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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-13

the coast. Occasionally, though, there
Is a trace of history to be CLEANED from
some old negro who remembers the
kime, thirty years back, when the steam
er was run up close under the lee OF the
manages and another ship lay of for
weeks as il awaiting her prey. Then,
when worn out by waiting for the with
drawal of the enemy, the crew had
abandoned their ship and escaped to the
nearest port, disguised with the perils
and losses of the unequal contest. No
page Of history has adequately narrated
the romantic story of the blockade run
ners of the civil war. After brief eX-
istence of daring adventure, cornered at
last by the Federal war vessels, many
Of them found a grave among the quiet
harbors Of the West Indies, where their
stranded hulks are still to be found,
now nameless and forgotten. Built ana
manned in England expressly Tor the
large profits of the Southern trade, py
means of their great speed they long oe-
fed the efforts Of the blockading meet
to take them.
. In this they were aided by the depre-
dations of several privateers, also OF
English construction and manned by
English drilled crews, although COM
manded by Southern officers. In the
BAY of Port au Prince lies the hulk OF
the steamer Meteor, one of the swlftes'
of the vessels plying between Cnaries'
ton and Liverpool during the war. Hei
how is high in the verdure OF the
swamp, at the edge Of which she mas
been grounded by the tide, while mel
stern is settled low down in the water
Beneath it's faded timbers the SHARKS
dart to and fro undisturbed and the SCI
dimples in the placid serenity or TN
tropical bay. Her engines have been re
moved, but her long, narrow hull ant
sharp prov indicate the ability VIII
which she must have fed from Unci
Sans fleet in bygone days. In her dls
mantled cabin can still be discerne'
traces Of former comfort, for she wa
built to carry the escaping refugees
well as the much-needed merchandis
of daily use which commanded such
price during the blockade. A proml
nent member of the Confederacy MAJ
made his escape from Charleston OF
board this craft, and was on her whel
she was cooped up in the Gulf OF 60
naives by an American warship. he
!, sailing days are gone now, for her Dacl
is broken and her hold is full OF waite
and overgrown by the rapid marln
growths of tropical seas. The Aide
marie is another She was side
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-13

Horace Mann, who then presided, with
her brilliant husband, over the fortunes
of Antioch college in Yellow Springs,
Ohio.
Among the students of the colleges
tentative days none shone more brill
liantly or made deeper inroads on the
affections of the founder and his wife
than the gentle Alkaline Shepherd. She
was in her senior year when Mrs. Mann
proposed that at the completion OF the
course she should accompany the Haw-
thornes to Rome.
The girl joined the Hawthornes In
Rome, where she continued her studies,
drinking in the art life on every side
and perfecting herself in modern Ian
guages, for which she had an inherent
talent. While not an artist in execution
she had singularly delicate artistic per-
ceptions, which doubtless suggested to
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-13

the threshold of fame. Story, whose
lamentable death was recently cabled
from Rome, 1t is variously
asserted, sat in the romancer's eye
when he created the character Of Ken
yon. Certainly this description of Hill
da's lover TALES with that of the bril-
liant young American as he appeared
to his friends in those early student
days.
The sculptor had a face which when
time had done little more for 1t would
offer a worthy subpject for as good an
artist as himself: features finely cut
as if already marble; an ideal forehead,
deeply set eyes and a mouth sensitive
and delicate"
It was the model Of Alkaline Shep-
herds hand that Kenyon took so ten
derby out of the "oid-fashioned ivory
Golfer" on the occasion Of Miriam's
visit to the sculptor's studio: "a small.
beautifully shaped hand. delicately
sculptured in marble. Such loving care
and nice art had been lavished here
that the palm really seemed to have a
tenderness in it's very substance.
Touching those lovely fingers-had tho
jealous sculptor allowed you to touch
you could hardly believe that virgin
warmth would not steal from them into
your heart" -,
This hand, It is said, guided Story IN
the modelling Of the hand in his Ia
nous. statue Of Cleopatra. Repeated
visits to the Metropolitan museum, in
whose vestibule the famous statue oil
Cleopatra confronts the visitor. fail
however, to reveal any resemblance be-
tween the delicacy of Hildas hand
and the majestic symmetry and
strength of the hand of the last of tha
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-13
water-Tight Compartment.

When Mr.. Boozle landed in New York
from a Liverpool steamer the other day,
he gave every appearance of having
had a long and severe tussie with the
flowing bowl. A friend was on the
dock to meet him, and when he per-
ceiyed his condition he said:
Are there water-tight compartments
in your ship, Boozle?"
"Betcher life. Chuck full of en-
81 thought so. And you had one,
didn't your"
"rdno. Why"
"You don't look as though drop OF
water got into you during the entire
voyage"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-13

10 Sculptor Kenyon, lover Of the girl
Hilda. The story of the inspiration OF
the novel, of the fountain source OF its
characters Hilda and Kenyon, and ex-
planning the identity of the statues
hand, is authenticated from two sourc-
es-a favorite pupil of the original Hill
da and posthumous papers of her hus-
band.
1t was during his consulate in Liver
pool that Nathaniel Hawthorne planned
his memorable visit to Rome. He was
solicitous to secure cultivated young
woman to accompany his family and
be a governess to his children. To this
end he wrote to his wife's sister, Mrs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-13
England IL Alert.

The new first class armored cruisers
to be built by England are to be ABA
feet long, 60 feet beam and 1000 tons
displacement. They will thus be 70
feet longer and 4 feet broader than the
Blake and Blenheim, and sc feet shorter
and 21a feet narrower than the Power
full and Terrible. But they are each to
have %, 900 horsepower and a speed Of
twenty-five knots.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-13
A Devoted SOn-in-Law.

Count de Vermicelli, an Italian nobler
man now in New York, is engaged 10
he married to Miss Maud Snobberly OF
Fifth avenue.
One OF the guests at recent social
gathering at the Snobberly mansion
asked old Mrs. Snobberly (she used TO
be a servant girD, how she liked her
prospective son-in-law.
She replied: "Me and Mr.. Snobberly
are both tick.ed to death with Count
de Vermicelli, and the way he is stuck
on Maud is a sin. You can have no
idea Of how the Count dotes on that
gal. Everything in the world that he
imagines she wants he makes US BUY
for her."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-13

mango swamps, unclaimed and owner
less. The fine lines and capacious en-
gine-rooms of these derelicts bespeak a
capacity for high speed, and there are
sometimes traces of elegant carving and
paneling of the cabins aft These ships,
in their deserted and dismantled condi-
tion, are instinct with the mystery of a
past ocean life; but seldom can informa-
tion be obtained from the natives along
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-13

A small boy gives his views on very
pertinent subject in these graphic
words: Some boys is honester than
others, and there's no way to tell them
apart except you pretend to forget your
knife, and watch 'em jump for it. The
one that jumps last is the honestest
one. London Household Words.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-13
OLD CRUISERS.
GRAVE YARD OF THE CONFED-
ERATE GUNBOATS.
The West Indies Marked with the Hulks
of English Built Privateers-Some Old
Blockade Runners-A Group Picture
of the Wrecks.

y wandering about
certain of the land
locked bays and
harbors of the West
Indies, the wonder
of the traveller is
often excited at the
appearance of an
occasional stranded
hulk, lying with it's
bows among the
siirubbery of the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-13
A Bear Farm Experiment.

Frank Schwato was engaged in bear
farming near Superior, Wis. Some OF
the live stock got loose the other night
and ate Frank up. At last accounts the
neighbors had assembled and were set
thing the estate with their rifles.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-13
ROMANCE in MARBLE.
THE ORIGINAL Of w. w. STORY'S
GREAT MASTERPIECE.
Pretty Alkaline Shepherd Lies In
Suicides Graye-Was an Antioch Stu
dent and n Member of Nathaniel
Hawthorne's Household.
Special Correspondence.

o statue in the Met
ropolitan museum
of art is more ia
miliar that that of
Cleopatra, by the
late sculptor, w. w.
Story, presented by
John Taylor John
ston in 1888. In
Hawthorne's THE
Marble Faun" the
work is attributed
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-13
Encouraging.

Passenger Ito coachman. who is driv-
ing at a break neck speeOvStop! Hold
on! What in thunder is the matter with
you? We will have smash-up if you
carry on like this!
Driver-Never mind, sir! I'm tired
O. life; disappointed in love-this Is the
last chapter of my life's novel. Hill
Get up. there!-Puck.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-13
Large Difference.

They asked him if he wanted work.
With righteous indignation
He answered: You insult me, sir;
want situation"
New York Truth.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-13
Wanted q Surety.

Prima Donna-This is your papa,
darling. Will you not kiss him?
Darling-Not unless you're sure he's
going to be it for good.-Truth.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-13
Shabby.

Mazie-So Ethel has married her
lord. Ell?
Daisie-Yes, but he married her
under false pretenses.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-13

The Massillon miners strike has been
declared of.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-13

The Knight, the Baron, My Lord, tns
Duke,
Were none OF them to your liking?
You gave them all rebuff, rebuke,
While dancing, driving, hiking.
Well, naught care I for your triumphs
galore,
Your dover, or power, or pelf.
I'm simply clerk in dry goods store
And l offer you, Miss. myself
Tom Hall in Truth.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-13
How so?'

"He initiated the consumptive cough
right up to the marriage ceremony, and
then dropped it, the brute!-New York
World.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-13
OUR WIT AND HUMOR.
LAUGHING GAS FOR OUR LEAN
READERS.
A woman's Reasons A Proposal
Wanted q surety-water-Tight Com
partment Devoted Son-in-Law-
He Owed Everybody.

HEY tell me, Miss.
that you're
the girl
That broke all
the hearts in
Paris;
That made such a
singular So
cial swirl
And yet found
none to mar
~.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-06-06
DEATH OF PHIL KEARNY.
Shot While Leading a Column at the
Battle of Chantilly.

Colonel w. L. Goldsmith of Missis-
the death Of General Kearny, who was
killed by soldiers of the FOrty-ninth
Georgia regiment in September, 1862:
The battle of Chantilly was fought
late in the afternoon amid a severe
storm of wind and rain. 1t was
gloomy, dark, depressing afternoon,
and night was fast approaching. Our
brigade had not fired a gun, but was
On the extreme left of our forces and
behind a worm rail fence grown up
thick with Slplings and bushes
excellent place for anIbuShlng. The
fighting was all to our right. had
charge of the skir1nish line, some 200
wards in advance of our line of battle,
and in a cornfield which gently slOped
up toward the direction of the Fed
erals. Presently l saw line of blue
majesticaHy moving toward US several
hundred yards away, and l remember
distinctly the powerful impress sion it
made on my mind at the time. AS 1t
came forward, slowly and grandly,
amid the thickening gloom of that
dreary September evening, 1t reminded
me of an inrolling blue wave of the
great ocean coming toward us. They
had ne skirmish line, and | withdrew
our forces back to the main line, and
as far as I could l tried to get the men
to hold their fire Until the enemy came
close up. Some of our men commenced
firing before the enemy came close
enough, which spoiled the whole game.
The Federals were checked and driven
back so easily that we knew something
was the matter and attributed their
| timidity to the demoralizing influence
| of defeat at second Manassas only a
few days before, but on re-establish.
ment Of our skirmish line we discov.
cred that the gallant General Phi
| Kearny had been killed, and this was
the cause of the Federals weak at
| tempt.
| The grief of our entire army was
marked and sincere owe. this sad news
and General Lee sent his body through
the lines next day, to the great salts
faction and approval Of us all. Gen
eral Kearny was killed by the Forty
ninth Georgia regiment, beloved ant
mourned by both blue and gray.-Blu'
and Gray.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-06-06
LEGGINGS FOR BICYCLING.
A Necessary Part Of Every Fair
WheeIwoman's Costume.

Bicycle leggings, CATERS, boots, and
shoes Of special design, says the New
York World, are shown in the shoe
stores and in the department stores IN
great variety. The fashionable makers
of custom shoes find an incidental
boom in their business directly con-
nected with the bicycle craze, and
some of their finest and costlieSt work
is in the line OF laced or buttoned leg
gings and boots Of extra length in the
legs.
A Sixth avenue dealer in boots and
shoes has issued an illustrated cata-
logue devoted entirely to ladies' and
gentlemen's bicycle footwear. De
signers in sfoe factories are racking
their brains for new ideas in leggings
and boots. The latter come in all
shades Of russell and tan. They are
made with an extra long top, reaching
to the center of the calf. They come
in Iaces, and differ only from the
ladies' huLting boot, or boot for noun
tain wear, In that for bicycle use the
sole must be single, thin, and flexible.
Comfortable as such boot is, it is in
no such favor among the fair cyclers
as leggings worn with approved shoes
The latter come in two styles, Oxford
ties and plain front lace reaching JUS
above the ankle. The soles are thin
and the heel is low and fat. The Ok
ford ties are made up in dongola
patent lea Their, tans, russell calf, ant
canvas. The regulation bicycle shoe
laced to support the ankle, is made il
leather soles are optional, but rubbe
is no longer considered the prope
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-06-06
FUTURE OF THE ARID WEST.

There will always be a wild phase
to Far Western life. Our realm Of
adventure and hardihood,-of the cow
boy, with his spurs and sOmbrerO; Of
the big freight-WagOn, with it's SIX Or
eight mules guided by single jerk
rein: of hunting expeditions for deer,
elk, and mOuntain-sheep; Of the pros
pector with his led horse, loaded with
grub-stake, blankets, pick, and pan; OF
the pack-train winding up the noun
tain gorge; Of camps beneath the stars
ON lonely plains, or ON Sagebrush
wastes where the dismal howl OF the
coyote breaks the silence of the NIGH
this realm of romance, of courage, ana
of a rude physical life, is not going
to disappear. The sedentary dwelier
in the rich and populous irrigated val
leys will always be brought into close
contact with the bold rider, the daring
hunter, and the venturesOme seeker
for gold and silver. Let me repeat, IN
conclusion, the comparison l have al
ready used. The single furroW run
across a twenty acre field represents
all the area that can ever, by the larg-
est enterprise and the most liberal ex-
penditure, be reclaimed for cultivation
in the arid region, and the remainder
of the field represents the area that
will always remain in it's present con-
dition of pastoral plains, mountains,
and deSerts.-E. V. Smalley, in the
Forum.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-06-06

thing. The rat-trap pedals make he
| rubber SoleS unnecessary. The leg
ging is necessity with either style of
these shoes, and it is in their construc-
ZION that the designers of footw ear
have given to the trade their best eff
forts
One window shows over sixty STYLES
Of leggings. They are made up to but
ton and 10 lace and to lace with but
ton effect, and comprise ooze calf in
the undreSSed or suede style and in all
the rich tan tintS, russell, white. red.
and brown Russia calf; enameled calf
in black, red, and russell; dongola kid,
Kangaroo kid, corduroy in gray, black,
blue, and purple; canvas in variety of
shades and heavy cloth specially
woven for this purpose in every color
likely to be worn in the construction
of bicycling costumes. Blues and
grays predominant, and it is possible
to match any of the prevailing shades
of outing cloth in any of the big re-
tail stores.
Tan leggings are, however, supposed
to go well with any costume. Leg
glngs ready made range in value from
81 to 81. woman of the Michaux
club, who in Difference to her high so
clal position must have everything
made to order, pays from $13 to $50 for
her leggings.
The laced pattern worn by the ladies
of the Lyceum company during the
long run of The Amazons" is much af-
fected. They are made of either ooze
calf or ruSsot leather, of russell color,
velvety and rich in appearance, and
must lit like a glove from ankle to
knee To do this and not interfere
with the free motion of the limb is a
triumph of the cordwainer's art. The
greatest care must be taken in the cut
ting out of leggingS of this class. A
slight mistake in measurement or cut
ting will ruin them in the eyes Of the
fastidious costumer. That is why he
charges $50.
Men arc not overgiven to wearing
leggings as part of a bicycle costume,
preferrlng to show their manly limbs
through the medium of plaid golf
stockings. The bicycle Logging for men
is simple affair, closely resembling
the riding logging in appearance. The
bicycle Logging, however, is not held
TO the limb by a strap under the foot,
but rests lightly on tile top of the foot.
They are really intended as a protec-
ton in long journeys, and in the stores
are shown only in corduroy, canvas,
and leather. The low quarter dongola
kid or canvas shoe of oxford tie pat
tern, with an especially stout fat heel,
and with a leather sole, is the correct
thing in meas bicycle shoes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-06-06
WHO ARE THE DEGENERATE

There can be no question that many
of the pseudo geniuses in art and liter
allure, such for example as Oscar
Wilde, are degenerateS. Whether
genius is an evidence of degeneration
seems to me a matter not very diff
cult TO decide. Most men of genius,
especially on the artistic side, have
shown marked signs Of degeneration !:
they. technically speaking, have de
gree of degeneration, bun they are not
true degenerateS. In particular their
genius IN itself is not a morbid thing
or stigma; to say this would be a
manifest absurdity. The true degener-
ate is never a real genius, but pseu-
do-genius, or as Lombroso calls him, a
mattoid. 1t is this kind of person.
the art and literary, the political and
social mattoid, that society should
scrutlnize and beware Of A final
question now arises: Are we degener-
aung, and is the race just now the
victim of a social disease? l admit
at once that l do not know. With all
respects, l doubt if Dr. NOrdau does.
l confess myself also at a diSadvan-
tage with respect to Mr. Howells. who,
by some instructive penetration or the
flare of some sudden demogra phic il
lumlnation, has been able to read the
secret and tells us that humanity was
never more healthy or sane. 1t is
customary to say that we are growing
more nervous and neurotic, and the
oft-quoted figures showing increa Sc of
crime, suicide, idiocy. and insanity ap-
pear to Justify this view. AS a matter
of fact, however, these figures are con-
stantly changing and differ in differ
ent countries. Insanity has not in
creased in this country in the last ten
years, according to The 18th census:
neither has idiOcy-but the census is
regarded with some suspicion. In 1880
the number of insane per million was
1883, the number of idiOtic 1858: in
1890 the number of insane per million
was 1867, the number of idiotic 1926. :
Our degeneration, according to Hay
craft, is due to our altruism, not to
our vices. On the whole, l venture the
opinion that the number of the invalid
and degenerate is slightly on the in
crease, but | see nothing in it neces-
Sarily alarming, for while it may in
crease still more. it does not seem be-
yond the bounds of future measures
of controt.-Forum. !
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-06-06
AWE-STRICKEN POLICEMEN.
What Effect Theodore Roosevelt has
as a Police Commissioner.

New York World: There used to be
laughter among the merry accused
men when any one of them said any
thing funny in his defense Today
little is said that is meant to be funny,
and there is not the fainteSt inclina ton
to laugh. A roundsman with freckles
and face too funny for anything but
the finest tells how four men accused
by him were lying under their beds
in the dormitory. That would have
been thought funny at a police trial
once. 1t is not thought at all funny
now.
If the common, every day New York
err could have seen those trials yester-
day his heart would have been warm
ed. The common New Yorker has been
occasionally dubbed; he has been con-
stantly ordered to move on; he has felt
that if he existed at all it was Uy
grace of the gentlemen in blue who
kindly decided what he might do and
might not do. In past times any man
in New York would have incurred the
wrath of four presidents of the United
States rather than that Of one
policeman.
!. Now that seems about to change.
Yesterday the average New Yorker
might have seen samples Of the finest
who looked after passing through the
hands of the new police commissioner
as limp as a shirt fresh from the
blueing tub. He might have seen DO
licemen of all shapes and sizes stand
, ing like Schoolboys before the awful
, man who does not know enough to
, respect a pull. These big policemen
, stood twirling their fingers with ner
vouSness and their knees shook under
them, not figuratively, but literally.
In the long room there were more
I than 80 men of the force. Every one
! of these studied the new man who
has come to worry and unsettle them
| THEN verdict concerning him was sad
! gloomy. One very gray old man saii
cheerful thing.
Hes not quite so fresh. it seems t.
me, as he was the first time 1 seer
| him. That was the only cheerful re
mark of the day.
Mr.. Roosevelt, who is going to maxi
| of our police force busine ss-like, dis
| ciplined body of public servants, i
| it can be done, is calculated to worr.
any well-regnlated little boss. He doe
not even know that the men befor
him look upon rim as a dude sent t
punish them for heir sins. He tries t