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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-16

Some Of the humblest forms Of crea-
ton are the most useful. The common
earthworm, one of the lowest forms Of
animate life, is constantly at work
nitrifying and enriching the soil. Still
there are plenty of people who think
the worm has no mission save to serve
as bait for suckers and bullheads.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-16

The farm telephone is no longer a
luxury. but a necessity. If you have
not got one, get one.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-16
IT Convenience.

A checking account with a bank is
great convenience not only to
the business man but to the farmer
as we'll. More people would keep
such accounts if they only knew
just how to go about it. We glad
ly assist those who need help in
getting started. We furnish check
books free to customers. We are
not particular about the size of
your account.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-16
Holiday Excursions.

Fare and one-third for round trip to
all points on o. NJ. & st. p, within
200 miles. Sell Dec. "a, 20 and 81
and Jan. /. return limit, Jan. A.
1904. Inquire of S. V. Potter, agent.
Bachelor cigars, five cents, Trzcin-
skis.
Best photos at Reynolds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-16

The pigs like the new corn, and If
they keep healthy will convert it into
pork at rapid rate, but fed as sole
ration they are quite likely to die. The
fndiscriminate feeding of new corn has
probably killed more hogs than any
other one thing. 1t is an incomplete
ration. heating and deficient in flesh
and blood making properties. 1t should
not form TO exceed one half of the hogs
food until during the last thirty days
Of his career.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-16

Almost any soil is good one which
blue grass will take to as soon as the
land is pastured.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-16
HARD THINGS TO KILL.

Rome of the common things. and not
ell of them pests and nuisances either.
ere remarkably tenacious Of life.
Among the good things, we mention
blue grass. the most insistent and om-
uipresent as well rs one Of the very
best Of all our grasses. 1t wages new
er ending war on all other grasses and
on most of our weeds. 1t comes no one
knows just how and pre-empts every
little spot in the forest where bit of
sunlight Denetrates. 1t mantles every
roadside and makes velvety every foot
path. 1t will cover the hummocky bog
when drained. and builds little noun
tains of turf and creeps up every craggy
hillside wherever can be found foot
hold for any green thing. The more it is
pastured and fed off the thicker it be-
comes and the faster it will grow. 1t is
first on deck in the spring and last to
give up to the frosts in the fall. When
1t seems dead by drought IL Is only
resting and asleep, waiting for the first
fall shower to begin business again. 1t
keeps green and toothsome under win
ter SHOWS. If it is turned over by the
pillow it seems to enjoy it and begins
to grow t'other side up with greater
luXuriance than ever. 1t is one Of the
persistent good things-insect drought,
flood. blight and frost proof. On the
other hand. we have some pests which
exhibit the same characteristics. There
is the English sparrow, the common
victim of cats, owls, traps, poison,
guns, hailstorms-a tiny mite Of vital
ity, with a body no bigger than the
end Of ones thumb, always living in
the very midst of his enemies, but
shrewd enough and prolific enough so
that his numbers constantly increase
in spite Of them, at home as much with
the mercury at 40 below zero as 100
above, a forager and scavenger Of the
first order. always saucily defying man
and trap and gun and Indifferent to
bounties placed on his head. OF the
same habits are mice, rats and crows
in animal and bird life, and in the
vegetable kingdom certain types of
weeds-purslane, pigeon grass, cookie
bur, morning glory, ragweed, quack
grass. thistle-a bold, lawless. indom-
liable band Of farm pests and soil rob-
bers which. coupled with equally tena-
cious forms of insect life. keep the
farmer on the warpath all the time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-16
Fur Coats.

We have sold a great many
fur coats this season, still we
have a whole lot yet to sell.
We offer any and every coat
in our store at reduced prices
as we are determined to sell
out the entire line.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-16

In hog feeding test conducted at
the Wisconsin experiment station with
four lots of hogs = one of Arkansas
razorbacks. one Of razorbacks Of the
second generation. one Of razorback-
Poland-China cross and one Of Berk-
shire razorback cross-three pigs in
each lot. weighing 80 pounds each. 1t
was found that at the end Of eleven
weeks the first lot showed gain Of
1856 pounds. the second lot 266 pounds,
the third lot BAG pounds and the fourth
lot 1858 pounds. which clearly shows
the value OF good blood
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-16

The country Is on the downward
grade so far as lower wages and re-
duced prices for commodities are con-
cerned. 1t Is now the day after the
spree, and there Is the fiddler to pay
and pretty severe headaches for not
few. We do not look for any panic or
financial disaster, for be 1t said to the
credit Of the money trusts they have
the power and will under no circum.
stances permit panic If It can be
avoided. 1t is not going to be so hard
to hire man to do days work, the
gambling and speculative fever 10 dead,
business will get down to hardpan.
and men will be content with smaller
gains-in word. we are entering upon
a healthier condition.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-16

1t is not with regret that we note the
failure of some of the big centralized
creameries. one going under recently
owing 1000 dairymen large or small
amounts. There are well ordered limi-
tations to the dairy business, and the
limit of successful operation seems to
be reached when the farmers of given
community cooperate in the manufac-
ture of their dairy products. This plan
Is almost always successful
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-16

While no American farmer works his
wife on the pillow. as in some foreign
countries, or compes her TO do all the
hard work while he loafs. as do the In
dams with their squaws. there are all
too many Of them who indifferently or
carelessly or out of pure cussedness
permit their wives to hunt for fuel or
carry water when few dollars and
little snap and ingenuity would relieve
the wife and mother of these burdens.
II we were woman and a man made
US hunt for fuel to cook his meals we
would give him soggy bread and pies
and raw meat until he could not rest.
1t is the only way to reach some men.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-16

This is the season Of the year when
the selection of supply of reading mat
ter for the farm home comes up for
consideration. and there is no one thing
to which it will pay as well TO give
little careful attention. There may now
be obtained such profusion Of good
reading matter for triie of money
that every home in the country should
be well supplied. Let us suppose that
there are the father. mother and four
children in the farm home. What
would be good selection? If located
on a rural mail route, there should be
a daily paper. preferably a state paper;
then two good agricultural papers;
then the best of the local or home pa
pers. one Of the good dollar maya
zines, a paper for the children and
woman's magazine or paper for the
wife and daughters. The cost of such
a selection of matter would be about
$3.50. Where one has neighbors who
will do likewise a system Of exchange
will add to the list. No money which
will be spent on the farm will bring in
such large and such good returns as
the money so spent. We always feel
sorry to find farm home where the
reading matter is confined TO an al
manac. catalogue and one or two Of
these trash agricultural or story pa
pers. and there are all too many such
country homes
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-16

Winnesheik County State Bank
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-16

Wilson Bros. Shirts.
And NeckWear. A New Lot.
Just in for the holiday trade.
We also show exceptionally
fine lines Of Mufflers, Silk
handkerchief, Initial Hdk'fs
both Linen and Silk, New
Collars and Cuffs, Fine Silk
Suspenders, Umbrellas and
in fact everything in Gents
Furnishings.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-16

Best photos at Reynolds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-16
Holiday Hdk'fs.

Our annual sale Of Hand
kerchiefs is now on. We
offer extra values at 25c,
zoe, 15c, loo and sc
each. You will pay double
for same grade elsewhere.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-16

Suits For Men.
OVerCOatS For Men.
Last Saturday Mr.. Bear pur-
chased a lot Of Heavy Weight
Suits and overcoats from a
Chicago firm at about his
own price. The goods are
all in and on sale at about
1-3 less than actual value, all
new and the latest patterns.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-16
Mems Holiday Slippers
Gloves and Mittens.

Extra fine Mocha Gloves
and Mittens either in fur or
wool fleece lined, just right
for holiday gifts, also a full
line Of Mems and Boys
Gloves and Mittens, 25c up
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-05-08
GROUND PLAN OF THE BARN.

COWS are out of the barn unhitch the
chain and swing the partitions around
into a manger. Drive in with a horse
and cart and clean out the stable. The
windows should be provided with shut.
ters, so that the stable can be darkened
during fly time and when the weather
is very hot.
In building the basement it is desir.
able to start 1t about six or eight feet
below the ground, then if necessary
run II up to the roof. The part below
the surface Of the ground can be made
Of stone In the same way as the base.
ment walls. OF course the interior
must be cemented much as a cistern,
AS the silos are located near the man.
ger the work Of feeding is reduced to
the minimum. Silage is always heavy
to handle, and they should be as neal
the heads of cattle as possible. A barn
of this kind will cost all the way from
$250O to $4,000. 1t provides more space
than a rectangular barn in which the
same amount of material has been
used.-New York Tribune Farmer.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-05-08

Detroit, Mich.-Late, and laundering
in from the West at high speed, the
famous Grand Trunk Pan-American
flyer plowed through q crowd Of a
thousand excursionists at the crossing
Of Dequinder and Garfield streets.
From seven to ten persons were killed
outright and forty more injured, some
Of whom will die.
The accident was terrible, its re-
suits horrifying. The swift train tore
through the crowd like a flash, and
without warning, crushing persons in
mere masses, or hurting men, women
and children to one side or the other,
as a snow plOw would cut its way
through a drift. Some Of the victims
We're thrown thirty feet by the i'm
pact, and scores not on the track were
Knocked down by the flying bodies.
In an instant the merry party of ex-
cursionists were transformed from a
laughing, chatting group into a riyen,
horror-stricken, hurtling, shrieking
mass, while the crossing a with blood
from the many victims.
The excursion was given by the
Polish Lancers, a society connected
with a Toledo Catholic Church. There
were fifteen cars filed with men, wom-
en- and children. Their train, which
was on the Lake Shore Road. was
scheduled to leave the Garfield avenue
station at 7.30 o'clock, but was late.
Finally 1t hove in sight and the tired
people, anxious to get seats, rushed
down the tracks to intercept 1t.
A freight train was OF the west track,
while their train was on the east track.
The gateman, who had been warned
by the electric bell of the approaching
train, says that he yelled at the crowd
to get out of the way, but they paid no
attention to him.
1t is alleged, however, that the fare
wells between the Detroiters and their
guests rel SO noisy that the voice
of the old man at the gate was
drowned.
So in the shadow of the approaching
excursion, which was slowly coming
up and the freight train on the oppo-
site side, the crowd stood on the mid
die track.
1uCu Tue UTduu 1Tuuk passenger
train, due at the station within a few
minutes after it left Garfield avenue,
came along.
Witnesses insist they did not hear
any bell on the Grand Trunk engine
or any whistle. All they know is that
the train bore down into the crowd
and the slaughter followed.
Patrolman Shultz sent in a general
call for doctors and ambulances. Along
the tracks for two blocks the mangled
bodies of the dead were found. The
victims all came from Toledo.
John Synda, a wealthy Polish brewer
of this city, who was present, insists
that the crowd was not warned in the
least of the approach of the Grand
Trunk train.
1T was simply dreadful said he.
There never was a happier crowd of
people. All of a sudden that train
rushed down almost in the centre of
the crowd. The crying could be heard
for blocks"
The railroad officials and crews say
that the gates were down and the DO
lice verify this statement.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-05-08
PENIS GROVE, N. J., FRIDAY, NAY 8. 1908.
NEW JERSEY STATE NEWS
Chang. in n,,,,.,-

Nn
M State Military Board has adopt.
ca a new uniform for the National
uuaiu. All General officers on the
stan OF the Commander-ip-C Chief will
wear the Iull-dress uniform of the Reg
ulaI army. A1des-de-camp on the same
stan VIII wear the full dress uniform
OF tnelr rank and organization with an
atgullette In addition. The dress uni
form OF General officers and General
stan omcers will be the dress uniform
OF the regular army. The board has
also substituted the sabre fol- the
stralght sword for officers. The only
cnange In the uniform of enlisted men
is the substitution of the regular army
car. General staff officers will wear
the regular army dress cap in place of
the chapeau now in use.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-05-08
In All Parts of the state.


Bridgeton automobilists are to organ
lie a club.
The electric light company of Ham
monitor now runs its plant all night.
Asparagus growers in Cumberland
County are cutting the. crop every
other day.
Nearly every cemetery in Gloucester
County is being put in condition for
Memorial Day.
Glassboro strawberry growers claim
that their plants are all right now, al
though the blooms were blighted by
the frosts.
A petition is being circulated in the
vicinity of Ocean View to make the
turnpike leading from the main land to
Sea Isle City a county road.
While fishing in the reservoir at
Stanhope an angler made a poor cast,
and the hook Of his line caught in the
eye Of his companion, Ellwood Eick,
destroying the sight of the optic.
The New Jersey Building, taken to
Haddonield from the Philadelphia
Centennial Exposition of 1876, is being
thoroughly repaired. For some time
past the roof and tower have been in
very bad condition.
Horse owners throughout Cape May
County have experienced much trouble
with their animals this spring, owing
to illness caused by a fungus growth
or mildew in corn, a result OF the con-
tinued wet weather.
The United States Fish Company's
steamer, Fish Hawk. engaged in arti-
fetal Matching of shad~of Gloucester,
has not done much in that industry
thus far. The first collection Of $4,000
eggs did not hatch out.
There is hardly a vacant house in
Glassboro, and several families who
wish to move cannot get places to live.
Woodstown people are endeavoring
to secure a town clock, which 1t Is pro-
posed to place on top of the bank build
ing.
John Adams, aged seventy-fve years,
one Of the oldest residents in Glouces-
ter and owner of considerable real es-
tate, died there. Adams had been a
sailor and claimed to have brought
home from South America a nugget
from which four pounds and nine
ounces of gold were extracted.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-05-08
KAISER AT THE VATICAN.
Pope Grants HI Emperor a Private II
teryiew Lasting Forty Minutes.

Pope Grants the Emperor q Private In
teryiew Lasting Forty Minutes.
Rome, Italy.-Kaiser Wilhelm was
entertained at a state luncheon at the
German Embassy. After the luncheon
the Kaiser was driven to the Vatican
in a magnificent four-horse landau. es.
c0rted by a detachment Of carbineers.
Surrounded by his entire court the
Pope received the Kaiser in the throne
room, and then granted him a private
interview which lasted forty minutes.
This Interview over, the Kaiser pre-
sented his sons. Crown Prince Freder.
lex William and Prince Eitel. who have
just returned from a tour Of Egypt and
Palestine, where both were i'll with
measles. The Pope expressed great
pleasure at meeting the young princes,
and when the audience was terminated
he presented to the Kaiser and his
sons three very costly mosaics made in
the Vatican factory.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-05-08
Frost Damaged Early rrutr.

Inc rrult growers of Warren County
were muc alarmed over the outlook
Tor fruit. The recent frosts have done
much damage. A few mornings ago at
Q O'Clock the mercury stood at thirty
TWO degrees and the early vegetables
We're frozen stiff. Rhubarb leaves
could De broken off and the peach buds
and strawberry blossoms looked black.
Inere IS a cheerful side to it all, how
ever. While the potato vines were
frozen on John Albertrom, Of the War
rem county Oranges, says the cold has
DESTROYED millions of insect eggs. The
insects by reason Of the extreme heat
developed very rapidly and had laid
their eggs on growing plants.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-05-08
. AGRICULTURAL. :
Hedges and Enclosures.

Hedges and Enclosures.
The profusion Of trees and shrubs
planted around suburban villas and
country mansions, as well as in town
squares and public parks. show how
much horticulture is an object OF pleas
ure to people. Hedge plants are OF
great Importance, both for shelter and
protection of plantations, etc. By far
the best for outside hedges are the
common hawthorn and the wild crab.
The sloe or blackthorn makes an excel
lent hedge, but it throws up many
suckers, and requires constant atten-
ton 10 keep it within bounds. 1t forms,
however, an excellent barrier for pic
turesque plantations, where 1t is al
lowed to spread itself in every direc-
ton. Holly and yew hedges are suit
able for inner enclosures. The holly
forms a beautiful hedge, both for gar
dens and fields, as its leaves are rarely
injured by insects, and being an ever
green 1t harbors neither weeds nor
vermin at it's roots. Birds are also less
r OuA1O III IL lIdA LII
hedges. 1t has two disadvantages, viz,
the slowness Of it's growth and imper-
vlOusneSs to wind in the winter season.
Were holly hedges occasionally intro
duced among those Of the common
thorn they would add greatly to the
beauty of the country in winter. The
common furze sown on the top of a
bank forms an effective hedge in a
short period, but it is not durable. In
moist soils, willows or poplars, and in
situations exposed to the sea breeze
the elder may be planted, but such
hedges can hardly be considered as
fences from want of compactness and
density Of foliage. The land for hedges
should be carefully prepared and freed
from weeds before planting, and the
expense Of doing this will be well re-
paid by the growth Of the hedge after
ward. The ground should be cleared
of weeds two or three times a year I'M
til the plants h~avereached some height.
Hedge plants should not be pruned till
after three years, or they will become
stunted; after that pruning should take
place once a year. A hedge one-third
beech and two-thirds hawthorn is ex-
cellent for high and cold situations
Agricultural Epitomist.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-05-08
How He Kept Humble.

Hiller-"You'll excuse me, but I never
see your name in the list Of subscrib-
ers for the poor Of the village"
Enthusiastically. You see it is
this way. I pity the poor awfully and
I I'M rather proud that I do pity them.
If | should go SO far as to give them
money I'd be SO vain there'd be no liv-
ing in the same town with me."-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-05-08
Fire Scare at Princeton.

The incendiary scare which worried
the residents of Princeton a month ago,
when the borough stone-crushing plant
and two large barns were burned, has
been revived by the fire which de-
stroyed the Humphreys residence and
a fire, the origin of which is equally
mysterious, which destroyed a carpen-
ter's shop. The town is much excited,
and the authorities are making every
effort to apprehend the firebugs.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-05-08
Mr.. rneer's Game.

Seeing a friend step on the platform
of a weighing machine, Mr.. Pneer
stepped up behind him.
Lets see how much both Of us
weigh" he said.
"All right the friend said; dropping
q cen in the slot.
The Indicator few around to the fig.
ures 297 and stopped.
How much do 0 usually weighy'
asked Mr.. PneeF
zone forty-thfa | guess. That's
what it was the d her day"
ssThen my welsa kis74 Thanks.n
And MI. Pine Ienance glowed
with + z sa as he stepped
down.-chicag
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-05-08
Round Barn with Ordinary Roof.

The round barn shown in the illus.
tration is sixty feet in diameter, with a
basement eight feet high, the walls Of
which are stone, laid in cement. AS
the silo has given so much satisfaction
in this northern country two round si-
los are placed as indicated in the illus
tration. In the basement are stalls
with swinging partitions for forty-five
animals. The upper stories are used
for storing feed and farm machinery.
The basement is well lighted with good
sized windows, arranged so that the
ventilation is excellent. The posts are
twenty feet nfgn from top Of basement
to lowest part Of the caves. This with
the eight-foot basement and the COM
paratively steep roof brings the peak Of
the barn about forty feet above the
surface of the ground. In a windy
country this would be some objection,
but it does not count in Wisconsin.
The round roof for a round barn is
very expensive. The arrangement,
shown in the illustration. was suggest
ed by the late F.. G. Curtis, and is just
as effective and in many ways more
convenient. For example, it is much
easier to arrange a hay carrier with
this form Of roof than with a round
one.
The swinging stall partitions are
three feet high and suspended about
twenty inches from the floor. At the
= x1:ls..- I'LL -
that the partition may be made station
airy by pushing the bolt into an open
ing in the floor. A chain hangs slack
across the end Of the stall to hold the
animal in place. Three feet is about
the correct width, as the stall is wider
at the back. If the floor Of the stall is
given a proper drop and a trench is
provided, the animals will remain clean
and have: plenty of room. When the
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-05-08
Hopeless Mans Tragic Act.

Walter Keen, twenty-five years old,
returned to his home in Millville from
a Philadelphia hospital, where the
physicians informed him that he could
not be cured of hasty consumption. AS
soon as he entered his home he pro-
cured a razor and, in the presence Of
his parents, slashed his throat from
ear to ar. He is now in a very critical
condition and can live but a few hours.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-05-08
How He Declined.

Lady-"Doctor, I wish you would call
around to see my husband some even-
ing when he is at home. Do not. let
him know that I asked you, because he
declares lie is not sick, but I know he
has consumption or something. He's
going into a Decline"
Doctor-'I am astonished, but I will
call. What are his symptoms?"
Lady-"He hasn't any except weak
ness. He used to hold me on his lap by
the hour, and now even the baby tires
him."-West Union CIV. Va.) Record.