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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27
MONEY IN LARGE THINGS.

Size means money in berries, even if
quality is sacrificed, as it almost always
is. A new strawberry was placed on
an eastern market not long since,
sold at the rate Of So per bushel, while
common good berries were going at
three boxes for a quarter The world
always pays premium for big things,
save big women. The six foot three
25O pound policeman gets $75 a month
just for size; the 1880 pound Per-
cheron horse brings $3.50. Saul was
made king because he stood head and
shoulders above the rest of the Is
raeliteS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

WORK WANTED-Man who can do
any kind of light work about tho
farm. Inquire 4 this office. 1919 pd.
FOR RENT-Third story of Marsh
Music House. Fine lodge room. 1tf
FOR SALE-An A No. 1 organ in
first class condition. Inquire at
Singer store. 2Stf
FOR SALE CHEAP-A six room
house. good we'll. cistern and wood
shed. Call IN" this office. l9tf
FOR SALE-Large ceiling electric
fan, at half price used very little.
Enquire at B1. this Office. 27-tf.
FOR RENT-The building on Winnie
bago street, heretofore occupied by
the U. S. Express Co. A fine office
building with vault Inquire of Or.
@. l.. Topliff.
FOR SALE-The st Cloud livery
now doing a good business; can
be bought right if taken at once in
quire at st Cloud Hotel.
FOR SALE-Good second hand retri-
gerator. Inquire of W. J. Haus-
wirth, Trzcinski's barber shop.
FARM FOR SALE-McIntosh farm,
five miles southwest of DEBORAH. 1874
acres, good buildings, running water
fine farm. Must be sold soon.
W. 0. Nordheim. DEBORAH.
FOR RENT-Entire fat of fine office
rooms in the Central block. Nicely
furnished, steam heat, water, and
all modern conveniences E. Rosen-
thai.
FARM FOR SALE.-S0 acres. i'm
proved, running water, new house,
on Iowa and Minnesota state line.
three miles from Canton. Minnesota.
Address DR.. W.K Seelye, Admins
TRAITOR, Dubuque, Iowa. 29-4
WANTED AT ONCE dining room
girl, second cook and dish washer.
St. Cloud hotel. 25tf
FOR RENT-Desirable heated Office
rooms. Enquire of Citizens Savings
Bank. 38tf =,
SOME BARGAINS in Shorthorn COWS
and heifers To reduce my herd, I
will sell 40 head of registered short
horn cattle, either singly or in lots
to suit purchaser Sold cheaper
than you can buy anywhere. j. H.
Logsdon. DEBORAH, Iowa. 6-10pd
WANTED-By Chicago house. person
familiar with territory to call ON
dealers and agents for we'll estab-
lished successful business. Local
territory of few counties. Position
permanent. Salary $50 weekly and
expenses. Salary paid weekly and
expense money advanced. Previous
experience not essential. Address,
superintendent, care Public
Opinion, DEBORAH. Iowa. 22tf -
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27
ANNOUNCEMENTS OF CANDIDATES.
FOR CLERK OF COURT.

1 desire TO announce that will be candi-
date tor Clerk of the District Court, subject to
the action of the Republican county conven-
ton.
w.B. REED.
Having served as deputy. 1 hereby an
nounce myself as a candidate for the Office of
Clerk of the District Court subject to the APP
proval of the Winneshiek County Republican
Convention.
Sc. BRICKNER.
FOR COUNTY AUDITOR.
hereby announce myself as a candidate
for County Auditor, subject to the action of
c. Nj. LANGLAND.
hereby announce myself candidate for
the Republican nomination for the office of
county Auditor. subject to the decision of the
Republican County Convention.
/. LINNEVOLD Deputy Auditor.
FOR COUNTY RECORDER.
TWO years ago when ! stepped aside for the
3rd term sentiment / am candidate for no
mination at the hands of the Republican
Earty this year for the office Of Recorder for
OTTO o. ARNESoN
hereby announce myself candidate for
re election as county recorder, subject TO the
c. H. LAWRENCE.
thereby announce that will be candidate
before the Republican county convention for
WV " CIV. SUMMERS.
thereby announce myself a candidate for
the once Of County Recorder, subject to the
will of the Republican County convention.
,-W H. s. STINSON of Orleans Township.
Subject TO the decision Of the Republican
County Convention, l will be a candidate for
~ - H. G. ROWE.
FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY.
nxviv 20
by my friends. announce that ! will be a
candidate for County Attorney, subject to
the will of the Republican County Conven-
ton.
MA. HARMON.
thereby announce that will be candidate
before the Republican County Convention for
'''' '' rs. BoICE
hereby announce myself as a candidate
for the office of County Attorney, subject to
the decision of the Republican County Con-
vention -
hereby anHouce myself candidate for the
Office Of County Attorney subject 10 the will
Of the Republican county convention.
EUGENE G. JOHNSON |
hereby announce that l will be a candi-
date for the Office of County ATTORNEY subject
to the decision Of the Republican county con-
Nm. BERG
FOR SUPERVISOR.
Inasmuch as there are only thirteen can
didates from the Fourth Ward, | hereby |
announce that / am candidate for Super. |
visor for the Fifth Supervisors district, sub |
ject to the decision of the Republican County |
c. CHRl>TEN.
l hereby announce that l Will be a candi.
date for Supervisor from the fifth district, !
before the coming republican county con.
yention.
B. T. BAREFOOT.
/ hereby announce my candidacy for SUI
perevisor for the Fifth district, subject to |
the decision of the Republican County Con-
vention. |
PETER JOHNSON.
I announce that willlbe candidate for
Supervisor for the Fifth district, subject TO |
the action of the Republican County Conven- |
ton.
JOHN GREER.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27
THE END OF ONE TRUST.

Uncle Sam can bust almost any trust
II he only would. What he can do in
this line was well illustrated in the
Philippine Islands last fall A drought
cut the rice crop of the islands short
Spectators bought up all the rice in
sight and proposed to make pile of
death. Uncle Sam got on to their
game and sent his agents to China, ia
pan and other rice growing countries
and bought 100000 worth of rice,
placing it on sale at fair price. The
corner busted at once, and its makers
were ruined.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27
Announcement.

Edwards Wood Co., Brokers, have
completed their private telegraph line
to DEBORAH and wish to extend an in
vitation to you to call and inspect
their offices.
There is always something of inter-
est over the wire and We would like
to have you get in the habit of drop
ping in to see what is going on. Be-
sides getting the markets of the world
we get the complete weather report,
war news, the latest developments of
the strike at Chicago and all items of
public interest are placed on file for
you to inspect.
We want you to understand that our
rooms are public and that you will
always be welcome.
Office in The Daubney Building.
Opposite Ben Bears.
EDWARDS WOOD co.
G. r. COVE, Manager.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

One thing on the average farm de-
serves more attention than it receives,
and that is the using of the unprofita.
BILE acres and the waste places. Some
Of these corners and acres should go
into grass and be kept in grass. some
should be planted with fruit or forest
trees and some should be tile drained
1t is foolish to wish for more land
when one has land owned and paid for
which returns nothing but weeds year
after year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

The two-year-od steer which now
sells for $50 in Texas has been raised
on the cheapest of land and has not
northern farmer finds the raising of
such an animal very different propo-
sition, his steer having eaten five tons
of hay or its equivalent in roughage.
besides more or less corn.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

AS soon as man starts and tries to
maintain q nice lawn he finds out
1t will have to be moved ten or
dozen times during the summer; that
the ants will build hills on it and moles
tunnel under it, that dandelion, plan
tain and quack grass will invade 1t
and that he will have to be fighting
something or other all the time to
maintain in good condition the bit Of
greenery around his home.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

We often wonder why y Is -=ec
boys are so anxious to shoot something
they do not get bow and arrows and
shoot the pesky sparrows. These birds
are so tame that one may approach
within q few feet of them, and boy
could soon learn TO use his bow and
arrow on them with good effect and
they would not be frightened away as
when a gun is used. This plan would
give the boy chance to play the
hunter and at the same time be doing
some good for his community.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

no one thing attracted more attention
from inventors. machinists and scien.
lists than the 500 horsepower dyna-
mos, which then were considered mar
wells of development in electrical sci
ence. Today one may stand In the Ma.
chinery building at the st. Louis fair
and see four 5000 horsepower dyna.
mos at work.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

There is one thing about furnace
heating which every man should under
stand If he contemplates heating his
home in this manner, and that is that
the capacity Of the cold air fiues must
equal that of the warm air fues; other
wise an imperfect circulation of the
warm air will occur and poor results
be obtained. 1t costs some people lot
Of money TO find this out. We know of
church supplied with furnace heat
where the ignoramus who put in the
plant supplied only one small cold air
register for four large warm air ones,
with the result that the furnace used
up half cord of dry wood every Sun
day aid the membership was always
In iukewarm condition. More cold
air files were put In, the fuel bill was
cut ~ two, and the church grew In
grace and good humor.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

The only form of breadstuffs import
ed by this country is macaroni. vermi-
celli and spaghetti, the staple cereal
food of the Italians. The value of such
imports was $1.20O,0l4 for 1903. The
great increase In the acreage of maca-
roni wheat in the semiarid belt Of the
west will very soon remove the need
OF any such importations.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27
Notice to Patrons.

Owing to change we are about to
make in the system of keeping our ac-
counts we would be greatly pleased by
having all parties having accounts
with US to please adjust the same be-
fore2Aug. /, 1904.
Riley Bros,
Good Things to Eat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

A prominent divine recently gave ut
terance to the beautiful sentiment that
no man can do his best whose motive
is not love. He never had seen a fell
low in forty acre pasture lot with
Jersey bull after him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

AS soon as the ground is frozen the
strawberries should have covering of
straw, cornstalks or. better than either
of these. marsh hay, this covering SIM
ply to prevent the thawing and freez-
ing of the plants during the winter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

A reader wishes to know how to get
rid of the ants which make bad work
on his lawn by throwing up their hills.
Drive a pointed wooden or iron stake
into the hill in two or three places and
pour in the holes so made some carbon
bisulphide, tamping the hole tight aft.
er il is in.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

Shippefs-.of stock to the Chicago
stockyards should take notice that the
shipments are always overdone on
Mondays and Wednesdays of each
week, to the serious loss of the ship
perS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

A knowledge of at least the elemen-
tary principles of farm mechanics
should be acquired by every young
man who expects to conduct farm,
for his work will of necessity be large
ly that of operating machinery.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

Wherever society is classified and
stratified, as in most Of the old world
countries, it is always easier to get reli-
able domestic and farm help than un-
der a republic, where every fellow is
Just as good as every other fellow and
wants to be boss.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

So you want to get a start, young
man, do you? Well, you will earn, say,
81 this coming week Just take So of
that and put it where you can't get at
it and repeat this game every week for
two years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

The furniture business Of America
has become centralized at Grand Rap
ids, Mich. There the finest and most
artistic furniture in the world is pro-
duced, and 10000 skilled workmen
find lucrative and permanent employ
ment The rare and beautiful woods
of the whole world are sent there to
be made up.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

The food losses of 1908 in Kansas are
placed at the enormous sum Of $22,-
100000, and, large as this loss seems to
be, ii is a question whether it was not
fully recouped by the greater crops
which the rains made possible in the
semiarid sections of the state.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

The grade of civilization of any peo-
pie depends very largely upon the fer
tility of the soil upon which they live.
Given rich soil, there high type Of
humanity; a poor soil, there the I'M
civilized and barbarian.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

We have never taken kindly to geese
either as a domestic fowl to have
around the place or as a table bird.
There is but one kind of goose which is
choice eating, the wild Canadian bird
of this years growth fattened on the
grain fields of Manitoba and killed in
November.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

The gradual playing out Of the Oil
supply will necessarily increase the
price Of oil. Electricity stands ready
to supplant oil as soon as oil reaches
certain figure, and with electricity be-
ing produced more cheaply each year
the meeting point may not be far off.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27
ALCOHOL For POWER.

The empire OF Germany has 6,537
potato distilleries in operation for the
making of alcohol for power purposes.
This alcohol is produced for about 2
cents per gallon. The time will come
when the waste fruits and sweets as
well as potatoes and cereals will be
used in this country for the same pur-
pose, alcohol furnishing the most easily
obtained and cheapest power in the
world. One thing, however, is at pres
ent needed, and that is some process
whereby such alcohol can be made I'M
drinkable.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

A reader wishes to know how many
hens he can probably keep il yard
on town lot containing four square
in this lot. If he will supply them with
plenty Of green food, oyster shells and
ration of scrap meat in addition to
their grain ration he may keep twenty
hens probably, better less than more.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

A man never comes nearer wasting
his time than when he cares for and
milks a cow which will only just pay
for her feed, and there is an army Of
men doing this day and night all over
the country.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

1t has come to this-that it is not easy
to find a man who can either grind or
whet a scythe, build a stack of grain
which will shed water or who knows
how to butcher hog or sheep.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

curious feature connected with the
butcher bird is that he is usually found
frequenting and nesting along public
highways and is seldom found either
in the woods or the open fields and
never in our towns.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

The city smart boy who undertook
to play rural mail delivery box for
slot machine got into the "Rube"
class at once.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

A good way to cure horse which is
afraid of the cars is to take him to
the depot and, tying him securely, let
him stay and get used to them. 1t does
not take long to effect a cure.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

When an old frame building is torn
down nowadays one is reminded how
completely the wire nail has displaced
the old cut nail, these latter being now
out Of the market.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

Nothing better illustrates the wisdom
of the economy of nature than the case
Of the turkey and the grasshopper,
showing how 1t is possible to convert
an insect pest into the most delicious
of food
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

There is at the st. Louis fair an in
teresting exhibit of what may be done
in the line of decorative and cabinet
work with the wood of the catalpa
tree
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

In a general way it may be said that
If person is troubled with any form
Of lung difficulty-incipient consump-
ton, bronchitis, asthma and the like
he should as soon as possible seek
home in those portions of the country
where these troubles are always ale
Waited If not absolutely cured. These
localities are to be found in Arizona,
New Mexico, Colorado.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

While the good Lord could make a
good crop of corn out of the yellow and
weedy July field, he never does 1t is
always and ever a nubbin proposition.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27
No line Of business has shared to a

No line Of business has shared to a
larger extent in the benefits of modern
Inventive genius than agriculture.
What was toll Of the most slavish kind
a hundred years ago has been almost
wholly removed by the use Of modern
machinery. A few things-the milking
Of the cows being the principal thing
are alone left to be still done in the
old laborious way. OF course there is
still plenty of work, but it is not Of
the old slavish type, but work of that
sort where brains working in co-opera-
ton with machines enable a man to
accomplish ten times as much as in the
old days.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

The north-country has no reliable
hedge plant, one which is entirely
hardy and long lived and which will
make stock proof fence. --7~s~
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27
G. r. COVE, Manager.

If you care to improve your house
paint connections, learn how in the
Improved Lead Company's Free Book
let of information. III. A. Prastmark
q Son have a limited supply. 2S-4
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

One year with another bushel Of
clover seed properly scwed and used
will be worth not less than $50 to the
man who sows it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

The Philippine Islands cost this coun-
try 13 cents an acre, including seven
heather per acre, and there are single
trees growing in the islands which
would sell for $1,000 in this country.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

The steel railway tie will have to be
furnished for less than a cent per
pound before it will seriously compete
with a wooden one.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

1t is all right to swap bosses when
crossing a stream if you can get a
young horse for an old one by getting
your feet wet.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

The old fashioned way of sticking to
one employment and one place and be-
ing content to build up competence
with small savings has almost entirely
disappeared in the "get rich quick"
methods which so generally prevail to-
day. There are more moving from place
to place and changing Of employment,
more speculation underlying all bust
ness methods, contempt for small
profits and moderate competition. AS a
result there are more debt, less indie
pendence and more of a spread eagle
style of living than ever before. The
old way has much In 1t to commend.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

The trinity of road reform agents for
a large section of the country is drain
age, gravel and wide tires.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

Soils, climate and crops may vary
greatly in this country and do, but hui
man nature remains just the same ev-
erywhere.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

The young orchard will make
mighty fine calf pasture, but the
chances are that, while you will have
good calves, you will have no cider.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27
WANT
COLUMN

Rates-One cent per woodworking
less than ten cents.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

A friend of ours once cleaned up $751;
600 on corn option and inside of six
months had dropped $4,000 on lard.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27
$50 zrss1f

We have inquiries as to macaro.j
wheat from eastern readers-where it
can be obtained and where grown. 1t
may be obtained from any grain firm
in North Dakota and is specially fitted
for growing on the semiarid prairie
soils lying west Of the one hundredth
degree of longitude. We do not I'M
derstand that it would be good crop
where other wheat will grow.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

Near neighbors and turkey raising
don't go well together. The turk is a
born forager.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

Flax is good tanner Of refractory
soils. 1t leaves the field in good
mechanical condition for a succeeding
crop.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

When the corn crop is well titled and
ten inches high by the LIST of July the
normal heat of July and August will
easily make the crop.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

Anyway we got rid Of that old horn
ALP theory since we have adopted a
plan of dehorning the cattle.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

1t looks as though in short time the
barrel as a package for the shipment
of apples will give way to the square
bushel box. The box has so many
points in its favor over the barrel
compels more honest packing. better
suits the wants Of the average family,
is more easily handled, takes up less
room in the car when shipped. The
principal count against the box is that
it costs trifie more than the barrel.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27

What the cholera is to the hog raiser
the chinch bug to the wheat raiser and
the codling moth to the orchardist the
boil weevil is to the grower of cotton
in the south, pest which threatens the
future cotton crop of the country and
one for which no remedy has so far
been found. 1t is spreading rapidly all
over the cotton belt and this season has
materially reduced the yield of cotton
in Texas particularly.