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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16
MANY Ship Loads OF GRAM,

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 10.-There are
twenty-seven steamships in port or
under charter to load grain for Euro
pean ports. Most of the grain will be
shipped during the next few weeks
They will carry an aggregate OF three
million bushels of corn and wheat
So far this year shipments of corn
have aggregated nearly twenty
million bushels, against less than
seven million last year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16
Dreaded Diphtheria.

Dies MONIES. Nov. 10.-According tc
Dr. Eli Grimes, state bacteriologist,
diphtheria is prevalent in the state
just now. He says the epidemic is
now reaching stage where it becomes
serious. Oskaloosa and Blookton arc
both afflicted with it and in many
parts of the state there are large
number of cases. Dcs Moines also has
u number of cases and new eases are
being reported to the board of health
each day.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16
MURDERER DURRANT TO HANG
No Hope for the San Francisco Maiden
Butcher.


Butcher.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 9.-The United
States supreme court has affirmed the
decision of the circuit court of Cali
fornia refusing writ of habeas corpus
to William Henry Theodore Dnrrant,
under sentence Of death for the muir
der of Blanch Lamont, i'm San Fran
cisco, April, 1895. The case attracted
much attention throughout the coun-
try. The decision permits the law to
take its course. so Durrant will be
hanged The decision paves the way
for the execution Of five other murder
ers who have been sentenced to death
and whose execution was deferred
pending the decision OF the Durrant
case.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16
VENEZUELA NEEDS MONEY.
Serious Financial Crisis Exists i'm the
Southern Republic.

Southern Republic.
CARACAS, Venezuela, Nov. ia
severe financial crisis exists in Ven
ezuela. The payment of the coupons
of the German loan has been post
poned. The pension of the widows
and some of the veterans is suspended,
and the salary of the government
employees has been reduced so per cent.
In fact, nobody has been paid, nobody
imports, and the banks refuse to dis
count or advance money. The Care
nero Railroad and Steamship Company
has suspended traffic. Everyone is
awaiting the arrival of General
Ignacio Andrade, who has just been
elected president to succeed Crespo
believing or hoping that the new
president will turn out to be the
savior of his country.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16
THREE MEN HOLD UP A TOWN
Fifty Miners Lined Up and Robbed mt
MarQuisviIlc.

Fifty Miners Lined Up and Robbed ut
MarquisviIlc.
Dies MONIES, Nov. S.--Three colored
desperadoes armed with a shotgun
and two revolvers held mp the mining
town of Marquisvillc, four miles north
of Des Moines. They walked into a
pool room and. calling on fifty miners
to hold up their hands. one of the
party went through their pockets.
The miners had just been paid and
quite a sum was taken, but it is not
known just how much. After the
robbery the desperadoes strutted
around town and gloated over their
work for few minutes. They fired
many shots, bat no one was hurt.
They are still at large. but as their
identity is known it is believed they
will be captured.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16
wife shooter Sentenced.

TUSCALOOSA, Nov. l0.--Carl Yates.
vino shot his wife on the street near
the postoifice on August 4, and who
last week pleaded guilty, has been
sentenced to four years ut hard labor
at the Fort Madison penitentiary.
Mrs. Yates is still living though one
bullet is imbeded in her kidneys aud
may prove fatal at any time. She
pleaded for leniency for her husband
because he is i'm bad health.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16

Miss Quincy protests against willful
sadness in literature, but people like
to weep. The most popular novels of
the last three years have been sad en-
ough to produce confirmed melan-
choly on the part of every person who
has read them. The more successful
plays of the period are built on human
misfortune and agony. The more
noveireaders and play-goers weep the
happier they are; and if originally de-
cent heroines are Inundated to the
dust and beyond any hope of recovery,
the enjoyment is intense.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16
stocykholaers Must Paw 100000.

Sioux CITY, Nov. S.--Judgments ag-
gregating $4,000 against the stock
holders in the defunct Iowa Savings
Bank have been entered on the court
records. The money is to be paid in
to the receiver in thirty days and a
dividend will be paid the depositors.
This is about the first glimmer of hope
the depositors of the bank have had
for recovery of their money since the
failure in 1896
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16
TO PROHIBIT FOOTBALL.
Georgia House Vote Was Agains. tn,
Game.

ATLANTA. Ga, Nov. 9-The house
by Il vote of 81 to 90 passed bill pro.
hibiting football within the state of
Georgia. Without one word the house
passed the bill and it is now on its
way to the senate. The bill provides
that it shall be unlawful for any per-
son or persons to come together and
play prize or match game of foot
ball in any park or other place in the
state where a fee is charged for ad-
mission to the game One thousand
dollars fine or one year in the peniten-
tiary or both together were fixed as
the pepa!ty
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16
200 LIVES IN DANGER.

Eight Whaling Vessels Icebound In the
Arctic Sea.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. S.-The fact
that eight whaling vessels are nipped
in the ice at Point Barrow with nearly
200 souls on board is creating wide
along the coast. The anxiety has be-
come SO great that the trustees of San
Francisco Chamber OF Commerce have
determined to ask President Mckinley
to dispatch Il relief expedition to their
rescue at the earliest possible moment.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16
Made "A Large Haul.

DIES MONIES, Nov. 9.-Burglars en-
tered the store of the Iowa Fur COM
pany and carried away with them
merchandise to the approximate value
of 81 900. Many valuable sealskins
and other furs were taken. The room
was in the widest disorder when the
the clerks arrived to open up for bust
ness
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16
BIMETALLIC CONF ISSIONERS.
Two Return Home From Their Failed
European Mission.

Two Return Home From Their Failed
European Mission.
New YORK, Nov 7.-Senator Edward
o. Wolcott, of Colorado, and Charles
G. Paine, two of the monetary com
missioners appointed by President
Mckinley To confer with European
governments concerning the feasibility
OF a conference to consider inter-
national bimetailism, arrived on the
steamship Campania. The other com
missioner, former e-President Stew
enson, will return on later vessel.
Senator Wolcott asked To be excused
from saying anything on his mission
abroad. Gen. Paine also declined to
speak
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16
LUETGERT LAWYER RETIRES.
Judge Vincent Refuses to Defend the
Sausage Maker.

CHICAGO, Nov. 10.-Former Judge
Vincent, who conducted the defense
in the first trial of Adoiph l.. Luct-
CERT, mas withdrawn from the case.
Private business affairs was given as
the cause of his withdrawal. Attorn-
ey Phalen, who was associated with
Judge Vincent during the famous
trial and who announced the latter's
withdrawal, will conduct the defense
at the second hearing which, however,
will not be called within six weeks.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16

The women Of Lincoln, Nebraska,
who propose to boycott their church
because they are permitted no voice in
1T or it's management are probably the
pioneers in a great revolt. The only
wonder is that the women OF all the
churches didn't cry out against the
Saint Paul matter Of contempt for
women long ago. And when that re-
volt comes will there be any churches
left?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16
'irage,lY at Luther.

BOONE, Nov. o Henry Albright,
living near Luther, was Shot and per-
haps fatally injured, it is charged, by
W. c. Patterson, q neighbor. The
ball just missed the juguiar vein.
Patterson gave himself No to the
sheriff and was lodged in the county
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16
ALL OVER THE WORLD
OHIO ELECTION.
Courts Will he Asked to Take u
Hand.

Courts Will BE Asked to Take "a
Hand.
COLUMBUS, Nov. Sit has become
known that the courts will be resort
ed to for the purpose of preventing
boards of election from issuing ccrti-
ficates to the republican candidates
in certain counties. The republican
state committee also have lawyers pre-
pairing cases on contest. The republi-
cans get three representatives on the
face of the returns from Delaware,
Noble and Wood counties, whose plu.
ralities only aggregate -? and Il
change of seventy-two votes would
have given the democrats control of
the Legislature. The republicans
also claim that the democrats elected
members to the legislature on close
margins, that there were ten counties
in the state that gave less than 100
plurality each for their candidates for
the legislature and that the democrats
secured as many members on these
small pluralites as the republicans.
Dotu S!'icS aIt pEcDdiiiIs IcE cOulcSlS,
first in the courts and then in the Leg
lature. AS each branch of the legis-
lature is the tribunal of last resort in
Judging of the qualifications of it's
own members, the republicans have
an advantage in their control of the
house over the democrats, who will
control the senate. There are thirty
six senators with only one or two con-
tests possible in that body. In the
house there are 1o5 members with a
dozen or more seats that can be con-
tested and the republicans claim ma
jority of seven in that body, so that
more democrats can be unseated in
the house than republicans in the SEN
ate.
COLUMBUS, Nov. 6.-The Ohio legis-
lature stands "a republicans, 70 femo-
Gratis and one doubtful on the Of
fetal returns received. With dozen
or more of the cighty-eight counties
very close there have been no material
changes except in Wood county, which
will be claimed by both parties till the
courts pass on the action of the super
visors
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16
NINETEEN DROWNED.
Idaho Founders in u Gale ON

Steamer Idaho Founders in u Gale ON
Lake Erie.
BUFFALO. y. ", Nov. S.-The West
ern Transit company's steamer, Idaho,
which left Buffalo for Chicago, laden
with package freight, foundered off
Long Point on Lake Erie during fur
ious gale. The first mate and one
sailor, who succeeded in reaching the
rigging, We're rescued by the steamer
Mariposa. The rest of the crew num-
bering 10, were undon tedly drowned.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16
Russian Famine sets In.

ST. PErERsBUEG. Nov. "a terrible
famine is ravaging the province of
ArchaDgel, a government of European
Russia, in the extreme north. Many
have already died of starvation. The
people wander abont reduced almost
to skeletons, their heads swollen to
the size of baskets Tea is the only
means Of subsistence.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16

They tell of the president OF coed.
university who was surprised and
shocked to find many of his girls and
boys fraternizing by the light of the
moon. The good man evidently be-
lieveS that water runs up hill.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16
n. G.. Phelps stricken Again.

ATLANTIC, Nov. Or. q. Phelps.
high degree Mason. has had another
stroke of paralysis. Fears are enter
tanned of his recovery
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16
Would lie senator from kentucky.

Louisville, Nov. S.--Close friends OF
Governor w. o. Bradley announce that
he will be a candidate for United
States senator in 1900 to succeed Sen
ator William Lindsay. The candidates
thus far announced are Bradley for the
Republicans and ex-senator Black
burn for the Democrats.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16

Pickering, astronomer, claims to
have just discovered one hundred and
forty-two new double stars. Lots of
persons see stars in that way, but
rarely so large a number.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16

If there is to be cessation of lynch
ing the law must see to it that justice
IS promptly done. The lawyers of this
country have too many privileges for
which the Taxpayer must suffer as to
ais pocket and his peace. Murderers
must be hanged and thieves must be
put behind bars. The lawyer must
be checked in his profession as law
breaker.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16

Spain would not give autonomy to
Cuba if she did not feel obliged to do
so. Let the insurgents hold on and
she will be obliged to take her soldiers
out of the country.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16

The husband of Tennie c. Claflin,
now Lady Cook, is worth thirty million
dollars. We beg to say to the lady
that if she will return all will be for
given.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16
HUNTER IS Man ED.
Kentucky Republican Given Fat Mission
by Mckinley.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.--The president
has appointed w. Godfrey Hunter
minister to Guatemala and Honduras.
Hunter was one of the leading repub-
licans of Kentucky, and n member OF
congress in the last house He was u
candidate for the United States senate,
but after a long struggle was defeated
by a few republicans refusing To sup
mort him
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16
kiIIcd nv a Train.

OTrUMwA, Nov. G--John Bullock,
So years old, was killed by "a switch
engine on the burlington. IL struck
him as he attempted to cross the
tracks ahead Of it,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16

1t is to be hoped that these intcrna-
tional seal conferees will get along
amicably. We should hate to see them
make the fur fly.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16

Another evidence of prosperity is the
fact that a st. Louis woman recently
sold her husband to another woman
for four thousand dollars.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16

The Arlington Is. d. Sun remarks
hat "a regular old-fashioned, last sum-
ner pour down of sky juice precipi-
ested In this section Sunday"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16

After all, George M. Pullman's gift
OF $4,000 to charity was better mon
ument to his memory than his model"
city.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16

A landslide occurred short time
ago in Sattel, Switzerland. An inn
and its garden and outbuildings slid
down the hillside distance of thirty
feet, without being in the least MUIR
ed. Two stately elms in the garden
were also moved without injury.
Harry Horner, OF Sumner county,
Kansas, is an amateur snake charmer,
and sometimes carries a reptile in his
pocket. While he was attending a
circus at Wichita, Il pickpocket slyly
explored one of his pockets, and
screamed like mailman when his
hand came in contact with live bull
snake.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16
IOWA PATENT OFFICE REPORT.

DEs MONIES, Nov. 5.-Patents have
been allowed, hut not yet issued, as
follows: TO y. Il. Finch, of Boone.
for IA water heater and washing
machine combined. An adjustable
hydro-carbon burner under the sheet
metal bottom of the tub is connected
with an adjustable oil reservoir and
an auxiliary bottom in the tub has "A
rubbing surface and a vibrating rub
Der suspended from the cover rubs
clothing thereon. To Il. II. Williams,
of Huron, South Dakota. for an
Improvement relating TO the machine
for which "A patent was granted to him
February 4. 1896 10 i. l.. Fairbank
and 4. y. Cantrel of Chicago, for n
plastic composition and blotter bath.
One third is assigned to l.. NJ. Mann.
of Des Moincs NJ. &. Kellogg, of
Chicago broke the record last week in
the number of patents issued to one
inventor in one day. One hundred
and twen.y- five patents were granted
TO him October 10Th, and every one is
for a Multiple Switch Board" 1t is
fair to presume each one cost not less
than 500 in fees. and in the aggregate
ST., 800. Valuable information about
obtaining, valuing and selling patents
sent free To any address. Printed
copies of the drawings and specifca-
tions of any United States patent sent
upon receipt of - cents.
THOMAS G. and j. RALPH ORwI6,
Solicitors of Patents.
Lake City, Florida, has police
force which consists of one night
watchnan. His only income is fine
of $500, which is paid by every person
he arrests.
A humble bee sturg Ike Williams,
of Catlettsburg, Ky, on the hand. His
arm and body swelled To twice their
natural size, and he died in forty
eight hours.
Francis Warlop, the cook of the
Lakeside Club, Grand Rapids, Mich,
thought he could prepare toadstools tn
make them dainty eating. He ate .
few Of them and died.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-16
After Andres.

BERLIN, Nov. J. The Loltal Anzciger
announces that steamer fitted out
by the government of Tromsoe, under
instruction from King Oscar, has left
Tromsoe island in search of Professor
Andree. She will proceed to Spitz-
bergen and is provisioned for eight
months.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-03
school Dresses for Girls.

The head of a well-known school for
girls in speaking of appropriate school
dresses advised the use of lightweight
materials. Light gaEments of serge
or cashmere should be worn. she said,
land clothes of extra warmth for out
doors. Children dressed too warmly
complain of the heat of the schoolroom
and ask to have windows opened, which
is impossible. White aprons for little
girls keep them always fresh anddainty.
II it be incuicated that It soiled apron or
hair ribbon shows a la-k of refinement.
they soon acquire habits of daintiness
in The care of their clothes. One thing
| should like to emphasize is that it is
unfortunate that children are obliged to
wear out clothes which were made for
best in the schooEoom. 1t would
seem to he much better to give them
away to poorer relatives and keep al
ways simple gowns for everyday veal"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-03
SIMPLE HEALTH HINTS.


body Should BE Familiar.
a simple hygienic fact for many peo-
pie yet to learn is. that the skin of a
fruit is 10 part of the fruit itself,
dieticalIy considered. The bloom of
the peach is d luxuriant growth of mi
crobes, and uuwashed grapes, eaten
skins and all. will show 100000 mi
crObes for each fluid ounce of stomach
fluid. These facts are proof positive
of the necessity for thoroughly washing
all raw fruit before it is eaten
The nape of the neck, the lower part
of the back of the head, the front of the
abdomen and the shins are the chief
regions Of the body susceptible to cold.
y chill, however, may be carried to the
nervous system from either parts.
The following rules for avoiding a
cold cannot be too often formulated:
Never let cold air blow on the back of
the neck or head.
Keep the abdomen warmly clad.
Cover the shins when riding
Change wet shoes and stockings with
cut delay.
Never sit on a stone or on camp grass.
1t is not generally known that roasted
coffee acts as a valuable disinfectant.
The best mode is to dry the raw bean,
pound it in a mortar ard then roast the
powder on 4 moderately heated iron
plate until it is of a dark brown tint.
Sprinkle it in sinks. or expose it on a
plate in any room to be purified
Housewife
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-03
THIS is QUITE NEW.
How TO Use OH Barrels to Make a
Comfortable Couch.

Of three barrels, some boards. a few
screws and tacks, some draping mate
rial and an old mattress, a comfortable
and good-looking couch can be made.
To make ii obtain three good, strong
sugar barrels, and arrange them at reg
ular distance apart, the heads and
bottoms should be fastened secure
ly in place with nails, and to them at
tarh TWO side runners or rails three or
four inches wide and six feet long. Use
stout screws for the purpose, and drive
six or eight through the strip and into
the head of each barrel.
The two end barrels should be Joined
first and afterward the middle one. This
Precaution is 10 give an even bearing On
the floor
Two more strips, each one inch and a
half square, are TO be fastened to the I'M
der sides of the barrels at the ends near
the heads and bottoms. This rail will
rest on the floor and prevent the couch
from tipping ike a cradle, as the bulged
sides of the barrel would cause it to DO
if it We're not for these strips.
To the top of the barrel a platform is
to be attached. This rs 80 inches wide
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-03
WOMAN AND HOME.

EYES MADE LOVELY.

Madame may change the hue and tex
ture of her hair and improve upon ma
ture in the matter of skin by course
of treatment. She may gradually de-
velOp beautiful arms or a shapely neck,
and she can call surgery to her aid if the
shape of her nose does not happen to ac-
cord with her standard of beauty But
she has always been batlied by her eyes.
There they are, green and narrow, may
be, brown and beady, perhaps, and she
has known that surgery could not
widen them or art change their hue.
But, after all, there are reforms which
may be undertaken with eyes and care
which may be given them which will at
least keep them from being hindranee
10 madame's charms.
The appearance of the eyes depends
largely on the lids, eyebrows and eye
lashes. Scanty eyebrows may be
gradually filled out by the application
OF pure grease to them every night. The
eyebrows should not be rubbed or
brushed the wrong way. Eyebrow
brushes should be used to apply the
grease. Pure vaseline, by the way, is
the best.
Naseine applied to the eyelashes
with great care will increase their
growth, and strolling them upward
gives them the curly tendency. which is
a charm to any eye. Children's eye
lashes may be very slightly clipped at
the ends occasionally, and will grow
longer and better N consequence; but
a grown-up person should on no ac-
count tamper in this way with the
lasites, as it only makes them grow
coarse ana stubbly. Even when cut
ting children's eyclashes the very great
EST care should be exercised and only
the very tips should be clipped.
Infamed eyclids may be washed in
rose water. When the eyes feel irrita-
bic, or there is priclIy sensation, they
may be bathed in elderhower water.
The following recipe makes a soothing
and refreshing wash for tired eyes:
Take a quart of soft water, pinch of
coarse salt, and tablespoonful of
brandy. Mix all well together and
shake the bottle before using the mix
1ure. The best time for bathing the
eyes is in the evening.
Beds should always be placed so that
the daylight and suns rays do not
strike the eyes ON waking. The light
should come from the side. 1t is also
wen to have green or dark blue blinds in
bedrooms, which win efTectually pre-
vent the bright light from entering the
room early in the morning.
The eyes should he closed once in
every two or three hours for five or ten
minutes. This rests them and helps
to preserve their luster. \ good diges-
ton is another aid to beautiful eyes,
for disordered stomach shows itself in
the yeIlowish whites % the cyes.-Chi-
cago Tribune.