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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-15
CATARRH OF The STOMACH.


victim wonders why he should be 30
weak, why his food gives him no
strength, why his blood should be SO
thin.
Mr.. Alex. Carter Of Van Buren,, Carter
Co., Mo-, says: ~ had been troubled
with dyspepsia and indigestion since
1879. The best physicians in the country
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-15

could do no good.
I visited t h 9
Mullanphy hos
pital in st. Louis
and received no
benefit. The at
tendin g physi-
clan told m Q l
had narrowing of
the outlet of the
stomach, and the
only remedy was
to have it cut out,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-15

phia. Lit is a collection of six short
stories, all but one of the Italian lower
classes, as the title indicates. The eX-
ception is tale of humble life in Paris.
Ouida's love of animals has suggested
the introduction of another of her mem
orable dogs in the simple, sad tae or
Ruff and Rumno," the child and IoDy
dog that We're bound to a travelling
Punch and Judy show.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-15

People afflicted with catarrh Of the
stomach complain of lassitudc, all-tired-
out feelings, their blood becomes thin,
nervous system deranged, food seems to
do them no good, continuous AID in
ereaging weakness. The unfortunate
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-15
EyENSONG.

The embers of the day are red
Beyond the murky hill,
The kitchen smokes, the bed
In the darkling house is spread;
The great sky darkens overhead
And the great woods are shrill,
So far have | been led,
Lord, by thy will,
SO far have followed, Eord, and won
dered still.
The breezes from the embalmed land
Blow sudden toward the shore,
And claps my cottage door;
hear the signal, Lord, | understand,
The night at Thy command
Comes; | will eat and sleep ana VIII
not question more.
KORERT LOIIS STEN El\S(N.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-15
HIS SERMONS.

HIS SEIGAlONiS.
Wien dc liz chillrn cry
Ilz de col vim wailin' by,
Does you clothe 'um, does you feed um?
Tell ME dat!
IF YOU don't. yo' chance is slim
Wen you reach de sight er HIM
Who show You whar de Ill chillun at.
Do de III chillun say.
E2 You wallin' long yo' way:
DE good I-awd sent i'm ter u.s." Tell
me dat!
Eff dey dent, you'll never rise
Ter dem mansions in de skies
Whar de mostest, or de Iii chillun at.
Fl. L. STANTON.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-15
FIFTV T0IVNIWII IIIUTF.
ROBERT LOUIS STEV ENSON.
SWINBuRNEs WAR SONNET.

SWINBURNE'S WAR SONNET.
Algernon Swinburne's war sonnet,
published in London, Monday, is entitled
October Ninth, Eighteen Ninety-Nine.
1t IS ms follows:
Patience, long sick TO death is dead.
Too long
Have sloth and doubt and treason bid
den MS be
What Cromwell's England was non when
the sea to him
Bore witness. given of Blake, how
strong
She stood commonweal that brooked
no wrong.
From foes less vile than men, hike wolves
set free;
Whose war is wlged where none may
fight or ilee,
With women and with weanlings Speech
and song
Lack uttcrance now for loalhing since
we hear
Foul tongues that blackcn Gods dis
honored name
Wi:h prayers turned curses and with
praises found shame
Defy the truth, whose witness now
draws near.
TO scourge these dogs. agape with
jaws afoam,
Down ont Of life, strike, England, ana
strike home.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-15
TWO or MARKHAM's POEMS.

The Wharf of Dreams.
Strange wares are handled on the
wharves CT sleep;
Shadows Of shadows pass, and many
light
Flashes Il signal fire across the night;
Rarges depart whose voiceless steersmen
keep
Their way without a star upon the deep;
And from lost ships, homing with
ghostly crews,
Come cries of incommunicablc news.
While cargoes pile the piers, a moon
white heap.
Budgets Of dream-dust, merchandise of
song,
Wreckage of hope and packs Of ancient
wrong,
Nepenahes gathered from secret
strand,
Fardels of heartache, burdens of old sins.
Luggage sent down from dim ancestral
inns,
And bales of fantasy from No-Man's
Land.
FROM THE JOY OF THE HILLS
| ride on the hills, forgive, forget
Lies hoard of regret
All the terror and pain
OF the chatting chain.
Grind on. o cities, grind!
| leave you a blur behind.
| am lifted elate-the skies expand;
Here the worlds heaped gold is 4 drift
of sand.
Let them weary and work in their mar
row walls;
| ride with the voices of waterfalls!
l swing on as one in a dream-I swing
Down the hollows. l shout, j sing!
The world is gone like an empty word;
My body's bough i'll THE wind, my
heart n bird.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-08-16
The Cornstalk Rel.

On the bell of small village church in
the east of Germany there is carved the
figure of cornstalk. The cornstalk has
an interesting story connected with it,
When the church was built. the poor peo-
pie had spent all their money and had
nothing over with which to buy bell to
hang in the tower. One day when the
schoolmaster was going to the service he
saw growing out of crack in the old
crumbling wall of the churchyard green
stalk of corn.
The idea suddenly struck him that per-
haps this green stalk of corn, on what we
call ''the SNOWFALL plan," which grows
bigger as it rolls on, might be made the
means of getting the coveted bell. He
waited till the cornstalk was golden ripe
and then plucked the six ears that were
on it and sowed them next spring in his
garden.
In the autumn time he gathered the lit
tie crop thus produced and sowed it
again, till at last he had not room enough
in his garden for the harvest. So he di-
vided the seeds among a certain number
of farmers, who went on sowing the
produce until in the eighth year the crop
was so large that when it was put togeth-
er and sold they found they had money
enough to buy large and beautiful bell.
And they carved upon it the story of its
origin and the stalk of corn to which il
owed its existence.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-08-16

eoart, when the news reached him,
suspended the sitting of the court
martial until 7:15 a. m.
When the court-martial was resumed
General Mercier was confronted with
M. Casmir-Perier, the former president
of France. The latter declared that
Mercier's story. told on the witness
stand Saturday, of the imminence of
war between Germany and France in
1894 was grossly exaggerated, and
complained of the action of the then
minister of war (Mercier) in moving
$4,000 troops to the frontier without
consulting him. AS it was M. Labori's
task to take General Mercier in hand
and M. Demange, associate counsel, was
quite unprepared for the task, the few
questions the latter put were practi-
cally of little effect and General Mer-
cier escaped cheaply. Moreover, M.
Dcmange was deeply affected by the
attempt to assassinate his colleague,
and was quite unable to do himself
justice.
After NM. Cavaignac and Hanotaux,
former minister of foreign affairs, had
testified the court adjourned at noon
until Wednesday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-08-16
Monkey and Cont.

Monkeys are more renowned for mis-.
chief than for kindness, but even mon.
keys can be benevolent. NJ. Mouton re.
cords the doings of one in Guadeloupe
that surely seemed to merit that reputa-
ton.
This monkey had friend in a goat
that went daily to the pasture. Every
night the monkey would pick out the
burs and thorns, sometimes to the num-
Der of 1000 or 5000, from the goats
fleece, in order that the animal might lie
down in peace.
On coming in from the pasture the
goat regularly went in search of his light
handed friend and submitted himself to
the operation. Strange to say, the tricky
instincts of the monkey reasserted them.
selves after the pricks were removed.
He would tease the poor goat unmerci-
fully, plucking his beard, poking him in
the eyes and pulling out his hairs. The
goat bore it all with patience, perhaps re-
garding it as only fair price to be paid
for the removal of the thorns.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-08-16

The women of lisville have had
fhe courage to protest against the grow
ing use of the half draped figure in
magazine advertising. This was sure
60 come sooner or later. The enterpris-
ing corset maker and deviser of tight
fitting underwear, the hair restcrer and
the aesthetic shoemaker have pushed
the human form divine to the very
edge Of propriety. 1t is well known
that for some time past certain people
have been buying the magazines for
the vivacious advertisements which
make up so large a proportion of their
illustrated literature. They really pre-
sent us with procession Of women in
all conditions of attire, whose main
purpose is to exhibit as much as possi-
ble of their limbs. The'worst of it is
these pictures are photographs, and
women all over the country consent to
stand for them in every conceivable
shape without covering their faces.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-08-16
MERCER GOT OF EASY.
Plans Were Upset by the Shooting of
Maitre Laburi.

Maitre Labori.
Rennes, France, Aug. 14-The shoot
ing of M. Labor, leading counsel for
Captain Alfred Dreyfus, robbed the
morning session of the Dreyfus court
martial of its paramount interest. The
murderer, apparently, chose the day
for the attempt because it was antici-
pated that M. Labori would crush Gen.
eral MERCER. the former minister of
war, with his cross-questioning
The news of the shooting of M. La
bori caused an immense sensation in
the court rom, where the usual audi
ence had assembled, awaiting the en-
trance of the judges. M. Labori's abb
sence had just been announced, when
suddenly M. Jaunay, syndic of the ju-
dietary press, rushed into the room and
shouted:
IN. Labori has been shot"
All present gave a gasp of horror
and surprise and every man jumped to
his feet and a volley of questions was
hurled at M. Jaunay's head, who, cry
ing. THAT is all know" rushed out
Of court again, followed by a number
of his hearers. Those who remained
excitedly discussed the crime and Wig
orously denounced the authors.
Colonel Jouaust. president of the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-08-16
FOR HAWKEYEFOLKS
STATE ITEMS WHICH WILL BE OF
GENERAL INTEREST.

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 10.-It is ru-
mored in railroad circles here that the
next move of the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul road will be to absorb the
Central of Iowa system. The ST. Paul
has bought almost 200 miles of Iowa
road this year and is building $50 miles
more in the state. The Central of Iowa
has long been the subject of bitter con-
troversy between opposing factions of
its stockholders, headed by Russell
Sage anu President Morse.
There has recently been vigorous
controversy about the retirement of
Colonel l.. M. Martin as general mana
ger, in which the factions were under
stood to be involved. Railroad men say
the st. Paul wants the plant, which in
recent years has been highly prosper
Gus and has tried to obtain it,
Peoria, Ills, Aug. 10.-J. M. Tit
temore, acting general manager, and
c. w. Huntington, general superin-
tendent of the Iowa Central railroad,
arrived here last night, and deny en-
phatically that the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and st. Paul road is about to
absorb the Iowa Central. General Man.
ager L. M. Martin is on his way home
from the east and will resume his
duties about the first of the month.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-08-16

An enterprising Sunday journal be-
thought it of interviewing Mr.. Edison
ON God. Mr.. Edison leaned on bench,
took a chew of tobacco and said: 81
don't know anything about God, but
chemistry shows that there is some kind
of master hand back of things 1 new
or reason about it, because that would
plump the whole matter into logic. and
II had better stay where it is in nature. +"
The same paper is now going to inter
view Nat Goodwin on the pope's last
encyclical, Mr.. Fitzsimmons on the
council of Trent and Brander Matthews
On the Chinese system of finance.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-08-16
A "Coov Beyond Price.

Some of Sir Wilfrid Lawson's tenants
were being entertained one day at din
ner. There was plenty Of aerated water
and milk for them, but nothing stronger.
One of the farmers, who knew by ex-
perience what to expect. had provided
himself with flask Of rum and, un-
known to a brother farmer, poured a
generous quantity into the glass Of milk
which his neighbor had elected to drink.
In due time the unsuspecting farmer
put the glass to his lips and seemed to
enjoy it. so that he never stopped till
he finished it. Then he turned to his
friend and remarked. ''Hech, man Tam
mas, what coo!"-London Answers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-08-16
Arranging for Street Fairs.

Des Moines. Ia, Aug. 9.-The COM
mittee on arrangements for the street
fairs in Dubuque and Des Moines early
in October are working together to get
President Mckinley to visit the two
cities on Oct. 6 and T.. Senator Allison
and Representative Henderson have
undertaken to induce the president to
visit Iowa while on his western trip.
He is to be in Chicago Oct. 8, and they
report that prospects are that he will
accept the invitation.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-08-16
JUDGE WADE NOT IN THE RACE
Report That He VIII Not Run for Govern
of Iowa.

Report That He VIII Not Run for Govern
of Iowa.
Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 14.-Judge
Martin j. Wade, of Iowa City, who has
been pushed vigorously for two or three
days for the Democratic gubernatorial
nomination at the state convention
next Wednesday, is now considered out
of the race. The announcement comes
from his home that he does not desire
his name to be presented to the con-
vention. He has nearly a full term yet
to serve on the bench, and prefers it
to making campaign for the govern
orship.
He was presented and urged as a
compromise between Cato Sells and S.
H. Bashor, who are left the only two
prominent Democrats. Many politi-
clans say Sells will also withdraw, as he
has taken the position that he would
not run unless practically unanimously
nominated Indications are that Bash
or will be nominated, as he is consid-
cred much stronger than Sells with
the delegates.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-08-16
N. LAB0RI SHOT Down
Attempt to Assassinate Counsel
for Dreyfus.
ATTACK FROM BEHIND.

Maitre Labori Was on His Way to Court
When the Assassin Shot Him In the
Back-Physicians Cannot Tell as Yet
Whether the Wound Will Result Fa-
tally or Not-Proceedings in the Drey-
fus Trial Temporarily Suspended.
Paris Aug. 14.-An attempt was
made to assassinate Maitre Labor,
counsel for Dreyfus, as he was on his
way to court at o'clock in the morn
ing. The assassin approached from
behind and shot Labori in the back.
Colonel Picquart and his brother-in-
law, M. Cast, who accompanied M. La
bori on his way to the Lycee, pursued
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-08-16
Iowa Democratic Convention.

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 11.-Secretary
Huffman, of the Democratic state CEN
trail committee. reports that the rail-
roads have granted rate of one fare
for the round trip for the Democratic
state convention Aug. 16. William j.
Bryan will speak here the evening of
Aug. Is, and Huffman states that this,
together with the greatly renewed in
terest in the campaign, will assure the
largest convention held in Iowa in ten
years. The gathering will be held in
the new auditorium, and there will be
the usual interest of sharp fight for
the nomination for governor between
Cato Sells, of Vinton, and S. H. BashOr,
of Waterloo. Sells will be the tempo
rary chairman.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-08-16
SURGERY'S SEARcHLlGHT.
electricity Lends a Helping Hand
Here and Elsewhere.

A great deal of interest has of late
years been taken in medical and surgical
subjects by laymen, and this is not sur
prising, since the advances and discov-
cries that have been made are such as to
command attention because of their nov
city and startling character. Surgery, it
is true, has always been more or less of
an exact science, and even in ancient
times very serious operations were sue
cessfully undertaken which are nova
days often considered modern. But in
the light of revelations regarding the
germ theory Of disease, antiseptic treat
ment of wounds, preservative surgery,
electricity in medicine, organic extracts
and their administration as remedies for
. various diseases it is not strange that
people are constantly on the watch for
some discovery even more brilliant and
startling than anything that has hitherto
been proclaimed.
Wonderful are the strides which have
been made by the application of electrici-
ty in surgery and medicine. The electric
motor turns the drill of the dentist, bores
out all the noses of mankind i'm the hands
of the rhinologist and may yet run the
saw and the trephine of the surgeon.
The electric light is made to illuminate
all the cavities and interiors of the hui
man body, so that ''the pestilence that
walketh in darkness" in the black recess
OF the viscera is sought out and driven
away by the electric searchlight.
1t is nothing now to put an endoscope
into the stomach and scrutinize it's walls
from one end to the other, and in dark
room the very size of the stomach is de-
termined by the trahslumination Of the
abdominal walls when light is turned
on inside of that viscus. The use of the
x rays has brought about even more
marvellous results in the exploration OF
the human body. 1t is an age of won.
ders.-Chicago Tribune.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-08-16
Fight Breaks Up IN a Row.

Sioux City. Ia, Aug 12.-"Australian
Billy" Murphy and Patsy Magner, of
Yankton, S. D., met before the Sioux
City Athletic club for a fifteen-round
battle last night. but the fight only
lasted one and one-half rounds. break
ing up in a row. The police interfered
and arrested figters, hackers, etc. The
fight degenerated into rough-and-
tumble.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-08-16
DEBORAH, IOWA, AUG. IS, 1899.
France Is Saved.

1t is the opinion of wise men, not
only in France, but throughout En-
rope, that France is now safe until
after the great exposition. President
Loubet himself has intimated very
plainly and sagaciously that there will
be no revolution in that country until
the exposition novelty begins to wear
off. Nor is it altogether improbable
that the wise men of France have had
this in view in planning the exposition.
Nothing assures the peace of regime
in that country like popular enter
tainment. So long as the people are
amused they will not erect barricades,
and plentiful supply of side shows is
a safeguard for the government. I'll
berius and Nero knew this trick very
WELL. and whenever the government
tottered they got up new spectacle.
One should not be surprised. therefore,
at the extraordinary efforts which the
French government is making to insure
the sensational character of the exposi
ton. 1t is intended that it shall eclipse
all previous exhibitions in the reckless
ness and splendor of its details. Not
only is the moon to be brought within
speaking distance by magnificent
combination of telescopes and audi
phones, but the bowels CT our own
planet are to be opened mp for inspec-
ton. The prodigality Of Zencbia and
the engineering skill of Hannibal have
been combined to present the sea SER
pent, the whale that swallowed Jonah,
the original garden of Eden, the sports
of the Roman arena and the living Curl
osities from every savage section of the
planet. There can be no sort of doubt
that the Paris exposition will be the
greatest spectacular show that this
planet has ever witnessed, and to it
will flock all the nations of the earth.
1t is therefore perfectly safe to predict
that the republic is safe until it is over.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-08-16

The Texan "mob law" so called, has
Seen pronounced unconstitutional be-
eause nobody can understand it. The
court Of criminal appeals declares that
ID is imperative and void because it is
incapable of construction. But the
truth is the makers of the law were
themselves incapable of construction.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-08-16
lowa's Fifty-first Regiment.

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 10.-Robert
McKissick, of Oskaloosa. has fixed Au-
gust Is as the date for the meeting of
representatives of the towns which have
companies in the Fifty-first Iowa. The
mayors are asked to come or send del
egates to represent them. The meet
ing will be held at the state house
and after formulating statement of
the requests will call on Governor Shaw
and endeavor to convince him that he
ought to bring the regiment home from
San Francisco at state expense even If
it costs $4,000 or $4,000.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-08-16
win Try to Stop Splitting.

Des Moines, Ia. Aug. 9.-The Wom-
ems clubs of this city have united in
the preparation and backing of an
"anti-spitting" ordinance which is like
ly to become part of the municipal
law. When it came before the council
it passed one reading, and motion to
lay 1t on the table failed to receive a
second. The women have done their
work so well that they claim pledges
enough to pass 1t. Fines are provided
for splitting in public places.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-08-16

The marigold is little weather profit
IL the day is going to be fine, the flower
opens about or 4 o'clock in the after.
noon but If wet weather is in store the
marigold does not open at all.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-08-16
Iowa knights OF Pythias.

Davenport, Ia, Aug. 1.-THE grand
lodge of knights of Pythias of Iowa
opened with 1,450 knights present from
all parts of the state. Little was done
of Importance except the election of
officers, as follows: Grand chancellor,
B. l. Sallinger, Manning; grand keeper
of records and seal. H. ID. Walker,
Mount Pleasant. The day closed With
grand parade reviewed by Major
General Carnahan, of Indianapolis,
commander of the Uniform Rank,
knights of Pythias. The procession
was over mile long and included the
Iowa brigade of the Uniform Rank.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-08-16
Attempted Hold-Up.

Ogden, Ia, Aug. 11.-An attempt
was made at late hour at night to
hold up the station agent of the Min
neapolis and st. Louis road. He had
just blown out tn elights preparatory
to leaving the depot after the arrival
of the night train. AS he reached the
door he was confronted by man with
a gun in his hands. A dog which ac-
companied Agent Groom made dash
for the robber and was shot by him.
Groom ran to his desk to secure his re-
volver and when he returned the
would-be robber had fled.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-08-16

AGENTS WANTED-FOR "THE LIFE
and Achievements OF Admiral Dewey" the
worids greatest naval hero. BY Murnt Hal
stead, the lifelong friend and admirer OF the
nations idol Biggest and best book; over
SVU pages. Sxl0 inches; nearly 100 half one
Illustrations. Only $50. Enormous demand.
Big commissions, Outfit free. Chance of n
lifetime. Write quick. The Dominion Com
pany, Srd Floor Caxton Bldg, Chicago. 14-l6
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-08-16
Revolution Gaining Ground.

Puerto Plata, Aug. 14.-The people
here are in wild panic. The revolution
against the government is gaining
ground. The situation is considered
bad for the government forces. Sur
geons and drugs have gone from here
to Monte Christi.