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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26

had consumed almost all the spiritqf
and that not only all the sick had al
ready persisted, but also many others
who had either fallen over the rocks,
when they were intoxicated, or had
been found dead in the morning from
their exposure during the night. /
"Then the poor commodore's pro-
phecy has been fulfilled" observed
Philip to Krantz. MANY others, and
even the admiral himself, have per-
ished with him-peace be with them!
And now let us get away from this
horrible place as soon as possible"
Philip then gave orders to the Of
ficer to collect his men, and the pro-
visions that remained, for immediate
embarkation. Krantz followed soon
after with all the boat, and before
night everything was on board. The
bodies of the admiral and commodore
were buried where they lay, and the
next morning the bort was under way,
and with a slanting wind was laying
a fair course through the Straits, to-
ward Batavia, and anchored in the
roads three weeks after the combat had
taken place. He found the remainder
of the fleet, which had been dispatched
before them and had arrived there re-.
Gently, had taken in their cargoes and
were ready to sail for Holland. Philip
wrote his dispatches, in which he COM
municated to the directors the events
of the voyage; and then went on shore
to reside at the house Of the merchant
who had formerly received him, until
tie bort could be freighted for her
voyage home.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26

rant spring dress saddened him.
In a timid, hesitating way he had
made few inquiries for old friends,
but the answer was ever the same.
War had scattered most of the old fam
lilies. Those alone remained who slept
in the peaceful cemetery in the dip
which formed vale at the bend in
the river.
"And the Ralstons?"
All were gone. OF the impetuous,
high spirited family, only Miss Erma
was still alive. The Ralston boys
four of them-lay in soldiers graves
beside their gallant father.
Mrs. Ralston had seen her brave
boys brought HON dead one by one.
But she gave them for her country S
sake, gladly, but her heart was slowly
breaking. She did not long survive
her husband.
did Miss Erma still live at Iron
wood?"
No. The old plantation was desolate
and Miss Ralston lived in a little white
COlId6c uOWH luC lOdu, lAC OLO al
most smothered in jasmine red roses.
The gentleman took his cane and
with brisk step which told of some
young blood still flowing in his veias,
started down the street in the warm
spring sunshine. The square shout
ders, erect head and firm tread all be-
spoke the soldier.
AS he came in sight Of Miss Erma's
house his steady walk became jerky
and finally settled into an uncertain
amble. For the fraction Of second
he paused at her gate, then beat a
hasty and confused retreat. Complete
ly out Of breath he drew up beside the
high arched gate which opened upon
the soldiers last tenting ground.
by Jove! It's no use. l couldn't
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26
STRATFORD-ON-AVON.
Important Improvements Since the Tint
of william Shak espeare.

The clerical staff, postmen, rural
messengers, and others connected with
the Stratford postoffice, and the sub
postmasters of the district, were en-
tertained at supper at the Unicorn
hotel on Tuesday night, this being the
twenty-seventh annual gathering. The
MAYOR wv. Pearce) presided, and
was supported by number OF the
leading tradesmen, the vice chair be-
ing occupied by E. B. Wynn. Respond
ing for Our Postmistress" proposed
by G. Boyden), Mr.. Doonan, (chier
clerk spoke of the great increase OF
work at the Stratford postofice. With
in the last few years the clerical stan
has been doubled and the number OF
kilograms was increased at the rate Oh
10 600 a year. The year 1897 showed
an increase of 10000 over those OF 1895,
and now, from the returns just made
up it appeared that there was a FUR
Their increase Of 10000 over those Oh
1897. (Applause.) The telephone was
about to be added, the clerical stan
was to be further increased, the duplex
system of telegraphy had been author
lied in order to cope with the In
creased work and, Notwithstanding
that the postoffice had been built only
a few years, some important structural
alterations and engagements had be-
come imperative and were about to be
carried out. (Applause) All this
showed that they were progressing at a
most satisfactory rate, and he looked
forward to further important develop
ments.-Birmingham Post.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26
Confused Pupil.

On one occasion the Prince of Wales
had hearty laugh at Hindu school
boy in Madras. The youngsters had
been drilled into the propriety of say
ing "Your Royal HighRess" should
the prince speak to them, and when
fhe heir apparent accosted bright
eyed lad and, pointing to a prismatic
compass, asked: What is this?" the
youngster, all in flutter, replied: ITS
a royal compass. your prismatic high
mesa"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26
How He Won Her.

"If 1 were a man." she said. you
would not find me here today. I'd be
away, fighting for my country"
eff you were man." he replied,
you wouldn't find me here today eth
er. 1, too. would be away fighting for
my country"
After that all he had to do was to
gain paps's consent. "-Cleveland
Leader.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26

face her," and the old man mopped his
brow. "Whew, how her eyes did blaze!
Facing a cannon is play to standing
the fire of Ermas angry eyes"
He leaned against the post. The
light died out of his face and he
thought of that long away time when
he and Erma had been lovers. And
then came the war. How quickly had
followed that awful day when he went
to say farewell and she would not look
at him, because he wore the hated
blue. He tried to argue. tried to per-
suade, but she would not listen.
She was a southern girl-Col. Rail
ston's daughter. If he fought the
south, he fought her and was her dead
" foe. Was it not cruel enough that
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26

with Apologies to A. Pope
Hope springs eternal in the human
breast,
But all too Oft it gets knocked gall
ley west
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26
A Memorial DAY
REUNION.
BY GILBERTE HOLT.


U SIN E IS had
brought him to his
native town in the
sunny south. He
was in haste that
his mission should
be concluded so
that he might get
away from the
quiet, sleepy viii
lage. The very
beauty of its frag-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-29
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
One of the Largest Sessions Ia the
History Of the County Opened
Monday.

The annual Teachers Institute OPEN
ed in the high school building on Mon
day, the enrolment reaching over 10
the first day, which beats the record,
we are Informed. Prospects are bright
for a very successful institute, and
Supr. Haugen is putting forth every
effort to make it such. The excellent
corps of instructors announced hereto
fore in these columns is present, and
the institute has already gotten down
to earnest work. Yesterday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock President Seerley, of the
State Normal School, gave lecture at
the Grand opera house, which was an
intellectual feast for all present. He
also lectures at the school building this
morning at s o'clock, and State Supt.
Barrett will lecture, probably at the
Grand, Thursday evening. Following
is a list of teachers in attendance at the
time of going to press, with post office
addresses:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-29
An Editor Loose.

This is the way the editor feels when
he does his sentiment in bank verse:
II would flee from the city's rule and
law-from it's fashions and forms cut
loose-and go where strawberry grows
on its straw and the gooseberry grows
on its goose; where the catnip tree is
climbed by the cat as she clutches for
her prey-the guileless unsuspecting
rat on the rattan bush at play; 1 will
catch with ease the saffron COW and
cowlet in their glee as they leap in Joy
from bough to bough on the top of the
cowslip tree; and list while the partridge
drums his drum and the woodchuck
chucks his wood and the dog devours
the dogwOod plum in the primitive
solitude.
30 let me drink from the moss brown
pump that was hewn fromthe pumpkin
tree! Eat mush and milk from a rural
stump from folly and fashions free
new gathered mush from the mushroom
vine and milk from the milkweed sweet
with pineapple from the pine. And
then to the white washed dairy I'll turn
where the dairymaid Fastening HES,
her ruddy and golden-red butter to
churn from the milk from her butter
flies; and I'll rise at morn with the ear
liest bird, to the fragrant barnyard pass,
and watch while the farmer turns his
herd of grasshoppers out to grass.p-
Pacific Union.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-29
Won a Medal.

The Northwestern Mathematical AS
ISOLATION held their first contest March
10th, in which case, j. V. La Vale, a
young man from Lawler, Iowa, won
the gold medal, having solved 20 long,
difficult problem in 107 minutes, and
scoring 81 per cent. This contest was
a very severe one, there being ten
problems in higher arithmetic, five in
algebra, and five in geometry. We
congratulate Mr.. La Vale on winning
this beautiful medal. He was a stud,
ent two years ago of the Valdez Bust
ness College, and received his first les
son along mathematical lines from
Prof. G. A. Oliver, of this place. Law
Ter can justly feel proud of the record
made by this promising young man,
both as student and citizen. But De-
cOrah also has a just right to claim
some honor, for Mr.. La Vale was
educated in this city and by the
teachers of this place. We have often
heard the remark made that Pref.
Oliver was teacher of great ability
along mathematical lines and this
serves to prove this fact when one of
his students though younger than any
ia the contest won from old and ex.
perieDced college graduates.
Mr.. La Vale has many friends in
this county who join with us in con-
graduating him on his success. ~.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-29
DEBORAH Catechism.

Should the county seat remain at
DEBORAH?
Yes, because it is the only large body
of people near the center of the county,
and can be reached most readily by
the bulk of taxpayers; consequently is
most just to all.
But is the present court house at
DEBORAH adequate to the business of
the county; would not in fact the
county gain by accepting Calmar's
proposition to build new one, and
present it to the county free of ex-
pense?
Certainly not, because $4,000 would
hardly build as good court house as
the present one; add to this the cost OF
removal. the building of fire-proof
vaults, the heating and lighting APP
paratns, leaves no great sum for per-
manent structure.
Are there any other reasons?
Yes, the division of the vote if car.
ried against DEBORAH would preclude
the erection of anything but cheap
building at Calmar, consequent on
danger of removal, and such a build
ing would need renewing every ten
years.
Can the present building at DEBORAH
be made adequate to the county needs
at much smaller expense than removal?
Competent authorities think at an
expense not to exceed $4,000, this to
provide both additional vaults and
ventilation.
Is it requisite that the Jail be near or
i'm the same building with the court
house?
Yes, without this very large ex-
pense would be incurred at every term
of court for additional officers trans
portation and board.
Then can any faith be placed in
Calmar's offers?
Assuredly not; if Calmar expects to
make that offer good, she must secure
to the county unexceptional security
for the whole $4,000 whenever called
upon and that before even a vote is
granted. DIR. E. CARTWRIGHT.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-29

The Rev. DR.. Henry A. Stinson
writes in the April Review of Revie,os
on 1.-The Evolution of the College Pres
iaent." The article has timely inter
est, in view of the large number of col
leges and universities now looking for
heads.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-29

SCARCELY day passes but what we
hear of parties who have signed the
Calmar petition that will gladly sign
remonstrance. Since the discussion of
This court house question began the
sentiment of large per cent of the
county has been changed, as they
realize the folly of such a move.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-29

Iowa has $400,0 of warrants out
standing, but the treasurer of state has
issued call for these, to be paid April
20. and then the state will be entirely
free from debt.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-29
Spring Millinery Opening.

On next Friday and Saturday, March
3lst and April LIST the Schuck Dry
Goods Company will hold their Spring
Millinery Opening. Every lady is in
vited to call and inspect our styles.
We claim the highest standard on our
Copied French Models. Styles are
perfect and EXCLUSIVE, and can only
be had at our establishment.
Teachers attending Institute are
especially invited to attend the Open.
ing. E
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-29
Closing Out Wall Paper.

Remnants and old styles at your own
prices. No water soaked or smoked
goods on hand. Prices 3, 4, 8 cents,
and up. Borders J Ct, ct. and up.
6-2 ~ H. A. PRAsTMARK.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-29

NEXT Saturday will be an call Fool's
day" to several who have mixed up in
the court house fracas.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-29
Sanitol.

The ideal dental preparation. A few
drops of Sanitol Liquid daily will re-
tard decay and keep the mouth thor
oughly antiseptic. Endorsed by the
dental profession. Prescribed by DIR.
Topliff.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-29

DONT think for a moment that the
offer of $50, 900 for a new court house
Mt Calmar, or even the signatures of a
majority of the voters of the county, to
q petition calling for vote on the
question, will scare DEBORAH into put
ting up like sum to keep the court
house here. AS far as personal benefit
10 our city is concerned as individuals
we can FAR better afford to be without
Il court house here than can the far
mers of the northern half OF the coun-
ty. Neither DEBORAH nor the Board
efSupervisors started the agitation for
new court house, because they
thought it would be pretty thing to
hook at, but because they recognized
and feared the incalculable loss to the
farmers and people from other parts of
the county in case the records should
be destroyed. We don't believe there
is property owner i'm DEBORAH who is
fool enough to allow his only abstract
of title to the property to remain in
that shell of a building. We could
easily get along without court house.
We have plenty of churches, opera
houses, halls, etc., to accommodate as
.semblages Of every nature, and Decor
ali would not go to the dogs in year
If the court house should be located at
Calmar. OF course we're glad it's
here, and we mean to keep 1t here If
possible by fair and honest means.
But we could go to Calmar to transact
eur county seat business and return
several times day, by train, while
the farmers from the north would be
compelled to make an additional drive
Of ~ miles, or take the train from here.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-29

The policy of The Ladies' Home Jour
nal, in its religious department, seems
TO be always to engage the pen of the
man most Immediately in the eyes of
the religious world. Thus it has had
the services of Mr.. Beecher, Doctor Tai
mage, Doctor Parkhurst, Ian Maclaren,
and now it will have those of DIR. Newell
Dwight Hills, the new pastor Of Ply
mouth Church, in Brooklyn. Doctor
Hills has given the Journal series of
articles upon which he had been work.
ing for overa year previous to his East
ern call, and the first of these articles
viii be published in the next issue of
the magazine. The series is all con-
nected In thought, and presents the
general subject of ''1'he Secrets of Hap
by Life"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-29

You make q choice of suitings
and price, and Mackenstad's tailors
will make you fine suit that you will
be proud of.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-29

Before the discovery of One
Minute Cough Cure, ministers were
greatly disturbed by coughing congre-
cations. No excuse for it now. For
sale by Wangler Bros.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-29

If DEBORAH has $50. 900 to put up for
improving the city, she will put it into
q new hotel, a manufacturing plant, a
city park, or better yet, into the roads
leading into DEBORAH, not into new
court house for the county's benefit.
We can use every cent we can raise to
npbuild our city. If Calmar has $50
900 to spend, she will do much better
TO use it for some one of the above pur.
poses, than to offer it as bride for the
court house.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-29

THAT calmar petition has just two
more days to live.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-29

JUDGING from the last few Cdlnaar
Gouriers, DEBORAH is an inveterate hog;
has never paid anything into the
county funds, has never done any
good whatever for the county; in fact,
has literally robbed the people of the
county for half century, without re-
gard for the interest of any one but her
own citizens. Prithee, where would
Calmar be today, were it not for De-
eorah's prominent business men?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-29

IT may be an item not generally
known that the United States SUI
preme court recently handed down an
opinion to the effect that poultry run
ming at large is wild game, and per-
sons on whom chickens may trespass
have legal right to kill them. If
your neighbours hens persist in scratch
ing up your spring gardens, the law
will uphold you in killing them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-29
DEBORAH.

Anna Llegelinaler Il. Gussie Kreutter
Henry r.. Nelson Anna Bagne
Libbie era T.. II. Clark
Martha Crane Matilda Knutson
Carrie Rlodgett Lizzie Williams
Marie Hanson Bessie McMullen
Lizzie MarnOney Flora K. Baker
Alice Bake Amelia Teske
IDA Y. Harlow Karen Larsen
Lizzie Brorby &. A. Stortz
Fannie Holmes Ella Vick
Chas. Russell Roy Mott
VIM. Linnevold Ora Steele
Ethelyn Schenck May Schaub
Minnie Tolstad Marie Moses
Tena Nefstad Martha Henderson
O p. Rorvick Jennie Brown
Hilda Thoresen Nellie Lyons
Mae Mckay Fred Ambli
Louise Gilbertson
cAsTALIA.
VIM. A. Caldow Ivan B. McMar,in
Zoe X. Cornell Eta Dewey
HEsPER
Geo. Richert Edna M. Carter
Dora +. Carter Emma ] Thornton
Olive Hubbell Emily r. Meader
Fred w. Meader
NoRDNEss.
Mary Garden Helga Jacobson
Martin III. Gjerve Hans Halvorson
Dagny Olsen.
JACKSON JUNCTION.
Hattie K. Holmes Ed. DENY
Alice r. McGovern.
OssIAN.
Edna Lee Therese Thomnson
Kathryn Cahill Minnie Palzer
Mani Mamie H sullivan Laura Oyloe.
mabel Weitgenant Minnie Burrows
SPRING GROVE, MINI.
Annie o. Larson
LIE ROY. MINI.
Bessie Larson
PROSPER
Mary s. Rollins Clara 1. Rollins
Charity Willsie
FIT. ATKINSON.
Nora Pufier L. Alice Slack
Fred A. Wildman Mary Herold
Joseph Zbornik, Jr.
sPILLvILLE.
ID. p. Dempsey Mabel Nelson
Ellen j. Test Lorena Fisher
Pauline Haug Mary Kapinos
Celia KOvarik
CREsco.
Emma Gardner Clara eager
FREEPoRT
Clara Stinson Jennie A. Tyler
Cora Drake Mabel Headington
Cora Dickinson
NEW HAMPTON
F.S. Amick
cALMAR.
Carrie Olson Eda Christianson
Sadie Kaye Petra Dahl
HATToN, Nd.
Amelia Haakenson
BURR OAK.
Chas. 7. Jerviss Elder M. Jerviss
Anna Knox
FRANKvILLE.
Sarah Miller Carrie Vance
HARMONY, MINI.
Nellie Walsh l.. J. Walsh
oUANDAHL.
Katie Mclaughlin Lizzie Asmundsen
NEwHoUsE, MINN
Teua Newhouse
HIGHLANDvILLE
Henry Saxvick Olaf Grindeland
WASHINGTON PRAIRIE.
Karen Nash Julia Berg
Ida Berg
LOCUST.
Elmer c. Hover
LUDLOW.
j.. A. Ludeking
CoNovER.
Ottelia Sydow
RIDGEwAY.
Ida G. HASA Geo. Bothner
] ulia Hovey Minnie Halvorson
stella Nasset Josie Espeseth
j. G. Kellow
BLUFFToN.
Fred Kjorlien Ella 0'Brien
George Kline Frank j. Gallagher
Grace Spriggs Alice Kjorlein
SATIRE.
Belle c. Aker II. A. Aker
LAwLER.
Nellie Griffin
kENDALLvILLE.
Rvangeline Todd Ida Lester.
Florence eager Name Whalen
w. A. Daskam
POSTyILLE.
M. Lovina Johnson
CANTON, MINI.
Nanno Snyder Peter ]. Snyder
Blanche Snyder.
LITTLE TURKEY.
Nellie Kirschman
NAvAN.
Edna Il. Lawrence Maude Lawrence
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-29

AN illustrated article in the April
NcCgure's records the experiences of
Cleveland Moffet. the writer, and w.
ID. Stevens, the artist, in runs on loco
motives and in mail cars, at ninety
miles an hour and upwards, under the
new East and West mail schedule. In
the same number, Captain Baden
Powell, of the English army, will de-
scribe his remarkable "war kite"-a
kite that lifts man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-19
Col. Maus Ordered to San Francisco.

Lieut. Col. Marion P. Maus, inspector
general. United States Volunteers, now on
duty at headquarters of the army, has
been relieved from further duty in this
city. and ordered to San Francisco. to re-
port to the commanding general of the de-
partment of California. for assignment to
duty as Inspector general of that depart
ment. to take effect July l. 1899. Col Maus
has been on the staff OF Gen. Miles for
several years. and accompanied that officer
to Santiago and Porto Rico. He was
criticised by name in the recent report of
the Wade court of inquiry. which investi-
gated the beef scandal for having failed to
promptly report the character of the beef
supplied TO the troops In the army with
which he was serving Although not so
stated, his friends consider his transfer
from Washington to San Francisco as
being In the nature of reprimand by the
War Department for his conduct in the
Spanish war.