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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-06
Gen. Grants Tender Creettar.

fold by HamlIn Garland: 1t was
midday in the battle of the Wilder
ness, and a small teamster of IL was
standing beside his wagon near Gen.
Meades headquarters and close to the
CORY, hurried and troubled surgeons.
who were looping limbs from faint SOL
diers in blue. All the horrors of bat
tie were there conferred; rills of blood,
stacks of livtd limbs, rows of suffer-
ing bodies, torn and mangled. One by
one the blue-clad men were lifted to a
rough table; a keen knife slit sleeve
or pantaloons, the sponge swung to the
nostrils, the knife blade fell upon the
flesh; the saw followed. A few mo-
ments OF rapid work and the subject,
inanimate as wood, was laid aside to
make room on the bed Of slaughter for
comrade. The young teamster stood
there waiting for his wagon load OF
human torsos, feeling all the horror,
all the benumbing terror of the battle.
He could hear the dread continuous
thunder to the front, and could see the
smoke rising like a cloud above the
batteries of crOuching cannon, unseen
but savage. Home seemed AS far away
as heaven to the boy, and the world
appeared to be given up to slaughter
and to dying men. Standing so. he saw
hOrseman approaching and forgot for
the moment his terror by reason of his
admiration for the horse and his rider.
The horse had swift, steady rack, and
as he came his FURNISHED neck and
forearms seemed to flash In the light.
His rider sat him gloriously, the reins
in his left hand. guiding as if by force
Of habit. He appeared not to know
the horse was moving. He descended
hollOws, leaped burrows, skirted banks,
yet the rider sat his saddle, careless,
secure, graceful and erect. His intro
spective eyes fell upon the boy, and
he drew his horse almost to a walk. He
was careworn man. dressed in plain
blue blouse. much faded, and his hat
was equally weather-beaten. His face
was pensive, grave and unyielding as
a granite mask. The boy thrilled with
excitement and awe and worshipful ad-
ne hucW ILLS
careless, splendid rider to be the great
commander. In Gen. Grants eyes
flashed sudden look of pity and hor-
ror. AS he passed he said:
Sonny, what are you doing here?"
He swept on, but his tender paternal
cadence of voice and his sad, sad face
the boy never forgot.
Once, long after, when the boy was a
middle-aged man, and the general had
been twice president of the United
States, they met In the midst of a
throng of people the commander stood,
and the civilian said:
II saw you once before, general. 1t
was at the Wilderness. You passed
me on horseback, and you said, Sonny.
what are you doing here?"
The generals impressive face dark
ened with the memory of that terrible
day; then slow smile crept round his
lips and eyes.
II recollect you" he said. But /
didn't suppose you'd remember me-"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-06
Artificial Diamonds Once More.

The French chemist, Henri Moissan,
whose recent visit to this country
awoke fresh interest in his expert
ments on making artificial diamonds
in his electric furnace, has. since his
return TO Paris, somewhat improved
his methods. Formerly most of the
minute diamonds produced by his
process were black in color. but now
all are white. They are exceedingly
hard. scratching rubies easily. and an
swering other tests for pure diamonds
Ii does not appear, however, that Mon
sieur Moissan has been able to increase
the size of the gems that he turns out.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-06
JOSH BILLINGS PHILOSOPHY.

Wimmin manage to endure each 9TH
er. and that IL about all.
look upon most nu things az false
at best mere sauce for the old ones.
Affektashun allwuss shows man s
weak points, for what man affekts
to have he haz generally got the least
ov.
Az general thing, thoze who are the
most afrade 10 die are thoze who hav
done the world the least good while
living
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-06
DIR. Wards New Post.

DIR. Ward of Trinity College has been
selected for the new professorship of
mental philosophy and logic at Cam
bridge university, England. He has
been fellow and tutor OF Trinity for
twenty-one years, and has devoted him
self with much success to college work !;
while his contributions to the "Ency-
clopaedia Britannica" have made him
widely known.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-06
BeIdinC for Horses.

II is a common practice for livery
men to use sawdust as bedding for
horses where that is abundant and
straw Is hard to get. But IL you raise
grain we should advise you to save
what is needed for bedding, no matter
though the sawdust be offered free.
Sawdust with manure makes 1t very
hard to rot, much more so than is
straw, though both, being carbon. have
scarcely any manurial value. Market
gardeners object to having sawdust In
manure piles, though they always COM
post their manure before using. 1t is
better to use either bedding as economi-
cally as possible, and without doubt
long straw bedding can be used with
less waste than can sawdust, partly
because it is less absorptive. The ex-
crement, either liquid or solid. passes
through the straw without doing more
than discolor it. So by shaking out
and drying the straw can be used re-
peatedly until 1t has rotted and broken
up. The liquid manure Is best saved.
not by absorbent bedding, but by a
layer OF three or four inches OF wood
loan underneath the horse or cow.
This also is much better for horses
feet than standing on hard floors.
either of wood or concrete. A little
chopped straw lying on this earth will
prevent the animal from being soiled
with 1t. The earth flooring should be
cleaned out once week and replaced
with new. With the excrement il has
absorbed 1t will then be quite rich, but
If the loan is scarce it may be dried
and used repeatedly until it has alb
sorbed all 1t is capable of holding
American Cultiyator.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-06
Her Dearest Friend.

Dora (sweetly)-"Fred didn't blow
his brains out because YOU Tilted him
the other night; he came right over and
proposed to me-" Maud (super-sweet-
ly)-"Did he? Then he must have gat
rid of his brains Some other way
Tid-Bits. 2fdsBf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-06
Gen. Joe Johnston's Story.

Perhaps the most touching incident
arising in connection with the war
that now recall came to my notice on
a railway train which also bore as a
passenger the very pretty young wife
of a soldier who by daring bravery had
secured promotion from the ranks to a
Confederate captaincy, says the Spring
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-06
R 81 on WILL find tha

on WILL find that
a man who makes
srYe that he washes
his hands clean be-
fore he millss his
cows will make his
dairy farm pay bet
ter than the man
who does not do
that. 1t is not
that the money is
made by that one
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-06
BLONDIN THE WONDER
CELEBRATED TIGHT ROPE
WALKER DIED THE OTHER DAY.
4 sketch OF His Iife-The First Man
70 Cross the Niagara River. Over the
Great Falls. on Tight Rope-Other
Wonderful Eeats.
FRANCIS

Fan FRANCIS
Gravelet, better
known as Blondin.
t h e celebrated
tight rope walker.
who was the first
person to cross
Niagara Falls on a
tight rope, which
feat he performed
on June 80, 1852,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-06
Ilncnln'a KirIh nIace

Efforts are being made to sell to the
American government for $4,000 the
farm of 112 acres near Hodgenv.lie,
Ky. on which Abraham Lincoln was
born.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-06

Small Dairy Cows.-The question OF
large or small cows in the dairy is be-
Ing narrowed down into a small COM
pass. and there are but few who still
claim that cow for the dairy is val.
liable In proportion to her weight.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-06
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON II.-APRIL IL CONVEX
SION OF CORNELIUS.
Golden Text: "Whosoeyer Bclieyeth IN
Him Shall Have Remission OF Sins
Acts ~. iJ-Saint Peters Mission mt
Iaesarca.

y to-day's lesson
we take ny Acts ~;
31-ii. Time.-Proba-
bly, about A. ID. 40.
days" in which Pc
ter "tarried" with
Simon, the tanner
of Joppa. Place.
CaeSarea, thirty
miles north of Jop-
pa, and. like 1t, on
the Mediterranean
shore. 1t was forty
seven miles from
Jerusalem. IL owed
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-06
VETERANS CORNER.
SOME GOOD SHORT STORIES
FOR OLD SOLDIERS.

Gen. Grants Tender Greetiug-whiIe on
His Ride in the Wilder TESS the Great
Commander stopped to Talk with
Wounded Soldier.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-06
Tho Battlefield.

IA NEE this soft turf,
.sssssSAiZzZzs IN this rivulets
ENHE14EAN sands,
SE#;gE Were trampled by
.-NWZ hurrying
-c crowd.
-aAaAH and armed
NYfV- .uS hands
:ShE,'. '', :'::'. battle e
All! never shall the land forget
How gush'd the life-blood OF her
Gush'd, warm with hope and courage
yet.
Upon the soil they fought to save.
Now, all is calm. and fresh, and still;
Alone the chirp of fitting bird.
And talk of children on the hill,
And bell of wandering kline are heard.
No solemn host goes trailing by
The black-mOuth'd gun and stagger-
ing vain;
Men start not at the battle-cry;
y! be 1t never heard again.
Soon rested those who fought; but thou
Who minglest in the harder strife
For truths which men receive not now.
my warfare only ends with life.
A, friendiess ,wacfare! lingering long
Through weary day and weary year.
"A wild and many-weapond throng
Hang on thy front, and flank, and
rear.
Yet, nerve thy spirit to the proof,
And bIench not at thy chosen lot.
Inc umid good may stand aloof,
The sage may frown--yet faint thou
not,
Nor heed the shaft too surely cast,
The Kissing. singing bolt of scorn;
for with thy side shall dwell, at last
The victory of endurance born.
Truth, crushd to earth. shall rise
again:
The eternal years OF God are hers;
but Error. wounded, writhes with pain
And dies among his worshipers.
Yea. though thou lie upon the dust,
When they who help'd thee flee in
fear.
Die full OF hope and manly trust.
Like those who fell in battle here.
Another hand thy sword shall WELD
Another hand the standard wave.
I'LL from the trumpet's mouth is peaPd
The blast of triumph Ger thy grave.
Bryant
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-06
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.

How Successful Farmers Operate This
Department of the Farm-A Few
Hints as to the Care of Live stock
and Poultry.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-06

died from diabetes the other day at
his home in South Ealing, a suburb oi
London. Blondin was born near Cal
ais, In France, in 1924. which made
him 73 years of age. His nickname ne
derived from his father, who was called
"BlOndin" on account of the color OF
his hair He commenced rope walking
when he was four years of age ana -FOUR
years later gave an exhibition before
the king of Italy. In 1855 he came to
America. and when at Niagara Fails
the idea struck him of crossing on q
rope. 1t was not until 1859 that he
attempted the feat
He once performed at the Geological
Gardens, Liverpool. He had given an
afternoon performance there, and was
to perform again in the evening. Dur
ing the interval between the perform
ances some one suggested playfully
that 1t would be a fine thing for him to
take a lion across. Capital idea,
thought Blondin. So he indicated to
the management his readiness to wheel
across any lion they liked to send up
to him. The lion chosen was eighteen
months old, and was known as Tom
Sayers." The performance was In the
open air, and it was just getting dark
when the lion was slung up and
strapped to the barrow. A pretty stiff
gale was blowing. The rope sagged q
good deal, too, so that there was steep
decline from each mast. 1t was, there
fore deemed advisable that some con-
troll should be kept over the barrow and
its strange freight from the platform,
in case Blondin might not be able to
prevent il from running away with
him down hill. So line was attached
to the barrow to keep it in check, and
the end of this was retained by an at
tendant on the platform at the mast
head. On walked Blondin, trundling
his load before him, which must have
been doubly difficult owing to his hands
being fully engaged steadying himself
with his pole, when. through some
stupid bungling on the part of the in
dividual who had charge of the line,
the latter let it slip out of his hands.
An exclamation of horror and surprise
rang through the assembled masses,
who, on this occasion, were said to
number 100000. The excitement now
became intense, and those who had ia
ken up positions Immediately under
the rope or hawser betook themselves
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-17
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBULES.

Washburn mill d Is not in operation this
week. and the Washburn may also be
stopped.
The Giffen-Nein company will begin it's
farewell week at the Metropolitan next Sun
day evening with production of the spark
Eng comedy of English life, entitled The
Grey Mare"
Emerson Cole. it is announced will be ap-
pointed from the Fourth judicial district to
membership in the state board of equaliza-
ton.
Thomas Downs has been appointed by the
board OF education to supervise the erec-
ton of the Brewer and Harrison school build
ing additions.
Mrs. Carrie w. Barnes died at ST. Bar
naoas hospital yesterday morning at an early
hour The funeral will take place from
the residence of her brother. S. II. ClauSin
621 Franklin avenue, this afternoon at 2:30
o'clock.
By order of Judge Smith, signed yester-
Gay morning and filed in the office of the
bank has been authorized to pay over to the
creditors another dividend on their claims
The dividend this time will be but per
cent.
There will be but two more performances
OF c. Haddon Chambers play, 1.-The Idler -
by the Giffen-NeiIl company at the Metropol-
Fan opera house One of these performances
will be matinee this afternoon. The prin-
clpal members Of the stock company acquit
themselves well, and taken as a whole the
company's presentation is creditable.
Health Commissioner Avery, City Engineer
Cappelen and members of the department of
health met yesterday afternoon to draw
up plans and specifications for a garbage
crematory for Minneapolis. The plans used
IN other cities were secured for reference
and the best points of each will be embodied
in the Minneapolis PLAN
The. grand larceny charge against Fred
BetnuH was dismissed yesterday morning by
Judge Holt and petit larceny charge sub
stttuted. to which he pleaded guilty, and was
fined $40 or sixty days. 1t will be remem-
bered that the defendant snatched S. bill
loon last week. = 49,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-17
GAINING STRENGTH.
TWO PEOPLE IN LA PRAIRIE HAVE
FOUND THE SECRET OF RE-
VIEWED YOUTH.
They Say That DOdd's Kidney Pills,
by Restoring the Kidneys, Bring
Back the JOY of Life, Making 1t
Worth Living.

LA PRAIRIE, Mimi, July 1.-THE
horrors of Kidney Disease intensity
when you believe that a disease is in
durable; they lessen when you discover
that remedy has been found. The
most deadly form of Kidney Disease is
Br1ghts Disease. 1t is a rotting away
and degeneration of the organs. The
blood sucks up poison and the brain
and heart become partly or wholly
paralyZed. 1t is lingering, torturing
malady. 1t affects the strong, the
vigorous, the brainy and the energetic
especially
Until the discovery of DODD'S KID
NEY PILLS no remedy was known
that would restore kidneys that were
degenerating and wasting away with
Bright's Disease. DODD'S KIDNEY
PILLS cure Bright's as they do all
lesser diseases of the Kidneys
In this vicinity may be found several
score of people who happily tell of their
cures of this hideous disease by the
use of DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS. Let
the testimonials of these two suffice:
DODD'S MEDICINE CO.
Gentlemen: We have no drug
store here and when 1 was in Du-
luth 1 bought four boxes of YOUR
DoDD's KIDNEY PILLS: I have
used part of them, and they have
helpsd me wonderfully.
L gave part of the pills that I
bought to Miss Angie Smith, a mil
liner here, and they are doing her
much good. She is gaining in
strength every day. She told me
that it was the Pills that were help
ing her. Hoping that they may do
others as much good as they have
US, am yours, etc,
&C. w. Danielson.
La Prairie MINI
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-17
MONFORT IS PRESIDENT.
Minnesota Bankers Elect Officers
and Adjourn.

DULUTH, Mimi, July 16.-The Min
nesota State Bankers association con-
cluded here this afternoon. officers
elected were: President, D. A. Mon
fort, of st. Paul; vice president, H. d.
Brown, of Albert Lea; treasurer,
George H. Prince, of st. Paul; secre-
tary, G. w. Folds, of Minneapolis; eX-
ecutive council, Walter Hurlbut, Roch-
ester; J. F. r. Foss, Minneapolis; L.
Whitmore, Wabasha; F. H. Welcome,
Granite Falls; c.. w. Gress, Cannon
Falls; A. c. Anderson, ST. Paul; A. A.
Crane, Minneapolis; C. F. Leland, Du-
luth; J. w. Wheeler, Crookston. Del
egates elected to the American Bank
ers' association meeting at Detroit
were: George H. Prince, st. Paul; S.
McKinnon, Marshall; j. c. Hunter.
Duluth.
A resolution was passed commend
ing the board of pardons for it's re-
fusal to pardon the Younger brothers.
The association considered that to
have pardoned them would have given
a feeling of insecurity to the country
bankers of the state.
S. r. Flynn national bank examiner,
delivered an address in Lessons the
Times Should Teach" He pointed out
a number of things which the expert
ence of the last decade ought to bring
home to the minds of bankers. He
urged upon them their duty as Amer
lean citizens to assist in the education
of the people upon public matters. He
discussed a number of technical mat
tiers also. His talk was interesting
and the bankers enjoyed it.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-17
PREFER NOT TO PAY
HAUGAN'S BONDSMEN SHOW FIGHT
AGAINST ENFORCEMENT OF
LIABILITY.
SEVERAL FILE ANSWERS.
THEIR CLAIMS SHOW THAT THE
CITY HAS A MUCH MIXED
CASE ON HAND.
TWO WIVES FOR COOK ROLF.
ST. Paul Woman Lays Claim to the
Legal TitIe-News of Min
ncapO1is.

The city OF Minneapolis has a big
contract on it's hands in the proposed
enforcement of the bonds of eX-City
Treasurer A. c. Haugan. All the
bondsmen, who are not judgment proof
and some who are secure from all col
lectors, have been for several days fill
ing with the city attorney answers in
the suits begun to collect on the bond.
Among those who have answered are
Thomas Lowry, o. G. Merriman, L. D.
Day, Sarah and Cavour S. Langdon,
representing the estate of r. B. Lang
don, NJ. w. Nash, John H. Field, o.
o. Searle, Marcus Johnson, H. F.
Brown, H. c. Akely, S. F. Brown, G. P.
Lowell, James Mcmillan. 1t is presum-
ed that all the bondsmen will join in
the suit, making a common issue. Mr.
Haugan seems to have been short IN
both accounts, the first term $121, 1877. 81
and the second term $297,0S5.
The answers which have been put in
are so contradictory and variable that
1t would seem practically easy to prove
one against the other. But all the an
SwerS agree in this that the city treas
urer was permitted by the city and in
violation of the provisions of the city
charter to loan the city's money. with
out having this violation of the charter
provisions called to the attention of the
bondsmen. The claim is made that the
city virtually entered into an agree
ment with Mr.. Haugan to permit him
to lend this money, amounting to $4,000,
600 at one time, and that Mr.. Hangar
received on this loan as much as $4,000
as interest. Then some of the bonds
men who were on the first bond answer
that the accounts were all right when
the first term ended and so they are
not to be holden on the other hand,
the bondsmen for the second term say
that there was no money lost during
the second term. The whole affair is
very much mixed, and the city may
lose all the shortage.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-17
SICKEN AND DIE.
Hot Weather Weeds Out
the Feeble Babies.
Cholera InfdntuTn Traced TO
Improper Feeding.
Nurses Say Only Safety Is
in LaCtated Food,
Puny Babies Grow Big and
Strong When Fed on 1t.
The Best Diet in the World for
Growing Children.

1t is truly triumph in infant feeding
when babies take a food with evident
relish, even when the weather is the
hottest, and when the tone of their
little stomachs is so reduced by the
heat.
And this Is why so many careful
mothers who have reared large families
successfully, not to mention physicians
and trained nurses everywhere, so earn
estly urge a diet of lactated food when
ever the infant digestion is feeble.
Wherever no special precaution is
taken in feeding children hot weather
is just as sure to multiply the deaths
OF infants as the infants are to be born.
Babies and young children feel the
disastrous effect of high temperature
much more than others.
Half the deaths in July are those of
children under five years. Every sum-
mer more than a third of all who die
are infants.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-17

Babies who have. the advantage of
their mothers milk stand the hot
weather better than others provided the
mothers milk agrees with them and is
plentiful and rich in the elements that
make flesh and bone. But such perfect
breast milk is rarely maintained dur
ing the entire nursing period by even
the most robust mothers. Where a
falling off in the nourishing qualities Of
baby's earliest food is suspected lac
tated food is the most perfect substitute
for The pure mothers milk. Physicians,
when called in cases of severe bowel
affections, which come on Sc suddenly,
and so commonly prove fatal, put the
baby without delay on a diet of this
splendid nutriment, lactated food. 1t
fully nourishes the child, yet does not
i!ritate the intestinal tract that has
been disturbed by hot weather, nor
overturn the sick stomach. Weak, pin
ing and fretful babies are quieted by
lactated food. They take it eagerly and
gain steadily in weight and size, with
out interruption because of hot weather.
Parents are apt to wait from day to
day hoping for Improvement in the con-
dition of their child. 1t is this unwise
delay that so often costs the child's
life.
At the first indication that baby is
not taking sufficient food for rapid
growth. or when the child shows signs
OF weakness, it's skin continually wet
with perspiration, its lips and cheeks
pale, and its eyes heavy, it
Is imperative that the little one
should be better nourished. Lac
tated food at once improves the
appetite and makes sure th3t the child S
digestion is supplying strength and the
means for steady growth. Babies grow
big and strong on lactated food. Close
observation of countless weaving babies
and Of others not thriving because they
cannot be induced to eat. or because
their food does not nourish them, led
to the preparation Of lactated food.
With all these hindrances to perfect
Infant health in mind, lactated food IS
prepared under the advice of professors
In the medical department of the Ver-
mont university. This remarkable in
FAINT food is usually agreeable to an
infants stomach. Palatableness was
one Of the advantages earnestly sought
with every advantage of purity. rich
ness and nourishing power. lactated
food must be made palatable to effect
any good. Children take lactated food
even in the hottest weather because
it agrees with them. And they take
It in sufficient quantities and with rel
is!l so that they increase rapidly in
weight and size, and begin very soon
to hold up their heads, play and be-
come noisy and happy.
I;Tact;ced physicians prescribe iactat-
cd food TO be kept always on hand and
used. at once on the first indication OF
lCaseness. or loss OF strength, or If
baby is evidently not thriving Oh its
present diet. Lactated food is the
Infant food physicians use in theil
own families.