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New-York tribune., 1902-12-21
BAD R4ILU4Y WRECK.
Fifteen Persons Reported Killed IN
California.

San Francisco, Dec. 20.-A telephone message
from Byron Hot Springs says rear end col
twenty-seven persons are reported to be killed
and injured.
About fifteen were killed.
The Stockton Flyer ran into the "Owl' train,
which left this city at 430 o'clock this after
noon for Los Angeles. Most of the injured
people were passengers on the owl"
later report from the owl" wreck by
Byron Hot Springs, says twentyseven injured
have been brought to Byron Springs. So far
as can be ascertained the list of dead numbers
from twelve to fifteen. Most of the killed and
injured were residents of Fresno
New-York tribune., 1902-12-21
PRESIDENT MAY BE ARBITER.
GREAT BRIT4IN And GERMANY iSK HIN TO SET
TIE THE TENEZUELAN CONTROYERSY
4ccept He Cannot Secure Reference Of Dispute
THE Hague Tribunal


Monday
the dispute The Hague Tribunal will
unde
blockade
would begin dispatch tie
Berlin offices said the blockade
conflicting dates puzzled the State Department
New-York tribune., 1902-12-21
Observation-Disclosures.

The RAYMOND & Whitcomb Company of % Union
Square are now sending out their cars and special
trains which run through from New York to Cali
fornia points without change, and offer superior
Recommendations those requiring strictly flrst
class arrangement for reaching California. Other
trains will leave New York in January and Feb,
rlary which make complete round OF traVei
through old Mexico. visiting, with their hotel on
wheels places most interesting that are otherwise
inaccassihIa They have superior facilities Tor
tours to Florida. Europe Round the World, CUBA
Porto Rico Oriental Lands. and sell railroad ana
eteamship tickets to all parts of the world. Circu-
lars will be mailed to those interested.-Advt.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-21
POWERS ANNOUNCE BLOCKADE.
Official Proclamations by Great Britain
and Germany

London. Dec. 20.-The official proclamation CT
the blockade of Venezuelan ports was gazetted
this morning. and becomes effective to-day
The Foreign Office says the blockade Of ths
Venezuelan coast will not be relaxed until the
powers enforcing their claims agree on method
for the arbitration of their respective and
Venezuela shows disposition to act sincerely.
Stress is laid the difficulty. in view OF the
diversity of the claims, in deciding method
of presentation and on the prolfx1ty of this
negotiations which will be involved before set
tement is in sight 1t is not definitely decided
whether separate cases be embodied in ons
document should the projected arbitration taks
definite shape.
The text of the proclamation is follows:
Foreign Office, December 90 1902
''It is hereby notified that as the United
States of Venezuela have failed to comply with
the demands of his majesty's government
blockade by his majesty's naval forces Of ths
ports of La Guayra, Carenero. Guanta, Cumana
and Carupano and the mouths of the Orinoco -
declared and such blockade will be effectively
maintained from and after the 10th OF Deem
ber subject to the allowance Of the following
days of grace:
For vessels sailing before the date OF this
notification from West Indian ports and ports on
the east coast of the Continent Of America, ten
DAYS for steamers and twenty days for sailing
vessels.
From all other ports. twenty days for steam
ers and forty days for sailing vessels.
For vessels lying in the ports declared
to be blockaded. fifteen days
vessels which attempt to violate the block
ade will render themselves liable TO all meas
ures authorized by the law of nations. and by
the respective treaties between his majesty and
the different neutral powers"
Berlin. Dec 2o-The German Government to-
day published a decree embodying the conditions
of the blockade of Germany's portion Of the Ven
ezueIan coast. 1t follows:
THE government of Venezuela having rejected
the demand which the imperial government conn
nunicated to it, the ports OF Porto CabeiIo and
Marcaibo are hereby declared to be under block
ade beginning December % Ships under other
than the Venezuelan flag which sailed from
West Indian or other East American ports be-
fore the publication of this decree will receive
a period of twenty days for sailing vessels. and
New-York tribune., 1902-12-21
THE HAYTIAN PRESIDENCY.

Port -au- Prince, Hayti, Dec. 20.-Congress was
convoked yesterday m order 10 confirm the cleo
ton of General Nord as President, but there was
no quorum and Congress will reassemble on
Sunday The general opinion is that General
Nord ~ho was recently acclaimed President by
the army and who occupied the national palace
on December IL. will be formally elected.
The country is calm.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-21
sEABoARD AIR LINE RAILWAY.

Only line ouerating daily limited train New York
10 Florida: leave West 23rd Street Penn Railroad
to Florida: leave W. 2srd St Penn r r. ferry l2:95
New-York tribune., 1902-12-21

ROYAL BLUE TOURS TO WASHINGTON.
only s12 from New-York- All expenses, including
rail and hotel. for three days Dec. 29, JAM Ia
Feb 10 Mar 12 & 26. Apr. 4 q, and MAY l. In
ouire Baltimore Ohio Ticket Otices.-AdyL
New-York tribune., 1902-12-21
THE CONNECTING LINE

bstxvaen the East and West is the New York Cen
troI xf+h its eight trains day to Chicago. five
St louis and Cincinnati. fourteen to Buffalo and
Niagara Falls. nine to Toronto-Advt-
New-York tribune., 1902-12-21
r.NfTARY 18TH. 1908.

-. &c Seq board Florida Limited Ab,
aneiy finest and quickest aea Other in In
Southern resf4S spf4See IiSs Broadway, n 1.--Adft
New-York tribune., 1902-12-21
Continued on Fourth Page.
SPACE FOR s. r.

Diagrams new open for seaboard Fiorida iimi1aa 1i
ssho Pullman train New York to ST Angus tiiis 70
seeuFe your space al once. Office llsS "as.-Aoi
New-York tribune., 1902-12-21

NEW CHESAPEAKE & OHIO TRAIN WEST.
Ica,ss New York 2Sd-st. zoo noon. Penn R.
p arrives Washington 5:l0 p. Cincinnati next
morning and st. Louis next evening--Adyt
New-York tribune., 1902-12-21
: = wATERMAN COMPANY ANNOUNCE

All Christmas gifts of Watermans Ideal Fountal1
Pms NAV be exchanged free at their store, 1l3
Broadway Cortiandt Buy of your DEALER
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-02-12
AN OLD But GOOD THING.

We very much favor the idea of the
old fashioned singing. spelling and de-
batting school for the country commu-
nifty where it can possibly be main
tanned. Such weekly gathering forms
a nucleus for much social pleasure and
profit aside from the indisputable aud
permanent value of training in such
lines for the country boy and girl.
Many fine singer has graduated from
a country singing school, many an ora
tor spoke his first piece with his knees
knocking together before his chums
and mates at country debating
school. while only where such spelling
schools are held can hardly any one be
found who can spell such stem winder
words as apothegm. Melchisedec and
Sibyl. Such gatherings do not cost
much to maintain and only need the
interest and active work of few
bright boys and girls to get them start
ed in almost any community.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-02-12
HOW THE GROVE WAS norm.

Here is the way in which nature
builds up grove of trees on the prai-
rie: There was piece of old rail fence
left by the side of an abandoned home
stead. The drifting winds bore cot
tonwood seed. a tangle of lint floating
like snowflake, and dropped it in
corner of the old fence. The little
seed grew, and migratory robin, stop
ping to rest in the top of the little tree,
dropped seed of black cherry. Then
some hunters, seeing the little trees,
stopped under their shade to eat their
dinner. aud, having some wild plums
for dessert, they threw the pits down,
and one of these grew and soon multi
piled into plum .thicket. The shelter
thus afforded soon drew the birds from
far away, and the birds and the winds
cooperating kept adding new varie-
ties Of shrub and tree and woodland
vine and flower. while the drifting
But just as nature in her curious way
had planted the little grove the prairie
fire is loosed on the front of n great
south wind, and i'm moment the pa
tient work of years is blotted out. 1t
is more than probable that, had it not
been for the ever recurring fires. what
is now. or, rather. was, the prairie re-
gfon of the northwest would, where
ever the rainfall was sufficient to pro-
mote the growth of tree life. have been
covered with dense growth of tim
Der instead of grass.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-02-12
PLANT 1T To EVERGREENs.

A friend who has few acres Of
quite sandy soil on ridge on his farm
which was poisoned with sorrel wrote
us last year wanting to know how to
get rid of the sorrel. He did it by
blowing twice during the drought of
last August and September and now
wants to get the land into clover with
a view to enriching it, as the soil is
very thin and poor. This is hard
proposition unless he is sure of abun-
dant moisture. for an August sun will
about cook clover. without rain, under
such conditions of soil. Instead of
clover for such case we would try
cowpeas, and if we had such spot on
our farm we would give up the idea Of
trying to make either pasture or
tillable land out of it and would set it
out with Scotch and white pine or red
cedars. Ii would then look nice and
cease to bother, even If 1t could only
be regarded as legacy for our grand
children.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-02-12
FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS A YEAR.

FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS A YEAR.
We are asked by a man aged thirty
five who has a wife and four children
whether we can suggest any way
whereby he can get start when his
income from common days labor never
exceeds $500 per year. Not possessing
the wisdom of King Solomon, we feel
like letting this job out; still perhaps
we can offer suggestion, even if we
cannot give advice. The $500 year,
as most laboring men live, will do very
little besides providing food, raiment
and shelter for the family. Even with
good health and no bad luck the mar
gin of surplus is very small. There
fore, in order to get the small start
which may lead to better conditions,
there is involved limited period Of
self denial for both the man and his
wife such as most people would shrink
from. A man, his wife and four chill
dren can and do exist somehow in
England and on the continent on an
AAASOhS Va YiOO u CuA oho CNCh ASSS
Our friend will have to study this
way Of living, which involves bill Of
fare wherein oatmeal and potatoes fig
ure very conspicuously. To accomplish
anything in the way Of making the
start desired there must be at least
500 saved from the living expense ac-
count to begin with. Then, as soon as
possible, a good COW should be secured
and some poultry kept and small
patch Of land procured for good gar
den. These three things will at once
make the saving of 500 from the liv-
ing expense comparatively easy. When
Che first 500 is saved, ways and means
to add to it will readily suggest them
selves, and little by little a more desir-
able condition may be brought about.
In this connection we might add that
any attempt to work out of the hole
is useless unless a man has q wife
who is willing to fully cooperate with
him. We wish that we could offer
better solution of this economic prob
lem, but it is the only way.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-02-12
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Farm, Orchard and Z
Garden ~ sa,.sa for op = :.
VI. s. Trigg, Rockford, Iowa~
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

1t costs $50 year more to live than
1t did five years ago. If you have not
had your wages raised this much in
that time, you are worse off than you
were then. Better attend to this right
away and strike the old man for a
raise.
IRRIGATION BY THE GOVERNMENT.
Reclamation of waste and desert
land by systematic irrigation on large
scale is to receive the attention of the
general government now for the first
time. 1t is grand and farreaching
work, of infinitely more promise than
the investment of millions in pulling
snags and dredging sandbars In un-
namable and unnavigable creeks. The
almost universal verdict of the Ameri-
can people on this question of reclama-
ton of territory by government au-
thority is that it should be promptly
and intelligently undertaken, the pro-
ceeds Of all reclaimed land sold to be
devoted to the work. Like the postal
department, we believe that irrigation
by the government may be self sus-
tanning or very nearly so.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-02-12
A CHEAP sUBsOILER,

A friend who had for many years
cultivated field with stiff gum
subsoil, always blowing the field about
four inches deep, had by the action of
the pillow packed and smoothed down
this subsoil so that the plow could not
be made to penetrate the crust which
had formed unless he set his plow to
cd much deeper than he cared to plow.
He finally seeded the field down to
clover, and when he turned the clover
sod over two years later for a corn
crop the crust was all gone and the
hardpan all nicely mellowed up by the
yaotion of the clover roots. Clover is the
poor mans subsoiler and worth all 1t
costs to grow on any farm for this pur-
pose alone.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-02-12
THE EASTERN WAY.

An eastern farmer was lately on his
first visit west at the home of Il farm
er friend in North Dakota. 1t was
flax was being thrashed in the Dakota
way-by hauling the crop from the
gavels in the field direct to the ma
chine. The men who gathered the flax
in the field were careless and wastefui,
this also in the Dakota way. and left
many scattered lunches here and there
in the field. When the job was CONS
pleted, our eastern friend asked his
host when he was going to clean up
that field and was told that it was
cleaned up so far as he was copcerned;
that up in Dakota they did not bother
with pickings and rakings. This as
tonished the eastern man, who was a
past master in all the petty economies
compelled by eastern farm conditions.
and he felt sOrely grieved over such
wanton waste. and so he asked his
friend IL he could have team and
wagon the next day and gather up
and save some of the waste, which
was laughingly assented to. with the
remark that he might have all he could
make out of his rakings. The team
and wagon and.the eastern man went
to work the next morning, and In a
very short time full load of the scat
tered fax was gathered up. which was
hauled over to the Geld where the ma
chine was Mt work. The load was run
through the machine and gave him
thirteen bushels of clean flax, which
he sold for $l.45 per bushel, thus re-
ceiving $23.S5 for his two hours, work.
Dakota farmers will do things different
from this before long.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-02-12
Notice Of Appointment of Administratrix.

Notice of the appointment OF Administers
trix of the estate of Henry Klein deceased.
subscriber has been duly appointed admins
tratriX 10 the estate OF Henry Klein late or
DEBORAH township, In the county of Winne-
sheiK State OF Iowa. deceased. intestate, and
has taken upon herself that trust by giving
bonds as the law directs All persons having
demanC tupon the estate of the said deceased
are required 10 exhibit the same; and persons
Indebted Ia the said estate are called upon To
make payment 10 ~ /.
Dated at Decolah, Iowa, January Slst, 1902.
FRANK SAYRE, Atty.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-02-12
Low PRICED STOCK FARMS.

We have two or three inquiries as to
at cheap rates. There is vast terrific
ry in northern Minnesota-cut over and
burned over timber lands, good soil,
plenty of water and a reliable rainfall
which seems to be specially adapted
to all our grasses - wild grasses in
greatest profusion and the natural
home Of clover and timothy. While
these lands, with their sloughs, spectral
tree trunks and rank growth of grass,
look very forbidding at first sight, it
seems to us that the conditions there
exist to make one Of the best stock
countries in the north. Pasturing
rough land speedily civilizes it. The
tame grasses soon crowd out the wild
heritage. The stumps and grubs will
soon rot, and, judging from what we
have seen accomplished elsewhere, 1t
will only take very few years to con-
vert this Wild and woolly territory into
the best Of farms, and that without
clearing by hand These lands are in
close contact with the best markets,
may be bought at low prices and on
easy terms and only await occupation
to make them very valuable farm
lands. Then there are what are called
the range lands of North and South Da-
kota, region where the rainfall is de-
ficient and not enough to insure the
profitable culture of our cereal crops
without irrigation-a fine stock coun-
try, where men are now making their
fortunes on cattle. These lands sell
for about So to So per acre, and man
wants at least a section, and more if he
can get it,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-02-12
CORN FOR NORTH DAKOTA.

We note very interesting fact in
connection with the holding of farm
ers institute at Fargo, n. d.. recently.
Among other topics on the programme
was, Corn For North Dakota and How
to Grow It," The mere fact of latitude
would on the face of it seem to place
this territory far north of the corn belt;
but, to our surprise, when there last
summer we saw some large fields Of
corn, one at least of forty acres, and,
while no such crops of corn will there
be grown as farther south, still the
happy faculty of this cereal in adjust
ing itself to climatic conditions seems
to be developing type of corn which
can be grown even i'm that far north
country, with profit. South Dakota
made a splendid record on corn last
year. much better than was made in
some Of the so called corn states.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-02-12
Notice in Probate.
To WHOM IT MAY Concerns:

To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN;
You and ach of you are hereby notified TO
appear TT the Court House in Winneshelk
county, Iowa, on tue 18th day of May, A. ID,
1902, at l;30 O'Clock. p. M, TO attend the pro-
bate of an instrument purporting to be tho,
last will and testament of David Dorm, late of
Lincoln township, in Winnesheik county
Iowa, deceased. at which time and place you,
will appear and show cause, IL ary, why said
will should not be admitted TO probate. "A
In testimony whereof have hereunto sub
scribed my name and ain xed the seal of said
Office, this nth day of January, 1907. t...,.
A. l.. HAAKENSON, "'h
IA ~ Clerk OF District Court. 4,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-02-12
SHOULD WORK THE OTHER WAY

SHOULD WORK THE OTHER WAY.
We know of gentleman who is very
earnestly engaged in the effort to breed
corn back to its original type. While
this may be an interesting experiment
from purely scientific standpoint, it
seems to us that it would be every way
better for him to turn around and
work the other way. 1t is one of the
easiest things in the world to, secure
the degeneration Of any of our improv-
ed types, whether in the vegetable or
animal kingdom; in fact. just let alone
they will any and all move with aston
ishing rapidity back to original types.
Only the use Of persistent selection of
the best as parent stock secures the
maintenance of present. improved
tyDeS.a uss a.a~
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-02-12
The Most Wonderful Machine
Known to Science.


Schaefers Patent Healer, electric and
producing what is known as a silent
discharge, emitting the Ultraviolet or
Invisible Rays. This wonderful ma
chine CURES all diseases OF a func-
tional nature, and nine.tenths of the
diseases mankind is heir to, are
functional. 1t also cures many or
ganic diseases. II you are ailing, no
matter who has failed To cure you or
what your troubles are, go to Dr.
Fitch and take treatment on this Won
derful machine.
HE GIVES NO MEDICINE OF any kind
ard asks for no ray until you are cured or
very much benefited. DR.. Fitch has made ar
rangements with Jacob Anderson, TO board
and lodge invalids and care for same on
same floor with his office.
DIR. M. B. Fitch,
Rooms 10, IL and Y, Sampson Block
Ism DEBORAH, IOWA.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-02-12

The farmer of the northwest has long
regarded his fur coat as an indispensa-
BILE part of his winter equipment, but
not until lately have we ever seen what
should long ago have been as common
as the fur coat for the man-viz, q long
cut, well fitting fur jacket for his wife.
The one we saw was made of coonskin,
had high collar and was one of the
most comfortable and appropriate win
ter wraps for woman that could be
ifhagined. There should be more of
these put on the market, for they
would find a ready sale, as they are
not expensive in the sense that wO-
mems furs usually are.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-02-12
Good Lands in Minnesota
at a low price.
Good Lands in South Dakota very cheap!

The undersigned within
neapol NJ schools
markets.
found Southern Minnesota This land in belt
Wnneshk
locality
This land and will be worth
chance will
time.
South Dakota lived
bought If contemplating visit
guarantee proposition make.
Geo. M. Clark.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-02-12

We lately exhibited at farm insti-
tute sirloin steak cut from a well
bred Shorthorn heifer twenty-eight
months old and similar steak cut the
same thickness from exactly the same
part of common heifer equally fat
and of the same age. The Shorthorn
steak~weighed three pounds and that
Of the other animal only pound and a
half. 1t is right here where the well
bred beef animal gets in its work-no
more hide. not so much rough tallow.
but a much greater weight of meat in
all the choice cuts.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-02-12

We know of farm whose productive
power has been fully doubled inside Of
fifteen years by keeping on it as much
stock as it would carry and consum-
ing all the products of the farm upon
the farm. The same thing may be done
with thousands of other farms, and it
matters little whether it is stocked
with sheep, dairy of cows or devoted
to the production of beef. 1t cannot be
done so well with hogs, as the hog is a
very poor distributor of fertility,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-02-12

1t beats all how much annoyance
and vexation can be worked up out Of
the everyday work Of life if one is al
ways looking for trouble and bound to
find it. And, inyerting this statement
it. also beats all how cheerful and
hopeful way of looking at life and it's
work will checkmate trouble and make
life worth living. We always feel sor-
ry for that person who is born with the
corners of his mouth turned down.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-02-12

The persistent boring for oil in so
many sections in the arid west is de-
veioping what may prove to be worth
far more than oii-viz, most valuable
supplies of artesian water. Millions of
acres Of the farfamed Sahara desert
in Africa have been redeemed by the
discovery Of these artesian supplies Of
water, and millions more will be re-
claimed from the equally desert areas
Of this country in the same manner.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-02-12

A breeder Of the Polled Angus cattle
in central Iowa told us the other day
that he can produce on his farm one
year with another twelve hundred
pound Angus steer for each four acres
Of his farm. This finished steer is
worth one year with another about
$50, which gives him an income of $40
per acre for his land. 1t should be said
that the use of the farm for this pur-
pose has brought the soil up to most
productive condition.