Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-03-02
LITERARY NOTES.

LllENANI VO1EO.
1t is years since any magazine article
has awakened as much interest as was
aroused by Governor Cues February
Midldnd) disclosure of the authorship
Of the letter warning Secretary Floyd
of John Browns proposed insurrectiOn.
The conclusion of Mr.. Cues article lin
the March Midland Monthly) will be
equally interesting relating the story
of Barclay Coppoc's escape from the
effect of Governor Letcher's requisition,
to which escape the author himself was
party. Japanese Farming" by H. H.
Guy, is really the first presentation Of
"the other side" of life in "the Flow
cry Kingdom" In "AcrOss Country
in Van," Mary Avis Scott, Col. John
Scott's talented daughter, traverses
eastern Kansas looking toward Okla
homa The selfmade Governor Rich
ard, of Wyoming, native of Wiscon-
sin, is sketched by Leigh Leslie. The
widow of Stephen A. Douglass, Mrs.
Williams, and her children are pictured
by Mrs. Babbitt. "Grant at Vera
Cruz and Cerro Gordo," is the March
installment of Colonel EmersOn's
"Grant in the West" A New Orleans
love story, by Mrs. Hills, daughter of
General Bussey, the conclusion of
"Disillusioned," by Maria Weed, and
of 1.-THE Young Homesteaders," by
Frank w. Calkins, and an Indian le-
gend by Gardner c. Teall, the artist,
constitute the fiction of the number.
A prize poem by Sharlott M. Hall, an
Arizona young lady, is an interesting
feature. The literary paper of the
month is "Bjornsterne Bjornson," by
J. Christian Bay, with portraits pre-
sented by the great Norwegian. The
new state Of Washington shows well
in the eighteen portraits of representa-
tive Washington women in this num-
Der. "Home Themes" is wholly given
up to poetry this month. The editor.
ial department includes portraits and
sketches of the four Middle Western
members of the new cabinet, also por-
trait of venerable Susan B. Anthony.
Gossip With Correspondents" in this
number, is especially helpful to young
writer's.
The contrast in the condition of the
country between the time of Lincoln's
first Inauguration and that of Presi-
dent-elect Mckinley is said to be vivid
ly portrayed in an article by Stephen
Fiske for the March Ladies' Home
Journal. In telling of "When Lin
coin was First Inaugurated" Mr..
Fiske graphically describes Mr.. Lin
coins journey from Springfield, Illi-
nois, to Washington, and the incidents
of the Inauguration and the attendant
festivities. There were grave fears
that Lincoln would be assasinated as
he rode in the inaugural 0procession to
the Capitol, and every possible precau-
tion was taken for his safety. Mr..
Fiske will recall the safeguards placed
around the President. Special officers
and detectives i'm citizens clothes were
stationed in numbers among the
crowds that lined the sidewalks, and
sharpshOOters occupied positions of
advantage on:hOuse tops, etc., along the
route Of parade. The military escort
of the President-elect was heavily
armed, ready to promptly meet any
hostile demonstrations, and the crowds
were kept distance from the Presi-
dents carriage-so far that they could
not distinguish Mr.. Lincoln from Mr..
Buchanan, who rode beside him. The
police were instructed to arrest all per-
sons making Opprobrious threats against
Mr.. Lincoln, or uttering dislOyal senti-
ments. The tension was great and
the whole country was in state Ofsup-
pressed excitement.
Public Opinion New York; repre-
sents the result of culling the most in
teresting and important articles and
items of news from about 5000 news
papers, magazines, and reviews. Any
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JournaD the price of which does not
exceed $1.OO per year, will be sent free
to every NEW subscriber at $3.50, the
regular price of subscription, or the
publishers will send Public Opinion one
year for this amount and also the Rand
McNally, 1897, Atlas, containing l75
pages Cf new maps.
CONSUL GENERAL FIZ LEE is re-
ported to be in a state mind because
his reports on Cuban matters are ig-
nored by the Cleveland administration.
Wonder what he expected? Every
body else knew, if he didn't, that he
was sent to Cuba to see things through
Cleveland-O Olney spectacles only.
If lies could be kept out of the news