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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-25

We ate some strip recently which
was made from the sap Of the soft
maple tree, and more delicious sirup
was never produced from any source.
The sap from this tree is not quite so
rich in sugar as that from the hard
maple, but it flows just as prOfusely,
and the product when boiled down is
of a lighter color. There are plenty Of
soft maple groves all over the north
west which might well be utilized in
the manner indicated. The tapping Of
the trees and the making of the sirup
will greatly interest the boys on the
farm.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-25
RAILROAD TIrIS CARD.

Ihicag0, MILWAUKEE, 81. PduI Railway
Passenger Depot corner Water and Day streets.
Telephone II4-7
2O6 204 20S
Opt DEBORAH $40 a. m. ll:i5 a. IN. $40 pm
DIT Conover 1910 a. m. 1917 p. m. 2: . p M
Arr. Calmar 1920 a. m. 1890 p. m. $3.50 pm
2Ol 2O3 2O5
Arr. Decorah $40 a. m. l1:25 a. m. 3:25 p.m
Opt Conover 500 m. ll:0O a. m. 800 p. IN.
Opt Calmar 7:45 a. M. 1850 a. m. ESQ p. m
Nos. 20l and 206 daily.
Nos. 203, 205, 204 and 209 daily except Sunday
No. 20o connects with points west OF Calmar
No. 204 connects at Calmar with Chicago,
Dubuque, Davenport, Muscatine, Ottumwa,
Kansas City, Cedar Rapids, Omaha, st. Louis,
Peoria: connects at Conover for st. Paul and
Minneapolis, and points in the north aud
northwest.
No. AS connects at Calmar for Chicago
Kansas City, Madison and milwaukee.
SV. POTTER, Agent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-25

The gopher which pulls up your corn
puts in good part of his time digging
the cutworms out Of that which he
leaves.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-25

If you want fine and tender lettuce
set some young plants out in a rich
and mellow soil and let them grow and
head up like cabbage.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-25

A friend tells US that II the ground
under a plum tree is given good coat
ing of hen manure the curculio will
let the tree alone. We will give this
a trial and report.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-25

Trades unionism carried to extremes
is literally running New Zealand.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-25

There will be flush times in Cuba
soon. There is the distribution Of the
$50. 100000 war loan which goes to pay
the Cuban soldiers, coupled with a
balance Of trade in favor Of the island,
growing out Of its splendid crops of
sugar and tobacco, estimated at $685.
100000, and it is easy to see how
things will boom there.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-25

The black gumbo soils. whether they
are located in Minnesota. Iowa or ILL
nois, must be tile drained in order to
secure the best results from them. In
dry seasons they will produce great
crops, but during the wet years they
are very disappointing and unprofita-
BILE. Owners of this class Of land will
do well to face this problem. for when
these lands are properly drained they
are the most productive lands in
America. The loss Of just one crop
will equal in amount the cost of doing
the work on much Of this land, and
these losses will occur about once In
seven years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-25

Here is one thing worth considering:
Every good farmer wants and should
have suitable place to take care OF
the products Of his farm, granary
for his grain, crib for his corn and a
barn for his hay. Now, there is no
way in which so large an amount Of
fodder can be so cheaply stored and
safely, too, as to put the corn crop into
a silo, and this for the reason that no
kind Of fodder is put in such con-
densed form as silage. Thus it fol-
lows that IL one wants shelter and
protection for forage crops $500 put
into a silo will store more food than
the same money put into barn.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-25

"A western pastor who found 1t need
full to exc out small salary with a
little intensive agriculture writes us
that upon the parsonage grounds, COM
prising one acre Of land, the usual
area Of 1t occupied with house, barn,
lawn, corncrib and outhouses, he grew
in one season 35 bushels Of potatoes, IL
bushels Of beets, Of carrots, 2 Of
kohl rabbi, 4 CT sweet corn, of turnips,
A Of satisfy, 2 of cucumbers, Of pep
pers, 8 bushels Of grapes, 160 quarts
Of blackberries, 60 quarts of strawber-
ries, 800 good heads Of cabbage. He
was fortunate that when his granger
supporters saw what he could do they
did not cut his salary down.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-25

Just so far as your wife or daughters
feel like working in the garden en-
courage them in it. 1t will save you
some work, and then 1t is good for
their health. If American women
could exchange fretting and worrying
over pink teas and the cut of their
clothing for outdoor work and fresh
air, fewer babies would have to be
brought up on bottle.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-25

We notice that man In Illinois who
had a nice orchard Of 100 four-year-old
apple trees lost every tree by mice
girdling them during the winter. and
another case where these same field
mice worked their way into packing
cellar of one of our large nurseries and
destroyed several hundred dollars
worth of trees which were stored there
in for spring delivery. This is one of
the penalties we have to pay for kill
ing Off all the hawks and owls.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-25
WANT
COLUMN

Rates-One cent per woodworking
less than ten cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-13

the strongest man. Had not O'Keefe done
this? Had he not done that? And besides.
the coiled serpent was upon his breast. but
then there was a coiled serpent upon the
breast of Akoond In vain O'Keefe attempt
ed to show them the futilfty OF the tnlns'
they would not hear him. O'keefe was IN
deed their man.
AS for O'Keefe, he was quite assured OF
two things The first was, that he could
never stand up before the Akoond OF swat
The second was. that he himself woulo
never be the Akoond of Swat
complish the desired object would be FOL.
lowed by the same social ostracism tnat
had followed the defeat Of former candi-
dates But he knew that he must pow ., ~
the Inevitable He had been usually fortu,
nate and 1t was possible that MS sooo
fortune would not desert him now
Now the AkoOnd, albeit on occasions STU
feared O'Keefe but he did not relish beat
ing and the inevitable sneers and outcries
which followed 1t and lasted for years at IT.
erward Physically he was brave, moraAy
he was a coward.
not sure that mere physical supremacy
could do much, but he was taking no
chances He called into his tent or hu.
some half dozen of his chle1 couhseiioi"
and hit upon a plan.
The day of the great fight approached
1t was to be fought at sundown on What
might be designated a holy day In swat
1t was the first day of spring:
On the night before Okeefe, VINO nao
In vain sought some way out of the pre-
dicament, strolled down to the shore. ne
could not fee, for If he did they wouid
follow and overtake him. He must see i.
out.
and requested him to follow. He obeyed.
The native led him to distant clump
of trees in the midst of which stood sew
eral men. One of these was the Akooho.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-13

tious mansion in Constantinople. The IA
cade is of white marble deliberately carved
and graced both above and below by .
generous portico inclosed by arches. The
building is in the Christian quarter, on the
north side of the Golden Horn. which deep
inlet-large enough to shelter the combined
navies of the world-divides the Ottoman
capital into two parts
That to the south is the Mohammedan
quarter, which retains the ancient name
of STEAMBOAT. The sublime porte and prin.
cipal government offices are in STEAMBOAT,
whereas all of the foreign legations and
consulates, with the exception of the Per.
sian, are in the Christian quarter. II Mr..
Leishman is elevated to the rank of am
bassador his salary will probably be fixed
at only $4,000, which amount is paid to
our amba ssador to Italy All of our other
ambassa doris receive 1880. The elevation
of the Constantinople mission would In
crease the number of American embassies
to eight. They are already established at
Paris, Berlin, London, Rome, Mexico, St
Petersburg and Vienna.
In Turkey and dominions we maintain
two consulate generals, eight consulateS
and nineteen consular agencies.
The Consular Posts.
Charles NJ. Dickinson, consul general at
Constantinople. is editor and proprietor Of
the Binghamton. N. Y. Daily Republican.
He has been at his present post seven
years His offices are in the Christian
quarter and especially convenient to
tourists, being next door to the Hotel dc
Londres and few doors from the Hotel
Bristol, both greatly patronized by
Americans. Consul General John w. Rid
die. at Cairo, is also diplomatic agent to
the court of the Khedive of Egypt which
ruler is under the suzerainty of the Sultan
of Turkey. Mr.. Riddles duties. therefore,
are ministerial as well consular, and he
is brought into close relations with all of
the diplomatic representatives of the other
powers. He is a conspicuous figure In the
society of Cairo, which includes the khe.
divial family and official household. the
diplomatic and consular corps, the military
and the officials of the native and mixed
tribunals. Our eight Turkish consulates
are at Alexandretta, Bagdad. Beirut, Trebt-
zond, Harput, Jerusalem, SivaS and Smyr.
ma, all in Asiatic Turkey.
JOHN ELFRETH WALKING
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-13
SCENE AT A RAILWAY STATION.
Pathetic Parting Of White Boy and
His Ebon- Hued Chum.

Lettering in the Pennsylvania railway
station one evening last week." said
Washington man to a Star reporter, II was
witness to a little incident which had about
1t equal parts Of humor and pathos. but
which convinced me to a certainty that be-
tween a certain couple of little boys-one
black and the other white-there was no
unge of race dissension.
"As I could easily gather from the sur
rounding scenes the family to which the
white lad belonged were about to go on a
distant journey.
THE black boy and his pale faced chum
came into the station hand In hand There
seemed to be sort of David and Jonathan
affection between them.
We'll, the time came to board the train
and the two had to be separated Then
there was a howl that might nave been
heard for blocks. The youngsters rushed
into each others arms and exchanged in
Vulnerable kisses. l watched the entire
proceeding, and when the train started saw
the little white boy with his head out Of the
car window, while the poor little darby,
crying with all his might, looked as help
less and forlorn as a mariner marooned on
a desert island. ~
II felt sincerely sorry for him when he
was led away by some ladies and gentle
men. who were also taking leave of the de-
parting family"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-13

had been through the ordeal and he had
come out with a snake. With a red
snake. 1t Is true, but O'Keefe made him I'M
deTstand that the other kind; the tatooed
kind; the kind which appeared upon
Okeefe's breast, was for him, O'Keefe,
alone. 1t was the hottest of holes; the
snake among snakes; the snake of Billing
ton OKeefe.
hood. he knew. depended for the time be-
ing upon the people. He began at the be-
ginning with the temple of the cooled
snake. He manufactured brick, and built
a building that would have made San
Francisco builder laugh till his sides burst
but the inhabitants of Swat wondered at it
and gaZed at it with bullying eyes Then
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-13
A RHYME Of Pure Reason,

yallace Irwin in Life.
A Christian Science Proselyte,
Alone upon a mountain height,
Was Pondering upon the vain
Belief in non-existing Pain.
How nervous Dread of any kind
Was an Illusion of the Mind,
When coming down the mountain side
dreadful Lion he espieA.
The Proselyte said Mercy me,'
And quickly Scuttled up Tree.
Next Morning at the rise of
There came an unconverted One,
Who saw the Proselyte at bay,
And drove the hungry Beast away.
The Cynic said, AHA, see
Your Claim has got you up Tree.
"Your judgment" said the Proselyte,
Arises from Imperfect sight.
"A Lion, to a Soul refined,
Is an Illusion of the Mind"
IF that's the Case the Cynic said,
why show these human sign OF Dreadf
why pass the night, secure from harm,
In yonder Elevated Palm?'
'Fgiend," said the Saint, III you but knewI
This Tree Is an Illusion, too.
when in a Jungle, far from Home,
Where purely Mental Lions roam,
at puts one more at Ease to be
Up some Imaginary Tree
How great is Mind" the Stranger cried,
And went his way quite Eddy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-13
The secretary's Telegram.
From the Argonaut.

While Secretary Hay was in the country
one summer an important piece of official
business was pending and be arranged with
Washington that any news that might ar
rive about the matter should be telegraphed
to him in cipher. Day after day he waited,
but no telegram came. One morning. hap
pening to go to the lonely little telegraph
office, he said to the operator: Il suppose
why, yes, SIR" the operator replied;
there was a dispatch for You the other
day, but it was all twisted and confused
couldn't make head or tail Of 1t, and SO
didn't think it was any use to send it up
to YOU"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-13

Having placed his gunpowder and fagots
in position under the British houses of par
lament. guy Fawkes started for the upper
air.
Pretty soon," he said I'm show the
Reubs a tunnel explosion worth seeing!
But he walked right into the arms Of the
Pinkertons.-Chicago Tribune.
Tess-That Mrs. Gaddie seems to be at
hcme wherever she may be.
Jess-I saw her in a place yesterday
where she appeared decidedly uneasy and
restless.
Tess-Where was that!
Jess-At home PhiladeIphia Press,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-13

Akoond was an unknown quantity In the
Isle of Swat. The black man was now all
things to all men; he was still the Akoond
of Swat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-13
Contra ictory.
From Puck.

From PUCK.
He said he couldn't live without her"
Did she accept him?'
oh yes, after looking him up In Brad
streets and finding that he could"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-05
COMMITTEE HEARING
ON E|GHT-HOUR BILL
Samuel Gompers Defends Measure,
Which Is Criticised by Ship
building Representatives.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The eight-hour
bill was the subject of discussion to-day in
the House committee on labor. Samuel
Gompers, president of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor said briefly that he did not
believe it necessary for the proponents TO
enter into an extended argument for the
bill.
Judge j. X. McGammon, representing iron,
steel and shipbuilding interests, denied that
the bill under consideration is substantially
the same as the bills three times reported
10 the House. He said that under this bill
il would be impossible for a contractor to
construct government ships under an eight
hour law and ships for commercial pur-
poses under a ten-hOur law. and that the
measure is unamerican and vicious.
Mr.. Gompers criticised Judge McGammon
for his statement that the bill is not sub
stantially the same as those already report
ed i'm previous Congresses, and his failure to
say that the bill, If anything, is a modifi-
cation OF former measures. He said Judge
McGammon's charge that the bill is I'M
american or vicious industrially is wholly
unfounded. ---
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-05
ISIDOR RAYNER CHOSEN
TO SUCCEED |. {. M'COMAS
Elected United States Senator by
All Democratic Votes of Mary
land Legislature.
BILL AIMED AT NEGROES

ANNAPOLIS Nd, Feb. Ain the Mary
land Legislature to-day Isidor Rayner, of
Baltimore, who was nominated last night
by the Democratic caucus, received the
unanimous vote Of the Democratic majority
and was elected to the United States Senate
to succeed Louis z. McComas. The Repub-
lican minority voted unanimously for Nc
Comas.
In the State Senate to-day State Senator
Wilson introduced a bill, the acknowledged
purpose of which is TO eliminate the negro
vote in Maryland This bill provides for
the submission to popular vote of a con-
stitutional amendment which limits the
right of suffrage to adult male citizens of
the State, who belong to one of three de-
fined classes, and the registers of voters
are directed to refuse the registration of all
others. These classes are:
First-Those who can read a section of
the Constitution which the registers shall
submit to them, and give a reasonable ex-
PLANTATION or it.
Seccnd-Those who were prior to January
1869. competent TO register under the laws
of this State any other State; and,
Third Lineal descendants of those quail
fed to re gister and vote under the preceding
section
The bill was referred to the committee on
constitutional amendments.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-05
RELIGIOUS ORDERS NOT
TO Be GIVEN THE MONEY
Most of the Amount Paid for
Friars' Lands to Remain in
the Philippines.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The greater part
OF the $7.25O.OOo. which the Philippine gov
eminent has undertaken TO pay for the
friars' land will. after all, remain in the
archipelago to the great benefit of the Fill
pinos. The outcome of stubborn struggle
between the Vatican and the religious or
ders is now disclosed by the announce
ment at the War Department that the
money is TO be paid over 10 the church
authorities TO be applied for the benefit of
the church in the Philippines. AS for the
friars themselves. comparatively few re-
main in the Philippines. most of them being
in Manila. and there is no probability of a
recurrence of the old hostility between the
Fihpinos and the orders. according to the
reports Of the officials just returned from
the Philippines.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-05
GROSVENOR VOICES HIS
OPINION OF THE AUTO
Considerable Feeling Shown at a
Hearing on the Bill to License
Gasoline Engineers.

WASHINGTON, Feb. A large delega-
ton of manufacturers to-day opposed the
bill requiring inspection and licenses as en-
gineers or operators of gasoline launches
before the House committee on merchant
marine and fisheries. Their principal argu-
ment was made by F. +. Dubrul, represent
ing the National Metal Trades Association
and also a manufacturer OF gasoline ell
gines of Cincinnati. He declared that IL
was class legislation; that there was very
little. doing in the operation OF a gasoline
engine and that 10 require the operator
TO be licensed would work a hardship on
many owners whose entire capital was tied
up in a launch used primarily as a fishing
boat or for freight but occasionally for ex-
cursion parties.
Chairman Grosvenor explained that the
bill did not operate against private owners
and that the legislation had been urged by
the steamboat inspection service OF the gov
eminent for six years. Mr.. GrosVenOr took
occasion 20 express his opinion or automo-
biles In this connection. declaring with con-
siderable feeling that they had killed and
manned many persons; had practically
driven the horse from the streets OF Wash
ington and other cities and were not suf-
lciently regulated
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-05
COMMITTEE PLANS FOR
HEAVY FIGHTING SHIPS
Admiral Dewey's Suggestion Car
ries Weight with the House
Naval Affairs Members.
INCREASE IN PERSONNEL

WASHINGTON, Feb. Admiral Dewey's
suggestions in favor of heavy lighting ships
for the navy prevailed to-day with the
House committee on naval affairs over the
recommendation of the general board sub
mitted by Secretary Moody. The naval APP
preparation bill was completed by the COM
mittee after a hearing granted Admiral
Dewey. 1t carries an aggregate appropria-
ton of $95,OO0000. The ships authorized are
one battleship, two armored cruisers, three
scout cruisers and two squadron Golfers.
The appropriation of $4,000 made last year
for two submarine boats was reappropri-
ated the boats to be purchased in the dis
erection of the secretary of the navy.
This building programme gives a total
of 1900 tons of heavy fighting ships, as
compared with $1,000 tons last year. The
heavy construction provided will cost $21.-
10000, while the lighter construction will
bring the cost of the building programme
up to $2S,OOO,O0O. The recommendation of the
general board was for one battleship, one
armored cruiser, three protected cruisers,
four scout cruisers and two Golfers. The
committee eliminated entirely the three pro-
tected cruisers and one of the scout cruisers
recommended by the board and added one
armored cruiser.
Provision was made for an armor plate
factory to cost 100000 which the secretary
of the navy is authorized to construct in
case he cannot secure armOr from private
bidders at a reasonable price. For the
Guantanamo, Cuba, naval station an appro-
priatiOn of S365,OOO was made and for that
at Olongapo, L. l., SS62. 600 was authorized
An addition of 5000 men is authorized to
the personnel OF the navy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-05
MORE LEADERS IN THE
HOUSE THAN NECESSARY
Representative Hit Named a
Sub" and Mr.. Payne Also
Appointed One.
GROSVENOR RECOGNIZED

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The animation
of yesterday was completely lacking in the
proceedings of the House to-day. The prin-
cipal feature of the day was the rivalry
between Republican leaders for the honor
Of moving an adjournment. The diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill had been
disposed of and Chairman Hit, in charge
of the measure, left early, as did Mr..
Payne, the floor leader. Mr.. Hit requested
Mr.. Dalzell to watch things and move
to adjourn when the proper time came"
Mr.. Payne met Mr.. Grosvenor in the corri-
dor on going out and asked him to watch
things and move to adjourn" Several bills
were passed by unanimous consent after
the diplomatic bill had been disposed of and
after each Mr.. DalzeH tried to make the
adjournment motion. He finally was recog-
nized by the speaker and had the motion
on his tongues end when Mr.. Grosvenor,
with a twinkle in his eye, bounded to his
feet and frantically addressed the chair.
For what purpose does the gentleman
arise?" queried Speaker Cannon.
Il wish to move that the House adjourn"
demurely replied Mr.. Grosvenor. His mo-
ton prevailed.
The diplomatic bill, carrying s1,993.6O0, was
passed without amendment. Everything
but the bill was discussed during its con-
sideration. Mr.. Morrell, Pennsylvania, led
with an argument for some system of build
ing American merchant marine. A Demo
cratic political speech by Mr.. Hamlin, of
Missouri, followed and received a brief re-
ply from Mr.. Fuller, or Illinois MIR. Lind,
OF Minnesota, spoke for Canadian reel
procity.
Two bills for the development of the
American merchant marine have been in
troduced by Mr.. Morrell. One relates TO
the transportation of government supplies,
and authorizes the payment of 10 per cent.
more than the lowest foreign rate to Ameri
can ships. The other relates to general
commerce and grants a tariff concession of
10 per cent. on goods brought from and TO
the Philippines. Further engagement
he extended on The Atlantic in the trade
between the United States and South Amer
lea, in the trade to Africa, also in the gen.
eral traffic TO the Orient.