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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-22
UNITED IOWA DEMOCRACY
A Scheme to Raise Funds.
Plans Adopted by the Democratic state
Central Committee of Iowa.

Des Moines, Aug. 20.-For some time
past the Democratic state central COM
mittee has had organizers in the field
forming semi-secret clubs for the pur-
pose of raising funds for the Demo
cratic campaign. The organization,
which is designed to be permanent, is
known as the United Iowa Democ-
racy" and the pledge which the mem
bers are required to subscribe to is as
follows:
UNITED IOWA DEMOCRACY.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-22
Reduced Rates.

AS is its Gu tom, the Burlington
Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway has
arranged for reduced rates to a large
number of important places for the
coming summer, among which We
me otion the following most prominent
Chicago, Ili.-NationalE ncampment
G. A. R., August 27-Sept. l.
Detroit, rlich. Biennial Conclave
Knights of Pythias, Aug. 27-Sept. l.
Send for copy of booklet Untitled
"Okoboii Outing"
JNo. G. FARMER, A. q. p. & II. A.
Cedar Rapids, La.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-22

Through the months of June and
July our baby was teething and took a
running off of the bowels and sickness
of the stomach" says o. p. M. Holli-
day, of Deming, Ind. ellis bowels
would move from five to eight times a
day. had bottle of Chamberlain
Collie Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
in the house and gave him four drops
in teaspoonful of water and he got
better at once" Sold by Wangler
Bros.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-22

WHEN Senator Clark, the wealthiest
mine owner in the United States If not
in the world, contributes 100000 to
the democratic campaign fund and
agrees to bear all the expenses of the
campaign in his own state of Montana,
it is pretty hard to persuade the
people that the mine owners are not
backing Bryan in his efforts to give a
substantial impetus to 16 to /. Had
some trust magnate or manufacturer
given to the republican committee
sI00, 600 what democratic howl there
wouI have been.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-22
Excursions.

Homeseekers' Excursion Tickets
will be on sale the first and third Tues.
days of each month at all stations OF
the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & North
ern Railway to various parts of the
country at a very low rate.
Call on any agent of the Cedar Rap
ids Route" or address
JNo. G. FARMER, A. G. p. & II. A.,
b. G. r. & N. Ry.
t-Dec-1S Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-22

If imperialism" is the para,
mount" issue, why was free silver
inserted in the Democratic platform!
In 1896 the democrats sought to get
free silver in through the front door.
This year they are trying to sneak il
in through the back door under the
cloak of "anti-imperialism."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-22

CHAIRMAN JONES declaresIth the
Cotton Compress Trust, of which he is
a stakeholder and beneficiary, is
authorized by the constitution. We
believe the same claim was set up by
the promoters of the Tammany Ice
Trust.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-22

PENSION agents have received an
order from the Department at Wash
inglon directing that in case PEN
sioner is addicted to the excessive use
of intoxicating liquors to such an
extent as to cause public scandal, his
name shall be taken from the pension
list.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-22
DEBORAH, IOWA, AUG. %, 1900.

GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT is to make
several speeches in Kentucky He
will give the Democratic leaders of
that state an exhibition of straightfor-
ward and manly political fighting.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-22
c. NJ. & st. Paul Homeseekers' Excursions

st. Louis, Mo-, July 25 to Aug. 1,
Aug. to Is, Aug. % to 20, Sept. 5 to II,
Fare and one-fifth on certificate plan.
Kansas City Aug. to s, Sept. 3 to
10. Fare and one-fifth on certificate
plan.
st. Paul and Minneapolis, July 80 to
Aug. 5, Aug. Is to 81. Fare and one
fifth on certificate plan.
Milwaukee, Aug. % to 80. Same
terms.
Des Moines, Sept. to IL. Same
terms
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-22

THE Democratic orators are being
instructed to use the soft pedal on the
is to l plank of the Kansas City plat
form. Thus do they amply the scuttle
policy to their own declaration of
principles.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-22

AxTELL, the famous. 10000 trot-
ting sire which made his owner,
Williams, rich and famous, proves
himself to be the champion speed sire
of the year 1899. He has so colts with
records from 20S to 2:30. He is now Is
years old and is kept in the stud at
Terra Haute, Ind.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-22

nv htP. giS.-s ~ WV oO tt
Av. Dem. yrs.25 so 1875 20 33
Farmer Brown gave close attention
to this table and after nodding his
head and muttering. ~ guess that's
about right as he followed out the
figures for certain years. he looked up
with qulzzlcal expression on his face
and said: "Well. guess I've had
about enough for one lesson. I'll take
another one tomorrow"
JULIAN w. RICHARDS.
Note-The foregoing is the first of a
series Of papers upon the evidences OF
prosperity in Iowa under Mckinley.
Other lessons" will follow. each one
giving the figures for whatever state
ment is made and the figures will all
be from the official records.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-22
G. A. r. Excursion Train to Chicago via b
c. r. & N, August s7th.

The B., G. II. & N. has arranged to
run special train from DEBORAH to
Chicago on August q, for the accom-
mediation of all who are going to Chi
cago during the G. A. II. encampment
there.
This train will consist of excellent
equipment and will leave DEBORAH at
500 a. m. and arrive at Chicago at
4:45 p. m. the same day.
This train arrangement gives the
best service from this territory to Chi
cago as 1t furnishes pleasant day.
light ride through and places the peo-
pie in Chicago at very desirable
hour The rate is $8.43 for the round
trip from DEBORAH.
]. w. LAwHEAD, Agt.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-22

"My baby was terribly sick with the
diarrhoea," says j. III. Doak, of Will.
liams, Oregon. "We were unable to
cure him with the DOCTORS assistance,
and as last resort we tried Cham ber-
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. am happy to say it gave
immediate relief and a complete cure"
For sale by Wangler Bros.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-22
Excursions.

A round trip rate of one fare plus
$500 has been named by the Burling
ton, Cedar Rapids & Northern railway
for the Biennial Conclave, Knights O
Pythias at Detroit, Mich, August q tt
Sept. !. Call on an> agent for full in
formation.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-22
SEWER PIPE,
WALL COPING,
FLUE LINING,

No building should be without either.
Wall Coping will last as long as the building
and prevents the wall from decaying' you
will save the price of 1t in three years.
Many fires occur from defective fiues. Use
Flue Lining in all your chimneys and you will
have an absolutely fire proof chimney at a
small cost.
We have added all of the above to our line
of building supplies. Everything OF the best
grade and prices low.
N. II. ADAMS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-08-22
{. NJ. & ST. P. Excursions.

Des Moines Aug. to Sep. for State
Fair. One fare for round trip.
st. Paul and Minneapolis to Mime
sofa State Fair, Sept. | to 10. One fare
fer round trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20

visit and we are here
The wife nearly tainted when the five
marched into the house. She telephoned
UP town to her husband to know what it
meant. He had fl his life invited so many
people to visit him that he did not know
what It meant. He rushed home to find
out me outcome was that the young
ladies he met at the town where he spoke
mad accepted his invitation. The lawyer
neighbors and gave up the house to the
visitors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20

was an attraction in Topeka lasting a
week Early Monday morning five young
ladies with five satehels lined UP in front
Of the entrance to the lawyers house.
The lawyers wife came to the door
Good morning, is this where MI -
hves2" asks the leader of the party.
1t is replied the wife
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20

drels.' he said in a low tone that was
terrifically distinct. be quiet " Is not
the pathoS terri6cany distinct in all
this? OF course, the cue Of the Repub-
lican press just now is to eXaggerate
everything that looks like disorderly in
reference with Republican meetings or
orators. But they ought to acquire and
beget a temperance in the very whirl-
wind of their passion. lest they excite
laughter instead of alarm. Would they
have US believe the country in danger
because some street gamins in Chicago
try to draw" a man who had shown, in
Colorado that he prided himself on Civ
ing blackguards as good as they sentE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20

lady. could see his face change color. He
tried to regain the rubber. got his pat
ent leather shoe muddy. but got in one
and then!-lost the other rubber The
young lady laughed. He could see her
laugh. BY. the. time he had captured the
second rubber he was confused and mud
dy and mad. He could never face the
young lady after that predicament he was
so bashful. so he turned and walked
away and went to the theater alone. The
young lady laughs no more when he is
embarrassed, for she did want to go to
the theater that night much and her
laugh was the cause of her staying at
home.
There is one young man who will never
again try to play brother for girl ne
has never met. But the only time he did
try to play the part he attempted to car
~ it out in detail.
There was TO be a party at a young
ledy's house and she wished to have a
young lady. who may be called Miss
Brown, attend. Now Miss Brown hap
pened to be attending school in the city
and one of the rules of the school was
that the pupils could not attend parties
unless they had special permission from
their parents or We're accompanied by a
member of the family.
So the young lady that was to give the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20

TFrora the New York Evening Postl
Governor Roosevelt bids fair to suffer
more, we think, from the melodramatlc
reporter who is personally conducting
him through the west, than from roughs
in Victor or hoodluns in Chicago Is
it supposed that newspaper readers in
New York have no sense of humor, or
that they will not laugh when they see
agonized columns made out Of the jeers
of vagabond boys? Really, for a siren
uosissimus miles, as Clarendon called
one of the actors in the English civil
war. Colonel Roosevelt is allowing his
reporter friends to make him out quite
too comic a figure. Miserable scoun-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20

A certain young man who is very bash
full has also a way Of getting even when
people have fun at his expense.
Fl was to take a young lady to the
theater- The night was stormy and the
roads were muddy at the edg of town
where she lived. The young man took
car and at the nearest point to the
young lady'S house, some two or three
blocks away. he got off. He found the
crossing very muddy. His overshoes were
unruly and slipped up and down and he
came near leaving them in the mud at
every step. But he was careful not to
step out of them. The young lady lived
in house on a corner where there is
a street light She was standing in the
front room watching for the young man.
When he was about half way across the
street crossing he looked up, saw her,
tipped his hat, forgot alb nut his rubbers
and left one of them sticking in the mud.
He blushed SO deeply that even the young
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
San Antonio, Tex, and Return $24 o5
via Santa Fe Route.

Account Intern National Fair. Tickets
on sale Oct 17-1s-19. Good leaving San
Antonio as late as Nov. 4th. Through
sleepers and chair cars. See 7. L. King.
agent, for particulars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20

pay some school book publisher to offer
him q barrel of whisky for his secret; II
cerfainiv- would be a good investment for
them. providing he would tell how he
did ii before he killed himself drinking
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
Rest and Health to Mother and Child


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Be sure to ask for Mrs. Winslow's gooth-
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Gy-fve cents = bottA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
COLORADO FLYER.

Via @Great Rock Island Route"
Leaves Topeka $40 p. m, arriving
Colorado Springs 1885, Denver HOO
o'clock next a. IA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20

party arranged to have a young man call
for Miss Brown. The young man would
call himself MI. Brown" and claim to
be a brother of Miss Brown. He knew
Miss Brown by sight and was willing to
play the part
So he called at the school in the even
ing and asked for his sister, Miss Brown.
He was ushered into the parlor and wait
ed for her. Soon she came and with her
came several other girls. Then the young
man remembered that he should know
her first name But he didn't But he
made a stagger at calling her in a broth
Hello sis" he said and held out his
hand
Hello, Charley" stammered the young
lady and she blushed as she shook hands.
The young man thought everything was
lovely, and he intended to be an affec-
Tomato brother. so he kissed her Whew
Quick as a flash she slapped him. She
forgot all about his being her brother
and gave him more than a little love tap;
And she wouldn't go to the party and
the young. man would have given all he
possessed if he had been some where else
but he wasn't and made his escape as
best he could
A Topeka lawyer who is very sociable
used to have the habit of inviting people
to visit him. He does so no more.
Once when he was in a small town for
the purpose of making a political speech
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20

Street Commissioner Snyder tells a story
of a small boy who stopped a man who
was abusing his horse Unfortunately he
does not know the name of the young
disciple of Amos Cummings. Mr.. Snyder
says he was his rounds one morning
not long ago when he saw q man beating
a horse with club. The man had struck
the horse several times when a boy about
10 years old ran up to him and said: III
you strike that horse again with that club
| win tell the humane officer about it and
he will arrest YOU
The man paused and looked at the little
fellow and remarked in a. grtf tone; IF
you don't get away from here I'll spank
you The boy bravely stood his ground
and renewed his threat and the man de-
c1ded that he meant to carry it out 50 he
rnfra med from further abuse of the horse.
The boy stood his ground manfully and
waited until the man had driven away.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-07

the one vote Johnston had been giving
Atwater went to Shaw. This caused a
Shaw demonstration. followed by a Pou
demonstration and winding up with an
Atwater demonstration.
The forty-ninth ballot showed 40 of
Wakes votes polled for Atwater, giving
him total of IS, while Pou had only Sc,
Spruill. 81; Hammer, so, and Shaw A.
The fiftieth ballot was much like it.,
AtWater having sc and Pou 49, and the
fifty-frst ballot was: Atwater, 81; Pou,
SO; Spruill 81; Hammer, 81; Shaw, IL.
There was little change in Atwater's
vote for the next twenty-siX ballots. On
the fifty-secon ballot he got 80 votes;
SO on the fifty third; 81 on the fifty fifth.
and the same for every succeeding ballot
for about twenty ballots. Spruill'S vote
remained CT or 60 for twenty ballots;
Shaw ran from 80 to 35; Hammer went
from 40 to 81, and Pou ran from SO to 104
The seventy-first ballot stood: Pou
1903; AtwAter 81; Spruill, Co. Hammer
SO, and Shaw, 2S.
HOLDING THEIR BASES.
Now there came a long lane that for
ten ballots showed no turning. On the
eighty second ballot Atwater gained two
votes that were lost by Shaw. On the
eighty fifth ballot Atwater lost these two
votes back to Shaw.
There was no change now till the nine
ty-third ballot, which resulted: At
water, 81; Spruill, 60; Shaw, %; Ham
imer 50; Pou, 103 On the next ballot
Pou lost five votes and Shaw gained
them.
IL
water, 81; Spruill, 6S; Shaw, 20; Ham
mer, 81; Pou, 81. The gain of still an
other vote for Hammer on the ninety
eighth ballot was the occasion for a
Hammer demonstration. After which the
Pou men took turn at the yelling bust
ness and the Shaw and Atwater men
Joined in.
The ninety eighth ballot resulted At
water, 81; Pou, 81; Spruill, 60; Hammer,
SO; Shaw, 20.
The ninety ninth and one hundredth
ballots showed no change.
At this point a recess of five minutes
was taken for consultation.
The one hundred and first ballot showed
a slight change: Atwater, 81; Pou, 81;
Spruill, 6S; Shaw, 26; Hammer. 80.
On the one hundred and second ballot
Pou gained eight votes from Shaw and
Spruill, giving him 105 votes. The only
change ON the next ballot was the gain
of one vote by Hammer from Shaw.
There was no change in the next two
ballots. The one hundred and sixth ball
lot gave Pou LOG votes. The ballot re-
suited: Atwater, 81; Pou, 1O6; Spruil 60;
Hammer, 81; Shaw. "a. The one hundred
and seventh ballot was unchanged except
in the gain of one vote by Shaw from
Hammer.
On the one hundred and eighth ballet
Pou gained. The vote: Atwater, Sc; Pou,
1874; Spruill, A; Hammer, 81; Shaw. "a.
This is the highest vote yet received
by Pou.
MR.. SPRUIL WITHDRAWS.
The one hundred and ninth ballot was
as follows:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-07
WHITES FLY TO HIS DEFENCE.
Georgians Swear This Upright Negro Shall
Not be Imposed On.
(By the Associated Press.)

Macon, Ga, September 6.-4Twenty-On
of the representative business and profess
sional men of Wilkinson county came into
Macon today to see that negro, Napoleon
Anderson, did not lack friends if the United
States commissioner should bind him
over en- a charge of interfering with
United States officers. Anderson had
taken out a warrant for larceny against
two revenue officers passing through the
country, charging them with stealing his
sugar cane. The officers gave bond, and
then arrested the negro, saying he had
sought to interfere with the discharge of
their duties. The white men Of the coun
ty rose up in arms and refused with force
to allow the negro to be taken without
due process of law The officers gave up
the negro and came to Macon, obtaining
warrants for many CT the white citizens.
These citizens came in today and brought
the negro with them and announced as the
negro had lived an exemplary life in their
midst every dollar in the county would
be used to see that he was not imposed on.
The cases will all be heard next week
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-07

After this ballot Representative elect
Ross, of Randolph, was recognized to
speak in behalf of Mr.. Hammer. He paid
him splendid tribute and presented his
case in strong speech.
The sixth ballot showed little change.
On the seventh ballot Atwater's vote
was cut down to 80 and Hammers vote
went up to 62.
Mr.. ABELL SHEDS SOME LIGHT.
At this point Mr.. Abel, of Johnston,
said he desired to define Mr.. Pou's posi-
ton in this contest.
"Mr., Pou wrote his letter of with
drawal in good faith" he declared But
he told the Johnston delegation before
they came here that the reasons that
caused him to write that letter had been
removed and he was now at liberty to
accept the nomination without bad faith
to anybody.
81 asked him if he would be can
didate. He said he was in the hands of
the Johnston county delegation. He can
now accept the nomination without COM
promising himself
81 am here to defend this mans honor.
The man who says that the hand that
wrote that letter of withdrawal was
tainted with fraud says that which is I'M
true His name was brought forward
by another county, and not by Johnston,
because we did not think it the proper
time to bring it out (much laughter
But when Wake began to vote for him
we put his name before the convention
Now do you want him?"
Cries of mo, no, no. and mingled
cries of "Atwater," "Spruill," etc.
eff you don't give us Pou we want
to tell you that the man you do nominate
shall be elected if it takes thousand
more votes from Johnston than there
are in the county. That's Johnston coun-
ty Democracy. and that's e. w. Pou's
Democracy" daughter and cries by the
different delegations for their favorite
candidates).
THE BALLOTING RESUMED.
The balloting was now resumed and
the eighth ballot resulted as follows:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-07

After the one hundred and ninth bal
lot Mr.. Spruill withdrew. In doing so,
he said he wanted to thank those who
had supported him in the contest, es-
pecially the delegates from his own coun-
ty, who had voted for him solidly on
one hundred and nine ballots. Also he
would thank his Nash county friends for
their liberal support. If ever the time
came when he could repay the kindness
he would avail himself of the opportu-
nifty with the greatest pleasure.
Every Democrat ought to feel that
party harmony is above all else. There
fore with prejudice to no one and with
good will to ALL with no intention OF
sulking in my tent, I ask that this con-
vention no longer consider my name.
feel that party harmony and party interest
demand this, and in doing it l desire to
pledge to the cuscessful candidate my sup
port and the full vote of my county"
EIGHTEEN VOTES LACKING.
At this point Franklin asker permission
to retire for consultation. When the
Franklin delegates returned to the hall
the one hundred and tenth ballot was
taken, resulting: