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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-11
England Not to. BE Enyied.

"The position of England to-day is
most unenviable," said q Chicago min
lister in recent sermon. While pos
ing on one hand as the most civilized
nation In the world, on the other sne
offers her eternal friendship to the most
barbarous ruler in the modern world.
Processing to be the friend of the per-
secuted and the champion OF freedom,
she looks on the preparation OF unut-
terable crimes against humanity and
allows months and years to pass with
out any decided interference. Ireland
and Armenia are the everlasting dis
grace of Great Britain. England IS to-
day the bulwark of Ottoman misrule in
Asia Minor. For half century she
has allowed the determination of the
Armenians at the hands of the Turk for
commercial purposes, as well as for po-
litical jealousies. While sending mis-
sionaries to convert the Mohammedans
of India, England sends soldiers to sup
port Islam in Turkey and Armenia. 1t
Is no longer the sword Of the Arabian
prophet-that was broken by Charles
Martel-it is the sword of England that
propagates and maintains the koran in
Asia. Since 1861 the Armenians, with
outstretched arms, mangled and bleed
ing under the sultan'S hoofs. have
prayed to Great Britain for help, but
England, like the sultan, has only prom
Used help reform, without keeping the
promise. Will 1896 close with the sui
tan still on his throne, England hold
ing up his hand dripping with the blood
of a nation? I lay the responsibility
for the atrocious murders and wholesale
massacres in Armenia at the door Of the
tory government of England. Every
drop of blood spilled in Armenia, every
child bayoneted, every maiden ravished
by brutes, brands her majesty's present
government with disgrace which, in
the words of Gladstone, will be indel-
ible."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-11
Old Military Lore.

1.-THE Pathwaie of Martial Discipline"
Q5sD. by Thomas Styward, is full OF
plates and abounds in quaint remarks,
saws the Gentleman's Magazine. Giving
the duties OF a provost marshal we
find: ..IIe shall, according tc the lawes,
punish all offenders, without regard or
respect of persons, and in the market
place shall set up pair of gallows,
both for the terror Of the wicked and
for the execution upon them that offend
the lawes. That he shall set upon all
yictuals brought to market reasonable
price, that the seller and the buyer may
reasonably live by it,
In the office OF coronel Tor colonel, the
two terms seem to have been introduced
at the same time but the latter became
the favorite). after mentioning his
appointing of as many captains as Is
needful, giving 300 men to company,
(which Is convenient number" for
II the men are divided into smaller
companies too much money would be
spent on the officers. With regard to
the lieutenant. he Is to be "of great ex-
periences, qualities and behaviour. y
"The coronel shall also examine the
selections that the captains have made
of all the officers throughout their com
panies and il they be such as ought tc
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-11
NOTES..

Denman Thompson's forthcoming
play is entitled 1.-The Sunshine in tie
Alley"
Charles Frohman says that receipts
generally through the country on
Christmas day were about 33 per cent
less than last year. The matinees were
bad everywhere.
More places of amusement are now
open in New York than are to be found
in London or Paris. 1t takes 20,000,-
900 capital to run them, and they give
employment to 10000 persons.
The London Times says Of w. d.
Howell's one-act comedy, "A Dangerous
Ruffian": 1T is not likely to enhance
his literary reputation or to lead to his
more intimate connection with the
stage"
After an absence of five years, Miss
Minnie Palmer renewed her acquaint-
ance with the American public in New
York last Monday night in THE School,
Girl" musical farce, in three acts, by
| George Manchester and Albert Maurice.
The comedy was pronounced poor stuff,
| but Miss Palmer was we'll received.
A Cuban war drama has been inevi.
table for some time and Manager Lift Is
first in the ring with play that deals
| with the struggles of the patriots for
/ freedom. 1t Is to be called 1.-The Last
Stroke" and will be produced in ST.
Paul, February %. The drama is the
work of Isaac N. Morris, whose Rival
| Candidates" had brief but profitable
run at Hoyt's two years ago. He |,
one of the youngest of the successful
playwrights of the day, and is a great
grandson of Senator Morris. Of Ohiu
the presidential candidate OF the ole
Liberty party.-New York World.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-11
Mary's Calls,

Mory trotted into a neighbours house
one morning last week, climbed up in
to an easy chair and settled herself for
a talk. Il have been making calls"
she announced. 'I've been to Aunt
Lucy's and Mrs. C.'s, and the WIS. I've
been out ever since breakfast calling"
Her hostess thought it wise to ask:
And does your mother know where
you are, Mary?" All the glow died out
of her face. She pushed herself for
ward in her chair, with her finger TO her
lip. ''Let-me-see," she slowly
unused. Il - guess i must go
home-now."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-11
be CT not much worse he may allow

be CT not much worse he may allow
them and not otherwise"
Before firearms drove out all other
weapons it was an object to equalize the
strength of the company, "the shot Gas
the musketeers came to be calledI sup
plementing the pixies. an the combin-
ations of men for drilling which are
given by various authors illustrate
this; thus for the defense from horse.
men place the ranks of pixies every
way, your shot next unto them, your
bills Tor halberds) and ensigf in the
midst, the pixies ends couched down
the better to resist the enemy"
All kinds Of lodges are taught-thus:
III In sight Of the enemy, which is
superior in numbers, the front rank Of
Pixies shall spread out so as to admit
The men OF ti1e second rank in the open
spaces. But ~ the enemy manifest a
real intention OF attacking, and there
be- no place Of refuge near, the second
rank shall return to their places and
all snail serfie close together. The shot
shalf be placed in the yoward and rear
ward, so that they may skirmish and
retire as OCCASION serveth."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-11
HINTS FREsaf FROM PARIS.

Straps are repeated In materials Of
all kinds.
The bib front is exceedingly stylish:
| 81, may be EXPRESSED in silk, wool or
Moliere' cravets, Robespierre jabots
ana any number q fancy neck trim
mi sys are in evidence;
Shhring'Iis greatly used, the fullness
on tsA shoulders Of waists and at the
tops sfSs2eewes Being so treated.
Sleeyes\ exhibit qnite a vssiety Of
thinning. \slashssS through which
appear rafsN of different color bands
studded With buttons,i Vaadyke points
edged WIFI lase. all are pleasing in
their endless variety. Guns plsT an
imp srtant role.
Vesy magnificent are tia tisht-fstins
Louias coats. with full fHted basaues;
the spgendid5 flower damaaks and jar
din iere' velvet5 show OF to advantage IN
this styrs OF garment, wha:h Is emf
nentH aazptedN for carriage sand'recep-
ton weaI
The Marie AiMoinetfs skirt is new,
but it is nat adapted opAEll hgsres it is
shfrred orlyIaitadlon the Bips and fares
widely at t1he f0o3; soratsns.s an I'M
gored 'front.' breadth Of as,dsifcuent ma
ieria1 is intfoduced, shapedNto'the tg-
Ure By scant, GATHERS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-11
ROLLN'S BOND OMISSING.
BOnSsrnen to the Extent cSSr eSOO,OCe
Will Escape Liabilit.q,y.

BOnsiSznen to the Extent C3Sf $500, OCB
Will Escape Liabilitg,v.
OMAHA, Neb., February 2.-Ths
matter of ex-City Treasurer rBolln's
defalcation has taken a sensational
turn. Bolln was re-arrests6saon the
charge of embezzling $10S,0OO, and
simultaneously it was discovered that
his bond for $500, 900 as treasurer of
the school board was missing. Comp
troller Westberg says he has made a
search of the records and files in his
office and that he has been unable to
find the bond or any trace,of 1t. There
is a huge mass of old papess in the
Office, and he is going to- institute
search among them for the missing
security. Secretary Gillen rccollected
that he went to Comptpollers Olson to
get an official bond to use fop his own
bond, and the comptroller bnought out
two bonds, one of which was his sue
cessor's and the other BollnlS>
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-11
-rNTAGE BE HANGED.

and a membership ticket in the V
G. p. W
We'll, whatever may be said" went
on Habberton Che had drunk consid-
cradle champagne), 1.-The new woman
Ii a painful reality. We hate to admit
her presence, but she is here, though
we hope not 10 stay"
pray forbear," exclaimed the ire
oressible Mortimer. who knows but
some of our number have formed EN-
tangling alliances with new women
who make political speeches and head
petitioning conventions"
day gracious heaven rorEid!" re-
sponded HabbertGr. il such tone of
mock tragedy that the whole company
burst into peals of rollicking laughter.
There was one young man who had
not Joined in the conversation and VINO
did not join in the laugh.
This was Tom Agnew. He sat
smoking in an obscure corner, and his
face flushed at the last words OF Hab-
berton and Mortimer and the laugh
which greeted them. AS sooG as con-
venience would allow, he arose and
slipped away.
In his mind strange fight was
taking place between resentment. love
and fear of ridicule.
He felt that in Lewis Mortimer's last
remarks there had been a yelled allu-
sion to himself, though his engagement
to Helen Clayburn was supposed to be
secret.
Helen he knew to be leader in the
Uork of women, and he grew angry
with himself, with her and with his
companions when he thought that she
might be included in the category OF
rnew woman"
A man is not always reasonable after
champagne and long game of whist
So in his unreason Tom Aghew wrote
letter that night which in his sanel
moments he would not have been guilty
of pcnning.
And the next morning Helen Clay
burn received it just as she was goint
out to attend meeting of the Kinder
garten association.
why, it's a letter from Tom," sh'
said. II wonder IL he is in haste to q
away, that he writes" And she tor
It open. 1t was not very long and a
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-11

neIE She served under Ge2. Burn
side for three years, and was color
bearer at Bull Run, but she Is as
sprightly and CHEEKY as woman OF 30.
She Joined company known as the car
bineers, and was made its color-bearer.
The colonel of her regiment Is author
ity for the statement that she became
skillful shot and that no soldier in the
regiment eQuaIsd her at a slashing sa-
Der stroke. She marched beside her hus-
band in the ranks, asking no favors or
consideration on aGEourt of her sex, ana
always wearing the accultrementS OF a
soldier. Here is description OF her.
written by d. Fl. jennings, the man who
proposed her for membership in the
Grand Army: Mrs. Brownell was tall,
rather dark and quite slender, showing
her Scotch ancestry In her face. Her
hair, which, was straight, hung flowing
to little below her shoulders, and was
tied plainly back with Blue RIBBON.
Her uniform was blue flannel bia'9se
and rather full skirt, falling almost to
her ankles. She always wure her belt
and saber and on the march wore booes
When the First Rhode Island stood be-
fore Richmond on that awfal July day
Kady was there with her colors. Sne
was located on a slight eminence, aHo
the flag she SO jealously guarded formed
a definite rallying point for the men as
the skirmish deepened into general
engagement. Shells screamed through
the air like bowling fiends, but kady
stood by her. colors." After the war
Mrs. Brownell and her husband re-
turned to Rhode Island. He went into
politics and finally drifted to this city,
where he was in the employ OF the de-
partment of public works. A year ago,
he SAYS, he went ont Of office to make
room for Tammany man. Mrs. Brow
nells application for the position was
supported by letter from Gen. Burn
side, written in 1868, in which he said:
Mrs. Brownell was with my command
during the campaign in North Carolina,
and by her service on the battlefield OF
Newborn and in the hospital located
there saved many officers and soldiers
from DEATH"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-11

the Columbian were in high feather.
The club was only year old and
each new success meant another
weight thrown on the side OF popu-
iarity and permanence.
So the conversation had in 1t some
of the spirit of the lively young men.
"By Jove," said Morris Habberton
this is what l call real joy OF life. A
fellow attends to his business during
Che day and feels that he deserves a
rest at night. So he HES him to the
club, where there are cards, cigars, con-
genial fellows and harmless glass"
Nothing like it," said Old Hobbs,
who was gray as to the fringes of his
bald pate, but had left the Bachelors"
because, as he explained it. "the fellows
were getting old and grumpy"
There's always a glow about the
very appearance of the club entrance
10 me- said Habberton.
ooh, We know that's champagne
talking, but the vintage seems to have
the knack of uttering the truth to-
night"
This was Lewis Mortimer's contri-
button to the general talk.
Vintage be hanged" exclaimed the
first speaker, turning on him IN mock
fury.
But old Hobbs interrupted him with:
Don't hang the vintage now, my dear
boy, and don't on your life underrate
its power and influence"
Il don't, but my words are the words
Of saee and sober truth. | say and l
maintain and reiterate that there Is
warmth and genial glow about the
very entrance to these rooms
''He waxeth oratorical," Knocked
Mortimer.
Contrast" went on Habbertcn, with
out dt!gning to notice the interruption,
|'this homecoming with the home-com-
ing OF a fellow who is married to a
woman"
"Or one of these new women, >"
from Hensington, who had not before
Joined in the conversation.
''Ah, now you are talking sense
said old Hobbs. rubbing his hands glee-
fully. 1T is the advent of the new
woman that is keeping so many inno-
cent, eligible and worthy men from
matrimony."
How do you know" interrupted
Mortimer, with especial stress on the
'you."
Some one threw an almanac at him
and old Hobbs remarked that ne hated
weak attempts at sarcasm"
Reginald Vertress was known and
reputed lady's man, so nobody paid
much attention when he observed,
rather tentatively: "Oh, l haven't
much faith in all this talk about the new
woman, anyway. If you'll believe me,
she's only the same dear creature with
the addition of bicycle, big sleeves
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-11
IOWA PATENT OFFICE REPORT

Dies MONIES, February S.--Patents
were allowed to Iowa iuaventors last!
week as follows: To Miss,G'. j. Cramer
of Griswold, for a reversible board fors
ironing sleeves. One SiIae is convex.
and adapted for the ou,siate seam anA,
the other side is concaye and adapted!
for the inside seam. Tow. p. JONES'
of Des Moines, aSSignS1 to NJ. W..
Scoville, for an apparatus adapted fQar
cleaning tubes and comprising an al in
pump, means for producing an ain.
tight connection with the discharge
tube of wash bowl and means for.
closing the OVERFLOW Kent while the
pump is operated to foree air inton The,
discharge tube as retygired to remove.
distractions by air pressure. To .Nmh
Crabb, Of Des MoineS, for an inverB ion,
the object of which,. Is to produce IN
simple, strong and otsaable wire ieAce,
in which the posts are composed
wholly of sheet metaa bent into pepper
form and adapted taS Qa driven into tue
ground and firmly held therein and 90,
have fence wires qaRelSly and sssarsiy
connected thereto. To III. Linton. of
Des Moines, for d., kitchen cabG,et
adapted to retain Most of the ARTICLES
required ina, famksp cooking in com
vcnient accessibleposition t., faoi:fitate
the practice oS the love Of order
expressed in the saying "a place for
everything and everything iRits place. {"
Practical tidy housekeepers will
be the best judges OF the merits
of the ihvention, and we tal1a pleasure
in com Eending it to taeirr attention.
Valua Ole information about obtaining,
valuiac and selling patents sent free
to asy address. Printed copies of the
! drawings and specifications of any one
unsted States patent sent upon receiua
of - cents,
| HHoMASG. AND L. RAIra ORwIG,
Solicitors of Patents
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-11
HE WOULD RESIGN.

ar. Bayard Would Bow tor. Vote of
CeIsurc.
LONDON, February At Is learned
that Thomas f. Bayard, UnlEed States
ambassador to England, hasauthorized
President Cleveland to announce his
resignation in the event Of a vote
adverse to him upon the house of
representatives resolution censuring
him for his utterances in his speeches
in Edinburg and elsewhere in Great
Britain,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-11
sARBAR Gus SPANiARDS.
NO Better Than he Kurds in Armefifs--
Women and children Killed.

Women and Children Killed.
KEY WEST, Fla, February 5.--Some
/ time ago when the in. SuTgents eptered
| Sa banilla, the Spanish" official report
stated that they were driven out by
the garrison and ''unfort nnately three
womea were Killed by stray bullets"
The trath of SHAT happened there ha1
1 just bcea learned and it shows that the
Spaniartss> are acting as barbarous in
Caba as the Ktrds are in Armenia
Sabanilla, which Is an important town
of Iatanziss province,. was entered by
400 insurgents unaer Garcia, The
Spa Ssh regulars reiterated to the bar
racks and made no resistance. The
Spanish volunteers, however,, retreated
to the church sssFd fred on che iBsur-
gents. The insurgents retained the
fire, killing five rOmntecrs. Tine vol an
teers then ceased! firing. The inha5i-
tants received the Insurgents Joyfullg
and the poor pccpIe WHO had eaten
nothing bat cane E'ere fed by Garcia,
who made the merchants open their
stores and told the 1ftOple tsBtal<e. food.
Thirty stores were booted of their pro-
SiaioEns and ONE storiteepcr" was, shot
for resisting The irsurgent.S theIa re-
;ired- As soon as they had ,gyne;. Abe
Spanish volunteers edgise OUT Of the
;hraseh and opened frs. CT" the people
n the streets Forty six Were" KILLED,
thirty of whom were women andd CHI
irera. Their only offengssrgas' in cheer
ing the insurgents and talSing food to-
save themselves from starvation. After
shooting these people he volunteers
7oolr Ten Ca ADAMS who haGti surrendered
IN prOsnlse of amaesty a3It shot tssesn'
DOWN RI cold blood! Two Thousand
men women and chile tsrI reacsied
Mata1Tsrs from S3banilla. They fidy.
fearing further massacres 1SSthe Spans
.sf volunteers. These factsare' vouen+
ed Ror by Mayor Galvez, >CtfSsbanillas
who is jn Havana asking General Martina
to- punish the volunteers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-11

Mrs. &suger, wife of the president,
Is a typ>seal Dutch vroa, plain in hen
manner and thought mp strictly TO the
Boer idea. whch is TO disdain dress and
amusement of every kind.
Mr. and Mrs, stephen G.. Thurber, of
Warren, r. l., aged respectively Sc and
so years, died within three days of each
other last week, and were buried
together in the same grave.
Jules Simon, the distinguished French
statesman, is in better health at 81
than for some years past. Tie enjoys
his old age, and it is said that he
becomes better orator every year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-11

| Sle Tedu IL SDc grew Wnlte ana tve~I
bled little. But Helsn Clayburn wa
a very sensible girl She handed tn
letter to her mother, saying:
something has gore wrong to We,
Tom. He should have come to me in
stead of writing. I will wait for hin
to come to his senses
She read a paper that morning be
lore the association and the ladies' sait
OF II: The paper was excellent, bu
don't you think it's value was muct
added to by her manner of reading
1t was read with such spirit"
| when she came home from the asso-
citation Helen Clayburn read Tom As.
news letter again and cried littI,
bit as she laid it down.
He cannot become the laughing
| stock OF men by marrying girl whose
actions place her Enthusiastically in the
! ranks OF that very undesirable creature,
the new woman Who has been talk
ing to him and what have I done ex-
cept take an interest in what should
engage the attention of every true wom,
an? Tom, Tom, love you, but you
must-you must come to yourself"
And she did not answer the letter.
Three weeks passed and Tom Agnew
grew uneasy. Why had Helen not
written? He had expected letter from
her before this. He hoped he had said
nothing which she might construe into
a desire on his part to break their en-
gagement. He had not meant to so
so far as that.
He was at the club one night again,
and in the meantime an election had
taken place.
There were only cigars on this night.
There had been no whist. no cham
payne.
1T is wonderful what triumph we
have in electing pure and worthy men
to take charge of our school interests"
said Morris Habberton, seriously.
Yes, We" sneered Lewis Mortimer.
"Betsey and I, We killed bear. didn't
we? What are you talking about? 1t
was the women who did it. They
worked before election and then went
up to the polls ike--ahem-men."
We'll, l have no objection to that
don't want to rob them of their credit.
AL! honor to the women who rid us Of
boodlers and incompetents."
They acted nobly," chimed in old
Hobbs, but much was due to the splen-
did leadership and wonderful genius for
organization of that Miss Clayburn.
She is indeed great girl. You know
her, Agnew, don't your"
"Ah, yes, yes, of course" stammered
Tom.
well, we'll expect you to see that she
is one of the patronesses on ladies'
day"
AS soon as Tom could get out he hur-
ried away, mentally kicking himself
for weak fool.
And he called himself by no milder
name when he found Helen Clayburn
at home a half-hour later. He ex-
planned it all to her, not for moment
sparing himself.
IL said that something had happened
to vex YOU" said Helen, but oh, Tom!
l knew you would come to your senses.
But aren't you afraid Of me as new
woman? Just think, Tom, I've been
elected president of the Woman's So
cial Purity Club and won the annual
medal for the best mullins at the cook
ing school. Isn't that ominous?"
There was look in her eyes and a
half-humorous little tremor in her voice
thai made him clasp her in his arms
as he said:
II don't care If you've been elected
sheriff If you'll just forgive me and
take me back to your heart again. l
don't care how new woman you are.
just so you are mine"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-11
The Russian Army In Napo,eon's Day.

The Russian army was strong N reg
ular infantry, but weak in well-dis-
ciplined cavalry. although the latter de-
feet was largely supplied by the Cos
sacks, peculiar body OF riders from
the Volga and the Dom who paid lie
rental of their lands TO the crown By
four years military ssrvice at their own
charges. Then, as now, they fought
with barbaric ferocity; they attacked
in OPEN formation, each man for HIM
self, and gave no quarter until the car
offered ducat for every live French
man. They were known to ride hun
dred miles in twenty-foar hours, and
their services In pursuing an enemy
were invaluable.-'Lifeo of Napoleon,
by Prof. w. Nj. Sloane. in the Century