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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-06
for Jericho, after filling our bottles
with Jordan water for baptismals at
home"
HOW 1T FEELS TO DIE.
Contrary to General Belief sudden
Death Is Pleasant.

DR.. Herin, the celebrated geologist
and professor of the Zurich university,
who nearly lost his life few months
ago, by falling down a mountain slide
in the Alps, has described his sensa-
tions on the occasion, and has collected
from others their impressions on visits
to the valley of the shadow OF death.
The doctor says that sudden death by
a fall, by being run over by train, by
being swallowed up by water or snow,
is the most beautiful way Of leaving this
life. 1t is unaccompanied by pain or
the other unpleasant concomitants OF
bodily dissolution, and the mind Is clear
and rapid in action, without the least
feeling Of uneasiness. In the prayer
book the Christian beseeches that he
may be spared from sudden death, BUT.
in fact, the faces of those who so ended
their earthly career reveal no fear, an
xiety, pain or terror. but are more plea
SAINT, more tranquil, more hopeful than
those of persons who died in their beds,
says the San Francisco bulletin. With
them death did not last second. Their
serene and composed features indicated
that at the time of death they were
above physical pains; they were rush
ing down into blue, rosy, magnificent
heaven, soft and blissful-and then sud-
denly all was over" The doctor him.
self slipped in snow field between two
enormous peaks. Quick as the wind he
few against the rocks, rebounded, and
was thrown upon his back head down
ward. Then he was carried through
the air and dashed against high snow
wall. He heard distinctly the dull thud
caused by the striking of his head and
| back upon the snow-covered rock. He
reckoned that his fall occupied five or
! six seconds, but he says it would take
him two hours to relate the thoughts
which passed through his mind during
that period. He took comfort out OF
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-06

nose did well, so did the young man, for
by the time the nose was out of danger
he had got into the habit of calling so
that it became natural for him to step
around in the evening. The acquaint-
ance thus oddly begun proved fortunate
for both parties to the accident. Each
developed sincere admiration for the
other and the result was wedding the
other evening. At the supper which
followed, the bridegroom, in response
to toast, said he was probably the
only man in the United States whose
courtship had begun by his giving his
future wife a punch in the nose.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-06
A Snan shots Story.

An enthusiastic Philadelphia photog-
rapher caught capital snapshot while
at Asbury Park, showing a man who
was pitched out of rowboat just as it
was being beached with a party from
yacht. The man struck the water
hands first, and the camera caught him
with his heels high in the air. While
travelling in the west the photographer
met company of gentlemen, and in
the course of conversation seashore ex-
periences were taken up. One of the
group related that while at Asbury
Park he had met queer adventure
while coming in shore from yacht.
The amateur had the photograph in
question with him and thereon pro-
duced it, picturing the very occurrence
of which the participant was telling
Philadelphia Call.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-06
ASTRONOMICAL HINTS.

Only amateur epicures are fascinat-
ed by the first oysters of the season"
In the early autumn the bon wants
fancies lightly turn to thoughts OF
game.
A Welsh rarebit will assist one in
sseping awake who has to sit up with a
sick friend.
The abundance of peaches this year
would be more appreciated if they were
of better, firmer quality.
Good oranges are scarce and expen-
sive, and lemons, as to price, may be
said to have gone up in a balloon.
The Chinese have more ways of cook
ing a chicken than we, with all our
culinary philosophy, ever dreamed of.
Good celery salad is contingent
upon the quality of the oil used. Avoid
the kind used to lubricate machinery.
There is popular impression that
a French cook could make delicious
soup out of an ordinary billiard ball.
Those to whom pears are fatal fruit
seem to increase. Therefore, look not
upon the Bartlett when it is granite.
Young turkey is seasonable and pal
atable, although farmers say they
would be all the better hardened
up" with cooler weather.
Apple pies at Catskill hotel are
described as having a hard wood fin
ish," that is to say. a crust apparently
made of the real Georgia pine
Immersed in hot water before bitten
the race track restaurant sandwich les,
sens the necessity Of going direct from
that place to the nearest dentist.
Cabbage and caulifiower are the two
vegetables that can never be cooked al
home without the world knowing wha
you are going to have for dinner.
Venison stewed with wine in a chat
ing dish will soon be in order, takina
the place of monotonous Welsh rarebit
which revived the cnafing dish TIVE
winters ago.
The cook who serves woodcock with
out their heads should straightway b.
given opportunity to seek another sit
uation. The woodcock's brain Is a,
epicurean morsel.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-06
KEATS AND SHELLEY
Leigh Hunt Tells What He Thought of
the Two Poets.

the Two Poets.
Before l end these rambling notes OF
this Hampstead visit, it may be of inter-
est to mention that once | had the pleas
ure of meeting gentleman who had
known Leigh Hunt in his later years.
and had often heard him speak of Keats
and that heart of hearts," Shelley. Il
loved them BOTH" Hunt would say in
his tender, sympathetic way, Keats
not so we'll as Shelley, but he was very
dear to me. / can never forget the
manner in which his genius first i'm
pressed me. OF all men 1 have met he
had most of the true poetic spirit. Shell
ley was largely a politician and re-
former, Wordsworth philosopher aud
teacher, but Keats was pure poet. In
the midst of London streets he was in
the thick of the wild woods in the
woods he never looked at an oak tree
without seeing the dryad. He lived
with all those beautiful fancies and
dreams which made the earth oEce so
divine place to the old Greeks. In
character he was strong and manly,
had a masterful and earnest spirit.
respected him, as we'll as loved him.
Al the last, when he was so sensitive,
so suspicious, so miserably restless,
we all knew it was not revelation OF
his real character, but a manifestation
Of his disease"
My informant told me that once he
was with Hunt when Mary Shelley. ac-
companied by her son, visited him. In
the midst of their tender reminis ;enccs
he remembered that Hunt spoke of
Keats, and regretted that he had not
more strenuously taken his part against
his Infamous reviewers. HE DID not
need my help" Hunt would say, for
he bore the shafts from those coward
ly hunters with smiling courage: and.
indeed, my defense would have hurt his
cause far more than it would have
helped. A few years more, after | am
gone, people all over England Will be
speaking of Keats aud doing homage to
his rare intellectual qualities. Tnty
will acknowledge that / was right in
my prophecy, published some time ago,
'iioI nc was 1S II TIC man VI SCLiiuS 90
these latter times have seen. one Of
those who are too genuine and original
to be properly appreciated at first. but
whose time for applause will infallibly
arrive with the many" And then Hunt
would relapse .nto silence. his eyes
gazing into the distance, as though he
saw unutterable visions.-C"Keats in
Hampstead" by Kenyon West in the
October Century.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-06
Pulled Bread.

The English pulled bread which is
served at the cheese course in the din
ner is very different than the American
pulled bread. The former is prepared
from the ordinary bread dough before
baking, the other after. For the Eng
lish pulled bread, take from the dough,
when it is just ready to be formed into
loaves, sufficient quantity to make
small loaf of bread. Divide it into six
parts and roll these out in straight,
even lengths. Fasten all the strands to-
gether at one end and braid them,
forming a single fiat loaf. Put this into
a fiat, long cake tin, fiattening II down
so that it fills the pan, which should
have been creased. Let it rise for half
an hour in a warm place, or until light
Brush over the top with little melted
butter and bake thirty minutes in q
moderately quick oven. When it is
done let 1t stand aside for fifteen or
twenty minutes, then pull the strips
apart. If not sufficiently Drowned.
brush them over again, and let them
stand in the hot oven for eight or ten
minutes. The bread should be quite
crisp, and should be served quite fresh.
American Pulled Bread.-Take a
freshly baked warm loaf of bread, tear
off one end of the crust and pull out
the crumb of the bread in strips; place
these on fiat, creased baking dish
and put in hot oven until Drowned.
Serve hot with soup or salad.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-06

was baptized by John. The professor
and his party carried the latest scientific
apparatus, and Herr VogePs forthcom-
ing book on Palestine will throw new
light upon many interesting things In
the land where the Savior lived and
preached.
The railroad leading to Jerusalem
has no branch to the Dead Sea, and the
travellers rode for ten hours on horse
back before they heard the roar OF the
waves of the largest inland lake, which
is popularity supposed to lie silent and
calm. Surveying the country from the
top of Mount Olives" says Prof. Vogel,
II judged the distance from Jerusalem
to the Dead Sea to be not more than
three hours ride, but soon discovered
my error after travelling through the
barren and stony landscape.
Every frequently we had to dismount
for fear of breaking our necks in climb
ing the precipices or descending into
the Wabis Valley. After about four
hours ride we came to great white
mosque, erected over the grave of
Moses, so we were told. The Moslems
seemingly never heard of the passage
in Holy Scriptures which says and no
one has found his grave up to this day.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-06

They have grave of Adam, too, in one
of the Jerusalem churches. After dis
mounting for luncheon at the mosque
we discovered another party of tourists,
the Society of Hotel Employees OF
Cairo twelve in number. Their leader
informed us that the Dead Sea was but
a few miles away, but the observation
proved as much of an optical delusion
as my own was on Mount Olives. We
had yet to climb many a height and
had to traverse many stony valley
before we reached it's neighborhood.
when we were about half mile
from the Dead Sea we heard the terri
BILE roar of the breakers, and five min
utes later we saw the white roaming
surf. About ten feet from the strand
the water was calm and OF blush color.
A fresh, refreshing wind blew over the
lake and into our faces, and we mad a
hearty laugh over the stories that say
a Whit from the Dead Sea is poisonous.
Poisonous, indeed, and that no BIRD
dared cross it! ] saw hundreds flying
about in the best OF spirits.
Another superstition is that it would
be suicidal to battle in the Dead Sea.
None of us could swim, but that mat
tered little, as the density of the water
is so great that the human body Will
not sink in it. Before we reached deep
water, however, we had become very
much exhausted by our battle with the
| tremendous surf.
"Riding Iurrher north, we came TO
| the ford of the Jordan where our Savior
was baptized by John.
"'Then cometh Jesus from Galilee TO
| Jordan unto John to be baptized OF him
"But John forbade him, saying: u
have need to be baptized by thee, and
contest thou to me-?
land Jesus, answering, said unto
him: Suffer it to be so now; for thus
it becometh us to fulfill all righteous
| ness" Then he suffered him.
"'And Jesus, when he was baptized
| went up straightway out Of the water.
1.-The description of the neighborhoot
| in Matthew iii. holds good to this day
the river flows at this point through
muddy fiat, and we found the ford pas
sable as it was in the period when oul
Lord was baptized there.
| "At this famous historical point VIZ
| were surprised to find established
German saloonkeeper, who welcomed
us in ELUSIVE style. He lived in sor
of barn constructed of rafters and driet
mud. And there was a beer garden
too, with arbors offering protection
against the hot sun, rough tables ant
benches. The proprietor proved to be
native of the Prussian town OF Gnesen
his name was Mayer. He sold beer O.
some kind of stuff masquerading unde
that name, and native wines, the latte
being quite good.
"The photograph we took OF the rive
gives faithful picture OF the nelgh
borhood, but the camera missed slgl
pole near the edge OF the water viii
the legend Boats to Lett Mayer MAJ
half dozen of them, beautifully paint
ed, and asked two francs per hour 10
their use. We had good meal and res
at his inn. and in the morning DEPARTS
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-06
MonColian Pheasants.

Monaghan pheasants have been sue
cessfully introduced for game purposes
in various parts Of Oregon and Wash
ington in the last few years, and now
an attempt is being made to propagate
them for the same purpose in Cali
forpia. A number have been imported
into Santa Clara county from Oregon,
and lettuce seed is to be planted by the
mountain springs to provide food for
them. They are protected by statute
for three years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-06

the recollection that he had placed a
phial of vinegar ether in his waistcoat
pocket instead of leaving it in his wal
let. He felt that he was likely to die,
and he fancied in his mind the scene
when the news of his death was carried
to his family. His life from childhood
to manhood passed before his minds
eye, with all its joys and sorrows. He
was serenely happy as he saw blue
heaven opening to receive him, while
rose and violet clouds fioated on the
horizon. Consciousness did not leave
him till little while after he struck
the rock. and pain was not felt till ap
hour afterward.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-06
GEORGIA MANS LUCK.
Ne Won a Bride by Being Awkward
A Recent Wedding


A Recent Wedding
A business man of enviable standing
in Savannah, Ca, was married few
days ago as a result of his own clumsi-
ness in street car. Last summer he
started downtown to his Office one after
noon with a large umbrella under his
arm. His mind was much preoccupied
with the details of business venture
of some moment, and he was unaware
that he carried the umbrella at dan
gerous angle. Before he could reach
vacant seat the car gave lurch and he
was thrown off his balance. He was
conscious of having struck somebody
with the umbrella and coincidentally
with his becoming aware of that fact a
woman just behind him emitted an
ear-splitting scream. Everybody jump
ed and looked and to his horror
the young man found that the point Of
his umbrella had come in contact with
the nose of the young lady
seated just behind him. OF course
he apologized, or tried, but it was like
apologizing for murder over the body Of
the victim, for the lady's nose was
bleeding and she was almost in con-
yulsions with pain.
The car was stopped at the next
corner, where there happened to be a
drug store, and the young man, aided
and abetted by one or two elderly
ladies, who at once took lively interest
in the case, helped the young lady OFF
and into the store, and posted off after
a doctor. One was found, the unlucky
nose was soon put in working order
and the owner, attended by the mar
ried ladies, was sent home in a car
riage.
The young man took her address and
hunted up a mutual acquaintance, witt
whom he called the next day to SEE
how the nose was getting along. The
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-06
RICHARD CROKER.

with some pretense of gentility, and to
keep the Bowery swagger as inconspic-
uous as possible in the proceedings of
Tammany Hall. Moreover. he knew
that while to be suspected is the lot Of
any political leader, so long as suspic-
ion does not lead to proof it need not Sc
riously harm the man whose vocation is
the control of political affairs. There
fore, he seems to have so shaped his
conduct that, whatever might be said
Of his subordinates, no one could forti-
fy accusation with proof Of legal lapses
on his part.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-06
EXCHANGE,

One is not always happy merely be-
cause he has enough.-Galveston News
Isaacs-Has Cohen ever failed? Levi
No: he vas had fires: he drinks dey
pays better.-Life.
A London newspaper man has Just
been reduced to the peerage IN England.
Florida Times-Union.
Every woman temporarily renews her
youth when reading good love story.
-Atchison Globe.
THAT" remarked the giraffe, as he
slaked his thirst, meets a long-felt
want."-Detroit Tribune.
There was Notwithstanding clerk
who once became proprietor. but it was
by Observation-Disclosures.
A man who sits around and boasts of
his ancestors makes a mighty poor an
cestor himseif.-Atchison Globe.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-06

given the young musician in the pri-
mary branches, after which she was
sent to Chicago, where for several years
she took private lessons. Now Miss
Taylor is regarded as one of the best
musicians in Iowa. Even before COM
pleting her education she had given en-
tertainments in several citiessof her ma
tive state, meeting with unvarying sue
cess.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-06

the post of one Of the humblest, but yet
also one OF the most desperate, OF its
subordinates to the dictatorship. He
became the sovereign of Tammany be-
cause he had fairly earned the sceptre.
He developed in many ways, but espe-
cially in self-control as he mounted. In
1865 he was, If not rough himself, the
associate Of roughs. In the early sixties
he was, by trade, when he chose to ply
il, mechanic. Twenty years later ne
was receiving the distinguished con-
sideration Of the officers of the very rail-
road company whose engines he mad
once helped to make and drive. LiV-
ing among men who were DULLES by ma
ture, and to whom politics meant the
associations of the saloon, and the
evasion and even the direct violation
of the laws, he disclosed courage
which none Of his associates could
match, and a power of self-assertion
which none OF them could gainsay. But
by 1885 he had become man of silence,
speaking only when he found it neces-
sary to speak, and had brough his pas
SioAo uhuOl SohliOi. AaO $1,000
tered, too, some of the conventionalities
which give at least hint of refined as
sociations. He had learned to govern
by moral force, instead of by the fist.
He had discovered the power that is in
look, a word, rather than brutal
shoutings, and rough and tumble ex-
plolts on the pavement. He had
learned that If he was to master Tam
many he must first be the master of
Richard Cookers weaker nature. He
knew that within Tammany, or indi-
rectly associated with it, were men who
cared for the rough only to use him at
caucuses and on election day. and who
otherwise shrank from association with
him; and thus he became ambitious,
while ruling Tammany to control 1t
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-06
Piccalilly.

Half peck Of green tomatoes, one
large head of cabbage, six red peppers
and one bunch OF celery; chop all finely
together, place in large stone jar with
alternate layers of salt and let stand for
twenty-four hours. Press or squeeze
from it all the water possible and add
one tablespoonful each of celery and
mustard seed. Place in stone jars and
cover with good cider vinegar.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-06
LATE HENRY REEVE.
He Was Editor OF the Edinburgh Re-
yfexy,' and a Great Scholar,

He Was Editor OF the Edlnburgh ne
view" and q Great Scholar.
Mr.. Henry Reeve has died at the ad-
vanced age of 50, and the Edinburgh
Review is once more without an edit
or. Mr.. Reeve succeeded the late Sir
George Cornewall Lewis in the editor
ship of the great quarterly in 1855, and
he carried on the tradition Of jeffrey
with acknowledged success. A master
of French and German, he published a
considerable number of translations, in
Guiding De Tocqueville's Democracy"
but his chief literary achievement was
the editing of Charles Greville's Jour
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-06
Confinement and Hard Work

Indoors, particularly In the sitting posture,
ara far more prejudicial to health than ex-
cessive muscular exertion in the open air.
Hard sedentary workers are far too weary
after office hours to take much needful ex-
ercise IN the open air. They often need
tonic. Where can they seek IMMIGRATION
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, q renovant
particularly adapted to recruit the ex-
hausted force Of naturel Use also for
dyspepsia, kidney, liver and rheumatic
ailments
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-06
A SWIM IN DEAD SEA.
VISIT TO RIVER WHERE CHRIST
WAS BAPTIZED.
Beer on Sale and Boats to Let"-On
Horseback Through the Country Round
About Jordan-The Alleged Grave of
Moses.

HE German travel
Ter, Prof. H. w.
V o & e ], describes
in Vom Fels yum
Nicer a recent Wis.,
it to the Dea Sea
and "round about
Jordan" as t h e
Bible calls t h e
neighbor h o o d o I
t b e h o y rive r
where Jesus Christ
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-06
Looking Ahead,

Looking Ahead.
Cholly Chapleigh-Just think, dearest
after we are married you won't have to
think for yourself. will youi
Miss Pert-No dear I'll have to think For
both of us then
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-06
TAMMANY'S LEADER.
RICHARD CROKER, OTHERWISE
THE SILENT MAN."
Just the Man for the Position That
Satisfied the Highest Ambition of
His Life-Not Afraid of Accusations
Master of himself.

WENTY YEARS
was the term of SER
vice in Tammany
Hall required of
Richard Gro e r
before he became
its master instead
of its servant. In
that time he ell
bowed, bullied, plot
ted, nursed, and
forced his way from
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-11-22
Some Facts About Corn.

The question regarding the advisability
from standpoint OF profit, Of carrying crops
in storage awaiting raise Of prices or for
other reasons, has long been a mooted one
among farmers. A practical Kent county
Farmer has finally settled the matter relative
to corn by actual experiments, with the fol-
lowing interesting results during each month
after husking
The corn, when husked and shelled in
October, weighed 225 pounds, and the cob
125 pounds November, corn 2l5 pounds,
cob 100 pounds, a loss of 10 pounds corn
corn, 80 pounds cob, loss of 5 pounds corn,
10 pounds cob; January, 200 pounds corn,
81 pounds COB loss / pound corn and 3
pounds cob; February 208 pounds corn, S5
pounds cob, loss of l pound corn and 2
pounds cob; March, 206 pounds corn, 80
pounds cob, loss OF 2 pounds corn, 2 pounds
cob; April, POI pounds corn, rs pounds cob,
loss Of 8 pounds corn, 10 pounds cob; May
and June, corn 100 pounds, cob 60 pounds,
loss OF IL pounds corn, 7 pounds cob. Loss
in corn IRON October Till following June, 10
per cent, or 30 pounds; loss 10 weight of
cob for same time, 40 per cent, or 81 pounds.
The following figures are for barrel oil
cOb-corn during the same time. In Octo-
Der barrel will hold 225 pounds Of corn,
1876 pounds Of cob; November, 246 pounds
OF corn, los pounds cob December, 255
pounds corn, 05 pounds cob; January, 26O
pounds corn, 80 pounds cob; February, 265
pounds corn, IS pounds cob; March, 1858
pounds corn, 80 pounds cob; April, 272
pounds corn, Is pounds cob; May and June,
232 pounds corn, 68 pounds cob.