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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-19
Krause's Headache Capsules

are unlike anything prepared in Amer
lea. They were first prescribed by DR..
Krause, Germany's famous court ply
stefan, long before antipyrine was dis
covered, and are almost marvellous, so
speedily do they cure the most dis
tressing cases. Price 25c. Sold by r.
A. Engbretson.
The silver star., 1900-04-20
Peabody Institute.

America was the beneficiary in sew
eral ways of the philanthropy Of
George Peabody, the London banker.
The Peabody institute. a fine marble
building in Baltimore. Nd. was found
ed by him. 1t contains fine large lee
ture hall. gallery Of art. conservatory
OF music and library. and the object of
its patron was to promote education
and to diffuse knowledge among the
masses. Mr.. Peabody also endowed
the Peabody museum. which is an i'm
portant adjunct OF Yale college. New
Haven. Conn. and contains large col
lections in mineralogy, natural history,
etc. The town OF Peabody. Mass.
which was named for the English phil
anthropist. was also remembered gen.
erously by him, in large building
there being provided with we'll
stocked library and lecture room.
The silver star., 1900-04-20
HEARD WHEN LIGHT WENT OUT.
Strange Observations In Church ves-
tibule When the Dynamo uuit.

Strange Observations In . Church ves-
tibule When the Dynamo gait.
The other night IN Maine village
the dynamo at the electric light sta
ton had fit all of sudden. and
there was darkness on the face Of the
land for a little while. A prayer meet
ing was in progress in the vesrry of
the Methodist church. When the lights
went out all the people sat quiet.
thinking that In all probability the
current would flash back again right
away. All at once there we're voices
in the vestibule. Two young men had
come In and were talking. This is
ID funny" quoth one of them pro-
fanely. why. / didn't know 1t was
anywhere near time for meeting to
be over. That minister is getting lazy
rold Gertie I'd be here at the door
when meeting let out. She'll be mad,
and between me and you don't care
II she is. You never saw such girl
as she is. never. Wants to go to all
the shows that come along. and even
went down and inquired of the jeweler
how much tn. bracelet was worth that
/ gave her for Christmas. She's get
ting altogether too fresh. that's what
she is. There are other pancakes on
the fire, don't you forget that" "Well,
! don't suppose there Is any need Of
waiting round here" remarked the
other young man In robust tones.
Come along up to my room with me.
I can furnish something more enter
tanning than walking home with a
girl. I've got little bottle OF Scotch
whisky. and you take little hot wa
ter, and -" Just then the lights
flashed on In the vestry. and the peo-
pie within. In order to drown out the
that was rapidly destroy
Ing the devotional spirit OF the as
sembly. struck up. simmer, oh Sinner!
Turn from Thy Ways" And before
the chorus was reached there was the
rapid creak Of shoes on the snowy
walk outside-and two prominent
young men Of the village retreated to
think It over.
The silver star., 1900-04-20
70 coRaEcr sAsArulNgss.
rhiak Not Of yourssis, b.s Of win. rss

Think Not Of Yourself, bat Of wha. Yes
Doing.
THE bashful young girl must stop
thinking about herself" writes Mar
garet Il. Sangster In the April Ladies'
Home Journal. II heard the other.
day OF q man, n college student, who
went to visit his sister, u college
student also. He was the one man. az
i happened. In the dining-room with
900 girls, and he had occasion to cross
the room with their bright eyes beam-
Ing on him with curiosity and interest.
Said my informant: The boy was
completely at his ease. You would
have thought his sister the only girl
present Evidently the young mans
mother had brought him up in n SEN
sible way and he was free from that
bane of comfort. self-consciOusness 1t
Ii hard for very difiident person
to be free from awkwartlness, and
very acute distress and much humilia-
tion may be the results of an extreme
shyness. Try not to think how you
look. what impression you are making,
what sort Of gown you have on. DO
not let your mind dwell on yourself.
but think Of wlint you are to do, and of
making others pleased and happy.
Once you are free from self-consciOus-
ness. bashfulness will trouble you no
more"
The silver star., 1900-04-20
"MEDiAN"s IN The CENSUS
Use Of che Word Likely 70 ksooms ss-
unili~r-Ukn nTasntu~

Use Of the Word Likely 70 Rscome ss-
miliar-Its Meaning.
new word seems destined to como
into use with the census Of 1900, and
the discussions that will follow the in
terpretatioH of its results. The word
Is "median." 1t ought to displace ave-
rage and center for the greater num-
ber of ordinary census uses. since the
notion of average which most people
have is really expressed by "median."
while average" means quite another
thing. There is room In our termi-
nology for both terms. Just as we dis
tinguish between plurality and major
ity to good advantage in discussing
election returns. The average age of
the population OF the United States,
for example. Is twenty-five years: the
median age Is twenty-one years. The
latter means the point at which there
are as many people above as below; an
SO-year-old man would then have no
more influence In pulling up the me-
dian age Of his community than a 40
year-old man. SO long as both were
above the average. The octogenarian
would, however. have great influence
on the average age of community, as
will appear from the formula by which
that result is obtained. II there are
167 persons l year old, 113 persons
years old. 95 persons years old, and
SO on. the 157 would be multiplied by
one. the 113 by 2. the s5 by 8. as far
as ages go, and then the grand total
would be divided by the whole number
of persons. The quotient would be
the number of years Of life which had
been enjoyed by the average person, or
the average" age. For statistical
purposes "median" age is just as val
liable, and the establishment of the
distinction Is important. as numberless
errors arise from the confusion of the
two. What will probably surprise
more people. however, is that the cen
ter of population" Of the United States
Is not the point OF which Just as many
people are south as north, as many
cast as west. That would be the me-
dian point of population. BY the CEN
sus of 1890 the center of population
was twenty miles east OF Columbus,
Ind, while the median point was about
seventy miles northeast of 1t in Darke
county. Ohio. near the western boun-
dairy of the state. The reason the
center" gravitates west of the median
point is that the Pacific coast popula-
tion Is on the long arm of the lever.
and influences result much as the octo-
genarian does the average age. Just
think where our center of population
would be. according to theory. with
the Philippine islands regarded as a
part OF the United States! The east
ern seaboard might we'll say, I'VE have
no influence here. e."-washington cor
respondence of Boston Transcript.
The silver star., 1900-04-20
ANIMAL LIFE in MARS.
Why tAs lGArtiass lguss Have Dsvs,-
opsa Pssuiias characteristics.

why the 1GArtlans nGust Have Dovol-
opsa Peculiar characteristics.
Mars possesses 30 many features In
common with the earth that 1t IL Inn
possible to resist the thought that 1t
also has inhabitants. says the National
Review. This II, however. by NO means
equivalent to saying that Maritan folk
are constituted In the same way Is
human beings; indeed. every consid-
GRAFTON points to- the contrary. What
ever atmosphere exists ON Mars must
be much thinner than ours, and far
too rare to sustain the life of peo-
pie with our limited lung capacity. A
race with immense chests could live
under such conditions, or . folk with
giils like fishes could pass q comfort
able existence in spite of the rarefled
air. The character Of life anywhere IL,
In fact, nodded by the. external cir
cumstanccs. and as these are known
to be different ON Mars from what they
are on the earth. Martian inhabitants
must have developed peculiar charac-
teristics in order to adapt themselves
to their environments-the forms Of
life capable Of hourishing in attenuat-
ed air have survived, while those re-
quiring denser air have dropped out Of
existence. The tenuity Of the atmos-
phere of Mars is not the only fact
which suggests that the inhabitants
OF that planet are not fashioned after
the image of man. It IL known beyond
the possibility Of doubt that the force
with which a substance is attracted
to the surface Of Mars is but little
more than third rs strong a. It is
ON the earth; or. to express the point
In figures. 100 pounds on the earth
would only weigh 3s pounds on Mars.
II tested In q spring balance. In con-
sequence Of this weaker pull. It would
be possible for q human being to per-
form astonishing feats ON Mars with
out excessive muscular exertion. A
man who could jump five feet here
could top fifteen there; he could lift
three hundred-weight by putting out
the same strength as 1t required to
raise one hundred-weight on the earth;
he could spring across a road as easily
as he now leaps over a mud puddle,
and couple of bounds would carry
him to the top of flight Of stairs. But,
paradoxical as it may seem, the small
or planet and, consequently, the less
the pull of gravity at Its surface, the
greater Is the probability that its in
habitants are giants compared with us.
Terrestrial giants are generally weak in
the knees: they are crushed by their
own weight. But on Mars they would
only weigh one-third as much and
would therefore be able to move about
in a sprightly fashion, SO that an ele-
phant there might be quite nimble
animal.
The silver star., 1900-04-20
John Bright.

Mr.. Bright was one of the great fig
ures OF this period, as he was of the
earlier which ended with the death of
Palmerston. 1t is not necessary to add
to what have already said about his
eloquence. He was always very great
ly in earnest. recollect his once say
ing something or other in the Quaker
vein. and Palmerston. in replying, re-
ferred to him as the reverend gentle
man." There WAS no love lost between
the two. But Mr.. Bright was in ear
nest about everything. His keenness
In voting for the union and in uphold
ing it in all matters and not merely in
the Irish question. was extraordinary.
He was very simple man. / remem-
ber once going upstairs with him after
dinner, and he said TO me: Who's
that man with the legs?" That's a
DEAN" l answered. He was aware that
1t wasn't bishop. but he was man
who wouldn't know the differences and
distinctions OF that kind.-Blackwood
The silver star., 1900-04-20
stsamships MAY propel rh,m..lv.s.

Interesting and important expert
ments are now being conducted by one
of the largest manufacturing corpora
tions in the country to demonstrate the
feasibility and advantage of prOpelling
a ship through power derived from gas
engines supplied by gas generated on
the vessel itself. Thus the coal, in
stead of being consumed under the boil
ers to make steam, would be roasted in
retorts aboard ship to drive off the gas
which would supply the engines. The
coke thus produced. 1t is estimated,
would furnish all the fuel needed to
roast the coal.
The purpose of the experiment is to
ascertain whether the weight of the
Gas-producing plant and gas consum-
Ing engines are SO much less than the
ordinary plant of steam boilers and en-
gines and the saving of space sufficient
to warrant the adoption of the new
system.
The silver star., 1900-04-20
MOll5II1Q
In the
vllln|0
World

Ass sssob . sooosa for ~
solvfoly 0ssssaRO hopsalo ne
asa lllahoy troabkoe -
has Lydia &. RAhNhbasp,s
Negotiable 0oNapoUsa.
Medlokpoo lIbaf as,o 49,
verlkood "a osssso Ovosy-
lIbln0 00nN0t ~ apo0ifkoo
for aNyltbAROs
Lydia 6. Plnkhamss
Ve0oEabkO 0osBaposspa Nl(y
not ossg.o 0v0s.y kind 0f ~
nese 6baf nsay affxNof nsop,
w0ssson and 0lblldron. keef
nroof 70 SssosDsSvss0nkaf 6lbsf
II will and do0o Osss.o III
the NE peculiar to vvosssOns
The - = faof AndXeOssf-
ablo and 0an ~ v0salkxoG)
by ns0s-o lAban q usAkxNon
tN0sBe0Ds
Kyow a-o skclk aos't ose-
pesjbssonls taabo tJbo sssoay-
olnO ljbaf lbao do S.oooec1
Of Abo karUosf nssssbos' of
o0roos
LYDIA 3. Pinkham Nod. Co. Lynn. NasA
The silver star., 1900-04-20
An u...n Of L.au,a Air.

Sir John Murray. the well-known
naturalist. In recent address. drew a
vivid picture Of the time. In the re-
mote future. when temperatures as low
hs those which Professor Dewar pro-
duces In his experiments at the Royal
Institution will prevail all over the
earth. The atmosphere and the oceans
will then have disappeared within the
rocky crust Of the globe. their elements
having entered into new combinations.
In other words. to use Sir John MUIR
rays expression. "the waters Of the
ocean will have become solid rock" !"
But over their surface will roll tho
waters Of . now and most wonderful
sea. IAN ocean Of liquid air about 40
feet In depth" A. that timc. Of course.
life ~ we know Il Will Lovc vanished
from the earth.
The silver star., 1900-04-20
Stamp .. sh. sleht H.,d t,e,..,

The Postofiice Department has ssnt
out a notice TINT the persons who write
letters must be careful in placing
sthmps or the department will not be
responsible for any delay in TRANSMITS
sion. The rule Of the government in
that the stamp must be firmly attached
TO the upper right hand corner or fhe
letter. In all postoffices OF any size
the machine for stamp cancellation is
In use, and 1t IL so constructed that II
cannot be used to cancel stamps that
are not placed as the rules direct. or
course, the department agrees to deliv-
er all letters received that have the
postage paid, but 1t warns writer's that
delay 10 possible II the rules are not OBJ
served. The next order is expected to
ne that special drop box shall be pro-
vided for letters having the stamp
placed In unauthorized corners and
that those having the stump on the
back shall go with the third class mail,
The silver star., 1900-04-20
shopping In Scotland.

The Scotch have their own idea Of a
bargain day." and their view Is not
without touch OF shrewdness. \ Lon
don paper describes conversation be-
tween an English matron and Mr.. An
gus Mclver. Il suppose, Mr.. Mclver." :"
said she. that they have bargain days
In Glasgow" ma conscience. no. 1t
wad m do ava!" Indeed" replied
the lady. why. though. bargain
days would just suit your pcoplc."
"weel." said he, that's just It. It
wad suit them over weel. II they had
bargain days. nacbody wad buy ony-
thing on the ither days, ye ken!"
The silver star., 1900-04-20
Rush Fires In Australia.

Bush fires annually devastnte thous-
ands of acres of crops in Australian
colonies. Many homesteads are de-
strOyed and lives lost at the same
time. The problem of combating
this destructive agent has been handed
over to the consideration of the royal
commission Of forests. This body IL
busily collecting data. The losses from
fires have been quite heavy this year.
Whole fiOcks Of sheep have perished,
and many cattle and horses succumbed
to the fumes.
The silver star., 1900-04-20
s,s,ulda's Loss ilsr.

Oreen--I sec your daughter was
married last week. suppose you
gave her away" ~ the saying IL?
Bsown-Ycs. I did: but she's come back
TO me again. Orecn--Whati Sho
hasn': left her husband already Brown
Oh. no; she broayh. him with her.
Philadelphia psess.
The silver star., 1900-04-20
Tho Cooks Interost IN soo.h Ae-,..

A resident In the suburbs noticed
that his cook had stuck up in her
Kitchen map of South Africa, with
the British possessions coIored red, the
Transvaal brown, the Orange Free
State yellow and the Portuguese terri.
tory green. "Do you take an interest
In the war. Mary?" he asked. "No,
SIR" replied the cook, but l mean to
ave skirt like that brown bit and
blouses like them other colOrs; and
I'm Just keepin' the map to match the
patterns with when get an evenin'
on. sir."-I.OndOn Daily Chronicle.
The silver star., 1900-04-20
Victims of q Doctor. Error.

Because of an Occulist's error Anna
Dudley of Marion, Indiana, pretty
girl less than twenty years old, will be
blind for life. The sight of one eye
was ruined by her brother three
months ago. and recently physician
attempted to remove the eye, but by
mistake operated on the wrong one
and left his patient totally blind.
The silver star., 1900-04-20
DO Your Fec. Aoh. and Burn,

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease. a powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns, Bunions. Swollen, Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores. Csc. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen 8. Olmsted. Leroy, N. Y.
The silver star., 1900-04-20
nis wsrAs W.ns ~ras.

Hs-"To prove the s!hesrity Of my
lntsutions. have bnuEhs this goiitslre
adornmsnt for your engagement m.
GER" she--"f must sAy. my friend,
that your speech hiss the true ring."-
Boston Couriss.
The silver star., 1900-04-20

Milliner-"rhis hat will last you sew
eral seasons, Miss Flyhigh."
Miss Flyhigh-"Oh. don't want that
kind of hut; show me one that won't
be fit to be seen In about four weeks"
The silver star., 1900-04-20
FREE orFrs TO AGENTS.

We want 100000 Agents, men and wo-
men. boys and girls all over the United
States to sell our wonderful Lekko Scour-
ing Soap. Lekkoene and other Toilet Soaps
Big profit, easy work. Prize with every
cake. Write to-day. c. H. Marshall & Co,
Dept TO- Chicago, Ill. Factory 1875
No. May st. Ref, any bank in Chicago.
The silver star., 1900-04-20
The secrets Of Pl.rst. Revealed,

The Telescope which Is now In pro-
cess OF construction Is expected to
nring the moon within a miles eye
sight OF this world, and to reveal the
secrets or the planets. 1t may cause as
great change In the worlds thought
as HOstetter's Bitters does to suffer-
ers from dyspepsia, constipation. liver
or kidney troubles.
The silver star., 1900-04-20

"What is n delusion, PAT" "Well, a
delusiOn is your mothers idea that
when she has gone shopping for all the
articles she needs she will stop.''
The silver star., 1900-04-20
,.,y a. Idle r,rsam.

Weary Wiilie-"Ah. lady. I've often
eaten jes' such pie ~ dis in nv
Dreams" Mrs. Handout-"ln your
dreams?" Weary willle-"Yes. lady:
an den woke ZIP an found wus Bit
in q car-truck or suthin'."-judgo.
The silver star., 1900-04-20

Miss JOnes-"It seems to me that all
the incest men ARE married" Mrs.
BrOwn-"Well. dear: they weren't al
ways no nice. you know; they've only
been caught early and tanned"
The silver star., 1900-04-20
M.t Wleheus rr,i.1l..e.

omcer-"I suppose you've bssn up
for nearly every crime In the calsn-
dar?" Tramp--"Nope. nobody ever
heard O. me swipin' towels nsr SOAP"
Indianapolis Journal. Ff
The silver star., 1900-04-20
ALIEMus EpI.Io!Ns g. i. g Ms: sssass''s
QUO vADIS SE%
An, uru.Yx afr,rxuvrcz

-: ~ 6. -: -; = =, ~; =: -. =: Z: ::
n slss1 = 0sasis sDl1sA ~ unassns
S15alos 81 lssisssi =. fu.ssae! - eaisaas1
0sDslasA - aiisa 9ahe,A b ~ y - -.
3 - 1870 - ss1sria2sos11a - SsaA9.
80 = hgNlA 90. ~ Iaesa
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-12-05
ALFONSO KARk

tanqueT t're aeuerdas de que no disparaste un
tiroP
-S si-1jo Mauriclo, porque sestaba dis
traido oyendo una eoz angelical que cantaba:
hoailR, teber MAJ, an Atache.
la yoz de Elena me recuerda aquela vo2.
Ricardo Sc separ0 de su amigo, ell cual, lue-
go que lego al lado de Elena la suplic6 que
vo!viera eantar.
-Deeddamente-dijo Maurleo, ,--es la mis-
lna VOC, pero la casa de los agavanzos, la casa
lie tn madre solo dista agunos pasos del cs
tanque NADIA tendria de extrano que fuese
III Ia que 20 OF.
como quisiera hacer un esfuerzo para re-
rescar su memora; eXelam6:
- Al, ST, va recuerdo la casa aquella donde
estuyimos punto Ricardo yo dc cntrar en-
ella pedir de eenar
-0h Mauricio!-dlio Elena.--1Por que no
cntrasteG Esto habra decidido tel vez de to.
da mi vida.
DespueS de un largo silencio, repti6;
-5Por que no entraste9 81 asi 10 hubieras
heeho, todo habria cambiado no habria sido
conducida donde ME enconstraste por acei-
denies tan faciles de eytar
Entonces cont6 como habendo sa lido con
su madre para Ia ciudac, SO quedaron dormi.
das en- el camino despertaron en- ell mismo 81.
ito de donde habian salido,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-12-05
ELENA . UNA noRA pESPuEs

ELENA UNA HoRA pESPuEs 217
Mauricio pldio explicaeiones aeerca del ca
mno que haban tornado.
-Yo fni-dijo,-me acuerdo bien, 20 ful
quien hizo volver ell caro-; habia salido al
campo por huir del bulleio alboroto en- que
estaba mi casa, a causa do que esperabana
una senorta que iba entrar al servicio dc
mi madre, y que al fin no vino.
Elena pregunt6 4 Mauricio d6nde viva sn
ladre, y luego que este satifzo su preguntM
exclamo
0hl Yo era a qufen esperaban.
Y yo quen tie impidio llegar
Elena refrio entonees su historic, Mauri
cfo Sc acord0 tamben del eneuentro con la ca
milla que llevaba Elena al hospital, asi co.
mo dc la interruption que por eulpa suya,
habia sufiido la obra de Fricherwald, 10 cual
habia priyado de trabajo Elena Maria.
-Pobre Elena-diio, sin concerto he eier
edo sobre Ii una funesta Influenza; no ser
por esa calayerada dc estudiante que me i'm
peli6 volver el caro-, te habria visto antes'
NADIA habria alterado nuestra telieidad.
Yo soy el que te ha condueido la desgra.
ia. iPobre Elena Yo reparare Ell NAL que
te he hecho.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-17

shorter route thrs Tie farm; ,for sile.
purpose OF strAis htsnlng its line ana
also to secure II. easter: grade over the
long State Center hill. This caused
several deep cuts 10 be made brought;
the line closer to TN house and barns
on the place, left = marrow strip OF land
bet Ween the new right OF way and the
public hisfways necessitated the filing
Of the well on the farm, and, the. plain
tin contends makes the crossing Of the
tracks to reach the highway extremely
dangerous because 81 the deep cuts and
the obstruction OF the view IT ap-
trains. The railway COM
pany, as a part Of its defense, tried to
Introduce evidence to show that the old
right OF way was abandoned and that
steps were being taken to change the
public highway 10 that II would parallel
the new right OF way ins tead of follow
ing the winding course OF the old line,
thus giving q better road and at tte
same time eliminating the narrow strip
that now lies between the rail and the
public roads. The court ruled against
this evidence, however, as not admis-
sible ~ Se
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-17
4 SHOOTING SCR APE.
Qua rrei Between stran gers saturday
Might Results IN = Shooting.

NUAEE0A 0OSWC0AASS kt - OVG0f10S0SS 49,
Might Results IN . Shooting.
B A quarrel between strangers in John
Ensminger's saloon. North First street,
Saturday night, shortly before closing
time. resulted in shooting a few mo-
merlts after the saloon waD closed at
10 % clock.
Il Who the men involved In the quarrel
We're - not known. as they We're all
strangers to the bartender. In fact.
quite a mysterious air seerns to prevail
over the entire affair, as there were no
arrests made and the police We're unable
to And no head nor tail to the trouble.
further than that it originated in the
saloon and was again taken up on the
street nfter The saloon was closed.
y It seelns as far assthe story can be
learned, that gang OF laboring men
presumably railroad graders-were do
ing the town and making the rounds Of
the saloons In the evenings revelry
some words were had with an older
man. not one Of the party, and the
old man was met for a second time dur
ing the evening In the Ensminger ga
loon. Words were passed between the
crowd and the old man and the crowd
left shortly before 10 o'clock. The older
man waited until 10, and as he stepped
out on the street wac accosted by nsem-
berg of the party with whom he had had
trouble. The elderly man drew revol-
yer and fired, and 1t is claimed struck
one OF the men in the hand Officer
Hanson was attracted by the report of
the revolver and hastened to the scene,
but was too late to find any of those
mixed up In the affair.