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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-02-04

The general verdict as to the value
of rape as forage crop is that for
pigs and sheep it is one Of great value.
AS a general proposition on the aver
age farm it is better to SOW 1t by itself
of an acreage just suited to the needs
of this class of stock kept on the farm.
While it may be grown as an after
crop following small grains and corn,
unusual drought or excessive rains are
each likely to prevent it's best develop
ment. Anyway, be sure to sow a small
piece next spring and give 1t trial.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-02-04

Minnesota may properly be referred
to hereafter as the bread and butter
state, no state excelling her in wheat
fields and creameries.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-02-04

No new breed of cattle has ever
sprung more quickly into popular favor
than have the Polled Angus. The
many prizes which this breed carries
color and absence of horns, combined
with their early maturing qualities,
commend them very highly in public
estimation. They are peculiarly adapt
ed to the conditions which prevail in
the corn belt and are as much COM
plement Of the field OF corn as flock
Of sheep are of turnlp or rape field.
No man can make any mistake who
places a good herd Of "Doddies" OH his
corn and clover farm.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-02-04

Women are reclaiming some Of the
abandoned farms of the eastern states
by converting them into poultry and
fruit farms.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-02-04

1t is much easier to train a well bred
horse, dog or boy than scrub. Good
breeding implies superior intelligence.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-02-04

the second payments on Dakota and
Canadian land investments good
many men who have mortgaged good
farms I'm Iowa and Minnesota to buy
these northern lands are going to find
themselves quite seriously embarrassed
We do not see why it is that when
man after working hard for years finds
himself at last out of debt and In a
position to enjoy life he must needs in
cumber his property and take up the
fret and worry of the old life again.
Why don't men know when they have
got enough?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-02-04

A country which waged an expensive
war to liberate and regenerate weak
and helpless people from a purely hui
manitarian standpoint ought to have
sense enough to so legislate as to rid its
own people of the evils of food adulter-
alton. Let the next war be waged on
the rascals who wax fat on frauds per-
petrated upon and quietly submitted to
by the American people-the dopers,
fixers, mixers, adulterators and swim
dlers who in wholesale way rob our
pocketbooks and ruin our digestion, the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
salicylic crowd who would eat out the
lining of any mans gizzard to make a
quarter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-02-04

Canada's spruce forests will furnish
the printing paper for America for
years and years to come.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-02-04
An Illinois reader wants to get a

An Illinois reader wants to get a
piece of corn land into pasture as quick.
ly as possible in the spring, and asks
how he had better do it. We would put
the land in the best possible shape with
either disk or plow as soon as the
ground was fit to work, sow two bush.
els Of oats, six quarts Of timothy and
three of clover to the acre, and turn the
cows in as soon as the oats were -four
or five inches high. Along the last of
June or as soon as the oats not fed of
got headed out | would run a mower
over the field, when the timothy and
clover would show up and make good
pasture from then ON.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-02-04

The good milk cow is more than like
ly to be homely, as is the good brood
mare or brood SOW. Maternity and
beauty of form and appearance do not
60 together in these cases.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-02-04
THE "GEn"
IRONING. BOARD

The "GEM" self. lockings and adj
Unstable Ironing. Board is positively the
BEST that is manufactured. 1t locks
onto the edge of a table or cleat on
the wall. When it is locked it connot
be pulled from its fastening; it will not
fall down; it will not sway or wobble;
it is perfectly SOLID in every respect.
There are no legs to bother the operat-
or; no lifting the board to slip on skirts,
shirts, or sleeves of garments.
The board is feet long, Is inches
wide and weighs but 16pounds. When
out of useit folds into u compact pack
age. For SALE BY
D. B. FUTILE,
Z DecOrah,.. Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-02-04

The congressman are sending out
their allotment of seeds to their gran
ger constituents. Just the same old
farce as ever.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-02-04

We want to say a word about the
morality and patriotism connected
with the payment of small obligations.
We have found in our experience that
IT is easier to collect $50 from some
people than it is the paltry sum of half
a dollar. A mans credit in the COM
munity in which he lives is largely de-
termined by the fidelity and prompt
ness with which he meets his small OBJ
legations This applies with special
force In the case of men with limited
means to whom a creditable financial
rating to the extent of their ability 10
often of the very greatest value.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-02-04

"Does II pay to put lightning rod
on the barn?" we are asked. Frankly,
we do not know Figures for 1902 show
that in western state fifty odd barns
were struck by lightning and that none
of these were rodded. Then there were
thousands of barns not redded which
We're not struck either. Theoretically II
the rod is of the right sort and is prop
erly put up It should form protec-
ton, but when the points glisten on the
roof and the earth connection is de-
fective or destroyed it is a standing in
vitation to Jove to drop bolt and
smite the property Of fool. We have
more faith in good insurance policy
than In lightning rod.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-02-04

The care Of the calf for the first year
largely determines its value as beef
animal 1t should never be anything
else than a miniature beef critter-al-
ways full, always fat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-02-04
FARMING
N The SOUTH

The Passenger Department of the Illinois
Centr ! Railroad Company is issuing monthly
gardening, stock raising. dairying. etc, in the
State of Kentucky, West Tennessee, Mississippi
and Louisiana. Every Farmer. or Homeseek-
err, who will forward his name and address TO
the underslgne will be mailed free Circulars
Nos. |, 2, 3, a. 5 and q, and OF ers as they are
published from month to me nth.
]. +. MERRY,
Asst Gem Pass. Agent,
52-4 mo Dubuque, Iowa
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-02-04

RESPECTFULLY submitted,
E. W. .GOODYKOONTZ, s s.sz,
Secretary.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-02-04

We find that 1t does not pay to try to
fruit the raspberry more than three or
four years. 1t is more profitable to dig
the old bushes up and set out new ones.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-02-04

Poultry farming bids fair to pay bet
pleasant and most profitable business
is within easy reach of any enterpris-
ing man or woman.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-04
Luncheon OH Saturday.

The ladies of the First Presby-
terian church will serve daintily pre-
pared lunches on Saturday from ~
noon to 8 p. m. oysters, chicken salad +,
ham sandwiches and other delicacies
will be served in the most tempting
styles at very reasonable prices. The
ladies of the church have most
worthy object in view in helping to
furnish the new church and it is
most earnestly hoped that all the
friends and well-wishers of the church
will give them a most liberal patron
age. 1t is the intention of the ladies
to give series Of luncheons on sue
cessive Saturdays for several weeks
to come. Any one who desires to
contribute to the furnishings neces-
sary for the lunches or for service in
serving are kindly requested to report
to Mrs, OetZel.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-04
Vindicafed.

"The Lost Cause" succumbed to
the might of numbers. When it
went down in blaze of glory, as it
did, no participant in the great strug-
gle expected to see its principles vim
dicated in his day. The difference,
in principle, of the secession of PAN
anna and the South is that Of tweedle-
dee and tweedledum. President
Roosevelt, noted for blowing hot and
cold, has now placed himself in the
paradoxical position Of encouraging
the secession Of Panama and repre-
senting at the same time constitu-
ency that had expended billions in
dollars and millions in men to crush
the South for anticipating his views.
In the recognition of Panama he vim
dicates our contention expressed in
the act Of secession. III. +. S.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-04
WinnsbOro Dairy Project.

| Winnsboro, Nov. 27.-Special: The
discussion Of the establishment of u
cheese factory at this point has
brought forth the following letter
from DR.. Nesom, of Clemson College,
which was written in reply to com
munication asking him in regard to
the practicability Of such enterprises
in this section:
81 am delighted to hear that the
prospects for cheese factories in your
section are good. / have frequently
taken occasion to remark that the
| principal reason why farms all over
the South are decreasing in fertility
and value, as they are in Fairfield
county is that our system Of agricul-
ture forces the sale Of field crop, in
stead Of animal products. If all that
will do to feed to animals were fed on
the farms, where it is grown and the
manure returned to the soil, poor
lands would soon be thing Of the
past, for it should be remembered
that all clay and sandy lands in this
section are susceptible to the highest
state Of fertilization. 4
'For the benefit Of the doubters |
will say that northern cattle man
who recently visited this State told
me that cattle could be grown here
| and maintained at half what they
| cost in the North. We have the
three requisites for any stock coun-
try, namely, a good soil, warm
climate and plenty Of rainfall. There
is no doubt that dairy cattle are the
~ al l.
are properly handled and q ready
market is found for their products.
The dairy man near the city, where
he can sell fresh, sweet milk, gets
| most out Of the business, while those
in the country and at small towns
are forced to resort to the manu-.
facture of butter and cheese,
so rs &c get The products in ~ cJn-
Ge Sed form to enable him TO transport
them TO distant markets at the cheapest
In,"ipe freight rate. Butter will yield
db Iut haif as much rs the sale Of sweet
milk, but when the cheese factory comes
alO'g, IL wlll pay as much for the milk
aa II will bring if made into butter, and
the dairy man is relieved Cf al the
t o.ble of making and marketing his
batter. Experts claim that milk in this
A'&'e will make more cheese and better
cheese than the Same amount of milk
viii in the North This is no doubt
true, and is possibly due to The fact that
much Of the milk here is gotten from
JerS' y and other dairy breeds that give
a I:ch milk TO favorable climatic c0ndi-
iiopS aad luxuriant feeds. Dairy cattle
i'll the rural districts can OILY bs made
| profitable by using the dairy products IN
the manufacture Of butter and cheesa,
ana if they cannot be used it is better TO
discard them altogether, and breed beef
cattle so that the animals themselves
may be sold for food at profit"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-04
Christmas Holiday Rates.

The Southern Railway will sell
Christmas Holiday Excursion Tickets
between all points south of the Poto-
mac and Ohio rivers and east of the
Mo-, for rp one and ono.third first : class class
standard one way fares, plus 25 cents
for the round trip, minimum rate SOC }
Tickets will be sold December %, "a,
20, 80, 81, 1909 and January 1st, 1901,
with final limit Jan. 4th, 1904.
They will also sell upon presentation
and surrender of certificates signed by
Surerintendents, Principals or Presi-
dents of the various institutions. Dec.
l6 TO %, 1908 inclusive, with final limit
January 8th, 1904 to teachers and stu
dents of schools and colleges.
Interline tickets will be sold at Cou-
pon stations only. Apply to any
agent of the Southern Railway, or
w. ii. TAYLoE, A. G.. p. A..
Atlanta, Ga.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-04
Entered Service at rs.

Mr.. j. P, May, formerly OF Laur
ems county, now of MorgInton, n @
was in the city last week on u visit
to bis nephew, Mr.. Geo. G. May.
Mr.. May is u very youthful look
ing Confederate veteran, which is not
surprising, considering that he enter
ed service when he was only Is years
old, running away from home and
Joining DR.. Gunnell's company of
James Battalion, Kershaw Brigade,
in the first year OF the war. He
served continually in this company
from its organization to it's surrender
under Gen. Jos. f. Johnson at Colds
boro, n. c., and was wounded four
times, though fortunately none of
the wounds were very serious.
In the Maryland campaign Mr..
May was orderly to the colonel Of his
battalion, and at Shsrpsburg he says
it went into the fight with 233 men,
including himself, and came out with
only 10 to answer roll call next morn
ing.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-04
Miss Ruth Foster, a Converse College
student, spent Thanksgiving with ber
parents in the city.

Miss Ruth Foster, a Converse College
student, spent Thanksgiving with her
parents in the city.
Sng Smith, a respectable c,iored wo-
man. living about seven niles above
Uh!nn. cauo very ne.r hriuD burnt 10
death tGc other day. While standiur
over the fire, and looking off, her apron
caught, and the blaze ran up to her face
with great presence of mind, she fell
fiat down, aud smothered the fire with
her skirts The whole froaG of her
dress was burnt up, but except for few
burns on her hands, she was lot hurt.
Had she became frightened and ran, she
probably would have been burnt to death
Farmers should heed Mr.. Spill
mans advice which they will find in
another column of this issue A
farmer in Arkansas claims that
sorghum makes as good hog pasture
as alfalfa. Rape is a species of col
lards much used in Europe for pas
ture. English winter vetch that was
planted in Union once by the late
Mr.. John Rodger, has spread all over
the town. 1t should be sowed in the
fall. Crimson Glover grows well in
this section,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-04
Honor Roll Union Graded Schools.
CENTRAL SCHOOL,

1st Grade Auth Crawford, Iene
Montgomery, Fiossy Whitlock, Johnnie
Barter, Atta ElmOre, Harley Holmes.
Ernest Jones, Morri' Miller, Wallace
Williams.
1st Grade B.-James Anderson. Rus
sell Sexton, Charley Purcell, Edward
Brown, Mary Perrin, Maud Wood
Flossy Worthy, Mary Rose.
End Grade. Mamie Cooper, Paulette
Going, Robert Hamilton, William Ar
thur.
3rd Grade '-Rav Stewart, Ola sam.
Frances Green, Vera Charles, Leila
Mcdaniel, Beatrice Abrams, Merle e.
more, Rosa CLll.
4th GIaic.-- Blaine Artedge, Elsie
Sem, Fannie Lake, Charley Woods,
Maurice Garner, Vera Murrah
7tb Grade. Agatha Barnett, Lille
Adams, Louise Duncan, Louise Mur-
ply.
9th Grade --Anna Belle Gibbs.
OH Grade.--Lula Edwards, Fannie
Thomas, Aline Whiilock.
MONARCH SCHOOL,
1st Grade --Claul Thrift, GeGrg,
Thrift, Edgar Morgan, Hughes ID Wis
Jesse Wood Wade Fowler, IVpe
Brewington, Guy BrewingtpD, I4abeI
Smith, Sallie Nichols
2Gd Grade. Roberts.
3rh Grade.--Estelle Coln. Irene Nc.
GowaD, Lille b. Puckett, Harry shaw
4th GIaGe.--Samuri Weliford
EXCELSIOR SCHOOL.
1st Grade. Lille May Scott Rosa
Horn, Mamie Eison. Clancy Holings.
worth. Con Bishop, Hubert Jolly, Lnther
Holingsworth
2od Grade. Gus HoilingswoIth, Mai.
tie Adair
3rd Grade. Harry Green, Josie Lee,
4th Grade Paul Betenbaugh.
WEST END SCHOOL.
1st Grade -.-Ervie Fowler. Maud Pet
ty. Lois Milwood, Walter Whaley, John
Harris, Fayette Vincent, Gertrude Jen-
mugs, Clyde Yarborou IN.
2nd Grade. Hardy Brandon.
3rd Grade'--Nellie Thompson.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-04
Lettes to X. NJ. Estes,
Union, ). e..

Dear Sir: When You can buy paint for
less than Devoe; don't; save your money
Nc Aaron Higgins, Plainfeld, n J,
always used 10 gallons OF paint for his
hOu2e; Davoe took IL.
Mr. Ezca Rathmell, Wiiiamsp0rt. Pa,
always used IL, Devoe took g.
Mr.. Burt Young, Giiard, Pa, al ways
used gallon for certain rooms; took
half as much Devoe:
Mr.. Nathaniel Barber, Canton. N Y,
bought II EevGe; used less than six
You can always buy paint for less
than Deyof; dent: save your money.
The wearing counts The same way and
doubles the difference.
The cost Of painting is by the gallon
Weak paint costs more. most gallons.
Yours truly.
IL +. w. DEvOE Il %.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-04

| DR.. McCreery Glymph has moved
from Miss M. l.. Harlan's house and
Is now living on Church street.
| Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Hix, of Spar
tinburg, spent Thanksgiving with
their parents on Mountain street.
u Misses Julia Myers and Edna Tin
!Ssley spent Thanksgiving with the
ts&mily of DR.. S. w. Pryor Of Ches ester.
\ Mr. r P. West, of Glenn Springs,
calleS at TIE TIMES Office last Monday
and Spent few minutes in pleasant chat
MisseN Maud Cain, of Carlisle, and
Ida Wooof, Of Fairfield county, spent
!hanksgi Wing with Miss Lille Go
forth.
Mrs. J. 1E. Scott and sister, Mis- 8
Mabel Tar tant, of Newberry, spent q
few days iast week with friends and
relatives 4 the city.
Misses Williamson, Pauline Glider
and Medoofra Duncan, of Converse Co..
iegee: spe2T Thanksgiving with the family
of Mr.. II. G. Duncan.
MISS Pearl Bailey, student of the
Converse Business College, of Spar.
1burg, spent several days last week
lJSith her father, Mr.. H. G. Bailey.
4 Miss Gladys Eyrich, of Jackson, Miss.
who is attending Converse College, and
who was in Union for a few days on a
visit to Mrs. Manning Smith, has re-
Iturned to College.
/ M, II. A. Moorer, graduate in
pharmacy has severed his connection
with The Epion Drug Co., and he has
accepted a poaitiOn in the drug depart
ment of The Atlantic Coast Lumber Co.
of Georgetown.
Mr.. J. Ben Foitsr, of The General
Electric Works of Scheme ctady, attended
the Rodger- Foster wedding last week
He left Monday for Macon Ga, where
he is installing machinery for lis COM
paDy,
Mrs Clifford and Mrs DePas'. dele.
gates from w. f. Wallace Chapter
Daughters of the Confederacy to The con-
vention Of the State Association in Cam
dem, are the guests of MIR. DePass'
mother during the meeting
Mr.. Tillman Smith, of Pickens Co.,
made this year balts of cotton, weigh
iog 500 pounds each, off 81 acres. Mr.
A. X Roper, living on the same pllnia-
tiop, did ideDticslly the same thing.
They farm on the intensive plan.
Col o. l. Shumpert, formerly soiic-
itor Of this.circuit has been appointed to
preside as judge in ths regular term of
cpuIt for Spsrtanburg Co, which con-
ventd on Monday. Fol. Shumpert takes
the place of Judge KiuPb, who is sick.
There are four murder cases to be tried.
Thanksgiving day was so universal
ly observed in Union. that almost
J Sunday quiet prevailed. Not even
the sound of the hunters guns were
heard, owing of course to the fact
, that all the game" near town has
tbeen killed out. The cotton mills
though were run as usual.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-04
A Narrow Escape

One day last week MI NJ b Lee and
Mr.. Arthur Hyatt met with with an ac
cident that might have been very slrioI is,
indeed.
They were driving homa ia a buggy,
follow ed by Mr.. Lees wagon, to which
3 mules were hitched. At the ) mile
post on Mr.. L. G. Duncan's land. two
loose mules ran out Of the field, fright.
ening the mules attached TO the wagon,
50, that they ran away, hitting the bug
gy with the wagon, and almost demo-
ishing it, but fortunately not hurting tie
occupants very badly.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-04
Local News Notes
Points Personal and Otherwise
picked up and Photographed
by Our Pencil-Pusher.

DR.: Southland, of Jonesville was ~
the city Monday. ~
Mr.. It. A. Green of SpartanbupE, Mas
in the city Monday ~
Mrs. Dan Wallace, of Johesvi'le, spent
Monday in the city.
Rev. John gafris, of Eiberton, Ca,
was in thsssty this week.
Messrs. w. G. Nelson, ard r. G. Cor
don, spent Monday in Spartanburg,
Miss Ida Clement spent Thanks
giving at her home in Spartanburg.
Miss Mariah Mulligan spent
Thanksgiving with her parents in
Spartanburg.
Mr., Geo. G. Perrin, Jr., Of JOnesville,
spent Tba ,ksgiving with his father, M.
G.. G. Perrin, Sr,
Miss Lucy Ladshaw, of Spartanburg,
is visiting the family Of Mr.. I. E. Bailey
on South Street.
Mr.. j. s. Adams, Of Adamsburg,
called in to see US one day last week
while in the city.
Messrs. KilgOre and Dupree Burnett,
Of -Spartanburg, spent Thanksgiving
with Mr.. 7, @. Duncan,
Misses Maggie and Inez Spears, OF
Jonssvjlle, spent few days last week
with friends in the city.
Mr. O. Daniel, Sexton, OF Spartan.
burg, spent Thanksgiving with his
father, Mr.. j. i. Sexton.
Mr.. r. l.. White, Of Jonesville, was
in the city on Monday and paid pleas.
ant visit to TIE TIMES Office.
Messrs Geo. Crowhardt, and Lewis
Mirvis, Of Baltimore, visited Mr.. e
Manuel, @ few days last week.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-04
A Serious Accident.

Mr.. T, l. Shaver, formerly of Union.
now foreman of the carpenter work at
Clifton No. l.. had the misfortune to
fall from scaffold OF a one story house,
irjuIirg himself very much.
His head was cut in several places,
his, collar bone aud several ribs on his
left side were broken. We wish for the
gentleman speedy recovery.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-04
BOBO

Arrive 900 q. m. Depart S:Vo&a' Il, ~
1:5Op. m. Z:ioP'
TRAINS FROM sPARTANBURa.
Arrive IL :S5 a. m. Depart II :SS a m
9:1Op. m. S:oo -.
Close connections at Spartauburg with
trains for Atlanta and Charlotte ana
intermediate stations, and Ut Columbia
for Charleston, Savannah, Jacksonviiie
and points south. Through trains ior
Asheville, etc. ~ o,oon
ars between Jacksonville and Cincinnati.
sEABoARD SCHEDULE.
No. 27-South bound passenger arrives
at Carliale at "a III.
No. 31--Arrives at Carlisle at lo:2o a. ID.
No. 3S-North bound passenger arrives
at Carlisle 5:3t H. Hi
j., No. 34-Arrives at Carlisle 6:4o p. IN,