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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-27

Nlueu IOT. anu l Udt. loISOtlch thS oAS"S
and taste IF luxuries before l grew ola
enough to discriminate between the old
days of plenty and our later poverty.
It was my unreplenished store OF play
things that most troubled me; it dimin-
ished gradually, day by day, and there
was no visible source of new supply.
At my seventh birthday would have
given a fortune, had / boosted one, for
a knife, and l had never owned one.
In fishing. in shooting, i'll countless
emergencies, my one crying need was
for knife. Zeke, one of the negroes,
gloated over the possession of broken
case-knife, ground sharp and pointed,
and this sometimes succeeded in hor-
rowing; but Zeke handled it lovingly
and guarded it with q vigilant eye, 50
that / dared take no liberties with it.
To insure continuance of his fayors
always adhered strictly to the terms or
the loan and never cut ramrod beyond
the stipulated number
Peace came at last and brought home
my father, and two of the three broth
,CIS WIZ 6Oht " thC "'@A, NA'" 49,
a time l was fully satisfied. Soon the
stores were filled with bright and pref
lty things, but they were costly and we
were now poor.
Thus | came to be IL years old, with
the same hunger still keen in my heart.
No later happiness has ever surpassed
that of the eventful day when my
hearts desire came to me, and my
father laid in my palm the prettiest
knife / had ever seen. When next
went to school | had advanced much
In my own esteem; had my brand new
knife in one pocket, nine true and tried
marbles in the other and in my book
sack long elder pop-gun for shooting
china berries or hoghaws.
From time immemorial the pop-gun
has been the favorite summer toy Of
the southern boy, and no commercial
ammunition could be invented to sup
ply that weapon so fittingly and so eff
caciously as the berry of the china
tree, everywhere so plentiful here.
was expert at making and using the
weapon. Given human target, | could
Ensure a blister for every berry.
Alas, soon discovered that the heart
OF even boy is rarely satisfied Joe
Cooper, boy four years older than
myself had come by five large marbles;
they were ringmen-two buckeyes"
and three stripes" and they appealed
powerfully to my covetous little soul.
The luster of my nine tried old friends
paled beside them-their glory had de-
parted forever.
"Joe," l said, persuasively. as we
sauntered along together, what will
you take for 'em?"
''What'll you give?" Joe answered.
named all nv most cherished pos
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-27
A New Disease.

There Is a new disease not down in
the catalogue of the latest medical ex
perts, says the Syracuse Post. Street.
railway conductors are the persons af
fected. AS far as can be learned, about
a half-dozen employees OF the Syracuse
street railroad company have lately
been afflicted more or less with a swell
ing of the eyes, accompanied by partial
blindness. The conductors in question:
without exception, stuck to their work,
but one of them was forced TO undergo
medical treatment. He had observed
from time to time that his hands grew
black from contact with the brass rail-
ing of the car when he jumped on and
off. In windy weather he had to wipe
his eyes more or less to brush away
the moisture. These two things he
only observed after he was well along
In the stage of the eye trouble. He
consulted a physician and was treated
for metallic poisoning, finally recover
ing without difficulty. Then he came
TO the conclusion that the contact with
the railing was responsible for the
trouble Since that time he has worn
gloves and has not experienced the dis
ease. But those conductors who do not
know his experience may yet suffer
This man was afflicted for four weeks.
Motormen are not troubled with the
disease, as they wear gloves.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-27
Pure Gold.
F. p. BAKER.

Gold, when refined from all impur-
tiles and alloys Of inferior metals, il
denominated pure. This means gold
.of twenty-four carats, and this is the
standard recognized by the mint mas
ter and dealers in gold. AS a matter
OF fact, however, there is no gold SO
!ure. Gold of twenty-five carats is
bout as pure as 1t can be got. 1t has
two parts of silver or one part OF cop
per. The copper darkens the color OF
gold, while silver lightens it in color.
Twenty-three carat gold is occasionally
seen, which means half carat of
silver and Of copper. Ordinarily
eighteen carat gold is the best gold
that can be had. Certainly it is the
best for jewelry, for pure gold. as 1t
is called, is too soft and will wear away
much faster than the owners OF it de-
sire.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-27

Silver was not demonetized by con-
spiracy nor clandestineiy; neither have
the results been as they are claimed by
the free silver men.
Silver was demonetized by Great
Britain 100 years ago because it fluctu-
ated, because two yardsticks of UNI
equal length or two bushels of chang
ing quantity is an absurdity, an obsta-
Gle to business and commerce.
All the civilized nations have tried
the same experiment with the double
standard, have found it delusion and
snare and have come to the single
gold standard as better thing.
The civilized world is now using
more silver, has sounder money and
lower interest than ever before in the
history of mankind.
The attempt to return to the double
standard is reactionary, illogical and
irrational and will not succeed Revo-
buttons go forward, not Backward
Madison Qnd) Courier.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-27
Learning from the Chinese.

The instinct of the plain people has
been right in not calling our oriental
visitor Lee" for, acting out his name
as popularity pronounced. this willy
diplomat has, in England as we'll as
here, required English to be translated
to him, whereas it now appears that
for years past he has spoken it fluent
". This Chinese device Of needless
interpreter is a "hrst-chop" one to
gain time for giving answers without
causing the delay to be noticed; the
mandarin has the time taken in trans
lation for reflection, and, if further re-
lection is desired, ambiguity in inter-
probation may be pretended and a aew
form of the question required. And
you men tell lis that nothing can be
learned from the Chinese.-Time and
the Hour.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-27
The Dollar of the Constitutiop

Mr.. John Fiske. in his Critical
Period In American History" describ-
ing the widening distress caused by
the cheap money" in circulation just
after the Revolution, said: "The worst
features of this financial device is that
it not only impoverlshes people but
bemuddles their brains by creating a
false and fieeting show OF prosperity.
In such crisis the poorest
people, those who earn their bread by
the sweat of their brows and have no
margin of accumulated capital, always
suffer the most Above all men il is
the laboring man who needs sound
money and stable values"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-27
SURE l HAD KILLED HIM

DUKE 1 HAL hlLIED HIM.
sessions In succession, but Joe would
hear to nothing but my knife. That,
however, was out of the question, so
we could not trade.
Mr.. Wyndham, our teacher, was a
mild-mannered man, but severe to cru
city IL persistently crossed. He was
low in stature, had round beardless
face and was about 40 years old We
boys both loved and feared him, so his
reign had been an uneventful one. AS
for myself he had never spoken a harsh
word to me. | say this to show that
had not even secret grudge to avenge,
when my cupidity led me to assist in
an intrigue against his dignity.
The languorous air and the fervid
sun make dull work of the southern
school room during the summer
months. but happily the teacher is
lenient Thus it is that Mr.. Wyndham
permitted boys of Joe Cooper's age to
sit outside under the water-oaks to
study, and the younger ones were al
lowed to go at ridiculously short in
tervals to the spring for cool water
or to bathe their soiled and sleepy
faces. Doubtless he sympathized more
heartily than we knew.
/ was sauntering down the spring
path, digging my bare toes into the hot
sand and watching the countless black
ants that swarm everywhere, when Joe
met me.
do you still want the marbles?" he
asked.
do II" answered eagerly: I'D give
anything for them anything but my
knife"
"You can get them for nothing" he
said, "if you'll do me favor"
Joe was not a handsome fellow at
best, and just now his face was mali
cious. He had run afoul of some
"snag' In his lessons, and had been
made to "stay in"
take your pop-gun," he continued,
sand plug old Windy In the back OF
the neck with the greenest. hardest
berry you've got, and the ringmen are
yours.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-27
Tn. Declaration Of Indep.,aence

Was written by the man who said.
Just principles will lead us to disre-
gard legal proportions altogether, to
inquire into the market price of gold in
the several countries with which we
shall principally be connected in COM
merce and to take an average from
them" But w. j. Bryan says IL is dis
graceful to talk about adjusting our
currency to the currencies OF the world.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-27
POETRY OF FLOWER NAMES.

The nolana is named from nola, "a
little bell"
The fuchsia Is named after Leonard
Fuchs a noted German bctanist.
The herpestis is named from Greek
word, meaning "a creeping thing"
The begonia was named in honor OF
M. Begon, French patron of botany.
The lagerstroemia is named in honor
of Magnus Lagerstroem of Gotten5urg.
The saccolabium is named from two
Latin words, meaning "baggy Tipped"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-27
MRS. GRUNDY SAYINGS.

That there is no doubt about super
fluffy OF cheap magazines.
That snobbishness seems to be just
as hereditary as insanity.
That many alleged economies of sub
urban life are imaginary.
That modern society men are lack
ing in Difference to women.
That no modest bather at the sea-
side makes beach exhibition.
That the girl who never forgets So
cial proprieties wins at the last.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-27
.o ia s--Notn,,. ,o A..

Pat-How do you stand on the silver
question, Moike?
Mike-Me? Sixteen to wan is moi
platform.
Pat-'Tis. is it? Well, me daddy
buck, II you and the long phiskered
cranks win I'm thinking that by Rext
winter iyrybody's platform will he,
Nothing to ate. Detroit Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-27

"The idea of making women our poll
teal equalsr' exclaimed the man with
the hat anchored to his coat by half
inch cable; there is not position
which one of them could fill"
; "Oh, yes. there is" broke in Mr.. Hen
ry Peek: there is one job my wife
could hold up to perfection"
/ Name itr' exclaimed the excited or
ator.
Secretary Of war.''-Buffalo Ex-
press.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-27
r.. pxrr,,, Counter Candidate.

Some of the reports say that the
women went wild over Bryan at differ
ent places along his route" remarked
the horse editor.
That's natural" replied the snake
editor. He is the bargain counter
candidate"
"How SOP"
"He wants to mark the dollar down
to SO cents "-Pittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-27
A California burglary.

A California burglar recently cut the
screen door of room on porch, took
out a pair of trousers, and cleared OF
with $16.45, while the man and wife
were arguing as to whether the cat
was making the noise.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-27
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON V-NOV. 1-BUILDINC
SOLOMON'S TEMPLE.
Golden Text: Except the Lord I;uild the
House They Labor in Vain that Build
It''-Psalms Ia1:I-remple's Teach
inSs.

S next Sabbath's
lesson also con-
Germs the Temple.
we will consider
to-day only the
Temple itself, and
leave it's furnish
ings for the later
study.
The building Of
the Temple marks
one of the most
important eraS in
the h s [ DRY of
Israel. 1t intro
duced n new force
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-27

An old Lady of SO has just died at
Newcastle-on-Tync who gave over
forty years OF her life to collecting
small contributions for the missionary
society, realizing in the aggregate
some $4,000.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-27
MY TEMPTATION.
BY Mrs. Bland B. Huddleston.

II u ledT1ul WdT
times so changed
the quiet, unfet-
tered life of our
southern town that
even little tots like
myself went about
wondering a II d
questioning. Food
and raiment gave
me no concern--I
was somehow pro-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-27

The purchase of copper to be used in
the United States coinage was in 1892,
Sept. II. six pounds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-27

A silver seal was captured at Dover.
N. L., the other day.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-12
SCRANTON WINS AT WHIST.
Century Club Of E!mira Defeated in
the Return Game Piayhsl Here.

The whist match between the Cen
tury club of Elmira and the Scranton
Whist club, played at the rooms Of the
Scranton Whist club, last evening. was
won by the Scranton team by twenty
six points, or thirteen tricks as fol-
lows:
Elmira-Thomas Spence and b. s. Cham
berlain, .S9: J. j. Bush and y. b. Rogers,
23S; G.. l.. MeddicE and q. W. Pickering.
233: f. a. Hudson and c. w. Stuart, 252:
W n. Eastabrook and Edgar Denton, e!7;
j. l.. Worrall and c. +. Roe, I'D; totals,
1881.
Scranton-WGde and Parkc, 2i2: Hceley
and Dale, 2i0: Deans and II. n. LaBar, 232;
Godfrey and Wallace. 22i: Fuller and Hin
termster, 252: puS"nbury and l.. q. La
Bar 237; totals, l.il1.
The visitors were rendered q luncheon
at Hanley's following the game and left
for home at 2.35 Il. IN. At the previous
game in Elmira, Scranton was defeated
by two tricks.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-12
DIED in A CULM PIT.
Theodore YathO SuffOcated at the Plant
Of the Scranton Illuminating Heat
and Power Company.

A young man about 21 years old. was
suffocated at noon yesterday in the culm
Chutes at the plant of the Scranton IL
Illuminating Heat and Power company
along the Ontario and Western railroad
near the Linden street bridge. He
had been loafing around the plant for
nearly week and he gave his name,
or rather wrote it on a card, to one
of the workmen on Thursday. The
name appears to be Theodore YathO,
and the address is Swamp Mills, Sulli-
van county, y. y.
Yesterday he was told by the man in
charge at the Heat and Power COM
pany's plant to seek other quarters.
He went to the shanty of Albert Litzen-
berger, who dumps the culm into the
chute and remained there only a short
while. Mr.. Litzenberger went out to
dump car that had been run in over
the chute and left the tramp in the
shanty.
He tried to open the gate in. the bot
tom of the car but couldn't. The chain
was lOOsened but the gate failed to open
and he went to the shanty to get some
thing to open the gate with. The
tramp was not in the shanty and when
Mr.. IitZenberger got back to the car
he found it dumped. His shovel went
down with the culm and when he went
into the chute to look for it. he saw
a mans hat on the culm, and digging
down few feet with his hands he
found the body upright in the culm.
The suppoSitiOn is that the tramp
must have got into the car with the
intention of shoveling out some of the
culm to help Mr.. Litzenberger, and
while he was at it the door beneath
gave way and carried him down to his
death.
Coroner Longstreet was notified and
he empaneled the following jury: Chas.
Jones, S. w. Corwin, l.. ]. Lynch, j.
Hohman, John Thomas, and Patrick
McMullen. Adjournment was taken
until Tuesday evening at g O'Clock at
the coroner's office on Wyoming ave-
nue.. The remains We're removed by
Undertaken Raub to his establishment
on Spruce street and a telegram has
been sent to Swamp Mills to see if any
of the dead mans relatives live there
Undertaken Raub received an an
sWer to his telegram from the father
of the deceased and it ordered him to
send the body to Narrowburg, n. Y,
on the first train. Mr. Raub will send
the remains on the most convenient
train today.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-12

The fact that Paine's celery COM
pound is today relied on and recon-
mended, both in public and in their own
family circle by so large a portion of
the most prudent and thoughtful pCO-
pie in every community, should not be
overlooked in determining ones choice
of a remedy.
Paine's celery compound is the most
successful, the most warmly praised
remedy-just as it was, at the time of
its discovery, the most talked of--evar
offered by Il physician to his fellow
practitioners and to the public. Paines
celery compound has more than fulfilled
the great things that We're expected of
it when it was first announced to medi-
cal men as the discovery of that dis
tinsuished scientist, Prof. Edward T..
Phelps, NJ. d.. LII. ID. 1t is the grand
est invigoratOr and strongtheuer in the
world. 1t offers an escape from ncr-
vous exhaustion, neuralgia, sleepless-
ness and dyspepsia to every man and
woman who is robbed of health.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-12
LAW BRIEFS

Can be set and printed by The Trib-
une in less time than at any other
printing establishment in North
eastern Pennsylvania. We are
thoroughly equipped for this class
of work. being able 10 set 100 pages
in twenty-fOur hours. y word of
advice to the legaS fraternity. Do
not rest under the impression that
you have the Only large case that Is
going to the higher court. There
are Others" We have on hand
four. which were made ready for
the attorneys in so short a period
of time, that they were amazed. If
you contemplate having any such
work make your arrangements
early. Prices reasonable.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-12

''1 have taken a number Of bottles of
P0ine's celery compound" says Mrs.
T.. Warren Davidson, Of 302 Warren
ave, Chicago. and consider it the best
Of remedies in cases of insomnia, aris-
ing from torpid liver, neuralgia, rheu-
matism. etc. 1t has done for me all
that is claimed for it, and / cheerfully
indUrSe it,
We all know women who are living on
the ragged edge OF nervous exhaus-
ton.
They eat their food without relish,
sleep without refreshment and worry
along day by day half sick, but refus-
ing to believe it.
These women who are farther along
in poor health than they think, are the
very persons who would find an aston
ishing help in Paine's celery compound
It's regulating action on their tangled
nerves, and its re-vivifying action upon
digestion and assimilation are Just
what their system is in need of. Why
should any one not try it?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-12
HE SAW THE ELEPHANT.
Lake Ariel Man Fell Into the Hands
Ofthc phi,listincs.

There wasn't enough of excitement
around Lake Arie! at this time of the
year for J. w. MCKenna, Il 53-year-old
farmer, and he decided to come to
Scranton for a few days to enjoy
himself. He was around town since
Wednesday morning and spent most
of his time tasting the beverages on
tap in the various saloons on Lacka-
wanna avenue.
about 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon
Patrolmen Moir and McMullen found
him promeuading along with a tistfull
of toothpiclls and matches stuck in
his whiskers. his boots polished with
the contents of a bottle of catsup and
a big card on his back marked PAINT.
Mayor Bailey fined him $40 which he
could not pay and in default sent him
to the county Jail for 80 days.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-12
CROP YIELD FOR 1896.
Estimate Authorized by the Sccre.
tary of Agriculture.

Harrisburg, Pa, Dec. 1.-the Sccre-
tary OF. agriculture has authorized the
following estimate of the acreage and
yield of crops for 1896:
Wheat, 1,127.0 900 acres, 1G.900, ,O00 bush
els; corn, 1,300. 900 acres, ~. 800. GOO bush
els; oats, 1,2j0,O00 acres, 81, ,5O0,0 900 bush-
els; potatoes, 100000 acres, lS,75000O
bushels: hay. 2.75O,G00 acres. 2,5OO.OO)
tons. He estimates n deficiency of
wheat in Pennsylvania this year of s.
$4,000 bushels.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-12
STEEL MEN AT PEACE.
No Arbitrary Restrictions Are Placed
on Members Regarding Prices,

Pttsburg, Pa, Dec. 1.-the Bpssc-
mer Steel association tpillet pooh of
the United States adjourned at )
o'clock this afternoon after three
days session with a declaration that
until market conditions are more ia
vOrable there will be no arbitrary re-
strictions placed on members regard
ing prices.
All the differences were composed
for the present at least, as result of
the session, and all of the firms which
had expressed dissatisfaction affirmed
their approval of the action taken to
harmOnize the disCord which has de-
velOped between themselves and some
of the large tonnage firms.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-12
ISLANDER SUIT FOR S5C,OO0.
4. s. Hastings Said to Have DAM
aged an Insurance 90, That Much.

The United States Industrial Insur-
ance company yesterday through its
attorney, j. Elliott Ross, brought suit
against f. a. Hastings, of this city,
for $50. 600.
j. G. Stein, the district superintendent
of the company, declares that Mr..
Hastings slandered the company on
Dec. s. 1896 by publishing in loud
voice 10 William ID! Thomas, in the
presence of divers persons that the
plaintiff company was mo good ana
doesn't pay. its claims" Eail was de-
manded in the sum of $1,000.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-12
The Greatest Grandest and Most

Gorgeous display of Christmas slip
pers ever gazed upon by the human
eye can now be seen at the Brothers
shoe store; 10000 pairs to select from.
"Langtry's," Fast "Romet." "Tril-
by" Yale" "Ooze Calf" Columbia -
Princess" Harvard" paris" Chen
lille Brighton" Bearers and the old
fashioned, comfortable sort that women
love and men call for after supper, at
the Brothers Slipper Palace, sos
Lacka. ave. 80
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-12
ECHO OF WALLSVILLE FAIR.
Manager of the Rctrcshment stand
is Said to he ShySI5O,

Attorney II. G. Newcomb. rercsenting
the Maillam Driving Park association
of Wallsville, yesterday brought suit
against G.. y. Fiske to recover $50.
which it is alleged he Illegally retains
Fiske had the management of the
refreshment booths at Wallsville fair,
held in October last and turned in only
$500 of the $3.50 which it is alleged was
taken in. The affidavit in the case was
made by w. c. Smith, secretary of he
association.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-12
AND STILL ANOTHER.
Mrs. G. A. Butler Seeks Separation
from Her Alleged Cruel Husband.

Catherine a. Butler yesterday insti-
tuted proceedings for divorce and ali
mony from her husband, Isaac II. But
Ter, of Dunmore.
The ground for the action is cruelty
which she alleges caused her to leave
his companionship yesterday after
having lived with him since Sept. 2S,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-12
Fountain Pens for Christians.

Mining. mechanical and electrical
books; surveying and drawing instru-
ments, rules. mechanical tools, safety
lams, etc. etc.
Technical Supply Co.. No. 900 Adams
ave, opposite court house. %*
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-12

Davidow Bros, pawnbrokers and
jewelers., have a great srprise for the
public. Read the announcement in next
Sundays Elmira Telegram and Sunday
Free Press *&