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The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
London's New subway Is Opened.

London, Dec. 12-The railway between
BTomptOn and PiCcadilly, the latest and
longest underground electric tube. was
formally opened to-day. 1t is nine miles
long and has twenty-one stations. BY
mears of interchange at stations it is now
possible to travel by electric road, under
ground, the whole length and breadth of
1 Innd0r
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13

New York Dec. l2-WHEAT-Quiet and irregular
No 1 Northern Duluth, 10 arrive uake and raiD.
size over May. T. o. b. No. l Northern Manitoba
s63.. +. o. b. No. ?. Northern Manitoba ss7s E o.
b.; No. ? 7cd. f. O. b. Z7tc under MAY: No hard
{. O. b.. lc over May; No. macaroni 7s f. O. b p.
No. macaroui 76iz. Exporters took Is loads
CORN-Unsettled. No. ? elevator 5sH: No 2
new, 5lA. O. b.: No. yellow. 81 Z o. b: No. .
+ O. b. next week. 5la5lh: late December. 81 E o.
b., No. .. T. o. b.. January and February Is, No.
2 f. o. b., first half March. SOS No White. 81 Z.
O. b. Exporters took loads.
0ATS-Demand is slow. Elevator prices: No 2
white 20 No 3 white 9olz: No 3 mixed ssIs.
The prices for futures follow:
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
Wants Lean Company Investigated

In a letter to the Commissioners.
Charles G. Smith. 1875 New Hampshire
avenue northwest, requests the investiga-
ton of certain loan company. which
ne says has offered to loan him money at
rate of interest amounting to more than
80 per cent year. Commissioner
West has ordered an investigation,
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKET.

Market unchanged. with good demand for best
grades.
CATTLE-Extra. AIS to 500 per ewt; butchers,
100; ordinary. 20 to 500
HoGs-Per cVt,. gross, eco to s.25; ordinary 500
70 SO
sHEEP-Clipped, lOO; medium. 25o to 375; con-
mOu 200 TO SOC
LAMBs-Per pound, spring. choice. "a to g: ne
dium, 70 IA.
CALYEs-Per pound. prime, 8 to 81; medium. z
10 ~; grass, 1 TO Al
CoHs-Each. prime. 300 to 50.O0: common. 2O0O
10 30.00: old aud dry. 500 70 l00o
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Quotations furnished by Charles G. Gates & Co.
members New York Stuck Exchange. Munsey Building
Closing
sales o,,s, r4igh r,z- he 10 faa II
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13

Quotations are furnished by Z. r. Chapman &
Co. members New York Stock Exchange. q. Bowie
Chapman. manager, 1901 + street northwest
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13

Greene Copper was strong at 2S, making
a record of $50 shares sold. Mitchell
Mining came in for three sales in 100
share lots at IA
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13

selling downward from 20S IL TO 207 rs on
consecutive sales.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
YESTERDAY
BOSTON STOCKS.

Furnished by f. R. Chapman & Co., members
New York Stock Exchange. G. Bowie Chipmau,
manager, 1901 T street northwest
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13

When the call reached Washington
Market an offer of 500 shares was thrown
on the market, which a broker snapped
up at 10. The thing was done 50 quick
that II fairly took the breath Of the
brokers present and there were other
bids for the stock, but none offered.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13

The trading started in on Washington
Railway and Electric common with sales
Of 275 shares from 4S down to 42 IL.
closing at IS
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
LOCAL FINANCIAL GOSSIP.

Trading on the washington Stock Ex-
change yesterday resumed the volume OF
an ordinary day. other than a big sale
Of Washington Market shares there were
no extraordinary features.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
Order The Washington Herald &C.

liyered at your residence. daily and Sun
day, 35c per month. Telephone Main $780,
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
GRAIN MARKETS.
Chicago.

Quotations furnished by Charles G.. Gates < Co
members Chicago Board 0f Trade, Munsey Buildius
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13

The Wabash reports for October IN
ease In net earnings of Sill, ,26l.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

tai sales. S2l39.000. against S26OS oJe yesterday
loo a week ago. and S3.s55,000 a year ago.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13

After call trading was small though the
bidding was active for some time.
Brokers We're unable 10 fill orders on
the particular stocks they wanted, and
concluded to wait until another day.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13

St Paul being in such small supply IN
the street that a small amount of money
is sufficient to move it, the great strength
which the stock displayed, even when
money was very tight. need not be q
matter of such wonder, as many people
have sought TO make IT, If the Standard
Oil interests, or any of them, wanted to
give an appearance of strength to the
market they could more easily do II bv
moving St Paul than In any other wav
Their money outlay would be very small
Pennsylvania is, in a market sense. In
a position the very reverse of st. Paul
None Of the factors which make il easy
to move the latter In a tight money
market exist In the other, for instead of
being scarce Pennsylvania is in very large
supply. and every advance brings out
more stock from holders who fear the
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
CURB MARKET.

Sales to noon yesterday. 42s 100 shares.
Total sales yesterday, SIS. 700 shares.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13

Unintentionally. yesterday in this
column it was stated that the new Wash
ington Exchange Bank had taken over the
stock and good will Of the Union Savings
Bank. 1t should have read the Wash
ington Savings Bank
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13

bid. tAsked.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-05
Luther College Band in Oregon.

The Luther College Band will be
home this week Saturday. Since our
last report they were at Silverton,
Oregon, on Aug %. where they gave
their last concert on the coast. Here
the growing of hops is the great &C.
cupation of the people, and the boys
were much interested in the industry.
The following day they spent in Port
land, being shown the city in special
observation car, going through the
Lewis & Clarke Exposition grounds,
as we'll as the state historical museum
which contains piece of wood from
a Royal Ann cherry tree brought with
other kinds of fruit trees from Iowa
to Oregon in 1e47 by Henderson Luel-
ling. This act was practically the
origin of the fruit tree industry of the
Pacific coast. They spent the evening
at The Oaks, an amusement resort
similar to the Wonderland of Mime
apolis. There they heard concert by
Durbano's Italian Band, perhaps the
best on the coast. On the Gath they
returned to Tacoma, and went out
fishing for salmon trout, but with
not unusual success. Saturday Prof
Sperati was busy rehearsing with and
preparing for the concerts of the
Pacific Coast Norwegian Sangarfor-
bund, made up of singing societies
from several of the coast cities. and
of which he has been elected director
for the ensuing year. The concerts
were given on the afternoon and even
ing of Aug. 26th, before large and
appreciative audiences. The custo-
mary grand banquet was held the fol-
lowing evening. Monday evening the
band was again royalty entertained
by the young people of Parland.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-05
SAVING THE CORN FODDER.

While the selling price of hay has
In the past, as rule, largely de-
termined the value of corn fodder, the
time is at hand whe = regardless of the
price of hay, such system of handling
the corn crop should he adopted as will
put an end to the enormous waste
which is annually witnessed in practi-
cally all of the corn belt west of the
Mississippi river. \ more careful and
sensible handling Of the stalk and
leaves of this important cereal plant
will mean the addition of many acres to
the farm area. The hitherto wasteful
methods which have prevailed in this
respect have without doubt been due
to the existence of large farms, rela-
lively cheap land and that system of
handling the crops which marketed the
products of the soil in the shape of
the grain itself rather than in the
more condensed form of butter, pork
and beef. However, with land values
steadily increasing and more and more
time being devoted to dairying and
stock raising. condition has arisen
which practically compels more thrift
and care in the handling of this most
important farm crop.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-05
District Missionary Meeting.

The eighth annual meeting of the
DEBORAH District, Womans Home Mis-
sionary Society, was held at the
Methodist church in this city Satur-
day and Sunday. There was a general
attendance from over the district. and
the sessions were very interesting.
Saturday afternoon the committees
were appointed. Mrs. E. G.. Hunt
spoke on the need of home missionary
work in Utah, the officers reported,
Mrs. J. Sanders of Postville conducted
a question box, and the business OF
the society was attended to. Saturday
evening, Mrs Merwin gave an address
of welcome, Mrs. Cannon of Cresco
responded, and there were other
addresses of merit. Sunday morning
the principal address of the meeting
was given by Miss Nellie Snider, of
Lena, ILL.,, plea for more activity in
home missionary work. an able effort
which was greatly enjoyed by those
who heard it. On Sunday evening
there was praise service led by Mrs
Shaffer of Usage, an address by Miss
May Clyde of Usage, and also one by
Miss Nellie Snider, who gave the
address of the morning. The sessions
were greatly enjoyed by those in
attendance.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-05
DRY FARMING.

The Campbell system of dry farm
ing, which was first tried in the semi
arid portions of North Dakota and
about which much has appeared in
newspapers and magazines within the
past year or two, is doing great things
for many portions of the western
states, where with a rainfall of but
ten or twelve inches per annum bump
er crops of corn, wheat, beats and 9th
er crops can be grown. This system Of
crop culture is based on the conserva-
ton of practically all of the moisture
in the soil thro,sh dust or surface
mulch, and under it as high as forty
bushels Of cCSn to the acre have been
grown in North Dakota, fifty bushels
of wheat per acre in western Nebras-
Ia, while better than twenty tons of
beets have been produced in Colorado.
While this method of crop culture has
little value in those portions of the
country where there is an abundant
rainfall, it does have tremendous
import in all territory where there IS
fertility in the soil, but an annual rain
fall of less than twenty inches.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-05
Anniversary.Reunion.

One of the notable society events OF
the season occurred on Tuesday of last
week, when NJ. r. Farnsworth cele
brated his eighty fourth birthday.
Mr.. Farnsworth and his estimable
wife have been married more than
sixty-two years, and have large
family, six living sons and daughters,
all of whom were present to help COM
memorate the event that occurred 81
years ago. Mrs. Vance and Mrs. Cady,
of Riceville; Mrs. W. j. Norton, OF
DEBORAH; B.W. Farnsworth and wife,
of White Water. Wis, Clinton W.
Farnsworth and wife of Cresco; and
Frank o. Farnsworth and wife, who
own ard operate the old homestead,
where the celebration and reunion
occurred, along with others. About
thirty in all, constituted a group, and
a gathering seldom equalled. This
aged pair have six children living
making of the four generations forty.
two.
For sixty-two years. through storm
and sunshine Mr.. and Mrs. Farms.
worth have lived, labored and loved.
honored by their neighbors, loved by
their friends and respected by all who
know them. -Cresco Republican.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-05
AIDS THE FARMERS.

AS showing still another service
which the department Of agriculture
has rendered to the business interests
Of the country, we note in recent bull
letin that, solely due to the Introduction
of better methods of collecting turpen-
tine, there has been an increase of 40
per cent in the output, amounting to
100000, while the long leaf pine for
ests of the southern states, from which
the American supply Of turpentine is
largely obtained, have ut the same time
been saved from humiliation. The cost
to the department of the service rem
dered in this instance was $4,000.
This Is one Of many cases which go to
prove that of all the money that Is
being expended by the federal govern
ment in any of its departments there
is none which is fetching a larger re-
turn on the investment than that dis
bursed by the department Of agricul-
ture. For this reason pressure should
be brought to bear on our congressman
to make appropriations for this branch
of the government work as generous as
possible.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-05
CANNING OF SWEET CORN.

A recent ride of a hundred miles
through the territory south of where
the writer lives showed numerous
sweet corn canning factories just be-
ginning their annual campaign. Many
of these canneries Rave a capacity Of
two or three million cans in a period
of six weeks; hence one can imagine
that they are busy places when going
at full blast. A factory Of medium
capacity will take the product Of be-
tween 600 and 800 acres. The corn is
snapped in the fields, which are not
usually over twenty acres in size, and
taken in as large loads as the team
can carry to the factory, where force
of people is engaged in husking the
green ears and Kidding them of the
silks. In some of the factories even
the husking is done by machinery.
From this poiSt on all the work pos
sible is done by machinery. The husks
are run through an elevator, the refuse
being carried off by the farmers fur
niShing the corn, who find it is eagerly
eaten by the farm animals and particu-
larry If there is shortage of other
green food.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-05
VENTILATION Of R.RNs.

One of the great defects these days
In all large barns and many small ones
which are built is the lack Of good
ventilating facilities. This is partly
due to ignorance and partly to indiffer-
ence and partly to lack of good plan
ming. This question is claiming the at
tention of some of the best architects
Of the day. No matter how well q
barn may be equipped or how perfect
the sanitary conditions, 1t will not be
success until ventilation is under
proper control. Many of the largest
barns are built with the express pur-
pose Of raising blooded stock, and the
prevalence OF tuberculosis among the
herds Is thought in many cases to
originate from bad air.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-05
A CORN SUCKER TEST.

Experiments conducted by the Ne
braska experiment station furnish in
teresting data relative to the tendency
of corn to sucker. 1t was found that
where there was but one stalk to the
hill there Were fifteen suckers July IL
In every 100 hills and 1913 on Oct. /.
With three stalks in the hill there
were eighty-six on the former date out
Of the same number of hills and forty
five at the latter date. With five stalks
there were fifty-seven suckers Mt the
time Of first inspection and only three
out Of 100 hills In October. Where the
stand Of corn was light, 1t was found
that the yield was increased seventeen
bushels per acre on suckers alane.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-05

Some idea OF the extent to which the
gospel of good roads has been preached
and practiced in the southern states is
obtained from an interesting pamphlet
lately issued by the good roads office of
the department of agriculture. This
report shows that there are 50,0S9 miles
of public roads in the state Of Ala
bama, of which 1,201 miles have been
treated with gravel, 392 with stone, so
with shells and II with sand clay
mixture, or 3.4 per cent of the total
road mileage. This makes one mile of
improved road for every 1,063 inhabit-
ants.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-05
The Original.

Foley & Co., Chicago, originated
Honey and Tar as throat and lung
remedy, and on account of the great
merit and popularity of Foley's Honey
and Tar many limitations are offered
for the genuine These worthless
limitations have similar sounding
names. Beware Of them. The genuine
Foley's Honey and Tar is in a yellow
package. Ask for it and refuse any
substitute. 1t is the best remedy for
coughs and colds. Brunt q Parman.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-05
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Acts on
Natures Plan,

The most successful medicines are
those that aid nature. Chamberlain S
Cough Remedy acts on this plan
Take it when you have cold and it
will allay the cough. relieve the lungs,
aid expectoration, open the secretions
and aid nature in restoring the system
to healthy condition. Thousands
have testified to its superior excel
lence. 1t counteracts any tendency of
a cold to result in pneumonia. Price
% cents. Large size. 90 cents. For
sale by Engbretson' Pharmacy.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-05

1t is estimated that 100000 acres
of timber land are annually devastated
by forest fires. So long as this destruc-
ton keeps up and lumber companies
continue to denude the forest areas of
the country with saw and ak, the ques-
ton Of tree planting will always be
live one
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-05

The lima bean has been an impor-
tant article Of food with us for many
years. At the present time thousands
of acres are devoted to its culture,
especially in regions Of California,
, where rainfall is scanty. The produc-
ton has been so abundant and the de-
mand so uniform that special freight
rates have been granted from Cali
fornia to the Atlantic coast.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-05

The hay fever victim and the granger
who has Q field of belated corn are
viewing with solicitude the coming of
the first frost. While our sympathies
may be with the farmer, we are on the
quiet hoping that the prayer of the
latter may be answered.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-05

Present indications point to AGO.
100000 corn crop for Iowa this year.
This means new wealth created to the
amount Of $100,OO0,0OO on the assump-
ton that the crop will fetch % cents
per bushel, and would mean $2O0,OO0,-
600 if all of it could be marketed in
the shape Of cattle, hogs, sheep, butter
and eggs
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-05

About the only shortage to be noted
in the present season of prosperity
and plenty is along the line of school
ma'ams and harvest hands, neither Of
which demands seems at all likely to
be satisfied. Hard times would seem
to be the only thing that will correct
this difficulty.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-05

We are on the morn Of transition
period when the cheap wood structures
of the farm are giving place to the
more durable buildings of stone, con-
crete and iron. An advance in the art
Of building shows a corresponding
growth in civilization, an item worthy
Of note.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-05

1t is worth while remembering that
while the cow relishes the green corn
from the garden early in the summer
she is just as eager for the stalks after
the leaves have been withered by the
frost in October, at which time they
contain almost as large a per cent of
sugar as ordinary sugar cane. If fed
to her at this time she won't leave a
scrap
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-05

Cne Wisconsin cooperative creamery
Of which we read the other day reports
a 135 per cent dividend on its capital
stock. 1t was evidently a case in
which as directors, by the use of the
Babcock test, they practiced good
graft on themselves as patrons, the
money made staying in their own peck
cts as managers Of the company, there
being no complaint against the injus-
tice perpetrated.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-05

Reports in the daily press are to the
effect that the farmers and gardeners
in the vicinity of Bennington, VT, are
sustaining large losses as a result Of
the inroads Of Belgian hares, which
are the offspring of pairs of these ami
mails which were turned loose when
this craze subsidized some three or four
years ago.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-05

1t is usually the hired help that
watch the clock that complain most
of bad luck, hard times and lack of ap-
probation on the part of their en-
ployers. The kind who don't watch
the clock have little time to complain,
and even less inclination to do so.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-05

Although the tobacco plant is very
sensitive in its nature, yet it readily
adapts itself to different soils and
varying climatic conditions. 1t is also
more highly specialized than any other
farm crop and is grown successfully
under the intensive system.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-05

A number of municipalities Of which
we know have passed ordinances re-
quiring the owners Of residence prop
critics to trim the trees on their prem
Uses bordering the highway to the
height Of ten feet. The move is good
one and should become epidemic.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-05

The quick opening and shutting of an
umbrella In the face of runaway
horse will often bring him to a stop
when other means fail. We have seen
this tried, and it works like charm.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-05

The census report shows that there
are in the United States this year
3,404,O61 mules, valued at 1884, $50, $40
This is an increase during the past
three years in the number of mules
of 675,973, with an increase in valua-
ton Of 500, 1913.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-05

The lover Of birds is afforded an in
teresting sight in these early Sep
TENDER days when young robins in
large numbers range over the lawn in
search Of insect life, or gather under
the lawn spray for their daily bath.
These little friends play most i'm
portant part in natures economy, and
we would not be without their COM
panionship.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-05

Continual watchfulness is the price
the good housewife has to pay if she
keeps the wearing apparel and bed
ding of the house free from the ravages
of the buffalo bug and moths. While
there are a number of preventives
which are doubtless good, yet the best
of them do not take the place Of a
frequent exposure of these articles to
the sunshine.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-05

It is q good idea not to cut the lawn
too close after Sept. /, as the roots
need rest, while the grass which
grows after that time makes an excel
lent covering for winter
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-05

AS an illustration Of what can be
done in the matter Of raising high
grade and pure bred horses, we note
the case of the Michigan farmer who
today has a pair of Percheron mares
sixteen years old. They have raised
their owner twelve pairs Of colts, nine
of which have been sold for $3,S27 so
or an average of S425.27 per pair, while
there are six more fine colts on the
farm too young to market. Quoting
the above figures furnishes all the ar
gument that is needed to prove the
profitableness of this line Of animal
husbandry.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-05

Because a man has the hay fever it
doesn't necessarily follow that he Is a
farmer.