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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-21
LITERARY NOTES.

A brilliant piece of description and
literary criticism combined is I'm
Arkansas" by Tn. Benton. Mime
Blanc) translated for the July Midland
Monthly by Mrs. f. S. Schaeffer. 1t
describes the great French woman S
visit to the Arkansas home of Octave
Thanet. Another interesting feature
of the July Midland is Miss Horak S
illustrated description of that remark
ably successful experiment in Christian
socialism, The Amana Colony
The demand for good short stories
never ends. The difficulty is to meet
the demand with nothing but stories
OF first-class quality. No paper in
America does this better than the
Youths Companion. Wee after week
and year after year it comes out,
always with good stories. new in plot
and skillful in treatment. until one
wonders where it gets them all, and
how it preserves it's infinite variety
The editors of no other publication
have a larger number of manuscripts
submitted for them to choose from
Over seven thousand were received in
the last prize competition. The result
is that the Companion has in every
issue several short stories of the kind
that make WEAKNESS an impossibility.
1t is announced that, beginning with
the August number, the Monthly
illustrator and Home and Country will
appear with the price reduced from
twenty cents TO five cents per copy.
This change, made desirable by the
modern trend toward more popular
prices for magazine literature, will not
be accompanied by any lowering in
tone or cheapening in quality. Com
mencing with the February number
the magazine will appear with the
title changed to The American Mag
azine. This announcement on the
part of one of the leading magazines
of the day will be happily received by
the reading public.
The August or midsummer number
of the Delineator, published by the
Butterick Publishing Co., London and
New York, contains several special
features which will please the ladies.
II also contains an article on women
and bicycling" by DIR. C. A. Won
Random, and an article on Music as
a Profession for Women" by Xaver
Scharwenka.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-21
Hibernians Gather at Detroit.

Detroit, Mich, July 15.-Green badges
and ribbons are numerous in Detroit.
They are worn by members of and dele
gates to the national convention of An
Gent Order of Hibernians, which
opened in the Catholic Clubs building
at noon. Nearly 800 delegates and full
ly 1000 visitors to the convention have
arrived and the number is expected to
be trebled tomorrow. The officers of
the grand body who are present are:
P. j. O'Connor, president, Savannah.
Ga; John c. Weadock, vice-president,
Bay City, Mich; M. j. Slattery, secre-
tary, Albany, n. Y; Thomas j. Dun
don, treasurer, Columbus, Ohio; Morris
F. Wilhere and James Jackson, Phila-
dclphia; Edward Sweeney, Cincinnati
and John M. Clarke, Milwaukee, di-
rcctOrS
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-21
Glass Bottle Blowers Meat

Streator, ILL.,. July 15.-The Glass
Bottle Blowers Association of the
United States and Canada met in an
nual convention in this city Monday,
President Troth, of Millville, N. J..
presiding. The committee on prices
have been at work but the result has
not yet been made known to the con-
vention. Later the wage committee
will meet similar committee fron, tho
manufacturers at Pittsburg, when the
final settlement will be effected. The
convention will remain in session q
week or ten DAYS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-21
NAMES HIS HELPERS.
Mr.. Hanna Appoints the National Exec
nffva 10 iftec

Mr. Hanna Appoints the National Exec
utive Committee.
Cleveland, Ohio, July I'm. A. Han
ma Monday announced the national
executive committe as follows: M. A.
Hanna, chairman, Cleveland; William
M. Osborne, secretary. Boston, Mass;
General Powell Clayton, Arkansas;
Charles G. Dawes, Illinois; w. I. Dur
bin, Indiana; Cyrus Leland, Kansas;
Joseph Fl. Manley, Maine; M. 5. Quay,
Pennsylvania; H. C. Payne, Wisconsin;
N. B. Scott, West Virginia. The ninth
member not yet chosen.
In regard to the ninth member to be
appointed there is considerable specu-
lation as to which state will be honored
with the selection. Some OF the C1eve-
land Republicans think that Senator
Thurston of Nebraska will be asked to
reconsider his declination of place on
the committee, since Bryan of his state
has been nominated by the Democrats.
Others are of the opinion that Mr. Han
ma will appoint a New York man to
the place, and ex-senator Platt is men
toned in that connection. 1t was said
at the headquarters that the announce
ment of the other appointee would be
made within a day or two.
The first meeting of the committee
will be held at Mr.. Hannas office-the
Mckinley headquarters-at 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning. Preliminary
business only will be transacted at that
session. In the afternoon the commit
tee will probably call on Major Nc
kinley at his home in Canton, and con-
fer with him regarding the methods
10 be adopted during the campaign.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-21

Dover. Del, July 15.-The Addicks
wing of the Republican party in this
state are holding convention today
and will nominate John H. Hoffecker
for governor, Jonathan s. Willis for
congress, and j. Edward Addicks, of
New Castle, ID. M. Wilson, OF Kent,
and Daniel j. Forks, of Sussex. for
electors. The regular" party, headed
by Higgins men, will meet at George
town on Thursday. Mr.. Addicks has
announced that, in view of the fact that
the United States constitution prohibits
man from being an elector and also
a United States senator, he is not
candidate for the former Office.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-21
DEAN SWiFT'S CYNICiSMS.

No wise man ever wished to be
younger.
/ have known men OF great valor
towards to their wives.
1t is a miserable thing to live in sus-
pense: it is the life of a spider.
Most sorts of diversion in men, chill
dren and other animals is an imitation
of fighting.
If man makes me keep my diSance,
the comfort is that he keeps his at the
same time.
We have just enough religion to
make us hate but not enough to make
us love one another.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-21
ONE KILLED; SEVERAL INJURED.
Passenger Train on the Lehigh Valley
Dsrailed by Striking n Cow.

Passenger Train on the Lehigh Valley
DsraiIed by Striking a Cow.
Hazelton, Pa, July ia passenger
train on the Lehigh Valley between
White Haven and this city ran into a
cow Monday afternoon and the engine
and three cars toppled over the ridgi
of high embankment. Engineer Will
liam Douder received injuries from
which he died shortly afterward. Bar
neg Mooney, the fireman, was seriously
injured and more than a score of pas.
sengers were badly hurt, several OF
whom will die. The most seriously
injured are:
Mrs r. L. Clark of Ashley; will prob.
ably die.
Mrs. John Broduhn of Wilkesbarre.
will probably die.
Patrick McCloskey of Philadelphia;
badly crushed about body and legs,
may die.
body badly cut and bruised; condition
critical.
Samuel Gale of New York; leg and
right side badly bruised.
j. T. Hoyt, Binghamton, n. y; legs
and arms badly bruised.
K. E. Richards, Boston; bruised about
I "1y.
Charles Guidcr, Baltimore; scalp
wounds.
Samuel Gaiewaski of New York
chest and legs hurt.
Many of the passengers were severe
ly scalded by escaping steam. The
train left White Haven at 2 O'Clock.
1t was running at high rate of speed
at the time. A relief train was sent from
here with physicians to attend the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-21
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM.

A radish eighteen inches in length
has been grown near Widan. Germany,
which is said to be in the exac. form
of a baby, even 10 the fingers and toes
The East London Water Comapny
has issued notice forbidding The use
of garden sprinklers and all similar
apparatus. A drouth in London is i'm :.
Minent.
More then 10000 persons are en-
gagged in the manufacture of explo-
sives in England. Last year forty
persons in the business were killed and
1877 injured by accidents.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-21
INCREASE IN SHIPBUILDlNG.
What Is Shown by the Report Of the
Navigation Rureau


Washington, July 15.-The report of
the navigation bureau shows that dur
ing the year ending June 30, 1896. zoo
vessels of 100000 gross tons were built
in the United States, and officially
numbered by the bureau of navigation.
compared with 6S2 vessels of 5000
tens for last year, an increase of II 900
tons. Steam vessels built numbered
322 of $4,000 tons. compared with 2S3
of 1900 tons for the previous year.
Steel as chief material of construction
has increased to 106,900 tons, from Al
200 tons for the previous year. Nearly
three-fourths Of the steel tonnage was
built on the great lakes. The tonnage
built and numbered on the great lakes
was 104 vessels of 1000 tons. compared
with SO vessels of $4,000 tons for the
previous year, which indicates also the
rapid increase in size of the vessels
of the lake fleet.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-21
Telegraph Operator Hs,d.

Chicago, July 15.-Jay B. Kniskern.
telegraph operator for the Chicago and
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
and for the Wisconsin Central Railroad
Company at Altenheim station, was
held to the grand jury yesterday after
noon by coroner's jury at the inquest
held at the county morgue over the
bodies OF the five persons killed at the
wreck of the Wisconsin Central excur-
sion train at Altenheim on Sunday
evening.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-21
When in 1902 Georgia relinquishe d

When in 1902 Georgia relinquishod
her claim to Mississippi territory, the
general government agreed to pur-
chase and surrender to the state all
the Greek lands lying within her own
orders, "as soon as it could peaceably
and reasonably be DONE" This pledge
on the part of the United States had
never ben fulfilled, and Georgia COM
planned of bad faith. The difficulty
became alarmed in 1926, and a treaty
was finally concluded between the
Creek chiefs and the president, by
which a cession was obtained and the
Greeks removed to the Indian Terri
tory.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-21
Run Causes a Failur

Lansing, Mich, July 14-The Peo-
pies Savings Bank of this city failed
to open It's doors Monday and will
go into the hands of receiver. The
bank is capitalized at $4,000. Failure
to realize on its assets to meet con-
slant Withdrawals is given as the cause
of the suspension. The savings de-
posts have been reduced to less thar
$4,000.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-21
WANT A NEW TICKET.
illinois Sound Money" Democrats Make
an AppeaI


Chicago, July 15.-lllinois Sound
money" Democrats demand that an
other convention be called and an in
dependent national ticket be nominat-
ed on sound money" platform. If
the Democrats of the nation shall re-
spond to the appeal of the Illinois
sound money men, well and good. If
not, the Illinois men win fight their
own battles and will .un an independ-
ent campaign in this state.
The position taken by the Illinois
gold men and their reasons for so doing
are set forth in an address to the fell
low Democrats of the nation, issued by
the state advisory committee of the
sound money" Democracy. The
movement for an independent ticket is
opposed by many leaders of the party.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-21

Milwaukee, Wis.,, July 15.-Henry C.
Payne, of the Republican national com
mittee, left Monday for Cleveland to
attend meeting Of the executive COM
mittee of that body. Mr.. Payne favors
the removal of the national headquar
tiers from New York to Chicago, and be-
lieves that, inasmuch as the battle will
be mainly fought in the west, the
change to Chicago will be made
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-21
WIN b,op the Amendments.

London, July 15.-It is mi-officially
announced that the amendments Of
Tered by Mr.. Gerald Balfour to the
Irish land bill, introduced in the House
o. Commons April IS. are to be with
drawn.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-21

London, July 1.-THE Standard has
1 dispatch from Paris which says: 1T
is rumored on the bourse that the
: Rothschilds will issue here Russian
loan for 1,o0o,0ooOo0 francs (s20o. ooo,-
300.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-05-27
81 A YEAR IN ADVANCE

ed explosions. There have been sev
eral notable instances of accidents of
this kind. Thus, on August 1s, 1869,
says the Bangor Commercial, the tower
OF st. Nazaire, at Brescia, was struck
by lightning. In large vault beneath
the tower lay an immense quantity Of
gunpowder' This imme diately explod.
ed; sixth part of the whole citv NJ
Brescia was destroyed, while not ain.
gle building escaped damage. The
stones OF the tower were flung int to the
air and carried by the force of the ex.
ploslon to immense distances. The
number of persons killed was 5000. Tn
another case, the for tress of Luxem.
burg, in which again there was stored
great quantity of gunpowder, was
struck by lightning. The explosion
that followed reduced the whole of the
lower town to heap of ruins. In this
instance some of the stones composing
the fortress were hurled to distance of
close on three miles. Again, in Novem.
Der, 1856, the church of st. John, in the
Island of Rhodes, which W as used as a
powder magazine, was struck in the
same way. The church and the houses
In the neighborhood were destro yed,
and more than 200 dead bodies were
discovered among the debris.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-05-27

pared on the west side of the river, and
were brought to the east, and the block.
house was formed and erected, all
which was done with great haste. The
Chickasaws complained to Gov. Blount
OF this invasion of their territorial
rights. And on the ninth of Novem-
Der, 1875, after he had time to
receive the Presidents instructions,
he directed a letter by Col. Mckee to
Gov. Gayoso, at Fort st. Ferdinando,
near the Chickasaw bluff. He stated
that the United States considered the
establishment of military post, by
the Spanish government upon the east
bank OF the Mississippi River, at or near
the Chickasaw bluff, as an encroach.
ment upon the territorial rights of the
United States, as well as of the Chicka,
saw nation. And that it was the ex.
pectation of the Government of the
United States that he would demolish
the fort, blockhouses, or whatever de.
scription of military works may have
been there erected, and would with.
draw the troops from within their
limits.
Continued next waek I
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-05-27
Source of the Missouri.

Col. j. V. Brewer, state geographer
of Minnesota, has discovered that the
source of the Missouri ia 1921 miles
from the gulf Of Mexico. He finds that
the largest upper branch of the Mis-
souri, does not flow through the lower
Red Rock lake, iu Montana, but comes
from a hole in the mountains, volcanic
in its true character, at the summit of
the Rocky Mountains. west of Henry's
lake Idaho, and at a point bordering
the State boundry between that State
and Montana. The miniature rivulet,
atits commencement, striving to secure
existance from the inner walls of the
surrounding volcanic rents, near per-
petual snow banks, has by its capaci-
ty, cut its way out from the rugged
and precipitous mountain uplifts of
enormous size, until solid mountain
OF rock has been severed in twain, a
canyon formed, and assuming the pro.
portions of a river flowing into and
through upper Red Rock lake, 30 miles,
its source in the mountains, then west
wardly, northerly and northeast
ly past Red Butte and Beaver Head
Rock to the forks, thence to the Missis.
sippi, and thence to the Gulf of Mexico.
through and past thirteen states.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-05-27
Scenting q Burglar.

A burglar had the temerity to invade
London physicians consulting room
late the other night. The doctor found
him there and threw at him the first
thing that he could lay his hands on.
1t happened to be bottle of oil of pep
permint, which broke on the thief g
back. The rascal got clear away, and
the only clue the police had was the
incident of the peppermint. The next
day the detectives smelt of every sus.
picious character on their list, and
they soon picked out the culprit. He
still reeked with the accusing odor of
peppermint when he was arraigned in
court twenty four hours later
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-05-27
COughed ND Lead.

E. N. Watts, an Ohio soldier, who
was wounded in the lung at the battle
of Chickamauga, passed through a
marvellous experience recently. His
lungs have been giving him consider
able trouble lately. He was seized
with violent attack of coughing, and
coughed up mimic ball that had lain
in his lung since the wound was re.
ceived at Chickamauga. A profuse
hemorrhage attended the coughing,
but the pain with which he has been
suffering intensely for several days
was greatly relieved. Physicians were
summoned to his bedside, and up to this
writing his condition has steadily i'm.
proved. The indications are that he
will get well. Mr.. Watts was also
wounded in the foot and hip on the
same day he received the lung wound.
but these wounds gave him little trou-
BILE compared with the one in his lung,
which has for years impaired his
health.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-05-27
Continued next week. |
Your Physical Condition

Needs attention at this time. If you
are tired, weak and nervous, it is clear
that your blood is impure, and without
doubt there has been too much over
work or strain on brain and body. the
course of treatment for such condi-
ton isplain and simple. The blood must
first be purified so that the nervous sys.
tenn, and in fact all the organs will be
fed upon pure blood. Intelligent people
without number have testified that the
best blood purifier, nerve tonic and
strength imparting medicine is Hood s
Sarsaparilla. Nervousness, loss of sleep
and general debility all vanish when
Hood 'sSarsaparilla is persistently taken
in word, health and happiness follow
after taking Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-05-27
Free Pills.

Send your address to H. E. Bucklen
& Co., Chicago, and get free sample
box of DR.. Kin's New Life Pills. A
trial will convince you of their merits.
These pills are easy in action and are
particularly effective in the cure of
constipation and sick headache. For
malaria and liver troubles they have
been proved invaluable. They are
guaranteed to be perfectly free from
every deleterious substance and to be
purely vegetable. They do not weaken
by their action, but by giving tone to
stomach and bowels greatly invigorate
the system. Regular size 25c per box.
Sold By E. g. Britton, Druggist
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-05-27
Effect Of Tree Destruction.

The influence of forests in protecting
the water supply is we'll illustrated in
the case of Greece. In ancient days che
possessed 7,50O,0O acres of forest. To-
day she has hardly 100000 acres, and
the scarcity of water and other injuri-
Gus climatic effects are traceable to the
destruction of the trees.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-05-27

Paducah, KY, may well feel proud
of some of her enterprises. Messrs. D.
Wilson & Son of Kimble, KY, write to
the E. E. Switzerland Medicine Com
pany as follows: 1--WE write this to
certify to the wonderful and grand
good results irony our DR.. Bell g Pine
Tar Honey, which is selling faster than
any medicine we ever sold. People
who never traded at our store have
heard of it and some from adjoining
counties for it. One case in particular
is that of Mrs. Smith Woodbridge, of
this place, who was So afflicted with
her throat for over two years that she
could not speak above whisper. After
she used the first bottle of DR.. Bells
Pine Tar Honey she could talk as we'll
as ever and the case is such a wonder
full cure that her neighbors come in to
see for themselves, and are astonished
to hear her talk. For sale by Mathes
& Patton.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-05-27

AT this season of the year colds gen.
orally effect the lungs worse than at
any other time. DR.. Bells Pine Tar
Honey will break a cold in less time
than any known remedy, end it
strengthens and invigorates the lungs
and bronchial tubes. For sale by
Mathes & Patton.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-05-27
Statesmen Wanted,

Good wages to sell our nursery stock.
Apply for terms. We will have for
spring and fall, 1896, an immense stock
of apple, pear, peach, plum, apricot,
cherry, grape, etc. Also small fruits,
shade and ornamental trees, roses, etc.
We make specially of wholesaling to
large planters direct. We will sell to
responsible parties and take note pay.
able in six, twelve and eighteen months.
Write us for wholesale prices. Ad-
dress Southern Nursery Co., Winches.
ter, Tenn.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-05-27
Civil Service or Ruin.

so long ago as 1885 carping critics of
the Administration of that date affect.
ed to lind in the public protestat;ons of
Mr. Cleveland and his corresponding
acts an illustration of Samuel ]. Til.
den 8 Characterization of the ex-Sheriff
OF Erie County as "the most selfish pol
itician ever met" The remark was
not as generally understood or widely
quoted as it is to-day, but it is worthy
OF note that the suspicion, instead of a.
Dating with years, has hardened into
something like conviction.
The latest act of conservation to
which the President has pledged him
self is the establishment of civil service
reform. He has issued mandate that
places on the classified civil service
list nearly 10000 clerks and other en-
9loyes, thus stripping his successors of
almost all the patronage that had
been at his disposal when he assumed
Office. There are now only few hun.
dred offices at the disposal of the Ex-
ecutive or his supporters; the rest are
filled for life by appointees of the pres
ent or previous administration, and
vacancies hereafter can be filled only
according to the INERT system.n
1t has taken Mr. Cleveland eleven
years to appreciate the full value of
civil service reform. So long as he had
1t in his power to fill the offices at will,
he limited the operation of the law
In order to give himself full scope. 1t
is only at the end of his second term
that he resolves thatno other President
shall have the power over patronage
that he possessed.
1t is needless to say that the Presi-
dent who by stroke of the pen con.
firms some $4,000 office holders in
their places for life, is likely to have
their good will and support in the event
of his seeking fourth nomination. 1t
is equally obvious that, unless his sue.
cessor can induce Congress to amend
the law, he will have no patronage to
distribute; and that, if any candidate
has been securing delegates by prom
ises of Office to the extent of 80, 900, Mr..
Cleveland's 3 action is admirably calcu-
lated to shake the loyalty of his snp-
porters.
The coldblooded selfishness of this
eleventh hour extension of the law to
strengthen his own candidacy, perpe-
tuate his own influence and thwart a
rival is ample proof of the accuracy Of
Mr.. Tildens observation.
Apart from this revelation, however,
it will probably occur to the intelligent
reader that law which confers on the
Executive such amazing powers ought
to be wiped off the statute books at as
early a date as possible-or that portion
of it, at least. Morning Advertiser.