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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1906-01-23

Our show window is full of Angora
! Tams. and wool and felt children hats.
None sold less than 75c to $3.50 The
entire lot while they last to you ct
40 CENTS EACH.
THE EMPORIUM.
Call up Meyers Mercantile Com
pany for ripe and green olives in bulk
imported English marmalade, Eostern
Swiss, Holland and Limberger cheese
Extra Bloater Mess Mackere1. Cronl.
| arty Bloaters, Holland Herring, Fin
nan Haddies Or Leaders-Orr Tas.
| tie ham, Golden Gate COffC s
| them once and you will use ~ olher
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-16
TOO MUCH ROPE.

A friend of ours lost fine Jersey
cow the other day-tied her too long.
She got tangled up In the rope and
broke her neck-a case Of too much
rope. How many instances there are
in life that are counterparts of the
above! The cherished Of our hearts,
our own flesh and bone, are often al
lowed to gradually slip away from us
and out from under our control, all be-
cause we love them so much and hate
to restrict their pleasure or say mo" to
them. They are out little bit late, but
they are our boys and girls, and they
will be all right. Perhaps later on 1t
is the public dance, case of beer and
a game Of cards with a ten cent ante,
and the first thing we know all Is lost,
and we awake to the realization Of the
fact, only too late, that it was just like
our friends cow-a case Of too much
rope. Be boys and girls with your boys
and girls and at the same time be man.
ly men and womanly women, and your
boys and girls will grow up like you,
be proud Of you and you Of them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-16
IMPROVING HER SKIN.
Gree Searcher After Beauty Tells of
Her Experience.

Osse searcher After Beauty Tells of
Her Experience.
II wish the papers would quit pub
fishing these articles that tell you how
to be beautiful" says a young matron.
Il was fairly content with myself till
I began to read them. had an aver
age good skin, too, but I've steamed it
and creamed it and massaged 1t till
it's wreck. I've been for two weeks
trying a new beautifier for it. I've
been rubbing my face with slices of
onion. 1t makes your eyes water, and
it gives you an unattractive perfume,
but the article said it would produce
the soft, velvety skin of child, and l
kept it up. Yesterday my husband
rose in his wrath.
"'What on earth makes you rub your
face with onionY he said. Wouldn't
limburger cheese do for a change?
Why wouldn't potatoes or asparagus
do as well? Does it have to be onionr
1T does / said.
"'You'll have to show me- said he.
Let me see the article that turned your
brain. don't believe it says onions.
/ believe it says any vegetable you
happen to have in the house.
This made me furious, and brought
out the article. What do you think it
said? 1t didn't say onions. 1t said Gu
cumbers. / knew it was something
you put vinegar on. That's how / hap
pened to get mixed. After this I'm
going to let my face alone, but shan't
hear the last of that onion beautifier
till / die. "-Washington Post
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-16

We are wont to associate the idea OF
education with schools, colleges, pro-
fessors, teachers and text books, but
really very large part of the most
valuable education attainable is to be
obtained entirely outside Of such in
strumentalities. The education which
one obtains as a result of observation,
by keeping the eyes and ears open, by
the reading of newspapers and books,
the reasoning from cause to effect, is
Of itself an education of the highest
type. Perhaps one fault of our mod
ern methods Of education lies in the
fact that this last mentioned training
is too much ignored.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-16

While we most heartily favor the
teaching of the elementary principles
of agriculture in the country schools.
this largely by object lessons, we do not
favor making it one of the regular
studies. for the reason that most of our
country schoolteacbers, being young
women, are not competeE. for this
ready enough to tax both pupil and
teacher, but largely as sort Of recre-
alton little time may be most profit
ably spent each week in taking up the
study of many of the practical and
common things which enter into the
life of the child in the country in the
line Of nature study in its many forms.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-16

A swarm Of sparrows, flock Of pi-
geons, wandering dog, an old black
crow or predatory wolf visiting an
infected hogyard can transmit the chol-
era with as much certainty as could
diseased hog running at large, and
these agencies are pretty hard to quar-
antine against.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-16

If young couple commence picking
up and saving every old thing in the
house and out of it which they think
may come into play some day, they will
need fire to help them clean house in
side of ten years
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-16

A gang Of tile ditchers have worked
practically every day the past winter
on large contract ditch south Of Rut-
land, In Humboldt county. Not bad
recommendation for our Iowa climate.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-16

The strawberry bed should be set out
when you plant potatoes-about the
middle or last of April. Ground to be
used for the bed should be free from
weed seeds and should be put in good
filth before the plants are put out. Get
your plants from some one In your i'm
mediate vicinity or from your nearest
nurseryman. For the ordinary garden
the perfect varieties are best-namely
those whose blossoms bear both sta
mems and pistils. We have known Of
remarkably thrifty beds, from the
standpoint of foliage and blossom,
which did not produce a berry, the re-
suit being simply due to the fact that
the blossom was imperfect, needing
fertilization from other staminate or
perfect plants. The rows should be
about three and half feet apart and
the plants set two and a half feet
apart In the row. Give the beds thor
ough cultivation and keep free from
weeds. 1t Is considered best to pinch
the blossoms OF the FIRST season, which
results In a somewhat more thrifty
plant. A bed cared for In this manner
Will next season furnish an abundance
Of fne and luscious fruit.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-16

We feel sorry for the man on the
farm who has raised four nice boys
and cannot keep even one of them with
him to take up the farm work as the
father grows too old TO carry 1t on.
The smartest boy on the farm is the
one who early resolves to stay by his
dad.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-16

Nothing makes prettier lawn deco
ration than circular bed, say twelve
feet In diameter, with dozen cannas
in the center and these banked with
the different varieties of the coleus. A
fringe of dwarf nasturtiums may be
set on the extreme outer edge Of the
bed with good effect.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-16

We passed seven loads Of hogs GO
ing to market the other day-fve
hogs to the wagon, 300 pounds to the
hog and $500 per hundred pounds the
price. This meant an extra hug and
kiss from the good wife and large
chunk of satisfaction when the owner
got home that night
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-16

To prevent too early poisoning and
consequent danger from frost the
strawberry bed should not be uncov-
cred too early. When done good
way is to pull the bulk Of the straw
from the crown of the rows into the
spaces between, allowing the plants to
come through a thin layer of straw.
The straw serves to keep the berries
out Of the dirt, while the litter between
the rows serves as mulch and makes
Ii clean underfoot.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-16

We find that peas Of all kinds do bet
ter sown early than when sown at reg
ular intervals during the spring, de-
pending upon the difference in time of
maturing of the several varieties to
afford succession Of pickings. Peas
like cool, moist conditions while devel-
oping. For family garden we would
sow about four kinds, which, If prop
erly selected, will give good supply
of peas from the middle of June to the
last of July.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-16

The weather prophet who last fall
predicted severe winter on account
of the large size of the muskrat houses
has been Observing an ominous silence
of late.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-16

Make it as warm as possible for all
the sparrows which seek home on
your premises, and you will have lots of
other birds. Sparrows are pirates.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-16

If the manure has accumulated
around the barn this winter, get it out
now before the spring work COM
mences. Put it on the knobs on the
meadow pasture. 1t is worth more to
the ground now than at any subse-
quent period. If left in piles and haul
ed out in the fall, you lose all the sub
stance which the spring and summer
rains wash out
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-16

The making Of profitable baby beef
is only possible with high grade anil
mails Of the strictly beef breeds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-16

A maximum Of utility was got out of
the old bossy that was MIXED up to the
age of twenty-five and then fattened
on pumpkins and killed to furnish
the family meat supply for the winter.
We heard Of a case Of this kind the
other day and believe it beats anything
that has come under our notice.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-16

The report of the purchase Of gifts
near the 500 mark should be followed
by question mark rather than a
period.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-16

South Carolina, which is the chief
strawberry center of the United States,
last year produced 2,7O0 carloads Of
this fruit. Ten thousand men, women
and children were required to pick the
crOn
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-16

Along the last Of March we get few
small boxes, fill them with earth and
sow some celery, cabbage, peppers, to-
matoes, pansies and other desirable
things. Then In May we have nice
lot of strong plants to set out in the
garden without having to buy or beg
them from the neighbors.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-16

An eastern farmer succeeded in
keeping his Jersey bull in very docile
and tractable condition by using the
animal regularly In a tread power
which operated his cream separator.
He was also broken to drive, and the
children rode to town more than once,
the animal being hitched to a two
wheeled cart. Bulls, like human be-
ings, need something to do or they are
likely to get into mischief.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-16

No flowers grown last summer
were more lovely or longer lived Or
gave a larger measure of real salts
faction than a bed of asters. The
plants may be bought, but may also
be easily raised from the seed, then
be set in the bed when of sufficient
size. To have ample room they should
be set about fifteen inches apart each
way.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-16

While making drive recently the
liveryman pointed out farmhouse to
us where he had been called by the
owner few days previous to shoot
an aged mare because, he said, she was
not fit to work any more. She had
been In the family upward of twenty
years and had raised colt every year
but one since she was FIVE years old
honest, faithful creature these many
years. The man might just as consist
emily have shot his grandfather.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-16

The efficacy of the wide tired wagon
as an aid in the making Of good roads
is finding recognition in number OF
states In the introduction Of bills look
ing to a reduction of the road tax for
all owners Of the wide tired wagons.
This is a sensible move and one that
seems likely to produce definite results.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-16

Old Aristotle knew that clover was a
fertilizer for the farm, and he has been
dead long, long time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-16

Is there an implement on the farm.
considering the great number in use.
that is more universally sheltered in
the open field than the hay loader? We
noticed one recently which had been
left In the meadow, the meadow plow-
ed. the corn planted, plowed and final
ly cut with corn harvester. The hay
loader still stood in the selfsame spot
and will probably continue to stand
there until the field is reseeded, and
then how handy it will be-right on the
ground, you know.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-16

What were the waterlogged soils of
the prairie west In the sixties? Soils
which would then starve out any man
who attempted to cultivate them are
now the richest and best lands to be
found in all that country. Impaction
of the spongy surface by continuous
pasturing, surface drainage by way Of
the cultivated field, the working Of the
highways, the building of the rail-
ways and cooperative drainage ef
forts In the wetter sections have COM
pletely reclaimed these lands and
made Of them soils as productive as the
valley of the Nile.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-16

The owner Of the garden may have
an abundance Of early cucumbers by
putting the seed in piece of sod-as
many as are desired for the hill-and
starting in the house or hotbed. When
danger of frost is over the sod should
be transferred to the ground, care be-
ing taken not to disturb the roots.
Vines started in this way will get
ahead of the striped bugs and will
furnish a supply of cucumbers for the
table two or three weeks earlier than
by the usual method.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-16

Every farmer who can do so should
own small flock Of sheep. They are
in a way plant scavengers-clean up
what the rest of the stock leaves and
make large part Of their living on
weeds that remain untouched In the
pasture and meadow and only serve
to befoul the land. We have In mind
a nice piece Of work done by flock
of them. A timber lot Of some eighty
acres recently cleared grew up to a
mass of bull thistles, which matured
and scattered millions Of seeds over
the pasture. The sheep were turned
in the next spring, and when fall came
not thistle was to be seen anywhere.
And the thistles In question were but
one Of the many weeds that were eff
fectively kept In check.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-16

With the coming of spring there is
probably no subject that naturally
comes more under discussion than that
of good roads The merits Of the King
road drag are SO well known through
all Of the central western states that
description of the implement Is I'M
necessary here. In practical opera
ton 1t has proved the simplest and
most effective device for making a
smooth. hard road yet discovered. In a
number Of Iowa counties, where the
drag has been most extensively used.
boards Of supervisors have bought as
many as 200 for use on the roads Of
the county, at the same time offering
Incentives with a view to securing
their general use by road supervisors
and property owners.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-10
BURGLARS TORTURE AGED MAN.
Bind Him n Burn His Feet in Wife's
Presence Till He Faints.

W~rLKEsBARRE. Pa, April 9.-Tortured by
fire and with two of his ribs broken, Henry
B. Plumb. an aged attorney and historian
Of Warrior Run, a small villa ge near here e,
continued for an hour this morning to bear
the pain inflicted by five burglars. AS a
result he is in a precarious condition, and
bis aged wife, who, bound, gagged and
helpless, was compelled to witness his
suffering, is Frustrated by shock.
The old couple live some distance from
their ~neIghbors. The burglars smashed in
Z rear door. Plumb and his wife, awakened
oy the crash, sprang from their beds and
me old man seized a musket, prepared to
leiend himself. The musket had not been
discharged in thirty-fve years, and al
though he pulled the trigger twice as the
aen ran up the stairs toward him, there vas
10 explosion.
Two Of the burglars held Plumb while
ne others, after binding and gagging Mrs.
HQinb, searched the house and found a
io!d watch and S35. They expected more,
bnt Plumb assured them they had gotten
III there was in the house. The burglars
men bound him 10 a chair and with a lighted
amp burned the soles OF both his feet and
as legs. while his wife lay only a few feet
away, compelled to witness her husbands
sgoliy Not until the old man tainted did
'e hnrgllrs deslst.
II was two hours before Plumb, recover
mg, Consciousness, managed TO free himself
sha cut bis wife's bonds. Plumb is II years
Ud land bis wlt" is only a few years younger.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-10
GRAPE.NUTS
STARCH
A Food Problem.

An Asheville man tells how right food
did that which medicines had failed to
accomplish:
For more than Is years" he says, Il
was afflicted with stomach trouble and
intestinal indigestion, gas forming in
stomach and bowels ard giving me great
distress. These conditions were un-
dcubtedly due to the starchy food | ate,
white bread, potatoes, etc, and didn't
digest. l grew worse with time, till, 2
wears ago, I had an attack which the
doctor diagnosed as appendicitis, When
the surgeon operated on me however, 1t
was found that my trouble was ulcer OF
the pancreas, instead Of appendicitis.
Since that time | have had several
such attacks, suffering death, almost
The last attack was about 8 months ago.
and endured untold agonies.
The doctor then said that | would
have to eat less starchy stuff, 80 | began
the use of Grape-Nuts food, for l knew 1t
to be pre-digested. and have continued
same with most gratifying. results. 1t
has built me up wonderfully. | gained
10 bounds in the first s weeks that ] used
Graoe-Nuts. my general health is better
then ever before, my brain is clearer ana
my nerves stronger.
For bree AasI and dinner, each, | take
4 teaspoonfu!s of Grape-Nuts with cream,
a small slice of cry toast, an egg soft
boiled and a cup Of Postum; and make
the evening meal on Grape Nuts ana
cream alone-this gives re a good nights
rest and / am well again. Name given
by Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason. Read the little book,
sThe Road to MELVILLE in pkgs'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-10
BEEBE INDICTED FOR BRIBERY.
Grand Jury Returns Presentment Against
a Rochester Assemblyman.

ROCHESTER, April 9,-Assemblyman AL
bert P. Beebe was indicted by the Monroe
county Grand Jury to-day for bribery at
the election last November. He had re-
ceived an intimation that such action was
imminent and fastened from Albany
to appear before the Grand Jury this morn
ing and make a statement, but whatever
he said it was not sufficient to prevent the
presentment of the indictment
The indictment makes the specific charge
that ne CAV 81 to a voter. The fight against
Beebe at the last election was particularly
bitter, but he won by a small majority.
1t was charged that money had been freely
used, and he was arrested for bribery, but
after examination before a ju stice Of the
peace was discharged. Then a Grand
Jury investigated and failed to indiot;
By order Of court the present Grand
jury investigated it further. with the re-
suit that Beebe will now hav TO answer
the charges. He ga v bail in $500. Beebe
was one of the Assemblymen who voted for
Hooker.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-10

indictment against the grandparents Of
the child
Mrs. Matsumoto found the address Of a
japanese in Buffalo where the Kishi couple,
the grandparents, may have gone. With
this clue. the West Hoboken police sent a
tele gram 70 Buffalo police to arrest the
grandparents On Friday last week Yone
Kishi, the grandmother, had been arrested
in Buffalo, ,
As the matter stands now, the arrested
will be extradited from New York State to
New Jersey State. But. since the mother
wants only her child, she asked Mr. Clark
whether any further prosecution Of the
kidna ppers will be waived in case they are
willing to give up the child to her. Mr.,
Clark said
When a criminal charge has been made
it's got to be carried one way or the other,
We are not an agent for collecting all the
lost babes
But Mr.. Clark is a good man. At length
he advised Mrs. Matsumoto TO go 10 Buffalo
to take the child, And he gave her an intro
duction TO the chief Of police Of Buffalo,
Bur she must take the chances, The child
may not be in Buffalo. The probability is
that he is there. If Yone kisLi. the grand
mother, who is not locked up, would not give
up the child she may be extradited and i'm
prisoued for years.
That is why Mrs. Matsumoto left New
York last night for Buffalo
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-10
WIFE CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Woman and Her Son Alleged to Have Killed
Husband After Quarrel.

NEW HAVEN, April 9.-After working
all day on the investigation into the death
of Joseph Jennings of East Haven, who
was found near his home last night with
three bullet wounds in his body, Coroner
Eli Mix tonight ordered the arrest of Mrs.
Jennings. the wife of the dead man, and
he son, Hubert Taylor.
According to the testimony Of Mrs
Jennings and her son to the Coroner, the
three yesterday were visiting at the house
OF a relative. When they started for home
Mrs. Jennings and her son rode and Jen-
nings volunteered to walk. There had
been a quarrel in the afternoon between
the husband and wife.
Taylor and his mother, so they told the
Coroner, after doing the chores at home,
started back to meet Jennings. They
found him in the middle of the road at 10
o'clock covered with blood and mumbling
that some one had shot him. He died
before a physician arrived.
Taylor. who is 20 years old, was IN an
friendly terms with his stepfather. He
recently deserted from the navy. The
dead man was so years old. 1t was said
tonight that the pistol with which Jen-
nings was shot has been found.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-10
coMMfTTEE OURS.
no Money Enough for the Baron and
BlroneSs de Hlrsch Memento,

It was learned yesterday at the Office OF
August Belmont, treasurer Of the Baron
and Baroness de Hirsch Monument Associa-
ton, that at a recent meeting Of the exeou-
tive committee the association had "ad-
iourned sine die, at the call of the chair"
The association has been in existence
for some years and for a while the contribu-
tons received we're substantial. Several
amounted 10 $500 and over. A contract
was made With George E. Bissell, the sculp-
tor, to design a group to cost $50 900.
Charles r Lamb, chairman Of the execu-
tive committee. assisted in the selection
Of the design.
After an elaborate model had been made
the receipts for the fund began to fall of.
Then it was decided to disband,
That was over a year ago. Then some
one came forward with a large contribution
and the project still lived. This has o.
Cured several times, it is said. But when
at the recent meeting abandonment was
again discussed the usual help was not
forthcoming.
After paying incidental expenses, it was
said yesterday, the balance will be turned
over to Mr.. Bissell to partly repay him for
his trouble.
Mr. Lamb would say nothing about the
matter.
Il have no statement to make at this
time" he said.