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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23
GILBERT WHITE.
A Poor Memorial TO HING. W." and
"i.O3."

A Poor Memorial TO Him-"G. W." and
''I.03."
If Gilbert White had never lived or
had never corresponded with Pennant
and DANES Darlington Selborne would
have impressed me as very pleasant
ful scenery and / should have long re-
membered it as one of the most charm
Ing spots which had found in my ram
bles in Southern England, says the Con-
temporary Review. But l thought OF
White continually. The village itself,
every feature in the surrounding land
scape and every object, living or inani-
mate, and every sound became associ-
ated in my mind with the thought OF
the obscure country curate, who was
without ambition, and was "a still,
quiet man, with no harm in him-no,
not Bit" as was once said by one OF
his parishioners. There, at Selborne-
to give an altered meaning to a verse
of quaint old Nicholas Culpepper-
His image stamped is on every grass
With a new intense interest / watched
the swifts careering through the air
and listened to their shrill screams. 1t
was the same with all the birds, even
the commonest-the robin, biuetit,
martin and sparrow. In the evening
stood motionless long while intently
settling to roost in a hazel hedge. From
time to time they became disturbed at
my presence, and, fluttering up to the
tOpmOst twigs, where their forms
looked almost black against the pale
amber sky, they uttered their long
drawn delicate notes of alarm. At all
times a sweet and tender note, now it
had something more in it, something
from the far past, the thought OF one
whose memory was interviewer with
living forms and sounds.
The strength and persistence Of these
thoughts had a curious effect. 1t began
to seem to me that he who had ceased
to live over century ago, whose let
tiers had been the favorite book OF sew
eral generations of naturalists, was, al
belt dead and gone, in some mysterious
way still living. spent hours cropping
about in the long rank grass OF the
Ichurchyard in search of a memorial;
and this, when found, turned out to be a
diminutive headstone, in size and
shape like small oval dinner dish,
half buried in the earth. | had TO go
down on my knees and put aside the
rank grass that covered it, just as when
we look into child's face we push back
the unkempt hair from its forehead,
and on the small stone were craven the
two capitals &c. W." and beneath
"1793," the year of his death.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23

Mr.. f. E. Cosgrovc OF the G. 3. & Q, r.
r., Buda, H.. writes May 2lst, 1896: Il
have been sick for eight years with kidney
and liver trouble and malaria. lhave been
taking Patent Medicines and Doctors Med
icines for eight years and spent $4,000 and
got no help until took Dr., Rays Reno
vator j had poor appetite, indigestion,
sour stomach, constipation, yellow skin and
eyes, tired feeling, pain in back and side,
nervous and wakeful. headache and dizzi-
ness, bloating of bowels and limbs, short
dry cough, chlls and fever. DR. Kay's Rem
ovator has removed these SYMPTOMS and l
feel new again. God bless DR.. kay's Rem
ovator." 1t is sold by druggists at25cts. and
Sl.O0 or sent by mail by Dr. b. j. Kay
Medical Co, omaha, Ncb. send stamp for
large sample and booklet.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23
SMILES BETWEEN SERMONS.

He-My ears burn so. She-Wcll.
you must admit that you've got ears to
burn.-Yonkers Statesman
He-I would kiss you IL l thought no
one would see me. She-Sha1l close
my eyes?-Woonsocket Reporter.
The difference between a somnambu-
list and a messenger boy is trifling:
One walks in his sleep and the other
sleeps in his walk.-Philadelphia Press.
The Inquisitive One-Did you study
your art here or abroad? The Poster
Designer-Art? ! wouldn't dare study
1t. might spoil my style.-Indianapolis
Journal
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23
Boudoirs on Wheels.

The woman who rushes from ole
function to another almost turns her
carriage into dressing room in cases
of emergency. Ladies' carriages are
provided with a fair-sized mirror, cum
ningiy arranged pockets in which are
hidden away the comb and brush, row.
and a bottle of perfume. to mention
nothing else. Fashionable women can
renew their compilations as they pro-
coed on their way and return from a
round Of visits looking as fresh and
dainty as if they had just stepped from
the MISUNDERSTANDING.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23
LIFE INSURANCE SWINDLERS.
A New Brand OF Fraud Allotted by I'm
scrupuious Medical Practitioners.


A New Brand OF Fraud Allotted by I'm
scrupulous Medical Practitioners.
The discovery has just been made by
the medical examiners OF some Of the
leading life-insurance companies that
an INSCRIPTIONS class of practitioners
are making a business of "doctoring"
diseased applicants for policies so they
can deceive the agents of the COM
panies, and thereby swindle those or
CARNATIONS, says the New York World.
So extensive has this nefarious practice
become that it is proposed to hold
convention of insurance examiners for
the purpose of devising plans to coun-
teract it. Heart trouble, for instance,
is one OF the cNrmonest causes of re-
lection for life Insurance. The stetho-
scope, under ordinary conditions, show
the condition of the heart, but it has
been found possible to doctor man
who is suffering from, say, valvular in
sufficiency Of heart murmur, so that for
the time being the heart acts in a per-
fectly healthy manner and would be
passed by the keenest examiners as all
right In like manner it is possible
to administer medicaments that will
hide all evidence of Brights disease,
provided it is not too far advanced. And
the same thing Is true of persons suf-
fering from diabetes and many other
diseases. The question is a most i'm
portant one, not only for the companies.
but for bona-fide policy-holde and it
probably will be made a subject of leg
lsiation in every state in the Union.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23
Three for n Dollar.

Three what? Three charmingly ex-
ecuted posters in colors, drawn by w.
w. Denslow, Ethel Reed, and Ray
Brown, will be sent free of postage to
any address on receipt of one dollar.
All who are afflicted with the ''poster
craze" win Immediately embrace this
rare opportunity, as but limited mum.
Der of the posters win be issued. The
scarcity of a good thing enhances its
value. Address Geo. Ill. Heafford,
General Passenger Agent of the Chica-
go, Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railway,
Old Colony Building, Chicago, Ill.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23
Scared by the Judge.

A man in the dock charged with
theft. He pleaded guilty" but the
jury's verdict was mot guilty" The
judge was not at all satisfied with the
result of the trial and remarked to the
prisoner: You do not leave this court
without stain upon your character,
thief and by the verdict of the jury yov
are liar. "-Pick-Me-Up.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23

q mystery to herself and friends, then,
her mother should come to her aid.
Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound will, at this time, prepare the
system for the coming change. See
that she has it, and Mrs. Pinlzham, at
Lynn, Mass, will cheerfully answer
any letters where information is de-
sired. Thousands of women owe their
health to her and the Vegetable Com
pound, and mothers are constantly
applying to her for advice regarding
their daughters.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23
Bicycles for Australia.

The expectation of German bicycles
70 Australia is increasing. Three years
ago bicycles of English and American
manufacture almost monopolized the
Australian market, while last year up
ward of 1900 wheels were shipped there
from Germany.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23
4 Sinking EuDl

OF vital energy is easily and pleasantly
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
is an invigorant without peer, and will
speedily infuse fresh stamina into an en-
feebled physique. Besides this, it averts
and remedies malaria, and subdues bilious,
kidney. dyspeptic and rheumatic ailments
The nervous derive great benefit from it's
use
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23
Kindred Occupations.

What became of the Jones boys"
asked the returned native
bill stays on the farm said the resi-
dent native, land Ed went to Sioux Falls
and opened law Office"
"Oh, One MAKES hay and the other
makes grass widows, eh ~
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23

my dear, l think you are trife too par
ticular'
"Why2"
"In putting wire screens over the doors
and windows, so our flies can't get out and
associate with the neighbors' flies"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23
Grand Excursion TO Buffalo July 9Th and
9th.

The National Educational Associa-
ton will hold its next annual meeting
in Buffalo, and the Michigan Central,
The Niagara Fails Route" has made
n rate of one fare for the round trip,
plus So. 90, association membership Fee
Send stamp for Notes for Teachers, I"
con lining valuable information rela-
tive to Buffalo and Niagara Falls and
10 cents for summer note book, fully
descriptive and profusely illustrative of
the summer resorts of the north and
east.
City ticket office, 10 Adams street.
o. w. RUGGLEs,
Gen'l Passr and Tkt Agt
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23
Victim of Friends hin.

Mistress-Anna! What ever has become
of all your pretty curls!
Maid-You see, maan, the regiment has
left our town, and SO have had 10 give a
lock of my hair to several of my acquaint-
ances.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23
Her Objection.

He-So you visited Pompeiif
She-Oh, yes.
He-How did you like it,
She-Well, must say j was awfully dis
appointed in the place. OF course, ii was
beautifully located and all that, but it was
so dreadfully out of repair
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23
Yankees Versus Greeks.

Jonathan-When Greek meets Greek
then comes the tug of war. Edwards
When Greek meets Yank you'll find the
Yank is on the tug.-Cieveiand Plain
Dealer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23
Half Mourning.

He-A widow When did her husband
die
She-Last week
He-But she is in half mourning.
She-Yes it has come to light that he
had another wife in Chicago.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23

Mrs Henry l.. Foote, who was recently
elected the police justice of Gaylord, Kan
sas, ran against her husband, and defeated
him by large majority.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23

One fare for the round trip to Buffalo,
n. Y, on July 9th and 9th, for National Ed
vocational Association. via Wabash lines.
Apply at 220 Fourth street, Des Mones,
Iowa. Horace Seeloy, Commercial Agent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23

The photograph was foreshadowed by the
experiments made on lights effect on chlor-
ide of silver as long ago as the beginning OF
the sixteenth century.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23

The latest freak of fashion in England il
for lady cyclists 10 have their wheels The
same color AS their. costume.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23

In summer the consumption OF bread fall
twenty per cent below the amount eater
in winter
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23

know that my life was saved by Piso's
Cure for Consumption. John A. Miller, Au
Sable, Michigan, April 81, 1895.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23
Our English.

"Is your horse fastl'
"No; but / can make him fast"
"You-can you train a horsen
"No; but / can tie one"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23

ElTc-AT Fits stopped f:ee by pr. IL lines Crest
Nerve Restorcr. No FITS after tue frst DAY = use
Marvellous Treats AMI 81 trial bottle IRE. e.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23

II suppose there is no other sphere left"
unused the man bitterly.
Bowling then To the inevitable, he began
by trying on every hat in town.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23

A Michigan pastor has furnished note
books to the young people of his church in
which to jot down thoughts from his SER
mons
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23

Rats are fond of sunfiower seeds A trap
baited with these seeds seldom fails 10 catch
the rodents
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23

Halls Catarrh Cure
IS a constitutional cure. Price, 75c.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23

a church built OF rod from tho prairie is
one of the attractions of Smith county
Kansas
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23

The tobacco used in New York city costs
five per cent more than the bread eaten IL
the same time
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23

Lung diseases are rare among the en-
ployes in tobacco factories.
The tone of piano is best when the in
strument is not near a wall.
England pays s'0,Oo0,OoO yearly for tor
gn dairy produce.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23

Hegeman's Camphor Ice with Glycerins.
The original and only genuine. Cures Chapped HANDS
end Face, Cold Sores &c &. q. Clark Co.. N Haven CT
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23

An egg-swallowing contest was lately
witnessed in Dallas, Oregon. The winner
ate twenty-five raw eggs in q little less than
two minutes
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23

The church property in the United States
is valued at $500. 000, 0G0.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23

Baron Bockum, who for many years was
n leader of the German Liberals, is row %
years of age and the oldest member of the
reichstag.
A Straightforward, open-hearted man may
be safely left to manage his own concerns.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23
One Fare for the Round Trip to WASH
ington.

Tickets on sale July 3D., 4th, 9TH 9th and
9TH via Wabash lines. Apply ct 220 Fourth
street, Des Moines, Iowa. Horace Seeley,
Commercial Agent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23

Wholesaler. Los Angeles, Cal, . cases, ASST,
freight paid, S7-sS-S9 Eastern shipments my
Snccialfv
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23

If the BABY is Cuttin. reeth,
Re sure and use that old aud welLtried remedy MRS
wISsLow's soorniNG sYKuP for Childrea Teething
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-15
ACTION TO PREVENT STRIKES

The Typothetae met in the Downing Building in
Fulton-st, yesterday and took action whereby Its
members hope to prevent, repetition Of such strikes
those which have recently taken place in num-
Der OF establishments on account OF wages Theo-
dore l.. Devinne. president OF the Typothetae. pre-
sided 1t was said that there was no regular scale
OF wages paid cylinder feeders. Some shops nay
more than others.
The following resolutions were then passed:
Resolved. That 1t Is the sense OF this meeting that
the members agree on fair and just scale OF wages
10 he recognized and paid In all Offices and that
once agreed upon that We treat with employees
as individual men. and that In the refusal by them
OF such scale OF wages and in the event OF further
strikes. that we defend such scale the end as a
body. and that II be further
Resolved That the scale OF wages on a press TAX
Ing % by sheet be IS per week. on press taking
a "a by 50 sheet 80 per week; on a press taking a
sheet 30 by 49, $40 per week: all sheets above that
size $12 per week. 1850
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-15
AT THE KIT KAT CLUB.

The Kit Kat Club devoted yesterday to receptions
and to the exhibition of sketches by Jone H. Smith
and posters designed by VIII II. Bradley. The
afternoon devoted TO the ladies' and between
the hours OF and O'Clock two hundred OF
them called at the clubs quarters No. IL East Fiji
feminist, where they were received by Mrs. Frank
French, Mrs. G. c. Langill Miss Mabel X. Kittredge
Miss Esther l.. Backmore. c. W. Kittredge c. Levi
and A. r.. Blackmore Music furnished by the
Misses Gilmore and Frank Elmore.
In the evening about one hundred and nifty OF the
members Of the club and their male friends
crowded the rooms and enjoyed themselves in the
thoroughly bohemian atmosphere for which the club
Is noted
During the coming summer the club plans to
establish a camp within such reasonable distance
OF the city that Its members keep appointment
camp at night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-15
TROUBLE AMONG THE CALIPHS.
THE PAPA OBJECTS TO A NAME SUGGESTED
FOR THE BABY


There was trouble In the Calph family OF hip-
popotami at Central Park yesterday after
noon Mr.. Caliph got so sulky that at dinner time
he refused to eat more than twelve oaves OF bread
six pals OF iran mash and three bushels Of carrots
Now. the temper Of the head OF the house is gen.
orally reflected in all the members Of the family
and 20 II proved In the Caliph household Yesterday
All the trouble began when Mr.. Caliph overheard
one OF the keepers talking about the name It Is
proposed to give the new baby Caliph knew Of
course. that she would have TO have a name but
when he heard OF the name that Mayor Strong Is
said to favor he nearly had fit. for his neck is
apopectic one.
Never. he remarked. he shut his teeth
never shall there be a Gladys" and a Miss Muir
ply in the same family" Just what name he pre-
fers he has not yet seen 1T to announce but oft
In the Silly night he has been heard to murmur,
as he lay wrapped in sumber and sweet dreams at
the bottom Of his tank. something that sounded
like Bridget"
The callers the Caliph family yesterday were
many and curious. and most of them were favored
with glimpse OF the brown that was
on view at rare intervals on Friday. One OF the
callers yesterday a man who offered to buy
the baby rubber doll II he could paint her side
white and print thereon in red letters: Smith s
Soap Done This" The man actually said done"
II he had said do he might have secured the
privilege. As 1t was, Mr.. Caliph couldn't stand the
bad grammar. and ordered the keeper to show lam
:. Two vassar girls came all the way from Pough-
kecpsie 70 make a scientific study of the infant
Caiiph They brought notebooks and microscopes,
wan a2paralns for producing cathode rays and
gus bu, the keeper put his foot down the project
he said the baby was too young to be bothered
to Poughkeepsie but no diagrams went with them.
Smith expects oss o ssEa oGay y, no
which proving strong drswn ,"e card The g
FAINT is not handsome. but It looks just like its papa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-15
WHY THE COMPANY WAS FORMED

The incorporation OF the Investment Guarantee
and Trust Company OF New-York City had more
light thrown upon 1t yesterday through Edward
Lauterbach. OF II lady Lauterbach e. johnson. at
torneys for the new corporation. Among the cor
porators OF the company are William H. Page 1r
a member OF the firm Of Hoadly, Lauterbach &
johnson. and p r. De Freest. a clerk Of the same
law Arm.
Mr.. Lauterbach, when asked by Tribune re-
porter yesterday regarding the character and pur-
poses Of the company said: mir. Henry s. Kerr tof
Redmond. Kerr Co., No Al Wail-stJ thinks that
a company IL desirable. whose purpose Is TO guar
antee the prompt payment al maturity OF bonds
and coup ms and dividends upon stocks In excep-
tional ca4es which have been issued by railway
and other corporations. This would tend greatly to
secure the marketabilty ana preservation OF the
portant adjunct n field not yet occupied for guar
antee and Indemnity purposes.
Mr.. Redmond when called upon by a Tribune re-
porter declared that he had nothing to say and re-
ferred his caller to Mr.. Lsuterbach.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-15
NEW SALVATION ARMY BANNER.

We believe and seek propagate, yet snail ne
distnctively American. 1t shall consist Of white
nag emblematcal OF purity. containing IN us
centre a large blue star. typical OF Hope In the
middle of this star shall be white cross
mathematical OF sacrifice for others In the
ton corner of the standard nearest the nag
STAFF shall be white stars on blue ground
representing the number OF states IN the
Union over the central blue star shall read
the motto. The Lord My Banner Beneath the
ea.d blue star shall read the words designating tne
number OF the post which the standard IL pre-
.en,ed This standard shall be carried by color
sergeant at the head OF parades side by side with
the American National flag. This standard may De
preserved by the American people for all time
A Tribune reporter called Mr.. Booths attention
20 cable dispatch from London in wh'ch 'ren-
eraI Booth is quoted as saying that he had no al
tentative but TO stand up for the discipline OF the
army. and could not except therefrom member
OF his own family and tina; Commander boo'n
resignation had not been accepted because nis
father VAS now pleading with MS son 10 re-
turn the army.
NEVER ASKED TO REMAIN
c,,iry rnon these statements. Darlington
P3oth said that he had never asked the GENERA, :.
u.ke an exception in his case. and that ne hau
naver been asked to remain in the Army. MI noot"
.ddsd that all official communication win MS ia'"7'
nad Booth was also asked about the az his
which have been get on foot wlIn rf-nion which
has it's headquarters in Washington aa,,hshed in
The Tribune In reply TO inquiries MI II the
~ would be willing to accept the chafs J,,n,n,es
hen1yston would agree to adopt the prihc'p'e''
uniforms and degrees Of the new movement
COLONEL. NIcOLs DEPARTURE.
co,or., N,col. who was sent as a special commls.
,nar "a This country by order Of General Booth anu
has IN the last two weeks been on TOUT Oh III
vestigaton In the West. sailed FOR Ehsia"u s
dav morning on the Cunard steamship hu'" ~,
C,oionel Nicol only arrived in New-York late on
dav afternoon from his visit in the West ana MS
speedy departure from the country was 800 49,. ~.
.xroc,ed Neither Commissioner Eva Boom nor
commissioner Carleton would speak yesterday OF 'he
r..,or. for Colonel Nicols departure. Both pro-
fessed TO have knowledge OF the reasons lor ms
hurried leaving 1t Is known. however. that caoie
massage was awaiting Colonel Nicol when ne
reached the Fourteenth-st. headquarters on FRIDAY
afternoon. and the superstition Is that he has been
recalled to confer with General Booth ana 10 &C
Quaint Mr.. and Mrs BootTacker with the prevail
ing conditions and feelings ~ this country BEFORE the
latter take charge here -,
No new designations were announced yesterday az
though 1t was limited that In the early par' OF 'h's