of murder in the second de
gree for killing Bruce Martin in a
saloon riot Feb. 2. The weapon used
was an endgate. Mrs. Martin had en-
tered the saloon few minutes before
and begged her husband to accompany
her home.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-03-26
Son of CAPTAIN Hull to Wed.

Des Moines, March 22.-Wedding
announcements for the marriage OF
Major John A. Hull to Miss Greta
Chase in this city April have been
sent out. Major Hull is the second
son of Captain j. A. T. Hull, member
of congress from this district. He is
an assistant judge advocate in the
army stationed at the Presidio.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-03-26
AIIeoed Mail Tamperer Arrested.

Waterloo, Ia. March 22.-John w.
Pierce, adopted son of Deputy Sher-
if w. w. Pierce, is in Jail at Cedar
Rapids charged with tampering with
the United States mails. 1t is alleged
he secured money order for SIG from
letter addressed to Harry T. Fisher
of this city and cashed the same.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-03-26
Butcher Ends His Life,

Abel, Ia, March 20.-Yesterday
Charles Overstreet, an unmarried
butcher, 3S years of age, placed a
rifle under his chin, pulled the trigger,
with his foot and tore a great hole
through his head, causing instant
death. III health is supposed to have
been the cause of the deed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-03-26
IOWA HAPPENINGS.
Puts Ban Upon Sunday Ball

Des Moines, March 21.-The Maggie
bill, prohibiting the playing of base.
ball or foot ball on Sunday, passed
the house by vote of SO to 16.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-03-26
Killed on the NORTHWESTERN.

Grinnell, Ia, March 22.-Henry
Rockenfed, while walking to MARSHALL
town from Chelsea, was run down and
killed by a Northwestern train yes.
terday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-03-26

At farmers institute recently
man solemnly arose and said that he
could give sure cure for hog cholera.
He was given most respectful attention
while he stated that liberal doses Of
raw linseed oil would not only keep the
hog from having cholera, but would
cure 1t after it came down with the
disease. AS soon as he sat down four
other men one after the other arose
and said that they had each tried this
remedy and that it was not worth
continental. So there you have it.
A friend of the English sparrow
states that he lately watched a spar
row stripping bunch of curculio eggs
from a twig Of plum tree. the eggs
being fastened in scale form upon the
twig. We think that he is mistaken in
his conclusions. The egg Of the curcu-
Ito is deposited in the immature plum
along in June and there develops into
the grub which destroys the fruit. The
plum falls. and when spring comes
again the beetle energies to go through
eggs which were destroyed by the
sparrow were not those of the curcullo,
but of some other type of insect life.
One of the best farmers we have
come across for some time is tenant
farmer, and he has been such for TWEEN
sy-five years. When he first began rent
ing land, he was very poor and could
eot buy the cheap land which he work
ell. In some way he did not seem to
sense the fact that this land was sure
to rapidly advance in value, and he had
besides a most unconquerable aversion
to running into debt. He has seen the
farm upon which he lives and works
advance in value from SIS to $65 per
acre, and now that his landlord is adj
vancing his rent the mistake made is
very plain to be seen.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-03-26

We know of sheep raiser in the
central west who finds it very profita-
BILE to have his lambs come in January
and have plenty of spring lamb to sell
at high prices to the visitors at a popu-
lar summer resort located near him.
He keeps the twin bearing breeds and
sits up nights good deal in January.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-03-26

One extensive railway system of the
middle west has decided to plant catal-
pa trees upon every available portion
of it's right of way for the purpose Of
thus growing the ties which it will
need in the coming years. If this work
is done intelligently and properly, an
immense amount Of valuable timber
may thus be grown.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-03-26

The eastern markets are being large
ly supplied with potatoes from Germa-
ny, Ireland and Scotland this season,
the high prices justifying the importa-
ton of the tubers even with the burden
of twenty-five cent tariff tax on each
buShel.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-03-26

Sweet separated milk is worth 30
cents per 100 pounds at South Da-
kota factory which has lately under
taken the manufacture of powdered
milk--milk evaporated, dried and pow
dered.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-03-26

In general way it may be said that
If your poultry range is limited in ex-
tent it is better to keep the Asiatic
fowls. If the range is ample, then
fowls of the Leghorn type will pay
best.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-03-26

Sooner or later the beet sugar raisers
Of this country will have to meet the
competition Of the cane produced in
our new island possessions. This time
may be STAYED off for awhile by the
manipulation of tariffs and bounties,
but in the end the country which can
most cheaply produce the sugar Of
America will grow it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-03-26

One eye on the seed potato is better
than more. You will get more thrifty
plant.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-03-26

In Idaho an acre of irrigated blue
grass pasture will furnish sufficient
food for four cows, while on the blue
grass pastures of Iowa it is not safe
to put more .han one COW on each acre
for the summer range. This illustrates
why ii is that one acre of good land
which can be irrigated in sunshiny
region is worth about three times as
much as an acre of equally fertile land
where the weather clerk attends to the
hydraulic business,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-03-26

A New Jersey farmer has by process
Of law made the county pay for some
of his own sheep killed by his own dog.
This is a good one.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-03-26

AS a general rule all over the north
country where it has been used the
large tile for the culvert in the high
way is almost total failure, and its
use for this purpose is being abandon
ed. The trouble is that water is allow
ed to settle on the bottom; then the
frost comes and cracks the tile and
renders it worthless.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-03-26

II you are likely to want to sell the
farm inside of five years, it is probable
that now is as good time to let 60 as
you will strike. Buyers are plenty, COM
petition sharp on the part Of buyers
and prices at high water mark. A re-
action is certain before long, and, while
we do not look to see land materially
decline from present values, it may be
hard to find a buyer later on.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-03-26

We do not vouch for the reliability of
the following recipe. but give it as
friend gives it to us. He says that If
-four of sulphur is literally mixed in
the box of the planter with the seed
corn the cutworms will never touch
the corn so treated. 1t Is so easy and
simple thing to try that it is worth
experimenting with.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-03-26

The patrons Of a separator creamery
in western Iowa who are able to dis
pose Of all their skimmilk at 30 cents
per hundredweight to a process butter
factory located close by the creamery
have about the best snap in dairying
that we know of. realizing about $1.50
per hundredweight for their milk, and
these same men did whole lot of
kicking when the butter factory locat-
ed there. fearing 1t would injure their
creamery business.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-15
WILL UNITE.
The Y. ". E. C. A. and TIL,
Y. W. c. A. viii Consolidate.

An important business meeting was
held at the Evangellcal Young women's
Christian association last evening, be-
tween 40 and 50 members being present
The meeting was called primarily for
the purpose OF accepting the provisions OF
the enabling act and To take final action
ON the terms of union with the Young
Womens Christian association. AS Is
well known, an act has been passed by
the General Assembly enabling these two
organizations. sS'.7se work and sims are
so similar) 20 unite and thereby greatly
strengthen their work In the community.
Miss Grace Lawton. the vice president
of the ". " W. c. A. presided over the
meeting. last evening. and the provisions
OF the act. recently passed. were discuss
ed. together with other matters relative
10 the proposed consolidation.
The meeting was thoroughly harmonl-
Gus, Ia every way, and after certain le-
ral requirements. relative 60 the consoli-
citation, have been complied with, there
will be but one Young Women's Christ
ian association In this city. For the pres
snt. however, the old boarding home on
Fountain street under the auspices " the
Y W. e. 4. will continue It's work but as
soon as the required amount OF money Is
raised the big brick building (which was
long since described In these columns)
will rise on the present cite of the Young
Women's Evangelical Christian associa-
ton at the corner Of Washington and
Jackson streets.
This building. as II well known. will be
devoted 90 Young Women's Christian as.
ISOLATION work In all Its various phases.
A vote of thanks was rendered Miss Law
ton. last evening. and n was announced
that the annual meeting OF the sssocia-
tion would occur In April when important
business would be presented
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-15
EXCELLENT CONCERT

Last evening large audience gathered
I'm " M c. A. hall 10 listen 10 the eN-
cellent program given by the Pembroke
Hall Glee club, assisted by Mr.. Frederick
Mahn vioinist.
Each number was of very high order
and the artists deserve great credit for
their rendition. Mr.. Mahn scored heavily
I'm violin solos, especially I'm "Romanza'
by svendsen. and Misses Helen and Alice
Traver rendered Schuberts 'Serenade"
I'm n finished manner Miss Bertha Ma
sons piano solo. "Tarantelle Fantasique," !"
Salmon, scored heavily
The program was as follows: Glee club.
"Carmenina" n. l.. Wilson; violin. "Ro-
manza," Svenden: vocal duet, "Seren-
ade." Schubert, Miss Helen and Miss
Alice Traver; plano. "Tarantelle Fantas-
tique" Salmon. Miss Bertha Mason; Glee
club, "Ahl tbs a Dream" G.. B. Hawley:
violin, A. "Gipsy Dance" Nachez. b,
"Obertas" Wienia wski: Glee club. well
come, Pretty Primrose" w. Benbow.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-15

The final arrangement for the big
Easter sale or bazaar, which the lrrepres-
sibles are to give just before Easter. have
been completed, and the dates have been
fixed for Friday and Saturday, March 2lst
and ed. The sale will be given in the
recently vacated store. nearly opposite
Grace church. formerly occupied by the
Montana Diamond company.
The many departments Of the sale, to-
gether with the correct list Of those who
are To be I'm charge follows. viz:
cake department. where n great variety
of cake will be found in charge Of Miss
HARRIET Tyler. assisted by Mrs. William
Dart and Miss Sibley.
Bargain and Novelty Department-Miss
Julia Joslyn ard Mrs. n. ]. Horton.
cushion and Picture Dspar,ment-Miss
Jane Rucklin and Miss Elizabeth Day.
Spring Millinery Department ana
Ladies' Neckwear--ln charge OF Mrs. VIII
liam Allan Dyer. assistea BY Miss Isabel
Rhodes and Mrs. A. j.. Miller. Jr.
Glbsos Sketches, Picture Frames Etc
In charge OF Miss Eva Williams.
Home Made Candies and Old China
Miss Mary Eddy.
Domestic Department-Includin towels,
aprons. busters. etc. Mrs. George vs.
Mercer and Miss Edith Cook.
Jcweiry Department = Mrs. George
Parks
Doh Depsrtment-Ineludins all kinds Of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-15
PROF. FOWLER'S LECTURE
ON THE POEMS OF ISRAEL.

The fourth in the course Of lectures on
Poems OF Ancient Israel" by Professor
Fowler of Brown university, was given I'm
the Mathewson Street NJ. e. church, this
afternoon. under the auspices of the
Rhode Island Woman's club.
The subject OF the lecture was THE
Elegy Acrostic and Gnomlc Poetry"
In beginning his lecture. Professor
Fowler called attention TO the study OF
the Psalm taken up in previous lectures
In which were found various poems utter
ing the universal harmony Of bitter grief.
He then spoke In part as follows:
Since this emotion has given rise to a
recognized division of lyric poetry and
one book OF the old Testament Is made
up Of poems OF this class. its seems APP
propriate to give special trea tmenr OF
the elegy. In the ancient mourning GUS
toms we may find the origin OF the elegy
as a development OF the primitive wall or
dirge OF hired mourners The old Testa-
ment, itself. indicates clearly the pre-
valence OF rigid formal customs Of mourn
ing for the dead. II the elegy is thus a
natural development from the customs OF
private mourning. the national history of
Israel gives ample occasion for its use to
express common sorrow. Throughout All
the centuries Of that history. the periods
when peace and prosperity or successful
warfore besct the general gloom, seem
but brief, htful intervals. Among the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-15
or OLD WRITER'S.
Col. HlggInson Talks TO English
High School PupIIs.

Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson,
the writer and lecturer. spoke to the
pupils of the English High school yester-
day afternoon, his address being largely
OF a reminiscent nature. Mr. Higginson
was introduced by Principal Hoyt, who
expressed great pleasure at having the
honor OF presenting so distinguished a
guest.
Colonel Higginson spoke in a witty vein,
and took up I'm turn personal recollections
Of the authors of New England who have
become permanently identified with
literature and gave anecdotes illustra ting
their peculiarities and good qualities.
Holmes i'm his early life showed a de-
cided preference for melancholy poetry.
which gave way in la ter life TO the cheeriest
of dispositions. Lowell was an ideal poet
in appearance and as a boy was like other
school boys, as was shown by the anus
ing pride he displayed i'm the possession
Of pony.
although he lived across the way from
the school, he always saddled his pony
and rode TO school Whittier was a
quaker. was extremely shy, and. proba-
bly, because OF his diffidence, always re-
NAMED bachelor.
IL remember Longfelow very keenly In
my college days. He was the first pro-
the students as Mr. and the boys all
looked up 10 him as one who always
treated them like gentlemen
The "reminiscences were all interesting
and added to the appreciation on the part
OF the students OF the high school OF the
literary productions OF these old writers OF
New England.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-15
A DESIRABLE AMENDMENT.

The bill introduced by Representative William M P
amendment of section chapter 6a4 of the public laws relating
Jurors uries important 1t has purpose
providing greater safeguards for citizens who find necessary
submit their rights special instances the ue
Mr. Bowens provides that either party may pro-
ceedng civil criminal in which jury trial be had
oath ascertain material facts tending show
he related any to the proceeding has therein
expressed formed opinion therein sensible
bias prejudice The party objectng any juror
hored introduce evidence of his objection There
provision that shown the juror Objectionable any
of these grounds ne shall be put aside
AS the law stands either side challenge every
drawn and the ruling the pleas division the
peme is that objection jurors there Occasionally
however this protection enough information may
attorney challenges exhausted that might panel
Objectionable to his client owing to the upon
Juror who for many that imagined ought
to be there
Should the introduced by Representative Bowen
law there will be way many serious difficulties After cha
enges exhausted much will Juror
nterrogaed and the trials held the pleas division
not be much delayed
Still the exceptional that important and every
vision possible should be made for securing every
dsnteresed Means bring about this
will be hand Representative Bowens bill passed by
bly,.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-15

Greeks. the elegy came TO have form OF
alternate longer and shorter lines. hep
ameters and pentimeters. TO the sensitive
ear OF the Greek this seems 10 best ex-
press the broken rythm of deep grief
While We expect no such rigid form In
Hebrew poetry we do find at times in
the elegies OF ancient Israel a somewhat
similar structure with the second line Of
the parallelism shorter than the first
an echo, as it were, OF the soults sor-
row. giving a very perfect expression
OF the broken beats OF n heart distra ugh {
with grief In the Hebrew elegies we find
both the individual and the commercial or
national spirit--the finest expression OF
individual grief being Davids lament over
Saul and Jonothan. though even here the
tribal CONSEQUENCES is not wanting.
"All but one OF the elegies In the book
OF Lamentations are acrostic (or alpha
betcaD poems. These are not uncommon
also among the Psalms, and while this
form seems ARTIFICIAL and puts rigid
bounds upon the utterance of the poet N
probably originated In the need OF help
ing the memory at n time when poems
were handed down. orally from genera
tion 10 generation. Some OF the acrostic
Psalms are gnomic poems In which the
philosophic spirit of ancient Israel found
expression as the reflections OF early
Greek philosophers.
Professor Fowler illustrated his schol-
arly lecture ,by readings from the Bible.