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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-21
TRIP AROUND THE WORLD
"A MOST INTERESTING EXCURSION
To be Given by the Ladies of the Con.
gregational Church, Friday,
February 23d.

Inc IauleS OF TIE congregational
church will give you trip around the
world, Friday. Feb. %, 1900. 1t willie
one Of the most enjoyable events If the
season. In towns where IL has bes n
given it has more than pleased the
crowds who have taken advantage of
the low rates to make so extended
journey. =
Boston, the starting point, will be
at Levi Bulls residence) where George
and Martha Washington, Nellie Custer
and Hally Madison will receive frm
$50 tn 1880. During this time Boston
baked beans, brown bread, white bread,
picxl-s and coffee will Ike served after
which S ore large American line steam
ers have been engaged and will be 1T
the wharf, waiting tn take the crowds
to Christiana, Norway, "a. X. Bailey's
residence), where the king and que n
will receive, assisted by Others and tile
Luren. Here you will be served TO
coffee and fiat bread by the peasant
girls. Sailing from here you will arri, e
in due time at gay Paris. Palace du
Party de Hoyt, where the president
and wife of France will receive. Here
yon will see Paris in all its gayety and
Persian music will delight the ear. In
the brightly lighted saloon, the society
ladies assisted by the popular French
walters, who help you to chicken salad,
wafer and chocolate. Leaving on next
boat you will visit Old Vienna IN. H.
Adams res:dence.) The empire and
empress will receive, assisted by num-
Der of ladies in costume. The little
German band will make the time en-
joyable, while you are ordering up
your wienerwurst, rye bread, pickles
and coffee. The German maids will
serve you in true peasant style.
Taking the next boat you will arrive
at the Orient, Toxic, japan, 70. A.
Schall's residence.) You will be pre-
sented to the mikado and his atten-
dance. The royal musicians will be
playing for his highness and the charm
ing little Jap ladies will serve tea and
rice waters. Here you will find Japan
csc articles for sale and tree 400 years
old.
Once more you embark and sail for
our beloved country. the home of the
brave and land of the free, and reach
Washington and the White House,
Frank Ynung's residence), where
Uncle Sam will hold open home and
present you to President and Mrs. Nc
Kinley, Geo. Dewey and bride. The
White House orchestra will render
some of its delightful music and ice
cream and cake served by the White
House walters.
The entire trip including the supper
and passage on the BIG BOATS and adj
mittance to all the cities, only SOC;
children under IA years Of age. $50.
A chance you cannot afford to miss.
Bosten open from $50 to 7:30. where
you will be able to secure tickets II not
already engaged.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-21

When so resourceful a woman az
Mrs. Amelia e. Barr, the novelist,
gives up the servant girl problem and
abandons her country home on the
Hudson to live In New York hotel.
the outlook is dark for the plain people
who do not pretend to write novels or
solve social problems. Mrs. Barr says
she has really been driven out Of her
home by her inability to solve the
great enigma Of the time. Her flight
to city hotel, combined with the be-
lief that the household work of the fu-
ture will be done by men, suggests the
probability that before the end of an
other century everybody may be living
In city fats and apartments and dining
on the hotel plan. How to make
young women prefer domestic service
to work in factories and shops is one of
the most important subjects to which
social refOrmers can direct their ener-
gies. That the shops and factories are
now more attractive as places in which
to earn a livelihood than the kitchen
may in large measure be due to the
frequently unreasonable exactions
placed upon young women by the en-
ployers of those required to perform
domestic service.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-21

II is pretty evident that the people
did not put all their spare change into
the Dewey home fund nor exhaust all
their admiration for heroes on the gal
liant admiral The fund for the benefit
of General Lawton's family has reached
nearly hundred thousand dollars and
is gratifying indication of the fact
that republics are not always migrate
full
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-21

THE candidacy of Senator Z. w.
Mullan, of Waterloo, for attOrney-gener-
"a, is announced. Mr.. Mu!lan is all
able lawyer, a conscientious legislator,
and one of the leaders of the upper
mouse. He would adorn the Office Of
encouragement if elected.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-21

THE question Of the adjustment of
ahe state printer and binder will likely
ne decided in the House of Representa-
dives tomorrow, as it has been made a
sspecial order for that day.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-21
Homeseekers Excursions.

On January l6, February 8 and 20,
March and 20 and April and II, the
c. M. 4 st. p. Ry. will sell Home
seekers Excursion Tickets; same ter
ritory as heretofore. Inquire Of
s. ". POTTER, Agt.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-21

DR. !. s. ROoME, our representative
nj Des Moines, introduced bill in the
House last Thursday, which provides
for increasing the salary of the secre-
Gaxy of the state board of medical
examiners $50 per month, making the
salary 81 800 year instead of 81 200.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-21

The money invested in farming in
this country is estimated at $16.000,-
100000. These are actual dollars and
not figures of the speculative variety.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-21

Mrs. J...K. Miller, Newton Hamil-
ION, Pa, writes, II think DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve the grandest salve
nade." 1t cures piles and heals every
chang. All fraudulent limitations are
worthless. Wangler Bros.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-21

AFTER May 1st the post offices will
dDe selling postage stamps in book form,
with leaves of paratine paper between,
TO prevent sticking. The books will
contain "a, AS and SO cents in stamps
respectively, and one cent will be
,cha rged for the books besides the value
eAf the stamps.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-21

PERSONS contemplating q visit to
tthe Paris Exposition will note with
delight the increase in hotel rates from
% to so per day.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-21

While the British carry the Bible in
one hand and the sword In the other.
the Boer carries the Bible in both
hands and fights with his feet.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-21

Pugilist Corbett Is to fight Champion
Jeffries on March IS and has begun to
give his vocal organs light but regular
exercise.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-21

Special Second Class Rates on March 2s and
April 4, via c. N. L st. p. Sy.
On March rs and April 4, 1900 special
ssecond-class colonist tickets will be sold
40 Roscoe, Bandle, Hssmer, Hillsview
and Eureka, S. d., and to Movang and
Edgeiey, N. ID. on the e. NJ. & st. p.
for $3.50.
10 points on Great Northern as far as
st. Vincent and Bottinean and inter
mediate points $3.50.
TO points on Northern Pacific as far
as Leeds and Jamestown, N. q. 80. go.
To points on 500 line, Hankinson to
Braddock and Portal $3.50.
Tickets only sold to leave st. Paul or
Minneapolis on above dates.
s. V. POTTER, Agent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-21
DECORAH, IOWA, FEB. q, 1900

This country consumed $4,000 900
pounds of oleomargarine last year; this
state IS, 1873 pounds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-21

Micro Germi viii cure your catarrh.
Brunt a Parman, druggists. 40 II
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-21

THE United States senate on Thurs
day passed the substitute financial bill
by q vote of 40 to 49, This is the most
sweeping financial bill passed in years,
and 1t is a measure which,
y. Declares gold to be the monetary
standard of the United States and
makes the gold dollar the standard unit
<rf value.
2. Gives the government power to
preserve all the current Issues of what
ever nature at par with gold against
all emergencies and accidents
3. Males it impossible for President
or Secretary of the Treasury who hap
pens to be inimical to the gold stand.
ard to strike it down or let it go down
smaess he can secure the cooperation OF
doth houses Of congress in repeating
This law
a. Provides the means of refunding
all the outstanding "coin" bonds of the
government into bonds payablein terms
in gold, if the holders so wish, these
new bonds to bear the lowest rate of in
tat which any government in the
world ever fioated large loan--2 per
cent a year.
s. Provides an agency 10y which the
volume OF circulating bank notes may
he increased by the banks in response
to the demands of business.
o.. Makes it improbable if not inn
possible that this government shall
ever again be compelled to sell bonds
for the purpose of buying gold with
which to maintain the gold standard.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-21
Artificial Coal In Germany.

Experiments have recently been
made at Mannheim. Germany. with q
substance known as artificial coal. of
which George Alontag Is the inventor.
The trial showed the ready infiamma-
bility of the article and considerable
heating qualities. Mr.. Montag claims
that all sorts of earth may be used for
this substitute for coal. with the ex-
ception Of sand and gravel.
Certain ingredients are mixed with
the earth and worked into homogene-
GUS mass for the purpose Of making it
infiammable. writes United States
consular agent at Mannheim who wit
messed the experiments. These inere-
dents are the inventors secret. but
since his preparation is intended to
have the properties of pit coal their
nature can be easily guessed. They are
to take the place and produce the effect
of. the bitumen of the mineral article
and must be substances of quick igni-
ton and combustibility. such as pitch.
resin. naphtha or similar products.
One hundred Kilograms GEO pounds)
Of such articles may be bought at
Mannheim for about So. but only 6 to
per cent are required for so Kilograms
(110 pounds) Of the artificial coal In
Guiding labor and general expenses. the
cost for this quantity would be. say. 7
cents. A tract Of land bought lately
by Mr. Montag furnishes so Kilograms
Of earth especially suited for the pur-
pose for five-tenths Of a cent. so that
80 Kilograms of the artificial coal will
cost not more than rs cents to produce.
This calculation is taken from the
notes of the inventor. The cheapness
will be best illustrated by comparing
the prices Of the various grades of pit
coal. which have run In the last year
from II to % cents per 30 Kilograms at
Mannheim.
The artificial coal. Of grayish black,
is pressed into blocks (briquets) Of
three sizes-viz. No. 1. ~ inches long.
2h inches broad. ~ inches thick: No. 2,
0h inches long. inches broad. ~ inch
es thick; No. 3. 81 inches long. inch
es broad. ~ inches thick. The blocks
are hard and brittle. and when thrown
into the furnace. whole or in pieces,
they ignite readily and burn briskly.
The result OF an examination of the
Montag coal by technical assayers
shows that 1t contains:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-21

Neutrality-suspicious. man or woman TO travel
w for large house; salary sos monthly and
expenses with Increase: position permanent
inelose selfaddressed stamped envelope
MANAGER, 40 Caxton bldg. Chicago fiH-l6
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-21

Fer cent.
Water ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. N.79
Asnes u.7S
Combustible substance. 81. lS
The heat produced is stated at SIG
caloric.
1t does not appear that Mr.. Montag
has yet fully perfected his process. but
II he succeeds In making cheap sub
stitute for coal 1t Ii likely to cause
something of revolution In the mat
ter Of fuel.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-18

ever forget their method? Never. We
keep them in training until they are
thoroughly cultivated, and would con-
slider it bad manners to sing song in
a loud, shrill key, or only half through.
or indulge in undue chfrping and rude
behavior. If you once teach a child to
spell right or speak correctly 1t won't
fall from the standard, and just so 1t is
with our bird pupils. We don't weary
them with the organ. or have 1t going so
much that they won't pay attention to 1t.
But 1t is astonishing what effect its mu-
sic has over the birds. Even grown
birds, long accustomed to singing in their
own loud-pitched fashion, become SUBJ
dued and gentle under it's influence. IL
any of the females are fighting and bick-
ering they stop the moment the organ
begins, and nervous birds. figetting In
their cage, all settle down to listen. The
name of the person who invented the
first bird organ long ago in Germany Is
net known, but 1t was certainly man
who understood birds and knew what
would please and tame them. 1t Is said
that the organ was formed to take the
place of the sweet, natural sounds that
the birds miss when they do not live In
the woods There isn't a house through
out all the Embarrassing district in Ger
many that has not got its bird organ;
and even those families who have stops
ped raising birds still keep an organ be-
cause of it's pleasant sound"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-18
DEGREE OF HONOR,

On Friday evening Nlinnehaha lodge m
ftiated seven new members making a
grand total of fcrty-six names to the
credit Of the charter list now closed. Mrs.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-18

will be melted out should he fail to re-
spond to ansY order which may be given
from headquarters.
The band that unites the ssMafiesi' is
not political one, for we find Republic
cans and Royalists; among its members;
it is not a. Religious one, for Catholics
and Protestarits, Atheists and Mussul.
mans, embrace its creed; nor is it So
cial movement, for mobiles and peasants.
bankers and bachelors are to be found
in IT'S rgf1ks.e No; the bond that binds
this heter0geneoiis mass of humanity to-
getFer is pne of reciprocal liability. II
one of its members commits a crime
it is the da1ty of all the other members
to do everything in their power to pro-
tect the Criminal Should another as
4pire to a seat in parliament he Is fully
aware that he can rely on the support
Of his fellow craftsmen, who by fair
or foul. will return him at the head OF
the poll.
Again. al member in business, say as
grocer, receives the custom OF all the
Mafiosi in! hts district. : He must, how
ever. treat his Mafiosi customers honest
ly, but his other purchasersEyhe may
cheat with jfhpunity as much as possible,
knowing that should he be brought be-
fore the magistrate he is sure of an ac-
qutttal, as in all probability the occupant
of the bench is a member himself, and,
even If he Is not he dare not give a
verdict against the prisoner, as If he did
his life would be in Jeopardy.
POWER OF MALTA. g.
In a word. the power of the Malta per-
meates the whole of Sicilian society. 1t IS
necessary here to follow the history OF
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-18
RaALLEAELE IRON BEDS, So rs,

cording to her Interpretation Of their
qualities. She names some of the pupils
also, but they are apt to fit away to the
customers homes, but the teachers she
can count on keeping.
''Tfis one we call Bluff" she says, "be-
cause he likes to shirk and play sick
when 1 come after him to give lesson.
He humps himself up on his perch and
looks grouty when there's nothing at all
the matter with him. And here's old
Betty. We named him that because he's
SO set in his ways, must have just such
a kind Of seed. and his bath at just a
certain time or. he fuses. He's good
natured, though. He taught the bull
finches to sing finely, and they didn't
know note when they came. This
teacher with the brown feck on his wing
Is Tatters, because he makes a fright of
himself when he mouths and takes so
long about 1t. The one next to him Is
Greatairs. He's a regular opera singer,
and works well at times. but he won't
give a single performance unless he has
the floor all to himself, and the birds will
listen quietly. Sometimes wnen the new
organ Is playing he will put his head on
one side and look so grave and absorbed
as If he was muSing about something.
There's Chippy and Greenwing. and this
one we named Monkey because he's such
an imitator. There was flute player
here once, and next day Monkey was
trying to get his notes. Another time he
seemed to be planning to sing a coon
song. Chippy does not make a good
teacher; he gets out Of patience with his
scholars If they are stupid and some
times will sit dumb for whole half
day until he is put back in his own
cage
KEEP THEIR METHOD.
do the birds we send out from here
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-18

There is more sCatarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases put
together, and until the last few years was
supposed to- be- incurable. For a great
many years doctors pronounced it a local
disease, and prescribed local remedies,
and by constantly failing to cure with
local treatment, pronounced 1t incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be con-
stitutional disease, and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure. manufactured by F. j. Cheney e.
Co. Toledo, o. lis the only constitutional
cure on the market. It is taken internally
Il acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any case 1t fails to
cure Send for circulars and testimonials
Address E. J.. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-18

Ertma DOnnas In Feathers Have
Their FofbIes Like the Stars of
the operate sfage-singers Teach
Their Mates-Birds Execute With
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-18
BUTTERMAKERs' SPECIAL
To Lincoln, Neb.

Leave St Paul at p. m, Feb. 18th, ar
rive Lincoln 10 a. M, Feb. 10th, via Min
neapolis & St Louis r. r., the New Short
rate tickets at 396 Robert street.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-18

Repairing, tanEe stove American Stove
Repair WORKS. ISS West Third.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-18
CRISPI Is INVOLVED
THE Ex-PREMIER OF ITALY is
SAID TO BELONG TO THE
MALTA
NATION ITSELF THREATENED

Power of the Secret Society Has Be-
come So Great That 1t Is a Men
nee to the State-Members Bound
to Give Each Other Support to the
Death-dany OfficehOlders Have
Taken the Oath.
The Italian government Is about to
make determined effort to stamp out
the deadly Malta. 1t is a task that will
necessitate Herculean efforts, as the
Malta is the most powerful secret band
in the world headed, 1t is said, by Crfspi,
the ex-premier of Italy. This revelation
was brought about at a recent investtga-
ton into the murder of the Marquis No
tarbartolo, minister ofsthe interior, which
was one of the boldest ever committed
by the Malta.
M. Notarbartolo was appointed by the
minister of the interior to inquire into
the scandals which have taken place in
the Bank of Sicily. Mr.. Parizollo, deputy
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-18
SONS on YETERANs.

st. Paul Camp No. l. Sons ofAVeterans,
gives its fifteenth anniversary ball at Gar
field post hall, 316 Wabasha street, next
Thursday evening. The lodge. has also
accepted the invitation of the Sons Of the
American Revolution to attend s&Aices
at the Peoples church next Thursday
afternoon.
The sun., 1900-07-14
RFQUISI1iON HONORED.
Abe SCssler Will be Turned
Over TO Detective, McYey
by Governor Stone.
He is Wanted for False Pretense in
Connection With an Attempt
to Corner the Straw
berry Market in
IThis.State.

Detective McVey received telegram
from Harrisburg, Pa, last night notify
ing him that Governor Stone had decid-
ed to have the requisition of Governor
Tunnel for the delivery to the authori-
ties of Sussex county oflAbe Sessler, who
ia under arrest in Philadelphia for false
pretenses in connection with an alleged d
attempt to corner the strawberry market
in this State. Theodore Middleton of
near Milford, who raises a large guam
titv of strawberries, is the prosecutor.
The case is but one tf large number
in which Sissler is alleged to have fig
ured. Sesser, it is alleged, went to Mid
dleton's farm and purchased Middleton g
strawberry crop for nearly $500. Sessler
gave as reference the finn of j. Steve &
Co., incorporated at Dover with capital
of $l50,000. Frank M. Ritter, former
director of public safety of Philadelphia,
is defending Sessler and fought hard
against his eXlradition.
A hearing in the matter took place be-
fore Governor Stone on July 5, when the
Governor held the matter under advise
ment, iniimating that the requsition
papers were faulty.
Detective McNey will go to Philadel-
phla on Monday for Sessler, who is under
$500 bond.
The sun., 1900-07-14
BOY TRAMP SMITH SAYS He WRECKED THE TRAIN
Was in Wilmington Last Night and Tried to Identify Egh
Tramps, Was Then Taken to Philadelphia
Where He Confessed

the night before the wreck, robbed of all
his money, about $S, and left him. He
started for Chester, while The gang spent
the night in their haunts and started out
about midnight, the train eing wrecked
early in the morning.
Smith offered his services to find the
gang that had robbed him. The woods
in the vicinity of Folsom were searched.
He was brought to Wilmington early last
night by John Lloyd, chief of the Balti-
more and Ohio detectives, and a roHnd-
up of the tramps in the West Yard
made.
Detective w. I. Jones and Sergeant
Kelleher and squad of officers accom-
panied them. Eight were arrested, who
gave their names as follows: " Ia. Don
nett, Percy Mansfield, John Gubl, John
Adams James Murphy, John Ryan,
Chas. II. Bayne and Edward Jenkins
The two last named were arrested on
the .LattiIner farm. A charge of tlespass
was preferred against all of the eight.
Smith, IL is said, was unable TO identity
any of them as belonging to the gang
which had robbed him.
After the raid Smith was taken ia
Philadelphia and turned over to Captain
Miller at the Central Station. He was
put through the "sweaIiDg process and
hnaliy Confessed hIs guit.
The sun., 1900-07-14
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Superintendent Harlan's condition re-
mains unchanged,
Daniel w. Taylor has gone to Atlantic
City for few days.
Alexander M. DAILY of Dover, was in
Wilmington yesterday.
Mrs. Josiah Marvel is entertaining
Mrs. William H. jackson, of Salisbury,
Md.
Mrs. Frank A. Mitchell and Miss
Mitchell will leave for visit to Denver
next week.
E, Ainsworth and family leave today
for Sea Isle City, N. j., to spend the
summer.
Miss Alice G. Baldwin will 60 to her
home in Cambridge, Mass, for the re-
mainder of the summer.
Frederick Stanton Heck, of this city,
who will sing at st. Johns P. E. Church
on Sunday morning will take part in the
production'of Juo Vadis, this winter.
Miss Agnes M. Neal and Charles Wool
cry were married Thursday afternoon by
the Rev. A. N. Keigwin, at the residence
of the BRIDES parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert S. Neal, No. 405 West Thirteenth
street.