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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-15

But I must close, for there may be
suffering men and women waiting In
your office, or on the hot pillow, won
dering why you don't come. But be-
fore you go, o doctors, hear my prayer
for your external salvation. Blessed
faithful Christian physician. Some
day, through overwork. or from bend
ing over patient and catching his
contagious breath, the doctor comes
home, and lies down faint and sick.
He is too weary to feel his own pulse OF
take the diagnosis Of his own COM
plaJnt. He is worn out. The fact is his
work on earth is ended. Tell those
people in the Office there they need not
wait any longer; the doctor will never
go there again. He has written his
last prescription for the alienation OF
human pain. The people will run up to
his front steps and inquire: How Is
the doctor today?" All the sympathies
Of the neighborhood will be aroused
and there will be many prayers that
he who bas been SO kind to the SICK
may be comforted in his last pang. II
is all over now. In two or three days
his convalescent patients, with shawl
wrapped around them, will come to the
front window and look out ON the pass.
ing hearse. and the poor of the city
bare-footed, and bare-headed, will
stand on the street corners. saying
"Oh, low good he was to us ALP But
on the other side of the river Of death
some Of his old patients, who are
forever cured, will come Ia
welcome him, and the Physician OF
heaven, with locks as white as snow
according to the Apocalyptic vision
will come out and say, Come in, come
in. / was sick and We visited me-.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-15
The Light OF the World.

AS the best light in the world is the
warm light of the sun. SO the best il
Elimination Of life is not from the moon
like beams of human speculation. but
from the love of God. That love. like
the sun, opens the universe. turns even
clouds into glory, and lifts death itself
to q mount of TRANSPORTATION.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-15
Discharged Herself.

Smith-Our fool Of servant tried to
tight the fire with kerosene this morn
ing. Jones-Haye you discharged her
Smith-We have only found her left Lee
and the end of her nose.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-15

No. | announce these things not only
to increase the appreciation OF laymen
in regard to the work of physicians,
but to stir In the hearts of men OF the
medical profession a feeling of graft
tude to God that they have been al
lowed to put their hand 20 such mag
nificent work, and that they have been
called into such illustrious company.
Have you never felt spirit OF graft
tude for this opportunity? Do you not
feel thankful now? Then / am afraid,
doctor, you are not Christian, and
that the old proverb which Christ
quoted in his sermon may be appro-
pirate to you: physician. heal thy
self"
There are many who always blame
the doctor because the people die, for
getting the Divine enactment: 1t Is
appointed unto all men once to die"
The father in medicine who announced
the fact that he had discovered the
art by which to make men in this
world immortal, himself died at forty
seven years Of age, showing thu: i'm
mortality was less than half century
for him. Oh, low easy it is when peo-
pie die, to cry out: malpractice.
Then the physician must bear with all
the whims. and the sophistries, and the
receptions, and the stratagems, and
the irritations Of the shattered nerves
""d the beclouded brain of women.
and Ill.," especially OF men, who never
know how gracefully to be sick. and
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-15
TALIAGE'S SERMON.
ETEpICTION FOR DOCTORS
.SAST SUNDAYS SUBJECT.
E.Jca the Text: And Asa, In the Thirty
e0A Ninth Year Of His Reign Was Dis.
sassd In His Feet Until His Disease Was
Exceeding Great"--II. Chron. 1919, Is.
80 # This ana

T this season of the
year, when medical
colleges Of all
schools of medicine
are giving diplomas
to young doctors,
and at the capital
and in many of the
cities medical asso-
Citations are assem-
bling to consult
about the advance
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-15

The torpedo fish sometimes weighs
eighty pounds, and single shock from
this fish will kill the strongest horse.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-15

A submarine tunnel to connect Scotland
and Ireland is under consideration by tho
British government. The estimated cost
Is S35 600, 900
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-15
THE 40 CENT STORE.
BY Amy Randolph.

OUNG lOlhS are
such fools!" said
Aunt Huldah Petit
bone, with acri-
rnony. Married,
indeed, What does
our Katie want to
get married for,
with a good home
and a steady place
as a typewriter?
Here have l lived
The Republican journal., 1897-07-29
BalIooning to the Pole.

Professor Andree and his two compan-
ions got safely away from Dane Island on
the II It'll inst. on his novel expedition to find
the Pole. His air ship-"The Eagle''-is
made of three thicknesses of silk glued
together, and is heavily vanished. The
basket is five feet deep, and contains bed,
so that one can sleep while the other two
stand watch. On the cover to the basket
the instruments of observation are placed.
Cooking will be done by means of an APP
paratus dropped fifteen feet below the
basket SO as to avoid danger of exploding
the gas The balloon is provided with
sails, to be used for steering, if necessary,
and drag ropes. 1t carries also collap-
sible boat, tent and three sledges. The
explorers started on their perilous journey
in fine spirits. To beat Nansen's record
they must make at least $50 miles due
north; to attain the Pole they must fly
some 200 miles farther northward. When
the balloon disappeared, it was travelling
north northwest at the rate of twenty two
miles an hour. After reaching the Pole, or
as near to it as possible, Andree hopes to
make landing in Alaska, 1000 miles from
his starting point.
The Republican journal., 1897-07-29

Total Pensioners. 10, S6S 20,0O9
Of 20, 900 pensioners on the rolls of the
Augusta agency, June 30, 1897, 1854 of
that number were at that date residents of
Maine. The remainder of the number
are scattered in nearly every State and
territory in the Union, many preferring to
draw their pensions from their old home
agency than to transfer to the agencies
nearer their present residences which are
in many cases temporary homes.
The total amount paid from this agency
during the year just ended is -, 935, 090-
p. Of this amount 81, 1853, 1O5.O3 was
paid to residents of Maine. The balance
was paid 10 the residents above referred to
OF other sections of the country.
1t will be interesting to know, in connec-
ton with the above tables, that there have
been added to the roll for the year ending
June 30, 1857 of original cases: Invalids,
general law 80; widows, general law
II; invalids, by act of June 27, 1890, 275
widows, etc, POS; Mexican war widows,
3; total, 593.
By renewals, cases which have once
been dropped, and for one reason or an
other have been restored to the rolls: In
valids, 81: widows, l; under act of June
81, 1890, 26 invalids and six widows.
There have been during the year 123 adj
ditional cases allowed under the act of
June 81, 1890.
There have been transferred to this agen-
cy during the year, invalids, general law,
100; under act of June 27, 1890, 242 inva-
lids Survivors of Mexican war, 2; sur
vivors of Indian war, 1.
The losses for the year by death are
6S4. Only three of all the thousands have
been dropped from the list by failure to
present their claims. The loss by mar
riage by widows is 16. Losses by minors,
legal limitation, is 81. For various causes
IA have been dropped. The entire loss by
transfer is los.
The annual value of all the original
cases allowed during the year is $65, 900.
The annual value of increase, reissue and
additional to the rolls for the year is S46,
1872; of reservations and renewals is $1O,-
oSS. The annual value of all cases drop
ped from the rolls is S147,3S1 The total
number of pensioners on the roll, June 80,
1897, is 20, O09 at an annual value of So,
S41, 147.
The rates paid to invalids under the
general law are as follows
At So per month, are zoos; at 81, ~
$3.50, 10y; S7.75, O; IS, (164D; 1925, III
$3.50, Q0; SO, GO; 1925, ~; $40, (916):
$10.25, ~; $11, (3); $11 25, (6); S11.75, ~
$12, Q400; s12.25, W; s12. Is, 10y; S13
u3); S14, (635); $14 IS, ~; SIS, (60; SIG,
(497); $16.50, ~; SIT, (s5D; $17.25, N;
SIS, 1857; $18. Is, (3); 500, QO6); 1922, (74)
$22. SO, ~; $24, (6S4); s25, (53); S27, Q5)
$50, (4OO; $31. 25, (2); s35, n; S36, (9O}
$45, Gay; $50, (2O; ST., (60).
By the act of June 81 1890, at So per
The Republican journal., 1897-07-29
Moosehead Lake.

To- day Moosehead Lake has become
and even beyond its borders as one of the
grandest, cleanest, healthiest places of
summer resort throughout our broad
land, and each years advent of tourists
is larger than that of the year preceding.
In addition to it's vast eXpanse of water, a
veritable inland sea, forty miles long by
thirteen in its greatest breadth, surround
ed by its majestic ranges of hills and
mountains, including Squaw mountains,
big and little; kineo, at whose feet nestles
the beautiful little village comprising the
far-famed kineo House, with it's annexes
and numerous adjuncts; the Spencer
Twins, Little kineo, the Lily Bay range
with grand old katahdin and Bald noun
tains in the distance, severally to the east
and the west, and with Deer Island and
Sugar Island standing, like two Gibraltars,
as guards upon either side the channel
leading up the lake, with Moose Island
below and Farm Island above, like two
outposts, and with three hundred and
sixty other islands of various sizes, though
mostly small, scattered over it's surface;
all these lend such charm that vistants
who feast their eyes thereon for the first
time are filled with amazement and de-
light.
Great changes have passed over the re-
gion sur ounding the great lake during the
past three score years. Sixty years ago,
Bangor, now thriving, populous, wealthy
and beautiful city, was but in its infancy,
G in LOTT hut VII
ton and will, with the spirit of specula-
lous prices only to drop with the turning
of tue tide, TO the lowest ebb, stranding and
forever running many who seemed to have
acquired an inexhaustible amount OF
wealth.
Greenville the lovely village at the foot
of Moosehead Lake, was then but small
hamlet where few of the hardy pioneers
of those early days had made their home,
and from which numbering operations
around the lake were directed, the place
being base of supplies for operators.
There was not stage road or even a
tote road at that time to connect the
place with the outside world, and the only
way of reaching the town of Monson,
sixteen miles away, and from which
there was stage road to Bangor, was a
foot path by spotted trail through the
woods, three OF four miles, and thence by
horseback.
Mr.. Samuel Scammons, one of the
early settlers, of whom there are but
three others now living, is my informant
upon this point, and he we'll remembers
journeys he thus made when boy, bring
ing his purchases and mail, if he had any,
home from Monson on his back or in his
pocket, making the entire distance both
ways on foot.
To carry the tools, provisions and oxen
The Republican journal., 1897-07-29

for numbering across the lake it was neces-
sary to get them as they best could to
Greenville and after the lake was frozen
to take them over upon the ice, oxen
being the chief beasts of burden in those
days.
To-day, how changed. The national
beauties of the lake and mountain region
still remain, while the art, ingenuity and
wealth of man have transformed the
country from bowling wilderness into a
magnificent, world renowned summer
resort where thousands, from all over our
country and even from all the world, find
their way every year for the delight of
its scenery, the benefit of its pure air and
water and the sports of the rod and the
rifle, this being par excellence the hunt
ing ground of America, where deer,
moose and caribou abound and are killed
by thousands every year. Large and
finely equipped hotels and cosy camps
and cottages hold their doors invitingly
open bidding all to enter,
And just as great a change has been
made in TIE means of transporta ton.
Now instead of a tedious stage ride from
Portland to Monson and a horseback ride
or footwalk from there to the lake, one
can leave Boston in palatial cars at s
o'clock in the morning, and, reaching
Greenvile at 5.05 p NJ, after a comfort
able and delightful ride over the Boston
and Maine, Maine Central and Bangor
and Aroostook railroads, embark upon
one of the twenty-five steamers that ply
upon the lake, reach Kineo, twenty miles
up the lake, the Mecca and delight of
tourists, at 6. 45, p. NJ, in season for sup
per, less than eleven hours from the time
of starting. The Kineo Echo.
The Republican journal., 1897-07-29
The Republican Journal Thursday Monin g. July 49, 1897
The Chautauquans.
An Outline of the Complete Fryeburg Pro.
grammp

An Outline of the Complete Fryeburg Pro.
gramme.
The completed programme of the Frye
burg Chautauqua Assembly has been given
to the public 1t is full of rich and inter-
esting things. The noted speakers and en-
tertainments are many. Among those
not already announced is Mrs. Lyman
Abbott of Brooklyn, New York, who will
be present during the assembly and speak
at the Woman's club hour. 1t will be a
treat to listen to this eminent woman.
The Messrs. Bennett of Boston will assist
in two of the concerts, one at the piano
and one at the violin.
Rev. Geo. d. Lindsay will deliver the rec
ognition day address. Those who hay
the privilege to listen to this gentleman
will hear something new and intensely in
teresting, as the doctor is a man of great
ability. Mr.. II. V. Abbott Of Harvard will
give an interesting talk on Books for Chill
dren' Miss Anna Barrows of Boston, so
well known as teacher of cooking, will
speak on Household Economics DR..
w. G. Cummings, instructor of physical
training at the University Of Maine. will
have charge of the physical department.
DR.. Cummings was with the assembly last
year and gained for himself high reputa-
ton.
MI and Mrs Everett Waterhouse. noted
singers Of Boston, will appear several times
at the assembly, and give one concert, as
sisted by other noted talent and readings.
Miss Vida Scudder, professor of English
literature at Wellesley college, will devote
two afternoons to lectures on English liter
ature.
MI. benjamin r. Newman VIII nave
private class IN OH ana water color painting
ana pencli sketcnlng;
rev heroert 7. mayer VIII again nave
chaige OF 'he SUNDAY sclool department.
MI oaIhuel - rfeScolt OF the MaSsa-
lhusetts lns'l'ule VI lecLnoloSy Will Zee
lure on germs III milk anu drinking water.
l 4. evening lecture Will oe Illustrated oy
sil w. ron :, Ii'e llistl !,
d, ~, = ~ " ooooliuSt ~ lecture on
Iile ApPlleI'ioh vi Mo'eih sciences 20
Ile"itn' ana me flght Against the
Ap n ID L ~,
~ - " Gciackel VIII give 81
~ ~, 9uoJec, nc nPlll' " we
i-"st' nis ieeture WIZ oe ail tle more
interesting from lhe lact tha' almost every
one mas become Il; more or less interested III
liie "ll a.. Oh turkey, Greece ana Alme-
ni"' iIls second lecture WI oe on An
ureas 1loler ana 1he iyroI deallns with
+" people ana d nero Oh peculiarly foEantlc
'i n yer T.. ,..,,
~ !opiSe ll''s VIZ nave cn"lSe VI
.iie oi'ss III ootahs' MISS lielen l. Gooo-
W. rom 'ie Nn"ilclel Norman oiloll n'nd
'Iiioul' b's'Th' WI Gon"uCt Grass ~
siioi 'ii"nu. l"i' 0ollahl ~ Gilman Will
IN d oo1o'lt"ilS lI,ueti"le'l lecture on
; ''t T, ''s' ii'' iesen' ~ E1en
- ~ ~ iloPl - t lSaT, = i1|ilu ~ l!e
en- 81 .e "i"'llse " w AZ
Nc iol. "lliiau HAS over one hundred
The Republican journal., 1897-07-29
Maine Medical School.

Prof l. T. Dana has resigned the chair
of Pathology and practice, in the Medical
School of Maine, which he has filled with
distinction and credit for many years.
Prof. Alfred Mitchell of Brunswick has
been appointed lecturer in his place.
DR.. Charles A. Ring Of Portland has
been appointed lecturer on Obstetrics and
DR.. Addison S. Thayer, lecturer of Dis
DR.. Mitchell held.
DR.. Frank l. Brown Of South Portland
has been elected instructor in Anatomy in
the Portland School for Medical Instruc-
ton, in place of DR.. William Lawrence
Dana, deceased. -
The Republican journal., 1897-07-29
Augusta Agency.
Paid 81 1855 900 In pensions During Fiscal Year
Passed. s2,753,le5 Went TO Residents of
Nalnp

The annual report of the agent of the
Augusta Pension Agency, Gen. Seldom
Conner, which has been sent to Washing
ton, D. c., to the central department
is al interesting one.
The fiscal year ends June 30, at the con-
clusion of which the immense amount of
matter is collected and presented in as con
densed yet comprehensive form as posi-
bic and sent to Washington, D. c., along
with those from the several other agencies
in the country.
The following table will be of interest,
showing the various classtications of pen
sioners, in gains and losses, giving to-
tai increase from various causes of al:
The Republican journal., 1897-07-29

month, 1866 cases; at 50, Q693); SO,
(2SD; SIP, (2423).
The lowest rate at which inval id pension
ers are rated, as will be seen from the
above, is Sc month Previous to act
March 2, 1895, pensioners were rated as
low as 81 per month
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-12
QUEEN LIS PLANS HERE.
Duke Palmer Announces Thnt she VIII Con.
front Captain Cook" Tonight.

Duke Palmer Aun"unces Tint she VIII Con-
front Captain Cook Tonight.
Mrs. John Dominis. sometime Queen Of the
Hawaiian Islands; Mrs. Joseph Heleluho, her
a~dy-in.waiting; Mr.. Helcluhc, her Hawaiian
secretary, and Capt. julius A. Palmer. her pri.
vate secretary, more commonly known as Duke
Palmer. spent a quiet day yesterday at the Al
bemarlc.
The Queens plans for the next few weeks"
said Capt. Palmer. depend upon letters to DO
received from time to time. 1t is not true that
she has decided to visit "A private residence near
Boston within two weeks. Sho IL AS likely to
visit Mr.. Cleveland at Princeton AS TO go TO
Boston"
Tonight, he said, It Is the intention OF Mrs
Dominis TO witness the first performance of
Captain Cook" at Madison Square Garden. She
was invited by the composer several weeks ago.
'In the Kindness Of her heart" said Capt.
Palmer, 'she could not REFUSE
Capt. Palmer said that his own real titlo was
not Duke" but that no was the holder OF q
masters certificate from tho United States
Board Of Navigation. lilo exhibited the GER
tiicate. As he did 30 no wore n heavy navy
blue coat with IL velvet collar, white duck trou-
sers. and low-neckcd slippers. A narrow lawn
tie WAS crossed AT hi~ throat and on the crossing
was the famous big diamond, set In a disk of
gold.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-12
APPLYING x-RArs TO MINING.
by Their Uso Dr. YoAkum Reveals tho Pres
cnco OF Colo In aunrta.

Los ANoELEs, July Ito apply the X.rays
TO mining is a novel idoa which has Just been
developed by DIR. +. f. Yoakum Of this city. He
mas nNtd the N.ray upon n piece OF quartz.
whose exterior showed no Indication of gold.
ana has imprinted upon a Photographic plato
the shadow of particles OF tho precious metal
within.
On June 30 the physician was photographing
q tumor. Thcrc was n vacant spaco on tho plate,
anu Just for luck he placed thcrc a bit Of gold
bearing quartz. When the plate was developed
thore stood forth upon 1t tho outlines OF rock,
with specks here and there showing tho presence
of gold. Since then ho has taken n number OF
pictures OF valuable orc. Tho X.rays pass
through tho quartz easily, but tho gold stays
their progress. 30 the ray photograph shows
the presence of gold distinctly.
II 10 not necessary to take a photograph.
1t Is possible to hold ore in ones hand and by
looking through the screen toward the rock the
shadow OF the gold ia visible. DIR. Yoakum be-
heves this discovery will DO Of service to geolo.
gists and mineralogists in studying rocks. He
thinks perhaps It will be possible to use x.rays
In mining ore.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-12
PARDON FOR E, R. CARTER
THE BANK EN- Err EXPECTED
TO BE FREE TODAY.

President NTcISiniey was Unable to Resist
The News Sent by Congressman DenniS
M. M~uriey-Cartcr's Crime md Confession.
E. II. Carter, who pleaded guilty to tho en-
beZzlement OF $780, 900 Of the funds OF tho Ma
tional Bank Of Of this city, and who
was sentenced TO six years and six months i'm.
prisonmcnt in the Kings County Pcnitcntiary
by United States Judge Benedict on Jan. 0,
1898, will, 1t is expected. DO free to-day.
According TO information received from
Congressman Dennis NJ. Hurley yester.
day, President Mckinley signed Cartor's
pardon on Saturday and had the papers at once
forwarded to the Brooklyn Charities Commits
s!oners, WHIT have charge OF the Crow Hill pris-
on. Many influential persons in Brooklyn, in
Guiding Congressman Hurley, Jesse Fuller. who
was formerly President OF the Kings County
General Republican Committee. and Charity
Commissioners Burtis have been interested In
ehecting the release Of the imprisoned embez-
Eler, but tho pardon was secured directly
through the pathetic appeal of Miss Mary Car.
ter, the 1s-year-old daughter of the prisoner.
Mr.. Carriers family consisted Of his wife, his
mother, the daughter Mary, q 13.year-old son,
and tho orphan daughter of his brother. and he
was their sole support. Directly after his down.
Aeh eho uoubhtci II Bun hDdEuOneu Unelr
studies and went to work to help their mother
along. Moro than a year ago the daughter
began to labor for her fathers release, and, In
spite OF much encouragement, prosecuted her
mission to q successful close.
About o month before President Cleveland re-
tired she made her nrst visit to Washington
and had an Interview with him at the White
House. Her appeal. however. was unavailing,
tho President explaining that tho application
was premature. Last week she again went to
Washington and saw President Mckinley, after
Mr.. Fuller had explained the object OF her visit.
The President 10 represented as being much
touched BY her appeal and as having given her
assurance before sho left his presence that her
prayer would DO granted. She at once returned
to Brooklyn. and conveyed the news :" her
family. AZ II was expected that the pardon
papers we're In tho Brooklyn Post ONCE, Com
missioner Burtis made an effort last night to
see Postmaster Sullivan and secure them ahead
Of the regular delivery this morning. but he
could not tnd Mr.. Sullivan, and the release had
to be postponed until to-day. Mr.. Carter has
been employed "a a clerk in the storehouse dur.
ing his imprisonment, and his excellent be-
havior has been vouched for by Warden Hayes
and the othor prison officials.