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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-23
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alton and literature.
JNO.G. FARMER,
d. P. A. Cedar Rapids.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-23
THE HOME LAWN.

1t may be that some of the readers
Of this department plan to remodel the
lawn about their homes or have the
task In hand for the first time To
such suggestion or two may be of
assistance. While the work may be
done in the fall, in case that season
is most convenient, somewhat better
results have been found to accompany
the spring sOwn lawn. Inasmuch as
the roots of the blue grass, which Is
the best variety for the purpose, run
deep it is necessary to prepare the soil
to a depth Of about eight inches and
put it into the best possible condition
of mellowness. An abundance of well
rOtted stable manure which Is known
to be free from other grass or weed
seeds should be worked into the soil
The best and most satisfactory results
are obtained by sowing with the blue
grass about one-half as much white
clover. In case there should not be an
abundant rainfall when the grass is
getting started it should be given other
sprinkling or irrigation. When the
grass gets well rooted it should be cut
with a mower, and this will have a
tendency to thicken and improve II.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-23
Worth Remembering,

There are three entirely differeDJ
kinds of ingredients used in makine
the three different varieties of bakin
powders on the market, viz: Il
Mineral Acid or Alum, (2) Bone AciC.
or Phosphate, and (3) Cream of Tartar
made from grapes. 1t is important.
from the standpoint of health, to know
something about these ingredients
and which kind is used in your baking
powder.
% Mineral Acid, or Alum, is made
from a kind of clay. This is mixed
with diluted oil of vitriol and from
this solution product is obtained
which is alum Alum is cheap; costs
about two cents pound, and baking
powder made with this Mineral Acid.
sells from 10 to Csc. pound.
(2) Bone Acid, or Phosphate, is the
basis of phosphate baking powders
and the process is fully described in
the patents issued to large manu-
facturer of Il phosphate powder The
U. S. Patent Office Report gives full
and exact description, but the follow
ing extract is enough:
'Burned bones, after being ground.
are put into freshly diluted oil OF
vitriol and with continual stirring and
in the following proportion, ".etc.
From this Bone-Acid phosphate
baking powders are made; such pow
ders sell from 90 to 80 cents pound.
CD Cream of Tartar exists in all
ripe grapes, and flows with the juice
form the press in the manufacture OF
wine. After the wine is drawn Off the
tartar is scraped from the cask, boiled
with water, and crystals of Cream OF
Tartar. white and very pure, separa tie
and are collected. 1t differs in no
respect from the form in which it
originally existed in the grape Cream
of Tartar, then, while the most expen-
sive. is the only ingredient that should
be used in baking powder to act up
on the soda, as its wholesomeness is
beyond question. Cream OF Tartar
baking powders sell at about 40 to 90
cents pound.
Such are the facts, and every one,
careful of the health of the family,
should remember this rule Baking
powders selling from 10 to 25 cents a
pound are made of Mineral Acids ;
those selling from 30 to 80 cents of
Bone Acid; and those from 40 to 80
cents of Cream of Tartar made from
grapes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-23
IMPROVED WHEAT.

Up to about fifteen years ago the
average crop of wheat in Minnesota
was nearly fifteen bushels to the acre,
worth at prevailing prices about $40.
AS result of experimental work at
the Minnesota experiment station
which consisted of process of select
ing seed for most vigorous plants
through period Of a dozen years, the
yield has been increased 10 per cent
over large area of the state, and
further experiments still In progress in
the way of originating new varieties
promise a still further increase. Work
Of this kind along the line of improv-
ing the type and producing desirable
hybrid varieties, coupled with that of
Secretary Wilson in introducing the
durum or maearoni wheat through a
large portion of the semiarid sections
Of the northwest, is adding enormously
to the total value of the wheat pro-
duced In the districts covered by the
experimental work.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-23
THE PLANTING OF THE TREE.

AT this season Of the year many of
our readers contemplate the planting
Of trees for shade and ornamental pur-
poses. For this purpose the selection
Of varieties is an Important matter.
The best shade tree In America is the
water elm, this followed closely by the
hard maple, the Eastwood or linden,
blackberry and white ash. In trans
planting the tree the top should be cut
back to correspond with a depleted
root system. The tree should be set
somewhat deeper than 1t grew In its
native location and should be heavily
mulched the first year to insure Its
proper growth. In the case Of the elm
better results are obtained by cutting
back tree three or four inches through
at the base than by transplanting a
younger tree.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-23

given as a whole because so much Of
it was of practical value. He showe(
how the school plays one of the mos
important parts in the history of ou'
country. Yet you will search yor1
histories. your books of literature
your papers in vain to find one mar
famous because he has been a membe.
Of school board. Again, despit'
the importance of his work, fewe,
men turn out to the election of tn
school officer than of any other officer
Mr.. Kaye dealt with some of thu
practical needs of our schools. HI
showed how the school man would b.
glad to furnish the necessary equip
ment for up to-date work, yet is Sc
often held in check by the com
plants of the taxpayer who hai
elected him.
Following Mr.. Kaye's paper was {
short, interesting paper on the sub
ject, "The Teachers Personality
and Personal Improvement by II
G. Moeller of Hesper. The personality
was treated from the psychological
standpoint of the self.
DR.. Cady read in closing the meet
ing two poems from the negro poet
Paul Lawrence Dunbar, and the BIS
Five" convention was then adjourned
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-23
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

To James Fl. Taylor, John w. Tay-
lor, Ella Goddard, Patrick Doran,
Eliza A. Holmes, or her Unknown
Heirs, and Mrs. Roswell Stevens, or
her Unknown Heirs Dpfpudants
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-23
Not as Rich as Rockefeller.

If you had all the wealth of Rookie
Teller. the Standard Oil magnate, you
could not buy a better medicine for
bowel complaints than Chamberlain
Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
The most eminent physician can not
prescribe better preparation for collie
and diarrhoea both for children and
adults. The uniform success of this
remedy has shown it to be superior to
all others. 1t never fails. and when
reduced with water and sweetened, is
pleasant to take. Every family should
be supplied with it. Sold by Engbret-
sons Pharmacy,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-23


Heirs, and Mrs. Roswell Stevens, or
her Unknown Heirs, Defendants.
Youand each of you are hereby notified that
on or before the LIST day of September 1906, the
De on file in the Office of the Clerk Of the
District Court in and for Winneshiek county,
Iowa, claiming that he is the absolute owner
gether also with the North West quarter az
of the South West quarter G4D of Section
Eighteen tls,) in Township Ninety.nine [99. I
NoTad d Q. , hange Etgnt West OF the 9th r NJ.
ii. Taylor, John w. Taylor, Jr., and Ella
Goddard claim some interest in said prem
ises adverse to plaintiff.
And claiming that the defendant, Patrick
Doran, claims some interest In and to said
premises by reason of mortgage executed
on the 10Th day of March 1850, by one James
Doran and wife, and which mortgage is re-
corded In BOOK "N' on page 31l thereof, in
in the Office of recorder OF deeds in and for
Wfnneshiek county, Iowa.
And claiming that the defendant, Eliza A.
Holmes. or the defendants her unknown
heirs, claims some right, title or interest In
aud to the North West quarter az of the
South West quarter [141 of the aforesaid Sec
tton Eighteen ISL and that such claim is
made by virtue of deed of conveyance of
said premises made TO said Eliza A. Holmes,
by one John w. Taylor, bearing date of April
22nd, 1911: aud which deed is recorded in
er's office of Winneshiek county, Iowa.
And claiming that the defendant, Mrs. Ros
we'll Stevens, or the defendants her unknown
heirs, claim some right, title or interest in
and to said North West quarter III of the
aforesaid Section Eighteen ms. and that said
claim is made by virtue of patent issued to
one Roswell Stevens, who was the husband of
the said Mrs. Roswell Stevens. and which
said patent is recorded in Book "a" on page
so thereof, in the recorders office of Whine
shiek county. Iowa.
And claiming that said defendants, both
known and unknown, above named. have no
right, title or interest in and 10 said premises,
which is paramount or superior to plaintiffs
claim of absolute title in fee therein.
And that unless you appear thereto and de-
fend before noon of the second day of the
next term OF the District Court in and for
Winneshiek county, Iowa, being the Septem-
Der 1906 term of the said court, which will
Winneshiek county, Iowa, on the .4th day of
September 1904. default will be entered against
you and judgment and decree rendered as
provided by law.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-23

Notice of the appointment Of an Admins.
traitor ofthe estate OF Elline Toyen, deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that the SUBSCRIBE
has been duly appointed administrator OF thr
estate of
ELLINE TOYEN
late of Glenwood Twp, in county of Winnie
shiek, state OF Iowa, deceased, intestate, and
has taken upon himself that trust by giving
bonds as the law directs. All persons having
demands upon the estate of the said deceased
are required to exhibit the same; and persons
indebted TO the said estate are called upon to
maze payment to
ANTON III. KIRKERY,
2-4 Administrators.
Dated at DEBORAH. Iowa. May IA, 1906.
w. NJ. STRAND, Attorney.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-23
DAN SHEA,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Judges Order for Publication OF Notice.

Upon an examination of the petition In the
action named in the foregoing notice, II is
hereby ordered that the said notice be pub
lished in the Public Opinion, weekly news
paper regularly published In DEBORAH, Win
neshiek county, Iowa, for period of six con-
secutive weeks, the last publication thereof to
be not less than ten days prior to the first day
of the September 1906 term of the District
Court in and for Winneshiek county, Iowa.
Dated this 9Th day OF May, 1905.
21-6 A. n. HOBSON
Judge, 18th Judicial District, Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-23
Photos Free to Popular Girls.

We will make free of charge a half
dozen Of our very best cabinet photos
for each OF the tour ladies winning
highest prizes in the Public Opinion
voting contest B. j. Reynolds.
Amador ledger., 1906-04-13

Hello, what are you waiting here
for?' he exclaimed. eff one fox has
outwitted you, why don't you start an
other? What's the matter? You look
like funeral"
IL have been telling Allan-Mr.
Tisdale-about our falling behind"
stammered Lois. you see he spoke of
buying a farm and following our ex-
ample, and couldn't let him 60 on
thinking the valley was as prosperous
as it looked on the surface"
Mr.. Bristow's face fell. might have
waited until rainy day." he grumbled,
land not spoil a good chase with such
news. But longs it's out, it's out, and
l suppose you couldn't do anything less,
Lois. We couldn't stand by and allow
guest to run the chance Of losing
money, of course. Yes, Mr.. Tisdale," /"
his face becoming as overcast as their
1wn, Its all true Well have to sell
the valley-the finest property 1 ever
owned. A man can't stand it to fall
behind a thousand dollars every year
with nothing in the background"
Allan stared, half rose in his saddle,
his face becoming transfigured.
"a thousand dollarsw he cried Joy
ously. 'Is that what you mean? Can
you run place like this and only run
behind thousand dollars?"
"That's what I said" rather testify,
"and enough for man to lose every
year, the Lord knows"
Allan whirled to Lois.
"I'll take all that back once more"
he cried, what said last 1 can make
a living, and 1 want you to help me-"
Then to his puzzled host: Don't you
sell the farm, sir There won't be any
need. thought Lois-she's promised
to be my wife, you know-meant
pounds. That's what I've been losing.
But yours are dollars-dollars. Don't
you see the difference will be nearly
four thousand dollars? That will be
q nice profit for us, with what the farm
yields. will buy part Of the valley,
. or the whole of it if you like, or we will
live on it together"
Mr.. Bristow was choking.
You and Lois may fix that up be-
tween you," he gasped at last. 1.-THE
problem is too complicated for me. But
I'm glad the valley isn't to be sold.
Now let us get the dogs on a new
scent. The foxes will be getting old
and fat if we leave them like this"
Amador ledger., 1906-04-13
A Buttered Book.

How the Rev. Mr.. Johnston, Scot
tish minister and the author of numer-
GUS books, succeeded in getting one of
his works reviewed by Alexander Rus
sci, the distinguished editor of the
Scotsman, is told by the writer of ga
nous Editors"
A member Of Mr.. Johnston's congre-
cation was an old and valued servant
in Mr.. Russels family. When the
preacher published his new book he
asked this member to bring it under
the notice of her master, with the re-
quest to review it i'll the columns of
the Scotsman. Glad to be of service
to her master, the good woman lost no
time in making her wish known to the
celebrated editor and next morning
placed 1.-THE Gospel Roll' beside his
breakfast cup.
When at breakfast, Mr.. Russell took
up the book and remarked, with mer-
ry twinkle in his eye, Helen, this is an
awful dry roll which you have given
me this morning"
Perhaps it is, sir" the servant quick
ly replied, "but you can butter it weel
on both sides'
Next morning an excellent review ap-
peared.
Amador ledger., 1906-04-13
The Woes of a Beekeeper.

A German beekeeper undertook to
carry some of his choicest bees to a
bee show. He took a train in Hanover
with his bees in a basket at his feet.
The bees escaped from the basket and
crawled up his trousers legs. His ac-
tions soon aroused suspicious In the
hearts of two women who occupied the
same compartment with him. They
pulled the bell cord and stopped the
train. When the bee fancier explained
the situation he was placed in an emp.
ty compartment to have 1t out with
the bees all by himself. Here he re-
moved his trousers and began shaking
them out of the window to free them Of
the swarm. Unfortunately they caught
q telegraph pole and were swept away,
bees, money and all. At the next station
the irate station master brought forth
the reluctant bee fancier in q rug, and
he pawned his watch to acquire decent
raiment to walk back along the line in
search Of his bees and trousers.
Amador ledger., 1906-04-13
The Dance.

In his "Die Anfaenge der Kunst"
(gThe Beginnings Of Art'D DR.. E.
Crosse investigates primitive art and
its sociological aspects. He shows how
in the dance there was social evolution.
The dance was among savages a sig
nificance and value which civilized
races do not appreciate. The dance
originally might not have been for the
pleasure it gave. That came later. At
first the dance may have been one of
the preparatives for war or a propitia-
tory act. Anyhow it brought men to-
gether and became a social factor. It
must have gone, too, hand in hand, or,
rather, foot by foot, with music. At
first such music was simply rhythmical.
Possibly all the early hunting folks
danced. We may not today deem dane
ing an art, but it was motive power.
It must have helped to-bring about per-
sonaI decoration, and then came the
first faint glimmer Of an aesthetic con-
ception.
Amador ledger., 1906-04-13

coal. Bnt there is always the danger
in the background that some reckless
congressman will spring the pro-
position to take possession of the
coal fields and to make them as much
part Of the government service as is
the post Office and that be will spring
it at the psychological moment when
the measure will become law.
1t seems while there has been a
very general hurrah in the Navy De-
partment over the prospect of this
government having the biggest battle
ship in the world and while most
naval officers are in accord with
Admiral Dewey and would like to see
a 10000 ton battleship built. there is
a current of resistance under the sur
face and there is faction in the de-
partment that would prefer to see two
16, 600 ton ships in place of the one
70, 900 tonner. Their line of reason
ing Is simple. They say that with
one immense ship the country is
carrying too many eggs in one basket
and also that to keep up we'll balanced
squadrons, their navy must have
more battle ships to cooperate with
the cruisers. This is a question for
naval experts and one which even
naval experts cannot definitely decide
but which must be left to the hard
and expensive school of experience.
The adverse view is given, however,
for the sake of keeping up with both
sides of the controversy and the
matter will ultimately have to be
settled on the floor of the House
where majority of members, like the
historical secretary Of the navy, do
not know whether or not a battle
ship is hollow.
Amador ledger., 1906-04-13
Seeking Life's Source.

The controversy regarding spontane-
GUS generation-that is, the produc-
tion of living beings from non-living
matter-has been kept alive in recent
years by the work of DR.. II. Charlton
Bastian. For, says the London
Globe, DIR. Bastian has maintained
against almost the whole of the
scientific world that spontaneous
generation may, and does, occur at
the present day. He processes to
have seen it continually taking place
in his laboratory. 1t is always out
Of organic materials that this spon-
taneous generation takes place. DR..
Bastian recommends infusion of tur-
nip or beef. II these are treated ac-
cording to certain directions, which
are given, life will duly appear. And
we are assured that it is spontaneous,
and not developed from any pre-
existing germ. But DR.. BastIan's
critics will doubtless here say, "Life
is developed in your infusions be-
cause they have not been efficiently
sterilized. 1t has arisen from pre-
viously existing germs in the usual
way" DIR. Bastian, on the other
hand, reports that the reason why
other experimenters do not get life
from their infusions is that in their
Jealous sterilizing they have destroyed
the "germinality Of the fluid," its
potentiality of life production.
DR.. Bastian also believes in what
has been called ''heterogenesis;"
that Is, the production of certain liv-
ing creatures from totally different.
species. AS if, for example, crab
should give birth to shrimp. Among
the remarkable examples of hetero-
genesis which DR.. Bastian claims to
have seen taking place in his labor
atory, the following may be mention
ed: Eggs of rotillers have Matched
out into NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. very
much lower In the scale of life; dia-
toms have Eeen developed from the
cells OF sea weeds; chlorophyll cells
(vegetable) have become amoebae
(animals); infusoria have developed
from the eggs of flies.
1t may be noted that all the ex-
amples of spontaneous generation
brought forward occur in organic
infusions, so that even if accepted
they would throw no light on the
origin of life from inorganic mater
iais. 1t is suggested, however, that
nitrate of ammonia, formed during
thunderstorms, might play an import
ant part in the preparation of the
material out of which life was to
arise.
DR.. Bastian reproaches evolutionists,
and with some appearances of justice,
for not believing in the continual
occurrence of spontaneous generation,
such as he claims to have demonstrat-
ed. The majority of evolutionists,
he points out, assume that the natural
origin of living matter has taken
place only once in the far past. Or
II repeated in time past that, at any
rate, it no longer occurs. But this
Is to look upon the process as sort
Of miracle, and to assume break in
the continuity of evolution, which
all evolutionists are anxious to avoid.
Amador ledger., 1906-04-13
RATTLESNAKE DANGER
OYER ESTIM ATED
Blind Third of Year During
Which RattIes Are Used.

DR.. G. j. Foster, the widely known
rattlesnake expert, who for many
years has followed the profession OF
capturing and training these venom
GUS reptiles, is in Monterey exhibit
ing his large collection of serpents.
He says that he conducts a regular
kindergarten for rattlesnakes.
1.-The general public knows very
little about rattlesnakes, said DR..
Foster. ''The rattlesnake Is a very
cowardly and sluggish creature. A
rattler of really orthodox and we'll
ordered training will not strike until
compelled to. AS they are slow in
movements, their only way of getting