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Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-19
Corn Growers Meet.

The Missouri Corn Growers Associ.
alton held its second session before An
audience of 600 farmers at Columbia.
Addresses were delivered by Prof. f.
b. Forbes, of the agricultural college;
DR.. j. II. Petit, of the Illinois expert
merit station. upon The Maintenance
of Soil Fertility in Grain Farming"
DR.. II. A. Huston, of Chicago, and DR..
Paul Schweitzer, Of the Missouri ex-
pertinent station. upon "EXpericnca
with Commercial Fertilizers"
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-19
Destructive Fire mt Advance.

The main business block of Advance,
thirty miles south of Cape Girardeau,
has been destroyed by fire. The post
Office. opera house. Stewart Il Prather's
store, two millinery stores, two barber
shops, Evans & Cos store, Cooks drug
store and Billie 4 Co.'S store were
burned. The origin of the fire has
not been learned. Loss on merchan-
disc, 100000; buildings, $4,000.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-19
Killed ut Col. Phelps Farm.

At Col. Phelps farm, northeast OF
Carthage. John SkidmOre. of Humboldt
Kan. a skilled workman, putting tiling
on the roof Of the new tone house.
lost his balance and fell to the ground.
breaking his neck. Doctors were sum-
moned by Col. Phelps in his auto, but
the man was past medical aid and died
soon after.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-19
Pardon for Lola Richmond

Lola Richmond has been pardoned
from the penitentiary by Gov. Folk.
She was sent up from Marion county,
in October, 1904, for two years for 70.
.ceiving stolen goods.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-19
GOT 900 Mlujmg Deal.

One hundred and seventy-fve acres
Of land at Peacock. a small mining
camp northwest OF Joplin. has been
sold to Tom Conner and f. N. Perry.
Of Joplin, for $67 900.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-19
A Newspaper Change.

Fred G. Holman, ex-circuit clerk oi
Copper county, has leased the Pilot
Grove Record, a weekly newspaper, OF
w. II. Amman. He will assume charge
at once.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-19
Not So Bad.

Redd-Did the Captain lose his head
during the football game?
Greene-No, only an ear.-Yonkerl
Statesman.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-19
Not on That Diet.

A scientist now declares that q
may live 1870 years on a diet of sour
milk. But who would want n live
that long on such . diet:
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-19
Close %lnspection.

Billings wife must be very neap
sighted"
what makes you think SOL"
"Didn't you see her looking at his
coat?"
That's good. She was looking for .
stray hair that wasn't hers."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-19

NEWS FROM MISSOURI ;
Chnutnuuua for Columbia.

A movement which has been on foot
for some months for the organization
Of a Chautauqua at Columbia has ia
ken shape In the organization of u
committee which will manage the af-
fair. The members of the committee
are: ]. A. Hudson. William Hirth.
editor of the Statesman, and Walter
Williams. editor of the Herald. The
first meeting of the association will
be held August 10 to 10. and 1t is the
purpose of the organizers to make 1t
one Of the greatest meetings OF the
kind evcr held. An attempt will be
made to bring to Columbia for the
first meeting Gov. Folk, Senator'S Stone
and Warner, w. J. Bryan, and possibly
w. T. jerome. Thomas w. Lawson.
John Allen and Bob" Taylor, of Ten
nessee.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-19
Third Set of Teeth,

Third Set OF Teeth.
An English women of G. is cutting her
third set of teeth. three new ones hav.
ing already appeared.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-19

Tho Bad Boy and His Pa Drive q Ro-
man Chariot-They Win the Race,
But Meet with Dificulties-The
Bearded Lady to the RescueA
Farmers Cart Breaks Up the Cir.
Gus Procession.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-19
A TuberculOsis Demonstration.

Before over 600 live stock breeders,
DR.. ID. r. Luckey, state veterinarian,
and DR.. J. w. Connoway. veterinarian
to the experiment station at Columbia.
gave the first part of the tuberculosis
demonstration. In many respects 1t
was the most thorough and interesting
demonstration ever given at the agri-
cultural college. The veterinarians de-
clared that tuberculosis could be trans
mitted from animals to humans or
from humans to animals. Bovine tu-
b~erculosis was declared to be the same
disease as human consumption.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-19
By HON. GEORGE W. PECK
Author of''Psek's Bad Boy Abroad" Etc.
n q

Copyright w J. D. BowIsAD
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30
DAY OF BIG THINGS.

This is an age of large things-large
conceptions, large ambitions. Business
promoters talk glibly Of deals involv-
ing ten figures We have our million
aires and our multimillionaires, who
die but to leave their immense riches
to be squandered by their children,
who often have not the slightest con-
ception of a dollars true value. 1t
was the apt thought Of some historian
who wrote upon the settlement Of
America that the colonists who really
settled this country came from the mid
die class. neither the froth nor the
dregs, but the real stuff that lies be-
tween. And so today it is to this same
middle class that the country must
look to furnish the men of the nation
the clean citizens. The effete sons of the
rich are cursed with the birthright of
immense gold, the spending of which
kills all ambition for being and doing.
In the end it is the rural communities
from which the world must draw its
stamina. AS the mighty corporations
depend upon the local producers for the
material with which they feed the cit
les, so the nation draws each year up
on the country for it's quota of real
men.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30
KEEP THE BOY THIS WAY.

To keep boy on the farm first of all
work should be made as pleasant and
attractive to him as possible He will
never like the farm if he realizes that
he Is nothing but chore boy to have
to work with the poorest team, the old
est tools. Then giving him a small
financial interest in the work which he
does is a matter of the highest impor-
lance. There are far more boys driven
from the farm than ever leave it volun-
tarily. A very good way is to give the
boy an acre of land and let him have
all he can raise on it. A number of old
grangerS have been much surprised at
what their boys could do under this
plan and have been given a very valu-
able object lesson in the possibilities of
a small piece of land well titled. You
farm boys who read this ask for the
use of an acre Of land, pay rent for it
If your father won't give it to you and
try this year to see how big q crop of
potatoes or corn or cabbages or squash
es you can raise. Popcorn will often
pay as well as or better than any other
crop.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30
A PLAN THAT FAILED.

In an attempt to solve some of the
difficulties incident to the immigration
problem the experiment was tried of
cOlonizing some of the Italian element
in certain districts of the south and
getting them started In the business of
fruit farming, the originator of the
plan doubtless thinking that If their
love Of the fruit business, as evinced in
their zeal for the push cart fruit ven
der vocation, could only be turned In
the direction of production. instead of
vending, great good might result both
to the cities from which these for
eigners were drawn and to the waste
districts of the south which their efforts
would turn to some use. The expert
ment didn't work, for the sons of sun
ny Italy suffered from nostalgia to
such an extent that they hied them
selves back to the squalid tenements
and smoky, noisy confines of the city.
where their constantly increasing num-
Der is becoming serious problem.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30
THE TROLLEY.

II there is any talk about running q
trolley line anywhere through the COM
munity where you reside go forth and
meet the projectors more than halfway.
give them the right of way across your
land and take stock in the company and
push the enterprise along, for it is the
best thing which could possibly hit you.
Some men whose eyes are set too close
together don't do this, but hinder and
hamper the work in every possible
manner. The trolley line means full
municipal privileges and opportunities
for the country resident, wider and bet
ter markets, better schools and more of
all that makes life worth living. Near
~ every farmer appreciates the tele-
phone and the rural mail systems, and
the trolley road is the keystone to this
improved type of country living.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30
THE COUNTRY HOME.

Did you ever stop to think that the
prospect Of visit to the country home
is usually hailed with delight by both
young and old alike? The spirit of hos
pitality, comfort and plenty which per-
vades the whole atmosphere of the
farm home is delightful in the ex-
treme, especially to those who come
from city homes where economy is
practiced on every corner and the
good things SO appetizing in the farm
home mean good substantial tug at
the pocketbook when purchased in the
city. The hostess in the country home
cultivates and enjoys her friends. She
can afford to be hospitable with re-
sources at her command which meet
the demand Of every occasion. She
makes her guests feel at home and
happy, while they in turn respond to
the freedom and lack of formality with
great eagerness.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30
EXPERIMENT STATIONS.

Because man has been born and
raised upon a farm it does not follow
in every instance that he is a farmer or
knows more than others about success
full farming. We heard farmer not
long since ridiculing the remarks of a
professor In certain agricultural meet
ing because. as the farmer asserted, he
didn't believe the fellow had ever lived
on farm in his life. This Is mere nor
row mindedness. Each day brings
proof that the man who follows most
intelligently the plans outlined by our
agricultural colleges and experiment
stations gets better results in the end.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

Every woman is entitled to the privi-
lege of having at least one club con.
nection. The many need it for mental
improvement and diversion and the
few the benefits Of a club to keep some
ugly old man inside the traces.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

If your currant bushes are attacked
by worms at any time during the next
few weeks or later, dust them with
white hellebore powder. The same
treatment will fix the slugs which may
attack your garden rosebushes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

The butter producing value of COW
is more often determined by the num-
Der of pounds of milk she will give in
year than by the butter test Of her
milk. Few cows that give less than
5000 pounds Of milk in a year are
worth keeping as dairy cows.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

Among the birds which may be class
ed as masons in the construction of
swallow, the robin and the pewee. The
kingfisher Is a miner and engineer, as
Is the bank swallow, while the oriole
Is a tailor and basketmaker.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

While q majority of the farmers of
the country have greatly improved the
quality of their hogs great many Of
them have been slow to appreciate the
value of the same principle as applied
to their horses and cattle, and scrub
nags and skinny, understood bulls are
still common.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

Canadian farmers have come to the
conclusion as the result of long expert
cace that they can produce their pork
more cheaply on imported American
corn than on their home grown peas
and barley. This fact is likely to Gre
ate an active demand for American
corn from that country.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

For the first time in many years the
United States is exporting more iron
and steel manufactured products than
it is importing
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

If you think you must have a quick
growing deciduous tree there is moth
ing better in the whole list than the
soft maple or sycamore. 1t will grow
almost as fast as the cottonwood or the
willow, is free from insect pests and
furnishes quality of wood for fuel
purposes easily worked up and every
way superior to most of the soft woods.
so called
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

The good roads commission of the
state of Illinois is actively engaged in
pushing the new plan of dragging the
highways as a means of securing i'm
proved roads. In fact, this plan is be-
ing generally adopted all through the
west
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

1t is said correctly that eating onions
will promote sleep, but they do not
always work that way where there are
two persons in one bed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

There is this to be said for the China
man: He never let's weeds grow in
any crop which he raises, even if he
has to work Sundays to pull them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

The strippings Of cows milk prod
uct are said to be valuable tonic for
weakly persons who cannot assimilate
other food. If the use Of strippings
should become general by people in
need Of tonic marked lowering Of
the test at the creameries may be look
ed for. We have known good many
degenerates needing moral tonic who
hankered after strippings.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

The postoffice department is doing
good service in the matter Of securing
better roads by threatening to cancel
the rural mail route service in those
sections where the farmers permit the
roads to get into an impossible condi-
ton.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

A tenant paying high rent for a high
priced farm can hardly make mis-
take if he pulls up for some new coun-
try and secures a piece of land Of his
own
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

Every farmer owning good fertile
acres is the possessor of a gold mine
which he can work without fear Of be-
ing assessed for operating expenses.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

The matter of testing the corn plant
er should not be put off until it is set
to work in the field, but should be CIV
en- two or three preliminary heats to
see just what kind Of work 1t will do.
Many man who takes plenty of pains
in the matter of selecting and testing
his seed corn falls down badly when it
comes to testing the corn planter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

In early days in the west the birds
constituted real menace to the set
tiers crops. The blackbird by the
millions would raid his cornfields,
while sand hill cranes, wild geese and
wild ducks in countless numbers would
finish the crop up
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

Careful tests conducted by a number
of experiment stations seem to show
that it is to good variety Of foods
rather than to any specific combination
of them that best results In feeding are
DUE The following list shows the
equivalent In feeding value of the COM
mon farm rations: One hundred pounds
of good hay are equal to 225 pounds of
oat straw, 125 pounds of well cured
corn fodder, 1926 pounds Of rye straw,
200 pounds of potatoes. 300 pounds Of
carrots, $50 pounds Of rutabaga tur-
nips, 40 pounds Of pea or bean meal, 90
pounds of oats or linseed or corn meal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

The bordeaux mixture will prevent
the ravages Of the early and late pota-
to blight. 1t should be applied the first
time when the plants are about eight
or ten inches high and again in Au-
gust If the late blight appears. The
solution In question is made by dissolv-
ing five pounds of copper sulphate in
fifty gallons Of water and adding FIVE
pounds Of stone lime. II the beetles
are in evidence at the time Of either
spraying, more likely the first, half a
pound Of paris green added to the
bordeaux mixture will put them out
Of business.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

1t seems to be an easier matter for
the farmer to get rid of the middleman
in politics than the middleman in
trade.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

Lean bacon contains as much protein
and about twice as much digestible
fat as other meats, which makes it at
even higher price per pound a more
economical ration. Bacon Is easily di-
gested and when combined with other
foods seems to exert a favorable action
Oh the digestive process.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

We have friend living ON a farm
who Is bringing up family of five
boys and three girls, and she is follow
ing the plan of training them all alike.
The boys are educated to do house
work, while the girls are taught to as
sist in such outdoor work as usually
falls to the lot of the boys. There is
much in this plan to commend 1t, as
the boys and girls thus trained soon
become useful and Independent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

The settlers along the Missouri river
slope make practice Of tapping the
soft maple trees which grow there
abundantly and from the sap make an
excellent quality of sugar and strip.
While the sap from this tree is not AS
sweet as that Of the hard maple, it
makes product that is greatly supe-
rior to the ordinary commercial article.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

A writer extolling the merits of the
sheep as farm animal, among other
things, claimed that contact with sheep
had refining influence. That depends.
The language of the good deacon who
had just had bout with the old buck
at the head Of the herd was anything
but Of a refined character.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

There are plenty Of people to whom
happiness would consist in simply get
ting out of debt.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

In all raw materials produced on the
farm there is locked up what might be
called a manufacturers profit connect
ed with the conversion of such raw ma
terial into some form of finished prod
uct. Every wise farmer will aim to
secure as much of this manufacturer
profit for himself as possible.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

The Texas strawberry is now on its
way north and is being distributed to
the consumers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

A factor which will contribute much
toward increasing the milk flow Of the
dairy cows next August is good sized
patch of sweet corn planted near your
feed lot or barnyard. This will tide
the cows over the dry spell and keep
up the milk flow until the September
rains restore the pastures. While this
is a precaution that is easily taken, 1t
is often neglected and results in a
greatly lessened milk or cream check
for the time being and reduced yield
of milk throughout the fall and winter
following.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

That northeast hillside which is too
steep to cultivate and not worth very
much for pasture is just the place for
an orchard or a nice grove of ever
greens. There are thousands of just
such orchard sites all along the
streams, rivers and coulees, which for
this purpose are worth more than any
other acres on the farm.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

The losses from the raids Of timber
wolves and mountain lions In the ella
reservation in Wyoming and in the
Wichita reservation In Oklahoma have
been SO serious that stock raisers in
the localities mentioned have asked the
department of agriculture for assist
ance In combating the difficulty. An
expert has therefore been dispatched
to the territory most seriously affected
with a view to devising and putting
into effect plans of relief.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

The volume of our agricultural ex-
ports has been on steady increase
during the last ten years, and IL the
rate of increase continues on a par
with that of the early months of 1906
the volume Of the years exports will
pass the billion dollar mark. The truth
is that when people anywhere in the
world get hungry and begin to look
around for a food supply they instinc-
lively turn to the United States.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

The best remedy we know Of for hog
cholera may be summed up thus:
Breed only from well matured parents
and keep corn away from the pigs un-
til they are year old, then finish them
for market. There may be no money
in raising hogs after this rule; still we
believe it would pay better than main
tanning hog cemetery on nearly every
farm In the country.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-30

House hunting is not confined at this
season Of the year to residents of our
cities. There is a great game of house
hunting going on among the birds. An
annual scrap takes place on our grounds
between the sparrows and the martins
for the possession of strip of cornice,
while bluebird and wren fight long and
fiercely to see which shall have the
knot hole in the old hickory stub.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-10
RECEPTION IN ST. PAUL
Commander Tanner to Be Honored at
the Capitol.

The executive committee Of Acker
and, Garfield G. A. R. posts, St. Paul,
has held meeting with the state cap
ftol commission and completed arrange
ments for the reception to be given by
the posts at the new capitol Monday
evening to Corporal James Tanner,
commander of the G. A. R. =
It was decided to reserve the large
north corridor for occupancy by the
special reception committee during the
opening hours Of the reception: The
each Of the two St. Paul posts will be
materially augmented by the presence
of Governor J. A. johnson and mem
bers Of his staff, and Mayor Robert A..
Smith Of ST. Paul. Members Of the
state guard and of the Sons Of Veterans
organizations will serve during the
evening as guides to show the visitors
the sights Of the new marble state
house. Miss Nellie Hopes st. Paul
orchestra will play during the recep-
tion, s to 10 pm, in the second floor
balcony of the capitol dome rotunda.
The capitol will be brilliantly illumi-
mated, both within and without, by
thousands Of electric lights.
The general pub bic is invited to at
tend the welcoming Of Commander
Tanner, and inspect the building. It
Is also planned to have the capitol il
Illuminated for visitors one additional
evening during G.. A. R. week, probably
Friday night.