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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-04
The American Drama.

"The one-hundredtll performance of
"Shore Acres" At the Boston Museum,
Is the bert possible evidence of its sue
cess, and most encouraging comment
upon the souudness Of the popular
taste. notwithstanding the success of
bad and banal plays, the best in art is
sure of recognition after all.
A human, simple everyday succession
Of events, series Of honely pictures of
a life that looks narrow to outsiders =
that is all there is to n superficial sum-
ming up If MIR. Herne's play Yet
there is SD much that is vital and genu-
inc, So much that takes hold IF the re-
aliiies Of all life in the piece, that 1t is
no more than just at this time to at
tempt something more than a super.
fetal estimate IF ashore Acres".
Few American playwrights know the
stage traditions, and all the cant of
construction 40 well as Mr.. Herne. 1t
IL possibly because, as an old actor, he
knows them SO well that he strips off
all histrionic habit of phrase and action
in many lines and scenes, where play
wright who had not always lived in
the smell of the footlights would hest
tate to forego the old STACEY rise and
fall of the melodramatic wave of emo
ton. This abstinence from the use of
false effects tells tremendously when
the time comes for the true use of the
great crescendO ofungovernable feeling.
Thus the touch of the melodramatic
in the lighthouse scene becomes not
only an artistic break in the danger.
ously prolonged pastoral quiet of the
story, but also an artistic climax.
Great moments are as much a part OF
life as commonplace years And when
have any of our preachers, when has
even Professor Drummond preached
a more charming sermon on the lowell
ness of love--the love of the New
Testament, that is-of the joy Of I'M
selfish devotion, than Is offered in the
unconscious heroism of Uncle Nuts
The story is told, that one evening,
while he went smiling about the
kitchen, sesolate, yet rich In all that
makes life worth baving, man in the
gallery of the Museum called out softly,
Goodnight, old man. Pleasant
dreams" So everybody must sly soon,
for there is only week more for the
piece this season.
But it is in the best interests of the
American stage that we venture to hope
from the author of ashore Acres other
plays of equal arts ic value. His play
is so much better than anything that
has been seen this season and its tri-
umph with the public has so much
significance and hope in connection
with the development OF American
dramatic authorshir--ten thousand
times more than anything in the pro-
spectus of the productions of the the
atre of Arts and Letters that it is fair
ly enough to be counted the event of
the dramatic year in America" At
the Grand, April llth. Seats on sale
April I'd.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-04
Advertised Letters.

T. III. Doe.
6unhild A. DAZZLE.
Mr.. Halvor FL. Highland.
Mr.. Nathan Hove.
Mrs. John Hille.
Miss Matilda Larsen.
Mrs. HI. Renaas.
G. N. GODDARD, p. NJ.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-04
Grand Easter Ball.

Ossian Court, No. S46, G. o. F., will
give a grand Easter ball on April IL,
1900, in the Ossian Hall. Music by
Carpenters orchestra. A prize of 81
will be awarded the most graceful
couple in the waltz contest. Tickets,
800; spectators, % cents. Everybody
invited.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-04
Fire Department Election.

The election of officers of the Deco
rah Fire Department will occur next
Monday evening, April 9th, at the
city hall, at eight O'Clock. Members
will govern themselves accordingly.
DIR. A. +. BAREFOOT, Chief.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-04
Methodist Dinner and Supper.

The Methodist ladies are making ex-
lenslve preparations for their Chicken
Pie dinner and Hot Waffle supper, to
be given in their church parlors on Fri
day. Everyone is invited to partici-
nate In the destruction of the eatables.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-04
OF Course.

Sadie was IL and Alice was T. At
lunch Sadie said: II wonder what part
Of an animal chop Is. Is 1t legY"
"Of course not" returned Alice. TITS
the jaw bone. Haven't you ever heard
Of animals licking their chops r-
Youths Companion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-04
To Cure a Cold While You Sleep

take Weeks Break-Up-A-Cold Tab
let's" We will cheerfully refund the
purchase price If 1t fails to cure. Price
25 cts. Wangler Bros. sole agents. 6-lyr
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-04

Chinese artists cannot paint IN AMI
NAL without making caricaturc.
whereas their flower pictures are not
only true to life In form and color. but
SNOWY "a loving study OF detail
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-04
Spillyille School.

Report of primary department.
Seither absent nor tardy for the month
ending March 23rd, 1900.
Rsgina Sweha Barbara Kaletc
JoEa Click Lulu Heuser
,sdes Nalantia Henry Haug
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-04
Mems Fine Shoes

all western makes, and made on honor
Box Calf $3.50. Box Calf and Kanga-
roo $50 Real Calf So rs and $3.50.
Russian Calf Russets So so. Our finest
Vici Kid at "a 90 to $4 so; will compare
favorably with those shown by others
ut $500 and $500.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-05-18
The Monroe Doctrine Menacei.

Washington, May 15.-In view of
the significant references to the en-
forcement of the Monroe doctrine 10y
Secretary Root, Senator Lodge and
other prominent men, the state de-
partment has taken steps to secure
data on the subject. The burden of
these speeches has been the startling
increase of the German colonies in
South and Central America, which
have been regarded as menacing the
Monroe doctrine. II also has been
asserted that these German colonists
maintain their home customs In the
new land, deal almost exclusively with
Germany, use only the German lam
guage, have almost autonomous gov
ernments within the limits of Ameri-
can republics and are in fact little
Germanies wherever located. The
state department has addressed an
instruction to every minister and con-
sui in South and Central America to
inform the department fully on all
the points to which reference has
been made.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-05-18
Tortured n Witness.

Intense suffering was endured by
witness t. l., Martin, of Dixie, Ky.
before he gave thes evidence: ~
coughed every night until my throat
was nearly raw; then tried DR.. Kings
New Discovery which gave instant
relief. | have used 1t in my family
for four years and recommend 1t as
the greatest remedy for Coughs, Colds
and all Throat, Chest and Lung
troubles. 1t will stop the worst
cou Sh, and not only prevents but
ab-Ulute v crres Consumption. Price
soc and $lOO. Every hottie guaran-
teed. At Evans Bros. Drug Store
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-05-18
LOran Township.

William Works, assessor OF Logan
township, made his report Tuesday
of the finances and population OF
that township. Its live stock lie rate d
as follows: 245 horses at $26.l2 each,
6,49O; 927 cattle at $l736 each, $l6,-
125; 20 mules at $26.01 each, $755; SOL
hogs at 1915 each, $2,l05. The total
personal property is S35,7l5, the
exemption being $4,000. The total
real and personal property subject to
taxation is 1921, 1896. The population
this year lie 462 loss over last year
of 80.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-05-18
Indian Deprsdations Claims.

Washington, May 1.-THE senate
committee on Indian depredations has
reported favorably Senator Warren's
bill to strike out the amity clause of
the act providing for the settlement
of Indian depreciation claims. 1t will
be recalled that the original act re.
quired the claimant to show that the
Indians who destroyed his property
were at amity with the United States.
This requirement barred hundreds of
legitimate claims arising from the
raids of Indians.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-05-18
THE ARMY MEASURE.
Secretary Root Explains the AdvaD-
tages of Reorganization Bill.
The MONROE DOCTRINE MENACED.
Startling Increase of German Colonies in
south aud Central America - Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General Bris-
tow to Take Charge In Cuba.

Washington, May 15.-Secretary
Root yesterday explained to the house
military committee the advantages
that would accrue from the passage
of the senate army reorganization
bill. He dwelt especially on the pro-
posed increase of the artillery arm
and the increased rank given Gen.
Miles and Gen. Corbin. He said that
the effect of the bill was to increase
the army 5000 or 5000, entirely in the
artillery, this increase extending over
a period of years. While differing
from the provision originally recon-
mended, Mr.. Root approved the senate
amendment as it would permit the
war department to go to work and
put the artillery in shape.
The situation now, in caring for
sea coast Notifications, was just as
foolish and impracticable, the secre-
tary said as that would be of a man
who built a fine house, equipped ii in
the most perfect manner and then
went away and left it to take care of
itself. There are millions invested in
lOrIlncalOnS, ne Sdlu, Win uo OhS W
take care of them, involving deprecia-
ton from lack of attention.
AS to giving Gen. Miles rank as a
lieutenant general, he said that a
major general commanded a division
and he did not know of another coun-
try in the world with large army
that gave the commanding officer of
the whole army rank below lieuten-
ant general or that did not recognize
that he should outrank a division
commander. AS TO the adiutant gen
eral, he said that all European armies
recognized the Importance of the 70
sition as the center of military adj
ministration and gave rank accord
ingly. lie thought the provision for
This increased rank should be genera
and not apply only TO Gen. Corbin
though the latter's services the past
two years merited the special recog'
milton.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-05-18
circumstances Alter Cases"

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catarrh, rheumatism, eruptions, etc.,
for circumstances may be altered by
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with Hoods Sarsaparilla. Good APP
petite and good digestion, strong
nerves and perfect health take The
place of these diseases. Hoods Sar-
saparilla lie Americas Greatest Medi-
cine and the best that money can buy.
Hoods Pills cure billiousness, sick
headache.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-05-18
Bristow to Take Charge In Cuba.

Washington, May 15.-The post
master general, after protracted in
terview with the president yesterday,
announced that Joseph l.. Bristow,
fourth assistant postmaster general,
will proceed to Havana next Wednes-
day to take charge of the postal af-
fairs of the island of Cuba. The post
master general declined TO say wheth-
er or not Director General of Posts
Rathbone would be suspended. 1t is
said, however, that the fact that Gen.
Bristow will assume these duties does
not necessarily indicate that Mr..
Rathbone will be relieved of all con-
nection with the service. Gen. Bris-
tow outranks the director of posts
and the latter might operate as SUBJ
ordinate, though on this point no
statement is vouchsafed. Further
than the announcement that Mr.. Bris.
tow would go to Havana, the post
master general said there were no
new developments in the situation. He
said that there had not been an init
nation that there had been any
wrong doing in the postal affairs of
either the Philippine islands or Porto
Rico.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-05-18

Verndale, Mimi, had $4,000 fire
on Snday morning.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-01-25
Sheriff's Sale i'm Partition.

Notice 10 hereby givea, that under and by
virtue OF decree in partition and order Of sale
nsds by the circuit court OF Bates county, Mis-
souri,, st the regular November term, is9e of
said court, in the case Of william r FROST
George McCIelland Frost, Susie Reynolds and
Mary Richardson, plaintiffs, VS.. Annie Frost,
Pearl Frost, Ora Frost, Thomas Everett Frost,
sarah Frost, Albert l. Frost, George FROST
William Frost and Jesse Frost, defendants
and the authority In me vested by said decres
and order OF sale. . certified copy Of which was
delivered 70 me on the 22nd day OF January.
1900. will on
Monday, February 10Th, 1900,
between the hours of nine O'Clock In the fere-
noon and ave O'Clock In the afternoon Of that
day, 81 the east front door OF the opera house
building. now used ~ eourt house In the city Of
Butler county OF Bates and state OF MlssonII
sell 70 the highest and best bidder for cash In
hand, the follow ng dsscrib he'd real estate living
and being situate In tbs county Of Bates and
state OF Missouri, to-wit:
The northwest quarter OF the northeast omar
ter, and the northeast quarter OF the northwest
quarter or section thirty Oh rec (33) township No
forty go o. range DO. twenty nine ,(2s la hates
sesnty, Missouri and OF the vsIue OF YTfteen
nunored dollars. X. e.. MrDD
lS-4t sheriff OF Bates County, Mo.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-01-25
WILL HELP THE DEMOCRATS.
Opinion Of Passage Of the
Gold Bill.

Washington. Jan. 20-In recent
conversation with two Republican
senator's Andrew Carnegie stated, in
substance. that the passage of the
gold bill by the senate on February
ID would leave the question of i'm
perialism the predominating issue
before the people. 1t his Judgment
that issue can not bring out the full
strength of the Republicans. and the
purport of his statement was that.
with the gold bill law, the DomoN
Gratis would line up solidly against
a divided Republican party.
Ibid my utmost" said Mr. Carnegie
lin 1896 to secure the election of
Mr. Mckinley. | thought the money
issue was of such importance that
it justified heroic efforts of all men to
defeat the free coinage ofsilver. With
the present issue of Imperialism be-
fore the American people, it is impos-
sible that Republican lines can be
unbroken. As an adroit
party policy, it would be much wiser
TO keep the money question in abey-
ance. With that unsettled. Republi-
cans who are pronounced antrim
perialists. might be held to the sup
port of Republican candidates. With
it disposed OF and Imperialism the
great issue, the men who in 1896
were known as gold democrats will
be found solidly and aggressively for
the Democratic nominees. 1t will
iivide the Republicans and solidify
and strengthen their opponents.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-01-25
THINK THERE WILL BE WAR.
Naval Officers Believe Russia and
Japan Will Clash.

Chicago, H., Jan. 19.-"War be-
tween Russia and Japan is looked
for as inevita BILE by the naval officers
of those countries who have been
nearest the probable scene of future
operations" said Lieutenant Ro-
manoff of the imperial Russian navy,
who arrived in Chicago to-day The
lieutenant has just completed a three
years cruise i'll Asiatic waters on a
Russian battleship, the Sissoi Veliky,
and is on his way to ST. Petersburg
He continued:
Just how soon such a war will be-
gin it is difficult to say. but events
little short of miraculous must occur
to prevent it. q.
The Japanese are building war
ships as rapidly as possible, in antic-
ipation of the outbreak of hostilities,
and Russia is strengthening her navy
as fast as she can. That Russia
must have a naval base between
Port Arthur and Nladiyostock is
conceded, and that she will try to
get in Corea is certain In the event
OF such a war it is considered proba-
BILE in Russian naval circles that Rus
STA will have the aid of Germany and
that England will take the other side.
European war will follow the out
break of hostilities between Russia
and Japan.
The movement OF Russian troops
the Afghanistan and British |
India borders. the mobilization Of |
troops at Baku and |
Herat and other military maneuver-
ngs on the part of Russia are taken
0y official Russia to mean the begin
hing of movement to eliminate En-
ylish influence in territory heretofore |
held by her, beginning by kabul 1t /
S certain that England will have to
light to retain her territory in the
,aSt.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-01-25
Dying Man Tells of Crime

Redwood Falls, Mimi, Jan. ia
report has just reached here from
relatives of the deceased that old man
Slower recently died in California and
that he made a death bed confession
to the effect that he killed Moses Luz
kins. in Gales township, this county,
some twelve years ago, instead of
William Rose, who was afterward
hanged for the crime. There was ONLY
cireumstantial evidence against Rose
whose attentions to Grace Lufkins
had heen forbidden by her father. On
the first trial the jury disagreed, but
the second trial resulted in conviction.
In speech from the gallows Rose
affirmed his innocence and charged
Slower with the crime.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-01-25

The TINES is in receipt of the Dist
sAnnual report, Bureau of Labor Sta
ffsties of Missouri, 1899, compiled
.sxS issued by T. P. Rixey, State La
ACr Commissioner 1t is a very full
Samd complete report of statistics
::ssas hered, and represents much pains,
eaTefu7 research and hard labor. The
industrial conditions of the state are
Eiysn ir practical manner, with
out establishment, and much valua-
.sAe information is contained therein
Among other things he treats of the
pnblie road conditions in a very
practical way, by giving pictures of
very bad, and good roads, showing
at a glance the advantages derived
Asy the latter.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-01-25

Ifsse Pearl Paris of Columbia, Mo-,
awake we'd eighteen grains of strych-
aSsr Sunday at the home of her
Ezsents and died shortly afterward
ssR great agony. The young lady had
been gifted by her sweetheart and
s~ek the poison in revenge She re-
5csei to make a statement of the
cause of her act, but left a letter in
(which she freely forgave her lover and
oppressed wishes for his future hap
P7nees with the girl for whom she was
uIted.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-01-25
Mrs. Morris Letter to
EVERY WIFE AND MOTHER.


LETTER TO MRS PINKHAh NO. I4.5o3i
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with gratifying results. / had been
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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-01-25
MILLIONS FAMINE STRICKEN.
Conditions in India Have Reached a
Terrible Plight

Calcutta, Jan. 19.-The council to-
day considered the famine situation.
The official estimates show the cost
to the government of the relief works
to the end of March will be forty
millions of rupees. About 22,OOO,-
600 persons are now affected in Brit
ish territory and. about $1,000. 900
in the native states
The viceroy, Lord Curzon of Kedle-
ston, said that the famine area had
expanded, surprising the worst fears
and they are now facing a cattle,
water and food scarcity of a terri
BILE character About $3.50. 900 per-
sons, he continued, were already re-
ceiving relief
While in 1897 the world shared
India's sorrow and contributed hum
dreds of thousands of pounds toward
the relief fund, the viceroy pointed
out, India would now have to strug-
gle alone, for thoughts of every En-
glishman in the world were conferred
on South Africa 1t would be the
duty of the government to pursue the
task of saving millions of lives and it
would spend its last rupee. if neces-
sary to do SO.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-01-25

From the official manual of Mis-
souri, the following interesting state
ments as to the states resources are
taken: Missouri produces more wheat
than the states of New York, Ken
lucky and Texas combined. 1t is first
in poultry and in mules. Its yield of
hay surpassed that OF Kentucky,
Tennessee and New Jersey. 1t is not
only first in zinc, but it produces as
much of this metal as all the rest of
the country. 1t has the largest lead
producing mine in the United States.
1t has 16, 700 business manufactures
which turn out over 800, 900, 900
worth of goods annually. 1t has
6S43 miles of railroad. 1t has in St
Louis the third manufacturing city
of the country, and in Kansas City
the second live stock market of Amer
lea 1t is the third state in the union
in the number of its farms, and the
first in the amount of its available
cash school fund. Its population to-
day is at least 3.250,000.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-01-25
Suicide of a Young Woman.

Warrensburg, Mo, Jan. 1S.-Mrs.
Mamie Collins Carter, the young wife
OF Charles Carter, "A prominent far
mer, play writer and ex-comedian,
who lives near Holden, has commit
ted suicide. Mrs. Carter had been i'll
for several days and with her hus-
band had been visiting her mother in
this city. She was in cheerful spirits
prior to her death and nothing indi-
Gated her intentions
About II o'clock this morning a
shot was heard in her room. and her
mother, rushing up stairs, found her
daughter lying ON the floor, pistol
lying by her side and n bullet hole
through her head. The pistol was one
purchased by her husband a few
days before, but he had NOT loaded it
and the fatal charge was evidently
inserted by Mrs. Carter herself. The
dead woman was young, accomplish
ed and rich and had been married
less than year Her married life
was happy and no cause can be as
cribed for the deed except illness
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-01-25

.Coin on Money, Trusts and Inn
- erialis,n," is the latest work by W.
H. Harvey, author of Coins Finan-
e.ial School" which was SO extensively
read in 1896 and which contributed
naore than any other work to the ed
HxatiOn of the masses on the money
and banking questions, of which, up
60 that time, our people had a super
Atlas knowledge. The present work
as Endorsed by the democratic ma
s5enal committee. We have read it
with much interest and it is our
AcHest belief that it is better than
she fermer work. Mr. Harvey has a
wy ef dealing with these great aues-
xioCs an such simple language and
Ni2in, everyday Illustrations that
one vendors why he had not thought
asf Ii IN that way before. He deals
with the subjects set forth in the cap
fieI- 1t would be a good thing if
@Nry voter in the United States could
Exad his book