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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10

Goes Cough Rsnish,- =, -,.uo
IA the Oldest and best. IL will break up oou
,bsn ANYTHING else. 1t is always reliable irS H.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10

Those distressing Corns!
Bad as they are, Hnd1rcorns viii remove theu hne
then you can walk aud run and Jump as you IlAo
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10

"A Cup of Parks Tea at night moves
the bowels in the morning"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10

Edison prophecies that in ten years hores
less carriages will be the rule, and horse
propelled vehicles the exception.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10

There were forty more divorces thar
there were weddings in Fresno, Cal, las
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10

Kilby-Certainly Where's your hun
lred?
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-20
ShNer NabkinS-
MEMS CLOTHING

1t is amusing to us to hear
the echoes Of ideas that had
their origin in this business.
When the head Of this house
long since announced that
money would be refunded for
all garments that came back
unworn, n,regardless of the cause
of return, the statement was
received with almost incredu-
lity by buyers and with deris.
ion by other merchants.
But the world moves. The
best retailers have copied our
terms. Erstwhile critics ring
the changes on the money re,
funded idea. And we saw
"lhank you,' for there is no
complimentary hattery so com,
Plete as imitation. Sensible
men listen to solid truth.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-20
rree sIIyer oolnase IklIled.

The House Of REPRESENTATIVES, al
Washington, Thursday, by an over
whelming vote, rejected the FREQ silver
coinage amendment which the Senate
had attached to tho House Bond hin
Tho vote was 50 to l9O, which indicates
conclusiyely that there will bs no freo
silver coinage legislation at this ges.
sion OF Congress, no matter how siren
uousIy the Senate may insist upon il.
or course, the country has tho asgur.
ance that oven should tho House assent
70 the demand If tho Senate sor frea
silver coinage, President Cleveland
would veto the bill, but it is letter Ia
have the measure defeated outright by
Congress, There have been assaults
enough upon the credit 81 the nation
without adding TO thcm the proposi.
ton to take the silver Of few Western
States al market rates and coin il iuto
dollars worth scarcely half their face
value, which the people win be asked
to accept at par. As Congress seems
disposed 10 % nothing 10 relieve tho
country u tho financial troubc4 urder
which il is lahoring it is at least on .
couFarlng 10 know that it is not roina
To inerease those troubles by enaciing
lay for the FREQ coinage Of short
weight silver dollars
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-20
El1zsIMMoNS ooNrIpnNr.
Satisfied That lie Can 'Do" Maher within
Two TO Enmr Knnndn.

Satisheu lhat lie Gan 'DO' MHher Within
Two TO -Four Rounds.
El Paso, Tex, Feb. Is. Coy. Abu.
mazda left Juarez last night for Chi
huahua, Before no left for the capital
no made this solemn declaration:
Should the fighters give battle on
chihuahua soil will arrest the prin-
cipals, bcttors, spectators and news
paper correspondents and not one of
them will escape three years sentence
in prison. -
Practically all of tse sports have left
tho city and only correspondents arc
now waiting for the big fight. Cant.
Glori, Jimmy Barry, George Dixon,
Horace Leeds aud Joo Walcott went
away last night. O'Rourke, manager
of Dixon and Walcott. will remain to
see what turns up on Friday.
Fltzsimmona has cooled down and
now aequicsces in the prnsont arrange
ments. lie has resumed his training
but will do only light work between
now and Friday. He is in splendid
condition and is supremely confident of
winning within two TO four rounds.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-20
The Greenhnrl. IN eonsre...


The Greenback in Congress- il the
tltiao the last number Of Sound Cur
rancy. It contains the Legislative his.
tory Of the first issue, in lsG3. II Legal
tender government notes. The best
part ot @hat was said for and against
the proposod "measure Of necessity,
in both tho House and the Senate ia
hero put ID convenient form for rcrer-
cncc
Tho whole debate is instructive. ri
involves ~ tho cons,itutionlity of
legal tender Legislation and il is in.
temHting to note that crave doubt7 -
this point seemed toeSigt in the minds
of all the supporters. 2J Tho nercs-
sIty for such legislation-it was
strongly urged that it would DESTROY
confidence and weaken rather dian
strengthen the government financially.
Justin :, Morrill, said "if this paper
money Is war moasure, il is NOT
waged against the enemy, but one that
may Well mako him grin With delight. ;"
W Tho impairment Of contracts Ro
cause II was seen that gold and silver
would 90 10 a premium and that The
standard Of money would be lowercd :.
it was shown clearly that it would I'M
pair all past contracts to cnmpcl The
acceptance of paper when coin was con.
tracted for 1t was strongly urced that
because Of this feature it was an OK
post facto law. aud therefore unronsti-
iutional. "a Tho effect upon public
and private morals of making If Local
to pay oil debts at discount Is, Tbe
effects Of Initiation upon The moor. II
was pointed out that the laborinu man
would su'Ier most through enhancing
prices.
Against those sound and valid obiac.
tloas 10 making inronvertiblc naper
lega tender. there was no argument
except that of the extreme necessity If
obtaining money at ance and the groat
diiiieAlty of doing ~ by loans or bv
increased taxation. Tho force Of rir.
cumslaRces became ~ great that Elr.
Chase Secretary OF tho Treasury.
changed his position during the doD.te
IN the House all sent in lr.'pr
reeommendin4 passage of the ral
tender act
Copies can u. ohtained by senaE
five cents 70 e Reform Club, Suu-t
Currency CoHuJ,lea, M 30 win
street, New lpH CITY,.
Explorer .N'"tHH can remove af
doubts about Liz frorted discovery II
! the North Pole ly producing the polo.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-20
MoDEsT-PRIcE sTUFFs

Don't write America down
as slow because only these
cheaper stuffs are accredited
to home producers. This isn't
the dress goods feast that will
last until June. These are
early-ripes that will be bought
up quickly.
lrregularcheck Cheviot. slightly bou-
retted--a very Scotch effect, SO inch,
3T1gc
Domestic Homespun. light spring.
weight, in brown, blue, gray and
green, 36 inch, 37]Ic.
Fancy Check Suiting, in brown, blue,
green and gray, bouretted with
white, like some Of the Scotch stuffs
at three times the price, 30 inch,
31l6c
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-20

phia store. Nearest competi-
ton we ever had was in the
label. Somebody did very
closelyimitatc that. 1t wouldn't
pay to initiate the Linens be-
cause price competition is i'm
possible.
The Stiller linens are the
best wearing goods at their
price in the world. And they
are slightly, too.
A peep at the newest ar
rivals
.Shller Table Linens
At 5Oc--one thousand yards of heavy
cream Table Linen. "a in wide.
At 60c-Six hundred yards Of splendid
quality cream damask Table Linen,
choice Of several good patterns. "a
in wide.
At 75c-Sevcn hundred yards of heavy
cream damask Table Linen, in many
choice patterns, 20 in. wide.
Az Sl-flYe hundred yards OF extra
fine and heavy double satin damask
Table Linen; cream. "a in. wide
.Shller MabhlnS-
Atsll5-1'wo hundred and fifty dozen
full grass-bleached Napkins. is in.
square.
At sl.5O-Three hundred dozen heavy
bleached drill Napkins. 81 in. square.
At Sl.G5-Two hundred dozen grass
bleached heavy drill Napkins. rs
in. square.
~ S2.2o-rhree hundred dozen soft
finished hleached damask Napkins
in three designs. 26 in. square.
At Ss.25 - Three hundred dozen
bleachcd extra heavy double dam
ask Napkins. 20 in. square.
AT 81 35-rwo hundred dozen bleached
damnsk Napkins, in range Of good
patterns. 10 in, square.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-20
Insnr.,nntannf.n

Madrid, Feb. Is. An official tele-
gram, it is reported, has been received
hero announcing that Gen. Cerulas has
defeated the insurgents under Antonio
Maceo and that tho latter sustained u
loss Of 80 killed and Il wounded in tho
recent fighting with the Lopez Cemor
column.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-20
wANAMAKER,S.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, Feb II, 1898.
NEW DRESS STUFFS

NEW DRESS STUFFS
Did ever berries seem so
sweet as the here-and-there
carly ripe in the patch down
on the farme Early-ripe Dress
Stuffs are tumbling in. VIII
you take first length from the
pieces just out of the casesP
Just a hint Of three lines
CHECKS AND PLAIDS
The plaid-makers revel in
beauty. High colors are sub
ducd with quiet over-stripes ;
dull plaids are frightened with
silk. And the plaid-makers
are check-makers, too. Just
from the Custom Hause-
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-20

burglars in New York on SUNDAY
robbed a large restaurant which is
closed on Sundays and is noted for the
nNmeron scriptlfal texts, enclosed II
frame7' with which the walls ara
adorned iiut tha many aImonitions
from the good oo6l5 had s. stTect unon
these sinful burglars, who broke omen
iive safes and stole ahoat y 00o
hand
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-20
Earthquake in Cuba,

Santiago dc Cuba, Feb. Is. An
earthquake shock, which was pre-
coded by deep subterranean rumblings
and alarming noises, has been OK
perienced here. The inhabitants wore
terror-stricken until the noises ceased.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-20

Venezuela, according to an interest
ing description of that country printed
in the Baltimore Sun, has various eli
mates, according to the elevation above
sea level. At La Guayra, the seaport
Of Caracas, the mean temnerature is
from 100 degrees to no degrees Fahren-
hoit barcelona is noted by Humboldt
as ono of the hottest and most in
salubrinus places on the globe, but
Maracaibo is still hotter. This heat.
with tho heavy rainfall, makes exist
ence a burden. Yellow and intermit.
tent fevers are common throughout the
coast region during tho winter. Al
levels 1000 feet and more above tho
sea, as at Caracas, the temporature
ranges from Gj to - degrees Fahren.
heit and the climate is delightful and
remarkably salubrious. Earthouakes.
however, arc common and oftpn for
ribly destructive. That of 1872 pros
trated the city Of Caracas and arrested
the revolution then in progress All
tho chief towns are in tho elevated
valleys Tho population Of Caracas is
about 1900; of Valencia, 80, 1000: Of
Barquisjmeto. 81, 600. There arc four,
tcon towns having between 10. 000 and
LOCO inhabitants and thirteen with
populations ranging from 1000 "a :. 600.
The total population Of Venezuela is
estimated at ,, 100, 600. OF this mum
Der about 100000 are white ana the
rest negroes, mulattoes, Zamboea,
Creolcs Indians, sc.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-20
MEMS MACKINToSHEs

February, March and show
cry APril-you'll get through
them best with a Macintosh
to help you. From looking
you'll agree that we carry a
stock equal to half a dozen
other stocks combined. We
don't buy them to pile up,
either. They're needed for the
daily throng of wanters. And
It IS usual to save a fourth
from current prices by buying
at this busiest store. S6 to
S22.5o.
loHN WANAMAKRR
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-20
VIVA weIlor tho sIIverl,es.

Having been overwhelmingly defeated
in the House of Representatives, the
advocates of the free coinage of silver
have appealed to the people. MIR. J.
J. Mott, chairman of tho silver
party's national committee, has issued
an address 10 the people, in the course
of which he says
What then is to be done? As patriots,
as Americans who are for America
against the world, what ia our first
and controlling duty in this crisis?
shall we longer heed the false promises
OF party platform declarations? Shall
wo longer submit TO tho academic dis.
Gusslon Of what bimetailism means?
shall 1T be another campaign Of strad.
ding and equivocationY Or shall the
issue be squarely on the free coinage Of
silver and gold and a President elected
who represents the people on that
great question?
The first stop, the essential preimi.
nary to the correction Of present abuses,
tue re establishment of national pros.
perity and tho maintenance Of our ma
tionai credit is the election of Presi-
dent whose Andrew jackson courage
and infieNible integrity will defy the
Influences that prostitute Presidents
and cabinets and make the administra-
tlon ,of the government subject Of
humiliation and reproach. Strong in
character and intention as may be tho
standard bearer of the Republican or
Democratic party III the coming cam
paign II viii hardly be possible for him
10 rise above influences that secured
ms nomination or the environments
tnat must surround him in the event
OF his>electiun. The one hope Of the
people, am convinced. is in the cleo
lion Of President pledged uncondi
tlonaliy and unresorvedly TO the free
and unlimited coinage OF silver and
gold, the same as from tho foundation
OF our government until 1873, and also
uncondl tionally pledged in favor of a
national currency without the inter.
vention of banks of issue and against
the issuance of interest bearing bonds
IN time OF peace for any purpose what
ever.
| appeal not only to Republicans in
my own State, who can appreciate the
sacrifice | make in renOuncing PARTY
obligations ON this question in advance
OF party action in the promises, but 10
the people throughout the country,
without regard to party, TO cooperate
IN this great non-partisan, patriotic
American movement TO sustain the in.
dustrial and financial independence of
the United States in the pending ire
pressihle conflict.
II is doubtful il anything but an
appeal to the country" will satisfy
the silverites And judging from their
meagre representation in tho present
House of Representatives they have
little to hope for in campaign of
their own. However as the financial
issue must be met, probably the taking
Of the field by tho silverites, in a
straight campaign for cheap money
would be the bost way to meet IL.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-20
sTILLER LINENs

We were Stiller's Colum-
bus, but SO satisfactory are
the linens he makes that we
have never shared their sell
ing with any other Philadel-
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-20

SHEPHERD CHECKS, nUc, Bac, Toc, soc.
Black and white, brown and white,
blue and white.
FANCY CHECKS
20 styles at 75c II styles at 81.
styles at $1,25.
Silk-mixed Plaids, SOC, Csc, 75c, Soc and
J Sl.25.
All-Wool Plaids, Soc and 81 25.
Cotton-and-Wool Plaids, 25c, s7Izo
and soc.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-20
BLACK GOODS

DLAAON 0OODO
Mohair grows in popular
favor-if that is possible. And
our faith in this crisp silky stuff
is shown by the piles we have
gathered.
MoHAIR SIcILTANs
27-inch, soc, 60c.
42-inch, SOC, 65c,
46-inch, I5c, Soc, 81
50-inch, $1.25, sl.5n.
54-inch, Si.25, $3.50, SLID, s., $3.50.
MoHAIR SHARKsKIN
46-inch, 81 so.
40-inch, Sl.75.
MoHAIR FIGURES
8s.lnch, soc, $50.
40-inch. 75c.
44inch, 81, Si.25.
Dots, dashes, splashes, cubes and creepy
designs.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-20

Last year tho State Of Mssissippi
bought three large tracts Of land npon
which to set its go convicts to work
under the direct supervision Of the
State authorities. The result was that
the STATE received 3, 200 bales of cotton
Of 800 pounds zach, 30, 600 bushels Of
corn, !, 100 tons of hay, 40, 900 nounds
Of pork 80 barrels If molasses ana
:, 2Q0 bushels of peas, all of which cold
fer Sl55, 600, The cost of the land and
the expenses Of the year for farming
utensils, live stock, SC, amounted TO
$4,000, leaving profit of $50, 600 10
the State. Whilo the question of profit
is not the one 10 be considered in the
matter Of providing employment for
prisoners, the experience of Mississinpi
shows that the System can bo made TO
pay fairly well. That it is right and
propcr 10 keep the prisoners busy can
not br disputed There is suggestion
for Delaware in these figures from
Mississippi.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-20

Dover's deadlock is at last broken
by the election of superintendent of
water works. 1t was not as protracted
as somo other deadlocks, but it was
exciting while it lasted.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-20

1t is almost time for tho peach
prophet to begin issuing his predic.
tions Of the size and quality Of next
seasons crop.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-20

Why should not Quay and Platt pull
straws for choice and take tho nomina.
tions of the ST. Louis convention them
selves? Quay and Platt, or Platt and
Quay. What ticket that would make,
to be sure. Platform Bossism and
ROn1ln
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-20
Tho Constitutional oouyept,on.

The matter OF securing a Constitu.
tional Convention that will not be a
partisan body is receiving considerable
attention at the hands of the press of
this State. The convention Is now
an assured fact, as the delegates will
be chosen at the general election next
November, and will meet at Dover the
December following.
The act of Legislature providing for
the holding Of the convention, recon-
mends that tho two leading political
parties OF this State shall make such
provisions and arrangements, as that
the members Of said convention TO be
elected from each county shall be
equally divided between the said two
political parties. This recommenda-
tion has a very important bearing, for
it Is not ut all improbable that without
such an arrangement the convention
may prove TO be purely partisan body
unanimously Republican or unani-
mously Democratic. 1t ls not unusual
for one party to carry all of the three
counties composing this State, and the
party that should do this with partisan
convention delegate tickota in tho field,
would control the convention abso-
luttly. There would be no minority
representation whatever.
Such convention would be far from
satisfactory, and its work, no matter
how wise, would be looked upon with
suspicion and distrust. II is therefore
necessary that measures he adopted
piior TO the election TO secure minority
representation, or convention equally
divided between the two political par
ties, " as tho law suggests.
In the course of an excellent editorial
upon this feature of tho CON
vention, the Sussex Republican Of
Georgetown says:
What better standard could we fix by
which To select five Democratic dele
gates than they would be acceptable to
the Republican party, or in the selec-
tion OF five Republicans that they
would be acceptable TO the Democratic
party2 Would not such mon be worthy
OF the confidence and respect of ali,
and would not the ability necessary to
command such respect, be sufficient,
and the very kind needed to frame a
Constitution, not of the Democratic
party, or of the Republican party,
but of the State of Delaware. Repub-
licans can trust their Democratic
friends in any or all business transac-
tlons, and vice versa, and why not rise
above tho narrowncss of the bitter par
tisan feeling and let the whole people
OF the State of Delaware make her Con-
stitution.
There is not tho slightest doubt that
such selections Of delegates would be
ominently satisfactory to the people
and that a Constitution formed by
convention so constituted would com
mend itself TO public confidence. Ii is
hoped that the leaders of the two mar.
tics in this State may confer in time
and make suitable arrangement, as
tho matter Of minority representation
in the Constitutional Convention should
rot be permitted to depend upon the
caprice of tho election.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-20

Colonel II. A. du Pont has "dou-
Bile" in Washington, according to the
story related by oGr Washington cor.
respondent in another part of to.day's
paper 1t is hoped that the double"
will not also claim the Senatorshin, and
thus still further complicate tho trouble
that the Delaware Republicans have
inflicted upon the State and the coun-
try.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-20

Thero seems 10 be no room for the
professional prize-fighter on this side
Of the Atlantic, Mexico having joined
the other countries in closing the door
in his face. Australia is about the
only refuge left to him.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-20

Ex-President Harrison, according TO
dispatch from indianapolis, declines
to be a delegate from Indiana to the
Republican national convention and
place Allison in nomination. Perhaps
he is afraid of convention lightning,
which has been known to strike dele.
gate occasionally, instead of an anxious
candidate.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-20

This locality had decided touch of
the cold wave that swept over large
part of the country Monday, but was
not 80 severely affected as other locaI
ties. In New York, Monday mornings s
weather was tho coolest ever recorded
in that city. Still, it was about as cold
here as anybody could wish it TO be.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-20


Senator Quay is formally in the field
as a candidate for the Republican
nomination for President. He was very
shy about the matter. was Senator
Quay, and at first deprecated any men
tion of his name in such distinguished
connection, but he has modestly an
nounced that he is ''in the hands Of
his friends. - This, of course, sounds
very pretty, but it is not what Sena-
tor Quay really means. On the con
trary, his friends are in his hands.
They will go to work and send to tho
Republican national convention dele.
CATION in favor Of Pennsylvania's fa-
yorite sou, and the ''favorite son" in
the person of Mr.. Quay, will manipu-
late that delegation SO as to make him
self potent in debating the nomination
OF the candidate. lIe knows very
well that the Republican convention
will not nominate bim.-reckless as it
may prove, ii will never 60 to the sui
cidal extent Of nominating a man
with his vulnerable record but his
delegates will continue voting for
him until he directs them to vote for
someone else, and then they will do as he
bids them. This plan OF putting him.
self in the hands Of his friends' and
thus securing the delegation as a per
sonal compliment, is much better than
going into light and riding rough
shod over the State convention for the
purpose Of securing delegation that
would obey his commands lilo would
have the delegation in any event, but
the "favorite SON. plan is decidedly
preferable to any other. The hands
Of his frieuda' will not restrain him
when it comes TO completing his deal
with Platt, and by Il combination Of
tho New York and Pennsylvania dele
cations secure the nomination of the
candidate Of their choice. Modest
Quay. What spectacle he will be, in
truth, I'm the hands of his friends -
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-20

A recent review of the field by a
Chicago newspaper shows that with the
Republican national convention four
months off, Mckinley is decidedly in
the lead. 1t would be natural TO expect
tho great champion of protection TO be
strong in the manufacturing contres of
the East, but il is fact that he finds
much greater following among tho
agricultural communities of the West.
The candidacy of Reed and Morton,
both Eastern men, is largely accounta-
bic for this, but it is question il it
is not also due to pronounced change
of sentiment among Republican work
ingmen of tho East who learned dur.
ing the brief reign Of the Mckinley
tariff that il conferred no benefits upon
them. However, there is no account
ing for political situations. They are
frequently contrary to all reason or ex-
pectation. AT any rate, as far as the
present standing of the aspirants is con
ccrned. Mckinley is in the lead, and
the others will have to come trailing
along behind him, for awhile, at least.