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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-16
Month,s Supply of Food.

washington, May 15.--It IL stated at the
War Department that the supplies and
stores shipped to Martinique and st. Vim
cent on the cruiser Dixie from New York
and on the collier Sterling from San Juan
undoubtedly will be suflcient to meet the
urgent needs OF the suffering people for
fully month to come.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-16
viii Prevent ESCAPE Of the rug.

Sorel. Quebec, May 15-Instructions
have been received here to close the gates
Of the Richelieu Canal 50 that the tug
SPRAY cannot pass through en- route to
the United States.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15
TRAIN THE BOYS AND GIRLS.

The wise mother will teach her boys
to do the everyday work of the home
how to neatly make a bed, sweep a
room, darn stocking, put on patch
set table and how to do some of the
common and simpler forms of cooking
and the wise father will teach his girls
how to milk COW, harness a horse,
care for garden and to buy supplies
for the family; not that either boy OF
girl should be expected to always be
doing these sorts of things, but that
they may both thus be made. in q
measure Independent and helpful In
case of emergencies. The writer has
been many a time where it was mighty
convenient to know how to do little
housewOrk, mend a rent In his pants
or wash out change of clothing. and
we never yet saw a woman who could
handle, harness and drive q horse but
who was a more self reliant woman
because of that fact. ,.,,,,.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15
AN EMERGENCY MAN.

A half dozen railway employees were
trying to get seventeen hundred
pound Percheron horse into an express
car. A gangway ribbed with Stats was
set from the ground at an angle of for
ty-tive degrees up to the door of the
car. The horse was In no sense frac-
tious, but just simply stubborn, and
every means failed to get it to climb
the steps into the car. One man, one
of the emergency sort. finally took the
horse by the halter and turned it
square round, backing it up to the foot
of the gangway. He then commenced
to back up that horse little at a time
and in two minutes backed it into the
car just as nicely as could be. We
have found out that quite often men
can be handled in just this way. Too
contrary to go ahead, they may be
backed up to where you want them to
20.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15
HOW THEY GET A START.

One reason why the poorer class Of
foreigners who come to this country
are enabled to get start is that 1t
costs them far less to live than 1t does
the average American. Always used
to scant bill Of fare and meager
subsistence, the poorest food available
here is better than anything they have
ever known and withal is always to
be had in abundance. They are thus
satisfied with less expensive foods than
are our own people and prefer to sell
rather than consume the best of the
foodstuffs which they may produce.
The foreigner hardly ever fools away
any hard earned money on knickknacks
and delicacies and let's no food at all
available ever go to waste. The Amer
lean labOring man wants and will have
the best things which the market af-
fords, and in all too many families the
earnings of the head Of the house are
all either put into the stomachs or on
to the backs Of the family, many such
using up this month on tick the salary
which it is expected will be earned
next month. Men can never get out of
the rut and on to their financial feet
by doing this way, and the man from
the old country never does 1t.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15
WORKED THE HIRED MAN.

One farmers wife who could not get
any help in the house, and having
a sort of winning. pleasant way,
inveigled the hired man into helping
her do some Of the heavier work. She
showed him how to make his own
bed and keep his room in order; she
planned to have him bring in all the
wood and water, had him wash half a
bushel of potatoes at time and had
him turn the washing machine and
wringer. At first her husband OBJ
jected, as he wanted the man all the
time for his farm work, but the wife
very sweetly replied that if they could
get along with one meal a day she was
willing to get along without the help
Of the hired man, and this settled it,
This cannot be done with all hired
men. however.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15
IRRIGATION LIMITATIONS.

A greatly mistaken notion prevails
with regard TO the possibilities con-
nected with even the best planned
schemes of irrigation, the popular idea
being that millions of acres of desert
land can be thus reclaimed. The pos
sibilities connected with irrigation are
at best very limited indeed when com.
pared with the vast desert area of the
whole country. In only specially ia.
vOred localities is any irrigation sys-
tenn possible, these localities having
suitable reservoir sites, a flood supply
Of water available and a tillable area
of land of such contour as to permit
the proper distribution Of the water
There are only really very few such
places to be found.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15
LAZYBONEs WON OFT.

We suppose that it ought not to be
so, because it puts premium on shift
lessness. but it is a fact this year
through much of the country which
has had such an excess of moisture
during the growing season that the
lazy, shiftless farmer who had let his
land run down and did not half put
in his crop of small grain has bet.
ter crop than his forehanded neighbor
whose rich acres produced such bur,
den of straw that his crop was greatly
injured If not ruined entirely.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15
MILK AND HoG Cno,.EnA.

During seasons when hog cholera is
prevalent it has been noted that what
are known as the creamery and dairy
sections Of the country suffer much
less from the disease than those sec
lions where the steer takes the place
of the dairy COW. The reason assigned
is that pigs in the dairy sections get
a good ration of skimn,llk. one of tn
best balanced rations TO he had. and
are thus better fitted to resist the dis
ease than purely corn fed hegs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

The black things on the farm are
among the best to be had. There are the
gus and Galloway cattle, the Poland
China hog, the Black Spanish and the
Langshan fowls, while the most fertile
soils are black.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

The goldenrod and the daisy are two
wild flowers which appeal to the ar
tistic and aesthetic sense and inspire
the poets, but in many parts of the
country, particularly in the east, these
plants are two of the very worst weed
pests which the farmer has to fight.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

'That settles it," said an old farmer
who was just on the point of renting
his farm and moving into town when
told that rural mail route was to be
laid past his door. I'm build tenant
house, keep my old home, have my
daily paper and die where have work
ed for forty years."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

The quality of potato depends al
most wholly upon the kind of soil on
which 1t is grown, the amount Of
moisture available for the plant dur
ing its growing season and the size
of the tubers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

The country schoolma'am is at best
transitory. 1t usually only takes from
three to eighteen months for her to
capture some nice young fellow. and
then goodby to school teaching. 1t is
better so. even though the school may
suffer as result. While matrimony
brings about many insists and lots of
trouble, it is still best for most every
one to run the risk.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

The cow is proving to be the re-
deemer of South Dakota, the creamery
business in that state being developed
at wonderful rate. The COW, wher-
ever kept, always works an improve
ment in agricultural conditions.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

The unusual rainfall of June and
July, covering an immense area of the
semiarid lands of the west, has in
sured wonderful crop of grain Of all
kinds where men had faith enough to
sow the seed. The western parts of the
two Dakotas, Kansas and Nebraska
will have full crop this year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

Every year new varieties of straw
berries are brought out and doomed
for the purpose of selling at high
prices to the growers of this berry
The old sorts are just as good as they
ever were and In most cases better
than any of these new kinds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

When a farmer INDUCES in a one
hundred and fifty dollar surrey for his
family TO ride in. he should invest $25
more In a set of buggy harness for his
team. Such carriage drawn by pair
Of heavy work horses in pillow harness
makes ludicrous combination.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

Weather conditions are such this sea-
son that the corn belt is likely to
move back to the south again about
$50 miles, perhaps more. Hard June
frosts and excessive moisture are not
favorable to corn crop grown north
Of latitude 45.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

The prospective crop Of hogs in many
sections of the country, assuming that
the price remains at IS or over during
the winter, will of itself. providing the
cholera does not make It's appearance,
bring an enormous revenue to the pro-
ducers, thousand dollars at least for
every quarter section farm.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

We notice that when boy has earn
ed and saved up $50 he is more likely
to want to put his future earnings with
the nest egg than he is to blow his
money in for pop and cigars.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

The reports on the culture of the
macaroni wheat imported for use on
the semiarid parts of the west are
very encouraging. A new and val
liable cereal has thus been provided
for a large section of the country.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

July rains and July heat so stimu-
lated the growth of weeds this season
that it has been the fight of mans
life to keep them down.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

A Minnesota sow of no particular
breed has in three years brought her
owner fifty-eight pigs, which he in
turn has fattened and sold for S5S2.65.
This very forcibly suggests the wis
dom of Minnesota growing less wheat
and raising more hogs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

There is difference of 100 per cent
IN the weight Of a dozen eggs. This we
know, for we made the test in store
where eggs were bought and sold. One
dozen of the largest eggs weighed just
twice as much as dozen of the small.
est ones. The small eggs always get to
the market. whether the large ones do
or not. In. France eggs are sold by
weight, and they should. be so sold
here.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

Most men know that corn, less than
any other of our cereal crops, depletes
the fertility of the soil on which it is
grown, yet not alPknow why this is.
Corn to greater extent than any 9th
er cereal is carbonaceous or fat produce
ing, and as this carbon element is all
derived from the sun and air the crop
therefore draws lightly on the soil.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

Americans cook their food altogether
too much from hand to mouth, with
the result that the baking powder can
and the frying pan go hand In glove
with the patent medicine man and the
dentist. Withal, this style Of cooking
lays big burden of work on the
housewife. Bread, pastry. cakes and
meats should not be cooked every day.
A baking day once a week, or at most
twice a week, is enough in all reason.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

The range cattlemen have a great
prospect ahead = the best growth Of
grass known for years and an abnor-
mally high market in sight for their
fatted cattle this coming fall.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

? The great dam across the Nile river
at Assouan will be completed in an
other year and water be thus made
available to convert vast area of
new desert land into the most fruitful
OF fields. - a..~ .g.sgs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

There will be some most desirable
agricultural opportunities developed
in the coming years in connection with
the government irrigating schemes.
Many sagebrush plain Is to be con-
verted into fruitful land filed with
prosperous farmers and nice homes.
The water is there, and the rich soil
Is there, and the genial sunshine only
awaits the bringing of the land and
the water together to do its part and
produce the finest of crops.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

A railway company in the west set
out several miles Of its right of way
across the prairies with larch trees,
primarily for their use as a windbreak
TO prevent the winter SHOWS from fill
ing the cuts on the road. These trees
after thirty years growth were cut
down the past winter, and the only
available use which could be made of
them was to convert them into fence
posts, for which purpose the larch is of
little value. The experiment showed
that trees grown on the prairie need
protection by grouping and massing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

Farm rents are moving up, adjust
ing themselves to the increased value
of farm lands. From So to 81 per acre
is now being asked for land rent where
So and $3.50 have heretofore been the
usual prices.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

We believe it to be good advice to
suggest going very slow on feeding
much new corn to the young pigs. We
know that they will grow and do well
on it. but whether it induces it or not
there seems to be some underlined con-
nectlon between the new corn and the
cholera.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

There is a small compensation for
the men who have this year lost their
crops on the river bottom landslide
overflow has done something to enrich
the soil. ~.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

So far the past year. the grain gam
blers on the boards of trade have
gambled in the producers interest. All
corners attempted have been of the
bull type, and while the farmer has
rarely been able to reach the fancy
figures resulting from such manipula-
ton Of theS markets, still the general
effect has been to stimulate the cash
market for grain, and to this extent
the farmer has been benefited.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

Meat values are almost certain to
maintain a higher level of prices for
the coming four years than for the
past decade. This will surely have an
effect upon the price of eggs and poul-
try and make the keeping of hens
more profitable business than it has
been for many years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

Now, what's right in this case? A
wandering swarm of bees dropped
down on to tree on a mans farm.
While he was going to the house to get
a hive for them a man passing along
the highway spied the bees and, enter
ing upon the mans farm, had them
hived before he returned. Whose bees
are they?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

Purely grass fed Texas cattle sold
for $6.45 per hundredweight on the
Chicago market in July. At these fig
ures the growing Of such cattle Is a
bonanza
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

This is what rape will do as sheep
food: One hundred and twenty five
grade Shropshire lambs were fed for
seven and one half weeks on fifteen
acres Of rape and made an average
gain Of three and one-half pounds per
head per week, or, in other words,
made gain in selling value Of $1S1
on the fifteen acres in that time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

II the burdock is sliced of with a
sharp spade four inches below the
crown Of the plant, 1t Is the end Of
that burdocS-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

We came across a model farm gar
den the other day-an acre or so Of
land adjacent to the farmhouse laid
out in long strip and everything
planted I'm long, straight rows so as to
admit of machine cultivation. Enough
small fruits and vegetables was thus
easily raised to supply four families
and at a minimum of labor and trou-
BILE.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

The new crop of hops is being con-
tracted for on the Pacific coast at 20
cents per pound. This is fancy price.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15

1t is always either too hot or too cold
or too wet or too dry for some men,;
never just right. Born in the wrong
stage Of the moon, these came kicking
into the world, go kicking through it
and kicking out of 1t and will be kick
ers at paradise conditions IL old Peter
let's them through the gates.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-08
CLEVELAND BAKING POWDER co.
NEW YORK

favoriteS. Miss Ada Croft served
very acceptably as the piaList of the
evening and performs, her difficult
part to the complete satisfaction of
both the singers and the au1ience.
After the concert the party djourned
tC Miles hall where refreshments were
served and grand s. cial time was en-
joyed In dancing music furnished
by the Barre opera house orchestra
The grand march was lead by VIM
Barclay and Miss Anna G. Taylor. The
floor managers was David Morgan and
his aids were John Watt and VIM. B.
Scott.
The committee who had the affair
in charge we're J. F. Saddlier chair
man, John Watt Sec, John w. Vile,
VIM. Clark. George Mitchell. John
Cobb, j. Malnati and Harry Bradley.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-08
BIG OUTPUT
Of Granite From QuaTries
In January
TWO BIG SPIRES
Just Quarried By Wells Lam.
son & Company
TWO BIG SPIRES

Usually the amount of grarite
brought down from the Hill aJ this
season Of the year is considerably less
than during the warm months, but
the output Of the quarries during the
month OF January this year i. said to
have been as large as the output Of
any month last year. The freight
bill of une firm for the month Of Jan,
uary on stock shipped to this city is
estimated to have been over $1,000.
Thursday a spire 3x3xS6 feet was
brought down from Wells, Lamson &
Co.'S light quarry to their shed in
this city, and it's mate will be brought
down Monday. We are told that
large amount Of heavy stock is being
brought down this winter. The ship
ments OF finished work from this
city during January are report d as
rather light, on account Of the severe
cold which has obliged most Of the
sheds to shut down for several days
during the month. but warmer wealth.
er will cause an increased shipment.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-08
sELVA HOLMAN DEAD
Especial to TELEGRAM

(Op6Cldl u ELEG
Randolph, Fab. --Selva Holman
died Friday morning at his residence
on Weston street, after three weeks
illness, although he had Leen in poor
bealth for long time from kidney
trouble He was 50 years old and is
survived by three brothers, Selden,
Justin and Charles. all living nere,
and four sisters, Mrs c. L Stewart
and Misses Lavinia and Alice Of this
place and Mrs. Hayden Baldwin OF
Greenfield, Mass. His mother, Mrs.
Hannah Holman, VINO with the two
Misses Holman made their home with
him IS also left. The CT ildren we're all
born in Branintree Mr. Holman has
been jeweler in town for many years
There will be a private funeral at the
home Sunday and interment will be in
the village cemetery.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-08
The Last Week

OF the Neckwear sale. All
kinds of styles, shapes, and
patterns are included in this
sale. The finest silks in the
most up-to-date designs in the
SOC and 75c qualities are Of
fcred by us now at
35c EACH
The opportunity will not come
again soon in the Neckweal
line and this week closes the
sale.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-08
LOGAN RESIGNS

st. Albans Feb 8.-R. S. Logan
has resigned as vice president and
general manager of the Central Yer
mont Ry. having accepted the posi-
tion OF assistant to Vice President
Hays Of the Grand Trunk. e. H..
Fizhugh has been elected to till the
vacancy.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-08
FARMERS MEETINGS
Especial to TELEGRAM.)

East Hardwick, Feb. sc. j. Bell
sends out today announcements OF
farmers meetings at the following
places: Williamstown, Thursday,
Feb. 20: Wednesday, Feb. 10, at
Washington; at East Corinth, Tues
day, Feb. IS; at Stowe, Friday, Feb.
2lSt
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-08
A new Ohio Coal Company.

Cleveland. O.. Feb. S.-The United
States Coal company. Incorporated at
Columbus, with capital of $2,000,00O,
will, it is said, develop tract of $4,000
acres of coal land in Jefferson county.
1t is the intention to ship this coal to
the northwest by water
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-08
We Are Giving

S1.OO a pair off all Mems Shoes
at $500, $3.50 and $500 and
75c per par off all Shoes at
$500 and $3.50, up to the
10th of this month. This is
a genuine offer. Can you at
ford to let it go by?
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-08
C A r ENCAMPMENT

Montpelier, Feb 8. - The Grand
Army OF Vermont has decided to hold
the next annual State tEncampment
in this city June and IL. The an
nual State convention Of the Women g
Relief corps will be held here at the
same time. A local commit e has
been appointed to secure hall and
arrange for the meeting.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-08
WILLIAMSTOWN.

National Grand Lecturer Wnalen OF
the Modern Wo}dmen will speak here
on Tuesday evening Feb. II at the
Town hall 1t 730 The public, es-
pecially the ladies are invited to at
tend. Lecture is free. The Camp at
Gran teville and other towns are invit-
ed to be present. 1861
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-08
VERMONT PENSIONS

Washington, Feb 8.-The follow
ing Vermont pensions have been
granted: Increase, restorati n, re.
issue, Laurin A. Bolles, Chester, Sl7;
original, widows, uinor OF Norman
Wiley, Montpelier, sl4; Darwin K.
Gilson, St. Albans, sl2, back pay from
Nov. I.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-08
A PARALYTIC SHOCK
Especial to TELEGRAM J

Randolph, Feb. w. j. Cone OF
the North Village suffered paralytic
shock Friday which left him in cri-
tical condition. 1t was the third one
he has had. His daughter Mae, at
tends the High School In this place,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-08
ADVERTISED LETTERS

Men, Joseph AlleiD, A. Biatti'
Noise Bonhice, Allan Cameron, 3. F.
Clark, e. Circca & Co., &. Conf,
Stephen Cleary, Gibson Gremth &Co.,
Theodore Gingras, Geo. II Hardy,
John $. Ladd, G Marazzi, ] Moyni'
hao, John Murphy, DR.. A. G: Pal
ment, Geo. D. Pratt, Augustus Peter
SON Austin Sanders
Women, Delphine Bourasaw, Mari
on Bassett, Mrs. Barnes. Mrs. Artler,
Mrs P. G.. Co.lbs, Mrs. VIM Dam
on. Mrs. Eliza Gerbetti, Mr.. A, Lind
say, Lizzie Miles, Rosie Meneal, Ma
hel Stacy. Ella Scott, Lottie Towne,
Mrs q w. Wood.